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CINCINNATI    GREETINGS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

CiNCiKNATi,  O.,  January  1,  1883. 

Happy  New  Year  !  Make  the  wish  good. 
May  the  old  year's  figures  show  happily  for 
business.  General  trade  is  at  this  very  moment 
taking  account  of  stock  and  waiting  the  result 
with  breathless  anxiety.  Hesitation  and  un- 
certainty will  characterize  it  here  and  here- 
abouts until  the  figures  are  shown.  Then  there 
is  impatience  in  waiting  for  action  by  Congress 
ou  the  internal  revenue  and  tariff  systems  of 
the  nation.  Lines  of  business  not  directly  af- 
fected by  either  internal  or  import  revenue  are 
beginning  to  show  sensitiveness  on  this  matter 
of  delay.  Farmers  have  been  holding  their 
com  and  wheat  and  their  hogs  for  higher  prices, 
and  the  movement  of  these  commodities  has 
therefore  been  light.  This  they  have  done  in 
the  face  of  the  fact,  acceptable  to  all  men  of  in- 
teUigence,  that  the  year's  corn  crop  was  more 
than  40  per  cent,  in  excess  of  the  annual  con- 
sumptive capacity  of  the  country,  and  the 
wheat  crop  was  nearly  60  per  cent,  in  excess  of 
that  capacity.  With  their  corn  and  wheat  in 
the  granary  losing  by  shrinkage  and  wasting  by 
the  ravages  of  rats  and  mice,  they  have  stared 
day  after  day  at  the  market  columns  of  the 
papers  showing  the  price  sinking,  sinking,  while 
their  grain  was  shrinking  and  shrinking,  and 
yet  they  have  hoped  and  hoped  that  somehow 
the  market  would  take  a  turn  upward.  This 
waiting  cannot  last  long,  for  now  the  granaries 
must  soon  be  cleared  for  spring  work. 

This  great  tobacco-growing  region  has  now 
the  greatest  unmarketed  crop  of  tobacco  in  its 
history.  Traveling  men  in  the  South  report  that 
the  weather  for  cotton  gathering  in  the  South 
has  been  the  best  on  record.  Everybody  knows 
what  an  immense  crop  has  been  produced.  Pro- 
visions here  are  tending  downward,  but  their 
relative  market  value  in  comparison  with  the 
price  of  grain  is  still  very  high.  The  admonitions 
trade  has  received  from  flurries  in  stocks,  flurries 
in  grain,  in  Chicago  failures,  in  various  parts  of 
the  country  outside  of  the  immediate  Cincinnati 
region  have  tended  to  make  it  cautious,  and 
to  keep  on  a  safe  basis.  Here  assignments  have 
been  few.  In  Cincinnati,  C.  P.  Overend,  trading 
as  Overend  &  Co.,  printers,  have  assigned  with 
$8,000  liabilities,  of  which  $6,500  were  on  pre- 
ferred claims.  T.  H.  Wood  worth  &  Co.,  print- 
ing inks,  have  assigned  with  trifling  liabilities, 
though  not  stated.    Assignments  iu  other  lines 


of  business  have  been  so  few  and  so  small  as  to 
attract  scarcely  any  attention,  although  they 
have  been  noticeable  as  a  rule  for  the  nearness 
of  the  balance  between  the  assets  and  liabilities. 
Another  characteristic  of  the  failure  was  that 
they  have  been  in  nearly  all  instances  cases  of 
adventurers  or  incompetents. 

Still  another  delay  to  business,  is  the  fact  in 
some  manufacturing  lines  the  prices  have  been 
too  low  and  a  slight  advance  in  the  price  of  the 
product  has  been  made.  This  is  particularly  the 
case  with  shoes,  which  are  manufactured  exten- 
sively here.  Putting  up  the  price  of  next  year's 
goods  has  made  the  work  of  men  on  the  road 
slow,  and  orders  have  not  come  in  with  the 
usual  briskness.  Producers  of  shoes,  and,  in  fact, 
of  all  classes  of  goods,  discover  that  custom- 
ers will  not  abate  a  jot  in  their  demands  for  the 
best  qualities  of  goods,  and,  therefore,  reason 
that  it  would  be  a  fatal  experiment  to  reduce 
the  quality  of  their  product  in  order  to  nom- 
inally avoid  an  increase  of  the  price  of  their 
goods.  These  are  some  of  the  influences  that 
cause  business  to  pause  for  breath,  but  which  do 
not,  as  yet,  give  rise  to  apprehension,  though 
they  are  beginning  to  excite  impatience. 

Manufacturers  of  commercial  stationery— all 
of  them ;  there  is  not  an  exception  in  Cincinnati 
— hare  their  hands  full  and  have  had  their 
hands  full  and  they  will  have  their  hands  full  for 
many  days  and  nights  to  come  on  orders  already 
in.  These  are  for  books  and  blanks  for  business. 
There  has  been  no  countermanding  orders  of 
this  class,  but  on  the  contrary  the  instances  in 
which  orders  have  been  increased  are  numerous. 
This  is  an  unfailing  indication  that  without  col- 
lusion or  artificial  influence  the  men  best  fitted 
by  experience  and  opportunity  to  gauge  the 
business  outlook  for  the  coming  year  have  rated 
it  high.  There  is  stUl  more  meaning  in  this  cir- 
cumstance that  in  the  midst  of  one  uncertainty 
as  to  what  the  conduct  of  Congress  will  be  to- 
ward the  tariff,  and  the  internal  revenue  systems, 
and  of  another  uncertainty  as  to  what  the  figures 
of  the  year's  business  will  show,  business  ex- 
perts have  all  the  while  persevered  in  rating  the 
prospect  for  the  immediate  future  of  trade  high. 
Of  what  other  interpretation  is  that  circumstance 
susceptible  than  that  there.is  a  general  expecta- 
tion among  those  who  are  best  qualified  to  make 
a;  forecaste,  that  a  season  of  wholesome  business 
activity  is  near  at  hand.  Even  now  in  this  con- 
servative business  city  men  openly  express  their 
opinions  that  the  business  outlook  is  very  cheer- 
ful. There  is  no  knowing  what  a  day  may 
bring  forth,  especially  the  first  day  of  the  year, 
but  the  best  and  most  conservative  judges  are 
badly  deceived  if  it  is  to  bring  forth  more  of 
evil  than  of  good  in  and  about  Cincinnati.    The 


earth  has  yielded  wealth  bountifully,  and  it  is 
lying  in  granaries.  It  must  begin  to  move  soon. 
There  is  a  disposition  among  farmers  to  hold 
their  wheat  till  an  estimate  of  the  coming  crop 
can  be  made,  and  to  keep  over  a  greater  reserve 
than  usual  of  their  corn.  But  the  cotton  must 
move  and  so  must  the  tobacco,  and  a  large  sur- 
plus of  grain  will  have  to  follow  suit. 

The  holiday  trade,  wholesale  and  retail,  has 
been  good.  Some  report  it  never  so  good ;  others 
say  that  it  was  not  better  than  last  year's,  when 
it  was  admirable ;  others  claim  that  it  was  not 
so  good.  None  report  it  bad.  Some  were  dis- 
appointed. Some  always  will  be  disappointed. 
In  the  wholesale  and  jobbing  business  in  papers 
the  trade  has  been  excellent.  This  business  is, 
of  course,  exempt  from  holiday  spasms ;  never- 
theless, it  is  sensitive  to  the  influence  of  ups  and 
downs  in  Christmas  retail  business.  Taking  it 
as  a  barometer,  its  registration  confirms  the 
general  testimony  that  the  holiday  trade  has 
been  good.  The  transportation  companies  re- 
port that  the  movement  of  holiday  goods  in 
and  out  has  been  unparalleled. 

In  the  way  of  fancy  useful  goods,  such  as  gold 
pens,  pencils,  John  Holland's  trade  has  been  ex- 
traordinary. In  staple  lines  Mr.  Holland's  or- 
ders from  the  East  and  from  the  Pacific  coast 
have  been  exceptionally  numerous  and  ex- 
tremely large.  Mr.  Holland  will  go  East  in  a 
few  days  to  lay  in  material  for  an  increase  of 
his  already  bewildering  variety  of  styles,  staple 
and  fancy  pens,  pencils,  charms  and  other  arti- 
cles in  gold,  silver,  platinum  and  irridium. 

The  Globe  Files  Company  has  a  cheap  maga- 
zine file  and  a  cheap  file  for  the  Franklin  square 
and  Seaside  library  productions,  which  serves 
also  for  a  trade- paper  file.  It  is  much  cheaper 
than  binding  and  quite  as  good.  This  company's 
growth  in  business  has  been  prodigious  and  its 
fertility  in  resources  wonderful. 

Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Co.  are  pushing  their 
line  of  blank-book  products,  and  the  demand  for 
them  would  push  the  company,  were  it  possible, 
with  its  resources  for  meeting  any  requirement 
within  reason. 

The  Peerless  Pile  Cabinet,  for  storing  the 
"  Peerless "  file  cases,  is  enjoying  a  wide  and 
growing  popularity.  Beauty,  simplicity,  con- 
venience, durability  and  economy  are  character- 
istics that  command  a  permanent  public  regard. 

The  Charles  Stewart  Paper  Company  is  doing 
a  large  business  on  blank  book,  also  in  miscel- 
laneous fancy  stationery  goods,  including  al- 
bums of  all  sorts,  toilet  cases  and  the  like,  and  a 
great  many  other  articles  not  included  in  "the 
like." 

Louis  Snider's  Sons  are  rushing  and  are  rushed 
with  their  trade.    There  is  always  a  brisk  move- 


4  r,  ^2j: 


THE    AMEEIOAE"    STATIOI^EE. 


ment  of  goods  to  and  from  transport  vehicles  in 
front  of  their  establishment. 

Robert  Clarke  &  Co.,  W.  H.  Pounsford  &  Co., 
C.  P.  Bradley,  C.  T.  Woodrow,  George  Stevens, 
W.  B.  Carpenter  &  Co.,  Wilstach  &  Baldwin 
are  all  sharing  the  briskness  of  trade  in  mercan- 
tile stationery.  Wilstach  &  Baldwin  have  a 
growing  trade  with  the  South. 

Prince  William. 


ROCHESTER    NOTES. 


[CORRESPONDENCE  OP  THE  STATIONER.] 

Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Januaiy  1,  1883. 

Your  occasional  correspondent  notices  so  much 
that  is  good  in  your  valuable  Stationer,  as  it  is 
carefully  read  from  week  to  week,  that  he  feels 
that  the  fifth  city  in  the  State  of  New  York  and 
the  twenty-second  in  the  Union  should  be  occa- 
sionally heard  from,  and  that  the  new  year  is  a 
good  time.  The  holiday  trade  has  been  large 
here.  Ailing  &  Corry  are  the  veteran  paper 
dealers,  and  are  doing  a  good  trade  in  the  sta- 
ples. 

R.  M.  Myers  &  Co.,  paper  dealers,  are  fully 
stocked  and  drive  a  thriving  trade.  Steele  & 
Avery  have  been  vei-y  busy  in  their  fall  and 
holiday  sales.  Scrantom,  Wetmore  &  Co.  have 
enlarged  their  facilities  and  increased  their 
trade,  which  is  general.  C.  E.  Morris  helps  sup- 
port the  "  Powers  Building,"  one  of  the  institu- 
tions of  this  growing  city.  Williamson  &  Hig- 
bie,  in  the  same  block,  have  been  very  active  in 
their  trade  and  are  extensively  in  law  books  and 
blanks.  O.  D.  Grosvenor  represents  the  Ameri- 
can Tract  Society  with  general  Sunday-school 
and  religious  stock. 

The  Rochester  Paper  Company  has  largely  in- 
creased its  production  of  print  paper,  and  under 
the  management  of  H.  M.  Hastings,  is  very  suc- 
cessful.     Jackson    &    Burleigh,    who    succeed 

D.  M.  Dewey,  in  the  "  Arcade  Bookstore,"  have 
increased  their  trade,  and  report  busy  times. 

E.  Darrow  &  Co.,  who  advertise  in  and  subscribe 
to  The  American  Stationer,  as  all  of  our 
Rochester  firms  should,  have,  with  the  help  of 
six  extra  clerks,  during  the  holidays  succeeded 
in  largely  reducing  their  huge  pile  of  goods. 
Now,  that  the  New  York  Central  Railroad  has 
spent  its  million  on  the  "  elevated  tracks,"  and 
the  "Rochester  and  Pittsburg"  and  "  Genesee 
Valley  Canal "  railroads  have  been  added  to  the 
Erie  branch,  and  to  the  Rome  and  Watertown 
Railroad,  I  expect  that  the  book  and  paper  trade 
will  flourish  with  the  firms  enumerated  not 
only,  but  with  W.  Merk,  in  the  German  book- 
store, as  well  as  with  W.  J.  Wilcox,  of  the 
Waverly  bookstore,  and  the  twenty  outlying 
stores  that  supply  the  neighborhoods. 

More,  as  items  of  interest  arise.      Genesee. 


TORONTO    ITEMS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Toronto,  Ont.,  December  29,  1882. 
The  winter,  which  opened  so  finely  from  a 
Canadian  point  of  view,  and  which  gave  an  im- 
petus to  trade  and  made  everybody  happy, 
came  to  an  abrupt  termination  early  last  week, 
and  from  good  sleighing  and  the  merry  jingle  of 
the  bells  we  soon  plunged  into  slush  and  rain. 
The  sudden  change  was  anything  but  enjoyable 
in  many  respects.  First,  the  rush  anticipated 
from  the  country  before  Christmas  day  was 
scored  out.  The  street  cars,  which  had  been 
placed  on  runners,  became  comparatively  use. 
less,  the  tracks  being  impassable  for  the  ordi- 
nary cars,  and  the  few  that  were  hoisted  on 


wheels  had  a  hard  time  of  it,  as  well  as  those 
very  often  who  ventured  in  them.  There  was 
no  way  for  it  in  most  cases  but  to  haul  up  your 
breeks  and  go  in.  Notwithstanding  the  difii- 
culty  of  getting  about  town  for  the  few 
days  prior  to  Christmas  day,  the  trade 
of  the  city  was  up  to,  and  even  be- 
yond, the  week  of  last  year.  There  cer- 
tainly was  never  a  more  tempting  display  of 
holiday  goods  or  more  purchasers  on  the  look- 
out for  them.  The  desire  to  gladden  the  hearts 
of  children  and  friends  must  have  been  strong 
indeed  to  have  forced  the  multitudes  down  town 
on  those  days,  and  if  we  could  have  wielded  the 
pencil  of  a  Leech  a  portfolio  might  have  been 
filled  with  sketches  Punch  would  burst  his  sides 
over.  Christmas  cards,  of  which  there  are 
heaps  upon  heaps  left,  went  off  well.  The 
pressure  upon  the  post-office  and  carriers  ex- 
ceeded anything  ever  known  before.  From 
this  we  may  conclude  that  those  beautiful  greet- 
ings still  keep  a  firm  hold  of  the  public,  and  if 
buyers  bought  recklessly  they  are  alone  to 
blame.  The  temptation  to  purchase  was  great, 
no  doubt,  for  there  is  such  an  endless  variety 
produced,  and  so  many  that  are  taking,  that 
the  dealer  in  many  cases  may  not  be  unlike  the 
small  boy  surrounded  with  goodies,  who  goes 
on  eating  until  forced  to  stop  for  the  want  of 
capacity  to  put  away  any  more. 

Barber  &  Ellis  advertised  early  last  fall  for 
designs  for  Christmas  cards  by  Canadian  artists, 
with  $700  to  be  awarded  to  the  successful  com- 
petitors. This  generous  offer  has  been  responded 
to  by  nearly  two  hundred  designs,  now  on  exhi- 
bition in  the  art  gallery  rooms.  This  is  hardly 
the  place  to  offer  any  remarks  upon  the  respec- 
tive merits  of  the  cards  shown.  I  may  say, 
however,  that  the  exhibit  under  the  circum 
stances  is  a  highly  creditable  one,  both  to  the 
originators  and  contributors,  and  further,  that 
Barber  &  Ellis  evinced  a  good  deal  of  courage 
in  the  face  of  what  has  been  done  in  this  direc- 
tion to  enter  the  field  at  all,  and  still  more  in 
confining  their  offer  to  home  artists.  It  was 
patriotic  at  all  events,  and  if  there  were  any 
fears  about  the  result  they  are  now  dispelled. 
They  have  met  with  a  response  that  will  enable 
them  to  offer  next  season  a  series  of  cards  that 
will  command  attention.  The  exhibition  is 
quite  a  new  thing  in  this  way  here — has  been 
open  for  a  number  of  days,  and  has  attracted  a 
large  number  of  visitors. 

F.  Nisbet,  late  of  Nisbet,  Byrne  &  Co.,  has 
bought  out  the  business  of  Rothwell,  Kingston. 

Although  I  have  made  the  statement  that  the 
holiday  trade  was  ahead  of  last  year,  I  thought 
it  would  be  well  before  closing  my  letter  to  see  a 
few  leading  dealers  in  the  trade  personally,  and 
here  is  the  result,  so  far  as  I  have  had  time  to 
go  :  Hart  &  Co.  state  that  their  trade  has  been 
considerably  in  excess  of  last  year.  Willing  & 
Williamson  say  that  their  sales  were  from  35  to 
30  per  cent,  larger  than  at  the  same  time  last 
year.  James  Bain  &  Son  make  pretty  much  the 
same  statement.  The  Methodist  Book  and  Pub- 
lishing House  never  had  anything  like  so  large  a 
trade.  Rowsell  &  Huchison  had  all,  and  in  fact 
moi'e  than  they  could  do. 

The  Standard  Publishing  Company,  which 
VI  as  organized  last  autumn,  reports  a  most  en- 
couraging holiday  trade.  R.  O.  Smith,  manager 
of  the  book  department,  made  large  purchases 
from  leading  houses  in  New  York  of  the  latest 
novelties  iu  Xmas  cards,  fancy  goods  and 
stationery,  which  hav3  sold  well.  The  indica- 
tions are  that  the  company  with  ample  capital 
($100,000),  and  with  some  of  the  foremost  men  iu 
the  city  among  its  shareholders,  has  entered  on  a 
career  of    solid  prosperity.     Its    premises,    117 


Young  street,  are  tastefully  fitted  up  and  make 
one  of  the  most  attractive  stores  in  the  city. 

W.  King,  Canadian  representative  of  the  well- 
known  firm  of  Collins,  Sons  &  Co.,  London,  &c., 
left  this  week  for  the  Eastern  Provinces  to  com- 
mence his  spring  trip. 

In  conclusion,  a  happy  new  year  to  the  staff  of 
the  American  Stationer  and  its  readers.  May 
its  shadow  never  grow  less  !  C.  H. 


PRINTING  IN  OIL  COLORS. 


A  new  German  method  of  printing  in  oil 
colors  is  described  as  furnishing  a  very  close 
imitation  of  an  oil  painting.  There  is  first  ob- 
tained a  facsimile  of  the  painting  to  be  copied, 
in  which  the  outline  of  each  simple  color  is  ac- 
curately reproduced,  this  copy  being  then  trans- 
ferred to  a  plate  of  zinc,  which  is  cut  up  into  as 
many  pieces  as  the  picture  contains  different 
colors,  and  in  such  a  way  that  each  piece  repre- 
sents all  the  parts  which  in  the  original  are  of 
one  color.  Separate  electrotypes  are  made  from 
each  piece,  and  from  these  the  proper  colors  are 
printed  in  corresponding  order  upon  prepared 
paper. 

At  the  end  of  this  operation,  wben  ail  the 
colors  have  been  printed  on  the  paper,  the  pic- 
ture resembles  an  ordinary  chromo-Iithograph, 
and,  like  that,  is  perfectly  flat  and  smooth ;  the 
brush  marks  and  roughness  of  surface  noticed  in 
oil  paintings  are  wanting.  In  order  to  imitate 
this  part,  too,  the  original  painting  is  covered 
with  a  solution  of  gelatine,  in  which  are  im- 
pressed with  great  accuracy  the  elevations  and 
depressions  of  the  painting. 

From  this  plastic  copy  of  the  surface  another 
impression  is  taken  in  gutta  percha,  india-rubber 
or  other  elastic  substance,  which  will  stretch  it 
so  that  it  can  be  made  larger  or  smaller,  accord - 
irg  as  the  copy  is  enlarged  or  reduced.  This 
elastic  impression  is  used  for  preparing  a  copper 
stereotype,  with  which  a  negative  or  depressed 
copy  can  be  made  in  a  suitable  plate,  the  de- 
pressions being  filled  up  with  pigment  of  the 
same  colors  as  the  raised  portions  of  the  original. 
The  plate  is  now  put  in  a  press,  the  printed 
chromo  laid  on  it,  and  pressure  and  heat  ap- 
plied to  cause  pigments  in  the  depression  to 
unite  with  those  on  the  paper;  after  varnishing, 
the  picture  is  transferred  from  the  prepared 
paper  to  canvas,  wood  or  metal. 


To  prevent  the  every-day  tarnishing  of  brass 
goods,  the  trade  has  long  resorted  to  means  for 
protecting  the  surface  from  the  action  of  the  at- 
mosphere, the  first  plan  of  which  is  to  force  a 
change  to  take  place.  Thus,  if  brass  is  left  in 
damp  sand,  it  acquires  a  beautiful  brown  color, 
which,  when  polished  with  a  dry  brush,  remains 
permanent  and  requires  no  cleaning.  It  is  also 
possible  to  impart  a  green  and  light  coating  of 
verdigris  on  the  surface  of  the  brass  by  means 
of  dilute  acids,  allowed  to  dry  spontaneously. 
The  antique  appearance  thus  given  is  very 
pleasing,  and  more  or  less  permanent.  But  it  is 
not  always  possible  to  wait  for  goods  so  long  as 
such  processes  require,  and  hence  more  speedy 
methods  became  necessary,  many  of  which  had 
to  be  further  protected  by  a  coating  of  varnish. 
Before  bronzing,  however,  all  the  requisite  spi- 
ting is  finished,  and  the  brass  annealed,  pickled 
in  old  or  dilute  nitric  acid  till  the  scales  can  be 
removed  from  the  surface,  scoured^with  sand  and 
water,  and  dried.  Bronzing  is  then  performed 
according  to  the  color  desired;  for  although  the 
word  means  a  brown  color,  being  taken  from 
the  Italian  bronzino,  signifying  burnt  down, 
yet  in  commercial  language  it  includes  all  colors. 


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test  of  Color,  Climate, 
Ink  or  Wear. 


Being  Triple  Sized  (a  process  entirely  our  ovra)  and  Loft  Dried,  can  be  erased  and  written  upon  the  fifth  time  distinctly.    None  genuine  without  the  water- 
mark, thus— Old  Berkshire  Mills  Lineu  Ledger,  and  date. 

CARSON  &  BROWN  CO.,  Manufacturers. 

Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured   by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO.. 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities  : 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

la  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quai-ter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

AU  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  >  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  he  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
G-eneral  Agency,  GEO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


THE    AMEEICAI^    STATI0:N"ER. 


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ISSSiVALENTINESli 


{TaRTJE  hereby  beg  leave  to  announce  to  the  Trade  the  completion  of  our  line  of  Valentines  for  1883,  in  the  preparation  of  which  we 
T^      have  put  forward  our  bast  energies  to  keep  up  to  the  increasing  demand  for  artistic  goods.     As  a  proof  of  our  endeavors  in 
this  direction  we  would  mention  the  following  artists  as  contributors  to  our  line  for  this  year  : 

MISS  L.  B.  COMINS,  WALTER  SATTERLEE, 

MISS  ROSE  MUELLER,  JEAN  AUBERT, 

F.  S.  CHURCH,  Of  Paris,  etc. 

Same  as  last  season,  we  furnish  our  Valentines  plain,  and  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe.     All  fringed  cards  are  provided 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  mails. 

Envelopes  are  furnished,  without  extra  cliarge,  for  all  cards  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegantly  designed  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same. 

Our  assortment  of  plain  cards  ranges  in  price  from  35  cents  per  set  to  $6  per  set,  and  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.60  to  $12  per  set. 


MISS  FIDELIA  BRIDGES, 
MISS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


Special  attention  is  called 
to  the 


AUBERT  !•  VALENTINE 


(so  named  after  the  eminent 
French  artist  Aubert,  who  de- 
signed the  picture  of  the  lovely 
girl  contained  therein.) 


A  large  folding  card  with  a  wreath  of  flowers,   printed  on  satin,  and  designed  by  Miss  F.  Bridges  ;  facing  this  is  the  design  by 
Aubert.     The  card  is  heavily  fringed  with  silk,  has  a  leatherette  protector,  and  each  card  is  encased  in  a  neat  box.    Price,  each,  $5. 

Of   all    Valentines   costing    $3    per    Set    and    over,    -we   are   ready   to    break    sets,    if  so   desired. 

REGULAR  DISCOUNTS  TO  THE  TRADE  FROM  ABOVE  PRICES. 


Besides  tlie  above  attention  is  called  to  our  New  Birthday  Cards  and   Artistic    Plaques  and  other  Art  Publications. 
OUR    LINE    OF    EASTER    CARDS    WILL    SHORTLY    BE    ANNOUNCED. 


NEW  YORK :  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA  :  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO:  527  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.   S.   A. 


Jan.  4,  1883.] 


THE    AMEHIOA]^    STATIONER 


SAMUEL  HAITO  <&  CO. 

MANIFOLD  BOOKS 


THE  GLOBE  "BILL"  FILE. 


CONTEUCTED  entirely  of  wood,  handsomely  bound  in  Imitation  Leather, 
with  marbled  paper  sides.    Title  stamped  in  gold.     Expansible  Index, 
securely  fastened  on  metal  rods.     Proper  size  for  bUls,  statements,  or  note 
sheets.    Provided  with  our  New  Patent  Catch — a  simple  and  strong  locking 
device,  which  permits  the  File  to  be  opened  or  closed  instantly. 
Kept  in  stock  also  with  the  title  "  Statements." 

Price,  75  cents  each ;  $9.00  per  Dozen. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  COMPANY 


Inside  Dimensions,  IO14  x  7)4  x  3  Inches. 


CINCINNATI : 

19  &  21  West  Sixth  Street. 


NEW  YOKE: 
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SPRINGFIELD  CITY  PAPER  CO, 


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Paper,  EnreloDeii  aid  hnlm. 


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Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Prames,         I  Photographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals,  I  Pine  Leather  and  Flush  Goods, 
Albums,  Graphoscopes,  Photographs,  |  Stereoscopes  and  Views,  I  Indotint  Engravings. 

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OSTEANDEK  &  HUEE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
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fHE  Season  of  1883  finds  us  in  the  Market  the  Sole  Manufacturers  of  Comic  Valentines,  and  with  the  richest  and  most 
varied  stock  of  Sentimentals  that  we  have  ever  produced.  During  the  year  we  have  kept  in  view  these  two  objects :  first, 
to  produce  the  most  Elegant  and  Elaborate  Stock  of  its  kind ;  and  second,  to  make  its  price  so  low  that  there  will  be 
No  Chance  for  Cotnpetition,  We  possess  all  the  facilities  obtainable  in  our  line,  and  have  applied  them  earnestly  and 
economically,  to  secure  Cheapness  and  Beauty  in  every  style  of  Valentine  that  we  manufacture. 

Our  New  and  Heaufiful  Easel  Valentines,  which  were  such  a  feature  last  season,  are  delicately  and  artistically 
trimmed  with  Fringes  and  Satins  in  rich  and  chaste  designs,  and  will,  undoubtedly,  again  be  the  LEADING  VALENTINE  of  the 
season.  Several  New  Designs  have  been  added  to  the  line.  Retail  at  from  35  cents  to  $10.00  each.  Sold  to  the  trade  by  the 
dozen  or  gross,  not  put  up  in  assorted  lots. 

Our  Chromo  Box  Valentines,  acknowledged  by  all  to  be  the  FINEST  LINE  OF  BOX  VALENTINES  made,  retail  at 
from  10  cents  to  $25.00  each.      Sold  to  the  trade  by  the  dozen  or  gross ;    also  in  assorted  lots  at  from  $10.00  to  $50.00  each. 

Our  Cupid  Darts  or  Ziuce  Valentines  retail  at  from  2  cents  to  $1.00  each,  and  are  also  sold  to  the  trade  by  the  dozen 
or  gross,  or  in  assorted  lots,  at  from  $6.00  to  $50.00  each.      In  this  particular  line  we  have  made  a  very  great  improvement. 

Valentine  Cards. — We  have  a  very  choice  line  of  Plain,  Embossed,  Paneled  and  Fringed  Cards,  retailing  at  from  3  cents 
to  $1.00  each.      Sold  to  the  trade  by  the  dozen  or  gross ;    also  in  an  assorted  lot,  all  Fringed,  at  $20.00. 

Valentine  Envelopes  to  suit  all  sizes  of  our  Valentines. 

Trg/nsformafion    Valentines,  on  Easels  and  Fringed.      Something  new  and  very  attractive, 
assorted,  $16.00  per  dozen. 

Trade  Discount  on  all  the  above  50  per  cent. 


Twelve  different  kinds, 


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Through  the  purchase  of  all  the  Comic  Valentine  Plates  of  the  late  A.  J.  Fishbe,  we  have  become  the  only  Manufac- 
turers of  Comic  Valentines  in  the  country.  We  have  added  to  our  line,  many  New  kinds,  and  all  the  good  ones  from  the  late 
Mr.  Fisher's  stock.  Our  heretofore  very  large  assortment  has  thus  been  increased  to  over  One  Thousand  kinds, 
comprising  nineteen  different  assorted  gross  packages  of  Comic  Valentines,  for  1883,  viz.  : 


CHANGEABLE  COMICS— 24  kinds. 

By  a  single  fold  of  a  part  of  the  Comic,  these  show  two  characters,  and 
make  a  double  hit.    Price  per  Gross,  $3.00  net. 

LONG  JOKERS-36  kinds. 

The  size  is  9  x  21  inches,  with  pictures  nearly  the  full  length  of  the  paper. 
Price,  per  Gross,  $1.50  net. 

FAULT  FINDEKS-48  kinds. 

Similar  to  Long  Jokers,  on  paper  8  x  20  inches.    Price,  per  Gross,  SI  .50  net. 

PORTRAIT  COMICS— New. 

48  kinds.    Price,  per  Gross,  50  cents  net. 

ORDINARY  COMICS-148  new  kinds. 

A  very  complete  assortment.    New   verses  this   season.    Put   up   in   six 
different  Gross  packages.    72  kinds  each.    Price,  per  Gross,  50  cents  net. 


USEFUL  HINTS,  OR  REFINED  COMICS. 

Without  verses.  Two  different  Gross  packages— 36  lands  each.  Price,  per 
Gross,  50  cents  net. 

TRADE  COMICS— 96  kinds. 

Nearly  every  occupation  is  represented  in  these  Valentines.  Price,  per 
Gross,  50  cents  net. 

SHARP  DARTS— 96  kinds. 

Similar  to  Ordinary  Comics,  except  in  size,  which  is  6  x  12  inches.  Gross, 
No.  1,  48  kinds.  Trades,  50  cents  net ;  Gross,  No.  2,  48  kinds.  Assorted,  50 
cents  net. 

''HIT-EM-HARDS,"  carefuHy  revised. 

Double  the  size  of  the  ordinary  Comic.  Put  up  in  four  different  Gross 
packages. — 48  kinds  each    Per  Gross,  $1 .00  net. 


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prices  are  as  low  as  any  other  publisher's. 

Having  the  largest  estabUshmeut  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles, 
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Our  assortment   for   Fall   and   Winter  Trade,   while 

comprising  the  usual  line  of  STAPLES,  has  received 

many  ADDITIONS  in  NEW  Goods,  that  are  ARTISTIC 
and'NOVEL,  and  will  supply  the  wants  of  the  Book  and  Stationery  Trade.    Our  "  Gravity  "  Pencil  (as  per  above  cut)  is  the  LATEST  and  most  desirable  Pencil  in 
the  market.    Carrying  the  Artist's  LARGE  Lead,  and  working  on  the  principle  of  gravitation.  It  is  unexceled  for  business  purposes. 

n.  S.  TREASURY  MUGILAKE. 


BLACK  AND  COLORED  WRITING  INKS, 


MANUFACTURED 
BY 


WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS,  BOSTON,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A. 


Sold  by  best  and  largest  dealers  everywhere.      Every  lot  warranted  equal  to  any  manufactured.      Try  it  once,  and  be  your  own  judge  of   quality  and  price. 

ENGLISH  HAND-MADE  PAPEES 


ORIGINAL    I 
EYNSFORD 
MILLS, 


KENT, 
ENGLAND. 


These  papers,  made  from  the  purest  fibre,  without  any  foreign  admixture,  each  sheet  separately  formed  by  hand  in  a  mold,  couched 
by  vertical  pressure  and  slowly  dried  by  air,  possess  a  toughness,  hardness  and  strength  unapproachable  by  any  machine-made  papers 

Lor  Legal  use,  for  Scrip  or  Bonds,  and  for  all  purposes  demanding  great  durability,  these  hand-made  papers  are  invaluable. 

The  heavier  sorts  are  double  sized,  and  they  will  bear  repeated  erasure  and  constant  handling  beyond  all  other  makes,  so  that  for 
Ledger  and  Account-Book  purposes  none  can  compare  with  them. 


pronrietor:  JOSEPH  ARNOLD,  Hynsfopd  Mills,   KENT,  ENGLAND. 


THE    AMERIOAI^     STATIOi^ER 


%xinU  ^0irjelties» 


[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  aU  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 


MARKINC  BRUSH. 


with  a  lesser  degree  of 
valve    to    close    until 


The  old-time  marking  brush  and  pot  have  sur- 
vived their  facility  and  cleanliness  if  not  their 
usefulness.  Various  devices  have  been  tried  as 
substitutes  for  them,  and  while  more  than  one 
good  thing  has  been  offered,  it  has  remained  for 
the  self-feeding  fountain  brush  to  supply  what 
has  been  so  much  desired  by  merchants  and  all 
who  are  required  to  mark  packages. 

As  remarked,  this  is  a  self-feeding  brush  of  the 
design  shown  in  the  illustration.  The  marking 
liquid  is  kept  in  a  bottle  or  can  in  sufBcient 
quantity,  ready  for  use.  When  desired  for  use, 
remove  the  stopper  and  fill  the  fountain  nearly, 
but  not  quite  full,  leaving  a  little  space  for  air. 
Put  in  the  stopper  again,  remove  the  cap,  and 
the  brush  is  ready  for  use.  To  use  the  brush, 
press  it  downward  against  the  end  of  the  brush 
tip  upon  the  surface  to  be  marked  upon,  which 
opens  the  valve  until  the  brush  tip  is  sufficiently 
saturated,  marking  the 
letters  at  the  same  time 
that  the  brush  tip  is  be- 
ing saturated.  When 
the  brush  tip  is  suffici- 
ently saturated,  mark 
pressure,  allowing  the 
another  brusbful  is  needed,  when  give  greater 
pressure,  opening  the  valve  again  as  before,  thus 
vising  the  liquid  economically.  If  heavier  mark- 
ing is  required,  open  and  close  the  valve  of tener 
by  pressing  as  before.  It  is  necessary  to  open 
the  valve  and  saturate  the  brush  tip,  and  mark 
the  letter  all  together  at  the  same  time.  The 
most  rapid  and  continuous  running  handwriting 
may  be  done  by  causing  the  valve  to  open  and 
close  frequently  by  a  variable  pressure  upon  the 
brush.  When  done  marking,  put  on  the  cap  and 
put  away  the  brush,  hanging  it  up  or  laying  it 
flat,  as  may  be  convenient.  It  is  not  necessary 
to  touch  the  stopper  at  all  in  using  the  brush,  as 
the  air  gets  in  where  the  liquid  comes  out;  but 
for  rough  wood  or  large  show  figures  a  very 
heavy  flow  is  obtained  by  partly  removing  the 
stopper.  Turpentine  and  lampblack,  or  white 
lead  may  be  used,  or  any  of  the  prepared  water- 
marking inks.  If  white  lead  is  used,  use  little, 
if  any,  linseed  oil  or  varnish,  but  use  turpentine 
and  a  little  japan  drier,  and  lay  the  brush  flat 
when  not  in  use,  and  shake  well  before  using,  as 
the  lead,  which  is  very  heavy,  settles  to  the  bot- 
tom. 

Worn-out  brush  tips  can  be  removed  by  un- 
screwing, and  new  ones  substituted  at  trifling 
cost.  This  brush  can  be  sold  wherever  merchan- 
dise is  handled  or  show-cards  are  written.  It  is 
made  by  the  Yale  Automatic  Brush  Company, 
New  Haven,  Conn. 

NEW   PATENTS. 


No.  268,247.  Paper  Packing  for  Bottles,  Jars,  Ac- 
James  Lamont,  Brooklyn,  assignor  to  Robert 
Gaif,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  268,249.  Metallic  Pen.— Benjamin  Lawrence,  New 
York,  N.  Y. 
A  separable    double    metallic    pen    provided 

with  points  at  each  extremity,  and  having  a 

central  portion  weakened. 

No.  268,252.  School  Slate.— Francis  W.  Mallett,  Slat- 
ington.  Pa. 


No.  268,275.    School  Desk.— John  Peard,  Brooklyn, 

N.  Y. 
No.  268,296.  Coin  Holder.— George  W.  Rowley,  Cale- 
donia, Wis. 
An  improved  coin  holder  consisting  of  a  plate 
having  recesses  to  receive  and  means  for  secur- 
ing the  coins  therein,  a  flanged  cover  hinged  to 
the  lower  edge  of  the  same,  and  a  pouch  at- 
tached to  the  lower  ends  of  the  plate  and  cover. 

No.  218,297.  Dry-Plate  Holder  and  Envelope.— Chas. 
H.  Scofield,  Utica,  N.  Y. 

No.  268,.318.  Automatic  Top. — Louis  Townsend, 
E  ansville,  Ind. 

No.  268.342.  Parallel  Ruler.  —  Charles  H.  Wood, 
Springfield,  Mass. 

No.  263,355.  Lead  or  Crayon  Holder.— Claes  W.  Bo- 
man,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Joseph  Reck- 
endorfer,  same  place. 

No.  268,409.  Type-Containing  Channel.— Louis  K. 
Johnson  and  A.  Augustus  Low,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

No.  268,431.  Combined  Pen  Cleaner  and  Paper 
Weight.— Ralph  W.  Pope,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

No.  288,432.  Polyscope  —George  May  Powell,  Vine- 
land.  N.  J. 

No.  268,468.  School,  Song  and  Sign  Roll.— Albert  P. 
Eastman,  Falls  Church,  Va. 

No.  268,474.  Penman's  Arm-Rest.— E.  Wilson  Farn- 
ham,  Chicago,  111.,  assignorto  Thomas  A.  Strayer, 
same  place. 


No.  268,494.    Supporter  for  Leather  Board.— Ralph  S. 

Jennings,  Baltimore,  Md. 
No.  268,512.    Tellurian —Thomas  McDonough,  Chica- 
go, lU. 
No.  26?,513.    Injector  for  Type-Casting  Machines.— 

Thos.  McKinley,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  268,521.    Picture  Exhibitor.- Edwin.W.  Morton, 

White  Plains,  N.  Y. 
No.  268,526,    Hand  Stamp.— Charles  H.  Nye,  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  assignor  to  Charles  J.  Belknap,  Bos- 
ton, Mass. 
No.  268,539.    Manufacture  of  Window  Curtains,  Lam- 
brequins and  other  Articles  from  Paper. — Leb- 
beus  H.  Rogers,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
The  edges  of  the  window  curtains,  lambre- 
quins,  &c.,   of    any    desired    symmetrical   but 
irregular  outline,  are  folded  so  that  the  edges 
will  coincide,  and  are  then  cut  to  imitate  lace 
by  a  single  straight  die. 
No.  268,577.    Game.- (Jeorge  O.  Warren,   Fryeburg, 

Me. 
No.  268,688.    Sectional  Block  for  Stereotype  Plates.— 
Frank  Keefer,  Chicago,  III. 
In  a  sectional  block  for  stereotype  plates,  the 
combination,   with  the  block    having  its  four 
comers  cut  away  to  form  recesses,  and  having 
four  outward  bearing  surfaces,  of  a  series  of  re- 
movable  sections  carrying  suitable    clamping 
mechanism  and  filling  said  recesses. 
No.  268,599.     Order-Book.— William  S.   Auchincloss, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
An  order-book  which  is  composed  of  a  series 
of  stub-sections  for  recording  the  orders,  and  a 
series  of  order-sections  composed  of  postal-cards 
for  transmitting  the  orders,   each  stub  section 
being  provided  with  an  address  tag  or  label, 
which  extends  from  said  stub-section  over   the 
face  of  one  of  the  postal-cards  or  order-sections, 
and   serves  to  unite  the   postal-card  or  order- 
section  with  its  stub-section. 
No.  268,749.  Drafting  Implement.— WiUiam  M.  Thorn, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  John  F. 
Mason,  same  place. 
No.  268,759.    Playing-Cards.  —George  D.  Waring  and 
Daniel  S.  Kidder,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  and  Edward 
W.  Creecy,  Washington,  D.  C. 


A  playing-card  having  the  emblems  or  spots 
arranged  in  small  panels  in  diagonally-opposite 
comers,  and  an  intermediate  space  fiUed  with 
printed  matter. 

DESIGNS. 

No.  13,464.  Card  or  Circular.— Orlando  W.  Butler 
and  Thomas  W.  Kelley,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Term 
of  patent,  14  years. 

No.  13,465.  Photograph  Mount  or  Card.— Frank  B. 
Clench,  Lockport,  N.  Y.  Term  of  patent,  7  years. 

Nos.  13,466  to  13.468,  inclusive.  Whisk-Broom  Case.— 
James  H.  Flynn  and  Jacob  A.  Snell,  Schenec- 
tady, N.  Y.    Term  of  patents,  7  years. 

No.  13,470.  Thermometer. — Frederick  J.  Kaldenberg, 
New  York,  N.  Y.    Term  of  patent,  7  years. 

No.  13,471.  Toy  Pistol.— Henry  S.  Lockwood,  South 
Norwalk,  Conn.,  assignor  to  the  Lockwood  Man- 
ufacturing Company,  same  place.  Term  of  pat- 
ent, 7  years. 

No.  13,473.  Playing  Card.— George  G.  White,  New 
York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  the  New  York  Consoli- 
dated Card  Company  of  New  York.  Term  of 
patent,  14  years. 


DYEING    LEATHER. 


In  the  glove  trade  the  leather  has  hitherto  al- 
ways been  dyed  by  brushing  on  the  dyes  by 
hand.  The  defects  of  this  method  are  its  slow- 
ness, the  occurrence  of  large,  soiled  edges  on  the 
fleshy  side,  and,  not- 
withstanding every 
care  being  taken,  the 
uneven  character  of 
the  dye  produced.  To 
avoid  these,  Joseph  Kristen,  of  Brunn,  has 
a  process  in  which  even  dyeing  is  obtained 
by  the  application  of  centrifugal  force.  The 
skin  to  be  dyed  is  fixed  on  the  centre  of  a 
horizontally  rotating  disk.  The  color  is  also  fed 
on  to  the  centre,  and  by  the  rapid  revolution  of 
the  disk  is  spread  equally  over  the  whole  sur- 
face. The  color  is  forced  on  to  the  disk  by 
means  of  a  pump,  or  it  merely  flows  from  a 
reservoir  standing  at  a  higher  level.  The  excess 
of  color  driven  off  at  the  edges  of  the  revolv- 
ing disk  is  collected  and  used  over  again  until 
the  skin  is  fully  dyed.  To  dye  one  skin  by  this 
method  takes  from  ten  to  fifteen  minutes.  A 
single  color  pump  may  serve  for  at  least  five 
machines,  which  would  require  only  one  atten- 
dant, so  that  by  the  above  arrangement  one  man 
could  in  twelve  hours  easily  dye  150  skins,  pos- 
sessing great  evenness  of  dye  and  free  from 

spotting. 

«-*"* 

The  outsides  of  Russian  oil  casks  are  often 
coated  with  a  paper  which  has  a  gelatinous  oil- 
proof  surface.  It  is  brushed  over  with  a  mix- 
ture of  lime  and  blood,  which  is  much  used  in 
Russia  and  China,  and  is  impervious  both  to  oil 
and  water.  It  is  prepared  as  follows  : — To  three 
parts  of  fresh  blood,  previously  beaten  to  re- 
move the  strings  (flbrine),  are  added  four  parts 
of  lime,  slaked  with  just  sufficient  water  to  fall 
to  a  fine  powder,  and  a  little  alum.  This  forms 
a  thin  adhesive  paste,  which  is  used  at  once, 
being  applied  in  one,  two,  or  three  layers,  as 
may  be  required.  Even  baskets  woven  of  straw 
may  be  made  quite  fit  for  the  conveyance  of  oil. 
Pasteboard  boxes,  lids,  &c.,  thus  prepared,  have 
the  appearance  and  the  firmness  of  wood. 


Ordinary  brovm  paper,  such  as  is  used  for 
wrapping  parcels,  is  being  employed  in  some  of 
the  best  houses  in  England  for  covering  the 
walls  of  the  dining-room.  The  use  of  the  neutral 
tinted  cartridge  paper  is  by  no  means  infrequent 
in  that  country,  and  the  effect  is  said  to  be  ex- 
cellent, especially  when  the  material  is  used  in 
conjunction  with  a  somewhat  decorative  frieze. 


Jan.  4,  1883.  J 


THE    AMEEIOAE    STATIOS"ER 


CARD 

Albums. 


IMOICE  BOOKS. 


THE  — 


A.  T.  CROSS 

SIYLOGMMC 


MARK 

TWAIN'S 

Scrap  Books. 


DANIEL  SLOTE  &  CO., 

lam 


ADHESIVE 


WAFER 


MANUFACTURERS, 

Nos.  119  &  121  William  Street,  New  York 


Scrap  Books. 


UlTE  DIKR 

Blank 
Books. 


GUMM  ED 


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FOR 


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CATALOGUES. 


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THE    AMERICA]^    STATIONER. 


ANNOUNCEMENT. 


'E    would    announce    to    the    trade    that    we    have    remaining   on  hand    a  limited   number  of  copies  of    the   ex- 
quisite Valentine    Poem,    "  My    Love,"  which   we    published    last   winter,  owing  to   the    failure    of   the  lithog- 
raphers to  furnish   us   all  the   printed    sheets  in  time  for   us  to  mount   and  deliver   to  the  trade  previous  to 
February  14th  last.     This  valentine  was  illustrated  in   16  colors,  after  designs  by  Carl  Gutherz,  the  well-known  Artist, 
and  was    mounted  in    several   beautiful  and   novel    styles,  and   altogether,  was  pronounced  by  critics  to   be  the  finest 
and  most    artistic    Valentine    ever   published  in    this   country,   and    one    that  would  be    of   permanent  value. 
We    append  a  few  of  the   many   newspaper  notices  published   at  the    time  it  was  issued. 

As  the  number  is  limited,  orders  will  be  filled  in  the  course  that  they  are  received,  so  that  we  would  sug- 
gest the  importance  of  ordering  early  all  that  are  desired.  Our  orders  for  them  last  season  continued  coming 
until    April,   from    those  who   had    been   unable    to    secure   them  before   St.   Valentine's   Day. 

Note. — We  have  but  a  very  few  copies  mounted  in  styles  No.  3  and  4,  and  cannot  duplicate  them  after 
those  styles  are  exhausted. 

The  designs  are  6x9  inches  in  size,  and  mounted  in  five  different  styles,  as  follows  : 
jg — _ _ gj 


STYLES   OF   MOUKTING. 


No.  1. — Plain  with  silk  hinge,  cord  and  tassel ; 
an  ornamental  card-board  protector 
and  envelope, each,  $3.00 

No.  2. — Same  with  heavy  silk  fringe,  cord  and 
tassels,  card-board  protector,  and 
inclosed  in  a  box  instead  of  an  en- 
velope,   each,  $2.50 


O  No.  3. — Mounted  between  heavy  Passe  Partout 

Mats,  8x11  inches  ;  gilt  edge,  in  box,   each,  $3.50 

No.  4. — Bound  in  Album  style,  gilt  edge,  heavy 
beveled  boards,  silk  finish  muslin,  in 
box each,  $3.50 

No.  6. — Same  as  No.  2,  but  inclosed  in  a  hand- 
some Silk  Plush  Box,         .        .        .   each,  $5.00 


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O  NEWSPAPER    NOTICES.O 


''  T;r  Y  LOVE  :  A  POEM  FOR  ST.  VALENTINE'S  DAY,"  is  one  of  those 
*^*  beautiful  conceptions  whicli  are  perfectly  suited  to  the  purpose  for 
which  they  are  designed,  and  which,  if  they  do  make  the  sender's  heart  ache 
for  the  emptiness  of  his  purse,  proportionably  heighten  the  happiness  of  the 
fair  one  who  sees  in  the  cost  a  measure  of  the  passion  she  has  inspired. 

Certainly,  this  Valentine  is  elaborate  enough  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the 
most  exacting  beauty,  and  might  even  stir  the  heart  of  a  princess.  *  *  *  * 
What  more  can  be  desired  to  soften  an  obdurate  heart  or  convey  to  a  pretty 
bird,  the  tender  prayer,  "Mate  with  Me  ?" — Independent,  Neio  York 


■*^HE  old  style  of  Valentine— a  fragile  offering  of  lace,  paper  and  silk,  apt 
■^      to  fall  to  pieces  if  touched  or  looked  at  very  hard  -is  rare  this  year.    In  its 
place  is  the  card,  large  and  small,  and  the  noticeable  feature  of  the  improve- 
ment is  the  introduction  of  floral  landscape  designs,  with  an  appropriate  bit  of 
verse  to  set  off  tlie  artistic  design,  and  give  it  the  added  sentiment  considered  a 
necessary  accompaniment.    Among  the  choicest  designs  noticed,  is  one  entitled 
"  My  Love,"  in  the  form  of  a  six-leaved  book,  and  mounted  in  various  beautiful 
styles,  the  finest  of  which  is  in  a  bo.x;  covered  with  plush.    A  spring  scene  with 
two  doves  nestling  in  the  branch  of  a  tree,  made  up  the  first  page  design.    The 
succeeding  pages  disclosed  groups  of  daisies,  pansies,  roses  and  violets  ;  while 
the  last  design  represented  a  merry  Cupid  with  the  traditional  bow  and  quiver 
with  a  wreathed  mirror  resting  upon  the  following  inscription  : 
"  Sweetheart,  wouldst  thou  the  featui-es  trace 
Of  that  fair  maid  whose  charms  I've  told  ? 
Then  look  into  thy  looking-glass. 

And  wouldst  thou  know  who  is  so  bold  ? 
Wilt  thou  be  mine  as  I  am  thine, 
I'll  tell— I  am  thy  Valentine." 

—Daily  Tribune,  Chicago. 


"J^KE  Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Company  have  published  a  most  exquisite 
^      Valentine  entitled  "My  Love,"  artistically  moimted  in  novel  styles  that 
will  be  generally  admired.— Daii^  World,  New  York. 


^■HERE  certainly  never  were  so  many  pretty  things  made  before  as  in  this 
■^  year  of  grace,  and  one  fairly  gets  dazed  trying  to  make  up  his  or  her  mind' 
vrith  regard  to  the  relative  merits  of  articles  appealing  to  the  cultured  taste. 
This  reminds  me  of  a  peep  I  have  had  of  an  Exquisite  Valentine  poem  entitled 
"My  Love,"  illustrated  with  six  designs  in  water-colors,  and  finished  in  the 
highest  style  of  art.  Full  of  all  Spring  prettiness  in  pictured  conceits  are  the 
illustrations  by  Carl  Gutherz,  in  his  happiest  grace  of  drawing,  ana  rich  with  the 
charm  of  his  exquisite  coloring.  *  *  *  *  Thus  one  page,  in  whose  fore- 
ground Cupid  and  two  beautiful  children  play  amid  fems  and  cat-tails  and  water 
reeds,  on  a  shore  dotted  with  daisies,  under  a  sky  where  the  crescent  moon 
almost  pales  amid  a  myriad  of  stars,  is  still  further  illumined  by  such  a  verse 
as  this  : 

"  My  Love  is  like  the  daisy  bright, 

Which  gladdens  all  the  fields  by  day. 
And  whispers  to  the  stars  at  night ; 
While  fairies  list  to  what  they  say, 
And  angels  come  and  go  between, 
Only  by  stars  and  flowers  seen." 

Another  page  between,  with  violets  all  in  a  sweet  tangle  of  purple  beauty,  and 
so  natxu-al  that  they  almost  cheat  you  into  reaching  after  them,  incloses  a  verse 
as  exquisite  as  the  blossoms.  *  *  *  *  i  predict  for  this  little  art  work  an 
immense  success,  and  I  whisper  my  praise  now,  that  I  may  say  with  a  woman's 
delight  a  few  weeks  later,  "  I  told  you  so.'"— Spectator,  St.  Louis. 


-s-vBcShzS'^ 


ACME  STATIONERY  &  PAPER  COMPANY, 

No.    117   Fulton   Street,    New    York. 


Jan.  4,  1883.J 


THE    AMERICAN    STATI0:NER. 


11 


1883 


BAPH  AIL  TUCK  k 


VALENTINE, 

Easter  and  BirtMay  Cards. 


T[^TNDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 
I  as  they  are  bought  by  English  houses  plus  the  duty  of  25  per  cent.  No  expense  has  been 
spared  on  these  cards,  and  dt  the  pfCSeflt  prices  they  cannot  fail  to  prove  the 
leading  line  of  the  year.  We  respectfully  invite  you  to  call  at  either  our  Boston  or  New  York 
office  when  in  those  cities. 


FOUBES   COMPANY,  Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States, 

181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  and  22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 


Address  all  communications  to  the  Soston  Office. 


C.  B.  COTTHELL  &  CO.'S 


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THE  above  cut  represents  our  New  Two-Revolution  Press  The  great  ad- 
vantages of  this  machine  are  its  speed  and  the  facility  with  which  it  can 
be  handled  for  all  kinds  of  work.  In  these  times  of  Low  Prices  and  consequently 
small  profits,  speed  combined  with  good  work  is  an  advantage  the  value  of 
which  cannot  be  overestimated. 

The  above  Press,  for  fine  as  well  as  fast  work,  became  at  once  popular.  The 
Cylinder  revolves  twice— first  in  a  raised  position  to  clear  the  form;  the  second 
time  in  contact  with  the  form  while  giving  the  impression.  The  largest  illus- 
trated forms  are  printed  at  a  speed  of  from  1,800  to  2,000  per  hour,  with  perfect 
safety.  Indeed,  the  speed  is  limited  only  by  the  capacity  of  the  feeder.  This 
Press  is  capable  of  doing  the  finest  quality  of  ILLU  -^TRATED  and  COLOR  WORK, 
and  has  proved  to  be  the  most  economical  and  profitable  Press  yet  introduced. 

We  have  incorporated  the  following  patented  improvements:  1.  Our  Air-Spring 
and  Governor,  which  enable  the  machine  to  run  ONE-THIRD  FASTER  than  any 
other  Press  of  its  class  in  the  market.  While  at  a  speed  of  1,800  per  hour,  and 
with  the  weight  of  a  full  form,  about  4,C0O  pounds  pressure  is  required  at  each 


end  of  the  press  to  arrest  the  momentum  and  reverse  the  bed  ;  but  our  Governor 
Attach  nent  so  completely  controls  the  Air-Spring — increasing  the  pressure  ex- 
actly with  the  increase  of  speed  and  momentum,  and  decreasing  the  same  as  the 
Press  comes  to  a  stop— that  the  great  amount  of  spring  required  is  no  incum- 
brance or  hindrance  in  the  running  of  the  machine,  as  it  is  with  the  wire-spring. 
When  the  Press  comes  to  a  stop,  the  Spring  is  thrown  off  automatically,  so  that 
it  can  be  turned  over  the  centre  by  hand  with  the  greatest  ease  and  without  com- 
pressing the  spring.  2.  Our  device  for  Controlling  the  Momentum  of  Cylinder, 
by  which  perfect  register  is  insured  at  the  highest  rate  of  speed.  This  is  an  im- 
possible feature  on  any  other  press.  3.  Our  Hinged  Roller-Frame,  which  affords 
peculiar  facility  in  handling  the  rollers  and  distributors.  4.  Our  Sheet  Delivery 
without  tapes,  which  is  so  easily  adjusted  that  any  variety  of  printed  matter  can 
be  delivered  to  the  Fly  and  deposited  on  the  Pile  Table  without  possibility  of 
smut  or  blemish.  For  a  still  more  rapid  class  of  press-work,  we  build  these 
Presses  with  two  Form  Rollers,  supplied  with  the  Table  Distribution,  or  the  Rack, 
Cam  and  Vibrator  Combination,  on  which  a  speed  of  3,500  per  hour  can  be  had. 


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THE    AMERIOAK    STATIOKER. 


THE  STATIONERS'  BOARD  OF 
TRADE. 


EIGHTH    ANNUAL    MEETING. 


The  eighth  annual  meeting  of  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade  was  held  on  Tuesday  at  the 
rooms  of  the  association  in  Nassau  street,  the 
president,  George  L.  Pease,  being  in  the  chair. 
The  following-named  firms  were  represented, 
either  in  person  or  by  proxy  :  Acme  Stationery 
and  Paper  Company,  Alexander  Agar,  Althof, 
Bergman  &  Co.,  J.  P.  Anderson,  Jr.,  &  Co., 
Charles  T.  Bainbridge's  Sons,  Baker,  Pratt  & 
Co.,  The  Beebe  &  Holbrook  Company,  Boorum 
&  Pease,  Bulkley,  Dunton  &  Co.,  Campbell  & 
Smith,  Cowperth wait  &  Co.,  T.  Davids  &  Co., 
Dennison  Manufacturing  Company,  Eagle  Pen- 
cil Company,  Farmer,  Little  &  Co.,  Forbes 
Lithograph  Manufacturing  Company,  W.  C. 
Hamilton  &  Son,  Hampshire  Paper  Company, 
Holyoke  Paper  Company,  Jane  way  &  Co.,  Jan- 
way  &  Carpenter,  A.  Jardine  &  Co.,  Kiggins 
&  Tooker  Company,  Koch,  Sons  &  Co.,  H.  Levy 
&  Son,  Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  &  Co.,  Massassoit 
Paper  Company,  National  Papeterie  Company, 
Owen  Paper  Company,  Powers  Paper  Company, 
S.  Raynor  &  Co.,  Riverside  Paper  Company, 
Morris  Rubens,  Daniel  Slote  &  Co.,  South  worth 
Company,  L.  A.  Trowbridge,  Valley  Paper 
Company,  Vanderburg,  Wells  &  Co.,  Whiting 
Paper  Company. 

After  roll-call  the  secretary  read  the  minutes 
of  the  last  annual  and  semi-annual  meetings. 

A  committee  of  three,  consisting  of  W.  I. 
Martin,  Samuel  Knight  and  Andrew  Little,  was 
then  appointed  to  select  names  to  be  voted  for 
as  trustees  for  the  ensuing  year. 

The  president's  report  was  then  read,  as  fol- 
lows : 

Gentlemen  of  the  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade, 
— Permit  me  to  congratulate  you  to  day,  at  this 
oiir  eighth  annual  meeting,  upon  the  prosperity 
of  our  organization.  The  board  was  never  more 
effective  than  at  this  time,  and  although  we  have 
lost  several  members  during  the  past  year  by 
business  changes  and  consolidations,  we  now 
have  an  increased  membership  over  last  year's 
roll. 

Our  business  has  of  late  grown  in  volume  and 
has  at  times  accumulated  to  such  an  extent  that 
our  employees  were  tempted  to  surrender,  fear- 
ing they  could  never  work  out;  but  at  present, 
however,  I  can  report  that  few  matters  are 
dragging,  and  those  that  are  behind,  are  re- 
strained, as  a  rule,  by  outside  complications, 
which  for  the  moment  are  beyond  the  con- 
trol of  this  ofHce.  Since  our  last  annual 
meeting  our  Vice-President,  H.  W.  Curtis, 
has  embarked  in  a  branch  of  trade  foreign 
to  those  embraced  in  our  membership,  and 
consequently  (much  to  our  regret)  he  ten- 
dered his  resignation.  The  selection  of  Wm.  T. 
Pratt  as  his  successor  was  well  made.  Permit 
me  here  briefly  to  refer  to  the  loss  of  our  re- 
spected and  worthy  ex-president  and  associate 
Willy  Wallach.  Although  he  departed  from 
our  midst  nearly  one  year  ago,  I  am  sure  that 
the  memory  of  that  familiar  face  and  the  ear- 
nest interest  he  at  all  times  took  in  our  board 
and  its  working  is  as  fresh  to  us  as  if  he  had  left 
us  only  a  week  ago.  And  as  we  mourn  his  loss, 
let  us  remember  with  sorrow  our  friends  Daniel 
Slote  and  Wells  Southworth,  who  also  passed 
away  during  the  year,  two  of  the  oldest  and 
best  known  manufacturers  in  the  trade,  both 
gentlemen  of  genial  dispositions,  respected  by  all 
of  their  fellow-traders. 
Our  treasurer  will  give  you  a  detailed  report 


of  our  finances.  By  it  you  will  see  that  we  are 
in  a  sound  financial  condition  ;  no  debt,  capital 
intact — possessors  of  valuable  records  and  other 
property. 

The  Finance  Committee  will  furnish  you  with 
a  detailed  statement  of  the  workings  of  the 
several  departments,  viz..  Collection  Bureau, 
Records  and  Reports,  and  Bankruptcy. 

The  Arbitration  Committee  will  report  to  you 
concerning  its  work,  which  fortunately  has  been 
very  light. 

I  wish  to  call  your  attention  to  the  many  valu- 
able and  much  needed  changes  made  in  the  by- 
laws duringHhe  past  year,  and  allow  me  to  sug- 
gest that  the  members  of  our  board  shall  procure 
copies  for  distribution  among  their  friends  in 
the  trade  not  before  interested  in  our  organiza- 
tion, with  the  view  of  increasing  our  member- 
ship. 

There  are  many  manufacturers  and  dealers 
to-day  who  would  gladly  come  with  us  if  they 
were  properly  informed  of  the  benefits  and 
workings  of  this  board.  We  can  help  them  as 
we  are  now  organized,  but  if  we  had  fifty  new 
members  we  could  increase  our  income  and 
working  force  in  the  oflBce.  Such  an  accession 
and  an  honest  bankrupt  law  would  make  our 
board  a  power  that  would  be  felt  in  every  State 
and  county  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific.  I 
urge  upon  you,  gentlemen,  to  make  an  effort  to 
increase  our  numbers.  I  advise  those  who 
have  not  used  our  records  and  reports  (which 
are  unequaled)  to  begin  doing  so  at  once.  Our 
collection  department  is  one  of  the  most  prompt 
and  effective  channels  for  the  collection  of  over- 
due accounts  to  be  found,  and  those  who  use  it 
most  speak  in  strongest  praise.  We  have  mem- 
bers who,  during  the  past  few  years,  have 
placed  with  us  over  250  claims,  and  one  or  two 
over  500  each,  and  today  they  assert  that  they 
could  not  do  business  without  our  board.  I 
hope  that  the  members  will  give  these  questions 
consideration,  and  when  an  opportunity  pre- 
sents itself  they  will  act  upon  it.  I  thank  you, 
gentlemen,  for  your  kind  attention,  and,  in  con- 
clusion, wish  you  a  happy  and  prosperous  new 
year. 
The  treasurer's  report  was  then  submitted. 

TREASUREU'S  REPORT. 

Cash  on  hand  January  1,  1882 $1,984.32 

Receipts  during  the  year 11,674.89 


Total $13,6.59.21 

Paid  out  during  year 11,310.00 


$3,349.21 


General  account $1,149.21 

Redemption  fund 1,200.00 

Total $2,349.21 

On  behalf  of  the  Arbitration  Committee,  Mr. 
Pease  stated  that  only  one  case  came  before  it 
during  the  year,  and  that  was  an  unimportant 
one. 

William  F.  Pratt  submitted  the  following  re- 
port on  behalf  of  the  Finance  Committee  : 

REPORT  OP  FINANCE  COMMITTEE. 

Mr.  President  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Stationer^ s 
Board  of  Trade, — Conforming  to  the  require- 
ments of  our  by-laws,  your  Finance  Committee 
have  the  honor  of  submitting  a  brief  review  of 
their  labors  for  the  year  now  brought  to  a  close. 
On  January  1,  1882,  the  board  comprised  163 
members.  During  the  year,  ten  members  have 
withdrawn — one  of  these  being  on  account  of 
failure — while  thirteen  new  members  have  been 
elected,  making  the  total  membership  at  the 
present  time  166. 

Regarding  our  financial  position  you  will  not 
expect  special  comment,  as  your  treasurer  has 
80  fully  covered  the  ground  that  it  is  quite  un- 


necessary.   An  abstract  from  his  report  shows 
the  cash  in  treasury  on  January  1, 1882,  $784.33; 
receipts  during    the   year   through  the  oflEice, 
$11,674.89  ($12,459  21).    Payments  through  the 
oflBce  have  been  $11,310;  balance  in  treasury, 
$1,149,21,  added  to  which  the  redemption  fund 
of    $1,200    shows    total    balance,    January    1, 
l883,    $2,349.21.      As    compared    with    former 
years,    our   condition    is    certainly    gratifying 
while  our  income  is  ample  to  defray  all  expenses, 
and  enables  us  to  conduct  our  affairs  in  a  liberal 
and  eflacient  manner,  and  yet  with  every  atten- 
tion to  strict  economy.    In  the  Department  of 
Records   and   Reports    we    now   have  on  our 
records  16,050  firms  and  dealers,  of  which  there 
has  been  added  during   the  past   year    1,892, 
while  3,129  revisions  of  former   reports  have 
been  made.     We  have  sent  to  our  members  for 
information  4,736  inquiry  tickets,  and  2,317  re- 
quests have  been  made  of  dealers  and  corre- 
spondents for  statements  and  information  upon 
which  to  base  our  reports,  and  the  fact  that 
7,231  inquiries  have  been  received  for  members, 
and  9,265  reports  have  been  sent  out  to  them,  is 
evidence  that  the  privilege  of  this  information, 
which  is  open  to  all  members,  is  fully  appreci- 
ated.   Coming,  as  it  does,  direct  from  parties 
dealing  with  would-be  purchasers,  the  informa- 
tion, outlining,  as  it  does,  the  business  habit  and 
method  of  the  buyer,  is  certainly  more  correct 
and    valuable    than    can    be    obtained   from 
any  other  source.    In  the  collection  department 
1,002  claims  have  been  received  for  collection, 
aggregating    $114,525.55,    while   $48,604.19   has 
been  collected  for  our   members  through  the 
oflSce.    This  latter  amount  does  not  include  a 
large  number  of  claims  which  have  been  with- 
drawn, having  been  settled  direct  on  receipt  of 
notice  from  the  oflBlce.    In  this  department  3,673 
letters  have  been  received;  6,268 have  been  writ- 
ten.   An  important  change  recently  made  in  the 
fees  of  this  department,  reducing  them  about 
one-third  on  collections  made  by  notice  from  the 
ofBce  without  an  attorney's  aid,  we  feel  has  been 
recognized  by  a  marked  increase  in  the  number 
of  claims  sent  to  the  ofiice.    Fees  to  the  oflSce 
from  the  collection  department  during  the  year 
were  $1,193.31.     In  the  failure  and  assignment 
department   there  have  been  received  eighty- 
eight  cases  for  adjustment,  consisting  of   479 
claims,  aggregating   $145,000.      Of   these,  two 
cases  have  been  closed  by  payment  in  full,  six 
under  assignment,  twenty-one  by  compromise, 
and  ten  canceled  and  returned.    Dividends  have 
been  collected  amounting   to  $34,053.08;   1,381 
letters  have  been  received,  1,754  written,  and 
2,452  circulars  issued.    At  the  beginning  of  the 
year  there  were  ninety-three  unsettled  cases,  of 
which  thirty- one  have  been    finished,  leaving 
now  in  the  office  111  cases  unsettled. 

Total  amount  collected $34,053.08 

Add  from  collection  department 48,604.19 

Making $82,657.37 

Total  paid  to  members 80,447.16 

In  addition  to  those  already  mentioned,  there 
was  received,  on  general  business  principles,  in 
the  ofBce,  585  letters  and  1,053  letters  written, 
besides  14,853  circulars  issued  to  the  members. 
Fifty-two  meetings  were  held  in  the  rooms  dur- 
ing the  year.  Comparing  our  present  condition 
with  that  of  former  years,  we  think  we  have 
every  reason  for  encouragement,  and,  while 
congratulating  ourselves  upon  every  success, 
there  is  nothing  to  be  gained  by  flattering  our- 
selves, particularly  among  ourselves.  We  should 
always  come  to  these  annual  meetings  prepared 
to  look  at  our  condition  with  a  view  to  its  im- 
provement. 

May  we  be  permitted  to  express  the  hope  that 
in  thli  new  year  every  member  of  our  board 


Jan.  4,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOAIN    STATIOl^ER. 


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will  come  forward  with  greater  zeal  to  the  aid 
of  the  important  work  conducted  through  our 
office  to  the  end  that  our  next  annual  report 
shall  show  a  much  larger  active  membership, 
one  that  shall  animate  your  officers  and  commit- 
tees to  more  faithful  service,  as  they  more 
clearly  discern  this  uplifting  and  quickening 
power  behind  them.  Every  year  should  see  our 
progress  greater  and  our  attainments  more  com- 
plete. Let  us  work  together  to  make  our  asso 
ciation  all  it  may  become,  all  it  surely  will  be- 
come, if  we  are  faithful  to  it.  All  of  which  is 
respectfully  submitted. 

Signed,         William  T.  Pratt,  Chairman. 

The  election  of  trustees  resulted  as  follows  : 
Alexander  Agar  ;  D.  Appleton,  of  D.  Appleton 
&  Co. ;  George  W.  Davids,  of  Thaddeus  Davids 
&  Co. ;  Charles  T.  Dillingham  ;  Patrick  Far- 
relly,  of  American  News  Company  ;  George  H. 
Johes,  of  Berlin  &  Jones  Envelope  Company  ; 
Charles  H.  Lamport,  of  the  National  Blank 
Book  Company ;  Andrew  Little,  of  Farmer, 
Little  &  Co. ;  William  I.  Martin,  of  S.  Raynor 
&  Co. ;  W.  H.  Parsons,  of  W.  H.  Parsons  &  Co. ; 
George  L.  Pease,  of  Boorum  &  Pease  ;  William 
T.  Pratt,  of  Baker,  Pratt  &  Co. ;  Joseph  Recken- 
dorfer,  of  Eagle  Pencil  Company  ;  Henry  A. 
Smith,  of  Jones  &  Smith  ;  David  Scott,  of  Ver- 
non Brothers  &  Co. ;  A.  M.  Collins,  of  A.  M. 
Collins,  Cope  &  Co. ;  W.  Whiting,  of  the  Whit- 
ing Paper  Company,  and  Charles  N.  South  worth, 
of  the  Hampshire  Paper  Company. 

On  motion,  the  reports  of  the  president,  treas- 
urer and  Finance  Committee  were  ordered  to  be 
printed,  and  a  copy  of  each  furnished  to  every 
member  of  the  association. 

On  motion,  the  following  named  committee  on 
dinner  was  appointed  :  William  T.  Pratt,  W.  H. 
Parsons,  David  Scott,  Charles  H.  Lamport,  and 
Patrick  Farrelly. 

The  following  named  inspectors  of  elections 
were  then  appointed  for  the  ensuing  year  :  H.  C. 
Bainbridge  and  George  W.  Davids. 

The  annual  meeting  was  then  adjourned. 

TWELFTH  YEAR  OF  PUBLICATION. 


THE  PRINTING  TIMES  AND  LITHOGRAPHER, 

An  Illustrated  Technical  and  Fine- Art  Journal  of 

Typography,    Lithography,     Paper- making, 
and  the  Auxiliary  Trades. 

THE  NEW  SERIES  COMMENCED  JANUARY,  1875. 


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is  a  high  class  journal,  devoted  to  the  Printing 
and  Graphic  Arts,  in  all  their  various  forms.  It  de- 
rives its  information  from,  and  circula  es  in,  all 
pans  of  the  worlii.  No  paius  are  spared  to  insure 
the  accuracy  of  its  intelligence  and  to  render  it  in 
every  respect  worthy  of  the  support  of  Letterpress 
Printers  and  Lithographers,  as  well  as  Artists,  Anti- 
quaries, and  Literary  Men  generally. 

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per, price  6d.  Annual  subscription  (payable  in  ad 
vance),  8s.,  post  free  to  the  United  States.  Rates  of 
Subscriiitions  for  foreign  countries  on  application. 
Post-oflSce  orders  to  be  made  payable  at  the  West 
Central  District  Post  OfBce,  High  Holborn,  to 
WTMAN  &  SONS,  74  and  75  Great  Queen  Street. 
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goods  for  a  first-class  book  house.  State  the  nunibt-r 
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and  salary  expected.    Address  B.,  at  this  office. 

PARTNEK  W ANT KD.— Energetic  yoimg  man 
wanted  to  associate  with  party  to  represent 
large  fiim,  manufacturing  Photograph  Albums  and 
Cabds  in  Germany  and  England,  already  introduced  ; 
best  connections  in  Germany,  England  and  France  ; 
has  established  small  ti'ade  in  Western  States ;  wants 
to  move  to  New  York  or  Chicago.  Very  good  chance 
for  man  with  experience  and  trade  in  Stationery 
line  ;  more  energetic,  experienced  man  than  capital 
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DISCOUNT    TO   THE    TRADE. 


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-^^Z      guXTOH  Si  SKINNER  STATIONERY  CO., 

_/^        215  &  217  Chestnut  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


MYERS  BROTHERS 


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introduced.  The  pictures  are  all  gold-covered  to  admit  of  their  application  to  dark, 
ground.     Being  retailed  at  five  or  ten  cents,  according  to  size,  they  are  within  reach  of  all. 

j;^"  Samples  and  Prices  to  Dealers  furnished  on  application. 


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THE    AMERICAi^    STATIOIS^ER. 


Oswego  Tkrmmter  Work 

LARGEST  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  THE  KIND  IN  THE  WORLD. 


Tin  Case,  Japanned. 
7,  8,  10.  12  inch. 


Walnut,  Inlaid. 
9  inch  only. 


Dairy. 
7,  8,  10,  12  inch. 


WaiuLit  toquare. 
8,  10  inch. 


Pool's  Signal  Service  Barometer  or  Storm  Glass 

and  Thermometer  Combined. 

Length,  9)^  inches.     Width,  3J4  inches. 


ia:ANVPA.CTUREIiS     OF    AZI.    KINDS     OF 

BAROMETERS    AND    THERMOMETERS. 


AND- 


POOL'S  SIGNAL  SERVICE   BAROMETER  OR  STORM  GLASS  AND  THERMOMETER  COMBINED. 

THE    GREAT  WEATHER   INDICATOR. 

IW  Our  goods  are  the  most  accurate  and  finely  finished  of  any  in  the  market. 
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Barometer,  with  trade-mark  and  signature  of  "J.  A.  Pool"  in  red  ink.  on  back  of  each  instrument,  as  below. 

All  other  Weather  Indicators,  Prognosticators,  &c.,  &c.,  are 
worthless  imitations,  of  which  buyers  and  the  public  should 
beware. 


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no  others. 


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receipt  of  One  Dollar,  to  cover  expense  of  packing  and  delivery. 


/* 


Jan.  4,  1883.] 


THE  AMERIOAK   STATIOKER 


15 


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Co.,  send  by  first  express 
50  M.  boxes  Chicago  Uni- 
versal Local. 


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FOR 
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their  wants. 

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and  Bhape :   either  flat  or  bellows  pattern 


36 


THE    AMEEICAN    STATIOITER 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  foi-ward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

J.  L.  Bryan,  bookseller  and  stationer,  St.  Paul, 
Neb.,  has  sold  out. 

E.  H.  McCoy,  toy  dealer,  Ottumna,  la.,  has 
made  an  assignment. 

M.  Simon,  toy  dealer,  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  has 
been  closed  by  the  sheriff. 

Dickens  &  Co.,  news  dealers,  &c.,  Memphis, 
Tenu.,  have  made  an  assignment. 

Chas.  E.  Tappen,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Wa- 
terville,  N.  Y.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Mrs.  0.  E.  Farrington,  dealer  in  fancy  goods, 
Lancaster,  N.  H.,  has  sold  out  to  Young  &  Cross. 

Charles  H.  Lang,  publisher  of  the  Express, 
Redding,  Mass.,  has  sold  out  to  his  son,  George 
E.  Lang. 

Parson  &  Co..  dealers  in  fancy  goods,  Winni- 
peg, Man.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Mrs. 
Laidlaw  retiring. 

S.  D.  Warren  &  Co.,  paper  manufacturers, 
Boston,  Mass.,  have  admitted  Mortimer  B.  Ma- 
son to  partnership. 

Edgar  S.  Trout,  dealer  in  paper  hangings, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  changed  his  style  to 
Trout,  Mcllvaine  &  Elder. 

Donaldson  Brothers,  lithographers.  New  York 
city,  have  dissolved  partnership  and  formed  a 
new  firm  under  the  same  style. 

Fiedler,  Moeldner  &  Co.,  manufacturers  and 
jobbers  in  fringes,  &c.,  Philadelphia,  have  ad- 
mitted H.  L.  Weinz  to  partnership. 

The  paper  machines  and  steam  engines  belong- 
ing to  the  Berkshire  Paper  Companj',  Mill  River, 
Mass.,  will  be  sold  at  auction  by  the  sheriff  on 
January  13. 

Hollowbush  &  Carey,  wholesale  stationers 
and  blank-book  manufacturers,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Carey  Broth- 
ers &  Grevemeyer  succeed. 

Edwin  J.  Hewlett,  manufacturer  of  paper 
bags,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  admitted  his  son, 
Charles  F.  Hewlett,  to  partnership,  under  the 
style  of  Edwin  J.  Hewlett  &  Co. 

Baker,  Pratt  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  manufac- 
turing stationers,  &c.,  New  York  city,  have  dis- 
solved partnership  and  formed  a  limited  part- 
nership under  the  same  style,  with  a  special  cap- 
ital of  §100,000,  to  December  31, 1884. 

Colonel  Cyrus  H.  Loutrel,  the  surviving  mem- 
ber of  the  old  and  well-known  firm  of  stationers, 
Francis  &  Loutrel,  on  Tuesday  last  completed  a 
half-century  in  the  stationery  trade  in  this  city. 
He  came  here  when  quite  young,  and  on  Janu- 
ary 2.  1833,  started  as  a  clerk  with  Mr.  Mesier, 
the  well-known  stationer  of  olden  times.  Colo- 
nel Loutrel  is  as  active  to-day  as  many  of  the 
young  men  of  the  trade. 

Henry  Levy  &  Son  are  sole  agents  for 
Parker's  Dundee  school  and  shopping  bags. 
This  year  they  have  a  variety  of  new  styles  in 
first  and  second  quality  hemp.  Their  colored 
Madras  bag  is  extremely  neat,  and  will,  no 
doubt,  find  a  ready  sale,  the  price  being  ex- 
tremely low.  These  bags  are  said  to  be  the 
cheapest  and  neatest  and  most  durable  in  the 
market.  The  firm  is  now  ready  to  receive  im- 
port orders,  guaranteeing  price  against  an}- 
competing  article  of  equal  quality. 


C.  C.  White,  who  has  been  doing  business  at 
1.51  Chambers  street  as  the  C.  C.  White  Paper 
Company,  is  in  financial  difliculty.  Several 
judgments  were  entered  up  against  the  firm 
within  the  past  week,  amounting  to  $4,779.18, 
upon  which  attachments  have  been  issued  and 
the  stock  and  other  effects  of  the  firm  are  now  in 
the  hands  of  the  sheriff.  The  judgment  credi- 
tors are  L.,M.  Palmer,  $1,021.31;  Peter  Young, 
S804.58;  Union  Mills  Paper  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, Lambertville,  N.  J.,  §1,01.5.90,  and  White 
&  Keeney,  North  Manchester,  Conn.,  SI, 947. 39. 
C.  C.  White  had  an  interest  in  the  Mill  River 
Paper  Company,  at  Mill  River,  Mass.,  supplied 
it  with  stock  and  sold  its  paper.  The  property 
of  the  C.  C.  White  Paper  Company  will  be  sold 
under  execution  at  sheriff's  sale  next  week. 

P.  N.  White  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  veloci- 
pedes and  toy  wagons  at  69  Duane  street.  New 
York,  made  an  assignment  on  Tuesday  to  Au- 
gustus A.  Levey,  giving  six  preferences  for 
$3,063,  many  for  borrowed  money  and  promis- 
sory notes.  Ellis  S.  Yates,  the  attorney  for  the 
assignee,  said  that  the  failure  was  the  result  of 
business  arrangements  with  Harwood  &  Beck- 
with,  who  failed  several  months  ago,  in  the  ex- 
change of  notes,  whereby  the  firm  of  F.  N. 
White  &  Co.  had  to  pay  all  the  notes  given, 
amounting  to  several  thousand  dollars.  The 
liabilities  are  about  $10,000  and  nominal  assets 
about  the  same.  They  have  a  factory  at  Toby- 
hanna,  Pa. 

A  new  envelope  manufactory  has  been  started 
at  Worcester,  Mass.,  under  the  name  of  the  Lo- 
gan &  Lowe  Envelope  Company.  The  proprie- 
tors are  James  Logan,  who  has  been  connected 
with  G.  Henry  Whitcomb  &  Co.  for  several 
years,  and  George  H.  Lowe,  connected  with 
Carter,  Rice  &  Co.,  Boston,  for  a  long  time. 
Both  men  bring  to  the  business  practical  knowl- 
edge and  experience  in  the  trade.  They  are  put- 
ting in  new  machinery,  and  will  start  off  with  a 
complete  equipment. 

The  Novelty  Card  and  Advertising  Company, 
Chicago,  has  removed  its  place  of  business  to  117 
Monroe  street  in  that  city.  It  has  added  largely 
to  its  stock  of  cards  and  novelties  and  is  ready 
for  any  quantity  of  orders. 

J.  L.  Shoemaker  &  Co.,  manufacturers  and 
importers  of  bookbinders'  materials,  Philadel- 
phia, have  admitted  Owen  Shoemaker  to  part- 
nership, the  style  of  the  firm  remaining  un- 
changed. 

Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.  have  been  refusing 
orders  lately  for  their  daily  memorandum  pad 
calendars,  and  have  no  stock  of  these  left  ex- 
cept a  few  mounted  on  stands. 

A.  C.  Wiswall  &  Son,  manufacturers  of  wall- 
paper, Newton  Lower  Falls,  Mass.,  have  dis- 
solved partnership.  Clarence  A.  Wiswall  con- 
tinues under  the  same  style. 

Gardner  &  Adams,  manufacturers  of  novel- 
ties, Springfield,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   Mr.  Adams  continues. 

Gross  &  Voigt,  importers  of  and  wholesale 
dealers  in  toys,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dis 
solved  partnership.     Gross  &  Meyer  succeed. 

Everett  &  Hincken,  publishers  of  the  Sunday 
Dispatch,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dissolved 
partnership.     E.  J.  Hincken  continues. 

Boericke  &  Tafel,  book  publishers,  Philadel- 
phia. Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  F.  E. 
Boericke  continues. 

E.  H.  Sampson  &  Son,  manufacturers  of  leather 
boards,  Boston,  Mass.,  are  in  insolvency. 

M.  F.  Tobin  will  start  on  a  Southern  trip  on 
Monday  next. 


Alice  Sherwood,  stationer,  Brainerd,  Minn., 
is  dead. 

O.  Fitzgerald,  Jr.,  printer,  Dexter,  Me.,  has 
been  attached. 

Mrs.  S.  J.  Clough,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Port- 
land, Me.,  is  closing  up. 

George  S.  Johns,  publisher  of  the  Journal,  St. 
Charles,  Mo.,  has  sold  out. 

A.  F.  Hentschel,  dealer  in  picture  frames, 
Carson  City,  Nev. ,  is  dead. 

Lee  &  Sturges,  paper-stock  dealers,  New  York 
city,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Antonia  Schnurer,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  New 
York  city,  has  made  an  assignment. 

S.  Carman,  publisher  of  the  Journal,  Flint, 
Mich.,  has  sold  out  to  Geo.  McConnolly. 

Henry  Bassett,  manufacturer  of  paper  boxes, 
Derby,  Conn.,  has  been  burned  out.     Insured. 

The  stock  of  Charles  Bansley,  dealer  in  fancy 
goods,  Winnipeg,  Man.,  has  been  damaged  by 
fire. 

B.  Somerville,  dealer  in  books,  fancy  goods, 
&c.,  Palmerston,  Wis.,  has  sold  out  to  M.  H. 
Dowd. 

The  attention  of  the  trade  is  called  to  an  ad- 
vertisement of  McLoughlin  Brothers  in  another 
column. 

Louis  Dejonge  &  Co.,  wholesale  fancy  paper 
dealers,  have  admitted  to  partnership  Louis  De- 
jonge, Jr. 

J.  C.  Smith,  paper  maker  and  paper-stock 
dealer,  Richmond,  Va.,  is  advertised  to  be  sold 
out  by  trustee. 

The  Globe  Files  Company,  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
has  issued  a  handsome  catalogue  for  1883.  The 
trade  ought  to  have  it. 

J.  H.  Robinson  &  Co.,  dealers  in  paper  hang- 
ings, Boston,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership  ; 
Charles  W.  Robinson  continues. 

Townsend  &  Montgomery,  publishers  of  the 
Sentinel,  Red  Bluff,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership, C.  Montgomery  retiring. 

Collins  &  Cameron,  printers  and  publishers, 
Portage  La  Prairie,  Man.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.   Simon  Cameron  continues. 

Frank  E.  Miller,  of  the  late  firm  of  Cline, 
Miller  &  Co.,  paper  dealers,  Philadelphia,  has 
associated  himself  with  J.  G.  Ditman  &  Co.,  of 
that  city. 

Elder,  Grevemeyer  &  Bentley,  booksellers, 
stationers  and  dealers  in  wall-paper,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership  ;  Elder  & 
Bentley  succeed. 

Stern  &  Boyce,  printers  and  publishers  of  the 
Commercial,  Winnipeg,  Man.,  forward  their 
holiday  greetings  on  a  Lowell  "  folder "  hand- 
somely printed  on. 

The  Texas  News  Company,  of  which  Kierski 
is  head  and  front,  El  Paso,  Tex.,  made  an  ex- 
tensive holiday  announcement  in  the  local 
paper.  Its  stock  appears  to  have  been  large 
and  varied. 

Henry  L.  Warren,  on  behalf  of  the  National 
Publishing  Company,  Philadelphia,  desires  to 
thank  the  trade  for  the  liberal  orders  received 
for  their  new  line  of  family  bibles  during  the 
past  three  months.  There  will  be  some  very 
handsome  new  styles  of  bibles  added  this  year. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  this  week  issued 
several  new  designs  in  advertising  novelties. 
Among  them  is  one  in  shape  form  showing  a 
broom,  a  calendar  for  1883  and  a  lady  figure. 
Another  is  a  fancy  palette,  also  containing  the 
figure  of  a  lady.  Both  are  richly  colored  and 
elaborately  gotten  up.    This  house  reports  that 


Jan.  4,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOA^    STATIOJ^EE. 


17 


its  business  for  the  past  year  has  far  exceeded 
its  anticipations. 

Bella  Mayers,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Exeter, 
N.  H.,  has  been  burned  out. 

H.  J.  Nelson  &  Co.,  dealers  in  fancy  goods, 
Portland,  Me.,  has  assigned. 

J.  L.  Johnson,  paper  manufacturer,  Lyndon, 
111.,  has  been  attached  for  $571. 

Max  Miller,  toy  manufacturer,  Brooklyn, 
W.  D.,  has  been  damaged  by  fire. 

The  Brannon- Justi  Paper  Company,  Louisville, 
Ky.,  has  assigned  to  J.  P.  Byrne. 

Edmund  Draper,  dealer  in  mathematical  in- 
struments, Philadelphia,  Pa. ,  is  dead. 

R.  R.  &  A.  Gr.  Brown,  stationers,  &c.,  New- 
York  city,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Weise  Lithographing  and  Printing  House, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  sold  out  to  Lehman  & 
Bolton. 

E.  P.  Barrington,  of  the  firm  of  Dobler,  Mudge 
&  Chapman,  wholesale  paper  dealers,  Baltimore, 
Md.,  is  dead. 

Stedman  &  Cartwright,  paper-stock  dealers, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Reuben  Stedman  continues. 

A.  G.  Elliott,  paper  dealer,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
has  admitted  Joseph  B.  Mitchel  to  partnership, 
under  the  style  of  A.  G.  Elliott  &  Co. 

Theodore  Sigler,  picture  frame  manufacturer, 
Detroit,  Mich.,  has  been  burnt  out.  Loss,  from 
between  $2,000  and  $3,000;  not  insured. 

Gr.  H.  N.  Mason,  dealer  in  paper  and  bags, 
Norfolk,  Va.,  is  reported  assigned  to  secure 
olaims  for  $7,732.  The  stock  and  accounts  are 
estimated  at  $7,000;  exemptions,   $2,000. 

John  G.  Bainbridge,  of  Henry  Bainbridge  & 
Co.,  who  sailed  for  Europe  on  the  Wednesday 
before  Christmas  by  the  Scythia,  arrived  safely 
at  Queenstown  on  last  Friday,  December  29. 

The  business  of  the  firm  of  Francis  Hart  & 
Co.,  printers.  New  York,  is  to  be  continued  by 
the  surviving  partner,  Theo.  L.  De  Vinne,  and 
his  son,  Theo.  Brockbank  De  Vinne,  under  the 
style  of  Theo.  L.  De  Vinne  &  Co. 

Nugent  &  Steves,  manufacturers  of  paper 
bags,  boxes,  &c.,  New  York,  have  dissolved 
partnership,  J.  S.  Nugent  signing  in  liquidation. 
The  latter  has  formed  a  copartnership  with  J.  P. 
Romig,  and  the  business  will  be  continued  un- 
der the  firm-name  of  J.  S.  Nugent  &  Co. 


OBITUARY. 


E.  J.  Hale. 
Edward  J.  Hale,  of  the  publication  house  of 
E.  J.  Hale  &  Son,  of  this  city,  died  on  Tuesday 
evening,  in  the  eighty-first  year  of  his  age. 
Mr.  Hale  was  born  in  Randolph  County,  N.  C, 
October  26,  1802.  He  has  been  identified  with 
the  publishing  and  bookselling  business  since 
the  year  1825.  Until  compelled  to  suspend  by 
reason  of  the  war  Hale  &  Son  were  the  largest 
book  publishing  house  in  the  South.  For  forty 
years  the  deceased  was  editor  of  the  Fayette- 
ville  Observer,  a  leading  journal  in  North  Caro- 
lina. Father  and  son  came  to  New  York  in  1866 
and  commenced  life  anew. 


A  COLOSSAL   BRONZE. 


The  great  national  statue  of  Germania  that  is 
to  be  erected  at  Niederwald,  near  the  Rhine,  to 
commemorate  the  victory  of  Germany  in  the 
last  Franco-German  war,  is  now  in  process  of 
being  cast  in  separate  pieces  at  Munich,  and 
the  head  and  several  other  parts  have  al- 
ready been  completed.  Some  idea  of  the  mag- 
nitude of  this  work  may  be  gathered  from  the 


fact  that  the  total  weight  of  the  metal  used 
will  amount  to  not  less  than  forty-five  tons, 
and  as  many  as  fifty  men  are  often  employed  at 
one  time  in  the  work  of  casting  and  finishing. 
Quite  recently,  workmen  were  engaged  in  fin- 
ishing the  right  arm  and  hand  grasping  the 
handle  of  the  sword,  while  others  were  at  work 
on  the  huge  shoulder  and  breast-plate,  on  which 
is  the  imperial  eagle.  The  largest  single  por- 
tion of  the  statue — namely,  the  throne  with  a 
cloak  lying  on  it — weighs  fifteen  tons,  and  was 
cast  a  short  time  since.  The  blade  of  the  sword, 
which  alone  weighs  a  ton,  and  which,  enveloped 
in  an  oak  garland,  has  been  cast  separate,  is  also 
finished.  A  part  of  the  chain  armor  is  also 
ready.  The  other  parts  of  the  monument  are 
being  cast  at  different  establishments  in  other 
cities.  Thus,  the  figures  of  the  Rhine  and  Mo- 
selle, to  be  placed  at  the  fo  >t  of  the  pedestal. 


the  latter  being  eighty  feet  in  height,  are  in 
course  of  construction  at  Dresden;  the  great 
imperial  eagle  is  being  prepared  in  Lauschham- 
mer,  and  the  allegorical  figures  of  War  and 
Peace  at  Niiremberg. 


M.  L.  B.  Dumas,  member  of  the  French  Acad- 
emy of  Sciences,  has  discovered  that  water 
saturated  with  alum,  has  superior  value  in  ex- 
tinguishing fires — a  value  supposed  to  be  due  to 
the  coating  it  gives  to  objects  wet  with  it,  which 
prevents  contact  with  the  oxygen  of  the  air,  and 
thus  diminishes  the  rapidity  of  the  combustion. 
Experiments  are  to  be  made  by  supplying  the 
firemen  of  Paris  with  instruments  to  throw  it, 
and  the  Minister  of  the  Interior  has  recom- 
mended that  the  firemen  of  the  French  com- 
munes or  towns  be  supplied  with  facilities  to  use 
such  solutions  of  alum. — Le  Monde  de  la  Science. 


FOLEY'S   PAT.  IMPROVED   STYLOGRAPHIC  PEN. 


Great  reduction  in  r  1,  $1.^5;  No.  2,  $2.50;  No.  3,  83.50;  No  4,  $-i.  .\  liberal  di>  I    ide. 

FOLEY'S  PATENT  ST YL,us  is  tne  best  and  only  Pen  with  point,  spring  and  cleaner  lu  air  tube.  FuUy 
warranted,  and  excliangeable  for  gold  pens  and  pencils. 

We,  the  subscribers,  who  know  the  value  of  FOLEY'S  PENS  from  oonslant  use  of  them  for  a  number  of 
years,  cheerfully  recommend  them  to  those  who  wish  for  the  best  and  most  perfect  Gold  Pen  ever  made. 


Signed  by  the  following  gentlemen  and  over  1,01)0 
others:  G.  S.  Coe,  Pres.  Am.  Ex.  Nat'l  Bank;  J.  A. 
Beardsley,  Cashier  Nat'l  Bank  of  North  America; 
Wm.  A.  Fall,  Pres.  Cor-n  Exchange  Bank;  R.  H, 
Lowry,  Pres.  Nat'l  Bank  of  the  RepubUc;  F.  D.  Tap- 
pan,  Pres.  Gallatin  Nat'l  Bank;  C.  F.  Timpson.  Cashier 
Continental  Bank;  I.  G.  Ogden.  Cashier  New  York  Co. 
Nat'l  Bank;  Chas.  Dennis,  Vice-Pres.  Atlantic  Mutual 
Ins.  Co. ;  Daniel  D.  Smith,  Pres.  Commercial  Ins.  Co  ; 
Elwood  Walter,  Pres.  Mercantile  Mutual  Ins.  Co. ; 
Wm.  L.  Jenkins.  Pres.  Bank  of  America;  J.  W.  Lewis, 


Cashier  Union  Nat'l  Bank;  Wm.  H.  Cox,  Cashier 
Mechanics'  Nat'l  Bank,  J.  Buell,  Pres.  Importers  and 
Traders'  Nat'l  Bank;  J.  M.  Crane,  Cashier  Shoe  and 
Leather  Nat'l  Bank ;  .4..  F.  Wilmarth,  Vice-Pres.  Home 
Fire  Ins.  Co. ;  Morris  Franklin,  Pres.  New  York  Life 
Ins.  l;o.  ;  Clark,  Dodge  &  Co. ;  White,  Morris  &  Co. ; 
Vermilye  &  Co. ;  Winslow,  Lanier  &  Co. ;  Wells, 
Fargo  &  Co.;  United  States  Ex.  Co.;  Barclay  & 
Livingston;  George  D.  Arthur  &  Co. :  H.  T.  Morgan  & 
Co. ;  American  Ex.  Co. ;  Adams  Ex  Co. ;  T.  Ketchum 
Co. ;  S.  B.  Chittenden  &  Co. ;  Johnson  &  Higgins. 


JOHN  FOIiKY,  Gold  Pen  and  Stylographic  Pen  Manufacturer,  8  Astor  House,  Broadway,  New  York. 


GARTER, 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^'PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

8»  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS. 


POWERS    PAPER    CO., Springfield.  Mass. 

—  Manufacturers  of  an  Extensive  Line  of  — 

E  Isr^^E  L  O  IP  E  s . 

Also,  the  following  well-known  brands  of  Paper,  put  up  in  the  most  elegant  wrappers  known  to  the  trade 
Connecticut  Valley  Mills,  Crystal  Lake,  Silver  Lake,  De  Soto,  Argonaut,  made  in  all  sizes. 

—  MANUFACTDRBBS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED  — 

made  from  pure  stock  (no  filling  of  any  kind),  plate  finished,  put  up  500 
sheets  to  ream,  perfect  sheets  only,  and  in  all  sizes  and  weights. 


PERFECTION  LINEN, 


COHONET,   STANDARD   AND  T^SW  STYLE  TOILET  PAPERS. 

THE    lL.A.ltOEST    LITSTEJ    OIT     £»jk.r»ETEK.iaE2S    in    the    IVIarlcet. 

The  Trade  will  find  a  complete  line  of  goods  in  our  Salesrooms,  62  &  64  Duane  St.,  New  York. 
t^-  No  Goods  sold  to  Consumers.  JOSEPH    t.   ST.   JOHN,    Agent, 


A  PRACTICAL  NOVELTY !   AN  ELECTRICAL  SUCCESS  ! 


^  ^    ----     ----^^ 


A  SELF-FEEDING  MARKING  BRUSH  for  marking  Boxes,  Packages,  Cards,  &c.,  to  supersede  the 
common  pot  and  brush,  and  at  the  same  price.  Can  mark  three  times  as  fast,  as  there  is  no  dipping 
requu-ed  ;  can  use  ttupentine  and  lampblack,  or  any  kind  of  ink  All  Shipping  Clerks  need  them.  We 
WANT  AN  Agent  in  every  city  and  town  in  the  United  States  and  Canada  to  handle  our  Brush,  and  to  furnish 
the  local  trade,  &c.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  soUcited.  Agents  write  for  terms.  Sample  Brush 
mailed  for  50  cents,  or  S3. 50  per  dozen.    Address 

THE  TALE  AUTOMATIC  BEUSH  CO.,  Factory,  322  Grand  St.,  NEW  HAVEN  Com. 


18 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  auder  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  910  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Advertising  Cards. 

DANDO,  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Eow,  N.  Y. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BURCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  111. 

Artis's'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
A.BBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  295 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,  and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.:  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  st..  Philadelphia. 


TABER.  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  st.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOOROTI  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


PREBLE,  J.  Q.,  &  CO., 


54  FrankUn  st.,  N.  Y. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st..Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 


Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, 0.,  and  Chicago,  111. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS, 

528  Kent  avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

Bookbinders'  Materials, 
QARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  WUham  st.,  N.  Y. 


GANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &  SONS,  54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 
BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKE,  PHILIP, 


155  WiUiam  st.,  N.  Y. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


McHUGH.  P.  P.,  &  CO..  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Books. 


MURPHY'S  SONS.  W.  F., 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD.  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO..    Carpentersville,  111. 
SHRI\'ER.  T.    &  CO..  333  East  56th  St..  N.  Y. 


TAFT.  Geo.  C, 


Worcester.  Mass. 


TATUM.  SAMUEL  C.  &  CO.. 


Cincinnati.  O. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE  &  CLEMENT. 


78  Nassau  St..  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


UPMAN.  HYMEN  L., 


51  South  4th  It.,  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.  For 

the  trade  only.  16  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St..  PhUa.,  Pa. 


PREBLE.  J.  Q.,  &  CO., 


54  FrankUn  st..  N.  Y. 


REAY.  M.  A., 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO..  Worcester.  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  st..  Chicago.  111. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE,  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  HI.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. . 

Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers. Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Gum  Labels  and  Seals. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St.. 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis.  


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCT1lA.GE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer.  Boston.  Mass. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 

COX.  A.  J..  &  CO..  Clark  and  Adams  sts..  Chicago,  Dl. 

Letter  Files. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO..  Cincinnati.  Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St..  New  York. 

Mathematical  Instruments. 

KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material. 127  Fulton  St..  N.  Y! 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States. Springfield,  Mass. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  JR  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfiUly  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

GOODMAN  &  SCHANCK  (Card  Board  and  Cut  Cards), 
165  William  St.,  N.  Y. 

PORTER  &  STEPHENSON,  115  and  117  Nassau  St., 
N.  Y..  Manilla  Paper  and  Stationery. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  st.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 


G.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 


BECK.  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St..  Phila.,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Finishers. 


CONN.  VALLEY  CARD  AND  PAPER  CO.,  Cards  and 
Card  Board,  Manufacturers  of  Photographic  Card 
Mounts.  Springfield.  Mass. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


CARTER.  JOHN,  &  CO.,  Paper  Dealers,  Agents  for 
Byron  Weston  and  other  Paper  Mfrs.,  Boston,  Mass. 

JERSEY   CITY   PAPER  COy    White   and   Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


32  Beekman  St..  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON, 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


ATKTN,  LAMBERT  &  CO.,  23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


8HEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HAMBURGER,  M., 


i  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Shears. 


ROWE,  GEORGE,  Manufacturer  of  Patent  Vibrating 
Shears  for  Bookbinders,  Printers  and  Box  Makers, 
10  Leicester  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 

ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 

Shelf  Paper. 

ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 

Silk  Ornaments. 

PALM  &  FECHTELER,  \  5J?-  Fourteenth  st.,  N.  Y. 
*  (  45  Li 


Lasalle  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


Slates. 


AMERICAN  CRAYON  AND  SLATE  CO., 

43  Dey  St.,  N.  Y. 


McDowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stamps  and  Presses. 


HILL,  B.  B.,  MFG.  CO.,  THE.     All  kinds  Stamps, 
Seal  and  Copying  Presses,  Springfield,  Mass. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


BLISS,  E.  E., 


58  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  st.,  N.  Y, 

J.  F.  MURCH.  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR.  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  st.,  N.  Y. 


BROWN  &  SANSON, 


29  Murray  st.,  N.  Y. 


SHTPMAN,  ASA  L.,  &  SONS,  ■      10  Murray  St.,  N.  Y. 


WALLACH,  WILLY, 


78  Chambers  St.,  N.  Y. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


h:ake,  PH. 


155  William  st.,  N.  Y. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  st.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 

Stationers'  Specialties. 


Send  for  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists. 
DENNISON    MANUFACTURING   CO.,    21    Milk  st 
Boston;   198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;   630  Chestnut  st" 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON   MANUFACTURING   CO.,  21    Milk   st 
Boston;   198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;   630   Chestnut  st' 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  st..  St.  Louis 


Toys  and  Games. 


^l?i^„*  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts.. 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERQ,  313  W.  Baltimore  st    and 
42  &  44  German  st,  Baltimore,  Md. 

WKIDMANW,  A.,  &  (X).,  S06  Broadway,  N.  Y 


Jan.  4,  1888.] 


THE    AMERIOAJ^    STATIOIsrER. 


19 


ESTABI^ISHED  1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS. 

We  are  the  ORIGINAL  aad  Largest  Manufacturers  in  the  United  States  of 

Advertising  Cards,  *  Advertising  Fans, 
ARTISTIC    PLAQUES, 

Announcement  Folding  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Plain  and  Fringed. 

A  Full  Line  of  CHRISTMAS      CARDS  ^"  Choice  Designs. 

COTTAGE    CHROMOS, 

Nos.  293  and  295   Broadway,  New  York, 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  Mass.  No.  39  FEDERAL  STREET,  BOSTON. 

Nos.  156  &  158  MONROE  STREET,  CHICAGO,  Ills. 

TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 

HIGHLY    FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Manufactorj  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OTJK    LEADING   STYLES: 

No.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  ...  Conimercial       No.  707 ... .  Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 

New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  'WUliam  Street. 


BUCK  i.  CUWSOI'S 

Imped  Perforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 

20  Jn-cli.,  ia^i  In-clj.,  and.  2S  l3a.cli. 


|^~  Descriptive  Oircular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

Mention  American  Stationer.  Bamiltonf  O. 


rs^  SOIMEITHIIXC^    IVE:Tr !  ^^H 


I^INDS'S 


"SHAPE  NOVELTIES" 

With  "PATENT  TOY  SUPPORT,"  for  Adyertising. 


PALETTES,  Three  Sizes,  Six  Designs. 
FLORAL  VASES,  Two  Designs. 
PLAQUES,  Six  Designs. 

FANS,  Two  Sizes,  Twelve  Designs. 


BOUQUET,  One  Design  (Large). 

CUP  AND  SAUCER  CARD. 

TEA  AND  COFFEE  POT. 

FLOWER  BASKET 


TAMBOURINES,  Two  Sizes,  Three  Designs. 

These  are  all  cut  out  with  dies  to  exact  shape  of  articles  they  represent. 

Also,  a  very  large  line  of   WEW    CA.R,I>S    a.n.d    FO  L.I>S,  too  numerous  to   mention 

^r*  Send  for  Circular.    Skeleton  Set  of  Samples  by  mail,  76  cts.    Complete  Set,  81.60. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  Ac, 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK. 
For  the  Week  Ended  January  3,  1883. 


Albums 

Books 

Newspapers.. 
Engravings  . . 

Ink      

Lead  Pencils  . 
Slate  Pencils. 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Stationery 

Totals  . . . . 


43 


830 

49.736 

106 

5,941 

58 

14,804 

43 

1,617 

23 

5,011 

27 

640 

205 

13,382 

6 

4,979 

40 

2,269 

8103,255 


J.E.LINDE, 


Card -Board  and 
Paper  Bouse, 


19  Beekmn  Street,  Nei  YorL 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS  AND 
STATIONERY 

FROM   NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS. 
For  the  Week  Ended  Jantjahy  2, 1883. 


Paper,  reams 

Paper,  pkgs 

Paper,  cases 

Books,  cases 

Stationery,  cases. 
Totals 


3,754 

206 

75 

63 

185 

4,283 


$1,359 

10,247 

3,069 

9.015 

13,.-07 

$37,197 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS   FROM  NEVIT  YORK 

From  December   26,   1882,    to  January  2,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Venezuela,  4;  to  Cuba,  1;  to 
British  West  Indies,  3;  to  British  North  American 
Colonies,  1;  to  Mexico,  5;  to  Australia,  4;  to  Qlas 
gow,  15;  to  Liverpool,  26;  to  Rotterdam,  3;  to  Ham- 
burg, 1. 

PAPER,  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  2  pkgs. ;  to  Hull, 
10  cs. ;  to  Liverpool,  24  cs.;  to  Mexico,  2,822  rms.,  15 
pkgs. ;  to  British  North  American  Colonies,  50  pkgs. ; 
to  British  Honduras,  400  rms. ;  to  British  West  Indies, 
332  rms.;  to  Havre,  2  cs.;  to  Chili,  25  pkgs.;  to 
Argentine  RepubUc,  25  cs. ;  to  Cuba,  1C6  pkgs. ;  to 
Venezuela,  8  pkgs.  ;  to  Hayti,  200  rms. ;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  19  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  United  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 52;  to  Hayti,  18;  to  Venezuela,  8;  to  Cuba,  10; 
to  Chili,  6;  to  Havre,  1;  to  British  Honduras,  2;  to 
Mexico,  19;  to  Bristol,  2;  to  London,  1;  to  Liverpool, 
59;  to  Hamburg,  8;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  4. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Mexico,  137;  to  Brit- 
ish North  American  Colonies,  5;  to  Cuba,  17;  to 
Brazil,  100;  to  Venezuela,  8;  to  Hayti,  10;  to  Central 
America,  25;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  47;  to 
British  Honduras,  50;  to  British  West  Indies,  15;  to 
Chili,  376;  to  Marseilles,  20;  to  French  West  Indies, 
25. 

INK,  packages,  to  Cuba,  14;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  1 ;  to  Chili,  20. 

PENS,  cases,  to  Hambiu-g,  1;  to  London,  3;  to 
Liverpool,  12. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Japan,  5;  to  Havana,  8;  to 
Glasgow,  17. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  1;  to  Hull,  4;  to  Am- 
sterdam, 157;  to  Liverpool,  12;  to  Copenhagen,  215; 
to  Glasgow,  26;  to  Australia,  25;  to  British  Honduras, 
4;  to  Argentine  Republic,  55. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Mexico,  17; 
to  Hamburg,  3;  to  Australia,  5;  to  Liverpool,  2;  to 
Cuba,  6;  to  Bremen,  5. 


IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER  AT  PORT  OF 
NEW  YORK, 

From  December  26,  1882,  to  January  2,  1883. 
Robert  Gair,  England,  Liverpool,  3  bales. 
May  Brothers,  Bolivia,  Glasgow,  5  cs.  cigarette. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Labrador,  Havre,  2  cs. 

F.  W.  Devoe  &  Co.,  Waesland,  Antwerp,  3  cs. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Silesia,  Hamburg,  9  cs. 

G.  Gennert,  by  same,  2  cs. 

J.  Spooner,  Jason,  Amsterdam,  2  cs. 
A.  Ireland,  State  of  Georgia,  Glasgow,  15  cs. 
J.  Campbell  &  Co.,  Plantyn,  Antwerp,  12  cs. 
W.  A.  Pond  &  Co.,  Denmark,  London,  10  cs. 
Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  by  same,  8  cs. 
Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co  .  Oder,  Bremen.  1  cs. 
J.  B.  Emanuel,  by  same,  7  cs. 
R.    F.   Downing  &  Co.,  Arizona,  Liverpool,  2  cs. 
hangings. 


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THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOKER. 


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A.  G.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

I   D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

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Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Camilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Federico  Caine Havana,  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

JosS  A.  Barros BarranguiUa,  Colombia. 

Pedro  Obregon La  Guaira,  Venezuela. 

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It  isn't  too  late  to  wish  the  trade  a  happy- 
New  Year.  We  hope  that  the  twelvemonth 
begun  may  be  full  of  realization  to  all  who 
deserve  prosperity. 


Tariff  legislation  is  being  pushed  through 
the  preliminary  stages  of  committee  work. 
There  is  a  prospect,  therefore,  that  needed 
changes  in  the  tariff  will  be  brought  about, 
although  there  is  no  telling  what  will  hap- 
pen vfhen  the  bill  gets  before  the  House. 
Amendments  and  all  sorts  of  harassing 
movements  may  be  expected,  with  the  re- 
sult that  after  great  labor  there  will  be 
nothing  but  the  "  ridiculus  mus." 


The  trade  outlook  in  cheerful.  There  is 
no  present  prospect  of  excitement  that  will 
disturb  markets  and  send  values  up  and 
down  unreasonably.  The  movement,  we 
conclude,  will  be  fair,  with  a  steady  con- 
sumptive requirement.  But,  we  repeat  our 
caution.  It  is  an  old  remark,  that  "  in  time 
of  peace  we  must  prepare  for  war."  Pru- 
dence should  be  kept  in  view  ;  extended 
credits  should  be  avoided,  and  sales  ought 
not  to  be  made  without  careful  examina- 
tion of  the  standing  of  buyers.  Honest 
dealers  will  be  ready  to  make  statements. 
The  uncertain  or  dangerous  customer  will 
avoid  giving  information  of  his  position. 
Credits  have  been  too  easily  secured.  Ee- 
strict  confidence  within  reasonable  bounds. 
Cheap  credits  bring  ruin. 


The  proceedings  at  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade  are  given 
in  this  issue.  The  President  of  the  Board 
gives  expression  to  his  faith  in  the  necessity 
of  a  general  bankrupt  law.  He  is  level- 
headed, and  his  experience  for  many  years 
in  important  positions  connected  with  the 
settlement  of  insolvent  estates  and  the  in- 
vestigation of  bankruptcies  gives  his  opinion 
such  weight  and  authority  as  entitles  it  to 
high  consideration.  We  have  lately  re- 
ferred to  the  fact  that  some  prominent 
firms  have  united  in  petitioning  against  the 
passage  of  such  an  enactment  as  a  national 
bankrupt  law.  We  are  curious  to  learn 
the  nature  of  their  argument  and  to 
understand  the  moving  reasons  for  their 
objection  thereto.  Since  the  Tower  of 
Babel,  humanity  has  constantly  had  occa- 
sion to  regret  the  want  of  uniformity  in  all 
human  procedure.  System  is  generally 
recognized  as  of  the  utmost  importance, 
and  the  nearer  that  we  come  to  harmoniz- 
ing conflicting  methods  which  defeat  sys- 
tematic jvork  the  better  it  wiU  be  for  all 
classes  of  men.  There  may  be  special  ad- 
vantage for  some  in  default  of  uniform 
procedure.  It  may  be  expected  that  the 
few  who  thus  derive  benefit  will  unite  to 
oppose  any  measure  which  deprives  them 
of  it,  but  all  questions  of  legislation  must 
be  broadly  considered,  and  that  which  is 
best  for  the  many  should  prevail,  even  if  it 
should  operate  less  conveniently  for  the 
few.  We  do  not  want  any  moopolies  inn 
legal  proceedings. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


C.  J.  wants  to  know  where  he  can  get  alizarine  ink. 

Ans. — Alizarine,  which  is  naturally  the  chief 
coloring  principle  of  madder,  is  now  artificially 
produced  from  coal  tar,  and  is,  therefore,  one  of 
the  coal-tar  dyes,  of  which  the  different  forms 
of  aniline  colors  belong.  Many  of  the  inks  on 
the  market  are  thus  derived,  but  we  do  not 
know  of  any  that  are  distinctively  alizarine,  al- 
though it  is  possible  that  some  are  made  from 
this  product  and  classed  as  aniline.  Our  corre- 
spondent could  make  the  ink  himself  if  he  de- 
sired it.  There  is  an  imported  ink,  called  "  La 
Syrienne,"  which  some  have  corrupted  into  ali- 
zarine.    Perhaps  this  is  what  is  wanted. 

M.  M.  &  Co.  want  to  know  who  makes  Benlen's  pat- 
ent scrap-book,  in  which  the  leaves  can  be  de- 
tached and  replaced  by  others. 
Ans. — We  do  not  know  -it.      Perhaps   some 

reader  of  the  Stationer  can  tell. 

J.  C.  B.  wants  to  know  :  1.  Where  to  get  screw  em- 
bossing presses  for  stamping  in  colors  ?  2.  The 
best  ink  for  die  stamping  ?  3.  Who  engraves 
dies  to  order  ? 

Ans. — 1.  Screw  presses  are  not  so  much  used. 
There  are  toggle-joint  and  lever  presses.  You 
had  better  consult  E.  P.  Donnell  &  Co.,  Chicago; 
Geo.  H.  Sanborn  &  Sons,  51  Beekman  street, 
New  York,  or  T.  B.  &  C.  W.  Sheridan,  2.5  Cen- 
tre street.  New  York.  2.  H.  D.  Wade  &  Co.  or 
Geo.  Mather's  Sons,  both  of  New  York,  can 
supply  good  inks.  3.  Try  S.  F.  Robinson,  45 
North  High  street,  Columbus,  Ohio,  or  J.  W. 
Maclachlan,  164  William  street.  New  York. 


VERBATIM    REPORTING    BY    MA- 
CHINERY. 


The  Soci6t6  Clavigraphique  Maggiand  Co.,  of 
Rome,  is  bringing  out  a  new  kind  of  type-writer 
which  is  said  to  be  capable  of  recording  and 
printing  words  as  rapidly  as  they  can  be  spoken. 
This  the  inventors  endeavor  to  secure  by  im- 
proved mechanism,  and  by  the  use  of  a  logo- 
graphic  system,  at  least  so  it  appears  to  us, 
after  a  careful  examination  of  their  printed  de- 
scription. 

The  invention  has,  as  its  object,  the  construc- 
tion of  type-writing  machines,  for  printing  in 
ordinary  letters  with  the  same  speed  with  which 
a  person  can  make  a  speech,  and  the  improve- 
ments consist  mainly  in  a  new  order  to  be  given 
to  the  letters  of  the  alphabet  and  their  arrange- 
ment in  series  or  groups,  and  the  application  of 
the  letters  thus  arranged  to  lever  arms  operated 
by  means  of  keys;  in  the  construction  of  sectors 
on  which  are  engraved  the  letters  of  each  series, 
such  sectors  having  a  convergence  given  to  their 
outer  side  in  such  manner  that  the  impression  of 
the  letters  shall  be  effected  simultaneously,  con- 
nectedly, and  in  order,  as  in  ordinary  typog- 
raphy; in  an  automatic  arrangement  for  mov- 
ing forward  the  tape  and  the  paper  in  proportion 
as  printed  on,  and  in  the  arrangement  for  effect- 
ing the  pressure  of  the  paper  ribbon  against  the 
sectors;  also  in  the  arrangement  and  action  of 
a  lever  which  effects  the  forward  movement  of 
the  tape  and  the  paper. 

The  machine  is  constructed  in  the  form  of  a 
piano,  and  has  been  designed  with  the  object  of 
enabling  any  one  knowing  how  to  manipulate 
the  keyboard  to  simultaneously  print  several 
letters  continuously  in  a  manner  as  to  reproduce 
them,  properly  united,  so  as  to  form  w  ords  as  in 
ordinary  printing,  and  with  the  speed  at  which 
a  speech  can  be  made,  even  by  a  quick  orator;  in 
other  words,  the  invention  has  for  object  ,to 
substitute  for  manual  stenography  mechanical 


Jan.  4,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEICAI^    STATIO]:^EE. 


21 


stenography  with  ordinary  letters,  and  to  ob- 
tain any  desired  copies  of  the  production. 

Considerable  interest  would  attach  to  any  logo- 
graphic  system  which  while  being  practicable 
would  allow  of  syllables  being  printed  as  rapidly 
as  spoken,  and  the  following  proposal  deserves 
to  be  reprinted. 

In  almost  all  languages  the  syllabic  construc- 
tion is  such  that  letter  s  admits  of  being  joined 
or  aflSxed  to  all  the  letters  of  the  alphabet,  ex- 
cept perhaps  the  letters  x  and  z,  which  are  its 
compounds,  and  for  this  reason  a  special  place 
has  been  given  it  in  the  new  alphabetical  order 
which  has  been  given  to  the  letters  for  the  pur- 
pose of  carrying  out  this  invention,  and  a  first 
series  has  been  formed  of  the  three  letters  s,  x,  z. 

It  is  also  known  that  the  soft  consonants  b,  g, 
d,  v,  and  the  hard  consonants  p,  c,  t,  f,  seldom 
unite  together  in  the  same  syllable  (at  the  com- 
mencement of  a  syllable)  without  the  medium 
of  a  vowel,  while  on  the  other  hand  they  unite  in 
the  same  syllable  without  the  medium  of  a 
vowel  with  the  liquid  consonants  1,  r,  n;  a 
second  series  is  therefore  formed  with  the  con- 
sonants b,  p,  c,  g,  f,  V,  d,  t;  and  a  third  series 
with  the  liquid  consonants  1,  r,  n. 

There  remain  the  consonants  m,  q,  k,  b,  j,  w. 
The  letter  m,  has  been  placed  in  the  second  series 
for  the  same  reason  as  the  other  eight,  and  also 
the  k  and  q,  because  they  are  allied  to  the  c.  The 
h  has  been  placed  in  the  third  series,  because  it 
frequently  occurs  after  the  c  and  before  a  vowel, 
and  j  and  w  have  also  been  placed  in  the  third 
series  because  they  generally  precede  a  vowel. 

Then,  as  no  syllable  can  be  formed  without 
vowels,  a  fourth  series  is  formed,  with  the  vowels 
arranged  according  to  the  diphthongs  most  in 
use,  viz.,  i,  e,  a,  o,  u,  y. 

According  to  this  invention  the  alphabet  has 
thus  been  divided  into  four  groups  or  series  as 
follows,  videlicet: — s,  x,  z;  b,  p,  c,  g,  .d,  t,  f,  v, 
m,  q,  k;  j,  w,  h,  I,  r,  n;  i,  e,  a,  o,  u,  y. 

A  fifth  series  of  the  four  letters  1,  r,  m,  n,  has 
been  added,  and  finally  a  sixth  series  formed  of 
all  consonants  found  at  the  end  of  a  syllable. 

The  machine  may  be  arranged  with  the  neces- 
sary modifications,  so  as  to  be  used  for  all  lan- 
guages, and  is  provided  with  keys  corresponding 
to  the  orthographic  signs  and  numerals,  besides 
those  for  the  letters  of  the  alphabet  arranged  in 
groups,  in  order  to  obtain  the  combination  and 
simultaneous  impression  of  the  syllables,  which 
form  the  principal  part  of  the  invention,  and 
the  object  of  this  apparatus  is  to  obtain  the  im- 
pression of  the  letters  in  a  horizontal  line,  and 
collected  together  as  iu  ordinary  typography. — 
British  and  Col.  Printer  and  Stationer. 


STANDARD  MEASURES. 


The  following  is  the  appendix  to  a  pamphlet 
entitled  "  Standard  Measures,"  by  Arthur  S.  C. 
Wurtele,  assistant  engineer  of  the  New  York 
Central  and  Hudson  River  Railroad.  Its  perti- 
nency and  directness  of  statement  are  well 
worth  the  attention  of  those  who  are  urging  the 
mechanical  world  to  adopt  the  metric  system. 
The  practical  deduction  is  that  if  we  want  a 
metric  system  we  must  produce  it  by  dividing 
the  foot  or  the  inch  decimally,  and  not  by  at- 
tempting the  adoption  of  a  system  whose  unit 
is  absurd  and  whose  divisions  are  inconvenient. 
Practically,  the  only  change  that  should  be 
made  in  our  metrology  is  to  adopt  the  English 
standard  gallon  of  10  pounds  of  water,  instead 
of  the  present  one  containing  8  and  an  inconve- 
nient fraction  : 

Having  shown  that  in  the  point  of  view  of 
scientific  accuracy  the  yard,  metre  and  toise 
standards  are  on  a  common  level,  and  that  in 


the  matter  of  comparisons  there  is  no  extreme 
accuracy,  I  will  refer  to  the  proposed  change  of 
our  standard  from  the  yard  to  the  metre.  The- 
oretically, the  metre  is  the  10,000,000th  part  of 
the  earth's  quadrant,  and  the  yard  the  36- 
39.13929th  part  of  a  second's  pendulum  at  Lon- 
don. Practically,  neither  the  metre  nor  yard 
could  be  recovered  with  exactness  from  their 
natural  basis.  The  legal  French  metre  differs 
from  the  latest  reduction  enough  to  give  an  ex- 
cess of  over  three  miles  to  the  circumference  of 
the  earth.  In  fact,  the  metre  and  yard  are  only 
the  lengths  of  bars  of  metal  kept  in  certain 
offices,  from  which  copies  are  made.  Decimally 
considered,  it  is  as  easy  to  divide  one  as  the  other 
into  tenths,  hundredths,  &c. ,  and  the  yard  stand- 
ard is  often  so  divided.  As  to  nomenclature, 
the  metrical  system  is  overloaded  with  Greek 
and  Latin  prefixes,  which  are  in  no  way 
so  easy  and  convenient  in  expression  as  the 
short,  sharp  Anglo-Saxon  words,  yard,  foot, 
inch.  In  all  sciences,  Latin  and  Greek  names 
are  given  for  easier  purposes  of  classification; 
but  the  different  peoples  invariably  keep  their 
own  household  names  for  daily  purposes,  leaving 
prefix  and  affix  to  specialists,  probably  with  ad- 
vantage to  both  parties.  The  units  used  for 
different  purposes  are  entirely  distinct  from  the 
base  of  any  system,  and,  though  always  refer- 
able to  such  base,  are  not  practically  so  referred. 
It  therefore  seems  useless  to  burden  the  people 
with  long  scientific  names  in  the  ordinary  trans- 
actions of  daily  life. 

For  long  distances  the  units  in  the  yard  and 
metrical  systems  are  respectively  the  mile  and 
the  kilometre.  The  mile  has  a  definite  meaning 
in  our  minds,  being  associated,  from  the  days  of 
our  youth,  with  the  measured  distances  in  race- 
courses, speed  in  walking,  railway  and  steamer 
travel,  length  of  surveyed  lots — the  same  being 
in  use  among  about  100,000,000  people.  For  me- 
chanical structures,  the  units  are  respectively 
the  foot  and  the  metre.  The  foot  is  used  in- 
stead of  the  yard,  as  being  the  most  convenient 
in  practice,  and  is  fixed  in  the  minds  of  the  peo 
pie  by  constant  association  with  length  of  foot- 
rules,  size  of  buildings,  doors,  windows,  &c. ,  all 
of  which  are  always  before  us.  For  commercial 
purposes,  the  units  are  respectively  the  yard  and 
the  metre.  The  yard  is  associated  with  length 
of  yardsticks,  distance  between  brass  nails  on 
counters,  so  many  finger-lengths  by  ladies. 
Probably  three-fourths  of  the  business  of  the 
world  is  conducted  on  the  yard  standard.  For 
machine  and  shop  work  the  English  unit  is  the 
inch  and  fractions,  and  countries  having  the 
metrical  standard  have  universally  adopted  the 
millimetre. 

The  inch  is  well  fixed  in  the  minds  of  all  me- 
chanics by  constant  use,  and  the  ease  with  which 
the  fractions  are  had  by  halving  only  renders 
the  system  very  convenient.  As  more  figures 
most  be  used  to  indicate  a  size  by  millimetres 
than  by  inches  and  fractions,  it  appears  that  the 
metrical  system  cannot  shorten  the  work  of 
arithmetical  computation  in  shop  work,  and  is 
therefore  of  no  advantage  to  the  mechanic  or 
draughtsman,  but  rather  the  reverse.  This  is  the 
opinion  of  Coleman  Sellers,  the  distinguished 
Philadelphia  engineer  and  manufacturer,  who, 
after  a  trial  of  the  millimetre  in  his  shops  for 
some  years,  returned  to  the  use  of  the  inch,  and 
writes  in  Engineering  News  :  "  The  loss  from  the 
use  of  a  small  unit  requiring  many  figures  to  ex- 
press what  is  needed,  takes  away  from  the  other 
advantages  of  the  system  when  considered  from 
a  labor- saving  point  of  view."  In  France  itself 
the  metrical  system  is  not  wholly  decimal  in 
actual  practice,  as  we  find  the  following  meas- 
ures in  use  in  addition  to  the  decimal  divisions  : 


Double     decametre,     demi-decametre,     double 
metre,  demi-metre,  and  double  decimetre. 

The  metrical  system  has  been  adopted  in 
France  and  colonies,  Holland  and  colonies,  Bel- 
gium, Spain  and  colonies,  Portugal,  Italy,  Ger- 
many, Greece,  Roumania,  British  India,  Mexico, 
New  Granada,  Ecuador,  Peru,  Brazil,  Uruguay, 
Argentine  Confederacy,  Chili,  Venezuela,  and 
partially  in  Wiirtemberg,  Bavaria,  Baden, 
Hesse,  Switzerland,  Denmark,  Austria  and  Tur- 
key. In  the  past  centuries  all  the  work  and 
records  of  English-speaking  peoples,  now  num- 
bering about  100,000,000,  and  increasing  and 
progressing  faster  than  all  other  nationalities, 
as  well  as  being  closely  connected  by  descent  and 
business — have  been  done  and  recorded  under  the 
yard  standard,  and  any  change  now  would  in- 
evitably render  necessary  continual  reductions, 
to  the  great  detriment  and  inconvenience  of  the 
mass  of  our  people,  and  with  little  or  no  practi- 
cal benefit,  except  perhaps  to  a  small  class  of 
scientific  and  pseudo-scientific  men,  who  can 
and  do  amuse  themselves  with  the  fancied  uni- 
formity of  the  metre.  All  our  numerous  text- 
books and  tables,  mechanical  and  scientific, 
would  be  rendered  entirely  useless  by  the  change, 
and  this  is  a  serious  final  consideration. — Iron 
Age. 

Office  op  the  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  January  3,  1882.     f 

THE  MONET  MARKET.— Money  is  easy  at  5® 
7  per  cent,  discount  of  prime  mercantile  notes.  The 
new  year  opens  inauspiciously  for  those  who  have 
been  confidently  looking  for  an  improvement  in 
stocks.  Instead  of  a  rise  in  stocks,  the  market  shows 
a  declining  tendency.  Compared  with  a  year  ago, 
prices  are  lower,  but  there  is  not  much  difference  be- 
tween current  quotations  and  those  of  two  years  ago. 
Whether  it  is  safe  to  invest  at  present  prices  is  a 
question.  Government  bonds  are  steady,  and  rail- 
road mortgages  irregular.  Bankers'  short  sight  ster 
ling  and  60  days'  bills  on  Paris  are  a  shade  firmer, 
with  which  exception  foreign  exchange  remains 
steady. 

THE  PAPER  MARKET.— The  holidays  hav- 
ing passed  and  most  of  the  houses  in  the  trade  hav- 
ing completed  stock-taking  and  their  annual  bal- 
ancing of  books,  business  may  be  expected  to  settle 
down  very  soon  to  its  regular  channels  and  proceed 
without  further  interruptions  of  this  character. 
Prices,  with  one  or  two  exceptions,  are  well  sus- 
tained for  all  grades,  and  most  of  our  city  dealers 
will  have  a  smaller  stock  to  carry  over  the  year  than 
for  a  number  of  years  past.  Contracts  which  have 
recently  been  renewed,  for  the  mest  part  indicate 
about  the  same  line  of  prices  which  have  been  paid 
for  the  past  four  or  six  months,  with  very  little  vari- 
ation. This  appUes  more  particularly  to  book,  news 
and  other  print  papers.  Manufacturers,  as  a  general 
thing,  oontinne  fairly  engaged  on  orders  for  goods  to 
be  made  up  and  delivered  early  in  the  year.  Con- 
siderable trouble  is  being  experienced  by  the  mills 
from  anchor  ice. 

IBE  STATIONERY  MAKKET.~Th\s  month, 
usually  as  dull  as  any  in  the  year,  has  opened  very 
encouragingly  with  many  of  the  trade,  and  the  out- 
look is  promising  for  results  equal  to  or  surpassing 
those  of  the  year  just  closed,  but  whether  all  will  be 
realized  that  promises  so  well  now  remains  to  be 
seen.  Some  few  houses  have  not  yet  got  through 
with  taking  an  account  of  stock,  but  this  will  be  very 
generally  completed  by  the  last  of  the  week.  Some 
of  the  houses  dealing  in  staples  are  in  receipt  of  fair 
orders  this  week,  and  are  having  a  comparatively 
good  trade,  quite  in  contrast  with  business  several 
weeks  before  the  close  of  the  year.  Dealers  in  Eas- 
ter and  valentine  cards  are  beginning  to  receive 
orders,  and  some  houses  are  about  to  send  their 
salesmen  out  with  samples  to  solicit  for  this  class  of 
goods.  Some  of  the  manufacturing  stationers  are 
making  preparations  to  bring  out  novelties  for  next 
season.    Prices  generally  rule  steady. 


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MARCUS  WARD  &  CO.'S  ILLUMINATED  CALENDARS  for  1883. 


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.i,_i=a)     r-p    pj   -g-j     (s=.£_,. 


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IF    YOU    EXAMINE    A    PROUTY    YOU    WILL    BUY    IT, 
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The  Press  feeds  like  the  ordinary  Power  Cylinder  Press.  It  is  a  Self -Inker  and  Delivers  its  own  sheets,  anything  from  an  Envelope 
to  a  Full-Size  Poster  or  Newspaper,  without  the  nuisance  of  tapes  pulleys  or  fliers.  One  man  feeds  and  one  turns.  Runs  by  steam  or 
hand.     Only  one  motion  on  the  type.     No  Type-grinding  possible,  the  easiest  press  in  the  world  on  type. 

GUARANTEED  TO  DO  AS  GOOD  NEWSPAPER  AND  POSTER  WORK  AS  THE  HIGH-PRICED  PRESSES. 

In  use  in  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Nebraska,  Dakota,  Colorado,  Utah,  Kansas,  Missouri,  Indiana,  Texas, 
Ohio,  Wyoming,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  Canada  and  elsewhere,  and  giving  perfect  satisfaction. 


SEE- 


TESTIMONY    OF    FIRST-CLASS    PRINTERS. 


-SEE. 


The  Prouty  is  the  "  Boss  Press  "     It  runs  easy,  is  light,  the  embodiment  of 
simplicity  and  strength,  and  does  as  good  work  as  other  power  presses. 

C.  G.  STARKS,  Berlin,  Wis. 

I  have  had  twenty  years'  experience,  and  have  run  all  the  leading  presses; 
but  for  simplicity,  ease  and  convenience,  the  Proutt  beats  'em  all. 

WILL.  N.  tJNDERWOOD.  Cannelton,  Ind. 

Waukegax,  111.,  Aug.  28, 1882. 
I  have  had  my  Prouty  in  operation  for  over  a  year,  and  like  it  better  every 
week.    You  could  not  buy  it  back  to-day  for  what  we  paid  for  it,  with  the  in- 
terest on  the  money  added  at  10  per  cent.  J.  A.  A"V^ERY. 

EvANSviLLE,  Wis.,  April  12.  1882. 
A  $500  Power  Press!     What  kind  of  a  thing  can  it  be?  was  my  first  exclama- 
tion when  told  about  the  press.    Now.  after  four  months'  trial,  t  am  convinced 
that  8500  in  a  Prouty  is  better  for  a  printer  than  $1000  in  a  bank  at  ten  per  cent, 
interest.    It  is  a  perfect  little  jewel. 

H.  B  BLACKMUN,  Foreman  Enterprise. 

I  was  a  "  doiibting  Thomas"  before  I  bought  the  Prooty,  but  now  consider  it 
one  of  the  best  moves  I  ever  made. 

C.  G.  BELL,  Waterloo,  Wis. 


MOST  CONVENIENT  PRESS  MADE. 

From  Waterloo  Tribune,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  March  16,  1883  :  We  have  been  wait- 
ing to  see  how  well  the  Prouty  Power  Press  fulfills  all  that  is  required  of  it.  It 
is  admitted  by  all  to  be  the  most  convenient  press  made;  we  mean  all  who  un- 
derstand such  things,  and  are  sincere  enough  to  confess  the  truth  of  a  self-evi- 
dent fact.  It  is  easy  running,  does  good  work— no  press  better;  and  generally 
and  specifically,  in  whole  or  in  part,  is  a  complete  success.  For  the  country 
ofifice,  printing  1,000  to  4,n00  circulation,  there  is  no  other  press  worthy  to  be  com- 
pared with  it. 

Hamburg,  Pa.,  April  25, 1882. 
Messrs.  Walker  &  Co.:  GeJiis.— We  are  extremely  well  pleased  ivith  our  new 
Prouty  Press.  It  nms  extraordinarily  easy.  It  is  very  simple  in  construction- 
The  more  we  use  it  the  more  are  we  impressed  with  the  wonderful  skill  dis- 
played in  adapting  its  various  parts  to  the  end  designed.  PtiU  and  quietly  does 
it  do  its  work,  even  at  the  highest  speed,  and  it  is  the  admiration  of  all  our  visi- 
tors. The  Prouty  does  every  variety  of  work,  from  a  one-line  job  to  a  large  cut 
form,  or  from  a  poster  to  a  script  circle,  and  that  well.  We  cheerfully  recom- 
mend the  press  in  all  its  parts  to  those  wishing  a  good,  substantial  printing 
machine.  I  had  not  the  least  trouble  in  setting  up  the  press. 
Respectfully, 

S.  A.  FOCHT,  Pub.  of  Weekly  Item. 


SIZES    A.lSriD    FFilCES,  <Scc. 


No.  1,  7  Column. 

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No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3,000  lbs. 
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900 
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BOOK  ILLUSTRATION,  OLD  AND  NEW 


BY  J.   COMYNS  CABR.* 

(Continued.) 
Simple  lithography,  which  only  aims  at  im- 
pressions in  black  and  white,  is  a  less  costly  and 
far  more  satisfactory  process.  Previous  to  the 
invention  of  the  dififerent  modes  of  photographic 
engraving,  it  offered  the  only  means  of  repro- 
ducing an  original  drawing  in  absolute /acsmi7e. 
Wood  and  metal  both  alike  demanded  the  aid 
of  the  engraver  to  carry  out  and  interpret  the 
artist's  design,  but  in  lithography  the  artist 
could  work  directly  upon  the  stone,  or,  if  the 
drawing  were  on  paper,  it  would  be  mechanic- 
ally transferred  to  the  stone.  Lithography  has 
not,  in  England,  attracted  any  very  serious  ar- 
tistic notice,  nor  has  it  been  carried  to  any  great 
degree  of  perfection.  But  in  France  its  peculiar 
resources  have  been  more  highly  esteemed,  and 
many  admirable  lithographs  have  been  pro- 
duced, in  which  the  draughtsman  has  adapted 
himself  with  tact  and  skill  to  the  special  con- 
ditions of  the  art.  It  may  be  worth  while  to 
say  a  word  about  the  actual  process  of  lithog- 
raphy, for  the  reason  that  it  has  an  important 
bearing  upon  the  different  modes  of  photographic 
engraving  which  I  am  about  to  describe.  The 
principle  of  lithography,  it  should  be  understood, 
is  not  purely  mechanical.  The  impressions  from 
the  stone  are  taken  in  a  press,  but  the  ink  is  not 
delivered  from  a  raised  surface,  as  in  the  case  of 
a  wood-block,  or  from  an  incised  line,  as  in  the 
Case  of  a  metal  plate.  The  picture  is  neither  cut 
into  the  surface  of  the  stone  nor  elevated  in  re- 
lief upon  it,  and,  therefore,  the  means  by  which 
successive  impressions  are  obtained  may  be  said 
to  be  chemical  rather  than  mechanical.  The 
stone  used  in  lithography  is  a  sort  of  calcareous 
slate  which  is  found  in  Bavaria.  It  is  carefully 
prepared,  either  by  graining  or  polishing,  ac- 
cording to  the  character  of  the  drawing  that  is 
to  be  reproduced.  In  either  case,  the  ink  or 
chalk  employed  by  the  draughtsman  is  of  a 
special  composition,  being,  in  fact,  a  mixture  of 
grease  and  soap  colored  with  lamp-black.  When 
the  drawing  has  been  made  in  this  material,  a 
weak  solution  of  nitrous  acid  is  poured  over  it, 
in  order  to  render  the  ink  or  chalk  insoluble  in 
water.  The  necessity  for  this  precaution  arises 
from  the  fact  that  the  stone  has  to  be  wetted 
with  a  sponge  before  each  impression  is  taken. 
The  water  so  applied  to  the  surface  is  repelled 
by  those  parts  which  are  covered  with  the  greasy 
chalk,  and  is  absorbed  into  the  untouched  por- 
tions of  the  stone  ;  and  conversely,  when  the 
roller,  covered  with  printing  ink,  is  now  passed 
over  the  surface,  the  inK,  which  is  combined 
with  oil,  unites  readily  with  the  greasy  surface 
of  the  drawing,  and  is  repelled  by  the  wet  sur- 
face of  the  stone  where  the  water  has  been  im- 
bibed. The  stone  is  now  ready  for  printing,  and 
the  same  process  is  repeated  for  every  impres- 
sion. Lithographic  printing,  therefore,  depends, 
it  will  be  observed,  upon  the  antipathy  of  oil 
and  water.  The  greasy  nature  of  the  material 
employed  by  the  draughtsman  unites  with  the 
grease  of  the  ink,  and  enables  the  printer  to 
multiply  impressions  without  loss  of  any  of  the 
qualities  of  his  original  design.  But  lithographs 
are  not  always  drawn  directly  on  the  stone. 
They  can  be  transferred  from  paper  specially 
prepared  for  the  purpose  ;  and  it  is  the  power  of 
transferring  the  original  design  which  enables 
lithography  to  make  use  of  the  resources  of  the 
photographer. 

I  have  described  the  process  of  lithography, 
because  it  will  help  the  better  to  understand  the 

*  Lecture  delivered  before  the  Societj  of  Arts. 


means  by  which  a  photo-engraving  in  relief  is 
usually  obtained.  These  relief  blocks  have  now 
been  in  use  for  some  years,  but  it  is  only  recently 
that  they  have  shown  signs  of  suflScient  excel- 
lence to  render  them  worthy  rivals  of  wood 
engraving.  Their  great  merit,  where  they  are 
successful,  is  that  they  give  us  the  absolute 
autograph  of  the  artist.  The  photographer  here 
takes  the  place  of  the  wood  engraver,  and  allows 
the  original  draughtsman  to  speak  for  himself. 
Or,  at  least,  it  should  rather  be  said  that  this  is 
so  in  principle  ;  in  practice  it  must  be  acknowl- 
edged that  photography  cannot  always  claim  the 
absolute  veracity  which  is  sometimes  attributed 
to  it.  It  inevitably  coarsens,  to  some  extent, 
even  the  simple  lines  of  a  pen-and-ink  drawing, 
and  it  takes  no  account  of  varying  depth  or 
strength  of  color.  The  photographic  engraver 
can  distinguish  between  a  broad  line  and  a  thin 
line,  though  he  is  apt  to  exaggerate  both  ;  but 
he  is  wholly  powerless  to  effect  any  distinction 
between  a  dark  line  and  a  light  line.  In  this 
repect  it  must  be  admitted  that  all  these  pro- 
cesses are  still  inferior  in  effect  to  the  wood- 
block, in  the  treatment  of  which  the  engraver 
has  at  his  command  numerous  devices  for  giving 
varieties  and  reflnements  of  tone.  But  it  must 
be  allowed,  nevertheless,  that  in  dispensing  with 
the  services  of  the  engraver  there  is  an  im- 
portant gain  of  another  kind.  It  is  something 
to  have  the  actual  touch  of  the  original  artist, 
even  though  the  interpretation  is  somewhat 
rough  and  clumsy  ;  and  when  the  artist  has 
learned  to  adapt  his  work  to  the  conditions  of 
the  process,  results  will  be  obtained  such  as 
could  not  be  secured  even  by  the  most  pains- 
taking and  conscientious  engraver.  For  it  is  to 
be  observed  that  the  process  itself  is  capable  of 
a  vast  amount  of  improvement,  and  the  results 
now  obtained  already  compare  very  favorably 
with  the  earlier  and  cruder  experiments.  Apart 
from  the  lack  of  variety  in  tone,  which  was  a 
patent  defect  of  those  earlier  essays,  there  was 
another  and  more  serious  disadvantage  arising 
from  a  certain  rottenness  and  insecurity  in  the 
lines  themselves.  This  arose  partly  from  the 
employment  of  paper  unfitted  for  the  purpose, 
and  partly  from  an  uneven  biting  of  the  metal. 
Photography  not  only  exaggerates  the  actual 
work  of  the  draughtsman,  but  it  caricatures  the 
surface  of  t^e  paper,  and  if  this  surface  be  rough 
and  uneven,  the  lines,  when  they  are  transferred 
to  the  metal,  lose  sharpness  and  consistency. 
Mr.  Dawson,  whose  ingenious  method  of  photo- 
mezzotint  engraving  I  have  already  described, 
sought  to  overcome  these  defects  by  a  process 
which  he  has  described  as  typographic  etching. 
Here  the  drawing  was  actually  made  upon  a 
prepared  plate  in  a  manner  partly  corresponding 
to  real  etching,  and  the  black  in  relief  was  after- 
ward obtained  by  a  cast.  But  this  process  had 
not,  after  all,  the  advantage  of  rendering  in 
facsimile  an  original  drawing  ;  and  I  now, 
therefore,  pass  to  the  consideration  of  the  va- 
rious modes  now  adopted  for  obtaining  relief 
blocks  through  the  intervention  of  photography. 
As  the  conductor  of  two  artistic  magazines, 
one  of  which  is  produced  in  France,  I  have  had 
the  opportunity  of  scrutinizing  very  closely  the 
results  produced  by  the  different  professors  of 
this  kind  of  engraving  both  in  England  and 
abroad.  The  principal  firms  in  France  at  the 
present  time  are  the  Messrs.  Gillot,  Yves  and 
Barret,  and  M.  Petit,  and  very  favorable  ex- 
amples of  their  skill  are  to  be  seen  in  the  pages 
of  L'Art  and  the  Gazette  des  Beaux  Arts.  The 
point  in  which  they  seem  to  me  to  surpass  most 
of  their  rivals  in  England,  lies  in  the  ability  to 
interpret  drawings  in  charcoal  and  chalk,  as 
well  as  drawings  in  pen  and  ink.     It  certainly 


appears,  at  first  sight,  a  very  remarkable  gain 
to  the  resources  of  illustration,  to  be  able  to 
print  from  a  relief-block  in  such  a  way  as  to 
imitate  the  crumbling  touch  of  a  chalk  drawing, 
and  this  has,  in  some  instances,  been  very  suc- 
cessfully accomplished.  Very  much,  of  course, 
depends  upon  the  skill  of  the  printer  in  handling 
these  photographic  blocks,  as  they  undoubtedly 
demand  more  adroit  handling  than  is  bestowed 
upon  the  ordinary  wood-block.  The  art  of 
printing  illustrated  works  is  unquestionably 
more  widely  understood  in  France  than  with 
ourselves,  and  to  this  cause  we  must  attribute 
some  part  of  the  superiority  which  the  French 
processes  would  seem  to  possess.  In  London 
there  are,  by  comparison,  only  a  limited  num- 
ber of  printing  firms  which  devote  special  at- 
tention to  this  class  of  work,  and  although  the 
results  obtained  in  these  isolated  cases  are  highly 
satisfactory,  the  production  is,  as  a  general  rule, 
far  more  costly.  But  even  the  best  of  these 
French  processes,  aided  and  supported  as  they 
are  by  the  greater  skill  and  resource  of  the 
French  printer,  are  scarcely  superior  to  a  pro- 
cess to  which  I  shall  specially  draw  attention. 
This  process  is  the  invention  of  a  German  gen- 
tleman, Mr.  Henschell,  who  has  kindly  afforded 
me  every  facility  for  explaining  the  peculiar 
methods  of  his  work.  There  are  many  others 
of  the  same  kind,  and  based  mainly  upon 
the  same  principles  ;  but  as  there  are  consider- 
able differences  in  detail,  I  have  thought  it  best 
to  confine  myself  to  the  description  of  a  single 
example.  The  faults  common  to  nearly  all  the 
processes  to  which  I  have  referred  are,  as  I  have 
said,  of  two  kinds.  In  the  first  place,  the  line 
which  was  firm  and  steady  in  the  original  draw- 
ing is  apt  to  exhibit  a  certain  rottenness  when  it 
reappears  upon  the  block,  and  further,  the  block 
commonly  fails  to  distinguish  successfully  be- 
tween lines  of  varying  strength.  It  may  even 
be  said  that  where  the  original  drawing  hasi 
passages  of  delicate  execution,  even  though  ex- 
pressed in  line,  these  delicate  parts  disappear  al- 
together, and  the  printed  impression  from  the 
block  is,  by  comparison,  crude  and  coarse  in 
effect.  In  order  to  understand  why  this  should 
be  so,  it  will  be  necessary  to  explain  the  differ- 
ent stages  in  the  production  of  one  of  these 
blocks.  The  first  requisite,  common  to  every 
process,  consists  in  a  good  clear  negative  from 
the  drawing  which  has  to  be  reproduced;  but 
the  real  difficulty  begins  when  it  is  sought  to 
transfer  this  negative  on  to  the  metal.  Now, 
this  has  usually  been  accomplished  by  means  of 
transfer  paper,  such  as  has  long  been  used  by 
lithographers.  This  transfer  paper  is  so  treated 
as  to  be  sensitive  to  the  action  of  light,  and  an 
ordinary  photograph  print  is  then  taken  upon  it, 
which  is  afterward  treated  with  lithographic 
printing  ink  and  transferred  to  the  smooth 
surface  of  the  zinc  plate.  But  the  conditions 
which  make  it  necessary  to  employ  this  transfer 
paper  are  unfavorable  to  the  photographer.  In 
order  to  secure  detail,  the  light  must  act  through 
the  transfer  substance,  and  fix  the  image  to  the 
paper  itself,  but  unfortunately  the  exposure  re- 
quired to  effect  this  result  intensifies  the  darker 
parts  of  the  picture  to  an  exaggerated  degree. 
The  engraver  has,  therefore,  to  choose  between 
two  evils.  Either  the  black  parts  of  the  picture 
will  be  too  strong,  or  the  lighter  and  more  deli- 
cate portions  will  be  lost  altogether;  for,  unless 
the  light  has  penetrated  the  transfer  substance 
and  fixed  the  image  to  the  paper,  these  delicate 
features  will  inevitably  be  washed  away  with 
the  transfer  material  and  never  reach  the  metal 
at  all.  And  thi-;,  iu  fact,  is  what  usually  hap- 
pens. If  an  ordinary  process  block  is  compared 
with  an  ordinary  drawing  of  any  subtilty  or  re- 


2f5 


THE    AMERTOAI^    STATldsTER 


flnetnent,  it  will  be  found  not  merely  that  the 
lines  are  rotten,  but  that  many  finer  lines  which 
gave  beauty  to  the  drawing  have  no  existence 
in  the  block  at  all.  And  there  is  yet  a  further 
disadvantage  incidental  to  the  usual  mode  of 
procedure.  The  transfer  to  the  metal  can  only 
be  effected  by  pressure,  and  the  pressure  has  the 
inevitable  result  of  destroying  the  delicate  work, 
and  rendering  the  lines  indistinguishable.  When 
the  image,  with  whatever  loss  it  has  suffered  by 
the  way,  has  been  transferred  to  the  metal  plate, 
it  is  treated  very  much  in  the  manner  already 
described  in  connection  with  lithography.  The 
surface  is  covered  with  gum,  so  as  to  resist  and 
repel  the  printer's  ink,  which  is  now  applied  by 
the  lithographic  roller,  and  which  only  adheres 
to  those  parts  where  the  transfer  ink  has  been 
impressed.  The  plate  so  inked  and  prepared 
is  now  ready  for  the  acid  bath.  It  might,  if 
we  chose,  be  treated  as  a  lithograph,  and  im- 
pressions might  be  taken  from  it  just  as  they 
are  taken  from  the  surface  of  the  stone.  But 
our  object  now  is  to  produce  a  block  in  relief 
which  shall  be  adapted  for  printing  in  an  ordi- 
nary press  with  movable  tj-pe,  and  with  this 
purpose  in  view,  the  next  thing  to  be  done  is  to 
bite  away  all  those  portions  of  the  plate  which 
are  not  occupied  by  the  lines  of  the  drawing. 
The  zinc  plate  is  therefore  placed  in  the  acid 
bath  in  the  same  manner  as  an  etching,  only 
that  here  the  pr  ocess  is  reversed,  and  instead  of 
eating  into  the  lines  of  the  drawing,  the  acid 
eats  away  all  those  portions  which  surround 
these  lines,  which  are  themselves  protected 
from  chemical  action  by  the  ink  which  covers 
them.  As  the  biting  gets  deeper,  care  is  needed 
in  order  to  protect  the  sides  as  well  as  the  upper 
surface  of  these  lines,  otherwise  they  would  be 
undermined,  and  would  then  fall  away;  and  for 
this  purpose  the  ink  has  to  be  applied  again  and 
again  during  successive  stages  of  the  biting. 
(To  be  Continued.) 


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fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe:  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— £jr.  I/.  S.  Minister^  E.  B. 
Washburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed— one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  wnile  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer's  Repo-rt  for  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  are  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


I 


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THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


OF   AMERICA. 


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THE    AMERIOAJS^    STATIOI^ER 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a  pre- 
existing mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real,  a 
mortgage  on  real  estate. 1 
Mortgagor.           NEW  YORK  CITY.               Amount. 

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J.  Schedler 1,500 

EASTERN   STATES. 

John  A .  Littlefield,  Boston,  Mass 500 

Wm.  L.  McDermott,  Boston,  Mass 45 

Wm.  H.  Allen,  Brockton,  Mass 800 

O.  Fitzgerald,  Jr.,  Dexter,  Me 2,200 

Herbert  E.  Lombard,  Cambridge,  Mass 1,437 

WESTERN  STATES. 

Carhart  &  Wright,  Chicago,  111 500 

J.  A.  Straub,  Chicago,  III 500 

J.  C.  Morgan,  Council  Bluffs,  la 300 

B.  Anundsen,  Decorah,  la 1,500 

Wm.  Denise,  Dayton,  Ohio,  (Real) 700 

F.  C.  B.  McDowell,  St.  Paul,  Minn 273 

S.  StoU  (StoU  &  Thayer),  Los  Angeles,  Cal., 

(conv'd  realty) 1 

Elderkin  &  Co.,  Peoria,  111 223 

P.  B.  Stouffer,  Clinton,  la 2,500 

A.  P.  Smith  &  Co. ,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich 387 

SOUTHERN  STATES. 

Robert  Calder,  Baltimore,  Md.  (B.  S.) 208 


OXIDIZING   SILVER. 


Oxidations  upon  silver  are  always  produced 
by  providing  the  article  either  all  over  its  sur- 
face, or,  more  frequently,  only  at  diflferent 
places,  with  a  more  or  less  heavy  coating  of  sul- 
pburet  of  silver,  and  this  is  most  practically  ex- 
ecuted by  applying  a  substance  to  the  silver 
article,  which  contains  an  easily  decomposing 
sulphur  combination. 

Such  a  combination  we  have  in  the  so-called 
sulphuret  of  potassium.  It  may  be  produced  by 
mixing  sharply  dried  potash — two  parts,  inti- 
mately with  one  part  pulverized  sulphur,  and 
melting  the  mass  in  an  iron  vessel. 

If  it  is  desired  to  coat  a  silver  article  entirely 
with  sulphuret  of  potassium,  it  must  previously 
be  thoroughly  cleaned  of  filth  and  dust,  then 
rinsed  with  water,  and  at  once  be  immersed 
into  the  sulphuret  solution.  The  influence  com- 
mences at  once,  and  the  coating  adheres  with 
increasing  force,  according  to  the  dilution  of 
the  bath.  If  this  is  heated,  the  coating  will  be 
effected  in  a  shorter  time.  It  is  of  importance, 
however,  not  to  accelerate  the  progress  unduly, 
else  the  coating  will  only  adhere  loosely,  and  is 
easily  removed  by  wiping,  and  as  a  general  fact 
such  sulphuret  coating  at  best  does  not  adhere 
very  firmly.  We  have  satisfied  ourselves  that 
a  far  better  adhering  coating  can  be  produced 
by  exposing  the  silver  article  to  the  prolonged 
action  of  an  atmosphere  of  moist  sulphureted 
hydrogen  gas. 

When  the  article  has  become  sufficiently  coated 
with  sulphuret  of  silver,  it  is  withdrawn  from 
the  bath,  quickly  rinsed,  and  then  dried  ;  if  the 
process  was  conducted  correctly,  it  must  be  col- 
ored to  a  uniform  gray.  Thearticle  may  be  em- 
bellished in  a  suitable  manner  with  ornamenta- 
tions in  the  color  of  pure  silver,  eflEected  either 
in  a  mechanical  or  chemical  way. 

The  layer  of  sulphuret  of  silver  can  be  removed 
either  by  the  graver,  so  that  the  lower  stratum 
is  brought  to  appear,  or  the  chemical  process  is 
pursued.  By  this,  the  drawings,  to  appear  upon 
the  article,  intended  to  be  bright,  are  traced  up- 
on the  oxidation  with  goose  quills,  dipped  into 
moderately  strong  nitric  acid.  The  sulphuret  of 
silver  is  by  this  acid  changed  into  a  sulphate  of 
silver,  and  this  is  dissolved  when  the  drawing  is 
completed,  by  dipping  the  article  into  boiling 
water,  and  leaving  it  therein  for  a  short  time, 


because  >ulphiite  of  silver  ouly  dissolves  with 
difficulty  in  water. 

It  is  not  easy  to  obtain  entirely  faultless 
sketches  in  this  manner;  especially  the  edges  are 
not  always  of  a  sufficient  sharpness.  Sharper 
sketches  are  obtained  by  coating  those  plates  of 
the  silver  intended  to  remain  bright,  with  as- 
phaltum  varnish,  and  when  this  has  dried,  to 
immerse  the  article  into  the  sulphuret  of  potas- 
sium bath.  When  this  has  sufficiently  operated 
upon  the  article,  it  is  rinsed,  and  the  asphaltum 
varnish  removed  by  immersing  the  article  into 
benzol. 

We  have  also  made  several  very  satisfactory 
tests  by  producing  the  sketching  direct  upon  the 
article,  in  such  a  manner  that  we  made  a  very 
highly  concentrated  solution  of  sulphuret  of 
potassium  in  water,  and  thickening  it  with  so 
much  mucilaginous  gum  solution,  that  it  could 
be  used  for  writing  and  drawing.  The  drawings 
upon  the  bright  silver  were  executed  with  the 
pen  and  brush,  and  the  article  left  to  itself  for 
twenty-four  hours,  then  sufficiently  heated  so 
that  the  dried  gum  either  cracked  off  itself,  or 
could  be  separated  by  gently  tapping  the  article. 
If  the  solution  was  correctly  thickened  with  the 
gum  solution,  the  edges  of  the  drawing  are  of  an 
excellent  sharpness,  and  these  dark  gray  sketches 
upon  the  bright  silver  ground  are  of  a  very 
agreeable  effect. 

In  place  of  the  solution  of  the  sulphuret  of 
potassium,  sulphuret  of  anlm'^nia  may  be  used 
with  equal  effect,  by  leaving  it  exposeii  to  the 
light  until  it  has  turned  yellow.  But  the  sul- 
phuret of  ammonium  very  easily  parts  with 
sulphur  when  exposed  to  air,  and  the  work  with 
potassium  is  a  cleaner  one,  and  its  use  to  be  pre- 
ferred to  the  former. 

The  handsome  bluish  gray  to  black  color,  char- 
acteristic to  sulphuret  of  silver,  is  obtained 
upon  the  bright  silver  by  the  sulphuring  bath  ; 
if  the  alloy  contains  much  copper  the  color  will 
become  different,  more  inclined  to  black,  and 
less  handsome.  If,  therefore,  it  is  intended  to 
obtain  oxidations  simply  produced  by  sulphuret 
of  silver,  it  is  necessary  to  glow  the  article  for 
some  time  in  open  air  in  order  to  oxidize  the 
copper  of  the  alloy  to  a  proportionately  great 
depth,  and  to  remove  this  copper  oxide  twice  or 
three  times  with  boiling  in  pickle. 

If  the  color  of  the  oxidation  is  desired  to  be 
very  dark,  approaching  velvet  black,  the  article, 
before  it  is  immersed  into  the  sulphuret  of  potas- 
sium bath,  is  dipped  into  a  solution  of  hyponi- 
trate  of  mercury.  It  will  quickly  assume  a 
pretty  white  color,  metallic  mercury  being 
separated  upon  its  surface,  which  unites  with 
the  silver  to  a  silver  amalgam.  The  solution  of 
hyponitrate  of  mercury  is  produced  by  dis- 
solving metallic  mercury  in  cold  nitric  acid, 
leaving  a  little  mercury  in  excess,  and  storing 
this  solution  in  a  well-closed  flask,  upon  the  bot- 
tom of  which  lies  a  little  mercury. 

If  next  the  article  is  brought  into  the  sul- 
phuret of  potassium  bath,  a  heavier  layer  of  a 
combination  of  sulphuret  of  mercury  and  sul- 
phuret of  silver  arises,  which  is  of  a  velvet-black 
color. 

The  silver  oxidation  may  also  be  heightened 
by  chemical  agents  ;  if,  for  instance,  the  oxi- 
dized article  is  dipped  into  a  fluid  consisting  of 
10  parts  sulphate  of  copper,  5  parts  sal  am- 
monia, and  100  parts  vinegar,  the  bright  places 
of  the  silver  assume  a  brown  tone.  Very  hand- 
some colored  drawings  may  be  produced  in  this 
manner  by  a  skillful  manipulation  of  the  differ- 
ent processes.  If,  for  instance,  ornaments  are 
sketched  with  asphaltum  varnish  upon  a  bright 
silver  surface,  oxidized  in  the  sulphuring 
bath,  next  removing  the  asphaltum  layer,  dip- 


ping the  article  into  the  solurtion  of  hyponitrate 
of  mercury,  oxidizing  again,  black  sketches  upon 
a  blue-gray  ground  are  obtained.  If,  then,  cer- 
tain places  of  the  silver  are  brightened,  and  the 
article  is  dipped  into  the  copper  solution,  these 
bright  places  will  then  become  oxidized  brown, 
&c. 

Attention  must  always  be  paid  not  to  destroy 
the  already  perfected  oxidations,  and  such 
places  are  always  to  be  coated  with  asphaltum 
varnish. — Journal  d.  Goldsch. 


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It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Cliicago  and 
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Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

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Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
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Trains. 

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this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
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WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNG,  Gen.  Supt,  Chicago, 


Jan.  4,  1883.J 


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ACT   AS    AG£XT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAI.  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AUJfiKICAN  M.^NUFACTCREKS,  INVEN- 
TORS, &c..  and  will  guarantee  that  their  intei-ests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  liim. 

Pnltlisliing  Department. 

The  India  Mercurt,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shipping 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemeen  Dagblad  van  Nedbrlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  will  be  supphed  by  addi-essing 

J.  H.  X>E    BUSSY, 

93,  Heerengracht,  Amsterdam. 

MUSTANG  MAILER 


MA.CSINE,  $10;  GAXJbEYS,  SO  cts.  each. 

SOLD  BY  ALL  TYPE  FOUNDERS  AND  BY  THE 

ST.  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDRY, 

Sole  Manufacturers 


& 

Fine  Leather  Goods. 

No.  507  Arch    Street,  FhiLadelpbia,  Pa. 


32 


THE    AMEEIOA:^    STATIOISTEE. 


(Successors  to  FLOTO   MAN UFACTURING    COMFASY,) 

IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


VALENTINE, 


Easter  I  Birthday  Cards, 

TOKEBS,  SOUVEKIRS  AND  BOVELTIES. 


Choice  designs  (exclusively  OUR  own),  hand-painted  on  silk.     Many  choice  and  recherche  Novelties  will  be  shown  the  Trade 
by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road. 


^ 


No.  290    BROADV^AY,   NEV/  YORK. 


S- 


1 1882, 1 


PAPER  HANGINGS. 


^  1883, 1 


By  way  of  Customary  Annual  to  the  Trade,  we  beg  to  submit  that 
the  Samples  now  in  our  Agents'  hands  for  Fall  and  Spring  have 
been  selected  with  most  scrupulous  care,  and  after  an  exhaustive 
examination  of  All  New  Designs  cut  by  Standard  Factories  for 
the  season's  distribution. 

We  claim  for  the  product  a  far  Higher  Degree  of  Excellence 
than  heretofore  compassed  by  any  individual  House,  approximat- 
ing, as  closely  as  possible,  a  Perfect  Assortment.  Prices  being 
equal,  the  comparative  merit  of  those  lines  submitted  to  your 
notice  will  doubtless,  to  a  great  extent,  control  selection. 

We  challenge  and  respectfully  solicit  direct  comparison  of  our 
collection  with  those  of  any  other  Houses  representing  that  branch 
of  artistic  industry  which  is  our  Exclusive  Specialty. 

The  untiring  effort  of  over  thirty  years,  which  has  resulted  in 
our  sales  being  the  largest  recorded  for  the  past  two  seasons,  has 
also  given  us  an  intimate  knowledge  of  the  wants  of  that  widely 
extended  trade  to  which  we  cater.  This  fact,  coupled  with  un- 
varying promptness  and  watchful  care  of  our  customers'  interests, 
will,  we  feel  assured,  secure  for  us  a  continuance  of  your  esteemed 
patronage. 

Our  Agent  will  indicate,  by  direct  correspondence,  the  date  of 
his  visit.      Failing  receipt  of  such  advice.  Samples  shall   be  for- 
warded, free  of  expense,  upon  receipt  of  request. 
Very  truly  yours, 

JOHN  J.  McGRATH, 

174  &  176  State  St,  Chicago. 


A.   WBIDMANItf   <£   CO., 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 


Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 


MANTJFACTURKRS  OP 


TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  ot  Duane  St.,  New  York., 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON,, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

No.  152  Broad-way,  ISTeAV  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES.  ON : 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

tW  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 
G.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Faicy  Goois,  Gtewam,  Cla,  ToFs,  Gms, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,   &c. 

Fayence,   China   and    Glass    Metal-Mounted    Lamps,, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

3iTos.  2©,  31  3,30.(3.  33  ^arls  :E=la,ce,  3Sre-\7^  "STorlr. . 

THE  RAiSBECK  ELECTROTYPE  CO., 

Electrotypers  &  Stereotypers, 

No.  68  JBeekman  Street,  New  York. 
ELECTROTYPES     MOUNTED    ON    WOOD    OR    METAL. 


27  SOUTH  SIXTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 

Glazei  and  FaicF  Paners,  Faiier  Laces,  Cards  aid  Cardboards 

CHROMO    ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 

MEREIAM  MFa.  CO, 

[DURHAM,  CONN.,  U.  S.  A. 

Manufacturers  of 

SUNK-HANDLE  CASH  BOXES, 

All  weights  and  grades.  Sizes,  7  to  18  inches 
inclusive.  Tumbler  Locks,  assorted  Keys. 
Also  Bond,  Deed,  Stamp  and  Post-ofBce 
Boxes,  BiU-Head  Cases,  Paper  Cutters,  and 
other  Tin  Ooods,  adapted  to  the  best  Com- 
mercial Stationers'  Trade. 


COPYING     PRESSES 


LL  SIZES  and  EVERY  VARIETY  OF  FINISH. 
Lowest  Prices  and  Discounts  to  the  Trade. 
Illustrated  Catalogues  to  be  had  upon  application 
to  WHITCOMB  MFG.  CO.,  formerly  C.  Whitcomb 
&  Co..  Manufacturers,  Worcester,  Mass. 
Mention  the  American  Stationer. 


Jan.  4,  1883.1 


THE    AMERT0A:N"    STATIOIS-ER. 


38 


THE 


U.  S.  TABLET  COVER  AND  BLOTTER 

The  Cheapest  and  MostConvenient  Article  of  the  kind  in  the  Market. 


THE 
CHEAPEST 

ARTICLE 
A  PRINTER 

CAN  USE. 


-Case  with  Lower  Slides  pulled  down  ready  to  receive  Tablet.    B.— Tablet  of  Letter  Heads  in  Case. 

C— Bill  Heads  in  Case.  D.— Cases  filled  and  put  away  with  other  books. 
The  above  cut  represents  our  Cover  for  Tableted  Stationery,  which  is  just  now  coming  into  general  use;  it  is  suited  to  the  common  kind  of  Tablets  or  Blocks  in 
which  so  much  stationery  is  now  put  up,  and  when  the  same  is  covered  with  this  case  it  is  as  well  preserved  as  a  regular  bound  book  with  the  addition  of  a  Blotter 
always  ready  for  use.  It  is  an  ordinary  book  cover,  well  bound;  the  lower  leaf  is  suppUed  with  four  hooks  or  clasps;  the  upper  ones  are  pointed  and  cut  their 
way  between  the  card-board  at  the  top  of  the  tablet  and  the  first  sheet  of  paper.  The  lower  clasps  slide  up  and  down,  so  that  after  the  upper  hooks  have  been 
inserted,  being  pushed  up,  they  overlap  the  card-board  and  hold  the  tablet  in  place. 

Letter-Head, )  ]Vote-Head,  ) 

One-lialf  Slieet   BlU-Head,  VSO  ots.  eaoli.  Statement,   ^35  cts.  eacb. 

One-tHird       «  "  )  Keoeipt.       -) 

The  cheapest  article  a  printer  can  use.      Sample  sent  by  mail  on  receipt  of  price. 

TABLET  AND   TICKET   CO.,  1 70  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  Ills. 

THE  J.  O.  SMITH  MFG.  CO., 


Oiih  Bm 


—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 


^  ENAMELED  WOOD  GOODS,  ARTISTS'  PANELS,  SlO.-^ 

Manufactory,  Middletown,  Conn.  ITo.   51    «To]:XZl     Stre©t     ZTeTXT  TTorls. 


TO  THE  TRADE: 

Having  made  arrangements  with  the  Magneso- 
Calcite  Fire-Proof  Company  (after  careful  examin- 
ation), we  are  now  prepared  to  supply  the  Trade 
with  BOND,  NOTE  AND  JEWEL  CASES,  with 
their  Patent  Linings.  Bond  and  Note  Cases  are  of 
Japanned  Iron,  with  Locks ;  Jewel  Cases,  Iron, 
covered  in  Colored  Plushes,  and  Satin  and  Silk 
Linings — very  handsome. 

No.  1.  Bond  and  Note,  each $8.00 

No.  3.  "                 "         "     10.00 

No.  3.  "                 "         "     12.00 

No.  1.  Jewel  Case,  each is.oo 

No.  9.  "         "        "    21.00 

No.  3.  "         "         "     24.00 

No.  4.  "         "         "     27.00 


-^    TESTIMOIVY    OF    LIEUT.-GOV.  B5^^KO]V    WESTOTST.   -g^ 

I  witnessed  the  test  made  by  your  Superintendent  of  the  fire-proof  quaUties  of  an  express  chest  and  bond  and  note  case  manufactured  by  the  Magneso-Calcite 
B^re-Proot  Company,  at  Nantasket  Beach,  on  Friday  last.  After  being  embedded  in  coals  for  one  and  one-half  hours,  the  contents  of  the  express  chest  consisting 
of  papers,  greenback,  and  lucifer  matches,  were  found  to  be  in  perfect  condition,  there  being  nothing  to  Indicate  that  they  had  been  near  a  fire  except  a  slight 
iimell  of  smoke.  Upon  openinsr  the  smaU  bond  and  note  caae,  its  contents  were  found  to  be  in  equally  as  good  condition  as  those  of  the  express  chest  although  it 
ihad  been  exposed  to  a  severe  test  for  more  than  half  an  hour.    There  can  be  no  question  but  that  the  material  used  by  your  company  is  perfectly  fireproof 


1 


Dalton,  Mass.,  August  30,  1881. 


Yours  truly, 


(Signed) 


BYEON  WESTON. 


34 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOlSrEE. 


Publisher  Of  CHRISTMAS  and  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

and  Importer  of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 

THE   riNEST  LINE  OF  NEW  BIRTHDAY  AND  VALENTINE  CARDS  EVER  SHOWN  IN  AMERICA,  being  of  my 
own  publication,  are  now  in  the  hands  of  my  Travelers,  and  on  exhibition  at  my  Show-Eooms,  London  and  Paris. 

VTILLY  VTALLACH,  78  Chambers  Street,  New  York. 


JOHN    GIBSON   8i! »"''  84  Urn  street,  b  Yoi 

My  new  line  of  EASTER,  Birthday  and  Valentine  Cards  will  be  ready  in  January.  I  would  call  special  attention  to  my 
EASTEK   NOVEL.TIES,  which  will  be  very  desirable. 

A  very  large  and  complete  line  of  Advertising  Cards,  Day  and  Sunday-School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  and 
Marriage  Certificates.     New  Designs  in  each,  ready  in  January. 


BROWN  d  SANSON, 


-MANUFACTUEERS  OF- 


Fire!     Fire!     Fire!!! 

For  Insurance  rates  address 

4NDEBS0N  &  STANTON, 

152  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 


Fine   Papers,   Envelopes,    Cards 

—AND— 

WEDDING   STATIONERY. 


WEDDING  STATIONERY,        ^ 
FINE  PAPETEKIES,     "^ 


SPECIALTIES. 

No.  29  MURRAY  STREET,  NEW  YORK. 


PXAIN,  GII.T  AND 

BETE]>EDGE  CARDS. 


NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES    NUMBEMED    OB,   PLAIN. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


S:S>  ENVELOPES   AND    LINEN    PAPERS. '^ 


115  &  117  William  Street,  New  York, 

Beg  leave  to  announce  that  they  are  well  prepared  for  the  FALL  TRADE  with  a  large  stock  of 


'm^ 


e^ 


^^^ 


Of  every  variety,  so  that  all  orders  can  be  filled  promptly,  and  at  the  lowest  standard  prices.    Envelopes  of 
odd  sizes  for  Christmas  or  other  cards  kept  on  band  or  promptly  made  to  order.    Also  a  large  stock  of  the 

"PURE  IRISH  LINEN"   AND   "IMPERIAL   LINEN"   PAPERS, 

Both  High  and  Mill  Finish,  in  folio  and  note  size,  with  Envelopes  to  match.    Also  a  Splendid  Assortment 
of  PAJ^BTERIISS.    The  Trade  invited  to  call  and  examine  Stock  or  write  for  Samples. 


WHO  ISUNACQUAINTEO  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  OOUN* 
TRY  WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


CeiCA60.R0CKISLm&PACIFICR'Y 

By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Ke- 
clining  Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palacs 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Bert  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trair  j  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cseo  and  Minneapolis  and  St,  Paul,  via  the  PamouB 

"ALBERT  LEA  ROUTE.'' 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka* 
kee,  has  recently  been  opened  between  Bichmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
gusta, Nashville,  Louisville.  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 

Tickets  for  sale  at  allprincipal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  aU 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan« 
tages. 

For  detailed  Information,  get  the  Maps  and  Fold* 
era  of  the 

GREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Ofilce,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.  ST.  JOHN, 

Vioe-Pres.  &  Qen'l  M'g'r,  Gen'l  Tkt.  &  Pass.  Agb 

CHICAGO. 


Jan.  4,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOI^EE. 


35 


PRANG'S  VALENTINES  FOR   1883. 


L.  Prang  &  Co.'s  new  valentines  for  1883  have 
been  announced  as  ready.  The  firm's  travelers 
have  started  on  the  road,  and  the  home  oflBce,  as 
well  as  its  branches  in  New  York,  Philadelphia, 
Chicago  and  San  Francisco  are  ready  to  exhibit 
the  new  line  and  to  accept  orders.  Those  read- 
ers of  The  Stationer  who  are  able  to  order 
these  fine  goods  from  personal  inspection  of  the 
samples,  either  of  the  firm  direct  or  through  any 
one  of  the  jobbing  houses  who  regularly  carry 
Prang's  goods,  will  not  need  a  detailed  descrip- 
tion of  the  line,  since  the  goods  speak  for  them- 
selves; but  as  the  season  is  a  short  one  and  as, 
therefore,  many  copies  may  have  to  be  shipped 
by  the  travelers,  the  number  of  those  dealers 
who  cannot  order  from  samples,  will  be  much 
larger  than  it  was  with  the  Xmas  goods,  and  for 
the  benefit  of  this  large  class  of  readers  such  a 
detailed  description  as  will  enable  them  to  make 
up  their  orders  understandingly,  even  without 
seeing  the  samples,  will  be  given.  It  may  first 
be  remarked,  that  these  goods  are  again  packed 
in  the  familiar  way  peculiar  to  L.  Prang  &  Co., 
and  which  has  heretofore  given  such  general 
satisfaction,  viz. :  Twelve  assorted  cards  to  a 
set;  all  sets  costing  above  $1.80  accompanied  by 
envelopes,  without  extra  charge  ;  no  sets  are 
broken  costing  less  than  $3  long.  Again,  most 
of  the  cards  are  made  up  in  three  styles,  viz., 
single,  single-fringed  and  double-fringed.  For 
further  details,  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  ad- 
vertisement of  L.  Prang  &  Co.  on  another  page 
of  this  issue.  For  prices,  which  are  not  given 
for  want  of  room,  dealers  should  apply  to  the 
nearest  office  of  L.  Prang  &  Co, ,  whence  lists 
will  be  sent  to  them  by  return  mail. 

If  criticism  of  these  goods  was  asked  it  could 
only  repeat  an  old  remark  pronounced  upon 
them  season  after  season,  viz.,  that  they  again 
show  the  marked  progress  over  former  lines  for 
which  L.  Prang  &  Co.'s  goods  are  so  well 
known.  The  past  season's  Christmas  cards  were 
so  well  done  that  there  seemed  to  be  no  more 
room  for  further  improvement,  and  yet  this 
valentine  card  line  unquestionably  again  shows 
great  progress.  Mr.  Prang  has  succeeded  by  a 
steady  effort  to  so  educate  the  taste  of  the  pub- 
lic that  cards  are  now  sought  only  for  their 
beauty  and  entirely  regardless  of  cost,  and  most 
dealers  have  surely  noted  that  lately  the  highest 
priced  cards  have  sold  by  far  the  best,  and  that 
purchasers  have  gladly  paid  them  as  high  as  $5 
and  more  for  a  single  card — a  price  which,  a 
season  or  two  ago,  would  have  been  ridiculed. 
And  still  the  improvement  goes  on. 

This  year's  valentine  line  consists  of  two  sec- 
tions, viz..  Book  No.  1,  containing  the  new  line 
of  eighteen  different  series,  and  Book  No.  3, 
which  consists  of  fifteen  series  from  last  year, 
which  are  offered  as  far  as  the  stock  on  band 
will  last  at  greatly  reduced  prices. 

The  new  line  begins  with  No.  201,  a  small  square 
card,  with  six  designs  of  flowers  and  birds, 
charmingly  conceived.  It  is  quiet  in  color,  un- 
assuming in  its  plain  drab  border,  and  has  very 
suitable  and  chaste  inscriptions.  For  a  cheap 
card  nothing  neater  can  be  desired.  No.  202  is 
a  much  larger  card,  with  six  floral  designs  on 
a  green  ground,  with  a  darker  green  border, 
green  being  the  color  of  hope.  The  inscriptions 
are  very  fitting.  As  an  example,  under  a 
bouquet  of  bachelor's  buttons  there  is  the  fol- 
lowing : 
Only  a  few  little  buttons  can  a  batchelor  find  to 

send, 
Though  he  would  he  had  something  better  to  give  to 

his  little  friend. 
But  take  the  buttons,  my  darling,  and  forget  not  that 
blue  is  true. 


And  remember,  the  fellow  who  sends  them  would 
give  all  his  buttons  for  you. 

Under  a  spray  of  "Maiden  Hair"  ferns  will 
be  found  this  inscription: 

Maiden  Hair  is  the  name  they  call  it. 

The  fern  that  I  found  to-day. 
And  so  to  a  maiden  I  send  it 

Who  has  stolen  my  heart  away. 
And  since  she  has  robbed  me  so  boldly — 

I  can  hardly  tell  when  or  where, 
Don't  you  think  in  exchange  she'll  give  me 

A  lock  of  her  maiden  hair. 

No.  203  on  a  diagonal  gold  and  blue  ground 
has  four  pretty  figure  designs  of  children  among 
flowers.  No.  204  presents  two  most  charming 
children's  heads  by  Rose  Mueller  in  a  frame 
formed  by  the  snow-laden  branches  of  a 
wintry  tree.  This  card  appears  to  be  certain 
of  good  sale.  No.  205  is  a  large  card  showing  a 
curtain  of  heavy  drapery  with  nosegays  of 
pansies,  geraniums,  violets,  roses  and  forget-me- 
nots,  neatly  pinned  to  them.  The  open  space 
bears  the  inscriptions.  No.  206  on  a  light  tinted 
green  ground  with  a  centre  of  gold,  has  two 
figures,  a  boy  and  a  girl  in  quaint  attire,  but 
very  effective.  Following  is  a  sample  of  the 
verses. 

I  know  not  how  this  posy  will  convey 
The  things  unspeakable  I  have  to  say ; 

But  if  it  breathe  of  something  stanch  and  true 
And  tender,  make  no  doubt  'tis  all  for  you. 

No.  207  is  an  oblong  card  with  four  rich  floral 
designs  on  a  light- green  ground.  There  are  pan- 
sies, azaleas,  wild-roses,  daisies,  heliotropes  and 
a  variety  of  other  flowers  and  leaves  handsomely 
and  richly  grouped  together,  and  the  inscriptions 
are  suitable  quotations  from  Shakespeare.  No. 
208  brings  two  figure  designs  by  Rose  Mueller, 
representing  two  somewhat  sesthetic  looking 
young  damsels  in  quaint  costumes,  very  excel- 
lently drawn  in  every  detail  and  delicately  col- 
ored, which  will  surely  be  favorites.  No.  209 
shows  two  fine  figure  designs  of  "  Cupids  at 
play,"  from  the  brush  of  F.  S.  Church,  which 
alone  is  a  sufficient  guaranty  of  their  excel- 
lence. No.  210  contains  four  most  attractive  de- 
signs of  children's  heads  among  delicately  tinted 
fiowers.  On  the  one  a  little  boy's  head  is  partly 
hidden  under  a  hollyhock  fiower,  and  the  letter- 
ing reads  : 

What  fun  to  hide  in  this  dainty  nook  ; 
That  is — if  somebody  comes  to  look. 

On  another  a  little  boy  among  dandelion  flow- 
ers is  blowing  away  the  seeds  from  one  of  its 
dainty  seed-bolls,  and  the  lettering  says  : 
By  Dandelion  Post  I  send 
This  valentine  to  my  friend; 
May  every  flying  seedlet  be 
A  messenger  of  love  to  thee  ! 

The  other  two  designs  and  their  verses  are  as 
finely  conceived,  and  whoever  sees  them  will  be 
sure  to  buy  them.  L.  B.  Humphrey,  to  whom 
two  prizes  in  the  last  competition  were  awarded, 
designed  them. 

No.  211  was  specially  designed  for  the  use  of 
children  by  L.  B.  Comins,  and  has  four  pretty 
designs  of  children,  with  appropriate  verses. 
On  one  a  little  girl  in  furs  is  carrying  her  valen- 
tine to  the  post-office,  and  the  pretty  verse  says  : 

I  wonder  if  the  name  is  right, 

I  guess  'twill  have  to  do  ; 
I  didn't  know  exactly  how 
So  I  spelt  it  y— o— u. 
On  another  a  wee  little  baby  is  exhibiting  her 
first  valentine,  saying  : 

O,  see  this  lovely  valentine; 

I  haven't  been  forgot. 
I  didn't  think  I'd  have  one,  - 

I'm  such  a  little  lot. 

No.  212  is  a  large  card  showing  on  a  delicately- 
tinted  ground  four  exquisite  floral  wreaths,  by 


Felicia  Bridges,  which  are  sure  to  find  as  much 
favor  as  all  this  eminent  artiste's  former  works 
did.  Amid  a  wreath  of  morning-glories  we  find 
this  verse : 

Clasp  and  twine,  O  graceful  vine, 

And  frame  a- wreath  for  her  hair  1 
Bud  and  bloom,  and  the  air  perfume. 
For  the  fairest  of  the  fair. 

All  of  the  verses  are  similarly  well  chosen,  and 
as  a  whole  this  series  cannot  be  too  highly  rec- 
ommended. 

No.  213  is  a  new  edition  of  a  card  of  two  fig- 
ure designs,  which  last  year  proved  such  favor- 
ites, that  they  were  sold  out  early  in  the  season, 
and  it  is  expected  that  they  will  again  score  a 
victory.  No.  214  consists  of  two  beautiful  de- 
signs of  children's  figures  surrounded  by  fiowers, 
and  designed  by  Walter  Satterlee.  On  the  one  a 
little  maid  is  seen  sittmg  in  a  field  of  daisies, 
and,  while  a  mischievous  cupid  is  secretly  listen- 
ing, she  is  reading  a  love  message  thus  : 
Quaint  little  maiden,  condescend 

To  read  the  message  clearly 
That's  sent  you  by  a  certain  friend 
Who  loves  you  very  dearly. 
The  other  shows  an  old-fashioned  little  girl  at 
an  open    window   surrounded    by    roses,  with 
Cupid  among  them  whispering  to  her  : 
I  have  a  message  it  would  not  do 
To  give  to  any  one  but  you— 
So  bend  your  ear 
And  listen,  dear. 
So  closely  no  one  else  may  hear 
This  sweet  and  tender  word  of  mine 
I  send  you  by  St.  Valentine. 
No.  215  is  designed  by  L.  B.   Humphrey,  for 
the  use  of  elderly  or  married  people.    They  rep- 
resent two  handsome  female  figures,  lost  deep 
in  thought.     The  verses,  by  Celia  Thaxter,  well 
deserve  quoting.    The  one  reads  : 
My  life  has  grown  so  dear  to  me. 

Because  of  thee ! 
Tell  me,  where  hast  thou  learned  the  spell 
To  make  me  love  thee,  dear,  so  well  ? 
Joy  makes  a  summer  in  my  heart. 
Because  thou  art ! 
The  other  : 

The  dawn  of  heaven  I  seem  to  see, 

Because  of  thee ! 
Eternity  shall  keep  me  thine, 
Thy  lover  true,  thy  Valentine  ; 
Not  even  for  Death  shall  love  depart 
Because  thou  art  1 
No.  216  brings  four  large,  open,  half-round 
fans,  by  Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney,  with  rich  floral 
decoration,  for  which  there  will  be  a  large  de- 
mand.   No.  122  F  is  a  handsome  satin  sachet, 
with  rich  silk  puffing,  and  represent,  on  a  satin 
ground,  four  pretty  children's  figures. 

Last,  but  not  least,  comes  the  "  Aubert  Valen- 
tine," named  after  the  artist  who  designed  the 
beautiful  female  head,  which  forms  the  princi- 
pal feature  of  this  elegant  gift.  A.  neat  box 
incloses  each  card,  and  also  contains  an  envelope 
for  mailing.  The  outside  is  formed  by  a  tasty 
white  leatherette  cover,  bearing  in  handsome 
gold  letters  the  inscription  "  St.  Valentine's 
Day."  The  card  itself  is  in  book  form,  fringed, 
and  consists  of  four  beautiful  designs.  The  first, 
serving  as  a  cover,  shows  a  spring  landscape  in 
delicate  colors,  and  bears  the  words  : 

To  your  especial  care,  Saint  Valentine, 
This  token  for  my  lady  I  consign. 
With  tenderest  hopes. 
The  next  page  is  printed  on  fine  white  satin, 
and  contains  a  delicate  wreath  of  roses,  by  Miss 
Bridges,  encircling  the  following  words  : 
O,  what  is  so  sweet  as  a  rosy  wreath  ? 

I  know  not  unless  'tis  the  wearer; 
But  if  Thou  wear  it,  the  roses  beneath, 
I  know  will  be  sweeter  and  fairer. 
Opposite  this  design  is  a  beautiful  ideal  female 
head  designed  by  the  eminent  French  painter 


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Aubert  and  excellently  reproduced.  The  next 
page  or  back  cover  is  in  style  similar  to  the  front 
cover,  and  like  it  represents  a  quiet  spring  land- 
scape with  trees  in  full  bloom,  and  this  again  is 
piotected  by  the  leatherette  cover.  This  card 
forms  a  present  expressive  of  tender  feelings,  so 
delicate  in  every  way,  in  conception  as  well  as 
in  execution,  that  it  will  appeal  to  the  most  re- 
fined taste.  The  retail  price  is  $5  each,  and  may 
be  thought  decidedly  a  reasonable  one,  consider- 
ing the  elegant  make-up,  and  Mr.  Prang  may  be 
congratulated  for  having  thus  placed  within  the 
reach  of  all  a  token  of  affection  so  refined,  ar- 
tistic and  chaste. 

Before  concluding,  a  few  words  may  be  said 
about  the  unusually  fine  backs  of  all  the  cards 
mentioned.  Prang's  cards  have  long  been 
famous  for  the  elegant  designs  of  their  backs, 
but  it  must  be  admitted  that  the  new  backs  of 
this  new  valentine  line  are  far  superior  to  those 
of  any  former  season.  They  show  a  delicacy  of 
color,  an  appropriateness  of  design,  and  a  chas- 
tity of  conception  which  cannot  be  too  highly 
praised,  and  give  to  the  designs  of  the  cards  a 
tasty  finish. 

Book  No.  2,  as  remarked,  contains  remnants 
left  over  from  last  year,  which  are  sold  at 
largely  reduced  prices  as  far  as  the  stock  on 
hand  will  go,  and  dealers  wishing  to  order  any 
of  these,  should  apply  at  once,  since  in  many  in- 
stances the  stocks  are  very  small.  There  is  no 
need  of  a  description,  since  these  goods  are  per- 
fectly familiar  to  every  dealer  from  last  season. 
They  are  Nos.  101,  104,  IMF,  105, 105F,  106,  106P, 
108,  108F,  HOP,  111,  HIP,  112,  112P,  113P,  114, 
115,  11.5P,  116,  116P,  118,  118P,  120DP,  121DP. 
Of  these  no  price-lists  have  been  printed,  be- 
cause it  is  expected  that  In  view  of  the  reduced 
prices  and  the  small  quantities  on  hand  many 
numbers  will  be  sold  out  shortly. 

L.  Prang  &  Co.  are  vigorously  pushing  their 
Easter  cards  to  completion,  and  samples  of  these 
may  be  ready  as  early  as  January  15. 

New  lines  of  birthday  and  of  text  cards,  as 
well  as  some  handsome  new  bouquets,  and  a 
variety  of  novelties,  are  also  in  active  prepara- 
tion, and  to  appear  this  spring. 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE  CO., 

Electroljpers  &  Stereotypers, 

No.  68  BEEKMAN   STREET. 
\^^  BleetTOtypea  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Metal. 

JAMES    A.   WHITNEY, 

C0T7NSEL0R-AT-LA"W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and  Trade- 
Mark  Causes. 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY.  U.S.A. 

JAMES  A.  WHITNEY. 

BoUeitorof  XTnited  States  and  Foreign  Patents 

and  Trade-Marks, 

No.  140  Nassau  St.,  New  Tork  City. 

American,  Canadian,  British  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed.  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro 
tectcd  by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  ii, 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon,  Interferences  conducted,  Opmions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
Ac,  &c. 

Pekso.nal  attention  throughout  Is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  njaltcr  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  stronc;  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULI.V  DKAWN.  BusinessHiay  be  transacted  either 
Id  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  kent  in- 
violably sECKKT  and  confidential. 

rAME3  A   \V11ITNEY,  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  City 


N.  B. — All  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell 

ing,  or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 

infringing  on  our  Patents. 

GEO.  H.  SANBORN  &  SONS, 


No  51  Beekman  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
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for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
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Crockery,  Harness,  Cigar,  and  Hat  and  Cap  Trades.  Samples  to  the  Trade  of  any  Series,  3  cents ;  all  the 
above  Series,  15  cents.    We  have  in  press  and  shall  issue  in  November  a 

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H.  McAllister  &  CO.,  Publishers  of  Fancy  Advertising  Cards, 

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The  Peerless  Filing  Case, 

DTJBABLE   AND  HANDSOME!    RECOMMENDS   ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 


ALSO, 

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which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 
three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 

These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.  For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
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No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 
Or,  The  Charles  Stewart  Paper  Co., 

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exposition  of  187S 


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Visiting,  Advertising  Blank,  Christmas,  New  Year,  and  Steel  Plate  Cards,  Plaques,  Palettes,  Tambourines, 
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and  think  it  to  Dealers'  advantage  to  inquire  of  us  before  purchasing. 

Product  about  40  tons  a  day,  and  consists  of  all  kinds  of  Wrapping  and  Building  Papers. 
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Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods. 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
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Niobrara  and  Jim  River  Valleys,  and  by  its  connec- 
tions, to  the  Red  River  Valley  of  the  North,  and  Bis- 
marck, Fargo,  and  Green  River,  and  by  rail  and  steam- 
ers to  Forts  Barthold,  Buford,  and  points  on  Powder, 
Tongue,  and  Yellowstone  Rivers,  Miles  City,  Fort 
Keogh,  all  Upper  Missouri  River  points,  Carroll,  Fort 
Benton,  and  Big  Horn  Mountains,  Alontana. 

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Elgin,  Lanark,  and  Dubuque. 

Reference  to  the  Official  Railway  Guides,  or  the 
Time  Tables  published  by  the  Company  will  show  that 
the  C.  M.  &  St.  P.  can  take  you  in  its  Splendid  Pas- 
senger Trains,  at  Express  Speed,  over  its  own  Superb 
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Improvements,  and  are  Perfect  in  every  particular. 
It  runs  its  own  Magnificent  Sleepers  upon  all  Through 
Trains,  and  its  own  Parlor  Cars— the  finest  in  the 
World.  Its  Principal  Hotels  and  Eating  Houses  are 
noted  for  their  superior  excellence.  While  it  con- 
nects the  prominent  Kusiness  Centres  of  the  North 
west,  it  has  also  upon  its  lines  more  Health  and 
Pleasure  Resorts,  and  greater  Scenic  Attractions, 
than  any  other  system  of  roads  upon  the  continent. 
It  is  conceded  by  the  Traveling  Public  to  be,  in 
all  things,  the  Leading  Line. 

Address       A.  V.  H.  CARPENTER, 

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Mention  this  paper.  Mllwaakee,  Wis. 

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MANUFACTURERS  AND 


214  &  216  CHESTNUT  ST.,  ST.  LOUIS. 

Correspondence  of  Printers,  Publishers,  Hind- 
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If  you  wish  any  information  in  regard  to  goods  or 
prices  write  them. 

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Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them,  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.O"W,  if  not  Lo^wer. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
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they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 


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Jordan  (Phila.). 

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UNIVERSAL,    CIRCULATION. 

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IMPERIAL   BUILDINGS,    LUDGATE   CIRCUS, 

LONDON,   E.  C.,  ENGLAND. 


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Charitable  Mechanics'  Association,  Franklin  Institute  of  Philadelphia, 
Louisville  Exposition,  Medal  and  diploma  from  United  States  Centennial 
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harder  and  better  body,  it  frays  less  in  erasure,  so  that  by  simply  using  ' 
the  rubber  after  the  eraser,  the  ink  is  prevented  from  spreading.    3.  It  is 
more  uniform  in  Weight  Color  and  Finish.    4.  It  never  cockles  if  properly 
bound.    5.  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  vmtes  and  rules 
up  better.    For  proof  of  the  foregoing,  refer  to  a  large  number  of  Sta- 
tioners, Bookbinders,   Bookkeepers,  and   Recorders,  who  have  given  it 
after  a  severe  test,  the  preference  over  all  others.    This  paper  is  Double 
Sized,  and  will  stand  any  climate  or  the  most  acid  of  fluid  inks. 

sbeet,  x:r^@£:  and  RETmiTaE  FOXJH,  TIMIIIQS  0x1  same  spot. 
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WHOLE  ITO.  394. 


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CINCINNATI    CIPHERINGS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  O.,  Januarys,  1883. 

The  combinatioa  of  the  Cincinnati  Gazette 
and  Cincinnati  Commercial,  for  the  publication 
of  one  instead  of  two  daily  papers,  has  been  the 
constant  theme  of  conversation  here  since  its 
consummation  last  Thursday.  Instead  of  the 
Qazette,  and  at  its  place  of  former  publication, 
a  one-cent  paper,  the  Morning  Journal,  about 
the  size  of  the  New  York  Sun,  is  issued.  It 
takes  the  full  Western  Associated  Press  tele- 
graphic report,  which  it  boils  down  to  tit.  All 
news  collected  by  the  Commercial-Oazette  is 
compressed  by  condensing  talent  for  the  little 
Journal.  It  is  certainly  the  newsiest  paper  in 
the  West  for  its  number  of  square  inches.  It  is 
owned  and  managed  by  the  new  Com,mercial- 
Oazette  Company.  The  Commercial-Oazette  is 
an  eight-page  paper,  eight  columns  to  the  page, 
printed  on  a  page  21  by  26  inches.  Very  few 
men  were  dropped,  because  of  the  combination, 
from  the  editorial  forces  of  the  two  papers, 
which  were  large.  About  twenty  printers  were 
left  out,  and  some  of  the  press-room  forces  were 
dispensed  with.  Deacon  Richard  Smith  seems 
to  have  the  oversight  of  the  business  and  the 
political  policy  of  the  new  concern,  and  Murat 
Halstead  stands  in  command  of  the  editorial 
and  newsgathering  forces.  The  reason  set  forth 
for  this  phenomenon  was  that  business  princi- 
ples dictated  the  union.  The  two  papers  unite 
their  respective  circulations.  Both  of  them  had 
weekly  editions,  that  of  the  Gazette  being  quite 
large,  and  it  also  had  a  semi-weekly.  The  new 
papers,  big  and  little,  will  appear  seven  days 
each  week.  One  week  before  the  first  issue  of 
the  Commercial-Gazette  came  out  under  the  new 
arrangement  only  three  stockholders  on  the  two 
papers  knew  anything  about  it.  It  was  a  thun- 
der-clap in  a  clear  sky  to  the  others,  but  they  all 
acquiesce  and  coalesce. 

The  Strobridge  Lithographing  Company  is 
pushing  its  new  building,  which  covers  a  lot  75 
feet  wide  and  150  feet  long.  The  building  will 
be  six  stories  high,  besides  basements  and  sub- 
cellars.  All  of  the  presses  will  be  on  the  ground 
floor,  on  firm  masonry  foundations.  Light  will 
be  accessible  on  all  sides  of  the  building,  on  two 
sides  of  which  are  wide  streets.  This  building  is 
at  the  corner  of  Race  and  Canal  streets. 

The  enormous  building  going  up  for  use  by 
Russell,  Morgan  &  Co.,  in  the  manufacture  of 
playing  cards,  will  be  completed  early  in  the 


summer  ready  for  use.     It  is  located  on  Eggle- 
ston  avenue,  between  Sixth  and  Seventh  streets. 

There  are  in  the  offices  of  the  architects  and 
builders  in  this  city  indications  that  building — 
especially  of  manufacturing  establishments — in 
this  city,  will  be  extensive  during  the  coming 
season.  Lumber  will  be  no  higher,  and  labor  is 
not  likely  to  be  troublesome,  and  there  is  plenty 
of  money  seeking  investment. 

The  same  tendency  to  extension  of  manufac- 
turing establishments  of  all  sorts  already  in 
existence,  and  a  disposition  to  add  to  their  num- 
ber and  variety,  exist  in  all  of  the  great  indus- 
trial surroundings  of  Cincinnati  extensively  for  a 
hundred  miles  in  every  direction  from  here,  ex- 
cept southward  into  Kentucky.  New  industries 
unheard  of  are  springing  up  and  prospering. 
The  manufacture  of  brackets  and  kindred  light 
woodwork  is  scarcely  three  years  old  in  Cincin- 
nati. It  started  timidly  from  small  beginnings, 
yet  the  value  of  the  product  for  1883  will  not 
fall  far  short  of  a  million  dollars.  Not  many 
people  know  that  there  is  an  infant  watch  fac- 
tory in  this  city.  There  is,  and  it  is  a  healthy  in- 
fant. Every  few  weeks  adds  a  new  movement 
to  its  repertoire,  and  one  day  before  long  it  will 
deport  itself  like  a  giant. 

There  is  a  project  on  foot  to  establish  stamp- 
ing works  for  plated  ware  here,  and  its  insti- 
gators are  keeping  it  quiet;  but  it  will  make  its 
d^but  doubtless  before  next  fall,  if  the  times 
continue  favorable. 

A  few  short  years  ago  there  was  not  a  hard- 
ware factory  of  any  description  here.  Now  the 
catalogue  is  a  large  one,  and  is  growing  daily 
larger.  Only  a  year  ago,  against  advice  and  in 
the  face  of  predictions  of  ruin,  a  factory,  turn- 
ing out  elliptic  springs  for  carriages  and 
wagons,  made  a  small  beginning.  It  is  now  full- 
grown,  and  the  enterprise  that  started  it  has 
been  paid  ten- fold  and  covered  all  over  with 
honor. 

The  use  of  coal  in  Cincinnati  is  now  nearly 
forty-five  millions  of  bushels  annually.  Two- 
thirds  of  the  quantity  is  Pittsburg  coal,  and  all 
is  soft  coal.  Only  a  few  years  ago — within  ten 
— the  annual  consumption  was  ten  millions.  In 
that  time  the  ratio  of  increase  in  the  consump- 
tion of  breadstuflEs  has  not  been  anything  like 
correspondingly  large.  What  other  explana- 
tion can  there  be  of  this  disparity  than  the  in- 
creased use  of  coal  to  make  steam  for  manufac- 
turing purposes  ?  Its  consumption  has  increased 
in  a  much  greater  ratio  than  that  of  the  in- 
crease of  population.  In  the  immediate  suburbs 
of  Cincinnati  this  increase  of  manufacturing 
industries  has  been  much  greater,  relatively, 
than  in  the  city  limits. 

"  What  has  this  to  do  with  books  and  station- 


ery, with  envelopes  and  gold  pens,  with  pencils 
and  inks  and  the  like  ? "  Does  anyone  ask  such 
a  question  ?  If  anyone  does,  I  for  one,  without 
meaning  any  unkindness,  and  on  the  contrary, 
with  a  heart  overflowing  with  charity  and  ach- 
ing with  pity,  shall  decline  to  answer  it. 

As  to  general  business,  the  outlook  is  good  and 
the  feeling  is  good.  Prudent  men  are  saying 
that  cash  should  be  exacted  of  the  consumer, 
and  that  credits  should  by  no  means  be  extend- 
ed. All  men  have  one  eye  on  the  winter  wheat 
crop,  and  the  other  eye  on  the  weather,  and  both 
ears  alert  listening  for  a  cry  of  distress  from  the 
farmer.  The  cry  hasn't  commenced  yet,  and 
the  winter  wheat  in  spite  of  not  the  most  favor- 
able weather,  has  a  good  appearance. 

Prince  William. 


KANSAS  CITY  ITEMS. 


[CORRESPONDENCE   OP  THE   STATIONER.] 

Kansas  City,  Mo.,  January  2, 1883. 

The  holiday  trade  has  gone  by  and  the  mer- 
chants have,  at  last,  a  few  moments  to 
"  straighten  up  "  stocks  and  prepare  for  another 
year's  trade.  The  retail  trade,  for  some  reason 
dull  through  the  summer  months,  brightened  up 
as  the  year  grew  old,  and  for  the  last  two  months 
has  been  better  than  ever  before.  The  stocks, 
complete  at  first  and  thought  to  be  sufiicient, 
looked  rather  dilapidated  the  day  after  Christ- 
mas. 

The  Kansas  City  Book  and  News  Company 
reports  a  fine  trade,  increasing  sales  and  finer 
class  of  goods  sold,  both  in  wholesale  and  retail. 
Its  stores  were  thronged  with  customers  until 
late  every  evening,  and  the  amount  of  square 
book-  looking  "  packages  sent  out  showed  that 
our  Kansas  City  people  have  not  lost  their  taste 
for  reading  and  possessing  fine  books. 

M.  H.  Dickinson's  stock  also  shows  signs  of  the 
Christmas  boom,  and  many  fine  articles  of  fancy 
goods  have  changed  places  from  his  shelves  to 
the  homes  of  customers. 

H.  H.  Shepard  reports,  "best  season  yet,"  and 
Osborne  and  Pitrat  say :  "  We  could  not  attend 
to  all  of  our  customers,  our  store  was  not  large 
enough  to  hold  them  ;  this  is  our  best  trade 
season  yet." 

The  printing  houses  have  been  pushed  to  the 
utmost  to  fill  orders,  running  day  and  night. 
Some  very  fine  work  on  New  Year  cards  has 
been  done  by  Wimbush,  Powell  &  Co.  Ram- 
sey, Millett  &  Hudson  show  some  very  handsome 
blank  books  and  neat  lithographing. 

The  trade  in  Christmas  cards  was  larger  than 
ever,  the  best  cards  selling  first.  New  Year 
cards  sold  about  as  well  as  last  year,  although 
the  day  was  not  observed  to  as  great  an  extent 


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as  before— many  ladies  not  receiving.  "  No 
wine"  also  reduced  the  number  of  callers  as 
the  professional  "  lunch-grabber  "  does  not  take 
kindly  to  coffee.  Many  handsome  souvenirs 
were  given  by  the  ladies  to  callers. 

Neat  New  Year  notices  were  sent  out  to  cus- 
tomers by  the  Kansas  City  Book  and  News  Com- 
pany. Prospects  are  good  for  the  New  Year  in 
all  of  the  Western  country  tributary  to  Kansas 
City,  and  her  enterprising  merchants  will  see 
that  she  loses  no  ground.  Wishing  you  the 
"  compliments  of  the  season,"  I  remain, 

Winston. 


LOUISVILLE    LEAVES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGUKA.R  CORRESPONDENT.] 

LonisviLLK,  Ky.,  January  6,  1883. 

The  opening  week  of  the  new  year  has  been 
soft  and  gloomy  in  point  of  weather,  and  quiet, 
steady  and  confident  in  the  tone  of  business. 
Less  than  the  usual  number  of  firm  changes 
were  announced  this  season,  which  may  be 
taken  as  evidence  that  partnership  relations  are 
generally  running  satisfactorily  and  successfully 
and  that  the  prospects  are  regarded  as  promising. 

The  joint-stock  or  corporation  plan  as  a 
method  of  forming  and  conducting  business  as- 
sociations is  rapidly  increasing  in  popularity  ; 
there  being  a  general  State  law  under  which 
any  number  of  persons  may  combine  for  the 
transaction  of  any  lawful  business  (except 
banking,  insurance  and  construction  of  rail- 
roads) as  a  corporate  body,  exempting  individ- 
ual property  from  liability  and  placing  the 
capital  stock  at  any  sum  deemed  practicable — 
by  giving  due  public  notice  thereof.  This  af- 
fords a  clear  and  convenient  basis  of  operations, 
as  firm  capital  is  thus  kept  in  specific  shares 
that  are  easily  and  speedily  divisible  and 
salable. 

Two  of  Louisville's  chief  interests  are  tempo- 
rarUy  languishing,  the  manufactured  tobacco 
trade  on  account  of  threatened  reduction  of 
the  internal  revenue  tax,  and  the  Whisky  trade 
because  of  over-production  and  the  tardy  action 
of  Congress  in  granting  relief  by  extending  the 
bonded  period. 

The  sales  of  leaf  tobacco  here  in  1882  were 
61,500  hogsheads,  representing  a  value  of  $9,000,- 
000.  Kentucky  produces  40  per  cent,  of  the 
tobacco  crop  of  the  United  States,  and  Louis- 
ville stands  at  the  head  of  the  tobacco  markets 
of  the  world,  yet  in  value  and  amount  the  whisky 
trade  here  is  of  more  importance.  The  bonded 
warehouses  of  this  district  contain  30,125,000  gal- 
lons and  the  State  59,160,000  gallons  of  straight 
whisky.  The  stock  in  this  district  alone  is  worth 
twice  as  much  as  the  tobacco  crop,  and  that  in 
the  whole  State  is  worth  more  than  the  entire 
crop  of  corn,  wheat,  oats  and  tobacco.  The 
government  tax  alone  on  the  present  supply  of 
Kentucky  whisky  in  bond  will  amount  to  up- 
ward of  $50,000,000.  The  relief  asked  of  Con- 
gress is  not  the  reduction  of  this  tax  a  single 
cent,  but  simply  an  extension  of  the  time  for  its 
payment. 

The  stationery  and  kindred  lines  are  moving 
along  in  a  quiet,  contented  channel  in  the  main, 
business  at  present  being  seasonably  dull. 

The  following  news  items  in  the  trade  are 
noted  : 

The  Brannon-Justi  Paper  Company,  which 
built  a  mill  for  the  manufacture  of  manillas  in 
1879,  made  an  assignment  to  J.  P.  Byrne  on 
the  30th  ult.  The  liabilities  are  not  large — 
about  $13,000 — and  it  is  expected  that  the  assets 
of  the  concern,  now  in  liquidation,  will  be  suffi- 
cient to  pay  out. 

E.  L.  Denhard,  retail.bookseUer  and  picture- 


frame  dealer,  assigned  on  the  2d  inst.,  with  lia- 
bilities estimated  at  $5,000.  Claims  against  the 
estate  should  be  forwarded  to  John  R.  Redding, 
assignee. 

Ike  Dinkelspiel  has  sold  an  interest  in  the 
Sunday  Argus  to  Ed.  F.  Madden,  late  of  the 
Post.  Dinkelspiel  takes  the  business  manage- 
ment of  the  Daily  Commercial,  which,  begin- 
ning with  the  new  year,  reduced  its  price  to  two 
cents. 

Thomas  Royall,  bookseller,  continues  the  clos- 
ing-out sale  of  his  stock  at  auction. 

Articles  of  incorporation  have  just  been  filed 
by  several  competent  citizens  authorizing  the 
publication  of  a  journal  to  be  devoted  to  indus- 
trial enterprises,  the  company  to  bear  the  name 
of  the  Industrial  News  Company,  whose  author- 
ized capital  stock  is  $35,000. 

Theodore  Faulwetter,  dealer  in  toys  and 
fancy  goods  on  West  Market  street,  was  this 
day  attached  by  William  Townsend  and  C. 
Faulwetter  for  $3,601.  As  is  well  known  in  the 
trade  he  made  an  assignment  about  a  year  ago, 
and  afterward  effected  a  compromise,  with  his 
relatives  as  surety  ;  the  attachment  levied  to- 
day probably  arises  from  these  old  matters,  but 
as  Mr.  Faulwetter  is  out  of  the  city  no  explana- 
tion can  be  obtained  from  him. 

An  enterprising  news  gatherer  on  one  of  the 
city  dailies  who  has  interviewed  the  merchants 
regarding  the  outcome  of  the  holiday  trade,  re- 
ports that  the  sale  of  Christmas  cards  was  im- 
mense, and  further,  that  their  extensive  sale 
acted  unfavorably  on  other  goods,  as  they  were 
largely  substituted  for  gifts  that  heretofore  were 
bought  in  more  expensive  proportions.  Some 
people  might  be  inclined  to  doubt  this  conclusion. 

The  details  of  the  great  Cotton  Exposition 
project  are  being  rapidly  arranged;  the  direc- 
tors have  advertised  for  plans  for  the  buildings, 
to  cover  fifteen  acres  under  one  roof,  and  capa- 
ble of  extension.  Applications  for  space  are 
coming  in  from  all  quarters. 

Mr.  Wright,  representing  Phil.  Hake,  is  here 
and  reports  big  orders  for  his  satin  Easter  cards 
and  other  specialties.  Bourbon. 


BOOK  ILLUSTRATION,  OLD  AND  NEW. 


BY  J.    COMTNS  CARR.* 

[Conclusion.] 
The  method  I  have  been  describing  is  the 
ordinary  method  of  producing  a  process  block. 
It  may  differ  in  detail,  or  according  to  the  vary- 
ing systems  of  different  inventors,  but  the  prin- 
ciple is  the  same  in  all,  and  it  is  subject  in  all  to 
the  peculiar  disadvantages  I  have  pointed  out.. 
By  way  of  removing  some  of  these  disadvantages, 
Mr.  Henscbell,  and  others  who  have  worked  in 
the  same  direction,  have  found  a  means  of  doing 
away  altogether  with  the  ordinary  transfer 
process,  and  of  therefore  avoiding  the  grave 
defects  which  it  involves.  Instead  of  taking  a 
print  from  the  negative,  upon  transfer  paper, 
he  takes  it  upon  a  composition  of  his  own  prep- 
aration, which  retains  all  the  most  delicate  fea- 
tures of  the  photograph.  The  print  so  obtained, 
which  resembles  a  carbon  print,  and  has  the 
same  quality  of  relief,  is  then  laid,  with  its  face 
downward,  upon  the  metal  plate,  and  is  then 
developed  ;  and  when  this  development  is  com- 
plete, the  paper  to  which  the  composition  is 
attached  is  removed,  and  the  composition  itself 
is  washed  away,  save  only  in  those  places  where 
the  action  of  the  light  has  taken  place,  and 
which  remain  attached  to  the  plate.  No  pres- 
sure is  needed  in  this  mode  of  registering  the 
picture  upon  the  plate,  and,   therefore,   none  of 

*  Lecture  delivered  before  the  Sooiety  of  Arts. 


the  finer  work  is  filled  up  or  destroyed.  And, 
again,  it  may  be  remarked,  that  when  he  has 
once  got  the  picture  impressed  upon  the  plate, 
it  is  at  once  in  a  condition  to  be  treated  by  the 
acid.  The  composition  itself,  in  the  earlier 
stages  of  the  biting,  su£Sces  to  protect  the  draw- 
ing from  the  action  of  the  acid.  Though  it  is 
not  greasy,  like  the  printer's  ink,  it  has  chemical 
properties  which  serve  equally  for  the  purpose, 
and  the  strong  printer's  ink  is  only  applied  at  a 
later  stage. 

In  the  presence  of  improvements  like  these,  it 
would  be  rash  to  declare  that  photographic  pro- 
cesses have  even  yet  reached  the  point  of  full 
development.  Every  day  brings  some  new 
element  of  refinement,  and  if  the  progress  in  the 
future  is  to  be  measured  by  that  which  has  been 
achieved  in  the  past,  it  is  more  than  probable 
that  the  craft  of  the  engraver  will  be  almost 
entirely  superseded.  Nor  even  if  this  should  be 
the  ultimate  result  of  the  alliance  between 
science  and  art,  would  there  be  any  great  cause 
for  regret.  As  to  wood  engraving,  it  has  been 
made  sufficiently  clear,  by  the  brief  examination 
of  its  history,  that  it  has  never  ranked  higher 
than  art  of  reproduction.  With  one  single 
exception,  it  has  never  been  used  as  a  means  of 
independent  expression,  and  as  the  efforts  of  all 
the  best  engravers  have  been  directed  to  the 
faithful  reproduction  of  an  original  drawing,  art 
will  suffer  no  real  loss  should  this  same  result  be 
achieved  by  purely  mechanical  means.  But  it 
will  then  more  than  ever  become  the  duty  of  the 
original  artist  to  fit  his  work  to  its  destination, 
and  to  consider,  when  he  is  engaged  upon  the 
illustration  of  a  printed  volume,  what  is  the 
style  of  execution  that  will  give  the  happiest 
expression  to  his  ideas.  With  no  intermediate 
craft  between  himself  and  the  printer,  he  will 
have  no  excuse  for  employing  inappropriate 
material,  or  for  cumbering  the  printed  page  with 
work  that  displays  an  excess  of  elaboration. 


Like  printing,  the  infancy  of  wood  engraving 
is  shrouded  in  well-nigh  unfathomable  mystery. 
The  first  wood-cut  now  known  in  the  world  ap- 
peared about  1433,  and  nobody  (says  a  writer  in 
the  Graphic)  has  the  slightest  idea  who  cut  the 
block.  The  only  existing  impression  was  found 
pasted  on  the  inside  of  the  cover  of  a  manuscript 
in  the  library  of  a  Suabian  convent,  and  is  now 
in  Earl  Spencer's  famous  collection.  But,  ac- 
cording to  Papillon,  a  French  wood  engraver 
and  writer  on  the  subject,  there  were  blocks 
even  older  than  this. 


Professor  Langley's  discovery  of  a  queer  spot 
of  light  on  the  disk  of  Venus  during  the  recent 
transit  has  excited  a  good  deal  of  interest.  The 
discoverer  says  he  is  unable  to  account  for  it, 
though  he  is  convinced  that  it  was  some 
phenomenon  connected  with  the  surface  or  the 
atmosphere  of  the  planet,  and  not  an  optical 
illusion  of  any  kind.  Two  other  observers  at 
Pittsburgh  saw  the  light,  and  their  descriptions 
of  it  accord  closely  with  Professor  Langley's 
account.  This  discovery,  following  that  made 
not  long  ago  of  a  curious  network  of  lines  on 
Mars,  which  some  have  imagined  might  be  a 
system  of  gigantic  canals,  will  probably  lead  to 
more  careful  telescopic  study  of  the  various 
members  of  the  solar  system.  The  improve- 
ments recently  made  in  spectroscopic  appli- 
ances, and  the  great  size  and  power  of  some  of 
the  telescopes  which  have  lately  been  construct- 
ed, or  are  in  course  of  construction,  render  it 
probable  that  within  a  few  years  a  great  ad- 
vance will  be  made  in  our  knowledge  of  the 
physical  condition  of  some  of  the  nearer  of  the 
other  worlds  belonging  to  our  system. 


Jan.  11, 1883. J  THE    AMEElOA^i^    STATIONEE.  43 


1883 


lAPHmiL  TUCK  &_  SOI 


\9 


VALENTINE, 

Easter  and  Birtliday  Cards. 

J'NDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 
as  they  are  bought  by  English  houses  plus  the  duty  of  25  per  cent.     No  expense  has  been 
spared    on    these   cards,    and    at    the   present  prices    they  cannot  fail  to  prove  the 
leading  line  of  the  year.     We  respectfully  invite  you  to  call  at  either  our  Boston  or  New  York 
office  when  in  those  cities. 


FOUBES   COMPANY,  Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States, 

181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  and  22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 


Address  all  communications  to  the  Boston  Office. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 

Manufactured   by 

Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  furiest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In.  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  imiform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-qnarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  C!or- 
responding  to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  tti  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  he  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
O-eneral  Agency,  aEO.  B.  HXJRD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street, 


44 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIC]^  EE.' 


CE  hereby  beg  leave  to  annoimce  to  the  Trade  the  completion  of  our  line  of  Valentines  for  1883,  in  the  preparation  of  which  we 
have  put  forward  our  best  energies  to  keep  up  to  the  increasing  demand  for  artistic  goods.     As  a  proof  of  our  endeavors  in 
this  direction  we  would  mention  the  following  artists  as  contributors  to  our  line  for  this  year  : 


MISS  FIDELIA  BRIDGES, 
MISS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


WALTER  SATTERLEE, 
JEAK  AUBERT, 

Of  Paris,  etc. 


MISS  L.  B.  COMINS, 
MISS  ROSE  MUELLER, 
R  S.  CHURCH, 

Same  as  last  season,  we  furnish  our  Valentines  plain,  and  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe.  All  fringed  cards  are  provided 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  mails. 

Envelopes  are  furnished,  without  extra  cliarge,  for  all  cards  costing  $1 .  80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegantly  desigaed  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same. 

Our  assortment  of  plain  cards  ranges  in  price  from  35  cents  per  set  to  $6  per  set,  and  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.60  to  $12  per  set. 


Special  attention  is  called 
to  the 


aubertj-  valentine 


(so  named  after  the  eminent 
French  artist  Aubert,  who  de- 
signed the  picture  of  the  lovely 
girl  contained  therein.) 


A  large  folding  card  with  a  wreath  of  flowers,   printed  on  satin,  and  designed  by  Miss  F.  Bridges  ;  facing  this  is  the  design  by 
Aubert.     The  card  is  heavily  fringed  with  silk,  has  a  leatherette  protector,  and  each  card  is  encased  in  a  neat  box.     Price,  each,  $5. 

Of  all    Valentines   costing    $3    per    Set    and    over,    A^re    are   ready   to    break    sets,    if  so    desired. 

REGULAR    DISCOUNTS    TO    THE    TRADE    FROM    ABOVE    PRICES. 


Besides  the  above  attention  is  called  to  our  New  Birtliday  Cards  and    Artistic    Plaques  and  other  Art  Pablications, 
OUR    LINE    OF   EASTER    CARDS    WILL    SHORTLY    BE    ANNOUNCED. 

NEW  YORK:  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO:  527  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.   S.  A. 


Jan.  11,  1883.J 


THE    AMEKIOAIN'    STATIOE'ER 


45 


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Manufacturers  and  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  166  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  Unvelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
Mourning   Stationery  of   all   Kinds    and  all 

Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  Latest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  of  Bvery  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Kdged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Fapeteries  and  Card  Cahineta  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Frogranune  Pencils  and  Tassels. 

FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY.  . 

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IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

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SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

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List  mcludes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

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Medium 048  14  ISO 

Blunt 122  183  1743 

Broad 239  161  284 

Turned  Up 309  2S6  1876 

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application  to 

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General  Comniission  Merchant, 

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Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

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At  the  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AVIEKICAN  MANUFACTUBEKS,  INVEN- 
TORS, &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  wiU  be  represented  by  him. 

Publishing  Department. 

The  India  Mercury,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  SHippEfG 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemeen  Dagblad  van  Nederlandsohe,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Looomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intendtag  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  will  be  supplied  by  addresslog 

a.  H.  ODE    BUSSY, 

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MUSTANG  MAILER 

XjICSINE,  $10;  GAZZJETS,  SO  cts.  each. 

SOLD  BY  ALL  TYPE   FOUNDERS  AND   BY  THE 

ST.  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDEY, 

Sole  Manufacturers 

THE   SIDDALL   ENVELOPE 

MADE  BT 

Theodore  W  SroDAiL 
1706  Venango  Street  Philadelphia 

I  make  heavy  manilla  envelopes  of  any  size 
and  shape :    either  flat  or  bellows  pattern 


46 


THE  ameeioa:^'   STATIOI^EB. 


A  $500  BONANZA  TO  COUNTRY  PRINTERS. 


.0  • — -B    T  I-I  E    s — '  «• 


Wonderful  Prouty  Power  Printing  Press, 


IF    YOU    EXAMINE    A   PROUTY    YOU    WILL    BUY    IT, 
AND    SO    SAVE    MONEY. 


NO    TAPES,  PULLEYS    OR    FLIERS.      PERFECT 
REGISTER   AND   DISTRIBUTION. 


The  Press  feeds  like  the  ordinary  Power  Cylinder  Press.  It  is  a  Self -Inker  and  Delivers  its  own  sheets,  anything  from  an  Envelope 
to  a  Full-Size  Poster  or  Newspaper,  without  the  nuisance  of  tapes  pulleys  or  fliers.  One  man  feeds  and  one  tiu-ns.  Euns  by  steam  or 
hand.     Only  one  motion  on  the  type.     No  Type-grinding  possible,  the  easiest  press  in  the  world  on  type. 

GUARANTEED  TO  DO  AS  GOOD  NEWSPAPER  AND  POSTER  WORK  AS  THE  HIGH-PRICED  PRESSES. 

In  use  in  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Nebraska,  Dakota,  Colorado,  Utah,  Kansas,  Missouri,  Indiana,  Texas, 
Ohio,  Wyoming,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  Canada  and  elsewhere,  and  giving  perfect  satisfaction. 


SEE- 


-TESTIMONY    OF    FIRST-CLASS    PRINTERS. 


-SEE. 


The  Prouty  is  the  "Boss  Press."     It  runs  easy,  is  light,  the  embodiment  of 
Bimplicity  and  strength,  and  does  as  good  work  as  other  power  presses. 

C.  G.  STARKS,  Berlin,  Wis. 

I  have  had  twenty  years'  experience,  and  have  run  all  the  leading  presses; 
but  for  simplicity,  ease  and  convenience,  the  IE^routt  beats  'em  all. 

WILL.  N.  UNDERWOOD,  Cannelton,  Ind. 

WAtntBGAN,  m.,  Aug.  28,  1882. 
I  have  had  my  Prouty  in  operation  for  over  a  year,  and  like  it  better  every 
week.    You  coxild  not  buy  it  back  to-day  for  what  we  paid  for  it,  with  the  in- 
terest on  the  money  added  at  10  per  cent.  J.  A.  AVERY. 

EvANSVlLLB,  Wis..  April  12.  1882. 
A  $500  Power  Press!     "What  kind  of  a  thing  can  it  be?  was  my  first  exclama- 
tion when  told  about  the  press.     Now,  after  fom-  months'  trial,  t  am  convinced 
that  $500  in  a  Prouty  is  better  for  a  printer  than  $1000  in  a  bank  at  ten  per  cent, 
interest.    It  is  a  perfect  little  jewel. 

H.  B.  BLACKMUN,  Foreman  Enterprise. 

I  was  a  "doubting  Thomas"  before  I  bought  the  Prouty,  but  now  consider  it 
one  of  the  best  moves  I  ever  made. 

C.  G.  BELL,  Waterloo.  Wis. 


MOST  CONVENIENT  PRESS  MADE. 

From  Waterloo  Tribune,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  March  16,  1882  :  We  have  been  wait- 
ing to  see  how  well  the  Prouty  Power  Press  fulfills  all  that  is  required  of  it.  It 
is  admitted  by  all  to  be  the  niost  convenient  press  made;  we  mean  all  who  im- 
derstand  such  things,  and  are  sincere  enough  to  confess  the  truth  of  a  self-evi- 
dent fact.  It  is  easy  running,  does  good  work — no  press  better;  and  generally 
and  specifically,  in  whole  or  in  part,  is  a  complete  success.  For  the  country 
office,  printing  1,000  to  4,000  circulation,  there  is  no  other  press  worthy  to  be  com- 
pared with  it. 

Hamburg,  Pa.,  April  25, 1882. 
Messrs.  Walker  &  Co. :  Gente.— We  are  extremely  well  pleased  with  our  new 
Prouty  Press.  It  runs  extraordinarily  easy.  It  is  very  simple  in  construction. 
The  more  we  use  it  the  more  are  we  impressed  with  the  wonderful  skill  dis- 
played in  adapting  its  various  parts  to  the  end  designed.  stiU  and  quietly  does 
it  do  its  work,  even  at  the  highest  speed,  and  it  is  the  admiration  of  aU  our  visi- 
tors. The  Prouty  does  every  variety  of  work,  from  a  one-line  job  to  a  large  cut 
form,  or  from  a  poster  to  a  script  circle,  and  that  well.  We  cheerfully  recom- 
mend the  press  m  all  its  parts  to  those  wishing  a  good,  substantial  printing 
machine.  I  had  not  the  least  trouble  in  setting  up  the  press. 
Respectfully, 

S.  A.  FOCHT,  Pub.  of  WeeUy  Item. 


SIZES  ^isrnD  fi?,ioes,  &cc. 


No.  1,  7  Column, 

No.  2,  8  Column,  or  5  Column  Quarto. 

No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3,000  lbs. 
3,600   " 
4,200   " 


1,000  per  hour. 
900 
800 


Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $515. 

590. 

"       665. 


Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $25  extra. 
Book  Foimtain,    25  to    40      " 


Address  all  orders  or  inquiries  for  further  particulars  to 


W.  G.  WALKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Proprietors,  Madison,  Wis. 


Jan.  11,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATICIZER. 


47 


WORTHY  PAPER  CO. 


MANUFACTURERS    OF    FIRST-CLASS 


WHITE  and  TINTED 


PLAT  and  FOLDED 


WRITING  PAPERS 

OF   ALL   WEIGHTS   AND   SIZES,    WOVE    OR   LAID, 

BILLHEADS,  STATEMENTS,  Etc.,  in  Stock  or  Sided  to   Order. 

Our  Specialty:  WORTHY  PAPER  CO.  FINE  LEDGERS.     Strength,  Surface  and  Sizing  Guaranteed. 


W.  B.  TODD'S 


STANDARD 


Q-g-ERlTMBj^ 


WRITING  INKS, 


J^ 


For  COMMERCIAL   USE  and  all   RECORD    PURPOSES. 
Manufactured  by  GOV'T  INK  CO.,  121  N.  Ninth  St .  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 


591  Broadway,  Neiv  York,  Manufacturers  of Opposite  Metropolitan  Hotel. 


Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames, 
Albums,  Graphosoopes,  Photographs, 


Photographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Stereoscopes  and  Views, 


Fine  Leather  and  Plush  G-oods, 
Indotint  Engravings. 


It^"  Headquarters  for  everything  Photograpliic— Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c. 

c.  B.  cotthell  &  co.'S 


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THE  above  cut  represents  our  New  Two-Revolution  Press.  The  great  ad- 
vantages of  this  machine  are  its  speed  and  the  facility  with  which  it  can 
be  handled  for  all  kinds  of  work.  In  these  times  of  Low  Prices  and  consequently 
small  profits,  speed  combined  with  good  work  is  an  advantage  the  value  of 
which  cannot  be  overestimated. 

The  above  Press,  for  fine  as  well  a"*  fast  work,  became  at  once  popular.  The 
Cylinder  revolves  twice— first  in  a  raised  position  to  clear  the  form;  the  second 
time  in  contact  with  the  form  while  giving  the  impression.  The  largest  illus- 
trated forms  are  printed  at  a  speed  of  from  1,800  to  2,000  per  hour,  with  perfect 
safety.  Indeed,  the  speed  is  limited  only  by  the  capacity  of  the  feeder.  This 
Press  is  capable  of  doing  the  finest  quality  of  ILLU  ^TRATED  and  COLOR  WORK, 
and  has  proved  to  be  the  most  economical  and  profitable  Press  yet  introduced. 

We  have  incorporated  the  following  patented  improvements:  1.  Our  Air-Spring 
and  Governor,  which  enable  the  machine  to  run  ONE-THIRD  FASTER  than  any 
other  Press  of  its  class  in  the  market.  While  at  a  speed  of  1.800  per  hour,  and 
with  the  weight  of  a  full  form,  about  4,C00  pounds  pressure  is  required  at  each 


->I    4       3  SEND    FOR    OUR    ILLUSTRATED 


end  of  the  press  to  arrest  the  momentum  and  reverse  the  bed  ;  but  our  Governor 
Attach  nent  so  completely  controls  the  Air-Spring— increasing  the  pressure  ex- 
actly with  the  increase  of  speed  and  momentum,  and  decreasing  the  same  as  the 
Press  comes  to  a  stop— that  the  great  amount  of  spring  required  is  no  incum- 
brance or  hindrance  in  the  running  of  the  machine,  as  it  is  with  the  wire-spring. 
When  the  Press  comes  to  a  stop,  the  Spring  is  thrown  off  automatically,  so  that 
it  can  be  turned  over  the  centre  by  hand  with  the  greatest  ease  and  without  com- 
pressing the  spring.  2.  Our  device  for  Controlling  the  Momentum  of  Cylinder, 
by  which  perfect  register  is  insured  at  the  highest  rate  of  speed.  This  is  an  im- 
possible feature  on  any  other  press.  3.  Our  Hinged  Roller-Frame,  which  affords 
peculiar  faciUty  in  handling  the  rollers  and  distributors.  4.  Our  Sheet  Delivery 
without  tapes,  which  is  so  easily  adjusted  that  any  variety  of  printed  matter  can 
be  delivered  to  the  Fly  and  deposited  on  the  Pile  Table  without  possibility  of 
smut  or  blemish.  For  a  still  more  rapid  class  of  press-work,  we  build  these 
Presses  with  two  Form  Rollers,  supplied  with  the  Table  Distribution,  or  the  Rack, 
Cam  and  Vibrator  Combination,  on  which  a  speed  of  2,500  per  hour  can  be  had. 


MA.NUJFA.CTORY-'Westerly,   R.   X. 


CATALOGUE, 


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or':F'iCE© 


Sprixoe    Street,    TSew   York. 
lliA    AXoziroe    Street,    Cbloagro    111. 


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THE    AMERICA]^    STATIOI^ER 


[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  aU  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

PORTABLE   COAT  RACK. 


A  neat  and  convenient  novelty  is  herewith 
illustrated.  It  consists  of  a  bracket,  with  frame 
and  shelf,   having  seven  arms,   which  extend 


about  four  inches  beyond  the  edge  of  the  shelf. 
For  convenience  in  packing,  the  shelf,  frame 
and  arms  attached  fold  up  against  the  back  sup- 
port. A  further  convenience  is  the  thumb- 
screws, with  which  it  is  fastened  in  position, 
thus  saving  the  inconvenience  attendant  upon 
the  use  of   ordinary  screws  and  screw-driver. 


Folding  Rack. 

Two  of  these,  neatly  made  of  white  metal,  ac- 
companying each  rack.  This  rack  is  intended 
for  use  in  halls,  bedrooms,  bath-rooms,  and  all 
of  the  innumerable  situations  where  such  an 
article  would  be  a  convenience.  This  conve- 
nient and  inexpensive  novelty  is  manufactured 
by  Gray  &  Beebe,  P.  O.  box  264,  Columbus, 

Ohio. 

♦ 

THE  SLATEOGRAPH. 


The  Slateograph  is  the  latest  improvement  in 
the  dry  copying  process,  and  is  used  for  copying 
writings,  drawings,  music,  &c.     By  its  use  from 


fifty  to  one  hundred  perlect  copies  can  be  made 
from  a  single  writing  or  drawing.  The  slateo- 
graph is  manufactured  under  the  hektograph 
patent  by  license  duly  granted  April  21,  1882, 
and  it  is  said  to  have  many  advantages  over  the 
hektograph  because  it  is  much  easier  cleaned 
after  using,  and  being  made  in  sheets,  which  are 


held  in  a  clamp  or  frame  of  convenient  size  and 
proportions  while  in  use,  when  one  sheet  is  worn 
out  it  can  be  immediately  replaced  by  a  new 
one.  The  slateograph  sheets  are  sold  singly  or 
by  the  quantity,  as  desired,  thus  avoiding  the 
trouble  and  annoyance  of  refilling  trays  or  pans 
by  the  old  method.  One  of  the  prominent  ad- 
vantages of  the  slateograph  is  that  the  sheet  or 
tablet  may  be  readily  taken  from  the  clamp, 
and  writings  or  drawings  can  be  readily  trans- 
ferred to  a  book,  thus  enabling  merchants,  com 
mission  men,  railroad  companies,  &c.,  to  pre- 
serve in  good  form  for  ready  reference  copies  of 
invoices,  circular  letters,  orders,  &c.,  sent  or 
signed  by  them.  For  durability,  convenience 
and  economy,  the  slateograph  is  claimed  to  be 
preferable  to  any  other  copying  process  in  use. 
This  copying  process  with  the  transfer  inks  for 
using  on  it,  is  manufactured  solely  by  Sunderlin, 
Faber  &  Co.,  at  Watkins,  N.  T.  Descriptive  cir- 
culars will  be  furnished  on  application. 


NEW  PATENTS. 


No.  268,760.    Match-Safe.— William  N.  Weeden,  New 

Bedford,  Mass. 
No.  268,783.    Hammock   and  Cot.— John  C.  Dodge, 

Boston,  Mass. 
No.  268,786.    Machinery  for  Edging  or  Bordering  Let- 
ter-Paper,  &c.— Achille  Duret,  Veuze,  near  An- 
gouleme,  France.    Patented  in  France  December 
24,  1880,  No.  140,343;  in  Belgium  January  17,  1881, 
No.  53,597;  in  England,  January  20,  1881,  No.  236, 
and  in  Germany,  January  24,  1881,  No.  14,752. 
No.    268,799.     Writing   Desk.— James    J.    Johnston, 
Columbiana,  Ohio,  assignor  to  the  United  States 
Improvement  Company,  Limited,  same  place. 
No.  268,819.    Fire-Proof  Chest.— John  H.  Nolan,  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  assignor,   by  mesne  assignments,  to 
the  Magneso  Calcite  Fire-Proof  Company,  same 
place. 
No.  268,833.     Purse.— Friedrich   Wilhelm    Schwarz, 

OfiEenbach-on-the-Main,  Germany. 
No.  268,866.  Temporary  Binder.— John  L.  Cassidy, 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 
In  a  temporary  binder,  the  combination,  with 
a  suitable  back  and  a  series  of  perforated  slats, 
of  a  supporting  frame  for  the  slats,  constructed 
of  a  single  piece  of  wire  hinged  to  one  side  of  the 
back,  and  having  its  ends  bent  upward  and 
across  the  same,  to  form  raised  parts  for  sup- 
porting the  slats. 

No.  268,870.    Combined  Frame  and   Plaque.— Amos 

Currier,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
The  method  of  making  plaques  for  ornamenta- 
tion, consisting  essentially  in  submerging  the 
blank  in  melted  glue,  then  applying  to  the  in- 
terior portion  a  series  of  coats  of  a  composition 
composed  of  boUed  oil,  paris-white,  and  glue, 
and  smoothing  said  surface  and  finishing  such 
surface  with  a  coat  of  paint,  afterward  stippling 
the  same  and  gilding  or  ornamenting  the  exte- 
rior portion  in  semblance  of  a  frame. 
No,  268,895.     Gam*.- George  W.   Hoar,  FaU  River, 

Mass. 
No.  268,897.    Combination  Walking  Cane  and  Picnic 

Chair.  —Horace  M.  Houston,  Woodville,  Tenn. 
No.  268,920.    Toy    Railway.- John    D.  Fred.    Meier, 

Oshkosh,  Wis. 

No.  268,984.  Wall-Paper.— W.  Charles  Walter,  New 
York,  N.  Y. 
As  an  article  of  manufacture,  wall-paper  or- 
namented by  surface  coating  or  coating  in  fig- 
ures of  ground  glass,  sand  and  sawdust  prev- 
iously prepared,  and  applied  in  a  dry  state  to 
the  face  of  the  paper  previously  coated  with 
varnish. 

No.   268.988.     Check  or  other    Paper  Representing 
Value.— Marcellus  F.  Berry,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
A  check  or  other  paper  representing  value 
provided  with  a  table  comprising  one  or  more 


compound  columns,  each  composed  of  two  or 
more  simple  columns  of  figures  of  different  de- 
nominations, the  simple  columns  in  each  com- 
pound column  being  arranged  out  of  line  with 
and  one  below  another. 

No.  268,991.  Puzzle.— Thomas  R.  Boone,  Rochester 
N.  Y. 

No.  269,019.  Delivery  Apparatus. — Luther  C.  Crowell, 
Brooklyn,  assignor  to  R.  Hoe  &  Co.,  New  York, 
N.  Y. 

No.  269,020.  Air-Cushioning  Apparatus  for  Printing 
Machines. — Luther  C.  Crowell,  Brooklyn,  assignor 
to  R.  Hoe  &  Co.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  269,021.  Sheet-Delivery  Apparatus.— Luther  C. 
Crowell,  Brooklyn,  assignor  to  R.  Hoe  &  Co., 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.    269,056.     Pencil-Holder.— Charles   H.    Hilliard, 
Chicago,  111. 
A  pencU-holder  composed  of  a  plate  provided 

with  an  attaching  pin  and  a  hook  or  catch,  and 

bent    to    form    a    transverse    pencil-receiving 

socket  open  at  its  rear,  adapted  to  coact  with  the 

fabric  of  a  garment  to  retain  a  pencU  when  the 

holder  is  attached. 

No.  269,159.    Sheet-DeUvering  Mechanism  for  Print- 
ing Machines.— Luther  C.  Crowell,  Brooklyn,  as- 
signor to  R.  Hoe  &  Co.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
DESIGNS. 

No.  13,474.  Font  of  Printing  Type.— Charles  H. 
Beeler,  Jr.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  assignor  to  Mac- 
Kellar,  Smiths  &  Jordan,  same  place.  Term  of 
patent,  7  years. 

No.  13,475.'  Font  of  Printing  Type.  John  Graham, 
Chicago,  111.,  assignor  to  MacKellar,  Smiths  & 
Jordan,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Term  of  patent,  7 
years. 

No  13,476.  Font  of  Printing  Type.— Herman  Ihlen- 
burg,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  assignor  to  MacKellar, 
Smiths  &  Jordan,  same  place.  Term  of  patent, 
14  years.     


COLOR    PRINTING    FROM    PHOTO- 
PLATES. 


A  Nuremberg  inventor  has  just  made  public 
a  new  and  interesting  process  of  printing  photo- 
graphs in  colors,  which  has  been  regarded  in 
some  quarters  as  much  superior  to  and  destined 
to  supersede  chromo-lithography.  The  inventor 
secured  some  surprising  results  in  artistic  pho- 
tography in  various  public  experiments  recently, 
and  won  commendations  from  capable  critics. 
His  process  consists  in  securing  six  gelatine 
copies  on  glass  of  a  photograph  negative.  These 
plates  are  next  painted  with  a  combination  of 
five  primary  tints,  including  a  gray  and  a 
brown.  These  same  tints,  in  a  different  combi- 
nation, are  next  applied  to  a  second  plate,  and 
so  on  untU  there  are  six  different  combinations 
on  each  plate,  which  series,  the  inventor  claims, 
will  enable  him  to  secure  any  desired  coloring  in 
his  photographs.  After  being  colored  the  plates 
are  treated  with  bi-chromate  of  potash,  which 
renders  them  perfectly  insoluble  and  capable  of 
being'operated  with  an  ordinary  lithograph  press. 
The  great  advantage  possessed  by  them  over  the 
chromo-lithographic  process  is  that  the  color 
photographs  can  be  secured  from  them  in  com- 
plete condition  in  five  printings,  whereas  a  dozen 
or  twenty  separate  impressions  are  required  to 
produce  a  chromo- lithograph.  Fidelity  in  copy- 
ing the  original  tints  of  color  in  the  object  photo- 
graphed is  secured  by  means  of  a  prepared  scale 
in  which  every  possible  combination  of  the  five 
colors  is  clearly  shown.  By  subdividing  these 
five  into  fifths,  the  inventor  is  said  to  have  se- 
cured no  less  than  1,000  tints,  which  have  been 
analyzed  and  reproduced  on  the  scale,  so  that  the 
operator  of  the  coloring  apparatus  can  readily 
discover  their  component  colors.  It  is  claimed 
that  three  months'  practice  is  sufficient  to  im- 
part proficiency  in  the  process  to  any  student  of 
color  photography. 


Jan.  11,  1883.] 


THE  ameeioa:n  statioi^ee. 


49 


CARD 

Albums. 


INVOICE  BOOKS. 


—  THE  — 


A.  T.  CROSS 
STYLOGRAPHIC 


MARK 

TWAIN'S 

Scrap  Boob. 


ADHESIVE 

WAFER 

Scrap  Books. 


SLATE  DUCK 

Blank 
Books. 


GUMMED 


IFILES. 


—  FOR  — 

CATALOGUES. 


THE  AMERICAN  BLOTTER  TABLET 

—MANUFACTURED  BY  THE— 


^@^©  Btati©m©w 


T  u©iapaay. 


117  FULTON  STREET,  NEW  YORK, 


—IS  THE— 


§est,  (gheapest,  ^ost  (Satisfactory,  and  only  (Blotter  ^ablet 
in  the  ^arket  that  does  not  (^all  to  (§ieces  by  (Handling. 


POE  QUALITY  OP  PAPEE,  NEATNESS,  ELEGANCE,  AND  PEIOES,  ¥E  CHALLENGE  OOMPAEISON. 


— ^SElSriD    IT-OR.    0-A.T-A.X-.0C3-XJE:.^^- 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO..  No.  117  FULTON  STREET,  NEW  YORK. 


50  THE    AMERIOAK    STATIOKER. 


\j^"  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  Og 


OF 


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IN   THE  V70RLD, 

COlsTSISTIIsrO-    OI^ 

Zfl'fl'/i?^'  Hand-Bags  in  Plush  and  Leather, 

Pocket-Books.  Card  and  Letter  Gases, 
Calf  and  Sheep  Wallets,  Bill-Books, 

Drawer  Pocket-Books  and  Satchels. 


507  ARCH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 


New  York    Salesroom,  No.  336   Broadway. 


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Jan.  11,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER 


51 


FAMILY^PULPIT  BIBLES 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE 


NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 

724,  726  &  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

T  X  TE  invite  the  attention  of  the  Booli  Trade  to  the  ONLY  Quarto  Bibles  published,  containing  CON- 
^  ^      TRA.STED  EDITIONS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT,  in  which  the  Old  (King  James  Version)  and 
the  Revised  Version  are  placed  in  parallel  columns.    Also, 

MARTIN  LUTHER'S  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLES, 

—  AND   — 

HAYDOCK'S  APPROVED  HOLY  CATHOLIC  BIBLES. 

All  of  the  above  contain  an  Illustrated  Bible  Dictionary,  Pictorial  History  of  the  Books  of  the  Bible, 
Maps,  Illuminated  Plates  and  other  valuable  Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Features. 

We  employ  the  most  skilled  workmen,  use  only  the  best  materials,  and  guarantee  better  grades  of  paper 
and  handsomer  printing  than  can  be  f  oimd  in  any  other  Family  Bibles  pubUshed  in  America,  while  our 
prices  are  as  low  as  any  other  publisher's. 

Having  the  largest  establishment  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles, 
we  can  furnish  them  in  great  variety  of  new  and  attractive  bindings  and  warranted  flrst-class  in  every 
particular. 

ORDER  ONLY  "THE  MATIONAL  CONTRASTED  EDITION." 

FOR  SALE  BT  ALL  BOOKSELLERS  in  the  UNITED  STATES  and  CANADA. 


.^.==sCATAI.OGXJES     .A.IVD     TEFllVIS     FXTFtNISXIEID      ON      AF>I»LICATIOKr.®==^. 

SPEINGPIELD  CITY  PAPEE  CO, 


EI>>VA.Kr>    O.    LeBOXjriGrEOIS,    JPropr. 


Irl  auTci-pdeici.     St.ree1:, 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


Paler,  Eiyeloiies  aid  Pajeleries. 


BooK-BiNDEES'  WireStitching  Iaceine 


Of  Largest  Capacity  and  Range.    Power  and  Hand  Combined. 

Wire  per  thousand  books  costs  but  one-third  that  used  by  any  other  Stitcher. 

Manufactured  by  CHARLES  CARR, 

Granite  Street,  South  Boston,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A. 


The  Largest  House  in  America  devoted 
exclusively  to  the  Sale  of 

WALL-PAPERS. 


SAMPLES  TO  THE  TRADE 
NEW  GOODS  for  1883 


COMING  TN  RAPIDLY. 


JOHN  J.  McGRATH, 

174  &  176  STATE  STREET, 


52 


THE    AMEEI0A:N"    STATIOl^ER. 


Oswm  Thermmter  Work. 

LARGEST  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  THE  KIND  IN  THE  WORLD. 


Tin  Case,  Japanned. 
7,  8,  10,  12  inch. 


Walnut,  Inlaid. 
9  inch  only. 


Dairy. 
7,  8,  10,  12  inch. 


Walnut-  Square. 
8, 10  inch. 


Pool's  Signal  Service  Barometer  or  Storm  Glass 

and  Thermometer  Combined. 

Length,  9J^  inches.     Width,  3»4  inches. 


MAlfTTFACTUHESS     OF    AIT.     KINJOS     OF 

BAROMETERS    AND    THERMOMETERS 


AND- 


POOL'S  SIGNAL  SERVICE   BAROMETER  OR  STORM  GLASS  AND  THERMOMETER  COMBINED, 

THE    GREAT   WEATHER   INDICATOR. 

^iW  Our  goods  axe  the  most  accurate  and  finely  finished  of  any  in  the  market 
BE  SUKE  TO  CALL  FOR  POOL'S  IX>rilUMEi\TS,  and  see  that  the  Storm  Glass  is  the  genuine  Signal  Service 
Barometer,  with  trade-mark  and  signature  of  "J.  A.  Pool"  in  red  ink.  on  back  of  each  instrument,  as  below. 

All  other  Weather  Indicators,  Prognosticators,  &c.,  &c.,  are 
worthless  imitations,  of  which  buyers  and  the  public  should 
beware. 

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  JOBBERS. 

Be  sure  you  get  J.  A.  Pool's  make;  they  are  the  best.  Take 
no  others. 

P.S.— We  will  send  a  sample  of  Pool's  Signal  Service  Baro:neter  and  Thermometer  Combined   "  delivered  free"  to  anv  address  on 

receipt  of  One  Dollar,  to  cover  expense  of  packing  and  delivery.  ^  aUOress  on 


Jan.  11,  1883.] 


THE   AMEEIOAI^   STATIONER. 


53 


{Successois  to  FLOTO   MAIS  U FACTUBING    COMPANY,) 

IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


VALENTINE, 


Easter  I  Birthday  Cards, 

TOKENS,  SOnVENIRS  AND  NOVELTIES. 


Choice  designs  (exclusively  our  own),  hand-painted  on  silk.    Many  choice  and  recherche  Novelties  wUl  be  shown  the  Trade 
by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road. 

-t-^^-  No.  290    BROADV^AY,   HEV^  YORK.  >=<\< 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PLAIN,    FANCT, 

AND 

OKNAMENTAL 

LETTERING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 

Manufactured  in  six  differ-  /  CS  1  ;^^/-.K.  aa-'aS^  "X  X  ;../-P,  /i..,^>/7  t  A  special  Ink  is  also 
ent  sizes.  Packed  one  doz.  \  ^,  T-?"  V^^'CH  Wi^C-.  ^,  t  i-tlCfV  l-Ol^e.  J  manufactured  in  six 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.    Also  j    1        ^  "  "  Zl     <,       '  "  v.  brilliant  colors,  put  up 

put  up  in   sets  containing  A       >     ^  '    S  T  in  boxes  containing  one 

one  of  each  kind  and  one   I    O       ,S  <«  ((  S     X       '  "  i  ''^°^'  °^  ^  kind,  also  one 

each  of  Nos.  1, 2  and  .3.  \       )    T'B'  )   ?  J  doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 

We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders   n  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 
^^"  Circulars  and   Samples  sent  on  application. 
J.   U.  WHITMOKE  &  CO  ,  Agents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  William  St8.,  NEW  TORK. 


JOHrr   FETRIE,  Jr.. 

Successor  to  Victor  E.  Macger  &  Petrie,  No.  110  Reade  Street,  New  York, 

DEPOT  FOR 

KNICKERBOCKER  PLAYING  CARDS,  Goodall's  Camden  Whist  Markers 

A.  B.  French  Copying  Inks,  Kotaxy  Dampers,  &c. 
Lithographers'  Machinery.  Round  Hole  Treadle  Perforators.  Ink  Orioding  Mills,  &c. 

lOSEPHf^lLLOTl'S 
^  STEEr'PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World  • 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  i-iiic  writing,  No.  I,  303,  aicd  Ladies,   I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,290,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands. 
^ff'  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  <tc.,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS.  91  John  Street.  New  York.  HENET  HOE.  Sole  Agent. 


4-  i]yti*oi^TE:i>  * 


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THE    AMEEIOAK    STATIOISTER 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

E.  A.  Dale,  Davenport,  111.,  is  in  town. 

Brunn  &  Co.,  paper  stock  dealers,  Louisville, 
Ky.,  have  sold  out. 

R.  Crarapton,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Rock 
Island,  111.,  has  failed. 

H.  W.  Hill,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Mac- 
kinaw, III.,  has  failed. 

A.  Fill  Frederick,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Washington,  D.  C,  is  dead. 

Theo.  Welisch  &  Co.,  dealers  in  fancy  goods, 
Tuscon,  Arizona,  have  made  an  assignment. 

O.  P.  Garner,  publisher  of  the  Expositor, 
Benton  Harbor,  iSIich.,  has  sold  out  to  Larder  & 
Hearns. 

M.  F.  Tobin  shows  a  large  and  rare  line  of 
valentine  and  Easter  cards,  which  the  trade 
ought  to  see. 

B.  F.  Jones,  picture  dealer,  Worcester,  Mass., 
has  faded,  and  oflfers  to  compromise  at  twenty 
cents  on  the  dollar. 

Peter  Crapster  &  Co.,  stationers,  &c.,  Shelby- 
ville,  Ky.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Crap- 
ster &  Hall  succeed. 

Daugherty  &  Wright,  book  and  job  printers, 
Baltimore,  Md.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Wright  &  McLean  succeed. 

S.  Stone  &  Co.,  engravers,  Newark,  N.  J., 
have  dissolved  partnership,  and  have  been  suc- 
ceeded by  Thomas  &  George  M.  Stone. 

Hellems  &  Garner,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Welland,  Ont.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Oran  Garner  continues  under  the  same  style. 

George  Mohr,  dealer  in  paper  hangings,  Balti- 
more, Md.,  has  admitted  Anton  Mobr  to  part- 
nership, under  the  style  of  George  Mohr  &  Son. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  are  already  receiving 
large  orders  for  Easter  and  Valentine  cards. 
The  firm's  travelers  are  now  on  the  road  with 
samples. 

A  new  firm,  Atwood  &  Sherburne,  87  Wash- 
ington street,  Boston,  is  manufacturing  and 
dealing  in  stationery,  making  a  specialty  of 
blank  books. 

Frederick  Bsck  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  wall 
paper,  Nfw  Yoik  city,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship ;  G.  W.  Allen  retiring.  The  remaining 
partners  continue  under  the  same  style. 

It  18  reported  that  the  change  in  the  firm  of 
R.  Craiiipton,  of  Rock  I^lall(1,  111.,  to  R.  Cratiip- 
toii  &  Co.,  has  caused  a  great  deal  of  feeling 
among  the  New  York  creditors  of  the  former. 

R  P.  Small,  the  New  York  agent  for  Hunsel. 
Ciillidiiy  &  Co  .  Philadelphia,  leports  large  Miles 
III  Ins  iieA  llrr-s  .)t  caril  fringe-.  M  i.sl  nf  the 
Inrge  iiii|ii>rrerH  ind  iiiaiiut'ai'turei'.s  (ir«icii?-e  ttj«"ir 
fringe!,  of  this  cuiioern.  Mr.  Small's  office  is  at 
02  White  .-ttieet. 

The  Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Company 
offers  a  rich  valentine,  with  six  different  de- 
signs. This  valentine  is  illustrated  in  si-xteen 
colors,  after  designs  by  Carl  Gutherz,  the  well- 
known  artist,  and  is  mounted  in  several  beau- 
tiful and  novel  styles,  and  is  pronounced  by 
critics  to  be  one  of  the  finest  and  most  artistic 
valentines  ever  published  in  this  country,  and 
one  that  would  be  of  permanent  value. 


Samuel  L.  Clemens,  "Mark  Twain,"  some  time 
ago  brought  suit  in  the  United  States  Court 
against  Belford,  Clarke  &  Co.,  publishers, 
Chicago,  to  restrain  them  from  re-publishing  his 
works.  It  appeared  in  evidence  that  the  books 
republished  were  not  copyrighted,  but  Clemens 
claimed  his  pseudonym  of  "  Ma-k  Twain"  as  a 
trade-mark.  The  Court,  in  its  decision  on  Tues- 
day, held  that  noms  de  plume  could  not  be  con- 
strued as  trade-marks,  and  that  his  failure  to 
copyright  left  his  works  open  to  republication  by 
anyone. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  trustees  of  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade,  held  Tuesday  afternoon,  a  reso- 
lution was  passed  empowering  the  president, 
Geo.  L.  Pease,  to  communicate,  in  the  name  of 
the  Board,  with  the  United  States  Senators  rep- 
resenting this  State,  requesting  them  to  use 
every  possible  means  to  press  the  passage  of  the 
Lowell  bankruptcy  bill. 

A  young  man  named  Patrick  Foley,  who 
boarded  at  No.  114  Pineapple  street,  Brooklyn, 
and  who  was  employed  as  clerk  in  W.  W. 
Swayne's  book  and  stationery  store  at  216  Ful- 
ton street,  has  been  missing  since  New  Year's 
night.  He  called  upon  a  family  living  in  South 
Fourth  street,  and  about  10  o'clock  started  for 
home. 

Gane  Brothers,  106  Duane  street,  New  York, 
have  opened  a  branch  house  at  49  Lasalle  street, 
Chicago,  under  the  style  of  Gane  Brothers  & 
Co.,  where  the  Western  trade  can  find  all  kinds 
of  bookbinders'  supplies.  Arthur  B.  Lane,  for  a 
long  time  with  the  house  and  well  known  in  the 
trade,  is  the  manager  of  the  Western  house. 

Langfeld,  Turner  &  Andrews,  Philadelphia, 
have  an  elegant  line  of  new  goods,  including 
pocket-books,  bags,  &c.  It  comprises  a  great 
variety  of  styles,  all  of  which  are  new.  Par- 
ties visiting  New  York  can  inspect  the  line  at 
the  firm's  agency,  336  Broadway. 

Frank  E.  Miller,  formerly  of  the  firm  of 
Clare,  Miller  &  Co.,  now  associated  with  J. 
G.  Ditman  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  has  a  gjod  many 
friends  in  the  trade,  and  will,  undoubtedly,  meet 
with  success  in  his  new  position. 

W.  H.  Parsons  and  A.  M.  Collins,  who  were 
elected  last  week  as  trustees  of  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade,  declining  to  serve,  H.  V.  Butler 
and  John  G.  Baiubridge  have  been  appointed  in 
their  places. 

Chatfleld  &  Woods,  wholesale  paper  dealers, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  have  admitted  Albert  H.  Chat- 
field  and  Harry  F.  Woods  to  partnership  under 
the  same  style. 

J.  R.  Bissell,  of  the  Times  Printing  House, 
St.  Louis  Mo.,  has  been  succeeded  by  the  Times 
Printing  House,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $100,000. 

The  style  of  the  Wall  Paper  Company,  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  has  been  changed  to  the  Ohio 
Wall  Paper  Company. 

E.  R.  Covell  &  Co.,electroplaters,  Providence, 
R.  1.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  E  R.  Covell 
settles  and  coiitiiiuex. 

The  laisiness  of  Edmund  Draper,  dealer  in 
iiiHihemutical  instruments,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  is 
being  clu.sed  out. 

W.  E.  Savage,  publisher  of  the  Western  Home 
Journal,  Detroit,  Mich.,  has  sold  out  to  William 
E.  Hughes. 

Lansing  Farrell,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Middleport,  Ohio,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Wuerth  &  Weise,  dealers  in  frames.  New 
York  city,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Richard  Foley,  fancy  goods  dealer,  New  York 
city,  has  made  an  assignment. 


H.  C.  Ferris,  publisher,  Sidney,  Ohio,  has 
made  an  assignment. 

Horace  French,  paper  dealer,  Hartford,  Vt., 
has  been  burned  out. 

F.  Hughes,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Denison, 
Tex.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Leich  &  Guth,  desk  manufacturers.  New  York 
city,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Louis  Lowenthal,  dealer  in  fancy  goods, 
Rochester,  N.  Y.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

A.  F.  Smith  &  Co.,  dealers  in  frames.  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich.,  have  assigned  to  A.  Garlock. 

H.  C.  Perry,  publisher  of  the  Messenger,  Hills- 
boro,  N.  H.,  has  sold  out  to  C.  W.  Hutchins. 

S.  Marcus  &  Son,  dealers  in  fancy  goods, 
Brooklyn,  W.  D.,  have  made  an  assignment. 

Cook  &  Roberts,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Brooklyn,  W.  D.,  have  been  damaged  by  water. 

S.  E.  Cassino,  publisher,  Boston,  Mass.,  has 
changed  the  style  of  the  firm  to  S.  E.  Casino  & 
Co. 

The  Industrial  News  Company,  Louisville, 
Ky.,  has  been  incorporated  with  a  capital  of 
$2.5,000. 

Cowpland  &  Taylor,  gilders.  New  York  city, 
have  dissolved  partnership.  Zachary  Taylor, 
continues. 

Hyde  &  Co.,  wholesale  fancy  goods  dealers, 
Boston,  Mass.,  have  had  their  stock  damaged  by 
fire;  insured. 

W.  H.  Spear,  publisher  of  the  Orange  Journal 
of  Industry,  Orange,  Mass.,  has  been  succeeded 
by  Mrs.  B.  L.  Stevens. 

McCarty  &  Hasberg  will  soon  announce, 
through  Thk  Stationer,  their  price  list  for 
school-bags,  which  they  intend  to  oflfer  low. 

Geo.  Frysinger,  publisher  of  the  Gazette, 
Lewistown,  Pa.,  has  gone  out  of  business,  and 
has  been  succeeded  by  G.  F.  &  J.  S.  Stackpole. 

R.  D.  Knight  &  Co.,  printers.  Providence, 
R.  I.,  have  admitted  F.  D.  Livermore  to  part- 
nership, under  the  style  of  Livermore  &  Knight. 

Milton  D.  Mettee,  paper  hanger,  Baltimore, 
Md.,  has  admitted  M.  Howard  Mettee  to  part- 
nership, under  the  style  of  Milton  D.  Mettee  & 
Son. 

Jackson  Brothers,  printers  and  binders,  Phil- 
adelphia, Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership  by  the 
death  of  B.  Frank  Johnson.  G.  Walsh  Jackson 
continues. 

Catharine  Moore,  manufacturer  of  twine, 
cordage,  &c.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  associated 
with  her  William  E.  Donovan,  under  the  style 
of  C.  Moore  &  Co. 

Waggoner's  improved  "  Trial  Balance  "  books 
sold  by  W.  M.  Christy's  Sons,  Philadelphia,  are 
said  to  have  met  with  great  success.  The  de- 
mand for  them  is  just  now  increasing  consider- 
ably. 

Wm.  E.  Kern,  Philadelphia,  has  had  a  very 
lively  trade  in  artists'  materials.  He  is  now 
obliged  to  work  hard  to  fill  all  orders.  Plaques 
and  mirrors  for  decoi'atiiig  and  tapestry  paint- 
ing materials  are  specially  in  great  demand. 

Sower,  Potts  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  one  of  the 
oldest  houses  in  the  trade,  have  sold  their  whole- 
sale book  and  stationery  business  to  A.  C.  Farley 
&  Co.,  who  will  continue  it,  together  with  their 
manufacturing  business,  under  the  firm-name  of 
Farley,  Paul  &  Baker,  the  same  members  com- 
prising the  new  firm.  In  the  hands  of  this  ener- 
getic and  successful  house  it  is  expected  that  the 
business  will  increase  rapidly.  Sowers,  Potts  & 
Co.  will  continue  the  publishing  business  at  their 
old  stand. 


Jan.  11,  1888.] 


TBE    AMERIOAK    STATIOITER 


fin 


H.  F.  Willard  &  Co.,  dealers  in  toys,  Holyoke, 
Mass.,  liave  sold  out. 

Aloys  Meisel,  manufacturer  of  pewter  toys, 
New  York  city,  is  dead. 

Richard  Crampton,  bookseller  and  stationer. 
Rock  Island,  111.,  has  sold  out. 

Theo.  Faul wetter,  dealer  in  toys,  &c.,  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

John'C.  Eiler,  publisher  of  the  Muncie  Times, 
Muncie,  Ind.,  has  sold  out  to  George  Cramer. 

E.  L.  Denhard,  dealer  in  frames  and  station- 
ery, Louisville,  Ky.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Moore  &  Lare,  publishers  of  the  Sunday  Trav- 
eler, Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Keep  &  Bayles,  dealers  in  stationers'  hard- 
ware, New  York  city,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship. 

Samuel  J.  Coons,  of  Joseph  Coons  &  Son, 
dealers  in  fancy  goods,  &c.,  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  is 
dead. 

E.  G.  Farmer  &  Co.,  engravers.  Providence, 
R.  I.,  have  admitted  to  partnership  E.  G. 
Farmer,  Jr. 

Wheeler  &  Clark,  paper-stock  dealers.  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  T.  H. 
Wheeler  continues. 

Chamber  &  Cassidy,  publishers  of  the  Day, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  sold  out  to  the  Evening 
News  Company. 

Littauer  &  Rollins,  dealers  in  leather  goods, 
Boston,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Joseph  Littauer  continues. 

Sea  &  Co.,  wholosale  and  retail  dealers  in 
fancy  goods,  Chicago,  111.,  have  had  their  stock 
damaged  by  fire.    Insured. 

Robinson,  Campbell  &  Co.,  stationers  &c.,  At- 
lanta, Ga.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  W.  J. 
Campbell  has  retired  and  W.  J.  Robinson,  Jr., 
continues. 

Cussons,  May  &  Sheppard,  Glen  Allen,  Va., 
forward  samples  of  their  patent  tablet  calen- 
dars. These  are  in  three  sizes,  ready  for  attach- 
ing to  cards. 

William  Ziock  &  Co.,  dealers  in  fancy  goods, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  have  dissolved  partnership,  and 
a  new  firm,  with  August  Ziock  as  general  part- 
ner and  William  Ziock  as  special  partner,  has 
been  formed  under  the  style  of  August  Ziock. 

Wilcox,  Shinkle  &  Co.,  type  founders,  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership,  Charles 
Shinkle  and  Frank  Wilcox  retiring.  The  busi- 
ness will  be  continued  by  John  F.  Wilcox  and 
William  Lucien  Scaife,  under  the  style  of  Wil- 
cox &  Scaife. 

The  Bay  State  Paper  Company,  Springfield, 
Mass.,  is  offering  a  line  of  cloth-face  blo^'.tings, 
made  from  pure  rag  stock  and  guaranteed  free 
from  wood  or  adulteration  of  any  kind.  Their 
absorbent  quality  is  excellent  and  they  are  sold 
at  scale  weight. 

T.  Fitzwiliiams  &  Co.,  New  Orleans,  forward 
an  invitation  ticket  for  the  sixth  representation 
of  the  "Phunny  Phorty  Phellows,"  which  is  to 
be  given  in  New  Orleans  on  February  6.  The 
ticket  is  inclosed  in  an  envelope,  gorgeous  in 
color  and  merry  in  design.  The  interior  has  a 
picture  of  Bacchus  reclining  in  a  chariot,  drawn 
by  lions.  Bacchantes  act  as  postillions.  A  bust 
of  Shakespeare,  with  dramatic  emblems,  occu- 
pies one  of  the  flaps.  "Bottom,"  carrying  a 
sunflower,  is  depicted  on  another  flap,  and  the 
midnight  owl  holds  position  on  another,  with  a 
full  moon  serving  to  throw  the  bird  of  night 
into  prominence.  A  perfumed  sachet  is  affixed 
to  the  back.    ' 


Willy  Wallnch  shows  a  very  large  line  of 
birthday,  valentine  and  Easter  carils,  which 
come  in  a  great  variety  of  tasteful  dt-sigus. 
Series  No.  9  comes  in  floral  groups,  which  in- 
clude chrysanthemum,  wild  rose,  pansy,  with 
spray  of  creepers,  &c.,  on  pale  gray  background. 
Series  11  shows  figures  of  children  in  mediseval 
costume,  colored  in  delicate  neutral  tints  on  a 
terra- cotta  background.  Series  20  is  floral, 
showing  the  red  rose,  convolvulus,  lily,  &c.  Over 
each  group  a  bee  or  butterfly  hovers,  with  rich 
green  foliage  as  a  relief  on  pearly  background. 
In  No.  27  children  in  fancy  costumes  are  repre- 
sented. The  coloring  is  very  rich.  No.  31 
shows  winter  scenes  with  woods,  summer-houses, 
bridge  and  rustic  temple.  The  grouping  and 
coloring  are  very  tasteful.  No.  33  shows  little 
children  and  cherubs  disporting  on  the  boughs 
of  trees.  In  series  47  the  designs  are  in  four 
very  bright  and  pretty  pictures.  No.  54 
contains  beautiful  pictures  of  children,  a 
year  or  two  old,  seated  in  a  basket,  decked 
with  flowers  or  lined  with  blue  satin.  No. 
59  comes  in  cream-colored  cards  on  which 
are  painted  violets  aid  fruit  blossoms;  poppies 
and  ears  of  wheat;  blackberries  and  wild  honey- 
suckle, and  a  twig  of  oak,  with  acorns  and  some 
holly.  Across  these  are  shown,  like  vignettes, 
four  little  landscape  studies,  each  on  its  ap- 
propriate card,  to  represent  spring,  summer, 
autumn,  winter.  The  designs  in  61  show 
elaborate  groups  of  flowers,  arranged  in  the 
form  of  a  frame,  to  surround  a  Shakspearian 
motto;  and  those  of  63  a  life-size  pansy;  arum 
lily,  lily  of  the  valley,  and  sunflower,  on 
stems,  Series  65  represents  figures  in  early 
mediaeval  dress  in  the  French  style.  In  128 
are  seen  single  figures  |of  very  little  girls;  In 
129  four  sprays  of  flowers  are  exibited  on  large 
sheets  of  paper,  through  holes  iu  the  corner  of 
which  they  protrude  —  roses,  pelargoniums. 
These  are  in  such  bold  relief  on  a  creamy  back- 
ground as  to  have  the  look  of  photographs  care- 
fully hand-painted.  No.  133  represents  love 
scene-  in  high  life  in  Prance,  about  two  centuries 
ago.  In  134  are  seen  four  figures  of  young  girls, 
whose  faces  are  very  finely  delineated.  No. 
139  represents  a  comic  history  of  Cupid,  who 
makes  an  assault  on  two  maiden  hearts  and  gets 
hanged  for  his  pains.  The  designs  of  143 
appear  on  a  dark  purplish  background,  bunches 
of  daisies,  cornflowers,  sweet  pea,  pimpernel, 
and  grasses,  with  small  white  butterflies.  In 
145  there  are  three  designs  of  great  beauty  and 
merit.  In  the  first  Cupid,  unseen,  is  barring  the 
way  of  two  ardent  lovers  of  long  ago,  as  they 
walk,  with  branches  of  wild-roses  in  full  flower. 
In  the  next,  lovers  walk  home  in  the  sunsft,  and 
Cupid  follows  them,  well  pleased  with  his  suc- 
cessful work  in  inspiring  them  with  the  "divine 
passion."  In  the  third  is  seen  the  courteous  and 
pompous  Louis  XIV.  paying  his  addresses  to  a 
lady  of  his  court.  No.  1.52  shows  very  rich 
original  designs  of  tropical  flowers  against  a 
glowing  sunset.  The  cactus  and  palm  are  also 
introduced.    No.  153  is  an  Easter  card  series  in 


Ia\()   il('-.igu^,  each   iif    \viii -ri    i  ejii .— r.ii.?     i    '■ 
wreathed  in  flowers  at  the  foot,  aiiil  eilcireleil  l)y 
twining  thorns.     The  remainder  of  the   line  is 
also  noticeable,   and  will  be  referred  to  in  a 
future  issue. 

H.  N.  Crane,  bookseller  and  stationer.  Mount 
Pleasant,  Iowa,  has  been  burnt  out.     Insured. 

Thomas  J.  Hodgson,  publisher  of  the  Herald, 
Mariprsa,  Cal.,  has  sold  out. 

John  Golden,  Jr.,  of  Golden  Brothers,  publish- 
ers of  the  Sentinel  and  dealers  iu  stationery,  Nor- 
walk,  Conn.,  is  dead. 

Ketcheson  &  Hellis,  electrotypers,  Leaven- 
worth, Kan.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  J.  H. 
Ketcheson  continues. 

D.  O.  Goodrich  &  Co.,  fancy  goods  dealers, 
Boston,  Mass.,  have  failed,  and  are  offering  forty 
cents  on  the  dollar. 

F.  Triefet,  dealer  in  cards,  novelties,  &c..  25 
School  street,  Boston,  has  issued  about  1,300 
pieces  of  flve  cent  music. 

P.  O.  Vickery,  publisher,  Augusta,  Me.,  has 
admitted  J.  F.  Hill  to  partnership,  under  the 
style  of  Vickery  &  Hill. 

Morton,  Phillips  &  Bulmer,  Montreal,  forward 
their  yearly  calendar  for  1883,  which  is  a  clean, 
well-printed  monthly  sheet-calendar. 

The  Clark-Neergaard  Company  has  succeeded 
C.  C.  Clark  &  Co  ,  paper  dealers,  &c..  New 
York  city,  and  invites  the  orders  of  the  trade. 

A.  G.  Mead,  364  Atlantic  Avenue,  Boston,  has 
made  improvements  in  his  monogram  stamping 
machine,  and  will  soon  be  ready  to  fill  orders. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Stationers'  Board  of 
Trade,  held  yesterday  afternoon,  resolutions  of 
respect  for  the  memory  of  the  late  E.  J.  Hale 
were  adopted. 

Geo.  F.  Barden,  formerly  with  Byron  Weston, 
is  now  representing  the  Parsons  Paper  Com- 
pany, of  Holyoke,  and  will  call  on  the  trade  on 
behalf  of  that  company. 

Owen  Shoemaker,  lately  admitted  to  the  firm 
of  J.  L.  Shoemaker  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  will 
not  relax-  his  efforts  on  the  road,  but  will  visit 
his  friends  in  the  trade  as  heretofore. 

J.  E.  Linde  has  added  various  lines  of  papers, 
bill-heads,  &c.,  to  his  stock  of  cards  and  card 
board,  and  has  secured  the  services  of  E.  J. 
Merriam  in  charge  of  this  department  of  his 
business. 

The  Miller  Brothers  Cutlery  Company,  Meri- 
den.  Conn.,  is  manufacturing  a  superior  line  of 
cutlery  for  stationers'  trade.  It  includes  pen- 
knives, scissors,  ink  erasers,  &c.,  of  the  best 
quality. 

Styles  &  Cash,  this  city,  have  published  their 
annual  calendar  in  the  style  which  has  hereto- 
fore been  so  convenient  and  pleasing.  It  is  a 
series  of  monthly  sheets  attached  to  cardboard. 
The  dates  are  ranged  in  a  circle,  I'ke  the  dial  of 
a  clock,  and  a  hand  or  pointer  indicates  the  day 
of  the  month. 


CARTER, 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


t^'PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Staloners  and  Printers. 

§=•  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS.       ®- 


56 


THE    AMEEIOA]^    STATIONER. 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  uiuler  tliin  hendlnK  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  SSIO  per  annum  for  each  card- 
Ad  vertisingCardS^ 

rJAN'DO.  THOMAS  S..  &  CO..  :JOT  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia. Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Row.  N.  Y. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BURCKHART  &  BRO.,  WTiolesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists.  Vamishers.  Oilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters.  Chicago,  111. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.        50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers. 

1125  Chestnut  St..  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS.  J.  H..  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  295 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,  and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  UTHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St..  Philadelphia. 


TABER.  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms.  28  Bond  St..  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  SO,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


EVANS  &  UEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


PRKBl.E.  .1.  Q..  &  CO.. 


.54  Franklin  St..  N.  Y. 


PRICE.  THOS.  W.,  CO..  505  Minor  St.. Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATERS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

lft3  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 


Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O..  and  Chicago.  111. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK,  W.  C, 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS, 

528  Kent  avenue.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SA^"BORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 
SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

Bookbinders'  Materials. 
GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,  181  William  St.,  N.  Y 


GANE  BROTHEltS, 


IOC  Duane  St..  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &  SONS,   54  &  50  Duane  st.,  N.  Y., 
and  .304  N.  Main  at..  St.  Loms,  Mo. 

Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 

BKCK.  CHARLES.  B09  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

COLLINS.  A.   M..  SON.  &  CO., 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


HAKK.  PHILIP. 


1.55  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER.  S..  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


MrHUOH.  P  P  .  ,<^  CO  .  Blank  Cards.  .5]  Ann  St..  N.  Y. 


Copying  Books. 


MUKPHVS  SONS.   W     F.. 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N.. 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St..  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO..    Carpentersville.  lU. 


SHKIVKK.  T.    A  CO.. 


*«  Kast  .Wth  SI..  N.  Y. 


TAI-T.  Iteo   C 


Worcester.  Mans. 


TATIM    SA.MIIK.L  <:.  *  CO.  Cincinnati.  O. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE  A  CL    MKXT.  78  Nassau  St..  N.  Y. 

Eyelet  Machines. 


LIPMAM,  HYMEN  L.,  51  South  4th  St.,  FMla. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFAC  TUREB.     For 

the  trade  only.  16  Beekman  st..  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO.. 

134  and  136  WUllam  St..  N.  Y. 


HILL.  W.  H.. 


Worcester.  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke.  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  2.59  S.  3d  St..  Phila..  Pa. 


PREBLE.  J.  Q.,  &  CO.. 


.54  Franklin  St..  N.  Y. 


REAY.  M.  A., 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


WHITCOMB.  G.  HENRY.  &  CO..   Worcester    Mass. 

Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c  . 170  Clark  St..  Chicago.  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leatner. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  111.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5, 6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application 

Grain  Tables. 


DABROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers. Hochester.  N.  Y. 


Cum  Labels  and  Seals. 


DENNISON  ftLANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St.. 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati:  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  g.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston.  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX.  A.  J..  &  CO..  Clark  and  Adams  sts..  Chicago.  111. 


Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO..  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  st..  New  York. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material.  127  Fulton  St..  N.  Y. 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States. Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


>LOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  JR  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  .STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 


GOODMAN  &  SCHANCK  (Card  Board  and  Cut  Cards), 
165  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 

PORTER  &  STEPHENSON,  115  and  117  Na.ssau  St., 
N.  Y..  Manilla  Paper  and  Stationery. 

SCOTT  Paper  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadel,  hia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

G.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St..  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 

BECK.  CHARLES.  609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy, 


BECK.  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Finishers. 


CONN.  VALLEY  CARD  AND  PAPER  CO.,  Cards  and 
Card  Board,  Manufacturers  of  Photographic  Card 
Mounts.  SprinifH.-ld.  iMa.ss. 

Paper  Manufacturers. 

CARTER,  JOHN,  &  CO.,  Paper  Dealers,  Agents  for 
Byron  Weston  and  other  Paper  Mfrs.,  Boston,  Mass. 

JERSEY  CITY  PAPER  CO.,  White  and  Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 


KlSSAJl.  B    A., 


32  Beekman  St..  N.   Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN,  LABIBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,   G.  W.    &   CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.    Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HAMBURGER,  M., 


306  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Shears. 


ROWE.  GEORGE.  Manufacturer  of  Patent  Vibrating 
Shears  for  Bookbinders,  Printers  and  Box  Makers, 
10  Leicester  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Sheep  and  Goat  Leather, 

ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 

Shelf  Paper. 
ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 

Silk  Ornaments. 

PALM  &  FECHTELER,]6.W.J-^eent^^st^^^^^ 


Slates. 


AMERICAN  CRAYON  AND  SLATE  CO., 

43  Dey  st.,  N.  Y. 

McDowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 
Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

EMBOSSING   COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  AJbany,  N.Y. 


Stamps  and  Presses. 


hill,   B.   B.,   MFG.   CO.,  THE.      All  kinds  Stamps, 
Seal  and  Copying  Presses,  Springfield,  Mass. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


BLISS,  E.  E., 


58  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 


SraTH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  St.,  N.  Y, 

J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 

Stationers- Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


BROWN  &  SANSON, 


29  Murray  St.,  N.  Y. 


SmPMAN,  ASA  L.,  &  SONS,         10  Murray  St.,  N.  Y. 


WALLACH,  WILLY, 


78  Chambers  St.,  N.  Y. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Pate nted . 

PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  PhUa. 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners.  <£c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Stationers'  Specialties. 

Send  for  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists. 
DENNISON    iLVNUtAUTUlilNU    CO.,    21    Milk   St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,   N.   Y.;    630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON    JLANUFACTURING    CO.,   21    Milk    st 
Boston;    198  Broadway,   N.  Y.;    630   Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cinciimati:  414  North  Third  st..  St.  Louis. 


Toys  and  Games. 


LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERQ,  313  W.  Baltimore  St.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WKIDMANN,  A.,  &  CO., 


806  Broadway,  N.  Y 


Jan.  11,  1888.] 


THE  ameeioa:^  statioi^er 


57 


KSTABLISHED  1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS. 

We  are  the  ORIGINAL  aad  Largest  Manufacturers  in  the  United  States  of 

Advertising  Cards,  *  Advertising  Fans, 
ARTISTIC     PLAQUES, 

Announcement  Folding  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Plain  and  Fringed. 
A  Full  Line  of  CHRISTMAS      CARDS  ^°  <^hoice  Designs. 

COTTAGE    CHROMOS, 

Nos.  293  and   295   Broadway,  New  York, 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  Mass.  No.  39  FEDERAL  STREET,  BOSTON. 

Nos.  156  &  158  MONROE  STREET,  CHICAGO,  Ills. 

TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 


HIGHLY   FINISHED 


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STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Manufactorj-  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OUR    liEADING    STYLES: 

No.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan        No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

.->..  57  ...Commercial       No.  707 ....  Bank  Falcon        No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No,  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 
New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIBGE  &  CO.,  101  William  Street. 


I 


BUCK  i  CUWSOI'S 

laprmd  Perforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


(^"  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

Mention  American  Stationer.  Hamilton,  O. 


cr.  E.  LinsriDE.  i& 


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-■^UKr- 


Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

rr..^<3-S    -(^3?TID    O-TJHiviE    Xj-^BEI-S, 
PUBLISHER  OF 


\mMPm  mQw^T^i 


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■■•^• 


Oliromos,  Fold-ers    emd. 


X05    IVilliam   St.,  TVe>^    Y^ork. 

Complete  Set  of  Cbromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $3.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromes  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1.00. 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  ORDER. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &C.. 
AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK. 

For  thk  Week  Ended  January  9,  1883. 


Albums . 


Books 

Newspapers.. 
Engravings  ■  • 

Ink 

Lead  Pencils  . 
Slate  Pencils. 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Stationery 

Totals  . . . . 


28 
260 
34 
32 

5 
1 

138 
7 
7 

512 


$3,591 

34.616 

1,135 

4,564 

60 

54 

9,832 

1,582 

823 


$56,257 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS  AND 

STATIONERY 

FROM   NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS. 

For  the  Week  Ended  January  9, 1883. 


Paper,  reams 

Paper,  pkgs 

Paper,  cases 

Books,  cases 

Stationery,  cases. 
Totals 


16,949 

$7,504 

353 

2,926 

11 

838 

42 

3,800 

117 
17,472 

7,224 
$22,298 

STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  January  2  to  January  9,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Mexico,  7;  to  Brazil,  4;  to  Uni- 
ted States  of  Colombia,  6;  to  Argentine  Republic,  1; 
to  Cuba,  1;  to  British  Possessions  in  Africa,  2;  to 
London,  4;  to  Liverpool,  14;  to  Hamburg,  2;  to 
Bremen,  1. 

PAPER,  to  Mexico,  5  pkgs. ;  to  Brazil,  122  pkgs. ; 
to  Porto  Rico,  2,000  rms. ;  to  United  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 249  rms.,  5  pkgs. ;  to  Central  America,  4  pkgs. ; 
to  Cuba,  14,700  rms.,  124  pkgs. ;  to  British  West  In- 
dies, 55  pkgs. ;  to  Australia,  11  cs. ;  to  London,  36 
pkgs.;  to  Liverpool,  1  pkg. ;  to  Amsterdam,  1  pkg. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Mexico,  6;  to  Brazil,  23; 
to  United  States  of  Colombia,  13;  to  Cuba,  10;  to 
London,  33;  to  Liverpool,  21;  to  Hamburg,  5;  to 
Bremen,  3;  to  Amsterdam,  3. 

INK,  packages,  to  Mexico,  2;  to  Cuba,  15;  to  Am- 
sterdam, 6;  to  Uruguay,  188;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  13. 

PENS,  cases,  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  1 . 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,!;  to  Australia,  5; 
to  Uruguay,  3;  to  Mexico,  1. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Brazil,  4;  to  Uruguay,  117;  to 
Australia,  142;  to  Amsterdam,  74;  to  Hamburg,  11; 
to  Copenhagen,  180;  to  Glasgow,  232;  to  Hull,  356;  to 
London,  100;  to  Argentine  Republic,  17;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  2. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Australia,  182;  to  Bra- 
zil, 161 ;  to  Copenhagen,  8;  to  Cuba,  8;  to  Porto  Rico 
3;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  17;  to  Amsterdam. 
25;  to  Mexico,  6;  to  Venezuela,  6;  to  Canary  Islands, 
45;  to  Brazil,  125. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Hamburg, 
5;  to  Liverpool,  2;  to  Cuba,  1;  to  Brazil,  10;  to  Mex- 
ico, 15;  to  Lisbon,  1;  to  United  States  of  Colombia, 
47;  to  Venezuela,  9;  to  Japan,  1;  to  Sandwich 
Islands,  3. 


IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER  AT  PORT  OF 
NEW  YORK, 

From  January  2  to  January  9,  1883. 
KeufCel  &  Esser,  Gellert,  Hamburg,  24  cs. 
L.  de  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same,  17  cs. 
E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  by  same,  3  cs. 
G.  Gennert,  by  same,  2  cs. 
C.  P.  Benjamin,  by  same,  1  cs. 
Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  &  Co.,  Donau,  Bremen,  1  cs, 
L.  de  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same,  23  cs. 
Keuftel  &  Esser,  Nederland,  Antwerp,  7  cs. 


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THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER 


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for  and  a  representative  of  the  interests  of  every  one 
connected  with  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  country,  in  all  cases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
A  review  of  foreign  markets  and  accounts  of  move- 
ments abroad  will  also  be  furnished,  and  no  pains 
will  be  spared  to  make  Thk  Stationer  a  thorough 
and  complete  exponent  of  the  trade. 
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Any  information  our  readers  may  wish  to  obtain 
shall  be  cheerfully  given,  and  prompt  replies  will  be 
made  to  all  inquiries  addressed  to  us  on  any  subjects 
of  interest  to  the  trade. 

Communications  on  all  trade  matters  are  earnestly 
solicited.    Address 

HOWARD  LOCK  WOOD,  Pres.  and  Treas. 
American  Stationer  Association, 

74  DuANE  Street,  New  York. 

BRANCH  OFFICES. 

Philadelphia  Office  :  J.  Viennot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Western  Office :  P.  Q.  Monroe,  General  Manager, 
8  Lakeside  Building,  Chicago,  111. 

Soathern  Office :  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, CORNER  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts.,  Atlanta,  Ga 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside -j  ^  London  ^""*'"^  building. 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo Vigo,  Spain. 

S.  H.  Haine Antwerp,  Belgium. 

G.  Galvagno Turin,  Italy. 

B.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa.  Italy. 

T   Ti  /!<»  T)„<^aTr  J  Amsterdam,   Holland,  and 

J.  u.  ae  uussy <     ^^^  p^j^j^  ^^^  indies. 

T„v,.,  'cr,^r>or.  J  Mclboume,    Sydney,    and 

John  Hogan  -j     ^.delaide.  Austrafik. 

K.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  G.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchvvang,  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent,  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama.  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Camilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana.  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  ChiU 

Josd  A.  Barros Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann. Copenhasen,  Denmark. 

Pedro  Obregon La  Guaira,  Venezuela. 

Edward  Orauert  .   Blontevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hijos Curagoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbafioes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Lissa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

Q.  Cf.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  G.  Thrum I  "aSd's"^""    ^^°^''''*=^     ^' 

John  G.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Haight Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes \  ^ZSit"^^'''  ^'"'^ 

Subscribers  to  The  Stationer  can  be  supplied  with 
the  best  cloth  binder  in  the  market.  Deliverable  at 
the  publication  oflflce.    Price,  fifty  cents. 

Readers  of  this  paper  who  avail  themselves  of  the 
Information  obtained  from  its  columns,  by  advertise- 
ment or  othenvlse,  are  requested  to  notify  their  oor- 
reapondents  of  the  source  of  their  information. 


A  CORRESPONDENT,  who  has  been  asking 
for  information,  supplements  his  inquiry 
by  the  remark  that  it  "seems  as  if  some 
of  the  trade  actually  tried  to  keep  them- 
selves out  of  sight."  He  is  not  the  first 
who  has  complained  that  there  are  peo- 
ple who  appear  to  be  afraid  to  advertise 
themselves.  We  are  frequently  called  on 
to  give  information  as  to  goods  which  ought 
to  be  made  known  in  the  advertising  col- 
umns of  the  trade  medium.  If  it  were  not 
for  satisfying  the  wants  of  friends  and 
readers  of  The  Stationer,  we  should  never 
attempt  to  point  the  way  to  the  dens  of 
hermit  tradesmen,  who  ensconce  themselves 
within  the  shell  of  their  own  conceit,  and 
practise  a  pitiful  economy,  which  seeks  ad- 
vertising only  when  it  can  get  it  for  nothing. 
If  our  correspondents  avail  themselves  of 
any  information  that  we  may  give  we  trust 
that  they  will  take  pains  to  declare  and 
demonstrate  that  if  goods  are  worth  selling 
they  ought  to  be  well  advertised. 


The  Senate  has  its  tariff  bill,  and  the 
Ways  and  Means  Committee  of  the  House 
of  Representatives  is  still  revising  the 
schedules  presented  by  the  Tariff  Commis- 
sion. On  Saturday  last  paper  stock  of  every 
description  was  put  on  the  free  list.  There 
is  an  apparent  inconsistency  in  this,  inas- 
much as  jute  butts  and  wood  pulp  have 
been  scheduled  to  pay  duties.  It  is  to  be 
presumed  that  when  the  bill  is  presented 
this  inconsistency  will  be  avoided  by  the 
statement  "not  otherwise  specifically  enu- 
merated or  provided  for."  It  has  been 
found  necessary,  we  believe,  to  make  sev- 
eral revisions  in  cases  where,  notwithstand- 
ing the  labor  of  the  committee,  contradic- 
tions have  become  apparent  in  the  bill.  It 
is,  perhaps,  too  much  to  expect  that  there 
will  be  no  mistakes,  but  some  clause  should 
be  adopted  which  would  be  sufficiently 
general  to  make  goods  pay  duties  in  pro- 
portion to  the  rates  fixed  for  products  from 
which  they  originate.  But,  as  we  have  be- 
fore remarked,  it  is  doubtful  if  any  tariff 
bill  will  be  passed  by  the  present  Congress. 


The  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade  has  adop- 
ted a  resolution  calling  upon  the  Senators 
from  this  State  to  favor  and  advance  the 
passage  of  a  bankruptcy  bill.  We  are  glad 
to  find  that  the  Board  of  Trade  has  pro- 
gressed so  far.  We  have  urged  upon  it 
that  it  should  make  itself  heard  upon  ques- 
tions of  commercial  import,  but  heretofore 
it  has  seemingly  been  restrained  by  exces- 
sive modesty  from  making  demands  which 
it  was  its  duty  and  privilege  to  make.  It 
has  been  remarked  that  the  Board  has 
no  influence.  This,  we  think,  is  a  great 
mistake,  and  it  is  certainly  a  feeling 
that  ought  not  to  be  entertained  or 
encouraged  by  any  of  the  members  of 
the  Board.  There  are  many  individuals  of 
less  character  and  lower  standing  than  the 
gentlemen  constituting  the  Board  of  Trade, 
who  are  not  slow  to  press  their  opinions  and 
wishes  upon  legislators,  and  who  secure 
favorable  action.     It  is  not  that  such  per- 


sons have  any  greater  influence,  but  it  is 
because  they  are  not  afraid  to  venture,  and 
their  success  can  be  summed  up  in  the 
word,  slangy  but  expressive,  "  cheek."  In 
other  words,  assurance  is  necessary,  and  an 
assurance  which  is  not  offensive,  but  is  the 
unquestioned  privilege  of  men  of  business 
character  and  intelligence,  is  always  appro- 
priate and  has  its  weight. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 


[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a  pre- 
existing mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real,  a 
mortgage  on  real  estate.! 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

H.  Dohm  (R.) $6,000 

Grogan  &  Murtha  (R.) 750 

Wm.J.Pell 12,000 

Schultz  &  Sprauer 500 

Handy  &  Walters 2,-350 

J.  Mercer 90 


MIDDLE  ST.\TES. 
J.  H.  Prouty  &  Co.,  Albany,  N.  Y. . . . 


EASTERN   STATES. 


Arthur  W.  Laughlin,  Portland.  Me. 

Fred.  P.  Fairfield,  Boston,  Mass 

H.  W.  Burns,  New  Haven,  Conn. .. 

A.  H.  Johnson,  Spencer,  Mass 

E.  A.  Corbett,  Providence,  R.  I 


WESTERN  STATES. 
C.  G.  Sanborn,  Freeport,  111.  (Real)  . 
W.  H.  Mansfield,  Lowell.  Ind 

A.  G.  Walling,  Portland,  Ore 

B.  G.  Landman,  Cincinnati,  0.  (R.). . . 


900 


800 
160 
269 
600 
100 

3.000 
229 

31900 
500 


Geo.  F.  Bryant,  Danville,  111.  (Real.    Chattel 

8400  discharged)  400 

Chas.  W.  Howe  (Howe  &  Johnson)  (B.  S.) 700 

C.  R.  Clark  &  Co.,  Cleveland,  O.  (R ) 510 

T:  C.  Schenck  &  Co.,  Cleveland,  O.  (R.) 119 


SOUTHERN  STATES. 

Wm.  A.  Cranch,  St.  Louis.  Mo 

Chas.  F.  Hergesell,  St  Louis,  Mo 


200 
TOO 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


L.  asks  :  Who  publishes  a  ladies'  call  list  or  visitors' 
book  ?    One  with  alphabetical  arrangement  pre- 
ferred. 
Ans. — Ulbrich  &  Kingsley,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  and 
Dempsey  &  Carroll,  1^  Union  square.  New  York. 
C.  J.  last  week  wanted  to  know  where  to  get  ali- 
zarine ink  ? 
Ans. — Janentzky  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  icoport 
it.    See  their  advertisement. 
M.  M.  &  Co.  made  inquiry  for  scrap-book  with  de- 
tachable leaves  ? 
Ans. — We  have  not  heard  of  any  of  the  name 
given,  but  George  W.  Shepard  &  Co.,  213  River 
street,  Troy,  N.  Y.,  make  a  scrap-book,  the  back 
of  vehich  is  made  of  wood,  and  rounded  in  such 
form  that  the  cover  is  not  liable  to  be  torn  away 
from  it,  even  with  constant  use.    The  paper  or 
leaves  are  interlocked  in  the  wood-back,  and 
thoroughly  fastened  by  wires  (no  thread  being 
used  in  the  book).    The  back  being  of  the  proper 
width,  the  cover  will  lie  flat  when  the  book  is 
filled,  and  will  not  get  out  of  shape.    When 
filled,  the  leaves  can  be  readily  removed  from 
the  book,  replaced  by  others  without  the  least 
injury.     The  book  can,  therefore,  be  used  for  a 
term  of  years. 

0.  &  H.  write,  What  arrangement  is  best  to  handle 
five-cent  music  ?    We  find  it  a  necessary  evil  to 
keep  it,  and  frequently  cannot  find  twice  a  large 
quantity  for  one  iJiece.    Perhaps  some  of  your 
subscribers  may  suggest  some  plan  which  would 
benefit  the  trade. 
Ans. — We  suggest  an  alphabetical    arrange- 
ment   whereby   the   pieces   can    be   kept  suf- 
ficiently distinct  to  avoid  much  loss  of  time  in 
seeking  a  particular  piece.     It  would  only  take  a 


Jan.  11,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEICAJ^^    STATICIZER. 


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small  case  for  this  purpose.  A  good  way  would 
be  to  index  the  music  as  received,  and  then  to 
put  the  music  in  one  compartment,  the  pieces 
separated  by  sheets  of  pasteboard,  each  sheet  of 
pasteboard  having  a  small  tag  bearing  the  index 
number.  If  several  shelves  or  compartments 
are  used,  give  each  compartment  a  designated 
sign  or  letter,  as  A,  B,  C,  &c.,  and  index  the 
music  in  the  order  in  which  it  is  kept  in  the 
compartment,  as  Al,  A2,  &c.  Reference  from 
the  index  to  the  tag  would  at  once  secure  the 
music  wanted.  This  is  very  simple  and  effec- 
tive. Some  of  our  readers  may  suggest  some- 
thing better. 


ARTISTIC   WOODWORK. 


There  is  at  present  at  the  Madison  Square  Art 
Rooms,  says  the  Builder  and  Wood-  Worker,  an 
exhibition  of  bric-^  brae  which,  besides  bronzes, 
faience,  porcelain,  rugs,  and  the  usual  articles 
of  temptation  to  connoisseurs  and  collectors, 
contains  some  exceedingly  artistic  specimens  of 
wood-working.  The  great  majority  of  these 
pieces  consists  of  carved  wood  from  Nuremberg 
of  the  eighteenth  century,  and  of  the  famous 
Lippman  productions  of  Louis  Quinze  art-fur- 
niture. Lippman  is  not  a  copyist.  He  is  a  true 
reproducer,  and  has  not  fully  recovered  the 
very  spirit  of  the  epoch,  but  has  certainly  redis- 
covered the  famous  "  vernis  de  Martin"  so 
prized  by  collectors  of  antique  furniture.  The 
essential  aim  of  Louis  Quinze  wood-work  was  to 
bring  out  forcibly  the  qualities  of  various  orna- 
mental woods,  their  beautiful  graining,  their  ex- 
quisite mottlings,  cloudings  and  modulations 
and  their  native  colors.  This  is  done  by  artful 
combinations  and  contrasts  of  woods  of  different 
hues  and  qualities,  as  French  walnut,  oak,  ebony, 
rosewood, mahogany  and  amaranth.  The  effect  of 
these  combinations  when  brought  out  by  the  fa- 
mous Martin  varnish  is  charming,  and  one  or 
two  pieces  of  this  furniture  will  add  a  surprising 
lustre  to  a  room  decorated  in  the  prevailing 
style.  Mention  should  also  be  made  of  some 
specimens  of  Parsee  carving  in  unstained  teak- 
wood.  It  is  curious  to  trace  in  the  decorative 
motives  of  this  very  artistic  ware  the  old  Assy- 
rian spirit  of  design.  The  idea  used  to  be  in 
every  piece  the  same,  naqaely,  foliage,  in  which 
are  birds  and  beasts  and  hunters  presented  in  a 
beautiful  network  of  perforated  carving.  But 
of  late  years,  the  Parsees  of  Bombay  have  com- 
menced to  make  great  progress,  and  have  ap- 
plied in  their  carved-wood  motives,  which  they 
have  certainly  taken  from  old  German  me- 
diaeval work.  One  of  the  tables  in  this  collec 
tion  shows  in  its  supports  evidence  of  this.  It 
cannot  be  denied,  that  as  far  as  relates  to  wood- 
work, the  Renaissance,  with  its  eternal  refer- 
ence to  the  human  form,  did  more  harm  than 
good  and  was  not  suited  to  the  material.  The 
old  Augsburg  and  Nuremberg  carving,  before 
the  Renaissance  overwhelmed  everything  with 
its  flood  of  Hellenism,  was  exquisitely  artistic. 
That  the  Parsees  have  gone  back  to  that  epoch 
for  instruction,  is  a  proof  of  their  true  feeling 
for  wood  carving. 


The  trustees  of  the  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade, 
who  were  elected  last  week,  met  on  Tuesday 
afternoon  and  elected  the  following-named 
oflBcers  for  the  ensuing  year  :  Geo.  L.  Pease, 
president  ;  William  T.  Pratt,  vice-president ; 
Geo.  W.  Davids,  treasurer  ;  Finance  Committee 
— 0.  H.  Lamport,  Geo.  H.  Jones,  Alexander 
Agar,  Chas.  T.  Dillingham  ;  Arbitration  Com- 
mittee— David  Scott,  Patrick  Farrelly,  Henry 
A,  Smith,  John  G.  Baiubridge,  Henry  V.  Butler. 


COLORING    METALS. 


F.  Kosch,  of  Vienna,  has  patented  a  process 
for  obtaining  colored  deposits  on  metals  by 
melting,  for  which  he  uses  silver  precipitated 
by  means  of  sulphate  of  iron,  and  gold  precipi- 
tated by  sulphate  of  iron  ;  the  oxides  of  iron, 
cobalt,  nickel,  chrome,  manganese  and  copper  ; 
the  arseniates  and  phosphates  of  iron,  nickel, 
copper  and  cobalt.  The  composition  for  black 
consists  of  equal  {ferts  of  sulphate  of  oxide  of 
cobalt  and  sulphate  of  suboxide  of  manganese, 
which  are  melted  together,  wifh  five  times  their 
weight  of  nitrate  of  potash.  The  whole  is  soft- 
ened in  hot  water,  then  thoroughly  washed 
with  water  and  dried.  The  melting  composi- 
tion is  prepared  by  mixing  24  parts  minium 
orange  and  9  parts  pure  boric  acid.  The  mix- 
ture is  melted  till  it  takes  the  appearance  of 
clear  glass,  then  poured  out,  powdered,  mixed 
with  water,  and  dried.  The  different  mixtures 
for  obtaining  colored  deposits  on  metal  by  the 
process  are  prepared  as  follows  :  Gray,  3  parts 
oxide  of  nickel,  1  part  silver  (precipitated  with 
sulphate  of  iron),  and  7  parts  of  the  melting 
composition  given  above,  are  finely  rubbed  on  a 
glass  plate  after  being  mixed  with  distilled 
water,  and  spread  by  means  of  a  brush  in  a  thin 
layer  on  the  metal  which  has  to  be  covered. 
When  dry  the  metal  is  exposed  to  a  red  heat, 
either  on  an  open  fire  (gas  or  coal)  or  in  a  muffle. 
Black,  10  parts  composition  for  black  given 
above,  30  parts  melting  composition  given 
above.  The  operation  is  the  same  as  for  gray, 
and  is  the  same  also  for  the  following  colors — 
Green  :  7  parts  oxide  of  chrome  and  10  parts 
melting  composition.  Light  green  :  12  parts 
phosphate  of  oxide  of  nickel  and  20  parts  melt- 
ing composition.  Red-brown  :  7  parts  oxide  of 
iron  and  12  parts  melting  composition.  Pur- 
purine  red  :  4  parts  sub-oxide  of  copper  and  10 
parts  melting  composition.  Gold  and  silver  used 
for  decoration  by  this  process  are  precipitated 
by  means  of  sulphate  of  iron.  The  mixture  is 
for  gold  :  48  parts  gold.  2  parts  silver,  and  4  parts 
melting  composition.  Silver  :  48  parts  silver  and 
7  parts  melting  composition.  Gold  and  silver 
are  rubbed  with  oil  of  turpentine  and  spread  in 
a  thin  layer  over  the  metal,  and  exposed  to  a  low 
red  heat  on  an  open  fire  or  in  a  muffle. 


GENERAL  MEADE'S  CABINET. 


The  widow  of  General  Meade  has  a  suit  in 
replevin  in  common  pleas  No.  4,  Philadelphia, 
against  Charles  Gunold,  a  Dock  street  cabinet- 
maker, and  the  Pennsylvania  Museum  and 
School  of  Industrial  Art,  for  the  possession  of 
an  antique  cabinet  now  on  exhibition  in  Me- 
morial Hall.  It  appears  that  the  cabinet  was 
brought  to  America  in  the  early  part  of  the 
present  century  by  Richard  Meade,  at  that  time 
Minister  in  Spain,  and  the  father  of  the  late 
general.  It  was  of  the  kind  placed  beside  the 
altar  in  the  early' days  of  the  church  to  hold  the 
sacred  vessels  used  in  cummunion  service.  The 
piece  was  elaborately  carved,  containing  fluted 
columns,  Ionic  capitals,  foliated  scroll,  cupids, 
carved  sea  horses  and  dolphins,  besides  stat- 
uettes typical  of  faith,  hope  and  charity,  and 
scriptural  texts  inlaid  in  rare  woods.  From 
the  elder  Meade  it  descended  to  his  son 
and  in  the  course  of  time  became  con- 
siderably scratched  and  defaced.  In  1860  Mrs. 
Meade  sent  it  to  a  cabinet-maker  named 
William  B.  Quass,  whose  shop  was  on  Mon- 
roe street,  for  the  purpose  of  having  it  re- 
paired. At  the  same  time  the  civil  war  broke 
out,  and  in  the  worry  and  anxiety  of  the  next 
few  years  the  cabinet  was  overlooked  and  for- 
gotten,  and  remained  unnoticed  in   the  little 


Monroe  street  shop.  Finally,  in  the  spring  of 
the  present  year,  Quass  died  and  his  executors 
held  a  public  sale  of  his  effects.  The  cabinet 
caught  the  experienced  eye  of  Mr.  Gunold,  who 
purchased  it,  and  then  spent  much  time  and  la- 
bor in  restoring  it  to  its  former  beauty.  Having 
succeeded  in  his  endeavor,  he  deposited  it  in  Me- 
morial Hall,  in  charge  of  the  museum,  where  it 
has  since  remained.  Recently  it  attracted  the 
attention  of  the  general's  son,  and  inquiry  devel- 
oping the  facts  stated  above,  Mrs.  Meade  insti- 
tuted a  suit  for  its  recovery. 


To  Fasten  Brass  to  Glass.— E.veryone  who 
uses  brass  letters  on  glass  windows,  and  knows 
how  often  they  drop  off  from  unequal  expansion 
or  from  the  too  energetic  efforts  of  window 
cleaners,  will  be  glad  to  have  the  following 
recipe:  Litharge,  two  parts;  white  lead,  one 
part;  boiled  linseed  oil,  three  parts;  gum  copal, 
one  part.  Mixed  just  before  using  this  forms  a 
quick-drying  and  secure  cement. 


Brunswick  black,  thinned  down  with  turpen- 
tine, until  it  has  attained  the  right  tone  and  col- 
or, will,  if  a  little  varnish  is  added — about  one- 
twentieth  of  the  bulk  of  the  black  and  turps — 
prove  a  stain  for  imitating  walnut  or  teak  wood. 
There  is  no  difficulty  in  getting  the  mixture  to 
dry  hard,  and  it  will  take  a  coat  of  varnish  first- 
class. — Furniture  Gazette. 

Office  op  the  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  January  10,  1883.     1 

THE  MONET  MA.RKET.—Th^  money  market, 
although  generally  easy,  was  less  regular  than  dur- 
ing the  previous  week.  Rates  for  call  loans  on  stocks 
ranged  from  3i^®ti  per  cent. ,  with  5  per  cent,  the 
ruling  rate.  On  government  bonds  the  rate  con^ 
tinues  3  per  cent.  Time  loans  rule  at  6  per  cent.,  and 
commercial  paper  is  unchanged  and  in  fair  demand. 
The  stock  market  has  developed  increased  strength, 
the  cheapening  of  money  and  the  comparatively  low 
prices  having  stimulated  business  to  some  extent. 
Government  bonds  were  firmer.  Railroad  bonds 
were  active,  and,  as  a  rule,  strong.  Foreign  ex- 
change was  dull,  but  firm  at  the  advance,  with  sup- 
ply and  demand  for  commercial  bills  both  limited. 

TBE  PJlPER  market.— The  year  opens 
with  a  somewhat  encouraging  feeling  for  a  good 
healthy  jobbing  business  in  the  spring,  and  manu- 
facturers, notwithstanding  the  low  prices  ruling,  also 
have  many  reasons  for  feeling  hopeful  of  their  near  fu 
ture  prospects.  A  large  number  are  busily  engaged  in 
the  execution  of  orders  received  before  the  beginning 
of  the  year  for  deliveries  to  run  into  the  spring  and 
summer.  Buyers,  as  a  general  thing,  have  been 
more  in  the  market  this  week  than  for  several  weeks 
past,  and  the  further  we  diverge  from  the  starting- 
point  of  the  year  the  more  pronounced  will  this  im- 
provement become.  Values  continue  to  rule  very 
evenly  for  most  grades,  and  no  changes  are  to  be 
noticed  in  any. 

TUB  STATIONERY  MARKET.—lflotwith- 
standing  the  dullness  which  usually  follows  the  holi- 
day trade,  many  houses  report  a  fair  volume  cf 
business,  most  of  which  is  done  by  mail  orders.  The 
blank  book  manufacturers  continue  to  be  very  busy, 
while  the  envelope  and  fancy  note  paper  trade  have 
generally  considerable  orders  on  hand .  All  of  the 
importers  and  dealers  in  valentine  and  Easter  cards 
are  said  to  be  unable  to  supply  the  demand  as  re- 
quired. In  these  goods  many  new  lines  and  designs 
are  shown,  some  of  which  are  very  rich  and  pretty. 
As  usual  at  this  season  of  the  year,  trade  with  deal- 
ers in  fancy  goods  is  dull,  but  they  are  busily  pre- 
paring for  the  spring  trade,  for  which  large  lines  of 
new  goods  are  promised.  Dealers  in  fans  are  begin- 
ning to  display  these  goods,  and  some  of  the  samples 
shown  are  strikingly  beautiful.  Business  in  staple 
stationery  is  fair. 


60 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIO]^ER. 


I.,  IB.  <&,  T7V. 


—JOBBERS  OF- 


IROXTTEI: 


THE  GREAT  THROUGH  ROUTE 

Between  the  EAST.  WEST,  NORTH  and  SOUTH. 

This  Great  Through  Route  is  now  completed  and  in 
full  operation,  RXJNNING  THROUGH  PASSENGER 
TRAINS  DAILY  as  follows: 

Three  solid  trains  each  way  between  Columbus, 
Indianapolis  and  Peoria ;  two  trains  each  way  between 
Columbus,  Indianapolis  and  Decatur;  two  trains  each 
way  between  Sandusky,  Indianapolis,  Peoria  and 
Decatur;  two  trains  each  way  between  Sandusky, 
Dayion  and  Cincinnati ;  three  trains  each  way  between 
Sandusky,  Springfield  and  Columbus ;  four  trains 
each  way  between  Columbus,  Springfield,  Dayton 
and  Cincinnati;  two  trains  each  way  between  Colum- 
bus, Springfield,  Indianapolis  and  Chicago  —  with 
Sleeping  and  Reclining  Chairs  on  Night  Trains,  and 
elegant  Parlor  and  Modern  Day  Coaches  on  Day 
Trains. 

Its  track  is  laid  with  HEAVY  STEEL  RAILS, 
thoroughly  ballasted ,  with  easy  grades  and  few  curves. 

Traversing  as  it  does  the  heart  of  the  three  great 
States  of  Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois,  uniting  in  close 
business  relationship  the  capital  cities  of  the  first  and 
second,  with  the  second  city  of  the  third,  and  passing 
through  a  large  number  of  the  most  important  cities 
and  towns  in  each,  and  with  all  its  central  location 
makes  it  the  Shortest  and  Most  Desirable  Route 
between  the  East  and  West. 

THROUGH  TICKETS  AND  BAGGAGE  CHECKS 
to  all  principal  points,  NORTH,  SOUTH,  EAST 

and  WEST,  can  be  obtained  at  any  ticket  office  of 
the  I.,  B.  &  VV.  R'y ;  also  via  this  Koute  ar  all  railroad 
offices  throughout  the  comitry.  Rates  always  as  low 
as  the  lowest. 

Don't  purchase  tickets  to  any  point  without  first 
consulting  the  Agents  of  the  I.,  B.  &  W.  R'y. 

Particular  advantages  offered  to  Western  Emi- 
grants. LAND  and  TOURIST  TICKETS  to  all  points 
cached  by  any  line. 


The  Shortest,  Quickest  and  Only  Direct  Route 

.—BETWEEN — 

CHICAGO  AND  NEW  ORLEANS, 

Memphis,  Vicksburaj  and  Mobile. 

THE  ONLY  ROUTE  RUNNINQ 

— THROUGH  BETWEEN — 

Chicago  and  New  Orleans  without  Change, 

WITH  TIME  IN  ADVANCE  OP  ANY  OTHER, 


The  Quickest  Route  between 

CHICAGO   AND   ST.  LOUIS, 

}yithout  Change  of  Cars. 

Palace  Sleep  ng  Cars  between  Chicago  and  Si  Louis, 

Maldng  direct  connections  at  St.  Louis,  in  Union  De- 
pot, to  and  from  Kansas  City,  Atchison,  Leavenworth, 
St.  Joseph  and  all  points  West. 

The  Shortest  and  Only  Route  between 

Without  Change  of  Cars. 
Making  direct  connections  at  Cairo  (or  St.  Lo.iis).  !• 
and  from  Little  Rock,  Hot  Springs,  Dallas,  Ft.  Wortli. 
Houston,  Galveston  and  San  Antonio. 


Thl.<  14  the  ShorteHt    Koute   between   Chicugo 
and  ArkansaH  and  Texas. 

A  Direct  Route  to  Peoria,  Springfield  and  Keokuk. 

The  only  route  running  Through  Trains  from 
Chicago  to  Dubuque,  Independence,  Waterloo, 
Charles  City,  Cedar  Falls,  Ackley,  Fort  Dodge 
and  Sioux  City,  making  direct  connections  at 
Sioux  City  for  Yankton,  Port  Pierre,  and  all  parts 
of  Dakota,  includincr  the  Black  Hills  Gold  Fields. 

For  Tickets  and  Infnrmntion.  apply  to  the  I.  C.  R. 
B.  Ticket  Office,  121  Randolph  Street  (near  Clark), 
and  at  the  Depot,  foot  of  Lake  Street. 


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MARCUS  WARD  &  CO:S  ILLUMINATED  CALENDARS  for  1883. 


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DAY  UNTO  DAY 


Calendar,    with   daily   date   block   and 
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in  the  year.    Back  beautifully  illuminated,  representing  an  angel.    Price 


60  cents. 


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Calendar,  with  daily  date  block  and 
quotations  from  eminent  writers  of  all 
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the  four  seasons  of  the  year,  and  inside  pages  containing  useful  information 
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introduced.  The  pictures  are  all  gold-covered  to  admit  of  their  application  to  dark 
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Jan.  11,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOAK    STATIONER. 


63 


PLAQUES. 


It  is  a  pleasant  freak  of  fashion  to  adorn  the 
walls  of  our  dwellings  with  ornamental  pieces  of 
pottery,  metal  or  wood,  decorated  andbeautifled 
in  numberless  ways,  to  serve  the  purpose  of 
pictures  and  tapestries,  forming  a  pleasant 
change  and  relieving  the  eye  when  it  has  tired 
of  painting  and  engraving.  Pottery  and  metal 
are  the  materials  mostly  employed  for  this  pur- 
pose, and  sometimes  a  combination  of  the  two, 
as  in  cloisonne  ware,  which  presents,  perhaps, 
the  most  beautiful  appearancei  when  hung  to  the 
wall  in  the  form  of  a  plaque,  reflecting  the  light 
from  its  metallic  portions,  while  the  dark  or  bril- 
liant portion  of  the  enamel  gives  a  rich  beauty 
to  the  entire  piece.  The  cost  of  this  ware, 
however,  prevents  its  general  use  ;  and  in  this 
case,  as  in  many  others  where  we  seek  to  com- 
bine beauty  and  utility,  we  are  driven  to  the 
use  of  pottery,  which  meets  all  requirements. 
Every  grade  is  employed  in  the  manufacture  of 
plaques,  ancient  or  modern,  cheap  or  expensive, 
and  of  late  years  the  fashion  of  their  use  has 
rapidly  increased,  and  the  demand  seems  with- 
out limit.  Square,  oval,  and  round  in  shape, 
measuring  from  three  inches  to  as  many  feet  in 
diameter,  costing  from  a  few  shillings  to  hun- 
dreds of  pounds  each,  and  decorated  in  every 
way  that  art  or  beauty  can  invent,  it  is  no 
wonder  that  by  a  common  impulse  all  house- 
furnishers  decide  that  a  few  plaques  are  the  only 
things  needful  to  complete  the  beauty  of  their 
home,  and  rush  eagerly  to  the  nearest  china 
store  to  obtain  the  coveted  treasure. 

As  is  often  the  case,  the  term  "  plaque  "  is  a 
misnomer,  or,  rather,  a  designation  used  proper- 


ly at  first,  but  afterward  corrupted  by  inac- 
curate usage  to  apply  to  an  article  of  quite  a 
diflferent  kind.  Its  literal  meaning  is  a  thin 
plate  or  slab  of  metal,  and  the  verb  nieans  to 
veneer  or  to  plate,  as  silver-plating  and  the  like, 
so  that  the  term  "  plaque  "  can  only  be  properly 
applied  to  articles  in  metal  stamped  or  ham- 
mered into  shape.  Common  usage,  however, 
sanctions  its  employment  to  describe  all  kinds  of 
ornamental  articles  formed  from  either  metal  or 
pottery  designed  to  be  hung  against  the  wall  for 
the  adornment  of  the  room. 

No  prettier  ornament  can  be  devised  for  a 
room  of  any  sort  than  a  plaque  properly 
chosen,  of  a  decoration  that  is  in  keeping  with 
the  use  of  the  room  in  which  it  is  contained, 
and  in  harmony  with  its  surroundings.  From 
the  nature  of  the  article,  plaques  cannot  be  sus- 
pended from  the  walls  or  stood  upon  tables  with- 
out some  support.  To  meet  this  necessity  a 
large  variety  of  frames  are  made  in  plush  or 
velvet,  in  which  the  plaque  appears  as  a  picture, 
its  beauties  being  much  increased  by  its  sur- 
roundings. These  frames  are  so  arranged  that 
they  may  be  hung  to  the  wall  like  a  picture  or 
stood  upon  a  centre  table.  Little  tin  clasps  are 
also  sol.i,  to  which  a  cord  or  wire  may  be  at- 
tached to  suspend  the  plaque. 


In  paper  hangings  and  wall  decorations  there 
is  a  tendency  to  revert  to  the  naiuralistic  style. 
Animals,  vegetables,  monstrous  sunflowers,  in 
all  their  gorgeous  coloring,  are  being  used  to 
cover  walls ;  fishes,  seaweeds  and  plants  on 
dados;  masses  of  foliage  and  birds  of  monstrous 
size  are  here,  there,  and  everywhere  on  the 
walls. 


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—  AND  — 

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Parlor  Cars  between  Cincinnati  and  Toledo. 


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SAM'L  STEVENSON, 
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Vice-President. 


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Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 

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ELECTROTYPES     MOUMTEO    OM    WOOD    OR    METAL. 

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FaicF  Goods,  Glassware,  Cilia,  Toys,  Gaines, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,   &c. 

Fayence,  China  and    Glass    Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEIVIANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

l^os.  2S,  31  a-iid.  <3^  lE^arls:  IFlace,  3iTe-w  "STorls. 


The  Most  Perfect  and  Complete  Line  of  FILE   GOODS  Manufactured. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati. 

EASTERN  TRADE  SUPPLIED  FROM 

NEW  YORK  BRANCH,  No.  28  BOND  ST. 

^^  Illustrated  Catalogue  to  Dealers  on  application. 


64 


THE    AMEETOAlSr    STATICIZER 


Educational  Headquarters. 

SILICATE  BOOK  SLATES. 

Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  fine  cloth,  for  Lead  or 
Slate  Pencil,  with  or  without  interleaves,  unequaled 
marking  surface,  superior  erasible  quality  and  great 
durability  ;  they  are  light,  portable  and  noiseless : 
made  all  sizes. 

BLACK  DIAMOND  SLATING. 

The  best  Liquid  Slating  for  Walls  and  Blaclcboards  ; 
easily  applied.  Put  up  in  cans  of  various  sizes,  with 
full  Directions  for  use. 

BLACKBOARDS. 

Made  of  the  best  material,  thoroughly  seasoned,  both 
sides  of  Black  Diamond  Slating  ;  the  finest  and  best 
made. 

LAPILINUM  (Stone  Cloth). 

A  perfect  flexible  Blackboard  ;  rolls  tightly  like  a 
map,  without  injury  ;  36  and  46  inches  wide. 

IVORINE  SHEETS. 

Assorted  colors;  siz*'  22^4  y^SK^  in  ;  Transparent,  one 
or  both  sides;  a  perfect  erasing  surface;  sheets  cut 
to  order  any  size  desired. 

BEWAEE  OF  WORTHLESS  IMITATIONS. 

These  goods  are  fully  protected  by  Patents  and 
CopyrightH  in  this  country  and  in  France.  Germany 
and  England.  Received  the  HigheHt  Awards  at 
the  Phila(lelphi>t  International  Kxhibition, 
1876,  and  the  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

^^  Samples  and  Descriptive  Catalogue  mailed  on 
application. 

Send  direct  to  Educational  Headquarters  of  the 

NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO.. 

191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 


RAIL  WAV 


The  Cnica^o  &  Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST!  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 

EQtJlPPED  1  and  hence  the 

X,endfn{i  Railway  of  the  H'ent  nnd  Northwent ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois.  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona.  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana.  Nevada,  and  for  Oouticil 
liliiffi,  itninha,  I'euver,  Leiidvitte,  Salt  Lake, 
San  Franciseo,  Dearlwood,  .Sioux  City,  Cedar 
llapid.s.  Des  iMoiues,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee. 
Waukesha,  (ireen  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan.  Mar 
quette,  FondduLac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neeiiah. 
.Mena-sha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Kargo 
Hismarck.  Winona.  La  Cros.se.  Owatonna.  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot 

At  Chice^o,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore,  Midiigan  Central.  I'altimore  and  Ohio. 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  I'an  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  lAitr  running  the  CELKBUATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicayo.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
ern Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  thjs  route,  tST  AND 
WILL  TAKK  NONE  OTHKR. 

Ail  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNQ,  Qen.  Supt.,  Chloacob 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

No,  42  John  Street,  New  York, 


ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES, 
RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS, 


ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER. 
And  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 


NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES. 


E.  P.  DOITITELL  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  of  ISir ROVED 


No  5 


OHEIO^G-O. 


Power  Embossing 


T^HIS  is  a  powerful  and  simple  ma- 

-'■     chine,  and  is  complete  in  every 

respect.    The  power  can  be  thrown  off 

and  a  break  stops  the  bed  instantly, 

thereby  saving  any  covers  or  expensive 

r  I  ites  from  being  damaged.   The  press 

is  worked  by  a  cam  and  toggle: 

the  impression  is  regulated  by 

bevel-cut  gears  on  top,  and  the 

bed  platen  can  be  run  up  or  down 

'ly  hand-"  heel  on  left  side.    Our 

lew  method  of  using  steel  rods 

makes  the  press  much  stronger 

than  iron  cast  frames.    It  has  a 

movable  bed;    can   be  used  for 

team  or  gas  heat;    is  supplied 

with  oil  cups.    This  Embosser  is 

-strong  and  large  enough  for  all 

legular  work  in  a  bindery. 

Space  between  upright  rods,  IT 
ins.    Size  of  head,  9}^  x  13J^  ins. 
PRICE,  !»375.00. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Di  awing  Papers,  Mathematical  Instruments,  Paint  Boxes,  Draw- 
ing Studies  in  large  variety. 

OIL    AND    WATER-COLOR    PAINTING    MATERIALS.    ' 

LACROIX'S    CHINA    COLORS. 
MIBItORS     FOR     DECORATING. 

Sole  Mantjpacturers  op 

PAPIER   MACHE    PLAQUES, 

Furnished  Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Gilt  or  Silvered. 

BLUE  FR.IlSrT  FtOLL  F-A.FER,. 
-WAX     FLO  W^ER     M  ATERIALS. 

Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States  op 
Aug.   Leonhardi's  (Dresden)  Celebrated  Alizarine  Writing  and  Copying  Ink. 

E^  Publishers  of  SOUVENIK  ALBUMS,  of  aU  the  larger  cities  of  the  Union,  of 
Places  of  Summer  Resort,  and  of  Celebrated  Sceneries. 
Caialogues  furnished  on  appUcation.  1125  CHESTNUT  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA 


;ANENTZKYaCO, 


Jan.  11,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAl^    STATrON"ER. 


65 


Cooke's  Patent  Renewable  Memorandum  Books,  the  Patent  Triplex 
Telegraph  Blank,  Cooke's  Patent  Duplicating  Salesman's  Order  Book,  the 
C.  &  C.  Brass  and  Plain  Edge  Rulers,  Russell's  Lumber,  Case  and  Package 
Pencils,  Russell's  Accountant's  Checking  Pencils,  Cooke's  Transfer  Crayon 
Art  Impression  Papers,  Cooke's  Clean,  Dry  Carbon  Papers,  Excelsior 
Moist  Carbon  Papers  of  every  description,  Excesior  Oiled  Manifold  Papers, 
in  all  colors,  Excelsior  and  Crystal  Oiled  Boards,  the  Favorite  Letter,  Note 
and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite  Banker's  Note  Case,  the  Champion  Postal  and 
Business  Card  File,  the  Standard  Letter  and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite 
Expanding  Document  Envelope,  the  Favorite  Safe  and  Collection  Wallets, 
Notabad  Letter  File,  the  Excelsior  Letter  File,  the  Standard  Cabinet  File, 
the  Favorite  Indexed  Desk  Tablet,  the  Favorite  Memorandum  Book,  &c. ;  all 
of  our  own  manufacture. 


NEW  STYLE  FOR  1883.— NEW  PRICE  LIST. 


The  NOVELTY  Paper  Fastener. 


(Patented  in  Europe  and  America.) 

Drives  and  Clinches  a  Staple  or 

Suspension   Bing  at  a 

Single  Blow. 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Binding 
Books,  Ringing  Show  Cards  and 
Pamphlets,  &c.,  &c.,  with  400  Steel 
Staples  and  50  Steel  Suspension 
Rings,  boxed, 

Sample  by  mail,  all  complete, 
Fifty  Cents. 

Staples,  aU  sizes,  50  cents  per  1000. 

Suspension  Rings,  50  cents  per  Box 

of  500  Rings. 

The  Trade  will  be  supplied,  cash  with 

order,  at  the  following  rates: 
Suspension   Ring   Paper   Fast- 
ener (as  above),  per  Gross,    $48  00 
Steel  Suspension  Rings,  per  M,  .667^ 
Novelty  Staples,  per  M,     .      .      .33J^ 


Strangers  are  referred  for  our 
standing  to  the  Pubhsher  of  this 
Paper,  to  anv  of  the  Express  Com- 
panies, or  to  Bradstreet's  Mercantile 
Agency. 


Sole  Agents  for   United   States   and 
Canada, 

WA.TSOIV    &    park:, 

57  Maidbn  Lane,  New  York. 


I^~  For  Illustrated  Catalogue  of 
our  Patented  Specialties  in  Station- 
ers' Hardware,  address, 

For  the  HOME  TBADE  or  EXPOBT 

the  Sole  Manufacturers, 


Philadelphia  Novelty  Mfg.  Co..  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila.,  Pa.  Cable  Address,  "Novelty. 


CHARLES  BECK, 

Importer  and  JVIannfacturer  of 

PAPERS  and  CARD-BOARDS. 

Imported  Fringed  Valentine,  Easter  f  Birthday  Cards. 

>  ADVERTISING    CARDS  A    SFECIALTY. 

SOLE  AGENT  FOR   THE 

NEW    PATENT    MARBLE    PAPERS, 

609   Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia. 


S*-::^ssWhen   People   are  Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe:  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  hud  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers." -^JT.  U.  S.  Minister,  E.  B. 
Waskburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491.441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed  -one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  01 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  wnile  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineers Report  /or  i88r. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ar":  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


OF   AMERICA. 


E.  S.  BOWEN, 

General  Supt., 

New  York.       \  | 

JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  York 


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COLORING   AND   FINISHING   BRASS 
WORK. 


To  prevent  the  everyday  rusting  of  brass  goods, 
the  trade  has  long  resorted  to  means  for  protect- 
ing the  surface  from  the  action  of  the  atmos- 
phere, the  first  plan  of  which  is  to  force  a  change 
to  take  place.  Thus,  if  brass  is  left  in  damp 
sand,  it  acquires  a  beautiful  brown  color  which, 
when  polished  with  a  dry  brush,  remains  per- 
manent and  requires  no  cleaning.  It  is  also 
possible  to  impart  a  green  and  light  coating  of 
verdigris  on  the  surface  of  the  brass,  by  means 
of  dilute  acids  allowed  to  dry  spontaneously. 
The  antique  appearance  thus  given  is  very  pleas- 
ing, and  more  or  less  permanent.  But  it  is  not 
always  possible  to  wait  for  goods  so  long  as  such 
processes  require,  and  hence  more  speedy 
methods  become  necessary,  many  of  which 
have  to  be  further  protected  by  a  coating  of 
varnish.  Before  bronzing,  however,  all  the  re- 
quisite fitting  is  finished,  and  the  brass  annealed, 
pickled  in  old  or  dilute  nitric  till  the  scales  can 
be  removed  from  the  surface,  scoured  with  sand 
and  water,  and  dried.  Bronzing  is  then  per- 
formed according  to  the  color  desired  ;  for  al- 
though the  word  means  a  brown  color,  being 
taken  from  the  Italian  bromino,  signifying 
burnt  brown,  yet  in  commercial  language  it 
includes  all  colors. 

Browns  of  all  shades  are  obtained  by  immer- 
sion in  solutions  of  nitrate  or  the  perchloride  of 
iron  ;  the  strength  of  the  solution  determining 
the  depth  of  the  color.  Violets  are  produced  by 
dipping  in  a  solution  of  chloride  of  antimony,  or 
of  permuriate  of  iron.  Chocolate  is  obtaiued  by 
burning  on  the  surface  of  the  brass  moist  red 
oxide  of  iron,  and  polishing  with  a  very  small 
quantity  of  black  lead. 

Olive  green  results  from  making  the  surface 
black  by  means  of  a  solution  of  iron  and  arsenic 
in  muriatic  acid,  polishing  with  a  black  lead 
brush,  and  coating  it,  when  warm,  with  a  lac- 
quer composed  of  one  part  lac  varnish,  four  of 
turmeric,  and  one  of  gamboge. 

A  steel  gray  color  is  deposited  on  brass  from  a 
dilute  boiling  solution  of  muriate  of  arsenic,  and 
a  blue  by  careful  treament  with  strong  hydro- 
sulphate  of  soda. 

Black  is  much  used  for  optical  brass  work,  and 
is  obtained  by  coating  the  brass  with  a  solution 
of  platmum,  or  with  chloride  of  gold  mixed  with 
nitrate  of  tin.  The  Japanese  bronze  their  brass 
by  boiling  it  in  a  solution  of  sulphate  of  copper, 
alum  and  verdigris. 

Success  in  the  art  of  bronzing  greatly  depends 
on  circumstances,  such  as  the  temperature  of  the 
alloy  or  the  solution,  the  proportions  of  the 
metals  used  in  forming  the  alloy,  and  the  quality 
of  the  materials.  The  moment  at  which  to  with- 
draw the  goods,  the  drying  of  them,  and  a  hun- 
dred little  items  of  care  and  manipulation,  re- 
quire attention,  which  experience  alone  can 
impart. 

To  avoid  giving  any  artificial  color  to  brass, 
and  yet  to  preserve  it  from  becoming  tarnished, 
it  is  usual  to  cover  properly  cleaned  brass  with 
a  varnish  called  "lacquer."  To  prepare  the 
brass  for  this,  the  goods,  after  being  annealed, 
pickled,  scoured  and  washed,  as  already  ex- 
plained, are  either  dipped  for  an  instant  in  pure 
commercial  nitrous  acid,  washed  in  clean  water., 
and  dried  in  sawdust,  or  immersed  in  a  mixture 
of  one  part  of  nitric  acid  with  four  of  water, 
till  a  white  curd  covers  the  surface,  at  which 
moment  the  goods  are  withdrawn,  washed  in 
clean  water,  and  dried  in  sawdust.  -  In  the  first 
case,  the  brass  wilt  be  bright ;  in  the  latter  a 
dead  flat,  which  is  usually  relieved  by  burnish- 
ing the  prominent  parts.  Then  the  goods  are 
dipped  for  an  Instant  in  commercial  nitric  acid, 


and  well  washed  in  water  containing  some  ar- 
gol  (to  preserve  the  color  till  lacquered),  and 
dried  in  warm  sawdust.  So  prepared,  the  goods 
are  conveyed  to  the  lacquer-room,  where  they 
are  heated  on  a  hot  plate  and  varnished. 

The  varnish  used  is  one  of  spirit,  consisting  in 
its  simple  form  of  one  ounce  of  shellac,  dissolved 
in  one  pint  (imperial)  of  methylated  spirits  of 
wine.  To  this  simple  varnish  are  added  such 
coloring  substances  as  red  sanders,  dragon's- 
blood,  and  annatto  for  imparting  richness  of 
color.  To  lower  the  tone  of  color,  turmeric, 
gamboge,  Cape  aloes  and  sandarac  are  used. 
The  first  group  reddens,  the  second  yellows  the 
varnish,  while  a  mixture  of  the  two  gives  a 
pleasing  orange. 

A  good  pale  lacquer  consists  of  three  parts  of 
Cape  aloes  and  one  of  turmeric  to  one  of  simple 
lac  varnish.  A  full  yellow  contains  four  of  tur 
meric  and  one  of  annatto  to  one  of  lac  varnish. 
A  gold  lacquer,  five  of  dragon's  blood  and  one 
of  turmeric  to  one  of  lac  varnish.  A  red,  thirty- 
two  parts  of  annatto  and  eight  of  dragon's- 
blood  to  one  of  lac  varnish. 

Lacquers  suffer  a  chemical  change  by  heat 
and  light,  and  must,  therefore,  be  kept  in  a  cool 
place  and  in  dark  vessels.  The  pans  in  use  are 
either  of  glass  or  earthenware,  and  the  brushes 
of  camel's  hair  with  no  metal  fittings. — Iron- 
mongers' Review. 


NOVELTIES    IN  WALL-PAPER. 


Conventional  styles  in  wall-paper  have  bo- 
come  tiresome  and  novelties  are  looked  for. 
Panels,  each  distinct  from  the  other,  are  fa- 
vored. Light  colors  are  coming  in,  and  floral 
designs  are  preferred.  Gold,  either  in  the 
ground  or  figures,  is  not  favored.  Tapestry 
paper,  colored  and  in  raised  velvet,  is  selling 
largely.  A  novelty  in  French  papers  are 
those  representing  submarine  objects  on  a 
ground  the  color  of  the  sea.  Hangings  of  the 
Venetian  order,  producing  the  eflfect  of  beaten 
gold  and  bronzes,  are  numbered  with  the  fine 
papers,  as  are  the  raised  flock  papers  giving 
figures  in  relief.  These  last-named  papers 
are  much  employed  for  dining-rooms  and  hotels. 
When  hand-painted,  after  being  hung,  they  pre 
sent  from  the  wall  the  appearance  of  carved 
wood.  Leather  papers,  for  which  there  is  more 
or  less  demand,  some  in  old  bronze,  oxydized 
metal  and  beaten  gold  patterns.  Ceiling  decora- 
tions are  exceedingly  popular.  These  may 
harmonize  with  the  wall-hangings.  They  may 
be  an  agreeable  contrast,  or  the  same  tones  of 
colors  represented  on  walls  may  be  carried  out 
in  lighter  shades.  Ameiican  wall-papers  in  the 
medium  qualities  are  to  be  preferred  to  those  of 
the  same  price  of  French  manufacture,  the  pur- 
chaser obtaining  more  display  for  his  money. — 

Exchange. 

— ■^■*-^ 

Vanadium  ink  is  really  the  only  permanent 
black  ink  known.  The  basis  of  this  writing  fluid 
is  rare,  and  what  little  there  is  in  the  stores  of 
supplies  of  chemical  materials  is  very  costly. 


However,  there  has  of  late  been  a  quantity  of  it 
discovered  in  Ceylon,  and  it  is  probable  that  it 
will  be  found  worth  working  for  the  money  which 
it  is  certain  to  bring  both  here  and  abroad. 

POTSMMER  k  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 
PHILADELPHIA,  PA., 


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Liiirapic  Art  PiMlcatis. 

i:rCH£D    FOLDING    AJiD    SINGLE 
ADVERTISING    CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  IS  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Cliromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 

Agents  kob  Sale  of  Uoods  : 
HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street, 

New  York. 
A.  M    COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street, 

Philadelphia. 

pash,Sl.psanflpaic 


RAIL'WAY. 


the  Great  POPULAR  THOROUGHFARE 

Beaching  in  THE  MOST  DIRECT  MANNER  aU  ths 
GREAT    CITIES     OF    THE    "WEST, 

and   passing  through  the 

GARDEN  OF  THE  WORLD. 


This  Company  nms  the  Finest  Passenger  Equip- 
ment, and  operates  the  Most  Extended  System 
of  Through  Cars  on  the  Continent.  Tickets  to  all 
points  North,  East,  South  and  West  for  sale  at  ofiSces 
of  all  connecting  lines. 


^^  Send  Postal  for  the  largest  and  best 
county  map  of  the  Western  States  ever  pub- 
lished.   Sent  Free  to  any  address. 

J.  C.  GAULT.  I  H.    C.  TOWNSEND, 

Gen'l  Manager,  Gen'l  Pass.  Agent, 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO.  I  ST.  LOUIS,  MO 


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"Ledger  Brand"  American-Russia 

-^  IS      TliE      BEST!  t^- 

J.  L  SHOEMAKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Manufacturers, 

BOOKBINDEItV    WAREHOUSE, 


-0    SEND    FOR   SAMPLE.    » 


-.$>- 


Jan.  11,  1883.] 


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OBPACHER    BROTHERS, 

-^  ART  PUBLISHERS,^- 

Munich,   Germany.  338  Broadway,  New  York. 


[  d  Hsra  m. 


t^ifoir^LTi^e^^ 


^r i^  jjyr  SATIN,   SILK  AND  FRINGES. 

SATIN  GOODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURING  PURPOSES. 


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GEM"  PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER, 


—  INVENTED  AND  MANUFACTURED  BY  THE  — 

HOWARD  IRON  WORKS,  BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 

The  Most  Simple,  Durable  and  Perfect  Hand  Machine  Made. 

No  Other  Hand  Machine    Equal  to  It. 


Possesses  Great  Strength.    Works  Easily  and  Smnothly.    Very  Heavy,  Compact,  Firm 

and  Rigid.    Knife  Cuts  Perfectly  True.     Windlass  Clamp  has  Free  and  Quick 

Motion.     Cutting  Sticks  of  Wood  in  Table  to  Receive  Ejiife.     Table 

Divided  into  Lines,  Squares  and  Inches.    Back  and  Side  Gauges. 

ITS  COMYENIENGE  AND  ADAPTABILITY  ARE  WELL  KNOWN  TO  THE  TRADE. 

I»K,TC;E«^'i  ^*'  inches,  Weight  1,200  lbs,  $175. 
133        "  "  1,500      "         200. 

Can  refer  to  very  many  sold  and  in  use  all  over  the  United  States  for  many  years 
which  GIVE  PERFECT  SATISFACTION. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 

—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 

Paper  Makers,  Book  Binders  and  Printers'  Machinery, 

—  SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  — 

"Diamond"  Self-Clamp  Paper  Cutter, 


68  THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOZsTEE. 


m=^-  -  —         -~^^=m 


SPECIAL    UOTICE 


^<q  TO  THE  PATRONS  OF  f^ 

THE  ST7L0GRAFHIG  FEN  GO 


MANUFACTCBEKS    OF    THE 


LIVERMORE  STYLOGRAPHIO  PEN^PENCIL. 


E    desire    to  tender   our  heartfelt   thanks   to   the  Wholesale  and   Retail 


Stationery  Trade  and  to  the  Public  gfenerally  for  the  very  liberal 
pj  ^  patronage  extended  to  us  during  the  past  year. 

This  patronage  is  more  particularly  gratifying  to  us  as  showing  their  appreciation 
of  our  efforts  to  furnish  the  very  best  goods  in  our  line  at  the  lowest  possible  price. 
Herculean  efforts  have  been  made  by  certain  parties  to  force  upon  the  market  goods 
of  no  practical  value  at  any  price,  and  we  think  we  see  in  the  support  we  have 
received  that  all  parties  are  fast  coming  to  the  conclusion  that  poor  goods  are  dear; 
no  matter  how  low  the  price. 

We  shall  continue  to  maintain  the  present  high  standard  of  our  goods,  and  shall 
during  the  coming  year  introduce  many  new  novelties  in  our  line.  Again  thanking 
all  who  have  contributed  to  our  success,  we  ask  their  continued  confidence. 

THE  STYLOGRAPHIC  PEN  CO. 


NEV/  YORK  CITY,        ■        171    BROADVyAY.   * 
CHICAGO,  ILL.,       -       -       -      38  MADISON  ST. 
BOSTON,  MASS.,        -       -       290  ^y^ASHINGTON  ST. 
Manufactory  at  Providence,  R.  I. 


Jan.  11,  1888.] 


THE    AMEEIOAInT    STATIOT^ER. 


69 


N.  B.— All  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell 

ing,  or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 

infringing  on  our  Patents. 

GEO.  H.  SANEORN  &.  SONS, 


No.  51  Beekman  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE   IMPROVED    SANBORN 


ii.MnftK.ri.ninLiiB  CHL 


The  cut  is  a  facsimile  o£  the  Improved 

SANBORN  GEM. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue  of  our  other 
Cutters  and  Bookbinders',  Printers'  and  Paper- 
Box  Makers'  Machinery. 


PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER. 

"Best  I^e-ver  Cutter  DE^^er   IVIa^de. 

"POWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and  easy  to  work.  Has 
J-  lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  double, 
for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

STANDARD  MACHINERY  CO.,  Mystic  River,  Conn. 


WE  HAVE  JUST  ISSUED  A  SERIES  OF  NEW 

TRADE !  CARDS 

Consisting  of  Cards  for  the  Furniture,  Clothing,  Boot  and  Shoe,  Dry  Goods,  Grocery,  Jewelry,  Confectionery, 
Crockery,  Harness,  Cigar,  and  Hat  and  Cap  Trades.  Samples  to  the  Trade  of  any  Series,  3  cents  ;  all  the 
above  Series,  15  cents.    We  have  in  press  and  shall  issue  in  November  a 

R  MIW  SEBIIS  ©F  20  OOMIO  OJ,BBS, 

ALL  GOOD  ONES.      Samples,  10  cents.      The  Trade  are  invited  to  send  for  Price  List  and  Discounts. 

H.  McAllister  &  CO.,  Publishers  of  Fancy  Advertising  Cards, 

196  &  198  clahz:  steest,  cezcago. 


The  Peerless  Filing  Case, 

DVBASLE  AND  HANDSOME!    KECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 


ALSO, 

THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 
three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 

These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  fihng  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.  For  further  particvilars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Thied  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 
Or,  The  Charles  Stewart  Paper  Co., 

139  Walnut  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


"MONON  ROUTE" 

LonisYJlle,  Hew  Albany  and 
Chicago  Railway. 

THE    ONtT    MNE    RUNNING 

SoM  Trains: 


AND 


Fullman  Sleepers 


— BETWEEN- 


Chicago,  Louisville,  Nashville, 
Montgomery,  Thomasville, 


—  AND  — 


JAOKSOH¥ILLB,  FLA. 

Only  hne  between  CHICAGO  and  LOUISVII-I-E 

under  one   management,    and   running  its 
Entire  Trains  between  the  two  cities. 


TICKET  OFFICES  IN  CHICAGO, 

122  Kandolph  St.,  Palmer  House,  Grand  Pacific, 

and  at  Depot,  12th  and  State  Streets. 

LOUISVILLE  OFFICES, 
3d  &  Main  Sts.,  and  Depot,   14th  &  Main  Sts 


SIDNEY  B.  JONES,  MURRAY  KELLER, 

Gen'l  Trav.  Passr.  Agt.,  Gen'l  Passr.  Agt., 

Chicago,  lut,.  Lotjisvillk,  Ky. 

TA-ItES   Tim 

Bee  Line  Route! 


POPULAR  THOEOUGHFARE 

BETWEEN  THE 

SAST   and  WEST. 


No  Midnight  Changes ! 

No  Emigrant  Trains! 
Oonnections  in  Union  Depots  for  all  Points 

^^  Thfc  unequaled  facilities  offered  by  this  Com- 
pany for  laxurioag  travel  are 

£legant,  easy  riding,  Day  Coaches. 

Elegant  "Wagner  and  Woodruff  I>rawing 
Room  and  Sleeping  Cars. 

Elegant  Horton  Reclining  Chair  Cars,  be. 
tween  Lake  Erie  (Cleveland,)  and  the  Missis- 
sippi River,  (St.  liouis,)  Free. 

Model  Hotel  Cars  attached  to  Express 
Trains,  which,  together  with  a  Track  and  Road  Bed 
of  known  excellence,  you  are  assured  Comfort  and 
Safety  with 

FAST    TXViLE     

^^  Bear  in  mind  that  our  through  car  routes  are 
numerous  and  excellent,  a  great  convenience  to  all 
travelers 

1^"  Tne  only  line  to  the  East  via 

Cleveland  and  Niagara  Falls. 

Consult  your  best  interests  by  asking  for  and  see 
curing  a  Ticket  via  the  Bee  Line.  For  Maps,  Tim- 
Tables,  and  other  information,  call  on 

E.  B.  THOMAS,  Gen'l  Manager, 
0.  B.  SKINNER,  Traffic  Manager 
A.  J.  SMITH,  Gen'l  Pass.  Agent, 

CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 


TO 


THE    AMEEIOAl^    STATIOKER. 


Shriver'sNewYorkCopyinb  Presses 


T.  SHRIVER  &  CO.,  Manufacturers,  333  E,  56th  St.,  New  York, 

THE  J.  O.  SMITH  MFG.  CO., 

—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 

Giib  Bmm^  E-0.  Bmm^  Bill  Bm^M^  &§> 

>  ENAMELED  WOOD  GOODS,  ARTISTS'  PANELS,  &c,-4- 

Manufactory,  Middletown,  Conn.  UTo.   51    JollXZl    StrOSt,   ZTeVT  7orlE. 

TO  THE  TRADE: 

Having  made  arrangements  with  the  Magneso- 
Calcite  Fire-Proof  Company  (after  careful  examin- 
ation), we  are  now  prepared  to  supply  the  Trade 
with  BOND,  NOTE  AND  JEWEL  CASES,  with 
their  Patent  Linings.  Bond  and  Note  Cases  are  of 
Japanned  Iron,  with  Locks ;  Jewel  Cases,  Iron, 
covered  in  Colored  Plushes,  and  Satin  and  Silk 
Linings — very  handsome. 


No.  1.    Bond  and  Note,  each $8.00 

No.  8.        "  "         "    10.00 

No.  3.        "  "         "     12  00 

No.  1.    Jewel  Case,  each 18.00 

No.  8.         "         "        "    21.00 

No.  3.         "         "         "     24,00 

No.  4.         "         "        "     27.00 


-^    TKSTlMiOjVY     OF    LIEUT.-GOV.   JBYKOP^J"    WEST03V.   «S- 

I  witnessed  the  test  made  by  your  Superintendent  of  the  flre-proof  qualities  of  an  express  chest  and  bond  and  note  case  manufactured  by  the  Magneso-Calcite 
Fire-Proof  Company,  at  Nantasket  Beach,  on  Friday  last.  After  being  embedded  in  coals  for  one  and  one-halt  hours,  the  contents  of  the  express  chest,  consisting 
of  papers,  greenback-*  and  lucifer  matches,  were  found  to  be  in  perfect  condition,  there  being  nothing  to  indicate  that  they  had  been  near  a  fire  except  a  slight 
smell  of  smoke.  Upon  opening  the  small  bond  and  note  case,  its  contents  were  found  to  be  in  equally  as  good  condition  as  those  of  the  express  chest,  although  It 
had  been  exposed  to  a  severe  test  for  more  than  half  an  hour.    There  can  be  no  question  but  that  the  material  used  by  your  company  Is  perfectly  flre-proof. 

Daltok,  Hau.,  AuKUBt  80,  1881.  Yourg  truly,  (Signed)  BYRON  WESTON. 


Jan.  11,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATI0:N'EE. 


71 


THE  HANDY  BLOTTER 

Is  the  Most  Simple,  the  Cheapest  and  by  far  the  Most 
Popular  Blotter  in  use.  It  is  an  article  of  quick  sale 
and  large  profit. 


a  fi 
■■>-  S  0) 

The  above  Cut  shows  the  Handy  Blotter  in  use. 

-^Xj^sr-^3^   BTJs:Ea::]srEijXj, 

Manufacturing;  Stationer, 

No.  105  South  4th  Street,  PHILADELPHIA, 


Importing,  Manufacturing  and  Jobbing 

STATIONERS, 

BLANK  BOOK  MAKERS, 

—  AND  — 

FPtinSTTEPLS, 

19i  &  196  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago. 
T.  H.  Brown,  Jr.    P.  F.  Pettibone.    J.  P.  Kelly. 


LIPMAN'S  INDISPENSABLE 

EYELET  MACHINE, 

Newest   and    Best!       Also,    the 

"Improved"  and  the  "Tri 

Patent." 


Hover's  MANUSCRIPT  Paper 

Saves  your  Eyesight  and  gives 
a  Blacker  Manuscript. 

H,  I,.  tlPMAN,  51  South  Fourth  St.,  Philadelphia. 

McC  I  LL'S 

Patent  Fasteners, 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Sampling  Dry 

Goods   and   for   all   Kinds   of 

Light  Binding. 

M  C  G  I  li  L  '  S  Suspension    Rings, 
■DATTTWT'  Braces,  Hangers 

X'A.XtAM±  and  Staples, 

For    Suspending    and    Hanging    Cards,    Pictures, 
Samples,  &c.,  &c. 


,tol@  Jkfle  f  F6? 


*  OR  INSERTING  McGILL'S  PATENT 


Staple-Pasteners,  Staple-Binders  and  Staple- 
Suspending  Eings,  &C. 

MANUFACTURERS, 

HOLMES,  BOOTH  &  HAYDENS, 

49  Cliambera  St.,  New  York. 


liTe-VT-  "SToxls:  Office,  SI  Tolua  Street. 


CHAPIir  PAPER  AND  PULP  CO., 

IVest  Worthington  Street,  Springfield,  Mass., 


MANUFACTURERS    AND 
DEALERS    IN 


PAP 


OF    EVERY 
r>  ESC  R  lI»TIOP«". 


We  make  a  Specialty  of  Engine-Sized  White  and  Cream  Flat  and  Ruled  Papers,  and 
we  have  larger  and  better  facilities  for  turning  out  these  goods  than  any  concern  in  the 
country.     Every  dealer  should  send  for  Samples  and  Prices  of  these  Papers. 

Always  in  Stock — All  grades  of  Linen  Papers,  No.  1  and  No.  2  Ledger  Papers,  and 
grades  of  Flat  and  Ruled  Papers.  Machine  Finished  and  Super-Calendered  Book  Papers. 
Manilla  Papers,  Envelopes,  Papeteries.        ALL  KINDS  OF  PAPER  MADE  TO  OBDEB. 


WM.  F.  MURPHY'S  SONS, 

l!^o.   509    diestnut    Street,    IPhiladelpMa,    Pa. 


SX'IECILA.XjTIIES 


LETTERPRESS  COPYING  BOOK, 

Railroad  and  Bank  Supplies. 


TOWER  MAUUFACTURIITG  CO., 


306    Broad-wsiy,    ISTe^v    liTork. 


A  WELL  SELECTED  LINE  OF 


D 


-  COMPRISING  — 


Writing  Desks,  j  Holiday  Cards, 

Photo  Allmins,  Games,  Toy  Books, 

Auto  Albums,  |  Pocket  Books, 


Papeteries, 

Checker  Boards, 
Ink  Stands. 


Also,  A  FULL  AND  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  SCHOOL  SUPPLIES. 


I^-SEND     FOR     A     CATALOGUE. 


L 


HO 


M 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


BLANK  BOOKS, 

Pass  and  Memorandum  Books,  kz. 

Scrap  md  Autograph  Books 


IMPORTERS  OF 

PHOTOGRAPH    ALBUMS. 

Sole  Agents  of  J.  F.  KNirr  &  CO.,   Offenbach. 


48,  50  and  52  Franklin  St.   (P.O. Box 3215),  NEW  YORK 


72 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOl^EE. 


Publisher  Of  CHRISTMAS  and  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

and  Importer  of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 

THE  FINEST  LINE  OF  NEW  BIRTHDAY  AND  VALENTINE  CARDS  EVER  SHOTITN  IN  AMERICA,  being  of  my 
own  publication,  are  now  in  the  hands  of  my  Travelers,  and  on  exhibition  at  my  Show-Rooms,  London  and  Paris. 

WILLY  WALLACH,  78  Chambers  Street,  New  York. 


JOHN    GIBSON   82  and  84  Bestoan  Street,  Hew  hi 

My  new  line  of  EASTER,  Birthday  and  Valentine  Cards  will  be  ready  in  January.  I  would  call  special  attention  to  my 
EASTEK  NOVELTIES,  which  will  be  very  desirable. 

A  very  large  and  complete  line  of  Advertising  Cards,  Day  and  Sunday-School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  and 
Marriage  Certificates.     New  Designs  in  each,  ready  in  January. 


BROWN  <fe  SANSON, 

— MANXJFACTUEEES  OF— 

Fine   Papers,   Envelopes,    Cards 

-AND— 

WEDDING   STATIONERY. 


WEDDING  STATIONEKT,        ^ 
FINE  PAPETERIES,     "^i^ 


SPECIALTIES. 


PLAIN,  GTLT  AND 

BEVEL-EDGE   CARDS. 


No.  29  MURRAY  STREET,  NEW  YORK. 


NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES   NUMBERED    OB   PLAIN. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

POWERS   PAPER   CO.,Springfield.  Mass. 


—  Manufacturers  of  an  Extensive  Line  of  — 

E  Isr^^E  L  O I^  IE  s . 

Also,  the  following;  well-known  brands  of  Paper,  put  up  in  the  most  elegant  wrappers  known  to  the  trade 
Connecticat  Valley  Mills,  Crystal  Lake,  Silver  Lake,  De  Soto,  Argonaut,  made  in  all  sizes. 

—  MANUFACTURKRS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED  — 

PrQCCnTinN    IIMEN    made  from  pure  stock  (no  filling  of  any  kind),  plate  finished,  put  up  500 
rLnrLUIIUII    LMlLll,  sheets  to  ream,  perfect  sheets  only,  and  in  all  sizes  and  weights. 

CORONET,    STAITDARD   AND   ITE*^   STYLE   TOILET   PAPERS. 

THE    LA.110EST    LINE    OF     £»A.I»ETEK.IE8    in    tHe    ni:a^rl£et. 

The  Trade  wiu  find  a  complete  line  of  goods  in  our  Salesrooms,  62  &  64  Duane  St..  New  York. 
^r~  No  Goods  sold  to  Cktusumera.  JOSEPH    I..  ST.   JOHN,   Agant, 


Fire!     Fire!     Fire!!! 

For  Insurance  rates  address 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

153  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 


WHO  IS'UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  OOUN" 
TRYWILLSEEBy  EXAMININOTHISMAPTHATTHE 


CflICA(}0,ROCKISLAND&PACIFICRT 


By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
£ast  and  the  West  by  the  shorteat  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Blufla,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  ■with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  betw^een  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  He- 
clining  Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palac« 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Bert  lane  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trai:-_3  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"ALBERT   LEA  ROUTE.'" 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka* 
kee.has  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond. 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  An- 
eusta,  Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Past  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  oK 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan- 
tages. 

for  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  PoId> 
ers  of  the 

GREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Office,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.  ST.  JOHN, 

Vice-ftes.  &  Gen'l  M'gr,  Oen'lTlrt.ftra«.Alt. 

CHICAGO. 


Jan.  11,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATTOI^EE. 


73 


ACME   PEN. 


The  "Acme"  or  "patent  quill-action  reser- 
voir "  pen  illustrated  in  the  engraving  is  man- 
ufactured by  the  Miller  Brothers  Cutlery  Com- 
pany, Meriden,  Conn.  This  pen  is  put  forth  as 
the  result  of  thirty -five  years'  experience  in  pen 
manufacture,  and  it  is  oflEered  to  the  trade  as  a 
superior  pen.  George  Bradford,  late  of  Harri- 
son, Bradford  &  Co.,  has  charge  of  the  pen 
manufacturing  branch  of  the  company's  busi- 


ness, and  is  engaged  in  producing  a  variety  of 
styles  of  approved  character. 


The  component  parts  of  the  black  paint  used 
for  school  blackboards  are  :  Shellac  varnish, 
half  gallon;  lampblack,  five  ounces,  powdered 
iron  ore  or  emery  in  fine  powder,  three  ounces. 
If  too  thick,  thin  down  with  alcohol.  Give  the 
wood  three  coats  of  the  composition,  allowing 
each  to  dry  before  putting  on  the  next.  The 
first  coat  may  be  of  shellac  and  lampblack 
alone. 


A  German  periodical  is  responsible  for  the 
following  method  of  making  malleable  brass  : 
Thirty-three  parts  of  copper  and  twenty-five  of 
zinc  are  alloyed,  the  copper  being  first  put  into 
the  crucible,  which  is  loosely  covered.  As  soon 
as  the  copper  is  melted,  zinc  purified  by  sulphur 
is  added.  The  alloy  is  then  cast  into  molding 
sand  in  the  shape  of  bars. 

BRENTANO  BROS. 

LONDON  EXCHEQUER 

Jet  Black  Ink. 

—  WRITES  BLACK  AT  ONCE.  — 

Four  Sizes— Quarts,  Pints,  Half  Pints,  and  2  Oz. 

Can  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  Stationers,  and  at 

BRENTANO   BROS.,  5   Union  Square,  New  York. 


WM.  E.  KERN, 

132  Sontb  lltli  Street,  PbiladelpMa, 

WATER  ^>"> 
CHIITA 


Flaps,  Piels,  Mirrors,  &c,, 

FOR  DECORATING, 

Ain>, 

Tapestry  Painting  Materials. 


Agent  for.DEVOE'S  OIL  COLORS. 


A  PRACTICAL  NOVELTY  I   AN  ELECTRICAL  SUCCESS  I 


WTOPTOqifMymWTORM!WgTOWW«^ 


A  SELF-FEEDING  MARKING  BRUSH  for  marking  Boxes,  Packages,  Cards,  &c.,  to  supersede  the 
common  pot  and  brush,  and  at  the  same  price.  Can  mark  three  times  as  fast,  as  there  is  no  dipping 
required  ;  can  use  turpentine  and  lampblack,  or  any  kind  of  ink  All  Shipping  Clerks  need  them.  We 
WANT  AN  Agent  in  every  city  and  town  in  the  IJiiited  States  and  Canada  to  handle  our  Brush,  and  to  furnish 
the  local  trade,  &c.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  solicited.  Agents  write  for  terms.  Sample  Brush 
mailed  for  50  cents,  or  $3.50  per  dozen.    Address 

THE  YALE  ATJTOMATIO  BETJSH  00.,  Factory,  322  Grand  St.,  NEW  HAVEN  Oonn. 
ESTABLISHED    BY    HENRY   COHEN,    1838. 


Envelope   Manufacturer, 

STATIOMB^iPOBTER  OF  FANCY 

No.  505  CHESTNUT  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 

Envelopes  in  over  One  Thousand 
varieties ;  new  revised  net  price 
list  just  issued.  Coronet  Circulars 
for  Printers  and  Advertising  pur- 
poses. Home  Mills  Ruled  Papers, 
in  Commercial,  Letter,  Cap  and 
Legal,  all  weights  and  rulings. 
Kent  Mills  Laid  Pure  Linen  Papers, 
all  weights  and  sizes;  samples  and 
prices  sent  to  the  trade  on  applica- 
tion. Double-Strength  Mucilage, 
Satinette  Copying  Books  and  Paper. 
Everpoint  Leads  for  all  Gold,  Auto- 
matic and  Propelling  Pencils. 


A^^.. 


SPECIALTIES. 
New  styles  of  Papeteries  for 
Spring  Trade  ;  a  large  and  elegant 
assortment.  New  "Zenith"  Glass 
Mucilage  Stand.  Blank  Books,  half 
and  full  bound,  in  all  sizes  and 
qualities.  Penholders,  Lead  and 
Slate  Pencils  in  every  grade.  Scrap 
Books,  both  Foreign  and  American, 
in  new  and  artistic  designs.  Library 
Inkstands  in  walnut,  plain  or  pol- 
ished. General  Staple  Stationery 
in  all  new  styles  and  designs. 


27  SOUTH  SIXTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 

Glazed  and  Fancy  Papers,  Faiier  Laces,  Cards  and  Cardboards 

CHROMO   ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 

MEREIAM  MFG.  00, 

[DURHAM,  CONN.,  U.  S.  A. 

Manufacturers  of 

SUNK-HANDLE  CASH  BOXES, 

All  weights  and  grades.  Sizes,  7  to  18  inches 
inclusive.  Tumbler  Locks,  assorted  Keys. 
Also  Bond,  Deed,  Stamp  and  Post-offlce 
Boxes,  Bill-Head  Cases,  Paper  Cutters,  and 
other  Tin  Goods,  adapted  to  the  best  Com- 
mercial Stationers'  Trade. 


THE  SLATEOGRAPH  i  TRANSFER  INKS. 


THE  SLATEOGRAPH  is  the  most  satis- 
factory, rapid  and  economical  Dry- 
Copying  Process  in  use.  It  cleans  easily, 
copies  perfectly,  and  remelting  is  unneces- 
sary. The  manufacture  licensed  under 
Hektograph  Patent.  For  sale  by  all  promi- 
nent Stationers  in  the  U.  S. 

Send  for  Descriptive  Circular  and  Price 
List  to  the  manufacturers. 


SUNDERLIN,  TABER  &  CO. 


WATKIXS,  N.  Y. 

General  Agent  for  New  York  City,  WM.  A.  CHESTER,  84  Nassau  Street  (Room  41). 


74 


THE    AMEEIOAJ^    STATIOITER 


THE  PLIMPTON  MFG,  CO. 


OF 


Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quality  of  No.  r 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  Will  Sell 
them.  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  L.O'Wer. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights.  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPOKTBRS  AND  MANtJFACT0RBRS  OP  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OF 

Fine    Notes,   Envelopes,  VisHing    Cards    and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126<Scl2S   IDXJ^N"E:   ST. 


All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-Mark  are  warranred. 

JOBP>MNXEFlS'  SXJI>I>LIES, 

Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY.       SEND   FOR   DESCRIPTrVE   PRICE   LIST. 

THOS.  Vf.  PRICE   CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  Philadelphia. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES 


CO 
W 

Oh 

IX! 


W 
W 

CO 


ILLINOIS    IRON  AND  BOLT   CO.,  Carpentersville,  Kane  Co.,  111. 


EnssCuca^Line 

PASSENGER  ROUTE. 

THE  SHORTEST,  QXHCKEST,  AND  SAFEST 
ROUTE  to  all  points  EAST.  Fine  tracks  and 
lowest  rates.  The  only  route  mnning  PULLMAN 
PALACE  HOTEL  COACHES  from 

CHICAGO  to  NEW  YORK, 

XEA  riNG   AT  6.  lO    P.  M. 

and  the  only  route  by  which  passengers  from  the 
NORTH-WEST  can  connect  at  CHICAGO  and  secure 
locations  in  these  Palace  Hotels  on  Wheels. 

Tou  should  travel  by  the  E.  &  C.  LINE, 

XJTTl^  A  TTCm'  its  trains  run  through  from 
SjS1i\jJ\.  U  OHj  Chicago  to  New  York,  avoid- 
ing the  dangers  of  transfers,  the  risks  attending  the 
changing  of  cars,  and  the  possibility  of  missing 
connections. 

'!>  L'/^  A  TTCJ'P  tl^®  Palace  Hotel  Coaches 
JJ.Iii\JX\.\J^.L^  run  in  connection  with  its 
trains,  furnish  Meals  as  good  as  can  be  had  at  any 
first-class  hotel,  and  allow  passengers  to  eat  with  as 
much  comfort  as  at  their  own  homes. 

"Plp/^  A  TJOJIp  not  one  passenger  has  been 
■LJ-CJVyxX  KJ  OXJ  killed  or  even  injured  on  its 
trains  since  the  opening  of  the  line  five  years  ago. 
Nor  has  an  accident  of  any  kind  occurred. 

■piTl/^  A  TTQJ'p  the  great  variety  of  scenery  on 
XJ JClv^xl.  \J  O.I-I  this  line  renders  the  journey 
pleasant  and  profitable. 

■piji/^  A  TTOnSn  provision  has  been  made  for 
JD-I-I  vxi.  ij  O Jll  running  the  trains  from 
Mansfield,  "  Special "  to  destination,  whenever  they 
arrive  after  departure  of  train  forming  regular  con- 
nection. This  insures  a  continuous  passage  between 
New  York  and  Chicago. 

W.  B.  SHATTUC,  Gen'l  Passenger  Ap'L 

Cleveland,  Ohio. 

J.  T.  HOSFOKD,  Gen'l  Western  Ag't,  Chicago,  m. 

THREE  GREAT  CITIES  OF  THE  WEST 


Linked  Together  by  the 

Chicago  and  Alton  Railroad 

TWO   TRAINS   A   DAT 

and  no  Change  of  Cars  of  any  class  between  Chicago 
and  Kansas  City,  Cliicago  and  St.  Louis  and 
St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.    Union  Depots 
in  East  St.  Louis,  St.  Louis,  Kansas 
City  and  Chicago. 
No  other  line  runs  PALACE  DIUING  CARS 
between  Chicago  and  Kansas  City.  Chicago  and  St. 
Louis,  and  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.    Meals  equal  to 
those  served  in  any  First-Class  Hotel,  only  75  Cents. 
THE     FINEST     PALACE     RECLININQ    CHAIR 
CARS  in  the  World  are  Run  in  all  Through  Trains 
Day  and  Night  without  Change,  and  free  op  extra 
charge. 

PULLMAN  PALACE  SLEEPING  CARS,  the  Finest, 
Best  and  Safest  in  use  anywhere. 

The  Best  and  Quickest  Route  from  CHICAGO  TO 
MKMPHIS,  MOBILE,  NEW  ORLEANS  and 
all  Points  South  via  St.  Louis.  The  Short  Line  to  Mis- 
souri, Arkansas,  Texas,  Kansas,  Colorado,  New 
Mexico,  Arizona,  Nebraska,  CaUfornia,  &c.  The 
Great  E.T£cursion  Route  between  the  North  and  South, 
and  to  and  from  Kansas  Lands  and  Colorado  Heeilth 
Resorts  and  Mining  Districts. 

See  that  your  Tickets  read  Via  CHICAGO  AND 
ALTON  RAILROAD.  For  Maps,  Time  Tables,  and 
aU  information,  address  c 

JAMES  CHARLTON, 
General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent, 
210  Dearborn  St.,  cor.  A  dams  St.,  CHICAGO.  ILI* 
J.  C.  McMULLLN    Gen"  fTianager,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 


Jan.  11,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAE^    STATIOI^EE. 


75 


HUBBARD'S  G0PTIN6  PRESSES. 

All  Styles,  Sizes  and  Variety  of  Finish. 

Send  for  my  New  Catalogue,  just  out.     Prices  Reduced. 
SOMETHING  NEW. 

MALLEABLE  ARCH  PRESSES, 

"Win  not  Brealc. 

Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but  a  trifle  more  than 
cast  iron.       Manufactured  only  by 

H.N.  HUBBARD, 

31.3  to  31©  Ea,st  T-^7;7-ea3.t37-.secoii.d.  Street,  3iTe-^v  "Z'orns. 


NEW  TORE  C0FTIN6  PRESSES. 


Received     the     Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Cop] 
ing  Presses  at  the  Pari  s 
Eizposition  of  1S7S 


Large  Steel-Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  33x24. 


All  sizes,  from  smallest 
.0  the  largest  in  use.  All 
styles,  from  lowest  priced 
to  the  most  elaborate 
fin  sh. 


Large  Steel- Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  22x24. 


catalogues  on  applU>aUor.  to     T.   SHRIYER  &  CO.,    333   EdSt   Fifty-SlXtll  St.,   NCW  Ml. 


A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   &  CO., 

—MANUFACTURERS  OF- 


-FOR— 


STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 

THE  NOVELTY  CARD  AND  ADVERTISING  COMPANY, 

Manufacturers  and  Jolbbers,  115  &  117  Monroe  St.,  CHICAGO. 

Carries  the  largest  stock  of  advertifing  cards  and  novelties  in  the  West,  and  is  the  only  house  in  the  United 
States  making  a  specialty  of  this  class  of  goods.  We  have  the  largest  assortment  in  Chicago  of  Chromo, 
Visiting,  Adverti.«ing  Blank,  Christmas,  New  Year,  and  Steel  Plate  Cards,  Plaques,  Palettes,  Tambourines, 
Panels,  Cottage  Chromos,  Steel  Plate  Folders,  Illuminated  Folders,  Advertising  and  Decorating  Novelties. 
We  have  positively  the  largest  and  most  varied  assortment  of  goods  in  this  line  handled  by  any  one  in  the 
United  States.    Catalogue  mailed  upon  application.  ■      n     CLARICF     Prnnridtftr 

CLARK,  HAYWARD  &  CO., 

No.    195   LAKE  STREET,    CHICAGO. 

—  JttlLLSAT  — 
South  Bend,  Ind. ;  Logansport,  Ind. ;  Mishawaka,  Ind. ;  Yorkville,  111. ;  Marseilles,  111. ;  Joilet,  111. 


a  Specialty  of  W  R  A  P  P I N  G    P  A  P  E  R  from  Our  Own  fflUls, 

and  think  it  to  Dealers'  advantage  to  inquire  of  us  before  purchasing. 


Gill's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods. 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Corner  Main  and.  Bridg'e  Streets, 

SPRINGFIELD.  MASS 


THE  PEOPLE'S  ROUTE 

—  TO  — 

Dakota,   Montana, 

UPPER   MISSOURI   and   YELLOWSTONE    RIVERS 


-  AND  THE  — 


NEW     NORTHWEST. 


Product  about  40  tons  a  day,  and  consists  of  all  kinds  of  Wrapping  and  Building  Papers. 
1^"  CORRESPONDENCE   SOLICITED. 


To  the  Upper  Mississippi,  Missouri,  and  the  famous 
Niobrara  and  Jim  River  Valleys,  and  by  its  connec- 
tions, to  the  Red  River  Valley  of  the  North,  and  Bis- 
marck, Fargo,  and  Green  River,  and  by  rail  and  steam- 
ers to  Forts  Barthold,  Buford,  and  points  on  Powder, 
Tongue,  and  Yellowstone  Rivers,  Miles  City,  Fort 
Keogh,  all  Upper  Missouri  River  points,  Carroll,  Fort 
Benton,  and  Big  Horn  Mountains,  Montana. 

Over  Four  Different  Routes,  namely,  via 
Milwaukee,  Sparta,  and  La  Crosse, 

Milwaukee,  Madison,  and  Prairie  du  Chien, 
Davenport,  Fayette,  and  Jackson  Junction, 

Elgin.  Lanark,  and  Dubuque. 

Reference  to  the  Official  Railway  Guides,  or  the 
Time  Tables  published  by  the  Company  will  show  that 
the  C.  M.  &  St.  P.  can  take  you  in  its  Splendid  Pas- 
senger Trains,  at  Express  Speed,  over  its  own  Superb 
Tracks,  from  almost  anywhere  to  almost  anywhere 
in  the  Five  Great  States  named  above.  Its  Road-Bed, 
Superstructure  and  Equipments  combine  All  Modem 
Improvements,  and  are  Perfect  in  every  particular. 
It  runs  its  own  Magnificent  Sleepers  upon  all  Through 
Trains,  and  its  own  Parlor  Cars— the  finest  in  the 
World.  Its  Principal  Hotels  and  Eating  Houses  are 
noted  for  their  superior  excellence.  While  it  con- 
nects the  prominent  Business  Centres  of  the  North- 
west, it  has  also  upon  its  lines  more  Health  and 
Pleasure  Resorts,  and  greater  Scenic  Attractions, 
than  any  other  system  of  roads  upon  the  continent. 
It  is  conceded  by  the  Traveling  Public  to  be,  in 
all  things,  the  Leading  Line. 

Address       A.  V.  H.  CAKPENTER, 

Gen.  Pass,  and  Ticket  Agt. 

Mention  this  paper.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

SNIDER  &  HOLMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  AND 


214  &  216  CHESTNUT  ST.,  ST.  LOUIS. 

Correspondence  of  Printers,  Publishers,  Bind- 
ers and  Lithographers,  will  have  prompt  attention. 

If  you  wish  any  information  in  regard  to  goods  or 
prices  write  them. 

CAPACITY  OF  MILLS  15  TONS  DAILY. 


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THE  ameeioa:n   STATIONEE. 


PLATNER  &  PORTER  MFG.  CO., 


E.  B.  RIPLEY,  Prest. 


UNIONVILLE,  CONN.,  U.  S.  A. 


F.  A.  CHAMBERLIN,  Treas. 


Linen  and  Extra  Superfine  Papers. 

ALL  OUR  PAPERS  ARE  NOW  DOUBLE  SIZED  AND  WARRANTED  TO  WITHSTAND  ANY  CLIMATE. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Kac-simile  of 
Water-mark  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


Water-marked  Flats, 
Fine  and  Extra  Superfine, 
Unadulterated  and  Thick 
FOR  the  Weight. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
Water-mark  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


Two  Grades 
EXCELLENT    LINENS. 


"  TuNxis  Mills," 

NoLiA   Mills,   and  other 

Folded  Papers. 


ONE  MILL  RUNS  CONSTANTLY  ON  EXTRA  MACHINE-FINISHED  BOOK  PAPERS. 


CARTER'S    INKS. 

Official  Report  of  Awards  at  Exhibition,  Montreal,  Canada,  September,  1882. 

CARTER'S   INKS   AND    MUCILiAGE.— A  Silver  Medal,  the  only  one  given  in  this  class ;   also  First  Prize 

and  Four  Diplomas. 
STEPHEN'S   (ENGLISH)   INKS   AND   MUCILAGE.— Second  Prize. 


BYRON    WESTON, 


DALTON,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A., 

has  been  awarded  the 

GRAND  PRIZE  GOLD  MEDAL 

and  recommended  the 

Medal  of  Honor  and  Perfection 

At  PARIS,  1878, 

This  being  the  HIGHEST  and  ONLY  AWARD  given  for 

LINEN    RECORD  I  LEDGER 

Also,  the  only  Gold  Medal  given  for  Ledger  Paper  at  the  Adelaide,  Australia,  Exhibition,  1881. 

A.    SJPIiCIA.lL.T'S'. 

•^HIS  Paper  has  received  THE  HIGHEST  PREMIUM  over  all 
■*■  others  from  ^/te  Cincinnati  Industrial  Exhibition^  Massachusetts 
Charitable  Mechanics'  Association^  Franklin  Institute  of  Philadelphia, 
Louisville  Exposition,  Medal  and  diploma  from  United  States  Centennial 
Commission,  Medal  of  Progress  American  Institute,  1^7,  and  Medal  of 
Improvement  and  Progress,  Boston,  iS-jS.    Its 

PRINCIPAL  ADVANTAGES 

are    as  follows:—!.  It  contains  more  LINEN  than  any  other    Ledgerll 
Paper,  has  a  longer  fibre,  and  is,  consequently,  tougher.    2.  Havmg  a\ 
harder  and  better  body,  it  frays  less  in  erasure,  so  that  by  simply  using  ! 
the  rubber  after  the  eraser,  the  ink  is  prevented  from  spreading.    3.  It  is 
more  uniform  in  Weight  Color  and  Finish.    4.  It  never  cockles  if  properly 
bound.    5.  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  writes  and  rules 
up  better.    For  proof  of  the  foregoing,  refer  to  a  large  number  of  Sta- 
tioners, Bookbinders,   Bookkeepers,  and  Recorders,  who  have  given  it 
after  a  severe  test,  the  preference  over  all  others.    This  paper  is  Double 
Sized,  and  will  stand  any  climate  or  the  most  acid  of  fluid  inks. 

slieet,  ERA-SE  and.  31E:tV"H,ITJB  EOXJB,  TIM;3'3!S  on.  same  spot* 
Each  sheet  is  w->ter- marked  with  name  and  date. 


fe^end  for  sample 


LOCKWOOD    PRESS.  74  Duane  Street,  New  York. 


"The   Stationer  "—Every   Thursday— $2.00   Per  Annum. 


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WHOLE  1^0,  395. 


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DAYTON    TRADE    NOTES. 


[FROM  OUR  RBGULAB    CORBBSPONDENT.] 

Dayton,  Ohio,  January  15, 1883. 
The  worst  grumbler  in  the  world  would  have 
hard  work  to  indulge  in  his  favorite  amusement 
as  far  as  regards  our  splendid  winter  weather. 
There  is  plenty  of  snow  to  make  good  roads  and 
to  preserve  the  wheat ;  plenty  of  ice,  so  that  next 
summer  those  addicted  to  cooling  drinks  need 
not  examine  with  dismay  their  depleted  ex- 
chequer. Trade  is  naturally  quiet,  but  that  is 
one  of  the  things  expected  after  the  holiday 
rush. 

I  have  interviewed  some  of  our  leading 
stationers  on  their  last  years'  business,  and  as  to 
what  they  thought  of  the  outlook  for  next  season. 
Mr.  Reynolds  tells  me  that  until  he  gets  more 
room  a  larger  trade  than  he  had  last  year  would 
be  a  burden  to  him.  He  was  pushed  night 
and  day  to  fill  orders,  and  was  in  some  cases 
compelled  to  decline  them,  but  he  expects  this 
season  to  be  able  to  fill  them  all  promptly. 

Mr.  Rogers,  of  R.  S.  Rogers  &  Co.,  tells  me  that 
their  business  for  1882  was  about  30  per  cent, 
larger  than  in  1881,  although  he  was  afraid  at 
the  beginning  of  the  year  that  it  would  be  hard 
work  to  keep  up  sales  to  the  previous  year's 
figures  on  account  of  the  very  general  decline  in 
values.  On  comparing  sales  for  the  first  two 
weeks  in  January,  1883,  with  the  same  time  in 
January,  1881,  he  was  much  pleased  to  discover 
that  sales  had  increased  about  10  per  cent.  He 
does  not  take  much  stock  in  the  idea  of  a  panic 
this  year  because  it  ends  in  a  3. 

Mr.  Holden  gives  a  very  encouraging  report 
of  his  trade,  and  expects  more  business  in  the 
coming  year. 

Hoglen  &  Brother,  dealers  in  pictures  and 
artists'  materials,  are  closing  out  their  business, 
intending  to  settle  in  Dakota,  where  they  have 
large  land  interests. 

The  blank-book  firm  of  Odell  &  Mayer  has 
been  dissolved  by  the  withdrawal  of  Mr.  Mayer, 
who  will  engage  in  other  business. 

Messrs.  Troup  and  Kinnard,  for  many  years 
in  the  employ  of  Odell  &  Mayer,  are  about  start- 
ing a  large  bindery  in  our  city.  Mr.  Troup  is  in 
New  York  buying  stock,  his  headquarters  being 
at  the  Astor  House.  Commanding  plenty  of 
capital,  and  being  first-class  workmen,  they  ex- 
pect to  command  a  large  business.  Their 
specialty  is  to  be  edition  binding  and  county 
work. 

A  very  unsatisfactory  state  of  affairs  exists 
among  the  paper  mills.     Prices  are  low.    Straw 


wrapping,  heavy,  only  brings  $30  per  ton ;  rag, 
$40;  news,  5)^c.  to  6c.  per  pound.  The  recent 
meeting  of  the  Western  Association  did  not  re- 
sult in  any  very  definite  agreement  as  to  an  ad- 
vance, but  there  was  no  dissenting  voice  to  the 
proposition  that  an  advance  was  absolutely 
necessary.  The  trouble  was,  how  to  get  higher 
prices,  in  the  face  of  the  fact  that  the  mills  are 
producing  one-third  more  paper  than  the  trade 
demands.     It  is  a  pretty  hard  problem  to  solve. 

Traveling  salesmen  in  the  stationery  line  are 
not  very  plenty.  Occasionally  one  puts  in  an 
appearance.  Mr.  Brunings,  of  the  New  York 
Blank-Book  Company,  is  here  over  Sunday. 

Mr.  Nathan,  with  R.  Wolf  &  Co.,  was  in  our 
ciiy  a  few  days  ago.  Mr.  Smith,  with  Bates 
Brothers,  also  displayed  a  nice  line  of  pocket- 
books. 

Notices  of  prospective  arrivals  are  received  by 
every  mail,  and  soon  the  faces  of  the  hotel  pro- 
prietors will  be  wreathed  in  smiles  throughout 
the  Miami  Valley. 


BOSTON   TRADE    NOTES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.  J 

Boston,  Mass.,  January  16,  1883. 

If  the  blank  book  and  commerclai  stationery 
trade  can  be  relied  upon  to  indicate  the  feeling 
among  business  people,  a  prosperous  year  is 
looked  for.  While  more  complain  of  a  dull  trade 
in  these  lines  of  goods,  some  firms  report  the 
situation  as  being  remarkably  good.  The  holi- 
day trade  has  been  excellent,  and  business  has 
not  even  yet  resumed  its  usual  monotony  among 
the  stationers. 

M.  R.  Warren,  the  law-blank  publisher,  in- 
formed me  that  the  sale  of  his  goods  indicates 
an  easy  condition  of  money  matters  among  the 
laboring  classes.  Blanks  for  chattel  mortgages 
and  such  securities  have  been  in  less  demand, 
while  the  sale  of  forms  for  trusteeing  wages  has 
been  merely  nominal.  On  the  other  hand  blanks 
for  perman  ent  investments  have  been  in  good 
demand. 

Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser  will  issue  one  of 
the  finest  assortments  of  autograph  and  scrap 
books  of  any  house  in  this  country.  The  house 
has  only  the  best  goods  in  this  line,  and  of  their 
elegance  for  the  spring  trade  some  idea  may  be 
had  from  the  fact  that  about  $5,000  will  be  ex- 
pended on  one  series  of  lithographs. 

The  business  of  J.  L.  Fairbanks  &  Co.,  sta- 
tioners, was  established  in  1810  by  Josiah 
Loriiig. 

Wm.  W.  Dinsmore,  1,033  Washington  street, 
successor  to  L.  W.  Miller,  has  increased  his 
stock  of  stationery  and  pocket-books,  and  will 
put  in  jewelry. 


Grant  &  Brown,  13  Bromfield  street,  dealers 
in  stationery,  cards  and  amateur  photograph 
goods,  will  run  a  branch  store  at  495  Washing- 
ton street,  in  addition  to  the  one  at  873  Wash- 
ington street.  They  are  about  to  issue  a  monthly 
paper,  to  be  called  the  American  Amateur,  de- 
voted to  photography,  microscopy,  &c. 

G.  W.  Lindsey  put  up  initial  box  stationery 
for  the  trade  as  early  as  1865. 

A.  Brown,  dealer  in  smokers'  articles,  1,903 
Washington  street,  has  added  an  assortment  of 
stationery. 

J.  D.  Norton,  3,047  Washington  street,  was 
the  first  in  Boston,  besides  Prang,  to  fringe  fancy 
cards. 

H.  C.  Diamond,  stamps,  23  Milk  street,  is  get- 
ting out  a  new  device  for  stamping  shoe-tags. 

H. 

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CINCINNATI    TRADE    NOTES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  O..  January  15,  1883. 

Winter  has  fairly  set  in.  It  has  been  oflC-and- 
on  weather  until  within  the  last  ten  days,  dur- 
ing which  we  have  had  a  steady,  mild  winter, 
with  the  thermometer  a  trifle  below  the  freezing 
point.  This  has  had  a  good  effect  on  the  trade 
in  clothing  and  in  boots  and  shoes.  For  hatters, 
clothiers  and  boot  and  shoe  dealers  and  manu- 
facturers the  winter,  up  to  the  last  fortnight, 
has  been  unfavorable.  All  trade  is  tributary, 
directly  or  indirectly,  to  the  stationer,  and  what 
even  to  any  considerable  degree  affects  any 
branch  of  business,  no  matter  what  it  may  be, 
affects  the  stationer  and  paper  manufacturer. 

One  of  the  signs  of  the  times  here  is  the  mag- 
nitude of  preparations  for  building  new  factories 
and  enlarging  old  ones  during  the  coming  sum- 
mer. The  architects  never  before  were  so 
crowded  with  plans  for  this  sort  of  work.  The 
surrounding  country,  which  is  densely  populated 
with  manufacturing  communities,  reports  the 
same  state  of  affairs.  New  industries  are  spring- 
ing up  everywhere  and  enterprise  was  never 
more  abundant  or  more  active. 

Within  a  few  days  the  Enquirer  Job  Printing 
Company  has  been  organized,  with  $200,000  capi- 
tal stock.  This  is  a  revival  or  resurrection  of 
the  old  Enquirer  Job  Company.  The  old  com- 
pany used  to  do  all  of  the  colored  show-bill 
printing  for  this  country  and  much  of  it  for  the 
old  world.  The  style  of  printing  show-bills  then 
was  different  from  that  of  the  present  day.  A 
couple  of  job  printers  in  the  old  Enquirer  office 
bought  out  the  concern.  This  was  only  a  dozen 
years  ago.  Neither  of  the  purchasers  had  a  cent 
of  money.  They  borrowed  money  to  make  the 
first  payment.     Now  they  are  principal  owners 


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THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER. 


of  a  concern  worth  in  plant  and  working  capital 
not  far  short  of  half  a  million  dollars,  and  they 
are  out  of  debt  and  are  close  ou  the  heels  of  a 
brilliant  business  future. 

The  one-cent  Morning  Journal  started  here 
on  the  fourth  day  of  this  month  as  the  successor 
to  the  tencents-a-week  edition  of  the  Cincinnati 
Gazette.  It  had  six  thousand  daily  circulation 
to  begin  with  ;  at  the  end  of  a  week  the  six 
thousand  grew  to  eleven  thousand,  and  the  rate 
of  growth  had  vastly  increased  and  was  continu- 
ing. This  little  sheet  has  an  Associated  Press 
franchise,  and  prints  all  of  the  Associated  Press 
news.  The  Commercial  Gazette,  a  mammoth 
eight-page  daily,  has  now  about  twenty-six  to 
twenty  eight  thousand  daily  circulation,  a  semi- 
weekly  with  circulation  of  about  four  thousand, 
and  a  weekly  with  circulation  of  about  forty 
thousand.  The  Enquirer,  also  a  mammoth  eight- 
l)age,  sixty-four-column  sheet,  has  a  circulation 
daily  of  about  twenty-six  thousand,  a  weekly 
with  circulation  of  about  sixty  thousand.  The 
Times-Star,  a  small  afternoon  paper,  has  a  very 
large  circulation,  and  is  paying  its  owners.  The 
Volksblatt,  a  very  old,  able  and  influential  Ger- 
man daily,  has  a  circulation  of  at  least  twelve 
thousand.  The  Vokesfreund,  also  a  German 
daily,  has  about  six  thousand  circulation.  So 
the  aggregate  circulation  of  the  great  dailies 
printed  in  Cincinnati  will  exceed  a  hundred 
thousand  copies.  These  consume  not  less  than 
six  tons  of  paper  daily,  Sundays  included, 
which  will  amount  to  nearly  $350,000  worth  an- 
nually. 

Orders  for  commercial  record  stationery  are 
slacking  oif  a  trifle.  Those  already  in  are  not 
yet  filled.  Orders  for  advertising  work  are  now 
beginning  to  come  in  with  a  fresh  impetus.  All 
indications  of  unabated  faith  in  the  immediate 
future  of  business  continue. 

Pork  and  grain  are  moving  with  more  brisk- 
ness and  the  market  shows  increased  vitality. 
There  is  a  great  demand  for  clover  and  timothy 
seed,  which  indicates  that  the  acreage  of  wheat 
this  winter  is  large,  and  that  farmers  have  a 
mind  to  rotate  crops  and  make  the  best  possible 
out  of  their  plant. 

Tsaveling  men  are  on  the  road  in  great  num- 
bers, representing  all  branches  of  business.  It 
is  at  this  moment  between  seasons  for  all 
branches  of  business — a  transition  period,  so  to 
speak.  A  factor  which  will,  to  some  degree,  af- 
fect the  trade  next  season,  is  not  yet  fully  de- 
veloped, and  that  is  the  wheat  prospect.  Thus 
far,  the  season  has  not  been  unfavorable  in  this 
latitude,  and  further  north  it  has  been  decidedly 
favorable. 

The  commissioners  of  the  Cincinnati  Indus- 
trial Exposition  for  1883  have  already  begun 
preparations  for  that  event.  A  special  effort 
will  be  made  this  year  to  encourage  manufac- 
turers of  stationery  to  exhibit  with  machinery 
and  operatives,  and  turn  off  actual  work  in  the 
Exposition.  Exhibitors,  manufacturing  in  these 
Expositions,  are  allowed  to  sell  goods  that  they 
manufacture  on  the  spot.  There  can  be  no 
cheaper  or  more  effectual  method  than  that 
of  the  Exposition  for  distributing  business  cards 
and  circulars.  It  is  no  work  to  give  out  a  hun- 
dred and  fifty  thousand  cards  at  one  exposition, 
and  have  them  go  where  they  will  do  most 
good.  Prince  William. 


A  Paper  Knife. — A  knife  for  cutting  paper 
has  been  recently  patented.  It  has  bearing- 
points,  and  a  raised  handle  between  these 
points,  and  is  made  of  elastic  material  so  that 
pressure  on  the  handle  will  elevate  the  point  of 
the  blade. 


TRADE   JOURNALS. 


What  commerce  does  to  stimulate  the  indus- 
tries of  the  world,  the  trade  journal  does  for  the 
trade  it  represents.  It  would  be  difficult  to 
name  a  trade  of  any  importance  which  is  not 
represented  by  its  journal.  The  reason  of  this 
is  clear  enough  to  those  who  know  how  much 
absorbed  good  workmen  are  in  their  calling, 
and  how  anxious  they  are  to  know  what  is  going 
on  in  their  own  immediate  world — what  im- 
provements and  developments  are  taking  place, 
what  is  new,  and  what  becoming  obsolete.  As 
the  daily  paper  presents  to  the  general  public 
reports  of  notable  events  in  the  social,  political 
and  commercial  world,  so  the  trade  journal  culls 
all  facts  bearing  on  the  interests  it  represents, 
and  furnishes  them  to  its  readers. 

The  importance  of  trade  journals  is  indicated 
by  the  fact  that  they  are  wholly  supported  by 
the  trades  that  each  represents,  and  cannot  be 
said,  to  any  appreciable  degree,  to  be  read  by 
the  outside  public.  And  this  condition  of  things 
is  quite  natural,  because  every  one  takes  the 
greatest  interest  in  what  most  intimately  con- 
cerns himself,  and  the  journal  of  greatest  value 
to  the  tradesmaii  is  that  which  has  something 
instructive  and  encouraging  to  say  about  what 
he  is  doing,  and  about  what  others  in  the  same 
trade  are  doing.  Some  shrewd  observers  of 
human  nature  maintain  that  the  nature  and 
quality  of  a  person's  reading,  and  the  depart- 
ments of  a  paper  to  which  he  turns  with  greatest 
eagerness,  are  sure  indexes  to  his  avocation. 

Notwithstanding  the  cordial  support  given  to 
trade  journalism  in  this  country,  it  may  be  said 
that  it  is  not  wholly  understood  or  appreciated 
by  those  most  interested.  Much  more  could  be 
made  of  it  if  its  readers  were  to  consider  them- 
selves as  contributors  and  correspondents.  There 
is  probably  no  member  of  a  trade  or  profession 
who  does  not  wish  to  know  something  or  have 
some  doubt  removed.  There  are  probably  few, 
whether  employers,  or  employed,  who  have  not 
discovered  something  in  their  special  calling 
which,  if  known,  would  be  of  practical  value  to 
those  of  his  own  trade.  Many  of  the  best  work- 
men hesitate  to  take  up  the  pen  to  enlighten 
others,  though  they  are  willing  to  do  so,  and 
know  that  they  have  ideas  which  would  be  help- 
ful to  their  fellows,  simply  because  they  cannot 
turn  out  their  sentences  in  a  style  which  they 
consider  proper  for  a  widely-read  paper.  This  is 
largely  due  to  false  modesty,  and  perhaps 
through  indulging  it  many  a  brilliant  idea,  and 
often  a  valuable  invention  or  suggestion  of  real 
practical  utility,  is  buried  in  a  man's  bosom,  and 
dies  with  him.  It  is  the  idea,  and  not  the  lan- 
guage which  clothes  it,  that  is  important.  It  is 
the  diamond,  with  its  bright  sparkle,  and  not  the 
setting,  however  rich,  that  attracts  the  eye.  So 
the  tradesman  who  has  developed  anything  new 
in  thought  or  in  actual  experiment  is  in  duty 
bound  to  give  currency  to  it  for  the  benefit  of 
his  fellow-workmen,  where  this  can  be  done 
without  too  great  pecuniary  sacrifice.  The  gos- 
pel parable  reproves  him  most  severely  who 
wrapped  his  talent  in  a  napkin  and  buried  it. 

If  all  artisans  and  mechanics  were  to  consider 
their  own  trade  journal  as  the  storehouse  for 
their  ideas,  and  a  free  exchange  for  all  commu- 
nications affecting  their  calling  and  interest, 
every  journal  of  this  class  would  grow  in  im- 
portance and  general  interest.  It  would  be  a 
means  of  improving  their  condition,  enhancing 
their  skill,  stimulating  original  thought,  awak- 
ening a  more  friendly  feeling  among  mechanics, 
and  possibly  effecting  a  better  understanding 
between  employers  and  employed. — Pottery 
Gazette. 


THE   GOTHA  CALENDAR. 


The  "  Gotha  Court  Calendar "  makes  its  ap- 
pearance for  the  new  year  with  its  customary 
details  about  the  reigning  and  princely  houses 
of  the  world  and  the  political  and  statistical  in- 
formation which  make  it  an  almost  indispensa- 
ble book  of  reference.  This  year's  issue  is  em- 
bellished with  four  beautifully  executed  steel 
engravings — the  first  representing  the  famous 
Berlin  photograph,  entitled  "  The  Four  Kaisers," 
namely.  Kaiser  William,  his  son,  grandson  and 
great-grandson  ;  the  second.  King  Milan  of  Ser- 
via  ;  the  third,  the  Queen  of  Servia,  and  the 
fourth.  President  Arthur.  The  portraits  of  all  are 
remarkably  well  done,  being  speaking  likenesses 
in  every  case.  Kaiser  William  still  heads  the 
list  of  sovereigns  arranged  according  to  age,  be- 
ing nearly  eighty-six,  while  Dom  Pedro  II.  of 
Brazil  has  been  longest  on  the  throne,  for  he 
commenced  very  young — six  years  old— and 
Kaiser  William  had  reached  his  sixty-third 
year  before  he  was  crowned  King  of  Prussia. 
Queen  Victoria  is  past  sixty-three  and  is  third 
on  the  list  according  to  the  date  of  reign  com- 
mencement, the  Duke  of  Brunswick  being  sec- 
ond. The  following  list  includes  all  the  crowned 
heads  of  Europe,  with  their  ages  and  the  date 
when  tliey  began  to  reign  : 

Accession.    Age. 

Dom  Pedro  II.,  Brazil l&Sl  57 

William,  Brunswick 1831  76 

Victoria,  Great  Britain  1837  63 

Friedrich  Franz  II. ,  Schwerin 1843  63 

Ernst  II.,  Saxe-Coburg 1841  64 

George.  Waldeek 1845  5i 

Francis  Joseph  I.,  Austria 1848  5-i 

William  III.,  the  Netherlands 1819  56 

Frederick,  Baden 18.53  56 

Peter,  Oldenburg 1853  55 

Charles  Alexander.  Saxe-Weiraar 1853  64 

Ernst,  Saxe-Alteuburg 1853  56 

Charles  III.,  Monaco. . . .- I8.i6  64 

Johnll.,  Lichtenstein  1858  42 

HeinrichXXII.,  Reuss  Greitz 18-.9  36 

Nicholas.  Montenegro 1860  41 

Frederick  William.  Stiehtz 1860  63 

Adolph,  Schaumburg 18H0  63 

William  I.,  Prussia 1861  86 

Louis  I..  Portugal 1861  44 

George  I  ,  Greece 1863  37 

Christian  IX.,  Denmark 1863  64 

Louis  II.,  Bavaria 1864 

Charles  I.,  Wui  temberg 1864  38 

Leopold  IL,  Belgium 18H5  60 

Charles,  Roumania J8B6  47 

George  n.,  Saxe-Meiningen 1866  56 

Henry  XIV. ,  Reuss  Schleltz 1867  50 

Milan  I.,  Servia 1868  38 

George,  Schwarzburg  Rudolphstadt. ..  1869  44 

William,  Germany 1871  86 

Frederich,  Anhalt 1871  51 

Oscar  II.,  Sweden  1873  53 

Albert,  Saxony  1873  54 

Alfonso  XII.,  Spain 1874  35 

Woldemar,  Lippe-Detmold  1875  58 

Abdul  Hamid,  Turkey 1876  40 

Ludwig  IV.,  Hesse 1877  45 

Humbert  I.,  Italy 1878  38 

Leo  XIIL,  Pope 1878  73 

Charles,  Schwarzburg-Sondershausen .  1880  53 

Alexander  III.,  Russia 1881  38 

The  Empress  Augusta  of  Germany  is  seventy- 
one,  the  queen  of  Denmark  sixty-five,  and  Queen 
Victoria  of  England  sixty-three.  The  Empress 
of  Brazil  and  Queen  Olga  of  Wurtemburg  have 
both  reached  sixty,  while  the  ex-Empress  Eu- 
genie, whose  name  is  still  recorded  in  the  place 
of  honor  in  the  calendar,  is  fifty-six.  The  Queen 
of  Saxony  is  forty-nine,  the  Empress  of  Austria 
forty-five,  the  Queen  of  the  Belgians  forty-six, 
the  Queen  of  Sweden  forty-six,  Queen  Margaret 
of  Italy  is  fifty-two,  the  Empress  of  Russia 
thirty-fiye,  and  the  Queen  of  Portugal  thirty- 
five,  while  the  three  youngest  are  the  Queen  of 
the  Netherlands,  twenty-four  ;  the  Queen  of 
Spain,  twenty-four,  and  the  Queen  of  Servia, 
twenty-three. 


"I  am  content  to  build  happiness  on  any  ac- 
cidental basis  that  may  lie  near  at  hand,"  said  a 
philosopher  to  a  discontented  friend.  "  You  are 
for  making  a  world  to  suit  your  happiness." 


Jan.  18,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEiOA^    STATIOITER 


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Will  stand  the  severest 
test  of  Color,  Climate, 
Ink  or  Wear. 


Being  Triple  Sized  (a  process  entirely  our  own)  and  Loft  Dried,  can  be  erased  and  written  upon  the  fifth  time  distinctly.    None  genuine  without  the  water- 
mark, thus — Old  Berkshire  Mills  L.inen  liedger,  and  date. 

CARSON  &  BROWN  CO.,  Manufacturers. 

Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities : 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  ciuabty  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  >  be  according  to  repreeentation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agency,  O-EO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


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THE    AMEEIOAlSr    STATIONER 


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'E  hereby  beg  leave  to  announce  to  the  Trade  the  completion  of  our  line  of  Valentines  for  1883,  in  the  preparation  of  which  we 
have  put  forward  oxir  best  energies  to  keep  up  to  the  increasing  demand  for  artistic  goods.     As  a  proof  of  our  endeavors  in 
this  direction  we  would  mention  the  following  artists  as  contributors  to  our  line  for  this  year  : 


MISS  FIDELIA  BRIDGES, 
MISS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


WALTER  SATTERLEE, 
JEAN  AUBERT, 

Of  Paris,  etc. 


MISS  L.  B.  COMINS, 
MISS  ROSE  MUELLER, 
P.  S.  CHURCH, 

Same  as  last  season,  we  furnish  our  Valentines  plain,  and  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe.  All  fringed  cards  are  provided 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  mails. 

Envelopes  are  furnished,  witliout  extra  charge,  for  all  cards  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegautly  designed  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same. 

Our  assortment  of  plain  cards  ranges  in  price  from  35  cents  per  set  to  $6  per  set,  and  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.60  to  $12  per  set. 


Special  attention  is  called 
to  the 


AUBERTt  VALENTINE 


'-*- 


(so  named  after  the  eminent 
French  artist  Aubert,  who  de- 
signed the  picture  of  the  lovely 
girl  contained  therein.) 


A  large  folding  card  with  a  wreath  of  flowers,   printed  on  satin,  and  designed  by  Miss  F.  Bridges  ;  facing  this  is  the  design  by 
Aubert.    The  card  is  heavily  fringed  with  silk,  has  a  leatherette  protector,  and  each  card  is  encased  in  a  neat  box.     Price,  each,  $5. 

Of  all    Valentines    costing    $3    per    Set    and    over,    we   are   ready   to    break    sets,    if  so    desired. 
REGULAR    DISCOUNTS    TO    THE    TRADE    FROM    ABOVE    PRICES. 


Besides  the  above  attention  is  called  to  our  .New  Birtliday  Cards  and   Artistic    Plaques  and  other  Art  Publications. 

OUK    LINE    OF    EASTER    CARDS    WILL.    SHORTLY    BE    ANNOUNCED. 

NEW  YORK:  .38  Bond  Street.  1 


PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 

CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 

SAN  FJIANCISCO:  627  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.   S.   A. 


Jan.  18,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAl^    STATIOl^EE. 


81 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  4<5  Beekman  and  166  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  Envelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
Moarning   Stationery  of  all   Kinds   and  all 

.  Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  Latest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  ot  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Fapeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 

FANCY  LEATHER  aOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY. 


LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

y  j        ?  6'VfOJV^  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 

IMPROVED     SYSTEM 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 


XSCIMDVSQ  THE  CELEBRATED 

No.  048. 


OF  INDEXING  NAMES  FOR 

Leflprs,  Letter-Bools,  k. 


ALSO, 


LETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


529   MARKET   ST.,   PHILADELPHIA    51  Liberty  St.,  New  York, 


—  MANUFACTURER  OF  — 


Copying  PaperM^Books, 

MANN'S 


PARCHMENT Old  ReUable,  Bnff. 

RAILROAD Yellow— Best  Known. 

iTHITEtlNEN Has  not  its  Superior. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAI, New  Article-Cheap. 


NEW  LIST  AND   DISCOUNTS  MARCH   1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


12  and  8  inch 


GLOll 


IN  THE  MARKET. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING  NUMBERS: 

Fine 333  444 

Elastic 135  128 

Medium 048  14 

Blunt 122  183 

Broad 239  161 

Turned  Up 309  2S6 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 
application  to 

THE  ESTERBROOK  STEEL  PEN  CO., 


126 
130 

1743 
284 

1876 


Works: 
Camden,  N.  J. 


WAREHOnSE  : 

26  John  St.,  New  York 


-THE 


British  i  Colonial  Printer  ^SimioNEii 

And  Paper  Trade  Review, 

5  Ludgate  Circus  Buildings,  London.  E.  G. 


PRINTING, 


STATIONERY 


I  — AND  — 


The  most  Independent,  and  Largest  Circulation  of 

any  journal  devoted  to  the  English  trades. 

Latest  News  and  Original 

Articles. 

.Vmerican  houses  please  send  news  and  specimens. 


1^"  Subscription,  %2  per  annum,  payable  to  W. 
John  Rt-onhill. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CHAS.  W.  HOLBROOK, 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 


List  includes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.,  &c. 


MUSTANG  MAILER 


XACSINE,  $10;  OAZnrrS,  so  cts.  each. 

SOLD  BY  ALL  TYPE  FOUNDERS  AND  BY  THE 

ST.  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDRY, 

Sole  Manufacturers 


THE   SIDDALL   ENVELOPE 

MADE  BY 

Theodore  W  Siddall 
1706  Venango  Street  Philadelphia 

I  make  heavy  manilla  envelopes  of  any  size 
and  shape:    either  flat  or  bellows  pattern 


82 


THE    AMERIOAisT    STATIOISTER 


^radje  ^omltus. 


[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

NEW  PATENTS. 


No.  269,170.      Box.  —  Nathaniel   Bragdon,  Danvers, 

Mass. 
A  box-blank  composed  of  a  basis  of  straw- 
board  and  pasteboard,  provided  v^ith  a  layer  of 
manilla  paper  on  one  side  and  with  finishing  or 
surfacing  paper  upon  its  other  side  and  upon  the 
manilla  paper. 
No.  269,184.    Sheet-Delivery  Apparatus.— Luther  C. 

Crowell,   Brooklyn,  assignor  to  R.   Hoe  &  Co., 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  269, 185.  Folding  and  Wrapping  Machine. — Luther 

C.  Crowell,  Brooklyn,  assignor  to  R.  Hoe  &  Co., 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  269,186.    Method  of  and  Apparatus  for  Sheet  De. 

livery.— Luther  C.  Crowell,  Brooklyn,  assignor  to 

R.  Hoe  &  Co.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  269,194.    Toy.— James  N.  GifEord,  Jr.,  Fairhaven, 

Mass. 
In  a  toy  substantially  such  as  described,  an 
image  having  one  of  its  limbs  jointed  and  pro- 
vided with  an  elastic  cord  and  catch  or  their 
equivalents,  so  constructed  and  arranged  that 
when  the  image  is  shot  or  struck  by  a  ball  the 
limb  will  be  released  from  its  catch,  and  after 
being  so  released  assume  a  new  position  by  the 
action  of  the  cord. 
No.    269,196.      Blown-Glass  '  Mucilage    Bottle.— John 

Gray,  Chicago,  111.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Nathan 

B.  Hubbard,  same  place. 
No.  269,266.    Toy  Target.— Charles  M.  Crandall,  Mon- 
trose, Pa.,  assignor   to  Fred    W.   Crandall  and 

Benjn.  L.  Baldwin,  both  of  same  place. 
A  toy  target  composed  of  the  target  proper, 
an  elastic  cord  passing  through  the  bull's  eye  in 
the  target,  a  clamping  device.on  the  back  of  the 
target  to  engage  and  hold  the  cord  at  any  ad- 
justment thereof,  and  an  armed  dart  attached  to 
and  carried  by  the  cord. 

No.  26!',2"0.  Pasteboard  Frame  for  Mirrors. — Bernard 

Dreyf uss.  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  269,283.    Toy  Chandelier.— Edward  J.  HaU,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 
No.  269,290.    Pen — John  Holland,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
No.  269,306.    Puzzle  Lock-Box.— Edgar  W.  Mersereau, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
The  combination,  in  a  box,  of   a  body  and 
cover  pivoted  together  and  adapted  to  be  un- 
locked by  a  longitudinal  movement  of  one  part 
on  the  other,  so  that  the  cover  may  be  turned  to 
open  the  box,  one  of  said  parts   having  a  slot 
which  receives  the  pivot,  and  having  a  recess  in 
its  outer  side  containing  said  slot;  a  cap  on  the 
pivot  having  in  its  inner  face  a  corresponding 
recess,  and  a  locking  disk  adapted  to  fit  wholly 
in  either  recess  and  bear  with  its  edge  against 
said  pivot. 

No.  269,386.    Binding  Books.- David  M.  Smyth,  Hart- 
ford, Conn.,  assignor  to  the  Smith  Manufactur- 
iog  Company,  same  place. 
The  method  of  preparing  folded  sheets  or  sig- 
natures and    binding  the   same,   consisting  m 
introducing  a  straight  adhesive  thread  into  the 
folds  of  the  signatures,  and  then  passing  cords, 
tapes  or  strips  through  the  back  edges  of  the 
signatures  and  beneath  the  threads. 

No.  266,316.  Paper  Bag  Holder.-Simon  Stoffel,  Volo, 
111. 
Consists  of  a  series  of  compartments  formed 
by  removable  and  adjustable  shelves  provided 
with  toothed  spring- actuated  slides,  removable 
rear  sbelvet),  and  a  hinged  label  board. 


THE  PLIMPTON  MFG.  CO 


—  OF  — 


Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quality  of  No.  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  oi  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  liATill  Sell 
them,  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights,  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  UAlTOFACTnRERS  OF  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OF 

F/ne    Notes,   Envelopes,  Visiting    Cards   and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126<5cl28   IDXT-A^ISTE   ST. 


All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-Mark  are  warranted. 


Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN   GEEAT   VARIETY.       SEND   FOE   DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE   LIST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE   CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  Philadelphia. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES. 


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ILLINOIS    IRON  AND  BOLT    CO.,  Carpentersville,  Kane  Co.,  111. 


Jan.  18,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOAE    STATIOl^ER 


83 


CARD 

Albums. 


INVOICE  BOOKS. 


—  THE  — 


A.  T.  CROSS 
SIILOGMMC 


MARK 

TWAIN'S 

Scrap  Books, 


ADHESIVE 


WAFER 


Scrap  Boob. 


SLITG  DUCK 

Blank 
Books. 


GUMM  ED 


eSb 


se:nd 


FOR 


IFILES. 


CATALOGUES, 


THE  AMERICAN  BLOTTER  TABLET, 

—MANUFACTURED  BY  THE— 

.^o^©  Btati©m©iy  em.d  Pap©!*  Oo^paaj-^ 

117   FULTON   STREET,   NEW   YORK, 

—IS  THE— 

§est,  (§heapest,  (Most  (Satisfactory,  and  only  (Blotter  ^ablet 
in  the  (Market  that  does  not  (^all  to  (pieces  by  (Handling. 


rOK  QUALITY  OF  PAPEE,  NEATNESS,  ELEGANCE,  AND  PRIOES,  ¥E  CHALLENGE  OOMPAEISON. 


^^SElSriD    IT-OR,    0-A.T^IL.OGhTJE.^^^ — 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO..  No.  117  FULTON  STREET.  NEW  YORK. 


84 


THE    AMEEIOAE"    STATiOEER 


A  $500  BONANZA  TO  COUNTRY  PRINTERS. 


THE 


Wonderful  Prouty  Power  Printing  Press, 


IF    YOU   EXAMINE    A    PROUTY    YOU    WILL    BUY    IT, 
AND    SO    SAVE    MONEY. 


NO    TAPES,  PULLEYS    OR    FLIERS.      PERFECT 
REGISTER  AND   DISTRIBUTION. 


The  Press  feeds  like  the  ordinary  Power  Cylinder  Press.  It  is  a  Self  Inker  and  Delivers  its  own  sheets,  anything  from  an  Envelope 
to  a  Full-Size  Poster  or  Newspaper,  without  the  nuisance  of  tapes  pulleys  or  fliers.  One  man  feeds  and  one  turns.  Runs  by  steam  or 
hand.     Only  one  motion  on  the  type.     No  Type-grinding  possible,  the  easiest  press  in  the  world  on  type. 

GUARANTEED  TO  DO  AS  GOOD  NEWSPAPER  AND  POSTER  WORK  AS  THE  HIGH-PRICED  PRESSES. 

In  use  in  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Nebraska,  Dakota,  Colorado,  Utah,  Kansas,  Missouri,  Indiana,  Texas, 
Ohio,  Wyoming,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  Canada  and  elsewhere,  and  giving  perfect  satisfaction. 


SEE- 


TESTIMONY    OF    FIRST-CLASS    PRINTERS. 


-SEE. 


The  I^outy  is  the  "Boss  Press."     It  runs  easj',  is  light,  the  embodiment  of 
simplicity  and  strength,  and  does  as  good  work  as  other  power  presses. 

C.  G.  STARKS,  Berlin,  Wis. 

I  have  had  twenty  years'  experience,  and  have  inin  all  the  leading  presses; 
but  for  simplicity,  ease  and  convenience,  the  Prouty  beats  'em  all. 

WILL.  N.  UNDERWOOD,  Canneltox,  Ind. 

Waukegax,  ni.,  Aug.  28,  1882. 
I  have  had  my  Prouty  in  operation  for  over  a  year,  and  like  it  better  every 
week.    You  could  not  buy  it  back  to-day  for  what  we  paid  for  it,  with  the  in- 
terest on  the  money  added  at  10  per  cent.  J.  A.  AVERY. 

.    EVANSVILLE,  Wis..  April  1-2.  1882. 
A  $.')00  Power  Press!     What  kind  of  a  thing  can  it  be?  was  my  first  exclama- 
tion when  told  about  the  press.    Now,  after  fom-  months"  trial.  I  am  convinced 
that  $500  in  a  Prouty  is  better  for  a  printer  than  $1000  in  a  bank  at  ten  per  cent, 
interest.    It  is  a  perfect  Uttle  jewel. 

H.  B  BLACKMUN,  Foreman  Enterprise. 

I  was  a  "doubting  Thomas"  before  I  bought  the  Prouty,  but  now  consider  it 
one  of  the  best  moves  I  ever  made. 

C.  G.  BELL,  Waterloo,  Wis. 


MOST  CONVENIENT  PRESS  MADE. 

From  Waterloo  Tribune,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  March  16,  1882 :  We  have  been  wait- 
ing to  see  how  well  the  Prouty  Power  Press  fulfills  all  that  is  required  of  it.  It 
is  admitted  by  all  to  be  the  most  convenient  press  made;  we  mean  all  who  im- 
derstand  such  things,  and  are  sincere  enough  to  confess  the  truth  of  a  self-evi- 
dent fact.  It  is  easy  running,  does  good  work — no  press  better;  and  generally 
and  specifically,  in  whole  or  in  part,  is  a  complete  success.  For  the  country 
office,  printing  1,000  to  4,000  circulation,  there  is  no  other  press  worthy  to  be  com- 
pared with  it. 

Hamburg,  Pa.,  April  25,  1882. 
Messrs  Walker  &  Co. :  Gents.— We  are  extremely  well  pleased  with  our  new 
Prouty  Press.  It  runs  extraordinarily  easy.  It  is  very  simple  in  construction. 
The  more  we  use  it  the  more  are  we  impressed  with  the  wonderful  skill  dis- 
played in  adapting  its  various  parts  to  the  end  designed.  Still  and  quietly  does 
it  do  its  work,  even  at  the  highest  speed,  and  it  is  the  admiration  of  all  our  visi- 
tors. The  Prouty  does  every  variety  of  work,  from  a  one-line  job  to  a  large  cut 
form,  or  from  a  poster  to  a  script  circle,  and  that  well.  We  cheerfully  recom- 
mend the  press  in  all  its  parts  to  those  wishing  a  good,  substantial  printing 
machine.  I  had  not  the  least  trouble  in  setting  up  the  press. 
Respectfully, 

S.  A.  FOCHT,  Pub.  of  Weekly  Item. 


SIZES    J^lsTJD    FR,IOES,  Sec. 


No.  1,  7  Column, 

No.  2,  8  Column,  or  5  Column  Quarto. 

No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3,000  lbs. 
3,600   " 
4,200   " 


1,000  per  hour. 
900 
800 


Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $515. 

590. 

"       665. 


Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $25  extra. 
Book  Fountain,    25  to   40     " 


Address  all  orders  or  inquiries  for  further  particulars  to 


W.  G.  WALKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Proprietors,  Madison,  Wis. 


Jan.  18,  1888.] 


THE    AMEEIOAIS'    STATIOJOIR. 


85 


OBPACHER    BROTHERS, 

-"lART  PUBLISHERS,!-- 

Munich,   Germany.  338  Broadway,  New  York. 

win  d  hstHis, 


movmi^Tim 


ZJNT  SATIN,   SILK  AND  FRINGES. 


SATIN  GOODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURING  PURPOSES. 


C3& 


'-SD 


ii 


qem:  paper  and  card  cotter, 


—  INVENTED  AND  MANUFACTURED  BY  THE  — 

HOWARD  IRON  WORKS.  BUFFALO.  N.  Y. 

The  Most  Simple,  Durable  and  Perfect  Hand  Machine  Made. 

No  Other  Hand  Machine    Equal  to  It. 


Possesses  Great  Strength.    Works  Easily  and  Smoothly.    Very  Heavy,  Compact,  Firm 
and  Rigid.    Knife  Cuts  Perfectly  True.     WindlassCIamp  has  Free  and  Quick 
^  Motion.     Cutting  Sticks  of  Wood  in  Table  to  Receive  Knife.     Table 

■  — ^  Divided  into  Lines,  Squares  and  Inches.    Back  and  Side  Gauges. 

'-^  ITS  CONVENIENCE  AND  ADAPTABILITY  ARE  WELL  KNOWN  TO  THE  TRADE. 


P»K.ICDES: 


.  (  30  inrhes,  Weight   1,200  lbs.,  $175. 


133 


1,500      "         200. 


Can  refer  to  very  many  sold  and  in  use  all  over  the  United  States  for  many  years, 
which  GIVE  PERFECT  SATISFACTION. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 

—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 

Paper  Makers,  Book  Binders  and  Printers'  Machinery, 

—  SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  — 

^         "Diamond"  Self^Olamp  Paper  Cutter, 


86 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONEB. 


1883 


:\? 


LI 


TUCK 

VALENTINE, 

Easter  and  Birthday  Cards. 


fNDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 
as  they  are   bought  by  English  houses  plus  the  duty  of  25  per  cent.     No  expense  has  been 
spared    on    these    cards,    and    at    the  present  prices    they  cannot  fail  to  prove  the 
leading  line  of  the  year.     We  respectfully  invite  you  to  call  at  either  our  Boston  or  New  York 
office  when  in  those  cities. 


FOUBES   COMPANY,  Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States, 

181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  and  22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 


Address  all  communications  to  the  Boston  Office. 


SAMUEL  HAITO  <&  CO. 

MANIFOLD  BOOKS, 


iHE_DOOLEY   PAPER    CUTTERS 

MANUFACTURED    BY 

Tim  Milic  Worts,  Easl  Bostoi,  lass. 


♦    i^O-BXiV^Si 


4   »  •  «   # 


HamMTuttbb, 


MOKEIS  ABLER,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York 
OHABLES  BEOK.  609  Chestnut  Street,  PliiladelpMa. 
PELOUZE  &  OAEY,  7  Bank  Lane.  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON.  Washington  and  Richmon'1. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Cleveland. 
OSTEANDEE  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOE  CIKCULAB  AND  PRIOB  LIST. 


HAim-CUTTER,   WITH  STEAU  FIXTURES. 


Jan.  18,  1883.] 


THE   AMERIOAIN'   STATI0I!^ER 


87 


(Successors  to  FLOTO   MAN  UFACTURIKG    COMPANY,) 

IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


VALENTINE, 


Easter  I  EirtMay  Cards, 

TOKENS,  SOUVENIBS  AND  NOVELTIES. 


Choice  designs  (exclusively  our  own),  hand-painted  on  silk.     Many  choice  and  recherche  Novelties  will  be  shown  the  Trade 
by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road. 

>t>=C'  No.  290    BROADV^AY,   NEV^  YORK.  >==<V 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PI.AIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

OBNAMENTAI, 

I,£TTFBING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 

Manufactured  in  six  differ-  /■   n     _I      :^  ^A  t/i  ilXo  "^    X:.^^R,    ^.,:'S^     \      A  special  Ink  is  also 

ent  sizes.    Packed  one  doz.   I    *^)    1  6    •"-"v^'"'  r\jv\^^. 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.    Also  1    A       X.  "  '' 


3,  i  Ivich  -vul^. 
5,  * 


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manufactured  in  six 
brilliant  colors,  put  up 
in  boxes  containing  one 
doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 


put  up  in  sets  containing  "S  '  '  ^ 
one  of  each  kind  and  one  j  9  ^ 
each  of  Nos.  1,  8  and  3.  {   ^,   TS 

We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders   n  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 

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Sratle  OSossiir. 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  wiU  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 


Emil  Foehrenbach,  stationer,  Philadelphia, 
Pa. ,  is  dead. 

H.  W.  Wright,  printer,  Santa  Clara,  Cal.  has 
been  attached. 

W.  C.  Phillips,  dealerintoys,&c.,  Leominster, 
Mass.,  has  failed. 

Pelot  &  Cole,  dealers  in  picture  frames,  &c., 
Augusta,  Ga.,  have  failed. 

The  South  Bend  Pulp  Company,  South  Bend, 
Ind.,  has  been  burned  out. 

McCall  &  Williamson,  publishers,  Weston, 
Ore.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

James  Wensley,  printer,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
has  been  closed  out  by  the  sheriff. 

Harris  &  Wolff,  paper  stock  dealers,  Stockton, 
Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

S.  Marcus  &  Son,  fancy  goods  dealers,  Mo- 
bile, Ala.,  have  made  an  assignment. 

Theodore  Welisch  &  Co.,  fancy  goods  dealers, 
Tucson,  Arizona,  have  made  an  assignment. 

Bell  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Tribune,  Law- 
rence, Kan.,  have  sold  out  to  G-.  F.  Kimball. 

Wiley  &  Heney,  publishers  of  the  Telephone, 
Eureka,  Cal.,  have  consolidated  with  the  Times. 

P.  F.  J.  Schneider,  dealer  in  toys,  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  is  offering  to  compromise  with  his  cred- 
itors. 

Livingston  &  Sondheimer,  dealers  in  fancy 
goods,  San  Francisco,  Cal ,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership. 

J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.'s  monthly  bulletin  of 
new  publications  for  January  is  ready  for  dis- 
tribution. 

Isler  &  Meeker,  publishers  of  the  Bohemian, 
Columbus,  Ohio,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Mr.  Isler  continues. 

Lee  &  Hubbard,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Topeka,  Kan.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Hub- 
bard &  Fowler  succeed. 

Crafts  Brothers,  publishers  of  the  Daily  Ex- 
press, Fort  Collins,  Col.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   H.  A.  Crafts  continues. 

Broadwell  &  Ellsworth,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners. La  Cygne,  Kan.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.   W.  J.  Ellsworth  continues. 

C.  A  F.  Emery  &  Co.,  printers,  Boston,  Mass., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  L.  EL  Brown  and 
G«o.  W.  Seaward  continue  under  the  same 
style. 

Bartholomew  Peck,  stationer  and  printer,  .315 
Eighth  avenue,  this  city,  has  made  an  assign- 
ment to  George  W.  Barrett.  Liabilities,  $3,.500; 
assets,  $2,000. 

Gray  &  Beebe,  manufacturers  of  easels,  brack- 
ets, carvings,  &c.,  Columbus,  Ohio,  were  burned 
out  on  January  9.  The  loss  is  110,000;  insur- 
ance, $6000.  The  factory  wiU  be  rebuilt  as 
speedily  as  possible. 

Myers  Brothers  have  just  completed  their 
sample  line  of  fine  valentines  and  Easter  cards, 
all  of  which  are  rare  and  beautiful  and  worthy 
of  the  attention  of  the  trade.  As  the  valentine 
season  is  now  becoming  short,  it  will  be  impossi- 
ble for  the  firm's  travelers  to  cover  the  whole 
trade,  but  it  will  pay  any  one  who  can  do  so  to 
oall  and  examine  the  Una 


G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  show  a  fine  line  of  valen- 
tine and  Easter  goods.  It  includes  articles  in 
plush  and  satin,  all  of  which  are  illuminated 
with  rich,  appropriate  and  artistically  executed 
designs,  hand-painted  by  artists  of  New  York 
and  Paris.  Most  of  them  come  in  folder-form, 
and  many  of  the  satin  goods  are  neatly  quilted. 
Among  the  most  noticeable  of  the  Easter  goods 
is  a  plush  cross  surmounted  by  a  dove,  with 
gold  lettering,  a  beautiful  article  and  one  for 
which  there  will  probably  be  a  great  demand. 
Another  is  in  silk,  called  the  "  Spirit  of  the 
Roses."  On  one  of  the  inside  pages  is  a  hand- 
painting  representing  a  circular  wreath  of 
roses  of  different  hues,  surrounding  a  figure  rep- 
resenting the  spirit  of  a  young  woman.  This 
design  has  been  executed  by  an  eminent  New 
York  artist.  On  the  third  page  is  a  quotation 
from  Mrs.  Sigourney's  "Fill  theFont  with  Roses." 
Among  its  other  designs  are  included  ideal 
heads,  flowers,  angels,  &c.  The  valentine  and 
Easter  card  stock  which  this  house  offers  is 
also  choice  in  design  and  is  unusually  richly 
embellished. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  now  ready  an  ele- 
gant line  of  marriage  certificates  richly  illu- 
minated in  gold  and  colors  in  appropriate  de- 
signs. The  firm  shows  a  large  and  elegant  line 
of  pull  cards,  suitable  for  valentine  and  Easter 
purposes.  The  line  of  fringed  valentines  is  also 
rich  both  in  the  design  of  the  card  and  in  the 
tasteful  fringing.  Among  the  latest  and  most 
notable  additions  to  the  Easter  line  are  three 
designs  showing  respectively  doves  with  olive 
branches  in  their  mouths,  floral  crosses  and 
wicker-work  baskets,  with  floral  crosses  in  the 
centre.  A  new  series  of  cards  in  apple-blossom 
design  has  just  been  produced  by  the  house,  and 
can  be  used  for  valentine,  Easter  or  birthday 
purposes.  They  are  rich  and  beautiful,  and  wUl 
no  doubt  be  very  salable. 

Turner  &  Harrison,  steel  pen  manufacturers, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  recently  brought  out  a 
line  of  popular  styles  of  steel  pens,  branded  and 
labeled  "  Constitution,"  which  are  said  to  be 
meeting  with  great  success.  The  pens  are  flrst- 
class  in  finish,  and  are  very  low  in  price,  and  in 
order  to  prevent  any  imitation,  the  name  and 
label  were  registered  in  the  patent  oflBce  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  on  November,  1883.  The 
trade  can  have  sample  card  and  price  list  on  ap- 
plication, either  at  the  manufactory.  Twelfth 
and  Button  wood  streets,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  or  of 
Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  New  York,  agents, 
101  WilUam  street. 

A  new  line  of  palettes  has  just  been  brought 
out  by  M.  F.  Tobin.  It  comprises  five  sets 
which  include  eighteen  designs.  No.  1  consists 
of  four  designs,  representing  respectively 
Spring,  Summer,  Autumn  and  Winter.  The 
designs  of  No.  2  are  ideal  heads;  No.  3  consists 
of  landscapes  and  marine  views ;  No.  4  is  a  fig- 
ure series,  and  represents  young  lovers  in  the 
beginning  of  courtship;  No.  5  is  floral  and  comes 
in  five  designs,  each  of  which  shows  morning 
glories,  fuchsias  and  roses. 

The  Powers  Paper  Company,  J.  L.  St.  John, 
agent,  62  and  64  Duane  street,  New  York,  has  a 
specially  low-priced  line  of  memorandum  books 
for  the  notion  and  export  trade.  The  goods  are 
new  and  attractive,  and  are  thought  to  be  just 
what  every  dealer  can  use.  The  company  has 
also  a  stock  of  papers  and  envelopes  on  hand. 

J.  Baird,  61  Essex  street,  Boston,  proposes  to 
carry  as  large  a  variety  of  valentines  and  Easter 
cards  as  any  house  in  that  city. 

Shallcross  &  Corbett,  publishers  of  the  Sun- 
day Leader,  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  have  dissolved 
partnership. 


Frank  G.  Stebbins,  printer,  Cuba,  N.  Y.,  has 
sold  out. 

Frederick  Eyre,  stationer.  La  Conner,  W.  T. , 
has  sold  out. 

W.  W.  Knickerbocker,  publisher.  Pawnee 
City,  Neb.,  has  sold  out. 

Samuel  L.  Lyons,  printer.  New  York  city, 
has  made  an  assignment. 

W.  F.  Sandford,  publisher  of  the  Pee  Dee  Bee, 
Rockingham,  N.  C,  has  sold  out. 

Bartholomew  Peck,  printer  and  stationer.  New 
York  citv,  has  made  an  assignment. 

John  L.  Brown,  paper-stock  dealer,  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  has  sold  out  to  L.  B.  Ruffin. 

Robert  Gordon,  fancy  goods  dealer,  New 
Brunswick,  N.  J. ,  is  selUng  out  at  auction. 

H.  Ackerman  &  Co.,  dealers  in  fancy  goods, 
Portland,  Oregon,  are  advertising  to  sell  out. 

C.  N.  Gaumer,  publisher  of  the  Gazette,  St. 
ClairsvUle,  Ohio,  has  sold  out  to  Isaac  M.  Riley. 

Geo.  W.  Alexander,  bookbinder.  New  York 
city,  has  admitted  William  Storm  to  partner- 
ship. 

L.  R.  Freeman,  wholesale  paper  dealer,  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  has  been  succeeded  by  Freeman  & 
Kusee. 

H.  S.  Rice,  printer  and  publisher  of  the  Re- 
view, Ephratah,  Pa.,  has  been  sold  out  by  the 
sheriff. 

W.  G.  Taylor  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Public 
Spirit,  Haddonfield,  N.  J.,  have  sold  out  to 
Frederick  Antrim. 

Herman  Folkers,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  is  advertised  to  be  sold  out  by  the 
sheriff  on  January  22. 

John  H.  Culbertson  &  Co.,  printers,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa. ,  have  dissolved  partnership.  John  H. 
Culbertson  continues  under  the  same  style. 

E.  C.  Swayne,  of  the  firm  of  E.  P.  Button  & 
Co.,  this  city,  sailed  for  Europe  on  January  17, 
on  his  fifth  annual  business  trip  for  his  firm. 

C.  W.  Ray,  dealer  in  picture  frames,  Mon- 
treal, has  admitted  his  brother,  J.  E.  Ray,  to 
partnership,  under  the  style  of  C.  W.  Ray  &  Co. 

Frank  E.  Whiteside,  lately  with  Moss  &  Co., 
has  entered  the  establishment  of  Charles  J. 
Cohen,  Philadelphia,  and  asks  his  friends  in  the 
trade  to  send  their  favors  to  him  in  his  new 
quarters. 

F.  H.  Drake  &  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich.,  have 
opened  a  book,  stationery  and  fancy  goods  store 
at  180  Summit  street,  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  are 
agents  for  Livermore's  stylographic  pens  and 
automatic  pencils. 

The  Contrasted  Editions  of  the  Now  Testament 
(in  which  the  King  James  and  Revised  Versions 
are  placed  in  parallel  columns  on  the  same  page) 
have  made  the  Family  Bibles  published  by  the 
National  Publishing  Company,  Philadelphia, 
very  popular.  It  readily  outsells  the  old  style 
of  placing  the  Revised  after  the  Old  Version. 

August  H.  Goetting,  stationer,  atNos.  99 and  101 
Reade  street,  this  city,  assigned  Friday  to  James 
A.  Brown,  in  Kings  County,  preferring  Mary 
Hutchins,  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  for  $8,000,  and 
Lydia  Kraezer,  Brooklyn  (his  grandmother),  for 
$10,192.84,  and  also  for  $4,500.  Goetting  had  been 
in  business  about  six  years  and  had  done  well. 
He  was  formerly  on  Duane  street,  and  recently 
started  to  manufacture  perfumery  in  Brooklyn. 
He  had  about  $20,000  borrowed  capital  in  the 
business.  The  principal  creditors  are  Boorum  & 
Pease,  Koch,  Sons  &  Co.,  Massasoit  Paper  Com- 
pany, Holyoke;  Taylor  Nichols  &  Co.,  Spring- 
field,  Mass.    The   liabilities    are    estimated  at 


Jaa.  18,  1838.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATICIZER 


89 


$50,000  including  the  preferments,  and  the  assets 
at  830,000. 

John  Abraham,  dealer  in  toys,  Shullsburg, 
Wis.,  is  advertising  to  close  out. 

T.  A.  Alford,  publisher  of  the  Enterprise 
Ferndale,  Cal. ,  has  been  attached. 

R.  Crampton,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Rock 
Island,  111.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Ambrose  Guiterman,  fancy  goods  dealer,  St. 
Paul,  Minn.,  has  advertised  to  close  out. 

Mrs.  F.  H.  Frenton,  dealer  in  fancy  goods, 
Monsou,  Mass.,  is  advertising  to  close  out. 

Hyde,  Ayer  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  patent 
novelties,  Springfleid,  Mass.,  are  insolvent. 

Hungerford  &  McLean,  printers,  Columbus 
Junction,  la.,  have  sold  out  to  J.  E.  Eggert 
&Co. 

James  W.  Hazlitt,  paper-hanger,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  has  admitted  to  partnership  Anthony 
F.  Ewin. 

Whittaker  &  Fee,  publishers  of  the  Clearfield 
County  Times,  Carwinsville,  Pa.,  have  dissolved 
partnership. 

Merritt  &  Peyton,  publishers  of  the  Index, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership, 
Lee  Peyton  retiring. 

Hackett  Brothers  &  Wilcomb,  publishers  of 
the  Daily  and  Weekly  Tocsin,  Lacomia,  N.  H., 
have  been  partly  burned  out.     Insured. 

Broadrup,  Huffman  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of 
school  furniture,  Dayton,  Ohio,  have  dissolved 
partnership.    Broadrup  &  Co.  continues. 

The  stock  of  William  T.  Amies,  publisher, 
&c.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  been  attached  by 
the  sheriff  on  judgments  amounting  to  $14,329. 

A.  Weidmann  &  Co.,  show  a  large  and  excel- 
lent line  of  masks  and  trimmings  for  costumers 
and  of  most  other  articles  appertaining  to  mas- 
querade purposes. 

M,  J.  Anderson  reports  that  trade  is  opening 
up  beyond  his  expectations  and  says  that  the 
principle  .he  adopted  a  year  ago,  not  to  employ 
travelers,  is  working  admirably. 

Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  &  Co.'s  samples  of  photo- 
graph albums  for  the  fall  season  are  arriving 
fast  and  will  soon  be  complete,  and  the  firm  ex- 
pects to  present  the  best  line  of  these  goods  it 
has  ever  offered  to  the  trade. 

A  fire  in  Hampden,  Me.,  on  Sunday  forenoon, 
January  14,  destroyed  the  paper  mill  of  J.  &  B. 
Crosby  &  Co.  The  building  was  225x70  feet. 
Six  or  seven  tons  of  manufactured  paper  were 
destroyed.  The  loss  on  mill  and  machinery  is 
about  $15,000;  on  stock,  $3,000;  insured  for  $1,- 
500  in  the  Bangor  Mutual. 

Ropp's  Computation  Diary,  manufactured  by 
C.  Ropp,  Jr.,  Bloomington,  111.,  is  a  useful  and 
convenient  time  and  labor-saving  pocket  manual, 
and  guide  to  the  farmer,  the  mechanic,  and  the 
business  man — in  fact,  to  every  one  who  has 
calculations  to  make.  It  embodies  on  72  pages, 
by  an  ingenious  system,  nearly  100,000  arith- 
metical calculations  for  computing  interest  and 
all  other  problems  in  percentage,  in  merchan- 
dizing mensuration,  &c.,  usually  with  less  than 
one-third  the  figures  required  by  the  ordinary 
processes.  It  will  enable  any  one  to  find  the  cor- 
rect result  of  almost  every  practical  calculation 
instantly.  It  also  contains  a  perpetual  calendar, 
showing  on  what  day  of  the  week  any  date  will 
fall  in  the  past  and  future,  for  nearly  forty  cen- 
turies. The  book  is  neatly  printed  on  fine  tinted 
paper,  and  elegantly  bound  in  pocketbook  form, 
has  clear  and  comprehensive  expiations  in  Eng- 
lish and  German,  and  is  accompanied  by  a  sili- 
cate slate,  memorandum  and  pocket  for  papers. 


The  valentine  and  Easter  lines  shown  by  M.  F. 
Tobin  are  handsome,  and  most  of  them  are 
fringed  and  embellished  with  great  care.  A 
large  stock  of  unf  ringed  goods  in  these  lines  are 
also  offered.  The  following  named  series  are 
among  the  most  notable  of  the  Easter  goods  : 
No.  9,  gold  crosses  entwined  with  flowers,  and 
flying  birds;  No.  791,  birds'  nests  with  eggs; 
No.  1,256,  eggs  in  birds'  nests,  with  flowers;  No. 
1,362,  snowballs  and  lilacs;  No.  1,363,  nightin- 
gale, swallows,  embossed ;  No.  1,364,  garlands  of 
flowers,  with  female  faces  and  birds'  nests  in 
centre;  No.  1,365,  roses,  snowballs,  &c.,  sur- 
rounding baskets  with  eggs,  embossed;  No.  1,366, 
bright  embossed  roses,  background  (in  delicate 
tints),  girl  feeding  chickens,  &c.,  imitation  fold- 
ed note  paper;  No,  1,367,  broken  eggs,  with 
bright  flowers,  embossed;  No.  1,368,  crocus, 
hyacinths,  &c.,  covered  with  snow,  embossed; 
No.  1,369,  cupids  in  birds'  nests,  with  bright 
flowers,  embossed;  No.  1,370,  children  carrying 
and  balancing  on  eggs,  sprays  of  spring  blos- 
soms, embossed;  No.  5,840,  stone  crosses,  with 
sprays  of  flowers;  No.  5,842,  daisies,  jonquils, 
&c.,  encircling  reclining  wooden  crosses;  No. 
5,844,  violets,  snowflakes,  hyacinths,  &c. ;  No. 
5,846,  birds'  nests  with  eggs,  resting  on  branches 
of  trees  in  blossom  (oak,  maple,  &c.) ;  No.  5,848, 
children  with  wings  (in  bright  colors)  decorat- 
ing and  presenting  eggs;  No.  5,850,  choice  flow- 
ers, narcissus,  roses,  &c.,  with  sprays  of  palm 
and  pampas  grass,  gilt  crosses  in  background. 
The  firm  has  also  in  course  of  preparation  an 
Easter  novelty  in  the  shape  of  a  plaque  which 
shows  a  chicken  in  the  centre  of  an  egg.  It  is 
also  bringing  out  a  novelty  in  tambourine  form, 
with  a  landscape  design  in  the  centre,  and  a 
large  line  of  Easter  goods  cut  in  egg  shape, 
some  of  which  have  heads  of  birds  protruding 
from  the  eggs,  which  are  embedded  in  flowers ; 
others  show  landscapes  in  the  centre  of  the  eggs. 

Walker,  Tuthill  &  Bresnan,  dealers  in  prin- 
ters' material.  New  York,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership, Theodore  Tuthill  retiring.  The  remain- 
ing partners  will  continue  under  the  style  of 
Walker  &  Bresnan. 

Barnes  &  Estes,  publishers  of  the  Democrat, 
Redding,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 


The  Sorocco  Sun,  Sorocco,  N.  M.,  is  now 
owned  by  W.  W.  Beal. 

A.  Shuler,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Dallas, 
Tex.,  has  been  closed  out  by  the  sheriff. 

Spahr,  Vercoe  &  Spahr,  publishers  of  the 
Oazette,  Columbus,  Ohio,  have  sold  out. 

Mrs.  C.  A.  Phillips,  dealer  in  fancy  goods.  Big 
Rapids,  Mich.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Breed  &  Wright,  printers  of  the  Sentinel, 
Brookings,  Dak.,  have  sold  out  to  D.  J.  Darrow. 

Henry  Levy  &  Son  are  busy  taking  stock. 
They  are  also  making  ample  preparation  for  the 
fall  trade. 

Charles  J.  Cohen,  Philadelphia,  reports  an 
active  trade  in  all  branches  of  his  extensive  es- 
tablishment. 

John  Carter  &  Co.,  wholesale  paper  dealers, 
Boston,  Mass.,  have  admitted  Arthur  C.  Hall  to 
partnership. 

Joseph  E.  Hover,  Jr.,  of  Joseph  E.  Hover  & 
Co.,  ink  manufacturers  and  stationers,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  is  dead. 

V.  N.  Bass,  publisher  of  the  Grafton  County 
Democrat,  Plymouth,  N.  H.,  has  sold  out  to 
Lewis  Vaughan  &  Co. 

A.  G.  Bushnell  &  Co.,  printers,  Gardner, 
Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  A.  G.  Bush- 
nell continues  under  the  same  style. 

The  New  York  Pictorial  Printing  company 
has  issued  a  new  price  list  of  advertising  cards. 
The  list  includes  several  novelties. 

The  firm  of  Nebenzahl  &  Co.,  dealers  in  fancy 
goods.  New  York  city,  has  expired  by  limitation, 
Jennie  Nebenzahl  will  continue  under  the  same 
style. 

Edward  E.  Clark,  41  West  street,  Boston,  has 
issued  the  "  Boston  Blue  Book"  for  the  current 
year.  This  useful  society  publication  is  printed 
as  handsomely  as  usual. 

E.  Darrow  &  Co.,  stationers,  &c.,  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  have  been  in  business  since  1846.  A  his- 
tory of  about  thirty-five  years  in  the  trade  as  a 
business  house  is  interesting  and  instructive. 

President  George  L.  Pease  and  William  J. 
Martin  have  been  selected  as  delegates  by  the 
Stationers'  Board  of  Trade  to  attend  the  meet- 
ing of  the  National  Board  of  Trade,  which  con- 
vened at  Washington  on  January  17. 


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others:  G.  S.  Coe,  Pres.  Am.  Ex.  Nat'l  Bank;  J.  A. 
Beardsley,  Cashier  Nat'l  Bank  of  North  America; 
Wm.  A.  Fall,  Pres.  Com  Exchange  Bank;  P.  H. 
Lowry,  Pres.  Nat'l  Bank  of  the  Republic;  F.  D.  Tap- 
pan,  Pres.  Gallatin  Nat'l  Bank;  C.  F.  Ttmpson,  Cashier 
Continental  Bank;  I.  G.  Ogden,  Cashier  New  York  Co. 
Nat'l  Bank ;  Chas.  Dennis,  Vice-Pres.  Atlantic  Mutual 
Ins.  Co. ;  Daniel  D.  Smith,  Pres.  Commercial  Ins.  Co. ; 
Elwood  Walter,  Pres.  Mercantile  Mutual  Ins.  Co.; 
Wm.  L.  Jenkins.  Pres.  Bank  of  America;  J.  W.  Lewis, 


Cashier  Union  Nat'l  Bank ;  Wm.  H.  Cox,  Cashier 
Mechanics'  Nat'l  Bank,  J.  Buell,  Pres.  Importers  and 
Traders'  Nat'l  Bank;  J.  M.Crane,  Cashier  Shoe  and 
Leather  Nat'l  Bank;  A.  F.  Wilmarth,  Vice-Pres.  Home 
Fire  Ins.  Co. ;  Morris  Franklin,  Pres.  New  York  Life 
Ins.  Co. ;  Clark,  Dodge  &  Co. ;  White,  Morris  &  Co. ; 
VermUye  &  Co. ;  Winslow,  Lanier  &  Co. ;  Wells, 
Fargo  &  Co.;  United  States  Ex.  Co.;  Barclay  & 
Livingston;  George  D.  Arthur  &  Co. ;  H.  T.  Morgan  & 
Co. ;  American  Ex.  Co. ;  Adams  Ex.  Co. ;  T.  Ketchum 
&  Co. ;  S.  B.  Chittenden  &  Co. ;  Johnson  &  Higgins. 


JOHN  FOLiliY,  Gold  Pen  and  Stylographic  Pen  Manufacturer,  2  Astor  House,  Broadway,  New  Vork. 


CARTER 


l^'PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Sta-ioners  and  Printers, 

1    °i §=•  Send  for  Samples. 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottiugs, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


RICE  &  CO. 


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DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  )gllO  per  annam  for  each  card. 

Advertising  Cards. 

DANDO,  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  PhUa- 
delphla,  Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Row.  N.  Y. 


Artists'  Brushes. 


BUECKHART  &  BRO„  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  111. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       BO  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  st.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Art  Publishers. 


BTJFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  295 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,  and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.:  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St..  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St..  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 
BOORTJM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


PREBLE,  J.  Q.,  &  CO., 


54  Franklin  St.,  N.  Y. 


PRICE.  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati,  O..  and  Chicago,  111. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


mCKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS, 

528  Kent  avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


QARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  WUham  St.,  N.  Y. 


QANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES.  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,        PhUadelphla,  Pa. 


HAKE,  PHILIP, 


155  WUliam  St.,  N.  Y. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  8.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


McHUOH,  P.  P.,  &  CO  .  Blank  Cards.  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Books- 


MURPHY'S  SONS.  W.   F.. 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO..    Carpenteraville,  lU. 


SHRIVEU.  T.    &  CO.. 


33:j  East  56th  st.,  N.  Y. 


TAFT,  Geo.  C. 


Worcester,  Mass. 


TATUM.  SAMUEL  C,  &  CO., 


Cincinnati,  O. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE  &  CI-FMENT, 


78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


LIPHAN.  HYMEN  U, 


51  South  4th  at..  PhiU. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.  For 

the  trade  only,  16  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO^ 

134  and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  & 259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


PREBLE,  J.  Q.,  &  CO., 


54  Franklin  St.,  N.  Y. 


REAY,  M.  A., 


77Johnst.,  N.  Y. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  8cc. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c.. 170  Clark  St.,  Chicago.  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE,  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  111.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  FrankUn  Globes, 
5, 6, 10, 18, 16, 18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Gummed  Paper 


Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 

DENNISON    MANUFACTURING   CO.,   21    MUk   St., 

Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;   630  Chestnut  st., 

Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 

St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  Clark  and  Adams  sts.,  Chicago,  ILL 

Letter  Files. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  ofiace, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
*'  ■     ■  ■  127  Fulton  St..  N.  y! 


Material, 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States. Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


tiLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  JR  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 
57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 


GOODMAN  &  SCHANCK  (Card  Board  and  Cut  Cards), 
165  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


PORTER  &  STEPHENSON,  115  and  117  Nassau  St., 
N.  Y.,  Manilla  Paper  and  Stationery. 


SCOTT  Paper  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 


Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 


Q.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  st.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 
beck.  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 609  Chestnut  St.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 

Paper  Finishers. 


CONN.  VALLEY  CARD  AND  PAPER  CO.,  Cards  and 
Card  Board,  Manufacturers  of  Photographic  Card 
Mounts.  Springfield.  Mass. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


CARTER,  JOHN,  &  CO.,  Paper  Dealers,  Agents  for 
Byron  Weston  and  other  Paper  Mfrs.,  Boston,  Mass. 

JERSEY  CITY  PAPER  CO^  White  and  Colored 
TiNBue  and  Copying  Paper,  Jeraey  City,  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 


KlSSA.^l.  B.  A., 


32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


ATKTN,  LAMBERT  &  CO.,  23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HAMBURGER,  M., 


306  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Sealing  Wax  Manufacturers. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cinciimati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Shears. 


ROWE,  GEORGE,  Manufacturer  of  Patent  Vibrating 
Shears  for  Bookbinders,  Printers  and  Box  Makers, 
10  Leicester  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 

ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 

Shelf  Paper. 

ROGERS,  L.  H  ,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 

Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER,  \  l^/°,'J'^^f "^^v,?*-  N-  Y- 
'  I  45  Lasalle  St.,  Chicago,  III. 

Slates. 

AMERICAN  CRAYON  AND  SLATE  CO., 

43  Dey  St.,  N.  Y. 

Mcdowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slaiington,  Pa. 
Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

embossing  company,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates. 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Stamps  and  Presses. 

HILL,  B.  B.,  MFG.  CO.,  THE.     All  kinds  Stamps, 
Seal  and  Copying  Presses,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Stationers'  Hardware. 


BLISS,  E.  E., 


58  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  St.,  N.  t. 

J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 

Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


BROWN  &  SANSON, 


29  Murray  st,  N.  Y. 


SHIPMAN,  ASA  L.,  &  SONS,         10  Murray  St.,  N.  Y. 


WALLACE,  WILLY, 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


!  Chambers  St.,  N.  Y. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties-Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  st.,  Phila 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  st.,  N.  Y. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON   MANUFACTURING   CO.,  21    Milk   st 
S?M*°?',  l^^  Broadway,  N.  Y.;    630   Chestnut  st'I 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Thu-d  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Toys  and  Games. 


^V^J"  ^UKTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

^?i°i^.f^™'^*^^^'^™C!'  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

WETDMANN,  A.,  &  CO.. 


806  Broadway,  N.Y 


Jan.  18,  1883.] 


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Consist  of  Selected  Designs  fkom  severai,  of  the 

c^r--  Largest  and  Best  Known  Manufacturers,  --::::> 

AND  IS  THE  FINEST  LINE  IN  THE  MARKET. 

MOYELTIES  in  SATIN  and  FRINGES.  'l!,"r SlSrurl'^ ^ 
J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS,  293  &  295  Broadway,  New  York. 

CHICAGO:   156  &  158  MOVROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 


HIGHLY    FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS., 

Manufactory  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OCR    LEADING   STYLES: 

No.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  . . .  Conamercial       No.  707 Bank  Falcon        No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  appUcatioiL. 
New  York  Agents.  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  \irilliam  Street. 


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Inproved  Perforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


E^~  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
pUcation  to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

Mention  American  Stationer.  Hamilton,  O. 


* — €  Cr.  E.  XiTTSTTlTr!  B — * 

Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T-A-G-S    .i^l^iTID    Ca-TJn^vd:    Xj-^BEILS, 
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Oliroinos,  Folders    gunci 


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Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $3.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1.00. 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  ORDER. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c.. 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK. 

Fob  the  Week  Ended  January  16,  1883. 


Albums 

books 

Newspapers. 
Engravings  . 

Ink      

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils 

Paper 

Sttsel  Pens... 
Stationery. . . 

Totals . . . 


627 


14 

$1,675 

281 

26,776 

46 

2,651 

49 

15,768 

21 

l,v69 

10 

1,992 

198 

16,339 

4 

2,932 

4 

798 

$70,194 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS  AND 

STATIONERY 

FROM   NEW   YORK   TO    FOREIGN   PORTS. 

Fob  the  Week  Ended  January  16,  1883. 


Paper,  reams 

Paper,  pkga 

Paper,  cases 

Books,  cases 

Stationery,  cases 

Totals 


$32,717 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  January  9  to  January  16,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Danish  West  Indies,  1 ;  to  Ham- 
burg, 7;  to  Bremen,  4;  to  Dutch  West  Indies.  2;  to 
Liverpool,  27;  to  London.  9;  to  Canada,  1;  to  British 
Guiana,  3;  to  British  Australasia,  8;  to  Havre,  3;  to 
Cuba,  4;  to  Mexico,  4;  to  Central  America,  14;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia,  13;  to  San  Domingo,!; 
to  Venezuela,  4;  to  Brazil,  3 

PAPER,  to  Danish  West  Indies,  20  pkgs.,  350  rms. ; 
to  Bremen,  1  cs. ;  to  Antwerp,  6  cs.,  50  pkgs.;  to 
Dutch  West  Indies,  3  cs. ;  to  Liverpool,  2  cs.,  4  pkgs. ; 
to  London,  9  cs. ;  to  Hull,  1  cs. ;  to  Hritish  West  In- 
dies, 401  rms.;  to  British  Honduras,  230  rms.;  to  Brit- 
ish Australasia,  3  cs. ;  to  Havre,  600  pkgs. ;  to  Cuba,  21 
pkgs.,  2,530  rms.;  to  Argentine  Republic,  10  cs.,  5 
pkgs.;  to  Mexico,  19  pkgs.,  I  c.«. ;  to  United  Sates  of 
Colombia,  160  rms.,  9  pkga.;  to  Porto  Rico.  23  pkgs., 
4,500  rms. ;  to  San  Domingo,  50  pkgs. ;  to  Venezuela, 
500  rms.,  15  cs.,  S9  pkgs. ;  to  Brazil,  40  pkgs. ;  to  Uru- 
guay, 2  pkgs. 

STAT10>iERY,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  1;  to  Bremen, 
2;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  3;  to  Liverpool,  51;  to  Lon- 
don, 2;  to  British  West  Indies.  4;  to;British  Austral- 
asia, 4;  to  Cuba,  2;  to  Argentine  Republic.  1 ;  to  ilex. 
ico,  25;  to  Central  America,  7;  to  United  Siates  of 
Colombia,  35;  to  Porto  Rico,  24;  to  San  Domingo,  1; 
to  Venezuela,  3;  to  Uruguay,  t;  to  Sandwich  Isl- 
ands, 1. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  10; 
to  Liverpool,  27;  to  Newfoundland  25;  to  British 
West  Indies.  36;  to  Havrt,  3;  to  Mexico.  2J6;  to  Cen- 
tral America.  60;  to  United  States  of  Colombia.  10; 
to  Porto  Rico  2;  to  Venezuela,  13;  to  Brazil,  99;  to 
Sandwich  Islands,  1. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  Amsterdam,  2. 

INK,  packages,  to  Loudon,  3;  to  Cuba,  1;  to  Uni- 
ted States  of  Colombia,  2;  to  Porto  Rico,  7;  to  San 
Domingo,  3;  to  Venezuela,  2. 

ENGRAVINGS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  cases,  to  Antwerp,  8. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Danish 
West  Indies,  2;  to  Dutch  West  Indies.  2;  to  Liverjiool. 
2;  to  British  Australasia,  14;  to  Cuba,  3;  to  Central 
America,  49;  to  United  Stales  of  Colombia,  11;  to 
Porto  Rico,  11;  to  Venezuela,  2, 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1;  to  Argentine 
Republic,  1;  to  Mexico.  2;  to  Venezuela,  1. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  11;  to  Dutch  West 
Indies,  4;  to  Amsterdam.  44;  to  London,  12;  to  Hull, 
56;  to  British  Australasia,  6;  to  Argentine  uepublic, 
50;  to  Brazil,  Jl;  to  Uruguay,  3. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  Copenhagen,  1;  to 
Cuba,  1;  to  Mexico,  a;  to  United  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 20. 

CHROMOS  and  LITHOGRAPHS,  cases,  to  London, 
3;  to  Danish  West  Indies,  2;  to  British  VVest  Indies, 
1;  to  Cuba,  1;  to  Mexico,  1;  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 1. 

SPORTING  GOODS.  TOYS,  &c.,  cases,  to  London, 
6 ;  to  Canada,  40 ;  to  British  West  Indies,  1 ;  to  Mex- 
ico, 3;  to  Central  America,  1. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1 ;  to  British 
West  Indies,  4;  to  British  Guiana,  1;  to  Cuba,  4;  to 
Mexico,  1. 

HAMMOCKS,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Lolom- 
bia,  1. 


IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER  AT  PORT  OF 

NEW  YORK, 

From  January  9  to  January  16,  1883. 

Fischer  &  Kellar,  City  of  Richmond,  Liverpool,  1 
cs.  hangings. 

Hrrter  Brothers,  Pavonia,  Liverpool,  1  cs.  hang- 
ings. 

Kaufmann  &  Strauss,  Neckar,  Bremen,  4  cs. 

Eimer  &  Amend,  by  same,  2  cs. 

G.  H.  Barbey,|Wieland,  Hamburg,  8  cs.  hangings. 

G.  J.  Kraft,  by  same,  17  cs. 

G.  Gennert,  by  same,  3  cs. 

B.  Illfelder,  by  same,  34  cs. 


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A  REPORT  has  been  current  to  the  effect 
that  a  license  fee  is  no  longer  required  of 
commercial  travelers  trying  to  do  business 
in  Washington.  A  friend  writes  to  us  to 
correct  this,  since  he  has  been  informed 
officially  that  the  statement  is  wrong  and  is 
calculated  to  lead  people  into  trouble.  The 
Stationer,  it  is  hardly  necessary  to  say,  has 
not  been  instrumental  in  propagating  this 
rumor,  and  while  we  should  suppose  that 
parties  interested  would  prefer  to  assure 
themselves  of  the  fact  that  it  is  only  idle 
gossip,  we  willingly  give  notice  to  that 
effect  in  accordance  with  the  suggestion  of 
our  correspondent. 


The  Cape  Coast  swindlers  have  been  try- 
ing to  beguile  the  Stationer.  We  have  re- 
ceived two  letters  purporting  to  come  from 
two  different  firms — Skyy  Sons  &  Skyy 
and  Faisford  Brothers — and  inviting  us  to 
forward  The  American  Stationer  in  ex- 
change for  the  usual  consignments  of  "gold 
dust."  A  friend  near  us  has  conceived  the 
idea  that  all  of  the  communications  to 
which  we  have  had  occasion  to  advert 
emanate  from  Cetewayo,  who  has  been 
trying  to  improve  the  knowledge  gained  on 
his  recent  involuntary  trip  to  England, 
but  this  we  are  inclined  to  doubt.  The 
African  king  certainly  knows  that  it  would 
be  much  more  in  keeping  to  offer  us  a  cargo 
of  diamonds  in  exchange  for  so  valuable 
a  paper  as  this.  Our  regular  subscribers  in 
Africa  will,  we  are  sure,  coincide  in  this 
view.  But,  returning  to  our  letters,  we  re- 
mark that,  while  purporting  to  come  from 
different  houses,  they  are  obviously  written 
by  one  individual  or  by  two  persons  whose 
chirographies  are  identical.  There  is  a  pos- 
sibility that  there  is  some  other  explanation 
than  that  of  swindling  in  the  Cape  Coast 
letters,  but  this  would  not  soften  the  fact 
that  considerable  unnecessary  waste  of 
money  and  annoyance,  because  of  unpaid 
postage,  is  occasioned. 


The  National  Board  of  Trade  is  holding 
its  annual  meeting  at  Washington.  Among 
the  propositions  for  discussion  and  subse- 
quent presentation  to  Congress,  should  it 
be  so  decided,  are  resolutions  approving  of 
the  enactment  of  an  equitable  and  uniform 
bankrupt  law  embodying  the  general  prin- 
ciples of  the  Lowell  bill.  Another  is  for 
the  establishment  of  a  government  postal 
telegraph  and  telephone  system,  and  still 
others  for  the  appointment  of  a  commission 
for  supervising  common  carriers  doing  an 
inter-State  business,  the  total  repeal  of  the 
internal  revenue  system,  and  the  repeal  of 
the  law  requiring  the  monthly  coinage  of 
two  millions  of  silver  dollars.  Several  other 
subjects  are  to  be  under  consideration,  but 
we  cannot  take  space  to  enumerate  them 
here.  Some  of  the  propositions  above  set 
forth  will  doubtless  meet  with  public  ap- 
proval. We  consider  the  passage  of  a 
proper  bankruptcy  law  to  be  a  matter  of 
prime  importance  to  the  business  commu- 
nity, and  therefore  hope  that  it  will  be 
earnestly  supported.    As  to  turning  over 


the  control  of  the  telegraph  system  to 
the  Government,  there  is  much  room  for 
argument.  The  same  principle  that  would 
relegate  the  control  of  our  telegraph  lines 
to  the  State,  would  transfer  our  railways 
and  other  large  corporate  possessions  to  the 
Government,  and  we  do  not  think  that  this 
would  inure  to  the  advantage  of  the  people. 
Against  this  objection  it  is  ui-ged  that  the 
post-office  is  under  the  control  of  the  cen- 
tral authority  and  could  as  well  be  left  to 
private  or  corporate  enterprise  as  the  tele- 
graph lines.  This  objection  does  not  hold, 
inasmuch  as  private  correspondence  has  a 
sanctity  which  no  one  cares  to  intrust  to 
irresponsible  agencies.  Then  again,  con- 
ceding that  there  is  some  strength  in  this 
argument,  we  have  only  to  point  out  how 
abuses  have  arisen  in  our  postal  system 
and  how  star  routes  have  flourished  to  indi- 
cate how  telegraph  lines  might  be  unwar- 
rantably extended  at  the  public  cost.  We 
believe  in  some  supervision  of  inter-State 
commerce,  and  this  can  be  extended  over 
the  telegraph  system  which  has  so  intimate  a 
relation  with  that  commerce.  The  internal 
revenue  system  is  one  which  we  think  can 
safely  be  graded  down,  although  we  are  not 
prepared  to  concede  that  it  can  be  entirely 
done  away  with.  Our  Stationers'  Board  of 
Trade  has  selected  delegates  to  represent  it 
at  the  meeting  mentioned,  and  it  ought  to 
bear  its  share  in  shaping  action  upon  all 
subjects  of  public  and  commercial  interest. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


W.  A.  &  B.,  Brussels,  Belgium,  send  sample  of  ma- 
nilla  paper,  asking  for  the  addresses  of  American 
manufacturers  making  such  paper. 

Ans. — Vernon  Bros.  &  Co.,  65  Duane  street, 
New  York  ;  Wilkinson  Bros.  &  Co.,  72  Duane 
Street,  New  York  ;  HoUingsworth  &  Whitney, 
Boston,  Mass.  The  sample  was  probably  made 
by  Vernon  Bros.  &  Co. 

W.  E.  J.  wants  to  know  where  to  get  Harrison's  jet 
black  ink. 

Ans.—B.  B.  Coby  &  Co.,  97  William  street, 
can  supply  you. 

D.  W.  wants  to  knew  of  whom  the  best  envelope  ma- 
chinery can  be  had. 

Ans. — We  are  not  prepared  to  say  which  is 
the  best,  but  you  can  buy  envelope  machinery 
of  W.  H.  Hill,  Worcester,  Mass. ;  M.  A.  Reay, 
New  York,  and  Samuel  Ray  nor  &  Co.,  New 
York. 

C.  R.  &  Co.  send  sample  of  manilla  paper,  and  say  : 

We  have  a  call  sometimes  for  what  seems  to  be  a 

parchment  manilla  paper.    Can  you  tell  us  where 

the  same  may  be  obtained  ? 

Ans. — Such  paper  is  made  by  Vernon  Bros.  & 

Co. ,  6.5  Duane  street,  New  York,  but  they  have 

no  assortment  in  stock.    Boorum  &  Pease,  33 

Reade  street,  New  York,  can  sapply  you. 

W.  &  K.  want  to  know  where  the  "  Linwood  "  paper 
is  made. 
Ans. — We  don't  know.    Inquiry  fails  to  dis- 
close the  information. 


Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  Mr.  Penshorn,  of 
Meinnecke  &  Co.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. ;  F.  Etzel,  of 
Etzel  &  Hutchinson,  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  Thorndike 
Nourse,  Detroit,  Mich. ;  Mr.  Coffin,  of  Holman, 
Coffin  &  Co.,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  Everett  Waddey, 
of  Yaneey,  Waddey  &  Co.,  Richmond,  Va. 


Jan.  18,  1888.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOlS'ERr 


9S 


FOUNTAIN    INK    HOLDER. 


A  f o  untain  ink  holder,  and  writing  and  ruling 
pens  to  be  used  with  it,  has  been  brought  out  in 
England. 

The  body  of  the  ink  holder  is  constructed  of  a 
tube  of  aluminum,  German-silver,  ebonite  or 
any  other  suitable  material,  and  is,  by  prefer- 
ence, made  circular,  in  the  form  of  an  ordinary 
pencil  holder.  The  exterior  of  the  upper  end  of 
the  ink.holder  is  provided  with  a  screw-thread, 
on  which  screws  a  cap  provided  at  its  centre 
with  an  aperture  for  the  passage  of  a  rod  which 
passes  through  the  interior  of  the  ink  holder. 
The  rod  has  formed  or  fixed  on  it  a  collar  or  flange 
a  short  distance  from  the  upper  end,  on  which 
collar  or  flange  rests  a  pi  ston  of  cork  or  other 
suitable  elastic  material,  an  aperture  is  made 
through  the  centre  of  the  same  for  the  passage  of 
the  rod,  which  is  provided,  from  the  collar  or 
flange  to  the  upper  end,  with  a  screw-thread.  The 
piston  is  secured  in  positiou  on  the  rod  by  means 
of  a  flange,  which  screws  on  the  latter  and  rests 
or  bears  against  the  upper  end  of  the  piston. 
The  rod  then  passes  through  the  aperture  in  the 
screw-cap,  and  is  provided  at  its  protruding  end 
with  a  terminating  screw  ca]>.  The  lower  end 
of  the  ink  holder  is  provided  with  an  ink  feeder, 
which  has  a  conical  or  partially  conical  aperture 
through  the  centre  for  the  passage  of  the  rod, 
the  larger  diameter  of  the  aperture  being  at  the 
lower  end,  thereby  providing  a  cushion  of  an 
inverted  tapped  conical  valve,  with  which  both 
the  ruling  and  writing  pens  or  points  are  pro- 
vided at  their  upper  ends,  and  which  are 
screwed  at  the  lower  end  of  the  rod.  The  ink 
feeder  screws  into  the  lower  end  of  the  ink 
holder. 

The  ruling  pen  or  point,  which  is  equally  suit- 
able for  writing,  screws  into  an  aperture  in  the 
lower  end  of  the  before  mentioned  rod,  and  is  of 
any  suitable  form  to  a  certain  part,  when  it  de- 
creases gradually  in  size  to  the  writing  point. 
On  the  surface  of  the  pen  or  point  are  a  series  of 
grooves,  along  which  the  ink  flows  to  the  pointed 
end.  A  cap  or  ink  protector  is  passed  over  the 
ruling  pen  or  point,  and  is  screwed  on  to  the 
lower  end  of  the  ink  feeder,  the  upper  part  of 
the  cap  is  cylindrical,  and  the  remainder  de- 
creases in  diameter  with  the  ruling  pen  or  point, 
and  terminates  a  short  distance  from  the  end  of 
the  latter.  The  pen  or  point,  which  is  most  suit- 
able for  writing,  screws  on  to  the  lower  end  of 
the  ink  feeder,  and  consists  of  a  pointed  instru- 
ment deeply  grooved  or  recessed  in  the  centre  to 
the  point.  It  is  formed  partially  hollow;  the 
mouth  of  such  hollow  portion  screwing  on  to  the 
end  of  the  ink  feeder,  covers  the  opening  of  the 
same  so  that  the  ink  may  enter  the  interior  of 
the  pen,  and  flow  through  a  small  opening  or 
slot  to  the  point  of  the  writing  instrument. 

When  this  pen  is  to  be  used,  a  pin  terminated 
at  its  upper  end  by  a  tapped  conical  flange  or 
valve,  and  similar  to  that  of  the  ordinary  stylo- 
point  and  performing  the  same  office,  is  screwed 
to  the  lower  end  of  the  rod.  This  pin  is  of  equal 
diameter  throughout  its  length,  and  so  arranged 
as  to  pass  through  a  portion  of  the  hollow  pen, 
and  to  project  downward  a  short  distance 
through  the  opening  or  slot  in  the  groove 
through  which  the  ink  passes. 

On  the  upper  ends  of  the  pens  or  points  con- 
structed as  flrstly  described,  or  on  the  upper 
end  of  the  pin  just  described,  is  arranged  the  in- 
verted tapped  conical  valve  or  flange  for  closing 
and  opening  the  aperture  at  the  lower  end  of  the 
ink  feeder,  by  the  action  of  the  rod  to  which  it 
is  screwed,  and  thereby  to  regulate  the  flow  of 
ink  or  other  fluid. 

The  action  of  the  fountain  ink  holder  is  as  fol- 


lows :  When  the  screw-cap,  and  with  it  the  end 
of  the  rod,  are  screwed  or  pushed  toward  the 
body  of  .the  ink  holder,  the  conically  shaped 
valve  at  the  opposite  end  of  the  rod  is  removed 
from  its  seat  at  the  lower  end  of  the  aperture  in 
the  ink  feeder,  thereby  allowing  the  ink  to  flow 
gently  from  the  ink  holder  to  the  pen  or  point. 
By  reversing  the  action  of  the  cap  of  the  rod — 
that  is  to  say,  by  unscrewing  it — the  valve  will 
be  secured  against  its  seat  and  the  flow  of  ink 
entirely  stopped. 


ETCHING    ON    GLASS. 


A  process  of  rapidly  etching  and  "  matting" 
or  "  deadening  "  patterns  or  ornamental  designs 
on  glass  or  other  vitreous  surfaces  has  lately 
been  patented  by  Dr.  W.  Griine,  of  Berlin. 
Aqueous  fluoric  acid  dissolves  glass  without  ex- 
ercising a  visible  influence  upon  the  remaining 
surface,  leaving  it  approximately  bright. 
Proflting  by  this  peculiarity  in  its  corroding 
power,  the  inventor  has  availed  himself  of 
reserving  materials  which  have  before  been 
thought  comparatively  useless  in  consequence 
of  their  feeble  resisting  capacity.  These  sub- 
stances, if  placed  upon  glass  in  very  thin 
layer,  and  even  dried  and  hard,  will  yield  in  a 
few  seconds  to  a  solution  of  fluoric  acid  in  water 
if  the  solution  is  concentrated.  Being  simply 
used  for  the  above  purpose,  very  faintly  marked 
and  bright  results  will  be  seen,  but  if  they  are 
powdered  when  placed  upon  the  surface  of  the 
glass  with  very  flnely  divided  metal  copal,  or 
other  substances  resisting  the  action  of  the  acid 
for  a  longer  time,  and  are  allowed  to  dry  on 
after  breaking  them  with  the  acid,  a  more  or 
less  matted  result  is  obtained.  The  practical 
advantage  of  this  invention  is  that  the  corro- 
sive action  being  very  quickly  performed,  those 
parts  of  the  pattern  required  to  be  bright  need 
not  be  covered  by  any  resists  whatever. 

Only  feebly  resisting  substances  being  re- 
quired which  would  be  useless  for  the  ordinary 
method  of  procedure,  all  the  well-known 
methods  of  drawing  with  a  brush,  pen,  stylus, 
&c.,  can  be  employed. 

The  inventor  also  takes  advantage  of  thin  and 
thick  resists,  using  sometimes  fine  and  coarse 
materials  for  powdering,  obtaining  thereby  a 
matted  appearance  of  different  density  or  grain. 
In  a  drawing  one  can,  therefore,  obtain  differ- 
ent and  variegated  shading  by  the  simple  use  of 
various  materials  on  one  and  the  same  surface. 

In  describing  the  modus  operandi,  the  process 
is  divided  into  two  parts  ;  flrstly,  the  simple 
process  by  which  a  matted  pattern  or  drawing 
is  put  upon  the  glass,  and  secondly,  the  double 
process  by  which  a  bright  pattern  may  be  re- 
served upon  the  glass,  the  groundwork  being 
matted. 

For  the  simple  process,  the  drawing  is  put 
upon  the  object  either  by  hand,  transfer,  or 
direct  printing,  with  almost  any  oil  or  varnish 
mixed  with  a  little  color  to  render  it  visible. 
It  is  powdered  by  means  of  a  brush  or  a  tuft  of 
cotton  wool,  or  in  other  suitable  manner  with 
pulverized  metal  copal  or  similar  substances. 
What  is  known  commercially  as  "bronze  pow- 
der "  is  considered  suitable  for  the  purpose. 

After  having  dried,  it  is  dipped  into  fluoric 
acid,  or  this  may  also  be  put  on  with  a  brush  if 
desirable.  After  a  few  seconds  the  powder  be- 
gins to  shale  off.  The  glass  is  then  washed  in 
water.  It  is  not  necessary  to  remove  the  greasy 
printing  color,  which  comes  off  in  the  course  of 
the  process. 

The  double  process  is  thus  described  by  the  in- 
ventor :  First,  I  either  paint,  draw  or  print  the 
pattern  in  a  material,  resisting  fluoric  acid,  such 


materials  being  well  known.  When  dry,  I  oil 
over  the  whole  surface  by  means  of  an  ordinary 
printer's  composition  roller,  with  a  greasy 
printing  color  or  oil  varnish,  powder;  treat  with 
acid  and  wash,  as  described  in  the  simple  pro- 
cess. I  then  remove  the  resist  pattern  either 
with  an  alkaline  solution,  benzine,  alcohol,  or 
like  solvent.  Instead  of  applying  the  acid  as  a 
bath  or  by  a  brush,  I  may  apply  it  in  the  form 
of  fine  spray. 

The  invention  may  be  summed  up  as  follows  : 
The  powdered  materials  allow  the  acid  to  flow 
between  the  particles,  thus  leaving  a  series  of 
minute  spots  or  holes  between  each  particle, 
caused  by  the  acid  directly  attacking  the  minute 
uncovered  portions,  and  indirectly  attacking 
the  particles  forming  the  resist  (leaving  them 
deadened)  and  thus  a  series  of  minute  and  im- 
perceptible holes  or  depressions  produce  the 
deadened  effect. 

The  pattern  may  be  bright  and  incised,  while 
the  groundwork  is  dead  and  intaglio  ;  or  the 
pattern  may  be  in  intaglio  and  the  groundwork 
bright  and  incised. 


A  statement  furnished  by  the  Post-Offlce  De- 
partment shows  that  at  the  end  of  the  calendar 
year  1882  there  were  46,893  post-offices  in  the 
United  States,  against  44,938  for  the  year  1881, 
being  an  increase  during  the  year  of  1,955. 


Ofpicb  of  the  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  January  17,  1883.     ( 

THE  MONEY  MARKET.— The  ease  of  the 
money  market  continues,  owing  to  the  abundance  of 
funds  and  the  limited  demand  therefore  for  legiti- 
mate trade  requirements  as  well  as  speculative  pur- 
poses. Call  loans  on  stocks  were  3@6  per  cent,  on 
stock  collateral.  On  Government  bonds  the  rates 
were  S@3  per  cent,  and  time  loans  and  commercial 
paper  remain  unchanged.  The  stock  market  this 
week  has  shown  a  somewhat  better  tone  and  rather 
more  activity.  The  market,  however,  is  still  dull. 
Government  bonds  share  in  the  general  dullness. 
Railroad  mortgages  are  dull  but  steady.  The  market 
for  sterling  was  active  and  strong,  owing  to  continued 
heavy  purchases  by  bankers  at  a  time  when  the  sup- 
ply of  bills  remains  very  moderate. 

THE  JfAPER  MJLBKET.— Reports  from  the 
East  and  throughout  New  England  are  to  the  effect 
that  there  has  been  quite  a  freezing  up,  causing  al- 
most a  stoppage  of  water  on  many  of  the  streams. 
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tune time,  as  although  there  are  signs  here  and  there 
of  a  stocking  up  by  city  dealers,  in  view  of  an  ex- 
pected good  trade  in  the  spring,  but  for  the  drought 
there  must  have  been  at  this  time  some  shrinkage  in 
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drought  will  be  prolonged,  and  it  will  act  as  a  sus- 
taining influence  on  the  market. 

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fast  completing  their  samples  for  the  fall  season, 
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Cam  and  Vibrator  Combination,  on  which  a  speed  of  2,500  per  hour  can  be  had. 


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MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a  pre- 
existing mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real,  a 
mortgage  on  real  estate.! 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Aviount. 

Boettcher  &  Vossnack $396 

Boettcher  &  Vossnack 1,500 

Day  &  Batchelor  (R.) 9^5 

J.  C.  McRae  (R.)  2,421 

Chas.  S.Porter 800 

Staib  &  Gaul  (R.) 1,000 

H.  A.  Von  Neidshutz 378 

Philip  Berks 550 

G.  F.  Isley  (R.) 525 

Geo.  Macnamara  1,046 

J.  W.  Orr 2,000 

Riemenschnitter  &  Mueller  (R.) 350 

J.  G.  Staib 2,300 

R.  Tiller 2,160 

EASTERN    STATES. 

Henry  Krauth,  Boston,  Mass 300 

Geo.  P.  Bonfoey,  Springfield,  Mass 300 

Luther  P.  Huse,  Boston,  Mass 689 

Louis  H.  Marvel,  Boston,  Mass 1,000 


WESTERN  STATES. 
Frederick  Branditz,  et  ux.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio —   1,000 

W.  C.  Dennis,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich 1,772 

Frederick  P.  Wolcott,  Cincinnati,  Ohio (R.). . .  .      100 

C.  R.  Clark  &  Co. ,  Cleveland,  Ohio 358 

Edward  Clark  (C.  R.  Clark  &  Co.,  Cleveland, 

Ohio) 6,590 

Kochendorfer  &  Franklin,  Newark,  Ohio .   . .      600 

Fred.  Kochendorfer  (K.  &  Franklin),  Newark, 

Ohio(Real) 310 

Wm.  Shields,  Jr.  (Real) 2,000 

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UNMARKED    PATENTED    ARTICLES- 
NOTICE  OF    INFRINGEMENT. 


A  New  Point  Decided. 

The  statute  requires  that  all  patented  arti- 
cles shall  be  marked  with  the  date  of  the  pat- 
ent, or  in  default  of  this  that  notice  of  the  date 
must  be  given  to  infringers,  in  order  to  carry 
damages.  Where  the  date  and  word  "  patented" 
are  attached  to  the  articles,  damages  will  accrue 
from  the  date  of  infringement  ;  but  where  this 


A  PRACTICAL  NOVELTY !   AN  ELECTRICAL  SUCCESS ! 


A  SELF-FEEDING  MAKKtNG  I4KUSH  for  marking  Boxes,  Packages,  Cards,  &c.,  to  supersede  the 
common  pot  and  brush,  and  at  the  same  price.  Can  mark  three  times  as  fast,  as  there  is  no  dipping 
required  ;  can  use  turpentine  and  lampblack,  or  any  kind  of  ink.  All  Shipping  Clerks  need  them.  We 
V7ANT  AN  Agent  in  every  city  anjl  town  in  the  United  States  and  Canada  to  handle  our  Brush,  and  to  furnish 
the  local  trade,  &c.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  solicited.  Agents  write  for  terms.  Sample  Brush 
mailed  for  50  cents,  or  ass.SO  per  dozen     Address 

THE  TALE  AUTOMATIC  BEUSH  CO.,  Factory,  322  Grand  St.,  NEW  HAVEN,  Conu. 


GEO.  McDowell  &  co., 

anu^aehiring  an6  Importing  ^tationers, 

Nos.  20  South  Sixth  and  11  Decatur  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 


MANUFACTURERS  OF  GAIGEL  AND  SKAT  PLAYING  CARDS. 

IB^  Sole  American  Ai^ents  ot  the  Clothiers'  Pens. 


MERRIAM  MFG.  CO., 

[DURHAM,  CONN.,  U.  S.  A. 

Manufacturers  of 

SUNK-HANDLE  CASH  BOXES, 

All  weights  and  grades.  Sizes,  7  to  18  inches 
inclusive.  Tumbler  Locks,  assorted  Keys. 
Also  Bond,  Deed,  Stamp  and  Post-oflBce 
Boxes,  Bill-Head  Cases,  Paper  Cutters,  and 
other  Tin  Qoods,  adapted  to  the  best  Com- 
mercial Stationers'  Trade. 


M.  J.  ANDERSON, 

Successor  to  ANDERSON  &  CAMERON, 


SPSCIALTIES: 

School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  &c. 

GTJM  LABELS  AND  LAW  SEALS,  MARRIAGE  CERTIFICATES,  GOLD  BEVEL  VISITING 
CARDS,  ALL  STYLES,  SHIPPING  AND  MERCHANDISE  TAGS,  &c. 

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is  not  done,  and  only  notice  has  been  given,  the 
damages  only  accrue  from  the  date  of  the 
notice.  This  question  of  damages,  it  must  be 
observed,  is  quite  distinct  from  the  question  of 
an  accounting  for  profits. 

It  has  been  somewhat  of  a  query  whether  the 
notice  must  be  in  writing.  Heretofore  there  has 
been  no  decision  bearing  directly  on  the  point, 
but  in  the  case  of  the  New  York  Pharmaceutical 
Association  agt.  Samuel  J.  Tilden,  Jr.,  and  oth- 
ers, decided  a  few  days  ago,  Judge  Wallace  has 
ruled  upon  it,  and  his  decision  may  be  taken  as 
settling  the  question  that  a  verbal  notice  is  suf- 
ficient. In  the  same  case  the  court  held  that  an 
assignment  of  a  patent  duly  acknowledged  by 
the  assignor  before  a  notary  public  need  not  be 
otherwise  proved  ;  such  assignments  were  ad- 
mitted in  evidence,  notwithstanding  objections 
of  defendant's  counsel.  It  is  necessary,  however, 
that  the  law  of  the  state  where  the  suit  is 
brought  should  declare  such  execution  sufficient 
proof.  This  is  the  case  in  the  State  of  New 
York.  The  suit  was  brought  on  a  patent  for  a 
medical  compound.  The  court  sustained  the 
complainant's  patent,  which  is  for  a  medical 
compound,  and  directed  an  injunction  to  issue 
against  the  defendants,  with  a  decree  for  an  ac- 
coun'ing  of  profits  and  for  damages,  from  and 
after  the  verbal  notice  to  defendants  that  they 
were  infringing.  The  case  was  argued  by  James 
A.  Whitney  for  the  complainant,  and  by  Fran- 
cis Forbes  for  the  defendants. 


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Slate  Pencil,  with  or  without  interleaves,  unequaled 
marking  surface,  superior  erasible  quality  and  great 
durability  ;  they  are  light,  portable  and  noiseless  ; 
made  all  sizes. 

BLACK  DIAMOND  SLATING. 

The  best  Liquid  Slating  for  Walls  and  Blackboards  ; 
easily  applied.  Put  up  in  cans  of  various  sizes,  with 
full  Directions  for  use. 

BLACKBOARDS. 

Made  of  the  best  material,  thoroughly  seasoned,  both 
sides  of  Black  Diamond  Slating  ;  the  finest  and  best 
made. 

LAPILINUM  (Stone  Cloth). 

A  perfect  flexible  Blackboard  ;  rolls  tightly  like  a 
map,  without  injury  ;  36  and  46  inches  wide. 

IVORINE  SHEETS. 

Assorted  colors;  size  22\£  x  28V6  in. ;  Transparent,  one 
or  both  sides;  a  perfect  erasing  surface;  sheets  cut 
to  order  any  size  desired. 

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and  England.  Received  the  Highest  Awards  at 
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The  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  1  BEST  CONSTEUCTEDI  BEST 

EQUIPPED!  and  hence  the 

Xeading  Rail-way  of  the  West  and  Northwest  I 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  tttnaha,  Itenver,  Leadville^  Salt  Lake, 
San  Francisco,  Dendwood,  fiioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapid.s.  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan.  Mar- 
quette. Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha.  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse.  Owatonna.  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore.  Michigan  Central.  Haltimore  and  Ohio. 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  ana  refuse  to  buy 
If  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

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ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES, 


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Manufacturers  of  IMPJtOTJED 


OTTI^    Xj-A-TEST! 


OHIO^G-O. 


No  5 

Power  Embossing 


npHIS  is  a  powerful  and  simple  ma- 

^     chine,  and  is  complete  in  every 

respect.    The  power  can  be  thrown  off 

and  a  break  stops  the  bed  instantly, 

thereby  saving  any  covers  or  expensive 

plates  from  being  damaged.  The  press 

is  worked  by  a  cam  and  toggle; 

the  impression  is  regulated  by 

bevel-cut  gears  on  top,  and  the 

bed  platen  can  be  run  up  or  down 

by  hand-wheel  on  left  side.    Our 

new  method  of  using  steel  rods 

makes  the  press  much  stronger 

than  iron  cast  frames.    It  has  a 

movable  bed;   can  be  used  for 

steam  or  gas  heat;    is  supplied 

with  oil  cups.    This  Embosser  is 

strong  and  large  enough  for  all 

regular  work  in  a  bindery. 

M      Space  between  upright  rods,  17 

ins.    Size  of  head,  9J^  x  13^  ins. 

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JANENTZKV  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Drawing  Papers,  Mathematical  Instruments,  Paint  Boxes,  Draw- 
ing Studies  in  large  variety. 

OIL    AND    WATER-COIiOR    PAINTING    MATERIALS. 

LACROIX'S    CHINA    COLORS. 
MIRJRORS     FOR     DECORATING. 

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PAPIER   MACHE   PLAQUES, 

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Jan.  18,  1883.] 


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PH.  HAKE, 


— MANTJFACTUKER   OF- 


Fine  Envelopes,  Papers, 

m  WEDDIHa  STATIOHERT, 

Cards  and  Card  Board, 


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•^        Leaves,  at  the  same  time,  in  ONE 
OPERATION,    by    one    operator,    at    the 
rate   from    80,000   to   90,000    per  day. 
SIX  TIMES  as  fast   as  any  Machine  known.    No  mis- 
takes can  be  made,  as  the  figures  are  in  an  endless  chain. 
Printing  Ink  used.     It  Pages  Consecutively  and  Folio. 
The  Figures  are  printed  on  a  perfect  line,  and  there  is  no 
breaking  of  the  paper.    Any  Figure  can  be  replaced  at 
a  trifling  cost.    All  small  parts  are  made  of  Steel  Cast- 
ings.   The  Books  are  paged  after  they  are  bound.    The 
outline  of  the  figures  are  far  more  handsome  than  hand- 
cut  ones.    The  DOUBLE  PAGING  MACHINES,  as  here 
illustrated,   are   well  and   thoroughly   made,   and  will 
stand  a  great  many  years  of  the  severest  work. 

THEY  ARE  USED  BY  ALL  THE  LEADING  BLANK- 
BOOK  HOUSES  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES  ^ 
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DECORATION    IN    LEATHER. 


"  There  is  nothing  new  under  the  sun,"  but  we 
are  happily  so  constituted  that  memory  is  short 
and  every  fashion  as  it  comes  up  is  so  far  really 
new  in  that  we  have  no  recollection  of  its  earlier 
appearance.  So,  to-day,  one  of  the  favorite 
agents  of  decoration  is  leather,  and  in  admiring 
the  great  results  obtained  by  its  use  we  seldom 
realize  how  entirely  the  adaptation  of  this  ma- 
terial is  a  revival,  not  of  the  "  antique,"  as  we 
are  all  so  fond  of  saying,  but  of  fashions  that 
prevailed  less  than  a  hundred  years  ago.  How 
formal  some  of  the  interiors  were  in  the  days  of 
the  Georges,  how  entirely  out  of  sympathy,  as 
one  might  suppose,  with  the  spirit  of  today,  and 
yet,  if  we  could  but  turn  a  backward  glance, 
say  over  some  ninety  odd  years  and  gaze  into 
the  sacred  privacy  of  some  wealthy  home,  we 
should  assuredly  find  there  much  that  we  call  new 
to-day,  and  of  all  novelties  none  more  frequent 
than  leather  as  a  decorative  agent.  So  far,  at 
least,  as  the  countries  of  Europe  are  concerned, 
this  is  profoundly  true;  here,  of  course,  matters 
are  somewhat  different,  although,  even  across 
the  wide  Atlantic  fashion  found  its  way,  and  the 
remembrance  of  stately  homes  in  England  and 
France  gave  a  tone  and  meaning  to  those  which 
sprang  up  in  this  country  in  the  prosperous  days 
which  were  the  forerunners  of  independence. 
Until  quite  recently  all  decorative  leather  was 
imported,  and  although  embossed  leather  has 
been  produced  in  America,  none  of  the  painted 
leather  which  is  now  in  such  fashionable  demand 
was  manufactured  in  the  country.  More  than 
twelve  years  ago,  however,  even  before  the 
Centennial  had  awakened  an  interest  in  the 
marvelous  achievements  of  foreign  leather- 
workers,  an  attempt  at  its  manufacture  had  been 
made  in  New  York  city,  and  so  far  the  produc- 
tion of  painted  leather,  or,  as  it  is  called,  "  illu- 
minated leather,"  is  in  the  hands  of  one  firm. 
The  method  of  communicating  color  to  the  ma- 
terial is  a  trade  secret;  it  has  the  appearance  of 
having  been  dyed,  although  oil  paints  only  are 
used  for  the  purpose.  The  effect  is  not  in  the 
least  as  if  the  colors  were  merely  laid  on,  for  the 
entire  thickness  of  the  leather  appears  permeated 
with  color.  This  result  has  only  been  obtained 
after  years  of  study  and  experiment,  and  the 
manufacturer  is  an  Englishman  by  birth.  In 
every  case  a  background  of  gold  or  silver  is  first 
given  to  the  surface  of  the  leather,  and  the  de- 
sign is  then  tooled  in  colors  according  to  the  taste 
of  the  artists.  Most  of  the  designs  selected  are 
in  imitation  of  the  antique,  very  few  being  orig- 
inal, and  a  preference  is  now  given  to  those  of 
Moorish  origin,  although  Flemish  designs  play 
an  almost  equally  important  part. 

The  illuminated  leather  manufactured  in  New 
York  is  acknowledged  by  competent  judges  to 
excel  that  which  is  imported  from  France  or 
Belgium,  for  the  reason  that  it  does  not  crack  or 
show  signs  of  wear,  and,  in  fact,  resembles  the 
genuine  antique,  in  that  the  older  it  grows  the 
better  it  looks.  Moreover,  it  is  far  more  fiezible 
than  French  leather,  and  this  makes  it  invalu- 
able as  covering  for  furniture.  The  demand  for 
this  decorative  leather  is  steadily  increasing, 
and  it  is  found  of  such  practical  value  that  in 
the  most  stylish  modern  houses  it  is  fast  taking 
the  place  of  other  materials  for  ceiling  and  wall 
decoration.  Some  houses  in  the  city  are  deco- 
rated throughout  with  it ;  others  have  wall  and 
ceiling  decorated  in  leather  for  dining-room  and 
library.  The  expense  of  such  ornamentation 
varies,  but  is  never  light ;  for,  although  it  can 
be  obtained  at  the  rate  of  50  cents  a  foot,  the 
best  qualities  cost  over  S3  a  foot,  and,  as  a  rule, 
decorated  leather,  guaranteed  to  wear,  costs  at 


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least  $10  a  yard.  For  ceiling  decoration  it  is  in- 
variably supplied  in  one  piece,  and  cross-bars  of 
decorative  work  are  used  in  connection  with  it, 
serving  to  keep  it  in  position,  so  that  if  neces- 
sary the  entire  ceiling  decoration  can  be  re- 
moved like  any  article  of  furniture.  Dark 
leather  is,  as  a  rule,  preferred  for  the  decoration 
of  dwelling  rooms,  and  lighter  shades  for  bed- 
rooms. Illuminated  leather  has  much  to  recom- 
mend it  for  ceiling  decoration,  from  the  fact 
that  it  catches  the  rays  of  light  and  presents  a 
varied  appearance  from  hour  to  hour.  Three  or 
four  years  ago  almost  all  the  painted  leather  in 
demand  came  from  Italy  or  France.  To-day 
there  is  every  probability  of  American  leather 
being  exported  to  European  countries.  The 
leather  most  in  demand  for  decorative  purpose 
is  the  ordinary  ox  hide;  sheepskin  is  to  thin,  and 
morocco  is  only  used  for  embossing  or  fancy 
purposes.  Goatskin  is  occasionally  called  for 
but  not  often.  Formerly  French  hides  were  the 
only  ones  considered  suitable  for  the  purposes 
of  painting,  but  American  hides  are  now  very 
frequently  used.  The  cost  of  decoration  by  this 
material  varies,  as  before  stated  ;  one  room 
in  a  mansion  in  Philadelphia  was  decorated  in 
leather,  that  is  ceiling,  walls  and  chairs 
were  covered  with  this  material  for  the  sum 
of  $1,300,  while  the  enormous  sum  of  $8,000  has 
been  paid  for  the  decoration  of  a  single  room  in 
antique  leathers.  For  special  orders  Levant  or 
Turkey  leather  is  decorated,  but  this  is  not  a 
usual  thing. 

Every  year  now  sees  some  improvement  in 
this  art.  It  has  been  proved  that  the  tiles  can 
be  reproduced  in  leather  so  exactly  that  only  a 
keen  observer  can  detect  the  material  of  which 
they  are  made,  and  it  is  becoming  a  fashion  to 
frame  such  tiles  as  ornaments  for  mantels  or 
brackets.  Imported  leathers  in  colored  designs 
are  enormously  expensive  if  they  are  really 
genuine  antiques.  For  example,  an  antique 
wall- hanging,  12  yards  long  and  3  yards  in 
width,  is  valued  at  over  $10,000,  and  it  is  esti- 
mated that  it  would  require  fully  ten  years' 
work  to  reproduce  it  by  the  modern  method. 
Such  a  hanging,  if  used  for  a  dressing  or  library 
wall,  would  be  accompanied  by  a  deep  wains- 
coting of  dark  wood,  mahogany  probably,  and 
have  a  ceiling  of  the  same  wood,  richly  carved. 
Oak  is  also  a  suitable  accompaniment  for  leather, 
and  ebonized  cherry  is  Constantly  used  in  com- 
bination with  it.  The  skill  attained  by  the 
modern  worker  in  leather  is  so  great  that  when 
antique  specimens  are  reproduced  it  is  almost 
impossible  to  Uetect  which  is  the  original,  ex- 
cepting injtbe  greater  brightness  of  the  modern 
coloring.  French  artists  have  long  excelled  in 
this  branch  of  art,  but  they  fail  to  produce  the 
same  complete  accuracy  of  detail  as  the  Ameri- 
can manufacturer. 

Many  of  the  fashionable  chairs  today  are 
covered  in  what  is  known  as  Spanish  hide,  which, 
however,  unless  really  antique,  comes  either 
from  France,  Italy  or  Belgium,  and  is  manu- 
•  factured  in  imitation  of  the  Moorish  designs 
which  were  introduced  into  Spain  in  the  fif- 
teenth century.  From  Spain  the  art  of  leather- 
working  traveled  to  the  Netherlands  during  the 
occupation  of  the  country  by  the  Spaniards,  and 
so  in  Flemish  specimens  we  find  constant  trace 
of  the  Moorish  influence,  in  which  they  really 
originated.  These  Flemish  designs  are  usually 
florid  and  highly  colored;  those  which  are  more 
purely  Moorish  are  geometrical  and  lower  toned 
in  color.  The  most  expensive  of  all  leather  is 
that  imported  in  the  rough  from  Cordova;  it  is 
much  used  for  screens  and  panels,  and  Flemish 
designs  wrought  upon  it  are  specially  effective. 
In  early  days  artists  whose  fame  was  made  did 


not  disdain  to  paint  upon  this  material,  and  it 
entered  largely  into  the  decoration  of  palaces 
and  large  buildings  at  the  time  of  the  earlier 
Renaissance.  Although  it  has  played  the  part 
of  all  fashions,  and  been  from  time  to  time  al- 
most lost  sight  of  by  the  general  public,  it  is 
safe  to  afiirm  that  there  never  has  been  a  time 
when  the  lovers  of  the  beautiful  have  not  sought 
to  express  ideas  in  this  material.  It  is  extremely 
durable,  and  has  more  to  recommend  it  for  the 
purchaser  than  for  the  man  whose  bread  and 
butter  depends  upon  selling  it,  for  the  reason 
that  a  house  once  fitted  up  with  it  may  be  con- 
sidered as  needing  little  restoration.  The  same 
is  true,  of  course,  of  chairs — and  the  durability 
of  leather-covered  furniture  is  one  of  its  great- 
est recommendations.  Trimmings  for  leather 
chairs,  whether  the  material  is  plain,  embossed 
or  painted,  vary  according-to  taste  and  the  dic- 
tates of  fashion.  Just  now  oak,  mahogany  and 
ebonized  cherry  are  most  in  demand.  Workmen 
for  embossing  leather  must  necessarily  be  skilled 
artisans  ;  as  a  rule,  they  are  found  among  Eng- 
lish or  American,  although  some  Germans  are 
employed  in  the  business.  The  latter  are  good 
at  imitation,  but  slow  to  originate,  and  while 
they  follow  directions  with  great  accuracy,  they 
seldom  aspire  to  anything  like  originality.  A 
hide  varies  so  much  in  thickness  that  the  process 
of  embossing  or  tooling  can  only  be  carried  on 
successfully  by  workmen  who  are  alive  to  the 
fact,  and  so  regulate  the  pressure  of  their  hand- 
machine  with  great  nicety;  otherwise  the  design 
would  be  in  unequal  relief,  or  on  the  thin  por- 
tions of  the  material  the  instrument  would  cut 
instead  of  merely  indenting.  The  latest  style 
of  colored  leather  is  the  irridescent,  and  it  is  ex- 
tremely beautiful.  The  reason  of  the  superior- 
ity of  leather  of  American  preparation  to  that 
prepared  by  the  French  undoubtedly  lies  in  the 
fact  that  the  latter  use  shellac  for  coloring, 
whereas  the  oil  colors  used  by  the  New  York 
firms  are  far  more  durable,  do  not  impart 
any  stiffness  to  the  material,  and  are  so  far 
incorporated  with  it  that  they  do  not  rub 
off.  Recently  most  marvelous  success  has  been 
attained  in  the  production  of  bright  and  vivid 
colors  in  leather.  Flowers,  fruit,  and  even  the 
exquisite  plumage  of  birds  of  paradise  have  all 
been  copied  with  faithful  accuracy,  and  a  very 
favorite  design  now  is  that  known  as  the  Ameri 
can,  which  is  a  combination  of  native  American 
flowers,  fruits  and  birds.  The  designs  for  repre- 
sentation in  leather  are  made  by  special  artists 
in  every  case  where  originality  is  aimed  at,  but 
a  preference  is  generally  given  to  copies  from 
old  designs,  frescoes,  &c.  A  large  wall-hang- 
ing, for  example,  represents  the  Canterbury  Pil- 
grims, or  some  romantic  or  historical  scene  will 
be  selected.  If  Venetian  leathers  are  to  be  re- 
produced, something  fanciful  or  allegorical  will 
be  chosen.  For  hangings,  French  leather  serves 
well,  although  as  far  as  accuracy  of  design  and 
attention  to  details  goes,  it  can  hardly  compare 
with  that  now  made  here,  and  for  all  purposes 
where  great  wear  is  unavoidable  it  cannot  be 
recommended,  for  the  reason  that  it  cracks  and 
the  color  runs  off.  Plain-colored  leather  is  no 
longer  either  so  popular  or  so  fashionable  as  em- 
bossed or  painted  leather,  and  that  which  is  used 
is  generally  English.  Spanish  designs  are  very 
usually  representations  of  figures,  and  there  is 
an  increasing  demand  for  the  reproduction  of 
Japanese  designs  in  this  material.  These  have 
been  very  successfully  attempted,  and  as  many 
as  5,000  yards  have  been  made  in  execution  of  a 
single  order. 

"When  plain  leathers  are  used,  a  preference  is 
given  to  dark  colors,  shaded  browns  or  maroons, 
and  the  same  deep  tones  are  selected  for  the  pur- 


pose of  painting  continuous  designs,  just  as  dark 
work  would  be  chosen  as  a  ground  for  a  decora- 
tive panel.  The  rule  for  the  decoration  of  walls 
in  leather,  is  to  have  a  third  of  the  space  in  that 
material  and  the  remaining  two-thirds  in  wood- 
work in  the  shape  of  wainscoting  and  frieze. 
Some  of  the  hallways  in  the  most  modern  houses 
are  beautifully  decorated  in  this  way  in  gilded 
and  paipted  leather,  combined  with  dark  wood- 
work, and  contrasting  with  a  stairway  of  pol- 
ished white  oak.  The  deep  tones  of  the  leather 
are  admirable  foils  for  the  coloring,  and  pro- 
duce in  a  marked  degree  the  effect  of  light  and 
shade. 

Hall  chairs  are  now  generally  covered  in  gild- 
ed leather,  that  known  as  Spanish  being  the  most 
popular.  Such  a  chair  may  cost  $45  if  finished 
in  handsome  wood.  An  ordinary  drawing-room 
chair  in  embossed  leather  and  handsome  frame 
will  cost  $35,  but  both  will  have  the  merit  of  be- 
ing practicably  indestructible.  In  fact  the  only 
thing  that  can  be  urged  against  the  universal 
application  of  leather  is  to  be  found  in  this,  there 
is  so  little  margin  for  change  possible,  and,  as 
the  very  essence  of  fashion  is  change,  it  will  be  a 
matter  of  considerable  expense  to  fit  up  a  house 
with  leather  with  the  prospect  of  changing  its 
decoration  for  the  next  fashionable  material. 
Panels  are  now  made  on  embossed  and  tooled 
feathers,  and  such  work  is  in  reality  perhaps 
more  beautiful  than  the  more  elaborate  paint- 
ings upon  this  material.  As  a  rule,  all  raised 
work  is  more  effective  in  leather  than  any  ap- 
plication of  color  to  the  perfectly  flat  surface  of 
the  material,  for  the  reason  that  in  the  one  case 
the  full  beauty  of  the  leather  is  shown,  while  in 
the  other  the  interest  and  value  attach  to  the 
skill  with  which  it  is  disguised.  There  may  be 
great  merit  in  so  manipulating  any  material 
that  it  shall  look  like  something  else,  but  true 
art  consists  in  bringing  into  play  the  inherent 
beauty  of  the  material  itself,  for  which  reason 
we  may  be  permitted  a  preference  of  those  ex- 
quisite designs  in  relief  which  are  carried  out  in 
the  natural  tone  of  the  leather,  or  for  the  effect 
given  to  the  material  by  artistic  embossing  and 
tooling.  Colored,  painted  and  iridescent  leathers 
must  be  a  matter  of  passing  fashion,  but  the  ex- 
pression of  beauty  in  the  material  itself  will 
outlast  all  fashion  and  remain  as  an  enduring 
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102 


THE    AMERICAN    STATICIZER. 


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"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
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platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
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I 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


OF  AMERICA. 


E.  S.  BOWEN, 

General  Supt., 

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J.  H.  DE  B¥SSY, 

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Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS   AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAIi  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AWEKtCAN  MaJNUFACTUKEKS,  INVEN- 
TORS, &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Pnblisliing  Department. 

The  India  Mercury,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  SHipprNO 
Gazette. 

Agency  I>epartnient< 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Jouxnal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemeen  Dagblad  van  Nbderlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  <S:c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  appUoation. 
Every  information  will  be  supphed  by  addressing 

J.  H.  I>E   BUSSY, 

93,  Heerengracht,  Amsterdam 


Jan.  18,  1883.] 


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HIS  is  the  only  Self-Clamping  Cutter  in  which  the  knife  is  operated  from  above,  and  in  which  the  pressure 
I  r     of  the  Clamp  upon  the  paper  is    always   greater   than    the   resistance    against   the   knife,  withont   the    aid    of 
^     Springs,  Weights,  or  Friction  ol  any  kind,  POSITITELY  AUTOMATIC.     1^"  Send  for  Price  List ; 
also  of  our  Hand-Clamp  Cutter,   "The  Sheridan,"  the  old  reliable. 

T.    W.    &  C.   B.  SHERIDAN,  25  Centre  St.,  New  York. 


The  Most  Perfect  and  Complete  Line  of  FILE  GOODS  Manufactured 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Ginciniiati. 


EASTERN  TRADE  SUPPLIED  FROM 

NEW  YORK  BRANCH,  No.  28  BOND  ST. 

1^~  Illustrated  Catalogue  to  Dealers  on  application. 


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THE    AMEEICAN    STATIOl^EE. 


Publisher  Of  CHRISTMAS  and  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

and  Importer  of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 

THE  FINEST  LINE  OE  NEW  BIRTHDAY  AND  VALENTINE  CARDS  EVER  SHOWN  IN  AMERICA,  being  of  my 
own  publication,  are  now  in  the  hands  of  my  Travelers,  and  on  exhibition  at  my  Show-Rooms,  London  and  Paris. 

WILLY  WALLACH,  78  Chambers  Street,  New  York. 


JOHN    GIBSON   8^  a"^  8^  Besban  Street,  Mew  Yorl 

My  new  line  of  EASTER,  Birthday  and  Valentine  Cards  will  be  ready  in  January.  I  would  call  special  attention  to  my 
EASTER   NOVELTIES,  which  will  be  very  desirable. 

A  very  large  and  complete  line  of  Advertising  Cards,  Day  and  Sunday-School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  and 
Marriage  Certificates.     New  Designs  in  each,  ready  in  January. 


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— MAKUFACTUEERS  OF— 

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—AND— 

WEDDING  STATIONERY. 


SPECIALTIES. 


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FINE  PAPETEKDES,     ^^ 

No.  29  MURRAY  STREET,  NEW  YORK. 


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Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES    NUMBERED    OR   PLAIN. 

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Also,  the  foUowinK  well-known  brands  of  Paper,  put  up  in  the  most  elegant  wrappers  known  to  the  trade 
Connecticut  Valley  Mills,  Crystal  Lake,  Silver  Lake,  De  Soto,  Argonaut,  made  in  all  sizes. 

—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED  — 

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rLnrLullUll    LI  11  Lily  sheets  to  ream,  perfect  sheets  only,  and  in  all  sizes  and  weights. 

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THE    1L.A.UOEST    LINE    OF     I»A.E»ETEIIIES    in    tile    SCarket. 

The  Trade  wiU  find  a  complete  line  of  goods  in  our  Salesrooms,  62i&  64  Duane  St.,  New  York. 
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TRY WILLSEE  BY  EXAMININQTHISMAPTHATTHE 


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By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
£!ast  and  the  West  by  the  shortesc  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth,  Atchison.  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Ke- 
clining  Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palaco 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Bert  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  th©  World.  Three  Trai:  j  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Pamous 

"ALBERT  LEA  ROUTE." 

A  New  and  Direct  Iiine,  via  Seneca  and  Eanka> 
kee.  ha3  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond. 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 

fusta,  Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
ndianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

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ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan* 
tages. 

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ers  of  the 

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At  your  nearest  Ticket  Office,  or  address 
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CHICAGO. 


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—  MANUFACTURERS  OF 


^  ENAMELED  WOOD  GOODS.  ARTISTS'  PANELS,  &c.-4^ 

Manufactory,  Middletowu,  Conn.  XTO.   51    ^OihXl    Street,   XTe^JST  7or]S. 


TO  THE  TRADE: 

Having  made  arrangements  with  the  Magneso- 
Calcite  Fire-Proof  Company  (after  careful  examin- 
ation), we  are  now  prepared  to  supply  the  Trade 
with  BOND,  NOTE  AND  JEWEL  CASES,  with 
their  Patent  Linings.  Bond  and  Note  Cases  are  of 
Japanned  Iron,  with  Locks ;  Jewel  Cases,  Iron, 
covered  in  Colored  Plushes,  and  Satin  and  Silk 
Linings — very  handsome. 

No.  1.    Bond  and  Note,  each $8.00 

No.  2.        "                 "         "     10.00 

No.3.        "                 "         "     1200 

No.  1.    Jewel  Case,  each 18.00 

No.S.         "         "        "     21.00 

No.3.         "         "        "     84.00 

No.4.         "         "        "     27.00 


I  witnessed  the  test  made  by  your  Superintendent  of  the  fire-proof  qualities  of  an  express  chest  and  bond  and  note  case  manufactured  by  the  Magneso-Calcite 
Fire-Proof  Company,  at  Nantasket  Beach,  on  Friday  last.    After  being  embedded  in  coals  for  one  and  one-half  hours,  the  contents  of  the  express  chest,  consisting 
of  papers,  greenbacks  and  lucifer  matches,  were  found  to  be  in  perfect  condition,  there  being  nothing  to  indicate  that  they  had  been  near  a  fire  except  a  sUght 
■mell  of  smoke.    Upon  opening  the  small  bond  and  note  caje,  its  contents  were  found  to  be  in  equally  as  good  condition  as  those  of  the  express  chest,  although 
had  been  exposed  to  a  severe  teit  for  more  than  half  an  hour.    There  can  be  no  queitio    but  that  the  material  used  by  your  company  is  perfectly  fire-proof. 
Dalton,  Uam.,  August  ao,  1881.  Tours  trulj,  (Slsned)  BYSOX  WESTON. 


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THE    AMERIOAT^    STATICIZER. 


A   GARLAND  OF  LOVE. 


A  new  gift- book,  entitled  "A  Garland  of 
Love,"  has  just  been  issued  by  L.  Prang  &  Co. 
Though  suited  to  all  occasions,  it  was  intended 
particularly  for  the  coming  valentine  season, 
and  lovers  who  can  afford  to  pay  the  price  can 
certainly  not  present  a  more  suitable  gift.  The 
whole  work,  in  every  detail,  is  novel  and  orig- 
inal, the  illustrations  having  been  designed  for  it 
by  Fidelia  Bridges,  the  poetry  having  been 
written  by  Emily  Shaw  Forman,  and  the  pub- 
lishers having  used  their  best  efforts  to  repro- 
duce the  paintings  truthfully,  to  display  the  let- 
tering to  the  best  advantage,  and  to  give  the 
book  a  rich  and  novel  binding. 

The  book  is  to  be  kept  somewhat  exclusive, 
and  only  a  small  edition  has  been  printed,  it 
being  thought  desirable  not  to  sell  it  in  large 
quantities,  but  to  reserve  it  for  the  finest  trade 
only.  It  will,  therefore,  be  sold  only  to  a  lim- 
ited number  of  dealers.  No  retail  price  has 
been  fixed  for  it. 

A  neat  white  box  incloses  and  protects  the 
box  which  contains  the  book.  The  inner  box  is 
exceedingly  rich  and  elegant  in  finish.  It  is 
very  strong,  because  it  is  expected  that  the  book 
may  always  remain  in  it,  even  when  being  used 
or  shown.  Its  outside  is  covered  with  an  im- 
ported Japanese  paper,  which  is  very  thick  and 
excellently  imitates  bronzed  leather,  and  the 
designs  are  varied,  rich  and  characteristic.  The 
inside  of  this  box  is  lined  with  plain  drab,  a 
quiet,  neutral  color,  which  does  not  interfere 
with  the  delicate  colors  of  the  book-cover.  The 
book  itself  comes  in  the  shape  of  a  portfolio 
without  a  back.  The  covers  are  of  the  finest 
Japanese  silk,  interspersed  with  gold  threads, 
and  great  care  has  been  taken  in  selecting  the 
designs.  Of  these  there  is  a  very  large  variety, 
and  very  few  books  are  bound  alike,  because  the 
silk  is  made  in  single  pieces  of  six  to  ten  yards 
each  and  woven  by  hand,  and  only  one  piece  of 
each  design  is  made.  These  silk  covers  with 
their  quaint  designs  are  a  rich  novelty.  On  the 
front  cover  is  a  title,  "  A  Garland  of  Love,"  in 
handsome  letters  stamped  from  gold,  silver, 
nickel,  copper,  brass,  bronze,  to  match  the  colors 
of  each  design  of  silk.  The  covers  are  held  to- 
gether by  a  rich  silk  double  cord,  in  color  match- 
ing the  cover,  and  closed  in  a  novel  style  with 
two  balls  on  each  end.  A  crescent  of  metal  also 
matching  in  color  is  fastened  to  each  of  the  cords 
in  an  original  manner,  and  completes  the  whole 
ornamentation.  While  all  of  the  material  is  of 
the  richest  quality,  the  ornamentation  has  been 
reduced  to  a  minimum,  the  designs  of  the  silk 
being  so  handsome  that  they  need  no  ornament 
to  set  them  off. 

On  opening  the  cover,  the  title  is  shown  in  the 
centre  of  the  page  in  tasty  lettering.  It  is  sim- 
ple, and  reads  as  follows  :  "  A  Garland  of  Love- 
by  Emily  Shaw  Forman,  with  illustrations  by 
Fidelia  Bridges.  Boston  :  L.  Prang  &  Com- 
pany." The  next  page  shows  a  beautiful  fioral 
wreath,  designed  by  Miss  Bridges  for  a  title, 
and  encircling  the  words:  "A  Garland  of 
Love."  The  subsequent  pages  are  devoted  to 
the  poems  and  illustrations,  and  are  so  arranged 
that  each  poem  has  a  separate  title,  on  the  back 
of  which  appears  the  poetry,  whUe  on  the  oppo- 
site page  the  picture  is  shown. 

There  are  twelve  poems  and  twelve  pictures, 
all  in  harmony,  and  delicate,  chaste,  and  full  of 
thought.  Each  of  the  twelve  titles  has  a  quota- 
tion from  Shakespeare,  showing  the  feeling  un- 
derlying each  poem.  First  naturally  comes 
"  The  Dawn  of  Love,"  which  is  illustrated  by 
"  Spring  Flowers,"  the  first  bloom  of  the  flower 
being  a  happy  illustration  of  the  first  bloom  of 


love.  The  next  is  "Concealment,"  showing  a 
consciousness  of  the  young  love  and  the  desire 
to  conceal  it  to  the  eyes  of  the  world,  happily 
illustrated  by  the  modest  arbutus  or  Mayfiower, 
which  hides  its  quiet  beauty  in  the  woods.  It 
may  not  be  amiss  to  quote  a  few  lines  of  the 
poem  here,  to  show  its  beauty  and  style  : 

CONCEALMENT. 
How  shall  I  ever  learn  this  love  to  hide 
From  searching  eyes  ?    Perhaps  if  I  could  find 
His  chosen  lodgment,  I  might  chain  and  bind 
The  little  tyrant,  but  he  will  not  bide  ; 
For  if  I  guard  my  telltale  eyes,  straightway 
He  waves  a  crimson  banner  in  my  cheek  ; 
Or  if  I  sentinel  ray  hps,  lest  they  should  speak 
Too  consciously,  he  flies,  to  my  dismay. 
Into  my  finger  tips,  and  makes  my  touch 
Betray  me.  *  *  * 

The  next  is  "  Preference  "  illustrated  by  peach 
blossom,  then  "  Poetry  of  Love  "  by  sweetbrier, 


view.  It  is  intended  to  place  the  book  in  the 
hands  of  only  one  dealer  in  each  of  the  larger 
cities,  giving  him  the  control  of  it,  and  the  house 
is  ready  now  to  receive  applications  from  deal- 
ers who  wish  to  handle  it  on  this  condition. 


SCISSORS   AND  SHEARS. 


Cutlery  in  various  forms  is  a  considerable  item 
in  a  well-appointed  stationery  shop,  and  scissors 
and  shears  are  an  important  part  of  this  item. 
The  oflSce  desk  is  incompletely  furnished  if  it 
has  not  its  complement  of  these  tools,  and  in  the 
banker's  office,  the  editorial  room,  the  printing- 
office,  and,  in  fact,  in  every  place  where  thor- 
ough attention  to  detail  is  required,  the  shears  is 
one  of  those  adjuncts  to  work  that  can  scarcely 
be  dispensed  with.  The  Henry  Seymour  Cut- 
lery Company,  Holyoke,  Mass.,  makes  a  special- 


Bankebs'  OB  Papeb  Sheaes. 


and  after  that ' '  Message  "  by  iris.  Next  comes 
"  Thoughts  ">nd  pansies,  then  "  Devotion  "  with 
sunfiower  and  heliotrope.  "Jealousy"  is  strik- 
ingly illustrated  by  the  mushroom  growing  in  a 
dark,  gloomy  forest,  a  serpent  coiling  around 
the  exposed  roots  of  old  tree  stumps,  and  a  raven 
brooding  amid  the  branches  of  a  tree.  The 
darkness  and  the  gloom  pervading  this  picture 
portray  the  feeling  described  in  this  poem. 
Next  there  are  columbines  for  "  Hopes  and 
Fears,"  then  water-lily  for  "  Silence,"  poppies 
for  "  Forgetf  ulness  "  and  finally  ivy  for  "Con- 
stancy. 

Want  of  space  forbids  a  detailed  description 
of  the  pictures,  but  it  may  be  said  that  they  are 
among  the  best  conceptions  of  Miss  Bridges  and 
their  reproduction  is  faultless,  and  does  great 
credit  to  L.  Prang  &  Co.,  in  an  artistic  point  of 


ty  of  the  production  of  shears  and  scissors,  pro- 
ducing about  3,500  monthly,  from  the  smallest 
4-inch  pocket  scissors  to  the  heavy  shears  16 
inches  long.  The  cut  herewith  given  illustrates 
the  form  of  banker's  or  paper  shears  manufac- 
tured by  this  company.  The  goods  can  be  had 
with  nickel-plated  handles  and  blades,  or  with 
maroon  and  black  japanned  handles.  The  firm 
has  extended  its  trade  widely,  its  goods  selling 
in  all  parts  of  the  world  and  competing  with 
the  renowned  makes  of  Sheflield. 

The  house  has  a  New  York  office  at  84  and  86 
Chambers  street. 


Wrong-doing  is  a  road  that  may  open  fair,  but 
it  leads  to  trouble  and  danger.  Well-doing,  how- 
ever rough  and  thorny  at  first,  surely  leads  to 
pleasant  places. 


JAS.  R  CEOMFTOIT, 

MILL  39.T  Maker, 


Paper 


Elton  Paper  Mills,  Bury,  Lancashire, 

LONDON— 60  Queen  Yictoria  Street,  E.  C.        MANCHESTER— 8  Sussex  Street. 

PARIS 


—MANUFACTURER    OF- 


PARIS 


White  and  Colored. 

COPYING,  TRACING  (unprepared), 

MANIFOLD,  CARTBIDGES, 

,ao7.  CIGARETE,  PRINTING  PAPERS.  187  8. 

cf  SAMPLES    AND     PRICES    ON     APPLICATION,  fs 

Manufacturer  of  the  CELEBRATED  (Dog  Label) 

GRASS    BLEACHED    or    SILVER    TISSUE, 

For  Jeweleps,  Gold  and  Silver  Smiths,  &e. 

DEPOT  FOR  "  GRASS  BIjEACBEO"  AND  COLORED  TISSUES: 

The  "Deimison"   Manufacturing  Co.,  21  Milk  Street,  Boston,  and  Branclies. 
.A.1SO    for    COLORED    TISSUES* : 

GEO.  J.  SHAFT,  ITos.  48  and  60  Maiden  Lane,  ITew  York. 


Jan.  18,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOKER 


10- 


J.  C.  ATKIN. 

H.  A.  LAMBERT. 


J.  B.  SHEA. 
D.  F.  FOLEY. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  <fe  CO., 

No.  23  Maiden  Lane,  New  York, 

MANUFACTUKERS    OF 

Gold  Pens,  Holders,  Pencil  Cases,  Pencils  and  Latest  "ITovelties." 


'  Send  for  Catalogue  and 
Price  I.i8t. 


NEW  GOODS  FOR  FALL  TRADE. 


■O-I^^^^sriT^-"    :PEI^TCIIJ 


Our  assortment   for   Fall   and   Winter   Trade,   while 

comprising  the  usual  line  of  STA.PLES,  has  received 

many  AUDITIONS  in  NEW  Goods,  that  are  ARTISTIC 
and'NOVEL,  and  will  supply  the  wants  of  the  Book  and  Stationery  Trade.    Our  "  Gravity  "  Pencil  (as  per  above  cut)  is  the  LATEST  and  most  desirable  Pencil  in 
the  market.    Carrying  the  Artist's  LARGE  Lead,  and  working  on  the  principle  of  gravitation,  it  is  unexceled  for  business  purposes. 

n.  S.  TRGASDRI  MUCILAGE. 


BLACK  AND  COLORED  WRITING  INKS, 


MAHUTACTURED 
BY 


WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS,  BOSTON,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A. 


Sold  by  best  and  largest  dealers  everywhere.      Every  lot  warranted  equal  to  any  manufactured.      Try  it  once,  and  be  your  own  judge  of   quality  and  price, 

ENGLISH  HAND-MADE  PAPERS 


ORIGINAL 

EYNSFORD 

MILLS, 


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KENT, 
ENGLAND. 


These  papers,  made  from  the  purest  fibre,  without  any  foreign  admixture,  each  sheet  separately  formed  by  hand  in  a  mold,  couched 
by  vertical  pressure  and  slowly  dried  by  air,  possess  a  toughness,  hardness  and  strength  unapproachable  by  any  machine-made  papers 

Lor  Legal  use,  for  Scrip  or  Bonds,  and  for  all  purposes  demanding  great  durability,  these  hand-made  papers  are  invaluable. 

The  heavier  sorts  are  double  sized,  and  they  will  bear  repeated  erasure  and  constant  handling  beyond  all  other  makes,  so  that  for 
Ledger  and  Account-Book  purposes  none  can  compare  with  them. 


Proprietor:  JOSEPH  ARNOLD,  Synsfofd  Mills,   KENT,  ENGLAND. 

SPRINGFIELD  CITY  PAPEE  CO, 


EJIJ-WA-RO    O.    LeBOUKOEOIS,    I»roi»r. 


KEampdeii     Street. 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


Paper,  Eiielops  aid  Papeteries, 


A.   WEIDMANM   &   CO., 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 


UANCFACTURERS  OF 


TIN  AMD  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  ot  Duane  St.,  New  York. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

No.  152  Broadway,  ISTev^  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

I^=  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 


THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE  CO.. 

Electrotypers  &  Stereotypers, 

No.  68  Beekman  Street,  New  York, 
ELECTROTYPES     MOUNTED    ON    WOOD    OR    METAL. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 


IMPORTER  OF 


Fancy  Goods,  Glassware,  Cla,  Toys,  Gaies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,  China  and    Glass    Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 

C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

3iTos.  23,  31.  a-n-d.  ^^  ^arls  iFlsice,  I^e'w  "STor^. 


108 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOI^ER 


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ROCHESTER    ITEMS. 


[COBBESPONDBNCE  OF  THE  STATIONER.] 

Rochester,  N.  Y.,  January  22,  1883. 

I  gave  in  my  last  the  holiday  news.  The  New 
Year  has  brought  the  cheap  newspaper  craze. 
The  Evening  Post-Express  keeps  its  price  of 
three  cents,  but  the  Morning  Herald  was  so 
prosperous  at  two  cents  that  the  Morning  Demo- 
crat reduced  also  to  two  cents,  after  the  Evening 
Union  had  reduced  to  the  same  price.  Larger 
sales  of  papers  and  a  much  larger  consumption 
of  paper  stock  results  from  this  new  competition. 

The  "American  Rag  and  Paper-Stock  Asso- 
ciation "  has  been  formed,  with  headquarters  in 
Rochester,  the  object  of  which  is  to  regulate  the 
purchase  price  of  stock  and  to  exclude  the  rub- 
bish that  has  been  so  freely  mixed,  and  to  pay 
only  one  and  a  half  cents  per  pound  for  mixed 
stock.  Paper  should  now  be  made  cheap.  James 
Laney,  of  Rochester,  and  Dennis  Hayes,  of  Os- 
wego, are  president  and  vice-president  of  the 
association. 

James  Laney  &  Co.,  Levi  Hey,  S.  W.  Stratton 
&  Co.,  and  Bamber  &  Williams,  do  a  large  busi- 
ness in  paper  stock. 

A  syndicate  has  just  been  formed  to  utilize  the 
water-power  at  the  lower  falls  of  the  Genesee, 
just  below  the  Rochester  Paper  Company. 

Representatives  to  Eastern  houses  are  here  for 
spring  orders,  and  the  paper  and  stationery 
business  is  good  for  the  season.  Genesee. 


BOSTON  ITEMS. 


[PROM  OUR  REGULAR  (JORRESPONDENT.  ] 

Boston,  Mass.,  January  23,  1883. 
The  very  large— almost  phenomenal— sales  of 
the  first  half  of  the  past  year,  by  comparison, 
render  those  of  the  last  half  small;  whereas,  the 
business  of  the  latter  part  of  the  year,  when 
compared  to  that  of  former  years,  is  very  satis- 
factory. The  same  is  true  of  the  opening  month 
of  the  present  year.  While  those  whose  expec- 
tations are  based  upon  the  extraordinary  activ- 
ity of  a  year  ago,  naturally  experience  some  dis- 
appointment, generally  speaking,  the  feeling  is 
very  good  among  the  trade  as  to  present  busi- 
ness and  hopeful  for  the  future. 

The  Readers  and  Writers  Economy  Com- 
pany and  the  New  England  School  Furnishing 
Company,  have  ceased  to  be.  The  latter  really 
succeeded  the  former  about  a  year  ago,  but  the 
R.  and  W.  E.  Company  sign  has  only  been  re- 
moved a  few  days.  The  Michigan  School 
Furnishing  Company  foreclosed  a  mortgage  on 


the  goods  of  the  N.  E.  S.  F.  Company  last  week. 
Monday  morning  the  doors  on  Franklin  street 
were  opened  by  a  new  firm,  C.  W.  Clark,  with 
J.  S.  Lapham,  representing  the  Michigan  School 
Furniture  Company,  as  partner.  The  new  firm 
carries  the  school  furnishing  goods  and  a  portion 
of  the  labor-saving  devices,  while  a  large  part  of 
them  were  purchased  by  Melvil  Dui  for  the  Li- 
brary Bureau  at  33  Hawley  street. 

B.  S.  Bliss,  171  Hanover  street,  stationery  and 
fancy  goods  dealer,  has  sold  his  branch  store  at 
815  Washington  street,  to  E.  A.  Doak,  who  takes 
possession  on  February  1. 

H.  E.  Davidson,  former  manager  of  the  store 
of  the  Readers  and  Writers  Economy  Company, 
has  associated  himself  with  Melvil  Dui  in  the 
management  of  the  Library  Bureau  at  33  Haw- 
ley street. 

The  Library  Bureau  has  taken  the  New  Eng- 
land agency  for  Piper's  new  elastic  blotter. 

John  Carter  &  Co.  have  the  agency  for  Byron 
Weston's  ledger  papers,  put  up  in  note  size,  with 
envelopes  to  match. 

H.  H.  Carter  sold  about  five  thousand  Long- 
fellow and  Emerson  calendars  during  the  past 
season. 

Charles  H.  Whiting,  of  Hall  &  Whiting,  is 
absent  on  his  wedding  tour. 

Knight,  Adams  &  Co.,  wholesale  stationery 
dealers  and  school-book  and  blank-book  man- 
ufacturers, report  the  largest  trade  during  the 
past  year  of  any  in  their  history  and  with  the 
most  satisfactory  profits. 

George  A.  King  &  Merrill  report  a  large  and 
growing  trade,  especially  in  pens  and  pencils. 
They  have  just  received  100  gross  of  the  G.  F.  K. 
sample  pencils  to  be  given  away.  H. 


CINCINNATI    ITEMS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  O.,  January  22,  1883. 

Here  are  some  remarks  on  "Paper"  manu- 
factured in  the  Cincinnati  region,  extracted 
from  advance  proof  sheets  of  the  forthcoming 
report  for  1883  of  Colonel  Sidney  D.  Maxwell, 
Superintendent  Cincinnati  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce : 

"  The  past  year  has  been  an  unusually  active 
one  to  the  paper  dealers  of  this  city  and  to  the 
manufacturers  of  the  district  which  is  tributary 
to  this  city.  Cincinnati  has  never  sold  so  much 
paper  as  in  the  past  year.  Competition  with 
Eastern  papers  has  been  very  sensibly  felt  both 
in  book  and  news  papers,  particularly  in  the  lat- 
ter, and  prices  have  been  lower  than  in  the  pre- 
vious year.  The  production  of  this  locality,  as 
will  be  seen  from  the  table  which  is  appended  to 
this  article,  has  not  only  largely  increased  over 


the  preceding  year,  but  has  been  the  largest  in 
the  history  of  the  production  of  this  district. 
This  has  not  resulted  so  much  from  an  increase 
of  mills,  for  but  one  has  been  added  to  the  list, 
as  from  an  increase  of  machinery  and  from  the 
mills  generally  having  been  run  to  their  full 
capacity.  The  increase  has  been  specially 
marked  in  wrapping  paper,  which  shows  a 
growth  in  quantity  in  one  year  of  44  per  cent. 
The  aggregate  increase  in  the  production  of  all 
kinds  of  paper  has  been  10,440,646  pounds,  the 
entire  production  having  reached  71,857,693 
pounds,  in  comparison  with  61,417,046  in  1880-81. 
The  rapid  strides  which  this  great  industry  has 
been  making  in  this  vicinity  is  seen  when  it  is 
remembered  that  in  1876-7  the  aggregate  pro- 
duction was  but  42,977,068  pounds,  showing  an 
increase  in  six  years  of  67  per  cent.  While  such 
growth  may  well  attract  attention,  that  which 
is  most  astonishing  is  that  the  whole  business  is 
practically  the  work  of  comparatively  few 
years.  It  is  not  many  years  since  a  few  small 
mills  constituted  the  entire  productive  force  of  a 
large  region,  of  which  this  city  was  the  centre." 

In  regard  to  the  market  which  this  Cincinnati 
product  finds  and  supplies;  its  growth  and  the 
increasing  capacity  of  the  mills  to  satisfy  it,  the 
report  goes  on  to  say:  "  Indeed,  it  has  come  to 
pass  that  much  the  larger  part  of  the  paper  con- 
sumed and  sold  here  is  made  in  the  West.  There 
is  frequently  sharp  competition  from  Eastern 
papers,  but  it  comes,  perhaps,  more  from  the 
manufacturers  of  the  East  at  times  unloading 
their  surplus  on  the  Western  markets,  where  it 
will  not  damage  home  prices,  than  from  large 
quantities  of  Eastern  papers  constantly  pressing 
on  the  West.  It  is  no  longer  necessary,  save  in 
a  few  exceptional  articles,  to  turn  our  faces 
elsewhere.  With  the  wide  range  of  first-class 
papers  made  in  this  vicinity,  and  the  active 
competition  which  large  production  secures, 
consumers  find  both  quality  and  prices  accept- 
able. With  the  admirable  writing  and  ledger 
papers,  the  note  and  linen  papers  of  superior 
quality,  now  produced,  there  appears  little  to 
add  to  make  the  West  completely  independent 
on  the  paper  question.  While  the  increase  in  the 
past  year  is  most  pronounced  in  wrapping  and 
kindred  papers,  there  has  been  an  increase  also 
in  book,  manilla,  news,  and  writing  papers. 
Roofing  alone  shows  a  slight  reduction  in  aggre- 
gate production." 

As  to  prices  and  profits  the  report  says:  "  While 
the  business  shows  manifest  increase,  the  profits 
of  the  year  have  not  been  so  satisfactory  as  pre- 
viously. Competition  has  been  active  and  prices 
have  been  low,  particularly  in  wrapping  and 
news  papers.  The  aggregate  value  of  all  the 
paper  produced  for  the  year  was  $4,061,618,  in 


110 


THE    AMEEICAK'    STATIOISTER. 


comparison  with  $3,800,355  In  1880-81.  The  re- 
duced prices  have  found  some  though  not  full 
reparation  in  the  diminished  cost  of  raw  ma- 
terials, the  prices  of  which  have  been  lower  than 
in  the  preceding  year." 

The  above  are  extracts  from  the  report.  What 
follows  is  not.  There  are  in  the  region  tributary 
to  Cincinnati  forty-four  mills,  owned  by  thirty- 
one  companies,  firms  and  individuals.  These 
make  book,  manilla,  news,  roofing,  wrapping, 
and  writing  papers.  Their  aggregate  product  last 
year  was  seventy-two  millions  of  pounds,  against 
forty-eight  millions  of  pounds  four  years  ago. 
During  the  past  four  years  there  has  been  very 
little  increase  in  the  manufacture  of  book, 
manilla  and  roofing  papers.  During  the  same 
time,  the  product  of  the  manufacture  of  news 
and  wrapping  paper  has  more  than  doubled  ; 
that  of  writing  paper  has  increased  more  than 
sixty  per  cent.  The  increase  of  the  manufacture 
of  news  paper  has  been  continuous  at  a  high 
ratio  for  the  last  five  years.  Much  book  paper 
used  in  large  concerns  here  is  purchased  in  the 
East.  Very  large  installments  have  been  coming 
from  the  State  of  Maine. 

Mr.  Fogg,  agent  of  the  Adams  Express  in  Cin- 
cinnati, is  one  of  the  committee  for  the  depart- 
ment of  stationery  in  the  Cincinnati  Industrial 
Exposition  of  1883.  He  desires  to  have  a  good 
show  of  presses  and  other  stationery  machinery 
in  actual  operation  in  Power  Hall  at  the  next 
exposition  fthis  coming  autumn).  Persons  man- 
ufacturing articles  in  the  building  at  this  ex- 
position are  allowed  to  sell  such  goods  as  they 
make  there.  Exhibitors  of  goods  not  made  in 
the  exposition  are  not  permitted  to  make  sales. 
All  exhibitors  are  permitted  to  take  orders  there 
on  the  space  allotted  them  for  exhibition.  Mr. 
Fogg  would  be  glad  to  receive  letters  of  inquiry 
from  stationers  and  printers  in  reference  to  the 
exposition.  An  economical  way  to  exhibit  is 
for  three  or  four  persons  having  articles  or  ma- 
chinery which  do  not  compete  for  the  same 
award  to  club  together  and  divide  the  expense 
■for  setting  up  the  exhibit  and  caring  for  it  dur- 
ing the  exposition.  The  manufacture  of  the 
very  finest  of  fancy  envelopes  and  the  decora- 
tion of  note  paper,  especially  if  by  hand,  would 
be  attractive  at  this  exposition  and  would  pay 
something  in  sales  on  the  spot  if  well  done  in 
neat,  handsome  quarters.  If  any  one  who  reads 
this  has  any  queries  to  make  on  the  subject,  let 
him  address  Mr.  Fogg,  agent  of  Adams  Express, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  his  communication  will 
receive  attention. 

The  Exposition  premium  list  in  the  stationers' 
department  is  meagre  and  incomplete.  It  needs 
a  thorough  revision.  A  postal  card  request  to 
the  secretary  of  the  Cincinnati  Exposition  Com- 
missioners for  a  copy  of  "your  premium  list," 
will  secure  a  copy  by  return  mail  to  any  one 
making  the  request.  If  the  stationers  in  the 
east,  west,  north  and  south  would  secure  one 
of  the.se  lists  immediately,  and  after  examining 
the  stationery  department  in  class  54,  suggest  ad- 
ditions to  the  lists  of  articles  under  this  class  the 
Cincinnati  Exposition  Commissioners  will  gladly 
enlarge  the  list.  Those  who  contemplate  com- 
ing in  should  get  ready  and  make  their  applica- 
tions soo*^, 

John  jdolland,  of  gold  pen  and  pencil  fame, 
has  gone  East  to  lay  in  a  supply  of  material. 
He  will  be  home  before  this  letter  is  printed. 

W.  B.  Carpenter  &  Co.  have  made  changes  in 
their  factory  so  as  to  use  steam  for  all  of  their 
presses. 

TheStrobridge  Lithographing  Company,  when 
it  gets  into  its  immense  new  building,  will  add 
the  manufacture  of  lithographic  mercantile  sta- 


tionery to  its  famous  line  of  chromo  show-litho- 
graphs. 

The  gradual  decline  in  the  price  of  news  and 
book  paper  and  the  big  drop  in  wrapping  paper 
in  the  last  eighteen  months  haven't  disturbed 
the  peace  of  mind  of  the  house  of  Stewart  on 
Walnut  street,  this  city.  Charles  the  First  of 
that  house  is  one  of  the  most  cheerful  of  men. 

J.  R.  Mills  &  Co.  have  a  continuous  demand 
for  their  patent  reversible  envelopes  or  wrap- 
pers. 

The  Globe  Files  Company  is  almost  oppressed 
with  orders,  but  it  increases  facilities  and  hours 
of  work  so  as  to  fill  them  promptly. 

Fulton's  place  shows  constant  signs  of  life, 
and  his  gravity  scales  are  going  off  rapidly. 

Snider  &  Hoole  mean  to  look  after  better 
profits  this  year.  They  fail  to  see  the  ad- 
vantage of  extending  business  without  increas- 
ing profits  correspondingly.  A  great  many 
other  men  are  of  the  same  mind. 

Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Co.  have  been  in- 
vading Illinois  with  their  new  line  of  blank- 
books,  &c.  The  variety  of  goods  they  turn  off 
in  this  line  is  large,  and  their  list  is  long  and  is 
growing.  This  enterprise  has  been  a  speedy 
success. 

The  general  feeling  is  that  the  spring  trade 
will  come  in  with  a  rush  and  a  scramble,  and 
that  it  will  be  good.  It  is  the  opinion  of  ex- 
perts, that  the  trade  in  and  about  Cincinnati  is 
about  as  healthy  as  ever  it  has  been.  A  firm 
tone  of  confidence  prevails  in  all  lines  of  trade. 
Prince  William. 


WRITING. 


The  first  method  of  presenting  thoughts  to 
the  eye  was  the  pictorial  system.  This  mode  of 
writing  is  quite  profusely  given  in  the  Egyptian 
hieroglyphics,  which  the  priests  employed  in  a 
symbolical  and  allegorical  manner.  The  eye, 
for  instance,  became  a  symbol  of  Providence, 
the  bird  an  emblem  of  swiftness,  a  scaling  ladder 
the  representative  of  a  siege.  ChampoUion 
claims  that  the  hieroglyphics  are  divisible  into 
three  distinct  classes — the  symbolic,  the  phonetic 
and  the  figurative  signs.  It  is  unknown  when 
picture  writing  was  invented.  Some  writers 
aflirm  that  letters  came  into  use  when  the  ab- 
breviations of  pictorial  signs  became  necessary 
as  the  system  extended.  For  example,  two 
hands  and  a  bow  took  the  place  of  an  archer;  an 
eye  and  sceptre  signified  a  monarch.  In  time 
even  these  curtailed  signs  were  found  to  be  in- 
adequate to  the  wants  of  the  people  in  giving 
signs  to  thoughts.  Figures  were  employed  to  rep- 
resent language  and  its  separate  organic  ele- 
ments. It  is  unknown  when  alphabetic  or  letter 
writing  was  first  discovered.  It  is  supposed  that 
Moses  was  acquainted  with  the  art  of  writing. 
The  Greeks  and  Romans  asserted  that  the 
Phoenicians  were  the  inventors  of  letters.  Some 
attribute  the  invention  of  letters  to  Moses ;  others 
believe  that  Abraham  knew  the  art  of  writing, 
and  we  are  also  told  by  some  learned  historians 
that  Abel  knew  the  use  of  letters.  The  Jewish 
rabbis  say,  "God  created  letters  on  the  even, 
iug  of  the  first  Sabbath." 

A  very  singular  invention  of  a  syllabic  alpha- 
bet is  related  of  a  Cherokee  Indian,  who  was  ig- 
norant of  the  English  tongue  and  could  not  read 
a  word  in  any  language.  This  poor  savage  suc- 
ceeded in  producing  in  182-t  an  alphabet  so  com- 
plete that  he  was  able  to  write  a  letter.  The 
Cherokees  were  delighted.  The  youths  of  the 
band  traveled  a  great  distance  to  learn  the  art 
of  writing,  and  which,  from  the  peculiarity  of 
the  alphabet  and  language,  they  could  acquire 
in  three  days  sufiicient  to  practise  themselves 


and  teach  others.  Types  for  printing  in  this 
character  have  been  cast.  The  appearance  of 
the  language  thus  printed  is  singularly  uncouth 
and  barbarous. 

The  invention  of  marks  for  punctuation  is 
ascribed  to  Aristophanes,  the  famous  Greek 
grammarian.  Abbreviations  of  words  were  not 
made  in  ancient  writings,  except  on  coins  and 
inscriptions.  There  are  extant  some  remains  of 
an  ancient  system  of  writing,  in  which  all  the 
characters  are  formed  by  different  combinations 
of  one  simple  element.  No  satisfactory  method 
of  interpretation  has  ever  been  given  of  these 
writings.  Of  all  books  now  in  existence  the 
Book  of  Job  is  considered  the  most  ancient. 

The  Mexicans  used  the  pictorial  method  of 
writing.  It  is  related  that  "  they  apprised  their 
king,  Montezuma,  of  the  landing  of  the  Span- 
iards by  means  of  a  linen  cloth,  on  which  this 
event  was  represented  by  pictures  of  visible  ob- 
jects." The  manner  of  reading  the  Mexican 
picture-writing  is  different  from  all  others.  It 
is  in  columns,  beginning  at  the  bottom  to  read. 
The  Japanese  and  Chinese  also  write  in  columns, 
but  they  read  from  the  top,  going  from  right  to 
left.  The  Germans  first  wrote  in  the  Latin 
characters;  their  alphabet  was  not  in  general 
use  until  the  thirteenth  century.  The  "monas- 
tic" alphabet  was  used  in  Germany  as  early  as 
the  eleventh  century.  About  the  time  of  the 
Roman  conquest  writing  was  first  practised  in 
Britain.  The  several  forms  of  French  writings 
derive  their  names  from  the  diffiorent  races  of 
kings  who  have  ruled  that  country. 

The  Greeks  have  ever  manifested  great  enthu- 
siasm in  promoting  knowledge.  The  first  library 
that  is  known  was  collected  by  Pisistratus,  who 
lived  at  Athens.  King  Attalus  had  a  library 
that  contained  200,000  books  on  rolls.  The  cele- 
brated library  of  Alexander  was  founded  by 
Ptolemy  Philadelphus.  It  is  said  to  have  num- 
bered 700,000  volumes.  It  was  destroyed  in  642 
A.  D.  The  first  private  library  is  supposed  to  be 
the  one  founded  by  P.  Emilius,  167  B.  c.  The 
first  public  library  was  founded  by  Asinius 
Pallio,  in  the  hall  of  the  Temple  of  Liberty  on 
Mount  Aventine.  Augustus  founded  the  cele- 
brated library  in  the  temple  of  Apollo  on  Mount 
Palatine.  The  Romans  had  several  large  pri- 
vate libraries.  Tyrannic,  a  native  of  Pontus, 
who  was  taken  prisoner  by  Lucullus  and  brought 
to  Rome  as  a  slave,  and,  receiving  his  freedom, 
taught  grammar  and  rhetoric,  invested  much 
of  his  earnings  in  buying  books,  and  is  said  to 
have  collected  a  library  of  over  30,000  volumes. 
Constantius  established  a  public  library  at  Con- 
stantinople. Its  contents  increased  from  time 
to  time  to  120,000  volumes.  It  was  destroyed 
by  fire  a.  D.  477. 


DUTY  ON   BEVELEDEDGED  MIRRORS. 


The  Collector  of  Customs  at  New  York  as- 
sessed duties  at  the  rate  of  35  per  cent,  and  40 
per  cent,  ad  valorem,  respectively,  on  certain 
mirrors  imported  per  Gellert.  The  mirrors, 
which  are  framed,  and  from  20  to  28  inches; 
square,  with  beveled  edges,  were  dutiable,  in 
accordance  with  a  prior  decision  of  the  Treasury 
Department  at  the  rate  of  35  cents  per  square 
foot,  under  Schedule  B,  and  of  60  per  cent  ad  va- 
lorem on  the  frames.  The  department  held  that 
the  mere  beveling  of  the  edges  did  not  cause 
duties  to  accrue  on  such  mirrors  at  the  rate  as- 
sessed, under  the  provision  of  the  schedule  for 
"all  manufactures  of  glass,"  &c.,  and  it  au- 
thorized the  collector  to  reliquidate  the  entry, 
and  classify  the  merchandise  in  accordance  with 
these  views,  taking  measures  for  a  refund  of  the 
duties  levied  in  excess,  if  any. 


Jan.  35,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAl^    STATICIZER 


lllIT 


1883 


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TUCK  &_  SOI 

VALENTINE, 

Easter  and  Birtliday  Cards. 


fNDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 
as  they  are  bought  by  English  houses  plus  the  duty  of  25  per  cent.     No  expense  has  been 
spared   on    these    cards,    and    at   the  presCTlt  prices    they  cannot  fail  to  prove  the 
leading  line  of  the  year.     We  respectfully  invite  you  to  call  at  either  our  Boston  or  New  York 
office  when  in  those  cities. 


FORBES   COMPANY,  Sole  Agents  for  the  TTnited  States, 

181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  and  22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 


Address  all  communications  to  the  Boston  Office. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr..  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  fijiest  foreign  manufactwres, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities : 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

lu  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quaxter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

in  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  duality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  m  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  he  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
Q-eneral  Agency,  G-EO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  [Street. 


112 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIC]^  ER 


a^sCraJ^feiS 


IIVALENTINESlia 


'E  hereby  beg  leave  to  announce  to  the  Trade  the  completion  of  our  line  of  Valentines  for  1883,  in  the  preparation  of  which  we> 
have  put  forward  our  best  energies  to  keep  up  to  the  increasing  demand  for  artistic  goods.     As  a  proof  of  our  endeavors  ini 
this  direction  we  wouM  mention  the  following  artists  as  contributors  to  our  line  for  this  year  : 


MISS  FIDELIA  BRIDGES, 
MISS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


WALTER  SATTERLEE, 
JEAN  AUBERT, 

Of  Paris,  etc. 
AU  fringed  cards  are  provided 


MISS  L.  B.  COMINS, 
MISS  ROSE  MUELLER, 
F.  S.  CHURCH, 

Same  as  last  season,  we  furnish  our  Valentines  plain,  and  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  mails. 

Envelopes  are  furnished,  witlioiit  extra  charge,  for  all  cards  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegantly  designed  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same. 

Our  assortment  of  plain  cards  ranges  in  price  from  35  cents  per  set  to  $6  per  set,  and  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.60  to  $12  per  set. 

Special  attention  is  called 


to  the 


AUBERTt-  VALENTINE 


(so  named  after  the  eminent) 
French  artist  Aubert,  who  de^ 
signed  the  picture  of  the  loveljl, 
girl  contained  therein.) 


A  large  folding  card  with  a  wreath  of  flowers,   printed  on  satin,  and  designed  by  Miss  F.  Bridges  ;  facing  this  is  the  design  by; 
Aubert.     The  card  is  heavily  friuged  with  silk,  has  a  leatherette  protector,  and  each  card  is  encased  in  a  neat  box.     Price,  each,  | 

Of   all    Valentines   costing    $3    per    Set    and    over,    \?ve   are   ready   to    break    sets,    if  so    desired. 

REGULAR  DISCOUNTS  TO  THE  TRADE  FROM  ABOVE  PRICES. 


Besides  the  above  attention  is  called  to  our  New  Birtliday  Cards  and   Artistic    Plaques  and  other  Art  Publications. 
OUR    LINE    OF    EASTER    CARDS    WILL    SHORTLY    BE    ANNOUNCED. 


NEW  YORK:  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO:  627  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.   S.   A| 


Jan.  25,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAl^    STATIONEB. 


118 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers, 

Hos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  ISS  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  Snvelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
Uoarning   Stationery  of   all   Kinds    and  all 

Widths  of  Border. 
(Vedding  En-relopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  Iiatest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  of  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Papeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY. 

LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

2  UNION  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

OF  INDKXING  NAMES  FOR 

Leiprs,  Letter-Boois,  &c. 


LETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


529   MARKET   ST.,   PHILADELPHIA    51  Liberty  St..  New  York, 


■  MANUFACTURBR  OF  — 


Cop3ri]ig  Paper  miBooks, 

MANN'S 


PARCHMENT Old  Reliabile,  BufiT. 

RAILROAD Yellow— Best  Known. 

iYHITE  MNEN ' Has  not  its  Superior. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAL New  Article— Cheap. 


NEW  LIST  AND   DISCOUNTS  MARCH   1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


12  and  8  inch 


GLOll 


IN  THE  MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CHAS.  W,  HOLBBOOK, 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 


List  includes  other  styles,  as  weU  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

TSCLUDTSQ  THE  CELEBRATED 

No.  048. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING  NUMBERS: 

Fine 33S         444  232 

Elastic 13S          128  126 

Medium 048             14  130 

Blunt 122          183  1743 

Broad 239          161  284 

Turned  Up 309         256  1876 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 
application  to 

THE  ESTERBROOK  STEEL  PEN  CO., 

Works:  Warehouse  : 

Camden,  N.  J.  26  John  St.,  New  York. 

J,  M.  BE  lUSSY, 

General  Commission  Merchant, 

Publisher  and  Wholesale  Bookseller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS   AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAIi  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AMERICAN  MAJNtJEACTURERS,  INVEN- 
TORS, &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Pablishiag  Department. 

The  India  MERCtrRY,  an  export  joiu-nal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shipping 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algbmeen  Dagblad  van  Nederlandschb,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  will  be  supplied  by  addressing 

J.  n.  t>:e<i  bussy, 

93.  Heerengracht,  Amsterdam 

MUSTANG  MAILER 

MJ^CSINE,  $10;  GAZZEYS,  SO  cts.  each. 

SOLD  BY  ALL  TVPE  FOUNDERS  AND  BY  THE 

ST.  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDRY, 

Sole  Manufacturers 

THE  SIDDALL   ENVELOPE 

MADE  BY 

Iheodore  W  Siddall 
1706  Venango  Street  Philadelphia 

I  make  heavy  manilla  envelopes  of  any  size 
and  shape :    eHher  flat  or  bellows  pattern 


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%X'i\xU   %\0XiC\tUS. 

[We  win  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  Id  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

NEW   PATENTS. 


No.  269.351.    Game  of  Lawn  Pool. — Lucius  Turner, 
Reading,  Mass. 

The  combination,  for  a  lawn  game,  of  a  series 
of  sockets  each  provided  with  a  cavity  in  the 
top,  a  series  of  stakes  each  having  its  lower  end 
adapted  to  be  loosely  inserted  into  said  cavity  in 
each  socket,  and  with  a  cavity  in  its  upper  end, 
a  series  of  cups  each  adapted  to  be  inserted  in 
the  cavity  in  each  stake  and  recessed  at  the 
top,  and  a  series  of  balls. 

No.  269,.35i.    Paper  Bag  Machine.— Casper  Van  Hoe- 

S€n,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  269,393.    Plate   Printing  Press.— William  C.   De- 
main,  Medford,  Mass. 
No.  269,416.    Machine  for  Cutting  Paper  Percussion 
Caps.— Charles  Hoflf,  Cincinnati,   Ohio,  assignor 
of  one-half  to  Andrew  Jergens,  same  place. 
No.  269,425.    Protector  for  the  Corners  of  Book  Cov- 
ers.—George  H.  Jennison,  Foxcroft,  Me. 
No.  269,434.      Paper  Bag  Machine.— Felix  W.   Lein- 
bach,  Clarence  A.  WoUe,  and  Edward  H.  Brun- 
ner,  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  assignors  to  said  Wolle. 
No.  269,455.    Top-Spinning  Device.— William  Pearson, 
Linwod,  Pa. 
A  top-spinning  handle  in  which  are  combined 
the  following  elements,  namely:  First,  a  guide 
for  a  spinning-cord;  second,  a  device  for  impart- 
ing friction  to  the  cord;   and  third,  a  pin  or 
bearing  on  or  in  which  a  top  can  be  rotated. 
No.  269,468.    Crayon  and  Eraser   Holder.— William 

Rounds,  Chester,  Vt. 
No.  269,509.   Shawl  Strap.— William  E.  Bradner,  New- 
ark, N.J. ,  assignor  of  one-half  to  A.  Kaufmann 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  269,542.    Hammock.— Albert  O.  Rood,  Syracuse, 
assignor  to  Vincent  P.  Travers,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.   269,601.     Drawing  Board.— Annie   H.    Sinclair, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
A    drawing   board  or  frame  provided  with 
hinged  slats  arranged  about  its  edges,  the  slats 
being  provided  with  means  to  catch  and  hold 
the  paper  or  canvas,  and  recesses  upon  their 
hinged  edges  to  allow  the  paper  to  be  bent  over 
the  back  of  the  board  and  under  the  slats. 

No.  269,613.    Letter  and  BUI  File. —Frank  D.  Adams, 

Auburn,  Cal. 
The  base-plate  of  the  file  is  provided  with  two 
slots,  at  the  ends  of  which  are  located  slotted 
studs,  into  which  the  tubular  perforators  of  the 
file  are  screwed.  Within  these  slots  and  the  bore 
of  the  perforators  are  located  ordinary  paper- 
fasteners.  When  a  sufficient  number  of  papers 
have  been  pierced  by  the  perforators,  the  latter 
are  removed  and  the  papers  with  the  paper-fast- 
eners lifted  out  of  the  slots,  when,  by  turning 
down  the  prongs  of  the  paper  fasteners,  the 
papers  are  permanently  secured  together. 
No.  269.639.    Temporary  Binder  for  Pamphlets,  &c.— 

Charles  S.  Cooke,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  269.662.    Method  of  and  Apparatus  for  Tapering 

the  Ends  of  Paper  Tubes.— David  O.  Gillespie, 

AVilmington,  Del.,  assignor  to  John  M.  C.  Rodney, 

same  place. 

TRADE  UABKS. 
No.  9.847.    Certain  Articles  of  Stationery.— Eberhard 
Faber,  Port  Richmond,  N.  Y. 
"The  letters  'A.  W.  F.'" 

No.   9,848.     Lead   Pencils.— Eberhard   Faber,   Port 
Richmond,  N.  Y. 
**  The  letters  '  A,  W.  F.' " 


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Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quality  of  No.  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them.  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights,  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 

HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  MANDPACTURERS  OP  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OP 

Fine    Notes,   Envelopes,  Visiiing    Cards   and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

3  12©<Scl28   IDXJ-A.lSrE:   ST. 

All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-Mark  are  warranted. 


jrOBP>RINXERS'  SXJPPr-IES, 

Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY.       SEND   FOR   DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE   LIST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE   CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  Philadelphia. 

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INVOICE  BOOKS. 


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DANIEL  SLOTE  &  CO., 

Blank  B©c 

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Nos.  119  &  121  William  Street,  New  York, 


ADHESIVE 

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—MANUFACTURED  BY  THE— 

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in  the  (Market  that  does  not  (gall  to  pieces  by  (Handling. 


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IN   THE  WORLD, 


coi^Tsismi<r(3-  oi^ 


Ladies'  Hand-Ba^s  in  Plush  and  Leather, 

Pocket-Books,  Card  and  Letter  Gases, 
Calf  and  Sheep  Wallets,  Bill-Books, 

Drawer  Poc/^et-Boo/is  and  Satchels. 


507  ARCH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 


New  York    Salesroom,  No.  336   Broadway. 


Jan.  25,  1883.J 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONEE. 


11' 


WHAT  WILL  THE  J^rEA.TJS.ETt  BE  TO-lMCOFtROT^ ? 

USEFUL  AND   It        W   ORNAMENTAL. 


POOL'3 


Signal  •  Ue  •  Barometer^ 


-OR, 


"KTIIiIi   TELL   YOT7. 


IT  will  detect  and  indicate  correctly  any  change  in  the  weather, 
twelve  to  forty-eight  hours  in  advance.  It  will  tell  what  kind  of 
a  storcQ  is  approaching,  and  from  what  quarter  it  comes — invaluable  to 
navigators.  Farmers  can  plan  their  work  according  to  its  predictions. 
It  will  save  fifty  times  its  cost  in  a  single  season.  There  is  an 
accurate  Thermometer  attached,  which  alone  is  worth  the  price  of 
the  combination. 

This  GREAT  WEATHER  INDICATOR  is  endorsed  Iby  the  most 

eminent  Physicians,  Trofessors  and  Scientific  Men  of 

the  l)ay  to  be  the  Best  in  the  World. 

Size  of  Instrument:   Length,  914  in.;    Widtli,  314  in.;   Weight,  6  ozs. 


The  Thermometer  and  Barometer  are  put  in  a  nicely  finished 
walnut  frame  and  inlaid  deep,  so  nothing  can  strike  the  surface,  with 
silver-plated  trimmings,  &c.,  making  it  a  beautiful  as  well  as  useful 
oi-nament.  It  is  composed  of  various  chemicals,  and  is  very  accurate 
in  foretelling  the  changes  in  the  weather,  j)articularly  high  wind, 
storm  and  tempest.  It  can  be  carried  about  or  shaken  up  without 
fear  of  injury. 

READ  WHAT  THE  PUBLIC  SAY  ABOUT  IT. 

Ship  Twilight,  San  Francisco,  August  1, 1879. 
I  find  your  Barometer  works  as  well  as  one  that  cost  fifty  dollars.    You  can  rely 
on  it  every  time.  Capt.  CHAS.  B.  ROGERS. 

M.  C.  R.  R.  Oppice,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Barometer  received  in  good  order,  and  must  say  the  instrument  gives  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  respect.    It  is  neatly  made  and  wonderfully  cheap  at  two 
dollars.  GEO.  B.  PARSONS. 


Milwaukee,  Wis,,  July,  1879. 
Your  Barometer  has  already  saved  me  many  times  its  cost,  in  foretelling  the 
weather  ;  it  is  a  wonderful  curiosity  and  works  to  perfection. 

F.  J.  ROBERTSON. 

BEWARE  OF  WORTHLESS  IMITATIONS. 

None  Genuine  without  our  Trade-Mark,  and  Signature  of 
J.  A.  POOL  on  back  of  Instrument,  as  below: 


EVERY  INSTRUMENT  WARRANTED  PERFECT  AND  RELIABLE. 


A  sample  sent  free  to  any  address  on  receipt  of  $1.00.     If  not" 
satisfied  on  receiving  the  instrument,  return  it  at  once  and  we  will 
refund  your  money.     Address  all  orders  to 


Exact  .Sizerand  Copy  of  the  Original. 


OSWEGO,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 

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SATIN  GOODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURING  PURPOSES. 


SAMUEL  HAITO  <&  CO. 

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MANUFACTURED    BY 


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OHAELES  BEOK,  609  Chestnut  Street,  PMladelpMa. 
PELOUZE  &  OAEY,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Kichmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Oleveland 
OSTEANDEK  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  LIST. 


Hamd-Cuttbr,  with  Stkam  Fixtvrbb. 


Jan.  25,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONEE. 


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A  $50D  BONANZA  TO  COUNTRY  PRINTERS. 


*-*=3)  T  HE  E   s — ■' «' 


Wonderful  Prouty  Power  Printing  Press, 


IF    YOU   EXAMINE    A    PEOUTY    YOU    WILL    BUY    IT, 
AND    SO    SAVE    MONEY. 


^ 


NO    TAPES,  PULLEYS    OR    FLIERS. 

REGISTER  AND   DISTRIBUTION 


The  Press  feeds  like  the  ordinary  Power  Cylinder  Press.  It  is  a  Self -Inker  and  Delivers  its  own  sheets,  anything  from  an  Envelope 
to  a  Full-Size  Poster  or  Newspaper,  without  the  nuisance  of  tapes  pulleys  or  fliers.  One  man  feeds  and  one  turns.  Runs  by  steam  or 
hand.     Only  one  motion  on  the  type.     No  Type-grinding  possible,  the  easiest  press  in  the  world  on  type. 

GUARANTEED  TO  DO  AS  GOOD  NEWSPAPER  AND  POSTER  WORK  AS  THE  HIGH-PRICED  PRESSES. 

In  use  in  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Nebraska,  Dakota,  Colorado,  Utah,  Kansas,  Missouri,  Indiana,  Texas, 
Ohio,  Wyoming,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  Canada  and  elsewhere,  and  giving  perfect  satisfaction. 


SEE- 


-TESTIMONY    OF    FIRST-CLASS    PRINTERS. 


-SEE. 


The  Prouty  is  the  "Boss  Press."     It  rims  easy,  is  light,  the  embodiment  of 
simplicity  and  strength,  and  does  as  good  work  as  other  power  presses. 

C.  G.  STARKS,  Berlin,  Wis. 

I  have  had  twenty  years'  experience,  and  have  run  all  the  leading  presses ; 
but  for  simplicity,  ease  and  convenience,  the  Prouty  beats  'em  all. 

WILL.  N.  UNDERWOOD,  Cannblton,  Ind. 

Waukbgan,  ni.,  Aug.  28,  1882. 
I  have  had  my  Prouty  in  operation  for  over  a  year,  and  like  it  better  every 
week.    You  could  not  buy  it  back  to-day  for  what  we  paid  for  it,  with  the  in- 
terest on  the  money  added  at  10  per  cent.  J.  A.  AVERY. 

EvANSvniE,  Wis.,  April  12.  1882. 
A  $500  Power  Press  I     What  kind  of  a  thing  can  it  be?  was  my  first  exclama- 
tion when  told  about  the  press.    Now,  after  fom*  months'  trial,  I  am  convinced 
that  8500  in  a  Prouty  is  better  for  a  printer  than  $1000  in  a  bank  at  ten  per  cent, 
interest.    It  is  a  perfect  little  jewel. 

H.  B  BLACKMUN,  Foreman  Enterprise. 

I  was  a  "  doubting  Thomas"  before  I  bought  the  Pboutt,  but  now  consider  it 
one  of  the  best  moves  I  ever  made. 

C.  G.  BELL,  Waterloo,  Wis. 


MOST  CONVENIENT  PRESS  MADE. 

From  Waterloo  Tribune,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  March  16,  1883  :  We  have  been  wait- 
ing to  see  how  well  the  Prouty  Power  Press  fulfills  all  that  is  required  of  it.  It 
is  admitted  by  all  to  be  the  most  convenient  press  made ;  we  mean  all  who  un- 
derstand such  things,  and  are  sincere  enough  to  confess  the  truth  of  a  self-evi- 
dent fact.  It  is  easy  running,  does  good  work— no  press  better;  and  genei-aUy 
and  specifically,  in  whole  or  in  part,  is  a  complete  success.  For  the  country 
office,  printing  1,000  to  4,000  circulation,  there  is  no  other  press  worthy  to  be  com- 
pared with  it. 

Hamburg,  Pa.,  April  25,  1882. 
Messrs.  Walker  &  Co.:  Gents.— We  are  extremely  well  pleased  with  our  new 
Proutt  Press.  It  runs  extraordinarily  easy.  It  is  very  simple  in  construction. 
The  more  we  use  it  the  more  are  we  impressed  with  the  wonderful  skill  dis- 
played in  adapting  its  various  parts  to  the  end  designed.  Still  and  quietly  does 
it  do  its  work,  even  at  the  highest  speed,  and  it  is  the  admiration  of  all  our  visi- 
tors. The  Prouty  does  every  variety  of  work,  from  a  one-line  job  to  a  large  cut 
form,  or  from  a  poster  to  a  script  circle,  and  that  well.  We  cheerfully  recom- 
mend the  press  m  all  its  parts  to  those  wishing  a  good,  substantial  printing 
machine.  I  had  not  the  least  trouble  in  setting  up  the  press. 
Respectfully, 

S.  A.  FOCHT,  Pub.  of  Weekly  Item. 


SIZES    ^ISTID    FR,IOES,  &;c. 


No.  1,  7  Colvunn, 

No.  2,  8  Column,  or  5  Column  Quarto. 

No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3,000  lbs. 
3,600   " 
4,300   " 


1,000  per  hour. 
900 
800 


Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $515. 

590. 

"        "  "       665. 


Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $85  extra. 
Book  Fountain,    25  to    40      " 


Address  all  orders  or  inquiries  for  further  particulars  to 


W.  G.  WALKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Proprietors,  Madison,  Wis. 


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THE    AMEEIOAN    STATI0:NER. 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  axe 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

Wooster  Sprague,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Mont- 
peUer,  Vt.,  is  dead. 

G.  W.  Hallet,  fancy -goods  dealer,  Sedalia, 
Mo.,  is  closing  out. 

J.  G.  Pouruell,  stationer,  Savannah,  Ga.,  has 
made  an  assignment. 

Willy  Wallach  is  busy  taking  import  orders 
for  stationers'  novelties. 

J.  C.  Williams,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Thorold,  Ont.,  is  closing  out. 

C.  F.  Wilkins,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Marysville,  Ohio,  has  sold  out. 

Willis  G.  Myers,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  has  sold  out. 

Mrs.  H.  F.  Lehr,  of  E.  G.  Guenther  &  Co., 
bookbinders,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  is  dead. 

Windecker  &  Hyman,  fancy-goods  dealers, 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  have  made  an  assignment. 

William  P.  Dane,  61  Beekman  street,  has  is- 
sued a  new  price  list  of  programme  cards,  &c. 

Curtis  &  Culver,  publishers  of  the  Scott  Valley 
News,  Fort  Jones,  Cal. ,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship. 

Chain  &  Hardy,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Denver,  Col.,  have  admitted  B.  C.  Bancroft  to 
partnership. 

The  Derrickson  Card  Works,  22  Frankfort 
street,  have  a  new  price  list  of  orders  of  dance, 
chromo  cards,  &c. 

Falvey  &  Westbrook,  lithographers.  New 
York  city,  have  dissolved  partnership;  Alfred 
Westbrook  continues. 

The  Inquirer  Job  Printing  and  Publishing 
Company,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  has  been  incorpo- 
rated with  a  capital  of  $200,000. 

Frank  Goldsmith  &  Co.,  dealers  in  wholesale 
stationery,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  have  dissolved 
partnership ;  S.  L.  Mack  &  Co.  continue. 

Walter  E.  Horton  has  resumed  the  bookbind- 
ing business  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  is  located 
at  45  Eddy  and  26  Washington  streets  in  that 
city. 

Nagle&  Co.,  Philadelphia,  have  their  travel- 
ers out  and  report  a  very  good  trade.  They 
have  established  a  New  York  agency  at  60 
Duane  street. 

A.  Carlisle  &  Co. ,  San  Francisco,  have  secured 
the  contract  for  supplying  the.  State  of  Cali- 
fornia with  stationery  and  blank  books  for  the 
next  two  years. 

In  a  destructive  fire  at  Cisco,  Tex.,  on  Friday, 
January  19,  Hill  &  Shelton,  stationery  dealers, 
suffered  $3,000  damage  to  their  stock,  the  loss 
being  covered  by  insurance. 

Jenkins  &  Thomas,  8  Spruce  street,  have  pub- 
lished an  illustrated  "year  book,"  which  is 
printed  in  good  style,  and  besides  containing  all 
of  the  usual  almanac  matter,  is  full  of  good  illus- 
trations and  a  varity  of  reading  matter. 

James  Shuley,  who  has  successfully  repre- 
sented Charles  K.  Wadham  &  Co.,  blank  book 
manufacturers,  Boston,  Mass.,  will  transfer  his 
services  to  D.  S.  Walton  &  Co.,  wholesale  sta- 
tioners and  printers,  corner  of  West  Broadway 
and  Franklin  streets,  this  city,  on  and  after  Feb- 
ruary 1. 


Samples  of  Raphael  Tuck  &  Sons'  Xmas  and 
New  Year  cards,  though  late  in  coming  to  hand, 
none  the  less  deserve  notice.  They  comprise  a 
wide  variety  of  subjects,  which  will  always  be 
in  keeping  with  the  festal  seasons.  The  list  is 
extremely  long,  and  offers  a  range  of  choice 
which  adapts  it  to  the  requirements  of  buyers  of 
every  degree.  The  satin  cards  are  finely  exe- 
cuted, and  the  envelopes  which  inclose  them 
make  a  feature  of  additional  attraction  ;  each 
envelope  has  a  well-chosen  design — landscape  or 
otherwise — at  one  end.  The  "  Royal  Academy  " 
cards  are  copies  of  designs  painted  by  well- 
known  artists  expressly  for  the  purposes  of 
Messrs.  Tuck  &  Sons,  and  are  handsomely  exe- 
cuted. It  is  difiicult  to  make  selections  from 
these  for  particular  mention  with  seemingly  in- 
vidious distinctions.  It  is  sufiB^cient  to  say  that 
the  cards  are  remarkable  in  their  artistic  feat- 
ures and  production.  The  floral  cards  exhibit 
happy  combinations  of  form  and  color.  Taking 
the  lines  through,  and,  judging  from  the  sam- 
ples. Tuck's  cards  are  "good  stock,"  and  should 
meet  with  ready  sale.  The  Forbes  Company, 
Boston  and  New  York,  is  agent  for  them. 

The  sheriff  on  Monday  sold  out  the  e£Eects  of 
the  American  Queen,  Andrews' -  Bazar  and 
Leisure  at  the  offices  of  the  publications,  Nos.  324 
to  328  Pearl  street.  A  large  number  of  judg- 
ments had  been  entered  against  the  Queen  Pub- 
lishing Company,  aggregating  over  $35,000, 
among  which  were  the  following  :  F.  S.  Buck- 
ingham, $13,375;  J.  B.  Reynolds,  $3,753;  E.  D. 
Chapin,  $2,600;  W.  H.  Parsons  &  Co.,  $1,006. 
The  company  was  formed  in  May,  1881,  suc- 
ceeding the  publishing  business  of  W.  R.  An- 
drews, with  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000,  which 
was  increased  in  June  last  to  $100,000.  P.  Shan- 
non was  president  and  treasurer.  The  annual 
report,  filed  on  the  19  ch  inst.,  said  the  debts  were 
$40,000.     The  sale  realized  about  $8,000. 

The  John  W.  Lovell  Company  has  arranged 
with  the  Rev.  R.  Heber  Newton,  to  publish  in 
the  "Lovell's  Library,"  the  sermons  now  in  the 
course  of  delivery,  on  ' '  The  Right  and  Wrong 
Uses  of  the  Bible."  The  whole  series  of  sermons, 
seven  in  all,  will  be  issued  in  one  volume,  printed 
from  large  type  in  neat  12mo  form,  paper 
covers. 

The  omission  of  one  word  made  a  seemingly 
great  reduction  in  the  monthly  output  of  the 
Henry  Seymour  Cutlery  Company,  of  Holyoke, 
Mass.,  in  a  reference  made  to  this  company's 
product  in  last  week's  Stationer.  The  state- 
ment should  have  been  that  2,500  dozen  of 
shears  and  scissors  are  made  monthly  by  this 
house. 

S.  J.  Roberts  and  A.  Frease  have  formed  a  co 
partnership  at  Canton,  Ohio,  under  the  style  of 
the  Roberts  News  Company.  Publishers  and 
manufacturers  of  stationery  specialties  are  in- 
vited to  send  catalogues  and  price  lists  to  the 
new  firm. 

F.  J.  Black,  junior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Black  &  Son,  booksellers  and  stationers,  Rey- 
noldsville.  Pa.,  has,  in  connection  with  N.  J. 
Laumer,  purchased  the  Reynoldsville  Paper  of 
that  place;  G.  C.  Brandon  retiring. 

Wiltshire  &  Clement,  engravers,  &c..  New 
York,  have  dissolved  partnership,  John  A. 
Clement  retiring.  Harry  Wiltshire  will  continue 
the  business  under  his  own  name. 

J.  J.  Chapman,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Washington,  D.  C,  has  failed,  and  is  advertised 
to  be  sold  out  by  the  sheriff. 

Barnes,  Young  &  Co.,  printers,  Chicago,  111., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  John  Young  &  Co. 
succeed. 


J.  W.  Gunnison,  publisher,  Shenandoah,  Iowa, 
has  faOed. 

T.  W.  Odell,  of  Odell  &  Mayer,  bookbinders, 
Dayton,  Ohio,  is  dead. 

L.  W.  Paige,  stationer,  Coaticook,  Quebec,  has 
made  an  assignment  in  trust. 

Gus  Ahiborn,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Baltimore, 
Md.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

James  U".  Palmer,  of  S.  H.  Palmer  &  Co., 
stationers,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  is  dead. 

J.  W.  Ragsdale,  publisher,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal., 
has  admitted  J.  B.  Fitch  to  partnership. 

Jones  &  Cook,  manufacturers  of  paper  boxes, 
Baltimore,  Md.,  have  made  an  assignment. 

Cross  &  Poole,  publishers,  Mexico,  Mo.,  have 
dissolved  partnership.    J.  N.  Cross  continues. 

Howard  C.  Little,  dealer  in  picture  frames. 
New  York  city,  has  had  his  stock  damaged  by 
flre. 

Rosenfeld  &  Levy,  wholesale  dealers  in  fancy 
goods.  New  York  city,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship. 

Friend  &  Goodman,  manufacturers  of  novel- 
ties. New  York  city,  have  been  succeeded  by 
Julius  Friend. 

Dickinson  &  Grilley,  paper-stock  dealers.  Wa- 
ter bury.  Conn.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
William  Grilley  continues. 

B.  Peck,  New  York,  whose  failure  was  re- 
corded last  week,  is  offering  to  compromise  at 
twenty-five  cents  on  the  dollar. 

Geo.  H.  Sanborn  &  Sons  have  published  a 
price  list  of  knives  for  cutting  machines,  which 
is  useful  for  all  who  handle  such  machines. 

The  Chicago  Rolled  Wrapping  Paper  Com- 
pany, Chicago,  111.,  has  dissolved  partnership 
and  taken  out  a  certificate  of  incorporation. 

Robert  D.  Patterson  &  Co.,  stationers,  &c., 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  have  returned  to  their  former 
location,  316  and  318.  North  Third  street,  in  that 
city. 

Snider  &  Hoole,  dealers  in  bookbinders'  ma- 
terials, and  paper-box  makers'  supplies,  have  re- 
moved their  Chicago  store  to  152  Monroe 
street, 

William  T.  Amies,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  assigned  to  John  C.  Lucas, 
and  is  advertised  to  be  sold  out  by  the  sheriff  on 
January  26. 

A.  Klauber,  paper-stock  dealer,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
has  been  succeeded  by  the  A.  Klauber's  Sons 
Iron  and  Metal  Company,  which  has  been  in- 
corporated with  a  capital  stock  of  $20,000. 

The  family  bibles  published  by  the  National 
Publishing  Company,  Philadelphia,  are  said  to 
be  very  superior  in  letter  press,  illustrations  and 
contents,  while  selling  at  as  low  prices  as  in- 
ferior editions. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  Jas.  D.  Gill, 
Springfield,  Mass. ;  H.  Smith,  of  H.  B.  Sims  & 
Co.,  Troy,  N.  Y;  C.  W.  Seers,  Binghamton, 
N.  Y. ;  Mr.  Copperthwaite,  of  John  Wanne- 
maker,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Hard  &  Parsons  are  displaying  a  line  of  goods 
for  the  spring  season  that  far  exceeds  any  pre- 
vious efforts  of  the  house.  All  of  the  various 
articles  of  the  line  are  elegant  in  design,  while 
many  of  them  are  exquisite.  The  designs  in 
fancy,  illuminated  note-paper  are  tasteful.  One, 
called  the  paleograph,  is  a  fac-simile  of  an  an- 
cient piece  of  parchment,  found  some  time  ago 
in  the  Colisseum  of  Rome,  the  stains  which  time 
has  left  upon  the  parchment  being  faithfully  re- 
produced.    This  design  is  said  to  be  in  demand. 


Jan.  25,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOA^    STATIO:^EE. 


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Almost  every  week  this  house  brings  out  some- 
thing new. 

S.  B.  Brewster,  picture  frame  dealer,  Bloom- 
ington,  111.,  has  sold  out  to  C.  Hawley. 

Michael  Meylert,  publisher  of  the  Sullivan 
County  Democrat,  Laporte,  Pa. ,  is  dead. 

D.  P.  James,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  &c., 
Akron,  Ohio,  has  sold  out  to  Durr  &  Beck. 

Sidney  S.  Rider,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Providence,  R.  I.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

T.  S.  Harris,  publisher  of  the  Standard,  Santa 
Anna,  Cal. ,  has  sold  out  to  Stamp  Brothers. 

W.  H.  Sellers,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Miamisburg,  Ohio,  has  sold  out'  to  A.  H. 
Weaver. 

Palm,  Fitch  &  Kratz,  publishers,  Pittsburg, 
Pa.,  have  dissoved  partnership.  A.  J.  Palm 
continues. 

Preston  &  Bell,  publishers  of  the  Herald, 
Stockton,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership;  J.  V. 
Bell  retiring. 

Carruth  &  Layton,  printers.  Las  Vegas, 
N.  M.,  have  dissolved  partnership;  J.  A.  Car- 
ruth continues. 

Sondheimer  &  Franke,  dealers  in  toys,  &c., 
Chicago,  111. ,  have  dissolved  partnership ;  Henry 
Sondheimer  continues. 

Eaton  &  Reed,  publishers  of  the  Tribune, 
Waltham,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership; 
Thomas  B.  Eaton  continues. 

Edward  R.  Phister  and  Edwin  Bender,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  have  formed  a  copartnership  under 
the  style  of  Phister  &  Bender,  for  the  sale  of 
paper  hangings. 

The  editorial  and  composing  rooms  of  the 
Daily  Champion,  at  Atchison,  Kan.,  were 
burned  out  January  18,  including  files  of  the 
paper  covering  twenty-five  years.   Loss,  $10,000. 

Dobler,  Mudge  &  Chapman,  wholesale  paper 
dealers,  Baltimore,  Md.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership by  the  death  of  E.  P.  Barrington.  The 
surviving  partners  continue  under  the  old  style. 

The  C.  C.  White  ^aper  Company,  151  Cham- 
bers street,  has  been  succeeded  by  White  & 
Schermerhorn,  who  will  continue  the  manufac- 
ture and  sale  of  the  popular  brands  of  toilet  pa- 
per handled  by  the  former  firm. 

G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  report  large  orders  for  their 
valentine  and  Easter  goods.  The  Easter  cross 
referred  to  in  last  week's  issue  is  particularly  in 
great  demand.  The  lines  of  goods  shown  by 
this  house  must  be  seen  to  be  appreciated. 

The  committee  appointed  by  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade  at  the  meeting  held  on  January 
2,  to  attend  to  matters  appertaining  to  the  an- 
nual dinner,  have  fixed  that  event  for  February 
15.  It  is  not  yet  decided  where  the  aflEair  will 
take  place,  but  it  is  believed  that  it  will  occur 
at  Delmonico's. 

Marcus  Ward  &  Co.'s  valentine  and  Easter 
cards  embrace  a  large  variety  of  designs,  all  of 
which  are  up  to  the  usual  standard  of  this 
bouse.  The  designs  in  the  Easter  goods  are 
mostly  new,  while  there  are  also  many  novel 
and  original  ideas  in  the  valentine  line.  They 
come  both  plain  and  fringed,  and  the  latter  can 
be  had  either  single  or  double. 

According  to  the  Boston  Commercial  Bulletin, 
J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  first  introduced  chromo 
lithography  in  America.  Their  first  production 
was  exhibited  at  the  fair  of  Mechanics'  Insti- 
tute Association,  Boston,  in  1860,  and  was 
awarded  a  medal.  Since  then  this  house  has 
been  constantly  improving  its  productions  in 
this  Une,  which  are  now  meeting  with  great  ap- 
proval everywhere  they  are  offered. 


Koch,  Sons  &  Co.'s  new  line  of  album  samples 
is  now  complete.  It  is  particularly  extensive, 
and  eclipses  by  far  any  heretofore  shown. 
Many  novelties  of  attractive  patterns,  designs, 
&c.,  are  introduced.  Plush  goods  have  received 
special  attention,  and  will  be  found  to  embrace 
many  beautiful  and  novel  effects.  Padded 
goods  in  Russia,  calf,  morocco  and  plush  are 
also  a  specialty,  and  no  pains  have  been  spared 
with  them.  Beveled  insides  in  new  and  varied 
styles  lend  additional  attractiveness  to  many  of 
the  firm's  lines.  The  assortment  is  replete  with 
goods  of  all  grades  and  sizes.  The  firm  asks  the 
trade  to  withhold  orders  until  its  travelers  can 
exhibit  the  samples. 

That  always  valuable  and  instructive  cata- 
logue, Vick's  Floral  Guide,  is  out  for  1883.  It  is 
an  elegant  book  of  150  pages,  with  three  hand- 
somely colored  plates  and  more  than  1,000  illus- 
trations of  the  choicest  fiowers,  plants  and  vege- 
tables, with  directions  for  growing.  It  will  be 
sent  to  any  address,  post  paid,  for  10  cents,  by 
James  Vick,  Rochester,  N.  Y.  The  same  house 
also  publishes  an  illustrated  monthly  magazine 
of  33  pages  and  an  instructive  work  bearing  on 
the  flower  and  vegetable  garden.  Vick's  seeds 
are  claimed  to  be  the  "  best  in  the  world,"  and 
past  experience  vouches  for  their  quality. 

The  annual  catalogue  of  Hiram  Sibley  &  Co., 
seedsmen,  Rochester,  N.  T.,  and  Chicago,  111., 
contains  a  number  of  useful  essays  on  the  cul- 
ture of  special  crops  and  garden  plants.  It  is  a 
work  of  interest  for  the  farmer  as  well  as  the 
gardener,  and  being  a  price-list  as  well  as  a 
catalogue,  is  a  convenient  book  for  reference. 
It  also  contains  notices  of  prizes  offered  by  the 
firm  to  farmers  and  farmers'  boys,  &c. 

Charles  A.  Fenner  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of 
toys,  Groton,  Conn.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship, C.  A.  Fenner  retiring.  A  new  firm  has 
been  formed  by  the  admission  to  partnership  of 
C.  G.  Tripp,  under  the  style  of  J.  D.  Clif  t  &  Co. 

The  Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Company 
asks  members  of  the  trade  who  contemplate 
placing  orders  for  its  specialties  to  do  so  at 
once,  as  the  firm  is  crowded  with  orders,  and 
each  is  filled  in  its  turn. 

King,  Reed  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Commer- 
cial Gazette,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  have  dissolved 
partnership,  by  the  death  of  Josiah  King,  and 
a  new  firm  has  been  formed  under  the  style  of 
Nelson  P.  Reed  &  Co. 

The  Hawaiian  Almanac  and  Annual  has  been 
received.  It  is  published  by  Thos.  G.  Thrum, 
Honolulu,  and  is  a  hand-book  of  information  re- 
lating to  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  and  is  full  of 
interest. 

Jones,  Whipple  &  Montenegro,  publishers  of 
the  Evening  Miner,  Bodie,  Cal. ,  have  dissolved 
partnership,  E.  J.  Whipple  retiring. 

Lobe,  Gallinger  &  Co.,  wholesale  dealers  in 
fancy  goods,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  have  dis- 
solved partnership. 

McGuire  &  Tampkin,  fancy  goods  dealers, 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 


A  St.  Louis  stationery  house  advertises  in 
another  column  for  a  good  traveler. 

The  Herald,  Silver  Cliff,  Cal. ,  has  suspended, 
and  the  material  has  been  removed  to  Trinidad. 

Mrs.  I.  Lussier,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Mon- 
treal, Quebec,  has  made  an  assignment  in  trust. 

A.  Barleon,  publisher  of  the  Vinton  Record, 
McArthur,  Ohio,  has  been  burned  out ;  not  in- 
sured. 

M.  E.  Lansing,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Neenah, 
Wis.,  has  been  burned  out.  Loss,  $10,000;  insur- 
ance, $600. 

The  style  of  Henry  L.  Thompson,  printer. 
Providence,  R.  I.,  has  been  changed  to  Whitte- 
more  &  Thompson. 

O.  J.  &  J.  P.  De  Wolf,  publishers  of  the  Re- 
view, Fostoria,  Ohio,  have  been  succeeded  by  J. 
P.  De  Wolf  &  Hays. 

Miller  &  Bartholomew,  printers,  Norwich, 
Ont.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  T.  C.  Bar- 
tholomew continues. 

E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.  are  making  altera- 
tions in  their  warerooms,  which  they  will  reno- 
vate and  fit  up  in  elegant  style. 

Rembaugh  &  Davis,  publishers  of  the  Tele- 
gram, Winfield,  Kan.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   George  C.  Rembaugh  continues. 

William  Hamilton,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Sandusky,  Ohio,  has  changed  the  style  of  his 
firm  to  Hamilton  &  Schumacher. 

McCarty  &  Hasberg  are  receiving  large  orders 
for  fans  from  the  jobbing  trade.  They  are  also 
having  a  large  demand  for  school- bags. 

Henry  Levy  &  Son  have  in  course  of  prepara- 
tion a  line  of  rich  novelties  for  the  Easter  trade, 
and  which  will  soon  be  ready  to  place  upon  the 
market. 


During  the  reign  of  Nero,  great  improvements 
were  made  in  Roman  glass.  The  perfectly  clear 
glass,  which  bore  the  nearest  resemblance  to 
crystal,  was  so  highly  valued,  that  Nero  is 
stated  to  have  given  for  two  cups,  of  no  extra- 
ordinary size,  with  two  handles,  6,000  sestertia, 
or  nearly  £50,000  sterling.  The  superior  kinds  of 
glass  were  in  such  extensive  use,  in  the  time  of 
Pliny,  as  to  have  almost  superseded  cups  of  gold 
and  silver.  Hence,  the  manufacture  would  ap- 
pear to  have  been  confined  chiefly  to  articles  of 

luxury. 

♦♦♦- 

The  custom  of  adorning  the  menu  at  a  dinner 
with  the  photographic  portrait  of  the  hero  or 
founder  of  the  feast  is  one  that  is  becoming 
popular.  Recently  in  Paris  on  the  occasion  of  a 
banquet  to  Mr.  Stanley,  the  African  explorer, 
this  was  done,  and  the  Standard  speaks  in  high 
terms  of  the  elegant  card  placed  upon  the  plate 
of  every  guest.  "The  menu  was  adorned  with 
Stanley's  photograph,"  we  are  told,  "and  was  in 
itself  an  artistic  bijou."  The  specimens  in  studio 
reception  rooms  are  generally  in  the  same 
groove,  and  photographers  would  do  well  to  be- 
stow a  little  thought  in  designing  some  tasteful 
applications  of  photography  to  catch  the  eye  of 
visitors. 


GARTER, 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

i»  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE,  BOSTON.  MASS. 


122 


THE    AMEEIOAIN    STATIONER 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charg^ed  for 
at  rate  of  SIO  per  annum  for  eacli  card. 

Advertising  Cards. 

DANDO,  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Row.  N.  Y. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BUECKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters.  Chicago,  111. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  IVlaterials. 

ABBOTT.  A.  H.,  &  CO.        50  Madison  St..  Chicago.  HI. 

JANENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers. 

1125  Chestnut  St..  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  295 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago.  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St..  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass. ;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York:  and  1110  Walnut  St..  Philadelphia. 


TABER.  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms.  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Bool<  Manufacturers. 
BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28.  30.  32  and  .34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO..  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO.. 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PREBLE.  .1.  Q..  &  CO.. 


,54  Franklin  St.,  N.  Y. 


PRICE.  THOS.  W..  CO..  505  Minor  St.. Philadelphia.  Pa. 
Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St..  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati,  O..  and  Chicago.  111. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO..         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL.  E.  P.,  &  CO.. 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK.  W.  O., 


Harrisburg.  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo.  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS.  &  CO..  Ruing  and  Paging 
Machinery.  &c..  5'iS  Kent  av..  Brooklyn.  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 
Springfield.  Mass. 


SAJfBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  Wilham  St.,  N.  Y 


QANE  BROTHEItS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,    H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y  , 
and  .301  N.  Main  at..  St.  Louis.  Mo. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES.  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 
COLUNS.  A.  M..  SON.  &  CO.,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 
HAKE.  PHILIP. 155  William  St..  N.  Y. 

Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y 


McHUGH.  P  P..  &  CO  ■  Blank  Cards.  .51  Ann  St..  JS.  Y. 

Copying  Books. 


MURPHY'S  SONS.  W    F.. Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Copying  Presses. 

HUBBARD,  H.  N., 313  to  319  E.  22d  St..  N.  Y. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersville,  111. 
SHRIVER.  T.    A  CO.,  333  East  56th  St..  N.  Y. 

TAFT,  Geo.  C, Worcester,  Mass. 

Cincinnati.  O. 


TATUM.  SAMUEL  C.  &  CO.. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE  &  CI,'  MRNT. 


78  Nas-sau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


UPMAN,  HYMEN  L,, 


SI  South  4th  St.,  PhiU. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 

the  trade  only,  16  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 
BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


PREBLE,  J.  Q.,  &  CO., 


54  Franklin  St.,  N.  Y. 


REAY,  M.  A., 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


WHITCOMB.  G.  HENRY.  &  CO..  Worcester.  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO..  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c.. 170  Clark  St.,  Chicago.  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  HI.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8.  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers.  Rochester.  N.  Y. 


Gummed  Paper 


Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 

DENNISON    MANUFACTURING    CO.,   21    Milk    St., 

Boston;    198  Broadway,   N.   Y.;   630  Chestnut  St.. 

Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 

St..  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
■WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston.  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  Clark  and  Adams  sts..  Chicago,  111. 
Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St..  New  York. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUEFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
"         ■  ■  127  Fulton  St..  N.  Y. 


Material. 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States. Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 

tJLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  JR  , 81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 
57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

Paper. 

ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 


GOODMAN  &  SCHANCK  (Card  Board  and  Cut  Cards), 
165  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


POKIER  &  STEPHENSON,  115  and  117  Nassau  St., 
N.  Y..  Manilla  Paper  and  Stationery. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  st.,  Philadelphia. 


Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 


G.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 
BECK.  CHARLES.  609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo.  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK.  CHARLES, 609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Paper  Finishers. 


CONN.  VALLEY  CARD  AND  PAPER  CO.,  Cards  and 
Card  Board,  Manufacturers  of  Photographic  Card 
Mounts.  Springfield.  Mass. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


CARTER,  JOHN,  &  CO.,  Paper  Dealers,  Agents  for 
Byron  Weaton  and  other  Paper  Mfrs.,  Boston,  Mass. 

JERSEY  CITY  PAPER  CO.,  White  and  Colored 
Tiigue  and  Copying  Paper,  Jeney  City,  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeietting. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


ATKTN,  LAMBERT  &  CO.,  23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y . 


Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,   G.  W.    &  CO.,   Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


I  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HAMBURGER,  M., 


306  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Sealing  Wax  Manufacturers. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Shears. 

ROWE,  GEORGE,  Manufacturer  of  Patent  Vibrating 
Shears  for  Bookbinders,  Printers  and  Box  Makers, 
10  Leicester  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 

ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H  ,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  OrnamentSi 


St  liTTTiTTT-B'T  TTTj  i  6  W.  Fourteenth  St.,  N.  Y. 
&  FECHTELER,  -j  ^  LasaUe  St..  Chicago,  111. 


PALM 


Slates. 


AMERICAN  CRAYON  AND  SLATE  CO., 
43  Dey  St.,  N.  Y. 

McDowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 
Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates. 
Dominoes,  Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y 


Stamps  and  Presses. 


HILL,  B.  B.,  MFG.  CO.,  THE.     All  kinds  Stamps. 
Seal  and  Copying  Presses,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Stationers'  Hardware. 


BLISS,  E.  E., 


58  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  St.,  N.  Y, 

J.  F.  MURCH.  Agent. 

Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 

110  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


BROWN  &  SANSON, 


29  Murray  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING.  GEO.  F..  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  st ,  Boston,  Mass . 

SmPMAN,  ASA  L.,  &  SONS,         10  Murray  St..  N.  Y. 


WALLACH,  WILLY, 


78  Chambers  St.,  N.  V. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties-Patented. 

PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cheri7  St.,  Phila. 
Pa. — Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners.  &e.,  &c. 

HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  2.59  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  st., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 


Toys  and  Games. 


LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 


PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WEIDMANN,  A.,  &  00., 


806  Broadway,  N.  T. 


Jan.  35,  1883.] 


THE    AMERI0A:N    STATiOi^EK. 


323 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS' 


LINE    OF 


VALENTINE  and  EASTER  CARDS 

Consist  of  Selected  Designs  prom  several  of  the 

<:^^  Largest  and  Best  Known  Manufacturers,  '-^ 

AND  IS  THE  FINEST  LINE  IN  THE  MAEKET. 

KOYELTIES  in  SATIN  and  FRINGES.  ^^f^lZ^L'tJ^'^ 
J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS,  293  &  295  Broadway,  New  York. 

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169 

48 
17 

1o 

88 

1 

13 

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Newspapers 

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4  865 

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6,608 

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1,030 

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2,670 

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Paper,  cases . 

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STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM  NEW  YORK, 

From  January  16  to  January  23,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  12;  to  Bremen,  9;  to 
Antwerp,  3;  to  Liverpool,  21;  to  Havre,  1;  to  British 
West  Indies,  13;  to  British  Australasia,  17;  to  Brazil, 
4;  to  Cuba,  24;  to  Mexico,  6;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  8;  to  Central  America,  2;  to  Africa,  5. 

PAPER,  to  Hamburg,  34  pkgs. ;  to  Rotterdam,  10 
cs. ;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  1  cs. ;  to  Glasgow,  10  cs. ; 
to  Liverpool,  12  pkgs.,  5cs. ;  to  London,  50  cs. ;  to 
Havre,  400  pkgs.;  to  British  West  Indies,  1,090  rms., 
46  pkgs. ;  to  British  Australasia,  5  pkgs. ;  to  Braeil, 
2,000  rms.;  to  Cuba,  491  pkgs.,  40  cs.,  40,200  rms.;  to 
San  Domingo.  88  pkgs.;  to  Hayti,  68  pkgs.,  50  rms.; 
to  Mexico,  623  pkgs. ;  to  Venezuela,  8  pkgs. ;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  82  pkgs.;  to  Central  America, 
6  pkgs. ;  to  Chili,  10  cs. ;  to  Ecuador,  1  cs. ;  to  Peru, 
2  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Bremen,  2;  to  Rotterdam, 
1;  to  Liverpool,  33;  to  London,  4;  to  British  West 
Indies,  22;  to  British  Australasia,  1;  to  Cuba,  7;  to 
San  Domingo,  2;  to  Mexico,  27;  to  Venezuela,  3 ;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia,  32;  to  Central  America,  5. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Peru.  37;  to  Chili,  375; 
to  Central  America,  47;  to  Liberia,  50;  to  Hayti,  6;  to 
Mexico,  16;  to  Venezuela,  8;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  57;  to  Bremen,  24;  to  British  West  Indies, 
1 ;  to  British  Guiana,  500. 

INK,  packages,  to  Cuba,  47;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  43;  to  London,  35. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  5. 

PRINTING  BLATERIALS,  packages,  to  ChUi,  26;  to 
Africa,  1;  to  Cuba,  8;  to  San  Domingo,  16;  to  Mexico, 
35;  to  Venezuela,  9;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  37; 
to  Liverpool,  7;  to  British  Australasia,  9. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Central  America,  3; 
to  Mexico,  1 ;  to  Hamburg,  6;  to  Bremen,  2;  to  Glas- 
gow, 2;  to  Liverpool,  1. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  1 ;  to  Liverpool,  2. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Lisbon,  24;  to  Mexico,  6;  to 
Glasgow,  90;  to  London,  228;  to  British  West  Indies,  9. 

CHROMOS  and  LITHOGRAPHS,  cases,  to  Chili.  2; 
to  San  Domingo,  2;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  4; 
to  Hamburg,  6. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Africa,  2;  to  Central 
America,  4;  to  Cuba,  6;  to  San  Domingo,  2;  to  Vene- 
zuela, 1 ;  to  British  West  Indies,  5. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  Mexico,  4. 

IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER  AT  FORT  OF 
NEW  YORK, 

From  January  16  to  January  23,  1883. 
G.  H.  Barbey,  Amerique^  Havre,  5  cs.  hangings. 

B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  Greece,  London,  4  cs. 
A.  Ireland,  State  of  Florida,  Glasgow,  7  cs. 
KeufEel  &  Esser,  Pennland,  Antwerp,  6  cs. 

C.  H.  George,  Parthia,  Liverpool,  6  cs.  hangings. 


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The  Southern  Exposition,  which  is  to  be 
inaugurated  at  Louisville  in  August  next, 
is  something  which  demands  the  attention 
of  manufacturers  in  all  parts  of  the  coun- 
try. The  stationery  trade  should  be  an  im- 
portant feature  of  the  exhibition. 


The  two-cent  postage  bill  has  passed  the 
Senate,  and  is  now  in  the  House,  where  it 
may  be  said  to  be  still  remote  from  final 
adoption.  There  is  also  a  proposition  pend- 
ing to  reduce  the  rate  on  drop  letters  in 
cities,  where  free  delivery  is  made  to  one 
cent.  Since  private  enterprise  can  find 
profit  in  making  deliveries  at  lower  rates 
than  the  regular  mail  service,  it  would 
seem  to  be  quite  certain  that  the  govern- 
ment can  afford  to  concede  the  reduction. 
While  it  may  be  admitted  that  the  opponents 
of  lower  postage  are  honest  in  their  doubts 
of  the  advisability  of  making  a  change,  it 
can  scarcely  be  said  that  they  have  be- 
stowed that  attention  upon  the  subject 
which  would  enable  them  to  perfect  their 
judgment.  The  success  of  the  postal  card 
has  exemplified  what  cheap  postage  will  ac- 
complish, and,  indeed,  the  whole  history  of 
the  postal  service  has  shown  increase  of 
revenue  with  enlarged  business  as  the  result 
of  every  reduction  of  the  cost  of  postage. 


A  DECISION  of  great  interest  to  all  ship- 
pers of  goods  has  just  been  made  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  this  State  at  General 
Term.  It  may  be  said,  however,  that  the 
judgment  is  not  final,  inasmuch  as  the  case 
will  probably  go  to  the  Court  of  Appeals, 
where  the  conclusions  of  law  stated  by  the 
first  court  of  appeal  may  or  may  not  be 
affirmed.  The  case  was  that  of  the  people 
against  two  leading  railway  companies 
brought  to  compel  the  reception  and  trans- 
portation of  freight  during  the  freight- 
handlers'  strike  of  last  year.  The  case  first 
came  up  before  Justice  Haight,  who  decided 
adversely  to  the  State,  sustaining  the  right 
of  the  railway  companies  to  reject  freight. 
From  this  an  appeal  was  taken  to  the  Gen- 
eral Term  and  after  hearing  argument  the 
Court  held.  Justice  Davis  writing  the 
opinion,  that  the  State  has  the  right  to  com- 
pel the  companies  to  perform  their  duties 
as  common  carriers  and  to  receive  and 
transport  freight ;  and  further,  that  the 
condition  of  affairs  existing  last  summer, 
in  consequence  of  the  strike,  amply  justified 
the  interposition  of  the  court.  This  decision 
is  so  important  that,  if  established  as  law 
by  the  court  of  last  resort,  it  will  very 
clearly  define  the  position  of  railway  com- 
panies as  common  carriers,  and  will  doubt- 
less lead  to  other  interpretations  of  law,  in 
harmony  with  it,  upon  issues  not  yet  framed 
or  perhaps  hitherto  unthought  of.  Deci- 
sions of  this  character  should  be  kept  in 
mind  by  merchants,  and  we  think  that  it 
would  be  a  good  plan  for  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade  to  frame  a  digest  of  them 
as  they  become  public,  and  keep  them  con- 
stantly available  for-  reference.  This  may 
add  something  to  the  labors  of  the  Board 
and  its  employees,  but  a  law-clerk,  whose 


duty  it  should  be  to  cut  from  the  papers  re- 
ports of  important  cases  and  rulings  of  law, 
transferring  them  to  a  carefully  indexed 
scrap-book,  would  be  an  efficient  adjunct 
to  the  working  force  of  the  Board. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a  pre- 
existing mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real,  a 
mortgage  on  real  estate.! 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

Elizabeth  A.  Blauvelt  (R.) S1.800 

Hall  &  T  womey 200 

John  T.  Hoag 10,000 

Riemenschnitter  &  Muelle  (R.) 167 

Chas.  E.  Shelley  (R.)   3,000 

Geo.  W.  Wheat  (R) 1,500 

Whitlock  &  Turnure 500 

Workingmen's  Co-operative  Publication  Asso- 
ciation         500 

J.  Dux 600 

Fournier,  Howison  &  Co 1,800 

J.  Hauck 600 

MIDDLE  STATES. 
Williamson  Brothers,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  (B.  S.) . . . .         75 
Goble  &  Vredenburg,  Rochester,  N.  Y 1,800 


EASTERN   STATES. 

r.  F.  Collins,  Boston,  Mass 1,400 

G.  W.  Copp,  Boston,  Mass  . .-. 250 

Wm.  Elder,  et  ux.,  Boston,  Mass 60 

Everett  W.  Taylor,  Boston,  Mass.  (R.) 250 

Herbert  F.  Taylor,  Boston,  Mass  250 

Wm.  A.  Amee,  Cambridge,  Mass 4,000 

WESTERN  STATES. 

A.  R.  Van  Cleaf,  Circleville,  Ohio 2,300 

John  Keller,  Denver,  Col 330 

W.  C.  Logan  (Logan  &  Watson)  (B.  S.) 325 

Samuel  E.  Van  Horn,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 94 

R.  M.  Coulter,  Omaha,  Neb 600 

Thompson  &  Tyler,  Columbus,  Ohio 1,000 

SOUTHERN  STATES. 

John  L  Guick,  Washington,  D.  C.  (R.) 250 

Democrat  Publishing  Company,  Chattanooga, 

Tenn , 1,400 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


W.  &  K.  last  week  wanted  to  know  who  makes  "  Lin- 
wood  Mills"  paper. 
Ans. — "  Linveood  Mills  "  paper  is  made  for  and 
controlled  by  Molten  &  Munch,  Philadelphia. 
We  thank  the  correspondent  who  forwards  the 
information. 

F.  G.  T.  wants  to  know  :  1.  Where  the  Globe  Paper 
Company  is  located  ?     2.  Who  are  New  York 
agents  for  the  mill  ? 
Ans. — The  Globe  Paper  Company  is  located  at 
Middletown,   Ohio.     It  runs  the  mill  formerly 
owned   by  A.  Hill  &   Son,  who  were  succeeded 
by  W.  B.  Oglesby.    2.  We  do  not  know  that  the 
company  has  any  New  York  agent. 
Reader  asks  :  1.  Where  can  hard-rubber  pens  be  ob- 
tained ?    2.  Who  makes  the  best  stamping  press 
for  illuminating  and  line  work?  3.  Where  can  the 
best  copper  and  other  bronze  be  obtained  ?    4. 
Who  manufactures  Beekman  Mills  writing  paper? 
Ans. — Ivison,  Blakeman,  Taylor  &  Co.,  New 
York.    2.  We  cannot  say  as  to  the  best.     Con- 
sult B.  P.  Donnell  &  Co.,  Chicago  ;  George  H. 
Sanborn  &  Son,  New  York,  and  T.  B.  &  C.  W. 
Sheridan,  New  York.    3.  We  cannot  specify  the 
best.     All  kinds  of  bronzes  for  printing  can  be 
had  of  P.  W.  Devoe,  101  Pulton  street  ;  George 
Meier  &  Co.,  137  William   street.    The  latter 
shows  some  fine  samples.     H.  D.  Wade  &  Co., 
117  Fulton  street,  make  excellent  inks  and  bronze 
powders  ;  so  do  George  Mather's  Sons,  60  John 
street.    4.  The  Beekman  Mills  paper  is  made  for 
and  controlled  by  Melvin  Hard's  Sons,  35  Beek- 
man street,  New  York. 


Jan.  25   1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATICIZER 


125 


SWISS    WOOD    CARVING. 


Next  to  its  admirable  communal  system  and 
the  thrift  of  its  people,  the  prosperity  of  Switzer- 
land is  in  great  measure  due  to  the  efforts  that 
are  being  constantly  put  forth  to  supplement 
agriculture  by  industry.  Where  the  soil  is  fer- 
tile and  the  climate  genial,  agriculture  can  stand 
alone,  and  the  peasantry,  though  their  holdings 
may  be  small,  are  generally  well  to  do.  But  in 
mountainous  regions,  such  as  the  Jura  and 
Bernese  Oberland,  families  possessing  no  more 
than  ten  or  fifteen  acres  of  not  very  rich  land, 
and  with  no  other  resource  than  husbandry,  find 
it  hard  to  live,  for  the  Swiss,  unlike  their  French 
neighbors,  are  prone  to  indulge  in  the  luxury  of 
large  families.  It  is  a  suggestive  fact  that  while 
the  Vaudois  and  the  Neuchatelois  are  little  given 
to  emigration,  the  emigration  from  some  parts  of 
Berne  is  so  extensive  as  to  threaten  them  with 
depopulation.  This  arises  from  no  difference  in 
the  laws  or  social  conditions  prevalent  in  the 
three,  cantons,  but  from  the  circumstance  that 
for  generations  past  the  mountaineers  of  the 
Jura  have  combined  handiwork  with  husban- 
dry, while  with  few  exceptions  the  mountaineers 
of  the  Oberland  have  put  their  trust  in  hus- 
bandry alone.  Despite  the  difficulty  of  creating 
new  trades  in  a  country  destitute  of  coal  and 
iron,  and  hemmed  in  by  hostile  tariffs,  the  Ber- 
nese began  some  years  since  to  emulate  the  ex- 
ample of  their  neighbors,  and  their  efforts  to  all 
appearance  are  likely  to  be  crowned  with  suc- 
cess. These  efforts  are  directed  chiefly  to  the 
development  of  what  may  be  called  the  natural 
industries  of  the  canton,  such  as  wood-carving, 
marqueterie  making,  and  the  production  of  ar- 
tistic furniture. 

The  first  attempt  to  introduce  wood  carving 
into  Berne  was  made  half  a  century  ago,  by 
Christian  Fischer,  of  Brienz,  who  may  be  called 
the  father  of  the  art,  for  after  acquiring  it  him- 
self, he  taught  it  to  others,  and  founded  a  school. 
Besides  being  an  artist  in  wood,  Fischer  taught 
music,  made  musical  boxes,  and  practised  the 
healing  arc,  but,  like  many  other  clever  fellows, 
he  died  in  poverty.  Some  time  after  Fischer 
began  wood  carving  at  Brienz  a  certain  Peter 
Baumann  began  at  Grindelwald  the  making  of 
the  miniature  Swiss  chalets  which  are  now  so 
popular.  He  afterward  removed  to  Meyringen, 
where  he  taught  his  art  to  his  three  sons,  one  of 
whom,  Andreas,  proved  to  be  a  genius  of  the 
first  order,  and  was  equally  distinguished  for 
originality  in  design  and  skill  in  execution.  He 
was  the  first  to  practise  carving  in  relief.  His 
roses  are  still  regarded  as  masterpieces,  and 
serve  as  models  for  young  sculptors. 

The  success  of  the  Baumanns  encouraged 
others  to  follow  their  example,  and  wood  carv- 
ing soon  became  a  winter  occupation  in  nearly 
every  cottage  of  the  valley  of  the  Hasli.  But 
y'  the  sale  of  carvings  and  chalets  being  restricted 
to  foreign  tourists  in  the  summer  season,  princi- 
pally through  the  intermediary  of  hotel  porters, 
the  trade  for  a  long  while  was  limited  and  unre- 
munerative.  But  it  struggled  on,  and  in  the 
course  of  time  attracted  the  attention  of  local 
capitalists,  who  started  workshops,  opened  de- 
pots for  the  sale  of  their  products,  and  began  an 
export  trade  which,  with  some  fluctuations,  goes 
on  steadily  increasing. 

The  business  of  wood-carving  now  flnds  employ- 
ment for  several  thousand  individuals.  In  one 
establishment  alone,  that  of  the  Brothers  "Worth 
— three  to  four  hundred  sculptors  of  both  sexes 
are  regularly  occupied.  Each  has  his  or  her 
specialty,  the  choice  of  which  is  left  to  in- 
dividual taste.  Some  have  an  aptitude  for  and 
excel  in  the  modeling  of  groups  of  animals  ; 


others  give  their  attention  to  flowers  and  plants ; 
others,  again,  prefer  to  carve  ornamental  cas- 
kets and  build  miniature  chalets.  The  women 
have  great  delicacy  of  touch,  and  their  work  in 
certain  branches  is  preferred  to  that  of    the 

men. — Exchange. 

^♦■»- 

DUTY   ON   PAINTINGS  ON  SILK. 


An  appeal  was  made  from  a  decisson  of  the 
Collector  of  Customs  at  New  York  assessing 
duty  at  the  rate  of  60  per  cent,  ad  valorem  on 
certain  paintings  on  silk,  and  claimed  by  the  ap- 
pellant to  be  entitled  to  admission  as  paintings 
dutiable  at  10  per  cent,  ad  valorem.  The  mer- 
chandise consisted  of  two  pieces  of  silk,  backed 
with  paper,  the  silk  being  about  two  feet  wide 
and  five  feet  long,  both  pieces  being  decorated 
with  a  painting  in  water-colors,  illustrating  the 
cultivation  of  tea  and  cotton,  respectively.  It 
was  alleged  that  the  articles  were  to  be  used  as 
paintings  only,  and  were  intended  to  be  hung  on 
walls.  The  appraiser  reported  that  they  could 
be  used  as  curtains,  screens,  or  window  shades, 
although  it  was  impossible  to  prove  that  the 
owner  would  use  them  as  such.  The  Treasury 
Department  decided,  December  5, 1878  (Synopsis 
3,807),  that  certain  paintings  on  silk  and  paper, 
invoiced  at  a  small  value,  and  evidently  de- 
signed to  be  made  up  into  curtains,  screens,  fans, 
and  a  variety  of  other  articles  of  utility,  not 
being  works  of  art,  were  not  entitled  to  admis- 
sion as  paintings.  The  Treasury  Department  in 
ruling  on  this  point  says  :  "It  is  understood,  in 
the  present  case,  that  the  pictures  may  fairly  be 
considered  as  works  of  art  ;  and  if,  after  due 
consideration,  you  shall  be  of  opinion  that  this 
understanding  is  correct,  you  may  reliquidate 
the  entry  and  assess  duties  at  the  rate  of  10  per 
cent,  ad  valorem,  taking  measures  for  a  refund 
of  the  amount  exacted  in  excess." 


VALENTINES. 


The  valentine  season  has  again  come  around 
and  finds  McLoughlin  Brothers,  as  usual,  at  the 
head  of  the  list  of  manufacturers  of  this  line  of 
goods.  This  year  their  assortment  is  unusually 
fine,  and  embraces  everything  from  the  pennj 
comics  to  the  elegant  easel.  As  this  firm  has 
lately  purchased  the  comic  valentine  plates  of 
the  late  A.  J.  Fisher,  it  is  now  the  only  publisher 
of  comic  valentines.  Its  list  shows  that  it  makes 
twenty  different  gross  packages  of  this  line  of 
goods.  One  would  suppose  this  ought  to  be 
enough  to  supply  the  whole  civilized  world,  and 
it  is  a  matter  of  wonder  where  they  all  go  to. 
The  names  of  these  comics,  too,  are  very  signifi- 
cant ;  for  instance,  there  are  the  "  Hit'em 
Hards,"  the  "  Fault  Finders,"  the  "  Long 
Jokers,"  the  "Useful  Hints,"  the  "  Portraits," 
the  "Trades"  and  the  "  Changeable,"  the  latter 
being  really  two  comics  in  one.  Indeed,  any- 
body who  cannot  find  one  to  suit  him,  or  rather 
to  suit  one  of  his  "  friends,"  must  be  very  hard 
to  please. 

The  lace  goods  are,  as  usual,  very  neat,  and 
show  great  improvement  on  last  season's  goods, 
and  range  in  price  from  two  cents  to  one  dollar 
each.  Box  valentines  come  next.  The  firm 
makes  all  of  its  own  boxes,  and  has  attained 
such  a  degree  of  excellence  in  their  manufacture 
that  there  is  no  longer  any  need  of  using  im- 
ported boxes.  They  cost  all  the  way  from  ten 
cents  to  twenty  dollars  each,  retail. 

This  season  the  sensation  is  the  "  Easel  Valen- 
tine," which  is  thought  to  be  its  prettiest  form. 
In  its  different  styles  of  puffed  and  fluted  satin, 
with  its  velvet  and  fringed  trimmings  and  beau- 
tiful ornaments,  it  is  a  very  handsome  thing, 
and  will  make  a  very  pretty  ornament  for  a 


mantel  or  centre  table.  It  is  cheap  as  well  as 
pretty,  and  those  who  do  not  feel  very  rich  can 
procure  a  nice  one  for  fifty  cents  or  a  dollar, 
while  those  who  are  more  deeply  in  love,  and 
have  plenty  of  money,  can  invest  as  high  as  ten 
dollars  in  one  of  these  gifts. 

The  firm  also  has  a  very  large  assortment  of 
valentine  cards  suitable  for  both  old  and  young, 
consisting  of  plain,  embossed,  paneled  and 
fringed  cards.  The  designs  are  beautifully  and 
artistically  colored,  and  the  sentiment  is  refined 
and  appropriate. 

As  most  of  these  cards  are  printed  at  the  fac- 
tory, the  firm  claims  to  be  able  to  sell  its  line 
cheaper  than  any  other  goods  of  the  kind  in  the 
market.  On  the  whole,  the  house  is  very  well 
satisfied  with  the  valentine  trade  this  season, 
and  states  that  it  has  been  compelled  to  work 
night  and  day  in  order  to  supply  the  demands 

of  the  trade. 

■ ♦♦■^^ 

Many  men  have  plenty  of  eloquence,  but  little 
wisdom. 

Office  op  the  American  Stationer,  \ 
Wednesday,  January  26,  1883.      f 

TmE  MOJVJST  MA.RKET.—lslo\ieY  continues 
easy,  the  extreme  rates  for  call  loans  on  stocks  being 
3@5  per  cent.,  with  4  per  cent,  the  prevailing  rate. 
On  Government  bonds  as  collateral  the  rates  are  2@3 
per  cent.  In  time  loans  the  disposition  is  greater  to 
lend  than  borrow,  and  4}4@5  per  cent,  are  the  ruling 
rates.  Commercial  paper  is  unchanged.  In  the 
stock  market,  weakness  and  lower  prices  were  again 
the  features.  There  was  a  decline  of  J^@2%  in  the 
active  stocks.  Government  bonds  were  lower  [for 
the  41^'s  and  extended  5's  Railroad  bonds  were 
quiet  and  steady.  Sterling  exchange  is  lower  and 
dull,  and  Continental  nominally  steady. 

lajE  PJ.rER  JU"4J£JC£T.— The  drought  which 
has  extended  over  a  wide  area  in  the  East  and  North- 
east is  exerting  a  very  potent  influence  in  the  paper 
market,  causing  a  stoppage  oC  many  mills  and  a  hin- 
drance to  the  running  to  their  full  capacity  of  a 
large  number  of  others,  and  but  for  the  fact  of  such 
a  large  proportion  of  the  whole  number  in  the  coun- 
try being  equipped  with  steam,  there  would  be  an 
actual  scarcity  and  an  advance  in  prices.  On  some 
of  the  low  grades  of  papers  which  are  dependent 
upon  water-power  to  a  great  extent  for  their  manu- 
facture, this  falling  off  in  the  production  is  shown 
mostly,  and  while  there  has  been  no  appreciation  in 
prices,  it  acts  as  a  sustaining  influence  against  any 
decline.  While  no  great  strength  can  be  claimed  for 
any  grade,  prices  on  the  whole  can  be  said  to  be 
steady  and  holding  their  own  very  fairly  in  the  face 
of  a  moderate  demand.  Of  those  mills  in  a  posi- 
tion to  run  without  any  hindrance,  some  are  taking 
very  good  orders  to  make  up  for  spring  trade,  and  at 
prices  satisfactory  to  both  manufacturer  and  buyer. 

TB.E  STJ.TIOJSERT  JU^MKET.— During  the 
past  week  business  has  brightened  up  considerably 
in  most  lines  of  goods,  and  several  large  orders  are 
reported.  This  is  a  cheerful  outlook  for  the  spring 
trade,  which  is  now  expected  to  begin  early.  There 
are  quite  a  number  of  travelers  on  the  road,  most  of 
whom  are  taking  import  orders,  but  there  are  some 
who  are  still  canvassing  for  the  coming  season.  The 
import  order  business  seems  not  to  be  entered  into 
as  energetically  as  in  previous  years,  for  several 
houses  have  declined  to  send  travelers  on  the  road 
for  that  purpose.  There  has  been  quite  a  large  de- 
mand for  school  bags,  a  great  variety  of  which  is 
offered  this  year.  Dealers  in  fans  report  fair  sales 
to  jobbers,  and  those  who  handle  school  books  and 
pens  say  that  there  is  a  brisk  demand  for  these 
goods.  In  stationers'  hardware,  trade  is  picking  up 
lively  and  in  fancy  leather  goods  a  healthy  feeling  pre- 
vails. Large  sales  are  reported  in  toilet  papers,  and 
the  demand  for  staple  goods  is  fair.  In  fancy  goods 
and  fancy  note  papers  several  novel  and  original  de- 
signs will  be  placed  on  the  market  in  a  few  days  ; 
some  of  these  are  said  to  surpass  any  previous  efforts 
in  their  line. 


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the  revolution  of  the  press,  the  printed  sheet  is  transferred  to  our  Patent  Sheet 
Delivery,  which  deposits  it  on  the  Fly  without  the  use  of  tapes  ;  and  as  the 
sectional  wheels  of  the  Sheet  Delivery  are  adjustable  at  will,  they  can  be  moved 
from  the  "  line  of  danger  "  to  engravings  or  contact  with  the  letterpress,  and 
"set-off"  is  clearly  impossible.  Our  Patent  Hinged  EoUer  Frame  is  seen  on 
engraving,  closed  and  ready  for  work. 


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129 


"Ledger  Brand"  American-Russia 

-^  IS    th:e:    besti  t^- 


J.  L.  SHOEMAKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Manufacturers, 

BOOKBINDERS'   WABEHOUSE, 


-5S    SEND    FOE   SAMPLE.    ^- 


ESTABLISHED    BY    HENRY    COHEN,    1838. 


Envelope   Manufacturer, 

WHOLESALE  STATIONER^IIPORTER  OF  FANCY  GOODS, 

No.  505  CHESTNUT  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 

Envelopes  in  over  One  Thousand 
varieties ;  new  revised  net  price 
list  just  issued.  Coronet  Circulars 
for  Printers  and  Advertising  pur- 
Home  Mills  Ruled  Papers, 
Commercial,  Letter,  Cap  and 
Legal,  all  weights  and  rulings. 
Kent  Mills  Laid  Pure  Linen  Papers, 
all  weights  and  sizes;  samples  and 
prices  sent  to  the  trade  on  applica- 
tion. Double-Strength  Mucilage, 
Satinette  Copying  Books  and  Paper. 
Everpoint  Leads  for  all  Gold,  Auto- 
matic and  Propelling  Pencils. 


.'V^^. 


SPECIALTIES. 
New  styles  of  Papeteries  for 
Spring  Trade  ;  a  large  and  elegant 
assortment.  New  "Zenith"  Glass 
Mucilage  Stand.  Blank  Books,  half 
and  full  bound,  in  all  sizes  and 
qualities.  Penholders,  Lead  and 
Slate  Pencils  in  every  grade.  Scrap 
Books,  both  Foreign  and  American, 
in  new  and  artistic  designs.  Library 
Inkstands  in  walnut,  plain  or  pol- 
ished. General  Staple  Stationery 
in  all  new  styles  and  designs. 


IJOODENOUGH  HilHIOlJE  CO. 


MANUFACTURERS  OP  ■ 


BRIC-A-BRAC, 

For  Decorating, 

—  AND  — 

Original  Art  Furniture* 

252  Market   Street,  Newark,  N.  J. 

BRENTANO  BROS. 

LONDON  EXCHEQUER 

Jet  Black  Ink. 

—  WRITES  BLACK  AT  ONCE.  — 

Four  Sizes— Quarts,  Pints,  Half  Pints,  and  2  Oz. 

Can  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  Stationers,  and  at 

BRENTANO    BROS.,  5   Union  Square,  New  York. 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE  CO., 

Eleclrotjpers  &  Stereotjpers, 

No.  68  BEEKMAN   STREET. 
^^^  Electrotypes  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Metal. 

WANTED TRAVELING  SALESMAN  WANT- 
ed  by  a  Western  Stationery  House  ;  must  be 
familiar  with  the  trade  South  and  West.  Address 
WEST,  care  American  Stationer,  New  York. 


BflOK-BlNBEES'  WIRESTITCHIN&  MACHINE 


Of  Largest  Capacity  and  Range.    Power  and  Hand  Combined. 

Wire  per  thousand  books  costs  but  one-third  that  used  by  any  other  Stitcher. 


Manufactured  by  CHARLES  CARR, 

Granite  Street,  South  Boston,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A, 


R.  T.  &  S.  BLOOD,  Jr., 

Formerly  with   THE  AMERICAN  BANK  NOTE  CO. 

CONSECUTIVE    NUMBERING,     ^ -^ 

BLANK    BOOK    PAGING, 
^ •<^  And   PERFORATING. 


l:To.  S 1    JotLrL    Street,    IsTe-VTT-    "SToxls. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRIOHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Faicy  Goods,  Glassware,  Cla,  Toys,  Gaies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,   &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal- Mounted   Lamps, 

C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

asros.  2S,  33.  azici  33  I=a,r3s:  IFla-ce,  IsTe-w^  "STorlr. 


A.    WEIDMAItfltf   &   CO., 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 


Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 


MANUFACTtTRERS  OF 


TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Duane  St.,  New  York. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

No.  152  Broadway,  JSTe^v  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BXnLDINGS. 

m-  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 


130 


THE    AMEETCAN    STATIOISTER 


Educational  Headquarters. 


SILICATE  BOOK  SLATES. 

Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  fine  cloth,  for  Lead  or 
Slate  Pencil,  with  or  without  interleaves,  unequaled 
marking  surface,  superior  erasible  quality  and  great 
durability  ;  they  are  light,  portable  and  noiseless ; 
made  all  sizes. 

BLACK  DIAMOND  SLATING. 

The  best  Liquid  Slating  for  Walls  and  Blackboards  ; 
easily  applied.  Put  up  in  cans  of  various  sizes,  with 
full  Directions  for  use. 

BLACKBOARDS. 

Made  of  the  best  material,  thoroughly  seasoned,  both 
sides  of  Black  Diamond  Slating  ;  the  finest  and  best 
made. 

LAPILINUM  (Stone  Cloth). 

A  perfect  flexible  Blackboard  ;  rolls  tightly  like  a 
map,  without  injury  ;  36  and  46  inches  wide. 

IVORINE  SHEETS. 

Assorted  colors;  size  22^  x  28^  in. ;  Transparent,  one 
or  both  sides;  a  perfect  erasing  surface;  sheets  cut 
to  order  any  size  desired. 

BEWABE  OF  WOBTHLESS  IMITATIONS. 

These  goods  are  fully  protected  by  Patents  and 
Copyrights  in  this  country  and  in  France,  Germany 
and  England.  Received  the  Highest  Awards  at 
the  Philadelphia  International  Exhibition, 
1 876,  and  the  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

^^  Samples  and  Descriptive  Catalogue  mailed  on 
application. 

Send  direct  to  Educational  Headquarters  of  the 

NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO., 

191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 


^  ...     , fapid,  CHI 

^  X  ICHICAGO  &   NORTH-WESTERN  flAlLwAvl 


The  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  I  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 

EQUIPPED !  and  hence  the 

Z-eading  Hallway  of  the  West  and  Northwest ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona.  Utah,  Col- 
orada.  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  Omaha,  fienver,  Leadville,  Salt  Zahe, 
San  Francisco,  Deaduiood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids.  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,   Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,   Sheboygan.  Mar- 

Suette,  Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
lenasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo. 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse,  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  EB""  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNO.  Gen.  Supt.,  Chicago. 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

No.  42  John  Street,  New  York, 


ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES, 
RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS. 


ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER, 
And  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 


NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES. 


NEW  STYLE  FOR  1883.— NEW  PRICE  LIST. 


The  NOVELTY  Paper  Fastener. 


(Patented  in  Europe  and  America.) 

Drives  and  Clinches  a  Staple  or 

Suspension   Ring  at  a 

Single  Blow. 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Binding 
Books,  Ringing  Show  Cards  and 
Pamphlets,  &c.,  &c.,  with  400  Steel 
Staples  and  50  Steel  Suspension 
Rings,  boxed. 

Sample  by  mail,  all  complete, 
Fifty  Cents. 

Staples,  all  sizes,  50  cents  per  1000. 

Suspension  Rings,  50  cents  per  Box 

of  500  Rings. 

The  Trade  will  be  supplied,  cash  with 

order,  at  the  following  rates: 
Suspension  Ring   Paper   Fast- 
ener (as  above),  per  Gross,    $48.00 
Steel  Suspension  Rings,  per  M,  .669^ 
Novelty  Staples,  per  M,     .      .      .33i^ 

Strangers  are  referred  for  our 
standing  to  the  Pubhsher  of  this 
Paper,  to  any  of  the  Express  Com- 
panies, or  to  Bradstreet's  Mercantile 
Agency. 


Sole  Agents  for  United   States   and 
Canada, 

57  Maiden  Lane,  New  York. 


i^~  For  Illustrated  Catalogue  of 
our  Patented  Specialties  in  Station- 
ers' Hardware,  address, 

^  For  the  HOME  TRADE  or  EXPORT 

Y  the  Sole  Manufacturers, 


Philadelphia  NoTelty  Mfg.  Co..  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila.,  Pa.  Cable  Address,  "Novelty. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Drawing  Papers,  Mathematical  Instruments,  Paint  Boxes,  Draw- 
ing Studies  in  large  variety. 

Olli    AND    WATER-COLOR    PAINTING   MATERIALS. 

LACROIX'S    CHINA    COLORS. 
MlltJtOItS     FOR     DECORATING. 

Sole  Manufacturebs  of 

PAPIER   MACHE   PLAQUES, 

Furnished  Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Gilt  or  Silvered. 

BLXJE  I=>R.IN"T  FtOLL  F.A.FER,. 

WAX    FLO\yER    MATERIALS. 

Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States  of 
Aug.   Leonhardi's  (Dresden)  Celebrated  Alizarine  Writing  and  Copying  Ink. 

m~  Publishers  of  SOUVENIR  ALBUMS,  of  aU  the  larger  cities  of  the  Union,  of 
Places  of  Summer  Resort,  and  of  Celebrated  Sceneries. 
Catalogues  furnished  on  application.  1125  CHESTNUT  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA 


Jan.  25,  1883.] 


THE   AMEElOAl^   STATIOiN'ER 


131 


(Successors  to  FLOTO   MAN UFACTUBING    COMFANY,) 

IMPORTKRS,   MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


VALENTINE, 


Easter  I  Birthday  Cards, 

TOKEIIS,  SOOVEHIRS  ASD  BOVELTIES. 


Choice  designs  (exclusively  our  own),  hand-painted  on  silk.     Many  choice  and  recherche  Novelties  will  be  shown  the  Trade 
by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road. 

>t> :  No.  290    BROADV^AY,   NEV7  YORK.  >==^\< 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATICISHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PI.AIN,     FANCY, 

AND 

OKNAMENTAI. 

liETTERING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing;,  Engrossinpr,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  Bnish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 
Manufactured  in  six  differ-  /    A       1 
ent  sizes.    Packed  one  doz.    \    ^t    i  " 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.    Also  J    1        1 


put  up  in   sets  containing  "S 
one  of  each  kind  and  one  |   9 
each  of  Nos.  1,  8  and  3.  V   ■^• 


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A  special  Ink  is  also 
manufactured  in  six 
.  brilliant  colors,  put  up 
'  in  boxes  containing  one 
doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 


We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders    n  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted   through  the  mails. 

^^  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO.,  Agents,  41,  43  &  46  Beekman  and  166  William  Stg.,  NEW  YORK. 

Successor  to  Victor  E.  Mauoer  &  Petrie,  No.  110  Reads  Street,  New  York, 

DEPOT  roR  

KNICKERBOCKER  PLAYING  CARDS,  Goodall's  Camden  Whist  Markers 

A.  B.  French  Copying  Inks,  Botary  Dampers,  &c. 
Lithographers'  Machinery,  Round  Hole  Treadle  Perforators,  Ink  Orinding  Mills,  &c. 

lOSEPH  1^1  LLO¥T*S 
^  STEEr'PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World* 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,  I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands, 
^g"  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  tfec,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  HENKT  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


•i"  I3i:i»oi^te:i>  ^^ 


Satin-Frinpfed  Valentine  Cards; 


(ho    f\C\    ^^^^    BOX    OOISrT-A.IN"Il>TG}-    ff/X 
^L     1^     V/  V  (Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^J  ^J 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7th  Street,  Philadelphia. 


AND  SEALING  WAX. 


irV    A-LIL,    VA.K,1ETIES. 


SANFORD   MFG.    CO.,   CHICAGO,   Ills 


DRESSER,  M'^LELLAN  &  CO., 

PiWiskrUootellers  I  Stationers, 

BLAM  BOOK  MANUFACTURERS. 
47  Exchange  Street,      -      -      POETLAND.  ME. 


Publishers  of  Oliver's  Precedents,  New  Edition;  Maioe 
Reports,  Luce's  Maine  Probate  Practice,  Kings- 
bury's Maine  Townsman,  Bolster's  Tax  Col- 
lector and  Form    Book,  Young  People's 
History  of  Maine,  Legal  Blanks 
of  all  kinds. 

ACRIN  L.  DRESSER.   E.  8.  E.  m'LELUAN.   W.  W.  ROBERTS. 

ThoChasiStewart  Paper  Co. 

139, 141  &  143  Walnut  St., 
CINCINIS^TI,    Olxio,      /  ^^ . 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers 
of  every  description  t 

News,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 

Wrapping 


BLANK  books! 

OFFICE    STATIONERY, 
Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding 
Cards  and  Invitations,  and  the 

NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 

AS  FAST  AS  PRODTJCED. 


STATIONERS  and  PRINTERS  are  requested 
to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Goods  ^ted  to 
their  wants. 

EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  £ast   14tli  St.,   Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  all  principal 
cities.    Trade  List  furnished  on  application. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  EVEBT  DESCRIPTION. 


Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 

291   Main  St.,  Cor.  Worthlngton, 

Spri3a.g-fi.old.,   •    .    2vla.ss. 

OldeBt  Rubber  Stamp  Manury  in 

If  ew  England  &  Iiareest  in  the  V.  S. 


132 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOT^EB. 


FLORAL   ORNAMENT  IN    INDIAN    MAN- 
UFACTURES. 


In  Egypt,  the  knop  and  flower  were  repre- 
sented by  the  date  palm  and  its  fruit,  by  the 
lotus  and  its  bud,  and  by  the  lotus-flower  and  a 
bunch  of  grapes,  or  the  lotus-flower  and  a  bull's 
head ;  sometioies  the  flower  by  the  papyrus 
head.  In  O  wen  Jones' ' '  Grammar  of  Ornament, '' 
plate  4,  figure  6,  the  ornament,  which  looks  like 
a  lotus-headed  form  of  some  sort,  is  proved  to  be 
a  date,  by  the  rippled  mass  of  red  and  green 
hanging  down  one  side  of  it,  representing  the 
ripe  fructiflcation  of  the  date  burst  from  its 
spathe.  That  the  ripple  is  taken  from  the  zig- 
zag of  the  branching  date  stalks,  any  botanist 
will  see.  The  Tree  of  Life  is  represented 
throughout  Greek  and  Roman  and  Italian  and 
Renaissance  art.  It  is  still  represented  on  the 
commonest  Spanish  and  Portuguese  earthenware 
by  a  green  tree  that  looks  exactly  like  a  Noah's 
Ark  tree  ;  but  it  invariably  springs  from 
two  curved  horns,  which  betray  the  secret. 
In  India,  the  knop  and  flower  change  like 
the  transformations  of  a  dream.  Indeed,  in 
Hindu  art,  imagination  is  let  loose  as  in  a 
dream.  In  the  Amravati  and  Bharhut  sculp- 
tures, the  transformations  go  on  under  your 
eye,  and  reveal  the  whole  mystery.  The  cone  is 
generally  the  lotus-bud,  and  the  elephant  is 
never  represented  in  carved  stone  without  it  in 
his  trunk.  Sometimes  the  cone  of  budding 
plantain  fruit  takes  its  place.  The  flower  is 
generally  the  lotus  represented  en  silhouette,  like 
a  fan,  or  full-faced  ;  and  sometimes  the  fan-like 
form  of  the  date  Horn  is  given  to  the  peacock's 
tail,  and  to  the  many-headed  cobra,  and  not 
only  these  cobra  heads  but  the  water-lily  is  rep- 
resented in  true  honeysuckle  form.  The  cone  is 
also  represented  by  the  mango  and  jack.  In 
short,  anything  full  of  the  glory  of  life  becomes 
the  symbol  of  life.  The  peacock's  tail,  the 
glorious  lotus-flower,  the  mighty  jack,  the  nu- 
tritious and  uncloying  plantain,  the  luscious 
golden  mango,  the  thyrsus-like  cluster  of  the 
flowers  of  the  cadumba,  and  the  sacred  fig, 
throwing  down  rootlets  from  every  branch, 
which  take  root  again  and  spring  up  in  forests 
round  the  parent  stem  ;  all  are  natural  and 
obvious  symbols  of  life.  The  melon-shaped 
flnial  on  the  pagodas  of  Indian  temples  is 
probably  derived  from  the  unripe  fruit 
of  Nymphcea  rubra.  We  have,  however, 
to  be  on  our  watch  for  the  vagaries  of 
Hindu  imagination.  The  entire  leaf  of  the 
jack,  Artocarpus  integrifolia,  is  represented  so 
swollen  and  bursting  with  life  as  to  pass  into  the 
divided  leaf  of  bread  fruit  tree,  Artocarpus  in- 
cisa.  Again,  we  find  the  catkins  of  the  jack, 
from  which  the  long  pendent  ornaments  worn 
by  elephants  in  front  of  their  ears  are  modeled, 
represented  hanging  out  of  the  flowers,  from  the 
fruit  of  the  lotus,  from  the  branches  of  the  sa- 
cred fig,  and  about  the  lingam  and  trisul,  which 
I  believe  to  be  the  combined  lingam  and  yoni.  In 
the  earlier  sculptures  a  lotus  plant  is  represented 
issuing  from  the  proboscis  of  an  elephant,  the 
stalk  running  along  in  an  undulating  line,  be- 
tween the  curves  of  which  the  flower  is  seen  al- 
ternately in  full  face  and  en  silhouette,  in  the 
most  superb  style  of  conventional  art.  In  the 
Bharhut  sculptures,  a  lotus  springs  in  the  same 
way  from  an  elephant,  and  its  flowers  alternate 
with  the  jack  and  mango;  and,  between  each 
lotus  "  flower,"  and  whatever  fruit  takes  the 
place  of  the  "  knop"  or  cone,  we  have  repre- 
sentations of  the  Buddhistic  fables  or  jatakas ; 
while  the  fruitful  mystic  lotus  is  represented 
pouring  down  all  manner  of  good  things,  and 
jewelry    in  countless  forms.     In   one  place   a 


woman  from  a  tree,  reminding  one  of  the 
women  in  the  Egyptian  Tree  of  Life,  is  pouring 
water  into  a  man's  hands  from  a  veritable  tea- 
pot. In  the  Amravati  and  Takht-i-bhai  sculp- 
tures, the  lotus  stalk  is  looped  up  in  festoons  by 
dwarfs,  as  we  see  similar  festoons  in  Roman  ar- 
chitectural remains,  held  up  by  genii.  It  may  be 
that  the  Takht-i-bhai  sculptures  were  influenced 
by  Greek  examples  or  were  executed  under  Gi-eek 
direction  ;  but  really  the  intercourse  with  As- 
syria will  account  for  a  good  deal  that  looks  like 
Greek  inspiration  in  India,  just  as  it  is  now  evi- 
dent that  the  ornamental  details  of  Greek  sculp- 
ture also  were  derived  from  Assyria.  The 
"  knotted  rope "  pattern  may  have  been  taken 
from  the  knots  in  the  stalks  of  the  cones  issuing 
from  the  stem  and  head  of  the  date  Horn,  and 
the  wedge  pattern,  alternate  dark  and  light, 
from  the  conventional  representations  of  the 
leaf  scars  on  the  stem  of  the  date  Horn. 

Sometimes  on  Persian  rugs  the  entire  tree  is 
represented,  but  generally  it  would  be  past 
all  recognition  but  for  smaller  representations 
of  it  within  the  larger.  In  Yarkand  carpets, 
however,  it  is  seen  fllling  the  whole  centre  of 
the  carpet,  stark  and  stiflf  as  if  cut  out  in 
metal.  In  Persian  art,  and  in  Indian  art  de- 
rived from  Persian,  the  tree  becomes  a  beauti- 
ful flowering  plant,  or  simple  sprig  of  flowers; 
but  in  Hindu  art  it  remains  in  its  hard  archi- 
tectural form,  as  seen  in  temple  lamps,  and  the 
models  in  brass  and  copper  of  the  sacred  fig  as 
the  Tree  of  Life. 

Neither  is  it  difficult  to  conjecture  how  these 
religious  symbols  of  the  first  worship  of  the 
Aryan  race,  afterward  darkened  and  polluted 
in  Turanian  India,  and  Egypt,  and  Assyria,  by 
a  monstrous  and  obscene  symbolism,  came  to  be 
universally  adopted  in  the  art  ornament  of  the 
East.  It  originated  in  the  embroidered  hang- 
ings and  veils  worked  by  women  in  the  temples, 
which  they  embroidered  with  the  representation 
of  the  symbol  of  the  deity  worshiped.  The 
women  "  who  wove  hangings  for  the  grove,"  or 


Asherah,  are  alluded  to  in  2  Kings,  xxiii.,  7. 
They  probably  embroidered  on  cut  patterns,  and 
worked  the  larger  patterns  in  appUqui  into  their 
work  ;  and  they  cut  the  patterns  by  folding  the 
cloth  double,  so  as  by  one  undulating  or  zigzag 
cut  to  get  a  two-sided  symmetrical  pattern. 
Nor  is  this  entirely  conjecture.  This  method  is 
everywhere  practised  among  the  artistic  pea- 
santry of  Europe.  I  have  a  number  of  such 
patterns,  which  I  once  saw  a  French  peasant 
boy  cutting  out  in  paper  to  while  away  the 
time.  It  happens  that  they  are  all  of  trees, 
some  cypresses,  and  others  trees  with  the  cross 
introduced  in  the  most  strange  conventional 
manner  about  them — trees,  in  fact,  of  life  and 
death.  The  method  of  cutting  out  patterns  in 
this  way  tends  to  perpetuate  a  symmetrical  and 
rectangular  representation  of  ornament.  Be 
this  as  it  may,  the  knop  and  flower  pattern 
and  the  Tree  of  Life  pattern  pervade  all  deco- 
rative art,  and  by  direct  derivation  from  the 
Assyrian  lotus  and  lotus- bud,  and  Asherah  and 
cone,  but  no  longer  as  symbols.  This  absence 
of  symbolism  is  the  weakness  of  modern  Euro- 
pean decoration,  as  indeed  it  was  of  Grecian, 
and  yet  what  conventional  form  is  more  beauti- 
ful than  the  French  fleur-de-lis,  more  beautiful 
and  worshipful  than  the  Tudor  rose,  or  than 
such  heraldic  symbols  as  the  cross  crosslet;  and 
the  most  natural  decoration  -for  wall-papers, 
curtains  and  book-lining  papers,  would  be,  for 
people  who  could  afford  it,  to  use  family  arms, 
alone,  or  in  combination  with  national  symbols, 
and  conventionalized  representations  of  national 
flowers  or  animals.  But  no  symbols  can  ap- 
proach in  beauty  of  form  and  meaning  to  the 
knop  and  flower,  and  the  Horn  of  Assyria,  and 
purified  of  all  local  taint  of  Asshur,  Ashtoreth, 
or  Astarte,  they  belong  to  all  the  Aryan  races 
in  the  old  world  and  the  new. — Pottery  Gazette. 


How  many  people  would  be  mute  if  they  were 
forbidden  to  speak  well  of  themselves  and  evil  of 
others. 


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Jan.  25,  1883.] 


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than  any  other  system  of  roads  upon  the  continent. 
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all  things,  the  Leading  Line. 

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Gen.  Pass,  and  Ticket  Agt. 

Mention  this  paper.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

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134 


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for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
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left  in  front  of  table. 

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which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 
three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 

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Or,  The  Charles  Stewart  Paper  Co., 

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or  in  Europe:  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it.  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— £j:.  C/.  S.  Minister,  E.  B. 
Washburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491.441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed -one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  while  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
£ineer''s  Report  /or  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ars  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


I 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


I 
E.  S.  BOWEN, 

General  Supt., 

New  York. 


OF  AMERICA. 


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JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt..  New  York. 


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135 


THE  HANDY  BLOTTER 

Is  the  Most  Simple,  the  Cheapest  and  by  far  the  Most 
Popular  Hlotter  in  use.  It  is  an  article  of  quick  sale 
and  large  profit. 


T3JJ  S 

i  o-i 

■J}     H 
The  above  Cut  shows  the  Handy  Blotter  in  use. 

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-AND— 

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THE    AMEHIOAIT    STATIOll^E. 


INDEXING  NEWSPAPERS  AND  BOOKS. 


A  correspondent  of  the  Metal  Worker  says  : 
Literary  workers  probably  realize  more  thor- 
oughly than  any  other  class  the  immense  utility 
of  such  a  system,  and  it  sufficiently  comprehen- 
sive and  well-digested,  a  series  of  indexes  to 
practical  topics  would  be  of  the  utmost  value  to 
practical  workers  of  all  classes.  For  ready  ref- 
erence, the  necessities  of  my  own  case  require 
much  closer  analysis  of  subjects  than  could  pos- 
sibly be  contained  within  one  index,  and,  there- 
fore, while  adopting  the  plan  described  by  you 
as  the  basis,  I  amplify  and  extend  it  to  an  in- 
definite extent.  Discarding  the  arbitrary  clas- 
sification by  titles,  I  assign  all  articles  to  broad 
general  classes,  which  are  subdivided  into  many 
specific  classes,  under  which  are  grouped  the 
articles  belongingto  them.  Each  general  class 
has  an  index  devoted  exclusively  to  it,  and 
under  the  appropriate  letter  in  such  index  will 
be  found  the  specific  classes.  Thus,  among 
others,  I  have  the  following  general  classes  re- 
lating, directly  or  indirectly,  to  one  single  in- 
dustry, although  in  part  capable  of  much  more 
extended  application  :  Principles  of  design, 
construction,  ornament  and  decoration,  his- 
torical, textiles  and  upholstering  materials, 
woods  and  mural  decora  ion-'.  Toe  first  of 
these  (principles  of  design,  &c.)  I  subdivide 
into :  Fitness,  adaptation  of  materials,  pro- 
portion, harmony,  grace,  outline,  symme- 
try, regularity,  variety,  alternation,  colors 
(with  several  subdivisions),  styles,  and  several 
other  minor  classifications.  All  articles  are 
sul)jected  to  a  logical  analysis  and  resolved  into 
their  elements,  which  are  assigned  to  the  proper 
classes  and  sub-classes,  under  which  they  are 
indexed.  In  this  final  indexing  I  do  not  find  it 
necessary  to  give  the  title  of  articles,  except  in 
cases  where  the  principle  touched  upon  is  elabo- 
rately discussed.  In  other  cases  a  mere  refe- 
rence to  authority  is  sufficient.  Sometimes, 
however,  a  very  brief  summary  of  an  article  is 
desirable.  It  is  well  to  state  that  I  do  not  dis- 
pense entirely  with  the  titles  of  articles,  as  the 
system  outlined  is  not  in  any  way  interfered 
with  by  indexing  articles  with  their  titles,  as 
well  as  by  their  subjects,  in  the  same  book. 

It  may  appear  that  this  plan  is  unduly  elab- 
orate and  cumbrous  inpractical  operation,  but 
it  is  not  so  in  fact.  The  actual  labor  is  but  little, 
if  any,  more  than  that  involved  in  the  less  com- 
plex but  infinitely  less  efficient  index  de- 
scribed by  you,  and  the  completeness  and  ease 
with  which  any  subject  can  be  investigated 
when  all  the  articles  bearing  upon  it  are  logical- 
ly and  not  arbitrarily  grouped  would  amply 
repay  considerable  labor.  I  do  not  restrict  my 
indexes  to  one  paper;  on  the  contrary,  in  theui 
may  be  found  the  summary  of  a  number  of  tech- 
nical papers,  and  it  is  my  constant  habit,  in 
reading  books  that  come  within  the  scope  of  my 
general  plan,  to  make  a  minute  analysis  uf  their 
contents  and  to  enter  it  iu  my  indexes.  As  a 
result  1  have  at  my  elbow  a  surprisingly  exten- 
sive list  of  authorities  ou  my  cboseu  topics,  wh  cb 
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[FROM  OUR  REGTJLiAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

CiKCiNNATi,  O.,  January  39,  1883. 

The  opera  festival  begins  here  to-night  in 
Music  Hall.  Seats  are  sold  for  3,832  people,  and 
standing  room  for  1,200  more.  Next  April,  at 
the  same  place,  comes  the  dramatic  festival,  the 
mere  preparations  for  which  will  cost  $40,000, 
to  say  nothing  of  the  salaries  of  artists.  Next 
fall  comes  the  Exposition.  Early  in  December 
will  be  the  second  dramatic  festival.  Next  Feb- 
ruary the  fourth  opera  festival  will  be  given, 
enlarged  and  improved.  In  May,  1884,  will  be 
the  great  May  Musical  Festival.  In  the  mean- 
time we  shall  probably  have  at  least  one  presi- 
dential convention  in  Music  Hall.  By  1884,  the 
museum,  on  the  plan  of  South  Kensington,  with 
nearly  a  million  in  cash  and  treasures,  will  have 
been  built.  Never  in  the  history  of  the  city,  of 
which  we  are  all  so  proud,  was  there  more  burn- 
ing zeal  for  art  than  that  which  glows  and 
gleams  now.  The  Are  does  not  go  down.  Every 
artist's  studio  in  the  city  is  full  of  pupils.  All 
of  the  art  schools  are  crowded  until  they  can 
take  no  more.  New  art  potteries  are  springing 
up,  and  the  work  that  this  class  of  art  industry 
is  turning  out  is  wonderful.  It  is  no  fitful,  fe- 
verish, ephemeral  zeal,  biit  a  vestal  fire  that 
wUl  not  be  allowed  to  die.  People  watch  it  in 
real,  deep  earnest — not  with  a  transient  amateur 
interest.  In  proportion  as  this  interest  grows 
here,  the  passion  for  mere  personal  display  dies 
out.  Expensive  parties  and  weddings,  shoddy 
extravagance  in  equipage  and  cockney  taste  in 
dress  are  rarer  every  day  ;  but  homes  are 
brighter  with  real  beauty,  and  individuality  in 
architecture  and  house  furnishing  is  growing. 

Here  is  news.  John  Holland  says  that  the 
prices  of  the  McKinnon  pen  will  be  reduced,  to 
begin  on  February  1 — one  dollar  on  each  pen. 
Improved  machinery  and  processes  of  manufac- 
ture make  it  possible  to  knock  a  dollar  off  from 
the  price  of  each  pen,  and  produce  with  profit 
a  better  article  than  has  yet  been  put  upon  the 
market.  I  think  that  the  reduction  is  to  begin 
with  February.  If  it  does  not,  it  ought  to,  and 
I  am  quite  sure  February  1  is  the  day. 

Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  have  just  published  a 
three-hundred  page  directory  of  rare  old  books 
on  American  history.  This  publication  has  not 
been  out  three  weeks,  and  yet  the  orders  that  it 
has  brought  in  have  astonished  the  publishers. 
From  collectors,  librarians  and  students  in  all 
parts  of  the  country  lists  have  rushed  in.  For 
some  single  rare  books — very  high  priced — half 


a  dozen  orders  have  been  received  after  the 
book  was  sold.  The  publishers  anticipated  no 
such  result.  They  are  now  engaged  in  publish- 
ing small  editions  of  rare  pamphlets  for  a  lim- 
ited number  of  subscribers. 

There  was  a  big  whisky  failure  here  last  Sat- 
urday. The  Mohr  &  Mohr  Company  went 
under.  It  was  not  a  surprise.  Business  men 
knew  that  the  company  had  been  selling  to  peo- 
ple to  whom  other  dealers  had  refused  credit,  and 
that  for  several  years  it  had  been  losers  by  the 
failures  of  other  men,  and  that  it  had  speculated 
in  mines  and  in  lands  unprofitably.  Yet  this 
failure  has  made  the  community  hot  against 
Congress  for  its  dilatory  policy  with  reference 
to  the  internal  revenue  question.  If  that 
body  would  only  say  that  it  would  let 
the  revenue  stand  as  it  is,  business  men 
hold  that  it  would  restore  tone  to  trade. 
They  say  that  if  any  other  house  than  that  of 
Mohr  &  Mohr  had  failed  it  would  have  created 
a  panic.  Whisky  men  want  the  bonded  period 
extended  a  year  to  give  present  relief.  Ware- 
house receipts  are  used  as  collaterals  all  over  the 
country.  It  is  said  that  New  York  banks  have 
thirty  millions  of  them,  Chicago  ten  millions, 
Cincinnati,  strange  to  say,  only  seven  millions. 
These  represent  the  value  of  whisky  on  hand, 
less  90  cent,  per  gallon  tax.  Holders  of  these 
collaterals  must,  to  save  themselves,  pay  90 
cents  per  gallon  for  government  tax  as  soon  as 
the  bonded  period  expires,  or  the  government 
will  sell  the  whisky  to  pay  taxes.  The  market 
is  already  glutted  with  whisky.  That  is  the  sit- 
uation. A  big  whisky  crash  would  not  hurt  dis- 
tillers much;  in  fact,  would  hurt  them  very  lit- 
tle. The  bonded  whisky  is  held  all  over  the 
country  in  from  $500  to  $10,000  worth  in  the 
shape  of  warehouse  receipts.  A  crash  in  whisky 
would  involve  more  people  and  more  branches 
of  business  than  any  one  man  is  aware  of.  Al- 
ready the  situation  has  its  effect  on  trade. 
People  are  waiting  and  waiting.  The  feeling 
has  not  become  despondent  yet.  Trade  is  dull. 
How  long  men  can  remain  hopeful  under  the 
circumstances  is  an  interesting  problem. 

Prince  William. 


TORONTO   ITEMS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Toronto,  Ont.,  January  26,  1883. 
Our  people  have  been  grumbling  for  some 
years,  because  we  did  not  get  a  really  old-fash- 
ioned Canadian  winter,  which  means  to  com- 
mence early  and  hang  on  late,  continuous  cold 
and  mountains  of  snow  ;  and  now  we  have  got 
one,  and  yet  they  are  not  satisfied.  The  fact  is 
the  weather  question  is  one  of  the  most  difficult 


matters  to  settle  satisfactorily  in  nature.  I  am 
a  discontent,  at  the  present  time  anyway.  There 
is  not  the  least  bit  of  fun  to  me  in  facing  the 
northern  blast  that  comes  swirling  down  the 
street  and  whistles  through  your  bricks,  with 
the  thermometer  ranging  from  zero  to  10°  and 
15°  below.  It  is  very  bracing  weather,  say 
some.  Well,  some  folk  have  queer  notions.  The 
only  people  I  can  fancy  that  might  feel  jubilant 
over  it  are  the  coal  merchant  and  the  plumber. 
But  how  about  those  who  have  to  shovel»the 
anthracite  into  the  fire  by  cart-loads,  and  those 
blessed  water-pipes  that  freeze  up  and  burst, 
with  other  contingencies  too  numerous  to 
mention. 

I  have  very  little  indeed  to  chronicle,  and 
should  not  have  written  now,  only  I  was  afraid 
you  might  think  something  had  gone  wrong 
with  your  correspondent ;  and  there  has,  in  a 
way,  for  he  has  taken  such  a  fancy  to  the  stove 
that  he  wants  to  sit  straddle  of  it  most  of  the 
time.  Occasional  spurts  are  made  outside,  and 
then  he  rushes  back,  wondering  whether  his 
lugs  have  escaped,  or  the  roseate  hue  of  his  nasal 
projection  changed  to  a  beautiful  white. 

As  usual,  the  retail  trade  since  the  holidays 
has  been  somewhat  slack  ;  but  the  business  done 
up  to  the  New  Year  was  all  that  could  be  de- 
sired. There  never  was  a  finer  show  of  holiday 
goods,  nor  more  purchasers  anxious  to  get  them. 
Christmas  and  New  Year  cards  went  off  like 
hot  cakes,  and  the  poor  carriers  were  breaking 
their  backs  over  the  loads  they  had  to  distribute 
through  the  city.  In  a  city  west  of  this  it  was 
reported  that  on  Christmas  Day  the  carriers 
were  unable  to  carry  their  loads,  and  were  con- 
veyed about  in  sleighs.  This  looks  hopeful  for 
the  card  trade  another  year.  Nevertheless, 
there  are  a  large  tiumber  carried  over  by  buyers, 
and  the  probabilities  are  purchases  this  setison 
will  be  made  with  greater  caution. 

The  wholesale  stationers  and  booksellers  are 
unusually  busy  for  this  time  of  year.  Barber 
&  Ellis  have  secured  the  adjoining  building  and 
are  fitting  it  up  for  their  own  use.  Mr.  ElUs,  of 
this  firm,  is  now  in  Europe. 

Rowsell  &  Hutchison,  booksellers  and  publish- 
ers— the  oldest  firm  in  the  city — are  moving  on  in 
the  even  tenor  of  their  way  ;  there  is  no  fuss  or 
noise  made  about  what  they  are  doing,  never- 
theless they  have  a  large  and  profitable  trade. 

Copp,  Clark  &  Co.  are  already  receiving  their 
fancy  goods  samples  for  the  fall  trade,  and  have 
gone  into  the  manufacture  of  valentines,  which 
are  equal  in  every  respect  to  imported  goods  in 
this  way  and  cheaper. 

Brown  Brothers  and  Buntiu  Brothers  &  Co. 
are  busy  stock-taking,  not  a  desirable  job,  but  a 
necessary  one,  and  from  the  amount  of  business 


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done  by  them  last  year,  there  is  no  doubt  the 
result  will  be  highly  satisfactory. 

W.  J.  Gage  &  Co.,  who  prosecuted  another 
publishing  house  some  time  ago  for  an  infringe- 
ment of  a  copyright,  have  been  successful.  The 
suit  was  conducted  in  the  Court  of  Chancery 
and  excited  a  good  deal  of  interest  with  us,  but 
a  further  notice  would  not  likely  be  of  any  in- 
terest to  the  most  of  your  readers. 

This  is  not  a  very  striking  bill  of  fare,  but, 
considering  the  weather,  you  could  hardly  ex- 
pect more.  When  we  get  thawed  out  and  find 
that  all  our  members  are  intact,  we  may  do  bet- 
ter. As  we  draw  on  to  spring  there  will  be 
more  to  talk  about.  C.  H. 


ALUMINUM. 


The  announcement  that  a  process  has  been  dis- 
covered for  the  rapid  and  cheap  production  of 
aluminum,  brings  it  to  the  front  as  a  metal  des- 
tined to  play  an  important  part  in  the  industrial 
world. 

Aluminum  is  a  shining,  white,  sonorous  met- 
al, having  a  shade  between  silver  and  platinum. 
It  is  a  very  light  metal,  being  lighter  than  glass 
and  only  about  one-fourth  as  heavy  as  silver  of 
the  same  bulk.  It  is  very  malleable  and  ductile, 
and  is  remarkable  for  its  resistance  to  oxidation, 
being  unaffected  by  moist  or  dry  air,  or  by  hot 
or  cold  water.  Sulphureted  hydrogen  gas, 
which  so  readily  tarnishes  silver,  forming  a 
black  film  on  the  surface,  has  no  action  on  this 
metaL 

Next  to  silica,  the  oxide  of  aluminum  (alu- 
mina) forms,  in  combination,  the  most  abun- 
dant constituent  of  the  crust  of  the  earth  (hy- 
drated  silicate  of  alumina,  clay). 

Common  alum  is  sulphate  of  alumina  com- 
bined with  another  sulphate,  as  potash,  soda, 
&c.  It  is  much  used  as  a  mordant  in  dyeing 
and  calico  printing,  also  in  tanning. 

Aluminum  is  of  great  value  in  mechanical 
dentistry,  as,  in  addition  to  its  lightness  and 
strength,  it  is  not  affected  by  the  presence  of 
sulphur  in  the  food— as  by  eggs,  for  instance. 

Dr.  Fowler,  of  Yarmouthport,  Mass.,  obtained 
patents  for  its  combination  with  vulcanite  as 
applied  to  dentistry  and  other  uses.  It  resists 
sulphur  in  the  process  of  vulcanization  in  a  man- 
ner which  renders  it  an  eflScient  and  economical 
substitute  for  platinum  or  gold. 

Aluminum  is  derived  from  the  oxide  alu- 
mina, which  is  the  principal  constituent  of  com- 
mon clay.  Lavoissier,  a  celebrated  French 
chemist,  first  suggested  the  existence  of  the  me- 
tallic bases  of  the  earths  and  alkalies,  which 
fact  was  demonstrated  twenty  years  thereafter 
by  Sir  Humphrey  Davy,  by  eliminating  potas- 
sium and  sodium  from  their  combinations  ;  and 
afterward  by  the  discovery  of*the  metallic  bases 
of  baryta,  strontium,  and  lime.  The  earth 
alumina  resisting  the  action  of  the  voltaic  pile 
and  the  other  agents  then  used  to  induce  de- 
composition, twenty  years  more  passed  be- 
fore the  chloride  was  obtained  by  Oerstadt, 
by  subjecting  alumina  to  the  action  of 
potassium  in  a  crucible  heated  over  a 
spirit  lamp.  The  discovery  of  aluminum  was 
at  last  made  by  Wohler  in  1827,  who  succeeded 
in  1846  in  obtaining  minute  globules  or  beads  of 
this  metal  by  heating  a  mixture  of  chloride  of 
alumina  and  sodium.  Deville  afterward  con- 
ducted some  experiments  in  obtaining  this  metal 
at  the  expense  of  Napoleon  III.,  who  subscribed 
£1,500,  and  was  rewarded  by  the  presentation 
of  two  bars  of  aluminum.  The  process  of  manu- 
facture was  afterward  so  simplified  that  in  1857 
its  price  in  Paris  was  about  two  dollars  an  ounce. 
It  was   at   first  manufactured    from    common 


clay,  which  contains  about  one-fourth  its  weight 
of  aluminum,  but  in  1855  Rose  announced  to  the 
scientific  world  that  it  could  be  obtained  from  a 
material  called  "cryolite,"  found  in  Greenland 
in  large  quantities,  imported  into  Germany  un- 
der the  name  of  "  mineral  soda,"  and  used  as  a 
washing  soda  and  in  the  manufacture  of  soap. 
It  consists  of  a  double  fluoride  of  aluminum, 
and  only  requires  to  be  mixed  with  an  excess  of 
sodium  and  heated,  when  the  mineral  aluminum 
at  once  separates.  Its  cost  of  manufacture  is 
given  in  this  estimate  for  one  pound  of  metal  : 
16  lbs.  of  cryolite  at  8  cents  per  pound,  $1.38 ; 
2)4  lbs.  metallic  sodium  at  about  26  cents  per 
pound,  70  cents  ;  flux  and  cost  of  reduction, 
$3.02— total,  $4. 

Aluminum  is  used  largely  in  the  manufacture 
of  cheap  jewelry  by  making  a  hard,  gold-colored 
alloy  with  copper,  called  aluminum  bronze,  con- 
sisting of  90  per  cent,  of  copper  and  10  per  cent, 
of  aluminum.  Like  iron,  it  does  not  amalga- 
mate directly  with  mercury,  nor  is  it  readily  al- 
loyed with  lead,  but  many  alloys  with  other 
metals,  as  copper,  iron,  gold,  &c.,  have  been 
made  with  it  and  found  to  be  valuable  combina- 
tions. One  part  of  it  to  100  parts  of  gold  gives 
a  hard  malleable  alloy  of  a  greenish  gold  color, 
and  an  alloy  of  three-quarters  iron  and  one- 
quarter  aluminum  does  not  oxidize  when  exposed 
to  a  moist  atmosphere.  It  has  also  been  used  to 
form  a  metallic  coating  upon  other  metals,  as 
copper,  brass,  and  German  silver,  by  the  elec- 
tro-galvanic process,  upon  aluminum  plates, 
to  facilitate  their  being  rolled  very  thin ;  for  un- 
less the  metal  be  pure,  it  requires  to  be  annealed 
at  each  passage  through  the  rolls,  and  it  is  found 
that  its  flexibility  is  greatly  increased  by  roll- 
ing. To  avoid  the  bluish  white  appearance  like 
zinc,  Dr.  Stevenson  McAdam  recommends  im- 
mersing the  article  made  from  aluminum  in  a 
heated  solution  of  potash,  which  will  give  a 
beautiful  white  frosted  appearance,  like  that  of 
frosted  silver. 

F.  W.  Gerhard  obtained  a  patent  in  1856,  in 
England,  for  an  improved  means  of  obtaining 
aluminum  metal,  and  the  adaptation  thereof  to 
the  manufacture  of  certain  useful  articles. 
Powdered  fluoride  of  aluminum  is  placed  alone 
or  in  combination  with  other  fluorides  in  a 
closed  furnace,  heated  to  a  red  heat  and  ex- 
posed to  the  action  of  hydrogen  gas,  which  is 
used  as  a  reagent  in  the  place  of  sodium.  A 
reverberating  furnace  is  used  by  preference. 
The  fluoride  of  aluminum  is  placed  in  shallow 
trays  or  dishes,  each  dish  being  surrounded  by 
clean  iron  filings  placed  in  suitable  receptacles', 
dry  hydrogen  gas  is  forced  in,  and  suitable 
entry  and  exit  pipes  and  stop>-cocks  are  pro- 
vided. The  hydrogen  gas,  combining  with  the 
fluoride,  "forms  hydrofluoric  acid,  which  is 
taken  up  by  the  iron  and  is  thereby  converted 
into  fluoride  of  iron."  The  resulting  aluminum 
"remains  in  a  metallic  state  in  the  bottom  of 
the  trays  containing  the  fluoride,"  and  may  be 
used  for  a  variety  of  manufacturing  and  orna- 
mental purposes. 

The  most  important  alloy  of  aluminum  is 
composed  of  aluminum,  10  ;  copper,  90.  It  pos- 
sesses a  pale  gold  color,  a  hardness  surpassing 
that  of  bronze,  and  is  susceptible  of  taking  a  fine 
polish.  This  alloy  has  found  a  ready  market, 
and  if  less  costly  would  replace  red  and  yellow 
brass.  Its  hardness  and  tenacity  render  it  pe- 
culiarly adapted  for  journals  and  bearings.  Its 
tensile  strength  is  100,000  lbs.,  and  when  drawn 
into  wire,  128,000  lbs.,  and  its  elasticity  is  one 
half  that  of  wrought  iron. 

General  Morin  believes  this  alloy  to  be  a  per- 
fect chemical  combination,  as  it  exhibits,  unlike 
the  gun  metal,  a  most  complete  homogeneous- 


ness,  its  preparation  being  also  attended  by  a 
great  development  of  heat,  not  seen  in  the  manu- 
facture of  most  other  alloys.  The  specific  grav- 
ity of  this  alloy  is  7.7.  It  is  malleable  and  duc- 
tile, may  be  forged  cold  as  well  as  hot,  but  is 
not  susceptible  of  rolling  ;  it  may,  however,  be 
drawn  into  tubes.  It  is  extremely  tough  and 
fibrous. 

Aluminum  bronze,  when  exposed  to  the  air, 
tarnishes  less  quickly  than  either  silver,  brass, 
or  common  bronze,  and  less,  of  course,  than  iron 
or  steel.  The  contact  of  fatty  matters  or  the 
juice  of  fruits  does  not  result  in  the  production 
of  any  soluble  metallic  salt,  an  immunity 
which  highly  recommends  it  for  various  articles 
for  table  use. 

The  use  to  which  aluminum  bronze  is  applic- 
able is  various.  Spoons,  forks,  knives,  candle- 
sticks, locks,  knobs,  door-handles,  window 
fastenings,  harness  trimmings,  and  pistols  are 
made  from  it;  also  objects  of  art,  such  as  busts, 
statuettes,  vases  and  groups.  In  France,  alumi- 
num bronze  is  used  for  the  eagles  or  military 
standards,  for  armor,  for  the  works  of  watches, 
as  also  watch  chains  and  ornaments;  for  certain 
parts  of  machinery,  such  as  journals  of  engines, 
lathe-head  boxes,  pinions,  and  running  gear,  it 
has  proved  itself  superior  to  all  other  metals. 

Hulot,  a  director  of  the  Imperial  postage- 
stamp  manufactory  in  Paris,  uses  it  in  the  con- 
struction of  a  punching  machine.  It  is  well 
known  that  the  best  edges  of  tempered  steel 
become  very  generally  blunted  by  paper.  This 
is  even  more  the  case  when  the  paper  is  coated 
with  a  solution  of  gum  arabic  and  then  dried, 
as  in  the  instance  of  postage-stamp  sheets.  The 
sheets  are  punched  by  a  machine,  the  upper  part 
of  which  moves  vertically,  and  is  armed  with 
300  needles  of  tempered  steel,  sharpened  in  a 
right  angle.  At  every  blow  of  the  machine 
they  pass  through  the  holes  in  the  lower  fixed 
piece,  which  correspond  with  the  needles,  and 
perforate  five  sheets  at  every  blow.  Hulot  now 
substitutes  this  piece  by  aluminum  bronze. 
Each  machine  makes  daily  120,000  blows,  or 
180,000,000  perforations,  and  it  has  been  found 
that  a  cushion  of  aluminum  alloy  was  unaffected 
after  some  months'  use,  while  one  of  brass  is 
useless  after  one  day. 

Various  formulae  are  given  for  the  production 
of  alloys  of  aluminum,  but  they  are  too  numer- 
ous and  intricate  to  enter  into  here. 
[To  be  Continued.] 


Ink  fob  Coppee-Plates.— Pour  one  pint  of 
linseed  oil  into  a  perfectly  dry  iron  saucepan, 
and  boil  until  the  oil  ignites  on  applying  a  light. 
After  it  has  been  burning  ten  minutes,  put  the 
lid  on  the  saucepan,  which  will  have  the  effect 
of  stopping  the  burning.  Next,  add  half  an 
ounce  of  litharge,  and  stir  well  for  several  min- 
utes. Let  the  mixture  cool,  and  afterward  mix 
with  it  lampblack  until  a  thick  paste  is  formed, 
grinding  it  to  the  greatest  degree  of  fineness 
with  a  muller.  This  latter  process  is  the  most 
important,  and  will  need  a  good  deal  of  care  if 
success  is  to  result. 


To  make  gum  for  thick  labels,  dissolve  one 
pound  of  gum  arabic,  at  6d.  per  lb.,  in  one  quart 
of  cold  water  and  strain  through  flannel.  For 
chemists'  labels,  take  one  pound  of  gum  arabic, 
at  6d.  per  lb.,  and  dissolve  it  in  three  pints  of 
cold  water;  add  one  tablespoonful  of  glycerine 
and  two  ounces  of  honey.  Strain  through 
flannel,  and  apply  with,  say,  a  5s.  piece  of  Turkey 
sponge,  which  will  last  in  constant  use  three  or 
four  months  ;  common  sponge  goes  to  pieces 
almost  directly.  Lay  the  sheet  to  be  gummed  on 
a  flat  board,  and  gum  over  evenly. 


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L.  PRANG  a,  CO.'S 


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Our  line  of  EAST£R  CARDS  is  now  completed,  and  Sample  Books  are  being  shown  to  the  Trade.  Those 
who  have  examined  the  Line  pronounce  it  even  superior  to  our  previous  efforts,  and  we  confidently  expect,  especially  after 
the  great  success  our  Cards  met  with  during  the  Christmas  Season,  that  the  demand  will  even  exceed  that  of  last  year.  We 
would  urge  upon  our  friends  to  place  their  orders  as  soon  as  possible  in  order  to  avoid  delays  and  possibly  disappoint- 
ments, especially  as  Easter  is  two  weeks  earlier  this  year.  Among  the  contributors  to  our  Line  of  Easter  Cards  for  this 
year  we  would  mention  the  following  artists  : 


MISS  FIDELIA  BRIDGES, 
MISS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


MISS  ELLA  F.  PELL, 
MISS  F.  B.  TOWNSEND, 
MR.  A.  F.  BROOKS, 


THOMAS  MORAN, 

HARRY  BEARD, 

F.  SCHUYLER  MATTHEWS,  Etc. 


Same  as  last  season,  we  furnish  our  Easter  Cards  plain,  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe.  All  fringed  cards  are  provided 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  mails. 

Envelopes  are  furnished,  witliout  extra  charge,  for  all  cards  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegantly  desigued  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same. 

Our  assortment  of  plain  cards  ranges  in  price  from  30  cents  per  set  to  |6  per  set,  and  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.50  to  $18  per  set. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  IS  CALLED  TO  THE  FOLLOWING  SERIES : 


No.  620  D. — "  Easter  Lily."    This  is  an  improved  edition  ot 

the  folding  "Easter  Lily,"  published  two  years  ago,  which 
proved  such  a  great  success,  and  for  which  we  could  not  then 
supply  the  demand.  Each  card  is  supplied  with  cord  and 
tassels,  and  protector  and  envelope.   Price  per  set  of  12,  $6.00. 

No.  620  D.  F. — Same  series,  with  special  silk  fringe,  cord  and 
tassels.  Gilt-stamped  leatherette  protector.  Put  up  in  boxes 
containing  half-dozen  copies.     Price  per  dozen  copies,  $15.00. 

No.  621  D.  F.—<' Easter  Lily  with  Bird."  Special  attention 
is  called  to  this  design.     It  is  a  double  card,  heavily  fringed 


^  and  with  tassels,  the  outside  consisting  of  Lily  Designs,  one 
with  a  bird  on  silver  ground,  the  inside  pages  consisting  of 
Butterflies  on  white  satin,  and  Lilies  of  the  Valley  on  satin. 
Price  per  set  of  12,  each  packed  in  a  neat  box,  -  -  $30.00. 
No.  622  F.— Water  Lily  Easter  Cross.  This  attractive  design, 
size  IIX  by  15^  inches,  fringed  with  heavy  silk  fringe,  and 
provided  with  cord  and  tassels,  will  prove  a  very  chaste  orna- 
ment for  hanging  on  the  wall,  or  suspended  on  a  banneret 
stand,  for  the  centre-table  or  mantel.  Price  per  set  of  12, 
each  packed  in  a  neat  box, $30^00. 


Attention   is  also  called  to  our  Line  of  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 
to  which  we  have  just  added  a  number  of  New  Series. 


We  are  willing  to  break  sets  of  Cards  costing  .$3.00  and  over  par  set  of  1  2  ;  but  it  is  better  that  orders    i 
be  for  full  sets,  to  insure  complete  assortment  of  design  and  colors  of  fringes.  I 

9:^  REGULAR  DISCO UJVTS  TO   THE   TRADE  FROM  ABOVE  PRICES,  "^t 


NEW  YORK :  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO :  529  Commercial  St. 


L.    I*R..4.]VG^   &    00.3 

BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.   S.  A. 


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Feb.  1,  1883.] 


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SAMUEL  HAITO  &  CO. 

MANIFOLD  BOOKS. 


WINKLEY,  THORP  &  DRESSER, 


MANUFACTURERS    OF 


■ay 


"Atlantic"  Rubber  Bands, 

MADE  OF  PURE  GRAY  PARA  RUBBER. 


Price,  i»er  pound,  in  bulk,  -  -  -  -  $4.00,  less  40  per  cent. 
Price,  per  pound,  in  quarter-lb.  boxes,  $4.00,  less  33 >^  and  5  per  cent. 
Price,  per  pound,  in  ounce  boxes,      -       -       $4.00,  less  33  >^  percent. 


Eitra  Discoits  in  ijQaities. 


Circulars  (as  below)  with  Iniitr hit  furnished. 

The  great  saving  in  buying  Rubber  Bands  by  weight  will  at  once  j  j^ 
be  seen  upon  examining  the  following  table,  showing  number  of  gross  I  \C 
contained  in  a  pound  of  Atlantic  Rubber  Bands  :  ^ 


Cost  per 

■ 

Number  of 

Cost  per  gr. 

gross  at 

Amount   per 

No. 

Width. 

Length. 

gi'oss  to  a 

at  $4.00 

regular 

gross  saved 
buyiii-;  by 
weight. 

pound. 

per  pound. 

list  price. 

8 

tV 

in. 

8  i'^- 

60  gro. 

7  cts. 

15    Cts 

8  cts 

10 

tV 

n., 

44     „ 

9      ,. 

17   „ 

11  „ 

11 

tV 

i^> 

33     „ 

12    „ 

20    „ 

8 

12 

tV 

15 

27     „ 

15    „ 

20    „ 

5 

JJ 

13 

A 

ll» 

24     „ 

17    „ 

25  „ 

8 

14 

tV 

2     „ 

21     „ 

20    „ 

25   „ 

5 

J 

15 

tV 

H„ 

20     „ 

20    „ 

25  „ 

5 

16 

^ 

2i„ 

19     „ 

21    „ 

30  „ 

9 

27 

i 

1     „ 

15     „ 

26    „ 

50  „ 

24 

28 

* 

n„ 

12     „ 

33    „ 

60  „ 

27 

29 

* 

H„ 

10     „ 

44    „ 

65  „ 

25 

30 

* 

2    „ 

9     „ 

44    „ 

70  „ 

26 

31 

1 

8 

n„ 

7     „ 

57    „ 

80  „ 

23 

32 

1 

8 

3  „ 

6     „ 

■   66    „ 

90  „ 

24  , 

33 

1 

S 

H„ 

H  „ 

66     „ 

1.00  „ 

33 

51 

1 

8 

1  » 

17     „ 

23    „ 

40  „ 

17 

0 

\ 

2    „ 

5     „ 

80    „ 

1.00  „ 

20 

00 

\ 

n„ 

4     „ 

1.00    „ 

1.25  „ 

25  , 

000 

\ 

3  „ 

3     „ 

1.33    „ 

1.50  „ 

17 

0,000 

\ 

3^,,,. 

.  n  „ 

1.50    „ 

1.75  „ 

25 

Election.     11,000  rings  to  a  pound. 


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Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  Novel- 
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Papeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


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j.We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

STILES'   LETTER   COPYING    BATH. 


The  principal  point  in  copying  a  letter  is  to 
dampen  the  sheet  or  leaf  uniformly.  The  more 
perfectly  this  is  done  the  better  will  be  the  copy. 
Whatever  will  do  this  best,  and  in  the  shortest 
time  is  the  article  that  is  wanted,  and  this 
feature  is  claimed  for  the  device  illustrated. 
This  article  was  first  made  for  the  use  of  the  in- 
ventor, and  not  intended  for  sale,  but  as  it  ex- 
cited a  demand  from  those  who  had  seen  it,  it 
was  concluded  to  put  it  on  the  market. 

The  method  of  using  water  with  a  brush  and 
removing  the  surplus  water  with  a  blotter,  does 


not  in  use,  and  are  thus  kept  in  constant  readi- 
ness for  use. 

When  letters  are  to  be  copied,  as  many  cloths 
are  wrung  out  as  there  are  letters  to  be  copied. 
These  cloths  are  to  be  placed  opposite  the  letters 
in  the  copying-book,  then  placed  under  a  press, 
and  pressure  applied  in  the  usual  way.  The 
bath  is  to  be  kept  half  full  of  water,  which 
should  be  renewed  often  enough  to  keep  it  fresh. 
The  bath  is  furnished  either  with  receptacle  un- 
derneath for  letter- book,  or  without,  as  may  be 
desired,  by  the  Stiles  &  Parker  Press  Company, 
Middletown,  Conn. 


ELITE  MONTHLY  ENGAGEMENT  CARD. 


The  Elite  Monthly  Engagement  Card  is  a  new 
thing  for  use  in  fashionable  society.  It  is  a  card 
having  divisions  for  each  week  in  the  month, 

the  divisions  being  headed,  "  Week  ending ," 

and  with  subdivisions  for  each  day  of  the  week. 
On  one  side  there  is  also  a  summary  for  the 


being  folded  to  form  the  end  of  the  box  or  lid 
by  disposing  the  ends  of  the  upturned  sides 
across  the  body  and  holding  the  same  by 
doubling  the  body-extension  to  embrace  the 
ends. 

No.    269,683.     Book-Rest  and   Manuscript-Holder.— 

Charles  C.  Koehl,  Paterson,  N.  J. 
No.    269,694.     Temporary   Binder.— Joseph    B.    Mc- 

Enally,  Clearfield,  Pa. 
No.  269,702.    Album   Stand.— Hilarius  Pattberg  and 

Adolph  Gartner,  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  assignors  to 

Lewis  Pattberg,  Hilarius  Pattberg,  and  Philipp 

Pattberg,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  269,724.    Lead-Pencil.— Jacques  Senn,  New  York, 
N.  Y. 

No.  269,764.  Combined  Packing  and  Toy  Box.— Fran- 
cis M.  Whitelaw,  Hartwell,  Ohio. 
A  combined  packing  and  toy  box  provided 
with  a  pictorial  web,  mounted  on  rollers  and 
adapted  to  travel  under  an  opening  in  the  side 
of  the  box,  that  portion  of  the  latter  below  the 
web  being  in  the  form  of  an  unobstructed  com- 


Open. 

very  well  for  one  or  two  letters,  but  the  blotter 
soon  gets  full  of  water,  leaving  the  sheet  or  leaf 
too  wet.  For  the  want  of  something  better  pads 
are  used  quite  extensively,  being  dampened  by 
the  application  of  water  in  a  pan.  If  too  much 
water  is  used,  the  pads  get  too  wet,  and  if  not 
enough,  too  dry ;  and  again  some  will  be  wet  in 
the  centre  and  too  dry  toward  the  edge,  produc- 
ing a  copy  that  is  hardly  visible  in  some  parts, 
and  the  ink  will  spread  in  others.  These  and 
other  disadvantages  are  said  to  be  overcome  by 
this  bath,  cloths  superseding  the  pad  in  the  one 
case,  and  the  brush  in  the  other.  The  cloths  be- 
ing thoroughly  wet  (for  they  should  be  kept  in 
the  water  when  not  in  use)  and  being  passed  be- 
tween the  rolls,  either  one,  or  twenty  at  a  time, 
they  are  left  uniformly  damp  and  in  the  most 
perfect  condition  for  copying.  The  cloths  being 
thin  and  taking  up  little  room  in  the  book,  from 
one  to  forty  letters  may  be  copied  at  a  time,  two 
being  copied  with  each  cloth.  It  will  be  found 
desirable  when  removing  the  cloths  from  the 
book,  to  fold  them  once,  that  they  may  lie  flat 
in  the  bath  and  passs  moothly  between  the  rolls. 

This  apparatus  consists  of  a  cast-iron  tank  or 
box,  to  hold  the  water,  enameled  upon  the  in- 
side. Within  this  box  are  two  rollers  similar  to 
those  used  upon  the  ordinary  clothes-wringer, 
with  a  spring  underneath  for  pressing  the  rollers 
together.  Motion  is  communicated  to  these  roll- 
ers by  means  of  a  crank.  The  box  is  japanned 
and  ornamented  upon  the  outside,  and  is  provid- 
ed with  a  cover  to  protect  the  interior  from  dust 
and  dirt  when  not  in  use. 

When  open  for  use,  the  cover  forms  a  recepta- 
cle for  the  cloths  as  they  are  passed  through  the 
wringer.    The  cloths  are  kept  in  the  water  when 


month  by  dates.  The  purpose  is  to  furnish  a 
means  of  keeping  records  of  engagements  to 
which  ready  reference  can  be  made.  The  card 
slides  in  a  frame  of  stamped  leather,  which  has 
a  back  piece  of  stiff  card  arranged  to  sustain  the 
card  in  the  manner  of  an  easel.  Twelve  cards 
comprise  a  set  for  one  year,  and  with  the  frame 
are  put  up  in  a  neat  box.  When  in  use  a  card 
can  be  placed  in  any  convenient  place,  as  a  man- 
tel or  table,  where  it  will  always  be  in  sight, 
available  for  reference.  It  has  been  designed 
by  Charles  A.  Burkhardt,  of  this  city,  and  is 
handled  by  Geo.  B.  Hurd  &  Co.  It  is  equally 
available  for  use  by  lawyers,  physicians,  &c., 
and  is  likely  to  be  specially  favored  by  ladies. 


NEW   PATENTS. 


No.  269,671.    Bill  and  Letter  File.— Edward  S.  Hoke, 

Chambersburg,  Pa. 
No.  269,673.    Toy  Money -Box.— James  F.  Hotchkiss, 

Plainfield,  N.  J. 
A  money-box  of  spherical  shape,  having  an 
opening,  combined  with  a  cap  or  cover  having 
a  slot  therein,  which  cap  or  cover  constitutes  a 
base  on  which  the  box  may  rest  or  stand  when 
serving  as  an  ornament. 

No.  269,682.    Manufacture  of  Paper  and  Cardboard 

Boxes.— Sarah  Ann  Knight,  Birmingham,  county 

of   Warwick,  England,  administratrix  of   John 

Linnett,  deceased,  assignor  to  Harvey  S.  Munson 

and  Edward  B.  Munson,  both  of  New  Haven, 

Conn. 

A  box  or  lid  of  a  box  constructed  from  a 

single  piece  of  material,   cut  or  severed    and 

scored  to  provide  the  sides  with  detached  ends 

and  the  body  with  an  extension,  the  material 


Closed. 

partment  for  receiving  candy  or  other  articles 

of  merchandise. 

No.  269,778.     Lead-Pencil.— George   H.    Dougherty, 

Jersey  City,  N.  J.,   assignor  to  Edward   F.   C. 

Young,  receiver,  same  place. 
No.  269,789.     Toy  Block. -Gustav   L.  Jaeger,  New 

York,  N.  Y. 
A  toy  composed  of  a  number  of  flat  members 
of  uniform  and  regular  shape,  each  having  three 
or  more  sides,  and  being  provided  on  each  side 
with  one  or  more  recesses  or  projections,  at  least 
one  projection  or  one  recess  on  each  side  being 
of  the  same  size  and  shape  as  one  projection  or 
one  recess  on  each  of  its  other  sides  or  on  the 
sides  of  the  remaining  members,  the  projections 
and  recesses  being  of  such  a  form  that  the  mem- 
bers can  be  joined  in  the  same  plane  or  at  right 
angles  to  each  other. 
No.   269,796.     Balanced   Thermometer.— Hyland   C. 

Kirk  and  James  T.  Brayton,  Phelps,  N.  Y. 
A  thermometer  having  a  balanced  fluid  tube 
or  bar  pivoted  or  suspended  from  a  point  above 
the  centre  of  gravity,  one  end  of  the  tube  or  bar  , 
indicating  on  a  scale  the  temperature. 
No.  269,803.    Satchel.— Adolf  Loeb,  New  York,  N.  Y., 

assignor  to   himself   and   Sinai   Nathan,    same 

place. 
No.  269,830.    Device  for  Embossing  Photographs.— 

Frank  B.  Clench,  Lockport,  N.  Y.  f 

REISSUES. 

No.  10,263  Hand  Stamp.— Ogden  H.  Tappan,  Pots- 
dam, N.  Y.  Original  No.,  247,710,  dated  Septem- 
ber 27,  1881.  . 

No.  10,262.  Book  Clasp.— Koch,  Sons  ife  Co.,  New  York, 
N.  Y.,  assignees  of  Woodford  D.  Harlan,  executor 
of  Newtoii  Harlan,  deceased.  Original  No.,  164,- 
646,  dated  June  22, 1875. 


Feb.  1,  1888.] 


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Albums. 


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INYOICE  BOOKS. 


THE 


A.  T.  CROSS 
SlILOGMPHiC 


MARK 

TWAIN'S 

Scrap  Books, 


ADHESIVE 


WAFER 


Scrap  Books. 


SLITE  DUCK 

Blank 
Books. 


GUMM  ED 


SSITD 


FOR 


ZPILES. 


CATALOGUES, 


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TIME  IS  MONEY." 

To  simplify  the  work  of  Bookkeeping,  and  economize  time  in  business,  is  desirable.     By  using  the 

Acme  "Facsimile"  Sales  Copying-Book 

OWU  WRITING  IS  ALL  THAT  IS  NECESSARY. 

The  first  writing  of  the  sale  is  made  upon  the  bill  in  copying  ink,  and  from  this  a  transfer  is  made,  by  the  ordinary  letterpress 
process,  to  the  salesbook.  The  pages  of  the  "Facsimile"  are  ruled  with  money -columns  for  extensions,  and  are  so  arranged  as  to 
provide  for  the  postings  to  be  made  direct  to  the  ledger.  The  paper  is  manufactured  under  a  new  process  expressly  for  the  purpose,  • 
and  is  thick  and  strong.  The  leaves  are  handled  as  easily  as  those  of  the  ordinary  account-book.  The  impression  is  as  clear  and 
distinct  as  the  original.  The  paper  being  free  from  injurious  chemicals,  insures  a  permanence  to  all  copies,  and  can  be  written 
upon  alike  with  pen  or  pencil. 

The  retention  of  perfect  copies  of  bills  or  invoices  sent  out  will  often  prevent  confusion,  and  lead  to  the  quick  detection  of  errors 
or  omissions. 

The  "Facsimile"  Sales  Copying-Book  has  been  extensively  adopted,  and  is  highly  indorsed  by  many  large  business  establish- 
ments in  various  parts  of  the  United  States. 

They  are  manufactured  with  one,  two,  or  three  extension  money-columns,  thus  providing  rulings  for  amounts  to  be  extended 
into  columns  for  general  or  special  accounts,  as  may  be  required  according  to  the  nature  of  the  business  in  which  they  are  used. 

They  are  handsomely  and  substantially  bound,  with  cloth  sides,  American  Russia  backs  and  corners,  and  with  or  without  the  index. 

r.e:o-tjl.a.r.  sizes  -a.3L.^w-a."^s  i3sr  stock: 


W  RULED  FOR  ONE  ACCOUNT. 

No.  510,     -        -        -        -        10  X  15,  500,  700  and  900  pages. 


I 


D^  RULED  FOR  TWO  ACCOUNTS. 

No.  511,    -        -        -        -        12  X  15,  500,  700  and  900  pages. 


Special  sizes  made  to  order  on  short  notice,  for  which  quotations  will  be  given. 

ACME  PARCHMENT  COPYING-BOOKS 

take  perfect  and  instant  copies,  and  is  the  only  copying-paper  that  can  be  written  upon  with  pen  and  ink.     1^~  For  sample  sheets 
and  trade  discounts,  address 

ACME  STATIONERY  and  PAPER  CO.,  1 17  Fulton  St.,  New  York. 

HEADQUARTERS  FOR  PAPERS  IN  PADS  AND  BLOTTER  TABLETS. 


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VALENTINE, 

Easter  and  Birthday  Cards. 

'NDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 
as  they  are  bought  by  English  houses  plus  the  duty  of  25  per  cent.  No  expense  has  been 
spared    on    these    cards,    and    at    the  presCflt  prices    they  cannot  fail  to  prove  the 

leading  line  of  the  year.     We  respectfully  invite  you  to  call  at  either  our  Boston  or  New  York 

office  when  in  those  cities. 


FORBES   COMPAITY,  Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States, 

181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  and  22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 


Address  all  communications  to  the  ^Boston  Office, 


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[HIS  is  the  only  Self-Clamping  Cutter  in  which  the  knife  is  operated  from  above,  and  in  which  the  pressure 
|[^     of  the  Clamp  upon  the  paper  is   always   greater   than    the   resistance    against   the   knife,  without   the    aid    of 
Springs,  Weights,  or  Friction  of  any  kind,  POSITIYELY  AUTOMATIC,     l^-  Send  for  Price  List ; 
also  of  our  Hand-Clamp  Cutter,   "The  Sheridan,"  the  old  reliable. 

T.    W.    &  C.   B.  SHERIDAN,  25  Centre  St.,  New  York. 


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WHAT  WILL  THE  ^^rEA.T13^ETi  BE  TO-lMCORFtOT^ ? 

USEFUL  AND   ((         )1   ORNAMENTAL.  ^%.   POOL^O   ^'"^ 


Signal '  Senice  •  Barneter, 


-OE.- 


"STZZiZ.   TSZ.Z.  70ir. 


IT  will  detect  and  indicate  correctly  any  change  in  the  weather, 
twelve  to  forty-eight  hours  in  advance.  It  will  tell  what  kind  of 
a  storm  is  approaching,  and  from  what  quarter  it  comes — invaluable  to 
navigators.  Farmers  can  plan  their  work  according  to  its  predictions. 
It  will  save  fifty  times  its  cost  in  a  single  season.  There  is  an 
accurate  Thermometer  attached,  which  alone  i^  worth  the  price  of 
the  combination.  ' 


This  GREAT  WEATHER  INDICATOR  is  endorsed  by  the  most 

eminent  Thysicians,  Professors  and  Scientific  Men  of 

the  Day  to  be  the  Best  in  the  World. 

Size  of  Instrument:    Length,  9)4  in.;    Width,  3M  in.;   Weight,  6  ozs 


The  Thermometer  and  Barometer  are  put  in  a  nicely  finished 
walnut  frame  and  inlaid  deep,  so  nothing  can  strike  the  surface,  with 
silver-plated  trimmings,  &c.,  making  it  a  beautiful  as  well  as  useful 
ornament.  It  is  composed  of  various  chemicals,  and  is  very  accurate 
in  foretelling  the  changes  in  the  weather,  particularly  high  wind, 
storm  and  tempest.  It  can  be  carried  about  or  shaken  up  without 
fear  of  injury. 

READ  WHAT  THE  PUBLIC  SAY  ABOUT  IT. 

Ship  Twilight,  San  FRANCisro,  August  1, 1882. 
I  find  Pool's  Barometer  works  as  well  as  one  that  cost  fifty  dollars.    You  can  rely 
on  it  every  time.  Capt.  CHAS.  B.  ROGERS. 

M.  0.  R.  R.  Office^  Detroit,  Mich. 
Pool's  Barometer  received  in  good  order,  and  must  say  the  instrument  gives 
perfect  satisfaction  in  every  respect.    It  is  neatly  made  and  wonderfully  cheap 
at  two  dollars.  GEO.  B.  PARSONS. 

MiLWAxxKEE,  Wis.,  July,  1883. 
•  Pool's  Barometer  has  already  saved  me  many  times  its  cost,  in  foretelling  the 
weather  ;  it  is  a  wonderful  curiosity  and  works  to  perfection. 

F.  J.  ROBERTSON. 

BEWARE  OF  WORTHLESS  IMITATIONS. 

None  Genuine  without  our  Trade-Mark,  and  Signature  of 
J.  A.  POOL  on  back  of  Instrument,  as  below : 


EVERY  INSTRUIVIENT  WARRANTED  PERFECT  AND  RELIABLE. 


A  sample  sent  free  to  any  alddress  on  receipt  of  $1.00.  If  not 
satisfied  on  receiving  the  instrument,  return  it  at  once  and  we  will 
refund  your  money.     Address  all  orders  to        . 

OSWEGO  THERMOMETER  WORKS, 

OSWEGO,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 

tARGKST   ESTABLISHMENT  OF  THE   KIND  IN  THE  ■WORI.D. 


Exact  Size  and  Copy  of  the  Originali 


FOR    SALE    BY    ALL   JOBBERS. 

JJ(>  Sure  t/OH  ffet  J.  ji.  Pooi's  Make.     Xhey  are  the  liest.      Take  no  other. 


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TUERK'S  WATER  MOTOR, 


FOR  RUNNING  ALL  KINDS  OF  LIGHT  MACHINERY  AND 


PRIHTINa   PRESSES   BY    V/ATER-POV^ER. 


^viCotor. 


MoTOE  WITH  Governor. 


HTDKANT    PRESSCKE    CHEAPER,    QUICKER    AND    SAFER    THAN    STEAM. 

1^-VTO    Hiiu-clxed.    IPriii.tin.gr    :EIo"u.s=s    are    aao-^TvT-    -u-sixi-g-    tl5.e    Tiiexls 
Give  name  and  number  of  Presses  and  Water  Pressure  per  square  inch  in  the  street  mains 

SEND  FOR  cmcuLAR.       TUERK  BROS.  &  JOHNSTON,  86  &  88  Market  St.,  Chicago,  Ills. 


WE  KEFER  TO  A  FEW 
Mark  Hanson.  Omaha,  Neb.    Displaced 

Hawyard  Motor. 
Index,  Evanston,  111.    Displaced  Backus 

Motor. 
Transcript,  Golden,  Col. 
Standard,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 
Sun,  San  Antonio,  Texas.    Disp.  Backus. 
Retflster  Printing  Co.,  South  Bend,  Ind  , 

No.  1.3,  driving  4  presses.    Formerly 

used  a  4-horse-power  engine. 


FEINTING  OFFICES  THAT  ARE  USING  THE  TUERK  MOTOR  FOR  DRIVING  THEIR  PRESSES. 


Pioneer  Magnet,  Big  Rapids. 

Gazette,  Niagara  Falls. 

Gazette,  Stillwater,  Minn. 

Tribune,  Winona,  Minn. 

Express,  Red  Oak,  Iowa. 

Lumberman,  Stillwater,  Minn. 

Hawkeye,  Burlington,  la. 

Tuttle  &  Co.,  Rutland.  Vt„  Official 
Printers  to  State  of  Vermont.  Dis- 
placed 10-horse-power  engine. 


Bishop  Brothers  Printing  House,  Bur- 
lington, Iowa. 

Tribune,  Salt  Lake.  Displaced  a  large 
Backus  Motor. 

Sentinel,  Peu,  Ind. 

Gazette,  Owego.  N.  Y. 

Blade.  Owego,  Owego,  N.  Y. 

Florida  Union,  Jacksonville. 

Time.s,  Hornellsville.  N.  Y, 

Republican,  Salamanca,  N.  Y. 


Republican,  Johnstown,  N.  Y.  Dis- 
placed Backus. 

R.  Huinam,  Chillicothe,  O.  Displaced 
Backus. 

Herald  and  Globe,  Rutland,  Vt. 

Review,  Rutlamt,  Vt 

Courani,  New  Castle,  Pa. 

Daily  Union.  Rock  Island,  HI. 

Tribune,  Tiffin,  Ohio. 

Chronicle  Pub  Co.,  Leadville,  Col. 


OBPACHER    BROTHERS, 

-=iART  PUBLISHERS,^- 

Munich,   Germany.  338  Broadway,  New  York. 


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SATIN  GOODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURING-  PURPOSES. 


IH^DOOLEY   PAPER    CUTTERS 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


Tie  Allaitlc  Worn,  East  BostoD,  Mass. 


H.^iK;inTBK, 


MOKEIS  ADLEE,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York 
0HAKLE3  BEOK.  609  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia. 
PELOUZE  &  GARY,  7  Bank  Lane.  Baltimore, 
a  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON.  Washington  and  Eichmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  feOO.,  241  St.  Glair  Street,  Gleveland. 
03TRANDEE  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Ghicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  LIST. 


Hakd  Cutter,  with  Steam  Fixtures. 


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A  $500  BONANZA  TO  COUNTRY  PRINTERS. 


T  h:  E  ®=^ 


Wonderful  Prouty  Power  Printing  Press, 


IF   YOTJ   EXAMINE    A   PROUTY    YOU    WILL    BUY   IT, 
AND    SO    SAVE    MONEY. 


NO    TAPES,  PULLEYS    OR    FLIERS.      PERFECT 
REGISTER  AND   DISTRIBUTION. 


The  Press  feeds  like  the  ordinary  Power  Cylinder  Press.  It  is  a  Self  Inker  and  Delivers  its  own  sheets,  anything  from  an  Envelope 
to  a  Full-Size  Poster  or  Newspaper,  without  the  nuisance  of  tapes  pulleys  or  fliers.  One  man  feeds  and  one  turns.  Runs  by  steam  or 
hand.     Only  one  motion  on  the  type.     No  Type-grinding  possible,  the  easiest  press  in  the  world  on  type. 

GUARANTEED  TO  DO  AS  GOOD  NEWSPAPER  AND  POSTER  WORK  AS  THE  HIGH-PRICED  PRESSES. 

In  use  in  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Nebraska,  Dakota,  Colorado,  Utah,  Kansas,  Missouri,  Indiana,  Texas, 
Ohio,  Wyoming,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  Canada  and  elsewhere,  and  giving  perfect  satisfaction. 


SEE- 


TESTIMONY    OF    FIRST-CLASS    PRINTERS.- 


-SEE. 


The  Prouty  is  the  "Bos8  Press."     It  runs  easy,  is  light,  the  embodiment  of 
simplicity  and  strength,  and  does  as  good  work  as  other  power  presses. 

C.  G.  STARKS,  Berlin,  Wis. 

I  have  had  twenty  years'  experience,  and  have  run  all  the  leading  presses; 
but  for  simplicity,  ease  and  convenience,  the  Prouty  beats  'em  all. 

WILL.  N.  UNDERWOOD,  Cannelton,  Ind. 

Waukboax,  111.,  Aug.  28, 1882. 
X  have  had  my  Prouty  in  opsration  for  over  a  year,  and  like  it  better  every 
week.    You  could  not  buy  it  back  to-day  for  what  we  paid  for  it,  with  the  in- 
terest on  the  money  added  at  10  per  cent.  J.  A.  AVERY. 

EvANSViLLE,  Wis.,  April  12.  1882. 
A  $500  Power  Press!     What  kind  of  a  thing  can  it  be?  was  my  first  exclama- 
tion when  told  about  the  press.    Now,  after  four  months'  tiaaljl am  convinced 
that  $500  iu  a  Prouty  is  better  for  a  pi-iuter  than  $1000  in  a  bank  at  ten  per  cent, 
interest.    It  is  a  perfect  little  jewel. 

H.  B  BLACKMUN,  Foreman  Enterprise. 

I  was  ja  "  doubting  Thomas"  before  I  bought  the  Prouty,  but  now  consider  it 
one  of  the  best  moves  I  ever  made. 

C.  Q   BELL,  Waterloo,  Wis. 


MOST  CONVENIENT  PRESS  MADE. 

From  Waterloo  Tribune,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  March  10,  1882  :  We  have  been  wait- 
ing to  see  how  well  the  Prouty  Power  Press  fulfills  all  that  is  required  of  it.  It 
is  admitted  by  all  to  be  the  most  convenient  jsress  made;  we  mean  all  who  un- 
derstand such  things,  and  are  sincere  enough  to  confess  the  truth  of  a  self-evi- 
dent fact.  It  is  easy  running,  does  good  work — no  press  better;  and  generally 
and  specifically,  in  whole  or  in  part,  is  a  complete  success.  I'  or  the  country 
office,  printing  1,000  to  4,U00  circulation,  there  is  no  other  press  worthy  to  be  com- 
pared with  it. 

Hamburg,  Pa.,  April  25, 1882. 
Messrs.  Waleer  &  Co. :  Gentx.  —We  are  extremely  well  pleased  with  our  new 
Prouty  Press.  It  runs  extraordinarily  ea-^y.  It  is  very  simple  in  construction. 
The  more  we  use  it  the  rnore  are  we  impressed  with  the  wonderful  skill  dis- 
played in  adapting  its  various  parrs  to  the  end  designed,  still  and  quietly  does 
it  do  its  work,  even  at  the  higliest  speed,  aud  it  is  tlie  admiration  of  all  our  visi- 
tors. The  Prouty  does  every  variety  of  work,  from  a  one-liue  Job  to  a  large  cut 
form,  or  from  a  poster  to  a  script  circle,  and  that  well.  We  cheerfully  recom- 
mend the  press  in  all  its  parts  to  those  wishing  a  good,  substantial  printing 
machine.  I  had  not  the  least  trouble  in  settins;  up  the  press. 
Respectfully, 

S.  A.  FOCET,  Pub.  of  WeeUultem. 


SIZES    ^ISriD    FPLIOES,  <Scc. 


No.  1,  7  Column, 

No.  2,  8  Column,  or  5  Column  Quarto. 

No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3,000  lbs. 
3,600   " 
4,200    " 


1,000  per  hour. 
900 
800 


Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $51.5. 
590. 
665. 


Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $25  extra. 
Book  Fountain,    25  to    40      " 


Address  all  orders  or  inquiries  for  further  particulars  to 


W.  G.  WALKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Proprietors,  Madison,  Wis. 


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All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

J.  Folman,  publisher,  Portland,  Ore.,  has  sold 
out. 

Wm.  B.  Dennis,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Dover, 
N.  H.,  is  dead. 

Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.  report  business  as 
being  excellent. 

Brand  &  Bassett,  stationers,  Nevada  City, 
Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

W.  W.  Jones,  dealer  in  wall-paper,  Ottumwa, 
la.,  has  been  burned  out;  insured. 

Mrs-  J.  R.  Brown,  publisher  of  the  Intelli- 
gencer, EdwardsviWe,  111.,  has  sold  out. 

The  W.  A.  Darrow  Company,  stationers, 
Cumberland,  Md.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

George  C.  Eaton  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners, Longtnont,  Col.,  have  made  an  assign- 
ment. 

Stamford  &  Tuley,  publishers  of  the  Tribune, 
San  Luis,  Obispo,  Cal.,  have  sold  out  to  Angel 
&  Maxwell. 

Huson  &  Burhans,  publishers-  of  the  Gazette, 
Denison,  Tex.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  M. 
Huson  continues. 

Smith  &  Brother,  dealers  in  fancy  goods, 
Springfield,  111.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Frederick  Smith  succeeds. 

An  Improvement  in  fancy  cards  has  just  been 
introduced  by  Obpacher  Brothers.  The  cards 
are  made  with  gilt  bevel  edges.  This  enhances 
the  beauty  of  the  card. 

Cummings  &  McKaig,  publishers  of  the  Inde- 
pendent, Stockton,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship. C.  O.  Cummings  retires  and  McKaig, 
Bunton  and  Phelps  succeed. 

J.  H.  Buflford's  Sons  show  a  handsome  line  of 
satin  valentines  and  Easter  goods,  which  the 
trade  ought  to  see.  This  firm  is  at  present 
working  nights  so  as  to  fill  its  orders  in  time. 

Wm.  B.  Walker,  Southern  representative  of 
Daniel  Slote  &  Co.,  is  on  his  spring  trip.  He 
will  visit  the  ti-ade  in  Georgia,  South  Carolina, 
Alabama  and  Louisiana,  during  the  ensuing 
month. 

M.  F.  Tobm  has  in  course  of  preparation  sev- 
eral new  series  of  Easter  cards.  The  designs 
represent  egg  shells  partially  broken,  some  of 
which  appear  as  sailing  craft,  others  as  rabbits' 
nests,  and  others  again  show  the  young  birds 
emerging  from  the  shell. 

Henry  Levy  &  Son  are  now  completing  their 
samples  for  importation  orders  and  will  shortly 
be  in  a  position  to  exhibit  to  their  friends  their 
best  assorted  line  of  fancy  and  general  goods 
suited  for  fall  and  holiday  trade.  They  think 
that  it  will  be  of  advantage  to  the  trade  to  re- 
serve their  orders  until  they  have  seen  their 
assortment. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  E.  S.  Marshall, 
Westchester,  Pa.;  J.  A.  Chain,  of  Chain  & 
Harde,  Denver,  Col. ;  James  Youngs,  Bridgeport, 
Conn.;  J.  P.  Andrews,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. ;  J. 
M.  Dickey,  of  J.  M.  Dickey  &  Co.,  Newburg, 
N.  Y. ;  Harlow  P.  Bancroft,  of  A.  L.  Bancroft 
&  Co.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  D.  W.  Glass,  Balti- 
more, Md. ;  Louis  P.  Griffith,  Baltimore,  Md. 


The  new  illustrated  catalogue  of  United  States 
Treasury  mucilage,  black  and  colored  writing 
inks  received  from  William  A.  Davis,  of  Boston, 
is  very  complete,  comprehensive  and  instruc- 
tive. It  contains  full-size  illustrations  of  his 
new  wide-mouth  "sensible"  mucilags  stands 
for  the  United  States  Treasury  mucilage,  1-oz. 
and  2-oz.  round  stands  for  Treasury  writing 
inks,  together  with  others  of  his  various  lines. 
The  numerous  recommendations  received  by 
him,  as  printed  on  his  catalogue,  contain  the 
names  of  some  of  the  largest  and  most  reliable 
stationery,  drug  and  notion  houses  in  the  coun- 
try, and  his  goods  must  be  as  represented  or 
they  could  not  be  indorsed  by  such  houses.  The 
trade  will  be  supplied  with  catalogue,  prices  and 
terms  on  application. 

J.  C.  Hall  &  Co.,  Providence,  R.  I.,  warn  the 
trade  against  making  or  selling  pocket  check- 
books that  infringe  the  Waring,  Johnson  or  Nor- 
rington  patents,  of  which  they  are  the  sole 
agents  and  licensees.  They  claim  all  check- 
books made  with  stub  leaves  or  record  sheets  ill 
front,  back  or  between  two  or  more  checks. 
The  Waring  patent,  it  is  stated,  has  been  twice 
sustained  by  the  United  States  courts,  and  pro- 
ceedings are  about  to  be  taken  against  parties 
who  are  infringing  the  Norrington  patents. 

W.  Cleveland  Herrick,  formerly  salesman  for 
Benj.  D.  Benson,  New  York,  has  formed  a  busi- 
ness connection  with  Lerow  &  Bronson,  196  and 
198  South  Clark  street,  Chicago,  111.,  manufac- 
turers of  the  patent  removable-cover  blank- 
book  and  "  Favorite  "  letter  copying-book.  He 
would  like  to  hear  from  all  of  his  old  friends. 

The  duplicating  of  so  many  orders,  from  sam- 
ples sent  out  during  the  fall,  for  the  family  bibles 
published  by  the  National  Publishing  Company, 
Philadelphia,  seems  to  be  good  evidence  of  the 
salableness  and  popularity  of  their  editions. 
Henry  L.  Warren,  who  has  been  selling  bibles 
for  over  ten  years,  is  now  with  this  company. 

Charles  J.  Cohen,  Philadelphia,  is  in  daily 
receipt  of  good  orders  from  the  various  travelers 
representing  the  house.  Mr.  Cohen  controls 
many  lines;  of  specialties  in  counting-house  sta- 
tionery, and  as  the  goods  are  well  made,  care- 
fully and  neatly  boxed,  and  at  lowest  market 
prices,  they  command  ready  sales. 

McLoughlin  Brothers  have  this  week  brought 
out  some  new  styles  of  easel  valentines,  which 
the  trade  ought  to  see.  They  are  novel  in  shape, 
and  beautiful  in  design;  they  are  also  richly 
fringed,  and  otherwise  tastefully  embellished. 

Myers  Brothers  are  displaying  an  elegant  line 
of  valentine  goods,  and  parties  interested  ought 
to  see  it  before  completing  their  stock.  An  in- 
spection of  the  line  would  be  well  worth  the 
trouble. 

McCarty  &  Hasberg  have  begun  to  take  orders 
for  specialties  suitable  for  the  fancy  goods  busi- 
ness, and  they  cordially  invite  the  trade  to  call 
and  see  the  samples. 

G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  report  that  business  in 
Easter  and  valentine  goods  is  excellent.  This  is 
to  be  expected,  as  the  firm's  line  is  rich. 

Reuben  Stedman,  paper  stock  dealer,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  has  sold  out  to  Francis  Cartwright, 
who  continues  as  F.  Cartwright  &  Co. 

Eoff  &  Howbert,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Colorado  Springs,  Col.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.    Mr.  Eoflf  continues. 

Harrell  &  Cole,  manufacturers  of  fancy 
leather  goods,  Boston,  Mass.,  are  offering  thirty 
cents  on  the  dollar. 

E.  B.  Thompson,  publisher  of  the  Golden 
Gate,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  has  been  attached. 


J.  W.  Moody,  stationer,  Boston,  Mass.,  has 
failed. 

C.  S.  Emerson,  paper-stock  dealer,  Auburn, 
Me.,  has  been  burned  out. 

William  T.  Amies,  publisher,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  has  been  sold  out  by  the  sheriff. 

J.  H.  Dwyer,  dealer  in  burnishing  inks,  Lynn, 
Mass.,  has  been  burned  out ;  insured.^  ~ 

H.  N.  Wheeler,  publisher  of  the  Herald, 
Quincy,  111. ,  has  sold  out  to  Charles  J.  Hynes. 

C.  D.  Nichols,  manufacturer  of  paper  boxes, 
Hartford,  Conn.,  has  sold  out  to  C.  P.  Nichols. 

Wood,  Slocum  &  Fagan,  publishers,  Oakland, 
Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership,  W.  A.  Slocum 
retiring. 

James  H.  Palmer,  dealer  in  fancy  goods. 
Providence,  R.  I.,  has  had  his  stock  attached 
for  $1,000. 

J.  E.  Lyon  &  Co.,  dealers  in  fancy  goods, 
Newark,  N.  J.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Mr. 
Lyon  continues. 

Bowen  &  Lee,  dealers  in  picture-frames,  Chi- 
cago, 111.,  have  dissolved  partnership;  Geo.  N. 
Lee  &  Co.  succeed. 

F.  Foster  &  Co.,  bookbinders,  Sacramento, 
Cal.,  have  admitted  J.  O.  Funston  to  partner- 
ship under  the  same  style. 

Goodman  &  Gorman,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Manchester,  N.  H.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   W.  P.  Goodman  continues. 

S.  S.  &  G.  D.  Tallman,  importers  of  toys  and 
fancy  goods.  New  York  city,  have  renewed  a 
limited  partnership,  with  a  special  capital  of 
$15,000  to  January  1,  188.5. 

The  new  firm  of  A.  T.  Hodge  &  Co.,  is  having 
a  building  erected  at  181  Monroe  street,  Chicago, 
especially  adapted  to  the  use  of  the  wholesale 
paper  trade,  and  which  it  hopes  to  occupy  soon. 

John  Gibson  shows  a  handsome  line  of  Easter 
cards.  It  consists  of  forty-two  series,  which  in- 
clude one  hundred  and  sixty  designs,  many  of 
which  are  embossed.  They  include  egg  cards  in 
great  variety,  Easter  crosses,  Easter  lilies  and 
passionflowers.  Some  exquisite  designs  in 
satin  goods  are  also  shown. 

Colton  &  Co.,  department  store,  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  have  assigned  to  Alfred  G.  Wilcox.  The 
liabilities  are  estimated  at  $.50,000,  and  the  as- 
sets at  $46,000.  Among  the  creditors  are  Baker, 
Pratt  &  Co.  to  the  amount  of  about  $10,000;  the 
Tower  Manufacturing  Company  about  $2,000, 
and  A.  Weidmann  &  Co.  about  $1,000.  Baker, 
Pratt  &  Co.  are  said  to  be  secured  against  any 
loss. 

A.  J.  Holman  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  whose  ad- 
vertisement appears  in  this  number,  continue  to 
add  new  styles  and  designs  to  their  already  large 
variety  of  family  bibles  and  photograph  al- 
bums. During  last  season  they  brought  out 
what  is  known  as  their  red  line  edition  of  the 
superfine  bible ;  the  only  edition  printed  in 
America  with  red  lines  around  each  page,  which 
proved  a  great  success,  large  numbers  having 
been  sold  during  the  past  six  months.  Their 
spring  catalogue  will  embrace  a  large  number 
of  entirely  new  and  beautiful  designs  of  photo- 
graph albums,  bound  in  plush,  sealskin,  russia, 
calf  and  morocco.  They  are  giving  the  album 
branch  of  their  business  special  attention,  and 
during  the  past  season  produced  a  great  variety 
of  beautiful  plush  albums  ornamented  with 
nickel  mountings  and  handsome  embroidered 
silk  flowers,  and  will  continue  to  add  new  and 
attractive  styles  from  time  to  time.  The  inten- 
tion of  this  house  is  to  hold  its  goods  at  a  high 
standard  and  maintain  a  well-earned  reputation 


Feb.  1,  1883. 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOIsrEE. 


155 


for  producing  the  cheapest  and  best  family 
bibles  and  photograph  albums. 

Geo.  B.  Stone,  publisher,  Bradford,  Pa.,  has 
sold  out  to  Geo.  B.  Allen. 

Richard  Henderson,  dealer  in  paper-hangings, 
Washington,  D.  C,  is  dead. 

A.  M.  Darrah,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Water- 
ville.  Me. ,  has  been  burned  out. 

N.  R.  Campbell  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners, Boston,  Mass.,  have  failed. 

J.  H.  Clark,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Bradford, 
Pa.,  has  been  closed  out  by  the  sheriff. 

Randall,  Mills  &  Edsell,  paper  makers,  Dela- 
ware, Ohio,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

George  C.  Mortimer  &  Co.,  booksellers  and 
stationers.  New  Market,  Ont.,  have  sold  out. 

A.  H.  Smythe,  Columbus,  Ohio,  has  issued  a 
new  catalogue  and  price-list  of  artists'  materials. 

Thomas  McKee,  dealer  in  wall-paper  and  sta- 
tionery, Youngstown,  Ohio,  has  made  an  assign- 
ment. 

Negley  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Herald, 
Hagerstown,  Md.,  have  sold  out  to  J.  J. 
McDowell. 

Foley  &  Brady,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Baltimore,  Md.,  have  been  succeeded  by  M.  J. 
Foley  &  Co. 

Arnold  &  Hamm,  publishers,  Spencerville, 
Ohio,  have  been  damaged  by  Are.  Loss,  $4,000; 
not  insured. 

M.  Gitsky  &  Co.,  dealers  in  fancy  goods,  New 
York  city,  have  dissolved  partnership.  R. 
Schreyer  continues. 

M.  F.  Tobin  has  returned  from  a  Southern 
trip,  which  he  says  was  successful  beyond  his 
most  sanguine  expectations. 

Mitchell  &  Seixas,'stationers,  New  York,  have 
assigned  to  Louis  Steiner,  giving  preferences  for 
$3,795.    Liabilities  amount  to  $15,000. 

The  printing  oflflce  of  the  Covenant  Publishing 
Company,  Limited,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  is  adver- 
tised to  be  sold  out  by  the  sheriff  to-day. 

H.  J.  Weber,  New  York  city,  advertises  that 
he  does  business  under  the  style  of  Charles  Eneu 
Johnson  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  printing  ink. 

Harrell  &  Cole,  manufacturers  of  fancy 
leather  goods,  Boston,  Mass.,  have  failed,  and 
are  offering  to  compromise  with  twenty  cents  on 
the  dollar. 

B.  R.  Spelman,  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in 
toys,  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  is  reported  to  have  made 
an  assignment  to  M.  L.  Cutter,  with  liabilities 
estimated  at  over  $25,000. 

Wyman  &  Sons,'London,  forward  a  useful  lit- 
tle manual  of  "Technical  Terms  Relating  to 
Printing  Machinery,"  neatly  bound  in  cloth.  It 
forms  a  volume  of  what  is  known  as  Wyman's 
technical  series. 

A  fire  occurred  on  Monday  night  in  the  large 
five-story  iron-front  building  at  43  Elm  street. 
The  fire  started  on  the  top  floor,  which  is  occu- 
pied by  Charles  C.  Chamberlin  as  an  envelope 
factory.    His  loss  is  $1,000. 

The  Powers  Paper  Company,  New  York  office 
62  and  64  Duane  street,  has  only  thirty-five  cases 
left  of  those  6-inch  German  pencils  that  are  put 
up  100  in  a  box  and  10,000  in  a  case,  at  73  cents 
per  M.  The  trade  are  invited  to  secure  these  at 
once. 

A  fire  broke  out  early  Saturday  morning  at 
No.  123  Fulton  street,  occupied,  among  others, 
by  Ludwig  Lehman,  manufacturer  of  fancy  pa- 
per boxes  for  jewelers,  and  F.  H.  Levy,  manu- 
facturer  of  printing  inks.  Lehman's  loss  is 
$2,500,  and  Levy's,  $1,000. 


Geo.  B.  Hurd  &  Co.,  have  just  introduced  four 
new  colors  in  writing  paper,  viz.,  magenta, 
turquoise,  crushed  and  strawberry,  olive,  and 
the  goods  come  in  superfine  and  extra  superfine 
qualities.  They  have  also  brought  out  new  de- 
signs in  decorated  note-paper  and  correspondence 
cards  and  new  styles  of  wedding  envelopes.  This 
house  will  soon  issue  a  new  catalogue  of  its 
goods,  together  with  a  sample  book  of  papers 
and  which  will  be  supplied  to  the  trade  on  appli- 
cation. 

The  Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Company,  as 
will  be  se-n  by  advertisement  in  another  col- 
umn, will  dispose  of  a  Cranston  power  paper 
cutter  in  perfect  order. 

Nelson  A.  McCIarey,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Hanover,  N.  H.,  has  sold  out  to  E.  P.  Stons. 


The  Continental  Chromo  Company,  New  York 
city,  has  dissolved  partnership. 

August  Deutz,  of  Deutz  Brothers,  lithog- 
raphers. New  York  city,  is  dead. 

L.  J.  McMahan,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Bel- 
ton,  Texas,  has  sold  out  and  will  go  to  Fort 
Worth. 

"Tex.  the  Newsdealer,"  Belton,  Texas,  has 
bought  out  the  stock,  books,  &c.,  of  L.  J.  Mc- 
Mahan, of  that  place. 

"  Our  Little  Ones"  for  February  has  been  re- 
ceived and  is  equal  to  its  usual  elegant  standard 
of  illustration  and  matter. 

H.  A.  C.  Gibbs,  traveling  representative  for 
Willy  Wallach,  will  leave  this  week  for  the 
West  to  take  import  orders. 


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pan,  Pres.  Gallatin  Nat'l  Bank;  C.  F.  Timpson.  Cashier 
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Nat'l  Bank;  Chas.  Dennis,  Vice-Pres.  Atlantic  Mutual 
Ins.  Co. ;  Daniel  D.  Smith,  Pres.  Commercial  Ins.  Co. ; 
Elwood  Walter,  Pres.  Mercantile  Mutual  Ins.  Co.; 
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HENRY    LEVY   &   SON, 

477   Broad-way,  Ne\r  York. 


GARTER 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

y    «§ i»  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS. 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

No.  42  John  Street,  New  York. 

ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES,  I  ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER, 

RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS.   AND  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 

NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES, 


15G 


THE    AMERICAIN    STATIONER 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  untler  tliiii  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  :8>10  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Advertising  Cards. 

DAXDO,  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  PhUa- 
delphia,  I'a..  and  13  and  15  I'ark  Kow,  N.  Y. 

^'  Artists'  Brushes. 

BURCKHAKT  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Varnisliers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coacli  and  Fresco  I'ainters.  Chicago,  III. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 


ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  lU. 


JAXENTZKY  &.CO..  Jobbers, 

11:J5  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H..  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  20.5 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANO,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass,;  :38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  st.,  N.  Y. 

Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 
BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  .32  and  :«  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 
EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 
GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  AD.AMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,Pliiladelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS.  JOHN,  SONS.  &  CO.,  Ru  ing  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         5','8  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinpry, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  AV.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


9ARXAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


QANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


QEIFFIN,   H.,  &  SONS,  54  &  56  Duane  st,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  009  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLUN8,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKE,  PHILIP. 


155  William  St..  N.  Y. 


Card  Board  Manufaciurers. 


TRIER,  8.,  &  SON, 


190  William  si..  N.  Y. 


McIIUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO..  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 


Coin  Wrappers. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersville,  lU. 


SHIUVEIt,  T.,  &  CO., 


333  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TAFT,  Geo.  C, 


Worcester,  Mass. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  030  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  l.'>5  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  14;J  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Copying  Books- 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Fa. 


TATUM. 

SAMUEL  C. 

&  CO.,                Cincinnati. 

O. 

Engravers. 

WILTSHIRE  &  CLEMENT,          78  Nassau  st. 

,  N 

Y. 

Eyelet  Machines. 

LIPMAN 

HYMEN  L., 

51  South  4th  St.. 

Phila 

Envelope 

Manufacturers. 

ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  16  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

1.34  and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H.. 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO.. 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCICWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A., 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE,  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  111.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Fr^gkUn  Globes, 
5, 6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 


Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  Clark  and  Adams  sts.,  Chicago,  111. 
Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material,  127  Fulton  st.,  N.  Y. 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


liLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  JR  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  .STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

PORTER  &  STEPHENSON,  115  and  117  Nassau  St., 
N.  Y.,  Slanilla  Paper  and  Stationery. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  I'apers,  27  North  Sixth  st.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

O.  J.  MOFFAT.      179  St.  John  St..  New  Haven.  Conn. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 

BECK.  CHARLES.  609  Chestnut  St..  PhUa.,  Pa. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


JERSEY    CITY    PAPER    CO..    White   and    Colored 
Tis^ut-  and  Copvine  Paper.  .Inipsev  ('itv.  N   .1. 

Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


32  Beekman  St..  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO.,  23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,   G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Shears. 


ROWE,  GEORGE.  Manufacturer  of  Patent  Vibrating 
Shears  for  Bookbinders,  Printers  and  Box  Makers, 
10  Leicester  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Sheep  and  Coat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.     101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H  ,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER, 


16  W. 
'  I  45  L 


Fourteenth  St.,  N.  Y, 
Lasalle  St.,  Chi6ago,  111. 


Slates. 


Mcdowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatingtori,  Pa. 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates. 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Star  Copying  Pads. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  st..  N.  Y 

J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR.  ALEXANDER. 


110  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


BROWN  &  SANSON, 


29  Murray  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING.  GEO.    F..  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  st  ,  Boston,  Mass. 

SHIPMAN.  ASA  L.,  &  SONS,         10  Murray  st.,JS..Y. 


WALLACH,  WILLY, 


78  Chambers  St.,  N.  Y. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 

PHILA.  NOA'ELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila. 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners.  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  2.59  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

T&v  Manufacturers. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  st.', 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  6.30  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Cliicago;  14:j  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Toys  and  Games. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

PRIOR  &  HILQENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  Gemaan  St.,  Baltimore,  Md.  ' 


WEIDMANN.  A.,  &  CO., 


806  Broadway,  N.  V. 


Feb.  1.  1883.1 


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J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS' 

— — !  t,IlVE    OF  S 

VALENTINE  and  EASTER  CARDS 

Consist  of  Selected  Designs  from  several  op  the 

-  -   c:^  Largest  and  Best  Known  Manufacturers,  ■--=:> 

AND  IS  THE  FINEST  LINE  IN  THE  MABKET. 

KOYELTIES  in  SATIN  and  FRINGES.  ^^f^lZ^lJ^^^'' 
J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS,  293  &  295  Broadway,  New  York. 

CHICAGO:   156  &  ISS  MOVROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 


HIGHLY    FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS., 

Manufactory  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OUK    I.EADI^G    STYLES: 

No.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No  203  Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  . . .  CommHrcial        No.  707  .. .  Bank  Falcon        No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank        No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 
New  York  Agents.  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  ^Villiam  Street. 


BUCK  i  CUWSON  S 

InproTed  Perforator 

MADE  IN-  THKEE  SIZES: 


iSi^  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication' to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

■^lention  American  Stationer.  Bamilton,  O. 


cr.  E.  XjII^ide. 


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-*- 


Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T-<^0-S    -^I^TID    O-TUlvd:    Xj.A.BEI-S, 
PUBLISHER  OF 


HiLaJ»E  NQ'W^UTr. 


-*- 


Oliromos,  Folders    smd. 


— »- 


165    ^^Villiam   St.,  ]Ve>v  "^ork. 

Complet*"  f->i  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $2.ro.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromes  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1.00. 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  A^D  t  ARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  ORDER. 


VALVE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,   kc, 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 
For  the  Week  Ended  January  30,  1883. 

Albums 

40 

218 

26 

40 

1 

80 

124 

1 

20 

$5,767 

26,074 

2,092 

Kooks 

Engravings 

Ink        

17,901 

188 

1.829 

Slate  Pencils 

806 

9.170 
55 

Steel  Pens 

Stationery -  -      

3,009 

Totals 

557 

$66,891 

VALVE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS  AND 
STATIONERY 

FROM    NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS, 
For  the  Week  Ended  Januarv  30,  1883. 


Paper,  reams 

Paper,  pkgs  

Paper,  cases 

Books,  cases 

Stationery,  cases. 

Totals 


13,071 
151 

;« 

89 
103 

13.449 


$2,449 
2,575 
1.280 
7.894 


$23,004 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS   FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  January  23  to  January  30,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  2;  to  Ham- 
burg, 7:  to  Liverpool,  23;  to  Bremen.  3;  to  Glasgow, 
5;  to  Hong  Kong,  3;  to  British  Australasia,  1 ;  to 
Barcelona,  2;  to  Cuba,  4,  to  Havre.  1;  to  Brazil,  4; 
to  Ve  ezuela,  6;  to  Argentine  Republic,  4;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia.  22;  to  Japan,  2. 

PAPER,  to  Hamburg,  25  pkgs.;  to  Hull,  5  cs.;  to 
Liverpool,  1  cs. ;  to  London,  6  cs. ;  to  Glasgow,  2 
pkgs. ;  to  British  West  Indies,  400  rms  ;  to  British 
Australasia,  2  cs. ;  to  British  Honduras,  71  rms. ;  to 
Cuba.  9.6(0  rms  .  18  pkgs.,  2cs. ;  to  Genoa.  1  cs. ;  to 
Brazil  3,000  rms.,  1  cs.,  to  Venezuela.  3  cs. ;  to  Mex- 
ico, 75  pkgs.:  to  Argentine  Republic,  16  cs  ;  to  Uni- 
ted Sales  of  Colombia,  2  cs.,  31  pkgs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  2;  to 
Hull.  1:  to  Liverpool.  Si:  to  Bremen,  1;  to  London, 
3;  to  Glasgow,  14;  to  British  Australasia,  1;  to  Cuba, 
2;  to  Havre,  V;  to  Hayti,  1;  to  Mexico,  15;  to  Argen- 
tine Republic,  1 ;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  24. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Antwerp.  62;  to  Liv- 
erpool,-39;  to  Gibraltar,  150;  to  Hong  Kong,  14;-to 
British  Possessions  in  Africa,  12;  to  Cuba,  1;  to 
Havre,  1 ;  to  Spanish  Possessions  in  Africa,  100;  to 
Brazil,  184 ;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  1 12. 

INK.  packages,  to  Cuba,  1;  to  Mexico,  1;  to  Uni- 
ited  States  of  Colombia,  31. 

SCHOOL  APPURTENANCES,  cases,  to  United 
States  of    olombia,  3. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Dutch  West 
Indies.  2;  to  Cuba,  8;  to  Spanish  Possessions  in 
Africa.  :^;  to  Brazil,  67;  to  Venezuela,  3;  to  Mexico, 
31 ;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  30. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Smyrna,  1. 

TYPE  WRITERS,  packages,  to  Liverpool,  2. 

HAMMOCKS,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Cor 
lombia,  6. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  2;  to  Liverpool,  1; 
to  British  Australasia,  1.  - 

SLATES,  cases,  to  London.  61 ;  to  British  Austra- 
lasia, 2;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  3. 

CHROMOS  and  LITHOGRAPHS,  cases,  to  Hank 
burg.  5;  to  Liverpool,  4;  to  Bremen,  1;  to  British 
Australasia,  2;  to  Havre,  1;  to  Venezuela,  1. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Gibraltar,  1 ,  to  New 
Zealand,  1;  to  Cuba,  1;  to  Mexico,  4;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  1. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  Mexico,  4. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Liver- 
pool, 3;  to  Glasgow,  3:  to  British  Possessions  in 
Africa,  3;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  2. 


IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER  AT  PORT  OF 

NEW  YORK, 

From  January  23  to  January  30,  1883. 

A.  Ireland.  State  of  Nebraska,  Glasgow,  3  cs. 

H'  rter  Brotheis,  Bothnia,  Liverpool,  4  cs.  hang" 
iiigs. 
Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co..  France,  Havre,  3  cs. 
Edward  Kirapton.  by  same.  7  cs. 

F.  J.  Emmerich,  by  same,  1  cs. 

J.  P.  Smyth.  Frisia,  Hamburg,  1  cs.  cigarette. 
L.  de  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same,  7cs. 
George  J.  Kraft,  by  same,  2  cs. 

B.  Illfelder,  by  same,  6  pkgs. 

E.  <S:  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  by  same,  1  cs. 

G.  Gennert,  by  same,  3  cs. 

H.  Bartholomae,  by  same,  6  cs.  hangings. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Belgenland,  Antwerp,  28  cs. 
E.  Fougera,  Chateau  Leoville,    Bordeaux,  88    g. 
filtering. 
E.  Kimpton,  Holland,  London,  6  cs. 


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Culture  has  been  claimed  as  the  peculiar 
attribute  of  Boston,  which  thence  derives 
its  title  of  the  "Modern  Athens;"  but  in 
the  broad  sense  of  the  word,  we  are  in- 
clined to  the  belief  that  the  city  which  has 
hitherto  been  conceded  a  claim  to  distinc- 
tion simply  because  of  its  relation  to  pork, 
is  taking  the  lead  and  depriving  its  Eastern 
rival  of  the  proud  position  which  it  has 
held.  In  art,  Cincinnati  has  shown  an  ex- 
pansion and  devotion  peculiar  to  itself  and 
not  equalled  by  any  other  city  of  the  Re- 
public, and  the  public  spirit  and  energy 
which  have  aided  in  this  development  de- 
serve acknowledgment.  This  is  an  influ- 
ence which  will  pervade,  and  is  extending 
over  the  country  ;  but  it  serves  just  now  to 
make  the  city  on  the  Ohio  facile  princeps 
among  its  compeers. 


The  far-reaching  importance,  national  in 
its  influences,  of  what  might  seem,  at  first 
thought,  a  matter  of  mere  individual  or 
limited  interest,  is  indicated  in  our  Cincin- 
nati correspondence  this  week.  The  exten- 
sion of  the  time  for  the  payment  of  tax  on 
whisky  in  bond  is  not  so  much  a  measure  of 
relief  for  the  distillers  as  an  advantage  to 
moneyed  institutions  and  various  lines  of 
trade  affected  by  the  hypothecation  of 
warehouse  certificates.  We  are  not  par- 
ticularly anxious  on  behalf  of  those  who 
manufacture  whisky,  but  we  can  appreciate 
the  situation  as  outlined  by  our  correspon- 
dent, and  we  think,  and  are  sure  that 
business  men  generally  will  agree  with 
the  thought,  that  uncertainties  as  to 
legislative  action  in  matters  of  such 
general  concern  ought  not  to  be  prolonged. 
The  evident  duty  of  Congress  is  to  put  an 
end  to  all  disturbing  questions,  by  resolv- 
ing upon  some  definite  procedure,  either 
one  way  or  another.  But  it  seems  to  be  as 
much  a  necessity  of  Congressional  action  as 
of  cheap  politics  to  sustain  an  unsettled 
feeling  throughout  the  country  upon  all 
matters  of  commercial  importance,  and  to 
help  precipitate  disorder  and  financial  in- 
convenience. When  we  shall  find  repre- 
sentatives of  either  of  the  political  parties 
ignoring  the  small  and  mean  strifes  which 
are  conducted  for  personal  uses  or  partisan 
advantage,  we  shall  find  that  the  country 
is  tending  toward  an  advanced  statesman- 
ship indicative  of  the  coming  of  the  political 
millennium.  It  may  be  reasonably  concluded 
that  this  day  is  far  distant  and  that  we  must 
therefore  endure  the  doubts  of  legislation 
until  legislation  itself  is  forced  to  an  end  by 
its  suspension  according  to  law.  The  tariff 
revision  and  the  abatement  of  internal  tax- 
ation still  hang  upon  expectancy.  There  is 
very  little  time  left  to  conclude  these  im- 
portant questions  with  the  present  session 
of  Congress,  and  to  provide  the  required  ap- 
propriations for  the  conduct  of  government, 
and  yet  it  is  a  relief  to  know  that  whether 
the  tariff  bills  pass  or  fail,  and  whether  in- 
ternal revenue  taxation  falls  or  continues 
unabated,  we  are  so  near  the  end  that  only 
a  few  short  days  are  left,  and  trade  may 
have  a  few  momlisof  rest  and  recuperation. 


There  is  no  need  of  an  extra  session  of  Con- 
gress, and  it  would  be  well  if  the  Executive 
made  it  clearly  understood  that  none  will 
be  called.  Congress  in  such  a  case  might 
be  impelled  to  the  conclusion  that  business 
must  be  attended  to,  and  that  politics  must 
defer  to  public  exigencies. 


ANSWERS  TO   CORRESPONDENTS. 


S.  &  Co.  send  sample  of  blotting  and  asks  who  makes 
it. 
Ans. — It  is  controlled  by  Bay  State  Paper 
Company,  Springfield,  Mass. 
B.  Brothers  want  to  know  who  makes  the  Woodruff 
file. 
4ns.— F.  Woodruff,  Washington,  D.  0. 
R.  T.  asks  us  to  mention  names  of  two  books  men  - 
tioned  in  the  Stationer  as  of  value  to  the  trade. 
Ans. — We  do  not  recall  their  names,  but  think 
that  one  of  them  was  "  How  to  Keep  a  Store." 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a  pre- 
existing mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real,  a 
mortgage  on  real  estate.l 
Mortgagor.           NEW  YORK  CITY.              Amount. 

Wm.  J.  Pell ..$10,000 

Hall  &  Twomey  (R.) 1,603 

Jos.  Janacek , .  850 

J.  E.  Morgan  (B.  S.) 600 

J.  M.  Mullen 313 

Alfred  D.  Smith 600 

EASTERN   STATES. 

Wm.  P.  Goodman,  Manchester,  N.  H 2,000 

Geo.  E.  &  J.  K.  Richardson  (Real) 10,500 

Theo.  W.  Draper,  N  Attleboro,  Mass 2,000 

E.  J.  Carey,  North  Adams,  Mass.  (Real) 800 

Wm.  J.  Wilson,  Boston,  Mass  800 

WESTERN  STATES. 

J.  W.  Franks  &  Son,  Peoria,  111.  (R.) 1,806 

A.  H.  Brown,  Walnut,  Iowa  156 

N.  R.  Ramsey,  Detroit,  Mich.  (R.) 500 

R.  G.  Landmann,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 650 

F.  A.  -Dunham  &  Co.,  Portland,  Oregon 1,250 

Frederick  Hart  (Hart,  Barlow  &  Co.,  Chicago, 

111 3,500 

D.  Cohn,  Danville,  111.  (Real)  1,600 

A,  Summerlin,  Mattoon,  111 1,150 

W.  D.  Hughes,  Mt.  Carroll,  111 750 

Thos.  J.  Sharpe,  Indianapolis,  Ind 3,000 

C.J  Colby,  et  ux.,  Creston,  Iowa  (Real) 200 

Leon  Levy,  Detroit,  Mich 1,736 

Ed.  F.  Maxwell,  Minneapolis,  Minn 690 

F.  W.  Wood,  Denver,  Col 550 

SOUTHERN  STATES. 

A.  C.  Gaperton,  Louisville,  Ky.  (Real) 3,000 

S.  Scott&  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo 2,156 

MIDDLE  STATES.  " 

Geo.  W.  Phillips,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 1,726 


DUTY    ON    BOX    PAPER. 


The  Treasury  Department,  rendering  a  de- 
cision on  appeal  from  an  assessment  of  duty  by 
the  Collector  of  Customs,  at  New  York,  at  the 
rate  of  35  per  cent,  ad  valorem  on  certain  paper 
imported  and  claimed  in  the  protest  to  be  duti- 
able at  the  rate  of  25  per  cent,  ad  valorem,  as 
printed  matter,  says  :  "  The  appraiser's  report 
and  an  examination  of  the  samples  show  that 
the  merchandise  consists  of  various  styles  of 
paper  in  full  sheets,  on  which  designs  are 
printed,  to  render  it  suitable  for  use  as  '  box 
paper.'  The  article  is  stated  to  be  known  com- 
mercially as  'paper,'  and  it  is  invoiced  by  the 
ream,  like  other  paper  in  sheets.  The  Depart- 
ment is  of  opinion  that  the  merchandise  is  not 
covered  by  the  provision  for  printed  matter,  as 
construed  in  the  case  of  Arthur  v.  Moliei-,  but  is 


Feb.  1,  1883.] 


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159 


embraced  by  the  provision  of  Schedule  M  for 
'paper  hangings  and  paper  for  screens  or  flre- 
boards  .  .  .  and  all  other  paper  not  otherwise 
provided  for.' "  The  duty  assessed  was  therefore 
confirmed. 


BOSTON  ITEMS. 


[PROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.  J 

Boston,  Mass.,  January  31,  1883. 

Carter,  Dinsmore  &  Co.,  inks,  Boston,  are 
getting  out  a  number  of  new  lines  of  goods, 
among  which  are  a  red  copying  fluid  which  is 
permanent,  an  article  which  will  be  appreciated 
by  draughtsmen,  &c.  Also,  a  new  adhesive 
called  "  Arabine,"  from  which  all  extraneous  or 
■waste  matter  has  been  removed,  leaving  it  in  a 
condition  which  makes  it  more  easily  applied 
and  not  liable  to  decomposition.  This  firm  used 
about  7,000,000  bottles  last  year,  on  which,  if  all 
were  imported,  under  the  proposed  new  tariff 
bill,  the  duty  would  be  $25,000  more  than  at  the 
present  rate. 

My  last  letter  conveyed  the  idea  that  the 
Library  Bureau  bought  the  larger  proportion  of 
the  labor  saving  devices  of  the  late  Readers 
and  Writers  Economy  Company.  This  was  an 
error.  The  Bureau  carries  in  stock  a  large  pro- 
portion of  the  same  line  of  goods,  but  Mr. 
Clark  retains  the  principal  part  of  such  goods 
chiefly  in  stock  by  tbe  successors  of  the  Readers 
and  Writers  Economy  Company. 

Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser  have  taken  the  ex- 
clusive agency  for  the  Atlantic  rubber  band, 
put  up  in  ounce  boxes.  The  calendar  gotten  out 
by  this  firm  is  said  to  be  the  best  issued  by  the 
trade.  Thos.  Groom  &  Co.  get  out  som«  half  a 
dozen  very  neat  styles  of  calendars.  Alfred 
Mudge  &  Son,  as  usual,  get  out  a  handsome  card 
and  a  pocket  calendar. 

Edward  P.  Dunham,  formerly  with  the  N.  E. 
School  Furnishing  Company,  has  accepted  a  po- 
sition with  Geo.  F.  King  &  Merrill. 

Mclndoe  Brothers,  printers,  go  to  140  Oliver 
street. 

The  Library  Bureau  will  carry  a  complete 
stock  of  Noyes'  book-rests,  &c.,  with  extra 
parts. 

Geo.  F.  King  &  Merrill  have  orders  for  their 
office  pen  from  various  Western  and  Southern 
States  and  territories.  They  are  used  by  the 
clerk  of  the  State  Senate.  H. 


NEW  INVISIBLE    INK. 

C.  Widemann  communicates  a  new  method  of 
making  an  invisible  ink  to  Die  Natur.  To  make 
the  writing  or  the  drawing  appear  which  has  been 
made  upon  paper  with  the  ink,  it  is  suflicient  to 
dip  it  into  water.  On  drying  the  traces  disap- 
pear again,  and  reappear  by  each  succeeding 
immersion. 

The  ink  is  made  by  intimately  mixing 

Linseed  oil parts.      1 

Water  of  ammonia 20 

Water 100 

The  mixture  must  be  agitated  each  time  be- 
fore the  pen  is  dipped  into  it,  as  a  little  of  the 
oil  may  separate  and  float  on  top,  which  would, 
of  course,  leave  an  oily  stain  upon  the  paper. 
■^■t-^ 

The  following  is  a  recipe  that  will  be  found 
useful  to  law  stationers,  printers,  and  others  who 
wish  to  remove  writing  ink  from  pieces  of 
parchment  and  vellum  :  First  moisten  the  lilot 
with  a  little  solution  of  oxalic  acid,  then  with  a 
clear  saturated  aqueous  solution  of  fresh  chloride 
of  lime  or  bleaching  powder.  Absorb  the  excess 
of  the  liquids  from  the  paper  as  quickly  as  pos- 
sible with  a  clean  piece  of  blotting  paper.  Re- 
peat this  treatment  if  necessary,  and  dry  thor- 
oughly between  blotting  pads,  under  pressure. 


STEEL   PENS  IN    GERMANY. 


There  is  only  one  steel  pen  manufactory  in 
Germany,  that  being  in  Berlin.  There  are 
many  firms  who  describe  themselves  as  steel 
pen  makers,  but  they  do  not  actually  manufac- 
ture, simply  getting  pens  made  to  order.  The 
Germans  seem  inclined  to  be  jealous  of  the  pre- 
eminence England  has  obtained  in  this  line  of 
business,  especially  as  their  requirements  are 
continually  increasing.  Next  to  steel  pens,  gold 
pens  have  obtained  a  considerable  importance 
as  a  merchantable  commodity.  This  is  owing 
to  their  non-liability  to  rust,  and  as  they  may 
be  used  for  years.  In  consequence  of  their  soft- 
ness and  elasticity,  they  do  not  tire  the  hand  as 
much  as  steel  pens.  The  German  markets  are 
supplied  from  America,  and  consequently  the 
imported  pens  are  very  dear.  To  a  clever  gold- 
smith an  extensive  and  profitable  field  of  enter- 
prise is  open  in  Germany,  in  the  production  of 
these  instruments.  The  difiiculty  in  the  manu- 
facture lies  in  finishing  the  points  with  iridium, 
which  metal  has  proved  itself  beyond  compari- 
son the  best  for  the  purpose  on  account  of  its 
great  hardness. 


RECIPROCAL  INFLUENCE  OF  METALS. 


For  all  the  phenomena  of  galvanic  electricity, 
it  is  essential  that  the  two  metals  which  are  to 
excite  one  another  are  in  real  contact,  either  di- 
rectly or  when  the  intensity  of  the  current  pro- 
duced will  increase  with  the  number  of  points  of 
actual  contact,  or  indirectly  by  the  aid  of  some 
liquid  which  must  be  a  tolerable  conductor. 
According  to  M.  H.  Pellet,  however,  a  reaction 
will  take  place  when  two  metal  plates  are 
brought  opposite  one  another,  and  held  at  a  dis- 
tance apart  of  a  few  millimetres,  or  tenths  of  a 
millimetre.  Though  these  reactions  were  de- 
termined by  means  of  electrical  apparatus,  M. 
Pellett  does  not  hold  them  to  be  of  an  electrical 
nature,  in  his  experiments  which  he  has  been 
carrying  on  for  more  than  three  years  at  the 
Laboratory  of  the  Sorbonne,  in  Paris,  M. 
Pellett  determined  the  difference  of  potential 
between  a  gilded  brass  disk  and  the  metal  in 
question,  and  repeats  the  observation,  after 
having  for  some  time  held  the  plates  parallel  to 
a  disk. of  another  metal.  It  was  found  that 
there  is  generally  a  slight  difference  in  the  two 
observations,  amounting  to  several  hundredths 
of  a  volt,  and  that  this  difference  will  be  posi- 
tive or  negative  if  the  order  of  the  experiment 
is  changed,  and  the  first  observation  is  made 
after  exposure  to  the  other  metal  plate. 
Whether  the  difference  is,  in  the  first  instance, 
positive  or  negative,  depends  on  the  nature  of 
the  second  metal.  Longer  exposure  increases 
the  difference — that  is  to  say,  the  change  which 
has  affected  the  surface  of  the  metal,  until  a 
maximum  is  reached  and  the  original  condition 
is  slowly  restored  after  interruption  in  the  ex- 
posure. The  best  effects  of  this  kind  were  ob- 
tained with  lead  and  iron,  also  with  copper, 
platinum  and  gold.  A  copper  plate  will  affect 
an  opposite  zinc  plate  even  at  a  distance  of  ten 
millimetres  (two-fifths  of  an  inch),  while  the  zinc, 
in  its  turn,  hardly  influences  copper,  gold  or  zinc. 
If  this  change  were  purely  electrical,  due, 
for  instance,  to  some  polarization  of  the 
air  between  the  two  disks,  more  marked 
results  ought  to  be  obtained  with  greater  differ- 
ences of  potentials  between  the  two  plates.  But 
this  is  not  the  case,  and  M.  Pellet  thinks  that  the 
phenomenon  is  of  a  material  character.  Metals 
are  slightly  volatile,  as  is  sufficiently  proved  by 
some  of  them  having  a  characteristic  smell.  If 
two  metals  face  one  another  the  vapors  of  the 
one  may  be  condensed  on  the  surface  of  the 


other,  and  thus  cause  peculiar  changes.  This 
layer  of  the  foreign  metal  will  afterward  re- 
volatilize  and  the  normal  state  be  restored.  M  . 
Pellet's  observations  would  thus  be  similar  to 
those  of  M.  Moeser.  It  ought  to  be  added  that 
M.  Pellet  asserts  that  he  has  taken  the  greatest 
care  in  obtaining  perfectly  clean  disks.  He  in- 
formed the  members  of  the  French  Academy, 
whom  he  acquainted  with  his  experiences,  that 
the  mode  of  cleaning  and  the  agent  employed 
did  not  in  any  way  influence  the  observations. — 
Engineering. 

To  bookbinders  requiring  a  good  liquid  glue, 
a  product  which  is  better  than  that  obtained  by 
treating  solid  glue  with  nitric  a'cid  can  be  pre- 
pared by  dissolving  good  glue  in  a  water  bath 
containing  the  same  quantity  of  strong  vinegar, 
one-fourth  part  of  alcohol,  and  a  very  little 
alum.  This  will  be  found  very  applicable  to 
such  work  as  does  not  need  a  strong  adhesive 
power.  It  is  always  ready  for  use,  and  keeps 
for  any  lengthof  time.  It  also  serves  for  fasten- 
ing pearl,  horn,  &c.,  on  wood  and  metal. 


An  improved  stereotype  alloy,  recommended 
on  account  of  its  ready  fusibility  and  great 
hardness,  is  composed  of  50  parts  of  lead,  36  of 
tin,  and  225  of  cadmium. 

Opfick  of  the  American  Stationer,  | 
Wednesday,  January  31,  1883.     1 

THE  MONEY  MA.RKET.—The  money  market 
continues  quiet  and  easy.  Funds  still  appear  to  be 
accumulating,  and  the  offerings  are  larger  than  the 
demand.  The  stock  market  has  worked  into  a 
stronger  position,  but  there  has  been  no  material  in- 
crease in  the  transactions.  Government  bonds  are 
firmer  for  the  3  per  cents.,  which  are  scarce.  The 
other  issues  are  steady.  Railroad  mortgages  are  a 
trifle  stronger,  in  sympathy  with  tbe  share  list. 
Sterling  exchange  continues  scarce,  and  rates  are 
again  a  fraction  higher.  Francs  are  also  a  shade 
higher,  rates  for  Dutch  and  German  bills  remaining 
as  before. 

TEIE  PA.PEA  MARKET.— Whi\e  nothing  very 
encouraging  is  to  be  said  of  the  condition  of  trade 
among  our  city  dealers,  and  nothing  «tbat  partakes 
of  the  character  of  a  "boom  "  is  to  be  seen  among 
the  manufacturers,  there  is  a  cheerful  feeling 
throughout  of  the  prospect  for  business  in  the  com- 
ing spring.  The  drought  still  acts  as  a  balance- 
wheel  to  the  accumulation  of  supplies  and  shrinkage 
in  prices.  The  straw  wrapping  trade,  which  has  of 
late  shown  gieater  depression  than  any  other  branch 
of  the  trade,  gives  signs  of  a  more  healthy  condition, 
due  chiefly  to  a  better  understanding  between  the 
dealers  and  manufacturers,  the  outcome  of  which  is 
expected  to  place  prices  on  a  better  footing  for  all 
grades. 

TUE  STATIOyERY  MARKET.— There  has 
been  a  considerable  brightening  up  of  business  dur- 
ing the  past  week,  and  the  prospects  for  a  large  vol- 
ume of  trade  in  the  spring  season  are  now  said  to  be 
excellent.  A  number  of  large  orders  have  been  re- 
ceived, most  of  them  direct  from  dealers.  Nearly 
all  of  the  travelers  who  usually  take  the  road  at  this 
season  of  the  year,  are  now  out,  excepting  those  who 
represent  firms  that  have  given  up  taking  import 
orders.  A  great  many  new  goods  have  been  intro- 
duced, samples  of  which  are  now  being  shown  by 
the  travelers.  Some  houses  report  that  most  of  these 
articles  have  only  to  be  exhibited  in  order  to  effect  a 
sale  ;  at  all  events  many  of  the  novelties  are  greatly 
in  advance  of  anything  previously  offered  in  their  re- 
spective hues.  The  masquerade  business  still  con- 
tinues good.  The  demand  for  valentines  has  been 
very  brisk.  In  this  line  a  large  variety  of  satin  goods 
has  been  introduced  of  novel  and  strikingly  beautiful 
designs.  Trade  in  the  gold  pen  and  fancy  leather 
goods  lines  is  said  to  be  slow,  and  manufacturers  in 
fancy  note-papers  are  working  solely  on  traveler's 
orders.    Business  in  staple  stationery  continues  fair. 


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ETCHED    FOLDING    AND    SINGIiE 
ADVERTISING    CAKDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  halt  its  cost  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
ar«  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 

Agents  for  Salb  op  Goods  : 
HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  WiUiam  Street, 

New  York. 
A.  M    COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street, 

Philadelphia. 


UNGftLI),  lURNER  & 
Fine  Leather  Goods. 

No.  507  Arch   Street,   Phil.i(le1|>bia,  Pa. 


The  Chicago  ^Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST!  BEST  CONSTRUCTED  1  BEST 

EQUIPI^ED!  and  hence  the 

Leadini/  Rnilwny  of  the  West  and  Xorthwest .' 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois.  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California.  Oregon.  Arizona.  Utah,  Col- 
oradft.  Idaho,  Montana.  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
liUiffi,  I'tnalia,  I'envef,  Leiidville,  Salt  Lake, 
Nan  FranciHco,  Dendicood,  >ioiix  City,  Cedar 
Itaplds  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee. 
Waukesha,  (ireen  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan.  Mar- 
quette Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown.  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo 
Hismarck.  Winona.  La  Cro.ise.  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest.  .      „     .         .    ,.     ^,_.  j 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trams  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore.  Micliigan  Central.  Baltimore  and  Ohio. 
Ft  Wayne  and  Pennnylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes     Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Li-e  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.    Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 

Insist  upon  Ticket  AgenU  seUing  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
If  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
ern Railway.  „        ,,       .  ^  ^, 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
vou  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  ^y  AND 
WILL  TAKK  NONE  OTHKR. 

\ll  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Utne. 

J.  D.  LAYNQ,  Qen.  Supt.,  Chlcaea 


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THE    AMEEICAl^    STATIOE^ER. 


CARD  DESIGNS  FOR  THE  SEASON. 


Additional  beauty  and  artistic  merit  are  the 
features  of  the  card  designs  brought  out  by  Ob- 
pacher  Brothers.  The  well-known  and  admired 
"Gem"  palette  is  included  among  the  valen- 
tine designs,  and  it  is  brought  out  in  a  style 
which  evinces  the  greatest  taste  and  which  is 
very  suitable  for  a  lover's  present.  The  card 
section  comes  in  new  and  rare  designs,  while  the 
satin  and  rosette  embellishments  are  in  the 
richest  complimentary  colors.  The  other  de- 
signs in  valentines  include  plate-shape  goods, 
fancy  cards  and  bannerets,  which  come  both 
in  paper  and  satin,  and  with  satin  balls,  silk 
cords,  &c. 

In  Easter  goods,  the  line  is  large,  and  includes 
a  variety  of  novel,  rare  and  excellent  designs, 
the  following  names  being  among  the  most  nota- 
ble :  No.  753,  in  three  designs,  each  of  which 
represents  an  Easter  dove,  which  in  two  in- 
stances holds  an  olive  branch  in  its  mouth,  and 
in  the  other  a  forget-me-not.  The  background 
of  these  cards  is  a  rich,  blue  sky,  slightly 
clouded.  No.  722  shows  three  designs  of  oblique 
crosses  embedded  in  flowers.  One  is  remarkably 
pretty  ;  all  of  the  flowers  gracefully  entwine 
the  cross,  and  concentrate  at  the  junction  where 
a  large  full-blown  rose  appears.  No.  777  is  also 
in  three  designs,  each  of  which  is  illuminated 
with  passion-flowers,  which  are  very  appropri- 
ate for  Easter  goods.  No.  723  represents  three 
designs  of  crosses,  one  of  which  is  surrounded 
with  Easter  lilies,  and  another  shows  the  Paschal 
Lamb  at  the  foot  of  the  cross.  The  designs  of 
768  are  compo.sed  solely  of  Easter  lilies.  This 
is  a  strikingly  handsome  series,  the  coloring 
being  very  rich.  No.  589  consists  of  a  single 
design,  12x14  inches  in  size  ;  it  comes  both  in 
satin  and  paper,  aiyi  shows  Easter  lilies  beauti- 
fully entwined. 

There  are  four  designs,  egg-shaped,  in  No. 
679,  which  show  bird's  nests  with  eggs,  and  are 
otherwise  illuminated  with  rich  colored  tropical 
flowers.  The  card  is  in  imitation  of  papier- 
mS,ch(?  in  Japanese  style  and  is  very  novel.  No. 
743  consists  of  two  designs  of  vases  of  daisies 
and  forget-me-nots,  upon  a  mottled  background. 
No.  69.5  comes  in  six  designs,  each  of  which  show 
curious  shaped  shells,  entwined  with  flowers. 
No.  713  is  in  six  designs,  with  sprays  of  delicate 
Easter  flowers,  entwining  rustic  crosses.  These 
are  very  chaste,  yet  beautiful,  and  the  hues  of 
the  flowers  are  as  rich  as  nature  itself.  The 
series  here  referred  to  are  only  a  few  of  the 
principal  ones  of  the  line,  which,  to  be  thor- 
oughly appreciated,  must  be  seen. 

Most  of  the  designs  come  also  in  satin  as  well 
as  in  paper  and  satin  bannerets.  One  reason 
why  the  flrm's  Easter  line  is  so  superior  this 
year  is  because  it  has  engaged  a  number  of  cele- 
brated American  artists  to  make  the  designs  in 
this  country,  and  these  are  lithographed  in  the 
factory  at  Munich.  The  house,  therefore,  adapts 
its  work  to  American  tastes,  and  carries  it  out 
by  the  aid  of  the  best  skilled  European  labor. 
The  firm  also  shows  a  new  line  of  birthday  cards 
and  novelties. 


The  following  is  a  recipe  for  making  paper 
water-proof  :  Add  a  little  acetic  acid  to  a  weak 
solution  of  carpenters'  glue.  Dissolve  also  a 
small  quantity  of  bichromate  of  potash  in  dis- 
tilled water,  and  mix  both  solutions  together. 
The  sheets  of  paper  are  drawn  separately 
through  the  solution,  and  bung  up  to  dry. 


Have  the  courage  to  be  ignorant  of  a  great 
number  of  things,  in  order  to  avoid  the  calamity 
of  being  ignorant  of  everything. 


GLYCERINE    AND    GLUE. 


A  German  chemist  named  Puscher,  a  native 
of  Nuremberg,  reported  to  the  trades-union  of 
that  place  that  he  met  with  great  success  in 
using  glycerine  together  with  glue.  While  gen- 
erally, after  the  drying  of  the  glue,  the  thing  to 
which  it  is  applied  is  liable  to  break,  tear,  or 
spring  off,  if  a  quantity  of  glycerine  equal  to  a 
quarter  of  the  quantity  of  glue  be  mixed  to- 
gether, that  defect  will  entirely  disappear. 
Puscher  also  made  use  of  this  glue  for  lining 
leather,  for  making  globe  frames,  and  for 
smoothing  parchment  and  chalk  paper.  He  also 
used  it  for  polishing,  mixing  wax  with  the  gly- 
cerine, and  using  is  as  an  underground  for  lay- 
ing on  aniline  red  color.  The  red  was  found  to 
exceed  all  others  in  which  glycerine  is  not  used. 
The  glycerine  has  also  some  properties  in  com- 
mon with  india-rubber,  for  it  will  blot  out  pen- 
cil marks  from  paper,  so  as  to  leave  no  mark 
whatever.  A  paste  made  of  starch,  glycerine, 
and  gypsum  will  maintain  its  plasticity  and  ad- 
hesiveness longer  than  any  other  cement,  and 
therefore  recommends  itself  for  cementing 
chemical  instruments  and  apparatus  used  by 
pharmacists. 


A   GOOD    VARNISH. 


The  British  Journal  of  Photography,  after  dis- 
cussing the  various  properties  of  a  good  varnish 
for  the  higher  kinds  of  photographic  work, 
gives  the  following  formula  for  an  excellent 
article :  Palest  orange  shellac,  2%  ounces ; 
bleached  lac,  5)4  ounces  ;  gum  sandarac,  }4 
ounce  ;  methylated  spirit,  one  quart.  Bruise  the 
bleached  lac  till  reduced  to  small  pieces.  Pow- 
der the  sandarac  and  then  add  the  whole  to  the 
spirit,  putting  in  a  few  small  pieces  of  glass  to 
prevent  the  shellac  caking  at  the  bottom  of  the 
jar  ;  stir  or  well  shake  the  whole  from  time  to 
time,  till  it  is  evident  that  solution  is  complete. 
All  that  is  then  necessary  is  to  set  aside  to  clear, 
pour  off  the  clear,  supernatant  fluid,  and  filter 
the  rest.  It  is  best  to  allow  a  month  or  two  for 
subsidence,  for  the  insoluble  part  occupies  so 
large  a  space  that  much  waste  through  evapora- 
tion, &c.,  is  caused  if  an  unnecessarily  large 
quantity  is  passed  through  the  filter.  "  We 
have  seen,"  adds  the  Journal,  "  many  thousands 
of  negatives  covered  with  a  varnish  prepared  by 
this  formula — both  collodion  and  gelatine — and 
have  not  seen  a  single  one  that  has  given  way 
in  the  slightest  degree  ;  hence  we  feel  that  the 
above  may  be  recommended  as  a  standard  and 
trustworthy  formula. 

•♦♦- 

Luminous  paint  as  hitherto  made  has  a  yel- 
lowish-white appearance  in  daylight.  A  Dres- 
den firm  now  produces  various  paints — pure 
white,  blue,  red,  green,  violet  and  gray ;  so  that 
the  objects  which  become  luminous  at  night  may 
have  a  pleasing  appearance  by  day. 


The  base  fellow  sees  in  anyone,  whatever  the 
excellencies,  only  the  defects  and  faults.  A 
swine  notices  only  the  mud  and  mire  in  the  pond 
that  bears  the  lotus. 


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guaranteeing  it  to  be  in  perfect  order. 

WANTED— ONE  COPY  OF  SCRIBNEE'S  MAG- 
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expenses  paid.    Address 

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TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe :  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attriict 
passengers."— .ff-r.  (/.  S.  Minister,  £.  B. 
Washburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed -one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  wnile  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
£i?ieers  Report  /or  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ar<;  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


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A  CURIOUS  LAMP. 


A  Japanese  lamp,  supposed  to  be  twelve  hun- 
dred years  old,  in  the  collection  of  the  Mikado  of 
Japan,  is  described  by  Dr.  Christopher  Dresser 
in  his  book  on  Japan.  "In  this  lamp  the  oil  is 
stored  in  the  body  of  a  rat,  which  sits  upon  the 
top  of  a  pole.  Half-way  down  the  pole  and 
resting  on  a  projecting  bracket  is  a  saucer,  in 
the  centre  of  which  is  a  pin  that  connects  it  with 
the  bracket  on  which  it  rests.  In  this  saucer,  and 
leaning  over  its  side,  is  a  wick.  When  the  sau- 
cer is  filled  with  oil  and  the  wick  is  lit,  we  have 
a  lamp  which  exhibits  no  peculiar  qualities  till 
most  of  the  oil  has  been  consumed.  Then  sud- 
denly a  stream  which  suffices  to  replenish  the 
now  nearly  exhausted  saucer  issues  from  the 
mouth  of  the  rat.  The  saucer  being  full,  no 
more  oil  is  discharged  from  the  rat's  mouth  till 
it  is  again  nearly  empty,  when  the  kind 
creature  sitting  'up  aloft'  yields  a  further 
supply,  and  so  on  till  its  store  of  oil  is  ex- 
hausted. The  manner  in  which  this  is  achieved 
is  simple,  although  the  effect  produced  is  cu- 
rious, for  it  is  only  an  application  of  the  prin- 
ciple of  the  vent  peg  or  pipet,  whereby  fluid 
cannot  run  from  a  uessel  unless  air  is  admitted 
to  take  its  place.  The  peg  which  rises  in  the 
centre  of  the  saucer  and  attaches  it  to  the  sup- 
port on  which  it  rests  terminates  in  a  knob  or 
cap;  but  the  peg  is  hollow,  and  is  connected  with 
the  body  of  the  rat  by  a  tube  which  runs  along 
the  bracket,  and  then  ascends  through  the  stand 
to  the  upper  portion  of  the  rat's  body.  The  pin, 
which  stands  in  the  centre  of  the  saucer,  it 
should  be  noticed,  is  perforated  immediately  be- 
low its  cap,  or  about  half  an  inch  above  the 
saucer.  It  is  obvious,  then,  that  when  the  oil 
sinks  to  a  point  at  which  this  hole  is  exposed  air 
will  enter,  and  thus  allow  the  oil  to  run  out  of 
the  rat's  mouth ;  but  when  this  hole  is  again  cov- 
ered by  oil,  no  further  air  is  admitted,  and, 
therefore,  no  more  oil  can  run  from  the  rat's 
mouth." 


PIONEER  WOMEN   IN   JOURNALISM. 


The  first  daily  newspaper  printed  in  the  world 
was  established  and  edited  by  a  woman — Eliza- 
beth Mallet,  in  London,  1702— almost  two  hun- 
dred years  ago.  In  her  salutatory  she  said  she 
had  established  a  newspaper  "  to  spare  the  pub- 
lic half  the  impertinences  which  the  ordinary 
papers  contain."  Womanlike,  her  paper  was 
reformatory. 

The  first  newspaper  published  in  America  of 
which  we  have  any  record  was  in  Massachusetts. 
It  was  called  the  Massachusetts  Gazette  and 
News  Letter.  After  the  death  of  the  editor,  the 
widow  edited  it  in  the  most  spirited  manner  for 
two  or  three  years.  It  was  the  only  paper  that 
did  not  suspend  publication  when  Boston  was 
besieged  by  the  British.  The  widow's  name  was 
Margaret  Cra|)er. 

In  1732  Rhode  Island  issued  its  first  newspa- 
per. It  was  owned  and  edited  by  Anna  Frank- 
lin. She  and  her  two  daughters  did  the  print 
ing,  and  their  servants  worked  the  printing 
press.  History  tells  us  that  for  her  quickness 
and  correctness  she  was  appointed  printer  to  the 
colony,  supplying  pamphlets,  &c.,  to  the  colo- 
nial oflicers.  She  also  printed  an  edition  of  the 
"  Colonial  Laws,"  of  340  pages. 

In  1776  Sarah  Goddard  printed  a  paper  in  New- 
port, R.  I.,  ably  conducting  it,  and  afterward 
associating  with  her  John  Carter.  The  firm  was 
announced  as  Sarah  Goddard  &  Co.,  taking  the 
partnership  precedence,  as  was  proper  and  right. 

In  1772  Clementine  Reid  published  a  paper  in 
Virginia     favoring     the     colonial    cause,    and 


greatly  offending  the  royalists,  and  two  years 
after  another  paper  was  started  in  the  interests 
of  the  crown  by  Mrs.  H.  Boyle,  borrowing  the 
name  of  Mrs.  Reid's  paper,  which  was  the 
Virginia  Gazette,  but  which  was  short-lived. 
Both  of  the  papers  were  published  in  the  town 
of  Williamsburg.  The  colonial  paper  was  the 
first  newspaper  in  which  the  Declaration  of  In- 
dependence was  printed. 

In  1773  Elizabeth  Timothy  published  and 
edited  a  paper  in  Charleston,  S.  C.  After  the 
Revolution,  Annie  Timothy  became  its  editor, 
and  was  appointed  State  printer,  which  position 
she  held  seventeen  years.  Mary  Crouch  pub- 
lished a  paper  in  Charleston  about  the  same 
time,  in  special  opposition  to  the  stamp  act. 
She  afterward  removed  her  paper  to  Salem, 
Mass.,  and  continued  its  publication  there  for 
years  after. 

A  SUBSTITUTE  FOR  CELLULOID. 


A  new  material  has  been  invented  which  it  is 
thought  will  supersede  celluloid.  It  possesses  all 
the  hardness  and  brilliancy  of  the  latter,  and 
has  the  advantage  of  being  fire  proof.  It  is  made 
in  this  way  :  A  solution  is  prepared  of  200  parts 
of  casein  in  50  parts  of  ammonia  and  400  of 
water,  or  150  parts  of  albumen  in  400  of  water. 
To  the  solution  the  following  are  added  :  Quick 
lime,  240  parts;  acetate  of  alumina,  150  parts; 
alum,  50  parts;  sulphate  of  lime,  1,200  parts;  oil, 
100  parts.  The  oil  is  to  be  mixed  in  the  last. 
When  dark  objects  are  tj  be  made  from  75  to 
100  parts  of  tannin  are  substituted  for  the  acetate 
of  alumina.  When  the  mixture  has  been  well 
kneaded  together  and  made  into  a  smooth  paste 
it  is  passed  through  rollers  to  form  plates  of  the 
desired  shape.  These  are  dried  and  pressed  in- 
to metalic  molds  previously  heated,  or  they  may 
be  reduced  to  a  very  fine  powder,  which  is  in- 
troduced into  heated  molds  and  submitted  to  a 
strong  pressure.  The  objects  are  afterward  dip- 
ped into  a  bath  consisting  of  water,  100  parts; 
white  glue,  6  parts;  phosphoric  acid,  10  parts. 
Finally  they  are  dried,  polished  and  varnished 
with  shellac. — Tradesman. 

The  interesting  statement  is  made  by  Profes- 
sor Attfield,  F.R.S.,  that  for  the  past  thirteen 
years,  all  letters,  reports,  &c.,  that  he  has 
written  have  been  transcribed  into  an  ordinary 
thin-paper  copying-book,  by  a  very  simple 
method.  It  was  only  necessary,  he  says,  to 
place  the  written  sheet  in  the  book  and  use  one 
of  its  leaves  just  as  one  would  use  a  sheet  of 
blotting  paper;  the  superfluous  ink  went  on  the 
leaf,  and,  showing  through  the  thin  paper,  gave 
on  the  other  side  of  the  leaf  a  perfect  transcript 
of  the  letter.  The  principle  of  the  process  con- 
sisted in  dissolving  a  moderately  powerful  hy- 
groscopic substance  in  any  ordinary  iuk,  the 
preference  for  this  purpose  being  given,  after 
various  experiments,  to  glycerine.  Reduce,  by 
evaporation,  ten  volumes  of  ink  to  six,  then  add 
four  volumes  of  glycerine.  Some  other  experi- 
ments made  with  a  view  to  accomplish  equally 
favorable  results  show  that  common  ink  can  be 
used — that  is,  not  evaporated  down,  but  with 
the  addition  of  a  small  quantity  of  gum  arable, 
this  latter  preventing  the  ink  from  spreading  on 
the  thin  ti-sue  of  paper. 


An  important  collection  of  Japanese  paint- 
ings, rolls,  and  colored  drawings,  brought  to- 
gether by  Dr.  Gierke,  of  Breslau,  has  been 
bought  by  the  Berlin  National  Gallery  for  45,000 
francs.  This  gathering  is  reported  to  be  the 
most  valuable  and  complete  Of  its  kind,  and  to 
illustrate  Japanese  art  froni  the  thirteenth  cen- 
tury. 


COPYING     PRESSES 


A   LL  SIZES  and  EVERY  VARIETY  OF  FINISH. 


I\ 


Lowest  Prices  and  Discounts  to  the  Trade. 


Illustrated  Catalogues  to  be  had  upon  application 
to  WHITqOMB  MFG.  CO.,  formerly  C.  Whitcomb 
&  Co..  Manufacturers,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Mention  the  American  Stationer. 

BRENTANO  BROS. 

LONDON  EXCHEQUER 

Jet  Black  Ink. 

—  WRITES  BLACK  AT  ONCE.'— 

Fo0R  SizBS— Quarts,  Pints,  Half  Pints,  and  2  Oz. 

Can  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  Stationers,  and  at 

BRENTANO    BROS.,  5   Union  Square,  New  York. 

TWELFTH  YEAK  OF  PUBLICATION. 


THE  PRINTING  TIMES  AND  LITHOGRAPHER, 

An  Illustrated  Techiiioal  and  Fine-Art  Journal  of 

Typography,    Lithography,     Paper- Making, 
and  the  Auxiliary  Trades, 

THE  NEW  SERIES  COMMENCED  JANtlARY,  1875. 


THE  PRINTING  TIMES  AND  LITHOGRAPHER 
is  a  high  class  journal,  devoted  to  the  Printing 
and  Graphic  Arts,  in  all  their  various  forms.  Jt  de- 
rives its  information  from,  and  circula  es  in,  all 
parts  of  the  world.  No  pains  are  spared  to  insure 
the  accuracy  of  its  inteliigence  and  to  render  it  in 
every  respect  worthy  of  the  support  of  Letterpress 
Printers  and  Lithographers,  as  well  as  Artists,  Anti- 
quaries, and  Literary  Men  generally. 

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WYMAN  &  SONS,  74  and  75  Great  Queen  Street, 
London,  W.  C,  EngKnd. 

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OOTTNSELOn-AT-LA'W. 

Special  attention,  given  to  Patent  and  Trader 
Mark  Causes. 

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JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  United  Utates  and  Foreign  Paient» 

and  Xrade-Marks, 

No.  140  Nassaa  St.,  New  York  City. 

American,  Canadian,  British  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed,  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro 
tected  by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted,  Opinions  on 
Questions  of  infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
iSjc,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Business  may  be  transacted  either 
in  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  kent  in- 
violably sECRRTand  confidential. 

TAMES  A  WHITNEY,  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  City 


164 


THE    AMEmOAN    STATIONER 


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By  way  of  Customary  Annual  to  the  Trade,  we  beg  to  submit 
that  the  Sami)les  now  in  our  Agents'  hands  for  Fall  and  Spring 
have  been  selected  with  most  scrupulous  care,  and  after  an  ex- 
haustive examination  of  All  New  Designs  cut  by  Standard  Factories 
for  the  season's  distribution. 

We  claim  for  the  product  a  far  Higher  Degree  of  Excellence 
than  heretofore  compassed  by  an  individual  House,  approximat- 
ing, as  closely  as  possible,  a  Perfect  Assortment.  Prices  being 
equal,  the  comparative  merit  of  those  lines  submitted  to  your 
notice  will  doubtless,  to  a  great  extent,  control  selection. 

We  challenge  and  respectfully  solicit  direct  comparison  of  our 
collection  with  those  of  any  other  Houses  representing  that  branch 
of  artistic  industry  which  is  our  Exclusive  Specialty. 

The  untiring  effort  of  over  thirty  years,  which  has  resulted  in 
our  sales  being  the  largest  recorded  for  the  past  two  seasons,  has 
also  given  us  an  intimate  knowledge  of  the  wants  of  that  widely 
exten  led  trade  to  which  we  cater.  This  fact,  coupled  with  un- 
varying promptness  and  watchful  care  of  our  customers'  interests, 
will,  we  feel  assured,  secure  for  us  a  continuance  of  your  esteemed 
patronage. 

Our  Agent  will  indicate,  by  direct  correspondence,  the  date  of 
his^  visit.     Failing  receipt  of  such  advice.  Samples  shall  be  for- 
warded, free  of  expense,  upon  receipt  of  request. 
Very  truly  yours, 

JOHN    J.  McGRATH, 

174  &  176  State  St.,  Chicago. 


THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE  CO.. 
Electrotypers  &  Stereotypers, 

No.  68  Beekman  Street,  New  York, 
ElECT'^OTYPES     MOUMTEO    OM    WOOO    OR    METAL. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Fancy  Goois,  Glassware,  GUna,  Tojs,  Gies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

I:Tos.  2©,  31  and.  33  ^a,r3s  ^lace,  ^Te-w^  "2"orfe. 

A.   VITBIDMANItf   <£   CO., 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 


Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 

MANnPACTUSIERS  OF 

TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

N<).  306  Broadway,  corner  ot  Duane  St.,  New  York. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

No.  152  Broadway,  IS'e^w  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES.  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

^=  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 


The  '^Champion''  Violet  Ink, 
The  ^^ Champion"  Scarlet  Ink, 
The  ^^ Champion"  Green  Ink, 
Levison's  Jet  Black  Ink, 
Levison's  Limpid  Writing  Fluid, 
Levison's  Railroad  Copying  Ink, 
Levison's  Combination  Ink, 
Levison's  Pure  Gum  Mucilage. 


TATIONERY  GO. 

I   I   I   I   i   i I   I   I   I   I   I 


a  19  QtivQ  St» 


ST.  LOUIS. 


Feb.  1,  1883.] 


ICHE  AMERIOAK   STATIONER 


1(^5 


(Successors  to  FLOTO   MAN UFACTURING    COMPANY,) 

IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


VALENTINE, 


Easter  I  Birthday  Cards, 

TOKEKS,  SOUVESIRS  ASD  SOVELTIES. 


Choice  designs  (exclusively  our  own),  hand-painted  on  silk.    Many  choice  and  recherche  Novelties  will  be  shown  the  Trade 
by  otu'  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road. 

>t>=:'  No.  290    BROADV/AY,   HEV^  YORK.  :=<t' 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIClSHADING  PEN, 


FOB 
PLAIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

ORNAMISNTAI, 

LETTERING. 


Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writinfr,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired;    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 
Manufactured  in  six  differ- 
ent sizes.    Packed  one  doz. 


of  a  kind  in  a  box.    Alsi 
put  up  in   sets  containing  ' 
one  of  each  kind  and  one 
each  of  Nos.  1,  3  and  3. 


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A  special  Ink  is  also 
manufactured  in  six 
,  brilliant  colors,  put  up 
in  boxes  containing  one 
doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 


We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders   n  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 

^^  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  U.  WHITMORS:  &  CO  ,  Agents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  William  St8.,  NFW  YORK. 

JOHN  pe:trie:,  j».. 

Successor  to  Victor  E.  Macgbr  &  Petrie,  No.  110  Readb  Street,  New  Yore, 
— —  depot  for 

KNICKERBOCKER  PLAYING  CARDS,  Goodall's  Camden  Whist  Markers 

A.  B.  French  Copying  Inks,  Botary  Dampers,  &c. 
Lithographers'  Machinery,  Round  Hole  Treadle  Perforators.  Ink  Qrinding  Mills,  &c. 

lOSEPH  f^l  LLOTrs 
**  STEEr'PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World  . 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,  I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  handf. 
I^"  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  dbc,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  EENKT  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


*  i»i:i»oi«.te:i>  * 


Satin-Fringed   Valentine  Cards. 

FER,     BOX    COnSTT^INTlSTGr     f"  /\ 
(Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^J  \f 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7th  Street,  Philadelphia.' 


$3. 


00 


AMD  SEALING  WAX. 


IN    A.I^T^    VA.IHETIES. 


SANFORD   MFG.    CO.,   CHICAGO,   Ills 


DRESSER,  M^LELLAN  &  CO-, 

PiilillslierUooWlersiWom, 

BLANK  BOOK  MANUFACTURERS. 
47  Exchange  Street,      -      •      POKTLAND.  M£. 


Publishers  of  Oliver's  Precedents,  New  Eklition;  Maine 
Reports  Luce's   Maine  Probate  Practioe,  Kinsrs- 
bury's  Maine  Townsman.  Bolster's  Tax  Col- 
lector and  Form    Book,  Young  People's 
History  of  Maine.   Legal  Blanks 
of  all  kinds. 

AURINU  DRKSSBR.      It.  s,  K    m't.FT.LAN.      W.   w    noBlf  ■••^'^ . 

TheCha$»StewartPap$rCo, 

139, 141  &  143  Walnut  St., 
CINCINNjVTI,    Oliio, 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers 
of  every  description  of 

News,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 
Wrapping 

^    ^    -^  -'  AtSO, 

A  Full  Line  of 

BLANK  BOOKS, 

^^   '\    -  /^         OFFICE    STATIONERY, 
'ti^  y  Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding 

Cards  and  Invitations,  and  the 

NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 

AS  FAST  AS  PRODUCED. 


STATIONERS  and  PRINTERS  are  requested 
to  send  for  oiu-  New  Catalogue  of  Gtoods  suited  to 
their  wants. 

EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  East    14tli  St.,    Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  a'  d  JewtsJers  in  all  prineipal 
cities.    Trade  List  fiirnished  on  applir-atinn. 

R.H.  SMITH  &CO^ 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEET  DESCRIPTION. 

Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rul  ber  Type, 

S91    Halo   St.,   Cor.  WorlblnglOQ, 

©pri3a.g£.old.,   .   .    2v(Ea.ss. 

Oldest  Bubber  Stamp  Manufy  In 

New  Bneland  &  Largest  tn  the  U.  S, 


160 


THE    AMEEICAN    STATIOIsfEE. 


EASTER    FANCIES. 


The  line  of  Easter  cards  offered  this  year  by 
L.  Prang  &  Co.  is  one  of  the  most  elegant  ever 
introduced,  and  it  embraces  a  larger  variety  of 
designs,  all  of  which  are  new,  rich  and  very  ap- 
propriate for  the  season.  Besides  the  beauty  of 
design  and  elegant  workmanship  on  the  face.'s  of 
the  cards,  the  backs  are  produced  in  a  style  that 
evinces  real  artistic  merit.  The  cards  come 
plain  or  fringed,  the  latter  being  either  single  or 
double.  In  a  few  instances  other  embellishments 
besides  fringing  are  used. 

The  plain  cards  are  put  up  in  sets  of  twelve, 
and  the  fringed  in  packages  of  twelve,  each  hav- 
ing protectors  and  envelopes.  No.  601  is  in  six 
designs,  each  of  which  represents  a  small  bird's 
egg,  surrounded  with  violets,  buttercups  or 
daisies  in  tints  of  the  richest  hue.  The  designs 
of  No.  602  show  flowei's  with  butterflies  hovering 
around  them.  This  series  is  chaste,  yet  rich, 
and  has  the  colors  richly  blended.  No.  603  con- 
sists of  four  designs,  two  of  which  illustrate  a 
cluster  of  butterflies  and  the  other  two  a  small 
flock  of  birds.  The  background  represents  a 
pale  blue  sky,  with  sun-clouds  here  and  there. 
No.  604  also  comes  in  four  designs,  each  showing 
bird's  nests  with  eggs,  surrounded  by  ferns  and 
flowers  of  various  kinds;  near  which  butterflies 
and  bees  are  seen  to  hover.  This  series  is  by 
Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney,  and  is  of  tasteful  concep- 
tion. The  hacks  of  these  cards  are  almost  as 
pretty  as  the  faces.  No.  60.5  comprises  seven 
designs,  which  show  silver  crosses,  sur- 
rounded   by    flower.",  on  a  buff  ground.      No. 

606  also  represents  silver  crosses,  but  on  a 
green  ground  and  with  floral  surroundings 
of    a   different   and    more  profuse  kind.     No. 

607  is  an  egg  series,  each  design  showing  a  large 
pigeon's  egg,  with  either  violets,  bluebells,  or 
buttercups.  The  backs  of  this  series  are  very 
rich.  No.  608  is  somewhat  similar,  except  in  the 
floral  decorations,  which  are  richer  and  more 
profuse.  No.  609  comes  in  two  designs,  one  of 
which  represents  cupids  on  the  backs  of  butter- 
flies which  are  flitting  through  the  air.  The 
other  design  represents  amorets  also  flying  aloft, 
each  of  the  designs  being  surrounded  with  a  rich 
floral  border.  This  series  is  by  Mr.  T.  B.  Town- 
send. 

Two  designs  of  silver  crosses,  entwined  with 
flowers,  are  shown  in  No.  610  on  a  pale  yellow 
ground.  No.  611  comprises  two  figure  designs  by 
A.  F.  Brooks,  each  representing  the  bust  of  a  little 
girl  on  a  dark-gray  circle  centre-piece,  which  is 
encompassed  by  flowers,  about  which  are  flitting 
birds  and  butterflies.  No.  613  is  a  strikingly 
pretty  series,  consisting  of  two  designs  on  a  buff 
ground.  In  the  centre  of  each  is  a  sky-colored 
circular  centre-piece,  in  one  of  which  appears  a 
cupid  floating  on  the  air  in  an  egg-shell,  hold- 
ing reins  fastened  to  the  mouth  of  a  butterfly;  a 
broken  egg  embedded  in  ferns  and  flowers  orna- 
ments the  lower  part  of  the  centre-piece,  while 
some  of  the  flowers  protrude  beyond  the  upper 
part.  The  centre-piece  of  the  other  design 
shows  a  mountain  coast  view  immediately  after 
sunset,  and  surrounded  by  tropical  birds  and 
flowers  with  plumage  and  foliage  of  i-ich  color. 

The  debigns  of  No.  013  are  floral  and  consist 
solely  of  snowballs  and  scarlet  passion-flowers. 
No.  614  shows  two  humorous  figure  designs,  by 
Harry  Beard,  each  consisting  of  an  oddly- 
dressed  little  girl  holding  a  basket  of  eggs,  and 
plodding  among  flowers  and  shrubs.  No.  61.5  is 
a  flower  and  butterfly  series  by  Felicia  Bridges. 
The  designs  are  richly  and  chastely  brought  out, 
are  very  attractive,  and  comprise  lilies,  fleur  de- 
lis and  field  fiowers.  No.  616  has  two  designs 
of  flowers  and  birds,  by   Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney. 


No.  617  is  a  figure  series  by  Mrs.  L.  B.  Hum- 
phrey. No.  618  has  a  butterfly  and  a  figure  de- 
sign, both  of  which  are  of  artistic  merit.  The 
latter  displays  wings  and  is  intended  to  represent 
the  "Angel  of  Light."  No.  619  comes  in  two 
designs,  by  Thomas  Moran,  one  the  "  Sun  of 
Righteousness,"  and  the  other  the  "  New  Jeru- 
salem." No.  420  is  perhaps  one  of  the  most  novel 
cards  of  the  line;  it  is  in  folder  form,  the  two 
inner  pages  being  surrounded  by  a  rich  floral 
border  inside  of  which  are  verses  appropriate 
for  the  Easter  season.  The  outside  pages  are  of 
silverg  round,  each  displaying  a  large  Easter  lily 


with  a  green  stem.  No.  421  comprises  only  one 
design  in  book  form,  the  outside  having  a  silver 
ground  surrounded  by  black  and  cream  colored 
borders,  and  illuminated  with  Easter  lilies.  The 
inner  pages  are  in  raised  white  satin  surrounded 
by  a  narrow  border  of  the  same  material  in  blue; 
one  of  the  pages  shows  a  group  of  hand-painted 
butterflies,  while  on  the  other  appears  a  "  lily  of 
the  valley  '  with  appropriate  Easter  verses.  The 
fringing  and  embellishtnent  of  this  card  are 
done  with  admirable  taste.  In  No.  422  there  is 
only  one  design  which  comes  in  banner  and  mat 
form.  It  is  1  lXxl4X  inches  in  size,  and  repre- 
sents a  wooden  cross  from  which  water-lilies  are 
suspended.  This  card  is  embellished  with  tassels 
as  well  as  fringing. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  cloth.  Un- 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qvialities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 

The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  %\  ooden 
Blackboards!.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paint  brush,  to  any 
surface.  Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.  Pint,  $1 ;  Quart,  81.75  ;  Half 
Gallon,  .153.25  ;    Gallon,  "  ' 

Wood  Blackboards  —Made  of  very  be'^t  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilisdm  (Stone  Cloth).— A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury:  :iU  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  S'-S  and  S2  per  vard.  Roll  Blackboards —Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,  2x3  ft.,  $1  :  No.  3,  2)^  x  SJ^; 
ft ,  5^1.50  ;  No  3,  3  X  4  ft.,  $i.     0er-  Send  for  Circular. 


Silicate  Book  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  varic 
Gallon,  .153.25  ;    Gallon,  $6. 

Blackboards. 

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Valentine  and  Easter  Cards, 

ON    SATIN,    SILK,    PANELS,    &c. 


GREAT   VARIETY   OF   FRINGES   AND   MOUNTINGS. 


JAS.  R.  CROMFTON, 

Paper  Tmill  39.T  Maker, 

■t # 

Elton  Paper  Mills,  Bury,  Lancashire, 

LONDON— 60  Queen  Victoria  Street,  E.  C.        MANCHESTER— 8  Sussex  Street. 
PARIS 


PARIS 


1867. 


—MANUFACTURER    OF- 


White  and  Colored. 

COPYING,  TRACING  (unprepared), 

KANIFOLD,  CABTBIDGES, 

CIGARETE,  PRINTING  PAPERS.  187  8. 

SAMPLES    AND     PRICES    ON     APPLICATION,  fo 


Manufacturer  of  the  CELEBRATED  (Dog  Label) 


GRASS     BLEACHED    or    SILVER    TISSUE, 

For  Jewelers,  Gold  and  Silver  Smiths,  &c. 

DEPOT  FOR  "  GJiASS  BLEACHBJ)>>  AND  COLORED  TISSUES: 

The  "  Deimisoii "    Manufacturing  Co.,  21  Milk  Street,  Boston,  and  Brandies. 

A-lso    lor    COLORED    TISSUEH  : 

QEO.  J.  ZEAFT,  XTos.  48  and  50  Maidm  Lane,  ITew  York. 


Feb.  1.  1883.] 


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J.  C.  AIKIN. 

H.  A.  LAMBERT. 


J.  B.  SHEA. 
D.  F.  FOLEY 


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No.  23  Maiden  Lane,  New  York, 

MANUFACTXIRERS    OF 

Gold  Pens,  Holders,  Pencil  Cases,  Pencils  and  Latest  "ITovelties." 


'  Send  for  Catalogae  and 
Price  tut. 


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Our  assortment   for  Fall  and   Winter  Trade,   while 

comprising  the  usual  line  of  STAPLES,   has  received 

many  ADDITIONS  in  NEW  Goods,  that  are  ARTISTIC 
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the  market.    Carrying  the  Artist's  LARGE  Lead,  and  working  on  the  principle  of  gravitation,  it  is  unexceled  for  business  purposes. 

ENGLISH  HAND-MADE  PAPEES 


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descriptions  of  Press-work  which  partake  of  the  artistic. 

As  we  build  this  machine,  it  is  possessed  of  many  e-xceptional  advantages. 
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ner. Provision  is  also  made  on  the  girt  for  the  reception  of  two  series  of  steel 
wheels,  each  series  being  fitted  in  adjustable  boxes  and  operated  on  the  "  wedge" 
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cylinder  is  at  rest,  thus  giving  ample  time  to  feed  and  adjust  the  sheet.  As  the 
bed  passes  the  centre,  and  is  at  the  slow  point,  the  cylinder  is  thrown  into  gear 
by  means  of  a  lever  operated  by  cams.  The  cylinder  is  then  driven  entirely  by 
the  bed,  and  perfect  register  is  obtained.  After  the  impression  is  completed, 
the  lever  engages  with  the  cylinder,  and  stops  it  in  place  for  another  sheet ; 
several  teeth  on  the  cylinder  gear  are  cut  off  to  allow  the  bed  to  return  without 
disturbing  the  cylinder.  As  the  Impression  Cylinder  is  stationary  during  half 
the  revolution  of  the  press,  the  printed  sheet  is  transferred  to  our  Patent  Sheet 
Delivery,  which  deposits  it  on  the  Fly  without  the  use  of  tapes  ;  and  as  the 
sectional  wheels  of  the  Sheet  Delivery  are  adjustable  at  will,  they  can  be  moved 
from  the  "  Une  of  danger  "  to  engravings  or  contact  with  the  letterpress,  and 
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mmmi  chater  &  co., 

G8  Cannon  St.,  London,  E.  C, 

PAPER- MAKERS. 

GOLD  MEDAL  awarded  PARIS,  1878. 


T^  Superfine  Hand-made  ^^ 

^  WRITING,  "^ 

J^  DRAWING  J^ 

P  Account  Book  Papers.   J> 

E  MACHINE-MADE  WRITINGS,   E 


R 


Tub-sized  andHngfine-sized,  liOft- 
dried  and  Machine-dried 


R 


Q   BANK  NOTE  AND  LOAl.  ^ 

^  Printings,  Charts  and  Blottings.  ^ 

Wholesal  e  an  d  Export 
STATIONERS. 

Dealers  in  Whatman,  Joynson,  HolUngworth, 
Turner,  and  other  noted  brands. 


THE  ELWOOD  FILES. 

STRONGEST!   CHEAPEST!   BEST! 

Capacity  from  two  to  four  times  as  g^reat  as  any  other  file  made. 


DISCOUNT   TO   THE    TRADE. 


B"     Sr.J^°^^  ^&  Sold  by  the  leading  Jobbing  Trade  and  the  Manufacturer  . 

r^,s-^^^/      BUXTON  &  SKINNER  STATIONERY  CO., 

^~~^--;^/         215  &  217  Chestnut  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

A  PRACTICAL  NOVELTY !   AN  ELECTRICAL  SUCCESS ! 


■Wi^^roWPIBpS'MTOmR^PW*!^ 


A  SELF-FEEDING  !Vf  AKKING  BKUSH  for  marking  Boxes,  Packages.  Cards,  &c.,  to  supersede  the 
common  pot  and  bi'ush,  and  at  the  same  price.  Can  mark  three  times  as  past,  as  there  is  no  dipping 
i-equired  ;  can  use  turpentine  and  lampblack,  or  any  kind  of  ink  All  Shipping  Clerks  need  them.  We 
WANT  AN  Agent  in  every  city  and  town  in  the  United  States  and  Canada  to  handle  our  Brush,  aud  to  furnish 
the  local  trade,  &c.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  solicited.  Agents  write  for  terms.  Sample  Brush 
mailed  for  50  cents,  or  $3.50  per  dozen     Address 

THE  YALE  AUTOMATIC  EEUSH  CO.,  Pactory,  322  Grand  St.,  NEW  HA.VEN,  Conn. 

MEREIAM  MFG.  CO., 

[DURHAVI,  CONN.,  U.  S.  A. 

Manufacturers  of 

SUNK-HANDLE  CASH  BOXES, 

A 11  weights  and  grades.  Sizes,  7  to  18  inches 
inclusive.  Tumbler  Locks,  assorted  Keys. 
Also  Bond,  Deed,  Stamp  and  Post-ofHce 
Boxes,  BiU-Head  Cases,  Paper  Cutters,  and 
other  Tin  Goods,  adapted  to  the  best  Com- 
mercial Stationers'  Trade. 


DOUBUJACIING  MACHINE. 

•^■HIS  Machine  piges  both  sides,  or  Two 

■^        Leaves,  at  the  same  time,  in  ONE 
OPERATION,     by    one    operator,    at    the 
rate   from    80,000   to   90,000    per   day. 
SIX  TIMES  as  fast   as  any  Machine  known, 
takes  can  be  made,  as  the  figuri^s  are  in  an  endless  chain. 
Printing  Ink  used.     It  Pages  Consecutively  and  Folio. 
The  Figures  are  printed  on  a  perfect  line,  and  there  is  no 
breaking  of  the  paper.    Any  Figure  can  be  replaced  at 
a  trifling  cost.    All  small  parts  are  made  of  Steel  Cast- 
ings.   The  Books  are  paged  after  they  are  bound.    The 
outline  of  the  figures  are  far  more  handsome  than  hand- 
out ones.    The  DOUBLE  PAGING  MACHINES,  as  here 
illustrated,   are   well   and  thoroughly   made,    and  will 
stand  a  great  many  years  of  the  severest  work. 

THEY  ARE  USED  BY  ALL  THE  LEADING  BLANK- 
BOOK  HOUSES  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES 
OF  AMERICA,  and  some  of  the  larger  houses 
in  Europe.    For  Catalogues   or  other   infor-      ^^:  \=j/i 
mation,    address 

JOHN  McADAMS  SONS, 

No.  528  Kent  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 


Salesroom,  84:  <&  86  Chambers  St.,  Netv  York 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARSmSCISSORS 


OF    EVERY    DESCRIPTION. 


170 


THE    AMEEICAN    STATIOIN^ER. 


EASTER  and  BIRTHDAY  CARDS 


{M¥   OWN   PUBLICATIONS), 


And  Importer  of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 

WILLY  WALLACH,  78  Chambers  Street,  New  York. 


■  Stock  now  here,  and  Orders  should 
be  placed  early. 


JOHN    GIBSON   8^  ad  B4  BBsltmao  Street,  Mew  \A 

My  new  line  of  EASTER,  Birthday  and  Valentine  Cards  will  be  ready  in  January.  I  would  call  special  attention  to  my 
EA.STEK  NOVELTIES,  which  will  be  very  desirable. 

A  very  large  and  complete  line  of  Advertising  Cards,  Day  and  Sunday-School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  and 
Marriage  Certificates.     New  Designs  in  each,  ready  in  January. 


BROWN  d  SANSON, 

-JIANTJFACTUEEES  OF— 

Fine   Papers,   Envelopes,    Cards 

-ANI>— 

WEDDING  STATIONERY. 


WEDI>ING  STATIONEKT, 
FINE  PAPETEKIES, 


I  SPECIALTIES. 


(&    PLAIN,  GILT  AND 

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#  BEVEL-EDGE    C4.BDS. 

No.  29  MURRAY  STREET,   NE^tT  YORK. 

BLAITS  BOOISS- 

NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES    NUMBERED    OB    PLAIN. 


SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE. 


521  COHHERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  FA. 


POWERS  PAPER  CO., 


—  Manufacturers  of  — 

WRITING      PAPERS,    ENVELOPES, 

BLANK  BOOKS  and  PAPETERIES. 


TO  THE  TKAT>E.— We  submit  the  accompanying  li-t  of  Writing  Papers,  Ruled  and 
Flat,  esoeciallv  adapted  for  the  Jobbing  Trade,  embracing  the  finest  quality  of  Loft-Dried  and  Engine-Sized 
Stock  :  "RULJED  PAPERS  (Folded  or  Half  Sheets),  Conn.  Valley.  Crystal  Lake  De  Soto,  Berwick,  .^ilver 
Lake,  Phcenix.  Perfection  Imperial,  Perfection  (Linen).  FLAT  PAPERS  (White  Wove).  Brunswick, 
Conn.  Valley,  First-Class,  Silver  Lake.    LINEN  FLATS  (Cream  Fine  Laid),  Perfection,  Briins-nick. 

Our  papers  are  well  known,  and  their  heretofore  good  name  will  be  more  than  sustained  by  great 
improvements  in  quality,  finish  and  way  of  putting  up.  Newly  engraved  designs  for  our  wrappers  have 
been  made,  and  are  now  lithographed  on  white  and  tinted  papers,  making  them  verj'  attractive  in  appear- 
ance The  lines  are  regular  and  can  always  be  relied  upon  ;  they  are  not  sortings  or  job  lots  Experience 
has  shown  that  it  does  not  pay  to  depend  upon  job  lots,  but  to  keep  in  stock  a  standard,  uniform  grade  that 
can  be  obtained  at  any  time.  When  desired,  special  wrapp  rs  will  be  put  on  papers,  with  sole  control  of 
their  sale,  "  provided"  orders  are  made  large  enough  to  justify.  Special  sizes  and  rulings  made  to  order  ; 
samples  sent  on  application,  with  prices  and  terms  of  payment.  By  having  a  warehouse  in  Springfield,  we 
have  better  facilities  for  shipping  goods,  and  can  obtain  New  York  freight  rates  by  despatch  lines  to  the 
West  and  Southwest.  As  we  keep  full  lines  of  the  papers  specified  in  our  circulars,  dealers  will  have  an 
opportunity  to  obtain  at  one  place,  a  complete  and  uniform  line  of  all  sizes  and  weights,  instead  of  being 
obliged  to  order  of  two  or  three  different  Mills  or  Warehouses  to  obtain  their  wants. 

POWERS     PAPER    CO.,    Lyman   and  Tavlor  Streets,  SPRINGFIELD,  Mass. 
NEW  YORK  OFFICE :  6s;  and  64  Duane  Street.    J.  L.  ST.  JOHN,  Agent. 


Fire!     FireS     Fire!!! 

For  Insurance  rates  address 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

ISe  BROADWAY.  NEW  YORK. 


WHO  IS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  COUN- 
TRY WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS MAPTHATTHE 


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By  the  central  poBition  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  eartj,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs  .Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and.  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"ALBERT   LEA  ROUTE.'' 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  b?en  opened  between  Richmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
Susta,  Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 
Ti'ains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
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Feb.  1,  1883.] 


TjdE    AMERICAN    STATIOITER 


171 


IRIDIUM. 


Iridium  was  discovered  in  the  year  1803  by 
Smitbson  Tennaut,  of  Belfast,  Ireland,  who  in- 
vestigated the  metallic  residue  which  remains 
when  platinum  ores  are  dissolved. 

This  he  believed  to  contain  a  new  metal,  and 
a  number  of  other  scientists  who  examined  the 
same  subject  at  about  the  same  time  also  came 
to  the  conclusion  that  the  solution  contained  a 
peculiar  metal.  Mr.  Tennant  proved  that  the 
platinum  residues  contained  two  new  metals,  to 
one  of  which  he  gave  the  name  of  iridium,  on 
account  of  the  varying  color  of  its  salts,  and  to 
the  other  the  name  osmium,  because  of  the  pe 
culiar  odor  which  its  volatile  oxide  possesses. 
Iridium  is  found  in  the  platinum  ores  in  consid- 
erable quantity  in  the  form  of  the  alloys  of 
platin  iridium  and  osmiridium.  The  first  o: 
these  occurs  in  grains  and  often  in  small  cubes 
with  rounded  edges;  the  second,  usually  in  flat, 
irregular  grains,  and  occasionally  in  hexagonal 
prisms.  Iridium,  in  the  cold  state,  resists  the 
action  of  acids  and  alkalies  and  parts  with  its 
oxygen  at  a  high  heat,  and,  although  it  posses- 
ses a  number  of  valuable  qualities,  it  has  been 
used  until  recently  only  for  the  points  of  gold 
pens.  Its  limited  use  was  caused  by  its  scarcity, 
or,  rather,  by  the  difficulty  of  obtaining  it  in  a 
metallic  form.  It  is  found  in  Russia,  Brazil, 
California,  and  a  number  of  other  countries, 
usually  accompanied  by  gold  or  platinum. 
Since  its  discovery  numerous  chemists  and  me- 
tallurgists have  been  trying  to  reduce  the  ore 
and  obtain  the  iridium  in  the  metallic  form,  and 
some  of  these  efforts  have  been  successful  within 
certain  limits. 

A  Philadelphia  gentleman  many  years  ago 
succeeded  in  producing  some  small  pieces  of 
iridium  about  the  size  of  a  pea  by  means  of  the 
oxyhydrogen  blow-pipe  flame,  the  metal  ob- 
tained, however,  being  of  a  porous  character. 
In  1855,  George  W.  Sheppard,  of  Cincinnati,  suc- 
ceeded in  producing  a  similar  result  with  the  aid 
of  a  powerful  galvanic  battery.  Several  years 
later  John  Holland,  of  the  same  city,  began  ex- 
perimenting in  this  direction,  and  after  a  num- 
ber of  years  succeeded  in  reducing  the  iridium 
ore  to  a  solid  metal  in  the  common  draft  fur 
nace.  He  used  phosphorus  as  a  flux,  by  means  of 
which  the  metal  can  be  made  to  fuse  as  easily  as 
cast  iron.  Mr.  Holland  obtained  patents  for  his 
method  of  manufacture,  both  in  this  country  and 
in  Europe,  and  some  time  ago  organized  the 
American  Iridium  Company,  of  Cincinnati. 
This  company  has  been  in  operation  now  about 
a  year,  and  is  now  manufacturing  contact  points 
for  telegraph  instruments,  draw-plates  for  draw- 
ing wire,  knife  edges,  stylographic  pen  points, 
tracing  tools,  &c.  Iridium  is  not  magnetic,  and 
for  that  reason  has  been  used  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  bearings  of  marine  compasses.  The 
metal  is  now  sold  at  about  $30  per  ounce,  which 
price  naturally  restricts  its  use  for  ordinary  pur- 
poses where  s>teel  is  now  employed  extensively. 
It  can  be  easily  soldered  to  brass,  iron  or  copper, 
and  for  this  reason  is  found  very  useful  for  a 
large  number  of  purposes. 


There  are  four  methods  very  generally  used 
in  the  determination  of  the  relative  ages  of  the 
Greek  vases.  The  most  ancient  are  decorated 
with  historical  characters,  the  figures  being 
black,  upon  a  red  ground.  The  toilet,  dances, 
and  games  are  represented  Details  of  the  sub- 
ject portrayed  evidence  of  the  age.  Clisthenes 
reduced  the  two  poles  of  the  car  to  one,  conse- 
quently a  car  with  two  poles  antedates  these. 
The  vases  of  Herculaneum,  Pompeii  and  Stabia 
are  all  black  and  varnished,  none  painted ;  these 
are  more  recent. 


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ing, or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
infringing  on  our  Patents. 

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No.  51  Beekman  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


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Superior  Adhesive  Mucilage. 

8  oz.  Cones,  in  bbls per  gross,  $3.50 

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2  oz.  Cones,  in  bbls per  gross,  $3.75 

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3  oz.       "       J4  Gross  boxes "  4.00    3  oz. 

3  oz.      "       1  Dozen  boxes "  4.35    3  oz 

4  oz.  Flats,  "  "  6.00    4  oz.  Flats, 

8  oz.  Cones,  "  "         12.00    8  oz.  Cones, 

8  oz.  Flats,  "  "  14.00    8  oz.  Flats, 

Pints  "  "         18.00    Pints, 

Quarts,  "  "         30.00    Quarts, 

We  use  no  paper  boxes.  Our  goods  ai-e  all  packed  in  lock-cornered  wood  boxes  with  sliding  lids. 
13S^  The  above  prices  for  2,  3  and  4  ounce  MucUage  are  strictly  for  lots  not  less  than  5  gross. _^ 
No  Discounts  whatever.     Drayage  charged  at  cost. 

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Storekeeper,  in  any  part  of  the  United  States.     Send  for  Price  List  of  our  Inks. 


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THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


173 


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A.  K.  Johnston  (Edinburgh). 

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advertisements  in  journals  whose  circulation  is  limit- 
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Address,  W.  JOHN  STONHILL, 
IMPEMAL   BUILDINGS,   LUDGATE   CIRCUS, 

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Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^iU  Sell 
them,  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  Lower. 

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as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights.  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 


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To  the  Upper  Mississippi,  Missouri,  and  the  famous 
Niobrara  and  Jim  River  Valleys,  and  by  its  connec- 
tions, to  the  Red  River  Valley  of  the  North,  and  Bis- 
marck, Fargo,  and  Green  River,  and  by  rail  and  steam- 
ers to  Forts  Barthold,  Buford,  and  points  on  Powder, 
Tongue,  and  Yellowstone  Rivers.  Miles  City,  Fort 
Keogh,  all  Upper  Missouri  River  points,  Carroll,  Fort 
Benton,  and  Big  Horn  iHouDtains,  Montana. 

Over  Four  Different  Routes,  namely,  via 
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Milwaukee,  Madison,  and  Prairie  du  Chien 
Davenport,  Fayette,  and  Jackson  Junction, 

Elgin.  Lanark,  and  Dubuque. 

Reference  to  the  Official  Railway  Guides,  or- the 
Time  Tables  published  by  the  Company  will  show  that 
the  C.  M.  &  St.  P.  can  take  you  in  its  Splendid  Pas- 
senger Trains,  at  Express  Speed,  over  its  own  Superb 
Tracks,  from  almost  anywhere  to  almost  anywhere 
in  the  Five  Great  States  named  above.  Its  Road-Bed, 
Superstructure  and  Equipments  combine  All  Modem 
Improvements,  and  are  Perfect  in  every  particular. 
It  runs  its  own  Magnificent  Sleepers  upon  all  Through 
Trains,  and  its  own  Parlor  Cars— the  finest  in  the 
World.  Its  Principal  Hotels  and  Eating  Houses  are 
noted  for  their  superior  excellence.  While  it  con- 
nects the  prominent  Business  Centres  of  the  North- 
west, it  has  also  upon  its  lines  more  Health  and 
Pleasure  Resorts,  and  greater  Scenic  Attractions, 
than  any  other  system  of  roads  upon  the  continent. 
It  is  conceded  by  the  Traveling  Public  to  be,  in 
all  things,  the  Leading  Line. 

Address        A.  V.  H.  CATtPENTEB, 

Gen.  Pass,  and  Ticket  Agt. 

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Sftsh 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


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TO  THE  TRADE: 

Having  made  arrangements  with  the .  Magneso- 
Calcite  Fire-Proof  Company  (after  careful  examin- 
ation), we  are  now  prepared  to  supply  the  Trade 
with  BOND,  NOTE  AND  JEWEL  CASES,  with 
their  Patent  Linings.  Bond  and  Note  Cases  are  of 
Japanned  Iron,  with  Locks ;  _  Jewel  Cases,  Iron, 
covered  in  Colored  Plushes,  and  Satin  and  Silk 
-very  handsome. 
Bond  and  Note,  each 


Linings- 


No  1.    Bond  and  Note,  each $8.00 

No.  3.        "  '■         "     10.00 

No.  .3.        "  "         "     12.00 

No.  1.    Jewel  Case,  each 18.00 

No.  2.         "         "         " 21.00 

No.  3.  "  "         "     24.00 

No.  4.  "  "         " 27.00 


-^.    TEST1M<>:XY     OF    1^1  EXJT.-GOV.   I5X"ltOr«f    AVIiS^TOlV.   -g^ 

I  witnessed  the  test  made  by  your  Superintendent  of  the  fire-proof  qualities  of  an  express  chest  and  bond  and  note  case  manufactured  by  the  Magneso-Calcite 
Fire-Proof  Company,  at  NantasV et  Beach,  on  Friday  last.  After  being  embedded  in  coals  for  one  and  one-half  hours,  the  contents  of  the  express  chest,  consisting 
of  papers,  greenbacks  and  lucifer  matches,  were  found  to  be  in  perfect  condition,  there  being  nothing  to  indicate  that  they  had  been  near  a  fire  except  a  slight 
smell  of  smoke.  Upon  opening  the  small  bond  and  note  case,  its  contents  were  found  to  be  in  equally  as  good  condition  as  those  of  the  express  chest,  although  it 
had  been  exposed  to  a  severe  test  for  more  than  half  an  hour.    There  can  be  no  question  but  that  the  material  used  by  your  company  is  perfectly  fireproof. 

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DAYTON    DOINGS. 


[FROM  OUB  RBGULAB   CORRESPONDENT.] 

Dayton,  Ohio,  February  3, 1883. 

January  is  almost  always  a  dull  month, 
and  the  one  just  past  has  been  no  exception  to 
the  rule.  Coming  as  it  does  just  after  the 
Christmas  rush,  it  seems  unusually  quiet.  A 
prominent  business  man  of  our  city  told  me  on 
the  1st  of  the  present  month  that  his  trade  dur- 
ing January,  this  year,  was  the  dullest  that  he 
ever  knew.  On  asking  him  to  compare  his  sales 
this  season  with  those  of  last  year,  he  was  very 
much  surprised  to  find  that  in  January,  1883,  he 
sold  twenty  per  cent,  more  goods  than  in  Janu- 
ary, 1882,  and  that  his  cash  receipts  were  ahead 
in  about  the  same  proportion.  I  don't  know  that 
his  experience  was  exceptional,  but  I  do  know 
that  we  are  always  apt  to  forget  what  took 
place  twelve  months  ago. 

The  stationers'  windows  are  gay  with  Cupid's 
emblems.  The  old  fashion  does  not  seem  to  die 
out,  although  the  styles  of  valentines  do.  This 
year  the  demand  for  the  old-style  lace  valentine 
is  very  small,  and  better  goods  in  plain  and 
fringed  cards  seem  to  take  the  lead.  Prangs, 
De  La  Rue  and  Tuck's  cards  are  meeting  with  a 
ready  sale.    Comics  are  almost  neglected. 

The  commercial  traveler,  like  the  poor,  is 
always  with  us.  The  rubicund  Hopkins  put  in 
an  appearance  and  claims  that  trade  is  good 
enough  to  suit  his  exalted  ideas  of  what  business 
should  be.  He  promises  the  finest  line  of  albums 
again  this  year.  I  have  to  say  for  him  that  he 
generally  keeps  his  word.  Mr.  Clark,  of  Prang 
&  Co.,  showed  some  very  pretty  Easter  goods 
and  seems  satisfied  with  his  order-book.  Mr. 
Hallenbeck,  of  J.  Q.  Preble  &  Co. ,  had  the  nicest 
line  of  fine  memorandum  and  pass-books  that  I 
have  seen  this  season.  Closson,  with  the  Plimp- 
ton Manufacturing  Company,  reports  that  orders 
for  envelopes  are  good  at  the  November  list. 

Among  recent  changes  in  our  city,  the  Holden 
Manufacturing  Company  has  moved  its  place  of 
business  one  door  north  to  the  old  room  of 
Payne,  Holden  &  Co.  Gump  Brothers,  dealers 
in  toys,  &c.,  have  moved  into  the  room  vacated 
by  the  Holden  Company.  These  removals  were 
necessitated  by  prospective  changes  in  their 
buildings. 

Among  growing  dealers  in  our  city,  must  be 
named  P.  A.  Kemper,  who  make  a  specialty  of 
importing  materials  for  paper  flowers  and  other 
art-work,  Catholic  emblems,  &c.  He  showed 
me  orders  from  almost  every  State  in  the  Union. 


Mr.  Kemper  makes  direct  importation  of  almost 
all  of  his  wares. 

There  are  no  changes  to  note  in  the  state  of 
affairs  among  the  mills.  Paper  is  plenty  and 
orders  are  scarce  ;  prices  are  low  and  paper 
makers  are  blue. 

Mr.  Cushman,  for  many  years  manager  of  the 
Enon  Paper  Mills,  died  recently,  after  a  very 
short  illness,  of  pneumonia.  He  was  a  capable, 
energetic  man,  in  the  prime  of  life,  and  it  will 
be  difiBcult  to  fill  his  place. 

Thos.  W.  Odell,  for  thirty  years  a  well-known 
bookbinder  of  our  city,  died  suddenly,  a  few 
days  ago,  from  rheumatism  of  the  heart.  He 
was  a  favorite  with  every  one,  and  his  face  will 
be  missed  in  many  a  social  and  business  circle. 

I  notice  that  your  Cincinnati  correspondent 
speaks  of  the  recent  failure  of  a  prominent 
whisky  house  as  an  item  of  interest  to  the  sta- 
tionery trade.  You  must  understand  that  the 
only  place  affected  by  such  an  event  is  wicked 
Cincinnati.  Dayton  would  not  be  affected  if  all 
of  the  distillers  failed.  We  are  all  temperate 
up  here.  I  refer  to  this  matter  in  order  to  dis- 
pel any  doubts  as  to  the  standing  of  the  station- 
ers throughout  this  part  of  the 

Miami  Valley. 


CHARLESTON  CHAT. 


[CORRESPONDENCE  OF  THE  STATIONER.] 

Charleston,  February  3, 1883. 

Trade  in  Charleston,  although  not  booming,  is 
quite  active,  and  a  feeling  of  healthfulness  is 
everywhere  prevalent.  Of  course,  here,  and  in 
fact,  throughout  the  entire  South,  you  are  told 
that  business  is  not  what  it  was  "  befo'  the  wah." 
Oscar  Wilde,  seated  in  the  evening  upon  the 
portico  of  a  Southern  residence,  remarked  to 
his  companion,  a  beauteous  maiden  of  eighteen 
summers,  that  he  had  never  gazed  upon  a  land- 
scape so  utterly  too.  "Ah,  Mr.  Wilde,"  his 
companion  rejoined,  "you  should  have  seen  it 
'befo' the  wah.'"  Notwithstanding  the  disposi- 
tion of  the  Southerner  to  make  the  present  ap- 
pear at  a  disadvantage  when  contrasted  with 
that  Elysian  period,  the  careful  observer  is  likely 
to  arrive  at  a  contrary  conclusion.  The  native 
ennui,  to  use  a  mild  term,  is  fast  disappearing, 
thrift  and  enterprise  are  everywhere  apparent, 
and  business  methods  are  taking  the  place  of  in- 
activity, and  upon  the  whole,  there  is  a  tendency 
to  transact  business  upon  business  principles 
which  compares  most  favorably  with  the  regime 
of  twenty  years  ago. 

A  very  pretty  and  artistic  piece  of  work  comes 
from  the  press  of  J.  H.  E.  Stelling.  I  refer 
to  the  ball  tickets  and  orders  of  dance  used  at 


the  German  Artillery  ball — one  of  the  most 
notable  social  events  of  the  season.  Mr.  Stelling 
was  chairman  of  the  committee,  and  General 
Walker,  of  Walker,  Evans  &  Cogswell,  was  the 
guest  of  the  evening. 

Edward  Terry  and  C.  C.  Richter  report  a  good 
trade. 

W.  B.  Walker,  representing  the  Forbes  Com- 
pany, of  Boston,  has  been  circulating  among  his 
friends  in  this  section.  He  states  that  he  is  not 
allowed  to  sell  to  dry-goods  or  notion  houses. 
The  trade  should  note  this  fact.  Those  houses 
are  most  worthy  of  support  who  protect  the 
egitimate  trade.  Mr.  Walker  is  also  the  South- 
ern representative  of  Daniel  Slote  &  Co.,  with 
headquarters  at  16  Hanover  street,  Baltimore. 

L.  Marks,  of  the  Dixon  Crucible  Company, 
and  Mr.  Eyrick,  of  Evans,  Plummer  &  Co.,  have 
left  here  with  good  orders.  B. 


ROCHESTER    NOTES. 


[CORRESPONDENCE  OF  THE  STATIONER.] 

EocHKSTER,  N.  Y.,  February  5,  1883. 

The  book  and  paper  trade  in  Rochester  and 
vicinity  has  been  quiet  for  the  last  two  weeks  of 
rough,  cold  weather,  but  a  fair  business  for  the 
season  is  being  had.  Valentine  cards  come  next 
in  the  line,  and  stores  are  well  stocked  for  all  the 
trade  that  comes.  Stationers  generally  expect 
to  keep  their  old  locations  here,  except  E.  Da- 
now  &  Co. ,  who  will  remove  on  April  1  a  few 
doors  east  of  the  old  stand  on  Main  street,  to  a 
larger  store. 

Your  valuable  Stationer  is  read  here  very 
carefully  every  week  by  principals,  who  also 
encourage  all  of  their  clerks  to  read  and  care- 
fully act  on  its  suggestions,  and  thus  keep  well 
posted  in  all  parts  of  the  trade.         Genesee. 


BOSTON   ITEMS. 


{FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Boston,  Mass.,  Bebruary  6,  1888. 

Retailers  are  complaining  some  of  duU  trade. 
Wholesale  dealers,  however,  not  expecting  very 
brisk  business  in  February,  inform  me  that  this 
month  compares  favorably  with  the  correspond- 
ing one  of  former  years. 

Cotton  &  Gould  is  a  new  sign  at  24  Milk  street. 
The  new  firm  succeeds  Spaulding,  Cotton  &  Co., 
and  consists  of  H.  Norman  Cotton,  late  of 
Spaulding,  Cotton  &  Co.,  and  for  fifteen  years 
previous  in  charge  of  the  manufacturing  depart- 
ment of  Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser,  and  the 
Cambridge  Diary  Co.,  and  Cutter,  Tower  &  Co., 
Geo.  W.  Gould  being  formerly  in  charge  of  the 
manufacturing  department  of  Cutter,  Tower  & 
Co.,  and  L.  S.  Learned  &  Co.     The  firm  manu- 


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factures  account  books,  and  does  a  general  sta- 
tionery and  printing  business,  making  a  specialty 
of  counting-room  stationery.  Send  them  cata- 
logues. 

John  Glenn,  of  Marcus  Ward  &  Co.,  is  in 
town. 

A.  W.  Bee,  dealer  in  fine  stationery,  169  Tre- 
mont  street,  is  opening  another  store  at  12  Brom- 
field  street. 

A.  W.  Carter,  with  H.  H.  Carter,  sailed  for 
Europe  last  week. 

Wm.  A.  Davis,  manufacturer  of  the  United 
States  Treasury  mucilage  and  inks,  is  on  a 
Western  trip,  to  be  gone  until  April. 

Among  the  album  men  in  town  last  week  were 
Mr.  Marsh,  of  Koch,  Sons  &  Co. ;  Mr.  Graham, 
of  Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  &  Co.,  and  Mr.  Kirby, 
of  the  Whittemore  &  Nicol  Company.  H. 


CHICAGO    CHIPS. 


[PROM  OUB  EEGULAE  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Chicago,  February  3,  18^3. 
Trade  in  the  stationery  line  in  this  city  has 
been  good,  and  no  one  has  a  word  of  complaint. 
Business  tributary  to  Chicago  has  not  been  up 
to  expectations,  owing  to  the  continued  cold 
weather  and  heavy  snow-storms  in  the  West 
and  Northwest,  which  have  delayed  travel  and 
traflBc. 

Everything  tends  to  show  that  Western  busi- 
ness will  be  good  for  the  first  half  of  the  year. 
I  think  so  at  least,  if  present  activity  and  prepa- 
rations by  the  trade  indicate  anything. 

Several  new  concerns  have  started  in  Chicago 
who  believe  in  the  future  of  the  West,  and  of  this 
place  as  a  distributing  point. 

Maxwell  Brothers,  formerly  doing  a  stationery 
business  at  Bloomington,  111.,  are  said  to  have 
about  forty  traveling  salesmen  on  the  road,  who 
are  making  a  goodshowing.  I  will  not  vouch  for 
this  statement,  as  it  came  second-hand  to  me. 

Hackney  &  Co.,  the  only  manufacturing  sta- 
tionery house  west  of  l^ew  York,  are  having  a 
good  trade  and  making  friends.  Mr.  Hackney 
of  the  firm,  is  well  known,  having  been  with 
Jansen,  McClurg  &  Co.  for  many  years,  and  he 
thoroughly  understands  the  requirements  of  the 
Western  country.  None  is  better  fitted  than  he 
to  handle  this  new  venture  to  advantage.  The 
firm  has  the  good- will  of  all  his  friends. 

Mr.  Atkins,  Western  manager  of  the  Liver- 
more  Stylographic  Pen  Company,  reports  a 
very  large  sale  of  pens  and  pencils  for  the 
month  of  January,  exceeding  past  sales  more 
than  double  that  of  December  last.  The  superi- 
ority of  this  company's  pens  and  pencils  is  well 
known  to  the  trade.  Mr.  Atkins  wishes  to  be 
understood  when  he  says  that  his  goods  shall 
always  lead. 

Rosenblatt  &  Ettlinger,  manufacturers  and 
jobbers  in  fancy  goods,  stationery  and  fine  im- 
ported cards,  are  pushing  their  interests.  They 
have  some  handsome  and  original  designs  in 
Easter  cards,  and  they  say  that  Chicago  shall 
be  their  future  home. 

Advertising  card  publishers  seem  to  be  doing 
a  good  business  just  now,  some  of  the  latest  de- 
signs are  handsome. 

Brown,  Pettibone  &  Kelly  are  having  a  good 
local  trade  in  commercial  printing  and  book 
binding. 

Miller  &  Umbdenstock,  printers  and  litho- 
graphers, are  doing  well  in  their  line. 

Jansen,  McClurg  &  Co.  will  remove  to  Wa- 
bash avenue  in  the  spring. 

Culver,  Page,  Hoyne  &  Co.  are  always  busy  ; 
their  location  is  now  one  of  the  best  in  the  city, 
being  among  the  best  ofilce  buildings.  Mr. 
McClear,   who  attends  to  Che  arrangement  of 


their  show-windows,  understands  how  to  make 
them  attractive. 

Snider  &  Hoole,  153  Monroe  street,  feel  at 
home  in  their  new  quarters.  This  firm  is  one  of 
the  most  enterprising  in  this  country. 

E.  P.  Donnell  &  Co.  enjoy  a  fine  trade  in  book- 
binding machinery. 

The  Chicago  Paper  Company  organized  in  De- 
cember last,  the  incorporators  being  the  former 
members  of  A.  T.  Hodge  &  Co.  and  H.  E.  Mead 
&  Co.,  with  H.  E.  Mead,  president ;  A.  T.  Hodge, 
secretary,  and  W.  C.  Gillett,  treasurer.  Its 
new  building  at  183  Monroe  street  will  not  be 
ready  for  occupation  for  a  month,  owing  to  the 
cold  weather. 

Halladay,  Emigh  &  Co.  is  the  style  of  a  new 
firm  in  the  paper  business,  which  will  handle 
wrapping  and  building  paper  exclusively.  Two 
members  of  this  firm  have  been  for  years  con- 
nected with  McCann,  Fitch  &  Converse,  now 
Fitch,  Hunt  &  Co. 

R.  Cockcroft,  of  C.  T.  Bainbridge's  Sons,  New 
York,  called  on  us  last  week.  R. 


THE    CINCINNATI    SITUATION. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  O.,  February  5,  1883. 

"Expectancy"  is  the  term  with  which  to  char- 
acterize the  commercial  situation  here  just  now. 
Every  one's  hope  seems  to  be  for  something  bet- 
ter, and  all  appear  to  have  faith  that  the  out- 
come will  be  good,  and  if  "good,"  then  "  better" 
as  compared  with  the  present  uncertainty. 
There  is  a  unanimity  of  feeling  that  we  shall  all 
understand  the  situation  better  than  now  very 
soon — that  is,  at  some  time  between  the  present 
moment  and  the  fourth  day  of  next  month. 
Meantime,  the  industry  exhibited  in  the  national 
balls  of  legislation  is  looked  on  as  a  hopeful  sign. 

St.  Valentine  is  the  throned  divinity  just  now. 
Over  at  Hawley's,  on  Vine  street,  there  is  a  glow 
of  veiled  satin-framed  beauties  in  the  cases  close 
to  piles  of  newspapers  and  heaps  of  base-ball 
goods.  Peter  G.  Thompson's  windows  are  a 
mosaic  of  colors  which  tempt  passers-by  to 
linger  and  look.  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.'s  show- 
windows  are  a  study  of  color  and  composition, 
made  as  they  are  each  into  a  great  picture  with 
valentines  in  almost  endless  variety  as  a  "  build- 
ing "  material.  George  Stevens  has  his  show- 
window  on  Fourth  street  shining,  and  so  have 
Pounsford  &  Co.  theirs,  and  so  have  the  multi- 
tudinous little  news  and  stationery  shops  all 
over  the  city,  remote  from  the  business  centre — 
so  have  they  all  an  overwhelming  show  of  val- 
entines. As  one  goes  from  the  centre  of  busi- 
ness one  finds  the  stock  of  comic  valentines 
largest.  But  in  the  fine  shops  the  finest  of  fine 
goods  predominate.  It  seems  on  a  cursory 
glance  that  satin  gauze  and  filagree  ornaments 
are  in  style  more  than  last  year.  They  make 
quite  a  show  in  the  stocks  in  the  cases  and  win- 
dows. But  there  are  many  pretty  card  val- 
entines too.  Shoppers  already  are  beginning  to 
examine  the  goods.  Dealers  anticipate  a  fine 
trade. 

A  notable  event  is  the  success  of  the  Iridium 
Company  in  discovering  a  process  for  casting 
iridium  by  electro-metallurgy.  It  is  well  known 
that  an  electro  cast  is  and  must  be  of  abso- 
lutely pure  unalloyed  metal.  The  company  has 
for  a  long  time  had  its  chemist.  Professor  Dud- 
ley, experimenting  with  a  view  to  discover  this 
process  and  has  naturally  been  impatient  at  the 
postponement  of  success.  It  is  now  confidently 
believed  that  a  practical  process  has  been  dis- 
covered. No  amplification  of  the  statement  is 
needed  to  convince  those  who  know  anything  of 


the  properties  of  this  metal  that  this  discovery 
is  most  valuable,  and  that  no  one  can  foretell  its 
usefulness  in  the  industrial  arts. 

Of  course,  the  Globe  Files  Company  is  turn- 
ing oflE  or  turning  up  something  new  in  the  way 
of  designs  of  its  line  of  files,  or  of  applications 
of  them  to  new  uses.  Members  of  that  firm 
could  not  sleep  well  of  nights  if  some  new 
scheme  or  some  new  turn  to  an  old  scheme  was 
not  on  the  tapis.  The  company's  shop  begins  to 
buzz  early  in  the  morning,  and  its  hum  does  not 
cease  till  late  in  the  evening.  Every  mail  gives 
the  managers  something  to  encourage  them  to 
persevere  in  their  good  work. 

It  will  not  be  many  days  hence  when  the  trade 
will  have  samples  at  least  of  John  Holland's 
new  gold  pens  heavily  pointed  with  iridium. 
None  of  your  sand  grains  in  these,  but  real,  plain- 
ly visible  fiat  points  of  the  indestructible  metal. 
The  accidental  discovery  of  the  value  of  irid- 
ium for  pointing  gold  pens  made  the  gold-pea 
industry  possible.  The  use  of  the  metal  in  that 
industry  has  heretofore  been  about  the  only  use 
it  had. 

Fulton's  scales  are  going  still,  and  going  faster 
every  day.  They  are  found  applicable  to  a 
great  variety  of  uses,  and  are  growing  in  popu- 
larity. 

All  of  the  dealers  in  heavy  lines  of  material 
for  the  stationer  and  printer — this  means  Stew- 
art &  Co.,  also  Louis  Snider's  Sons,  also  Snider 
&  Hoole — are  keeping  good  stocks  and  cheerful 
countenances.  Transactions  just  now  are  not 
quite  so  numerous  as  they  have  been,  nor  by  any 
means  as  they  will  be,  but  the  situation  is  not 
one  over  which  to  make  wry  faces.  Newspapers 
go  along  in  an  increasing  ratio  of  consumption, 
and  an  increased  use  of  other  methods  of  ad- 
vertising will  presently  improve  the  demand  for 
job-work  material.  The  story  is  not  half  told, 
but  the  line  must  be  drawn  somewhere,  and 
this  is  as  good  a  place  as  any ;  so  let  it  be  drawn 
here,  postponing  its  completion  to  another  time. 
Prince  William. 


GALVANO    ENGRAVING. 


The  new  art  of  engraving  metallic  plates,  to 
be  used  for  printing  and  ornamental  purposes, 
and  styled  galvano  engraving,  is  being  intro- 
duced in  Paris,  and  appears  to  possess  some 
peculiar  advantages  as  a  method  of  photo-en- 
graving metallic  plates.  Thus,  to  make  an  en- 
graving, there  are  suitable  metallic  plates  pre- 
pared, which  have  the  smoothness  and  polish  of 
glass,  and  having  obtained  a  photographic 
negative  of  the  subject  to  be  engraved  on  a 
glass  plate,  the  operator  next  covers  one  of 
the  polished  plates  with  a  bichromated  gelatine 
film,  places  the  photographic  negative  upon  it, 
and  exposes  it  to  the  light.  The  action  of  the 
latter  renders  the  gelatine  insoluble,  so  that  when 
the  negative  is  removed,  and  the  gelatine  plate 
washed,  all  the  gelatine  on  the  surface  ot  the  plate 
is  removed,  except  the  duplicate  of  the  lines  of 
the  photograph,  these  remaining  in  relief.  The 
proof  is  placed  for  some  hours  in  a  damp  place, 
when  the  lines  are  brought  up  in  relief,  and  af- 
ter the  proof  has  been  coated  with  plumbago,  it 
is  applied  to  a  metal  alloy  placed  in  a  special 
vessel ;  the  alloy  is  then  subjected  to  an  ordi- 
nary pressure,  and  on  cooling,  produces  a  hollow 
metallic  plate  ready  to  be  printed.  The  fusible 
alloy  employed  consists  of  bismuth,  tin,  lead  and 
mercury,  in  proportions  according  to  the  degree 
of  hardness  desired.  The  vessel  for  containing 
the  metal  has  a  bottom  formed  of  a  smooth, 
strong  metallic  plate  ;  into  this  vessel  the  liquid 
metal  is  poured,  the  gelatine  proof  immediately 
applied  on  the  metal,  and  the  whole  being  cov- 
ered by  a  second  smooth  metallic  plate  which 
closes  the  vessel,  momentary  pressure  is  ap- 
plied.— Cotton,  Wool  and  Iron. 


Feb,  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMEKIOAIsr    STATIOl^ER 


1T9 


1883 


TUCK  &  S0M 


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VALENTINE, 

Easter  and  Birthday  Cards. 

'NDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 

as  they  are  bought  by  English  houses  plus  the  duty  of  25  per  cent.     No  expense  has  been 

^^     spared    on    these   cards,    and    at    the  prcsetlt  pviccs    they  cannot  fail  to  prove  the 

leading  line  of  the  year.     We  respectfully  invite  you  to  call  at  either  our  Boston  or  New  York 

office  when  in  those  cities. 


FOUBES   COMPAITY,  Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States, 

181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  and  22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 


Address  all  communications  to  the  Boston  Office. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  By 


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These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities : 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Enyelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  equality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t>  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  he  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agency,  G-EO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


180 


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L.  PRANC  <fi  CO.'S 


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'UR  Line  of  £AST£R.  CARDS  is  now  completed,  and  Sample  Books  are  being  shown  to  the  Trade.     The 

Line  is  undoubtedly  even  superior  to   our  previous   efforts,  and  we  confidently  expect,  especially  after  the  great 


success  our  Cards  met  with  during  the  Christmas  Season,  that  the  demand  will  even  exceed  that  of  last  year.  We 
would  urge  upon  our  friends  to  place  their  orders  as  soon  as  possible  in  order  to  avoid  delays  and  possibly  disappoint- 
ments, especially  as  Easter  is  two  weeks  earlier  this  year  than  last.  Among  the  contributors  to  our  Line  of  Easter  Cards 
for  this  year  we  would  mention  the  following  artists  : 


MISS  FIDELIA  BEIDGES, 
MISS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


MISS  ELLA  F.  PELL, 
MISS  F.  B.  TOWNSEND, 
MR.  A.  F.  BROOKS, 


THOMAS  MORAN, 

HARRY  BEARD, 

F.  SCHUYLER  MATTHEWS,  Etc. 


Same  as  last  season,  we  furnish  our  Easter  Cards  plain,  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe.  All  fringed  cards  axe  provided 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  mails. 

Envelopes  ai-e  furnished,  without  extra  charge,  for  all  cards  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegautly  designed  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same. 

Our  assortment  of  plain  cards  ranges  in  price  from  30  cents  per  set  to  $6  per  set,  and  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.50  to  $18  per  set. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  IS  CALLED  TO  THE  FOLLOWING  SERIES : 


No.  620  D. — "Easter  Lily."  This  is  an  improved  edition  of 
the  folding  "Easter  Lily,"  published  two  years  ago,  which 
proved  such  a  great  success,  and  for  which  we  could  not  then 
supply  the  demand.  Each  card  is  supplied  with  cord  and 
tassels,  and  protector  and  envelope.   Price  per  set  of  12,  $6.00. 

No.  620  D.  F. — Same  series,  with  special  silk  fringe,  cord  and 
tassels.  Gilt-stamped  leatherette  protector.  Put  up  in  boxes 
containing  half-dozen  copies.     Price  per  dozen  copies,  $15.00. 

No.  621  D.  F.— "Easter  Lily  with  Bird."  Special  attention, 
is  called  to  this  design.     It  is  a  very  rich  double  card,  heavily 


* 


fringed  and  with  tassels,  the  outside  consisting  of  Lily 
Designs,  one  with  a  bird  on  silver  ground,  the  inside  pages 
having  Butterflies  on  white  satin,  and  Lilies  of  the  Valley 
also  on  satin.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each  packed  in  a  neat 
box, $30.00. 

No.  622  F.  —Water  Lily  Easter  Cross.  This  large  card  of  11  x  15 
inches,  is  sumptuously  fringed  and  provided  with  cord  and 
tassels.  It  is  very  attractive  in  design  and  make  up,  and  will 
prove  a  choice  and  popular  Easter  decoration  for  the  wall,  or 
suspended  on  a  banner  stand.  Price  per  set  of  13,  eacli 
packed  in  a  neat  box,  ---------     $30.00. 


The  Christmas  Season  just  passed  has  tasked  our  powers  for  production  to  the  utmost,  and  we  have  to  apologize  for  our  short- 
comings in  meeting  the  demand  of  our  friends  in  all  cases  by  simply  saying,  that  we  could  do  no  better  in  the  time  allotted  to  us 
between  receiving  and  filling  the  orders,  and  we  wish  to  impress  upon  our  valued  patrons  the  necessity  of  ordering  as  speedily  as 
possible  to  avoid  a  repetition  of  previous  disappointments. 


Attention   is   also  called  to  our  Line  of   BIRTHDAY   CARDS 
to  which  we  have  just  added  severarl  Hew  Series. 


We  are  -willing  to  break  sets  of  Cards  costing  $3.00  and  over  per  set  of  1  2  ;  but  it  is  better  that  orders 
be  for  full  sets,  to  insure  complete  assortment  of  design  and  colors  of  fringes. 

r^  REGULAR    IJISCOUJVTS    TO    THE    TRADE   FROM  LIST  PRICES.  ^^3 


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PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO:  529  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.   S.   A. 


Feb.  8,  1883,] 


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252  Market  latreetf  Newark,  N.  J. 


Feb.  8,  1883.J 


THE    AMEElOAl^    STAT10I^^ER 


183 


WHAT  WILL  THE 

USEFUL  AND   U^   ^  ORNAMENTAL. 


BE  TO-JMCOFmOTAT? 

U  *  Senice  •  Earoieter, 


-OR, 


■0711.1.   TELL  YOTJ. 


IT  will  detect  and  indicate  correctly  any  change  in  the  weather, 
twelve  to  forty-eight  hours  in  advance.  It  will  tell  what  kind  of 
a  storm  is  approaching,  and  from  what  quarter  it  comes — invaluable  to 
navigators.  Farmers  can  plan  their  work  according  to  its  predictions. 
It  will  save  fifty  times  its  cost  in  a  single  season.  There  is  an 
accurate  Thermometer  attached,  which  alone  is  worth  the  price  of 
the  combination. 

This  GREAT  WEATHER  INDICATOR  is  endorsed  by  the  most 

eminent  Thysicians,  Trofessors  and  Scientific  Min  of 

the  Day  to  be  the  Best  in  the  World. 

Size  of  Instrument:   Length,  9^  in.;   Widtl?,  3M  ^n.;  Weight,  6  ors 

The  Thermometer  and  Barometer  are  put  in  a  nicely  finished 
walnut  frame  and  inlaid  deep,  so  notliing  can  strike  the  surface,  with 
silver-plated  trimmings,  &c.,  making  it  a  beautiful  as  well  as  useful 
ornament.  It  is  composed  of  various  chemicals,  and  is  very  accurate 
in  foretelling  the  changes  in  the  weather,  particularly  high  wind, 
storm  and  tempest.  It  can  be  carried  about  or  shaken  up  without 
fear  of  injury. 

READ  WHAT  THE  PUBLIC  SAY  ABOUT  IT. 

Ship  Twilight.  San  FRANcisro,  August  1.  1882. 
I  find  Pool's  Barometer  works  as  well  as  oue  ihatcost  filty  dolL^rR.    Yoii  can  rely 
on  it  every  time.  Capt.  (JH  AS.  B.  ROGERS. 

M.  0.  R.  R.  Office.  Detroit  BIich. 
Pool's  Barometer  received  in  f;ood  order,  and  must  say  the  instiument  Elves 
perfect  satisfaction  in  every  respect.    It  is  neatly  made  and  woiid>  rfnilv  clieap 
at  two  dollars.  GEO.  B.  PARSONS. 

Milwaukee,  Wis  ,  .Inly,  ISSi. 
Pool's  Baromete'r  has  alr^ad.v  saved  me  many  times  its  co>t,  in  foretelling  the 
weather  :  iD  is  a  wonderful  curiosity  and  works  to  pei  leclion. 

,.     F.  J.  ROBERTSON. 

BEWARE  OF  WORTHLESS  IMITATIONS. 

None  Genuine  without  our  Trade-Mark,  and  Signature  of 
J.  A.  FOOL  on  back  of  Instrument,  as  below : 


EVERY  INSTRUMENT  WARpANTED  PERFECT  AND  RELIAELE. 


A  sample  sent  free  to  any  address  on  receipt  of  $1.0f>.  If  not 
satisfied  on  receiving  the  instrument,  return  it  at  once  and  we  will 
refund  your  money.    Address  all  orders  to 

OSWEGO  THERMOMETER  WORKS, 

■     OSWEGO,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 

I.AKGKST  ESTABI.]SHME:^T  OF  THE  KIKD  IN  TB£  "(VOBU). 


Exact.  Size'  and  ICopy  of  the  Original. 


FORSSALE  BY  ALL  JOBBERS. 

Be  Sure  you  get  iT.  A.  Fool's  Make.     Xhey  are  the  Meat.     Take  uo  oljter. 


184 


THE    AMEEICAK    STATIONER. 


%x<xAc  lloutlties* 


[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  In  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

ADJUSTABLE     BOOK    SUPPORT    AND 
CLAMP. 


The  drawing  illustrates  an  adjustable  book 
support  and  clamp,  designed  especially  for  book- 
keepers' use,  on  any  book  in  which 
it  is  required  to  write  not  less  than 
five  minutes  at  a  time  without  turn- 
ing pages.  Its  main  object  is  to  hold 
the  thinnest  side  of  the  book  when 
opened,  so  as  to  be  on  a  perfect  level  with 
the  opposite  side  wherever  opened,  and 
at  the  same  time  clamping  the  cover  and 
leaves  firmly  together,  thereby  securing 
a  perfectly  smooth  surface  on  which  the 
writer  can  write  with  ease.  This  device 
is  easily  applied,  and  requires  scarcely 
any  time  to  adjust  it  to  any  desired 
position.  It  is  manufactured  by  J.  S.  Barth, 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 


No.  270,023.      RocMng-Horse  and  Gig.— William  E. 

Crandall,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  270,056.    Stereotyping  Machine.— Heinrich  Hage- 

mann,  Vienna,  Austria-Hungary. 
A  machine  for  pressing  or  stamping  type- 
molds  for  stereotype-plates,  consisting,  in  its 
main  elements,  of  a  plate  or  carriage  and  mech- 
anism for  giving  the  plate  linear  and  inter- 
linear motions,  a  type-carrying  wheel  having  an 
annular  row  of  type  set  upon  springs  in  the 
wheel,  a  surface-ring  provided  with  characters 
and  slots  corresponding  in  position  to  the  type, 
a  lever  pivoted  within  the  ring  to  a  part  con- 


COMBINATION    SLATE. 


The  accompanying  illustration  shows  a  valu- 
able and  much  needed  invention,  patented  by 
George  W.  Pecan.  It  consists  in  the  combina- 
tion with  a  slate  having  one  end  or  side  of  its 
frame  rabbeted  on  its  face,  of  a  straight-edge, 
the  ends  of  which  are  fitted  in  guides  on  the  op- 
posite edge  of  the  frame,  and  which  is  capable 
of  being  moved  along  the  slate  to  enable  paral- 
lel lines  to  be  drawn,  and  of  being  moved  into 
the  rabbet  when  it  is  desired  to  expose  the  whole 
surface  of  the  slate  for  writing.  The  invention 
also  consists  in  forming  a  pencil  receptacle  or 
cavity  in  the  rabbet,  at  the  upper  end  of  the 
frame,  whereby  the  straight- edge,  when  slid 
into  the  rabbet,  is  made  to  serve  as  a  cover  for 
the  receptacle  or  cavity.  The  face  of  the  ad- 
justable straight-edge  is  flush  with  the  frame, 
and  the  slate  can  be  laid  down  flat  either  face 
up.  The  straight-edge  cannot  be  lost  or  for- 
g'  >tten  by  the  scholar,  and  is  a  very  desirable 
addition  to  school-slates  for  children's  use.  The 
inventor,  in  presenting  it  to  the  public,  offers  a 
slate  which  is  cheap  and  durable,  and  which  has 
been  approved  by  all  who  have  seen  it.  The 
address  of  the  inventor  is  Geo.  W.  Pecan,  care 
J.  W.   Mason  &  Co.,  394  Madison  street,  New 

York  city. 

♦ 

NEW  PATENTS. 


No.  269,876.     Hammock.— Frederick  A.  Nelson,  West- 
fleld,  Mass. 
An  improved  hammock,  consisting  of  a  web 
made  of  woven  wire  and  a  suspending-bar  se- 
cured to  each  end  thereof,  and  provided  with 
fastenings  by  which  each  bar  may  be  secured  to 
cords  to  suspend  the  hammock  from  each  end. 
No.  269,881.     Hammock  Carriage.- Hudson  H.  Reed, 
New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  James  Taylor,  same 
place. 
No.  269,907.    Comer  for  Picture  Frames.- Thomas  D. 

Worrall,  Concord,  N.  H. 
No.  269,961    Letter- Box  Bell.- James K.  Ross,  Spring- 
field. Ohio. 
The  novelty  lies  principally  in  the  mechanism 
located  upon  the  same  side  of  the  door  and 
within  the  box  itself. 

No.  270,020.    Fan  Attachment.— Moses  Cohen,   Hal- 
lettsville,  Tex. 


Adjustable  Book  Support  and  Clamp. 

nected  to  the  shaft  of  the  type- wheel,  a  plunger 
connected  with  suitable  devices  for  operating 
the  feed  mechanism,  and  a  separate  handle  and 
plunger  and  connecting-mechanism,  for  depres- 
sing the  type,  whereby  any  one  of  the  type  may 
be  brought  into  position  and  pressed  into  the 
material  to  be  molded. 

No.  i70,061.    Mechanical   Pen.— Ignacio  Henestrosa, 
Madrid,  Spain. 


Combination  Slate. 

No.  270,088.    Toy  Ten-Pin  Table.— Julius  Markees,  St. 

Louis,  Mo. 
No.  270,108.    Address  or   Shipping  Tag.— Aaron   S. 

Pennington,  Paterson,  N.  J. 
An  improved  shipping-tag,  consisting  of  a  me- 
tallic body  provided  with  inturned  flanges  upon 
its  sides  and  at  one  end,  and  a  raised  point  upon 
its  opposite  end,  and  having  a  face-covering  of 
mica  or  other  transparent  flexible  material. 
No.  270,133.  Photographic  Camera.— William  Schmid, 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony 

&  Co.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  270,1.37.    Whisk-Broom  Holder.— Rudolph  Skoog, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 


No.  270,141.    Toy  Target.- Charles  I.  Snyder,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 
This  device  is  uniqne.     The  novelty  consists  in 
securing  the  elastic  in  the  hole  in  the  target,  in- 
stead of  at  some  point  on  the  face  or  back. 

No.  270,163.  Slate  Frame.— Robert  F.  Walsh,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y. 

No.  270,190.  Hand-Mirror— Philip  Hufeland,  New 
York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Peter  Wiederer,  same 
place. 

No.  270,197.  Lead  and  Crayon  Holder.— Geo.  B. 
Adams,  Newark,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Thomas 
S.  Crane,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

The  combination,  in  a  lead  and  crayon 

holder,  of  a  lead-tube  provided  with  a 

set-screw    for    clamping    the   lead   and 

means  for    automatically    rotating   the 

.^       si  t-screw. 

No.  270,206.  Building-Blocks.— Jesse  A.  Cran- 
dall, Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
No.  270,207.  Galley  Rest.— Thomas  Day,  Chi- 
cago, III.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Elmore 
Brimhall,  same  place. 
No.  270,213.  Perforator.— Theodore  M.  Foote, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

In  a  perforator,  two  series  of  punches 
arranged  to  punch  in  two  lines,  a  pusher  con- 
nected with  one  key,  and  thereby  operating 
upon  a  punch  of  the  upper  or  lower  series,  a 
shifting  mechanism  connected  to  the  key-lever 
and  operated  thereby  for  shifting  the  pushers 
on  successive  depressions  of  the  key-lever  alter- 
nately from  one  series  to  the  other,  and  a  fillet- 
moving  mechanism  set  in  motion  by  the  key 
lever  and  acting  upon  its  rise,  a  second  pusher 
connected  to  a  second  key-lever  and  to  the  first 
pusher,  and  a  shifting  mechanism  connected 
also  to  the  key-lever,  whereby  both  pushers  are 
made  to  operate  on  their  proper  punches  in  the 
upper  and  lower  series  alternately  upon  succes- 
.sive  depressions  of  the  second  key-lever,  and 
connection  between  the  fillet-moving  mechanism 
and  the  second  key-lever,  whereby  the  fillet  is 
moved  twice  the  distance  of  the  first  key,  a 
third  pusher  connected  to  the  first  and  second 
and  to  the  third  key-lever,  whereby  depression 
of  the  third  key-lever  will  operate  all  of  the 
punches  of  one  series,  a  shifting  mechanism  hav- 
ing connection  with  the  third  key-lever  inde- 
pendent of  the  connection  therewith  of  the  other 
two,  whereby  the  third  key-lever  alternates  in 
its  action  upon  the  series  of  punches  with  the 
other  kej'-levers,  but  does  not  alternate  upon 
successive  depressions  of  itself,  and,  finally,  fillet- 
moving  mechanism  connected  to  the  third  key- 
lever,  whereby  on  return  from  its  depression  the 
fillet  is  moved  four  times  the  distance  of  the 
movement  caused  b5'  the  first  key-lever. 
No.  270.225:  Geometrical  Block.-Alfred  H.  Ken- 
nedy, Rockport,  Ind. 
The  dissected  blocks  or  segments  of  a  sphere, 
having  channeled  sections,  and  straps  or  hinges 
connecting  them  together. 

No.  270,267.  Delivery  Mechanism  for  Printing- 
Presses.— George  W.  Van  Allen,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

In  a  cylinder  printing-press,  the  combination 
of  an  impression-cylinder  provided  with  grip, 
pers,  a  delivery  cylinder,  consisting  of  a  series 
of  adjustable  recessed  flanged  wheels,  a  series  of 
belts  carrying  grippers,  chucks,  and  buttons  or 
rests,  a  second  series  of  flanged  and  recessed 
wheels  or  pulleys  arranged  in  close  proximity  to 
a  sheet-flier,  so  that  the  belts  passing  over  the 
two  series  of  pulleys  are  above  the  plane  of  rest 
of  the  sheet-flier  and  a  sheet  flier. 

LABELS. 

No.  2,887.  Title:  "Whist  Cards"  (for  Playing 
Cards).- Fireside  Card  Company,  New  York, 
N.  Y. 


Feb.  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAISI    STATIOI^EE. 


185 


CARD 

Albums. 


INVOICE  BOOKS. 


THE 


A.  T.  CROSS 
STYLOGRAPHIC 


MARK 

TWAIN'S 

Scrap  Books, 


ADHESIVE 


WAFER 


Scrap  Boob. 


SLITE  DUCR 

Blank 
Books. 


GUMM  ED 


SEND 


FOR  - 


IFIXjES. 


CATALOGUES. 


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TIME  IS  MONEY. 


To  simplify  the  work  of  Bookkeeping,  and  economize  time  in  business,  is  desirable.     By  using  the 

Acme  "Facsimile"  Sales  Copying-Book 

OJO;  WRITING  IS  ALL  THAT  IS  NECESSARY. 

The  first  writing  of  the  sale  is  made  upon  the  bill  in  copying  ink,  and  from  this  a  transfer  is  made,  by  the  ordinaiy  letterpress 
process,  to  the  salesbook.  The  pages  of  the  "Facsimile"  are  ruled  with  money-columns  for  extensions,  and  are  so  arranged  as  to 
provide  for  the  postings  to  be  made  direct  to  the  ledger.  The  paper  is  manufactured  under  a  new  process  expressly  for  the  purpose, 
and  is  thick  and  strong.  The  leaves  are  handled  as  easily  as  those  of  the  ordinary  account-book.  The  impression  is  as  clear  and 
distinct  as  the  original.  The  paper  being  free  from  injurious  chemicals,  insures  a  permanence  to  all  copies,  and  can  be  written 
upon  alike  with  pen  or  pencil. 

The  retention  of  perfect  copies  of  bills  or  invoices  sent  out  will  often  prevent  confusion,  and  lead  to  the  quick  detection  of  errors 
or  omissions. 

The  "Facsimile"  Sales  Copying-Book  has  been  extensively  adopted,  and  is  highly  indorsed  by  many  large  business  establish- 
ments in  various  parts  of  the  United  States. 

They  are  manufactured  with  one,  two,  or  three  extension  money-columns,  thus  providing  rulings  for  amounts  to  be  extended 
into  columns  for  general  or  special  accounts,  as  may  be  required  according  to  the  nature  of  the  business  in  which  they  are  used. 

They  are  handsomely  and  substantially  bound,  witli  cloth  sides,  American  Russia  backs  and  corners,  and  with  or  without  the  index. 


R,E:GrTJX-.^R,    SIZES    -A.3L."W-A.'5rS    IIST    STOGKI 
1^  RULED  FOR  ONE  ACCOUNT. 


No.  510, 


m-  RULED  FOR  TWO  ACCOUNTS. 

10  X  15,  500,  700  and  900  pages.      |      No.  511,    -        -        -        -        12  x  15,  500,  700  and  900  pages. 
Special  sizes  made  to  order  on  short  notice,  for  which  quotations  will  be  given. 


ACME  PARCHMENT  COPVING-BOOKS 

take  perfect  and  instant  copies,  and  is  the  only  copying-paper  that  can  be  written  upon  with  pen  and  ink.     1^°  For  sample  sheets 
and  trade  discounts,  address 

ACME  STATIONERY  and  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton  St.,  New  York. 

HEADQUARTERS  FOR  PAPERS  IN  PADS  AND  BLOTTER  TABLETS. 


186  THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOIS'ER. 


\VV"  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  " Og 


OF  — 


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LIATHIB  GOOD 


•^g— 6)     '1      ►■-^ 


IN  THE  ^^ORLD. 

I 

Ladies'  Hand-Bags  in  Plush  and  Leather. 

Pocket-Books,  Card  and  Letter  Gases, 
Calf  and  Sheep  Wallets,  Bill-Books, 

Drawer  Pocket-Books  and  Satchels. 


607  ARCH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 


New  York    Salesroom,  No.  336   Broadway. 


Feb.  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOI^EE. 


187 


TTIOR  SALE— OLD  ESTABLISHED  STATION- 
P  ery  Store  and  Printing  Office,  doing  a  good 
business  ;  a  rare  chance  for  party  with  small  capital. 
Ill  health  cause  of  selling.  For  particulars,  address 
SMITH,  130  S.  11th  St.,  Philadelphia. 


WM.  E.  KERN, 

132  South  nth  Street,  Philadelph'a, 

OIL,  '^-^^^ 

VTATEK  AND 

CHZITA 


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FOR  DECORATING, 

AND, 

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pasi,  St  Louis  ana  pad 

RAILWAY. 


The  Great  POPULAR  THOROUGHFARE 

Reaching  in  THE  MOST  DIRECT  MANNER  all  tha 
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and   passing  through  the^ 

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This  Company  runs  the  Finest  Passenger  Eqnip- 
tuent,  and  operates  the  Most  Extended  System 
of  Through  Cars  on  the  Continent.  Tickets  to  all 
points  North,  East,  South  and  West  for  sale  at  offices 
of  aU  connecting  lines. 


B&~  Send  Postal  for  the  largest  and  best 
county  map  of  the  Western  States  ever  pub- 
lished.   Sent  Free  to  any  address. 

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ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


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UNIVERSAL,    CIRCULATION. 

Address,   W.  JOHN   STONHILL, 

IMPERIAL   BUILDINGS,    LUDGATE   CIRCUS, 

LONDON,   E,  C,  ENGLAND. 


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Linked  Together  by  the 

Chicago  and  Alton  Railroad 

TWO   TBAINS   A   DAT 

and  no  Change  of  Cars  of  any  class  between  Chicago 

and  Kansas  City,  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  and 

St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.    Union  Depots 

in  East  St.  Louis,  St.  Louis,  Kansas 

City  and  Chicago. 

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A  $500  BONANZA  TO  COUNTRY  PRINTERS. 


T  K  E 


Wonderful  Prouty  Power  Printing  Press, 


IF    YOU   EXAMINE    A   PROUTY   YOU   WILL    BUY   IT, 
AND    SO    SAVE    MONEY. 


NO    TAPES,  PULLEYS    OR    FLIERS.      PERFECT 
REGISTER  AND   DISTRIBUTION. 


The  Press  feeds  like  the  ordinary  Power  Cylinder  Press.  It  is  a  Self -Inker  and  Delivers  its  own  sheets,  anything  from  an  Envelope 
to  a  Full-Size  Poster  or  Newspaper,  without  the  nuisance  of  tapes  pulleys  or  fliers.  One  man  feeds  and  one  turns.  Runs  by  steam  or 
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GUARANTEED  TO  DO  AS  GOOD  NEWSPAPER  AND  POSTER  WORK  AS  THE  HIGH-PRICED  PRESSES. 

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Ohio,  Wyoming,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  Canada  and  elsewhere,  and  giving  perfect  satisfaction. 


SEE- 


-TESTIMONY    OF    FIRST-CLASS    PRINTERS. 


-SEE. 


The  Prouty  is  the  "Boss  Press."     It  runs  easy,  is  light,  the  embodiment  of 
simplicity  and  strength,  and  does  as  good  work  as  other  power  presses. 

C.  G.  STARKS,  Berlin,  Wis. 

I  have  had  twenty  years'  experience,  and  have  run  all  the  leading  presses; 
but  for  simplicity,  ease  and  convenience,  the  Proutt  beats  'em  all. 

WILL.  N.  UNDERWOOD,  Cannelton,  Ind. 

Waukbsax,  111.,  Aug.  28,  1882. 
I  have  had  my  Prouty  in  operation  for  over  a  year,  an.l  like  it  better  every 
week.    You  could  not  buy  it  back  to-day  for  what  we  paid  for  it,  with  the  in- 
terest on  the  money  added  at  10  per  cent.  J.  A.  AVERY. 

EvANSViLLE,  Wis.,  April  12.  1882. 
A  $.")00  Power  Press!     What  kind  of  a  thing  can  it  be?  was  my  first  exclama- 
tion when  told  about  the  press.    Now,  after  four  months'  trial,  I  am  convinced 
t  lat  S30O  iu  a  Prouty  is  better  for  a  printer  than  $1000  in  a  bank  at  ten  per  cent, 
intei'est.    It  is  a  perfect  little  jewel. 

H.  B  BLACKMUN,  Foreman  Enterprise. 

I  was  a  "doubting  Thomas"  before  I  bought  the  Prouty,  but  now  consider  it 
one  of  the  best  moves  I  ever  made. 

C.  G.  BELL,  Waterloo,  Wis. 


MOST  CONVENIENT  PRESS  MADE. 

From  Waterloo  Tribune,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  IWarch  IG,  1832  :  We  have  been  wait- 
ing to  see  how  well  the  Prouty  Power  Press  fulfills  all  that  is  x'equii-ed  of  it.  It 
is  admitted  by  all  to  be  the  most  coaveuient  press  made;  we  maan  aU  who  im- 
deretand  such  things,  and  are  siucex-e  enough  to  confess  the  truta  of  a  self-evi- 
dent fact.  It  is  easy  running,  does  good  work — no  press  better ;  and  generally 
and  specifically,  in  whole  or  in  i>art,  is  a  'coaiolete  success.  I'or  the  country 
office,  printing  1,000  to  4,uOO  circulation,  there  is  no  other  press  worthy  to  be  com- 
pared with  it. 

Hamburg,  Pa.,  April  25,  1382. 
Messrs.  Waleer  &  Co.:  Oeut.t.— We  are  extremsly  well  pleased  with  our  new 
Prouty  Press.  It  runs  extraordinarily  ea  ;y.  It  is  ver^'  simxjle  in  construction. 
Ttie  more  we  use  it  the  moie  are  we  impressed  with  the  wonderful  skill  dis- 
played in  adapting  its  various  pares  to  the  end  designed.  .--tUl  and  quietly  does 
it  do  its  work,  eveu  at  the  hignest  speed,  and  it  is  the  admiration  of  all  oar  visi- 
tors. Tiie  Proupy  does  every  variety  o£  woric,  from  a  one-iiue  jDb  to  a  large  cut 
form,  or  from  a  postei-  to  a  script  circle,  and  that  well.  We  cheei-f uUy  recom- 
mend the  press  m  all  its  parts  to  those  wis.iing  a  good,  substantial  printing 
machine.  I  had  not  the  least  trouble  in  settin;  up  the  press. 
_  Respectfully, 

S.  A.  FQCHT,  Pub.  of  Weekly  Item. 


SIZES    ^ISriD    FPtlCES,  «Scc. 


No.  1,  7  Column, 

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No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3,000  lbs. 
3.600   " 
4,200    " 


1,000  per  hour. 
900 
bOO 


Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $515. 

"       590. 

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Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $25  extra. 
Book  Fountain,    25  to   40     " 


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THE    AMEEIOA^    STATIOI^EK. 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

P.  Humphreys,  stationer,  Santa  Ana,  Cal., 
has  sold  out. 

P.  V.  Hemphill,  dealer  in  fancy  goods.  New 
York  city,  is  dead. 

Wm.  M.  Miller  &  Co.,  fancy  goods  dealers, 
Hartford,  Conn.,  are  closing  out. 

McGlashan  &  Kin=ell,  publishers,  Santa  Bar- 
bara, Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

John  McCline  &  Co.,  dealers  in  picture  frames, 
Denver,  Col.,  have  made  an  assignment. 

J.  E.  Taylor,  of  Taylor,  Nichols  &  Co.,  en- 
velope manufacturers,  Springfield,  Mass.,  has 
retired. 

Gus  Ahlborn,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Balti- 
more, Md.,  is  advertised  to  be  sold  out  at  trus- 
tee's sale. 

Flannery  &  Hill,  publishers,  Rochester,  N.  T., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  G.  P.  Flannery 
continues. 

Mrs.  J.  T.  Nooning,  fancy  goods  dealer.  Fall 
River,  Mass.,  has  filed  a  creditor's  petition  in 
insolvency. 

Donohue  &  Dean,  dealers  in  picture  frames, 
Pall  River,  Mass.,  have  been  attached.  They 
are  offering  50  cents  on  the  dollar. 

It  has  been  definitely  settled  that  the  annual 
dinner  of  the  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade  will  be 
held  at  Delmonico's  on  February  15. 

The  attention  of  readers  of  The  Stationer  is 
asked  to  the  card  of  Smith  in  another  column. 
This  is  said  to  an  excellent  business  opportunity. 

Little,  Brown  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Boston,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
The  business  is  being  continued  under  the  same 
style. 

G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  have  secured  a  large  lot  of 
elegant  Easter  cards,  which  will  be  offered  to 
the  trade  at  prices  so  extremely  low  that  dealers 
ought  to  avail  themselves  of  the  opportunity  to 
secure  bargains. 

Disbrow  Brothers,  dealers  in  paper  and  twine, 
New  York  city,  have  admitted  E.  O.  Steves, 
late  of  Nugent  &  Steves,  to  partnership.  The 
partnership  is  limited  to  February  1,  18S5,  and 
begins  business  with  a  special  capital  of  $6,000. 

Frank  Johnson  and  C.  E.  Hopkins,  traveling 
representatives  for  Liebenroth,  Von  Auw&  Co., 
returned  last  week  from  an  excellent  business 
trip,  and  started  again  on  Monday  to  take  im- 
port orders  for  the  fall  goods  and  holiday  novel- 
ties. 

Eberhard  Faber  has  placed  on  the  market  a 
new  artist  pencil,  numbered  140.  It  has  a  lead- 
sharpener  attachment,  which,  when  not  in  use, 
is  screwed  on  to  the  top  of  the  pencil,  thereby 
making  an  ornamental  head.  By  a  few  turns 
of  the  sharpener  the  lead  can  be  brought  to  a 
very  fine  point. 

The  American  State  Pen  Company's  pens  of 
which  D.  W.  Glass  &  Co.,  Baltimore,  are  pro- 
prietors, are  said  to  have  met  with  great  success, 
and  to  be  in  demand,  both  in  this  and  other 
countries.  The  School  Board  of  Baltimore 
recently  adopted  these  pens  after  a  thorough 
test  of  them.  The  Chase  Legal  Pen  is  said  to  be 
the  lawyers'  favorite. 


The  valentine  and  Easter  card  lines  manufac- 
tured by  D.  W.  Glass  &  Co.,  Baltimore,  is  said 
to  be  exceedingly  beautiful,  and  it  is  stated  that 
the  demand  for  this  popular  Southern  line  has 
been  great  wherever  seen.  Their  largest  sales 
have  been  in  New  England.  Their  cards  are 
made  in  some  twenty-five  varieties  of  satin, 
puffed,  plush,  lace,  delicately  perfumed  and  orna- 
mented with  gold  and  nickel  plate.  There  are 
also  embroidered  hand-painted  and  fringed 
cards,  the  line  embracing  over  250  varieties. 
Among  their  novelties  are  the  golden  slipper  of 
various  sizes,  real  stuffed  ducks  and  chickens 
mounted  on  moss,  china  baskets  containing  eggs, 
wheelbarrows  of  bisque  with  eggs,  and  many 
novelties  just  received  from  Europe  and  manu- 
factured by  themselves. 

H.  McAllaster  &  Co.,  card  manufacturers, 
Chicago,  are  getting  out  a  new  line  of  elegant 
trade  cards,  on  gold  ground  with  tints.  They 
are  said  to  be  very  fine.  The  first  edition  of 
over  1,000,000  is  now  on  the  press.  Printers 
who  want  the  latest  thing  in  cards  will  write 
for  samples  of  them.  They  also  have  gone  into 
the  importation  of  scrap  pictures,  which  they 
will  supply  to  stationers  throughout  the  West  at 
Eastern  prices.  Send  for  their  new  catalogue. 
J.  E.  Linde,  of  New  York,  has  recently  given 
this  firm  the  agency  for  his  goods. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  N.  Hirschberg,  of 
Hirschberg  Brothers  &  Hollender,  Baltimore, 
Md. ;  J.  H.  Eckhardt,  Hartford,  Conn.;  G. 
Gump,  of  S.  &  G.  Gump,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  S. 
A.  Maxwell,  of  Maxwell  &  Co.,  Chicago,  111., 
and  S.  E.  Dawson,  of  Dawson  Brothers, 
Montreal. 

The  Chicago  Picture  Company,  70  State  street, 
Chicago,  has  got  out  four  new  sets  of  comic 
cards — "The  Mormon,"  "The  Masher,"  "The 
Smoker,"  and  "  The  Drummer."  They  are  said 
to  be  decidedly  "good,"  and  very  salable.  The 
company  has  also,  just  out,  a  prize  box  of  scrap 
pictures.    See  advertisement  in  this  issue. 

The  National  Publishing  Company,  Phila,del- 
phia,  reports  large  sales  for  its  new  line  of  family 
Bibles,  with  the  contrasted  Testaments.  The 
new  bright  designs  of  the  bindings  and  the  supe- 
riority of  the  letter-press  over  other  editions, 
command  for  them  a  ready  sale. 

The  annual  election  of  the  American  Institute 
occurs  to  day,  and  the  veteran  Col.  C.  H.  Lou- 
trel  is  the  candidate  for  president.  The  Insti- 
tute has  increased  its  assets  by  $7,000  during  the 
past  year,  the  total  amounting  to  $314,490,  of 
which  $26,555  are  in  cash. 

The  Mackinnon  Pen  Company  has  made  a  re- 
duction of  one  dollar  per  pen  in  the  retail  prices 
of  its  pens.  Its  new  goods  are  said  to  be  of  as 
good  quality  as  the  old,  all  having  the  iridium 
circle  and  writing  point. 

S.  R.  Lipsis,  of  S.  J.  Britain  &  Co.,  dealers  in 
fancy  goods,  St.  Louis,  Mo. ,  has  retired,  and  H. 
Sonnenfield  has  been  admitted  as  a  partner  in 
the  firm  under  the  same  style. 

Thompson  &  Bower,  newsdealers,  &c.,  Helena, 
Mont.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  W.  S. 
Thompson  succeeds. 

Spinks  &  Owens,  paper  stock  dealers,  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Spinks  & 
Maier  succeed. 

W.  Ballentine  &  Co.,  fancy  goods  dealers, 
Greenville,  Mich.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

W.  A.  Richardson,  of  Richardson  &  Poos, 
printers,  New  York  city,  is  dead. 

Nelson  P.  Twing,  printer,  Springfield,  Mass., 
is  advertising  to  close  out. 


Mrs.  B.  Warnock,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Gode- 
rich,  Ont.,  is  dead. 

S.  N.  Ball,  printer,  Antrim,  N.  H.,  has  sold 
out  out  to  H.  C.  Ferry. 

A.  C.  Higgins,  publisher  of  the  Herald,  Hack- 
ettstown,  N.  J.,  is  closing  out. 

Henrietta  Teschner,  fancy  goods  dealer, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  is  closing  out. 

Allison  &  McWhite,  paper-stock  dealers,  Xenia, 
Ohio,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

C.  P.  A.  Hinrichs  has  received  several  new 
designs  in  inkstands  and  paper  weights. 

C.  P.  Pike  &  Co.,  printers,  Saco,  Me.,  have 
dissolved  partnership.    Chas.  P.  Pike  continues. 

Myers  Brothers  show  a  rich  line  of  satin  and 
plush  Easter  goods,  which  the  trade  ought  to 
see.    . 

A.  Spotts  &  Co.,  dealers  in  fancy  goods,  Jer- 
sey City,  N.  J.,  have  been  burned  out  ;  partly 
insured. 

Vallette  &  Carton,  printers,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
have  dissolved  partnership  ;  W.  H.  Vallette 
continues. 

S.  Holmes  &  Morton,  dealers  in  paper  hang- 
ings, Cincinnati,  Ohio,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship, S.  Holmes  retiring. 

The  New  York  Sun  has  an  attractive  calendar 
in  tints.  In  the  centre  is  a  lifelike  figure  of  a 
newsboy  vending  the  people's  paper. 

David  H.  Gildersleeve,  printer.  New  York,  to 
accommodate  the  growing  demands  of  his  busi- 
ness, has  lemoved  to  4.5-51  Rose  street. 

C.  A.  Coffin  &  Rogers,  printers,  New  York, 
have  published  a  calendar  which  is  a  handsome 
piece  of  color  printing  as  to  design,  harmony 
and  execution. 

The  Queen  City  Printing  Ink  Company,  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  forwards  its  annual  calendar, 
which  is  gorgeous  in  color,  and  serves  as  a  hand- 
some advertisement  of  its  products. 

J.  H.  Buffiord's  Sons  have  this  week  brought 
out  several  rare  articles  in  satin  goods,  and  a 
variety  of  agricultural  and  school  diplomas. 
They  are  also  constantly  increasing  their  line  of 
crayons.  Almost  every  week  this  euterprising 
firm  introduces  something  new. 

E.  Darrow  &  Co.,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  have 
what  may  be  called  a  St.  Valentine's  trade- 
mark. It  is  a  big  D  transfixed  with  an  arrow. 
It  is  one  of  those  punning  designs  which  pre- 
vailed in  ancient  times,  and  which  can  be  ap- 
propriately used  by  so  old  a  house. 

Lyons  &  Sons,  stationers,  &c.,  Dublin,  Ire- 
land, send  their  annual  calendar  for  1883.  It  is 
a  sheet,  map  mounted,  and  has  a  large  central 
chromo-lithograph  of  an  Irish  landscape  and 
cabin,  and  in  the  foreground  a  sturdy  youngster 
who  holds  a  struggling  gamecock  in  his  arms, 
but  is  evidently  disgusted  with  the  resistance  he 
meets  with. 

The  Buxton  &  Skinner  Stationery  Company, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  has  reduced  the  list  price  of  its 
El  wood  letter  file  from  $50  to  $42  per  gross,  and 
will  quote  discounts  to  the  trade  who  apply 
therefor.  This  file  is  said  to  be  getting  more 
popular  every  day  and  the  company  is  receiving 
orders  from  every  part  of  the  country,  working 
night  and  day  to  fill  them. 

Theodore  Tilton  has  prepared  a  new  edition  of 
his  novel,  "  Tempest  Tossed,"  which  R.  Worth- 
ington.  New  York,  has  nearly  ready.  The  ex- 
citement which  this  story  produced  upon  its  first 
appearance,  promises  success  for  it  in  its  new 
form.  Mr.  Tilton  is  a  picturesque  writer,  and 
the  fact  that  his  novel  is  suffered  to  be  some- 


Feb.  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOll^ER. 


191 


what  autobiographical  will  not  detract  from  its 
interest. 

Gordon  &  Co.,  engravers,  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

Geo.  C.  Baton  &  Co.,  stationers,  Longmont, 
Col.,  have  made  an  assignment. 

W.  H.  Higgins,  Whitby,  Ont.,  has  been  adver- 
tised to  be  sold  out  by  the  sheriff. 

Sarah  Dakin,  stationer,  &c.,  Annapolis,  N.  S., 
has  been  missing  since  January  20. 

James  Golden,  publisher  of  the  Valley  Gleaner, 
Lee,  Mass.,  has  sold  out  to  E.  L.  Rogers. 

C.  S.  Furst,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Jersey  City, 
N.  J.,  has  been  damaged  by  fire  ;  insured. 

Stearns  &  Beale,  stationers.  New  York  city, 
have  admitted  S.  E.  Bergin  to  partnership. 

C.  W.  Thomas,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Niles, 
Ohio,  has  made  an  assignment  to  C.  H.  Strock. 

Mrs.  A.  Zabinski,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Jersey 
City,  N.  J.,  has  been  burned  out;  partly  insured. 

F.  B.  Clement,  manufacturing  stationer,  New 
York,  has  removed  his  business  to  128  Duane 
street. 

Mrs.  E.  D.  Beckett,  dealer  in  fancy  goods, 
Newmarket,  Ont.,  has  compromised  at  fifty 
cents  on  the  dollar. 

Weaver  Brothers,  dealers  in  paper  hangings, 
Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  have  been  damaged  by  fire  to 
the  amount  of  $2,200  ;  insured,  for  $1,000. 

Richardson  &  McKee,  toy  manufacturers, 
Boston,  Mass.,  have  admitted  E.  H.  Bullard  to 
partnership  under  the  style  of  Richardson, 
McKee  &  Co. 

J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  have 
their  "  Monthly  Bulletin  of  new  Publications  " 
ready  for  February.  They  announce  a  new  edi- 
tion of  Bouvier's  "  Institutes  of  American  Law." 

Geo.  B.  Lemon,  solicitor  of  patents,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  has  issued  a  very  neat  pamphlet,  giv- 
ing information  as  to  procedure,  cost,  &c.,  in 
obtaining  American  and  foreign  patents.  It  is 
a  handy  compendium. 

Linton,  McFadden  &  Hoffman,  dealers  in  wool- 
en and  cotton  rags,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dis- 
solved partnership.  George  B.  Hoffman  retires, 
and  the  remaining  partners  continue  under  the 
style  of  Linton,  McFadden  &  Co. 


The  use  of  poisonous  dyes  to  color  the  covers 
of  books  is  happily  not  a  common  practice.  Yet, 
book  publishers  are  occasionally  careless  about 
the  materials  used  in  coloring  their  books. 
Lately,  a  child,  while  playing  with  some  water- 
color  paints,  looking  about  for  a  palette,  seizes 
a  small  book,  attracted  by  the  bright  green 
color  of  its  cover,  and  mixed  the  paints  on  it 
for  some  time.  Then  he  was  suddenly  taken 
with  convulsions.  Physicians  hastily  summoned 
declared  that  he  had  been  poisoned.  It  was  only 
after  three  days'  incessant  attention  that  his  life 
was  saved.  An  investigation  by  the  physicians 
led  to  the  discovery  that  the  dye  with  which  the 
cover  of  the  book  was  colored  contained  poison. 
In  wetting  the  paints  on  the  book  cover  he  had 
innocently  transferred  some  of  the  poison  to  his 
lips.  There  was  a  comical  side  to  the  investiga- 
tion, although  it  was  no  consolation  to  the  pa- 
rents—the book  was  found  to  be  a  report  of  the 
Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Chil- 
dren.— Paper  and  Printing  Trades  Journal. 
♦♦♦ 

It  is  said  that  a  porcelain  maker  of  Kiyoto, 
who  studied  photography  in  Paris,  has  succeeded 
in  making  photographs  in  colors  on  porcelain, 
with  a  perfect  perspective.  Foreigners  have  ex- 
pressed their  admir^tiop  of  his  work. 


Easter*  Greetings! 

EASTER  ^ GIFTS 


AT  . 


HENRY    LEW   &   SON, 

477   Broad-vray,  New  York. 


GARTER 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

J    *§ ^i*  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS. 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

No,  42  John  Street,  New  York. 

ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES,  I  ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER, 

RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS,   AND  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 


NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES. 


Silicate  Boo](  Slates. 
Black  Diamonfl  Slating. 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  vari 
Gallon,  $3.25  ;    Gallon,  $6. 

Blackboards. 


Neatly  and  strongrly  bound  in  cloth.  Un- 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 

The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Avails  and  Wooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 

a  common  paint  brush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  $1;  Quart,  $1.75  ;  Half 
Gallon,  $3.25  ;    Gallon,  $6. 

Wood  BLACKBOAROS.-Made  of  very  be^t  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilinum  (Stone  Cloth).— A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury ;  36  and  4b  inches 
wide  ;  $1.25  and  $2  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards -Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,  2x3  ft.,  |1  ;  No.  2,  SJ^xd^ 
ft ,  $1.50  ;  No.  3,  3  X  4  ft.,  $2.    ^T"  Send  for  Circular. 

NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO.,  191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 


ROBINSON  ENGRAVING  COMPANY 


25  .A-rcli.  Street,  ST  Jc^jlloy  Street  a-n-d.  2^  Eszcli-a-rLgre  :F>la,ce, 

— «o— —    _  BOSTON,   MASS.       — -o- — 

Valentine  and  Easter  Cards, 

ON    SATIN,    SILK,   PANELS,    &c. 


GREAT   VARIETY   OP   FRINGES   AND   MOUNTINGS. 


102 


THE    AMERICA]^    STATIONER. 


DIRECTORY. 

CariU  under  tliis  heading;  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  SIO  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Advertising  Cards. 

DAN'DO.  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  and  1.3  and  15  Park  Row.  N.  Y. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BUKCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
I'encils  for  Artists.  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coai'h  nnd  Fresco  Painters.  Chicagro,  111. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 

A.BBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.        60  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  a2d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersville,  lU. 


SHRIVEU,  T.,  &  CO., 


333  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TAFT,  Geo.  C, 


Worcester,  Mass. 


TATUM.  SAMUEL  C.  &  CO., 


Cincinnati.  O. 


JANEKTZKY  &  CO..  .Jobbers. 

1135  Chestnut  st.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H..  Boston,  Mass.,  203  and  295 
Broadway,  N.  Y".,and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass. ;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
-York;  and  1110  Wahiut  st.,  Philadelphia. 

TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 

Blank  Book  IVIanufacturers. 

BOORU5I  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 

COTTON  &  GOULD,  Successors  to  Spaulding,  Cotton 
&  Co..  24  Slilk  St..  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 

GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  150  State  st.,  Boston,  Mass. 

KNIGHT,  AD.\MS  &  CO.,  14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

PRICE,  TIIOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE  &  CLEMENT, 


78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLBS,  AV.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St..  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and    Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati. O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DON  NELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK.  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


MrADAJIS.  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO..  Ru  ing  and  Paging 
Machinery.  &c.,         5JS  Kent  ave.,  broolslyn,  N.  Y. 


PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Jlaihinery, 

Spriiigfleld,  Mass. 

SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS.  51  Beekraan  St.,  N.  Y. 

SHK.RIDAN.  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         2.5  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

Bookbinders'  Materials. 

GARNAR.  THUS.,  &  CO.,  181  William  St.,  N.  Y 


GANE  BROTHERS, 


lOt)  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GIUFFIN,  H.,  &  SONS,  54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  3M  N.  Main  et.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,    White   and   Colored 
Tiiwue  and  Copying  Paper.  .Jftrsov  Citv.  N.  J. 

Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeietting. 

KISSAM,  B.  A.,  32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

Pen  Manufacturers— Steeli 


LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L.. 


51  South  4th  St..  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKE.  1'H1I>1P, 


1.5.5  William  st.,  N.  Y. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TUIKU.  .S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St..  N.  V, 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTXIRER.     For 
the  trade  only,  16  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

i:i4and  1.36  William  St..  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  855  &  259  S.  3d  St..  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A., 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 


U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO..  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  St.,  Chicago.  111. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


MENDE,  PAUL, 


IC  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  111.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8, 12, 18  and  30  in.  diam. 

NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16, 18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 


Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Kochester,  N.  Y. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

U.  S.  TREiVSURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
%V1LL1AM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  Clark  and  Adams  sts.,  Chicago,  111. 
Letter  Files. 


TH  K  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  st..  New  York. 


McllUdll,  I'.  l'.,&  CO.,  Blank  Cards.  .51  Ann  St..  N.  Y. 


Coin  Wrappers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St.. 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  &«)  Chestnut  St.. 
Phllmlelphia;  1.55  Ueaibom  St..  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St..  Cincmuati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material,  127  Fulton  St..  N.  \ . 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Solo  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 


^4umbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


liLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  JR  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y 


MOOltE  &  WAliREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,   Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Copying  Books- 


MUJil'UY'S  BONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copjing  Papers. 

PORTER  &  .STEPHENSON,  115  and  117  Nassau  St., 
N.  Y..  Manilla  Paper  and  Stationery. 

SCOTT  Paper  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  I'apers,  27  North  Sixth  st.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

G.  J.  MOFFAT.  179  St.  John  St..  New  Haven.  Conn. 
Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 


BECK.  CHARLES. 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila..  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS. 


BuOalo,  N.  Y. 


Shears. 


ROWE,  GEORGK  Manufacturer  of  Patent  Vibrating 
Shears  for  Bookbinders,  Printers  and  Box  Makers, 
10  Leicester  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


R0CB:WELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    lOl  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  fechte: 


'Tvv>  j  S  W.  Fourteenth  St.,  N.  Y. 
'^^^=^  1 45  LasaUe  st.,  Chicago,  HI. 


Slates. 


McDowell.  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


embossing  company,  THE,  Wire-bound  Sates, 
Dominoes,  (Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Star  Copying  Pads. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  6;M  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  (Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 


Stationers'  Hardv/are. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  St.,  N.  Y, 

J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 


Stationers-Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR.  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


BROWN  &  SANSON, 


29  Jlurray  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING.  GEO.  F.,  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  st .  Boston,  Mass. 

SHIPMAN,  ASA  L.,  &  SONS,        10  Jlurray  st..  N.  Y. 


WALLACH,  WILLY, 


78  Chambers  St.,  N.  Y. 


WARD,  BLARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO..  821  Cherry  St..  Phila. 
Pa. — Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners.  (St'c.  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  2.59  S.  :M  St..  Phila.,  Pa. 

Tsicr  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  6:30  Chestnut  st., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn st.,C;hicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  st..  St.  I.iOUis. 

Toys  and  Games. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.  Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys.  Games  and  Ngvelties. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  <&  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WKIDMANN,  A.,  &  CO., 


i»6  Broadway,  N.Y. 


Feb.  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOAI^    STATIOlSrEE. 


f93 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS' 


TL.I1VE    OF; 


YALEHTINE  and  EASTER  CARDS 

Consist  op  Selected  Desigxs  from  several  op  the 

<=^  Largest  and  Best  Known  Manufacturers,  ^-^^ 

AND  IS  THE  FINEST  LINE  IN  THE  MARKET, 

HOYELTIES  in  SATIN  and  FRINGES.  Xr  SSLV^ure^rf*^ 
J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS,  293  &  295  Broadway,  New  York. 

CHICAGO :  156  &  158  MO?fROE  STREET.  BOSTON :  39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 


HIGHLY    FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS., 

Manufactory  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Button  wood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OUR    LEADING    STYLES: 

No.  39 Falcon        No.    76 Swan        No  -^03 Legal  Medium  Stub 

Nil.  57  . . .  Comnii-rcial       No.  707 Bank  Falcon        No.  *t7 Broad  stub 

No.  49  Bank       No.  405 Engro.-siiig       N".  lOS E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  Scliool  Ten. 

and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Jlolieta  Pens.     Samples  and  Trices  free  on  applicaUoi . 

New  York  Agents.  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  William  Street. 


BUCK  i  CLiVSOI'S 

kproved  Fsrforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


T^*-*" 


^^  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

I     Jlention  American  Stationer.  Uatnilton,  O. 


J".  E.  LIIsriDE. 


-*- 


■€ 


--5«- 


Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T-^^CSrS    .A.I:TID    O-^Crix^    Xj.^BEILS, 
PUBLISHER  OF 


--*- 


Oliromos,  Folders    sund. 

—Mi   ■©  TSr^TTT  JBL. 


165    TTilliam   St.,  TVe^v  "york. 

Coinplete  Set  of  Chrcinos  and  Folds,  by  mail.  $2.C0.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromps  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1,00, 
ALL  SIZES  AKD  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CABD-BOABD  MADE  TO  OBDER. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  ftc, 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 
For  the  Week  Ended  February  2.  1883. 


Albums 

Hooks       .   . 

Newspapers. 

Engravings 

Ink  

Lead  Pencils  , 

I'apiT 

'>i>*f>l  Pens.... 
Other 


Totals  . 


14 
17^ 
54 
2? 
24 
15 
14-' 


46; 


$1,483 
19,249 
2,20a 
6.1f.4 
]  418 
3,140 
]2.«n9 
2,036 
1,958 


$.50,255 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS  AND 

STATIONERY 

FROM   NEW   YORK   TO    FOREIGN    PORTS, 

For  the  Weeb  Ended  February  7,  1883. 


Paper,  reams. 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases. . 
Books,  cases . , 
Stationery 


Totals. 


14.793 

2011 
;^7 
89 
91 

15,210 


$.3,8.55 
5,43S 
2.581 
8.497 

ll,fi57 

$32,028 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  JA^"UARY  30  to  February  7.  1883 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Bremen.  7;  to  Liverpool.  32;  to 
British  West  Indies.  1;  to  Brazil,  5;  to  Australia.  4; 
to  Cuba,  5;  to  China,  6;  to  Mexico,  4;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia.  10;  to  Hamburg.  1;  to  Central 
America,  3;  to  Chili,  2;  to  Hayti,  1;  to  Venezuela,  3; 
to  Uruguay,  5. 

PAPER,  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  5  pkgs.;  to  Liver- 
pool, 26  pkgs.;  to  London.  4  jikgs. :  to  Glasgow,  8 
pkgs.;  to  British  AVest  Indies.  500  rins.,  2  pkgs.;  to 
Porto  RicD.  1,518  pkgs.;  to  Mexico.  lt.>cs. ;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  159  pkgs.;  to  Central  America. 
19  pkgs  ;  to  Chili,  2i  pkgs.;  to  Brazil,  4  cs.;  to  Bar- 
celona, 8  pkgs.;  to  Cuba.  35  pkgs..  9  600  nns. :  to 
Ilayti,  S7i  pkgs.;  to  Venezuela,  500  rms.;  to  Uru- 
guay, 5  pkgs.,  17  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  7;  to  Liver- 
pool. 18;  to  London.  3;  to  British  \^  est  Indies.  1;  to 
Brazil,  2;  to  Australia,  5;  to  Cuba,  16;  to  Me.\ico,  19; 
to  Central  America,  3;  to  Uuited  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 17. 

INK.  packages,  to  Cuba,  13;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  21 ;  to  London,  18. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  London,  55;  to  Africa,  24;  to 
Uruguay,  20. 

PERFUJIERY,  packages,  to  China.  100;  to  Uru- 
guaj%  15;  to  Venezuela,  50;  to  Hayti,  21;  to  Chili, 
250;  to  Central  America,  HO;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  74;  to  Mexico,  37;  to  Canary  Islauls,  40; 
to  British  North  American  Colonies,  25;  to  Genoa,  6; 
to  JIalta.  150;  to  Ijverpool,  7;  to  Rotterdam,  8. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  cases,  to  Glasgow,  5;  to 
Bremen.  3. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  British  Aus- 
tralasia, 4;  to  Chili.  16;  to  Cuba,  H;  to  Venezuela,  10;  to 
Mi-xico,  19;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  7;  to  Afri- 
ca, 2;  to  San  Domingo.  12;  to  Liverpool,  3. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Liverpool.  1;  to 
Glasgow.  3;  to  Bremen.  1;  to  Mexico,  3;  to  Central 
America,  5;  to  Hamburg,  4. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Liverpool.  5;  to  namburg,-2 

CHROMOS  and  LITHOGRAPHS,  cases,  to  Chili. 
2;  to  S  n  Domingo,  3;  to  Uuited  States  of  Colombia, 
7;  to  Bremen.  5. 


IMPORTATIONS    OF    PAPER    AT    PORT    OF 
NEW  YORK,  ^ 

From  January  30  to  February  7,  1883.  _    .    . 
Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co..  Freja,  Havre,  8  cs. 
Kaufmann  &  Strauss,  Gen.  Werder.  Bremen,  9c9.  " 


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Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

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Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Camilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana,  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

JosS  A.  Barros Barranquilla.  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Pedro  Obregon La  Guaira,  Venezuela. 

Edward  Qrauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hljos Ciira<;oa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Lissa Port  Louis.  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

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John  Q.  Clark    Kingston,  Canada. 

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The  long-pending  suits  of  Joseph  Parker 
against  Howard  Lockwood  for  libel,  and  of 
Howard  Lockwood  against  Joseph  Parker 
for  libel,  were  tried  in  the  United  States 
Circuit  Court,  this  week,  before  Judge 
Wheeler  and  a  jury.  The  result  in  both 
cases  was  adverse  to  Mr.  Parker,  as  the  jury 
in  each  suit  returned  a  verdict  in  favor  of 
Mr.  Lockwood.  So  ends  a  chapter  of  trade 
history. 

Some  instances  of  proceedings  understate 
insolvent  laws  have  lately  been  cited  which 
go  to  show  the  necessity  of  a  general  bank- 
ruptcy law,  even  if  it  should  be  imperfect. 
There  are  certain  propositions  which  are 
fundamental  to  legislation  on  this  subject, 
and  were  these  definitely  set  forth  and 
made  of  general  application,  we  might,  as 
experience  and  as  the  just  requirements  of 
necessity  should  demonstrate,  add  to,  ex- 
plain and  simplify  the  methods  of  dealing 
with  insolvent  estates,  and  have  in  time  a 
perfect  system  of  administration  therefor. 
Perhaps  we  were  in  too  much  of  a  hurry 
to  get  rid  of  the  old  law.  It  certainly 
could  have  been  amended,  and  amendment 
might  have  been  attained  more  easily  than 
it  now  seems  possible  to  adopt  a  new  meas- 
ure. The  manner  of  giving  preferences  in 
some  States,  and  the  difficulty  of  securing 
the  claims  of  foreign  creditors — as  those  are 
called  who  do  not  reside  within  the  same 
commonwealth  —  on  the  bankrupt,  have 
led  to  invidious  discrimination  and  undue 
expense.  Sometimes  it  has  seemed  as  if 
the  so-called  foreign  creditor  had  no  rights 
which  were  entitled  to  respect  within  the 
jurisdiction  where  he  was  compelled  to 
prosecute  his  claim.  Much  more  might  be 
said  as  to  the  importance  of  securing  a  na- 
tional bankrupt  law,  but  what  is  most  want- 
ed is  push.  Boards  of  trade  and  commercial 
associations  may  adopt  resolutions  and  for- 
ward petitions,  but  they  must  have  repre- 
sentatives to  further  their  views,  and  their 
members  must  themselves  devote  some 
time  to  the  exertion  of  urging  a  measure 
in  which  they  are  so  deeply  interested. 


Indications  of  prospective  hard  times 
are  not  wanting.  There  is  a  great  deal 
too  much  suspension  of  work  in  different 
lines  of  industry  and  of  proposed  cutting 
down  of  wages  to  warrant  the  belief  that 
the  time  is  distant  when  we  shall  have 
another  period  of  diflBculty.  Production  in 
this  country  has  developed  lai-gely  in  ex- 
cess of  consumption,  and  as  very  few, 
comparatively  speaking,  are  making  the 
effort  to  secure  a  foreign  trade,  it  will 
happen  that  accumulations  of  manufac- 
tured goods  must  await  their  chance  to  be 
worked  off,  or,  if  urged,  must  be  sold  at  a 
reduced  price.  Conditions  of  this  kind  are 
demoralizing  to  trade,  and  must  be  met  by 
those  who  prefer  to  assure  themselves  of 
safety.  We  do  not  say  that  a  crisis  is  im- 
minent or  that  a  panic  is  in  prospect. 
Under  existing  circumstances,  it  would  be 
difficult  to  get  up  a  financial  scare,  but  for 
all  this,  we  think  that  merchants  should 


narrow  their  credits  without  exciting 
alarm,  and  as  easily  as  possible.  It  is  as- 
serted, and  we  admit,  that  there  is  a  fair 
probability  of  a  good  spring  trade  ;  but  this 
is  counting  on  what  has  not  yet  been  at- 
tained. The  results  of  business  last  year 
must  have  been  generally  satisfactory,  but 
these  do  not  insure  the  coming  twelve 
months.  From  all  accounts  the  year  has 
opened  auspiciously,  but  there  are  elements 
of  uncertainty  which  it  is  wise  to  consider. 
The  revenue  questions  are  not  decided,  and 
the  prospect  is  that  they  will  continue  to 
exercise  a  disturbing  influence.  Politics 
take  little  regard  of  trade,  and  this  is  what 
business  men  have  most  to  complain  of. 
While,  therefore,  not  wishing  to  excite 
alarm  or  to  give  undue  prominence  to  many 
indications  which  warrant  caution,  we  sug- 
gest that  merchants  should  carefully  study 
the  signs  of  the  times. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a  pre- 
existing mortgage;  B.  S,,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real,  a 
mortgage  on  real  estate.l 
Mortgagor.           NEW  YORK  CITY.               Amount. 

D.  H.  Gildersleeve S3,350 

Hall  &  Twomey 140 

600 

O'Neil  &  Sullivan 1.000 

Johnson  &  Gittens 20,000 

Mossbacher  &  Littell 249 

T.  O'Donnell&Co 400 

F.  Oberhauser 185 

A.  S    Pattou,  (R.) 4,374 

S.  Stodder,  (R.) 368 

EASTERN   STATES. 

W.  H.  Buck,  Boston,  Mass 225 

Star  Newspaper  Company,  Boston,  Mass 12,000 

John  H.  Choate,  Salem.  Mass 500 

Chas.  H.  Crosby,  Boston,  Mass 250 

Hugh  B.  McShane,  Boston,  Mass 350 

Alfred  S.  Burbank,  Plymouth,  Mass.,  (R.). ...  3,300 

WESTERN  STATES. 

A.  E.  Smith  CSmith  &  Eastman),  Rockford,  III...  5.500 

Edgar  I.  Jones,  Indianapolis,  Ind        175 

H.  W.  Burtch,  Richmond,  Ind 500 

Andrew  J.  Vanderhoof,  St.  Paul,  Minn 1,000 

Geo.  Te  Linde,  Cleveland,  O.  (R.) 200 

Chas.  M.  Colt  &  Co.,  Columbus,  O  1,000 

Chas.  M.  Colt  &  Co.,  Columbus,  O.  (R.) 954 

Reinganz  &  Knell,  Milwaukee,  Wis 1,479 

Z.   U.   Dodge   (Dodge  Brothers  &  Shrive),  San 

Francisco.  Cal.  (Real) 3,800 

C.  J.  Hynes,  guincy.  Ill 4,500 

S.  W  Moore,  Newark,  O 1,848 

W.  B.  Haigh  (Haigh  &  Wurst),  Cincinnati,  O . . .  400 

J.  &  G.  W.  Cbllins,  Chicago,  111 330 

Hart  &  Barlow,  Chicago,  111 I,5f0 

C.  H.  Wyman,  Chicago,  111 625 


OBITUARY. 


Edward  Russ. 
E  Iward  Russ,  superintendent  of  Liebenroth, 
Von  Auw  &  Co.'s  factory,  died  a  few  days  ago 
at  the  age  of  sixty  years.  The  deceased  had 
been  in  the  employment  of  Mr.  Liebenroth  for 
twenty- six  years,  during  which  time  he  was 
raised  from  the  position  of  finisher  of  blank- 
books  to  the  important  one  he  held  at  the  time 
of  his  death.  He  was  considered  a  very  valu- 
able man  and  had  the  full  confidence  of  the 
firm.  In  social  life  he  was  said  to  be  highly  re- 
garded, and  he  held  the  position  of  school  trus- 
tee for  several  years. 


Feb.  8,  1883,] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOJSTER. 


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ANSWERS  TO   CORRESPONDENTS. 


P.  H.  O.  wants  to  know  the  best  place  to  buy  cue 
tips. 

Ans. — Cue  tips  are  manufactured  by  the  dif- 
ferent makers  of  billiard  tables,  and  we  presume 
that  the  J.  M.  Brunswick  &  Balke  Company,  734 
Broadway,  or  H.  W.  CoUender  &  Co.,  both  of 
this  city,  can  supply  as  good  articles  of  the  kind 
as  can  be  had. 

B.  B.  wants  the  address  of  A.  I.  Woodbury  &  Co., 
manufacturers  of  adhesive  paper. 

Ans.  —We  understand  that  a  firm  of  that  or 
very  similar  name,  and  located  in  Boston,  pre- 
pared such  paper,  but  that  the  flrm.is  now  out 
of  business.  A.  S.  Knight  &  Co.,  857  Washing- 
ton street,  Boston,  are  said  to  be  making  the 
paper. 

A.  C.  &  Co.  want  the  address  of  the  manuf.t(!turers  of 
the  Creedmoor  calendar. 

Ans. — After  diligent  inquiry  we  are  obliged 
to  say  that  we  cannot  tell. 


AN   EXHIBITION  AT  CORK. 


The  scheme  of  a  proposed  exhibition  to  be  held 
at  Cork  has  been  forwarded  to  the  Stationer, 
the  Earl  of  Bandon,  President  of  the  undertak- 
ing, asking  that  the  attention  of  American 
manufacturers  should  be  called  thereto.  The  fol- 
lowing circular  is  explanatory  and  deserves  at- 
tention : 

PAVOEABLE  OPENING  FOB  THE  INTRODUCTION 
OP  AMERICAN  PRODUCE  AND  MANUPACTURES 
IN  IRELAND. 

An  exhibition  of  arts,  products,  and  manufactures 
will  be  held  in  the  City  of  Cork  during  the  months  of 
July,  August  and  September,  of  the  present  year. 
This  exhibition  will  afford  a  most  favorable  oppor- 
tunity for  bringing  the  merchants  and  manufacturers 
of  Ireland  and  America  into  direct  communication. 

Ireland  being  chiefly  an  agricultural  country,  there 
is  a  steady  demand  for  dairy  and  agricultural  imple- 
ments, and  next  to  them  hardware  and  cutlery  goods 
are  most  in  request;  there  is,  therefore,  an  excellent 
opportunity  for  American  manufacturers  of  these 
articles  to  effect  large  sales  if  their  goods  are  properly 
brought  before  the  Irish  public. 

At  the  present  moment  the  revival  in  Irish  native 
manufactuers  creates  a  great  opening  for  the  intro- 
duction of  American  machinery,  and  as-  the  ma- 
chinery department  of  this  Exhibition  will  be  a  lead- 
ing feature  in  it,  manufacturers  of  new  machinery 
will  find  it  well  worth  their  attention  to  secure  space 
before  it  is  appropriated  by  British  and  Continental 
exhibitors.  The  committee  of  the  Cork  Exhibition 
intend  to  provide  exhibitors  in  this  department  with 
motive  power  free  of  charge,  and  every  precaution 
will  be  taken  to  protect  the  rights  of  patentees.  In 
the  food  and  textile  departments  America  should 
also  find  it  very  profitable  to  exhibit  freely. 

On  the  other  hand,  American  importers  should  visit 
the  Exhibition  and  see  what  articles  are  manufac- 
tured in  Ireland,  as  there  is  every  reason  to  believe 
that  Irish  goods  would  find  a  large  outlet  among  the 
Irish  population  in  America.  There  is  no  doubt  that 
this  exhibition,  if  properly  availed  of  by  both 
countries,  will  greatly  promote  the  commerce  be- 
tween Ireland  and  America,  and  American  manufac- 
turers, merchants,  and  tourists,  should  utilize  it,  to 
learn  the  advantages  to  be  gained  by  both  countries 
from  a  more  intimate  and  accurate  knowledge  of  the 
manufactures  of  Ireland  and  America. 

The  following  statement  of  the  United  States  Con- 
sul at  Cork  deserves  the  particular  attention  of 
American  manufacturers  :  "I  venture  the  rather 
broad  assertion,  that  every  conceivable  household, 
agricultural  and  mechanical  invention  or  contri- 
vance, now  popular  in  the  United  States,  could 
find  sale  here  under  proper  circumstances,  from  a 
clothes-wringer  to  a  thrashing  machine,  or  a  fire- 
bellows  to  a  lawn  mower.  The  same  remark  will 
apply  as  well  to  apples  and  fresh  fruits  of  all  kinds, 
including  melons,  peaches  and  grapes,  and  also  to 
dried  fruits.    The  idea  I  wish  to  convey  to  intending 


traders  is,  that  an  American-made  pitchfork  or 
mouse-trap,  a  pair  of  shoes  or  a  box  of  starch,  a 
canteloupe  or  a  bag  of  peanuts,  or  almost  anything 
else,  would  find  sale  here  if  "properly  placed  upon  the 
market.  But  the  shorter  way  to  convey  a  due  im- 
pression of  the  requirements  of  these  markets  is 
probably  to  give  a  list  of  things  not  wanted  in  Ire- 
land from  America,  as  follows : 

Things  Not  Wanted  in  Ireland. 
Whisky,  Aerated  waters. 

Wool,  Hides,  skins  and  kips. 

Woolen  goods.  Sausage  casings, 

Ale,  Raw  flax. 

Porter,  Poultry, 

Beer,  Burthen  animals. 

Millinery  goods.  Carpet  goods. 

Expensive  clothing.  Cheap  hats  and  caps. 

Printed  Books,  Root  crops. 

Every  other  natural  product  or  manufacture  of  the 
United  States— everything  not  included  in  the  fore- 
going list — even  from  plumbers'  inventions  down  or 
up  to  saddles  or  harness,  is  in  demand  here. 

Applications  for  si>ace  and  communications 
should  be  made  to  L.  A.  Beamish,  honorary  sec 
retary,  Exhibition  Buildings,  Cork,  Ireland. 


PANELS. 


Whatman  panels,  introduced  and  manufac- 
tured by  Wm.  Johnson  &  Sons,  are  stout,  plain 
cards  with  gilt- beveled  edges,  made  in  three 
sizes  of  the  very  best  quality  of  band-made 
Whatman  drawing  paper,  and  packed  in  strong 
boxes  of  exceptionally  neat  appearance,  with 
descriptive  lettering  inside  and  out.  The  dimen- 
sions are:  No.  1,  43^x2%;  No.  2,  5x33^;  No.  3, 
^K^^}i-  The  Whatman  panels  can  be  turned 
to  a  variety  of  useful  and  decorative  purposes, 
including  water-color  sketches,  hand-painted 
Christmas,  birthday,  and  Easter  cards,  pro- 
grammes, menus,  and  they  may  also  be  utilized 
for  mounting  purposes.  The  same  series  is  rep- 
resented in  superfine  ivory  panels  in  a  variety 
of  delicate  tints.  Another  series,  "Prepared 
Oak  Panels,"  are  manufactured  in  the  same 
sizes  of  slips  of  unpolished  oak  and  set  oft  with 
beveled  gilt  edges.  These  would  appear  to  be 
suitable  for  both  oil  and  water-color  sketches, 
and  for  most  of  the  purposes  that  the  Whatman 
or  tinted  panels  can  be  used.  Another  has  fifty 
of  what  the  manufacturers  term  their  thick 
ivory  correspondence  cards;  these  also  have 
gilt-beveled  edges,  and  are  in  assorted  tints, 
while  the  edges  of  the  cards  are  turned  over,  no 
two  being  alike  in  shape.  Although  these  cards 
are,  according  to  the  labels,  intended  principally 
for  correspondence,  they  will  probably  have 
quite  as  large  a  sale  as  guest  cards,  &c.,  for  the 
dinner  table,  a  purpose  to  which  their  pretty 
appearance  renders  them  peculiarly  suitable. 
Several  series  of  menu  stands  of  a  very  taking 
character  are  introduced  by  the  same  manufac- 
turers— a  dozen  examples  in  a  prettily  decorated 
box.  The  menu  card  proper  is  in  a  sunk  gilt 
beveled-edged  mount,  with  the  word  "Menu" 
only  in  gold  letters,  and  the  mounts  in  turn  are 
surrounded  by  outlined  floral  wreaths  in  a  vari- 
ety of  patterns  intended  for  hand-coloring  by 
the  purchasers.  Hand-painted  menus  are  al- 
ways appreciated  at  the  dinner  table;  they  are, 
as  a  rule,  fairly  unconventional,  and  give  some- 
thing to  talk  about,  which  is  distinctly  in  their 
favor.  We  learn  that  the  floral  outlines  to  these 
chastely-designed  menus  were  at  first  printed  in 
black  ink,  but  it  was  found  that  brown  lent 
itself  better  to  the  after- coloring.  Another 
series  of  the  same  goods  is  of  the  same  charac- 
ter, except  that  sporting  subjects  take  the  place 
of  floral,  while  a  third  in  veneer  oak,  minus  out- 
lines of  any  kind,  and  specially  prepared  for 
painting  in  oil  or  water  colors,  will  doubtless 
win  for  itself  a  considerable  share  of   favor. 


The  prices  of  these  goods  are  reasonable,  and 
they  ought  to  sell  well  everywhere. — Paper  and 
Printing  Trades  Journal. 


Green  Transparent  Varnish.— Grind  a 
quantity  of  Chinese  blue  and  chromate  of  pot- 
ash together,  and  mix  them  thoroughly  in  com- 
mon copal  varnish  thinned  with  turpentine. 
The  blue  and  the  chromate  must  be  ground  to 
an  impalpable  powder,  and  the  tone  of  color 
varied  with  the  amount  of  each  ingredient  used. 
A  yellow-green  requires  about  twice  the  quan- 
tity of  the  chromate  of  potash  to  that  of  the 
Chinese  blue. 


A  white  paint  for  lamp  reflectors,  which  has  a 
fine  porcelain  ^finish  and  needs  no  heating,  is 
made  as  follows:  Mix  pure  white  zinc  (dry)  with 
suSicient  soluble  glass  (silicate  of  soda),  to  be 
easily  applied  with  a  brush.  Apply  one  coat, 
and  dry  by  artificial  heat,  if  convenient;  then 
apply  a  second  heavy  coat,  and  dry  either  in  an 
oven  at  from  1.50°  to  200°  Fahr. ,  or  at  an  ordi- 
nary temperature. 

Opficb  op  the  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  February  7,  1883.      ( 

THE  MONEY  MARKET.— The  local  money 
market  continues  in  the  same  condition  of  ease  noted 
for  several  weeks  back.  In  fact,  the  supply  seems 
far  in  excess  of  any  demand  likely  to  be  made  be- 
tween now  and  the  1st  of  April,  which  is  one  of  the 
periods  when  stringency  is  usually  anticipated.  The 
discount  rates  for  prime  mercantile  paper  are  5®6 
per  cent.  There  is  no  mitigation  of  the  protracted 
dullness  and  depression  of  the  stock  market.  Outside 
investors  continue  to  hold  off,  being  apparently  more 
intent  upon  selling  than  buying.  All  confidence  in 
the  market  seems  to  be  gone.  Governments  are  dull 
but  generally  steady,  and  railroad  bonds  sympathize 
with  the  share  list.  Owing  to  a  belter  demand  for 
bills,  the  market  for  sterling  exchange  was  firmer. 

TBM  PJ.PER  Jtf-JR-KET.- Business  with  the 
city  dealers  generally  is  still  reported  as  quiet. 
While  it  is  true  that  large  jobbers  of  paper  show 
some  hesitation  about  stocking  up  with  very  large 
supplies,  the  large  number  of  moderate-sized  orders 
which  they  are  steadily  sending  to  the  mills,  together 
with  back  contracts  which  the  mills  have  to  execute, 
keep  the  latter  running  pretty  steadily,  without  very 
much  anxiety  for  the  future. 

TME  STATIONER  Y  MA  HKET.— The  volume 
of  business  transacted  during  the  past  week  has  not, 
in  general,  been  up  to  the  expectations.  This  is 
partly  attributed  to  the  fact,  that  jobbers  and  deal- 
ers have  not  yet  decided  as  to  their  requirements  for 
the  spring  season.  In  some  few  lines,  however, 
business  is  reported  good,  but  in  this  case  orders 
are  being  filled  which  have  for  some  time  been  on 
hand.  In  Easter  cards,  some  of  the  houses  report 
an  excellent  trade,  while  others  are  complaining. 
In  this  line  many  beautiful  novelties  are  shown,  par- 
ticularly in  satin  goods.  The  Valentine  season  is 
almost  over,  and  some  parties  handling  this  line  re- 
port, that  Valentine  cards  have  not  met  with  the  de- 
mand expected,  but  that  other  novelties  have  been 
received  with  much  favor.  The  gold-pen  manufac 
turers  report  trade  slow,  but  they  are  making  ac- 
tive preparations  for  the  coming  season.  The  im- 
porters of  steel  pens  report  a  fair  trade,  and  expect 
it  to  increase  largely  soon  if  the  tariff  on  these  goods 
will  not  be  fixed  so  as  to  operate  against  it.  As  it 
now  stands,  it  is  said  that  the  domestic  manufac- 
turers are  working  like  beavers  to  have  the  tariff 
fixed  at  twelve  cents  a  gro^s  on  all  kinds  of  im- 
ported pens,  while  the  Tariff  Commission  recom- 
mends a  duty  of  forty  per  cent.  The  importers  are 
satisfied  with  the  latter,  but  condemn  the  former 
proposition.  Trade  in  masquerade  goods  and  fans  is 
reported  fair.  Some  new  designs  in  inkstands  and 
paper-weights  are  shown.  A  few  out-of-town  buy- 
ers have  visited  the  city,  and  these  are  said  to  have 
made  only  small  purchases.  No  changes  are  re- 
ported in  the  prices  of  staples. 


196 


THE    AMEEIOAl^    STATIOInTER 


POTSDAMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 


PHILADELPHIA,  PA., 


-c©- 


LiooaBliic  Art  Pillcatiois. 


-=£- 


-$>- 


ETCHED    FOtniNG    AND    SINGLE 
ADVERTISING    CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
le.<s  than  half  its  cost  No  colors  or  lints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  havt»  T*  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Set-!  in  Folds.  Our  Hlack  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 

Agents  fou  Sals  of  Goods: 
HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street, 

New  York. 
A.  M    CJLLINS,  SDN  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street, 

Philadelphia. 


Fine  Leather  Goods. 

No.   507  Arch    Street,   IMiiladelphia,  Psi. 


The  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  oldest:  best  constructed  1  BEST 

equipped:  and  hence  the 

I^adinit  Ttniliniy  nf  tlie  IVfHt  a ud  Xorfhwest ! 

It  is  the  short  and  hest  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  jiointsin  Northern  Illinois.  Iowa.  Dakota,  Wj-oniiiig. 
Nebraska,  California.  Oregon.  Arizona.  Utah.  Col- 
orada.  Idaho.  Montana.  Nevada,  and  for  Cminril 
lltiiffi,  oiiitilia,  l'4-i4Vfr,  /.eiiilville,  Snlt  Liikf, 
Son  FrtiiiriMro,  De-'ilwiioil,  l^ioiix  Ci///,  Cedar 
ilapids.  Des  Moines.  Columbus,  and  all  Points  In  the 
Territories,  and  the  We.st.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha.  <;reen  Bay,  Oshkosh.  Sheboygan,  Mar- 
quette. Fond  du  Lac.  Watertown.  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo. 
Bismarck,   VViiinna.  La  Crosse,  Owatonna.  and    all 

Soints  in    Minnesota,    Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and    the 
orthwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  u.«e  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  shore.  Michigan  Central,  laltimore  and  Ohio. 
Ft.  Wnvne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Tnmk  Uailways.  and  "the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Uoutes     Close  connections  nuide  at  .1  unction  Points. 

It  is  the  Oiilii  Lh'f  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NOKTHWESTKKN  DIN1N<J  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Clticiiyu.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  \ipon  Ticket  Agent*  Belling  vou  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refiise  to  buy 
if  I  hey  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Rest  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  ^^  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  UTHKR. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  TickeU  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNO,  Qen.  Bupt,  Chlc«ea 


-JOBBERS  OF- 


GENERAL  STATIONERY 

AND  MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Blank  Books 

OF  WBICB  WE  HATE  MAKT 


WARD 


AHD 


GAY. 


Card  Department. 

Complete  in  all  its  arrangements,  and  en- 
tirety separate  from  the  other  branches 
of  our  business.    Large  room  on 
second  floor  devoted  wholly  to 

ADVERTISING,  BIRTHDAY,  CHRISTMAS 
EASTER  AND  VALENTINE 

^-»C  ^^  R,  ID  S  .«-+ 


78-184  Devonshire  Street,  Boston. 


No  flnT  or  more  extensive  as.'jortment  can 
be  shown  by  any  hoiLse  in  this  country. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO., 


Salesroom,  S4  <£  86  Chambers  St.,  New  York 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARS^SCISSORS 


OF    EVERY    DESCRIPTION. 


L.  L  BROWN  FM  C0MFM7, 

Sk ^       Manufacturers  of  First-Class       -* 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


-*-     WHICH  WILL  STAND  THE  SEVESEST  TESTS  OP  EEASUEE  AND  EE-WEITINa,     -*- 


being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-JIarked  with  Name,  and 
put  ujj  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


NO    SPRINGS. 


NO    WEIGHTS. 


EVERY    STATIONER 

—  SHOtJLD  HAVE  AT  OKCB   A  STOCK  OP  — 

Fulton's  Gravity  Scales, 

Acknowledged  to  be  superior  to  anything  ever  offered  for  mail- 
ing purposes.    Liberal  Discounts.    Illustrated  Price  List 
sent  on  application.    Trade  supplied  by 

THE  FULTON  GRAVITY  SCALE  CO., 

120  Walnut  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


AOENTS: 


BAKER,  PRATT  &  CO  .  New  York. 

J.  B.  LIPPTNCOTT  &  CO..  Philadelphia. 
M-viion  American  Stationer.  B.  W.  &  H.  S.  CHILD,  Boston. 


>  ESTABLISHED    1S14. 


J.  S.  Rockwell  d  Co., 

lOl   <55   3.03   ID-U-aiie   Street,  3iTe-<7r   TTorik:, 

MANUPACTUBEBS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Manufacttirers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

liXJSSI^    I^TDA^TTIETl,    CHAMOIS,    AMERICJlIV   Rrr«ssiA.. 

No.  18  High  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


Feb.  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICANS!    STATI0:N'ER 


1^ 


MARCUS  WARD  &  CO.'S 

VALENTHS^  EASTER  CARDS  for  tlie  Season  1883. 

Samples  of  StocJe  are  now  read}/,  and  Orders  forwarded  on  receipt. 


^     :       :  3L.OITIDO:yr    and    BEX-.F' AST.  c       :    ^- 


L.  C.  TOV/ER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 

MASCFACTURBR  OP 

THERHQHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosticaior. 


SOLE  AOENT  FOR 

Lament  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop. 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Full  IJne  Razor  Strop. 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


R.  A.  ROQERS  &  CO., 

— Manufacturers  of -the — 


Peffeclioo  Papef  Ojstef  Bockets 


DAYTON,    OHIO. 


SEND   FOR  PX^ICS   X.ZST. 


JANENTZKV  &  CO., 

MAKDFACTDREBS  AKD  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Drawing  Papers,  Mathematical  Instruments,  Paint  Boxes,  Draw- 
ing Studies  in  large  variety. 

OIL   AND    -WATER-COLOR    PAINTING    MATERIALS. 

LACROIX'S    CHINA    COLORS. 
MIMMORS     FOM     DECORATING. 

Sole  MAiruFAcrrRERs  of 

PAPIER   MACHE   PLAQUES, 

Furnished  Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Oilt  or  Silvered. 

BLUE  FR,IlSrT  I?,03L.3L.  F-A^FER,. 
"WAX    FLOWER    MATERIALS. 

Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States  of 
Aag.  Leonhardi's  (Sregden)  Celebrated  Alizarine  Writing  and  Copying  Ink. 

1^-  Publishers  of  SOUVENIR  AlrBUMS,  of  all  the  larger  cities  of  the  Union,  of 
Places  of  Summer  Resort,  and  of  Celebrated  Sceneries. 
Cataloftues  furnished  on  application.  1125  CHESTNUT  ST..  PHILADELPHIA 


The  Peerless  Filing  Case, 

DUBABLE  AND  HANDSOME!    BECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 

♦  ALSO, 

THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  i^imple 
system  of  filing  estant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati.  Ohio. 


198 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOI^ER 


{Successors  to  FLOTO   MAN UFACTURING    COMPANY,) 

IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


VALENTINE, 


Easter  ^  Birthday  Cards, 

TOKENS,  SOUVENIRS  AND  NOVELTIES. 


Choice  designs  (exclusively  our  own),  hand-painted  on  silk.     Many  choice  and  recherche  Novelties  will  be  shown  the  Trade 
by  oui-  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road. 

>t>=c  No.  290    BROADV7AY,   NEV^  YORK.  >=<\< 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIClSHADING  PEN, 


FOB 
PI.AIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

ORNAMENTAL 

LETTERING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Woric  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 

A  special  Ink  is  also 
manufactured    in    six 
.  brilliant  colors,  put  up 
'  in  boxes  containing  one 
doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 
We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 
^^~  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 
J.  D.  WHITMOKE  &  CO.,  Agents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  William  Sts.,  NEW  YORK. 


Manufactured  in  six  differ-   /  Q        1      lyi.(^  wihc^. 

ent  sizes.    Packed  one  doz.   I  '^^    i  «    i-^.-w..-  .■^x-^%y. 

of  a  kind  in  a  box.    Also  j  1 
put  up   in   sets   containing  A 

one  of  each  kind  and  one   i  O 

each  of  Nos.  1,  3  and  3.  \  ^ 


1 

S 

3 

T5" 


3,  ^  ivxc^  \x>ibc^. 

4     f       "  " 


JOHN   PETRIE,  Jr.. 

Successor  to  Victor  E.  Matjger  &  Petrie,  No.  110  Reade  Street,  New  York, 
depot  for 

KNICKERBOCKER  PLAYING  CARDS,  Goodall's  Camden  Whist  Markers 

A.  B.  Frencli  Copying  Inks,  Rotary  Dampers,  &c. 
Lithographers'  Machinery,  Round  Hole  Treadle  Perforators,  Ink  Grinding  Mills,  &c. 


JOSEPH  1^1  LLOTl*S 
**  STEEr'PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World  • 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 


For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,   170.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  S90,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  }iands. 
i^W  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  c&c,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  HENET  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


•f  I]:w[^»OI^TE:I>  'i- 


Satin-FrinPfed   Valentine  Cards. 


(t\f\     [\(\     FEPL     BOX    OOITT^IKrilSrGr     ff/\ 
^L     J     \J\J  (Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^J  ^J 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7tli  Street,  Philadelpliia. 


TTV     AT^T.,    VA-PSTRTTTES. 


SANFORD   MFG.    CO.,   CHICAGO,   Ills. 


EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  £ast  14tli  St.,   Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  all  principal 
cities.    Trade  List  furnished  on  application. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEBT  DESCRIPTION. 


Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 

291  Malu  St.,  Cor.  Worthlngton, 

Oldest  Rubber  Stamp  Manufy  In 
ITew  England  Sc  Ijargest  tn  the  17.  S. 


ta.k:]e:  the: 


Bee  Line  Route! 

POPULAR  THOEOUGHPAEE 

BETWEEN  THE 

EAST   and  lATEST. 


No  Midnight  Changes ! 

No  Emigrant  Trains! 
Oonnections  in  Union  Depots  for  all  Points, 

^^~  The  unequaved  facilities  offered  by  this  Com- 
pany for  luxurious  travel  are 

!Blegant,  easy  riding,  Day  Coaclies. 

Ell  gant  AVagner  and  'Woodru£f  I>rawing 
Room  and  Sleeping  Cars. 

Elegant  He-ton  Kerlinlng  Chair  Cars,  be- 
tween Kake  Erie  (Cleveland,)  and  the  Missis- 
sippi liiver,  (St.  Louis,)  Free. 

Model  Hotel  Cars  attached  to  Express 
Trains,  which,  together  with  a  Track  and  Road  Bed 
of  known  excellence,  you  are  assured  Comfort  and 
Safety  with 

FAlST    txiule,    

^^~  Hear  in  mind  that  our  through  car  routes  are 
numerous  and  excellent,  a  great  convenience  to  all 

travelers 
(^~  The  only  line  to  the  East  via 

Cleveland  and  Niagara  Palls. 

Consult  your  best  interests  by  asking  for  and  se- 
curmg  a  Ticket  via  the  Bee  Line.  For  Maps,  Time 
Tables,  and  other  information,  call  on 

E.  B.  THOMAS,  Gen'l  Manager, 
0.  B.  SKINNER,  Traffic  Manager, . 
A.  J.  SMITH,  Gen'l  Pass.  Agent, 

CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 


Feb.  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOAX    STATIONTER. 


19.9 


THE  POSTAL  GUIDE. 


The  January  number  of  the  United  States 
Official  Postal  Guide  makes  a  book  of  about  820 
pages,  containing  many  features  which  render  it 
indispensable  to  all  who  use  the  mails  and  wish 
clear  and  accurate  information  about  all  matters 
connected  with  the  postal  service.  It  contains 
alphabetical  lists  of  all  post-offices  in  the  United 
States,  with  county  and  state  ;  of  post-offices  ar- 
ranged by  states  ;  of  post-offices  arranged  by 
states  and  counties,  with  the  geographical  posi- 
tion of  the  counties  ;  of  the  money-order  offices, 
domestic  and  international ;  of  post-offices  of  the 
first,  second  and  third  class,  with  salaries  ;  of 
counties  and  a  list  of  letter-carrier  offices  ;  of 
Canadian  money-order  offices ;  information  about 
mailable  matter  ;  full  directions  about  money- 
orders  and  registered  letters  ;  rates  of  foreign 
and  domestic  postage  ;  all  needed  information 
about  postal  matters. 

A  new  and  valuable  feature  in  this  number  of 
the  guide  is  a  table  giving  the  time  of  transit  of 
mails  between  the  larger  cities  of  the  United 
States.  Under  the  title  "  Postal  Laws  and  Reg- 
ulations," are  given  synopses  of  all  laws  and 
orders  affecting  the  service,  as  well  as  the  rul- 
ings of  the  department.  These  are  arranged 
under  appropriate  heads,  so  as  to  be  easy  of 
reference.  It  is  published  by  Houghton,  Mifflin 
&Co. 


COINAGE  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


It  appears  that  the  gold  coinage  at  the  Phila- 
delphia Mint  during  the  last  fiscal  year  was 
nearly  all  in  eagles  and  half-eagles,  the  value  of 
the  former  being  $36,700,750  and  that  of  the 
latter  $23,971,735.  Besides  the  unprecedented 
demand  for  gold  coinage  and  the  striking  of  a 
large  number  of  silver  coins,  there  was  a  con- 
tinuous demand  for  minor  coins,  of  which,  during 
the  year,  $4,400,775  5-cent  pieces  and  43,461,475 
1-cent  pieces  were  coined.  The  total  number  of 
pieces  coined  at  the  mint  in  1883  was  66,- 
336,475,  being  11,500  more  than  in  the.  pre- 
ceding year.  The  demand  for  small  coins,  as 
has  been  noticed  in  other  countries,  increases 
with  besiness  activity,  and  is  a  favorable  indi- 
cation of  the  frequency  of  actual  exchanges 
and  of  the  prosperous  condition  of  the  country. 
A  greater  amount  of  gold  and  silver  was  op- 
erated upon  by  the  melter  and  refiner  and  by 
the  coiner  than  in  any  previous  year.  The 
earnings  of  the  mint  were  $1,84.5^745.50,  and  the 
expenditures,  $615,954.89.  The  director  says : 
"The  heavy  coinage  of  gold  and  of  minor 
coins  at  the  Philadelphia  mint  has  contin- 
ued to  require  large  expenditures,  and  to  de- 
fray a  considerable  portion  of  the  expense 
of  the  silver  coinage  has  necessitated  the  use  of 
the  appropriation  contained  in  the  act  for  the 
coinage  of  the  standard  silver  dollar.  It  is  be- 
lieved, however,  that,  as  the  gold  coinage  will 
be  diminished,  the  efficient  superintendent  of 
that  mint  will  have  effected,  and  at  the  close  of 
the  year  will  be  able  to  show,  a  considerable  re- 
duction in  the  expenses  of  the  mint." 
^■*-^ 

Glue  Statuary. —Mix  thoroughly  rice  flour 
with  cold  water,  and  gently  simmer  it  over  the 
fire,  when  it  readily  forms  a  delicate  and  dur- 
able cement,  not  only  answering  the  purpose  of 
common  paste,  but  admirably  adapted  to  join 
together  paper,  card,  &c.  When  made  of  the 
consistency  of  plastic  clay,  models,  busts,  basso- 
relievos,  &c.,  may  be  formed,  and  the  articles 
when  dry  resemble  white  marble,  and  will  take 
a  high  polish,  being  very  durable.  Any  color- 
ing matter  may  be  used  at  pleamro. 


POLISHING    METALS. 


Metals  are  polished  either  by  burnishing  or 
buffing.  The  process  of  burnishing  consists  in 
rubbing  down  all  the  minute  roughness  by  means 
of  a  highly  polished  steel  or  agate  tool— none  of 
the  metal  being  removed.  The  action  of  the 
burnishing  appears  to  depend  upon  two  circum- 
stances; first,  that  the  harder  the  material  to  be 
polished  the  greater  the  lustre  it  will  receive ; 
the  burnisher  is,  therefore,  commonly  made  of 
hardened  steel,  which  exceeds  in  hardness  nearly 
every  metallic  body.  And,  secondly,  its  action 
depends  on  the  intimacy  of  the  contact  between 
the  burnisher  and  the  work ;  and  the  pressure  of 
the  brightened  burnisher  being,  in  reality,  from 
its  rounded  or  elliptical  section,  exerted  upon 
only  one  mathematical  line  or  point  of  the  work 
at  a  time,  it  acts  with  great  pressure  and  in  a 
manner  distinctly  analagous  to  the  steel 
die  used  in  making  coin;  in  which  latter  case 
the  dull  but  smooth  blank  becomes  instantly 
the  bright  and  lustrous  coin,  in  virtue  of  the  in- 
timate contact  produced  in  the  coining  press  be- 
tween the  entire  surface  of  the  blank  and  that  of 
the  highly  polished  die.  It  by  no  means  follows, 
however,  that  the  burnisher  will  produce  highly 
finished  surfaces  unless  they  have  been  previous- 
ly rendered  smooth  and  proper  for  the  applica- 
tion of  this  instrument,  as  a  rough  surface,  hav- 
ing any  file  marks  or  scratches,  will  exhibit  the 
original  defects,  notwithstanding  that  they  may 
be  glossed  over  with  the  burnisher,  which  follows 
every  irregularity,  and  excessive  pressure,  which 
might  be  expected  to  correct  the  evil  as  in  coin- 
ing, only  fills  the  work  with  furrows,  or  pro- 
duces an  irregular  indented  surface,  which,  by 
workmen,  is  said  to  be  full  of  utters.  There- 
fore, the  greater  degree  of  excellence  that  is  re- 
quired in  burnished  works,  the  more  carefully 
should  they  be  smoothed  before  the  application 
of  the  burnisher—.  The  Artisan. 


THE    BOOK    TRADE. 


The  business  of  the  book  trade  during  the  last 
year  shows  favorably  as  compared  with  that  of 
the  year  before.  The  sales  on  the  part  of  book- 
sellers have  been  large,  and  the  activity  among 
the  publishers  has  been  unusually  great.  The 
number  of  books  published  in  the  United  States 
— and  this,  of  course,  means  mainly  in  the  cities 
of  New  York,  Boston  and  Philadelphia— over- 
tops the  aggregate  of  any  year  for  a  long  time. 
A  noticeable  feature  is  the  predominance  of 
copyright  books.  This  indicates  industry  and 
activity  among  American  authors,  a  fact  of 
interest  to  all  those  interested  in  literature.  It 
is  to  be  hoped  that  the  reproach  so  often  urged 
against  the  American  people,  that  they  prefer 
to  read  books  written  by  English  authors  to 
those  written  by  their  own  countrymen,  will 
have  less  and  less  cause  for  being  every 
year.  Of  course,  the  prosperous  affairs  of 
the  nation,  which  now  are  on  the  very 
top  of  the  wave,  have  had  much  to  do  with 
this  result,  but  we  believe  that  another  impor- 
tant factor  is  the  increased  fertility  of  our  own 
literary  men,  and  a  growing  disposition  of  pub- 
lishers to  encourage  creative  effort  at  home.  It 
may  be  said,  however,  that  these  two  state- 
ments are  so  co-relative  that  they  are  only  the 
different  sides  of  an  identical  fact.  While  there 
have  been  so  many  fairly  successful  publications, 
there  has  been  no  one  which  could  be  called  phe- 
nominally  so.  The  best  that  can  be  said  is,  that 
the  average  has  been  a  high  one  from  the  stand- 
point of  business — a  more  desirable  showing  for 
the  publishing  trade  than  if  a  few  remarkable 
ventures  were  offset  by  many  failures  of  books. 
The  outlook  seems  to  be  a  good  one  for.  the.  com- 
ing year,  and  if  the  general  prosperity  of  the 
nation  continues,  we  may  look  for  a  correspond- 
ing activity  among  publishers  and  booksellers. — 
A  merican  Bookseller. 


DRESSER,  M^LELLAN  &  CO.. 

BooMlersiWoners, 

BLANK  BOOK  MANUFACTURERS. 
47  Exchange  Street,      •      -      FOBTLAND.  M£. 


Publishers  of  Oliver's  Precedents,  New  Edition;  Maioe 
Reports,  Luce's  Maine  Probate  Practice,  Kings- 
bury's Maine  Townsman,  Bolster's  Tax  Col- 
lector and  Form    Book,  Young  People's 
^  History  of  Maine,   Legal  Blanks 

of  all  kinds. 

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to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Goods  suited  to 
their  wants.  '■ 


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Vice-President. 


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PAPER  HANGINGS. 


1883. 


By  way  of  Customary  Annual  to  the  Trade,  we  beg  to  submit 
that  the  Samples  now  in  our  Agents'  hands  for  Fall  and  Spring 
have  been  selected  with  most  scrupulous  care,  and  after  an  ex- 
haustive examiuation  of  All  New  Designs  cut  by  Standard  Factories 
for  the  season's  distribution. 

"We  claim  for  the  product  a  far  Higher  Degree  of  Excellence 
than  heretofore  compassed  by  an  individual  House,  approximat- 
ing, as  closely  as  possible,  a  Perfect  Assortment.  Prices  being 
equal,  the  comparative  merit  of  those  lines  submitted  to  your 
notice  will  doubtless,  to  a  great  extent,  control  selection. 

We  challenge  and  respectfully  solicit  direct  comparison  of  our 
collection  with  those  of  any  other  Houses  representing  that  branch 
of  artistic  industry  which  is  our  Exclusive  Specialty. 

The  untiring  effort  of  over  thirty  years,  which  has  resulted  in 
our  sales  being  the  largest  recorded  for  the  past  two  seasons,  has 
also  given  us  an  intimate  knowledge  of  the  wants  of  that  widely 
extended  trade  to  which  we  cater.  This  fact,  coupled  with  un- 
varying promptness  and  watchful  care  of  our  customers' interests, 
will,  we  feel  assured,  secure  for  us  a  continuance  of  your  esteemed 
patronage. 

Our  Agent  will  indicate,  by  direct  correspondence,  the  date  of 
his  visit.     Failing  receipt  of  such  advice.  Samples  shall  be  for- 
warded, free  of  expense,  upon  receipt  of  request. 
Very  truly  yours, 

JOHN   J.  McGRATH. 


174  &  176  State  St.,  Chicago. 


Book-Binders'  Wire-Stitching  Machine 


Of  Largest  Capacity  and  Range.    Power  and  Hand  Combined. 

Wire  per  thousand  b^oks  costs  but  one-third  that  used  by  any  other  Stitcher. 

Manufactured  by  CHARLES  CARE, 

Granite  Street,  South  Boston,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A. 


Um&UTTIB 


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The  ** Champion''  Yiolet  Ink, 
The  ^^ Champion"  Scarlet  Ink, 
The  ^^ Champion"  Green  Ink, 
Levison's  Jet  Black  Ink, 
Levison's  Limpid  Writing  Fluid, 
Levison's  Railroad  Copying  Ink, 
Levison's  Combination  Ink, 
Levison's  Pure  Gum  Mucilage. 


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THE  AMEEIOAI*^  STATIOKER: 


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N.  B.- 


-All  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell- 
ing, or  Usl' g  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
infringing  on  our  Patents. 


aEO.  H.  SANEOEN  &  SONS, 


No.  51  Beekman  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE    IMPROVED    SANBORN 


The  cut  is  a  fausiniiie  o     uie  Improved 

SANBORN  OEM. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue  of  our  other 
Cutters  and  Bookbinders',  Printers'  and  Paper- 
Box  Slalfers'  Machinery. 


PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER. 

Uest  Lever  Cutter  Elver   Mlade. 

"pOWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and. easy  to  work.  Has 
-'-  lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  Joub'e, 
for  cutting  two  .sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

STANDARD  MAlHlNERY  CO.,  Mystic  River,  Conn. 


THE  SLATEOGRAPH  i  TRANSFER  INKS. 


THE  SL.VTEOGRAPH  is  the  most  satis- 
factory, rapid  and  economical  Dry- 
Copying  Process  in  use.  It  cleans  easily, 
copies  perfectly,  and  remelting  is  unneces- 
sary. The  manufacture  licensed  under 
Ilektograph  Patent.  For  sale  by  all  promi- 
nent Stationers  in  the  U.  S. 

Send  for  Descriptive  Circular  and  Price 
List  to  the  manufacturers. 

SUNDERLIN,  TABER  &  CO, 

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LAMBIE  DICTIONARY  HOLDEH, 

Perfection  Book  Rests,  Ledger  Rests, 


Ventilated  Eye   Shades,   Common   Sense  Binders,   Adhesive  Hooks, 

SCHOOL  FURNITURE  AND  SUPPLIES. 


FRENCH    &    CHOATE,4R0«DSTJEWYQRK. 


1^~  Hend.    for    Nov    Catalosrue. 


H.  McALLASTER  &  CO., 

rUBLISHERS  OF  AND  JOBBERS  IN 

ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

IMPOKTJSD   BIKTHDAY,  BKVEL-KUGE   AND  FOLDING  CAKDS, 

Scrap    ^ictVLres,    Sli.a,ps    ZiToTT-elties,    Trad.e    Ca,rcls,    dec, 
Nos.  196  and  198  CLARK  STREET,  CHICAGO,   ILL. 

WE  have  the  largest  variety  and  the  Latest  and  Be>t  Goods  in  the  market,  being  the  selections  from  all 
the  niaiiufacturf  rs  combined  with  thost-  of  our  own.  AVe  cany  in  stock,  and  sell  at  same  pricn  and 
terms,  the  goods  of  Jiiiffoid's  Sons,  Sinclair  &  Son,  Lliide,  lobia  and  others.  New  Cards  always 
sent  Irre  to  our  lustonif  rs  as  soon  as  issued.  Mounted  Samples,  50  ct-nts  ;  full  line,  unmounted,  $B.OO.  with 
rebate  ;  >amiiles  of  New  Cards  (t  i  thw  Trade  only),  -Zh  cents.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  invited. 
Monthly  Wholesale  Price  List  to  Printers  only,  who  enclose  a  business  card.  Jf  you  want  rock  b  atoin 
prices  for  the  Latest;  Novelties,  do  not  fad  to  write  us.  We  have  a  New  Line  of  Gold  Grouud  Ti-ade 
Cards,  fluebt  and  cheapebt  in  the  land.    Full  samples,  25  cents. 


BOLIVIA   AS  A   SOURCE   OF   RUBBER. 


Dr.  Edwin  R.  Heath,  who  has  lately  published 
an  account  of  his  explorations  of  the  Beni  River 
in  Bolivia,  and  the  adjacent  countries,  seems  to 
have  opened  to  civilized  countries  a  knowledRe 
of  a  navigable  highway  penetrating  a  region 
which  promises  shortly  to  become  of  immense 
commercial  importance.  Dr.  Heath's  geograph- 
ical discoveries  are  especially  valuable  in  view 
of  the  fact  that  the  country  adjacent  to  and 
drained  by  the  lower  Beni,  near  to  its  junction 
with  the  Maraore,  is  rich  in  rubber,  while  the 
upper  waters  of  the  river  run  through  a  country 
that  produces  Peruvian  bark,  cacao,  coffee,  gold, 
silver  and  copper. 

"  The  supply  of  rubber  to  be  obtained  in  this 
region,"  says  Dr.  Heath,  "is  practically  inex- 
haustible. On  the  north  side  of  the  Beni  river, 
the  forest  extends  from  the  water's  edge  over  L5* 
of  latitude.  I  penetrated  this  dense  forest  at  one 
place  as  far  as  'i\  tniles  from  the  river,  and  the 
farther  I  went  inland  I  found  the  rubber  trees 
increase  in  size  and  number.  Each  square 
league  contains  from  300  to  .5,000  trees.  Oti  the 
south  side  tbe  forest  is  only  from  three  to  ten 
miles  wide,  but  it  abounds  in  rubber  trees." 

The  effect  of  Dr.  Heath's  reports,  made  pubb'c 
only  two  or  three  moiilhs  ago,  has  already  been 
to  direct  the  tide  of  commerce  in  this  direction. 
Many  rubber  gatherers  have  flocked  into  tbe 
new  region.  From  his  accounts  it  would  appear 
that  the  rubber  supply  of  this  region  is  sufR- 
cieut  to  give  employment  to  100,000  men,  as 
soon  as  tbe  chain  of  communication  by  steam 
and  rail  is  completed;  which  it  is  said  will 
shortly  be  effected.  The  quality  of  the  rubber 
afforded  in  this  region  is  reported  to  be  superior 
to  that  of  the  older  districts.  The  future  sup- 
ply of  this  indispensal)le  product  would  there- 
fore appear,  from  these  accounts,  to  be  as<-ured, 
though  the  use  of  the  convenient  phrase  '"  prac- 
tically inexhaustible."  in  view  of  former  experi- 
ences 111  superficially  explored  regions,  shotild 
be  taken  with  many  grains  of  allowance. 

The  present  demand  for  rubber  is  enormous 
enough  to  exhaust  any  region  in  a  few  decades, 
and  the  only  hope  of  an  inexhaustible  supply  is 
the  introduction  of  some  s^'stem  of  intelligent 
cultivation. 


I.,  ^.  <Ss,  "W. 

- — SROUTE!! 

THE  GREAT  THROUGH  ROUTE 

BetweentheKA«.T.WES!T,  NOKTUan.ISOrTH. 
This  Great  Through  K'Uile  is  w\v  cc>fir|ileleil  uii.l  in 
full  operutioci,  KU.N.NLNG  THROUGH  PASoK.SUEU 
TKAINS  I  >A1I-Y  as  follows: 

Three  solid  trains  each  way  between  Columbus 
Indianapolis  and  Feoria;  twotiainseacli  w.iy  between 
Coluuilms,  Indianapolis  and  Decatur;  twotrainseach 
way  between  Sandusky.  Indianapolis,  Peoria  and 
Decatur;  two  trains  each  way  between  Sandusky, 
Uaj-i  on  and  Cincinnati;  three  trainseach  way  i/etween 
Sandusky,  Springti'-ld  and  lolurnbns;  feur  trains 
each  way  between  Colnmhu-i,  Springfield.  Daj'ton 
and  Cincinnati;  two  ti-ainseacli  way  between  Colum- 
bus, Springfield,  Indianiipcilis  anil  Cliicajro — with 
Sleeping  and  Kecliiiiii:;  Chair-*  on  Niglic  Trains,  and 
•■legant  Parlor  and  Modern  Day  Coaches  ou  Day 
Triiiu-i. 

Its  track  is  laid  wih  HEAVY  STEEL  RAILS, 
thorougiily  ballasted,  with  easy  gradesand  few  curves. 

Traversing  as  it  does  the  heart  of  the  three  great 
States  of  Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois,  uniting  in  close 
bmniess  relationship  t  he  capital  cities  of  the  first  and 
second,  with  the  second  ciiy  of  the  tliird,  and  passing 
through  a  large  number  of  the  most  iniportanc  cities 
and  towns  in  each,  and  with  all  its  central  location 
makes  it  the  Shortest  aiul  Most  Desirable  Kuute 
between  the  Kast  and  Wes'. 

THROUGH  Tb'KKTS  AN'D  R.'^GG.VGE  CHECKS 
to.  all  iirincipal  points.  NOKTH,  .-OUTH,  KAST 
and  WEST,  cm  be  obtained  at  any  ticket  office  of 
the  [.,  B.  iS:  W.  K'y ;  also  via  this  J'oute  at  all  railroad 
offices  throughout  the  country.  Kates  always  as  low 
as  the  loweNt. 

Don't  purchase  tickets  to  any  point  without  first 
con-ulting  the  Agents  of  the  I..  B.  &  \V.  U'y. 

-Particular  advaiiiages  offered  to  \V'e>tern  Emi- 
grants. L.4.N1)  and  ToUIUST  TICKETS  to  all  puiuta 
reached  by  any  line. 


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TERRACOTTA  DECORATIVE  PLAQUES 

Raphael  Tuck  &  Sons  have  submitted  a  few 
specimens  of  the  fashionable  terra-cotta  pottery, 
in  the  form  of  plaques — or,  as  some  people  will 
persist  in  calling  them,  plates — beautifully  dec- 
orated, with  the  exception  of  a  plain  border 
varying  with  the  size  of  the  plaque  and  showing 
the  natural  color  of  the  terra-cotta,  with  highly 
finished  paintings.  The  terra-cotta  is  that 
known  as  the  genuine  Watcombe  (Torquay) 
variety.  Raphael  Tuck  &  Sons  claim  to  be 
able  to  supply  these  beautiful  plaques  at 
prices  very  little  in  excess  of  those  usually 
charged  for  the  plain,  undecorated  terra-cotta. 
For  the  ornamentation  of  dining  and  drawing- 
rooms,  libraries,  halls,  staircases,  &c.,  these 
goods  will  be  duly  appreciated  ;  and  retailing  at 
the  extraordinary  low  price  of  sixpence  for  a 
plaque  measuring  43^  inches  across,  with  a  grad- 
ually ascending  increase  to  four  shillings  for  one 
of  13X  inches,  they  cannot  fail  to  command  a 
very  extensive  sale.  There  are  ten  sizes  in  all, 
and  from  six  to  twelve  subjects  to  each  ;  the 
•  plaques  are  also  supplied  in  handsome  plush 
frames.  The  mark  of  the  Watcombe  Terra- 
Cotta  Company,  and  Raphael  Tuck  &  Sons' 
trademark — an  easel  and  palette — are  stamped 
on  each  example.  The  mode  of  hanging  the 
plaques  is  by  a  wire  fixed  through  drilled  holes 
ready  for  hanging  on  the  wall.  The  advan- 
tage of  adopting  this  extremely  simple  mode 
of  hanging    the    plaque,    is    that   it   can   thus 


be  fixed  in  a  slanting  position,  exhibiting  it 
on  the  wall  in  the  most  effective  manner.  A 
specially  prepared  gilt  cable  wire,  as  thin  and 
pliable  as  ordinary  twine,  but  capable  of  sustain- 
ing a  forty  pound  weight,  is  supplied  for  these 
plaques  in  small  coils  of  a  hundred  feet  each. — 
Paper  and  Printing  Trades  Journal. 


JAMES    A.   WHITNEY, 

COnXTSELOn-AT-LA'W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and.  Tradem 
Mark  Causes. 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY,U.S=A. 

JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  XTnited  States  and  Foreign  Patent* 

and  Trade-Marks, 

Mo.  140  Nassaa  St.,  New  York  City. 

American,  Canadian,  British  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed.  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro 
tected  by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon,  Interferences  conducted,  Opinions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
&c.,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Businoss  may  be  transacted  either 
in  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  keot  in- 
violably SECRET  and  CONFIDENTIAL. 

TAMES  A  WHITNEY,  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  City 


BASE  BALLS. -To  the  Trade. 


Per  doz.  net. 
New  League  Match  Ball,  white.  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  $13  00 
"    Treble        "         "      treble  wound,  red,  .        .      9  00 
"      white,        .      9  00 
Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,   8  00 
"        "  "  "    white.  8  00 

Amateur  "        "regulation  aize  and  weight,  red,6  00 

N.  B. — Each  one  of  our  League,  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box,  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  oC  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

PECK  &  SNYDER,  Manfrs,  126  to  130  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


CHICAGO  PICTURE  COMPANY, 

JSfo.   70    STATE   .STREET,   CHICAGO, 

PUBLISHERS  OF  THE  COMIC  SET  CARDS,  "The  Mormon,"  "The  Masher,"  "The  Smoker," 
"The  Drummer."  Lithographed  in  high  colors.  Designs  original  and  very  salable.  Each  set  in 
an  envelope,  6  cents  per  set.  Send  in  your  orders  early  and  be  the  first  to  have  them.  "  I'm  the  Bride  "  and 
"History  of  Guiteau"  Cards  now  reduced  to  3  cents  per  set.  The  Prize  Box  of  Scrap  Pictures,  sixty-six 
selected  sheets  in  a  box,  for  $1 .80  net  to  the  Trade,    Send  $1 .80  for  trial  box. 

Samples  of  our  Plaques,  Palettes,  &c.,  $1.00.    Our  Art  Photographs,  60  cents.    Full  line  Advertising 
Cards,  $2.00.  "Sample  Valentine  Cards,  $1 .50.    Easter  Cards,  $1 .00. 


BRENTANO  BROS. 

LONDON  EXCHEQUER 

Jet  Black  Ink. 

—  WRITES  BLACK  AT  ONCE.  — 

Four  Sizes— Quarts,  Pints,  Half  Pints,  and  2  Oz. 

Can  be  fiad  from  all  Wholesale  Stationers,  and  at 

BRENTANO    BROS.,  5   Union  Square,  New  York. 


The  Shortest,  Quickest  and  Only  Direct  Route 

— BETWEEN — 

CHICAGO  AND  NEW  ORLEANS, 

Memphis,  Vicksbura;  and  Mobile. 

THE  ONLY  ROUTE  RUNNING 

— THROUGH  BETWEEN — 


CMcago  and  New  Orleans  witliont  Gbange, 

WITH  TISIE  IN  ADVANCE  OP  ANT  OTHER. 


The  Quickest  Route  between 

CHICAGO   AND   ST.  LOUIS, 

Without  Change  of  Cars. 

Palace  Sleep'ng  Cars  between  Chicago  and  St.  Louis, 

Maldng  direct  connections  at  St.  Louis,  in  Union  De- 
pot, to  and  from  Kansas  City,  Atchison,  Leavenworth, 
St.  Joseph  and  all  points  West. 


The  Shortest  and  Only  Route  het^reen 

Without  Change  of  Cars. 
Making  direct  connections  at  Cairo  (or  St.  Louis),  to 
and  from  Little  Rock,  Hot  Springs,  Dallas,  Ft.  Worth, 
Houston,  Galveston  and  San  Antonio. 


Thi-  is  the  Shortest    Koute  b(*ween  Chicago 
and  Arkansas  and  Texas. 

A  Direct  Route  io  Peoria,  Springfield  and  Keobk. 

The  only  route  running  Through  Trains  from 
Chicago  to  Dubuque,  Independence,  Waterloo, 
Charles  City,  Cedar  Falls,  Ackley,  Fort  Dodge 
and  Sioux  City,  making  direct  connections  at 
Sioux  City  for  Yankton,  Fort  Pierre,  and  all  parts 
of  Dakota,  inclndinsr  the  Black  Hills  Gold  Fields. 

For  Tickets  and  Information,  apply  to  the  I.  C.  R. 
R.  Ticket  Office,  121  Randolph  Street  (near  Clark), 
and  at  the  Depot,  foot  of  Lake  Street. 


A 


TT.  HANSON, 

Gen.  Pass.  Agent. 


J.  F.  TUCKFR 

Traffic  Manager,  Chiuit^r^ 


C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 


IMPORTER  OF 


FaEf  Gooils,  Glassware,  CWia,  Tiys,  Gaies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,   &c. 

Fayence,   China  and    Glass    Metal- Mount etl   Lamps, 

C.  A.  KLEEIVIANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

2:Tos.  2S,  31  a-ncS.  33  ^a,r^  ^la-ce,  3iTe-w^  "STorik:. 

°R.  T.  &  S.  BLOOD,  Jr., 

Formerly  with   THE  AMERICAN  BANK  NOTE  CO. 

CONSECUTIVE    NUMBERING,     ^ ^ 

BLANK    BOOK    PAGING, 
-^ -^  And    PERFORATING. 

O^o.  Q 1    JoDan    Street,    I>Te'^^7-    "STorfe. 


A.    WCIDMAItfN   <£   CO., 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 


Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 


MANTJFACTnilERS  OF 


Tin  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Duane  St.,  New  York. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

No.  152  Broad-way,  ISTe^w  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

^W  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 


Feb.  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOAlir    STATIOKER 


203 


EASTER  and  BIRTHDAY  CARDS 


{MY   OWN  PUBLICATIONS), 


And  Importer  of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 


■  Stock  now  here,  and  Orders  should 
be  placed  early. 


WILLY  WALLACH,  78  Chambers  Street,  New  York. 

JOHN    Q I  B  S  O  N   8^  i""l  8^  Besban  Ski  New  U, 

My  new  line  of  EASTER,  Birthday  and  Valentine  Cards  will  be  ready  in  January.  I  would  call  special  attention  to  my 
EASTEK  NOVELTIES,  which  will  be  very  desirable. 

A  veiy  large  and  complete  line  of  Advertising' Cards,  Day  and  Sunday-School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  and 
Marriage  Certificates.    New  Designs  in  each,  ready  in  January. 


BROWN  d  SANSON, 

-MAlfUFACTDKERS  OF- 

Fine   Papers,   Envelopes,    Cards 

WEDDING   STATIONERY. 


WEDDING  STATIONERY, 
FINE  PAPETERXES, 


SPECIALTIES. 

No.  29  MURRAY  STREET,  NEW  TORK. 


PLAIN,  GXLT  AND 

BETEr-EDGE   CARDS. 


NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES   NUMBERED    OB    PLAIN. 


SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE. 


521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


POWERS  PAPER  CO., 


—  Manufacturers  of  — 

WRITING     PAPERS,    ENVELOPES, 

BLANK  BOOKS  and  PAPETERXES. 


TO  TH"E  TVIAT>E — We  submit  the  acenmpanyinK  li»t  of  Writing  Papers,  Ruled  and 
Flat,  esnpciallv  adapted  for  the  Jobbing  Trade,  fmbracing  the  finest  quality  of  Loft-Dried  and  Engine-Sized 
.Stock  :  RULED  PAPKKS  (Folded  or  Half  Sheets),  Conn.  Vallev.  (Crystal  Lake.  De  Soto,  Berwick,  t-ilver 
Lake,  Phoenix.  Perfection  Imperial,  Perfection  (Linen).  FLAT  PAPERS  (White  Wove).  Brunswick, 
Conn.  Valley,  First-Class,  Silver  Lake.    LINEN  Fl-ATS  (Cream  Fine  Laid).  Perfection,  Brunswick. 

Our  papers  are  well  known,  and  their  heretofore  good  name  will  be  more  than  sustained  by  great 
improvements  in  quality,  finish  and  way  of  putting  up.  Newly  engraved  designs  for  our  wrappers  have 
been  made,  and  are  now  li'hographed  on  white  and  tinted  papers,  making  them  very  attractive  in  appear- 
ance The  lines  are  regular  and  can  always  be  relied  upon  ;  they  are  not  sortings  or  job  lots.  Experience 
has  shown  that  it  does  not  pay  to  depend  upon  job  lots,  but  to  keep  in  stock  a  standard,  uniform  grade  that 
can  be  obtained  at  any  time.  When  desired,  special  wrappers  will  be  put  on  papers,  with  sole  control  of 
their  sale,  '•  provided"  orders  are  made  large  enough  to  justify.  Special  sizes  and  rulings  made  to  order  ; 
samples  sent  on  application,  with  prices  and  terms  of  payment.  By  having  a  warehouse  in  Springfield,  we 
have  better  facilities  for  shipping  goods,  and  can  obtain  New  Vork  freight  rates  by  despatch  lines  to  the 
West  and  Southwest.  As  we  keep  full  lines  of  the  papers  specified  in  our  circulars,  dealers  will  have  an 
opportunity  to  obtain  at  one  place,  a  complete  and  imiform  line  of  all  sizes  and  weights,  instead  of  being 
obliged  to  order  of  two  or  three  different  Mills  or  Warehouses  to  obtain  their  wants. 

POWERS    PAPER    CO.,    I.yman  and  Tavlor  Streets,  SPRINGFIELD,  Masa. 
NEW  YORK  OFFICE :  ea  and  01  Duane  Street.    J.  L.  ST.  JOHN,  Agent 


Fire!     Fire!     Fire!!! 

For  Insurance  rates  address 

ANUEHSOM  *  »!T4NT"^, 

1.V>  BRnAT>W.\Y.  XKW  VORK. 


WHO  IS  UNACQUAI:>1TE0  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  CUUN- 
TRY  WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


CHIGA&O.ROCKISLAND&PACIFICR' 

By  the  central  poBition  of  its  line,  connects  tho 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
nee*  passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifl- 
cent,  being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"ALBERT  LEA  ROUTE.'" 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  baen  opened  between  Eiehmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
gusta, Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  In 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  al. 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan- 
tages. 

For  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Fold- 
ers of  the 

GREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Office,  or  address 
R,  R.  CABLE,  E.  ST.  JOHN, 

Yic«-rre<.  i  Qeu'l  M'g'r,  Oeu'l  Tkt.  &  Pass.  Agt. 

CHICAGO. 


204 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER. 


JAPANESE  ARTISTS  AT  WORK. 


"The  room  in  which  we  assembled  to  see  the  ar- 
tists," writesDr.  Dresserin  his  recently  published 
vvorkon  Japan,  "is  of  considerable  size,  and  is  one 
of  those  which  Mr.  Sano  has  not  furnished  in  the 
European  manner.  The  artists  kneel  upon  th« 
floor,  which  is  covered  with  mats,  as  is  usual  in  a 
Japanese  house.  On  the  centre  of  the  floor  is 
■spread  a  piece  of  red  felt,  on  which,  held  down 
by  weights,  rests  a  sheet  of  paper  which  is  smooth 
and  yet  of  a  somewhat  bibulous  character.  The 
tools  of  each  are  a  small  piece  of  charcoal  held  in 
a  light  bamboo  portecrayon,  about  fourteen 
inches  long  and  very  slender;  flat  brushes  formed 
of  a  deer's  hair,  varying  in  width  from  three 
inches  to  one  inch  and  three-quarters,  while  the 
hairs  protrude  from  the  socket  about  three-quar- 
ters or  seven-eighths  of  an  inch ;  round  brushes  in 
bamboo,  and  formed  of  white  vegetable  fibres, 
and  about  half-an-inch  in  diameter ;  plenty  of 
water  in  a  bow],  Indian  ink  with  its  accompany- 
ing slab,  and  a  few  colors.  There  is  one  old  flower- 
painter  in  whom  I  ultimately  became  much  in- 
terested, for  he  is  full  of  innocent  humor,  and 
his  ability  as  an  artist  seems  as  great  as  his 
fun.  His  colors  are  Indian  ink,  indigo,  gam- 
boge, crimson  lake  and  red  earth.  One  of  the 
other  artists  includes  in  his  pigments  a  kind  of 
dragon's-blood  color.  The  artist  who  is  to  paint 
first  comes  forward,  bows  in  Japanese  fashion, 
and  takes  his  place  in  front  of  the  paper.  He 
is  an  elderly  gentleman  ;  and,  after  having 
looked — thoughtfully  looked — at  the  paper  for  a 
minute  or  two,  begins  his  work.  Taking  the 
portecrayon  he  touches  the  paper  with  the  char- 
coal point  at  four  or  five  places,  so  as  just  to  leave 
a  perceptible  dot;  and  then  with  his  flat  brush, 
three  inches  broad,  charged  with  Indian  ink, 
makes  on  the  paper,  by  an  almost  instantaneous 
dash,  a  large  irregular  mass  of  gray-black  color. 
With  a  smaller  brush  he  now  indicates,  in  close 
proximity  to  the  gray  mass,  what  appear  to  be 
a  few  feathers;  next,  a  little  distance,  the  end 
of  a  pendant  branch.  Then,  beginning  at  the 
top  of  the  paper,  he  works  the  branch  down- 
ward tUl  it  is  in  the  line  of  the  end  which  was 
first  drawn.  Now  an  eye  is  drawn,  then  a  bill, 
then  comes  a  few  bits  of  color,  and  we  see  com- 
pleted, in  less  than  fifteen  minutes,  a  cock  and 
hen  pecking  in  front  of  a  branch  of  a  tree,  and, 
curiously,  a  great  portion  of  the  white  body  of 
the  cock  is  gray  (being  the  large  mass  of  this 
color  which  was  first  placed  upon  the  paper), 
and  as  the  white  hen  is  seen  against  the  black 
ccc'/C,  the  stopping  of  the  black  gives  the  form 
of  a  great  portion  of  the  hen's  body.  This  in- 
teresting sketch  was  kindly  presented  to  me  by 

Mr.  Sano. 

^■■♦•■^ 

"Always  pay  as  you  go,"  said  an  old  man  to 
his  nephew.  "But,  uncle,  suppose  I  have  noth- 
ing to  pay  with  ?"    "  Then  don't  go." 


THK  I-ATI-.^l  rti„i  l;l';.ST  THING  ill  SI>ATES 
Is  Pecan's  Combination  Slate,  patented  Jan.  11, 
188.3.  It  is  a  Slate  withlreceptacle  for  pencil,  ruler 
and  framp  combinpd.  The  ruler  cannot  be  lost. 
GEORGE  W.  PECAN,  Patentee,  894  Madison  St.,  N.Y. 


CHARLES  BECK, 


Importer  and  Manufacturer  of 


®M^  ill?  ii  I  lia©  J  Mtmi 

PAPERS  and  CARD-BOARDS. 


Imported  Fringed  Valentine,  Easter  §  Birthday  Cards. 

ADVEJRTISIJSrG    CARDS   A    SPECIALTY. 

SOLE  AGENT  FOR  THE 

NEW    PATENT    MARBLE    PAPERS, 

609    CliestrLiat   Street,   IPliiladelphia. 


Cooke's  Patent  Renewable  Memorandum  Books,  the  Patent  Triplex 
Telegraph  Blank,  Cooke's  Patent  Duplicating  Salesman's  Order  Book,  the 
C.  &  C.  Brass  and  Plain  Edge  Rulers,  Russell's  Lumber,  Case  and  Package 
Pencils,  Russell's  Accountant's  Checking  Pencils,  Cooke's  Transfer  Crayon 
Art  Impression  Papers,  Cooke's  Clean,  Dry  Carbon  Papers,  Excelsior 
Moist  Carbon  Papers  of  every  description,  Excesior  Oiled  Manifold  Papers, 
in  all  colors.  Excelsior  and  Crystal  Oiled  Boards,  the  Favorite  Letter,  Note 
and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite  Banker's  Note  Case,  the  Champion  Postal  and 
Business  Card  File,  the  Standard  Letter  and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite 
Expanding  Document  Envelope,  the  Favorite  Safe  and  Collection  Wallets, 
Notabad  Letter  File,  the  Excelsior  Letter  File,  the  Standard  Cabinet  File, 
the  Favorite  Indexed  Desk  Tablet,  the  Favorite  Memorandum  Book,  &c. ;  all 
of  our  own  manufacture. 


"Ledger  Brand"  American-Russia 


^ 


•^IS      TH:E      BESTIt^- 


J.  L  SHOEMAKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Manufacturers, 

BOOKBINDEKS'   WARKKOU.-E, 

-<i~ 


-0    SEND    FOR   SAMPLE.    ^~ 


-$5- 


ESTABLISHED    BY    HENRY    COHEN,    1838. 


Envelope   Manufacturer, 

WHOLESALE  STATIOIR^IMPORTER  OF  FANCY  GOODS, 

No.  505  CHESTNUT  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 

Envelopes  in  over  One  Thousand 
varieties  ;  new  revised  net  price 
list  just  issued.  Coronet  Circulars 
for  Printers  and  Advertisins  pur 
po.=es.  Home  Mills  Ruled  Papers, 
in  Commprcial,  Letter,  Cap  and 
Legal,  all  weights  and  rulings. 
Kent  Mills  Laid  Pure  Linen  Papers, 
all  weights  and  siz»s;  samples  and 
prices  sent  to  the  trade  on  appl'ca- 
tion.  Double-Strength  Mucilage, 
Satinette  Copying  Books  and  Paper. 
Everpoint  Leads  for  all  Gold,  Auto- 
matic and  Propelling  Pencils. 


SPECIALTIES. 
New  styles  of  Papeteries  for 
Spring  Trade  ;  a  large  and  elegant 
assortment.  New  "Zenith"  Glass 
Mucilage  Stand.  Blank  Books,  half 
and  full  bound,  in  all  sizes  and 
qualities.  Penholders,  Lead  and 
Slate  Pencils  in  every  grade.  Scrap 
Books,  both  Foreign  and  American, 
ill  new  and  artistic  designs.  Library 
Inkstands  in  walnut,  plain  or  pol- 
ished. General  Staple  Stationery 
in  all  new  styles  and  designs. 


i 


Feb.  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER 


205 


THE  PLIMPTON  MFG.  CO. 


—   OF 


Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quality  of  No,  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them.   Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights,  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
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morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
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platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  Insisted  01 
standing,  and  the  other  In  jumping  from  a 
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la  no  department  of  art  have  new  theories  and 
methods  made  their  mark  more  unmistakably 
than  in  that  of  engraving  on  wood.  We  need 
not  go  farther  back  than  ten  years  to  discover 
the  signs  ot  the  revolution  which  is  still  in  pro- 
gress. If  we  open  the  annual  volumes  of  maga- 
zines of  only  five  years  ago,  the  contrast  between 
the  old  and  new  is  strikingly  apparent.  The 
influx  of  American  illustrated  magazines  demon- 
strated the  complete  disparity  of  aim  and  per- 
formance between  the  foremost  art  engravers  of 
the  two  countries.  The  Americans  seemed  to 
strive  after  facsimile  reproduction  of  their  orig- 
inals, and  came  marvelously  near  perfection  in 
the  literalness  of  their  renderings  of  chalk  draw- 
ings, oil  paintings  and  photographs.  In  fact, 
the  main  characteristic  of  their  school — as  it  ap- 
peared to  English  eyes — was  just  this  photo- 
graphic accuracy,  as  distinguished  from  the 
characteristic  graver-line  predominance  of  Eng- 
lish work.  The  mannerisms  of  English  engrav- 
ers is  undoubtedly  capable  of  the  finest  effects,  as 
both  past  and  present  examples  in  abundance 
prove.  Yet  the  public  have  not  been  slow  to 
give  their  welcome  to  the  innovation  from  across 
the  sea. 

Harper's  "  Christmas"  proclaims  its  birthplace 
by  its  resolve  to  surpass  its  rivals  in  size  as  well 
as  in  quality.  Several  full-page  pictures  and  the 
double-page  head  are  perhaps  the  largest  wood- 
engravings  that  have  been  executed  in  the  fiue- 
line  manner.  The  tile-shaped  two-page  picture, 
with  its  impressive  female  head,  is  as  nearly  a 
mass  of  solid  black  as  an  engraving  can  be.  The 
treatment  is  masterly,  and  the  effect  such  as  has 
very  rarely  been  secured,  or  even  attempted,  by 
wood-engraving.  This  is  by  T.  Cole.  It  suggests 
a  "rubbing"  more  than  a  "cut."  The  first 
page  has  a  study  of  a  beautiful  girl,  gracefully 
posed  against  a  background  of  flowers  and  foli- 
age, and  wearing  a  large-brimmed  velvet  hat. 
It  is  entitled  "  A  Girl  I  Know,"  and  is  also  en- 
graved by  Cole.  This  is  truly  a  picture.  The 
supreme  triumph  has  been  gained  in  this  work, 
inasmuch  as  the  handiwork  of  the  engraver  is 
lost  in  the  superb  effects  it  has  created.  Of  the 
other  pictures  snow  scenes  predominate.  Among 
these,  are  "  Christmas  Time,"  by  Meason  ;  "  A 
Widow,"  by  Claudius  ;  "  A  Dutch  Patrol"  and 
another  by  Abbey;  "Peter  Stuyvesant"  and 
"Winter"  by  Abbey.  The  conception  is  vari- 
ously presented  in  these  works,  that  of 
sharp  contrasts  of  a  snow  foreground  with 
black  skies  and  figures.  The  management  of  the 
white  masses  is  quite  successful.  There  is  no 
mistaking  the  snow.  The  "Autumn  Night" 
study  of  moon,  dark  sky,  shallow  sea,  and  black 
rocks,  is  a  very  clever  and  effective  production. 
It  is  a  fl.ne]y  conceived  moonlight  sea-piece,  with 
a  poetical  charm  over  sea  and  sky  and  shore. 
This  is  a  near  approach  to  a  fine  steel  plate,  but 
the  printing  is  irregular.  The  two  sailors  strain- 
ing at  the  helm  in  the  "Making  Home  for 
Christmas  "  is  a  bold  and  wonderfully  success- 
ful attempt  to  realize  a  sea  effect.  The  tossing 
vessel  is  at  the  moment  in  the  trough  of  the  sea, 
and  the  smooth  surfaced  rising  wave  is  just  on 
the  point  of  dashing  into  foam  on  the  men  and 
the  flooded  deck.  This  is  by  Zimmermann,  and 
is  a  powerful  piece  of  work.  The  pretty  young 
lady  on  a  step-ladder  "  Decorating  the  Church," 
by  Standenbaur  and  Tietze,  is  a  very  charming 
specimen  of  the  most  artistic  orthodox  engrav- 
ing. High  lights,  middle  tints  and  masses  of 
black,  are  so  perfectly  blended  that  the  compo- 
sition stands  out  like  a  colored  picture. 

The  "English  Rustic  Pictures"  are  engrav- 


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THE    i^MERIOAN    STATIONER. 


ings  by  Dalziel  Brothers,  printed  by  band,  on 
India  paper,  at  the  Camden  Press.  Both  the 
artists,  whose  drawings  are  here  exhibited,  were 
of  high  promise,  who  died  before  their  fame  had 
matured.  The  water-color  paintings  of  Walker 
and  Pinwell  fetch  higher  prices  every  year. 
Hence  the  interest  that  is  felt  in  this  sumptuous 
edition  of  engravings  from  the  wood  on  which 
these  illustrations  wei-e  drawn.  The  sketches  by 
Walker  are  undated.  Walker  may  be  credited 
with  founding  a  school  of  which  the  present 
generation  of  artists  are  more  or  less  disciples. 
Pinwell  followed  in  the  same  lines,  without  lav- 
ish imitation.  Both  invest  their  work  with  a 
poetic  interest,  while  strictly  faithful  to  nature. 
The  broad  effects  of  sunlight  and  skillful  ar- 
rangement of  shadow  are  got,  as  a  rule,  by  the 
simplest  means,  and  often  without  apparent 
effort.  Yet  this  is  precisely  their  merit.  One 
point  of  comparison,  and  only  one,  may  fairly 
be  noted  here.  We  have  spoken  of  the  snow 
pictures  in  "Harper."  The  little  sketch  by 
Walker  entitled  "Love  in  Death,"  is  a  widow 
in  deep  black,  struggling  through  a  snow-storm, 
in  which  she  ultimately  gets  lost  and  dies.  But 
except  for  the  two  or  three  cakes  of  snow  on  the 
skirts,  no  one  would  guess  the  scene  to  be  a 
snow-storm.  There  is  nothing  falling  in  front 
of  the  woman,  and  the  vague  clouds  behind  her 
might  be  straws  careering  wildly. 

Broadly  put,  the  method  of  the  English  en- 
gravers, as  here  illustrated,  fails  to  convey  the 
realistic  effect  attained  by  the  unconventional 
methods  of  the  Americans.  The  ideal,  we  con- 
ceive, of  engraving,  according  to  English  ideas, 
is  that  of  ivhite  lines.  But  this  we  seldom  get 
in  common  work.  If,  as  appears  to  be  the  case, 
our  American  cousins  can  compass  the  finest 
artistic  results  by  their  own  plan,  however 
heterodox  that  may  technically  be,  there  is  no 
use  blinking  the  fact  that  English  engravers 
must  be  wary  if  our  supremacy  in  producing 
engravings  is  to  be  as  undoubted  as  our  suprem 
acy  in  painting.— London  Bookseller. 


IMITATION    NIELLO    PANELS. 


An  invention  relating  to  improved  metallic 
panels  or  plates  made  in  imitation  of  niello, 
whereby  ornaments,  engravings  and  other  works 
of  art  can  be  reproduced  on  the  surface  of  the 
panel  or  plate  with  artistic  effect,  so  as  to  be  ap- 
plicable to  plaques,  panels  for  furniture,  and 
other  purposes  has  lately  been  perfected  by 
Priedrich  Beck,  of  New  York. 

The  invention  consists  in  producing  the  de- 
sired design  upon  the  panel  or  plate  by  means  of 
photo-engraving  or  photo-etching,  then  coating 
the  so  engraved  surface  with  japan  or  other  soft 
enamel,  and  drying  the  same,  next  removing 
the  surplus  of  the  enamel  by  grinding  or  other 
means  until  the  surface  of  the  enamel  is  even 
with  the  surface  of  the  metal,  and  finally  plat- 
ing .the  surface  of  the  metal  by  electro  deposi- 
tion. 

In  order  to  transfer  the  desired  design  to  the 
surface  of  the  metallic  plate  or  panel,  the  de- 
sign, engraving,  or  other  work  of  art,  is  first 
photographed,  ami  the  negative  or  positive,  as 
requiied,  is  placed  upon  a  sensitized  gelatine 
film.  The  light  passing  through  the  transparent 
parts  of  the  negative  or  positive,  renders  the 
corresponding  portions  of  the  film  insoluble. 
After  sufficient  exposure,  the  film  is  treated  in 
water,  whereby  the  parts  not  affected  by  light 
are  swelled.  The  film,  after  being  treated  in  the 
usual  manner  for  electro  deposition,  is  placed  in 
the  copper  bath  and  a  copper  plate  of  the  re- 
quired thickness  is  deposited  thereon.  This 
plate  shows  the  lines  of  the  design  intended  to 


be  reproduced  in  the  intaglio  or  relief,  accord- 
ing as  a  negative  or  positive  was  employed.  In 
place  of  the  photo-engraving  process  described, 
the  engraved  plate  may  be  produced  by  photo- 
etching  or  by  any  other  approved  method. 

The  photo-engraved  or  photo-edged  plate  is 
then  covered  with  japan  or  any  suitable  soft  en- 
amel, and,  after  thoroughly  drying  and  harden- 
ing it,  the  surplus  of  the  enamel  is  removed 
from  the  surface  of  the  plate  by  grinding  or 
other  means,  until  the  surface  of  the  metal  ap 
pears  and  the  enameled  portions  are  even  there- 
with. 

The  surface  of  the  enameled  plate  is  then 
electro-plated,  the  whole  producing  a  striking 
effect,  as  the  enameled  portions,  representing 
the  original  design,  appear  on  a  ground  of  gold 
or  silver.  The  plate  so  obtained  is  now  applied 
to  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  intended — forming 
a  panel  for  furniture,  plaque,  and  other  articles. 


ALUMINUM. 


(Concluded.) 

Having  had  occasion  to  use  aluminum  in  the 
construction  of  instruments  adapted  for  special 
purposes,  and  it  having  been  observed  that  it 
possessed  a  remarkable  degree  of  strength  in 
proportion  to  its  weight,  and  a  large  range  of 
elastic  action,  it  appeared  desirable  to  ascertain 
more  fully  the  mechanical  properties  of  this 
metal.  With  this  object,  a  bar  of  aluminum,  3 
feet  long  and  }{  inch  square,  was  obtained,  and 
different  parts  of  this  bar  were  subjected  to 
tests  for  tension,  compression,  transverse  strain, 
and  also  to  ascertain  the  modulus  of  elasticity, 
the  elastic  range  and  ductility.  The  experi- 
ments were  carefully  carried  out  under  the  di 
rection  of  Professor  Kennedy,  with  his  testing 
machine,  at  the  London  University,  and  the 
results  are  given  in  the  table  appended  here- 
with. 

It  will  be  seen,  on  reference  to  the  results  oh 
tained,  that  the  weight  of  a  cubic  inch  is  .097-2 
of  a  pound,  showing  a  specific  gravity  of  26SS.. 
and  that  its  ultimate  tensile  strength  is  about  12 
tons  per  square  inch.  The  range  of  elasticity  is 
large,  the  extension  at  the  yielding  point  being 
one  200th  parts  of  its  length.  The  modulus  o  I 
elasticity  is  10,000.  The  ductility  of  samples,  2 
inches  long,  was  only  two  fifths  per  cent.,  but  ii 
is  probable  that  the  metal  could  be  improved  in 
this  respect.  Taking  the  tensile  strength  of  this 
metal,  in  relation  to  its  weight,  it  shows  a  high 
mechanical  value.  Its  characteristics  in  this 
respect,  as  compared  with  those  of  other  well- 
known  metals,  are  shown  in  the  following  sum- 
mary : 


Weight   of 
a    c  ubi  c 
foot  in  lbs. 

Tensil  e 
strength 
per  square 
inch  in  lbs. 

Leugth    0  r 
bar     just 
capable  i  f 
bearing  its 
own  w'glil 

Cast  iron 

Bronze 

4J4 
525 

480 

490 

16,500 
36,000 
50,000 

78,000 
26,8S0 

5,.351 
9,893 
15,000 

y3,040 
23,040 

Wrought  iron  .. . 
Steel  of  35  tons 

per  inch 

Aluminum 

It  thus  appears  that,  taking  the  strength  of 
aluminum  in  relation  to  its  weight,  it  possesses 
a  mechanical  value  about  equal  to  steel  of  'do 
tons  per  inch. 

The  improved  process  of  producing  the  metal 
aluminum,  recently  reported  from  England, 
does  not  cheapen  the  pi-oduct  anywhere  near 
enough  to  bring  the  metal  into  serious  competi- 
tion with  iron.  The  inventor,  James  Webster,  of 
Hollywood,  near  Birmingham,  England,  claims, 
however,  to  have  found  a  way  to  solder  and  weld 


the  metal.  If  this  claim  is  true,  and  the  methods 
are  practicable,  the  improvement  is  likely  to 
greatly  extend  the  usefulness  of  the  "coming" 
metal.  Mr.  Webster's  process  of  reducing  the 
metal  is  described  as  follows  :  A  given  quantity 
of  alum  and  pitch,  which  are  first  finely  ground, 
are  mixed  together  and  placed  in  a  calcining 
furnace,  by  which  means  38  per  cent,  of  water  is 
driven  out,  leaving  the  sulphur,  potash  and 
alumina  with  oxide  of  iron.  The  calcined  mix- 
ture is  then  put  into  vertical  retorts  and 
steam  and  air  are  forced  through  ;  which 
leaves  a  residue  of  potash  and  alumina  only. 
This  residue  is  afterward  placed  in  a  vat 
filled  with  warm  water,  which  is  heated  with 
steam.  The  potash  is  thus  leached  out,  and  the 
alumina  left  as  a  deposit.  The  potash  liquor  is 
then  run  off,  boiled  down,  while  the  alumina 
precipitate  is  collected  in  sacks  and  dried.  It  is 
then  ready  for  making  chloride  of  aluminum. 
The  alumina  deposit  thus  obtained  contains 
about  81  per  cent,  of  pure  alumina,  while  that  ■ 
which  is  obtained  by  the  old  process  of  precipi- 
tation has  only  65  per  cent.  Mr.  Jones,  the 
Wolverhampton  borough  analyst,  certifies  that 
the  constituents  of  Mr.  Webster's  alumina  de- 
posits are  as  follows  :  Alumina  84.10,  sulphate 
of  zinc  2.68,  silica  7.40,  water  4.20,  alkaline  salts 
1.62.  In  order  to  complete  the  process  and  con- 
vert it  into  aluminum,  the  chloride  of  aluminum 
is  treated  with  sodium,  in  order  to  withdraw  the 
metal. 

The  accounts  in  late  English  journals  of  this 
newly  discovered  process  leave  little  doubt  that 
this  metal  will  have,  as  the  Engineer  suggests, 
"  a  vastly  extended  use."  It  is  true  the  new 
process  does  not  cheapen  aluminum  so  as  to 
bring  its  price  anywhere  near  that  of  iron  or 
steel.  But  the  discovery  by  Mr.  Webster  that 
aluminum,  hitherto  ranked  almost  as  one  of  the 
precious  metals,  may  be  deposited  on  several 
other  metals  and  may  be  soldered  and  welded, 
adds  very  greatly  to  the  value  of  his  discovery 
of  the  cheaper  and  quicker  method  of . producing 
the  metal  itself.  By  the  new  process  aluminum 
is  obtained  at  a  cost  of  about  $500  per  ton — a 
reduction  of  about  80  per  cent,  on  the  old  price. 
These  figures  bring  it,  when  used  as  an  alloy, 
within  the  possibility  of  economic  employment 
in  many  manufactures  for  which  it  is  preferable 
to  any  metal  now  known.  Its  conductivity  to 
Che  galvanic  current  is  set  down  as  eight  times 
better  than  that  of  iron,  and  as  it  does  not  rust 
it  may  be  highly  useful  for  telegraphic  purposes. 
Already  samples  of  wire  made  from  Mr.  Web- 
ster's aluminum  bronze  have  been  sent  to  Glas- 
gow and  London,  and  are  being  tested,  it  is  said, 
in  the  latter  city  for  electric. purposes. 


Canon  Bock,  the  antiquary,  has  been  making 
an  examination  of  the  relics  belonging  to  the 
Cathedral  of  Berne,  He  declares  the  cathedral 
to  be  richer  in  archaeological  treasures  than  al- 
most any  other  Protestant  church  in  Christen- 
dom, Canterbury  Cathedral  included.  The 
money  worth  of  the  treasures  he  estimates  at 
upward  of  4,000,000  francs.  He  has  found  many 
interesting  objects  hidden  away  in  cases  which 
had  not  been  opened  since  the  Reformation,  and 
which  the  guardians  of  the  collection  looked 
upon  as  so  much  lumber. 

^■*-^' 

It  is  no  uncommon  thing  in  Japan  to  find 
artists  and  artisans  working  rapidly  with  both 
hands  at  the  same  time,  and  some  paint  with 
their  feet  with  equal  facility.  Of  course,  there 
are  many  left-handed  persons  in  Caucasian 
countries;  but  it  is  rare  indeed  to  find  a  Euro- 
pean artist  working  with  his  feet  in  Japanese  ■ 
fashion. 


Feb.  8,  1883.] 


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Fire-Proof  Company,  at  Nantasket  Beach,  on  Friday  last.  After  being  embedded  in  coals  for  one  and  one-half  hours,  the  contents  of  the  express  chest,  consisting 
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[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.  J 

Boston,  February  13,  1883. 

Business  has  been  rather  quiet  for  the  past 
week.  The  blank-book  people  have  just  a  fair 
amount  of  work,  but  nothing  to  brag  of.  The 
valentine  trade  has  not  been  extraordinary. 

Geo.  F.  King  &  Merrill  had  the  largest  trade 
last  month  of  any  month  since  the  house  was  es- 
tablished. 

The  Library  Bureau  has  made  a  line  of  three 
sizes  of  envelopes  of  its  fine  water-marked  pa- 
pers. 

C.  W.  Clark  reports  an  extraordinary  sale  of 
Banner  bookcases,  and  a  good  run  on  the 
"  lazy "  foot-rest,  an  article  which  he  has  been 
pushing  of  late.  H. 


PROVIDENCE    ITEIViS. 


[Correspondence  of  the  Stationer.] 

Providence,  February  9,  1883. 

It  was  recently  stated  by  a  correspondent  of  a 
Boston  paper  that  inasmuch  as  the  boundary 
lines  between  Rhode  Island  and  Massachusetts 
had  been  so  modified  as  to  set  a  number  of  acres 
of  the  former  into  the  latter  State,  the  remainder 
of  Rhode  Island  had  better  be  used  as  a  clam- 
bake garden.  It  so  transpires,  however,  that  if 
the  State  is  smaller  geographically,  the  popula- 
tion of  its  metropolis,  at  least,  is  increasing. 
According  to  a  census  just  completed,  the  city 
contains  about  116,000  souls,  a  gain  of  about 
15,000  over  the  population  shown  by  the  United 
States  census  of  1880.  Pretty  good  size  for  the 
State  in  which  it  is  located,  and  certainly  de- 
serves a  corner  occasionally  in  The  Stationer. 

Among  the  numerous  branches  of  manufac- 
turers here  represented,  I  call  to  mind  only  two 
or  three  institutions  whose  products  may.  be 
classed  with  stationery.  Pierce  &  Hoagland 
have  a  model  establishment,  where  they  manu- 
facture as  a  specialty  the  "quill  reserve  "  tooth- 
pick, a  unique  little  article  which  every  first- 
class  stationer  who  does  not  already  carry  a 
stock  should  investigate.  They  also  make  a  full 
line  of  pencils  and  pen-holders  in  rolled  plate, 
enamel,  ivory,  &c. 

J.  H.  Atwater's  newspaper  file  is  well  known 
to  most  of  the  readers  of  The  Stationer.  Mr. 
Atwater  also  manufactures  a  variety  of  articles 
to  order  for  the  stationer  and  notion  dealer. 

J.  W.  Tillinghast,  manager  of  the  Rhode 
Island  News  Company,  has  gone  to  Hot  Springs, 


Kan.,  for  much-needed  recuperation.  For 
twenty  years  or  more  Mr.  Tillinghast  has  given 
his  undivided  attention  to  business,  without  so 
much  as  a  full  week's  vacation,  hence  it  is  not 
strange  that  he  is  the  worse  for  wear.  He  has 
the  best  wishes  of  many  friends. 

The  stock  of  books  and  stationery  of  Sidney 
S.  Ryder,  whose  failure  occurred  some  weeks 
since,  is  being  closed  out.  Mr.  Ryder's  neigh- 
bors, by  whom  he  is  much  respected,  express  the 
earnest  wish  that  he  will  go  on  in  business,  and 
your  correspondent  is  credibly  informed  that  he 
will,  in  some  way,  continue  in  trade  at  his  old 
stand.  H. 


NOVELTIES   IN    SMALL   THINGS. 


Grown  people  have  their  toys  as  well  as  the 
children.  The  cellaret  is  an  article  with  which 
fancy  makes  great  sport.  Last  year  the  liqueur 
was  contained  in  the  hump  of  a  camel  or  the 
castle  resting  on  the  elephant's  back,  now  other 
devices  are  resorted  to.  A  young  Bacchus  with 
a  couple  of  barrels,  is  seated  on  a  Newfound- 
land dog,  a  Chinaman  is  conjuring  with  mugs 
as  they  are  suspended  from  the  sails  of  a  galley, 
while  the  last  novelty  from  Bohemia  is  a  glass 
jug  in  the  form  of  a  duck,  with  a  silver  head, 
surrounded  by  a  brood  of  ducklings  to  serve  as 
liqueur  glasses.  Other  necessaries  for  the  table 
are  quite  as  peculiar.  There  are  salt-cellars  in 
the  shape  of  paper  boats,  with  sculls  for  spoons, 
and  of  tubs  across  which  a  huge  spider  has  spun 
his  web;  a  policeman's  bull's-eye  is  chosen  for 
a  pepper-box,  and  an  owl  stands  sentry  on 
the  knife-rest.  As  for  trinkets,  whether  in 
Hall-marked  gold,  set  with  precious  stones, 
in  silver-gilt  or  imitation  all  through,  the 
favorite  devices  are  of  the  most  eccentric 
description,  and  include  besides  animals,  birds 
and  insects  of  every  sort,  small  grotesque  fig- 
ures, granny  bonnets  in  filigree,  enameled  para- 
sols, rockets,  whips  and  oars,  Moscattes,  tarn 
bourines  made  of  mother-of-pearl,  antique 
medals — real  and  false — horseshoes  for  pins  and 
brooches  and  for  sleeve-links,  mushrooms,  kid- 
ney beans,  among  a  host  of  other  things;  the 
last  novelty  in  solitaires  being  a  plain  gold  but- 
ton covered  with  white  enamel  to  imitate  linen, 
a  very  simple  and  unassuming  stud.  Articles 
in  leather  are  embossed  in  high  relief  with  a 
variety  of  curious  subjects.  The  Greenaway 
children  are  as  plentiful  as  ever,  the  prettiest 
being  in  pale  tints  on  pure  white  morocco. 
Funny  old-fashioned  figures  of  an  elder  genera- 
tion illuminate  rough  crocodile  leather,  while 
another  kind  of  leather,  professing  to  be  a  boar- 
hide,  displays  the  hairy  head  of  the  tusked 
creature  itself,  while  canvas  cases  for  smokers 


have  cigars  or  cigarettes  upon  them.  These 
come  from  Vienna,  as  well  as  the  knick- 
knacks  for  the  library  and  drawing-room 
table  in  velvet,  with  large  embossed  flowers 
in  colored  satin,  mostly  roses,  water-lilies 
and  sunflowers  and  the  photograph  frames 
and  album-covers  in  olive  wood  with  a  silver 
horseshoe  for  luck  in  one  corner.  The  iron 
paper-weights  are  no  longer  restricted  to  cats 
and  small  birds  ;  the  various  breeds  of  dogs  are 
admirably  represented,  likewise  cocks  and  hens, 
and  groups  of  all  sorts  are  modeled  in  nickel 
silver  for  the  same  purpose.  I  have  seen  pretty 
inexpensive  blotting-books  bound  in  cloth,  with  a 
couple  of  envelopes  figured  upon  them,  the  lap- 
pet of  one  being  left  loose  to  make  them  look 
more  natural.  Very  tasteful  are  the  work- 
baskets  with  their  trimming  of  plush  and 
crewels,  those  in  the  shape  of  a  skiff,  for  knit- 
ting, especially.  Work-boxes  are  made  like 
flower-pots  and  jardiniferes,  with  artificial 
plants  growing  on  their  mossy  tops.  Not  con- 
tent with  plants,  flowers  and  shrubs  of  all 
kinds  for  house  decorations,  imitation  bulbs  in 
full  blossom  are  now  made  to  fill  the  hyacinth 
glasses.  What  would  a  Dutch  fancier  say  to 
such  a  desecration  of  his  favorite  hobby  ? 

Confectioners  use  plush  baby  bonnets  and 
small  masculine  silk  hats  as  bonbon  boxes,  as 
well  as  charmingly-made  muslin  caps,  that  will 
make  pretty  head-dresses  for  the  morning  when 
once  their  sugared  contents  are  eaten  up.  Fans 
are  highly  ornamented  with  flowers,  made  up  en- 
tirely of  rare  feathers,  or  assume  the  form  of  a 
gigantic  leaf  or  flower  in  plush.  For  the  former 
tortoise-shell  mountings  are  in  great  request, 
especially  the  blonde  sort,  of  which  pins  for  the 
hair  are  fashioned,  often  rendered  costly  not 
only  by  incrustations  of  silver  and  gold,  but  by 
being  set  with  brilliants,  la  mode  of  to-day  recog- 
nizing no  barrier  to  its  extravagance. —  Ware- 
houseman and  Drapers'  Journal. 


MOTHER-OF-PEARL  DESIGNS  ON 
CLOTH. 


To  produce  upon  any  kind  of  goods,  design  of 
flexible  mother-of-pearl,  which  lo  not  crumble 
off,  and  have  a  smooth  touch,  the  following  pro- 
cess has  been  patented  in  Austro-Hungary: 
Thin  india-rubber,  of  the  size  of  the  design,  is 
placed  upon  an  elastic  bottom  and  upon  it  a  thin 
metallic  stencil-plate  with  the  designs  ;  the  tis- 
sue upon  which  the  design  is  to  be  fixed,  is 
placed  over  the  stencil-plate  and  a  hot  flat  iron 
passed  over  it.  By  the  heat  the  thin  gum- 
stuff  underlying  the  stencil-plate  is  dissolved, 
and  by  the  pressure  of  the  iron  upon  the 
elastic  bottom  pressed  through  the  stencil,  so 


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THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONEE. 


that  the  gam  adheres  to  the  cloth  in  exact  cor- 
respondence with  the  stenciled  designs.  The  de- 
signs are  then  covered  with  pulverized  mother- 
of-pearl,  smoothed  with  a  hot  iron  and  the 
mother-of-pearl  not  sticking  to  the  gum  re- 
moved with  a  soft  brush.  A  very  delicate 
crape-stuflf  is  then  dipped  into  gum-water,  put 
upon  the  design,  and  can  be  fixed,  after  drying, 
by  the  tambour  machine  with  a  corresponding 
pattern.  Instead  of  mother-of-pearl,  any  me- 
tallic or  mineral  powder  can  be  used  to  produce 
glitterihg   figures  upon   tissues. — Allg.    Ztg.  f. 

Text.  Ind. 

■^■»» 

POTTERY  AND  PORCELAIN  PAINTING. 


What  shall  I  paint  ?  is  the  first  question  asked 
by  the  tyro.  To  this  the  answer  is  :  Let  the 
first  essays  be  made  in  monochrome,  on  the 
glaze;  that  is  to  say,  with  one  color  heightened 
by  one  or  two  others.  Photographs  of  casts  on 
bas-reliefs  afford  good  copies  for  this  purpose. 
There  are  also  now  photographs  of  flowers  to  be 
obtained  at  many  of  the  best  photographers, 
which  are  eminently  suitable  for  the  beginner's 
first  lessons. 

Shall  I  have  a  background,  or  shall  I  paint  on 
a  white  surface  ?  is  the  next  inquiry.  Back- 
grounds soften  or  tone  down  the  colors,  while  a 
white  ground  gives  force  to  the  subject  simply 
by  heightening  its  colors  by  contrast ;  therefore, 
if  a  background  is  desired,  paint  the  subject  the 
more  forcibly,  in  order  to  overcome  the  soften- 
ing effect  of  the  ground;  if  a  white  ground,  let 
the  treatment  of  the  subject  be  soft  and  light, 
or  the  work  will  lack  that  delicate  harmony  so 
much  appreciated  by  all  lovers  of  true  art. 
Good  colors  for  this  purpose  (monochrome)  are 
red  shaded  with  Brunswick  or  chocolate  browns, 
or  Vandyke  shaded  with  German  brown.  Any 
of  the  colors  which  will  shade  themselves  are 
suitable,  but  the  learner  is  recommended  to  con- 
fine himself  in  his  earlier  efforts  to  red  and 
brown,  those  colors,  as  before  mentioned,  being 
more  easily  used  than  some  others. 

Having  worked  in  monochrome,  the  student 
may  begin,  by  slow  degrees,  to  introduce  him- 
self to  colors  by  carefully  using  such  as  are  com- 
plementary to  each  other.  By  pursuing  such  a 
course,  he  will  soon  find  out  which  colors  will 
harmonize  when  used  together  ;  and  having  done 
80  he  will  be  instinctively  led  in  like  manner  to 
place  side  by  side  in  a  subject  only  such  as  will 
produce  harmonious  results.  For  instance,  he 
wiU  naturally  place  in  a  group  of  flowers  the 
purple-blue  corn  flower  next  to  the  glowing  but- 
tercup, if  he  wishes  to  heighten  either,  or  the 
delicate  blue  of  the  forget-me-not  with  the  pale 
orange  or  the  ear  of  barley.  The  result  will 
then  be  a  work  of  art,  instead  of  a  crude  copy. 

Although  the  complementary  colors  are  gen- 
erally known,  it  may  be  as  well  to  repeat  them 
for  reference  : 

Red,  complement  Green. 

Yellow,         "  Violet. 

Blue,  "  Orange. 

Violet,  "  Pale  Yellow. 

Orange,         "  Blue. 

Green,  "  Red. 

Indigo-blue,  "  Ochre. 

Black.  "  White. 

This  is  the  natural  order  of  the  solar  spectrum. 
All  complementary  colors  agree,  being  of  the 
order  of  nature.  It  should  be  borne  in  mind 
that  the  rule  as  to  the  primary  colors  and  their 
immediate  complements  holds  good  to  the  re- 
motest tints,  just  as  positive  red  may  stand  by  a 
positive  green.  It  should  always  be  remembered 
that  a  color  standing  by  itself,  and  the  same  col- 
or placed  by  another,  have  a  totally  different 
appearance,  and  this  difference  must  always  be 
judged  of  and  allowed  for.  For  instance,  as  al- 
ready stated,  red  is  always  heightened  by  being 


placed  next  to  green,  and  green  leaves  are  al- 
ways intensified  by  warm  backgrounds  of  a  rosy 
or  reddish  hue.  Every  one  will  have  noticed 
how  a  red  poppy  stands  out  by  contrast  with 
the  surrounding  green  of  the  cornfield.  These 
are  the  little  things  which  an  ordinary  observer 
does  not  notice  in  a  seductive  little  picture,  but 
they  are  the  things  which  give  it  the  charms  he 
acknowledges  but  may  not  understand,  and  fre- 
quently gives  rise  to  the  expression  one  hears  so 
often  at  a  picture  gallery,  "  what  a  charming 
little  picture  1  yet  there's  nothing  in  it  all !  " 

With  all  this,  however,  the  reader  must  bear 
in  mind  that  all  colors  in  nature  are  modified 
and  softened  by  the  all-pervading  gray  of  the 
atmosphere.  Gray,  therefore,  may  be  used  with 
everything,  but,  as  in  nature,  it  should  give 
both  tone  to  and  take  tone  from  the  colors  which 
it  modifies.  Thus,  for  the  ox-eye  daisy,  pearly 
gray  should  be  used  ;  for  the  rose,  a  pink  gray, 
and  for  the  distant  landscape,  a  blue-gray. 
These  broken  tints  for  primitive  colors  contain- 
ing gray  are  the  shadow  colors  of  ceramic  art. 

SKETCHING  THE  OUTLINE. 

There  are  three  modes  of  producing  the  out- 
line of  the  subject  upon  the  china.  The  first 
which  wiU  be  mentioned  is  that  ordinarily  em- 
ployed by  ceramic  artists  at  manufactories, 
known  by  the  term  "  sketching  in."  The  sketch- 
ing material  may  be  the  ordinary  Indian  ink  of 
our  water-color  box,  or  smoke,  which  is  simply 
carbon  collected  on  any  spare  tile,  plate  or  saucer 
by  holding  it  over  a  candle.  These  are  both 
technically  known  as  "sketch."  The  writer 
prefers  smoke,  as  Indian  ink  is  sometimes  any- 
thing but  pure,  and  consequently  does  not  en- 
tirely burn  away  in  the  kiln,  which  smoke  cer- 
tainly will  do.  Smoke  must  be  used  with 
turpentine,  Indian  ink  with  water ;  a  fine 
camel's-hair  pencil  is  necessary.  The  subject 
should  be  sketched  carefully  and  lightly,  for,  if 
too  much  sketch  is  used,  its  depth  will  mislead 
the  artist  when  painting  over  it.  Another  very 
simple  and  handj'  material  to  use  for  sketching 
is  lithographic  chalk,  which  will  mark  well  even 
on  the  smooth  surface  of  the  glazed  ware.  As  it 
is  greasy,  and  soils  the  fingers,  it  is  better  used 
in  a  crayon-holder.  Care  must  be  taken  not  to 
press  too  hard  upon  the  china  with  it,  as,  being 
brittle,  it  will  break  easily.  If  the  subject  is  to 
be  painted  upon  a  ground  of  some  dark  color, 
previously  fixed,  of  course  light-colored  chalk 
must  be  used.  It  is  obvious  that,  with  this  mode, 
a  previous  knowledge  of  drawing  is  necessary, 
and  it  is  decidedly  the  best  when  a  subject  of 
some  freedom  is  in  hand,  such  as  flowers  or  land- 
scapes; but  when  particular  work,  or  compli- 
cated ornamental  lines,  are  desired,  or  when  the 
same  design  has  to  be  repeated  on  a  plate  or 
other  article  more  than  once,  such  a  mode  is 
superseded  by  that  known  as  tracing. 

There  are  several  modes  of  accomplishing 
this;  one,  however,  will  be  suflflcient  to  indicate 
the  general  idea,  and  the  student  probably  will 
develop  it  for  himself,  according  to  the  exigen- 
cies of  particular  cases.  Buy  or  make  some 
transferring  paper — common  (not  ceramic)  rose- 
pink  rubbed  on  paper,  carefully  dusting  off  the 
superfluous  pink — or  some  crayon,  rubbed  all 
over  the  paper  and  made  level  with  the  fingers, 
will  answer  the  purpose.  Rub  lightly  over  the 
surface  of  the  article  to  receive  the  tracing  a 
soft  pad  of  linen  rag,  on  which  is  a  very  little 
turpentine,  with  perhaps  just  a  drop  or  two  of 
fat  oil  in  it,  unless  the  turpentine  itself  is  a  little 
fat,  which  is  mostly  the  case  after  it  has  been 
kept  a  little  while.  This  leaves  an  almost  imper- 
ceptible film,  which  must  dry  before  the  tracing 
is  applied.  Now  place  the  transferring  paper 
with  its  colored  side  downward  on  the  ware — it 


is  best  to  secure  it  with  bits  of  gum  paper,  ends 
of  postage  stamps  answer  well — ^put  the  draw- 
ing photograph  or  tracing  of  either  on  the  top 
of  it,  and  with  a  fine-pointed  style  go  over  the 
whole  of  the  outline,  being  careful  not  to  press 
heavily,  nor  place  the  fingers  heavily  on  it,  as 
finger-marks  will  show;  now  remove  both  pa- 
pers together,  and  the  outlines  will  be  seen  on 
the  ware.  Care  must  be  taken  not  to  go  over  the 
same  place  twice,  or  double  lines  will  be  the  re- 
sult. Good  tracing,  however,  is  only  a  matter 
of  a  little  practice. — Revue  des  Arts  Decoratifs. 


ENCRAVINC   MACHINE. 


A  new  engraving  machine  has  been  brought 
out  in  England.  The  first  part  of  the  invention 
relates  to  that  class  of  engraving  machines  which 
are  arranged  to  operate  on  the  principle  of 
the  pantograph,  and  it  consists  in  the  construc- 
tion and  combination  of  various  devices.  One  of 
the  leading  features  distinguishing  it  from  other 
machines  for  engraving  purposes,  is  the  com- 
bination of  a  reciprocating  carriage  supporting 
a  circular  bed,  a  slotted  table,  adjustable  straight 
edged  bars  arranged  at  right  angle  with  the 
line  of  movement  of  the  carriage,  a  bracket 
supporting  a  series  of  pantograph  arms,  a  double 
bar  adapted  to  be  adjusted  on  the  graduated 
arms  of  the  pantograph  frame,  from  which  are 
suspended  tracing  and  engraving  points,  and  a 
graduated  disk  for  regulating  the  position  of  the 
diamond  engraving  point. 

It  is  claimed  by  the  inventor  that  by  means  of 
this  machine,  engravings  on  steel,  copper  or 
other  metal  plate  are  obtained  with  great  fa- 
cility. The  plate  to  be  engraved  upon  is  under 
complete  control,  and  can  be  moved,  with  great 
nicety,  in  any  desired  direction. 

In  regard  to  the  second  part  of  the  invention, 
a  new  method  is  adopted  of  classifying  and  ar- 
ranging script  letters  for  engraving  them  in  the 
formation  of  words,  consisting  in  dividing  the 
letters  into  classes,  according  to  the  similarity 
of  their  form. 


THE  MEXICAN   RUBBER  INDUSTRY. 


The  abundance  of  the  rubber-tree  in  the  dis- 
tricts of  Chiapas  and  Soconusco,  Mexico,  gives 
strong  reasons  to  hope  that  its  cultivation  and 
the  large  export  of  its  product  will  become  again 
one  of  the  great  industries  of  that  part  of  the 
country.  The  greater  attention  bestowed  upon 
it  in  Brazil,  as  well  as  the  careless  and  often  dis- 
honest methods  in  preparing  the  article  for  mar- 
ket, added  to  the  natural  indolence  of  the  natives, 
of  late  years  has  caused  the  industry  to  flag, 
until  Mexican  rubber  has  entirely  disappeared 
from  the  markets  of  the  United  States,  though 
its  export  to  England  has  always  continued  to 
some  extent.  "  The  great  reason,  beyond  local 
causes  of  indolence  and  indifference,  why  the 
shipments  of  rubber  have  sunk  into  insignifi- 
cance here,"  says  the  Chiapas  correspondent  of 
the  Mexican  i''tnancier,  "is  to  be  found  in  the 
unsettled  condition  of  political  questions  between 
Gautemala  and  Mexico.  The  dispute  which 
continued  for  so  many  years  retarded  all  enter- 
prise in  these  localities.  The  citizens  of  either 
country  enjoyed  no  definite  security  in  enter- 
prise founded  on  disputed  soil,  and  the  same  con- 
siderations worked  as  a  yet  stronger  obstacle 
against  the  investment  of  foreign  capital  here. 
But  happily  the  late  treaty  between  Gautemala 
and  Mexico,  by  guaranteeing  the  rights  and  pro- 
tecting the  interests  of  land-owners  here,  will 
result  in  re-establishing  the  rubber  industry." 


The  world  is  filling  up  with  educated  fools  ; 
mankind  read  too  much  and  learn  too  little. 


Feb.  15,  1883.J 


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LINEN    LEDGER    PAPER 


Will  stand  the  severest 
test  of  Color,  Cliuatu, 
Ink  or  Wear. 


Being  Triple  Sized  (a  process  entirely  our  own)  and  Loft  Dried,  can  be  erased  and  written  upon  the  fifth  time  distinctly.    None  genuine  without  the  water- 
mark, thus— Old  Berkshire  Mills  Unen  I.edger,  and  date. 

CARSON  &L  BROWN  CO.,  Manufacturers. 

Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  poxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t-j  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties'^ are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  he  seen  at  the"  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
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THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOISJER 


L.  FRAITC  &  CO.'S 


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JUR  Line  of  UASTXIR  CARDS  is  now  completed,  and  Sample  Books  are  being  shown  to  the  Trade.  The 
Line  is  undoubtedly  even  superior  to  our  previous  efforts,  and  we  confidently  expect,  especially  after  the  great 
success  our  Cards  met  with  during  the  Christmas  Season,  that  the  demand  will  even  exceed  that  of  last  year.  We 
would  urge  upon  our  friends  to  place  their  orders  as  soon  as  possible  in  order  to  avoid  delays  and  possibly  disappoint- 
ments, especially  as  Easter  is  two  weeks  earlier  this  year  than  last.  Among  the  contributors  to  our  Line  of  Easter  Cards 
for  this  year  we  would  mention  the  following  artists  : 


MISS  FIDELIA  BRIDGES, 
IVnSS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


MISS  ELLA  F.  PELL, 
MISS  F.  B.  TOWNSEND, 
MR.  A.  F.  BROOKS, 


THOMAS  MORAN, 

HARRY  BEARD, 

F.  SCHUYLER  MATTHEWS,  Etc. 


Same  as  last  season,  we  furnish  our  Easter  Cards  plain,  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe.  All  fringed  cards  are  provided 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  mails. 

Envelopes  are  furnished,  without  extra  charge,  for  all  cards  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegantly  designed  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same. 

Our  assortment  of  plain  cards  ranges  in  price  from  30  cents  per  set  to  $6  per  set,  and  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.50  to  $18  per  set. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  IS  CALLED  TO  THE  FOLLOWING  SEEIES : 


No.  620  D. — "Easter  Lily."  This  is  an  improved  edition  of 
the  folding  "Easter  Lily,"  published  two  years  ago,  which 
proved  such  a  great  success,  and  for  which  we  could  not  then 
supply  the  demand.  Each  card  is  supplied  with  cord  and 
tassels,  and  protector  and  envelope.   Price  per  set  of  12,  $6.00. 

No.  620  D.  r.— Same  series,  with  special  silk  fringe,  cord  and 
tassels.  Gilt-stamped  leatherette  protector.  Put  up  in  boxes 
containing  half-dozen  copies.     Price  per  dozen  copies,  $15.00. 

No.  621  D.  F. — "Easter  Lily  with  Bird."  Special  attention 
is  called  to  this  design.     It  is  a  very  rich  double  card,  heavily 


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fringed  and  with  tassels,  the  outside  consisting  of  Lily 
Designs,  one  with  a  bird  on  silver  ground,  the  inside  pages 
having  Butterflies  on  white  satin,  and  Lilies  of  the  Valley 
also  on  satin.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each  packed  in  a  neat 
box,     -     -     - $30.00. 

No.  622  F.  —Water  Lily  Easter  Cross.  This  large  card  of  11  x  15 
inches,  is  sumptuously  fringed  and  provided  with  cord  and 
tassels.  It  is  very  attractive  in  design  and  make  up,  and  will 
prove  a  choice  and  popular  Easter  decoration  for  the  wall,  or 
suspended  on  a  banner  stand.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each 
packed  in  a  neat  box, $30.00. 


The  Christmas  Season  just  passed  has  tasked  our  powers  for  production  to  the  utmost,  and  we  have  to  apologize  for  bur  short- 
comings in  meeting  the  demand  of  our  friends  in  all  cases  by  simply  saying,  that  we  could  do  no  better  in  the  time  allotted  to  us 
between  receiving  and  filling  the  orders,  and  we  wish  to  impress  upon  our  valued  patrons  the  necessity  of  ordering  as  speedily  as 
possible  to  avoid  a  repetition  of  previous  disappointments. 


Attention   is  also  called  to  our  Line  of   BIRTHDAY  CARDS 
to  which  we  have  just  added  severarl  New  Series. 


We  are  "willing  to  break  sets  of  Cards  costing  $3.00  and  over  per  set  of  1  2  ;  but  it  is  better  that  orders 
be  for  full  sets,  to  insure  complete  assortment  of  design  and  colors  of  fringes. 

rS^  REGULAR    DISCOUJVTS    TO    THE    TRADE  FROM  LIST  PRICES.  ^Sf 


NEW  YORK :  38  Bond  Street.  1 

PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street.  [ 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO :  529  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


Feb.  15,  1883.] 


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I  79  Beehman  Street,  New  Yorh,  \        

MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE    STATIONERY. 

■WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS/  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPEKFtNE  Qualities,   GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,   DISTAFF,   PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  In  the 
manufacture  of  our  1.1  N£  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE     HAVE    A     VERY     HANDSOME     LINE     OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD     CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  Ne-w  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELFSTIAIi.  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSS iSD  MOROCCO  In  Sea-Shell,  Drab, 
Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  ALI^IGATOK,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOK,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER  In  Cream  and  White. 


K  AGG  E  D  EDG  E,  both  Imported  and  Domestic 

VIQUKT,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BAKK,  an  exact  imitation  in  paper. 


SPECIAL   ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  THE   MANUFACTURE    OF  FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 

Decorated  Kote  Taper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc.  GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  «fc  BRO. 


EASTER  and  BIRTHDAY  CARDS 


(MY    OWN   PUBLICATIONS), 


And  Importer  of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 


■  stock  now  here,  and  Orders  should 
be  placed  early. 


WILLY  WALLACH,  78  Chambers  Street,  New  York. 


■BTTgOTiV  JT     "P/^llTTS    ^^^  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &;o. 

™  •  ^"^  ^1^  ^^  *  AA«i^  *    ifciM^  Mi^     ^  ^^9  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 

ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  full  directions  for  using  the  colors.     No 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Full   Line   of  Picturc  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 

W.  F.  LAMBDIN  &.  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Chicag>o,  111. 


JAS.  H.  CROMFTON, 

Paper  Tmill  39.t  Maker. 

Elton  Paper  Mills,  Bury,  Lancashire, 

LONDON— 60  Queen  Yictoria  Street,  E.  C.        MANCHESTER— 8  Sussex  Street. 

PARIS  —MANUFACTURER    OF-  PARIS 

TISSll  PIPll 

White  and  Colored. 

COPYING,  TRACING  (unprepared), 

MANIFOLD,  CARTRIDGES, 

,867.  CIGARETE,  PRINTING  PAPERS. 

c§  SAMPLES    AND     PRICES    ON     APPLICATION.  f> 

Manufacturer  of  the  CEIiEBKATED  (Dog  Label) 

GRASS    BLEACHED    or    SILVER    TISSUE, 

For  Jewelers,  Gold  and  Silver  Smiths,  &o. 

DEPOT  FOR  "  OUASS  BZEACHED"  AND  COLORED  TISSUES: 

The  "Dennison"   Manufacturing  Co.,  21  Milk  Street,  Boston,  and  Branches. 
A.1SO    for    COI^OKDBr*    TISSUES: 

&E0.  J.  EB.AFT,  Hos.  4S  and  50  Idaiden  Lane,  Nctt  York. 


1S7  8. 


GROSMOB,  CHATER  k  CO., 

08  Cannou  St.,  London,  E.  C, 

PAPER- MAKERS. 

GOLD  MEDAL  awarded  PARIS,  1878. 


P  Superfine  Hand-made  TT^ 

WRITING,  -■• 

J^  DRAY/ING  J^ 

iJID  ^^ 

p  Account  Book  Papers,   p 

E  MACHINE-MADE  WRITINGS,   E 

R  Tub-sized  and  Engine-sized ,  Loft-  "^^k 
dried  and  Machine-dried  1"^ 

-^    BANK  NOTE  AND  LOAlv  ^ 

^   Printings,  Charts  and  Blottings.  ^ 

Wholesale  an  d  Export 
STATIONERS. 

Dealers  in  'Whatman,  Joynson,  Holllngrnrorth, 
Turner,  and  other  noted  brands. 


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lAPH  AIL  TPCK  &  mm 


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VALENTINE, 

Easter  and  Birtliday  Cards. 

li?lPNDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 
I  as  they  are  bought  by  English  houses  plus  the  duty  of  25  per  cent.  No  expense  has  been 
spared  on  these  cards,  and  at  the  pveseflt  pvices  they  cannot  fail  to  prove  the 
leading  line  of  the  year.  We  respectfully  invite  you  to  call  at  either  our  Boston  or  New  York 
office  when  in  those  cities. 


FOEBES   COMPANY,  Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States, 

181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  and  22  Bond  Street,  New  York, 


Address  all  communications  to  the  Boston  Office. 


SPRINGPIELD  CITY  PAPEH  CO, 


EI>W"AKI>    C    LeBOURGEOIS,    JPropr. 


H!  8L  in  p  d.  e  n     Street., 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


Paiir,  Ei?iloiis  111  Piiilirlis. 


ENGLISH  HAND-MADE  PAPEES 


ORIGINAL   ^' 
EYNSFORD 
MILLS, 


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KENT, 
ENGLAND. 


These  papers,  made  from  the  purest  fibre,  without  any  foreign  admixture,  each  sheet  separately  formed  by  hand  in  a  mold,  couched 
by  vertical  pressure  and  slowly  dried  by  air,  possess  a  toughness,  hardness  and  strength  unapproachable  by  any  machine-made  papers 

Lor  Legal  use,  for  Scrip  or  Bonds,  and  for  all  purposes  demanding  great  durability,  these  hand-made  papers  are  invaluable. 

The  heavier  sorts  are  double  sized,  and  they  will  bear  repeated  erasure  and  constant  handling  beyond  all  other  makes,  so  that  for 
Ledger  and  Account-Book  purposes  none  can  compare  with  them. 


Froprietor ,  JOSEPH  ARNOLD,  HynsfoTd  Mills,    KENT,  ENGLAND. 

Cards, Valentines  and  Easter  Cards,^ 

SPECi:M:E]Sr    SA^JVEFLE    lots.      TR,A.I3E    sxjfflieid. 

^-l^^^lDver  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  lmported)7%^>-f^^ 

We  daily  manufacture  or  receive  Jfew  Novelties.     Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 

D.  V^.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U.  S.  A. 


Feb.  15,  1883.] 


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FAMILY^PULPIT  BIBLES 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE 


NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 

724,  726  &  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

T  X  TE  invite  the  attention  of  the  Book  Trade  to  the  ONLY  Quarto  Bibles  published,  containing  CON- 


vv 


TRASTED  EDITIONS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT,  in  which  the  Old  (King  James  Version)  and 


the  Revised  Version  are  placed  in  parallel  columns.    Also, 

MARTIN  LUTHER'S  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLES, 

—  AND  — 

HAYDOCK'S  APPROVED  HOLY  CATHOLIC  BIBLES. 

All  of  the  above  contain  an  Illustrated  Bible  Dictionary,  Pictorial  History  of  the  Books  of  the  Bible, 
Maps,  Illuminated  Plates  and  other  valuable  Dlustrated  and  Descriptive  Features. 

We  employ  the  most  skilled  workmen,  use  only  the  best  materials,  and  guarantee  better  grades  of  paper 
and  handsomer  printing  than  can  be  found  in  any  other  Family  Bibles  published  in  America,  while  our 
prices  are  as  low  as  any  other  publisher's. 

Having  the  lai-gest  establishment  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles, 
we  can  furnish  them  in  great  variety  of  new  and  attractive  bindings  and  warranted  first-class  in  every 
particular. 

ORDER  ONLY  "THE  NATIONAL  CONTRASTED  EDITION." 

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  BOOKSELLERS  in  the  UNITED  STATES  and  CANADA. 


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591  Broadtray,  Neiv  York, 

Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames, 
Albums,  G-raphoscopes,  Photographs, 


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Photographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals,     Fine  Leather  and  Plush  Goods, 
Stereoscopes  and  Views,  Indotint  Engravings. 


1^"  Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic — Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c. 


C.  B.  COTTHEliL  &  CO.'S 


"WITH    CYLINDER,  TABLE,  RACK    AND   VIBRATING   DISTRIBUTOR. 


THE  Stop-Cylinder  PRiNTrNO  Press,  as  at  present  constructed,  is  decidedly 
the  Tie  pluB  ultra  of  Printing  Machinery,  possessing  as  it  does,  all  the 
qualifications  which  are  indispensable  for  the  higher  classes  of  Illustrated  Book 
Work,  Fine  Illustrated  Magazine  Work,  Illuminated  Printing  in  Blended  Colors, 
the  higher  order  of  Label  Printing  in  Colors  and  Bronzes,  and  all  the  other 
descriptions  of  Press-work  which  partake  of  the  artistic. 

As  we  build  this  machine,  it  is  possessed  of  many  exceptional  advantages. 
For  strength  and  solidity  it  is  unequaled,  being  held  together  by  a  powerful  girt, 
bolted  crosswise  on  a  carefully-fltted  beil-plate— the  whole  binding  together  the 
substantial  side-frames  to  the  other  foundation  parts  in  the  most  compact  man- 
ner. Provision  is  also  made  on  the  girt  for  the  reception  of  two  series  of  steel 
wheels,  each  series  being  fitted  in  adjustable  boxes  and  operated  on  the  "  wedge" 
principle.  By  this  improvement  four  separate  bearings  are  provided  for  the 
bed  directly  under  the  point  of  impression,  imparting  absolute  solidity — no 
"  spring  "  being  possible.    These  wheels  are  adjustable  to  a  hair. 


The  Impression  Cylinder  remains  stationary  during  the  return  motion  of  the 
bed  ;  the  sheet  is  fed  to  guides  or  "  points,"  and  the  grippers  close  while  the 
cylinder  is  at  rest,  thus  giving  ample  time  to  feed  and  adjust  the  sheet.  As  the 
bed  passes  the  centre,  and  is  at  the  slow  point,  the  cylinder  is  thrown  into  gear 
by  means  of  a  lever  operated  by  cams.  The  cylinder  is  then  driven  entirely  by 
the  bed,  and  perfect  register  is  obtained.  After  the  impression  is  completed, 
the  lever  engages  with  the  cylinder,  and  stops  it  in  place  for  another  sheet  ; 
several  teeth  on  the  cylinder  gear  are  cut  off  to  allow  the  bed  to  return  without 
disturbing  the  cylinder.  As  the  Impression  Cylinder  is  stationary  during  half 
the  revolution  of  the  press,  the  printed  sheet  is  transferred  to  our  Patent  Sheet 
Delivery,  which  deposits  it  on  the  Fly  without  the  use  of  tapes  ;  and  as  the 
sectional  wheels  of  the  Sheet  Delivery  are  adjustable  at  will,  they  can  be  moved 
from  the  "line  of  danger"  to  engravings  or  contact  with  the  letterpress,  and 
"  set-off "  is  clearly  impossible.  Our  Patent  Hinged  Eoller  Frame  Is  seen  on 
engraving,  closed  and  ready  for  work. 


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[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

PIPER'S   ELASTIC    BLOTTER. 


The  blotting  arrangement  illustrated  is  said  to 
be  superior  in  convenience  and  utility.  It  is  an 
elastic  blotter  which  is  not  rocked  or  rolled, 
but  is  used  simply  to  press  on  the  paper.  The 
blotting  sheet  can  bo  readily   changed.      The 


frame  is  made  in  several  styJes,  the  standard 
style  being  nickel-plated,  3  by  6}4  inches,  and 
holding  1-16  sheet  of  19  by  24  blotting.  This  is 
the  most  used  size  and  style.  A  lov^er  cost  blot- 
ter is  made  in  polished  brass  not  nickeled.  For 
ladies  and  fine  olHce  use  it  comes  with  a  plush 
top  or  gold  plated.  All  of  these  are  each  in  a 
neat  box.  For  a  smaller  size,  fitting  ladies'  note 
and  costing  less,  a  2%  by  5)4  size  for  1-24  sheet 
is  made.  For  office  use  the  new  letter-size,  cov- 
ering an  entire  commercial  sheet,  is  a  useful 
novelty.  It  is  i%  by  8  inches,  and  fits  )4  sheet 
of  blotting.  These  sizes  just  fit  note,  packet  and 
letter  papers.  Extra  pads,  cut  to  fit  the  three 
sizes,  of  the  very  best  blotting,  extra  heavy, 
selected  especially  for  this  use,  are  prepared  in 
blue,  buffi  and  white,  put  up  one  hundred  pads 
in  a  box,  ten  boxes  in  a  case.    This  blotter  is 

offered  by  the  Library  Bureau,  Boston. 

« 

NEW  PATENTS. 


No.  270,329.  Time-Globe.— Samuel  Moore  and  George 
A.  Hadley,  Providence,  R.  I. 
The  combination,  with  a  globe  having  a  rep- 
resentation of  the  earth  on  its  surface  and  an 
equator  or  ring  divided  and  marked  by  figures 
into  the  twenty-four  hours,  rotated  by  clock- 
work, of  a  meridian,  supported  on  a  fixed  rim, 
also  divided  by  figures  into  the  twenty-four 
hours  of  a  day,  constructed  to  indicate  the  time. 
No.  2T0,4T0.  School-Slate.— George  W.  Pecan,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y. 
The  combination,  with  a  slate  having  one  end 
or  side  of  its  frame  rabbeted  on  its  face,  of  a 
straight-edge,  the  ends  of  which  are  fitted  in 
guides  in  opposite  sides  of  the  frame,  and  which 
is  capable  of  being  moved  along  the  slate  and 
into  the  rabbet  when  desired  to  expose  the  whole 
surface  of  the  slate  for  writing. 
No.  270,511.  Toy.— Peter  G.  Thomson,  Cincinnati,  O. 
A  toy  consisting  of  a  card  in  which  letters  are 
disposed  in  a  ring  or  circle  concentric  with  a 
stud  or  post  that  project  vertically  from  the 
card-face,  in  combination  with  another  card 
having  a  central  orifice  which  receives  the  stud, 
and  having  pictured  objects  whose  written 
names  have  identical  initial  or  terminal  letters, 
which  letters  are  imprinted  on  the  card  face  at 
the  same  radical  distance  from  the  orifice  as  the 
letters  on  the  other  card  are  from  the  central 
stud,  and  having  in  line  with  such  initials  a 
window. 

No.  270,543.  Toy  or  Musical  Instrument.— Warren 
H.  Frost,  Worcester,  Mass.,  assignor  of  one- 
halt  to  S.  E.  Henderson,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
No.  2ro,.5(10.  Book  Cover.— Reuel  H.  Welch,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  assignor  o(  two-thirds  to  Geo.  D. 
Barnard,  same  place. 


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required  ;  can  use  tm'pentine  and  lampblack,  or  any  kind  of  ink  All  Shipping  Clerks  need  them.  We 
WANT  AN  Agent  in  every  city  and  town  in  the  United  States  and  Canada  to  handle  our  Brush,  and  to  furnish 
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THE  KINGr  JAMES  VERSION. 

CHAP.    I. 

\  John  Baptisfs  office,     g  Jesus  baptized;    12  he  is  tempted,  \\  preacheth, 
16  callelh  Peter  and  others,  32  and  cureth  many. 

THE  beginning  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ, 
"the  Son  of  God  ; 

2  As  it  is  written  in  the  prophets,  "^Behold,  I  send 
my  messenger  before  thy  face,  which  shall  prepare 
thy  way  before  thee  ; 

3  "The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness. 
Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  paths 
straight. 

4  ''John  did  baptize  in  the  wilderness,  and  preach 
the  baptism  of  repentance,  ||  for  the  remission  of  sins. 

5  'And  there  went  out  unto  him  all  the  land  of 
Judea,  and  they  of  Jerusalem,  and  were  all  baptized 
of  him  in  the  river  of  Jordan,  confessing  their  sins. 

6  And  John  was -^clothed  with  camel's  hair,  and 
with  a  girdle  of  a  skin  about  his  loins ;  and  he  did 
eat  ^locusts  and  wild  honey  ; 

7  And  preached,  saying,  ^'There  cometh  one 
mightier  than  1  after  me,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes 
I  am  not  worthy  to  stoop  down  and  unloose. 

8  'I  indeed  have  baptized  you  with  water:  but 
he  shall  baptize  you  *with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

9  'And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  Jesus 
came   from    Nazareth  ,  of  Galilee,   and  was    bap- 


Anno 

DOMINI 

26. 


"Matt.  14.  33. 
Luke  1.  35. 
John  I.  34. 
»Mal.  3.  I. 
Matt.  II.  10. 
Luke  7.  27. 
<^Isa.  40.  3- 
Matt.  3.  3. 
Luke  3.  4. 
John  1.  15. 
■'  Matt.  3.  I. 
Luke  3.  3. 
John  3.  23. 
II  Or,  unto. 
«Matt.  3.  5. 
/Matt.  3.  4. 
ff  Lev.  II.  22, 
'Matt.  3.  II. 
John  I.  27. 
Acts  13.  25. 
'Acts  I.  5  & 

II.  16& 

19.  4. 
*Isa.  44.  3. 
Joel  2.  28. 
Acts  2.  4.  & 

10.  45.  & 

11.  15,  16. 


^Some  ancient 
authorities 
omit  the  Son 
of  God. 

'■^Some  ancient 
authorities 
read  in  the 
/>yo/>hets. 

^Gr.  sufficient. 

•lOr, /« 

5  Or,  Holy 
Spirit:  and  so 
throughout 
this  book. 


I 


THE  REVISED  VERSION. 


The   beginning   of    the   gospel   of   Jesus 
Christ,  Hhe  Son  of  God. 
Even  as  it  is  written  ^in  Isaiah  the  prophet,' 
Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face,: 
Who  shall  prepare  thy  way; 
The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness. 
Make  ye  ready  the  way  of  the  Lord, 
Make  his  paths  straight ; 
John  came,  who  baptized  in  the  wilderness  and' 
preached  the  baptism  of  repentance  unto  remis- 
sion of  sins.     And  there  went  out  unto  him  all 
the  country  of  Judaea,  and  all  they  of  Jeru-; 
salem  ;  and  they  were  baptized  of  him  in  the 
river  Jordan,  confessing  their  sins.     And  John 
was    clothed   with    camel's    hair,    and    had  a 
leathern  girdle  about   his  loins,  and  did   eati 
locusts  and  wild   honey.      And   he  preached, 
saying.    There    cometh    after    me   he    that  isi 
mightier  than  I,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I  am 
not  ^worthy  to  stoop  down  and  unloose.     I  bap- 
tized you  *with  water;  but  he  shall  baptize  you' 
*with  the  ''Holy  Ghost. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  Jesus 
came  from  Nazareth  of  Gah'lee,  and  was  bap- 


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MOST  CONVENIENT  PRESS  MADE. 

From  Waterloo  Tnbune,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  March  16,  1882  :  We  have  been  wait- 
ing to  see  how  well  the  Prouty  Power  Press  fulfills  all  that  is  required  of  it.  It 
is  admitted  by  all  to  be  the  most  convenient  press  made;  we  mean  all  who  un- 
derstand such  things,  and  are  sincere  enough  to  confess  the  truth  of  a  self-evi- 
dent fact.  It  is  easy  running,  does  good  work— no  press  better;  and  generally 
and  specifically,  in  whole  or  in  part,  is  a  complete  success.  For  the  country 
office,  printing  1,000  to  4,000  circulation,  there  is  no  other  press  worthy  to  be  com- 
pared with  it. 

Hamburg,  Pa.,  April  25,  1882. 
Messrs.  Walker  &  Co.:  Gents.— We  are  extremely  well  pleased  with  our  new 
Prouty  Press.  It  runs  extraordinarily  easy.  It  is  very  simple  in  construction. 
The  more  we  use  it  the  more  are  we  impressed  with  the  wonderful  skill  dis- 
played in  adapting  its  various  parts  to  the  end  designed.  Still  and  quietly  does 
it  do  its  work,  even  at  the  highest  speed,  and  it  is  the  admiration  of  all  our  visi- 
tors. The  Proutt  does  every  variety  of  work,  from  a  one-Une  job  to  a  large  cut 
form,  or  from  a  poster  to  a  script  circle,  and  that  well.  We  cheerfully  recom- 
mend the  press  in  all  its  parts  to  those  wishing  a  good,  substantial  printing 
machine.  I  had  not  the  least  trouble  in  setting  up  the  press. 
Respectfully, 

S.  A.  FOCHT,  Pub.  of  Weekly  Item. 


SIZES    J^NJD    PFtlOES,  ace. 


No.  1,  7  Column, 

No.  2,  8  Column,  or  5  Column  Quarto. 

No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3,000  lbs. 
3,600   " 
4,200   " 


1,000  per  hour. 
900 
800 


Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $515. 
590. 
665. 


Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $25  extra. 
Book  Fountain,    25  to    40      " 


Address  all  orders  or  inquiries  for  further  particulars  to 


W.  G.  WALKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Proprietors,  Madison,  Wis. 


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THE    AMERICAN    8TATIOITEE. 


^radje  Gossip. 

All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

Isaac  Julien,  paper-stock  dealer,  Quebec,  is 
dead. 

Odell  &  Mayer,  bookbinders,  Dayton,  Ohio, 
are  closing  out. 

John  Hoflfman,  printer,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
has  been  attached. 

C.  Bowker,  fancy-goods  dealer,  Boston,  Mass., 
has  sold  out  to  W.  F.  Berry. 

G.  R.  &  F.  M.  Hoglen,  dealers  in  picture- 
frames,  Dayton,  Ohio,  are  closing  out. 

W.  H.  Morrill,  publisher  of  the  Rep^iblican,, 
Aberdeen,  Dak.,  has  sold  out  to  C.  Spence. 

T.  D.  Woodruff,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Quincy,  111.,  has  been  burnt  out.     Insured. 

Obpacher  Brothers'  line  of  Easter  goods  is 
meeting  with  a  great  demand  all  over  the  coun- 
try. 

Kankin  &  Lawton,  printers,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
have  dissolved  partnership  ;  Lawton  &  Schultz 
succeed. 

De  Baun  &  Morgenthaler,  printers.  New  York 
city,  have  dissolved  partnership;  Peter  De  Baun 
continues. 

Harrell  &  Cole,  manufacturers  of  fancy 
leather  goods,  Boston,  Mass.,  have  dissolved 
partnership. 

Henry  D.  Mentzell,  paper  maker,  Bllicott 
City,  Md.,  is  offering  to  compromise  at  twenty- 
five  cents  on  the  dollar. 

Langfeld,  Turner  &  Andrews  have  brought 
out  several  new  styles  of  pocketbooks,  both  in 
cheap  and  fine  grades.  They  also  show  a  line  of 
ladies'  bags  in  alligator  and  seal. 

M.  Meyer  &  Co.  have  withdrawn  from  the 
firm  of  Sterne  &  Co.,  fancy-goods  dealers,  Sel- 
ma,  Ala.  E.  Stern  continues  under  the  same 
style. 

The  National  Publishing  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, is  at  work  on  new  designs  for  its  popular 
line  of  family  bibles.  The  large  demand  for 
this  edition  has  induced  the  company  to  continue 
its  efforts  and  keep  ahead  of  all  competition. 

The  successful  bidders  for  supplying  station- 
ery for  the  Treasury  Department  are  :  George 
McDowell  &  Co.,  E.  D.  Lock  wood  and  J.  H. 
Mann,  Philadelphia  ;  William  A.  Wheeler,  Jr., 
New  York  ;  and  William  Ballantyne  &  Son, 
W.  H.  Dempsey,  J.  L.  Savage  and  C.  W.  Thorn 
&  Co.,  of  Washington. 

An  idea  appears  to  have  prevailed  with  some 
of  the  trade  that  the  firm  of  John  B.  Davids  & 
Co.,  either  failed  or  compromised  with  their 
creditors.  This  was  occasioned  by  the  differ- 
ences between  the  partners  of  the  late  firm.  It 
is  stated  that  Mr.  Davids,  after  the  settlement  of 
the  suit  against  Brennan,  paid  all  existing  claims 
on  the  firm  with  one  hundred  cents  on  the  dollar. 
Recently  a  new  partnership  has  been  formed, 
the  firm  now  consisting  of  John  B.  Davids  and 
Fred.  A.  Seabury,  and  continuing  under  the 
same  style.  With  increased  facilities  and  capital 
the  new  firm  is  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with 
which  it  may  be  favored,  and  with  goods  which 
it  claims  surpass  those  of  other  manufacturers. 
The  firm  has  in  course  of  preparation  some 
novelties  which  will  be  ready  for  the  spring 
trade. 


Malcolm  Campbell,  as  counsel  for  O'Neil  & 
Sullivan,  bookbinders,  appeared  before  Judge 
Donohue  in  Supreme  Court,  Chambers,  on  Mon- 
day, and  applied  to  have  Thomas  R.  Knox, 
assignee  of  James  Miller,  book  dealer,  on  Broad- 
way, removed  from  office  and  have  a  receiver 
appointed  in  his  place.  The  application  was 
made  on  the  ground  that  the  assignee  had  vio- 
lated the  law  by  selling  off  the  stock  at  retail 
from  the  4th  to  the  27th  of  January,  without 
having  given  a  bond  and  in  having  acted  in 
reference  to  the  property  as  if  no  assignment 
had  been  made.  His  clients,  counsel  said,  had 
done  work  for  Miller  to  the  extent  of  $4,000 
(the  first  employment  they  had  from  him),  tak- 
ing notes  to  run  several  months  and  that  just  as 
the  first  note  was  about  falling  due  he  made  an 
assignment  to  his  chief  clerk.  Ex-Judge  Fith- 
ian  read  affidavits  in  opposition  to  the  motion, 
in  which  it  was  stated  thae  Mr.  Knox  was  con- 
stituted assignee  at  the  suggestion  of  some  of  the 
principal  creditors  ;  that  he  was  indorsed  as  a 
fit  and  reliable  man  by  creditors  to  the  extent 
of  two-thirds  of  the  assignor's  indebtedness ; 
that  a  proper  bond  has  been  filed  and  that  in 
selling  some  of  the  goods  at  retail  the  assignee 
thought  he  was  doing  the  best  he  could  for  the 
creditors.  The  judge  granted  an  order  directing 
the  assignee  to  show  cause  why  he  should  not  be 
punished  for  contempt  of  court  in  carrying  on 
the  business  in  violation  of  an  injunction  already 
served  on  him. 

The  new  series  of  "  Constitution  "  pens  brought 
out  by  Turner  &  Harrison,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
are  said  to  be  meeting  with  great  success.  They 
are  made  of  the  best  quality  and  finish,  and 
remarkably  low  In  price.  The  styles  are  the 
Falcon,  Bank,  Quill,  Large  Lawyers'-Stub, 
School,  Elastic,  College,  Ledger,  Fine  Engross- 
ing, and  Lady  Falcon.  They  are  for  sale  at  the 
firm's  manufactory.  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood 
streets,  Philadelphia,  Pa. ,  and  by  H.  Bainbridge 
&  Co.,  New  York  agents,  and  M.  W.  Wolf  & 
Co.,  Baltimore,  Md.,  agents. 

Sidney  L.  Strickland,  Oakland,  Cal.,  has  sold 
his  book  and  stationery  business  to  M.  Calisber. 
He  has  formed  a  partnership  with  George  M. 
Wood,  and  will  conduct  in  San  Francisco,  at  749 
Market  street,  a  general  book,  fine  stationery 
and  practical  engraving  business,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Wood  &  Strickland.  The  new 
firm  will  be  glad  to  receive  publishers'  cata- 
logues, and  manufacturers'  and  importers'  price 
lists. 

William  Hood  &  Co.,  stationers  and  haber- 
dashers, Notre  Dame  street,  Montreal,  having 
made  an  assignment,  a  meeting  of  their  creditors 
will  be  held  at  their  place  of  business,  415  Notre 
Dame  street,  to-day,  when  a  statement  of  their 
affairs  will  be  submitted  and  such  action  taken 
as  may  be  deemed  advisable.  Robert  Miller  is 
the  assignee. 

The  Kentucky  Paper  Bag  Company,  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  has  made  an  assignment  to  Robert 
Cochran.  The  company  was  organized  in  June, 
1881,  with  a  paid  in  capital  of  .$30,000,  and  its 
charter  limited  the  debts  to  $13,000. 

J.  H.  Hanson,  stationer,  Sprague,  W.  T.,  has 
recently  consolidated  his  business  with  that  of 
Murphy  &  Burns,  under  the  style  of  Murphy, 
Hanson  &  Co. 

The  Cobbin  Manufacturing  Company,  a  pic- 
ture-frame concern,  Toronto,  Canada,  has 
admitted  F.  J.  Phillips  to  partnership  under 
the  same  style. 

The  old  mill  of  the  Ticonderoga  Pulp  and 
Paper  Company,  Ticonderoga,  N.  Y. ,  was  burned 
on  Friday  last.     It  will  be  rebuiU. 


L.  W.  A.  Cole,  printer,  Hopkington,  R.  I.,  is 
dead. 

O.  H.  Johnson,  newsdealer.  Roam,  Ind.,  is 
closing  out. 

R.  W.  Wells,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Wau- 
pin.  Wis.,  is  dead. 

W.  J.  Shone,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Dallas, 
Tex. ,  has  sold  out. 

L.  S.  Wells,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Dela- 
ware, Ohio,  has  sold  out. 

E.  R.  Logan  &  Co.,  stationers,;&c.,  Henrietta, 
Tex. ,  have  been  attached. 

C.  Brandon  &  Co. ,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Bellefontaine,  Ohio,  have  sold  out. 

A.  F.  Brown,  dealer  in  paper-hangings.  Provi- 
dence, R.  I. ,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Williston  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Toledo,  Ohio,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

S.  M.  Vose,  dealer  in  picture-frames.  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  has  been  attached  for  $1,200. 

George  Marshall,  dealer  in  fancy  goods, 
Toronto,  Canada,  is  reported  to  half  left  town. 

Thayer  &  Angell,  printers,  Middleboro,  Mass., 
have  dissolved  partnership ;  D.  N.  Thayer  con- 
tinues. 

T.  Daniels  &  Son,  bookbinders.  New  York 
city,  have  dissolved  partnership;  Thomas  Dan- 
iels continues. 

Charles  K.  Dabney,  publisher.  New  York  city,  m 
advertises  that  he  does  business  under  the  style  ^ 
of  E.  J.  Hale  &  Son. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  published  one  of  the 
prettiest  and  brightest  things  in  calendars  yet 
shown.  It  is  a  design  of  a  wall-pocket  or  broom 
holder,  on  which  is  a  pretty  chromo  lithographed 
child  figure  represented  as  holding  up  the  pad.  A 
brightly  colored  feather  duster  is  seemingly 
stuck  in  the  pocket.  This  is  a  novelty  in  shape 
goods  which  will  take  well. 

The  National  Publishing  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, whose  advertisement  appears  in  this  num- 
ber, desires  to  call  the  attention  of  the  trade  to 
its  assortment  of  family  and  pulpit  bibles.  It 
gives  special  attention  to  this  branch  and  the 
immense  increase  in  its  sales  seem  to  show  that 
its  efforts  are  appreciated.  Its  manufacturing 
facilities  are  claimed  to  be  unsurpassed  by  any 
house  publishing  bibles,  and  with  its  thorough 
system  it  is  thought  that  there  will  be  no  lack  of 
well  finished  stock  and  promptness  in  filling 
orders.  The  company's  spring  catalogue  has 
just  been  mailed  to  all  of  the  dealers  in  the 
country,  and  if  any  have  failed  to  receive  it  a 
copy  will  be  promptly  forwarded  on  application. 
The  variety  of  styles  and  the  assortment  of 
letter-press  are  very  complete,  comprising  bibles 
for  Protestants  and  Catholics,  and  also  for  Eng- 
ish  and  German  readers.  The  company  also  pub- 
lishes the  only  trade  line  of  bibles  containing  the 
contrasted  editons  of  the  New  Testament.  A 
specimen  page  of  this  invaluable  feature  will  be 
found  in  the  advertising  columns.  The  company 
invites  the  attention  and  examination  of  all 
readers  to  it.  The  two  verses  being  placed  in 
parallel  columns  enables  every  one  to  compare 
and  note  all  alterations  or  omissions  in  the  re- 
vised versions.  No  extra  charge  is  made  for 
this  very  convenient  and  useful  feature,  and  it 
makes  the  bibles  more  attractive  and  salable. 
The  bindings  are  very  handsome  in  design  and 
extensive  in  variety.  Some  novel  and  effctive 
designs  have  lately  been  issued  and  it  is  believed 
that  the  trade  will  do  well  to  give  the  line  an  ex- 
amination before  placing  orders.  H.  L.  Warren, 
well  known  in  connection  with  the  bible  trade, 
will  visit  the  principal  cities  with  a  complete 


Feb.  15,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOI^EE. 


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line  of  samples,  and  will  take  pleasure  in  show- 
ing them. 

C.  W.  Gordon,  printer,  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
has  been  attached. 

B.  O.  Hanley,  printer,  Tolono,  111.,  has  sold 
out  to  E  B.  Chapin. 

S.  B.  Gibbs,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Tolono, 
111.,  is  closing  out. 

W.  G.  Jones,  publisher  of  the  Democrat,  Hol- 
lister,  Cal.,  has  sold  out. 

A.  H.  Brown,  stationer,  &c.,  Jackson,  Mich., 
has  made  an  assignment. 

L.  W.  Allum,  publisher  of  the  Vidette  Oak- 
land, Cal.,  has  been  attached. 

Rossman  &  Slossman,  dealers  in  cards,  &c., 
Baltimore,  Md.,  have  made  an  assignment. 

J.  Janson  &  Co.,  dealers  in  gilt  moldings, 
Montreal,  Q.,  have  been  burned  out;  insured. 

John  H.  Maher,  of  Maher  Brothers,  station- 
ers and  newsdealers,  Waterbury,  Conn.,  is  dead. 

John  McClune  &  Co.,  dealers  in  picture 
frames,  Denver,  Col.,  have  assigned  to  M. 
Daily. 

Alex.  E.  Devine,  publisher  of  the  Herald, 
Billings,  Mon.,  has  been  succeeded  by  Devine  & 
Wright. 

William  Hood  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Montreal,  Q.,  have  made  an  assignment  in 
trust. 

John  K.  Mead,  publisher  of  the  Observer, 
Greenwich,  Conn.,  has  sold  out  to  Edwards 
Brothers. 

Silas  W.  Snow,  publisher  of  the  Daily  Even- 
ing News,  New  Bedford  Mass. ,  is  reported  to 
have  left  town. 

E.  F.  Atwater  &  Co.,  paper-box  manufac- 
turers, Cleveland,  Ohio,  have  been  damaged  by 
fire;  fully  insured. 

Simon  &  Blumenthal,  paper-stock  dealers, 
Detroit,  Mich. ,  have  dissolved  partnership ;  S. 
Simon  &  Co.  continue. 

Lewis  &  Gray,  publishers  of  the  Daily  Morn- 
ing Call,  Bay  City,  Mich.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership ;  Geo.  F.  Lewis  succeeds. 

Wagg,  Eustis  &  Co. ,  dealers  in  fancy  goods, 
Lewiston,  Me.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Mr. 
Eustis  continues  under  the  same  styled 

Higley  &  Johnson's  paper  pail  manufactory, 
at  Medina,  N.  Y. ,  was  destroyed  by  fire  early  on 
Saturday  morning.  The  loss  is  $8,000  ;  partially 
covered  by  insurance. 

William  H.  May,  paper  manufacturer.  East 
Lee,  Mass.,  has  failed,  owing  about  $20,000, 
principally  to  New  York  pdrties.  A  voluntary 
petition  in  insolvency  has  been  been  filed. 

Jacobs,  Rogers  &  Co.,  wholesale  dealers  in 
fancy  goods,  Boston,  Mass.,  have  dissolved 
partnership,  and  a  new  firm  has  been  formed 
under  the  style  of  Jacobs,  Whitcomb  &  Co. 

Matthews,  Northrup  &  Co.,  book  and  job 
printers,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship by  limitation.  John  C.  Bryant  retiring. 
The  remaining  members  of  the  firm  continue 
under  the  old  style. 

Sam.  C.  Westcott,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Keokuk,  Iowa,  has  had  to  spread  out,  and  has 
removed  to  No.  408  Main  street  in  that  city, 
where  he  has  a  building  20x140  feet  and  oc- 
cupies two  floors.  His  new  store  is  said  to  be  one 
of  the  most  attractive  salesrooms  in  Keokuk, 
and  it  will  contain  an  ample  stock  of  books, 
stationery,  fancy  goods,  wall  papers,  &c.  Local 
papers  speak  highly  of  Mr.  Westcott'a  enterprise 
and  business  qualities. 


A  fire  broke  out  on  Wednesday  morning  in  the 
bookbinding  establishment  of  Robert  Hender- 
son, in  the  upper  story  of  the  Journal  and  Re- 
publican building,  in  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.  The 
flames  were  confined  to  the  bindery,  but  the 
Journal  office  below  was  thoroughly  soaked 
with  water,  necessitating  the  printing  of  the  pa- 
per in  the  Weekly  Advance  office. 

James  D.  Gill,  Springfield,  Mass.,  has  opened 
his  sixth  annual  "  Artists'  Exhibition  "  of  pic- 
tures selected  from  New  York  studies.  The 
catalogue  indicates  a  fine  collection  of  pictures, 
and  will  invite  attention  from  connoisseurs  in 
all  parts  of  the  country. 

Faunce  &  Leland,  Toledo,  Ohio,  are  publish- 
ing Pierce's  "Expense  Account  Book  for  Com- 
mercial Travelers "  in  four  sizes.  This  book 
seems  to  be  adapted  not  only  to  uses  of  the 
drummer  fraternity,  but  of  the  general  travel- 
ing public. 

The  Book-Trade  Association,  of  Philadelphia, 
will  hold  its  annual  election  of  oflBcers  on  Febru- 
ary 23,  and  after  the  conclusion  of  this  duty 
will  commemorate  its  eleventh  anniversary  by 
a  banquet. 

G.  F.  Kendall  &  Co.,  fancy -goods  dealers, 
Springfield,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership; 
G.  F.  Kendall  continues. 

Brady  &  Fanson,  publishers.  Enterprise,  Kan., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  J.  H.  Brady  suc- 
ceeds. 


G.  W.  Hallett,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Sedalia, 
Mo.,  has  sold  out. 

McBrair  &  Sons,  lithographers,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Charles  Linderberger,  publisher  of  the  Post- 
Observer,  Bowling  Green,  Mo.,  has  sold  out  to 
J.  B.  Simpson. 

White  &  Emmons,  publishers  of  the  Leader, 
Vandalia,  Mo.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  P. 
Emmons  continues. 

William  L.  Heyer  &  Brother,  toy  dealers, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  called  a  meeting  of  their 
creditors  for  to-day. 

M.  J.  Anderson  reports  business  as  being  ex- 
cellent, and  says  that  he  is  running  the  full  force 
that  he  had  before  the  holidays. 

Marquis,  Gair  &  Bailey,  dealers  in  lithographic 
cards.  New  York  city,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   Marquis  &  Bailey  continue. 

The  Delaware  House  of  Assembly  on  Thurs- 
day last  indefinitely  posponed  the  bill  to  abolish 
the  $25  tax  on  non-resident  commercial  trav- 
elers. 

John  G.  Bainbridge,  after  a  seven  weeks'  so- 
journ abroad,  speaks  with  pleasure  of  his  three 
weeks'  experience  of  a  "  life  on  the  ocean  wave" 
under  Cunard  hospitality.  He  also  speaks  hap- 
pily of  his  four  weeks'  visit  to  the  scenes  of  his 
childhood,  and  of  finding  his  mother  in  her 
eighty-fifth  year  enjoying  the  best  of  health. 


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Wm.  A.  Fall,  Pres.  Com  Exchange  Bank;  P-  H. 
Lowiy,  Pres.  Nat'l  Bank  of  the  Republic;  F.  D.  Tap- 
pan,  Pres.  Gallatin  Nat'l  Bank;  C.  F.  Timpson.  Cashier 
Continental  Bank;  I.  G.  Ogden,  Cashier  New  York  Co. 
Nat'l  Bank;  Chas.  Dennis,  Vice-Pres.  Atlantic  Mutual 
Ins,  Co. ;  Daniel  D.  Smith,  Pres.  Commercial  Ins.  Co. ; 
Elwood  Walter,  Pres.  Mercantile  Mutual  Ins.  Co.; 
Wm.  L.  Jenkins.  Pres.  Bank  of  America;  J.  W.  Lewis, 


Cashier  Union  Nat'l  Bank;  Wm.  H.  Cox,  Cashier 
Mechanics'  Nat'l  Bank,  J.  Buell,  Pres.  Importers  and 
Traders'  Nat'l  Bank;  J.  M.  Crane,  Cashier  Shoe  and 
Leather  Nat'l  Bank ;  A.  F.  WUmarth,  Vice-Pres.  Home 
Fire  Ins.  Co. ;  Morris  Franklin,  Pres.  New  York  Life 
Ins.  Co. ;  Clark,  Dodge  &  Co. ;  White,  Morris  &  Co. ; 
Vermilye  &  Co.;  Winslow,  Lanier  &  Co.;  Wells, 
Fargo  &  Co.;  United  States  Ex.  Co.;  Barclay  & 
Livingston;  George  D.  Arthur  &  Co. ;  H.  T.  Morgan  & 
Co. ;  American  Ex.  Co. ;  Adams  Ex.  Co. ;  T.  KetehuDi 
&  Co. ;  S.  B.  Chittenden  &  Co. ;  Johnson  &  Higgins. 


JOHN  FOLKY,  Gold  Pen  and  Stylographic  Pen  Manufacturer,  2  Astor  House,  Broadway,  New  York. 


Easter*  Greetings! 

EASTER + GIFTS 

AT 

HENRY    LEVY   &   SON, 

477   Broadivay,  New  York. 


GARTER, 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

1»  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS.       ®- 


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THE    AMERIOAK    STATIONER. 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  SIO  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Advertising  Cards. 

DANDO,  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Row,  N.  Y. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BtJECKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Varnishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  111. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 

ABBOTT,  A,  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  ni. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  395 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,  and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago.  lU. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.:  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St..  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 


Blanl<  Bool(  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,PhUadelphia,  Pa. 


Booicbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Mai<ers 
Materials. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 

Bool(binders'  Machinery. 
CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St..  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


mCKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,        25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  Wilham  st.,  N.  Y. 


QANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GErFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  PhUadelphia,  Pa. 


COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,         Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKE,  PHILIP, 


155  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  8..  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersville,  lU. 


8HR1VEB,  T.,  &  CO., 


333  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TAFT,  Geo.  C, 


Worcester,  Mass. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C,  &  CO., 


Cincinnati,  O. 


Copying  Books- 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE  &  CLEMENT, 


78  Nassau  st.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


UPMAN.  HYMEN  L.. 


51  South  4th  St..  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  16  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  st.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY,  M.  A., 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO..  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  st.,  Chicago,  lU. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE,  PAUL, 


16  Howard  st.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  HI.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12, 18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables^ 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


cox,  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  aark  and  Adams  sts.,  Chicago,  m. 
Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO..  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  st..  New  York. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material,  127  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  M.fj.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Je  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St..  Manilla,  Writing.  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

PORTER  &  STEPHENSON,  115  and  117  Nassau  st., 
N.  Y..  Manilla  Paper  and  Stationery. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  st.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

G.  J.  MOFFAT.      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 

BECK.  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


F'^WARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo.  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,    White   and   Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKEN,  LAMBERT  &  CO.,  23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK,  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  Franklin  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


8HEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,   Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


I  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Sealing  Wax  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  st., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Shears. 


ROWE,  GEORGE,  Manufacturer  of  Patent  Vibrating 
Shears  for  Bookbinders,  Printers  and  Box  Makers, 
10  Leicester  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  st.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER,|«5W.,^{}^eenthst^N.  Y. 


Slates. 


Mcdowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 
Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  st.,  N.  Y, 

J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbersi 


AGAR.  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


BROWN  &  SANSON, 


29  Murray  st.,  N.  Y. 


KING.  GEO.  F.,  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  st.,  Boston,  Mass. 

SHIPMAN,  ASA  L.,  &  SONS,        10  Murray  st,  N.  Y. 


WALLACH,  WILLY, 


78  Chambers  St.,  N.  Y. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila. 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  st..  Phila,..  Pa. 

Stationers'  Specialties. 

Send  for  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  stl 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  (Jhicago;  143  Walnul 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  st.,  St.  Louis. 

Tag  Manufacturers. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  st.l 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  st.j 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnu 
St..  Cincinnati:  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 


i 


Toys  and  Games. 


LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  stsJ 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys.  Games  and  Noveltief 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  an| 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WEIDMANN.  A.,  &  CO,, 


306  Broadway,  N. 


Feb.  15,  1883.) 


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J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS' 


I.IIVE    OF 


VALEKTINE  and  EASTER  CARDS 

Consist  of  Selected  Designs  from  several  of  the 

c:r-^  Largest  and  Best  Known  Manufacturers,  --^ 

AN U  IS  THE  FINEST  LINE  IN  THE  MARKET. 

KOYELTIES  in  SATIN  and  FRINGES,  ^^f^l^^lfur^r'' 
J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS,  293  &  295  Broadway,  New  York. 

CHICAGO:   156  &  158  MONROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET, 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 


HIGHLY    FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Manufactory  and  Warehonse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 


OCK    LEADING   STYLES: 

No.39.... Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  ...  Commercial       No.  707 ... .  Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 

New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  WiUiam  Street. 


I 


BUCK  i  OLAWSOI'S 

kprmii  Perforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


|^°  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

I    Mention  American  Stationer.  Batnilton,  O. 


*—€  or.  :h].  XjIj<tjd:hi. 


-*- 


Wholesale  Paper. and  Card-board 

T-A.C3-S    ^i^n:sriD    O-TJliv^    Ij-^BEX-S, 
PUBLISHER  OF 

BHA^g  WrOVBLTllSe,  H *•- 


■•^ie- 


Oliromos,  Folders    gunca. 


165    ^i;^^illiaiii   St.,  IVoTV  ^^ork. 


Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $2.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1.00. 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  ORDER. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c., 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 

For  the  Week  Ended  February  9,  1883. 


Albums 

Books       .  . 
Newspapers. 
Engravings  ■ 

Ink        

Lead  Pencils  , 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Other 


Totals  . 


418 


202 

26,917 

23 

1.619 

27 

4.846 

1 

105 

7 

1  783 

150 

17,748 

3 

4.759 

5 

1,089 

VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS  AND 
STATIONERY 

FROM   NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS, 
For  the  Week  Ended  February  14,  1883. 


Paper,  reams. 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases.. 
Books,  cases.. 
Stationery 


Totals. 


7,312 


6,436 

81,807 

555 

10,056 

IS 

145 

58 

9,7-34 

150 

7,614 

$29,356 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS   FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  February  7  to  February  14,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Venezuela,  1 ;  to  Argentine  Re 
public,  2;  to  Genoa,  1;  to  Mexico,  5;  to  Cuba,  1;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia.  13;  to  British  West  In- 
dies, 4;  to  Havre,  3;  to  Australasia,  3;  to  Liverpool, 
15;  to  Bremen,  2;  to  Hamburg,  4. 

PAPER,  to  Hamburg,  33  pkgs.;  to  Bremen,  36 
pkgs. ;  to  Liverpool,  40  pkgs. ;  to  London.  51  pkgs. ; 
to  New  Zealand,  1  pkg. ;  to  British  West  Indies,  787 
rms  ,  216  pkgs.;  to  United  Sates  of  Colombia,  42 
pkgs. ;  to  Cuba,  81  pkgs. ;  to  Palermo,  4  cs. ;  to  Mex- 
ico, 120  rms.,  26  pkgs  ;  to  Porto  Rico,  3,000  rms.;  to 
Genoa,  9  cs. ;  to  Canary  Islands,  6  pkgs. ;  to  Vene- 
zuela, 23  pkgs. ;  to  Brazil,  2,520  rms. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  16;  to  Rotter- 
dam, 3;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  1;  to  Liverpool,  33; 
to  London,  1;  to  British  West  Indies,  7;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  31;  to  Cuba,  10;  to  Mexico,  4;  to 
Argentine  Republic,  7;  to  Venezuela,  6;  to  Hayti,  2; 
to  Uruguay,  29. 

INK,  packages,  to  Cuba,  3. 

PENS,  cases,  to  Australia,  2. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Australia,  4. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  London,  30;  to  Australia,  42; 
to  Mexico,  12;  to  Argentine  Republic,  86;  to  Hull, 
135;  to  British  West  Indies,  10 ;  to  British  Possessions 
in  Africa,  4;  to  British  North  American  Colonies,  22; 
to  Glasgow,  28. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  New  Zealand,  25;  to 
British  Guiana,  500;  to  Cuba,  3;  to  Peru,  815;  to 
Argentine  Republic,  2;  to  Venezuela,  1;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  6;  to  Hayti,  30;  to  Brazil,  100; 
to  Uruguay,  45. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Bremen,  5; 
to  Cuba,  6;  to  Liverpool,  2;  to  Australia,  5;  to  Ham- 
burg, 3 ;  to  Mexico,  17. 


IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER  AT  PORT  OF 
NEW  -YORK, 

From  February  7  to  February  14,  3883. 
C.  H.  George,  Gallia,  Liverpool,  3  cs.  hangings. 

B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  Westphalia,  Hamburg,  11  cs. 
MoUer  &  Emmerich,  by  same,  13  cs. 

C.  Moller  &  Co.,  by  same,  3  cs. 

Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  Elbe,  Bremen,  2  cs. 

C.  Hermann,  by  same,  7  cs. 

Charles  Beck,  by  same,  1  cs. 

Kaufmann  &  Strauss,  by  same,  6  cs. 

B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  Adriatic,  Liverpool,  2  cs. 

L.  de  Jonge  &  Co.,  Polavia,  Hamburg,  12  cs. 

H.  Ireland,  State  of  Georgia,  Glasgow,  4  cs. 

L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Waesland,  Antwerp,  7  cs. 

Gane  Brothers,  by  same,  10  cs. 

W.  Campbell,  Labrador,  Havre,  4  cs. 

May  Brothers,  by  same,  2  cs. 

Merchants'  Dispatch,  by  same,  5  cs. 


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THE    AMERICA:^    STATI0:NEE. 


titlllll. 

DEVOTED  TO  THE  INTERESTS  OF  THE 

Stationery  and  Fancy  Goods  Trades. 

WEEKLY-$2.00  PER  ANNUM. 
Single  Copies      ...      -        10  Cents. 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY.  FEBRUARY  15,  1883. 


Advertisements  cannot  be  received  for  insertion  in 
the  current  week  later  than  12  si.  on  Wednesday.  The 
charge  for  advertising  is  35  cents  a  line,  each  inser- 
tion. Special  terms  for  standing  and  displayed  ad- 
vertisements to  be  had  on  application. 

This  jomnal  aims  to  be  a  medium  of  information 
for  and  a  representative  of  the  interests  of  every  one 
connected  with  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  fiill  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  coimtry,  in  all  cases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  aceoimt  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
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will  be  spared  to  make  The  Stationer  a  thorough 
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solicited.    Address 

HOWARD  LOCKWOOD,  Pres.  and  Treas. 
American  Stationer  Association, 

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BRANCH  OFFICES. 

Eastern  OflSce  :  E.  P.  Harris,  General  Manager, 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia  Office  :  J.  Viennot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Western  Office  :  P.  Q.  Monroe,  General  JIanager, 
8  Lakeside  Building,  Chicago,  III. 

Southern  Office :  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, corner  Beoad  and  Alabama  Sts..  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside ]  ^  u>%fn.  ^'''™'  building. 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo Vigo,  Spain. 

S.  H.  Haine Antwerp,  Belgium. 

G.  Galvagno Turin,  Italy. 

8.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa,  Italy. 

T  TT  J.  TD„___  j  Amsterdam,  Holland,  and 

J.  H.  de  Bussy -j     ^^^  jj^jj.jj  g^^^  indies. 

T«i,„  Ti.^™o„  J  Melbourne,    Sydney,    and 

John  Hogan -j     Adelaide.  AustraUk. 

R.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  G.  Webster Hobart  To\vn,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent,  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Camilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana.  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chih 

•Toad  A.  Barros Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Pedro  Obregon La  Guaira,  Venezuela. 

Edward  Grauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hijos Curagoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Lissa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

Q.  C.  Cato . . .  .Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  G.  Thrum -i     ^^^^ 

John  Q.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Haight Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes. 


( Honolulu,    Sandwich     Isl- 


j  New  Westminster,  British 


Columbia. 


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The  annual  dinner  of  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade  will  come  off  to-night. 
From  what  we  have  learned  of  the  pro- 
gramme, it  promises  to  be  a  happy  affair. 
May  it  prove  so  ! 


It  is  plain  that  tariff  legislation  is  a  fail- 
ure for  the  present.  Congress  had  best 
turn  its  attention  to  other  things,  and  not 
attempt  a  botchy  job  of  conference  between 
the  Senate  and  House. 


Readers  of  this  paper  who  avail  themselves  of  the 
information  obtained  from  its  columns,  by  advertise- 
ment or  otherwise,  are  requested  to  notify  their  cor- 
respondents of  the  source  of  their  information. 


It  may,  we  suppose,  be  conceded  that  no 
general  bankrupt  law  will  be  enacted  at  the 
present  session  of  Congress.  We  are  sorry 
that  it  should  fail,  for  convincing  examples 
of  its  usefulness  are  constantly  occurring. 


One  of  the  most  ardent  of  the  free-trade 
daily  papers  is  out  in  opposition  to  the  re- 
peal of  the  duty  on  books.  It  advocates 
free  paper  and  paper-making  material,  but 
has  serious  objection  to  the  free  entry  of 
printed  matter.  The  jewel  of  consistency 
is  bedimmed  in  this  instance. 


®0mmumjcati0U$* 


We  almost  missed  our  usual  Cincinnati  let- 
ter. The  floods  at  the  West  have  hindered 
the  consideration  of  everything  but  the 
trouble  and  suffering  that  they  have 
wrought.  New  York  extends  warm  sym- 
pathy to  sister  cities  and  will  respond  liber- 
ally to  demands  for  aid  when  the  extent 
and  character  of  the  help  wanted  is  made 
known. 


Only  that  we  do  not  expect  to  see  any 
tariff  bill  passed,  we  should  feel  inclined  to 
get  somewhat  excited  at  the  disposition  of 
the  Senate  to  place  printed  matter  on  the 
free  list.  It  is  true  that  this  action  has 
been  reconsidered,  but  there  is  a  strong 
purpose  to  attempt  to  force  this  change, 
and  there  is  a  possibility,  not  to  say  prob- 
ability, that  it  will  be  engrafted  on  the 
Senate  bill.  The  publishing  trade  must  not 
lose  sight  of  this  possibility. 


A  New  York  Congressman  proposes  to 
permit  the  importation  of  works  of  art, 
&c.,  free  of  duty.  This  includes  engrav- 
ings, lithographs,  &c.,  and  is  wholly  in  the 
interest  of  foreign  printers,  lithographers 
and  engravers.  It  is  a  mischievous  attack 
on  American  industry,  which,  if  uncon- 
tested, would  result  in  injury  to  a  growing 
trade  and  hurt  the  development  of  Ameri- 
can art.  One  of  the  British  papers  pub- 
lished in  this  city  prints  a  letter  from  a 
well-known  house  protesting  agaiust  the 
proposed  free  entry  of  art  publications  and 
calls  the  protest  a  "Wail  from  the  litho- 
graphic publishers."  If  it  only  had  the 
grace  to  comply  with  the  request  contained 
in  that  letter  and  would  send  its  reporters  to 
ascertain  the  honest  feeling  of  the  lithograph 
printing  trade — masters  and  workmen — 
and  thereupon  honestly  printed  the  result 
of  interviews,  it  would  disclose  the  fact 
that  the  proposed  abolition  of  the  duty  on 
works  of  art  would  be  mischievous  in  the 
extreme  and  bear  hard  upon  at  least  one 
branch  of  industry  which  deserves  all  of 
the  protection  that  it  can  reasonably  claim. 


[Correspondents  are  requested  to  write  on  only  one 
side  of  their  paper.  No  responsibility  for  the  opinion 
of  correspondents  attaches  to  this  paper.] 


A  Statement. 

Thompson  &  Bowen,  Attorneys  and  Counselors-  1 

at-Law,  324  Nicollet  Avenue,  v 

MiNNEAPOLis,  Minn.,  Feb.  5,  1883.     j 

To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer  : 

Having  heard  that  certain  Eastern  papers 
have  published  notices  regarding  the  failure  of 
Colton  &  Co.,  of  this  city,  reflecting  on  A.  Weid- 
mann  &  Co.,  of  your  city,  we  desire  to  make 
through  the  columns  of  your  paper  a  brief  state- 
ment of  our  clients'  position  in  the  matter. 
Messrs.  Weidmann  &  Co.  drew  on  Colton  &  Co. 
for  the  balance  of  an  undisputed  account.  The 
draft  was  allowed  to  go  to  protest  without  any 
explanation,  and  then  came  to  us  in  the  usual 
course  of  business  through  the  Northwestern 
National  Bank  of  this  city.  Our  instructions 
were  to  ask  for  payment  or  get  secured  paper. 
Certainly  this  was  nothing  unreasonable  to 
ask  of  a  solvent  concern.  Both  of  these  were 
refused  without,  in  our  judgment,  any  ade- 
quate reason  being  given  for  the  refusal, 
the  Messrs.  Colton  stating  all  the  while 
that  they  had  money  enough  in  bank  to  pay 
this  and  any  other  paper  that  might  become 
due.  We,  therefore,  did  what  any  other 
attorney  should  have  done  for  his  client  under 
like  circumstances,  sued  on  the  account  and 
garnisheed  their  bankers.  The  garnishment 
disclosed  the  fact  that  their  statements  as  to 
their  bank  account  was  not  true  ;  they  owed  the 
bank,  instead  of  the  bank  owing  them.  Before 
we  obtained  judgment  they  made  an  assignment. 
To  say  that  this  claim  of  $963  forced  them  into 
bankruptcy  is  absurd.  The  sworn  schedules  of 
assets  and  liabilities  just  filed  by  the  assignee, 
shows  that  Colton  &  Co.  were  hopelessly  insol- 
vent, and  must  have  been  so  for  a  long  time. 
The  failure  of  a  New  York  party,  who  was  ex- 
pected to  take  an  interest  in  the  partnership,  to 
do  so,  made  the  assignment  unavoidable.  We 
refer  you  to  our  clients  for  substantiation  of 
these  statements.    Yours  truly, 

Thompson  &  Bowen. 


ANSWERS  TO   CORRESPONDENTS. 


R.  S.  B.  wants  addresses  of  autograph  album  manu- 
facturers in  New  York  city. 
Ans. — Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  &  Co.,  48  Frank- 
lin street ;  Boorum  &  Pease,   30  Read  street ; 
Koch,  Sons  &  Co. ,  156  William  street. 


OBITUARY. 


Stephen  A.  Towee. 
Stephen  A.  Tower,  the  well-known  manager 
of  the  Tower  Manufacturing  Company,  died  at 
his  residence,  Montclair,  N.  J.,  ou  February  15, 
of  pneumonia,  with  which  he  was  attacked  eight 
days  previously.  Mr.  Tower  was  born  in  Cum- 
mington,  Mass.,  in  the  year  1824,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  that  town.  He 
worked  on  his  father's  farm  until  his  twenty- 
first  year,  when  he  went  to  Boston  and  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business,  which  not  proving  con- 
genial to  his  tastes,  he,  after  a  little  time,  re- 
signed and  accepted  a  position  in  the  dry-goods 
firm  of  James  L.  Beebe  &  Co.  This  he  retained 
for  about  a  year,  and  then  embarked  in  the  sta- 
tionery business  with  his  brother,  L.  L.  Tower, 
who  afterward  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Cutter,  Tower  &  Co.,  with  which  firm  the 
deceased  remained  until  1852,  when  he  came  to 
New  York  as  manager  of  the  New  York 
house  of  that  concern.  About  eight  years 
ago    this   firm    \r«^s   changed   to    the  style   of 


Feb.  15   1883.  J 


THE    AMERICAN    STATICIZER 


231 


S.  A.  Tower  &  Co.,  and  soon  after  it  was  again 
changed  to  Tower,  Gildersleeve  &  Co.  About 
six  years  ago  this  style  became  the  Tower  Man- 
ufacturing Company,  principally  through  the 
exertions  of  the  deceased,  who  has  since  been 
recognized  as  its  founder,  treasurer  and  chief 
manager.  Mr.  Tower  was  always  considered 
an  active  business  man  and  was  liked  by  the 
trade.  In  social  life  he  was  regarded  as  a  sin- 
cere friend  and  always  ready  to  confer  a  favor. 
He  was  an  ardent  churchman,  and  held  the  posi- 
tions of  trustee  and  steward  in  the  Montclair 
Methodist  Church  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
The  remains  will  pass  through  this  city  to- 
day en  route  for  Cambridge,  Mass.,  where  they 
will  be  interred  to-morrow.  Mr.  Tower  leaves 
a  widow  and  three  children,  the  latter  being  re- 
spectively twenty-one,  fifteen  and  thirteen  years 
of  age. 

CINCINNATI    NOTES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  February  13,  1883. 

To-morrow  the  Ohio  River  will  reach  65  feet 
above  low  water,  which  puts  the  record  of  the 
rise  of  1832,  called  the  "great  rise,"  nine  inches 
in  the  shade.  That  rise  was  sixty-four  feet  three 
inches  above  low  water.  There  was  little  of  a 
city  to  be  flooded  then.  Now  the  waters  cover 
five  square  miles  of  the  city,  in  most  cases  not 
less  than  on  the  first  floor,  in  some  instances  in 
the  second  story,  and  in  some  in  the  third  story 
of  the  buildings.  Every  cellar  and  very  many 
first  floors  on  Pearl  street  are  flooded.  This  is 
the  great  street  for  the  wholesale  houses.  The 
waters  cover  the  great  wholesale  commercial 
and  manufacturing  portions  of  the  city. 

To-day  for  the  first  time  since  the  building  of 
railroads  Cincinnati  is  virtually  cut  ofiE  from  rail- 
way communication.  All  of  the  roads  except 
those  coming  from  the  South,  have  cut  across  the 
country  and  come  in  on  the  Cincinnati,  Hamil- 
ton and  Dayton,  and  in  doing  this  they  have 
been  along  with  the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  and 
Dayton,  to  transfer  at  Cumminsville,  six  miles 
north  of  the  post-ofl3ce  and  at  the  extreme  north- 
ern limit  of  the  city.  To-night  the  city  is  in 
darkness — the  gasworks  have  been  inundated 
and  candles  and  coal  oil  have  been  substituted  in 
its  stead.  Five  hundred  armed  soldiers,  the  first 
regiment  Ohio  militia,  patrol  the  dark  streets 
with  loaded  rifles. 

To-night  two  thousand  families  in  Newport, 
Covington  and  Cincinnati  are  shut  in  by  floods 
in  the  second  and  third  stories  of  their  dwellings 
and  tenements,  and  fuel  and  food  have  been  de- 
livered to  them  in  skiffs.  Those  that  have 
health  are  cheerful— some  of  them  jolly;  but 
the  skiflE  takes  the  doctor  to  many  a  house, 
into  which  he  climbs  through  a  window,  and 
more  than  one  funeral  procession  of  boats  has 
gone  out  from  these  flooded  homes  to  dry  land 
in  quest  of  a  grave. 

All  business  has  been  suspended.  Nothing  can 
be  done.  Twenty-flve  master  workmen  are  idle 
because  the  shops  in  which  they  earned  their 
daily  bread  are  under  the  waves.  It  has  been  all 
that  the  merchants  could  do  to  remove  their 
stock  to  dry  floors  in  the  upper  stories  of  build- 
ings. It  was  more  than  the  manufacturers 
could  do  to  remove  their  machinery,  and  often- 
times their  stock.  All  of  this  is  at  the  mercy  of 
the  mighty  flood.  Millions  on  millions  will 
scarcely  cover  the  loss  and  damage.  Very  little 
injury  has  been  done  by  wrecking  and  sweeping 
property  away.  Nearly  all  has  been  and  will  be  by 
soaking  houses  and  cellars,  damaging  walls  and 
floors  and  cellars,  requiring  virtual  rebuilding  in 
many  cases  to  say  nothing  of  delays  and  loss 


of  time.  Good  business  men  say  that  this  will 
be  millions  here  in  Cincinnati  and  Newport. 
Covington  fares  badly  enough,  but  not  so  bad 
as  Newport.  Eighteen  miles  below  here,  in  In- 
diana, is  Lawrenceburg,  a  city  of  twelve  thou- 
sand now,  cut  off  from  all  communication  with 
the  world,  by  river,  by  telegraph  and  by  tele- 
phone, approachable  only  by  skiffs  that  venture 
to  carry  provisions  and  fuel  to  the  suffering.  It 
stands  an  archipelago  of  dwellings  in  a  rolling, 
rushing  sea  four  or  five  miles  wide — no  land  ex- 
cept the  distant  hills  visible,  shut  out  from  the 
world  in  upper  stories  of  houses  or  public  build- 
ings helplessly  waiting  for  dry  land  to  appear 
when  the  waters  subside.  No  one  yet  knows  the 
fate  of  that  town.  Its  story  will  have  to  be 
told  later  when  the  water  goes  down. 

Up  to  the  time  of  the  flood  the  stationery  busi- 
ness was  fairly  brisk.  It  is  not  to  be  described 
now.  The  loss  by  the  flood  will  be  very  widely 
distributed.  It  will  go  hard  with  some,  but  the 
many  will  be  able  to  bear  it.  Care  for  the 
needy  has  commenced,  and  it  will  not  remit  till 
all  are  on  their  feet  again.  The  back-set  to 
business  will  not  be  noticed  in  its  effects  on  the 
general  trade  of  the  place.  The  poor  will  be 
provided  for  by  Cincinnati  without  calling  for 
outside  help.  Greater  activity  will  succeed  this 
back-set  because  of  the  back  set. 

Only  a  few  stationers  were  affected  by  the 
rise.  Mallory  &  Webb  were  disturbed,  and 
Snider  was  in  a  worse  location.  Samuel  C.  Ta- 
tum  got  a  ducking  as  to  his  factory.  Snider  & 
Hoole  were  not  hurt,  but  it  would  have  been  a 
little  more  comfortable  to  have  been  a  little 
higher  up  the  hill. 

A  few  other  dealers  in  paper  stock  and  mate- 
rial were  in  position  to  catch  the  flood,  but  all 
had  timely  warning  and  all  prepared  for  it. 

Now,  as  to  trade.  Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Co. 
say  that  their  January  sales  ran  away  up  above 
their  sales  for  January  last  year,  and  that  is 
equivalent  to  saying  they  were  the  best  in  the 
history  of  the  house.  The  Globe  Files  Company 
is  thriving  on  accumulating  orders  and  is  in- 
creasing its  working  forces.  Snider  &  Hoole  are 
looking  out  for  good  profits  as  well  as  for  an  ex- 
tension of  trade  this  year.  John  Holland  is 
pushing  business.  W.  B.  Carpenter  &  Co.  have 
done  a  brisk  business.  Valentine  time  is  here 
and  the  prospect  for  a  good  season  is  fine. 

The  following-named  mercantile  travelers 
have  paid  us  visits  recently  :  E.  P.  Donnell,  of 
E.  P.  Donnell  &  Co.,  Chicago;  Graves,  of  J.  D. 
Whitmore  &  Co.,  New  York  ;  Closson,  of 
Plympton  Manufacturing  Company,  Hartford, 
Conn. ;  Jas.  T.  Watkins,  America  Lead  Pencil 
Compans"-,  New  York;  E.  M.  Spear,  Springfield, 
Mass.  ;  W.  H.  Sears,  Acme  Stationery  Com- 
pany, New  York ;  Mr.  Hoyt,  of  F.  S.  Hasbrouck 
&  Co.,  New  York  ;  J.  B.  Gunn,  of  E.  Faber, 
New  York;  Hollenback,  of  J.  Q.  Preble,  New 
York ;  Mr.  Dewey,  Holyoke  Envelope  Company, 
Holyoke,  Mass. ;  Frank  L.  Landon,  Tower  Man- 
ufacturing Company,  New  York;  H.  B.  Handy, 
Morgan  Envelope  Company,  Springfield,  Mass. ; 
Keiser,  of  Berlin  &  Jones,  New  York ;  E. 
Walter  Giles,  Esterbrook  Steel  Pen  Company, 
New  York  ;  W.  A.  Hall,  Worthington  Paper 
Company,  Holyoke,  Mass..  Ad.  Heyman,  Eagle 
Pencil  Company,  New  York;  L.  A.  Lipman, 
of  Boorum  &  Pease,  New  York;  Frank  John- 
son, of  Liebenroth,  Van  Auw  &  Co.,  New  York; 
Mr.  Phillips,  of  B.  Ilf elder  &  Co.,  New  York. 
Prince  William. 


mable  character  of  the  contents  of  the  building, 
the  flames  spread  rapidly  and  soon  the  entire 
building  was  in  flames.  The  fire  communicated 
with  the  house  in  the  rear,  fronting  on  Beekman 
street,  and  to  No.  30  Spruce  street.  The  first 
floor  was  occupied  by  Vroom  &  Smith,  leather 
dealers;  the  second  by  the  Bill  Printing-Press 
Company;  the  third  by  the  Great  American  En- 
graving and  Printing  Company ;  the  fourth, 
fifth  and  six  floors  by  P.  Wessel's  Printers' 
Warehouse.  Vroom  &  Smith,  on  the  ground 
floor,  say  that  they  are  damaged  to  the  extent 
of  from  $5,000  to  $10,000  by  water.  The  Great 
American  Printing  and  Engraving  Company's 
stock  is  totally  destroyed.  The  loss  sustained  by 
the  Bell  Printing-Press  Company  is  very  great. 
F.  Bloch  &  Son,  manufacturers  of  shaved  leads, 
were  damaged  $1,000 ;  fully  insured.  A.  P. 
Johnson  &  Co.,  preparers  of  box- wood,  &c.,  lost 
by  water  damage  about  $1,000. 


About  11  o'clock  on  Sunday  night  a  fire  was 
discovered  on  the  second  floor  of  the  six-story 
building.  No.  18  Spruce  street.  The  firetnan 
were  promptly  on  hand,  but  owing  to  the  iuflam 


The  scales  of  justice  are  for  the  weight  of  the 
transgressor. 

Officb  op  Thb  American  Stationer,  ( 
Wednesday,  February  14,  1883.      I 

TBE  MONET  M^ItKET.— The  money  mar- 
ket remains  easy.  Time  loans  are  quoted  4J^®5  per 
cent.,  and  prime  commercial  discounts  5@6  per  cent. 
The  stock  market  has  shown  no  very  wide  fluctuation 
since  our  last,  but  in  most  cases  the  course  of  prices 
has  been  downward.  The  storms  and  floods  in  the 
West  constitute  the  chief  element  of  depression. 
Government  bonds  were  firm  and  14c.  higher  for  the 
4s.  Railroad  bonds  were  active  and  irregular. 
There  is  no  change  or  new  feature  in  connection  with 
sterling  exchange,  which  continues  quiet  but  firm, 
owing  to  the  light  offerings  of  bills.  Both  sterling 
and  Continental  bills  are  scarce  and  very  firm. 

THjE  I'A.i-ER  M^RKET.—The  market  con- 
tinues quiet,  and  business  has  been  confined  chiefly 
within  the  limits  of  the  early  wants  of  consumers, 
although  there  are  to  be  seen  occasional  indications 
of  greater  animation,  with  fairly  good  prospects  of 
on  improvement  as  the  season  advances.  There  are 
really  no  new  features  attaching  to  the  market,  with 
the  exception  of  a  little  easier  tendency  on  some  of 
the  coarser  grades  of  papers.  Other  than  this,  the 
demand  continues  to  rule  very  much  the  same  as  of 
late.  The  demand  for  the  medium  and  low  grades 
of  book  paper  is  still  ahead  of  that  for  the  higher 
qualities,  and  these  grades  are  relatively  firmer  in 
price.  News  and  Straw  boards  are  in  sufiioient  re- 
quest to  prevent  any  accumulation  of  stocks.  Straw 
wrappings  are  in  full  supply,  and  prices  continue  to 
rule  weak. 

TSE  STA.TIONERY  MAJiKET.—Durmg  the 
past  week  the  volume  of  business  transacted  did  not 
come  up  to  that  of  the  previous  one  although  the 
prospects  for  an  early  spring  trade  are  reported  to 
be  excellent.  The  inactivity  of  the  past  few  days  is 
said  to  be  partly  owing  to  the  stormy  weather  and 
partly  to  the  fact  that  dealers  and  jobbers  have  yet 
considerable  stock  on  hand  which  they  secured  prior 
to  the  holidays.  In  some  lines  of  business  the  pros- 
pects are  beginning  to  look  bright,  while  in  others  a 
general  dullness  is  reported.  The  fancy  goods  men 
report  that  business  is  p-cking  up  somewhat,  al- 
though since  the  holidays  little  or  nothing  has  been 
doing  except  in  one  or  two  lines.  The  masquerade 
trade  is  now  nearly  over,  and  parties  handling  these  • 
goods  complain  that  the  season  has  not  been  as  good 
as  in  former  years.  This,  however,  is  attributed  to 
the  early  arrival  of  the  Lenten  season.  The  ink  and 
blank-book  manufacturers  complain  of  a  general 
dullness  which  they  believe  will  be  only  temporary. 
Some  of  the  dealers  in  staples  report  that  business 
is  still  very  good,  but  most  of  them  say  that  it  is 
only  fair.  The  tariff  discussion  seems  to  affect  the 
importing  business  considerably,  as  several  engaged 
in  that  line,  who  some  time  ago  placed  orders,  have 
temporarily  countermanded  them  until  the  tariff  agi- 
tation Is  settled. 


232 


THE    AMERICAIT    STATICIZER. 


POTSMMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 
PHILADELPHIA.  PA., 

Sopaplilc  Art  Pnicatioiil 

-=€ $:^ 

ETCHE1>    FOLDING    AND    SINGLE 
ADVERTISING    CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  tn. 

Agents  for  Sale  of  Goods  : 
HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  WiUiam  Street, 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  627  Arch  Street, 

Philadelphia. 


UNGFEID,  lURNER  & 
Fine  Leather  Goods. 

No.  507  Arch    Street,   Philadelphia,  Pa. 


RAIL  WAV 


^^(  ICHICAOO  &.   NORTH-WESTERN  rAiLWAVJ 


The  Chicago  ^Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST!  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 

EQUIPPED  1  and  hence  the 

Leadinff  Railway  of  the  West  and  Northwest ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  CaUfornia,  Oregon,  Arizona.  Utah,  Col- 
orada.  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  Omaha,  Itenver,  Leadville,  Salt  Tjoke, 
San  Francisco,  Deadwood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Oreen  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan.  Mar- 
quette. Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo. 
Bismarck,  Winona.  La  Crosse.  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Onlu  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicayo.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway.  ^    , 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  }0S~  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNG,  Geo.  Supt.,  Cbicaga. 


-JOBBERS  OF— 


GENERAL  STATIONERY 

AND  MANUFACTXTRERS  OF 

Blank  Books 

OF  WHICH  WE  HATE  HANT 


WARD 


AND 


6AY, 


Card  Department. 

Complete  in  all  its  arrangements,  and  en- 
tirely separate  from  the  other  branches 
of  our  business.    Large  room  on 
second  floor  devoted  wholly  to 

ADVERTISING,  BIRTHDAY,  CHRISTMAS 
EASTER  AND  VALENTINE 


78-184  Devonshire  Street,  Boston. 


No  finer  or  more  extensive  assortment  can 
be  shown  by  any  house  in  this  country. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 


Salesroom,  84  &  86  Chambers  St.,  New  York 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


&  » 

w  a. 


SHEARSj^SCISSORS 


OF   EVERT   DESCRIPTION. 


L  L  BROWN  FAFER  C0MFM7, 

AxyAMLS,  ]ik.a.ss.a.chuse:txs,  X7.  s.  .a.. 

^~       Manufacturers  of  First-Class       -^ 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


-^     WHICH  WILL  STA17D  THE  SE7ESEST  TESTS  OF  EBASUSE  AND  SE-WBITIITa,     -^ 


-» 


being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


NO    SPRINGS. 


NO    WEIGHTS. 


EVERY    STATIONER 

—  SHOULD  HAVE  AT  ONCE   A  STOCK  OF  — 

rulton's  Gravity  Scales, 

Acknowledged  to  be  superior  to  anything  ever  offered  for  mail- 
ing purposes.    Liberal  Discounts.    Illustrated  Price  List 
sent  on  application.    Trade  supplied  by 

THE  FULTON  GRAVITY  SCALE  CO., 

1S6  Walnut  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


AOmVTS  : 


BAKER,  PRATT  &  CO..  New  York. 

J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  &  CO..  Philadelphia. 
Mention  American  Stationer.  B.  W.  &  H.  S.  CHILD,  Boston. 


>  ESTABLISHED    1814,':% 


J.  S.  Rockwell  &  Co., 

lOa.   <Sb   103   3Dixsun.e   Street,  iTe-w  "2"or33:, 

MANUI'ACTtJBKBS  AMD  IMPORTERS  OP 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketboolt  and  Case  Manufactnrers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

RXJssii^  il,t:atheti,  CHAMOIS,  ^merica.^  Russia., 

No.  18  High  Strvet,  Boston,  Mass. 


Feb.  15,  1883.] 


THE  amej:iioa:n  statiois^er. 


233 


MARCUS  WARD  &  CO.'S 

TALENTINES^  EASTER  CARDS  for  tke  Season  M 

Samples  of  StocJe  are  now  ready,  and  Orders  forwarded  on  receipt. 


'"■"~  ^     :       )  L.03SrD03Sr    and    BElLir-^ST.  ^^-^ 


L.  C.  TOV7ER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 


MANUFACTURER  OP 


THERHOHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosticator. 


SOLE  AOENT  FOR 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


E.  A.  ROGERS  &,  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the— 


Perfection  Paper  Ojstef  Buckets 


DAYTON,    OHIO. 


SEND   FOR  price:  X.ISX. 


HOLYOKE,  MASS 


JANENTZKV  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Di  awing  Papers,  Mathematical  Instruments,  Paint  Boxes,  Draw- 
ing Studies  in  large  variety. 

OUi   AND    "WATER-COLOR    PAINTING    MATERIALS. 

LACROIX'S    CHINA    COLORS. 
MIRROItS     FOR     DECORATING. 

Sole  Manufacturers  op 

PAPIER   MAC  HE   PLAQUES, 

Furnished  Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Gilt  or  Silvered. 

BLXJE  FR.IN'T  PtOLL  F-A-FER,. 

"WAX    FLCWER    MATERIALS. 

Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States  op 
Aug.  Leonhardi's  (Dresden)  Celebrated  Alizarine  Writing  and  Copying  Ink. 

^-  Publishers  of  SOUVENIR  AliBUMS,  of  all  the  larger  cities  of  the  Union,  of 
Places  of  Summer  Resort,  and  of  Celebrated  Sceneries. 
Catalogues  furnished  on  application.  1125  CHESTNUT  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA 

Tire     I*eei*le»s^     lulling     Oase, 

—  Patented  September  12,  ]882.  — 
DUBASLE  AND   HANDSOME!     BECOMUENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 

ALSO, 

THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET. 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


234 


THE    AMEEICAlSr    STATIOK"EE. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 


[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifles  a  renewal  of  a  pre- 
existing mortgage;   B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real,  a 
mortgage  on  real  estate.  1 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.x  Amount. 

Beatty  &  Forst  (R.) $5,600 

Jesse  Hanley  &  Co 2,000 

J.  A.  Moller. 2.50 

P.  S.  M.  Munce 200 

Sackett,  Wilhelms  &  Betzig  (R.) 4,356 

A.  Ballard 200 

J.  C.  Buttre  (R.) 1,903 

Hoad  &  Esquirol 5,000 

A.  J.  Leader  (R.) 850 

Wm.  J.  Read(R.) 83 

L.  D.  &  J.  A.  Robertson  (R.) 3,354 

C  Stringham 312 

Stringham  Brothers  (B.  S.) 1,000 


EASTERN   STATES. 

James  Jeffrey,  Boston,  Mass 

Geo.  E.  White,  Boston,  Mass 

D.  J.  Fitzgerald,  Holyoke,  Mass 

Henry  A.  Wellington,  Boston,  Mass.  (B.  S.) 


200 

150 

2,000 

1 


WESTERN  STATES. 

McCarthy  &  Burke,  Omaha,  Neb  

Geo.  O.  Rayder,  Denver,  Col.  (Trust  deed) 

Geo.  W.  Strate,  Denver,  Col 

6.  W.  Morris  &  Son.  Rochelle,  III 

A.  F.  Judd,  Rockford,  111 

Benj.  0.  Darrow  (for  Darrow  Bros.),  Indiana- 
polis, Ind 

J.  A.  McHenry,  Colfax,  Iowa 

David  Epstein,  Detroit,  Mich 

■William  Harkins,  Cincinnati,  Ohio  (R.) . . 

William  Harkins,  Cincinnati,  Ohio  (R.) 

Trautman  &  Palmer,  Columbus,  Ohio  (R). 

Chas.  L.  Long  &  Co.,  Lima,  Ohio 

Geo.  H.  Hines,  Portland,  Ore  

Thomas  McMaster,  Ludington,  Mich 

H.  H.  St.  John,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 


DOUBLEJAGING  MACHINE. 

■^HIS  Machine  pages  both  sides,  or  Two 

■*■        Leaves,   at  the  same  time,  in  ONE 
OPERATION,    by    one    operator,    at    the 
rate    from    80,000   to    90,000    per  day. 
SIX  TIMES  as  fast   as  any  Machine  known, 
takes  can  be  made,  as  the  figures  are  in  an  endless  chain. 
Printing  Ink  used.     It  Pages  Consecutively  and  Folio. 
The  Figures  are  printed  on  a  perfect  line,  and  there  is  no 
breaking  of  the  paper.    Any  Figure  can  be  replaced  at 
a  trifling  cost.    All  small  parts  are  made  of  Steel  Cast- 
ings.   The  Books  are  paged  after  they  are  bound.    The 
outline  of  the  figures  are  far  more  handsome  than  hand- 
out ones.    The  DOUBLE  PAGING  MACHINES,  as  here 
illustrated,    are   well   and   thoroughly   made,   and  will 
stand  a  great  many  years  of  the  severest  work. 

THEY  ARE  USED  BY  ALL  THE  LEADING  BLANK- 
BOOK  HOUSES  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES 
OF  AMERICA,  and  some  of  the  larger  houses 
in  Europe.    For  Catalogues   or  other   infor- 
mation,   address 

JOHN  McADAMS   SONS, 
No.  5  28  Kent  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


MIDDLE  STATES. 

Jere.  W.  Jones,  Mt.  Holly,  N.  J 

Geo.  J.  Scrambling,  Utica.  N.  Y 


•395 

408 

950 

318 

424 

2,812 

1,000 

4,644 

1,200 

400 


153 
1,501 


SOUTHERN  STATES. 
Geo.   W.    Ilarker  (Barker   &   Pritchard),   St. 

Louis,  Mo.  (Real) 1 

Joseph  C.  Pritchard  (Harker  &  Pritchard),  St. 

Louis,  Mo.  (Real) 1,060 


00 


A.  H.  ANDREWS  &  CO., 

195  WABASH  AVENUE,  CHICAGO. 

Largest  Manufacturers  of  the  best  School  Desks,  Globes 
(60  kinds),  Liquid  Slating,  Outline  Maps,  all  kinds  Charts, 

Dustless  Erasers  (see  cuts),  best  and  cheapest  extant  ;  Alpha  Du.^tless  Crayon, 
Blackboards  (40  kinds).  Blackboard  Pointers,  Patent  Noiseless  Slates,  Patent  Ink 
Wells,  Kindergarten  Materials,  Call-Bells,  &c.,  &c.    Send  for  new  Catalogue,  just  issued,  as  above,  or  to 

BAKER,  PRATT  &  CO.,  19  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

M.  J.  ANDERSON, 

Successor  to  ANDERSON  &  CAMERON, 


SPECIALTIES: 

School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  &c. 

GUM  LABELS  AND  LAW  SEALS,  MARRIAGE  CERTIFICATES,  GOLD  BEVEL  VISITING 
CARDS,  ALL  STYLES,  SHIPPING  AND  MERCHANDISE  TAGS,  &c. 


CANADA. 
Patterson  &  Watson,  Meaford,  Ont. 


Henry  Levy  &  Son,  477  Broadway,  are  now 
prepared  to  receive  orders  for  the  shopping  and 
school  bags  made  by  Parker  &  Co.,  Dundee,  for 
whom  they  are  the  sole  agents.  These  bags  are 
said  to  be  the  neatest  and  cheapest  in  the  mar- 
ket. 

— -♦♦.» 

Among  the  members  of  .the  stationery  and 
paper  trade  visiting  the  city  during  the  week 
were  :  O.  A.  Dorman,  New  Haven,  Conn. ;  T.  A. 
Mole,  North  Adams,  Mass. ;  L.  M.  Fairfield, 
Holyoke,  Mass. ;  J.  S.  McElwaine,  Holyoke, 
Mass. ;  Byron  Weston,  Dalton,  Mass. ;  F.  Bar- 
den,  Holyoke,  Mass.,  and  Louis  Reinacb,  Chica- 
go, III. 

^-»"^ 

The  success  attending  the  issue  by  A.  J.  Hol- 
man  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  of  the  red-line  edition 
of  their  Imperial  Quarto  Bible,  has  induced 
them  to  print  the  superfine  edition  in  the  same 
manner,  which  embraces  Nos.  24)4  to  No.  32*  in- 
clusive, and  although  this  necessitates  two  work- 
ings at  considerable  expense,  the  prices  will 
remain  unchanged.  This  enables  persons  of 
moderate  means  to  possess  a  copy  of  this  beauti- 
ful edition  of  the  family  bible  at  a  very  low 
figure.  Their  spring  catalogue  will  be  replete 
with  new  lines  and  styles  of  bibles  and  photo- 
graph albums. 


NO    TRAVELEKS. 


SEND    FOR    PRICE    LISTS    AND    DISCOUNTS. 


CHICAGO  PICTURE  COMPANY, 

No.   70    STATE   STREET,   CHICAGO, 

PUBLISHERS  OF  THE  COMIC  SET  CARDS,  "  Tte  Mormon,"  "The  Masher,"  "The  Smoker," 
"  The  Drummer."  Lithographed  in  high  colors.  Designs  original  and  very  salable.  Each  set  in 
an  envelope,  6  cents  per  set.  Send  in  your  orders  early  and  be  the  first  to  have  them.  "  I'm  the  Bride  "  and 
"History  of  Ouiteau"  Cards  now  rerluced  to  3  cents  per  set.  The  Prize  Box  of  Scrap  Pictures,  sixty-six 
selected  sheets  in  a  box,  for  $1.80  net  to  the  Trade,    Send  $1.80  for  trial  box. 

Samples  of  our  Plaques,  Palettes,  &c.,  $1.00.    Our  Art  Photographs,  60  cents.    Full  line  Advertising 
Cards,  $2.00.    Sample  Valentine  Cards,  $1 .50.    Easter  Cards,  $1 .00. 


ROBINSON  ENGRAVING  GOMPANY 


25  j^rcli  Street,  27'  I^ilToy  Street  a-n-d.  2^  ZBsccla.an.g'e  DPlace 
— — o- BOSTON,    MASS.        — — o- 

Valentine  and  Easter  Cards, 

ON    SATIN,    SILK,   PANELS,    &c. 


GREAT    VARIETY    OP   FRINGES   AND    MOUNTINGS. 


Feb.  15.  1883  ] 


TEE    AMERIOATT    STATIOE^ER 


235 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  156  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  Envelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
Monming   Stationery  of  all    Kinds   and  all 

"Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  aU 

of  the  liatest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  ot  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Fapeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY. 

LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

2  UNION  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

OF  INDEXma  NAMES  FOR 


!''*.'>1  LeJprs,  Leller-Boois,  &c. 


ALSO, 


LETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


529  MARKET  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA    51  Liberty  St.,  New  York, 


—  MANUFACTURER  OF  - 


Copying'  Paper j5iBooks, 

MANN'S 


PARCHMENT Old  Reliable,  Boflf. 

RAILROAD Yellow-Best  Known. 

*FHITE  MNEN Has  not  its  Superior. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAI, New  Article-Cheap. 


NEW  LIST   AND   DISCOUNTS  MARCH   1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


1 2  and  8  inch 


-# 


GLOll 


JJV"  THE  MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 


,  w. 


Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 


List  iucludes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  Ac,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

INCLUDINO  THE  CELEBRATED 

No.  048. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING  NUMBERS: 

Fine 333,444,     232. 

Elastic 13S,  128,     126. 

Medium 048,     14,     ISO. 

Blunt 122,  183,  1743. 

Broad 239,  161,     284. 

Turned  Up. . . .    309,  2S6,  1  876. 

Samples  and    Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 

application  to 

THE  ESTER6R00K  STEEL  PEN  CO., 

Works:  Wabbhouse  : 

Camden,  N.J.  26  John  St.,  New  York. 


General  Commission  Merchant, 

Publisher  and.  Wholesale  Bookseller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT   AS   AGENT 

At  the  INTERN ATIONAI,  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AMERICAN  MANUFACTURERS,  INVEN- 
TORS, &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Publisliiag  Department. 

The  India  Mercury,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guidk.  The  Sea,-  and  The  Shipping 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemeen  Dagblad  van  Nederlandsohe,  Indie 
of  Batavia.     The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  wUl  be  supphed  by  addressing 

J.  H.  I>Il;  btjssy, 

93,  Heerengracht,  Amsterdam 


THE   SIDDALL   ENVELOPE 

MADE  BT 

Jheodoke  W  Siddall 
1706  Venango  Street  Philadelphia 

I  make  heavy  manilla  envelopes  of  any  size 
and  shape :    c'ther  flat  or  bellows  pattern 


Address  for  Prices,  <6c., 

J.  H.  ATWATER,  Providence,  R.  I. 


286 


THE    AMERIOAI^    STATICIZER 


J.  C.  AIKIN. 

H.  A;  LAMBEET. 


J.  B.  SHEA. 
D.  F.  FOLEY. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 

No.  23  Maiden  Lane,  New  York, 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

Gold  Pens,  Holders,  Pencil  Cases,  Pencils  and  Latest  "Uovelties." 


■  Send  for  Catalogue  and 
Price  L.i.st. 


NEW  GOODS  FOR  FALL  TRADE. 


^(3-I^-A--VIT"2-"    ^EI^CIXj 


Our  assortment   for  Fall   and   Winter  Trade,  while 

comprising  the  usual  line  of  STAPLES,  has  received 

many  ADDITIONS  in  NEW  Goods,  that  are  ARTISTIC 
and  NOVEL,  and  will  supply  the  wants  of  "the  Book  and  Stationery  Trade.    Our  "  Gravity  "  Pencil  (as  per  above  cut)  is  the  LATEST  and  most  desirable  Pencil  in 
the  market.    Carrying  the  Artist's  LARGE. Lead,  and  working  on  the  principle  of  gravitation,  it  is  unexceled  for  business  purposes. 


^i882,g 


PAPER  HANGINGS, 


|i883i 


By  way  of  Customary  Annual  to  the  Trade,  we  beg  to  submit 
that  the  Samples  now  in  our  Agents'  hands  for  Fall  and  Spring 
have  been  selected  with  most  scrupulous  care,  and  after  an  ex- 
haustive examination  of  All  New  Designs  cut  by  Standard  Factories 
for  the  season's  distribution. 

We  claim  for  the  product  a  far  Higher  Degree  of  Excellence 
than  heretofore  compassed  by  an  individual  House,  approximat- 
ing, as  closely  as  possible,  a  Perfect  Assortment.  Prices  being 
equal,  the  comparative  merit  of  those  lines  submitted  to  your 
notice  will  doubtless,  to  a  great  extent,  control  selection. 

We  challenge  and  respectfully  solicit  direct  comparison  of  our 
collection  with  those  of  any  other  Houses  representing  that  branch 
of  artistic  industry  which  i&  our  Exclusive  Specialty. 

The  untiring  effort  of  over  thirty  years,  which  has  resulted  in 
our  sales  being  the  largest  recorded  for  the  past  two  seasons,  has 
also  given  us  an  intimate  knowledge  of  the  wants  of  that  widely 
extended  trade  to  which  we  cater.  This  fact,  coupled  with  un- 
varying promptness  and  watchful  care  of  our  customers'  interests, 
will,  we  feel  assured,  secure  for  us  a  continuance  of  your  esteemed 
patronage. 

Our  Agent  will  indicate,  by  direct  correspondence,  the  date  of 
his  visit.     Failing  receipt  of  such  advice.  Samples  shall  be  for- 
warded, free  of  expense,  upon  receipt  of  request. 
Very  truly  yours, 

JOHN    J.  McGRATH, 

174  &  176  State  St,  Chicago. 


A.    VtTEIDMAItfltf   A   GO.. 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

Masks,  Gold  and    Silver  Trimmings. 


MANnFACTtJRKRS  OF 


TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


C.    F.    A.    HiNRIOHS, 


IMPORTER  OF 


Faicy  Goods,  Glassware,  Cilia,  Toys,  Gaies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,   China  and    Glass    Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

Wos.  2©,  31  suTLd.  33  IPar^s  IPla-ce,  3iTe-w-  "2"or3c. 


HOLMAN'S 

BIBLES, 

PHOTOGRAPH 

ALBUMS, 

Best  known  to  the  Trade. 


NEW  DESIGNS 


—  A.TSX* 


STYLES. 


Illustrated  Catalogue  mailed  on  ajtitUeation. 


AMERICAN  BIBLE  WAREHOUSE, 

1222   Arch   Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Feb.  15,  1883.] 


THE   AMERICA]^   STATIOIsTER. 


237 


N.  B.— All  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell- 
ing, or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
infringing  on  our  Patents. 

GEO.  H.  SANBORN  &.  SONS, . 


No.  51  Beekman  Street, 
NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE   IMPROVED    SANBORN 


ml  ifff.Ki.riifni  ■»  gHL 


The  cut  is  a  facsimile  of  the  Improved 

SANBORN  GEM. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue  of  our  other 
Cutters  and  Bookbinders',  Printers'  and  Paper- 
Box  Makers'  Machinery. 


PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER. 

Best  I^cver  Cixtter  E-ver   ]\i:a.<le. 

POWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and  easy  to  work.  Has 
lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  double, 
for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

STANDARD  MACHINERY  CO,  Mystic  River,  Conn. 


THE  SLATEOGRAPH  i  TRANSFER  INKS. 

THE  SLATEOGRAPH  is  the  most  satis- 
factory, rapid  and  economical  Dry- 
Copying  Process  in  use.  It  cleans  easily, 
copies  perfectly,  and  remelting  is  unneces- 
sary. The  manufacture  licensed  under 
Hektograph  Patent.  For  sale  by  all  pi'omi- 
nent  Stationers  in  the  U.  S. 

Send  for  Descriptive  Circular  and  Price 
List  to  the  manufacturers. 

SUNDERLIN,  TABER  &  CO, 

WATKINS,  N.  Y. 

General  Agent  for  New  York  City,  WM.  A.  CHESTER,  84  Nassau  Street  (Boom  41). 

STATIONERS'JSPECIALTIES. 

LAMBIE  DICTIOUAEY  HOLDER, 

Perfection  Book  Rests,  Ledger  Rests, 


Ventilated  Eye  Shades,   Common  Sense  Binders,  Adhesive  Hoohs, 

SCHOOL  FURNITURE  AND  SUPPLIES. 


FRENCH    &    CHQATE,4B0NDST..NEWY0RK. 


I^~  fe^end.    for    New    Oa.ta.losue. 


H.  McALLASTER  &  CO., 

PUBLISHERS  OF  AND  JOBBERS  IN 

ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

IMPOBTEO   BIBTBDAT,   BEVEL-KUGB   AND  FOI.DING   CARDS, 

Scxa-p    ^ictvures,   Sli.a-pe    iTo-velties,    Trad-e    Oa,r(5s,    cSbc, 
Nos.  196  and  198  CLARK   STREET,  CHICACO,   ILL. 

WE  have  the  largest  variety  and  the  Latest  and  Be^t  Goods  in  the  market,  being  the  selections  from  all 
the  manufacturers  combined  with  those  of  our  own.  We  carry  in  stock,  and  sell  at  same  price  and 
terms,  the  goods  of  Biifford's  Sods,  Sinclair  &  Son,  I.l|ide,  Tobin  and  others!  New  Cards  always 
gent  free  to  our  customers  as  soon  as  issued.  Mounted  Samples,  50  cents  ;  full  line,  unmounted,  $6.00,  with 
rebate  ;  samples  of  New  Cards  (to  the  Trade  only),  25  cents.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  invited. 
Monthly  Wholesale  Price  List  to  Printers  only,  who  enclose  a  business  card.  If  you  want  rock  bottom 
prices  for  the  Latest  Novelties,  do  not  fail  to  write  us.  We  have  a  New  Line  of  Gold  Ground  Trade 
Cards,  finest  and  cheapest  in  the  land.    Full  samples,  25  cents. 


BRENTANO  BROS. 

LONDON  EXCHEQUER 

Jet  Black  Ink. 

—  WRITES  BLACK  AT  ONCE.  — 

Four  Sizes— Quarts,  Pints,  Half  Pints,  and  2  Oz. 

Can  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  Stationers,  and  at 

BRENTANO    BROS.,  5   Union  Square,  New  York. 

COPYING     PRESSES 


A  LL  SIZES  and  EVERY  VARIETY  OF  FINISH. 


Lowest  Prices  and  Discounts  to  the  Trade. 


Illustrated  Catalogues  to  be  had  upon  application 
to  WHITCOMB  SEFG.  CO.,  formerly  C.  Whitcomb 
&  Co.,  Manufacturers,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Mention  the  American  Stationer. 


When    People   are   Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe :  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— £.r.  U.  S.  Minister,  E.  B. 
IVashburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed -one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  while  in  motion."— TV^w  York  State  En- 
gineer's  Report  /or  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  are  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


I 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


OF   AMERICA. 


E.  S.  BOWEN, 

General  Supt., 

New  York.       j  p 

JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  V^ork. 

Fire!     Fire!    Fire  III 

For  Insurance  rates  address 

ANDEBSON  &  STANTON, 

152  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 


238 


THE    AMERICAN     STATIOl^ER 


NOTES  ABOUT   TOWN. 


J.  E.  Linde  is  now  handling  all  grades  of  flat 
and  ruled  papers,  and  is  keeping  a  large  stock  on 
band. 

Visitors  to  the  city  should  not  fail  to  see  Mc- 
Carty  &  Hasberg's  new  samples  for  the  fall 
trade.  The  firm  is  taking  a  great  many  orders 
for  these  goods. 

Cyrus  H.  Loutrel,  of  Francis  &  Loutrel,  was 
elected  president  of  the  American  Institute  at 
the  annual  meeting  on  February  9.  He  received 
two-thirds  of  the  votes  cast. 

F.  C.  Brown,  recently  secretary  of  the  Mc- 
Kinnon  Pen  Company,  but  for  some  time  with 
the  Fountain  Ink  Company,  has  started  on  a  trip 
with  samples  of  the  goods  of  both  firms. 

Frank  H.  Cuffia,  recently  with  the  J.  G.  Shaw 
Blank-Book  Company,  has  formed  a  connection 
with  Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  &  Co.  in  the  capac- 
ity of  salesman,  and  he  started  on  Tuesday  for 
an  extended  Southern  trip. 

J.  H.  BufTord's  Sons  have  just  introduced  a 
handsome  line  of  satin  Easter  goods  which  the 
trade  ought  to  see.  They  have  also  brought 
out  quite  a  number  of  new  designs  in  Easter 
cards,  all  of  which  show  flowers,  with  butter- 
flies, bees  and  other  insects  hovering  about.  The 
designs  and  coloring  of  these  cards  are  very 
rich  and  evince  much  taste. 

J.  E.  Linde,  155  William  street,  this  city,  has 
in  course  of  preparation  several  new  and  pretty 
designs  of  fancy  cards.  One  of  them  repre- 
sents a  negro  boy,  with  his  head  and  shoulders 
protruding  through  a  mammoth  pumpkin, 
through  which  he  has  eaten  his  way.  Another 
design  shows  a  baby  in  a  willow  cradle,  which  is 
surrounded  with  roses,  daisies,  &c..  a  lively  kit- 
ten is  playing  with  a  cord  on  the  coverlid,  the 
end  of  the  thread  being  held  in  the  hands  of  the 


infant.  There  are  four  designs  of  broken  eggs, 
encircled  by  flowers,  two  of  them  showing  in  the 
interior  of  the  eggs  landscapes,  and  the  others 
respectively  represent  a  bird's  nest  and  a  full 
fledged  songster  emerging  from  the  shell.  A 
bear  design  is  very  good,  and  shows  bruin  stand- 
ing with  a  large  bouquet  in  hisjpaw.  Two  figure 
designs  are  representations  of  a  handsome  young 
lady  embowered  in  flowers,  the  ground  being  a 
representation  of  the  back  of  a  turtle,  in  shape 
goods.  There  are  two  designs  of  wickerwork 
baskets  filled  with  flowers,  in  one  of  which  ap- 
pears an  infant,  and  in  the  other  a  rabbit  in  the 
act  of  stealing  eggs  from  a  nest.  Among  the 
other  designs  are  two  in  egg-shaped  goods,  and  a 
cat  taking  a  drink  from  a  china  cup.  Most  of 
these  designs  are  in  ten  /colors,  and  many  of 
them  come  in  shape  goods. 

B.  Lawrence  &  Co.'s  anti-corrosive  metallic 
writing  quill  is  said  to  combine  all  of  the  advan- 
tages of  the  quill  and  steel  pen,  and  is  said  to  be 
especially  adapted  for  bold,  free  and  rapid  writ- 
ing.   The  claims  are  as  follows  :    The  construc- 


tion of  this  pen  is  on  a  peculiar  principle;  in- 
stead of  the  points  being  ground  straight,  they 
are  slightly  curved,  the  advantages  of  which  are 
immediately  apparent  in  the  course  of  writing;  it 
is  next  to  impossible  to  penetrate  the  paper  with 
the  point  of  the  pen  while  in  the  act  of  writing; 
it  glides  smoothly  over  paper  highly  glazed,  or 
on  paper  with  rough  surfaces,  thus  affording  a 
rapidity  in  writing,  with  greater  ease  and  with 
less  strain  to  the  wrist  than  with  any  pen  yet 
invented  ;  combining,  as  it  does,  the  smooth- 
ness and  rapid  writing  qualities  of  the 
quill  with  the  flexibility  and  clearness  ^of  the 
steel,  it  is  recommended  as  the  most  perfect  and 
intrinsically  valuable  pen  yet  offered  to  the 
public.  It  must  be  given  a  trial  to  test  its  ap- 
preciable qualities.  Quite  a  number  of  impor- 
tant testimonials  in  reference  to  the  pen  are 
given. 

Notwithstanding  the  death  of  S.  A.  Tower, 
the  business  of  the  Tower  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany will  be  conducted  as  usual,  the  general 
management  devolving  on  David  A.  Tower. 


BRUNSWICK  PAPERS 


■Loft  Dried,  White  Wove,  made  from  Extra  Super- 
fine Strictly  No.  1  Linen  Stock,  eacii  sheet  water- 
marked, tor  strength,  color  and  flolsli.  we  guaran- 
tee it  equal  to  any  paper  in  the  market.  Great 
pains  will  be  taken  to  keep  this  brand  fully  up  to  standard,  and  the  trade  can  rely  upon  i's  being  f uliy  equal 
to  sample  at  all  times.  The  following  weights  and  sizes  are  constantly  carried  in  stock  :  BKUNS  WICK 
PAPEK,  Half  Sheets,  a  uniform  and  complete  line — Congress  Note,  5,  G  and  7  Id.,  Ruled  No.  5  Fen,  5]^  x  H. 
Packet  Note,  6,  7  and  8  lb..  Ruled  No.  7Pen,  5>^x9.  Letter,  10  and  lilb..  Ruled  No.  7  Pen,  Sj^xlO^,  put  up 
960  half  sheets  to  the  ream,  ruled  both  sides,  2]^  inch  head.  BILL  HEADS,  put  up  in  manilla  wrappers, 
one  ream  of  4S0  sheets  each  package,  neatly  labeled— 2s,  S14  x  14,  4s,  S}4  x  7,  6s,  8^  x  y}^,  2-3s,  SJ^  x  9%,  14,  1 6 
and  18  lb.,  ruled  on  one  side,  one  ream  Flat  Cap  cuts,  960  2s,  1920  4s,  2880  6s,  960  2-3s,  and  96ii  6s, 
ruled  -a^i  inch  heai.  BRUNSWICK  FLATS-Flat  Cap,  14,  16,  18  and  20  lb,,  14x17.  Double  Flat 
Cap.  28.  32,  36  and  4U  lb.,  17  x2S.  Demy,  20,  24  and  28  lb.,  16  x  21.  Folio,  20,  24  and  28  lb.,  17  x  22.  iMedium, 
24,  28,  32  and  36  lb.,  18  x  23.  Royal,  24,  28  and  32  lb.,  19  x  24  ;  special  sizes  and  weights  made  to  order.  Bruns- 
wick Flats,  Ledger  Finish — We  carry  in  stock  Flat  Cap,  16  and  18  lb.;  Demy,  28  lb.;  Medium,  36  lb.;  other 
sizes  and  weights  made  to  order.  ENVELOPES.— To  fill  a  desired  want  for  an  extra  grade  for  fine  mer- 
cantile and  retail  trade,  of  a  strictly  No.  1  paper,  we  shall  manufacture  and  carrj^  in  stock  the  following 
sizes  of  Envelopes,  XXXX  made  from  70  lb.  Brunswick  paper,  water-marked,  which  we  will  guarantee  equal, 
if  not  superior  to  any  in  the  market.  Env^■lopes  put  up  in  handsome  tinted  glazed  boxes,  one  quarter 
thousand,  with  engraved  blue  and  gold  bands,  all  full  government  high  cut.  Sizes— 3}^  St.  James,  JfXXX, 
No.  4,  XXXX;  4i4  St.  James,  XXXX,  No.  5,  XXXX  ;  4  Baronial,  XXXX,  No.  6,  XXXX  ;  5  Baronial,  XXXX, 
No.  6>^,  XXXX  ;  other  sizes  made  to  order.  * 

NEW  YORK  OFFICE :  64  Duane  Street.    J.  L.  ST.  JOHN.  Agent; 


f'T¥^TY¥Y^fY('Y^¥YTr/YT¥TTYYTT^''^'Y^YTWW''^'^. 


The  *^ Champion"  Yiolet  Ink^ 
The  ^^ Champion"  Scarlet  M^ 
The  ^^ Champion"  Green  Ink^ 
Levison's  Jet  Black  Ink^ 
Levison's  Linipid  Writing  Fluids 
Levison's  Railroad  Copying  Ink, 
Levison's  Combination  Ink^ 
Levison's  Pure  Gum  Mucilage* 


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TATIONERY  GO. 


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ST.  LOUIS. 


Feb.  15,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOKER 


239 


SAMJJEL  ZL&ITO  &  CO. 


MANIFOLD  BOOKS, 


OBPACHER  BROTHERS, 


-lART  PUBLISHERS,! 

Munich,   Germany.  338  Broadway,  New  York. 


[  d  mm  cw 


^mmo'wmi.TimB 


^i — ,^  jj^  SATIN,   SILK  AND  FRINGES, 

SATIN  aOODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURING-  PURPOSES. 


IH^DOOLEY   PAPER    GUI 

MANTJFACTURED    BY 

Tie  AtMtic  Worts,  East  Boston,  Mass. 


HAND"CirrTBR. 


MOKEIS  ADLEE,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAELES  BEOK.  609  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia. 
PELOUZE  &  GARY,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Eichmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Cleveland. 
OSTRANDER  &  HTJKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  LIST. 


BUdd-Cdt-teb,  with  Stbah  Fixt-'rks, 


240 


THE    AMEEIOAK    STATIONER 


COUNTERFEIT    BANK    NOTES. 


It  is  a  good  rule  in  receiving  bank  notes  to 
carefully  examine  the  general  appearance  of 
the  note,  the  geometrical  lathe  work,  shading  of 
the  letters,  ruling  engine  work,  vignettes  and 
solid  print,  carefully  noting  whether  they  com- 
pare with  standard  work.  The  ink,  printing 
and  paper  must  be  considered.  The  charter 
number  appears  on  all  bank  notes  issued  since 
1875.  All  national  bank  notes  are  signed  by 
F.  E.  Spinner,  treasurer,  prior  to  1875.  All 
genuine  notes  of  the  United  States  Treasury 
bear  the  check  letters  A,  B,  C  or  D,  and  are 
numbered  consecutively,  commencing  with  1, 
thus  :  A  is  1,  B  is  2,  C  is  3  and  D  4;  or  a  num- 
ber which  is  divided  by  4  will  show  the  number 
to  be  even. 

Genuine  bank  notes  are  usually  printed  on 
paper  of  good  quality,  some  being  quite  thin. 
It  is  not  impossible  for  counterfeiters  to  procure 
a  good  quality  of  paper,  yet  counterfeits  usually 
have  a  smooth,  greasy  touch,  while  the  genuine 
note  has  not,  but  will  cleave  to  the  fingers.  The 
paper,  though  important  in  question,  is  not  In- 
fallible, and  it  will  not  do  to  rely  too  much  on 
the  quality.  All  notes  in  the  United  States  are 
now  printed  on  fibre  paper,  the  fibre  consisting 
of  silk  threads  which  are  in  and  form  a  part  of  the 
substance.  The  government  is  now  also  manufac- 
turing the  note  paper,  having  two  silk  threads 
which  extend  the  whole  length  of  the  note,  one 
a  red,  the  other  blue,  which  are  discernible  by 
holding  the  note  to  the  light.  These  the  counter- 
feiter has  endeavored  to  imitate,  by  drawing 
two  parallel  lines  on  the  surface.  This  will  be 
found  in  the  counterfeit  United  States  silver 
certificates. 

Water  and  sky,  when  done  with  the  ruling 
engine,  cannot  be  successfully  imitated.  It  is 
rare  to  see  fine  vignettes  on  counterfeit  notes, 
yet  many  dangerous  imitations  have  been 
produced.  But  however  imperfect,  a  coun- 
terfeit cannot  be  the  same  as  the  original  or 
genuine. 

Then  there  is  the  geometrical  lathe  work.  All 
designs,  such  as  circles,  ovals,  squares,  &c.,  and 
upon  which  the  denomination  is  usually  placed, 
composed  of  a  network  of  fine  lines  crossing 
each  other  at  such  angles  and  distances  as  to 
produce  the  desired  effect,  is  called  the  geometri- 
cal lathe,  a  wonderful  as  well  as  beautiful  ma- 
chine. The  patterns  produced  by  the  lathe  are 
of  every  conceivable  form  and  shape.  The  fine 
lines  is  the  characteristic  of  the  description  of 
engraving,  and  in  the  genuine  note  can  be  traced 
throughout  the  design,  never  breaking  or  losing 
itself  in  another  line,  or  having  any  irregularity 
whatever.  The  line  is  usually  white,  or  black 
or  green  ground,  or  sometimes  red,  but  it  may 
be  a  black,  green  or  red  on  white.  In  the  coun- 
terfeit engraving  the  design  is  engraved  upon 
the  plates  and  fails  in  various  ways.  First,  it  is 
impossible  to  produce  the  perfect  line  as  in  the 
genuine,  and  the  effect  to  the  eye  will  be  more 
or  less  dull  or  sunken  in  appearance,  as  well 
as  having  a  scratchy  look.  The  design 
also  will  be  darker  or  light  in  spots,  as  the  lines 
are  sometimes  wide  and  again  near  together, 
being  irregular  in  size  and  sometimes  broken. 
Second,  it  is  impossible  for  the  counterfeiter  to 
produce  two  designs  exactly  alike.  As  the  coun- 
terfeit is  engraved  by  hand  and  separately,  it  is 
impossible  to  produce  two  exactly  alike.  On 
examination  of  the  genuine  bill  the  designs  of 
the  geometrical  lathe  work  will  show  the  beauti- 
ful, clear  raised  impression  produced  by  the 
correct  and  angular  lines  in  the  engraving. 
Sometimes  the  whole  face  of  a  note,  except  the 
vignettes  and  dies  will  be  tinted.    The  tint  is 


composed  of  fine  curved  or  looped  lines  running 
across  the  whole  face  of  the  bill. 

Genuine  bank  notes  are  always  printed  with 
great  care.  The  plate  is  covered  with  ink, 
which  is  carefully  wiped  off,  except  what  re- 
mains in  the  line  of  the  engraving.  The  en- 
graving is  then  taken  with  a  powerful  press. 
Should  any  irregularity  appear  on  the  note,  it  is 
immediately  canceled  and  not  issued.  Thus  all 
genuine  notes  have  a  clear  and  beautiful  impres- 
sion, which  is  very  unusual  for  a  counterfeit. 
The  ink  used  in  bank-note  printing  gives  a  clear 
impression  without  any  smutty  appearance. 
The  green  ink,  and  also  that  used  for  the  num- 
bering of  United  States  notes,  is  with  great 
difficulty  produced  by  the  counterfeiters.  The 
ink  usually  used  by  them  for  printing  counter- 
feits has  a  heavy,  dull  look,  while  the  numbering 
has  a  bricky  appearance. 


SOME  EASTER  DESIGNS. 


The  line  of  Easter  goods  shown  by  John 
Gibson  is  beautiful  and  many  of  the  designs 
come  in  satin  and  are  richly  embellished.  Among 
the  satin  goods  is  one  numbered  10  M  which  con- 
sists of  a  centre-piece  of  padded  satin  showing  a 
tiger-lily.  This  is  surrounded  by  a  leatherette 
border  and  the  whole  is  tastefully  fringed  and 
embellished  with  tassels  ;  it  is  12x14  inches  in 
size.  No.  7  M  is  somewhat  similar  but  is  smaller 
and  comprises  four  designs  which  show  either 
lilies  or  Easter  crosses.  No.  9  M  also  comes  in 
satin  and  has  three  designs,  each  representing 
passsion-flowers.  The  designs  of  No.  6  M  are 
pansies,  honeysuckle  and  sweet  peas. 

Among  the  most  notable  of  the  card  stock 
may  be  mentioned  No.  8,042  F,  which  comes  in 
two  designs,  each  of  embossed  swallows;  this 
card  is  like  the  satin  goods  bordered  with 
leatherette  and  richly  fringed;  3,041  P  has  two 
designs,  one  showing  lilacs  and  the  other  snow- 
balls ;  3,037  P  is  in  four  designs  of  Easter 
crosses,  with  double  fringe  ;  3,037  P  is  in  book 
form,  and  has  four  designs  of  oblique  crosses 
surrounded  with  holly,  pansies,  roses  and  honey- 
suckle; 3,007  P  shows  children  in  broken  eggs. 
These  cards  are  tastily  embellished  with  sky- 
blue  fringes  and  tassels  in  keeping  with  the 
ground-color  of  the  card ;  3,012  P  represents  an- 
tique crockery  with  young  chickens  feasting; 


3,025  P  represents  doves  flyiug  over  the  sea  with 
either  branches  of  forget-me-nots  or  peach  blos- 
soms in  their  mouths.  These  designs  are  in- 
tended for  transmission  beyond  the  sea;  they 
are  embossed  and  are  very  rich.  3,038  P  comes 
in  four  designs  of  birds'  nests,  surrounded  by 
wild-roses,  apple  blossom,  blackberry  and  morn- 
ing-glories. No.  3,036  P  shows  four  golden 
crosses  embedded  in  roses,  daffodils,  and 
anemones  ;  3,030  P  consists  of  four  designs  of 
crosses  wreathed  with  lilies,  forget-me-nots  and 
roses,  with  doves  hovering  about  them.  3,011  P  is 
in  four  embossed  designs,  each  showing  two  ring- 
doves among  flowers.  3,021  P  represents  broken 
eggs,  from  which  rich  embossed  lilies  of  the  val- 
ley, snowdrops  and  harebells  appear  to  grow. 
No.  3,020  P  comes  in  four  designs,  representing 
broken  egg-shells,  in  which  children  are  sailing 
on  a  stormy  sea.  The  designs  of  No.  3,008  P 
show  eggs  encircled  by  half  wreaths  of  bluebells, 
May  flowers,  daisies,  cowslips  and  wild-roses,  on 
a  buffi  ground.  No.  3,004  P  shows  four  designs 
of  wooden  crosses  decorated  with  sprays  of  em- 
bossed flowers.  No.  3,032  P  comprises  four 
scenes  of  moonlight  landscapes,  in  which  appear 
crosses  by  the  wayside,  with  flowers,  shrubbery 
and  trees.  No.  3,034  consists  of  a  series  of  four 
pictures — the  flrst  representing  the  finding  of  an 
egg  in  the  woods  by  children  ;  the  second, 
wheeling  it  home  by  the  finders  ;  the  third 
opening  it  with  hammer  and  chisel,  and  the 
fourth  shows  the  egg  broken  and  a  bevy  of 
birds  of  different  hues  making  their  exit  there- 
from, to  the  great  delight  of  the  youngsters. 
These  cards  can  be  had  either  fringed  or  un- 
fringed,  the  former  being  made  up  both  in 
double  and  single  style,  and  embellished  with 
tassels.  Many  of  them  are  embossed  and  all 
have  appropriate  mottoes. 


Travelers'  Expense  Books. 

303.    Paper  Covers,        ....  $1.30  per  doz. 

307.       "  " 1.00 

309.    Press  Board,  Vest  Pocket,  .       .      1.00       " 
303.    Leather.Covers,     ....      6.00 
Liberal  Discount  to  the  Trade. 

—  PUBLISHED  BY  — 

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Silicate  Bool(  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Blackboards. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  cloth.  Un 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  W  ooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paintbrush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  $1 ;  Quart,  $1.75  ;  Half 

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Wood  Blackboards— Made  of  very  be^t  material.  Finest  surface. 
AJl  sizes.  Lapiunum  (Stone  Cloth).— A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury;  36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  $1.25  and  $2  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards —Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,2x3  ft.,  $1  ;  No.  2,  aj^  x  3>t 
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ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES, 
RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS, 


ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER. 
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The  Most  Perfect  and  Complete  Line  of  FILE  GOODS  Manufactured. 

THE  GLOBE  PILES  CO.,  Cmcinnati. 

EASTERN  TRVDE  SUPPLIED  FKOM 

SEW  YORK  BRANCH,  No.  28  BOND  ST.  ^ 

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-AND— 

WEDDING  STATIONERY. 


SPECIALTIES. 


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WEDDING  STATIONEKT,        ^ 
FINE  PAPETEKIES,     ^« 

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BLANg  BOOISS- 

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Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES    NUMBERED    OR,    PLAIN. 

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BASE  BALLS.-To  the  Trade. 


Per  doz.  net. 
New  League  Match  Ball,  while,  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  $12  00 

"    Treble        "         "      treble  wound,  red,  .        .      9  00 

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"  "    white.  8  00 

Amateur  "        "regulation  size  and  weight,  red,6  GO 

N.  B. — Each  one  of  our  League,  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box,  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  ot  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

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WHO  IS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  (JUUN- 
TRYWILLSEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


CHICAGO.ROCKISLAND&PACIFIGR'Y 

By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  pi'incipal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Ke- 
clining  Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"ALBERT   LEA  ROUTE.' 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  bjen  opened  between  Richmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
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Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

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the  United  States  and  Canada. 

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CHICAGO. 


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THE    AMERIOAK    STATIONER 


A  PEN  AND  INKSTAND  IN  ONE,  FOR  THE  POCKET  OR  DESK. 

THE    AIsTtT-STYLOGRAPH 

(HEARSON'S     PATENT) 
FITTED     WITH     NON-CORRODIBLE     NIBBED     PEN. 


(454    inches  long) 

$1.00  Eetail. 


ce?ttc/n4uni<j^ -mtA/ aria^  lnJ(  and 


The  Aiiti-Stylograph  is  a  pen  which 
requires  110  dipping,  but  is  ready  for 
,  instant  use  without  adjustment,  and 
may  be  carried  in  tlie  pocket  witli  per- 
fect safety.  It  w^rites  with  a  nibbed 
pen,  I'enewable  at  pleasure,  with  fine, 
medium,  or  broad  point,  to  suit  all 
writers. 


Each  pen  is  supplied  in  a  neat  box,  with  filler 
and  full  directions  for  use. 


ID:E3SZ§^       SXZE3 

(6  inches  long) 

$1.60  Retail. 


N.B. — It  is  not  a  Stylograph  or  point- 
w^riter,  but  a  true  i)en,  and  pi'cserves 
all  the  usual  chai-actei'istics  of  the 
handwriting- ;  it  may  therefore  be  used 
for  shorthand  and  sig-natures. 

It  is  easilj^  refilled,  and  holds  sufficient 
ink  for  several  days'  use.  Ai»y  ink  may 
be  used. 

Pens  for  refilling,  with  fine,  medium,  or  broad 
points,  40  c.  per  box,  retail. 


Fitted  with  Iridium-pointed  Palladium  Pen,  $2-50  retail.     This  Pen  is  as  durable  as  Gold,  and  as 
flexible  as  Steel.     Fitted  with  Iridium-pointed  Gold  Pen,  $4.00  retail. 


THE     ANTI-ST  YLOCRAPH     READY     FOR     USE. 


SECT 


SHOWING     CONSTRUCTION. 


Wholesale  Agents  for  the  sale  of  the  Anti-Stylograph  in  America,  to  whom  the  Trade  are  respectfully  referred  for 

particulars  as  to  price,  etc. : — 

Messrs.  WATSON  &  PARK,  New  York.— For  Maiyland,  Massa- 
chusetts, Maine,  New  Jersey,  New  Hampshire,  New  York,  Penn- 
sylvania,  and  Vermont. 

Stonington,    Conn. — For   Connecticut 


Messrs.   PALMER   &    CO 
and   Rhode   Island. 


Messrs.  BROWN,  PETTIBONE,  &  KELLY,  Chicago,  III.— For 
Colorado,  Dakota,  Indiana,  Illinois^  Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota, 
Nebraska,  and  Wisconsin. 

Messrs.  DAWSON  BROS.,  Montreal.— For  Canada. 


( 


OPINIONS     OF     THE      BRITISH      PRESS. 


THE  TIMES. 

"A  NOVRL  PEN.— Mr.  T.  A.  Hearson,  Professor  of  Applied 
Mccliaitics  at  t)ie  Royal  jNaval  Collci,'e.  has  invented,  and  Messrs. 
Oc  La  Rue  &  Co.  have  brought  out.  an  injjenious  form  of  pocket 
pjii— the  ANTI-Sl vi.ot;RAPH.  It  coinbiiK-s  the  ink  re^iervoir  of 
the  well-known  stylographic  pen  with  a  modification  of  the  ordinary 
double  nib,  which  is  supplied  separately,  and  can  be  detached  and 
replaced  at  pleasure, " 

THE  MORNING  POST. 

"The  Anti-StYLograI'H  is  correctly  described  as  a  'self-feed- 
ing reservoir  penholder,  carrying  a  pen  with  ordinary  nibs.'  It 
is  an  admirable  invention,  and  enables  the  writer  to  preserve  the 
distinctive  features  of  his  handwriting.  Instead  of  producing 
strokes  of  uniform  thickness  the  strength  of  the  up  and  down 
strokes  can  be  varied  at  pleasure  according  to  the  character  of  the 
nib  employed.  It  writes  freely  with  any  good  ordinary  ink,  and  is 
Certain  to  become  popular." 

THE  DAILY  NEWS 

"The  holder  is  fittc<l  with  a  flexible  nib.  renewable  when  worn 
out,  like  an  ordinary  steel  pen.  and  thus  differs  materially  from  the 
stylograph,  which,  with  it.s  hard,  fine  point,  is  unsuited  for  some 
•*yles  of  writing.  To  tho>e  who  have  to  write  much  at  odd  times 
and  places  this  ANTI-StylograpH  should  be  especially  valuable, 
enabling  them,  as  it  does,  to  dispense  with  an  'exciseman's'  or 
other  form  nf  portable  inkstand,  while  it  preserves  all  the  character 
of  a  person's  liandwriting,  aad,  what  is  even  more  important,  of  his 
signature." 


THE  DAILY  CHRONICLE. 

"In  form  it  closely  resembles  the  now  well-known  stylographic 
pen,  but  with  the  ink  reservoir  is  combined  a  double  nib,  which 
enables  the  writer  to  make  either  thick  or  thin  strokes  in  the  ordi- 
nary way  and  thus  preserve  the  character  of  the  handwriting.  The 
nibs  can  be  changed  when  necessary,  so  that  the  ingenious  invention 
is  calculated  to  prove  a  permanent  convenience." 

ST.  JAMES'S  GAZETTE. 

"  These  pens,  which  write  with  all  the  elasticity  of  the  best  steel 
pens,  and  are  capable  of  making  broad  as  well  as  fine  strokes  (as 
the  stylographic  pen  is  notj,  are  perfect  in  their  way,  and  will  be 
of  specialvalue  to  men  of  business.  Any  good  kind  of  ink  may  be 
used  with  them." 

THE  SATITRDAY  REVIEW. 

"The  pen  has  two  great  advantages — it  writes  with  nibs,  and  it 
needs  no  adjustment.  The  nibs  can  be  renewed  at  will,  and  are 
supplied  for  renewal  in  fine,  medium,  and  broad  points,  while  the 
pen  is  made  in  various  lengths.  Our  trials  of  the  pen  thus  far  have 
been  very  satisfactory." 

THE  ILLUSTRATED  LONDON  NEWS. 

"It  combines  the  ink  reservoir  of  the  stylographic  pen  with  a 
modification  of  tlie  ordinary  pen  nib,  which  can  be  fleiached  and 
replaced  at  pleasure  by  one  suited  to  the  writer's  hand.  •  •  •  • 
By  means  of  this,  invention  the  writer  can  preserve  the  distinctive 
features  of  his  handwriting;  and.  what  is  of  no  small  importance, 
the  pen  writes  freely  with  any  good  ordinary  ink.  It  will  be  found 
"f  special  utility  to  journalists  and  literary  men." 


TRUTH. 

•■  The  latest  invention  is  one  called  the  ANTI-STYLOGKAPH  Peli! 
It  is  a  great  improvement  on  its  predecessors,  for  it  writes  more  ( 
clearly,  does  not  ink  the  fingers,  does  not  get  out  of  order,  and 
costs  considerably  less." 

THE  GRAPHIC. 

"  Hearson's  ANTI-ST\'LOGRAPH,  issued  by  Messrs.  De  La  Rue, 
is  a  neat  looking  affair,  and  the  specimen  we  are  writing  this  notice 
with  does  its  work  very  creilitably.  Perhaps,  after  a  while,  we 
shall  get  so  attached  to  it  as  to  throw  our  inkstand  out  of  ivindow. 

THE  OXFORD  JOURNAL. 

•'  It  possesses  a  special  advantage  over  the  numerous  forms  of 
stylograph  before  the  public,  which  write  with  a  hard  point,  and 
are  incapable  of  making  thin  and  thick  strokes,  inasmuch  as.  It 
being  an  actu.ll  pen.  nibbed  in  the  ordinary  way,  the  usual  charac- 
teristics of  the  handwriting  are  preserved.  Having  actually  tested 
it  we  are  enabled  to  vouch  for  its  qualifications.  It  owes  its  ongm 
to  Mr.  T.  A.  Hearson. " 

THE  GLASGOW  HERALD. 

"  The  ANTi-STVLOGRAPH  glides  over  the  paper  with  extreme 
smoothness.  The  ordinary  stylograph  wears  a  point  which  forms 
letters  of  unvarying  width  ;  the  ANTr-STVLOCRAPH,  on  the  other 
hand,  terminates  in  an  actual  pen,  nibbed  in  the  ordinary  way; 
and  as  tllick  and  thin  strokes  are  thus  left  at  the  discretion  of  the 
writer,  the  ordinary  characteristics  of  his  manuscript  are  preserved. 
The  comfort  and  convenience  of  such  an  instrument,  dispensing  as 
it  does  with  the  necessity  of  applying  to  the  ink  bottle,  and  render- 
ing '  blots'  an  irapossiblUty,  are  obvious." 


SOLE     LICENSEES     AND     MANUFACTURERS, 

THOS.  DE  LA  RUE  &  CO.,  BUNHILL  ROW,  LONDON,  ENGLAND. 


Feb.  15,  1883.J 


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of  the  Clamp  upon  the  paper  is   always   greater   than   the   resistance   against   the   knife,  "wltliout   the    aid    of 
Springs,  Weights,  or  Friction  of  any  kind,  POSITIYELY  AUTOMATIC,     t^"  Send  for  Price  List ; 
also  of  our  Hand-Clamp7Cutter,   "The" Sheridan,"  the  old  reliable. 


T.    W.   4l  C/B.  SHERIDAN,  25  Centre  St.,  New  York. 


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Hello  1  Birnie  Paper 
Co.,  send  by  first  express 
50  M.  boxes  Chicago  Uni- 
versal Local. 


BIRNIE  PAPER  CO., 

SPRINGFIELD,  MASS., 


NEW  TOBK,  60  DUANE  STREET. 


ffiUlKfiriELD. 


JOHN  GIBSON,! 


and  84  Besbao  Street,  Mew  Ifofk 


My  new  line  of  EASTER,  Birthday  and  Valentine  Cards  will  be  ready  in  January.  I  would  call  special  attention  to  my 
EASTER  NOVELTIES,  which  wiU  be  very  desirable, 

A  very  large  and  complete  line  of  Advertising  Cards,  Day  and  Sunday-School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  and 
Marriage  Certificates.     New  Designs  in  each,  ready  in  January. 

WINKLEY,  THORP  &   DRESSER, 


111  mmwommmiMM  BTrnmrnT,  moBTom, 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 


9m^ 


"Atlantic"  Rubber  Bands, 

MADE  OF  PURE  GRAY  PARA  RUBBER. 
SOLID    EXIOX-.XJSI^EI-.ir    B^ST    TME     FOXJISTZD. 


Price,  per  pound,  in  bulk,  -  -  .  .  $4.00,  less  40  per  cent. 
Price,  per  pound,  in  quarter-lb.  boxes,  $4.00.  less  33>^  and  5  per  cent. 
Price,  per  pound,  in  ounce  boxes,      -       -       $4.00,  less  33K  per  cent. 


Eitra  Discmts  in  Ijnaitities, 


Circulars  (as  helow)  with  Imjn'int  furnished. 


The  great  saving  in  buying  Rubber  Bands  by  weight  will  at  once 
be  seen  upon  examining  the  following  table,  showing  number  of  gross 
contained  in  a  pound  of  Atlantic  Rubber  Bands  : 


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COLLECTIVE    AUTOGRAPH    CARDS. 


h.  Prang  &  Co.  have  just  brought  out  a  novelty 
in  the  card  line,  which  is  styled  "  Collective  Au- 
tograph Cards,"  and  is  a  large  illuminated  card, 
on  which  are  a  number  of  blank  spaces  repre- 
senting cards  on  a  receiver,  the  shadings  of 
the  edges  and  corners  of  each,  where  over- 
lapping another,  being  well  brought  out  and 
causing  each  to  appear  as  a  real  card.  The  col- 
lective autograph  card  is  intended  for  festive 
occasions,  where  each  guest  can  write  his  name 
on  one  of  the  blank  spaces,  which  thereby  re- 
cords the  names  of  the  visitors.  A  separate 
space  for  future  reference  is  set  apart  for  the 
date  and  designation  of  the  event.  The  card 
comes  in  two  designs,  one  of  which  is  18x18 
inches  in  size.  This  has  a  handsome  border 
about  an  inch  wide,  with  representations  of  dai- 
sies. On  the  inner  side  of  the  border  is  a  pale 
blue  runner  about  one-eighth  of  an  inch 
wide,  while  on  the  outer  side  is  a  sim- 
ilar runner  which  is  surrounded  by  a 
bronze  one  of  the  same  width.  The  centre-piece 
is  of  a  drab  ground,  ornamented  with  conven- 
tional leaf  designs.  The  number  of  blank  spaces 
set  apart  for  visitors'  names  is  eighteen,  besides 
that  for  the  date  which  appears  in  the  middle  of 
the  card.  Design  No.  2  is  10x7  inches  in  size 
and  is  illuminated  with  a  border  of  a  sky-blue 
ground  ornamented  with  golden  rod  and  daisies 
among  which  butterflies  are  hovering.  The  cen- 
tre-piece is  somewhat  similar  to  that  of  the  other 
design,  but  the  spaces  for  guests'  names  only 
number  twelve,  and  that  for  the  date  appears  at 
the  bottom  of  the  card  instead  of  at  the  cen- 
tre. The  collective  autograph  card  can  be  used 
for  a  great  number  of  purposes  and  among 
others  for  the  following  named  :  Social  gather- 
ings, festive  occasions,  literary,  scientific,  art  or 
church  meetings,  clubs,  lodges,  societies,  school 
and  college  commencements,  graduating  and 
school  classes,  Sunday  schools,  dinner  parties, 
receptions,  birthday,  wedding  or  family  parties, 
Christmas  gatherings,  picnics.  New  Year  calls, 
seaside  watering-places,  summer  vacation  friends 
and  festivals  or  receptions  given  to  friends 
or  distinguished  persons.  A  patent  has  been  ap- 
plied for. 

-♦♦.te^ ^ 

TO  TRANSFER  PRINTED   MATTER  TO 
CLASS. 


The  printer-stationer  may  be  interested  in  the 
following  process  for  transferring  engravings, 
&c.,  to  window  and  show  glasses  :  Flow  the 
glass-plates  with  a  good  quality  of  photo- 
graphers' negative  varnish,  which  should  be 
thinned  down  in  the  usual  way.  When  this  has 
been  partially  dried  so  that  the  varnish  will  not 
run  into  the  paper,  lay  the  engraving  or  show- 
bill face  downward  on  the  prepared  surface, 
and  subject  it  to  slight  and  uniformly  appor- 
tioned pressure  for  twenty-four  hours.  Then 
moisten  the  back  of  the  paper,  and,  by  means  of 
a  soft  rubber,  rub  off  the  softened  paper.  If  this 
is  done  with  care,  the  inked  lines  will  remain 
attached  to  the  varnished  glass  surface.  As  the 
thin  varnish  is  quite  transparent,  this  is  equiva- 
lent to  transferring  the  engraving  to  the  glass 
surface.  The  transfer  is  frequently  improved 
in  appearance  by  giving  the  plate  (and  transfer) 
a  second  coat  of  varnish. — Paper  and  Print. 


^W^ISTTEXD. 


stationery  and  Blank-Book  Traveling  Salesman 
wanted,  by  an  old  established  house.  Apply  by  mail 
with  references,  stating  experience  and  trade  In 
sight.    Address 

Box  100,  Louisville,  Ky. 


THE  PLIMPTON  MFG.  CO, 


—  OF 


Pi^^PLTF-oPLiD,    ooisrisr.. 

Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quaHty  of  No.  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them,   Printed  or  Plain,  as  Low,  if  not  LLOl^er. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights.  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 

HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  MANDFACTURKRS  OP  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OF 

Fine   Notes,   Envelopes,  Visiting    Cards    and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

'3         126  «&  12s   r)TJ^N"E  ST. 

All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-Mark  are  warranted. 


Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY.        SEND   FOR   DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE   UST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE   CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  Philadelpbia. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES. 


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THE    AMEEIOAJ:^    STATIOISTER 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 

All  Styles,  Sizes  and  Variety  of  Finisli. 

Send  for  my  New  Catalogue,  just  out.     Prices  Reduced. 
SOMETHING   NEW. 

MALLEABLE  ARCH  PRESSES, 

Win  not  Sreak. 

Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but  a  trifle  more  than 
cast  iron.       Manufactured  only  by 

H.N.HUBBARD, 

313  to  31S  Ea,st  'rT77-eiJ.t3r.seco3a.(a.  Street,  iTe"w^  "STox^s. 


NEW  TORE  C0FTIN6  PRESSES. 


Received  the  Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copy- 
ing Presses  at  the  Paris 
Exposition  of  1878 


Large  Steel- Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  22  x  84. 


All  sizes,  from  smallest 
to  the  largest  in  use.  All 
styles,  from  lowest  priced 
to  the  most  elaborate 
finish. 


Large  Steel- Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  33x24. 


Catalogues  on  application  to  T.  SHRIYER  &  CO.,  333  Edst  Flfty-Sixtli  St.,  Now  YoFk. 


A.   M.   COLONS,   SON   &  CO., 

—MANUFACTURERS  OF- 
— FOR- 

STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 
527    ^PtCKC    STrtEET,    F>H:iI-.-A.r)E31.FK[I^. 


e:.  g.  locks  ^c  CO., 

21  SOUTH  SIXTH  ST..  PHILADELPHIA. 

Mi  ai  FiCf  Faiiers,  Paiier  Laces,  Oarils  and  Carflboarilii 

CHROMO   ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 

CLARK,  HAYWARD  &  CO., 

No.    195    LAKE   STREET,    CHICAGO. 

—  MILLS  AT  - 
South  Bend,  Ind. ;  Logansport,  Ind. ;  Mishawaka,  Ind. ;  Yorkrille,  lU. ;  Marseilles,  111. ;  Joilet,  111. 


a  Specialty  of  W  R  A  P  P I N  G    P  A  P  E  R  from  Oar  Own  Mills, 

and  think  it  to  Dealers'  advantage  to  inquire  of  us  before  purchasing. 

Product  about  40  tons  a  day,  and  consists  of  all  kinds  of  Wrapping  and  Building  Papers. 

^r  COBRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED. 


Gill's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods. 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Corner  Main  and  Bridge  Streets, 

SPRINGFIELD.  MASS 

THE  PEOPLE'S  ROUTE 

—  TO  — 

Dakota,   Montana, 

UPPER   MISSOURI   and   YELLOWSTONE   RIVERS 

—  AND  THB  — 

NEW    NORTHWEST. 


C  H  I  C  AO< 

Ml  i_-WAUKe:e: 

AND 

ST.  PAUL  R'Y. 


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To  the  Upper  Mississippi,  Missouri,  and  the  famous 
Niobrara  and  Jim  River  Valleys,  and  by  its  connec- 
tions, to  the  Red  River  Valley  of  the  North,  and  Bis- 
marck, Fargo,  and  Green  River,  and  by  rail  and  steam- 
ers to  Forts  Barthold,  Buford,  and  points  on  Powder, 
Tongue,  and  Yellowstone  Rivers,  Miles  City,  Fort 
Keogh,  all  Upper  Missouri  River  points,  Carroll,  Fort 
Benton,  and  Big  Horn  Mountains,  Montana. 

Over  Four  Different  Routes,  namely,  via 
Milwaukee,  Sparta,  and  La  Crosse, 

Milwaukee,  Madison,  and  Prairie  du  Chien 
Davenport,  Fayette,  and  Jackson  Junction, 

Elgin.  Lanark,  and  Dubuque. 

Reference  to  the  OfBcial  Railway  Guides,  or  the 
Time  Tables  published  by  the  Company  will  show  that 
the  C.  M.  &  St.  P.  can  take  you  m  its  Splendid  Pas- 
senger Trains,  at  Express  Speed,  over  its  own  Superb 
Tracks,  from  almost  anywhere  to  almost  anywhere 
in  the  Five  Great  States  named  above.  Its  Road-Bed, 
Superstructure  and  Equipments  combine  All  Modem 
Improvements,  and  are  Perfect  in  every  particular. 
It  runs  its  own  Magnificent  Sleepers  upon  all  Through 
Trains,  and  its  own  Parlor  Cars— the  finest  in  tne 
World.  Its  Principal  Hotels  and  Eating  Houses  are 
noted  for  their  superior  excellence.  While  it  con- 
nects the  prominent  Business  Centres  of  the  North- 
west, it  has  also  upon  its  lines  more  Health  and 
Pleasure  Resorts,  and  greater  Scenic  Attractions, 
than  any  other  system  of  roads  upon  the  continent. 
It  is  conceded  by  the  Traveling  Public  to  be,  in 
all  things,  the  Leading  Line. 

Address       A.  T.  H.  CARPENTER, 

Gen.  Pass,  and  Ticket  Agt. 

Mention  this  paper.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

GOOD£NOVGH  HAMMOCK  CO. 


—  MANUFACTUBEBS  OF  — 

BRIC-A-BRAC, 

For  Decorating^, 

—  AND  — 

Original  Art  Furniture. 

252  Market  Street,  Newark,  N.  J, 


Feb,  15,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAlS^    STATIONER. 


247 


THE  J.  O.  SMITH  MFG.  CO., 

—  MA 


MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 


■^  ENAMELED  WOOD  GOODS,  ARTISTS'  PANELS,  &c.-<- 

Manufactory,  Middletown    Conn.  XTO.   51    JollXl    StrSOt,   ^QVSt  'S'orlS. 


TO  THE  TRADE: 

Having  made  arrangements  with  the  Magneso- 
Calcite  Fire-Proof  Company  (after  careful  examin- 
ation), we  are  now  prepared  to  supply  the  Trade 
with  BOND,  NOTE  AND  JEWEL  CASES,  with 
their  Patent  Linings.  Bond  and  N<5te  Cases  are  of 
Japanned  Iron,  with  Locks ;  Jewel  Cases,  Iron, 
covered  in  Colored  Plushes,  and  Satin  and  SUk 
Linings — very  handsome. 

No.  1.    Bond  and  Note,  each $8.00 

No.  8.        "  "        "    10.00 

No.3.        "  "         "     12.00 

No.  1.    Jewel  Case,  each 18.00 

No.  2.         "         "        "     21.00 

No.3.         "         "         " 24.00 

No.  4.         "         "        "     27.00 


-^    TESTIMIOIVY    OF    LIEUT. -GOV.  liyKOIV    "W^DESTOIST.   ■«<=- 

I  witnessed  the  test  made  by  your  Superintendent  of  the  fire-proof  qualities  of  an  express  chest  and  bond  and  note  case  manufactured  by  the  Magneso-Calcite 
Fire-Proof  Company,  at  Nantasket  Beach,  on  Friday  last.  After  being  embedded  in  coals  for  one  and  one-half  hours,  the  contents  of  the  express  chest,  consisting 
of  papers,  greenbacks  and  lucifer  matches,  were  found  to  be  in  perfect  condition,  there  being  nothing  to  indicate  that  they  had  been  near  a  fire  except  a  slight 
smell  of  smoke.  Upon  opening  the  small  bond  and  note  case,  its  contents  were  found  to  be  in  equally  as  good  condition  as  those  of  the  express  chest,  although  it 
had  been  exposed  to  a  severe  test  for  more  than  half  an  hour.    There  can  be  no  question  but  that  the  material  used  by  your  company  is  perfectly  fire-proof. 

Dalton,  Mass.,  August  30,  1881.  Yours  truly,  (Signed)  BYRON  WESTON. 


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GEM"  PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER, 


-^INVENTED  AND  MANUFACTURED  BY  THE  — 

HOWARD  IRON  WORKS,  BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 

The  Most  Simple,  Durable  and  Perfect  Hand  Machine  Made. 

No  Other  Hand  Machine    Equal  to  It. 


Possesses  Great  Strength.    Works  Easily  and  Smoothly.    Very  Heavy,  Compact,  Firm 

ai ;  Rigid.    Knife  Cuts  Perfectly  True.     Windlass-Clamp  has  Free  and  Quick 

Motion.     Cutting  Sticks  of  Wood  in  Table  to  Receive  Knife.     Table 

Divided  into  Lines,  Squares  and  Inches.    Back  and  Side  Gauges. 

ITS  CONVENIENCE  AND  ADAPTABILITY  ARE  WELL  KNOWN  TO  THE  TRADE. 

-K^-t:>-iM-^-i^^  .  S  30  incUes,  Weight  1,300  lbs.,  $175. 
PKICES.jg^        ..  "         1,500      "         200. 

Can  refer  to  very  many  sold  and  in  use  all  over  the  United  States  for  many  years, 
which  GIVE  PERFECT  SATISFACTION. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 

—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 

Paper  Makers,  Book  Binders  and  Printers'  Machinery, 

—  SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  — 

"Diamond"  Self-Olamp  Paper  Cutter, 


248 


THE    AMERIOAIN    STATIONER. 


PLATNER  &  PORTER  MFG.  CO., 


E.  B.  RIPLEY,  Prest. 


UNIONVILLE,  CONN.,  U.S.A. 


F.  A.  CHAMBERLIN,  Treas. 


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Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,        ( 
49  Federal  street,  Boston.  February  20,  1883.  j 

The  Advertiser  people  moved  into  their  new 
building  on  Washington  street  on  Monday,  and 
celebrated  the  event  by  issuing  a  twenty-page 
edition,  the  only  daily  of  the  size  ever  printed  in 
New  England.  Its  main  feature  was  a  history 
of  the  paper  and  of  journalism  in  Boston. 

Elroy  N.  Heath,  manufacturer  of  Heath's  let- 
ter files  and  index,  has,  at  his  new  quarters  147 
High  street,  about  four  times  his  former  capac- 
ity.   Over  1,000  of  his  files  were  sold  in  1882. 

D.  B.  Brooks,  dealer  in  inks,  games  and  sta- 
tionery, has  moved  from  Federal  street  to  new 
quarters  at  No.  40  Hawley  street.  H. 


CHICAGO    NOTES. 


[from  our  regular  correspondent.] 

Western  Office  Lockwood  Press, 
8  Lakeside  Building, 

Chicago,  Feb.  17,  1883, 


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In  my  rambles  about  the  city  the  other  day 
I  happened  in  at  the  southeast  corner  of  La 
Salle  and  Monroe  streets,  where  I  noticed  a 
neatly  arranged  show-window,  in  which  were 
hanging  attractive  cards.  On  further  inquiry, 
I  saw  that  it  was  the  store  of  J.  H.  Bufford's 
Sons;  I  stepped  in  and  found  Mr.  Lester,  the 
resident  manager,  busily  attending  to  the  wants 
of  a  customer.  When  at  leisure,  I  was  shown 
by  him  the  latest  things  in  Easter  and  advertis- 
ing cards,  a  very  large  assortment  of  new  de- 
signs, the  workmanship  of  which  indicated  care 
in  finish.  Has  the  reader  seen  them  ?  If  not,  he 
should  look  over  their  assortment.  "  Business," 
said  Mr.  Lester,  "  has  been  satisfactory  since  e.s- 
tablishing  the  Chicago  branch,  and  their  stay  in 
this  city  was  not  an  experiment,  but  a  fact." 
Up  to  the  first  of  the  year  they  have  handled 
mostly  their  own  make  of  goods,  but  since  have 
branched  out,  and  hereafter  can  supply  other 
manufacturers'  fancy  cards  and  imported  novel- 
ties that  stationers  and  others  may  desire. 

H.  Eliass,  of  82  Washington  street,  agent  for 
Bloch  &  Co.'s  publications,  of  Cincinnati,  re- 
ports doing  a  good  business  in  fancy  goods  and 
cards.  John  J.  McGrath,  proprietor  of  the  old 
and  reliable  wall-paper  house  of  Chicago,  has 
been  compelled  to  seek  larger  quarters,  in  order 
to  transact  his  ever -increasing  trade.  He  will 
be  found  after  March  1  at  Nos.  106  to  113  Wa- 
bash avenue,  occupying    the    entire    building. 


basement  and  four  floors.  It  has  been  said  that 
his  yearly  sales  are  larger  than  those  of  any 
like  house  in  the  country. 

Thos.  Kane  &  Co.  have  also  needed  larger 
quarters,  in  order  to  transact  their  business, 
and  they  have  removed  to  Nos.  137  and  139 
Wabash  avenue,  further  down  in  the  business 
part  of  the  city.  This  house  unquestionably 
does  the  largest  business  in  slates  in  America. 
Every  dealer  in  the  line  knows  of  the  cheapness 
and  good  quality  of  slates  that  the  firm  handles 
and  of  its  having  customers  in  every  State  and 
Territory  in  the  Union.  What  is  said  about 
slates  may  also  be  applied  to  the  other  lines  of 
the  firm's  manufacture,  such  as  blackboards, 
school  furniture  and  class-room  apparatus. 

The  Western  office  of  the  Lockwood  Press  was 
presented  with  a  very  handsome  nickel-plated 
letter  scale,  made  by  the  Fulton  Gravity  Scale 
Company,  of  Cincinnati.  This  scale  has  been 
tested  with  others,  and  is  found  to  be  accurate 
and  reliable.  It  does  away  with  the  old  style 
of  loop  and  pivots,  consequently  will  outlast 
others. 

Henry  D.  Chapin,  the  well  known  second-hand 
book  dealer  of  Chicago,  has  issued  his  complete 
catalogue  of  rare  and  valuable  books,  contain- 
ing sixty-four  pages  of  closely  printed  matter. 
The  trade  will  find  his  catalogue  a  valuable  one 
to  refer  to. 

Geo.  J.  Schmidt  &  Brothers,  manufacturers 
and  importers  of  fancy  wicker-ware  and  fancy 
wood- carved  goods,  have  removed  into  more 
commodious  quarters,  nearly  opposite  Maxwell 
&  Co.'s,  on  Wabash  avenue.  This  firm  makes 
all  of  the  goods  it  handles,  having  factories  in 
Switzerland  and  Germany.  It  is  a  treat  to  look 
over  the  large  assortment  of  fancy  goods  offered 
for  sale. 

A.  H.  Andrews  &  Co.,  the  well-known  school 
furniture  and  school  apparatus  manufacturers, 
have  had  a  general  house-cleaning,  greatly  im- 
proving their  home-like  quarters.  This  house 
did  an  extensive  business  the  last  year.  A.  H. 
Andrews,  senior  partner  of  the  firm,  said  :  "  We 
have  been  crowded  beyond  our  capacity,  doing 
too  much,  really,  and  a  little  slacking  of  busi- 
ness would  do  us  no  harm."  Have  you  seen 
Andrews'  combined  music  stand  and  rest,  dic- 
tionary holder  and  revolving  book-case  ?  It  is 
the  latest  and  most  complete  device  for  the 
library,  study  or  reading-room. 

Wabash  avenue  between  Madison  and  Adams 
streets  is  becoming  well  represented  by  the  sta- 
tionery, fancy  goods,  wall  paper  and  book 
trades,  and  the  name  of  "  Stationer's  Row " 
would  not  be  misapplied. 

Cameron,  Amberg  &  Co.,  stationers  and  blank 
book  makers,  report  a  satisfactory  trade.     In 


speaking  of  the  prospects  for  the  year  1883,  Mr. 
Cameron  thought  that  they  were  good;  in  fact, 
the  month  of  January  last  was  the  best  they  have 
had  since  in  business,  and  judging  from  past  ex. 
perience,  he  would  say  that,  this  year  will  be  a 
good  one  for  them.  I  asked:  "In  your  busi- 
ness the  first  of  the  year  always  is  the  best,  is  it 
not?"  He  replied  :  "In  amount  of  trade,  no. 
The  variation  is  not  great,  taking  one  month 
■  with  another." 

H.  H.  Hoffmann  &  Co.,  blank  book  makers, 
have  an  improvement,  whereby  a  flat  opening 
from  first  to  last  leaf  is  guaranteed  which  will 
be  appreciated  by  bookkeepers.  By  its  peculiar 
construction  the  book  is  held  tight  at  joints, 
thereby  not  allowing  it  to  jump  out  of  back  and 
causing  no  trouble  by  closing ;  pinching  is 
claimed  to  be  impossible,  perfect  shape  is  war- 
ranted. I  shall  give  a  better  description  at  some 
later  date. 

The  Tablet  and  Ticket  Company,  No.  170 
Clark  street,  has  published  a  pattern  book  of 
fancy  cut  shapes.  The  company  offers  to  do 
fancy  cutting  for  the  trade  in  paper,  cardboard, 
cloth  and  leather,  either  lithographed,  printed, 
blank,  gummed  or  plain.  There  is  no  other  con- 
cern doing  similar  work.  The  pattern  book 
shows  round,  oval  shapes,  %  to  5  inches  in  size, 
shields,  diamonds,  bottles,  labels,  seals,  safes,  &c. 
This  new  venture  undoubtedly  will  meet  a  long 
felt  want  in  the  trade.  The  company  is  not  con- 
fined to  shapes  in  the  pattern  book,  but  can 
make  special  shapes  on  short  notice. 

It  is  understood  that  the  new  firm  of  paper 
makers  and  dealers  of  Clark,  Hay  ward  &  Co., 
195  Lake  street,  will  be  styled  Hay  ward,  Black 
&  Co.,  hereafter.  Mr.  Black,  of  Yorkville,  111., 
a  large  manufacturer  of  coarse  paper,  taking 
Mr.  Clark's  place.  It  will  continue  to  represent 
the  several  mills  operated  by  Mr.  Clark. 

Rambler. 


The  new  Paris  telescope  in  course  of  construc- 
tion will  be  larger  than  any  other  now  made  of 
the  refracting  class.  The  object  glass  will  be  32 
inches  diameter,  with  a  focal  length  of  49  feet. 
The  one  that  has  just  been  placed  in  the  obser- 
vatory at  Princeton,  N.  J.,  has  an  objective  of 
23  inches  diameter.  That  at  the  Vienna  observa- 
tory is  27  inches  in  diameter ;  Mr.  Newall's  at 
Gateshead,  and  the  one  in  Washington  observa- 
tory are  26  inches  diameter.  Admiral  Mouchez 
has  decided  to  use  a  gas  engine  for  turning  round 
the  dome  which  will  cover  the  Paris  telescope. 


Life  is  said  to  be  like  a  pack  of  cards.  Child- 
hood's best  cards  are  hearts.  Youth  is  won  by 
diamonds.  Middle  age  is  conquered  with  a  club, 
while  old  age  is  raked  in  by  a  spade. 


250 


THE    AMEEIOAK    STATIOTsTER 


The  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade. 

ANNUAL  DINNER. 

The  eighth  annual  dinner  of  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade  was  given  at  Delmonico's  on 
Thursday  evening  last.  The  dinner,  as  is  appa- 
rent from  the  menu  given  below,  was  a  most  ex- 
cellent one,  and  under  the  admirable  manage- 
ment of  the  dinner  committee — Patrick  Far- 
relly,  David  Scott,  H.  L.  Booraem  and  H.  V. 
Butler,  Jr.— passed  off  without  a  hitch.  Greorge 
L.  Pease,  the  president  of  the  Stationers'  Board  of 
Trade,  presided.  On  his  right  sat  the  Rev.  Dr.  J. 
P.  Newman,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Flack,  of  Claverack, 
and  Erastus  Wiman;  while  on  his  left  were  Gen. 
A.  C.  Barnes,  Noah  Brooks,  the  Rev.  D.  R. 
Breed,  of  St.  Paul,  Minn. ;  Howard  Lockwood 
and  H.  L.  Booraem. 

At  table  No.  1  sat  W.  W.  Chilver,  Robert 
Dinwiddle,  Jr.,  Henry  Barnes,  F.  E.  Smith,  H. 
H.  Bridgman,  D.  S.  Francis,  J.  C.  Kiggins,  C.  P. 
Tooker,  G.  W.  Wheelwright,  William  H.  Par- 
sons, Charles  E.  O'Hara,  Alexander  Agar ;  E. 
Claxton,  of  Philadelphia ;  A.  H.  Crum,  Max 
Griebel,  E.  W.  Abbot,  A.   H.  Old,  C.   D.  Pratt, 

D.  Pritchard,  Charles  Davis,  A.  Dougherty,  A. 
W.  Walsh,  and  Patrick  Farrelly. 

Table  No.  3.— Charles  S.  Clark,  C.  Perry,  C. 
H.  Rising,  G.  T.  Wright,  D.  Alexander,  P. 
Squier,  E.  E.  Hamilton,  C.  T.  Hamilton,  S.  D. 
Kennedy,  S.  A.  Maxwell,  of  Chicago;  Ex-Lieut.- 
Gov.  Byron  Weston,  of  Massachusetts;  J.  F. 
Anderson,  Jr.,  T.  A.  Mole,  R.  M.  Fairchild,  C. 
A.  Wheedon,  J.  Langfeld,  D.  P.  Crocker,  H.  H. 
Smith,  E.  Goodwin,  Jr.,  J.  M.  Mohr,  George 
Vernon  and  David  Scott. 

Table  No.  3.— H.  W.  Berlin,  Joseph  Mann,  F. 

E.  Hafely,  E.  R.  Young,  A.  E.  Marsh,  C. 
Jourgerson,  G.  C  Boorum,  F.  B.  Gilbert, 
H.  K.  Dyer,  E.  W.  Dennison,  J.  Inglis,  Jr., 
E.  B.  Green,  S.  P.  Carmichael,  H.  C.  Bain- 
bridge,  P.  V.  Koch,  W.  B.  Boorum,  S.  Webber 
Parker,  Arthur  Smalley,  W.  H.  Wiley,  J.  R. 
Folsom,  A.  G.  Paine  and  H.  V.  Butler,  Jr. 

Table  No.  4.— William  Johansen,  J.  H.  Him- 
melreich,  D.  L.  Foley,  H.  A.  Lambert,  C.  A. 
Clapp,  W.  C.  Hamblin,  H.  K.  Agar,  M.  Berolz 
heimer,  Mr.  Ferris,  H.  R.  Monachesi,  Mr.  Scott, 
R.  R.  Cornell,  Edward  Todd,  Edward  Todd,  Jr.. 
S.  J.  Knight,  Mr.  Von  Buskirk,  W.  W.  Farmer 
and  Andrew  Little. 

The  tables  were  laid  in  the  large  room,  better 
known  as  the  ball-room,  and  were  handsomely 
decorated  with  ornamented  pieces  and  plateaus 
of  cut  flowers.  Landers  orchestra,  stationed  in 
the  balcony,  rendered  selections  from  "Patience" 
and  other  popular  music  from  time  to  time. 
Here  is  the  menu  : 

EIGHTH   ANNUAL    DINNER 

OF 

The    Stationers'    Board    of    Trade. 

MENU. 

Huitres. 

POTAGKS. 

ConsommS  imperiale.  Bisque  d'6crevisses. 

Olives.         HORS  d'oecvre.         C61eri. 

Tiinbales  d,  la  reine. 

POISSON. 

Saumon,  hoUandaise  vert-pr6. 

RELBVE. 

Filet  de  bceuf  &.  la  pi^montaise. 

ENTREES. 

Dindonneau  il  la  lyonnaise. 

Steak  d'antilope  k  la  financiere. 

Cotelettes  de  ris  de  veau  fi,  la  modeme. 

SORBET. 

R6gence. 

KOTI. 

Red-head  duck. 

Salade. 

ENTREMETS. 

Epinards.  Petits  pois.  Haricots  verts. 

sue  RES. 

Plum  padding  au  sabayon. 

Gel6e  au  marasquin.  Charlotte  parisienne. 

Pi6c6s  mont6es. 

Petits  fours.  Gateaux  vari6s. 

Glace  napoliCaine. 

Fruits   and   dessert. 

Caf6. 

Le  15  Fevrier,  1883.  Delmonico. 

After  the  merits  of  the  menu  had  been  tasted 

and  approved,  President  Pease  said  : 

Gentlemen  of  the  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade  : 
Again  we  rejoice  in  the  return  of  our  annual 


reunion,  and  in  welcoming  one  another  around 
the  festal  board,  we  greet  and  welcome  our 
guests  and  friends  and  wish  them  an  hour  of 
happiness  and  good  cheer.  I  am  indeed  sorry 
to  interfere  with  your  festivities,  and  only  do  so 
at  this  time,  fully  impressed  with  the  thought 
that  a  change  of  diet  as  well  as  position  of  body 
will  add  much  to  your  comfort  as  well  as  per- 
sonal safety.  Having  these  points  in  mind,  I 
will  now  invite  you  to  partake  of  a  mental  feast, 
and  without  any  extended  remarks  and  omit- 
ting all  statistical  facts  or  reminiscences  pertain- 
ing to  our  organization,  will  proceed  without  de- 
lay to  introduce  to  you  the  gentlemen  of  speech. 
We  have  with  us  to-night  a  friend  and  guest  who 
has  visited  nearly  all  (if  not  all)  of  the  countries 
on  the  globe,  and  is  familiar  with  the  habits  and 
industries  of  their  peoples.  We  warmly  wel- 
come him  and  shall  listen  with  great  pleasure  to 
his  remarks  on  "  The  Invention  of  Paper." 

Gentlemen,  I  introduce  to  you  the  Rev.  Dr. 
John  P.  Newman. 

Dr.  Newman  said  :  Mr.  President  and  Gentle- 
men— It  has  been  my  good  fortune  to  make  a 
good  many  speeches  on  a  good  many  subjects, 
but  I  confess  to  you  that  I  have  never  been  so 
much  perplexed  before  as  to  what  to  say.  I 
have  attended  a  good  many  dinners,  but  never 
before  a  dinner  on  paper  (laughter).  My  good 
friend  Little — and  by  the  way,  I  must  keep  my 
eye  on  Little,  for  he  is  a  member  of  my  congre- 
gation— my  good  friend  Little  told  me  a  story 
the  other  day  which  I  must  repeat  here.  He 
has  a  friend  who  owns  a  skeleton,  and  is  very 
much  like  a  skeleton  himself,  with  emaciated 
form,  sunken  cheeks  and  long  skinny  fingers. 
One  day  an  apple  boy  entered  his  office  and  ex- 
claimed :  "Want  to  buy  any  apples?"  "1 
don't  want  any  of  your  apples  ;  get  out  of 
here  1 "  returned  Little's  friend.  The  boy  in  his 
hurry  made  a  mistake  and  opened  the  door  of 
the  skeleton's  closet,  when  out  walked  the  skele- 
ton and  endeavored  to  embrace  him.  The  boy 
dropped  his  apples  and  ran  out  of  the  bouse. 
Then  Little's  friend  gathered  up  the  apples, 
raised  a  window  and  stretching  out  one  of  his 
long  skinny  hands  at  the  boy,  who  stood  gazing 
at  the  building  in  open-mouthed  wonder,  cried  : 
"  Come  back  here  and  get  your  apples.  But  the 
boy  shook  his  head  and  answered  :  "No  you 
don't,  if  you  have  got  your  clothes  on."  (Great 
laughter.) 

Then  turning  to  his  subject  Dr.  Newman  said 
that  for  400  hundred  years  the  world  has  been 
pronouncing  a  eulog^y  on  the  inventor  or  inven- 
tors of  the  art  of  printing  and  on  Gutenberg 
especially.  "  But  I  would  like  to  pronounce  a 
eulogy  on  the  man  who  invented  paper, "  (apn 
plause).  Egypt  the  mother  of  the  arts  and 
sciences,  he  said,  had  given  paper  to  the  world  by 
her  papyri,  and  he  referred  to  the  discovery  of  a 
papyrian  manuscript  containing  the  ritual  of 
the  dead,  and  bringing  to  light,  he  said,  some  of 
the  grandest  thoughts  in  the  history  and  theology 
of  that  country.  He  attributed  to  China  the 
honor  of  inventing  the  art  of  converting  cotton 
into  paper  and  to  the  Semitic  race  in  the  land  of 
the  Spaniards — the  Christian  descendants  of  the 
Saracens — the  art  of  making  paper  out  of  rags. 
The  eulogy  on  the  printer  he  said  was  just, 
but  what  would  the  printer  be  without  the 
paper  ?  It  is  the  paper  that  has  transmitted  to 
us  the  philosophies,  the  theologies  and  the 
arts  of  other  days.  It  is  paper  that 
has  brought  down  to  us  all  that  is 
beneficent  in  science,  beautiful  in  poetry,  and 
useful  in  art.  "I  would,  therefore,"  exclaimed 
the  Doctor,  "like  to  crown  the  man  who  invented 
paper.  Who  is  he  I  What  is  he  ?  Were  he  here 
to-night  we  would    crown    him    with    immor- 


telles ! "  He  then  went  through  a  rapid  enumera- 
tion of  the  uses  of  paper,  and  finished  by  saying  : 
"  The  truth  is,  gentlemen,  some  of  us  would  not 
have  been  married  men  to-night  if  it  had  not 
been  for  paper.  We  would  not  have  had  the 
courage  to  say  to  the  dear  ones  what  we  wrote 
to  them  on  paper.  (Laughter  and  applause.)  I 
know  you  are  all  modest  men,  so  I  refer  to  this 
fact.     (Renewed  applause). 

Mr.  Pease  rose  and  announced  the  next  toast 
as  follows : 

"  Journalism,  the  practical  statesmanship  of 
the  century."  Every  year  the  newspaper  seems 
to  exert  more  and  more  a  controlling  influence 
in  public  matters.  In  olden  times  the  public 
journals  echoed  the  will  of  the  people.  In  these 
days  it  aims  to  create  and  direct  opinions. 

We  shall  gladly  listen  to  remarks  from  the 
Hon.  Noah  Brooks  on  "Journalism,  the  practical 
statesmanship  of  this  century. " 

Mr.  Brooks  said  that  he  was  aware  that  there 
was  a  reflex  compliment  in  the  toast,  for  with- 
out the  paper  maker  there  could  not  be  any 
newspapers  or  journalists.  Journalists  are  the 
priests  who  have  married  the  Gutenbergs  of  the 
past  to  the  paper  makers  of  the  present.  He 
was  afraid  that  men  would  eventually  come  to 
disbelieve  the  newspaper,  but  when  that  time 
comes,  he  hoped  that  he  will  have  ceased  to  be 
one  of  the  priests  of  the  order.  He  referred 
humorously  to  the  growing  tendency  to  dis- 
belief in  the  infalibility  of  the  press,  and  said 
that  the  press  of  the  United  States  had  in- 
structed Congressmen  with  great  unanimity  as 
to  the  iniquity  of  the  River  and  Harbor  Bill,  but 
they  would  not  be  instructed.  This  tendency 
has  driven  newspaper  men  well-nigh  to  despair, 
but  they  would  nevertheless  continue  to  do  their 
duty,  and  regularly  every  morning  instruct  the 
President  and  all  the  subordinate  officers  of  the 
Government.  In  conclusion,  he  said  that  "  if 
the  press  has  any  mission  in  this  life  it  is  to  tell 
the  truth.  It  is  to  call  those  men  to  the  bar  who 
have  done  wrong,  to  tell  the  truth,  to  expose 
error,  and  to  set  wrong  before  the  people." 

Mr.  Pease  arose  and  said  :  Our  next  toast 
is — 

Credits. — The  chief  element  of  commerce.  In 
the  language  of  Disraeli,  "he  is  the  most  suc- 
cessful man  who  has  the  best  information." 
There  was  a  time  when  the  mercantile  agency 
was  regarded  as  the  merchant's  natural  enemy, 
but  in  later  years  they  flnd  a  mutual  depend- 
ence one  on  the  other.  I  take  pleasure  in  pre- 
senting to  you  a  gentleman  who  is  well  known 
to  the  business  men  of  this  country,  and  ask 
him  to  respond  to  the  sentiment,  "  Credits,  the 
Chief  Elements  of  Commerce."  I  introduce 
Erastus  Wiman. 

Mr.  Wiman  said  that  the  toast  was  appropri- 
ate to  the  occasion,  as  he  understood  that  the 
main  object  of  the  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade 
was  to  maintain  the  credit  of  the  trade.  While 
credit  was  the  chief  element  of  commerce,  the 
latter  was  also  the  chief  elemetit  of  credit. 
This,  he  said,  may  be  regarded  as  the  paper  age, 
for  paper  enters  into  the  manufacture  and  main- 
tenance of  a  multitude  of  things.  In  no  way, 
he  thought,  has  art  been  so  materially  aided  in 
its  development  as  by  the  assistance  of  paper, 
and  referred  to  the  productions  of  Prang  &  Co. 
as  evidence  of  the  fact.  Taking  the  men  in  the 
paper  trade,  the  stationer's  trade  and  the  book 
trade  into  consideration,  he  thought  that  no 
more  genial,  modest,  unassuuiing  and  upright 
men  could  be  found.  He  had  watched  with  a 
great  deal  of  interest,  he  said,  the  progress  of 
the  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade,  and,  as  an  or- 

(Coniinued  on  page  S58.) 


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The  Parsons  Paper  Company. 

c-g^HOLYOKE,     M  ASS.,  ^S-^- 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commerci  1 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

''PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

''PARSONS    LINEN   LEDGER."  "SCOTCH   LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 

ID^3L.T03Sr,  l^^SS.,  TJ.S.  J^. 


These  Goods,  which  are  acJcnowledged  to  equal  the  -finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

lu  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

iix  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  ciuaUty  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  1  >  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties' are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  he  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
Q-eneral  Agency,  G-EO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beehman  Street. 


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L.  PRANG  <a  CO.'S 


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^^^|UR  Line  of  £AST£R.  CARDS  is  now  completed,  and  Sample  Books  are  being  shown  to  the  Trade.  The 
WraK  Line  is  undoubtedly  even  superior  to  our  previous  efforts,  and  we  confidently  expect,  especially  after  the  great 
^"^-"^"^  success  our  Cards  met  with  during  the  Christmas  Season,  that  tlie  demand  will  even  exceed  that  of  last  year.  We 
would  urge  upon  our  friends  to  place  their  orders  as  soon  as  possible  in  order  to  avoid  delays  and  possibly  disappoint- 
ments, especially  as  Easter  is  two  weeks  earlier  this  year  than  last.  Among  the  contributors  to  our  Line  of  Easter  Cards 
for  this  year  we  would  mention  the  following  artists  : 


MISS  FIDELIA  BRIDGES, 
MISS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


MISS  ELLA  F.  PELL, 
MISS  F.  B.  TOWNSEND, 
MR.  A.  F.  BROOKS, 


THOMAS  MORAN, 

HARRY  BEARD, 

F.  SCHUYLER  MATTHEWS,  Etc. 


Same  as  last  season,  we  furnish  our  Easter  Cards  plain,  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe.  AH  fringed  cards  are  provided 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  mails. 

Envelopes  are  furnished,  -without  extra  cliarge,  for  aU  cards  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegantly  designed  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same. 

Our  assortment  of  plain  cards  ranges  in  price  from  30  cents  per  set  to  $6  per  set,  and  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.50  to  $18  per  set. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  IS  CALLED  TO  THE  FOLLOWING  SERIES: 


No.  620  D. — "Easter  Lily."  This  is  an  improved  edition  of 
the  folding  "Easter  Lily,"  published  two  years  ago,  which 
proved  such  a  great  success,  and  for  which  we  could  not  then 
supply  the  demand.  Each  card  is  supplied  with  cord  and 
tassels,  and  protector  and  envelope.   Price  per  set  of  12,  $6.00. 

No.  620  D.  F. — Same  series,  with  special  silk  fringe,  cord  and 
tassels.  Gilt-stamped  leatherette  protector.  Put  up  in  boxes 
containing  half-dozen  copies.     Price  per  dozen  copies,  $15.00. 

No.  621  D.  F. — "Easter  Lily  with  Bird."  Special  attention 
is  called  to  this  design.     It  is  a  very  rich  double  card,  heavily 


^  fringed  and  with  tassels,  the  outside  consisting  of  Lily 
Designs,  one  with  a  bird  on  silver  ground,  the  inside  pages 
having  Butterflies  on  white  satin,  and  Lilies  of  the  Valley 
also  on  satin.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each  packed  in  a  neat 
box, $30.00. 

No.  622  F.  —Water  Lily  Easter  Cross.  This  large  card  of  11  x  15 
inches,  is  sumptuously  fringed  and  provided  with  cord  and 
tassels.  It  is  very  attractive  in  design  and  make  up,  and  will 
prove  a  choice  and  popular  Easter  decoration  for  the  wall,  or 
suspended  on  a  banner  stand.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each 
packed  in  a  neat  box, $30.00. 


The  Christmas  Season  just  passed  has  tasked  our  powers  for  production  to  the  utmost,  and  we  have  to  apologize  for  our  short- 
comings in  meeting  the  demand  of  our  friends  in  all  cases  by  simply  saying,  that  we  could  do  no  better  in  the  time  allotted  to  us 
between  receiving  and  filling  the  orders,  and  we  wish  to  impress  upon  our  valued  patrons  the  necessity  of  ordering  as  speedily  as 
possible  to  avoid  a  repetition  of  previous  disappointments. 


Attention   is   also  called  to  our  Line  of   BIRTHDAY   CARDS 
to  which  we  have  just  added  severarl  New  Series. 


"We  are  -willing  to  break  sets  of  Cards  costing  $3.00  and  over  per  set  of  12  ;  but  it  is  better  that  orders 
be  for  full  sets,  to  insure  complete  assortment  of  design  and  colors  of  fringes. 

i:^=^  REGULAR    niSCOUJVTS    TO    THE    TRADE  FROM  LIST  PRICES,  -^f 


NEW  YORK:  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA  :  1110  Walnnt  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO :  629  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.   S.   A. 


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I  79  Beehman  Street,  New  York,  | 

MANU      CTTJRERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE   STATIONERY. 

WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Qualities,   GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,   DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  In  the 
manufacture  of  our  IiINE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE     HAVE    A     VERY     HANDSOME     LINE     OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD     CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAl.,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell,  Drab, 
Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  AlililGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER  In  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  both  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIOUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BABE,  an  exact  imitation  in  paper. 


SPECIAL   ATTENTION  GITEN  TO  THE   MANUFACTURE    OF  FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

Both  Pasted  and  MIU,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    "We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gut  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 


Decorated  Jfote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc. 


GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


EASTER  and  BIRTHDAY  CARDS 


{MY   OWN   PUBLICATIONS), 


And  Importer  of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 


'  stock  now  here,  and  Orders  should 
be  placed  early. 


WILLY  WALLACH,  78  Chambers  Street,  New  York. 


C.  B.  COTTRELL  &  CO.'S 


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WITH    CYLINDER.  TABLE,  RACK    AND    VIBRATING   DISTRIBUTOR. 


THE  Stop-Cylindeb  Printing  Press,  as  at  present  constructed,  is  decidedly 
the  ne  plus  ultra  of  Printing  Machinery,  possessing  as  it  does,  all  the 
qualifications  which  are  indispensable  for  the  higher  classes  of  Illustrated  Book 
Work,  Fine  Illustrated  Magazine  Work,  Illuminated  Printing  in  Blended  Colors, 
the  higher  order  of  Label  Printing  in  Colors  and  Bronzes,  and  all  the  other 
descriptions  of  Press-work  which  partake  ot  the  artistic. 

As  we  build  this  machine,  it  is  possessed  of  many  exceptional  advantages. 
For  strength  and  soUdity  it  is  unequaled,  being  held  together  by  a  powerful  girt, 
bolted  crosswise  on  a  carefully-fitted  bed-plate— the  whole  binding  together  the 
substantial  side-frames  to  the  other  foundation  parts  in  the  most  compact  man- 
ner. Provision  is  also  made  on  the  girt  for  the  reception  of  two  series  of  steel 
wheels,  each  series  being  fitted  in  adjustable  boxes  and  operated  on  the  "  wedge" 
principle.  By  this  improvement  pour  separate  bearings  are  provided  for  the 
bed  directly  under  the  point  of  Impression,  imparting  absolute  solidity — no 
"  spring  "  being  possible.    These  wheels  are  adjustable  to  a  hair. 


The  Impression  Cylinder  remains  stationary  during  the  return  motion  of  the 
bed  ;  the  sheet  is  fed  to  guides  or  "  points,"  and  the  grippers  close  while  the 
cylinder  is  at  rest,  thus  giving  ample  time  to  feed  and  adjust  the  sheet.  As  the 
bed  passes  the  centre,  and  is  at  the  slow  point,  the  cylinder  is  thrown  into  gear 
by  means  of  a  lever  operated  by  cams.  The  cylinder  is  then  driven  entirely  by 
the  bed,  and  perfect  register  is  obtained.  After  the  impression  is  completed, 
the  lever  engages  with  the  cylinder,  and  stops  it  in  place  for  another  sheet ; 
several  teeth  on  the  cylinder  gear  are  cut  off  to  allow  the  bed  to  return  without 
disturbing  the  cylinder.  As  the  Impression  Cylinder  is  stationary  during  half 
the  revolution  of  the  press,  the  printed  sheet  is  transferred  to  our  Patent  Sheet 
Delivery,  which  deposits  it  on  the  Fly  without  the  use  of  tapes  ;  and  as  the 
sectional  wheels  of  the  Sheet  Delivery  are  adjustable  at  will,  they  can  be  moved 
from  the  "  line  of  danger  "  to  engravings  or  contact  with  the  letterpress,  and 
"set-ofC"  is  clearly  impossible.  Our  Patent  Hinged  Roller  Frame  is  seen  on 
engraving,  closed  and  ready  for  work. 


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VALENTINE, 

Easter  and  Birthday  Cards. 

B'NDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 
as  they  are   bought  by  English  houses  plus  the  duty  of  25  per  cent.     No  expense  has  been 
spared    on    these    cards,    and    dt   the  pveSBflt  pvices    they  cannot  fail  to  prove  the 
leading  line  of  the  year.     We  respectfully  invite  you  to  call  at  either  our  Boston  or  New  York 
office  when  in  those  cities. 


FOUBES   COMFAUY,  Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States, 

181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  and  22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 


Address  all  communications  to  the  Boston  Office. 


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The  ^* Champion''  Scarlst  Ink, 
The  ^^ Champion"  Green  Ink, 
Levison's  Jet  Black  Ink, 
Levison's  Limpid  Writing  Fluid, 
Levison's  Railroad  Copying  Ink, 
Levison's  Combination  Ink, 
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FAMILY«PULPIT  BIBLES 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE 


NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 

724,  726  &  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

T  X  TE  invite  the  attention  of  the  Book  Trade  to  the  ONLY  Quarto  Bibles  published,  containing  CON- 
^  ^      TRA.STED  EDITIONS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT,  In  which  the  Old  (King  James  Version)  and 
the  Revised  Version  are  placed  in  paraUel  columns.    Also, 

MARTIN  LUTHER'S  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLES, 

—  AND  — 

HAYDOCK'S  APPROVED  HOLY  CATHOLIC  BIBLES. 

All  of  the  above  contain  an  Illustrated  Bible  Dictionary,  Pictorial  History  of  the  Books  of  the  Bible, 
Maps,  Illuminated  Plates  and  other  valuable  Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Features. 

We  employ  the  most  skilled  workmen,  use  only  the  best  materials,  and  guarantee  better  grades  of  paper 
and  handsomer  printing  than  can  be  found  in  any  other  Family  Bibles  pubUshed  in  America,  while  oiu- 
prices  are  as  low  as  any  other  publisher's. 

Having  the  largest  establishment  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles, 
we  can  furnish  them  in  great  variety  of  new  and  attractive  bindings  and  wan-anted  first-class  in  every 
particular. 

ORDER  ONLY  "THE  NATIONAL  CONTRASTED  EDITION." 

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  BOOKSELLERS  in  the  UNITED  STATES  and  CANADA. 


AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 


591  Broadway,  New  York, 


-Manufacturers  of- 


Velvet  and  other  Taney  Frames, 
Albums,  Graphosoopes,  Photographs, 


Fhotographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Stereoscopes  and  Views, 


&  CO., 

Opposite  Metropolitan  Hotel. 

I  Pine  Leather  and  Plush  Goods, 
Indotint  Engravings. 


I®"  Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic — Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c. 


ii^i  PAPER  HANGINGS,  ^^^ 


By  way  of  Customary  Annual  to  the  Trade,  we  beg  to  submit 
that  the  Samples  now  in  our  Agents'  hands  for  Fall  and  Spring 
have  been  selected  with  most  scrupulous  care,  and  after  an  ex- 
haustive examiuation  of  AH  New  I'esigns  cut  by  Standard  Factories 
for  the  season's  distribution. 

We  claim  for  the  product  a  far  Higher  Degree  of  Excellence 
thaa  heretofore  compassed  by  an  individual  House,  approximat- 
ing, as  closely  as  possible,  a  Perfect  Assortment.  Prices  being 
equal,  the  comparative  merit  of  those  lines  submitted  to  your 
notice  will  doubtless,  to  a  great  extent,  control  selection. 

We  challenge  and  respectfully  solicit  direct  comparison  of  our 
collection  with  those  of  any  other  Houses  representing  that  branch 
of  artistic  industry  which  is  our  Exclusive  Specialty. 

The  untiring  effort  of  over  thirty  years,  which  has  resulted  in 
our  sales  being  the  largest  recorded  for  the  past  two  seasons,  has 
also  given  us  an  intimate  knowledge  of  the  wants  of  that  widely 
extended  trade  to  which  we  cater.  This  fact,  coupled  with  un- 
varying promptness  and  watchful  care  of  our  customers'  interests, 
will,  we  feel  assured,  secure  for  us  a  continuance  of  your  esteemed 
patronage. 

Our  Agent  will  indicate,  by  direct  correspondence,  the  date  of 
his  visit.     Failing  receipt  of  such  advice.  Samples  shall  be  for- 
warded, free  of  expense,  upon  receipt  of  request. 
Very  ti"uly  yours, 

JOHN    J.  McGRATH, 

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posits no  sediment ;  will  keep  in  perfect  condition  any  length  of 
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THE    AMERIOAI^    STATIONER. 


STATIONERS'  BOARD  OF  TRADE. 


(Continued  from  page  250.) 


ganization  for  self-protection,  it  takes  a  higher 
stand  than  any  other  association  in  the  world. 

Mr.  Pease,  rising  to  propose  the  next  toast, 
said  : 

"Paper  and  Civilization."  When  books  and 
records  were  transcribed  on  papyrus  or  granite, 
man  was  in  his  intellectual  twilight,  but,  with 
the  extended  manufacture  of  paper,  a  new  era 
has  dawned  on  the  world."  Gentlemen,  it  gives 
me  great  pleasure  to  introduce  to  you  my  friend 
the  Rev.  David  R.  Breed  from  the  city  of  St. 
Paul,  Minn.,  to  whom  we  will  listen  gladly  while 
he  speaks  on  "Paper  and  Civilization." 

Mr.  Breed  reminded  his  hearers  that  his  sub- 
ject was  a  very  broad  one,  but  assured  them  that 
it  was  a  good  deal  more  broad  than  it  would 
prove  to  be  long.  If  the  assembled  company  had 
not  heard  that  this  is  a  great  country  he  begged 
leave  to  inform  them  that  it  is  a  great  country. 
He  himself  was  from  the  Great  West,  which  is 
the  place  to  come  from,  because  no  one  ever 
hears  of  the  Great  East.  He  did  not  think  he 
needed  to  go  to  any  great  length  to  show  that 
there  is  a  very  close  connection  between  paper 
and  civilization.  He  did  not  mean  to  affirm  that 
there  was  any  connection  between  the  civiliza- 
tion of  an  individual  and  the  amount  of  station- 
ery he  destroys — he  himself  had  destroyed  a 
great  deal  of  fine  stationery  in  his  time — but 
he  did  mean  to  affirm  it  as  regards  a  commu- 
nity. In  fact,  the  amount  of  paper  consumed 
is  the  one  great  index  to  a  country's  civilization. 
We  could  have  no  civilization  without  paper. 
That  is  shown  by  stopping  to  think  what  the 
world  would  lose  by  having  paper  taken  away 
from  it.  The  first  step  in  a  people's  civiliza- 
tion, he  said,  is  the  reduction  to  writing  of  that 
people's  ideas.  Referring  to  the  destruction  of 
the  library  at  Alexandria  and  the  establishment 
of  the  next  library  at  Venice,  he  said  :  "Be- 
tween the  last  library  of  the  Old  World  and  the 
first  library  of  the  New  World  there  is  a  dreary 
waste  of  seven  hundred  years,  when  your  trade 
was  as  dull,  gentlemen,  as  real  estate  was  in 
South  Minnesota  during  the  grasshopper  years! " 
In  proposing  the  next  toast,  Mr.  Pease  said  : 
The  Stationer. — This  name  as  applied  to  the 
dealer  of  the  present  day  is  a  misnomer,  for  in- 
stead of  the  wares  being  sold  from  market 
stands  as  formerly,  dealers  now  move  around 
from  office  to  office  carrying  their  stores  under 
their  arms  for  sale  or  transport  from  1.5  to  20 
trunks  of  samples  weighing  3,000  pounds  and 
costing  more  money  for  extra  baggage  in  24 
hours  than  it  requires  to  support  a  prudent 
man  with  a  wife  and  ten  children  for  three 
months,  I  am  sure  our  follow  merchant  and 
guest.  General  Barnes,  can  give  us  full  informa- 
tion regarding  The  Stationer. 

General  Barnes  said,  that  after  listening  to 
the  eloquence  of  his  friend  from  the  West,  he 
felt  like  following  Horace  Greeley's  advice  and 
go  West,  to  learn  how  to  make  a  speech.  After 
telling  a  funny  story  and  making  a  humorous 
allusion  to  the  unfulfilled  prophecies  of  Wig- 
gins, who,  he  said,  was  not  the  first  prophetic 
dealer  in  wind  who  had  had  to  take  water, 
General  Barnes  said,  that  the  stationer's  busi- 
ness, in  all  its  branches  owes  its  existence  to  let- 
ters. Referring  to  the  many  uses  it  subserves, 
be  said  that  it  is  the  noblest  mercantile  pursuit 
followed  by  men.  It  seemed  to  him  that  sta- 
tioners were  the  torch-bearers  of  the  world.  All 
other  trades  are,  in  a  sense,  tributary  to  theirs, 
and  the  mind  itself  would  be  nowhere  it  not 
supplied  by  them  with  the  material  for  devel- 
opment.   He  concluded  by  calling  attention,  in 


a  serio-comic  manner,  to  the  dangers  threaten- 
ing the  stationers'  trade  from  the  telephone  and 
phonograph.  The  latter,  he  said,  had  taken  a 
back  seat  for  a  time,  but  he  expected  to  hear 
from  it  again. 

Mr.  Pease  introduced  the  last  regular  toast  of 
the  evening,  as  follows  : 

The  Trade  Journal.— The  whip  and  spur  ap- 
plied to  the  manufacturers  and  dealers.  I  have 
the  pleasure  of  introducing  to  you  a  gentleman 
who  represents  such  a  great  variety  of  trade 
journals  that  we  hardly  know  where  to  place 
him.  He  certainly  has  the  advantage  over 
most  journalists  from  the  fact  that  his  publica- 
tions are  so  numerous  that  if  all  branches  of 
trade  which  he  represents  should  claim  him  and 
decide  to  set  up  a  Delmonico  dinner,  he  would 
have  occupation  for  a  month  and  we  would  have 
to  call  upon  our  friend  Scott's  sheriffs'  jury  to 
decide  which  line  of  trade  was  responsible  for  the 
doctors'  bill.  He  called  on  Howard  Lock  wood 
to  respond. 

In  reply  to  this  toast,  Mr.  Lockwood,  after  re- 
marking upon  the  similarity  of  business  compe- 
tition to  a  race  between  spirited  horses,  where 
whip  and  spur  are  used  to  win  the  victory,  said, 
that  in  the  race  for  business  supremacy  the 
honest  trade  journal  may  be  relied  on  to  urge 
and  encourage  honest  effort.  But  there  are 
varieties  of  men  as  there  are  differences 
in  horses.  There  are  some  horses  improperly 
trained  and  thoroughly  unreliable.  A  horse 
of  this  kind  starts  in  the  race  with  a  good 
showing,  but  bolts  at  a  critical  moment 
and  jumps  the  course.  Here  is  a  good  sub- 
ject for  the  lash.  If  there  are  counterparts 
to  this  animal  among  manufacturers  and  deal- 
ers, the  trade  journal  must  act  on  the  sugges- 
tion of  the  sentiment  and  apply  the  punishment. 
But  this  is  not  likely  to  do  much  good,  and 
while  ready  to  use  the  whip,  the  trade  journal 
will  rather  advise  the  supporters  of  such  an  in- 
dividual to  stop  backing  him  and  leave  him  to 
work  out  his  own  destruction.  Mr.  Lockwood 
then  remarked  that  the  sentiment  had  a 
wider  application.  He  referred  to  the  race 
for  the  commercial  supremacy  of  the  world, 
and  remarked  that  America  had  been 
regularly  entered  in  it.  It  has  been  a  race 
contested  for  ages,  and  one  in  which  the 
"  Grand  Prix  "  has  been  carried  off  by  Carthage 
and  Rome,  whose  achievements  in  this  direction 
exist  only  in  memory.  Other  countries  in  turn 
have  held  the  prize  which  is  now  retained  by 
Great  Britain.  It  may  be  many  seasons  before 
America  can  win  this  honor,  but  cannot  our 
manufacturers  and  merchants,  with  the  Board 
of  Trade,  each  and  all  do  something  to  bring 
about  this  result  ?  When  that  moment  of  victory 
comes,  and  when  our  "  America  "  has  distanced 
all  competitors  then  will  the  trade  journalist 
feel  that  he  has  been  one  of  the  incentives— the 
stimulus  and  the  spur — to  the  glory  of  the  final 
triumph. 

At  this  stage  of  the  proceedings  William  H. 
Parsons  arose  and  proposed  the  health  of  Presi- 
dent George  L.  Pease,  the  speakers  of  the  evening 
and  the  dinner  committee,  Patrick  Farrelly, 
David  Scott,  H.  V.  Butler,  Jr.,  and  H.  L.  Boor- 
aem.  This  was  drunk  standing,  and  afterward 
there  were  loud  cries  for  David  Scott. 

Mr.  Scott  said  that  he  could  see  no  reason  why 
he  should  be  called  on  to  speak  for  the  dinner 
committee,  while  its  chairman,  Mr.  Farrelly, 
was  present.  It  would  be  a  piece  of  impudence 
on  his  part  to  undertake  any  of  Mr.  Farrelly's 
duties,  for  that  gentleman  had  so  far  performed 
them  all  with  alacrity  to  the  perfect  satisfaction 
of  everybody  concerned. 


Mr.  Farrelly  said  that  he  desired  to  utter  one 
word  in  behalf  of  the  dinner  committee.  He 
was  appointed  to  fill  the  honorable  position  of 
chairman,  but  for  one  purpose,  he  supposed,  that 
if  the  dinner  was  a  failure  they  might  say 
"  There,  Farrelly  was  chairman  ! "  When  more 
than  one  person,  he  continued,  proposed  to  ride 
the  same  horse,  somebody  had  to  take  the  back 
seat.  They  had  placed  him  in  the  front  seat, 
but  had  been  careful  to  take  entire  charge  them- 
selves of  the  bridle  and  whip.  They  elected  him 
chairman  when  he  was  not  present,  called  sub- 
sequent meetings  when  they  knew  he  was  out  of 
town,  and  for  the  final  meeting,  when  the  money 
was  appropriated,  they  sent  him  a  notice  so  that 
it  would  reach  his  office  at  2  p.  M.,  while  the 
meeting  was  held  at  the  Stationers'  Board  of 
Trade  Rooms  at  2.30  o'clock.  As  the  dinner  had 
proved  a  success  he  wanted  to  say  that  no  part 
of  the  credit  belonged  to  him.  He  returned 
thanks  for  the  honor  tendered  the  committee. 
The  committee  has  done  its  best  to  satisfy  the 
appetite  of  the  company,  and  he  continued,  "I 
can't  imagine  how  the  dinner  could  have  been 
otherwise  than  a  success,  for  haven't  we  the  nicest 
looking  and  sweetest  Pease  in  the  market  ?  We 
have,  too,  the  Great  Scott  (whom  I  mean  to 
sv  ear  by  hereafter),  and  we  have,  too,  the  hand- 
somest of  Butlers  to  serve  for  us.  Now,  gentle- 
men, you  see  that  with  that  combination  it  was 
impossible  that  this  dinner  should  have  been  a 
failure.  Therefore,  on  behalf  of  the  committee, 
I  thank  you,  and  as  chairman,  I  think  you  will 
admit  that  I  have  done  nobly." 

Mr.  Parsons  said  there  was  a  gentleman  pres- 
ent who  represented  the  tag-end  of  all  trades. 
He  felt  sure  that  all  would  like  to  hear  from 
E.  W.  Deuuison. 

Mr.  Dennison  said  that  the  hit  was  very  good 
but  the  call  came  too  late.  The  company  had 
begun  to  thin  out.  He  liked  to  talk  to  a  full 
company  and  especially  to  be  encouraged  when, 
as  then,  he  was  himself  full.  It  was  the  first 
time  in  his  life  that  he  had  attended  a  meeting 
of  over  fifty  persons  where  he  was  the  senior. 
Usually  most  of  the  heads  present  were  grayer 
or  balder  than  his  own,  but  there,  all  were  his 
juniors.  There  was  one  advantage,  however,  he 
felt  that  he  knew  more  than  anybody  else  present, 
and  in  fact,  more  than  all  the  rest  put  together. 
He  wanted,  he  said,  to  revert  to  one  fact  which 
had  not  been  touched  on  by  the  preceding 
speakers,  and  that  was  the  wonderful  progress 
that  had  been  made  in  paper  making  since 
his  experience  with  it  began.  It  was  in  1851  that 
his  connection  with  the  trade  began.  In  that 
year  he  bought  twelve  tons  of  paper  to  make 
into  such  Bristol  board  as  he  could  produce 
from  No.  1  book  paper.  Then,  all  the  Bristol 
board  used  in  this  country  was  imported  from 
England.  At  that  time  the  only  firm  in  the 
country  making  animal-sized  paper  was  Plainer 
&  Smith,  at  Lee,  Mass.  At  that  time  there 
was  a  paper  maker  on  Holyoke  Dam,  whom 
many  present  no  doubt  remembered,  old  J. 
Carew.  He  had  the  reputation  of  making  the 
best  paper  in  the  country.  Mr.  Dennison  said 
that  he  went  to  him  and  asked  him  to  make 
animal-sized  paper  in  a  roll.  Mr.  Carew  replied, 
"  We  don't  know  how;  we  don't  make  it."  Mr. 
Dennison  asked  him  to  try,  but  Mr.  Carew  an- 
swered that  he  was  as  busy  as  he  could  be  filling 
orders,  and  didn't  want  to  stop  to  make  experi- 
ments. Then  I  offered,  continued  Mr.  Dennison, 
to  take  one  day's  run  of  paper  rolled,  and  if  I  did 
not  send  a  second  order,  to  send  a  check  to  cover 
the  cost  and  theprofitof  the  day's  work.  "Young 
man,"  said  Mr.  Carew,  "that  pluck  shall  be  met; 
you  shall  have  one  day's  run  of  paper."  The 
first  run  was  not  quite  suitable,  but  it  was  made 


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259 


to  answer.    He  took  our  second  order,  and  for 
twenty  years  thereafter  he  made  our  paper. 

Mr.  Dennison  then  referred  to  the  great  multi 
plication  of  paper  mills  in  Massachusetts.  Dr. 
Newman  had  spoken,  he  said,  of  the  benefaction 
conferred  on  the  human  race  by  the  man  who 
first  discovered  how  to  convert  rags  into  paper, 
but  he  was  inclined  to  attach  more  importance 
to  the  discovery  of  how  to  increase  the  produc- 
tive capacity  of  the  paper  mill.  In  1853  he 
visited  a  friend's  mill,  which  seemed  to  be  run- 
ning very  rapidly.  He  remarked,  "Josh,  old 
fellow,  you  are  making  paper  pretty  fast  ! " 
"  Yes,"  he  answered,  "lam  making  fifty -five  feet 
a  minute,  and  it  is  the  fastest  running  mill  in  the 
world."  Two  years  ago  he  visited  the  same  mill, 
and  it  was  running  200  feet  a  minute.  This 
great  increase  was  effected  by  the  simple  inven- 
tion of  the  suction-box.  He  ofi'ered  ten  dollars 
to  anybody  in  the  room  who  would  tell  him  the 
name  of  the  man  who  invented  the  suction-box. 
The  inventor  of  the  sewing  machine  did  not  com- 
pare with  him.  That  man  did  more  for  paper 
making  than  any  other  man  in  the  world.  And 
next  to  him  must  be  ranked  the  man  who  dis- 
covered a  new  paper  making  material.  Ground 
wood  pulp  is  nothing  new  now,  but  the  man  who 
had  the  sagacity  to  convert  wood  into  pulp,  one 
of  the  very  best  paper-making  materials  for 
general  use,  stood  next  to  the  man  who  invented 
the  suction-box.  That  man  was  a  loser,  as  most 
pioneers  have  been,  but  his  discovery  is  now  a 
success,  and,  considering  the  great  changes  now 
going  on  in  the  process  of  making  wood  pulp, 
Mr.  Dennison  said  he  did  not  want  to  contract 
for  paper  three  months  ahead.  He  had  seen 
wood  pulp  paper  stronger  than  any  rope  paper, 
and  that  was  saying  a  good  deal,  for  everybody 
knew  that  his  business  required  fibre.     He  had 


purchased  wood-pulp  paper  at  eight  cents  a 
pound,  that  was  better  and  stronger  than  rope 
paper  worth  nineteen  cents.  What  the  ultimate 
effect  of  all  of  these  improvements  would  be  he 
could  not  tell,  but  they  all  knew  that  the  effect 
of  converting  esparto  grass  into  paper,  was  to 
enable  England,  that  great  producer  and  con- 
sumer, to  export  her  rags  to  this  country. 

President  Pease  next  called  on  ex-Lieutenant- 
Governor  Byron  Weston,  of  Massachsetts,  who 
said  that  he  was  glad  to  be  called  on  at  the 
fag-end  of  the  occasion,  because  he  felt  "more 
competent  than  any  other  man  to  close  up  the 
meeting  and  clear  the  room  of  everybody  in  it. 
He  was  half  inclined  to  attribute  to  the  chair: 
man  some  such  idea  as  the  device  adopted  by 
the  priests  of  a  famous  old  cathedral,  who  be- 
ing annoyed  by  the  crowds  that  stayed  after  ser- 
vice to  look  at  the  pictures,  employed  the  best 
organist  they  could  find  to  play  before  service 
so  as  to  attract  the  largest  possible  crowd,  but 
had  in  reserve  the  worst  organist  in  the  country 
to  play  after  service  so  as  to  drive  the  people 
out.  He  had  heard  that  the  device  was  quite 
successful,  and  he  had  no  doubt  that  he  could  fill 
the  bill  as  well  as  the  bad  musician.  Mr.  Weston 
said  that  he  remembered  very  well  the  condition 
of  paper  making  at  the  time  spoken  of  by  Mr. 
Dennison;  it  was  quite  as  bad  as  it  had  been  de- 
scribed, but  Mr.  Dennison  was  mistaken  about 
one  thing,  it  was  tub-sized  and  not  animal- 
sized  paper  that  he  had  found  so  much  difficulty 
in  getting.  Mr.  Dennison  accepted  the  correc- 
tion, and  then  Mr.  Weston  went  on  to  speak  of 
the  improvement  in  the  quality  as  well  as  the 
quantity  of  paper  made.  The  gain  in  this  re- 
spect he  said  was  immense.  After  telling  a 
number  of  anecdotes,  he  said  he  remembered 
that  he  had  been  called  on  to  close  the  meeting. 


and  he  would  at  once  proceed  to  do  it  by  closing 
himself. 


The  custom  of  making  Easter  presents  is  fast 
becoming  a  conventional  one,  and  the  trade  is 
making  a  special  study  of  the  wants  of  the  con- 
sumers in  this  respect,  so  as  to  produce  suitable 
novelties.  Some  houses  are  launching  out 
largely  for  this  purpose.  Until  this  year  the 
Easter  card  was  the  principal  article  used,  but 
now  some  beautiful  goods  are  offered.  The 
well-known  house  of  Henry  Levy  &  Son  has  in- 
troduced an  exquisite  line  of  Easter  goods, 
which  are  suitable  for  parlor  or  mantel  decora- 
tion, and  which  are  very  rich  and  unique. 
Some  of  the  specimens  consist  of  chickens  and 
other  birds,  mounted  on  plaques,  fancy  boxes, 
stumps  of  trees,  moss-houses,  &c.  Among  the 
most  notable  of  these  is  an  article  which  might 
be  used  as  an  attractive  show-piece.  It  repre- 
sents an  owl  seated  on  a  chair,  with  a  music 
book  in  one  claw  and  acting  as  instructor  in 
singing  to  a  class  of  chickens,  the  latter  appear- 
ing to  pay  particular  attention.  The  firm  also 
shows  a  line  of  satin  goods,  which  are  richly  or- 
namented with  crosses,  eggs  and  other  suitable 
Easter  mottoes.  A  line  of  sachets,  with  Easter 
decorations,  is  also  offered. 


In  ancient  Rome  the  way  in  which  an  author 
published  a  book  was  this  :  He  placed  his  MS  . 
in  the  hands  of  transcribers,  called  librarii,  who 
wrote  out  the  required  number  of  copies.  These 
transcribers,  the  equivalen''.  to  modern  printers, 
passed  the  copies  over  to  certain  artists,  called 
libraraioii,  who  ornamented  them  with  fanciful 
titles,  margins  and  terminations.  The  several 
public  and  private  libraries  were  then.supplied 
with  copies  at  a  certain  rate,  and  the  edition 
was  made  large  or  small  according  to  the 
demand. 


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TIME  IS  MONEY." 


To  simplify  the  work  of  Bookkeeping,  and  economize  time  in  business,  is  desirable.     By  using  the 

Acme  "Facsimile"  Sales  Copying-Book 

ONB  WItlTIWG  IS  ALL  THAT  IS  WECESSABY. 

The  first  writing  of  the  sale  is  made  upon  the  bill  in  copying  ink,  and  from  this  a  transfer  is  made,  by  the  ordinary  letterpress 
process,  to  the  salesbook.  The  pages  of  the  "Facsimile"  are  ruled  with  money-columns  for  extensions,  and  are  so  arranged  as  to 
provide  for  the  postings  to  be  made  direct  to  the  ledger.  The  paper  is  manufactured  under  a  new  process  expressly  for  the  purpose, 
and  is  thick  and  strong.  The  leaves  are  handled  as  easily  as  those  of  the  ordinary  account-book.  The  impression  is  as  clear  and 
distinct  as  the  original.  The  paper  being  free  from  injurious  chemicals,  insures  a  permanence  to  all  copies,  and  can  be  written 
upon  alike  with  pen  or  pencil. 

The  retention  of  perfect  copies  of  bills  or  invoices  sent  out  will  often  prevent  confusion,  and  lead  to  the  quick  detection  of  errors 
or  omissions. 

The  "  Facsimile"  Sales  Copying-Book  has  been  extensively  adopted,  and  is  highly  indorsed  by  many  large  business  establish- 
ments in  various  parts  of  the  United  States. 

They  are  manufactured  with  one,  two,  or  three  extension  money-columns,  thus  providing  rulings  for  amounts  to  be  extended 
into  columns  for  general  or  special  accounts,  as  may  be  required  according  to  the  nature  of  the  business  in  which  they  are  used. 

They  are  handsomely  and  substantially  bound,  with  cloth  sides,  American  Russia  backs  and  corners,  and  with  or  without  the  index. 


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RULED  FOR  ONE  ACCOUNT. 


No.  610, 


10x15,  500,  700  and  900  pages. 
Special  sizes  made  to  order  on  short  notice,  for  which  quotations  will  be  given. 


RULED  FOR  TWO  ACCOUNTS. 

No.  511,    -        -        -        -        12  X  15,  500,  700  and  900  pages. 


ACME  PARCHMENT  COPYING-BOOKS 

take  perfect  and  instant  copies,  and  is  the  only  copying-paper  that  can  be  written  upon  with  pen  and  ink.     I^"  For  sample  sheets 
and  trade  discounts,  address 

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HEADQUARTERS   FOR    PAPERS    IN    PADS   AND    BLOTTER   TABLETS. 


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THE    AMERIO^VJN    STATlOiNEE. 


WHAT  WILL  THE  TATEI.Al'T'IXEZR  BE  TO-: 

USEFUL  AND    ((         ))   ORNAMENTAL.  ^%.  FOOL^O   ^^ 


Seal  *  Service  *  Imask, 


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"QTZZiZ.   TSZiZ.   70X7. 


IT  will  detect  and  indicate  correctly  any  change  in  the  weather, 
twelve  to  forty-eight  hours  in  advance.  It  will  tell  what  kind  of 
a  storm  is  approaching,  and  from  what  quarter  it  comes — invaluable  to 
navigators.  Faemers  can  plan  their  work  according  to  its  predictions. 
It  will  save  fifty  times  its  cost  in  a  single  season.  There  is  an 
accurate  Thermometer  attached,  which  alone  is  worth  the  price  of 
the  combination. 

This  GREAT  WEATHER  INDICATOR  is  endorsed  by  the  most 

eminent  Thysicians,  Professors  and  Scientific  Men  of 

the  Day  to  be  the  Best  in  the  World. 

Size  of  Instrument:   Length,  9)4  in.;    Width,  3H  in.;   Weight,  6  ozs 


The  Thermometer  and  Barometer  are  put  in  a  nicely  finished 
walnut  frame  and  inlaid  deep,  so  nothing  can  strike  the  surface,  with 
silver-plated  trimmings,  &c.,  making  it  a  beautiful  as  well  as  useful 
ornament.  It  is  composed  of  various  chemicals,  and  is  very  accurate 
in  foretelling  the  changes  in  the  weather,  particularly  high  wind, 
storm  and  tempest.  It  can  be  carried  about  or  shaken  up  without 
fear  of  injury. 

READ  WHAT  THE  PUBLIC  SAY  ABOUT  IT. 

Ship  Twilight,  San  Francisco,  August  1, 1882. 
I  find  Pool's  Barometer  works  as  well  as  one  that  cost  fifty  dollars.    You  can  rely 
on  it  every  time.  Capt.  CHAS.  B.  ROGERS. 

M.  C.  R.  R.  Office,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Pool's  Barometer  received  _  in  good  order,  and  must  say  the  instrument  gives 
perfect  satisfaction  in  every  respect.    It  is  neatly  made  and  wonderfully  cheap 
at  two  dollars.  GEO.  B.  PARSONS. 

Milwaukee,  Wis.,  July,  1882. 
Pool's  Barometer  has  already  saved  me  many  times  its  cost,  in  foretelUng  the 
weather  ;  it  is  a  wonderful  curiosity  and  works  to  perfection. 

F.  J.  ROBERTSON. 

BEWARE  OF  WORTHLESS  IMITATIONS. 

None  Genuine  without  our  Trade-Mark,  and  Signature  of 
J.  A.  POOL  on  back  of  Instrument,  as  below: 


EVERY  INSTRUMENT  WARRANTED  PERFECT  AND  RELIABLE. 


A  sample  sent  free  to  any  address  on  receipt  of  $1.00.  If  not 
satisfied  on  receiving  the  instrument,  return  it  at  once  and  we  will 
refund  your  money.     Address  all  orders  to 

OSWEGO  THERMOMETER  WORKS, 

OSWEGO,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 

I.AK6KST   ESTABLlSHMtM  OF  THE   KIND  IN  THE  TFOKLD. 


Exact  Size  and  Copy  of  the  Original. 


FOR    SALE    BY    ALL   JOBBERS. 

Be  Sure  you  yet  J.  A.  Fool's  Make.     They  are  the  Sest.     Take  no  other. 


Feb.  32,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEICAI^.  STATIOIsTER. 


261 


A  $500  BONANZA  TO  COUNTRY  PRINTERS. 


.»-==s    T  I^  E    ®==-=-«. 


Wonderful  Prouty  Power  Printing  Press. 


IF    YOU   EXAMINE    A   PROUTY    YOU    WILL    BUY    IT, 
AND    SO    SAVE    MONEY. 


NO    TAPES,  PULLEYS    OR    FLIERS.      PERFECT 
REGISTER  AND   DISTRIBUTION. 


The  Press  feeds  like  the  ordinary  Power  Cylinder  Press.  It  is  a  Self  Inker  and  Delivers  its  own  sheets,  anything  from  an  Envelope 
to  a  FuU-Size  Poster  or  Newspaper,  without  the  nuisance  of  tapes  pulleys  or  fliers.  One  man  feeds  and  one  tm-ns,  Euns  by  steam  or 
hand.     Only  one  motion  on  the  type.     No  Type-grinding  possible,  the  easiest  press  in  the  world  on  type. 

GUARANTEED  TO  DO  AS  GOOD  NEWSPAPER  AND  POSTER  WORK  AS  THE  HIGH-PRICED  PRESSES. 

In  use  in  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Nebraska,  Dakota,  Colorado,  Utah,  Kansas,  Missouri,  Indiana,  Texas, 
Ohio,  Wyoming,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  Canada  and  elsewhere,  and  giving  perfect  satisfaction. 


SEE- 


TESTIMONY    OF    FIRST-CLASS    PRINTERS. - 


-SEE. 


The  Prouty  is  the  "Boss  Press."     It  runs  easy,  is  light,  the  embodiment  of 
simpUcity  and  strength,  and  does  as  good  work  as  other  power  presses. 

C.  G.  STARKS,  Berlin,  Wis. 

I  have  had  twenty  years'  experience,  and  have  run  all  the  leading  presses; 
but  for  simplicity,  ease  and  convenience,  the  Prouty  beats  'em  all. 

WILL.  N.  UNDERWOOD,  Cannelton,  Ind. 

Waukegan,  IU.,  Aug.  28,  1883. 
I  have  had  my  Prouty  in  operation  for  over  a  year,  and  like  it  better  every 
week.    You  could  not  buy  it  back  to-day  for  what  we  paid  for  it,  with  the  in- 
terest on  the  money  added  at  10  per  cent.  J.  A.  AVERY. 

EvANSViLLE,  Wis.,  April  13,  188-3. 
A  |500  Power  Press!     What  kind  of  a  thing  can  it  be?  was  my  first  exclama- 
tion when  told  about  tlie  press.     Now,  after  fom-  months'  trial,  I  am  convinced 
that  $500  in  a  Prouty  is  better  for  a  printer  than  $1000  m  a  bank  at  ten  per  cent, 
interest.    It  is  a  perfect  little  jewel. 

H.  B  BLACKMUN,  Foreman  Enterprise. 

I  was  a  "doubting  Thomas"  before  I  bought  the  Prouty,  but  now  consider  it 
one  of  the  best  moves  I  ever  made. 

•  C.  G.  BELL,  Waterloo,  Wis. 


MOST  CONVENIENT  PRESS  MADE. 

From  Waterloo  Tribune,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  March  16,  1882  :  We  have  been  wait- 
ing to  see  how  well  the  Prouty  Power  Press  fulfills  all  that  is  required  of  it.  It 
is  admitted  by  all  to  be  the  niost  convenient  press  made;  we  mean  all  who  im- 
derstaud  such  things,  and  are  sincere  enough  to  confess  the  truth  of  a  self-evi- 
dent fact.  It  is  easy  running,  does  good  work — no  press  better ;  and  generally 
and  specifically,  in  whole  or  in  part,  is  a  complete  success.  For  the  country 
ofBce,  printing  1,000  to  4,000  circulation,  there  is  no  other  press  worthy  to  be  com- 
pared with  it. 

Hamburg,  Pa.,  April  25,  1882. 
Messrs.  Walker  &  Co.:  Gents.— We  are  extremely  well  pleased  with  our  new 
Prouty  Press.  It  runs  extraordinarily  easy.  It  is  very  simple  in  construction. 
The  more  we  use  it  the  more  are  we  impressed  with  the  wonderful  skill  dis- 
played in  adapting  its  various  parts  to  the  end  designed.  Still  and  quietly  does 
it  do  its  work,  even  at  the  highest  speed,  and  it  is  the  admiration  of  all  our  visi- 
tors. The  Prouty  does  every  variety  of  woi'k,  from  a  one-line  job  to  a  large  cut 
form,  or  from  a  poster  to  a  script  circle,  and  that  well.  We  cheerfully  recom- 
mend the  press  in  all  its  parts  to  those  wishing  a  good,  substantial  printing 
machine.  I  had  not  the  least  ti'ouble  in  setting  up  the  press. 
Respectfully, 

S.  A.  FOCHT,  Pub.  of  Weekly  Item. 


SIZES    J^ISTJD    FR.IOES,  Sec. 


No.  1,  7  Column, 

No.  2,  8  Column,  or  5  Column  Quarto. 

No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3,000  lbs. 
3,600   " 
4,300   " 


1,000  per  hour. 
900 
800 


Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $515. 

"  "       590. 

665. 


Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $25  extra. 
Book  Fountain,    25  to   40     " 


Address  all  orders  or  inquiries  for  further  particulars  to 


W.  G.  WALKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Proprietors,  Madison,  Wis. 


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THE    AMEEICAN    STATIOE"ER. 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "  Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 


R.  Hornbeck,  printer,  Riverside,  Cal.,  has 
been  burned  out. 

William  Turner,  printer.  New  York  city,  has 
made  an  assignment. 

Knight  &  Myers,  publishers,  Akron,  Ohio, 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

J.  R.  Wilson,  picture  dealer.  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.,  has  been  closed  out. 

Norman  E.  Mack,  publisher,  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
has  been  burned  out.     Fully  insured. 

Grant  Brothers,  printers,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  have 
been  damaged  by  fire  and  water.     Insured. 

Johnson  &  Higley,  manufacturers  of  paper 
pails,  Medina,  N.  Y.,  have  been  burned  out. 

George  P.  Sanford,  publisher  of  the  Journal, 
Lansing,  Mich.,  has  sold  out  to  L.  E.  Rowley. 

Covey  &:  Burliugame,  printers,  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Ira  J.  Covey 
succeeds. 

R.  C.  Peart  &  Co.,  fancy  goods  dealers,  Hali- 
fax, N.  S.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  R.  C. 
Peart  continues. 

Wlckman  &  Co.,  molding  manufacturers,  Chi- 
cago, 111.,  have  been  burned  out.  Loss,  |8,000  ; 
insured  for  $7,000. 

Glines  &  Snyder,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Marietta,  Ohio,  have  dissolved  partnership.  P. 
M.  Snyder  &  Co.  continue. 

E.  F.  Cushman,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Boston, 
Mass.,  has  renewed  a  special  partnership  for 
one  year,  from  February  1,  188.3. 

W.  P.  King,  of  King  &  Merrill,  Boston,  Mass., 
who  had  been  in  town  for  some  days,  left  for 
home  very  sick  on  Monday  morning. 

John  R.  Edwards,  Baltimore,  has  a  very 
active  trade  in  perforated  tablets  and  manilla 
order  books,  of  which  he  claims  to  be  the  lead- 
ing manufacturer  in  this  country. 

A.  H.  Stanley,  formerly  manger  of  R.  G. 
Dun  &  Co.'s  Springfield  office,  and  previously 
of  their  Worcester  cffice,  has  become  connected 
with  the  Bay  State  Paper  Company. 

A  fire  broke  out  on  February  14  in  the  book- 
binding establishment  of  Robert  Henderson  in 
the  Ogdensburg  Journal  building,  Ogdensburg, 
N.  Y.  The  flames  were  confined  to  the  bindery, 
but  the  Journal  office  below  was  thoroughly 
soaked  with  water. 

J.  K.  Judd,  formerly  of  the  Worthington  & 
Judd  Paper  Company,  and  W.  S.  Stedman,  a 
salesman  with  the  same  concern,  have  formed 
a  partnership  to  be  known  as  the  Judd  Paper 
Company,  and  they  will  handle  paper  on  com- 
mission at  Holyoke,  Mass. 

Porter  &  Coates,  Philadelphia,  have  begun  the 
publication  of  a  sixteen-page  monthly,  known 
as  the  Literary  Era,  which  contains  "  literary 
and  miscellaneous  information  for  home  read- 
ing." Besides  its  literary  selections  and  gossip 
it  contains  a  list  of  new  publications. 

L.  Prang  &  Co.  report  very  heavy  orders  for 
thoir  new  Easter  and  birthday  cards,  and  find 
some  difficulty  in  meeting  the  demands.  Deliv- 
eries are  now  being  made,  and  dealers  who  wish 
to  avoid  delay  ought  to  order  before  some  of  the 
series  give  out. 


It  is  reported  that  H.  E.  Sedall  &  Co.,  Minne- 
apolis, are  unable  to  meet  their  payments  at 
maturity  because  of  the  large  purchases  that 
they  made  last  fall.  The  stock  on  hand  is  said 
to  have  cost  over  $20,000,  while  the  indebtedness 
is  about  $15,000.  One  of  the  members  of  the 
firm,  Mr.  Hatch,  is  a  minor,  and  his  father,  P. 
L.  Hatch,  is  said  to  be  responsible  for  him  and 
therefore  liable  for  the  debts.  In  consequence,  he 
has  taken  possession  of  the  stock,  and  now  asks 
the  creditors  for  an  extension.  He  will  pay 
twenty-five  cents  on  the  dollar,  and  give  his  notes 
at  three,  six  and  nine  months  for  the  balance, 
which  is  said  to  be  a  very  satisfactory  offer  and 
to  be  acceptable  to  all. 

Dixon's  "  felt  erasive  "  rubber  is  prepared  by 
a  new  process.  Its  advantages  are  given  as  fol- 
lows :  It  has  a  beautiful  and  useful  felt  surfaces 
has  first-class  erasive  qualities,  is  ready  for  in- 
stant use,  has  sharp  corners  for  erasing  fine 
lines,  does  not  become  hard,  is  remarkable  for 
variety  and  convenience  of  shape,  and  retains 
its  felt  surface.  It  is  made  by  the  Dixon  Cru- 
cible Company,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

The  Herald  Publishing  Company  has  been 
formed  at  Portland,  Oregon,  and  will  begin, 
about  March  1,  the  publication  of  an  eight-page 
weekly  commercial  paper,  to  be  known  as  the 
Commercial  Herald.  D.  C.  Ireland,  Frank  D. 
Smith,  W.  J.  Leahy  and  Frank  W.  Baltes  con- 
stitute the  company. 

The  Parsons  Paper  Company,  Holyoke,  Mass., 
has  forwarded  a  sample  book  of  bond,  bank- 
note, tracing,  parchment,  linen,  ledger  and 
record  papers  of  its  manufacture.  The  excel- 
lent quality  of  these  papers  will  commend 
them  to  buyers  everywhere.  The  goods  are  ad- 
mirable in  strength,  color  and  finish. 

The  first  assistant  Postmaster-General  has  de- 
cided that  where  postal  cards  are,  by  misdirec- 
tion, carried  to  the  wrong  post-offlce,  or  where 
the  address  of  the  receiver  has  been  changed, 
they  may  be  forwarded  to  the  new  address  upon 
payment  of  two  cents. 

George  Dawson,  formerly  editor  of  the  Al- 
bany Evening  Journal,  and  one  of  the  best 
known  journalists  of  the  State,  died  on  Satur- 
day morning. 

Edward  T.  Carrington,  publisher  of  the  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  Journal  and  Courier,  died  on 
Saturday  of  congestion  of  the  lungs.  He  was 
forty  years  old. 

W.  W.  Munsell  &  Co.,  publishers.  New  York 
city,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Asa  T.  Soule 
and  Wm.  W.  Munsell  continue  under  the  same 
style. 

Oliver  Braden,  representing  the  L.  L.  Brown 
Paper  Company,  was  in  Philadelphia  this  week 
and  reported  very  good  business  there. 

L.  Hirsch  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Sonntags- 
gast,  Columbus,  Ohio,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.    L.  Hirsch  continues. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  in  course  of  prepa- 
ration, for  advertising  purposes,  new  lines  of 
fans  and  shape  goods. 

John  Petrie,  Jr.,  reports  that  he  has  shipped 
twice  as  much  of  the  A.  B.  French  ink  this  year 
as  last. 

John  H.  Walsh,  paper  manufacturer,  New- 
burg,  N.  Y.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

A.  T.  Dempsey  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners, Ironton,  Ohio,  have  sold  out. 

Palmer  &  Foreman,  publishers,  Portland, 
Ore.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  are  busy  filling  orders  for 
Easter  goods. 


L.  M.  Holt,  publisher,  Riverside,  Cal.,  has 
been  burned  out. 

P.  Wren,  paper  stock  dealer,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  has  been  attached. 

Bella  J.  Blake,  stationer,  Boston,  Mass.,  has 
sold  out  to  E.  M.  Farnham. 

S.  C.  Andrews,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Ann 
Arbor,  Mich.,  is  closing  out. 

Wood  &  DeLacy,  publishers,  Herman,  Minn., 
have  sold  out  to  A.  C.  Belyea. 

Boutin  &  Parks,  dealers  in  fancy  goods,  Bur- 
lington, Vt.,  have  been  burned  out. 

T.  Stewart,  picture  frame  dealer,  Norwich, 
Conn.,  has  advertised  his  business  for  sale. 

Bourgoyne  &  Sherwood,  printers,  St.  Cather- 
ines, Ont.,  have  dissolved  partnership;  each  con- 
tinues. 

E.  O.  Lord,  publisher  of  the  Free  Press  and 
Journal,  Somerworth,  N.  H.,  has  sold  out  to  C. 
H.  Weld. 

Robson  Brothers,  publishers  of  the  British  Co- 
lumbian, New  Westminster,  B.  C,  have  dis- 
solved partnership. 

Edward  T.  Carrington,  of  Carrington  &  Co., 
publishers  of  the  Journal  and  Courier,  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  is  dead. 

Barr,  Springer  &  Kennedy,  of  the  Spur 
Printing  Company,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  have  sold 
out  to  Wm.  Backus,  Jr. 

William  Turner,  printer,  No.  172  Chambers 
street.  New  York,  has  made  an  assignment  to 
Jacob  Kessler.    The  liabilities  are  about  $4,000. 

Charles  J.  Cohen,  Philadelphia,  has  received 
this  week  a  large  invoice  of  Arnold's  writing 
fluid  and  copying  ink  in  all  sizes,  and  offers  it  to 
the  trade  either  by  the  dozen  or  in  original 
casks  at  the  lowest  prevailing  rates. 

If  any  of  the  trade  have  not  given  the  family 
bibles  of  the  National  Publishing  Company, 
Philadelphia,  an  examination,  they  may  find  it 
to  their  advantage  to  do  so  before  ordering 
elsewhere.  Henry  L.  Warren  will  visit  the 
large  cities  with  a  full  line  of  samples. 

L.  Prang  &  Co.'s  beautiful  new  work,  "  The 
Garland  of  Love,"  is  meeting  with  the  highest 
eulogies  from  the  press  of  the  country.  All  that 
can  be  said  in  its  praise  is  justly  merited.  As  it 
is  in  great  demand,  it  should  not  be  absent  from 
the  counters  of  the  larger  booksellers  as  well  as 
stationers. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  issued  a  new  cata 
logue  of  their  publications.  It  contains  over 
fifty  pages,  and  is  neatly  compiled.  The  cover 
is  of  ivory -plated  paper,  and  it  is  richly  illumi- 
nated with  artistically  executed  designs.  The 
catalogue,  which  ought  to  be  secured  by  those 
interested,  will  be  forwarded  gratis  on  appli- 
cation. 

A  meeting  of  the  New  York  creditors  of  Wm. 
L.  Heyer  &  Brother,  dealers  in  toys  and  fancy 
goods,  Philadelphia,  has  been  called  for  to-day 
to  consider  the  affairs  of  the  firm.  It  is  said 
that  the  firm  will  probably  offer  about  20  cents 
on  the  dollar.  The  liabilities  are  repotted  at 
$21,000,  and  assets  $9,000.  The  embarrassment 
is  attributed  to  losses  in  business  and  difficulty 
in  making  collections. 

The  latest  novelty  in  writing  papers  manufac- 
tured by  the  Powers  Paper  Company,  of  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  has  bad  an  unprecedented  sale.  It 
is  said  to  have  received  the  indorsement  of  lead- 
ing physicians  throughout  the  country  on  ac- 
count of  the  restful  effect  of  the  paper  upon  the 
eyes.  It  is  claimed  that  there  is  no  paper  manu- 
factured that  will  compare  with  it  in  texture 
and  cheapness.     Samples  can  be  had  by  applica  - 


Feb.  23,  1883.] 


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203 


tion  to  New  York  office,  63  and  64  Duane  street, 
J.  L.  St.  John,  agent. 

H.  C.  Hinckley,  publisher  of  the  Courier,  Red 
Bud,  HI.,  has  sold  out. 

Knight  &  Warnoek,  newsdealers,  &c.,  Bir- 
mingham, Ala.,  have  sold  out. 

Hart,  Barlow  &  Co.,  publishers,  Chicago,  111., 
have  assigned  to  F.  F.  Cole. 

J.  N.  Stoutemeyer,  publisher  of  the  Times, 
Witchita,  E!an.,  has  suspended. 

W.  A.  Richards,  publisher  of  the  Harper  Sen- 
tinel, Harper,  Kan.,  has  sold  out. 

G.  F.  Marsh  &  Co.,  dealers  in  Japanese  art 
goods,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership. 

T.  R.  Pearson  &  Co.,  stationers,  &c..  New 
Westminster,  B.  C,  have  dissolved  partnership; 
J.  Robson  retires. 

A  traveling  salesman  in  the  printing  and 
lithographing  line  is  called  for  by  an  advertise- 
ment in  another  column. 

A.  Mergentheime  &  Co.,  fancy  goods  dealers 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
A.  Mergentheime  continues. 

A.  E.  Watson,  paper  stock  dealer,  Littleton, 
N.  H.,  has  admitted  T.  J.  Pratt  to  partnership, 
under  the  style  of  Watson  &  Pratt. 

The  Utica  Daily  Press  Publishing  Company, 
Utica,  N.  Y.,  has  been  succeeded  by  the  Utica 
Daily  Press  Company,  with  a  capital  of  $10,000. 

A  meeting  of  the  creditors  of  R.  Crampton,  of 
Rock  Island,  111.,  was  held  at  the  rooms  of  the 
Stationers'  Board  of  Trade,  in  this  city,  on  Feb- 
ruary 16.  Mr.  Crampton  was  present  and  sub- 
mitted the  following  statement :  Resources — 
Stock  (inventory),  $39,970.33;  fixtures,  $1,357.50; 


bills  receivable,  $468.33;  accounts  due,  $7,306; 
total,  $39,003.18.  Liabilities  :  Loan  account, 
$9,435;  wages  due,  $593;  due  creditors,  $38,- 
154.97;  taxes,  $450;  total,  $38,533.97.  These  fig- 
ures show  his  condition  at  the  time  of  the  as- 
signment, and  have  been  reduced  somewhat  by 
the  settlement  of  two  claims  in  judgment  of 
about  $1,000  each,  and  rent  $1,000,  leaving  the 
liabilities  now  about  $35,500,  and  his  assets  about 


the  same.  About  $7,000  of  the  indebtedness  was 
represented,  and  it  was  agreed  to  receive  40 
cents  on  the  dollar,  .30  in  cash  and  notes  payable 
in  six  and  twelve  months  each  for  the  remain- 
der, provided  that  the  cash  is  paid  by  March  17. 
The  creditors  present  recommend  the  offer  to  all 
who  were  not  represented,  and  who  are  now  be- 
ing communicated  with  on  the  subject.  It  is  be- 
lieved that  all  not  present  will  accept. 


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AT 

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GARTER, 


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Stationers  and  Printers. 

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Albums. 


INVOICE  BOOKS. 


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Scrap  Books. 


DANIEL  SLOTE  &  CO., 

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ADHESIVE 


WAFER 


MANUFACTURERS, 

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Scrap  Books. 


SLATE  DUCR 

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Books, 


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CATALOGUES, 


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THE    AMERICAI^     STATIONER 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  !g>10  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Advertising  Cards. 

DANDO,  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Row.  N.  T. 

Artists'  Brushes. 


BURCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Varnishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters.  Chicago,  111. 


Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 


ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.        50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  Ul. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  295 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,  and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 

TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  st.,  N.  Y. 

Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 

COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 

GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  St., Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO..  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 


SHEETDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


QAKNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  Wilham  st.,  N.  Y. 


GANE  BROTHERS. 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  st.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLLINS.  A.  M..  SON.  &  CO..        Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKE,  PHILIP, 


155  Wilham  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD.  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St..  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  mON  &  BOLT  CO.,   Carpentersville,  111. 


SHRIVER,  T.,  &  CO.. 


333  East  56th  St..  N.  Y. 


TAFT,  Geo.  C. 


Worcester,  Mass. 


Card   Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  WUUam  st.,  N.  Y. 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  st.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Books- 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F.. 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


UPMAN.  HYMEN  L., 


51  South  4th  St.,  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  16  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  Wilham  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H.. 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY,  M.  A., 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO..  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  st.,  Chicago,  111. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE,  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  HI.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING -INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufactiirer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  Clark  and  Adams  sts.,  Chicago,  m. 
Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material,  127  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr., 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 


SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 


Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 


Q.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 
BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


K  1WARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C,  &  CO., 


Cincinnati,  O.  |  BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,    White   and    Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  City.  N.  .1. 

Paper  Ruling,  Cuttmg  and  Eyeletting. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


33  Beekman  St..  N    V. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO.,  23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 

School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 

CLARK,  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  Franklin  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,   G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  PhUa.,  I'a, 


Sealing  Wax  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y. ;  630  Chestnut  St.. 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  Sc  ^CUT^l^R,\%\l^:it:'&^oJh. 


Slates. 


McDowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING   COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  St.,  N.  Y 

J.  F.  MLTICH,  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  st.,  N.  Y. 


KING.  GEO.   F.,  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  St.,  Beaton,  Mass. 


WALLACH,  WILLY, 


78  Chambers  St.,  N.  Y. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  PhUa. 
Pa. — Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  st.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St..  Phila..  Pa. 

Stationers'  Specialties. 

Send  for  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  st., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.:  630  Chestnut  st., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  (jhicago;  US  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  st.,  St.  Louis. 

Tag  Manufacturers. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTXmiNG  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 

Toys  and  Games. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERQ,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WEIDMANN,  A..  &  CO., 


306  Broadway,  ^.  V. 


Feb.  22,  1883.] 


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line:  of 


VALENTINE  and  EASTER  CARDS 

Consist  op  Sklkctbd  Designs  prom  several  op  the 

<:::--  Largest  and  Best  Known  Manufacturers,  ---^ 

ANU  IS  THE  FINEST  LINE  IN  THE  MARKET. 

HOYELTIES  in  SATIN  and  FRINGES.  ^f^^S^'^T 
J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS,  293  &  295  Broadway,  New  York. 

CHICAGO:   156  &  158  MONROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 

TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 

HIGHLY    FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Manufactory  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 


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OUR  .LEADING   STYLES: 

No.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  ...  Commercial       No.  707 ....  Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Eussia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 
New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  William  Street. 


BUCK  i.  CUWSOI'S 

Improved  Perforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


,>"' 


(^"  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

Mention  American  Stationer.  Hamilton,  O. 


J".  E.  LIIsriDE, » — * 


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Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T-^O-S    .A.3:TID    O-TJHivd:    Xj-^BEI^S, 


■PUBLISHER  OF- 


OlTBliTlE! 


— *- 


»5    B^ 

Oliromos,  IF  older s    smd. 


-*-- 


165    AViUiam   St.,  TVe^v  liTork. 

Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $2.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1.00. 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  ORDER. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &C, 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 


For  the  Week  Ended  February  16,  1883. 

Alhnms    ,  ,    ,  , 

30 
426 

57 

30 
100 

15 

372 

4 

32 

83,.M1 

Books 

Newspapers. 

38,392 
3,352 
8  613 

Ink        

2,065 

Lead  Pencils 

3  900 

Paper 

17,428 
5,452 
3,194 

Steel  Pens 

Other 

Totals 

1,066 

$8.5,906 

VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS  AND 
STATIONERY 

FROM    NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS, 
For  the  Week  Ended  February  21, 1883. 


Paper,  reams. 
Paper,  pkgs.. 
Paper,  cases . . 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery 


Totals. 


3,552 
941 
196 

74 
403 

5,166 


$757 
8,393 
3,104 
8,506 
17,766 


$38,526 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM  NEW  YORK, 

From  February  14  to  February  21,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  9;  to  Liverpool,  22;  to 
London,  1;  to  Glasgow,  3;  to  Havre,  3;  to  Cuba,  4; 
to  Brazil,  1;  to  Uruguay,  2;  to  Genoa,  1;  to  Mexico, 
6;  to  New  Zealand,  14;  to  Japan,  3;  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  5. 

PAPER,  to  Hamburg,  7  cs. ;  to  Liverpool,  78  cs. ; 
to  London,  109  cs. ;  to  Havre,  400  pkgs. ;  to  British 
West  Indies,  752  rms.,  9  pkgs.;  to  Cuba,  112  pkgs., 
200  rms. ;  to  Brazil,  25  pkgs. ;  to  Uruguay,  1  cs. ;  to 
Porto  Rico,  2,600  rms.,  342  pkgs.;  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  34  pkgs.;  to  Mexico,  17  pkgs.,  1  cs.; 
to  New  Zealand,  2  pkgs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  8;  to  Liver- 
pool, 87;  to  London,  246;  to  Glasgow,  1;  to  Havre,  3; 
to  Cuba,  1;  to  Brazil,  7;  to  Porto  Rico.  5;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  31;  to  Mexico,  9;  to  New  Zea- 
land, 3. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 13;  to  Porto  Rico,  2;  to  Cuba,  10;  to  British 
Guiana,  500,  to  British  West  Indies,  101;  to  Havre,  2; 
to  Liverpool,  6;  to  Amsterdam,  24. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Mexico,  8; 
to  Genoa,  2;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  13;  to 
Porto  Rico,  5;  to  Brazil,  29;  to  Cuba,  29;  to  Ham- 
burg, 12, 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Japan,  200;  to  Nova  Scotia,  6; 
to  British  West  Indies,  3;  to  London,  88;  to  Amster- 
dam, 187. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Japan,  2. 

INK,  packages,  to  Mexico,  13;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  6;  to  Porto  Rico,  7;  to  Brazil,  37;  to  Cuba, 
3;  to  Liverpool,  1. 

PLAYING  CAJRDS,  cases,  to  New  Zealand,  2;  to 
London,  3. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  3. 

HAMMOCKS,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 1. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  6. 

ALBUMS,  cases,  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  7. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  Antwerp,  1. 

NEWSPAPERS,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 11. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  packages,  to  Porto  Rico,  1; 
to  British  West  Indies,  1 ;  to  Glasgow,  5. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  &c.,  cases,  to  BrazU,  1. 

ENGRAVINGS,  cases,  to  British  West  Indies,  1; 
to  Bremen,  4. 

EASELS,  cases,  to  Glasgow,  3. 


IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER  AT  PORT  OF 
NEW  YORK, 

From  February  14  to  February  21,  1883. 

B.  L.  Solomon's  Sons,  Circassia,  Glasgow,  4  cs. 
hangings. 

R.  Graves,  City  of  Richmond,  Liverpool,  1  cs.  hang- 
ings. 

Gane  Bros.,  Pavonla,  Liverpool,  5  cs 

B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  Silesia,  Hamburg,  12  cs. 

G.  Gennert,  by  same,  2  cs. 

B.  lUfelder,  by  same.  4  cs. 

Geo.  J.  Kraft,  by  same,  3  cs. 


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The  Senate  has  finally  concluded  its  re- 
vision of  the  tariff  and  has  passed  its  little 
bill,  which  now  goes  to  the  House.  What 
will  the  House  do  with  it  ?    0  ? 


The  inconsistencies  of  legislation  have 
never  been  more  painfully  apparent  than  in 
the  construction  of  the  Senate  tariff  meas- 
ure. When  it  was  proposed  to  admit  print- 
ed books  free,  it  was  resolved  to  impose  a 
duty  on  the  material  entering  into  the  con- 
struction of  books.  This  was  handicapping 
the  American  trade  with  a  vengeance.  The 
free-trade  men  cried  out  upon  putting  a 
"  tax  on  knowledge,"  and  went  to  work  to 
prevent  any  kind  of  book  publication  in 
this  country.  Such  sapiency  indicates 
that  the  people  who  used  the  flimsy  argu- 
ment had  no  knowledge — worth  speaking 
of  —  to  tax.  Practical  levelheadedness 
doesn't  seem  to  go  hand  in  hand  with 
legislative  wisdom. 


And  now  another  shining  light,  of  pol- 
itical phosphorescence,  proposes  to  get  up  a 
"circus."  A  member  of  the  New  York 
Legislature  has  introduced  a  bill  making  it 
unlawful  "for  any  person  or  persons  to 
offer,  give  or  promise  to  give  an  article  of 
merchandise  or  any  other  thing  of  any  kind 
or  value  whatsoever,  as  a  gift  or  present  for 
the  purpose  of  inducing  a  person  or  persons 
to  buy  any  article  of  merchandise,  goods, 
liquors,  groceries,  or  other  salable  thing." 
The  penalty  for  each  infraction  of  this  law 
is  to  be  $10.  We  wonder  if  the  author  of 
the  bill  has  been  haunted  by  card-album 
fiends,  or  whether  he  has  offered  it  in  re- 
venge for  the  refusal  of  some  poor  shop- 
keeper or  inoffensive  lithographer  to  supply 
him  with  cheap  chromos  "all  for  nothing." 
Why,  all  of  our  grocery  stores  and  big  T 
emporiums  would  no  longer  flaunt  the 
attractive  chromos  in  the  face  of  intending 
purchasers.  The  fans,  which  generous 
shopkeepers  distribute  so  lavishly  to  their 
patrons  in  the  summer  time  would  all  be 
foresworn,  and  panting,  palpitating  human- 
ity would  have  to  seek  the  cooling  palm-leaf 
or  the  Japanese  substitute,  instead  of  hav- 
ing the  piece  of  wood-pulp  board,  with  its 
brilliant  color  and  constant  succession  of 
fancies  thrust  into  its  hands  on  every  con- 
ceivable occasion.  Perhaps  right  here  we 
have  the  secret  of  the  learned  pundit's  prop- 
osition. He  has  bought  a  cargo  of  palm 
leaves  and  the  like,  and  seeks  to  corner  the 
market.  Then,  again,  the  manufacturer  of 
cheap  glassware  and  his  brother  of  sham 
silverware  fame,  etidomne  genus,  are  to  be 
prevented  from  making  an  honest  penny  by 
the  force  of  law.  This  is  really  too  bad. 
What  does  it  mean  ?  We  cannot  suppose 
that  the  Legislature  will  seriously  entertain 
this  proposition,  whatever  other  absurdity 
or  extravagance  it  may  be  guilty  of.  We 
do  not  believe  in  such  restrictions  of  lib- 
erty, and  do  not  think  that  a  law  of  this 
kind  would  be  sustained  in  the  courts.  If  a 
person  should  offer  a  discount  from  the 
market  value  of  an  article  to  attract  buy- 
ers,  he  would  come   within  the  scope  of 


such  a  law  and  be  liable  to  the  penalty.  We 
do  not  favor  the  promiscuous  dealing  in 
groceries  and  chromos,  dry  goods  and  sta- 
tionery, using  one  line  to  draw  custom  for 
the  purpose  of  skinning  buyers  in  the  other, 
and  working  injury  to  the  legitimate  trade 
in  either,  but  we  must  protest  against  an 
ill-advised  effort  to  interfere  with  private 
rights.  We  might  say  more  on  this  sub- 
ject, but  all  that  could  be  said  will  be  read- 
ily suggested  in  the  mind  of  any  one  who 
stops  to  consider  it.  The  bill  may  slip 
through  if  not  shown  up.  Those  who  are 
interested  must  look  after  it. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a  pre- 
existing mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real,  a 
mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

D.  D.  Comes $204 

Abraham  Simpson 1,000 

Eckstein,  Hoffman  &  Porr 2,500 

Chas.  M.  Green 16,000 

Catherine  Stringham 312 

EASTERN   STATES. 

Elmer  A.  Mitchell,  Portland,  Me  370 

A.  K.  Loring,  Boston,  Mass  . .  317 

C.  A.  Hark  &  Son,  Springfield,  Mass 2,600 

W.  A.  Chace,  Providence,  R.  1 2,0C0 

Walter  E.  Horton,  Providence,  R.  1 500 

James  Cooper,  Boston,  Mass 300 

Eunice  M.  Farnham,  Boston,  Mass 1,200 

J.  B.  Morrison,  Boston,  Mass -. 50 

Catherine  Adrian,  Somerville,  Mass 50 

MIDDLE  STATES. 

Edith  P.  Le  Brun,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  (B.  S.) 1 

John  H.  Vincent,  Brooklyn,  K  Y.  (B.  S.) 190 

John  H.  Vincent,  Brooklyn,  NY Ill 

H.  M.  Gardner,  Jr.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 311 

George  Kerney,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 1,000 

Edward  M.  Taylor,  Rochester,  N.  Y 440 

WESTERN  STATES. 
A.  L.  Bancroft  &  Co.,    San  Francisco,    Cal. 

($100,000  discharged)  (  teal) 100,000 

Fredk.  A.Wood,  Denver,  Col 80 

J.  Van  Slyke,  McHenry,  111 2,044 

South  worth  &  Glannor,  Woodstock,  111.  (R.)...  2,600 

C.  S.  Butterfleld  &  Co.,  Indianapolis,  Ind 300 

Frank  H.  Smith,  Indianapolis,  Ind 650 

Ray  &  Barrington,  Wabash,  Ind 1,.')78 

F.  D.  Eddy,  Lowell,  Mich . .  2,200 

Ira  J.  Covey,  Minneapolis,  Minn  fiOO 

J.  M.  Mar.ston,  Cincinnati,  O 5,000 

Oppenheimer  &  Co.,  Cincinnati,  O 1,037 

Oppenheimer  &  Co.,  Cincinnati,  O  1,100 

Jos.  A.  Freider,  Cleveland,  O.  (R.) 105 

J.  H.  Acton,  Portland,  Ore.  (B.  S) 800 

M.  B.  Simmons,  et  ux.   (Simmons  &  Yokam), 

Springfield,  III.  ($2,000  discharged)  (Real) ....  3,500 

A.  F.  Hofer  &  Son,  McGregor,  la 308 

Knight  &  Co.,  Cincinnati,  0 600 

M.  W.  Mathasz,  Cincinnati,  O 300 

Spur  Printing  Company,  Cleveland,  O 2,168 

C.  D.  Hatch,  Cincinnati,  O.  (R.) 1,750 

SOUTHERN  STATES. 

Philip  Scholz,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  (Real) 3,000 

Philip  Scholz,  St.  Louis,  Mo 3,500 

Hopkins  Brothers,  Washington,  D.  C 378 

J.  W.  Benton,  St  Louis,  Mo 1,719 

■ -♦♦♦^ 

A  new  industry  has  lately  been  started  in 
Burke  County,  N.  C,  that  of  mining  for  garnets, 
and  the  business  is'  said  to  be  i>rofital)le.  The 
garnets  are  found  of  every  size,  from  a  small 
pebble  to  ten  pounds  in  weight,  of  a  rusty,  red- 
dish brown  color  and  a  granular  texture.  The 
stones  are  pulverized  and  used  as  a  substitute 
for  corundum  or  emery,  and  made  into  wheels 
for  grinding  and  polishing  every  variety  of 
hardware,  cutlery,  &c. 


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CINCINNATI   CLIPPINGS. 


[FROM   OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  February  19,  1883. 

CincinDati  is  eight  miles  long  from  east  to 
west  and  five  miles  from  north  to  south  in  its 
greatest  width,  which  is  from  the  Ohio,  north 
from  the  mouth  of  Mill  Creek,  including  Cum- 
minsville. 

The  city  has  ten  miles  of  river  front.  On  en- 
tering the  city  the  Ohio  River  comes  from  al- 
most due  south,  sweeps  to  the  north  and  west 
and  curves  back  to  the  south  again.  In  this 
distance  of  four  miles,  terminating  opposite  the 
centre  of  Newport,  Kentucky,  there  is  a  belt  of 
lowland  three  hundred  to  six  hundred  yards 
wide,  rising  gradually  from  the  banks  of  the 
Ohio  to  the  base  of  the  hills  that  run  parallel 
to  the  river.  These  hills  rise  abruptly  with 
sharp  escarpments  to  the  height  of  400  to  460  feet 
above  low  water  in  the  Ohio  River,  and  on  top 
they  spread  out  into  table-land  plains,  on  which 
are  situated  Woodburn,  East  Walnut  Hills, 
West  Walnut  Hills,  Eden  Park  and  Mt.  Adams, 
the  latter  a  promontory  directly  opposite 
Newport.  From  this  point  down  for  three 
miles  the  river  curves  gently  back  to  a  nearly 
due  west  direction  presenting  a  concave  outline 
to  the  mouth.  Here,  on  the  north  side,  is  the 
original  city,  and  all  of  the  great  factories  of  the 
city  and  the  entire  commercial  portion  embraced 
in  a  semicircular  plain  three  miles  along  the  river 
and  two  miles  back  of  it  to  the  foot  of  the  hills, 
which  are  continuous  with  those  already  men- 
tioned, and  as  high.  On  these  northern  hills  are 
Mt.  Auburn  and  Corryville,  within  the  city 
limits,  and  Avondale  and  Clifton  adjacent  to 
them.  Through  the  western  border  of  this  semi- 
circle Mill  Creek  valley  cuts  down,  coming  di- 
rectly from  the  north.  On  its  west  banks  the 
hills  rise  abruptly  450  feet,  and  extend  to  within 
500  feet  of  the  banks  of  the  Ohio,  where  they 
turn  and  run  parallel  with  the  river  to  the 
southwest,  inclosing  between  their  base  and  the 
Ohio  River  a  strip  of  land  from  200  to  600 
yards  wide.  The  tops  of  these  hills  are  table- 
lands. In  this  amphitheatre,  described  above 
as  three  miles  wide  and  two  miles  deep, 
one  about  six  square  miles  of  the  city  on  two 
plateaus,  one  of  which,  with  an  area  of  about 
two  square  miles,  was  covered  more  or  less  with 
the  flood,  which  has  just  receded,  and  the  other, 
covering  four  square  miles,  is  from  100  to  150 
feet  above  low  water.  This  upper  plateau  is 
most  densely  built  upon,  and  contains  all  of  the 
public  buildings,  all  of  the  churches,  and  nearly 
all  of  the  school-houses.  The  lower  plateau  con- 
tains great  factories,  all  of  the  grain  and  com- 
mission houses,  and  most  of  the  wholesale  dry- 
goods  houses.  Pearl  street  is  the  border  line  of 
the  lower  plateau.  The  flood,  which  is  now  just 
passing  away,  was  66  feet  and  4  inches  above 
high-water  last  Wednesday,  which  is  by  two  feet 
and  three  inches  the  greatest  ever  known.  This 
flood  inundated  ten  miles  of  river  front,  an  aver- 
age distance  of  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the 
river's  edge,  and  five  miles  of  Mill  Creek  valley 
within  the  city  to  a  breadth  averaging  half  a 
mile.  It  covered  two  square  miles  of  Newport, 
and  nearly  a  square  mile  of  Covington.  It  im- 
prisoned in  their  homes  and  tenements  nearly 
seventy-five  thousand  people  in  the  three  cities 
for  several  days.  It  stopped  business  in  all  of 
these  cities  and  cut  them  off  entirely  in  many 
directions  from  railroad  communication  and 
left  at  its  worst  only  two  railroad  avenues 
out  of  the  city  intact.  It  extinguished  the  gas 
works,  shut  down  the  water  works  and  reduced 
the  people  to  tallow  dips  and  coal  oil.  It  threw 
more  than  eighty  thousand  workmen    out    of 


employment.  During  the  flood  over  sixty  thou- 
sand water-beleaguered  people  had  to  have 
food  and  fuel  carried  to  them  by  boats  in  the 
three  cities.  Since  the  flood  more  than  thirty 
thousand  people  in  the  three  cities  will  require 
from  four  to  six  months'  help  to  set  them  on 
their  feet  again.  Yet  there  was  no  suffering. 
On  last  Monday,  February  12,  thirty  business 
men  met,  organized  and  commenced  work  at 
noon.  On  Tuesday  noon  they  were  distributing 
a  thousand  dollars'  worth  of  relief  every  hour, 
and  had  secured  a  fleet  of  row  boats  to  carry  it 
to  the  sufferers.  They  employed  the  military 
to  assist  the  police.  No  man,  woman  or  child 
suffered  for  want  of  food,  clothing,  fuel  or 
medical  attendance.  The  Board  of  United 
Charities  received  the  supplies  at  depots,  sought 
out  the  needy  and  delivered  supplies  to  them. 
In  the  darkness  in  which  the  city  has  been  left 
for  more  than  a  week,  there  never  was  better 
order  and  never  less  crime.  The  fact  is,  that 
in  the  city  on  the  river  front  of  the  amphi- 
theatre, a  great  number  of  the  criminal  and 
drunken,  worthless  classes  were  insulated.  They 
were  compelled  to  stay  in  and  sober  up. 

Last  week's  letter  told  you  who  of  the  sta- 
tioners were  hurt  and  who  would  be.  They  are 
nearly  all  too  high  and  dry  to  be  reached  by  any 
possible  flood  in  the  Ohio.  Last  week's  letter 
also  foretold  you  that  Cincinnati  would  help  her- 
self out  of  this  calamity.  To-night  the  telegraph 
wires  announced  officially  this  purpose  to  the 
world.  The  good- feeling  for  the  city  has  been 
fully  appreciated,  but  the  cash  expressions  of  it 
have  all  been  applied  to  outside  neighbors  who 
needed  help.  This  week's  letter  tells  you  that 
Cincinnati  will  come  out  of  this  the  better  for  it. 
It  will  act  as  a  tonic.  To-night,  you  would 
hardly  know  there  had  been  a  flood,  in  business 
houses  where  three  days  ago  the  water  stood  five 
and  six  feet  deep.  By  this  time  next  week  I 
shall  have  nothing  to  say  about  the  flood,  but 
everything  about  such  a  stir  of  business  as 
never  was  experienced  in  the  history  of 
the  city.  To-night  there  is  a  blockade  of 
freight  at  the  depots  that  can  send  out 
trains,  and  all  of  the  rolling-stock  of  the 
roads  is  rushing  in  to  move  it.  In  a  month  there 
will  be  no  sign  of  a  flood  here,  except  in  cleaner 
streets  and  brighter  looking  business  houses  and 
greater  activity  in  business.  There  has  been  no 
trade  during  the  flood.  There  will  be  plenty 
hereafter,  and  next  week  I  shall  describe  it. 
St.  Valentine's  Day  was  hardly  mentioned  here 
last  week,  but  now  that  people  have  time  to 
think  of  such  matters,  trade  in  valentines  is  be- 
ginning. Prince  William. 


The  schedule  of  Colton  &  Co.,  Minneapolis, 
has  been  flled.  It  discloses  eighty-nine  creditors, 
of  whom  forty  are  Minneapolis  parties.  Of  the 
total  liabilities,  $50,293.13,  $30,033.41  is  due  the 
Minneapolis  creditors.  There  are  two  St.  Paul 
creditors,  both  in  small  amounts.  The  heaviest 
creditor  is  L.  G.  Jackson,  of  Minneapolis,  for 
$8,403.57  ;  the  second,  V.  Q.  Hush,  also  of  that 
city,  for  $6,200.  It  does  not  appear  that  the 
flrm  has  any  assets  outside  of  the  stock  and 
fixtures,  no  real  estate  or  accounts  being  in- 
cluded in  the  inventory.  The  assets  are  stated 
at  $47,349.04,  of  which  $40,945.41  are  put  in  as 
merchandise  and  $6,403.63  as  fixtures.  Among 
the  creditors  are  :  American  News  Company, 
$36.95  ;  Belford,  Clarke  &  Co.,  $3,047.67  ;  Baker, 
Pratt  &  Co.,  $3,719.31  ;  Bergner  &  Co.,  $995.93  ; 
N.  Bloom,  $604.03  ;  Bradner  Smith  Paper  Com- 
pany, $211.75;  G.  W.  Carleton  &  Co.,  $7.80; 
Eagle  Pencil  Company,  $237.37;  Houghton,  Mif- 
flin &  Co.,  $1,307.05  ;  Japanese  Fan  Company, 
$742.96  ;  Robiusou  Engraving  Company,  $532.36; 


New  York  Blank- Book  Company.  $430.03  ; 
Tower  Manufacturing  Company,  $3,547.16  ;  M. 
F.  Tobin,  $7.50  ;  United  States  Ticket  and  Tab- 
let Company,  $75  ;  S.  E.  Vernon,  $330  02  ;  A. 
&  E.  Wallach,  $809.35;  A.  Weidmann  &  Co., 
$963.85  ;  White  Stationery  Company  $105.15. 


The  good  thought  of  to-day  will  awaken  many 
good  thoughts  to-morrow. 

Office  of  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  February  21,  1883.      f 

THE  MONEY  MJLR K JET.— There  was  rather 
less  ease  in  the  rates  for  money,  chiefly  because  of 
the  demands  of  the  West,  particularly  from  Chicago, 
where  there  has  been  an  increased  inquiry  from  the 
country  sections  for  the  movement  of  produce.  Call 
loans  on  stocks  were  4@4!^  per  cent,  and  on  govern- 
ment bonds  2)4@.3  per  cent.  For  time  money  there 
is  some  improvement  in  the  demand,  at  4®5  per 
cent,  on  stock  collateral  and  3@3i/^  per  cent,  on  gov- 
ernment bonds.  In  commercial  paper  there  is  no 
change.  The  course  of  the  stock  market  continues 
downward,  with  intervals  of  feeble  reaction;  and  yet 
the  comparatively  low  prices  current  fail  to  attract 
outside  investors,  who  apparently  have  no  confidence 
in  the  stability  of  present  prices.  Government  bonds 
are  flrm  but  quiet,  and  railroad  mortgages,  so  far  as 
the  better  class  are  concerned,  are  steady,  while  the 
speculative  class  are  depressed,  in  sympathy  with 
the  share  list.  Sterling  exchange  is  lower,  Conti- 
nental bills  sympathizing  to  some  extent,  the  supply 
having  been  somewhat  increased  by  the  shipment  of 
securities. 

TBE  fA.FER  MARKET.— The  situation  of 
the  trade,  both  among  the  manufacturers  and  deal- 
ers, presents  few  or  no  encouraging  features  this 
week.  While  opinions  differ  among  the  dealers  as  to 
the  extent  of  the  quietude,  some  even  going  so  far  as 
to  say  that  they  never  saw  such  a  state  of  inertia  here, 
all  agree  that  store  sales  are  exceedingly  slack,  and 
that  orders  come  in  exceedingly  slow  and  for  no 
heavy  lots.  Among  the  manufacturers  there  is  an 
uneasy,  unsettled  feeling,  and  while  most  of  them 
endeavor  to  maintain  a  firm  stand  as  to  prices,  they 
submit  to  slight  concessions,  in  order  to  secure  busi- 
ness. Some  of  the  smaller  manufacturers  are  begin- 
ning to  succumb  under  the  depression,  as  shown  by 
several  recent  failures.  While  the  prices  of  most 
grades  of  paper  are  about  as  low  as  they  were  dur- 
ing the  depression  of  1879,  the  cost  of  manufacture  is 
very  much  enhanced  becau'^e  of  the  higher  prices  of 
materials,  such  as  those  used  in  loft-dried  writings, 
as  sizing  and  the  good  grades  of  rags.  Labor  is  also 
higher.  As  an  offset  on  book  paper,  the  low  and 
medium  grades  of  rags  and  wood  pulp  are  cheaper. 
It  is  thus  that  the  manufacturers'  pi'ofit  is  at  present 
smaller  than  ever  known  in  the  history  of  the  trade. 

TME  STATIONERY  MAR K BT.— During  the 
past  week  business  in  most  lines  of  goods  has  picked 
up  considerably  and  the  feeling  among  many  manu- 
facturers and  importers  as  to  the  Immediate  revival 
of  trade  is  good.  A  great  many  orders  have  been  re- 
ceived, most  of  them  direct  from  dealers.  Some  few 
houses  complain  that  business  is  not  equal  to  that 
transacted  a  year  ago,  which  they  attribute  to  the 
tariff  question  now  under  discussion  in  Congress. 
These  believe  that  trade  will  not  resume  its  wonted 
activity  expected  at  this  season,  until  either  the  tariff 
question  is  settled,  or  the  session  is  adjourned.  Several 
travelers  who  started  out  some  time  ago  on  the  road 
looking  for  early  orders  for  the  spring  trade,  have  re- 
turned, while  others  who  waited  for  the  latest  novel- 
ties are  now  hard  at  work  and  are  said  to  be  doing 
well.  In  domestic  steel  pens  trade  is  reported  fair 
while  in  the  imported  articles  it  is  regarded  as 
good.  The  gold  pen  and  pencil  trade  has  brightened 
up  somewhat  during  the  past  few  days.  Dealers  in 
stationers  hardware  report  trade  moderately  fair  for 
the  month  of  February.  In  fancy  goods  business  is 
scarcely  up  to  expectation  although  it  is  livelier  than 
during  several  previous  weeks.  In  Easter  goods 
some  firms  are  meeting  with  fair  business  while 
others  are  complaining.  In  general  the  trade  in  staple 
stationery  is  steady. 


268 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER. 


ir-OR,    S^LiE, 


stock  and  Fixtures  of  a  retail  Stationery  and  Blank 
Book  Store,  fourteen  years  established  in  Phila- 
delphia. Address  C.  B.  P.,  office  of  American  Sta- 
tioner. 

A  Traveling  Salesman  of  good  address  to  solicit 
orders  for  Lithographing  and  Printing.  To  an  expe- 
rienced person  who  understands  the  business  a  lib- 
eral salary,  \vith  a  commission  on  all  new  customers, 
and  expenses  paid.  Address  C,  office  of  American 
Stationer. 


JAMES    A.   WHITNEY, 

COUlTSELOn-AT-LA'W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and  Trtule. 

Marli  Causes. 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY,  U.S.A. 


JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  United  States  and  Foreign  Patenta 

and  Trade-Marks, 

No.  140  Nassau  St.,  New  York  City. 

American,  Canadian,  Bntish  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed,  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro 
tecled  by  rccistry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted.  Opinions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
Sec,  &c. 

Pekso.nal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Busincss  may  be  transacted  either 
In  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  keiit  in- 
violably SECRET  and  CONFIDENTIAL. 

FAMES  A   WHITNEY,  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  City 


-JOBBERS  OF— 


GENERAL  STATIONERY 

AND  MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Blank  Books 

OF  WBICB  WE  HATE  MAMT 


WARD 


AND 


GAY. 


Card  Department. 

Complete  in  all  its  arrangements,  and  en- 
tirely separate  from  the  other  branches 
of  our  business.    Large  room  on 
second  floor  devoted  wholly  to 

ADVERTISING,  BIRTHDAY,  CHRISTMAS 
EASTER  AND  VALENTINE 


178-184  Devonshire  Street,  Boston. 


No  finer  or  more  extensive  assortment  can 
be  shown  by  any  house  in  this  country. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 


Salesroom,  84  db  86  Chambers  St.,  New  York 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARS^SCISSORS 


OF    EVERY    DESCKBPTION. 


L.  L  BROWN  FAFER  GOMFMI, 

jA-DAIMIS.   ILX.AlSS.A.CIIITSE:TTS,  u.  s.  .a.. 

® ^       Manufacturers  of  First-Class       -^ 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 

5>     WHICH  WILL  STAND  THILSEVEEEST  TESTS  OP  EEASUEE  AND  EE-WEITIHa,     -• 


^ 

being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


NO    SPRINGS. 


NO    WEIGHTS. 


EVERY    STATIONER 

—  SHOnUD  HAVE  AT  ONCE   A  STOCK  OP  — 

Fulton's  Gravity  Scales, 

Acknowledged  to  be  superior  to  anything  ever  offered  for  mail- 
ing purposes.    Liberal  Discounts.    Illustrated  Price  List 
sent  on  application.    Trade  supplied  by 

THE  PULTON  GRAVITY  SCALE  CO., 

126  Walnut  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


AOEJNTS  : 


BAKER,  PRATT  &  CO.,  New  York. 

J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  &  CO.,  Philadelphia. 
Mention  American  Stationer.  B.  W.  &  H.  S.  CHHJ),  Boston. 


^ESTABLISHED    1814.^ 


J.  S.  Rockwell  d  Co., 

lOl   <5c   103   i:iia.aiie   Street,  3iTe-wr   "STorns, 

MANTJFACTtJRKBS  AND  IMFORTERS  OF 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Manufacturers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

RUSSIA  x.ea.th;eii,  CHAMOIS,  ajst^ricajst  rtj-sssia., 

No.  18  High  Strnet,  Boston,  Mass. ■ 


I 


Feb.  22.  1883.1 


THE    AMERICAN    STATICIZER 


269 


MARCUS  WARD  &  CO.'S 

7ALE1K^  EASTER  CARDS  for  the  SemM 

Samples  of  Stock  are  now  ready,  and  Orders  forwarded  on  receipt. 


-     :       :'  X-.0:iSr3D0JSr    and    BELITAST.  c       :     *- 


L.  C.  TOV^ER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 

MANUPACTURKR  OP 

THERHOHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION, 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosiicaior. 


SOLE  AGENT  FOR 

Lament  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


R.  A.  ROQBRS  &>  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the— 


Peffectioo  Paper  Ojster  Buckets 


— AND— 

DAYTON,    OHIO. 


SEND   FOR  PRICE  X^ISX. 

^  HOLYOKE,  MASS. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO., 

MAiTOFACTtrRERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Drawing  Papers,  Mathematical  Instruments,  Paint  Boxes,  Draw- 
ing Studies  in  large  variety. 

Oil.    AND    ^VATER-COLOR    PAINTING    MATERIALS. 

LACROIX'S    CHINA    COLORS. 
MIRBOItS     FOB     DECORATING. 

Sole  Majtofaoturers  of 

PAPIER   MACHE   PLAQUES, 

Furnished  Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Gilt  or  Silvered. 

BLTJE  FR^IISTT  R-OL.!-.  FAFER,. 
"WAX     FliQ-WER    MATERIALS. 

Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States  of 
Aug.   Leonhardi's  (Dresden)  Celebrated  Alizarine  Writing  and  Copjring  Ink. 

^p-  PubUshers  of  SOUVENIR  ALBUMS,  of  aU  the  larger  cities  of  the  Union,  of 
Places  of  Summer  Resort,  and  of  Celebrated  Sceneries. 
Catalogues  furnished  on  application.  1125  CHESTNUT  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 


The     I^eerlesj^     lulling     Oase, 

—  Patented  September  12,  1882.  — 
DURABLE   AND  HANDSOME!    BECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 

ALSO, 

THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

TJie  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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THE    AMERICAN    STxVTTONTEK. 


J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  &  CO., 


715  and  717  LIAHZET  STEEET,  FSILADELFHIA, 

MANUPACTT7RERS  OP 


*#BLANK-t-BOOKS/;| 


^ 


Arnold's,  Stephens'  "  B  "  and    ^ 
Antoine  Inks. 
Reynold's  Bristol  Board, 
Whatman  Drawing  Paper, 
French  Copying  Books  and  Paper,  ^ 


AND     IMPORTERS    OF 

Onion  Skin  Note  and  Letter, 

Quadrille  Papers, 

Gold  and  Silver  Paper, 

Rodgers'  Erasers. 

Mathematical  Instruments, 


German  Slate  Pencils, 

Water-Colors, 

Photograph  Albums, 

Oil  Board,  and 

FANCY    GOODS. 


An  Immense  Assortment  of  Domestic  Stationery  at  Manufacturers'  Prices. 


A  FULL  LINE  OF 


:  EASTER  CARDS  AND  NOVELTIES.  | 

•  ~ . .     ^ .  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ 

— ^a-    ALSO,     THE     FOLLOWING    SPECIALTIES:     -e>=^- 

Writing  Papers,  Envelopes,  Papeterie?,  Slates,  Pencils,  Crayons,  RuTsber  Balls, 
Croquet,  Hammocks,  Base  B3,lls  and  Bats. 


NOTES  ABOUT   TOWN. 


BROWN  d  SANSON, 

-MANTJFACTUEEES  OF- 

Fine   Papers,   Envelopes,    Cards 

-AND— 

WEDDING   STATIONERY. 


WEDDING  STATIONERY,        X 
FINE  PAPETEKIES,     4= 


SPECIALTIES. 


PI.AIN,  GII.T  AND 

BEVEI.-EDGE   CARDS. 


No.  29  MURRAY  STREET,   NE^W  YORK. 


BLAITS  BOOKS. 

NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES    NUMBERED    OB    FLAIK. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  521  COMMERCE  ST,,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


BASE  BALLS.-To  the  Trade. 


Per  doz.  net. 

New  LeaKue  Match  Ball,  white,  Gut  Stitch,    .       .$12  00 

"    Treble        "         "      treble  wound,  red,  .        .      9  00 

white,        .      9  00 
Professional      "         "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,   8  00 

"    white.  8  00 
Amateur  "        "regulation  i-ize  and  weight,  red,6  00 

N.  B.— Each  one  of  our  League,  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box,  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  of  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  S6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

PECK  &  SNYDER,  IWanfrs,  126  to  130  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Ackerman,  envelope  manufacturer,  will  move 
from  16  Beekman  street  to  33  William  street, 
about  March  1. 

Cbailes  T.  Bainbridge's  Sons  will  in  a  few 
days  remove  fi'om  33  Beekman  street.  Their 
warerooms  will  henceforth  be  at  114  William 
street,  and  their  factory  will  be  removed  to 
Williamsburg. 

The  American  Crayon  and  Slate  Company, 
43  Dey  street,  is  now  offering  pointed  white 
soapstone  pencils  of  fine  finish,  remarkable  for 
color,  strength  and  finish.  Send  for  catalogue 
of  the  company's  goods. 

Geo.  H.  Sanborn  &  Sons,  New  York,  have 
issued  a  neat  pamphlet  containing  a  list  of  the 
names  of  parties  using  their  cutting  machines. 
This  list  is  very  extended,  and  is  a  strong  testi- 
monial to  the  value  of  the  Sanborn  cutters. 

Eberhard  Faber  has  just  introduced  an  anti- 
nervous  penholder  and  pencil  attachment.  It  is 
composed  of  hard  rubber,  indented  with  finger 
holds,  and  is  adjustable  to  any  penholder  or  pen- 
cil. It  is  about  13^  inches  long  and  is  fastened 
clamp  fashion. 

The  Amateur  Athlete  is  the  style  of  a  paper 
which  has  just  issued  its  prospectus,  and  is  an- 
nounced to  appear  on  April  4  as  an  illustrated 
weekly  chronicle  of  athletic  sports  and  enjoy- 
ments. It  will  be  published  by  Oliver  &  Jen- 
kins of  this  city. 

Chas.  T.  Bainbridge's  Sons  have  in  course  of 
preparation  some  new  lines  of  initial  papeteries. 
The  designs  of  one  is  an  imitation  of  wax  seals 
and  those  of  another  of  hammered  silver  letters, 
such  as  are  used  on  the  fastenings  of  leather 
goods.  The  firm  also  shows  a  line  of  Easter 
goods  in  fancy  cards  and  satin  souvenirs. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  past  week  were  Geo.  E.  Cole, 
of  Geo.  E.  Cole  &  Co.,  Chicago,  111.;  W.  H. 
Hernstein,  of  Aloe,  Hernstein  &  Co.,  St.  Louis, 
Mo. ;  W.  P.  King,  of  King  &  Merrill,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  Mr.  Hott,  of  Gass,  Hott  &  Sturges, 
Mansfield,  Ohio;  R.  Crampton,  Rock  Island,  111. 


FREE   TRADE    FALLACIES. 


The  supporters  of  unrestricted  free  trade  must 
be  driven  to  extremity  when  they  are  compelled 
to  falsify  facts,  as  has  been  done  in  an  ungener- 
ous and  spiteful  attack  by  the  editor  of  the  Pall 
Mall  Gazette  on  American  manufacturers.  In 
the  present  condition  of  business  many  persons 
look  forward  with  gloomy  apprehensions  to  the 
competition  of  America  in  neutral  markets  if 
the  American  tariff  is  reduced.  There  are,  un- 
doubtedly, good  reasons  for  believing  that  these 
forebodings  may  be  realized  should  the  United 
States  become  a  free-trade  country.  This  is 
beside  the  question  whether  it  is  advisable 
for  the  United  States  to  forego  all  the  advan- 
tages derived  from  a  protective  policy  in  build- 
ing up  home  industries,  in  order  to  secure, 
at  an  early  date,  foreign  markets,  which  must 
be  left  to  the  decision  of  Americans  themselves 
who  are  quite  able  to  discern  the  evil  results  of 
a  free-trade  policy  in  Great  Britain,  and  the 
alarm  which  the  rumors  of  a  decline  in  protec- 
tion in  America  causes  its  manufacturers.  But 
the  Pall  Mall  Gazette,  assuming  that  free  trade 
becomes  the  policy  of  the  States,  fearlessly  as- 
serts that  the  insatiable  wants  of  the  Western 
States  will  open  a  market  which  only  British 
manufacturers  can  supply.  It  is  acknowledged 
that  business  with  India  and  China  is  perma- 
nently decreasing,  partly  because  those  coun- 
tries are  supplying  their  own  requirements,  and 


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partly  through  American  competition  ;  but  the 
Gazette  flatters  itself  that  the  new  Western 
world  will  take  the  place  of  the  lost  trade,  and 
"  so  far  from  the  setting  up  of  free  trade  in 
America  being  the  beginning  of  the  end  of 
England's  supremacy,  that  event  is  more  likely 
to  be  the  signal  for  an  extension  of  business 
here,  which  may  make  good  the  losses  which 
threaten  us  in  the  East."  This  certainly,  if 
true,  must  be  very  encouraging  to  the  advocates 
of  free  trade  in  America,  who  are  therefore 
working  to  increase  the  prosperity  of  Great 
Britain  at  the  expense  of  their  own  manufac- 
turers. The  reasons  assigned  for  the  conclusion 
named  are  almost  unworthy  of  notice,  so 
contrary  are  they  with  facts.  English  goods, 
it  is  said,  now  dominate  the  American  mar- 
kets. "  If  an  American  wants  a  good,  durable 
suit  of  clothes  he  pays  his  tailor  £14  or  £15, 
and  gets  English  cloth.  The  native  stuflfs  are 
mostly 'shoddy,' and  the  shoddy  element  per- 
vades almost  every  branch  of  American  manu- 
facture, because  the  fictitious  dearness  produced 
by  the  tariflE  compels  producers  who  would  sell 
cheap  to  give  bad  material  and  worse  work.'' 
With  the  fact  that  American  cotton  goods  are 
taking  the  place  of  the  over-sized  goods  of  Lan- 
cashire manufacturers  in  the  Indian  markets  it 
is  simply  astounding  how  a  journalist  of  any 
position  could  pen  such  a  libel.  Another  reason 
assigned  for  the  belief  that  British  manufactur. 
ers  would,  under  a  free-trade  system,  monopo- 
lize American  markets,  is  the  want  of  ingenuity 
and  skill  shown  by  Americans.  "  The  native 
American  is  not  usually  an  inventor,  has  never 
invented  anything  of  first-class  importance  un- 
less the  sewing  machine  be  perhaps  so  called; 
*  *  *  even  in  machinery  English  and  German 
inventors  take  the  lead,  the  Americans  only 
copy."  Such  arguments  are  insulting  to  the  in- 
telligence of  English  readers,  for  whose  benefit 
they  are  advanced.  They  show  to  what  shifts 
the  advocates  of  free  trade  are  reduced  when  to 
allay  the  fears  of  their  countrymen  of  an  in- 
crease of  American  competition,  they  can  only 
make  such  obviously  untrue  statements. — Textile 

Record. 

*-•"» 

The  Easter  and  birthday  cards  offered  by 
Raphael  Tuck  &  Sons,  the  Forbes  Company, 
Boston,  agents,  comprise  many  fancies  which 
were  notable  in  their  Christmas  and  New  Year 
cards.  But  beside  these  there  are  special  de- 
signs which,  in  coloring,  finish  and  subject,  are 
delicate  and  graceful.  To  enumerate  the  list 
would  take  up  too  much  space,  but  brief  mention 
of  some  of  them  may  be  made.  In  Easter  de- 
signs there  are  four,  representing  cherubs  flying 
away  with  birds'  nests.  The  series  is  numbered 
351.  In  No.  4563^  are  shown  four  upright  panels 
with  snowdrops,  &c.  No.  488  has  four  designs 
of  flower  sprays  delicately  treated.  No.  518}^ 
discloses  four  forms  of  oblique  crosses  of  beech 
branches  ornamented  with  sprays  of  violets,  &c. 
No.  520}4  is  in  four  designs  of  lilacs,  anemone, 
&c.,  arranged  on  a  rock  at  the  entrance  to  the 
sepulchre.  No.  583>^  shows  upright  crosses  of 
snowdrops,  pansies,  &c.,  in  sepia  background. 
In  590X  is  shown  daisies  and  snowdrops  in  an 
oval,  with  silver  border.  Upright  crosses  in 
groups,  with  grasses  and  violets  and  with  the 
passion  flower  at  the  base  appear  in  No.  597 J^. 
Large  Easter  lilies,  with  the  cross  on  a  mountain 
side  lighted  by  strong  sunshine,  come  in  four  de- 
signs in  No.  614X-  Series  M  has  two  folding 
cards  decorated  with  angel  heads  of  children. 
Other  forms  of  crosses,  floral  designs,  landscapes, 
eggs,  butterflies,  folding  screens,  remarkable  for 
their  grace  and  elegant  treatment,  are  also 
noted.    The  birthday  cards   display  the  same 


general  elegance  in  floral  ornament,  and  many 
of  them  are  warm  in  color.  No.  485  is  eflfective 
in  illustrating  lilies  on  a  dark  green  background. 
In  No.  545X  are  seen  groups  of  flowers  and 
ferns.  Four  designs  of  young  lovers  are  given 
in  No.  4863^.  The  series  numbered  588X  has 
four  designs  of  a  heart-shaped  wreath  with 
cupids  at  top.  Two  picnic  parties  in  a  wood- 
land are  shown  in  No.  616,  while  No.  622  is  a 
folding  card  combining  several  cards  in  the 
Christmas  series,  illustrating  vines,  &c.,  grow- 
ing against  an  iron  fence. 


The  schedule  of  the  assets  and  liabilities  of 
William  May,  the  insolvent  Lee  paper  manufac- 
turer, has  been  flled.  The  mill  is  mortgaged  for 
.S7,000  to  the  Stockbridge  Savings  Bank  ;  the 
manufactured  paper  inventories  $675,  the  stock 
$1,077  and  the  books  $300.  The  liabilities  are 
about  $18,000,  and  the  larger  creditors  are  : 
Woolworth  &  Graham,  of  New  York,  $1,432; 
Lucius  Moore,  of  Hudson,  N.  Y.,  $306;  Couch  & 
Oakley,  of  Lee,  $236;  John  McLaughlin,  of  Lee, 
$151;  New  York  Belting  Company,  $137;  Smith 
Paper  Company,  $242;  E.  &  S.  May,  of  Lee, 
$381 ;  A.  P.  Smith,  of  Lee,  -S391 ;  Harrison  Gar- 
field, of  Lee,  $218  ;  Benton  Brothers,  of  Lee, 
$130;  F.  M.  Pease,  $155;  Housatonic  Railroad, 
$325:  A.  &  N.  Mayo,  of  this  city,  $325;  J.  C. 
Chaffee,  of  Lee,  $1.50;  Lee  &  Sturges,  of  New 
York,  $1,654;  Butterworth  &  Smalley,  of  New- 
York,  $618;  H.  S.  Russell,  of  Pittsfield,  $484; 
Housatonic  National  Bank,  $1,500;  E.  P.  Tan 
ner,  of  Lee,  $304;  Train,  Smith  &  Co.,  of  Boston, 
$871;  Julia  May,  $3,500;  Phidemia  Morin.  of 
Lee,  $1,500. 


Thos.  M.  Simpson,  card  manufacturer,  Phila- 
delphia, has  taken  the  first  floor  and  basement 
of  the  building  in  which  he  is  located.-'and  has 
moved  his  oSice  and  salesroom  to  the  ground 
floor.  He  has  secured  nearly  twice  as  much 
room  as  he  formerly  had.  The  basement  will  be 
used  as  a  store-room  for  cards  in  sheets,  and 
three  cutters  will  be  run  there,  saving  time  and 
trouble  in  getting  goods  ready. 


Incombustible  paper  is  made  with  a  mixture 
of  95  per  cent,  asbestos  of  good  quality,  and  5 
per  cent,  of  any  vegetable  fibre.  The  asbestos 
is  bleached  by  alternate  treatment  with  per- 
manganate of  potash  solution  and  sulphurous 
acid.  The  paper  is  rendered  fit  for  writing  upon 
by  treatment  with  a  mixture  of  lime  and  borax 
and  subsequent  calendering.  By  writing  on 
such  with  a  solution  of  platinum  chloride,  thick- 
ened with  gum,  and  colored  with  a  pigment,  the 
characters  are  rendered  permanent,  the  plati- 
num chloride  being  reduced  to  metallic  platinum, 
which,  of  course,  is  unacted  upon  by  fire. — Ex. 


COPYING     PRESSES 


A   LL  SIZES  and  EVERY  VARIETY  OF  FINISH. 


J^ 


Lowest  Prices  and  Discounts  to  the  Trade. 


Illustrated  Catalogues  to  be  had  upon  application 
to  WHITCOMB  MFG.  CO.,  formerly  C.  Whitcomb 
&  Co.,  Manufacturers,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Mention  the  American  Stationer. 

|*-q^ssWhen    People   are   Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe :  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— £j:.  [/.  S.  Minister^  E.  B. 
IVashburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed— one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  wnile  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer s  Report  for  iSSi. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ars  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


I 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


I 
E.  S.  BO  WEN, 

General  Supt., 

New  York. 


OF   AMERICA. 


I 


JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  V'ork. 


BRUNSWICK  PAPERS 


Loft  Dried,  White  Wove,  made  from  Fxtra  Super- 
fine Strictly  No.  1  Linen  Stock,  each  sheet  water- 
marked. i"or  strength,  color  and  finish,  we  guaran- 
tee it  equal  to  any  paper  in  the  market.  Great 
pains  will  be  taken  to  keep  this  brand  fully  up  to  standard,  and  the  trade  can  rely  upon  its  being  fully  equal 
to  sample  at  all  times.  The  following  weights  and  sizes  are  constantly  carried  in  stock  :  BRUNSWICK 
PAPEK,  Half  Sheets,  a  uniform  and  complete  line — Congress  Note,  5,  6  and  7  lb..  Ruled  No.  5  Pen,  SJ^^ixS. 
Packet  Note,  B,  T  and  8  lb.,  Ruled  No.  7  Pen,  5)4  x  9.  Letter,  10  and  \i lb..  Ruled  No.  V  Pen,  8}4  x  IOJ4,  put  up 
960  half  sheets  to  the  ream,  ruled  both  sides,  2^  inch  head.  BIIjIj  HEADS,  put  up  in  manilla  wrappers, 
one  ream  of  480  sheets  each  package,  neatly  labeled— 2s,  8^  x  14,  4s,  %M  x  7,  6s,  8>4  x  31%,  2-3s,  8)^  x  9^,  14,  16 
and  18  lb.,  ruled  on  one  side,  one  ream  Flat  Cap  cuts,  960  2s,  1920  4s,  2880  6s,  960  2-3s,  and  960  6s, 
ruled  2M  inch  head.  BKUNSWICK  FLATS-Flat  Cap,  14,  16,  18  and  20  lb.,  14x17.  Double  Flat 
Cap  28,  32,  36  and  40  lb.,  17  x  28.  Demy,  20,  24  and  28  lb.,  16  x  21.  Folio,  20,  21  and  28  lb.,  17  x  22.  Medium, 
24,  28,  32  and  36  lb.,  18  x  23.  Roj'al.  24,  28  and  32  lb. ,  19  x  24  ;  special  sizes  and  weights  made  to  order.  Bruns- 
wick Flats,  Ledger  Finish— We  carry  in  stock  Flat  Cap,  16  and  18  lb. ;  Demy,  28  lb. ;  Medium,  36  lb. ;  other 
sizes  and  weights  made  to  order.  ENVELOPES.— To  fill  a  desired  want  for  an  extra  grade  for  fine  mer- 
cantile and  retail  trade,  of  a  strictly  No.  I  paper,  we  shall  manufacture  and  carry  in  stock  the  following 
sizes  of  Envelopes,  XXXX  made  from  70  lb.  Brunswick  paper,  water-marked,  which  we  will  guarantee  equal, 
if  not  superior  to  any  in  the  market.  Envelopes  put  up  in  handsome  tinted  glazed  boxes,  one  quarter 
thousand,  with  engraved  blue  and  gold  bands,  all  full  government  high  cut.  Sizes— 3J4  St.  James,  .XXXX, 
No.  4,  XXXX;  A\i  St.  James,  XXXX,  No.  5,  XXXX  ;  4  Baronial,  XXXX,  No.  6,  XXXX  ;  5  Baronial,  XXXX, 
No.  6>^,  XXXX  ;  other  sizes  made  to  order. 

I»OAVE:ks    i»^I»£:il    00.,    Springfield,    IVXass. 
NEW  YORK  OFFICE  :  64  Duane  Street.    J.  L.  ST.  JOHN,  Agent. 


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either  of  these  Patents  will  be  prosecuted  according  to  law  :  Patented  October  l7,  1876  ;  Reissued  April  23,  1878,  Geo.  E.  Waring,  Jr.,  Patentee  ;  Patent  sustained 
by  U.  S.  Court.  Patented  May  23,  1877,  Milton  C.  Johnson,  Patentee.  Patented  May  7,  1878,  Henry  H.  Norrington,  Patentee.  Patented  September  2,  1878, 
Henry  H.  Norrington,  Patentee.  


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Manufacturers  and  Sole 
Agents  of  Patents, 


PROVIDENCE,  R.I 


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and  Territories  West  of  New  York  State.      ^P~  Price  List  and  further  information  furnished  on  application. 

JOHN    GIBSON   82  aoJ  84  Urn  SW,  Hew  U, 

My  new  line  of  EASTER,  Birthday  and  Valentine  Cards  are  now  ready.  I  would  call  special  attention  to  my  E ASTEK 
NOVELTIES,  which  will  be  very  desirable. 

A  very  large  and  complete  line  of  Advertising  Cards,  Day  and  Sunday-School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  and 
Marriage  Certificates ;    New  Designs  in  each. 

T5TTggT  A^JT     PA,TT!rTS    -^^^  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &c. 

■■  •  ^^  ^^  N^  1*^*1  Ji^  A    AAiili  ifc^      lim  Ki^p  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 

ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  full  directions  for  using  the  colors.     No 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Fiill  Liiie  of  Picturc  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 

TV.  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


A.   lATEIDMANN   6L   CO., 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 


Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 


MANUFACTURBRS  OF 


TIM  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  ot  Duane  St.,  New  York. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRIOHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Faicy  Goofls,  Glassware,  Cla,  Toys,  Gaies, 

CLOCKS,   BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,   China  and   Glass    Metal- Mounted   Lamps, 

C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

iTos.  2S,  33.   arLd.  33  ^F'arls  DPlace,  l-T^-^xr  "2"orfe. 


R.  T.  &  S.  BLOOD,  Jr., 

Formerly  with   THE  AMERICAN  BANK  NOTE  CO. 


CONSECUTIVE    NUMBERING,      -^ -^ 

BLANK    BOOK    PAGING, 
-^ -^  And    PERFORATING. 


IsTo.  S 1    T0I1.XL    Street,    3iTe-w^    "SToxlr. 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE  CO., 

Electrotypers  &  Stereotypers, 

No.  68  Beekman  Street,  New  York. 
f:lect=^otypes    mounted  on  wood  or  metal. 


CHICAGO  PICTURE  COMPANY, 

No.   70    STATE   STrtFET,   CHICAGO, 

-pUBUSHERS  OF  THE  CO.MIC  SET  GAUDS,  "The  Mormon,"  "The  Masher,"  "The  Smoker," 

-L  "The  Drummer."  Lithographed  in  high  culors.  Designs  original  and  very  salable.  Each  set  in 
an  envelope,  ti  cents  per  set.  Send  in  yovir  orders  early  and  be  the  first  to  have  them.  "  I'm  the  Bride  "  and 
"History  of  Ouiteau"  Cards  now  reduced  to  3  cents  per  set.  The  Prize  Box  of  Scrap  Pictures,  sixty  six 
selected  sheets  in  a  box,  for  $1 .80  net  to  the  Trade,    Send  $1 .80  for  trial  box. 

Samples  of  our  Plaques,  Palettes,  &<•.,  $1.00.    Our  Art  Photographs,  CO  cents.    Full  line  Advertising 
Cards,  $2.00.    Sample  Valentine  Cards,  $1.50.    Easter  Cards,  $1.00. 


BRENTANO  BROS. 

liONDON  EXCHEQUER 

Jet  Black  Ink. 

—  WRITES  BLACK  AT  ONCE.  — 

Four  Sizes— Quarts,  Pints,  Half  Pints,  and  2  Oz. 

Can  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  Stationers,  and  at 

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ing, or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
infringing  on  our  Patents. 

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for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

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THE  SLATEOGRAPH  i  TRANSFER  INKS. 

THE  SLATEOGRAPH  is  the  most  satis- 
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Copying  Process  in  use.  It  cleans  easily, 
copies  perfectly,  and  remelting  is  unneces- 
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Send  for  Descriptive  Circiilar  and  Price 
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the  manufacturers  combined  with  those  of  our  own.  We  carry  in  stock,  and  sell  at  same  price  and 
terms,  the  goods  of  Bufford's  Sons,  Sinclair  &  Son,  Liiude,  Tobin  and  others.  New  Cards  always 
sent  free  to  our  customers  as  soon  as  issued.  Mounted  Samples,  50  cents  ;  full  line,  unmounted,  $6.00,  with 
rebate  ;  samples  of  New  Cards  (to  the  Trade  only),  26  cents.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  invited. 
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ENAMELING   PAPER   BOARD. 


A  process  has  been  devised  for  preparing  and 
hardening  paper  board  for  the  purpose  of  japan- 
ning or  enameling  it  without  warping,  twisting 
or  bulging  it  out  of  shape  when  the  japan  or 
enamel  is  applied,  or  when  the  baking  is  done. 
This  process  is  applicable  to  the  ordinary  kinds 
of  paper  or  paper-board  material,  variously 
known  as  "pasteboard,"  "mill-board,"  "  book- 
board,"  "tar-board,"  " straw-board,"  " leather- 
board,"  &c.,  either  in  the  form  of  plain  sheets, 
or  of  various  articles  manufactured  or  cut  there- 
from. 

The  paper-board  or  article  formed  therefrom 
is  treated  with  an  anti- warping  or  hardening 
preparation,  which  penetrates  and  acts  on  the 
substance  of  the  paper-board,  filling  and  harden- 
ing it  in  such  manner  that  it  is  rendered  solid 
and  firm.  The  preparation  employed  for  this 
purpose  is  composed  of  shellac,  cut  with  alcohol, 
one  part;  linseed  oil  or  similar  drying  oil,  either 
boiled  or  raw,  one  part ;  chloride  of  zinc  (in  dry 
powder),  about  one  ounce  to  the  gallon,  more  or 
less.  The  proportions  may  be  somewhat  varied 
for  diiterent  kinds  of  paper-board.  The  prepa- 
ration composed  of  these  ingredients  thoroughly 
mixed  together  may  be  applied  to  the  paper- 
board  by  the  aid  of  a  brush,  or  by  immersing 
the  paper-board  or  article  in  a  bath  of  the  liquid, 
which  is  allowed  to  freely  penetrate  the  board 
and  to  cover  its  surface.  The  paper-board 
is  then  allowed  to  dry  until  the  prepara- 
tion becomes  comparatively  hard  and  solid. 
The  drying  may  be  hastened  by  artificial 
means,  or  by  placing  the  board  or  articles  in  an 
oven  or  other  suitable  drying  apparatus.  When 
dry  the  surface  of  the  board  may  be  smoothed 
off  with  sand-paper  or  pumice-stone,  and  the 
japan  or  enamel  can  be  then  applied  and  baked 
on  in  the  same  manner  as  it  is  ordinarily  ap- 
plied to  articles  formed  of  metal,  the  prepara- 
tion forming  a  hard,  smooth  foundation  for  the 
japan,  while  it  also  strengthens  and  hardens  the 
substance  of  the  paper.  The  paper- board  or 
articles  formed  therefrom,  when  treated  with 
the  hardening  or  anti-warping  preparation,  and 
subsequently  japanned,  will  remain  fixed  in 
shape,  or  will  retain  the  original  form  and  pro- 
portions, and  will  not  warp,  twist,  or  shrink  out 
of  shape  by  the  action  of  the  high  degree  of 
heat  to  which  they  are  subjected  when  baking 
the  japan  or  enamel,  or  by  the  action  of  mois- 
ture or  change  of  climate. 

Other  advantages  incident  to  this  invention 
are  the  increase  of  strength  imparted  to  the  pa- 
per-board by  the  treatment  ;  the  hard,  smooth 
surface  for  the  finish  ;  the  accuracy  of  the  work 
that  can  be  attained,  and  the  reduced  cost  and 
labor  required  for  producing  fine- finished  work. 


Though  the  guilty  man  is  sure  that  no  one 
knows  his  guilt,  he  is  always  afraid  that  some 
one  has  just  found  him  out.  ^ 


k 


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152   BROADWAY, 

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INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES 
IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON  ALL  CLASSES  OF 
BUILDINGS. 

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REPRINT  OF  OLD  BOOKS. 


Although  the  first  book  printed  by  Caxton,  at 
Westminster,  is  dated  1477,  and  the  earliest  date 
of  printing,  at  Oxford,  has  long  been  settled  at 
1479,  it  is  a  little  singular  that  the  art  was  not 
practised  in  Cambridge,  its  rival  as  a  place  of 
learning,  until  forty  years  later,  at  which  time 
it  had  not  only  been  introduced  into  most  of  the 
important  towns  of  continental  Europe,  but  had 
even  reached  extreme  Russia  and  Constanti- 
nople in  Turkey. 

John  Siberch,  who  is  supposed  to  have  learned 
his  profession  in  Lyons,  France,  came  over  to 
England  and  settled  in  Cambridge,  and  in  the 
years  1531  and  1523  produced  seven  books  with 
his  imprint,  after  which  no  account  of  him  can 
be  found  in  any  authentic  history.  His  first 
work  was  Lenacre's  translation  of  Galen's  "  De 
Temperamentis,"  consisting  of  73  quarto  leaves 
and  a  table.  It  is  printed  in  good  Roman  letter, 
somewhat  resembling  Caxton's,  with  numerous 
Greek  words,  and  has  the  comma,  colon,  full- 
point  and  catchwords.  Siberch  claimed  to  be 
the  first  who  printed  in  England  with  Greek 
characters,  but  none  of  his  works  are  entirely 
in  that  language. 

All  of  these  seven  works  are  now  very  rare; 
of  one  only  a  single  copy  is  known,  and  in  the 
city  where  they  were  printed  there  is  no  copy  of 
three  of  them.  After  Siberch  had  issued  his  last 
book,  no  other  printing  was  done  in  Cambridge 
until  1584,  a  period  of  more  than  sixty  years, 
when  Thomas  Thomas,  author  of  a  dictionary, 
commenced  the  business,  and  became  printer  to 
the  University.  Owing  to  the  rarity  of  Siberch's 
works  and  the  fact  of  their  being  the  first  Cam- 
bridge productions,  Macmillan  &  Co.,  the  pres- 
ent University  printers,  in  1878,  issued  a  pros- 
pectus of  a  facsimile  reprint  of  the  seven 
books.  The  first  volume  has  just  been  issued, 
and  is  said  to  be  very  satisfactory.  A  photo- 
graphic process  has  been  used  in  securing  the 
facsimile,  whiie  the  paper  is  a  good  imitation  of 
the  hand-made  paper  of  the  time.  The  edition 
is  limited  to  250  copies,  and  no  doubt  will  be 
eagerly  taken  up  by  bibliophiles,  especially  as 
the  price  is  only  three  guineas  for  the  set. — The 

Quadrat. 

^■■*-*- 

The  oldest  specimen  of  pure  glass  known  is  a 
little  molded  lion's  head,  bearing  the  name  of 
an  Egyptian  king  of  the  eleventh  dynasty,  in 
the  Slade  collection  at  the  British  Museum.  It 
was  probably  fashioned  more  than  2,000  years 
B.  C,  and  the  skill  displayed  in  it  is  sufficient 
evidence  that  the  art  of  glass  making  was  not 
then  in  its  infancy.  Glazed  pottery  and  beads 
as  old  as  the  first  Egyptian  dynasty  have  been 
found.  Of  later  glass  there  are  numerous  ex- 
amples, such  as  the  bead  found  at  Thebes,  which 
has  the  name  of  Queen  Hatasoo  or  Hashop,  of 
the  eighteenth  dynasty.  Of  the  same  period  are 
vases  and  goblets  and  many  fragments.  It  can- 
not be  doubted  that  the  story  prepared  by  Pliny, 
which  assigns  the  credit  of  the  invention  to  the 
Phoenicians,  is  so  far  true  that  tliese  adventurous 
merchants  brought  specimens  to  other  countries 
from  Egypt.  Dr.  Schliemann  found  disks  of 
glass  in  the  excavations  at  Mycen.-w,  though 
Homer  does  not  mention  it  as  a  substance  known 
to  him.  That  the  modern  art  of  the  glass-blower 
was  known  long  before  is  certain  from  represen- 
tations among  the  pictures  on  the  walls  of  a 
tomb  at  Beni-Hassan,  of  the  twelfth  Egyptian 
dynasty ;  but  a  much  older  picture,  which  prob- 
ably represented  the  same  manufacture,  is  among 
the  halt  obliterated  scenes  in  a  chamber  of  a 
tomb  of  Thy  at  Sakkara,  and  dates  from  the 
fifth  dynasly,  a  time  so  remote  that  it  is  not 
p<)>slL)le,  111  .^I'llf  1.1  iUy  n>siiluiiNs  I  e.M-m  ches  of 
many  Egyptologers,  to  give  it  a  date  lu  years. 


Silicate  Book  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  cloth.  Un- 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


Blackboards. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  Wooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  aoy  one,  with 
a  common  paint  brush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  $1;  Quart,  $1.75  ;  Half 

Gallon,  $3.23  ;    Gallon,  $6. 

Wood  Blackboards —Made  of  very  be=t  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilintjm  (Stone  Cloth). — A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury;  .36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  $1.25  and  $2  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards —Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,2x3  ft.,  $1  ;  No.  2,  2^  x  314 
ft ,  $1.50  ;  No.  3,  3  X  4  ft.,  $2.    g^-  Send  for  Circular. 

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ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES, 
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And  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 


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Drawing.     Tough,    even   grain.     No    higher    in    price   than    Manilla. 

Quality  warranted. 

PREPARED  BLUE  PROCESS  PAPERS 

AND  PAPERS  FOR  BLUE  PROCESS  (UNPREPARED). 

Our  Papers  wUl  keep  "for  a  long  time  ;  always  fresh  made  when  ordered.     Quality 
warranted.  


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275 


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—  OF  — 


Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quaHty  of  No.  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them,  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights,  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 

HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPORTERS  AUD  MANCPACTURBRS  OP  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OP 

Fine   Notes,   Envelopes,  Visiting    Cards    and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126<Sz;128   JDXJ Ji^l^'El   ST. 


All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-Mark  are  warranted. 


Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY.       SEND   FOR   DESCRIPTIVB   PRICE   LIST. 

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ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES. 

CO 

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ILLINOIS   IRON  AND  BOLT   CO.,  CarpentersTille,  Kane  Co.,  Ill 


POTSDAMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 
PHILADELPHIA,  PA., 

Utliflirailic  Art  Piicatioi 


ETCHED    FOLDING    AND    SINGLE 
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Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost.  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chrome  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 


Agents  for  Sale  op  Goods  : 
HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  WiUiam  Street, 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street, 

Philadelphia. 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE,  CO. 

Electrotjpers  &  Stereotjpers, 

No.  68  BEEKMAN   STREET. 
'S^^  Electrotypes  Mounted  on  Wood  or  STetal, 


'Ifi  ^<.  ICHICAGO  &    NORTH-WESTERN  RAILWAYI 


The  Chicago  ^Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  I  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 

EQUIPPED  I  and  hence  the 

Lending  Railway  of  the  West  and  Northwest ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota.Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  Otnaha,  Iteuver,  Leadville,  Salt  Lake, 
San  Francisco,  Deiidtoood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan,  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  "Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse,  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Iiake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Tmnk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points, 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  wiU  buy  your  Tickets  by  tbh  route,  ^^  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNG,  Gen.  Supt.,  Chicago. 


27n 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOISTEE. 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 

All  Styles,  Sizes  and  Variety  of  Finish. 

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SOMETHING  NEW. 


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cast  iron.       Manufactured  only  by 

H.N.  HUBBARD, 

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NEW  YORK  COPYING  PRESSES. 


Received  the  Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copy- 
ing Presses  at  the  Paris 
Exposition  of  187S  i 


Large  Steel- Arch 
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Platen,  22x24. 


All  sizes,  from  smallest 

the  largest  in  use.   AU 

styles  from  lowest  priced 

o   the  most  elaborate 


Platen,  22x24. 
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A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   <^  CO., 


—MANUFACTURERS   OF- 


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STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 

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Mi  aifl  FiC!  Paiiers,  Paiier  Lices,  Cards  it  Mamt 

CHROMO    ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 


CLARK,  HAYWARD  &  CO., 

No.    195   LAKE   STREET,    CHICAGO. 

—  MILLS  AT  — 
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and  think  it  to  Dealers'  advantage  to  inquire  of  us  before  purchasing. 

Product  about  40  tons  a  day,  and  consists  of   all  kinds  of  Wrapping  and  Building  Papers. 

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Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  of 

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VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
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THE  PEOPLE'S  ROUTE 

—  TO  — 

Dakota,  Montana, 

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•  AND  THB  — 


NEW     NORTHWEST. 


To  the  Upper  Missis.'sippi,  Missouri,  and  the  famous 
Niobrara  and  Jim  River  Valleys,  and  by  its  connec- 
tions, to  the  Red  River  Valley  of  the  North,  and  Bis- 
marck, Fargo,  and  Green  River,  and  by  rail  and  steam- 
ers to  Forts  Barthold,  Buferd,  and  points  on  Powder, 
Tongue,  and  Yellowstone  Rivers,  Miles  City,  Fort 
Keogh,  all  Upper  Missoiu-i  River  points,  Carroll,  Fort 
Benton,  and  Big  Horn  Uouutains,  Montana. 

Over  Four  Different  Routes,  namely,  via 
Milwaukee,  Sparta,  and  La  Crosse, 

Milwaukee,  Madison,  and  Prairie  du  Chien 
Davenport,  Fayette,  and  Jackson  Junction, 

Elgin.  Lanark,  and  Dubuque. 

Reference  to  the  Ofllcial  Railway  Guides,  or  the 
Time  Tables  published  by  the  Company  will  show  that 
the  C.  M.  &  St.  P.  can.  take  you  m  its  Splendid  Pas- 
senger Trains,  at  Express  Speed,  over  its  own  Superb 
Tracks,  from  almost  anywhere  to  almost  anj^where 
in  the  Five  Great  States  named  above.  Its  Road-Bed, 
Superstructure  and  Equipments  combine  All  Modem 
Improvements,  and  are  Perfect  in  every  particular. 
It  runs  its  own  Magnificent  Sleepers  upon  all  Through 
Trains,  and  its  own  Parlor  Cars— the  finest  in  the 
World.  Its  Principal  Hotels  and  Eating  Houses  are 
noted  for  their  superior  excellence.  While  it  con- 
nects the  prominent  Business  Centres  of  the  North- 
west, it  has  also  upon  its  lines  more  Health  and 
Pleasure  Resorts,  and  greater  Scenic  Attractions, 
than  any  other  system  of  roads  upon  the  continent. 
It  is  conceded  by  the  Traveling  Public  to  be,  in 
all  things,  the  Leading  Line. 

Address       A.  V.  H.  CARPENTER, 

Gen.  Pass,  and  Ticket  Agt. 

Mention  this  paper.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

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Correspondence. 
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Widths  of  Border.  . 
Wedding  JBnvelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  Iiatest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  of  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Monrning,  Bevel-Kdged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Fapeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY. 

LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

«  UJVIOJSr  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


IMPROVED    SYSTEM 

OF  mOBXIKG  NAMES  FOR 

'  Leiprs,  Letler-Booh,  &c. 

J^MIci  also, 

ic       --^      LETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
sUmpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


529  MARKET  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA    51  Liberty  St.,  New  York, 

—  MANUPACTURBR  OF  — 

Copying  PaperM^ooks, 


MANN'S 


PARCHMENT Old  Reliable,  Buff. 

RAILROAD Yellow— Best  Known. 

WHITE  tINEN Has  not  its  Superior. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAI, New  Article-Cheap. 


NEW  LIST  AND   DISCOUNTS  MARCH   1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


12  and  8  inch 


GLOBl 


IN  THE   MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CHAS.  W.  flOLBBOOK. 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 


List  iiicludes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

mCLCDINO  THE  CELEBRATED 

No.  048. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING   NUMBERS: 

Fine 333,444,     232. 

Elastic 18S,  128,     126. 

Medium 048,     14,     ISO. 

Blyint. 122,183,1748. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up....    309,236,1876. 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade   on 

application  to 

THE  ESTERBROOK  STEEL  PEN  CO., 

Works: 
Camden,  N.  J. 


Warehouse  : 
26  John  St.,  New  York. 


J,  M,  BE  BUSSY; 

General  Commission  Merchant, 

Publisher  and  Wholesale  Sookseller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT   AS   AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAI,  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AMERICAN  M.4LJNUrACTUKEKS,  INVEN- 
TORS, &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Publishing  Department. 

The  India  Mercttry,  an  export  joiunal  of  world- 
vride  circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shipping 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  JoraNAL.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  JIiLLERS'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemeen  Dagblad  van  Nederlandsche,  Indik 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Eacport  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Austraha 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  will  be  supplied  by  addi-essing 

J.  H.  T>l!2    BUSSY, 

93,  Heerengracht,  fimsterdam 


THE  SIDDALL   ENVELOPE 

MADE  Br 

Theodore  W  Siddall 
1706  Tenango  Street  Philadelphia 

I  make  heavy  m.-inilla  envelopes  of  any  size 
and  shape :    c'ther  flat  or  bellows  pattern 


Address  for  Prices,  &c., 

J.  H.  ATWATEB,  Providence,  K.  I. 


278 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOISTER 


'1 


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132  SouU  lltli  Street,  PbiladelpUa, 

OIL,  «!► 


CSIITA 


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AND, 

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Agent  for  DEVOE'S  OIL  COLORS. 


WHO  JS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  CuUN- 
TRY  WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


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By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  ears,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul  It 
connects  In  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  ol  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
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Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
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In  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"ALBERT   LEA  ROUTE.'" 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee.has  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond, 


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R.R.  CABLE,  E.ST.  JOHN, 

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Telegraph  Blank,  Cooke's  Patent  Duplicating  Salesman's  Order  Book,  the 
C.  &  C.  Brass  and  Plain  Edge  Rulers,  Russell's  Lumber,  Case  and  Package 
Pencils,  Russell's  Accountant's  Checking  Pencils,  Cooke's  Transfer  Crayon 
Art  Impression  Papers,  Cooke's  Clean,  Dry  Carbon  Papers,  Excelsior 
Moist  Carbon  Papers  of  every  description,  Excesior  Oiled  Manifold  Papers, 
in  all  colors.  Excelsior  and  Crystal  Oiled  Boards,  the  Favorite  Letter,  Note 
and  Invoice  File,  the  Favoi-ite  Banker's  Note  Case,  the  Champion  Postal  and 
Business  Card  File,  the  Standard  Letter  and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite 
Expanding  Document  Envelope,  the  Favorite  Sate  and  Collection  Wallets, 
Notabad  Letter  File,  the  Excelsior  Letter  File,  the  Standard  Cabinet  File, 
the  Favorite  Indexed  Desk  Tablet,  the  Favorite  Memorandum  Book,  &c. ;  all 
of  our  own  manufacture. 


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Envelope   Manufacturer, 

WHOLESALE  STATIOM^iPORTER  OF  FANCY  GOODS, 

No.  506  CHESTNUT  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 

Envelopes  in  over  One  Thousand 
varieties  ;  new  revised  net  price 
list  just  issued.  Coronet  Circulars 
for  Printers  and  Advertising  pur- 
poses. Home  Mills  Ruled  Papers, 
m  Commercial,  Letter,  Cap  and 
Legal,  all  weights  and  rulings. 
Kent  Mills  Laid  Pure  Linen  Papers, 
all  weights  and  sizfs;  samples  and 
prices  sent  to  the  trade  on  applica- 
tion. Double-Strength  Mucilage, 
Satinette  Copying  Books  and  Paper. 
Everpoint  Leads  f.>r  all  Quid,  Auto- 
matic and  Propelling  Pencils. 


A^^^ 

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SPECIALTIES. 
New  styles  of  Papeteries  for 
Spring  Trade  ;  a  large  and  elegant 
assortment.  New  'Zenith"  Glass 
Mucilage  Stand.  Blank  Books,  half 
and  full  bound,  in  all  sizes  and 
qualities.  Penholders,  Lead  and 
Slate  Pencils  in  every  grade.  Scrap 
Books,  b:)th  Foreign  and  American, 
in  new  and  artistic  designs.  Library 
Inkstands  in  walnut,  plain  or  pol- 
ished. General  Staple  Stationery 
in  all  new  styles  and  designs. 


Feb.  22,  1883,] 


THE    AMERICA]^    STATIOI^EE. 


279 


FOUNTAIN  INKSTAND. 


An  ingenious  fountain  inkstand  is  intended  to 
secure  the  regulation,  in  a  simple  and  eflBcacious 
manner,  of  the  supply  of  ink  from  the  reservoir 
to  the  dip-cup.  The  ink  reservoir  is  made  of  the 
usual  materials,  and  has  formed  in  the  lower 
part  an  aperture,  which  leads  into  the  duct  or 
channel,  the  continuation  of  which  is  arranged 
within  a  suitable  stem,  and  opens  into  the  lower 
part  of  the  dip-cup,  the  upper  part  of  which  is 
level,  or  nearly  so,  with  a  horizontal  partition 
arranged  across  the  upper  part  of  the  reservoir, 
near  the  top.  In  the  centre  of  the  partition  is 
made  an  aperture.  The  lid  of  the  reservoir  is 
formed  of  ebonite,  metal  or  other  suitable  ma- 
terial, the  upper  part  being  of  a  dome-like  form. 
Through  the  upper  part  of  the  lid  is  formed  an 
aperture  having  a  screw-thread,  and  into  this 
screws  a  small  bolt  or  bar,  the  lower  part  of 
which,  that  is  the  end  projecting  within  the 
space  enclosed  between  the  lid  and  the  horizontal 
plate,  has  fitted  on  it  a  stud  or  similar  con- 
trivance. A  pear-shaped  vessel  called  a  pneuma- 
tometre,  is  formedof  vulcanite  or  other  elastic 
material  which  is  impervious  to  air,  and  has  an 
aperture  formed  in  the  lower  part  of  the  neck, 
and  it  is  arranged  within  the  space  enclosed  be- 
tween the  lid  and  the  horizontal  partition  in  the 
following  manner  :  The  neck  of  the  pneumato- 
metre  is  passed  through  the  hole  in  the  horizon- 
tal partition  until  a  circular  washer  or  ridge  on 
the  exterior  of  the  pneumatometre  rests  upon 
the  upper  part  of  the  partition  and  closes  the 
hole  in  an  air-tight  manner,  and  when  in  this 
position  the  upper  part  of  the  new  pneumatometre 
bears  against  the  stud  on  the  screw-bolt.  Around 
the  pneumatometre  is  arranged  a  damper  com- 
posed of  flannel,  an  aperture  being  formed  in 
the  top  at  the  point  on  which  the  stud  acts  on  the 
vessel. 

The  lid  may  be  arranged  to  fit  the  upper  part 
of  the  reservoir  by  the  following  means  :  Two 
projecting  studs  are  arranged  on  the  interior  of 
the  lid  and  are  caused  to  pass  down  grooves 
formed  on  the  exterior  of  the  upper  part  of  the 
reservoir  ;  at  the  lower  end  of  the  grooves  are 
formed  similar  grooves  at  right  angles,  so  that 
by  turning  the  lid  the  projecting  studs  are 
caused  to  enter  the  grooves.  The  dip-cup  may 
be  provided  with  a  cover  of  any  suitable  design 
and  construction. 

When  it  is  desired  to  employ  the  inkstand,  ink 
is  poured  into  the  reservoir  until  it  rises  to  the 
orifice  in  the  lower  part  of  the  dip- cup,  when 
having  first  soaked  the  damper  of  the  pneumato- 
metre, the  lower  end  of  which  will  be  above  the 
level  of  the  ink,  the  pneumatometre  and  the  lid 
are  then  placed  into  position.  When  it  is  desired 
to  fill  the  dip-cup  with  ink,  the  pneumatometre 
is  compressed  by  screwing  down  the  stud,  there- 
by forcing  a  further  supply  of  air  between  the 
surface  of  the  ink  and  the  upper  part  of  the 
reservoir,  thus  causing  a  certain  amount  of  ink 
to  flow  through  the  duct  or  channel  into  the  dip- 
cup.  In  some  cases,  when  the  ink  in  the  dip-cup 
is  exhausted,  it  will  be  found  convenient  to  un- 
screw the  bolt  and  then  to  screw  it  down  again, 
by  which  means  the  dip-cup  is  refilled,  and  this 
is  repeated  until  the  ink  is  completely  ex- 
hausted in  the  reservoir.— Brii.  and  Col.  Printer 
and  Stationer. 


The  pearl  fisheries  on  the  Gulf  of  California 
are  very  profitable.  Recently  one  pearl  weigh- 
ing seventy-five  carats  was  found  and  sold  on 
the  spot  for  $14,000. 

« 

Covetousness  is  a  complex  evil;  it  doth  twist 
a  great  many  sins  in  with  it. 


THE  ELWOOD  FILES. 

STRONGEST!   CHEAPEST!   BEST! 

Capacity  from  two  to  four  times  as  great  as  any  other  file  made. 


DISCOUNT   TO   THE   TRADE. 


Sold  by  the  leading  Jobbing  Trade  and  the  Manufacturer . 

BUXTON  &  SKINNER  STATIONERY  CO., 

215  &  217  Chestnut  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


A  PRACTICAL  NOVELTY !   AN  ELECTRICAL  SUCCESS ! 


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A  SELF-FEEDING  MARKING  BRUSH  for  marking  Boxes,  Packages,  Cards,  &c.,  to  supersede  the 
common  pot  and  brush,  and  at  the  same  price.  Can  mark  three  times  as  fast,  as  there  is  no  dipping 
required  ;  can  use  turpentine  and  lampblack,  or  any  kind  of  ink  All  Shipping  Clerks  need  them.  We 
WANT  AN  Agent  In  every  city  and  town  in  the  TJnited  States  and  Canada  to  handle  our  Brush,  aad  to  furnish 
the  local  trade,  &c.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  solicited.  Agents  write  for  terms.  Sample  Brush 
mailed  for  50  cents,  or  $3.50  per  dozen.    Address 

THE  TALE  AUTOMATIC  BKUSH  CO.,  Eactory,  322  Grand  St.,  NE¥  HAVEN,  Oonn. 

MEREIAM  MFG.  CO., 

DURHAM,  CONN.,  U.  S.  A. 

Manufacturers  of 

SUNK-HANDLE  CASH  BOXES, 

All  weights  and  grades.  Sizes,  7  to  18  inches 
inclusive.  Tumbler  Locks,  assorted  Keys. 
Also  Bond,  Deed,  Stamp  and  Post-oflBce 
Boxes,  Bui-Head  Cases,  Paper  Cutters,  and 
other  Tin  Goods,  adapted  to  the  best  Com- 
mercial Stationers'  Trade. 

NEW  STYLE  FOR  1883.— NEW  PRICE  LIST. 


The  NOVELTY  Paper  Fastener. 


I    (Patented  in  Europe  and  America.) 

Drives   and  Clinches  a  Staple  or 

Suspension   Bing  at  a 

Single  Blow. 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Binding 
Books,  Banging  Show  Cards  and 
Pamphlets,  &c.,  &c.,  with  400  Steel 
Staples  and  50  Steel  Suspension 
Rings,  boxed. 

Sample  by  mail,  all  complete, 
Fifty  Cents. 

Staples,  all  sizes,  50  cents  per  1000, 

Suspension  Rings,  50  cents  per  Box 

of  500  Rings, 

The  Trade  will  be  supplied,  cash  with 

order,  at  the  following  rates: 
Suspension  Ring   Paper   Fast- 
ener (as  above),  per  Gross,    $48.00 
Steel  Suspension  Rings,  per  M,  ,669g 
Novelty  Staples,  per  M,     .      .      .335^ 

Strangers  are  referred  for  our 
standing  to  the  PubUsher  of  this 
Paper,  to  any  of  the  Express  Com- 
panies, or  to  Bradstreet's  Mercantile 
Agency, 

Sole  Agents  for   United   States  and 
Canada, 

57  Maiden  Lank,  New  York. 


^~  For  Illustrated  Catalogue  of 
our  Patented  Specialties  in  Station- 
ers' Hardware,  address, 

&  For  the  HOME  TBASE  or  EZFOBT 

y  the  Sole  Manufacturers, 


Philadelphia  Novelty  Mfg.  Co..  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila.,  Pa.  Cable  Address,  "Novelty" 


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THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIONER 


THE  HANDY  BLOTTER 

Is  the  Slost  Simple,  the  Cheapest  and  by  far  the  Most 
Popular  Blotter  in  use.  It  is  an  article  of  quick  sale 
and  large  profit. 

s§n 

•^-  ai  » 

SS5 
■o  c  S 

CO     E-i 
The  above  Cut  shows  the  Handy  Blotter  in  use. 

Manufacturing  Stationer, 
No.  105  South  4th  Street,  PHILADELPHIA. 


Importing,  Manufacturing  and  Jobbing 

STATIONERS, 

BLANK  BOOK  MAKERS, 

—  AND  — 

194:  &  196  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago. 

T.  H.  Brown,  Jr.    P.  F.  Pkttibone.    J.  P.  Kbllt. 


LIPMAN'S  INDISPENSABLE 

EYELET  MACHINE, 

Newest   and    Bestl       Also,   the 

"  Improved"  and  the  "  Tri 

Patent." 


Hover's  MANUSCRIPT  Paper 

Saves  your  Eyesight  and  gives 
a  Blacker  Manuscript. 

H.  L.  tIPMAN,  51  South  Fourth  St.,  Philadelphia. 

McC  i  LL'S 

Patent  Fasteners, 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Sampling  Dry 

Goods   and   for   all   Kinds   of 

Light  Binding. 

M  C  G  I  Ij  Ij  '  S  Suspension   Rings, 
■D  AT'TTW'T'  Braces,  Hangers 

±'ii.XJ:.JN  J.  and  Staples, 

For    Suspending    and     Hanging    Cards,    Pictures, 
Samples,  &c.,  &c. 


FOR  INSERTING  McGILL'S  PATENT 

Staple-Fasteners,  Staple-Binders  and  Staple- 
Suspending  Eings,  &c. 

MANCPACT0RBRS, 

HOLMES,  BOOTH  &  HAYDENS, 

49  Chamliers  St.,  New  York. 


IbTe-w  "SToxik:  Office,  SI  TolirL  Street. 


CHAPIIT  PAPEH  AND  PULP  CO., 

West  Worthington  Street,  Springfield,  Mass., 


MANUFACTURERS    AND 
DEALERS    IN 


PAF^H 


OF    IIVEKY 
r>  Esse  R I FTION. 


We  make  a  Specialty  of  Engine-Sized  White  and  Cream  Flat  and  Ruled  Papers,  and 
we  have  larger  and  better  facilities  for  turning  out  these  goods  than  any  concern  in  the 
country.     Every  dealer  should  send  for  Samples  and  Prices  of  these  Papers. 

Always  in  Stock — All  grades  of  Linen  Papers,  No.  1  and  No.  2  Ledger  Papers,  and 
grades  of  Flat  and  Ruled  Papers.  Machine  Finished  and  Super-Calendered  Book  Papers. 
Manilla  Papers,  Envelopes,  Papeteries.        ALL  KINDS  OF  PAPEE  MADE  TO  OEDEK. 

WM.  F.  MURPHY'S  SONS, 

JS"o.    509    Oliestii-at    Street,    IPliiladelpliia,    IPa. 

LETTERPRESS  COPYING  BOOK, 

Railroad  and  Bank  Supplies. 


TOWER  MAirUPACTUIlIirG  CO., 

306    Broeuci^way,    ISTe^w    Y'ork:. 


A  WELL  SELECTED  LINE  OF 


—  COMPRISING  — 


Writing  Desks,  l  Holiday  Cards, 

Photo  Albums,  Games,  Toy  Books, 

Auto  Albums,  |  Pocket  Books, 


Papeteries, 

Checker  Boards, 
Ink  Stands. 


Also,  A  FULL  AND  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  SCHOOL  SUPPLIES. 


I^-SEND     FOR    A    CATALOGUE. 


HO 


■I 


—  MANUFACTURERS  OF- 


BLANK  BOOKS, 

Pass  and  Memorandum  Books,  &c. 

Scrap  ami  Autograph  Books 


IMPORTERS  OF 


PHOTOGRAPH    ALBUMS. 

Sole  Agents  of  J.  F.  KNIPP  &  CO.,  Offenbach. 


48,  50  and  52  Franklin  St.   (p.  o.  Box  3215),   NEW  YORK 


Feb.  32.  1883.] 


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281 


SAMUEL  HAITO  &  CO. 

MANIFOLD  BOOKS 


OBPACHER  BROTHERS, 


:>^>- 


-"lART  PUBLISHERS,! 

Municli,   Germany.  338  Broadway,  New  York. 


[  d  mm  MS. 


mmowmisTimB 


Hand-Cuttek. 


MOKKIS  ADLEE,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAKLES  BEOK,  609  Ohestnut  Street,  PMladelpMa. 
PELOUZE  &  OAEY,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Eichmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Glair  Street,  Cleveland. 
OSTEANDEE  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  OMca^. 
W.  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

aSND  FOR  CIBCULAB  AND  PBIOB  LIST. 


^' -^  IN  SATIN,    SILK  AND  FRINGES. 

SATIN  GOODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURINa  PURPOSES. 


IH^DOOLEY  PAPER    CUTTERS 

MANUFACTURED    BY 

Tlifi  Atollc  Worts,  East  Boston.  Mass. 


Hand-Cutteb,  with  Stbam  Fixttrks. 


282 


THE    AMERIOAj^    STATIONER. 


(Successors  to  FLOTO   MAN  UFACTUBING    COMPANY,) 

-IMPORTERS,  MANtJFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


VALENTINE, 


Easter  i  Birthday  Cards, 

tokehs,  sodyenirs  and  novelties. 


Choice  designs  (exclusively  our  own),  hand-painted  on  silk.    Many  choice  and  recherche  Novelties  will  be  shown  the  Trade 
by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road. 

^\>==^  No.  290    BROADV^AY,   NEV/  YORK.-^^^ 


^   The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 

PtAIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

obnamentai. 
i.ftti:king. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writinp,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is"desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 


"  Manufactured  in  six  differ- 
ent sizes.  Packed  one  doz. 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.  Also 
put  up  in  sets  containing 
one  of  each  kind  and  one 
each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3. 


tV  vH-ofv  ■vuibe. 


3,  \  inoPv  'KH^e. 

4,  f    " 

5,  i    ' 


A  special  Ink  is  also 

manufactured    in    six 

.  brilliant  colors,  put  up 

'  in  boxes  containing  one 

doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 

doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 


We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 

1^^  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  D.  WHITMOKE  &  CO.,  Agents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  WlUiam  Sts.,  NEW  TOKK. 


EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  £ast  14tli  St.,   Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


Jr.. 

Successor  to  Victor  E.  Madger  &  Petbie,  No.  110  Reade  Street,  New  York, 

DEPOT  por 

KNICKERBOCKER  PLAYING  CARDS,  Goodall's  Camden  Whist  Markers 

A.  B.  French  Copying  Inks,  Botary  Dampers,  &c. 
Lithographers'  Machinery,  Round  Hole  Treadle  Perforators,  Ink  Grinding  Mills,  &c. 


JOSEPH  f^l  LLOTl'S 
**  STEEL^PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World  • 
Cold  Medal.  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,  I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
aiid  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands. 
^~  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  c&c,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  HENKT  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


•h  I3i:i>oi^te:i>  '^ 


Satin-Fringed   Easter  Cards. 

PER,    box:    O  OISTT  AUSTIN"  g- 

(Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed). 
SE^VT    3BY    31  AIL   OTV    Il,ECEI£»T    OF    I»IHCE:.--5- 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7tli  Street,  Philadelphia. 


$3 


00 


60 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  all  principal 
cities.    Trade  List  furnished  on  application. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OP  ETEBT  DESCBIPTION. 

Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 

291  Ilala  St.,  Cor.  Worthlngton, 

Spri3=Lgp£.ol(a.,  -   •   2»£e.ss. 

Oldest  Rubber  Stamp  Manuf  y  tn 

New  England  &  I,areest  tn  the  U.  S. 


Tbo  Clia$,St$wart  Paper  Coi 

139, 141  &  143  Walnat  St., 
CINCI^VN^TI,    Olilo, 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers 
of  every  description  * 

Kews,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 
Wrapping 

^    ^   -^    "^     ^  AXSO, 

A  Full  Line  of 

BLANK  BOOKS, 

^^  ^      /^         OFFICE    STATIONERY, 
\}^  y^        Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding 
Cards  and  Invitations,  and  tlie 

NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 

AS  FAST  AS  PRODUCED. 


AMD  SEALING  WAX. 


tlV     ATjTj    "^lTITETIJES. 


STATIONERS  and  PRINTERS  are  requested 
to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Gloods  suited  to 
their  wants. 

DRESSER,  M<=LELLAN  &  CO., 


BLANK  BOOK  MANUFACTURERS. 
47  Exchange  Street,      -     •     FOBTLANS,  HE. 


Publishers  of  Oliver's  Precedents,  New  Edition;  Maine 
Reports,  Luce's  Maine  Probate  Practice,  Kings- 
bury's Maine  Townsman,  Bolster's  Tax  Col- 
lector and  Form-  Book,  Young  People's 
History  of  Maine,  Legal  Blanks 
of  aU  kinds. 


SANFORD    MFG.    CO.,   CHICAGO,   Ills.    AURn,u »««««««.  >.«.■. m'lkli.ak.  w.w 


Feb.  22,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICA:^    STATIONER 


283 


THE  J.  O.  SMITH  MFG.  CO., 

—  M.A 


—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 


^  ENAMELED  WOOD  GOODS,  ARTISTS'  PANELS,  &C.-4- 

Manufactory,  Middletown    Conn.  XTo.   51    JolXSli    StrdOt,   IS^OVT  TTorls. 


TO  THE  TRADE: 

Having  made  arrangements  with  the  Magneso- 
Calcite  Fire-Proof  Company  (after  careful  examin- 
ation), we  are  now  prepared  to  supply  the  Trade 
with  BOND,  NOTE  AND  JEWEL  CASES,  with 
their  Patent  Linings.  Bond  and  Note  Cases  are  of 
Japanned  Iron,  with  Locks ;  Jewel  Cases,  Iron, 
covered  in  Colored  Plushes,  and  Satin  and  Silk 
Linings — very  handsome. 

No.  1.    Bond  and  Note,  each $8.00 

No.  8.        "  "         "    10.00 

No.  3.        "  "         "     12.00 

No.  1.    Jewel  Case,  each 18.00 

No.  2.         "         "        "     21.00 

No.  3.         "         "        "     24.00 

No.  4.         "         "        "     37.00 


■J^  TEISTIIMCOIVY  OF  1L.IEXJT.-GOV.  ByXlON  ^VESTOIN".  «g*- 
I  witnessed  the  test  made  by  your  Superintendent  of  the  fire-proof  qualities  of  an  express  chest  and  bond  and  note  case  manufactured  by  the  Magneso-Calcite 
Fire-Proof  Company,  at  Nantasket  Beach,  on  Friday  last.  After  being  embedded  in  coals  for  one  and  one-half  hoxu-s,  the  contents  of  the  express  chest,  consisting 
of  papers,  greenbacks  and  lucifer  matches,  were  found  to  be  in  perfect  condition,  there  being  nothing  to  indicate  that  they  had  been  near  a  fire  except  a  slight 
smell  of  smoke.  Upon  opening  the  small  bond  and  note  case,  its  contents  were  found  to  be  in  equally  as  good  condition  as  those  of  the  express  chest,  although  it 
had  been  exposed  to  a  severe  test  for  more  than  half  an  hour.    There  can  be  no  question  but  that  the  material  used  by  your  company  is  perfectly  fire-proof. 

Dalton,  Mass.,  August  30,  1881.  Yours  truly.  (Signed)  BYKON  WESTON. 


■c©^ 


'^D 


£6 


GEM"  PAPER  AD  CARD  CUTTER, 


—  INVENTED  AND  MANUFACTURED  BY  THE  —      - 

HOWARD  IRON  WORKS,  BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 

The  Most  Simple,  Durable  and  Perfect  Hand  Machine  Made. 

No  Other  Hand  Machine    Equal  to  It. 


Posse-ises  Great  Strength.    Works  Easily  and  Smoothly.    Very  Heavy,  Compact,  Firm 

a  1 ;  Rigid.    Knife  Cuts  Perfectly  True.     Windlass-Clamp  has  Free  and  Quick 

Motion.     Cutting  Sticks  of  Wood  in  Table  to  Receive  Knife.     Table 

Divided  into  Lines,  Squares  and  Inches.    Back  and  Side  Qauges. 

ITS  CONVENIENCE  AND  ADAPTABILITY  ARE  WELL  KNOWN  TO  THE  TRADE. 

I^TtlCIl*^  -i  ***  inches,  Weight  1,300  lbs.,  $175. 
■  1  33        "  "         1,500      "         300. 

Can  refer  to  very  many  sold  and  in  use  all  over  the  United  States  for  many  years, 
which  GIVE  PERFECT  SATISFACTION. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 

—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 

Paper  Makers,  Book  Binders  and  Printers'  Machinery, 

—  SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  — 

•  "Diamond "  Self-Clamp  Paper  Cutter, 


284 


THE    AMERiCA:N    STATIOE"ER. 


PLATNER  &  PORTER  MFG.  CO., 


E.  B.  RIPLEY,  Prest. 


UNIONVILLE,  CONN.,  U.S.A. 


F.  A.  CHAMBERLIN,  Treas. 


Linen  and  Extra  Superfine  Papers. 

ALL  OUR  PAPERS  ARE^NOW  DOUBLE  SIZED  AND  WARRANTED  TO  WITHSTAND  ANY  CLIMATE. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
Water-mark  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


Water-marked  Flats, 
Fine  and  Extra  Superfine, 
Unadulterated  and  Thick 
FOR  the  Weight. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
Water-mark  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


Two  Grades 
EXCELLENT    LINENS. 


"  TuNxis  Mills," 

NoLiA   Mills,   and  other 

Folded  Papers. 


3:^^  ONE  MILL  RUNS  CONSTANTLY  ON  EXTRA  MACHINE-FINISHED  BOOK  PAPERS. 


CARTER'S    INKS. 

Official  Report  of  Awards  at  Exhibition,  Montreal,  Canada,  September,  1882. 

CARTER'S    INKS    AND    MUCILAGE.— A  Silver  Medal,  the  only  one  given  in  this  class ;   also  First  Prize 

and  Four  Diplomas. 
STEPHEN'S    (ENGLISH)    INKS    AND    MUCILAGE.— Second  Prize. 


BYRON    \A/^ESTON, 

DALTON,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A., 

has  been  awarded  the 

GRAND  PRIZE  GOLD  MEDAL 

and  recommended  the 

Medal  of  Honor  and  Perfection 


At  PARIS,  1878, 

This  being  the  HIGHEST  and  ONLY  AWAHD  given  for 


ImINEN    RBCORD  i  LBDGBR 


I 

Also,  the  only  Gold  Medal  given  for  Ledger  Paper  at  the  Adelaide,  Australia,  Exhibition,  1881. 

— A.  «x»e:cia-LTY. — 

■yHIS  Paper  has  received  THE  HIGHEST  PREMIUM  over  all 
^  others  from  i/te  Cincinnati  Industrial  S.xhibttion^  Massackuseiis 
Cha-ritable  Mechanics'  Association,  Franklin  Itisiitutt  of  Philadelphia, 
Louisville  Exposition,  Medal  and  diploma  from  United  States  Centennial 
Commission,  Medal o/  Progress  American  Institute,  1^7-,  and  Medal  of 
Imfirovement  and  Progress,  Boston,  iS-jS.     Its 

PRINCIPAL   ADVANTAGES 

are    as  follows:— i.  It  contains  more  LINEN  than  any  other    Ledgerll 
Paper,   has  a  longer  fibre,  and  is,  consequently,  tougher.     2.  Havmg  a| 
arder  and  better  body,  it  frays  less  in  erasure,  so  that  by  simply  using  ' 
the  rubber  alter  the  eraser,  the  ink  is  prevented  from  spreading.    3.  It  is 
more  uniform  in  Weight  Color  and  Finish.    4.  It  never  cockles  if  properly 
bound.    5.  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  writes  and  rules 
up  better.     For  proc  f  of  the   foregoing,   refer  to  a  large  number  of  Sta- 
tioners,  Bookbinileis,    Bookkeepers,  and   Recorders,   who  have   riven  it 
after  a  severe  tcsi,  the   preference  over  all  others.     This   paper  is  Double 
Sized,  a.nd  wi.l  stand  any  climate  or  the  most  acid  of  6uid  inks. 

slieet,   i:ra.8E  and   HEW  RITE  I^OXJIt  TIMIJSS  on  same  spot. 
Pqrh  choot  i<:         -foK-n^srlrpd  with  namo  ^nr\  date- 


fe^end  for  sample 


LOCKWOOD   PRESS,    74   Duane  Street,    Ne^A^  York. 


"The   Stationer  "—Every   Thursday— $2.00   Per  Annum. 


VOL.  XIIL— ]NO.  9. 


I^EW  TOEK,  MARCH  1,  1883. 


WHOLE  ]^0.  401. 


^oxxtspon&i^nu. 


CINCINNATI    NOTES. 


[PROM   OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  February  26,  1883. 

The  last  week  was  a  good  one  for  sales  of 
mercantile  stationary.  A  great  many  books 
were  wet  by  the  waters  and  ruined  for  future 
use,  and  much  office  stationery  was  damaged. 
All  dealers  in  these  lines  of  goods  had  to  replen- 
ish immediately,  and  they  have  astonished 
manufacturing  stationers  with  information  of 
the  extent  of  losses  of  this  sort. 

J.  R.  Mills  &  ,Co.  this  morning  received  an 
order  from  Auckland,  New  Zealand,  accom- 
panied by  a  cash  remittance,  for  a  nice  ship- 
ment of  reversible  envelopes.  The  letter  was 
thirty  days  on  the  way.  To-night  the  box  fill- 
ing the  order  started  for  San  Francisco,  to  make 
an  excursion  across  the  Pacific. 

The  Johnson  Paper  Bag  Company's  factory,  at 
Middletown,  Ohio,  took  fire  at  2  o'clock  yester- 
day morning  and  burned  to  the  ground — almost 
a  total  loss,  except,  perhaps,  the  foundations 
and  some  portions  of  the  walls.  The  building 
and  its  contents— there  was  $18,000  to  $20,000 
worth  of  stock  in  it — were  worth,  before  the  fire, 
not  less  than  $35,000.  There  was  insurance  to 
the  amount  of  $24,700  on  stock,  building  and 
machinery.  The  total  loss  is  roughly  estimated 
at  $25,000,  which  would  indicate  that  a  part  of 
the  walls  and  machinery  may  do  to  use  again. 
Only  the  factory  building  was  destroyed.  All 
of  the  outhouses  were  saved  by  strenuous  efforts. 

Edwin  Hoole,  of  the  firm  of  Snider  &  Hoole,  is 
absent  in  Chicago,  but  will  be  back  to-morrow. 
When  he  returns  I  will  get  one  of  those  calen- 
dars and  tell  all  about  it. 

The  Strobridge  Lithographing  Company,  Cin- 
cinnati, has  in  process  of  construction  by  Matt 
Morgan  and  associate  artists,  the  largest  picture 
ever  made.  It  is  being  made  for  W.  W.  Cole's 
circus,  and  the  contract  is  $10,000  for  1,000 
copies,  or  $10  a  copy.  The  size  is  66  feet  7  inches 
long,  by  12  feet  6  inches  high,  and  is  all  drawn 
on  and  will  be  printed  from  stone  in  six  colors. 
To  give  some  idea  of  the  enormous  work  to  pro- 
duce this  picture,  a  summary  of  its  details  will 
be  of  assistance.  It  is  made  of  one  hundred 
separate  sheets  of  30  by  40  inches,  requiring  five 
himdred  lithographic  stones,  weighing  120,000 
lbs.  It  consumes  100,000  sheets  of  paper  weigh- 
ing 16,000  pounds,  the  white  paper  costing 
$2,000.  It  requires  one  hundred  and  ninety-nine 
pastings  and  matchings  for  each  copy,  which 
are  done  so  nicely  that  the  joints  cannot  be 
seen.    As  there  are  no   fences  in  cities  large 


enough  to  put  it  on,  they  will  have  to  be  built  ex- 
pressly for  it  in  such  towns  and  cities.  Previous 
to  this  the  largest  picture  that  has  been  made 
was  a  65-inch  sheet,  but  that  was  done  on  wood 
blocks  that  could  be  set  together  and  driven  ih 
and  matched. 

General  mercantile  travelers  have  been  dodg- 
ing in  and  out  of  here  since  the  deluge,  among 
the  number  was  Oliver  Braden,  of  the  L.  L. 
Brown  Paper  Company,  Adams,  Mass. — at  all 
events  there  are  rumors  to  that  effect.  It  is 
certain  that  L.  A.  Lipman,  of  Boorum  &  Pease, 
New  York,  has  been  here  ;  also  B.  J.  Gumpert, 
of  Kahn  &  Holtzinger  ;  John  B.  Gunn,  of  Eber- 
hard  Faber  ;  J.  Aikenhead,  of  John  Gebson  ; 
Mr.  Classon,  of  Plimpton  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, all  of  New  York  city,  and  A.  J.  Schad, 
of  Saugerties,  N.  Y.  It  is  a  well-established 
fact  that  the  New  Yorkers  have  been  here. 

Cincinnati  shows  a  capacity  to  take  great 
quantities  of  water  with  little  damage,  as  the 
recent  fiood  proves.  The  city  makes  immense 
quantities  of  whisky  and  beer  for  other  people. 
This  is  sent  to  outside  consumers,  Dayton  among 
others,  and  Cincinnati  takes  the  money  for  it, 
and  when  a  flood  comes  doesn't  ask  or  accept 
help  for  Cincinnatians  who  suffer  thereby,  but 
administers  relief  from  the  city's  own  abun- 
dance. When  Congress  talks  about  changing 
the  internal  revenue,  and  these  outside  consum- 
ers are  slow  about  paying  bills,  the  beer  and 
whisky  makers  have  been  known  to  occasionally 
utter  a  word  of  complaint.  What  the  brewers 
and  distillers  can't  understand  is  why  agitation 
of  internal  revenue  taxation  by  Congress  should 
make  outside  consumers  slower  in  the  matter  of 
remittances  when  they  take  their  regular  rations 
of  supplies  all  the  same. 

But  whiskey  and  beer  are  by  no  means  the 
largest  of  the  industrial  products  of  Cincin- 
nati. The  tax  on  them  is  about  ten  to  twelve 
millions  annually,  and  that  tax  is  about  four 
and  a  half  times  the  value  of  the  untaxed  pro- 
duct. The  actual  product  would  be  only  about 
three  millions.  That  is  not  as  much  as  the  boot 
and  shoe  product,  and  the  product  of  iron  will 
fourfold  it,  and  if  iron  wares  were  included 
they  would  make  the  product  of  iron  industries 
ten  or  twenty  fold  that  of  intoxicating  drinks. 

In  the  stationery  and  printing  lines  the  pres- 
ent year  will  show  a  metropolitan  development 
here  that  will  startle  the  envious  villages  and 
make  some  cities  of  the  first  class  green  with 
jealousy.  There  is  the  immense  industrial 
palace  of  the  Strobridge  Lithographing  Com- 
pany going  up  on  Canal  and  Elm  streets — an 
ornament  to  the  city.  There,  too,  is  the  im 
mense  factory  of  Russell  Morgan  &  Co.,  on 
Locke  street,  nearly  ready  for  use.    Men  of  en- 


terprise are  rushing  into  openings  in  the  print- 
ing line  and  making  gold  mines  of  them.  H.  W. 
Derby,  for  the  Harpers,  has  opened  a  large 
house  on  Plum,  near  Fourth,  for  the  sale  of 
books.  The  Globe  Files  Company  is  crowded 
with  orders,  and  is  increasing  its  working  room 
and  adding  to  its  facilities. 

Prince  William. 


KANSAS  CITY  NOTES. 


[CORRESPONDENCE  OF  THE  STATIONER.] 

Kansas  City,  Mo.,  February  20, 1883. 

After  a  week  of  alternate  cold  and  muddy 
weather,  the  sun  shows  his  face  again  and  trade 
increases.  The  streets,  bad  by  nature  and  made 
worse  by  use,  have  been  nearly  impassable,  and 
the  venturesome  foot-passenger  ran  great  risks 
of  being  lost  in  a  sea  of  mud — and  such  mud  1 — a 
compound  of  glue  and  soap,  slippery,  sticky, 
and  hard  to  erase. 

The  retail  trade  for  the  month  is  fully  as  good 
as  for  the  same  season  last  year.  Wholesale 
trade  averages  well  with  last  year. 

M.  H.  Dickinson  reports  larger  sales,  with  a 
large  increase  in  wall-paper  trade. 

The  Kansas  City  Book  and  News  Company 
withdraws  all  traveling  men  from  the  road  on 
March  1,  but  still  continues  in  the  jobbing  trade. 

W.  A.  Pitrat,  of  Osborne  &  Pitrat,  is  East  on 
a  business  trip. 

H.  H.  Shephard  has  formed  a  new  partner- 
ship (matrimonial).  The  Stationer,  of  course, 
congratulates. 

Ramsey,  Millet  &  Hudson,  Wimbush,  Powell 
&  Co. ,  and  P.  Tiernan  report  good  trade  with 
increase  over  last  year. 

Commercial  tourists  are  plenty,  even  "  Sam'l 
of  Posen"  at  Coates'  Opera  House  to-night; 
With  a  firm  belief  that  "  the  drummer  is  the 
most  innocent  man  on  the  road  I"  I  remain, 

Winston. 


Malleable  Bronze. — Dronier  claims  to  have 
discovered  a  simple  method  of  rendering  bronze 
as  malleable  as  copper,  iron,  &c.  This  consists 
in  the  addition  of  a  very  little  mercury — J^  to 
2  per  cent.  It  seems  to  act  mechanically  rather 
than  chemically.  The  mercury  may  be  combined 
with  one  of  the  metals  of  which  bronze  is  made, 
before  they  are  combined,  by  pouring  it  into 
the  melted  metal  and  stirring  well,  or  it  may  be 
put  into  the  melted  copper  along  with  tin,  or 
just  after  the  latter  has  been  added,  or  an  amal- 
gam of  tin  is  stirred  into  the  melted  copper. 


Simplicity  is  admirable  everywhere.  Too 
many  comforts  are  a  discomfort — each  one 
brings  its  own  shadow. 


28G 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOJ^TER 


THE    PHILADELPHIA   BOOK   TRADE 
ASSOCIATION. 


The  Philadelphia  Book  Trade  Association  cel- 
ebrated its  eleventh  anniversary  by  an  elegant 
banquet  at  Dooner's  Hotel,  on  Friday  evening, 
February  23.  Prior  to  the  festivities  a  meeting 
of  the  association  was  held,  Henry  Carey  Baird 
in  the  chair.  A.  G.  Elliott,  secretary  of  the  as- 
sociation, read  an  interesting  report  for  the 
year  1882,  in  vi^hich  it  was  stated  that  the  mem- 
bership of  the  association  had  happily  not  been 
diminished  by  death,  and  that  the  new  year 
opened  under  most  favorable  auspices. 

The  following  resolutions  by  Henry  Carey 
Baird  were  offered  and  unanimously  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  we  hereby  solemnly  and  earnestly 
protest  against  the  provisions  of  the  Tariff  bill  just 
passed  by  the  Senate  of  the  United  States,  fixing  the 
duty  on  "  books,  pamphlets,  bound  or  unbound,  and 
all  printed  matter,  wholly  or  partly  in  the  English 
language,  not  specifically  enumerated  or  provided 
for  in  this  act;  engravings,  bound  or  unbound,  etch- 
ings, illustrated  books,  maps  and  charts,  15  per 
centum  ad  valorem,"  and  on  "  paper,  sized  or  glued, 
suitable  only  for  printing  paper,  20  per  centum  ad 
valorem,"  and  on  printing  paper,  unsized,  used  for 
books  and  newspapers  exclusively,  15  per  centum  ad 
valorem." 

Resolved,  That  we  do  also  protest  against  the  ad- 
mission of  "  books,  pamphlets,  bound  or  unbound, 
and  1  all  printed  matter  exclusively  in  a  foreign 
language,  not  specifically  enumerated  or  provided 
for,"  free  of  duty. 

Resolved,  That  we  are  opposed  to  the  said  Tariff 
bill  as  a  whole,  because  its  enactment  is  certain  to  re- 
sult not  merely  in  disasters  to  the  industries  directly 
affected  by  it,  but  to  all  industries  and  to  trade  of 
every  kind  and  description  by  stimulating  imports  of 
merchandise  and  exports  of  the  precious  metals,  and 
thus  precipitating  a  financial  crisis  upon  the  country. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions,  properly 
certified,  be  sent  to  the  Senators  and  Representatives 
from  Pennsylvania,  with  the  request  that  they  use 
their  best  efforts  to  cause  the  defeat  of  the  above 
named  Tariff  bill. 

The  officers  elected  for  the  following  year 
are  : 

President — Henry  C.  Baird. 

Vice-presidents  —  Roger  Sherman,  Henry  T. 
Coates  and  W.  W.  Harding. 

Secretary— A.  G.  Elliott. 

Directors— T.  Mackellar,  E.  Claxton,  R.  S. 
Menamin,  J.  A  Jones,  J.  M.  Stoddart,  A.  J. 
Holman,  W.  Rutter,  J.  A  Black,  F.  W.  Mc- 
Dowell, C.  McMichael,  J.  M.  Ferguson,  E.  J. 
Talmage,  J.  C.  M.  Curdy,  and  George  R.  Fagan. 

The  banquet  succeeded,  and  among  the  com- 
pany were  :  Henry  C.  Baird,  E.  S.  Talmage, 
R.  C.  Menamin,  George  Thomson,  Charles  Shoe- 
maker, Hector  Orr,  Robert  E.  Hastings,  William 
Rutter,  W.  W.  Harding,  R.  Sherman,  J.  A. 
Jones,  Joseph  B.  Mitchell,  James  M.  Ferguson, 
J.  L.  Shoemaker,  Horace  N.  Claxton,  A.  C.  Far- 
ley, W.  C.  Bleitch,  H.  T.  Ditman,  George  M. 
Hayes,  F.  W.  McDowell,  W.  S.  Stiles,  Jr., 
Samuel  Loag,  J.  C.  Coppin,  W.  H.  Cantlin,  S.  C. 
Collins,  H.  J.  Murdoch,  Sol.  Foster,  Jr.,  Richard 
G.  Oellers,  A.  J.  Holman,  Jr.,  A.  G.  Elliott, 
C.  H.  Woodruff,  George  G.  Pierie,  J.  H. 
Weatherly,  Charles  Emory  Smith,  J.  M.  Stod- 
dart, George  R.  Fagan,  J.  W.  Wallace,  C.  S. 
Smith,  C.  E.  Johnson,  F.  Dundore,  Joseph  E. 
Winner,  George  S.  Ferguson,  W.  A.  Holman 
and  others. 

An  orchestra  enlivened  with  popular  airs  a 
dinner  which  was  simply  a  long  and  swift  suc- 
cession of  delicacies  prepared  and  served  in  the 
highest  style  of  the  culinary  art. 

The  menu  was  very  tastefully  conceived.  It 
was  printed  on  thick  cardboard,  with  gilt 
edges,  the  lettering  in  black  and  red,  the  outside 


appropriately  illustrated  with  an  elegant  steel 
engraving,  representing  a  number  of  the  promi- 
nent publishers  of  past  years,  grouped  around 
the  festive  board. 

The  feast  of  reason  was  opened — there  was  a 
flow  of  soul  during  the  entire  evening — by  Presi- 
dent Baird,  who  gracefully  thanked  the  mem- 
bers of  the  association  for  the  honor  conferred 
upon  him,  and  declared  the  policy  of  the  book 
trade  to  be  the  defense  not  only  of  its  own  in- 
terests but  of  those  of  all  the  industries  of  the 
country.  He  remarked  that  it  was  a  happy 
thought  which  had  brought  the  members  of  the 
association  together  around  the  festive  board, 
and  expressed  the  hope  that  the  custom  might 
be  perpetuated,  and  that  the  influence  of  the  as- 
sociation would  infuse  into  other  industries  a 
spirit  which  would  build  them  up. 

Hector  Orr,  in  response  to  the  toast,  "The 
Old  Printers,"  gave  some  interesting  reminis- 
cences of  the  historic  past  of  the  art  preservative, 
remarking  that  he  and  Benjamin  Franklin  had 
graduated  in  the  same  college,  and  stating  that 
he  remembered  when  500  impressions,  in  size 
18x23,  was  considered  a  fair  limit  of  a  day's 
work,  and  had  lived  to  see  20,000  impressions, 
four  times  the  size,  per  hour.  He  had  seen 
much  effected  of  which  men  would  have  said : 
"O,  it's  impossible  !"  and  hoped  to  live  to  see 
Philadelphia  the  Leipsic  of  the  world.  Mr.  Orr, 
in  conclusion,  spoke  with  high  approval  of  the 
Book  Trade  sales,  and  congratulated  the  associa- 
tion upon  their  establishment. 

James  M.  Ferguson  replied  to  the  toast,  "  The 
Type  Founders  and  Stereotypers  of  Philadel- 
phia." 

Charles  E.  Smith  made  a  response  to  "  The 
Press."  He  congratulated  the  association  on  the 
promptness  with  which  they  had  taken  the  lead, 
the  courage  with  which  they  had  spoken  out, 
and  the  firmness  they  had  displayed  in  defense 
of  the  interests  not  only  of  their  own,  but  of  all 
other  industries.  He  heartily  indorsed  the  reso- 
lutions which  had  been  adopted  at  the  annual 
meeting,  and  trusted  that  they  would  be 
fully  and  and  firmly  maintained.  The  proposed 
tariff  was  one  of  abominations,  and  its  contem- 
plated adoption  was  the  most  serious  measure 
since  the  close  of  the  war.  Mr.  Smith  men- 
tioned one  instance  in  which,  by  the  removal  of 
protection,  an  important  industry  might  have 
been  driven  back  to  Europe  by  legislators  who 
voted  without  understanding  the  evil  that  they 
were  actually  doing,  and  then  by  a  reference  to 
the  rules  of  Congressional  procedure  demon- 
strated that  the  new  tariff  could  not  be  sum- 
marily acted  upon,  and  assured  the  association 
that  no  unexpected  blow  could  be  struck,  and 
that  no  bill  would  pass  finally  that  was  not  ac- 
ceptable to  the  industrial  interests  of  America. 

Mr.  Smith's  speech  was  received  with  enthu- 
siasm, the  orchestra  struck  up  the  "  Star  Span- 
gled Banner,"  and,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stoddart, 
the  speaker  was  unanimously  elected  an  hon- 
orary member  of  the  association. 

Addresses  similar  in  tone  were  made  by 
Messrs.  Menamin,  Sherman,  Harding,  Stoddart, 
Elliott  and  others,  and  the  festivities  were  con- 
tinued up  to  a  late  hour. 


PHOTO-FILIQRANE  WATERMARK. 


A  few  weeks  ago,  we  drew  atention  to  a  new 
process  of  watermarking,  and  we  now  append  a 
few  particulars  concerning  the  process,  which 
promises  to  have  an  important  bearing  on  the 
future  of  the  fancy  stationery  trade.  In  some 
respects,  the  invention  bears  a  similarity  to  that 
ingenious  process  of  photo-printing  known  as  the 
Woodburytype.     The  designs  are  transferred  to 


the  paper  or  card  by  means  of  heavy  pressure; 
but,  unlike  Woodburytype,  the  process  ends 
here,  there  being  no  need  of  coloring  of  any 
kind  to  complete  the  picture,  which  is  in  every 
sense  of  the  word,  a  transparency.  It  is  im- 
possible to  conceive  of  anything  more  novel 
than  the  process  which  allows  of  portraits,  de- 
signs or  autographs  being  "watermarked" 
upon  already-manufactured  paper  and  card- 
board. As  is  well  known  to  most  of  our  readers, 
the  ordinary  watermark!  is  made  in  the  last 
stages  of  the  manufacture  ;  and  it  is  equally 
well  known  that  the  cost  of  a  dandy-roll  is  so 
great  as  to  preclude  the  possibility  of  the  aver- 
age business  .man  having  his  own  distinctive 
mark  in  the  paper.  But  the  photo-filigrane  pro- 
cess opens  out  the  prospect  of  a  period  when  the 
genuineness  of  a  communication  may  be  deter- 
mined by  an  inspection  of  a  watermark,  and 
when  the  carte  de  visite  shall  indeed  become  a 
visiting-card,  in  the  sense  understood  by 
printers. 

It  is  claimed  that  the  photo-filigrane  process 
can  be  applied  at  moderate  cost — a  fact  which 
will  doubtless  induce  many  wholesale  stationers 
to  take  advantage  of  its  means  to  produce  some 
special  novelties  in  note  papers,  &c.  Anything 
from  which  a  photographic  negative  can  be 
taken,  may  be  reproduced  as  a  water-mark,  and 
it  will  soon  become  the  fashion  for  society  belles 
and  professional  men  to  have  their  letter-paper 
adorned  with  photo-filigrane  portraits  of  them- 
selves, or  with  facsimiles  of  their  autographs. — 
Paper  and  Print. 


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PAPER    DOORS. 


In  the  use  of  wood  for  constructing  doors  great 
difficulty  is  experienced  from  the  shrinkage, 
swelling  and  warping  to  which  the  material  is 
subject,  while  the  general  use  of  metal  for  such 
purpose  is  rendered  impracticable  by  its  weight. 

To  obviate  these  objections,  a  door  composed 
of  two  or  more  sheets  of  paper- board,  secured 
together  and  rendered  ho  mogeneous,  has  been 
devised. 

Boards  of  properly-prepared  paper  are  taken, 
each  having  the  requisite  dimensions  for  a  door, 
and  a  thickness  of  one-third  or  one-half  the  pro- 
posed thickness  of  such  door,  and  within  the 
outer  board  or  boards,  openings  are  cut  that  cor- 
respond in  size,  shape  and  location  to  the  ordi- 
nary panel-openings.  The  edges  of  these  openings 
are  preferably  molded,  but,  if  desired,  may  be 
left  plain,  and  separate  moldings  may  be  se- 
cured thereon  after  the  door  is  completed.  The 
outer  boards  thus  constructed  are  then  coated 
upon  their  inner  faces  with  a  suitable  adhesive 
mixture,  preferably  composed  of  forty-nine 
parts  of  glue  and  one  and  one-eighth  part 
of  bichromate  of  potash  dissolved  in  water,  and 
placed  upon  opposite  sides  of  a  central  panel 
board,  after  which  they  are  passed  between 
rollers  and  subjected  to  a  heavy  pressure,  which 
causes  the  boards  to  firmly  adhere  to  and  be- 
come practically  homogeneous.  The  door  may 
now  be  covered  with  any  desired  fire  or  water- 
proof coating,  and  then  painted  in  the  ordinary 
way,  after  which  it  may  be  bung  and  trimmed 
in  the  usual  manner,  and  from  the  nature  of  the 
material  employed  is  free  from  all  changes 
which  are  produced  by  atmospheric  causes  upon 
wood,  costs  much  less  than  metal,  and  has  less 
weight  even  than  a  door  constructed  from  pine. 
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You  can  surely  diminish  pain  and  increase 
pleasure;  the  secret  is  to  know  more  and  to  know 
that  there  is  more  to  love.  The  more  man  knows 
the  more  he  exists,  and  the  pleasanter  his 
knowledge  the  happier  his  existence. 


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Ink  or  Wbar. 


Being  Triple  Sized  (a  process  entirely  our  own)  and  Loft  Dried,  can  be  erased  and  written  upon  the  fifth  time  distinctly.    None  genuine  without  the  water- 
mark, thus— Old  Berkshire  Mills  Linen  Ledger,  and  date. 

CARSON  &  BROIVN  CO.,  Manufacturers. 

Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE.  Jr.,  &  BRO.. 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities  : 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  bandsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  iihousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

AU  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  >  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties'^ are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
O-eneral  Agency,  GEO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  BeeJcman  Street. 


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^UR  Line  of  £AST£R,  CARDS  is  now  completed,  and  Sample  Books  are  being  shown  to  the  Trade.  The 
Line  is  undoubtedly  even  superior  to  our  previous  efforts,  and  we  confidently  expect,  especially  after  the  great 
success  our  Cards  met  with  during  the  Christmas  Season,  that  the  demand  will  even  exceed  that  of  last  year.  We 
would  urge  upon  our  friends  to  place  their  orders  as  soon  as  possible  in  order  to  avoid  delays  and  possibly  disappoint- 
ments, especially  as  Easter  is  two  weeks  earlier  this  year  than  last.  Among  the  contributors  to  our  Line  of  Easter  Cards 
for  this  year  we  would  mention  the  following  artists  : 


MISS  FIDELIA  BRIDGES, 
mSS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


MISS  ELLA  F.  PELL, 
MISS  F.  B.  TOWNSEND, 
MR.  A.  F.  BROOKS, 


THOMAS  MORAN, 

HARRY  BEARD, 

F.  SCHUYLER  MATTHEWS,  Etc. 


Same  as  last  season,  we  furnish  our  Easter  Cards  plain,  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe.  All  fringed  cards  are  provided 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  mails. 

Envelopes  are  furnished,  -without  extra  charge,  for  all  cards  costing  $1 .  80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegantly  designed  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same. 

Our  assortment  of  plain  caids  ranges  in  price  from  30  cents  per  set  to  $6  per  set,  and  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.50  to  $18  per  set. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  IS  CALLED  TO  THE  FOLLOWING  SERIES: 


No.  620  D. — "Easter  Lily."  This  is  an  improved  edition  of 
the  folding  "Easter  Lily,"  published  two  years  ago,  which 
proved  such  a  great  success,  and  for  which  we  covdd  not  then 
supply  the  demand.  Each  card  is  supplied  with  cord  and 
tassels,  and  protector  and  envelope.   Price  per  set  of  12,  $6.00. 

No.  620  D.  F. — Same  series,  with  special  silk  fringe,  cord  and 
tassels.  Gilt-stamped  leatherette  protector.  Put  up  in  boxes 
containing  half-dozen  copies.    Price  per  dozen  copies,  $15.00. 

No.  621  D.  F.— "Easter  Lily  with  Bird."  Special  attention 
is  called  to  this  design.     It  is  a  very  rich  double  card,  heavily 


^  fringed  and  with  tassels,  the  outside  consisting  of  Lily 
Designs,  one  with  a  bird  on  sUver  ground,  the  inside  pages 
having  Butterflies  on  white  satin,  and  LUies  of  the  Valley 
also  on  satin.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each  packed  in  a  neat 
box,     -     -     - $30.00. 

No.  622  F.  -Water  Lily  Easter  Cross.  This  large  card  of  11  x  15 
inches,  is  sumptuously  fringed  and  provided  with  cord  and 
tassels.  It  is  very  attractive  in  design  and  make  up,  and  will 
prove  a  choice  and  popular  Easter  decoration  for  the  wall,  or 
suspended  on  a  banner  stand.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each 
packed  in  a  neat  box,  ---.--..-     $30.00. 


The  Christmas  Season  just  passed  has  tasked  our  powers  for  production  to  the  utmost,  and  we  have  to  apologise  for  our  short- 
comings in  meeting  the  demand  of  our  friends  in  all  cases  by  simply  saying,  that  we  could  do  no  better  in  the  time  allotted  to  us 
between  receiving  and  filling  the  orders,  and  we  wish  to  impress  upon  our  valued  patrons  the  necessity  of  ordering  as  speedily  as 
possible  to  avoid  a  repetition  of  previous  disappointments. 


Attention   is   also  oalled  to  our  Line  of   BIRTHDAY   CARDS 
to  whioh  we  have  just  added  severarl  New  Series. 


We  are  ^A/•illi^g  to  break  sets  of  Cards  costing  $3. GO  and  over  per  set  of  1  2  ;  but  it  is  better  that  orders 
be  for  full  sets,  to  insure  complete  assortment  of  design  and  colors  of  fringes. 

rS^*  REGULAR    niSCOUJVTS    TO    THE    TRADE   FROM  LIST  PRICES,  ^^i 


NEW  YORK :  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICACiO:  112  Monroe  Mreet. 
SAN  FIIANCISCO :  62»  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.    S.   A. 


March  1,  1883.] 


THE    AMEELOAN    STATIOITEE. 


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GI-EOE,GhE   B.  HZTJE-ID  &  CO., 

79  Beekman  Street,  New  York,  \     ' 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE    STATIONERY. 

WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Qualities,   GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,   DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  tlNE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY     HANDSOME     LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  -whicli  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAI,,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell,  Drab, 
Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER  In  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  both  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  paper. 


SPECIAL   ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  THE   MANUFACTURE    OF  FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OTJI?.    LIISrE    Oir    BP2,ISTOX-.    BO-A.P2-IDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 

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qualifications  which  are  indispensable  for  the  higher  classes  of  Illustrated  Book 
Work,  Fine  Illustrated  Magazine  Work,  Illuminated  Printing  in  Blended  Colors, 
the  higher  order  of  Label  Printing  in  Colors  and  Bronzes,  and  all  the  other 
descriptions  of  Press-work  which  partake  of  the  artistic. 

As  we  build  this  machine,  it  is  possessed  of  many  exceptional  advantages. 
For  strength  and  solidity  it  is  unequaled,  being  held  together  by  a  powerful  girt, 
bolted  crosswise  on  a  carefully-fitted  bed-plate— the  whole  binding  together  the 
substantial  side-frames  to  the  other  foundation  parts  in  the  most  compact  man- 
ner. Provision  is  also  made  on  the  girt  for  the  reception  of  two  series  of  steel 
wheels,  each  series  being  fitted  in  adjustable  boxes  and  operated  on  the  "  wedge" 
principle.  By  this  improvement  four  separate  BKARraos  are  provided  for  the 
bed  directly  under  the  point  of   impression,  imparting  a,bsoIute  solidity— no 

spring"  being  possible.    These  wheels  are  adjustable  to  a  hair. 


The  Impression  Cylinder  remains  stationary  during  the  return  motion  of  the 
bed  ;  the  sheet  is  fed  to  guides  or  "points,"  and  the  grippers  close  while  the 
cylinder  is  at  rest,  thus  giving  ample  time  to  feed  and  adjust  the  sheet.  As  the 
bed  passes  the  centre,  and  is  at  the  slow  point,  the  cylinder  is  thrown  into  gear 
by  means  of  a  lever  operated  by  cams.  The  cylinder  is  then  driven  entirely  by 
the  bed,  and  perfect  register  is  obtained.  After  the  impression  is  completed, 
the  lever  engages  with  the  cylinder,  and  stops  it  in  place  for  another  sheet  ; 
several  teeth  on  the  cylinder  gear  are  cut  off  to  allow  the  bed  to  return  without 
disturbing  the  cylinder.  As  the  Impression  Cylinder  is  stationary  during  half 
the  revolution  of  the  press,  the  printed  sheet  is  transferred  to  our  Patent  Sheet 
Delivery,  which  deposits  it  on  the  Fly  without  the  use  of  tapes  ;  and  as  the 
sectional  wheels  of  the  Sheet  Delivery  are  adjustable  at  will,  they  can  be  moved 
from  the  "  Une  of  danger  "  to  engravings  or  contact  with  the  letterpress,  and 
"set-off"  is  clearly  impossible.  Our  Patent  Hinged  Roller  Frame  is  seen  on 
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[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

COMBINED    WRITING,    COPYINC    AND 
BLOTTING    TABLET. 


A  new  thing,  for  which  a  patent  has  been 
asked,  is  illustrated  in  the  engraving.  It  is 
known  as  Johnson's  combined  writing,  copying 
and  blotting  tablet,  and  is  a  tablet  of  note,  letter 
or  bill  heads,  interleaved  with  copying  paper. 
After  writing  a  letter  the  copying  paper  is  laid 
on  it  and  rubbed  over  with  the  hand  and  a  clear 
copy  is  produced.  The  copy  and  writing  are 
then  removed  from  the  pad,  the  letter  to  go  to 
its  destination,  the  copy  to  be  filed  for  future 
reference.  The  bottom  of  the  tablet  is  double 
and  has  a  cloth  hinge  and  can  be  used  as  a  re- 
ceptacle for  the  letters,  permanently  or  until 
it  may  be  convenient  to  file  them  away.  Another 
manner  of  putting  together  is  to  sew  the  copy- 
ing paper  at  the  head  and  interleave  with  head- 
ings loose,  so  that  when  all  of  the  paper  is  used 
there  will  be  bound  copies  of  one  hun- 
dred letters  in  sbape  to  put  away. 
Milton  C.  Johnson,  New  York,  is  the 
manufacturer. 


inder,  which  provide  for  a  vertical  movement 
thereof,  and  mechanism  for  operating  the  cylin- 
der, comprising  a  cam-shaped  crown-wheel  and 
an  elongated  spur-wheel  engaging  therewith, 
whereby  the  movements  of  the  cylinder  are 
made  to  conform  to  those  of  the  bed,  all  being 
so  combined  and  organized  that  provision  is  af- 
forded for  the  movement  of  the  cylinder  toward 
and  from  the  form  by  the  teeth  of  one  wheel 
moving  relatively  to  those  of  another.  2.  The 
combination,  with  the  bed  and  cylinder  of  a 
printing  press,  of  a  crank  for  reciprocating  the 
bed,  a  cam-shaped  crown-wheel  upon  the  shaft 
of  the  cylinder,  an  upright  shaft  below  the  cyl- 
inder-shaft, and  an  elongated  spur-wheel  upon 
said  upright  shaft  engaging  with  said  crown- 
wheel, whereby  provision  is  afforded  for  the 
movement  of  the  cylinder  toward  and  from  the 
form  by  the  movement  of  the  teeth  of  the 
crown-wheel  relatively  to  those  of  the  spur- 
wheel. 

No.  ;ir0,681.    Lead  or  Crayon  Holder.— William  H.  H. 
Knight,  Washington,  D.  C,  assignor   to  Lewis 
Abraham,  same  place. 
No.  270,687.    Combined  Paper-Sack,  Twine  and  Tea- 
Paper  Case.— John  C.  Norris,  Crete,  Neb. 
The  case  has  a  back  and  sides,  with  inclined 


NEW  PATENTS. 


No.  270,563.    Back  for  Picture  and  other 

Frames.    Lorenz  A.  Deuther,  Buffalo, 

N.  Y. 
No.    270,567.     Pencil.  —  Joseph   Hoffman, 

New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Joseph 

Reckendorfer,  same  place. 
A  longitudinally  movable  point- 
protecting  sleeve  and  automatic  lead  and  crayon 
holder  arranged  therein,  so  that  its  spring-con- 
trolled pressure-cap  shall  project  beyond  the  rear 
of  the  sleeve,  in  combination  with  a  spring  lighter 
or  more  yielding  than  the  controlling  spring  of 
the  pressure-cap  and  operating  to  retract  the 
holder,  so  that  its  point  shall  be  within  the 
sleeve,  and  a  spring-latch  or  lock  for  retaiaing 
the  holder  in  the  position  to  which  it  may  be 
advanced  against  the  stress  of  the  spring. 
No.  270,58H.    Ornamenting  Writing-Paper  Envelopes, 

&c. — Philipp  Hake,  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  and  George 

A.  Raisbeck,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
No.  270,592.    Show-Stand  for  Sample  Books.— Calvin 

Jackson,  Waukesha,  Wis. 
No.  270,611.      Fan.— Wm.  C.   Spelman,  Brooklyn,  as- 
signor to  Spelman  Brothers,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.   270,615.     Engraver's   Chuck.— Geo.    H.  Strong, 

Chicago,  111. 
No.  270,657.     Profile-Paper,  &c.— John  M.   Goodwin, 

Sharpsville,  Pa. 
A  sheet  composed  of  several  plies  or  films  of 
material  transparent  through  tr'eatment  spe- 
cially intended  to  make  it  so,  or  selected  because 
of  its  inherent  quality  of  -transparency,  for  use 
in  the  making  of  profiles,  cross-sections,  dia- 
grams, or  other  like  drawings,  in  which  sheet 
the  lines  for  the  guidance  of  the  person  making 
such  profile  or  other  like  drawing  are  printed  or 
ruled  upon  one  leaf  or  ply  of  the  material  of 
which  the  sheet  is  composed,  and  permanently 
covered  and  protected  by  another  leaf  or  ply 
thereof. 

No.  270,667.    Box  for  Matches  and  Other  Articles.- 

Alva  L.  Hollander,  Somerville,  Mass. 
No.  270,670.    Printing  Press.- Berthold  Huber.  Taun- 
ton, Mass. 
1.  In  a  printing  press,  a  bed,  a  crank  for  re- 
ciprocating it,  a  cylinder,  bearings  for  said  cyl- 


open  front,  and  contains  a  series  of  shelves  of 

different   depths.    The   bottom    is   constructed 

with  a  twine-receptacle  having  a  door,  and  with 

a     compartment     for    tea-paper   having    side 

openings. 

No.  270,708.-Slate-Wiper.— Dwight    F.    Walbrldge, 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
No.  270,714.    Addressing  Machine.— Chas.   D.  White, 

Boston,  Mass.,  assignor  to  Perry  Mason  &  Co., 

same  place. 
No.  270,730.    Calendar.— Louis  Brauer,  Philadelphia, 

Pa. 
No.    270,738.    Toy   Pistol.— Otto   C.  Butterweck,  St. 

Louis,  Mo. 

No.  270,740.  Manufacture  of  Pasteboard  Boxes. — 
Louis  D.  Caillat,  Paris,  France.  Patented  in 
France  August  5, 1882,  in  Belgium  August  9, 1882, 
in  England  August  9.  .1882,  and  in  Germany 
August  15,  1882. 
No.  270,746.  Combined  Pen  and  Pencil.— Richard  M. 
Collard,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Joseph 
Reckendorfer,  same  place. 
No.  270,764.  Advertisement  Card.— Bernard  Dreyfus, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  270,771.     Candle-Holder  for  Christmas  Trees.— 

William  M.  Fischer,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  270,820.    Method  of  and  Means  for  Preparing  and 
Hardening  Paper  Board  for  Japanning  and  En- 
ameling Purposes.— George   A.  Lovell,   Orange, 
assignor  of  one-half  to  Albert  A.  Lovell,  Worces 
ter,  Mass. 
The  process   of   hardening   paper-board  and 
similar  substances  which  consists  in  saturating 
or  coating  the  same  with  a  preparation  or  com- 
pound   composed    of    shellac,    linseed-oil,    and 
chloride  of  zinc.      2.  The  method  of  finishing 
articles  made  from  mill-board,  paper-board,  or 
similar  substances  which  consists  in  filling  or 
coating  said  articles  with  a  compound  of  shellac, 


oil,  and  chloride  of  zinc,  smoothing  off  the  sur- 
face thereby  formed,  and  then  japanning  or 
enameling  and  ornamenting  the  same. 

No.  270,836.    Hammock.— Isaac  E.  Palmer,  Middle- 
town,  Conn. 
A  hammock  having  a  pillow  or  bolster  extend-, 
ing  across  one  end  thereof,  and  secured  thereto 
at  its  ends,  so  as  to  serve  as  a  spreader. 

No.  270,837.    Hammock.— Isaac  E.  Palmer,  Middle- 
town,  Conn. 
A  hammock  or  bed-bottom  composed  of    a 
fabric  in  which  all  the  weft-threads  pass  through 
the  whole  width  of  the  warp,  and  having  sus- 
pension-loops at  the  ends  formed  of  unwoven 
portions  of  the  weft-threads  of  the  fabric. 
No.  270,852.    Handle   for   Satchels,    Bags,  &c.— Ed- 
ward Simon,  Newark,  N.  J. 
No.  270,866.    Method   of    Making  Dies.— William  F. 
Weber,  Newark,  N.  J. 
A  die  composed  of  two  plates  of  metal  firmly 
united  together,  one  of  which  forms  the  back  or 
base,  and  the  other  the  design  or  ornament  of 
the  die,  said  design  being  cut  through  or  from 
the  faceplate  before  it  is  united  to  the  back  or 
base  plate. 

BEISSUES. 
No.  10,274.    Thermometer  Tube.— Henry  Weinhagen, 
Hoboken,  N.  J.,  assignor  to  Charles 
Alber  Tatum,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Origi- 
nal No.,  233,586,  dated  October  19,  1880. 

DESIGNS. 
No.    13,519.     Pencil    Case.  —  Charles    W. 
Livermore,  Providence,  R.  I.    Term  of 
patent  14  years. 

No.  13,520.  Advertising  Blank.— Charles 
K.  Mills,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Term  of 
patent  3J^  years. 

Nos.  13,523  and  13,524.  Font  of  Printing 
Type. — William  W.  Jackson,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  assignor  to  MacKellar, 
Smiths  &  Jordan,  same  place.  Term 
of  patents,  14  years. 

LABELS. 

No.  2,900.  Title :  "  The  Merchant's  Stock  Label." 
(For  Woven  Fibrous  Goods.)— Grovener  A.  Cur- 
tice, Hopkinton,  N.  H. 

No.  2,909.  Title,  "The  Only  Durable  Wall  Finish 
Alabastine,"  Alabastine  Company,  New  York, 
N.  Y. 


An  oak  chair,  with  leather  back  and  seat, 
which  once  belonged  to  Thomas  Jefferson  and 
\^s  assiduously  sat  upon  by  that  patriot,  is  now 
the  property  of  Mrs.  Walter  C.  Douglass,  of  St. 
Louis.  One  of  the  arms  is  a  writing  desk,  with  a 
drawer  beneath  it  for  stationery,  and  Mrs. 
Douglass  will  be  deeply  grateful  to  anybody 
who  will  prove  that  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence was  written  thereupon.  She  inherited 
the  chair  from  her  father.  Foot  Johnson,  a 
prominent  Virginia  lawyer;  to  him  it  was  given 
by  Mr.  Foster,  of  Bedford  County,  Va.,  and  Mr. 
Foster  acquired  it  at  Jefferson's  death. 
^♦♦^ 

The  progress  of  manufacturing  industries  in 
the  United  States  has  been  such  that  an  arbi- 
trary division  into  manufacturing  and  agricul- 
tural sections  can  no  longer  be  maintained.  In 
seven  principal  Western  States — Ohio,  Indiana, 
Illinois,  Missouri,  Iowa,  Wisconsin  and  Minne- 
sota— the  manufacturing  industries  were  less 
than  one-half  those  of  the  New  England  States 
in  1850.  Now  these  industries  in  the  Western 
States  named  exceed  those  of  the  New  England 
States.  More  than  ten  years  ago  the  annual 
aggregate  value  of  manufactured  products  ex- 
ceeded the  value  of  all  agricultural  products  in 
the  above  Western  States.  The  number  of  pat- 
ents now  annually  taken  out  in  the  Northwest- 
ern States  far  exceeds  the  number  issued  to 
citizens  of  the  New  England  States. 


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OWJE  WRITING  IS  ALL  THAT  IS  NECBSSABY. 

The  first  writing  of  the  sale  is  made  upon  the  bill  in  copying  ink,  and  from  this  a  transfer  is  made,  by  the  ordinary  letterpress 
process,  to  the  salesbook.  The  pages  of  the  "Facsimile"  are  ruled  with  money-columns  for  extensions,  and  are  so  arranged  as  to 
provide  for  the  postings  to  be  made  direct  to  the  ledger.  The  paper  is  manufactured  under  a  new  process  expressly  for  the  purpose, 
and  is  thick  and  strong.  The  leaves  are  handled  as  easily  as  those  of  the  ordinary  account-book.  The  impression  is  as  clear  and 
distinct  as  the  original.  The  paper  being  free  from  injurious  chemicals,  insures  a  permanence  to  all  copies,  and  can  be  written 
upon  alike  with  pen  or  pencil. 

The  retention  of  perfect  copies  of  bills  or  invoices  sent  out  will  often  prevent  confusion,  and  lead  to  the  quick  detection  of  errors 
or  omissions. 

The  "Facsimile"  Sales  Copying-Book  has  been  extensively  adopted,  and  is  highly  indorsed  by  many  large  business  establish- 
ments in  various  parts  of  the  United  States. 

They  are  manufactured  with  one,  two,  or  three  extension  money-columns,  thus  providing  rulings  for  amounts  to  be  extended 
into  columns  for  general  or  special  accounts,  as  may  be  required  according  to  the  nature  of  the  business  in  which  they  are  used. 

They  are  handsomely  and  substantially  bound,  with  cloth  sides,  American  Russia  backs  and  comers,  and  with  or  without  the  index. 

:R:E.(3rUT^J^-R    SIZES    .AIL."W-A^'!rS    IIST    STOCK: 

m-  RULED  FOR  ONE  ACCOUNT.         ^°  RULED  FOR  TWO  ACCOUNTS. 

No.  510,     -        -        -        -        10x15,  500,  700  and  900  pages.      |      No.511,    -        -        -        -        12  x  15,  500,  700  and  900  pages. 
Special  sizes  made  to  order  on  short  notice,  for  which  quotations  wiU  be  given. 

ACME  PARCHMENT  COPYING-BOOKS 

take  perfect  and  instant  copies,  and  is  the  only  copying-paper  that  can  be  written  upon  with  pen  and  ink.     D^"  For  sample  sheets 
and  trade  discounts,  address  • 

ACME  STATIONERY  and  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton  St.,  New  York. 

HEADQUARTERS  FOR  PAPERS  IN  PADS  AND  BLOTTER  TABLETS. 


294 


THE    AMERIOAIsr    STATIOKER. 


THE  Parsons  Paper  Company, 

'-^(^   HOLYO  K  E,     MASS.,  ^=^^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  w^eights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

''PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,    HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

''PARSONS    LINEN    LEDGER."  "SCOTCH   LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


82  and  84  Beebao  Street,  New  Yorii, 


JOHN  GIBSON, 

My  new  line  of  EASTER,  Birthday  and  Valentine  Cards  are  now  ready.  I  would  call  special  attention  to  my  EASTEK 
NOVELTIES,  which  will  be  very  desirable. 

A  very  large  and  comijlete  line  of  Advertising  Cards,  Day  and  Sunday-School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  and 
Marriage  Certificates ;    New  Designs  in  each. 


The  Most  Perfect  and  Complete  Line  of  FILE  GOODS  Manufactured. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati. 

EASTERN   TRADE   SUPPLIED    FKOM 

NEW  YOIiK  BRANCH,  No.  28  BOND  ST. 

f^"  Ilhistrated  Catalogue  to  Dealers  on  application. 


TVn  S  S I A  N"     PAT  NTS    ^^^  ^^^^^'i^S  Photographs,  Prints,  &o. 

■■■  •  ^^  ^^  ^^  ■■■iMi^  Mi     MMH  Hi^      m»  M^p  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 

ounce  bottles  in  a  box— one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  full  directions  for  using  the_ colors.     No 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Fiill  Line  of  Picture  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 

W.  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


March  1,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEICAlSr    STATIONER. 


295 


Wonderful  Prouty  Power  Printing  Press. 


The 


NO  TAPES. 

NO  PULLIES. 
NO  FLIERS. 

SELF-INKER. 
SELF-DELIVERY. 


A  BONANZA! 
A  POWER -PRESS 

AND   ENGINE 

ALL  FOR   $700.   ^ 


GUARANTEED 

TO  DO 

First-Olass  Newspaper 

AJID 
POSTER  WORK. 

BUNS    BY   HAND    OB 
STEAM. 

No  Type  Grinding. 

EASIEST  PRESS  IN  THE 
MARKET. 


TESTIlv^OlSri^LS. 


"  I  am  most  emphatically  pleased  with  the  Prouty.    I  would  not  trade  it  for 

aC press  (price  $1,000.)    It  runs  easier,  it  is  much  simpler,  and  does  its 

work  as  rapidly  and  well."  J.  F.  MITCHELL,  Greenville,  Texas. 

"  Would  not  exchange  it  for  any  of  the  '  Big-  Injun'  presses." 

J.  A.  AVERY,  Waukeegan,  111. 


"  The  Prouty  is  the  '  Boss'  press.' 


C.  G.  STARKS,  Berlin,  Wis. 


"  For  the  coimtry  office  printing  1000  to  4000  circulation,  there  is  no  other 
press  worthy  to  be  compared  with  it." 

Waterloo  TRIBUKE,  Waterloo,  Iowa. 

"  W'e  profess  to  be  a  practical  pressman,  and  having  had  experience  with 
nearly  all  kinds  of  presses,  believe  ourself  to  be  a  competent  judge.  The 
Prouty  is  the  simplest  and  easiest  running  power  press  in  the  market,  and  will 
do  as  good  work  as  any  machine  made. "  F.  M.  HAISLET,  New  Hampton,  Iowa 


SIZES    J^lsTlD    FPLIOES,  <Scc. 


No.  1,  7  Column, 

No.  2,  8  Column,  or  5  Column  Quarto. 

No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3,000  lbs. 

1,000  per  houi-. 

3,600  " 

900 

4,300  " 

800 

Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $515. 
590. 
665. 


Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $25  extra. 
Book  Fountain,    25  to   40     " 


Address  all  orders  or  inquiries  for  further  pai'ticulars  to 


W.  G.  WALKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Proprietors,  Madison,  Wis. 


Express  Sample  Books, 

Comprising  the  Choicest  Patterns  of 


t— <-'^^/^^ 


WALL  PAPERS 


e— '>-'V2/2^N- 


A.    WXSIDMAIffN   A   CO., 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

rn  ^^  -W7^  ^S5 
Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 


MANUFACTURERS  OP 


AND  EXPRESSED  TO  THE  TRADE. 

Our  New  Location,  a  change  being  rendered  necessary  by 
constant  increase  in  business, 

IOC,  108, 110  and  112  Wabash  Av$nue, 

OHic^ao. 


TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  ol  Duane  St.,  New  York. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Faicf  Goois,  Glassware,  Glina,  Toys,  Gates, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

2^os.  2©,  33.  a-ia.cL  33  IPa-rls  lE'lace,  l>Te-^77-  "H"ox!fe. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

USTo.  152  Broadway,  jN'e^v  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

a^"  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 


THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE  CO.. 

Electrotypers  &  Stereotypers, 

No.  68  Beektnan  Street,  New  York. 
ELECTROTYPES     MOUNTED    ON    WOOD    OR    METAL. 


296 


THE   AMERICAN    STATIOKER. 


FAMILY  AND  PULPIT  BIBLES, 


Equal  to  the  Best  London  and  Oxford  Editions,  at  Half  their  Prices. 

nted  from  six  sets  of  electro-plates  of  different    size   type,  and   bound  in  the   most   durable 

elaborate   styles. 

NEW  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLE 


J 


TWO  THOUSAND  Illustrations,  containing  Bible  Dictionary  and  History  Books  Illus- 
trated, Colored  Maps,  &c.,  at  lower  prices  than  any  other  published. 


PHOTOGRAPH  ALBUMS, 

IlSr    EN"  ID  LESS    V^R-IETl^. 

Strong   Bindings,    New   and    Beautiful   Styles   in 

PLUSH,    MOROCCO,    TURKEY    MOROCCO,    SEAL -SKIN,   CALF   and   RUSSIA. 


&"  New  Illustrated  Catalogue  mailed  on  ajyplication. 

A.  J.  HOLMAN  &  CO.,  American  Bible  warehouse,  1222  Arch  St.,  PMla.,  Pa. 


AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 


591  Broadway,  New  York,  Manufacturers  of Opposite  Metropolitan  Hotel. 


Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames, 
Albums,  Cjraphoscopes,  Photographs, 


Photographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Stereoscopes  and  Views, 


Fine  Leather  and  Plush  G-oods, 
Indotint  Engravings. 


It^"  Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic — Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c. 

THE  CONTINENTAL  MnOILAGE 


^isriD 


Jet  Black  AAT^ritingr  Ink. 


SPECIAX.    PRICS    Tm\ST. 


WILLSTICK  &  CO.'S 

Superior  Adhesive  Mucilage. 

2  oz.  Cones,  in  bbls per  gross,  $3.50 


2  oz.      "       )4  Gross  boxes 

2  oz.      "       1  Dozen  boxes 

3  oz.      "       ^  Gross  boxes 

3  oz.      "       1  Dozen  boxes 

4  oz.  Flats, 
8  oz.  Cones, 
8  oz.  Flats, 
Pints 
Quarts, 


3.75 
4.00 
4.00 
4.25 
6.00 
12.00 
14.00 
18.00 
30.00 


CONTINENTAL 

Extra  White  Gum  Mucilage. 

2  oz.  Cones,  in  bbls per  gross,  $3.75 

J4  Gross  boxes " 

1  Dozen  boxes " 

J4  Gross  boxes " 

1  Dozen  boxes. ...  " 


2oz. 
2oz. 
3oz. 
3oz. 


4  oz.  Fiats, 

8  oz.  Cones, 

8  oz.  Flats, 

Pints, 

Quarts, 

We  use  no  paper  boxes.  Our  goods  are  all  packed  in  lock-cornered  wood  boxes  with  sliding  lids. 
^~  The  above  prices  for  2,  3  and  4  ounce  Mucilage  are  strictly  for  lots  not  less  than  5  gross.  _^ 
No  Discounts  whatever.     Drayage  charged  at  cost. 


4.00 
4.25 
4.25 
4.50 
0.50 
14.0(1 
16.00 
24.00 
36.00 


CONTINENTAL    MFG.  CO. 

4:26  &  428  Market  Street, 


I.  ADDISON  BUSH,  Manager. 


PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


These  Goods  can  be  ordered  of  any  Wholesale  Druggist  or  Stationer,  or  general 
Storekeeper,  in  any  part  of  the  United  States.     Send  for  Price  List  of  our  Inks. 


March  1.  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAK    STATIONEE. 


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I'HrAT^B.  MOTOR, 


FOR  RUNNING  ALL  KINDS  OF  LIGHT  MACHINERY  AND 

PRINTING  PRESSES  by  V^ATER-POV^ER. 

HYDBANT    PKESSDKE    CHEAPER,    QUICKER    AND    SAFER    THAN    STEAM. 

Tt^to   H-U-xicared.    ]Pri3n.ti3:i.g-    XaiovLses    a-re  n.o-Vv7-   'u.sin.g-   tla.e   Trierls   Is/dlotor. 
Give  name  and  number  of  Presses  and  Water  Pressure  per  square  inch  in  the  street  maina 

^-send  for  Circular.     TUERK  BROS.  &  JOHNSTON,  86  &  88  Market  St.,  Chicago,  Ills. 


Motor  with  Uoviirnor. 
Mark  Hanson,  Omaha,  Neb.    Displaced 

Hawyard  Motor. 
Index.  Evahston,  111.    Displaced  Backus 

Motor. 
Transcript,  Golden,  Col. 
Standard,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 
Sun,  San  Antonio,  Texas.    Disp.  Backus. 
Register  Printing  Co.,  South  Bend,  Ind  , 

No.  13,  driving  4  presses.    Formerly 

used  a  4-horse-power  engine. 


WE   REFEE   TO   A   FEW  PRINTING   OFFICES   THAT   ARE   USING   THE   TUERK   MOTOR  FOR 


Pioneer  Magnet,  Big  Rapids. 

Gazette,  Niagara  Falls. 

Gazette,  Stillwater,  Minn. 

Tribune,  Winona,  Minn. 

Express,  Red  Oak,  Iowa. 

Lumberman,  Stillwater,  Minn. 

Hawkeye,  Burlington,  la. 

Tuttle  &  Co.,  Rutland.  Vt„  Official 
Printers  to  State  of  Vermont.  Dis- 
placed lO-horse-power  engine. 


DRIVING   THEIR  PRESSES. 

Bishop  Brothers  Printing  House,  Bur- 
lington, Iowa. 

Tribune,  Salt  Lake.  Displaced  a  large 
Backus  Motor. 

Seniinel,  Peru,  Ind. 

Gazette,  Owego,  N.  Y. 

Blade,  Owego,  Owego,  N.  Y. 

Florida  Union,  Jacksonville. 

Times,  Hornellsville,  N.  Y. 

Republican,  Salamanca,  N.  Y. 


Dis- 


Republican,    Johnstown,   N.  Y. 

placed  Backus. 
R.  Putnam,   Chillicothe,  O.    Displaced 

Backus. 
Herald  and  Globe,  Rutland,  Vt. 
Review,  Rutlaml,  Vt 
Couraiit,  New  Castle,  Pa. 
Daily  Union.  Rock  Island,  111. 
Tribune,  Tiffin,  Ohio. 
Chronicle  Pub  Co.,  Leadville,  Col. 


.1    C.  AIKIN. 

II     .V.  LAMBERT. 


J.  B.  SHEA. 
D.  F.  FOLEY. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 

No.  23  Maiden  Lane,  New  York, 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

Gold  Pens,  Holders,  Pencil  Cases,  Pencils  and  Latest  "Hovelties." 


'  Send  for  Catalogae  aod 
Price  liist. 


NEW  GOODS  FOR  FALL  TRADE' 


'<3-I?,-A."VIT"2-"    IFEiTCrEj 


Our  assortment   for  Fall   and   Winter  Trade,   while 

comprising  the  usual  line  of  STAPLES,  has  received 

many  ADDITIONS  in  NEW  Goods,  that  are  ARTISTIC 
and  NOVEL,  and  will  supply  the  wants  of  the  Book  and  Stationery  Trade.    Our  "  Gravity  "  Pencil  (as  per  above  cut)  is  the  LATEST  and  most  desirable  Pencil  in 
the  market.    Carrying  the  Artist's  LARGE  Lead,  and  working  on  the  principle  of  gravitation,  it  is  unexceled  for  business  purposes. 


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All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

S.  W.  Scottin,  printer,  Eureka,  Cal.,  has  been 
attached. 

J.  G.  Ophelia,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Portsmouth, 
Va.,  is  dead. 

A.  E.  &  G.  S.  Cummings,  publishers,  Boston, 
Mass.,  have  sold  out. 

E.  Holmes,  traveling  representative  for  A.  S. 
Barnes  &  Co.,  is  now  on  the  road. 

D.  B.  Mudge,  general  agent  for  the  McKinnon 
Pen  Company,  is  at  present  in  this  city.  He 
will  start  on  the  road  again  soon. 

The  McKinnon  Pen  Company  has  received  the 
January  statement  of  its  London  house.  It 
shows  that  the  business  transacted  has  been  sat- 
isfactory. 

A.  H.  Brown,  Jackson,  Mich.,  who  failed  a 
few  weeks  ago,  is  in  town  trying  to  effect  a 
settlement.  He  is  oflEering  twenty-five  cents  on 
the  dollar. 

The  stock  of  A.  H.  Goetting,  who  made  an  as- 
signment early  in  January,  has  been  purchased 
by  E.  C.  Rogers,  treasurer  of  the  Massasoit 
Paper  Company. 

McCarty  &  Hasberg's  travelers  are  now  on 
the  road  taking  import  orders,  and  parties 
wishing  to  communicate  with  them  can  be  ac- 
commodated by  writing  to  the  firm. 

Through  some  oversight  the  name  of  William 
I.  Martin  was  omitted  from  the  list  of  those 
present  in  the  report  of  the  dinner  of  the  Sta- 
tioners' Board  of  Trade  in  last  week's  issue  of 
The  Stationer. 

Crane  Brothers,  Westfleld,  Mass.,  forward  a 
sample  book  of  their  fine  "all  linen"  and 
"Japanese  linen"  papers,  which  are  desirable 
goods  in  every  way.  The  sample  book  will  be 
forwarded  to  the  trade  on  application. 

The  New  England  Card  Company,  Woon- 
socket,  R.  I.,  has  removed  to  75  and  77  Nassau 
street,  New  York.  This  company  has  secured 
large  and  commodious  accommodations,  and 
with  additional  facilities  can  fill  large  orders 
promptly. 

Willy  Wallach  reports  having  secured  a  large 
number  of  import  orders  this  year.  The  Easter 
cards  offered  by  this  firm  are  said  to  have  taken 
readily  with  the  trade.  Particular  attention  has 
been  paid  to  the  fringing  of  these  goods  in  a 
novel  and  unique  style. 

Among  the  members  of  the  trade  visiting  the 
city  during  the  week  were  :  H.  Cowperthwaite, 
representing  John  Wannemaker,  Philadelphia  ; 
William  Winters,  of  William  Winters  &  Son, 
Delhi,  N.  Y. ;  E.  G.  Thorp,  of  Winkley,  Thorp 
&  Dresser,  Boston ;  A.  H.  Brown,  Jackson, 
Mich. ;  J.  W.  Embree,  Belton,  Tex. ;  Peter  Rae- 
der,  Pittston,  Pa. ;  Gus  Meyer,  of  Meyer  Bros. 
&  Co.,  St.  Louis. 

E.  Lovejoy,  88  State  street,  Chicago,  the  well- 
known  and  enterprising  artist  and  picture 
dealer,  offers  to  the  trade  stereoscopic  aud  panel 
photographs  of  the  great  Cincmnati  flood 
"taken  at  high  tide"  by  the  "  dry  process  of 
photography."  The  Stationer's  Chicago  cor- 
respondent will  give  a  description  of  these  views. 
Attention  is  called  to  his  advertisement  else- 
where. 


J.  E.  Linde  has  just  introduced  a  line  of  Easter 
advertising  cards  and  folders,  which  are  neatly 
and  tastily  gotten  up.  The  designs  include  birds 
and  nests,  flowers  and  other  fancies  peculiar  to 
Easter,  and  some  of  them  come  in  egg  shape. 
The  firm's  reward  and  scripture  cards  are  meet- 
ing with  success.  These  goods  are  produced  in 
thirteen  colors,  neatly  blended.  The  line  of 
tags  and  gum  labels  which  the  house  has  recently 
placed  upon  the  market  has  also  met  with  a 
great  demand.  Mr.  Linde  has  adopted  a  uni- 
form style  of  packing  his  goods,  which  is  much 
approved  of.  He  uses  boxes  of  the  same  color 
for  all  of  his  stock  and  a  uniform  label,  the 
color  of  the  box  being  that  least  likely  to  be 
soiled.  Both  of  his  travelers  are  now  on  the 
road,  one  canvassing  the  Eastern  and  the  other 
the  Western  trade. 

The  National  Publishing  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, is  preparing  a  handsome  set  of  electro 
plates  for  family  bibles.  The  type  is  large, 
black  and  distinct,  making  it  extremely  legible. 
Copious  notes  and  references  are  attached  to 
each  chapter.  It  will  form  an  imperial  quarto 
volume,  equal  to  the  English  edition  at  about 
half  their  cost. 

Alvah  Bushnell,  Philadelphia,  has  been  in  the 
city  arranging  for  stocking  up  the  new  store 
324  Chestnut  street,  which  he  will  open  in  con- 
nection with  the  old  stand  105  South  Fourth 
street,  his  business  having  outgrown  present 
quarters. 

C.  P.  A.  Hinrichs  shows  a  handsome  line  of 
china  Easter  goods,  which  the  trade  ought  to 
see.  This  firm  will  in  a  few  weeks  be  able  to 
show  the  latest  novelties  in  lawn  tennis,  la- 
crosse, cricket,  archery,  croquet  and  other 
games. 

Snider  &  Hoole,  Cincinnati,  have  got  out  an 
elaborate  calendar  printed  in  colors.  At  the 
top  is  an  illustration  of  a  family  of  lions,  which 
is  a  handsome  group  and  life-like  in  expression. 
The  calendar  is  a  sheet  24x36  inches. 

The  editor  of  Hubbard's  Newspaper  and  Bank 
Directory  of  the  World,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  in- 
vites the  publishers  of  newspapers  and  maga- 
zines to  forward  copies  and  particulars  of  their 
publications  to  his  address. 

Lucius  Clark  &  Co.,  paper  manufacturers, 
South  Bend,  111.,  have  suspended,  and  have 
issued  a  circular  calling  their  creditors  together 
and  promising  a  statement  of  their  assets  and 
liabilities  on  Saturday. 

The  Easter  plush  cross,  surmounted  by  a  nat- 
ural dove,  which  G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  introduced 
this  season,  is  meeting  with  a  great  demand. 
This  house  reports  that  many  of  its  numbers 
are  now  run  out. 

Samuel  C.  Tatum  &  Co.,  copying  press  manu- 
facturers, Cincinnati,  Ohio,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership, John  E.  Donovan  retiring.  Samuel  C. 
Tatum  will  continue  under  the  old  style. 

Ackerman,  the  envelope  manufacturer,  will  re- 
move to  33  Beekman  street,  and  not  William 
street  as  was  stated  erroneously. 

Alex.  Buntin  &  Co.,  paper  makers,  stationers, 
&c.,  Montreal,  Quebec,  have  changed  their  style 
to  Buntin,  Boyd  &  Co. 

Theo.  D.  Emory,  176  Pulton  street,  New  York, 
has  the  sole  agency  for  Weaver's  pliable  metal 
envelopes  and  packets. 

Perry,  Cofer  &  Co.,  picture  frame  dealers, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
E.  M.  Cofer  retires. 

George  E.  GafBeld,  bookseller,  stationer  and 
newsdealer,  Bradford,  Vt.,  has  been  burnt  out. 


George  Good,  publisher,  Dallas,  Ore.,  has  sold 
out. 

B.  Masslich,  printer.  Union  City,  Ind.,  has 
sold  out. 

North,  Joers  &  Warren,  printers,  Lincoln, 
Neb.,  have  sold  out. 

Arthur  Wm.  Jones,  printer,  Haverhill,  N.  H., 
has  sold  out  to  Dr.  C.  R.  Gibson. 

Alfred  D.  Bowen  &  Co.,  publishers,  Anacortes, 
W.  T.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Henry  Bodner,  stationer  and  newsdealer, 
Pittston,  Pa.,  has  sold  out  to  Peter  Raeder. 

L.  N.  Woodcock,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Wichita,  Kan.,  has  sold  out  to  Samuel  Winch. 

Mrs.  F.  W.  Bull,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Houl- 
ton,  Me.,  has  sold  out  to  Mrs.  F.  W.  Slipp  &  Co. 
J.  H.  BuflEord's  Sons  report  that  the  demand 
for  their  Easter  goods  is  far  beyond  their  expec- 
tations. 

Butler,  Bowman  &  Price,  printers,  Oakland, 
Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  W.  F.  Price 
retires. 

J.  R.  &  P.  E.  Curry,  publishers,  Telluride, 
Col.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  P.  E.  Curry 
continues. 

Leroy  W.  Fairchild  will  remove  from  No.  1 
to  No.  18  John  street  some  time  during  the  pres- 
ent month. 

Frank  &  Cutter,  publishers  of  the  Argus, 
Adin,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  P.  Prank 
retires. 

W.  L.  Berry  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Detroit,  Mich.,  have  sold  out  to  Gorton, 
Blewett  &  Co. 

M.  O.  Frost  &  Son,  publishers  of  the  Clark 
County  Herald,  Marshall,  111.,  has  sold  out  to 
L.  S.  Kilberne. 

Van  Ansdal  &  Harman,  dealers  in  wall  paper, 
'Dayton,  Ohio,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Van 
Ansdal  &  Garman  continue. 

William  Hood  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Montreal,  Quebec,  are  offering  to  compro- 
mise at  forty  cents  on  the  dollar. 

W.  B.  Boorum,  of  Boorum  &  Pease,  who  has 
been  ill  with  pneumonia  for  about  ten  days,  is 
now  reported  to  be  convalescent. 

Louis  Gregoire  &  Co. ,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, San  Francisco,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.    Payot,  Upham  &  Co.  retire. 

Maynard  &  Noyes,  ink  manufacturers,  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  George 
G.  Stantial  continues  under  the  same  style. 

J.  G.  Miller  &  Co.,  bookbinders,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership;  Benjamin  W. 
Tingley  retiring.  The  remaining  partners  con- 
tinue under  the  same  style. 

J.  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  have  on  exhibition 
some  new  and  handsome  designs  in  stamped, 
hand-painted  and  illuminated  papeteries  ;  some 
of  them  are  crystallized  to  represent  snow  scenes, 
and  are  at  once  attractive  and  salable.  These 
designs  are  also  put  up  in  cabinets  containing 
cards  and  envelopes.  They  also  make  some 
very  handsome  designs  in  hand-painted  and  em- 
bossed wedding  goods,  which  are  put  up  in  com- 
binations of  fifty  cards,  envelopes  and  outside 
envelopes. 

Baughman  Brothers,  stationers  and  printers, 
Richmond,  Va.,  made  an  assignment  on  Friday, 
February  23.  Their  liabilities  are  $90,000,  and 
their  assets,  consisting  of  stock,  fixtures  and 
bills  receivable,  $92,000.  Moses  Milhises  is  made 
the  trustee.  Preferred  debts  are  named  in  the 
deed  to  the  amount  of  over  $42,000.  It  is  re- 
ported that  the  creditors  are  favorably  disposed 


March  1,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


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toward  the  firm,  which  has  a  branch  house  in 
New  York. 

L.  D.  Card  well,  publisher,  Union  City,  Tenn., 
has  sold  out. 

"William  B.  Bensinger,  stationer,  &c.,  Tama- 
qua,  Pa.,  is  dead. 

The  Advocate  Company,  publisher,  Hunts- 
ville,  Ala.,  has  sold  out. 

The  Boston  Advertising  Envelope  Company, 
Lynn,  Mass.,  has  been  attached. 

J.  L.  Brown,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Meadville, 
Pa.,  has  sold  out  to  W.  D.  Hays. 

James  Crowley,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Bal- 
timore, Md.,  has  become  insolvent. 

J.  D.  Simpson,  newsdealer,  Portsmouth,  Neb., 
has  been  burned  out.    Loss,  §7.50 ;  insurance,  $500. 

Johnson's  paper  bag  factory,  at  Middletown, 
Ohio,  was  completely  destroyed  by  Are  on  Sun- 
day morning.  The  loss  on  stock  is  $20,000,  and 
on  the  building  and  machinery  about  $20,000; 
partly  insured. 

Paul  D.  Hayward,  successor  to  Clark,  Hay- 
ward  &  Co.,  wholesale  paper  merchants,  Chi- 
cago, 111.,  has  made  an  assignment.  Mr.  Hay- 
wird  was  interested  in  the  Marseilles  Paper 
Company,  which  recently  failed. 

James  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  are  displaying  some 
of  the  handsomest  and  most  unique  designs  in 
Eastern  novelties  that  have  been  shown  this  sea- 
son. They  have  beautifully  mounted  hand- 
painted  designs  on  tiles,  which  are  produced  in 
four  different  colors,  and  are  a  decided  novelty 
and  having  a  large  sale.  They  also  exhibit  a 
handsome  and  complete  assortment  of  Easter 
gifts,  representing  a  series  of  musical  instru- 
ments, which  are  produced  in  fine  satin  ,and 
plush,  with  flowers  interwoven  and  silver  mount- 
ings. Some  of  them  being  fine  representations 
of  harps,  lyres,  Sec.  All  of  these  goods  are  made 
of  shaggy  or  long  knap  plush,  which  adds  greatly 
to  their  appearance. 


BRITISH  HOPES   OF    REDUCED   CUS- 
TOIVIS   DUTIES. 

The  industrial  and  other  journals  of  England 
are  extracting  a  great  deal  of  comfort  from 
what  they  regard  as  the  promise  that  Congress 
will  effect  severe  reductions  of  our  customs 
duties.  Probably  before  many  weeks  elapse 
they  will  discover  that  there  is  not  so  much  com- 
fort in  the  situation  as  they  imagine  ;  but  it  is 
exceedingly  instructive  to  Americans  to  observe 
with  what  eagerness  and  exultation  the  English- 
men have  leaped  to  the  conclusion  that  their 
chance  to  control  this  market  at  last  is  about  to 
come.  One  journal  congratulates  its  readers 
that  intelligent  public  opinion  in  this  country 
has  assailed  "  the  robber  tariff  "—that  is  to  say, 
the  tariff  that  robs  Englishmen  of  the  opportu- 
nity to  rob  us  of  our  industries.  Another 
writer  admits  that  when  America  goes  into  free 
trade  England  will  have  a  sharp  competitor 
in  the  markets  of  the  world  ;  but  he  com- 
forts Englishmen  by  the  statement  that  "the 
opening  of  aVast  continent  with  an  enormous 
population,  increasing  yearly,  not  only  by  an 
internal  normal  rate  of  progress,  but  by  an  im- 
mense influx  of  emigrants,  will  far  more  than 
compensate  for  loss  of  business  in  other  direc- 
tions." But,  then,  just  because  we  understand 
the  advantages  of  controlling  that  market  we 
are  not  going  to  be  in  a  great  hurry  to  bring 
about  free  trade.  Still  another  writer  excites 
the  imaginations  of  Manchester  people  by 
picturing  "richly  laden  argosies  speeding 
across  the  Atlantic  with  textile  goods  equal  in 
quality,  but  not  costing  a  fourth  of  the  price  (1) 


of  native  productions."  And  so,  all  through  the 
British  islands,  there  is  chuckling  and  rubbing 
of  hands  because  of  the  belief  that  the  hope, 
long  deferred,  of  easy  entry  of  British  wares  to 
the  United  States,  is  at  last  to  be  realized. 

Englishmen  might  as  well  make  up  their 
minds  that  the  day  is  not  only  not  near,  but 
very  far  distant  when  there  will  be  any  serious 
reduction  of  American  duties  upon  foreign 
goods.  The  general  popular  sentiment  in  this 
country  is  strongly  in  favor  of  the  protective 
system,  and  there  are  no  indications  of  any 
kind  that  it  will  not  remain  so.  The  political 
revolution  wrought  by  the  elections  of  last  year 
was  not,  as  many  British  editors  seem  to  think, 
born  of  hostility  to  the  tariff  ;  it  was  inspired 
by  a  desire  on  the  part  of  the  people  to  bring 
about  internal  reforms,  and  its  force  will  be  ex- 
pended when  those  reforms  have  been  effected. 
There  is  no  party  division  upon  the  lines  ;of  free 
trade  and  the  tariff ;  protectionists  and  free 
traders  are  found  in  both  parties,  and  while 
free  traders  in  both  are  loud  talkers,  in  neither 
can  they  exercise  decisive  influence. 

The  American  people  favor  protection  because 
they  believe  it  to  be  to  their  interest  to  do  so. 
They  are  accounted  a  sharp-witted  people,  quite 


capable  of  understanding  what  their  interests 
are,  and  the  proof  that  they  have  comprehended 
them  perfectly  lies  in  the  fact  that  they  have 
attained  enormous  prosperity  under  the  pro- 
tective system.  They  are  well  aware  that 
Englishmen  are  eager  to  gain  this  market,  and 
they  are  convinced  that  an  arrangement  which 
will  manifestly  be  good  for  Englishmen  will 
not  be  good  for  Americans.  This  belief  is 
based,  not  alone  upon  common  sense  but  upon 
observation,  for  we  can  easily  perceive  that 
all  the  free-trade  countries  but  one  are  poor 
countries,  and  that  they  are  poor  largely  be- 
cause they  have  permitted  England  to  do  with 
them  what  she  wants  to  do  with  us,  namely,  to 
break  down  native  manufactures  and  to  destroy 
that  diversity  of  industry  which  is  essential  to 
prosperity  and  wealth.  We  are  not  yet  quite 
ready  to  invite  such  a  fate;  and  the  exultations 
of  the  British  press  are,  therefore,  premature. 
England,  for  the  present,  will  have  to  be  satis- 
fled  with  the  fact  that  this  market,  even  under 
the  protective  system,  is  the  best  she  has  ;  in 
truth  we  are  her  most  generous  customers,  but, 
while  we  buy  liberally,  we  are  going  to  take 
care  of  our  own  great  industries.— Teasttie  Rec- 
ord. 


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Easter*  Greetings! 


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HENRY    LEVY   &   SON, 

477   Broadway,  Ne"w  York. 


GARTER 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^'PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

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THE    AMERIOAISI    STATI0:NER. 


DIRECTORY. 

Card  Board  Manufacturers. 

Paper  Manufacturers. 

TRIER,  S.,  &  SON,                      190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 

JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,   White   and   Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

Paper  Ruling,  Cuttmg  and  Eyeletting. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  »10  per  annum  for  each  card. 

McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  st.,  N.  Y. 
Copying  Books. 

Advertising  Cards. 

MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F.,                Philadelphia,  Pa. 

KISSAM,  B.  A.,                         .32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

DANDO,  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Row.  N.  Y. 

Engravers. 

Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

WILTSHIRE,  HARRY,                 78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 

THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON.                Philadelphia,  Pa. 

BURCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 

Eyelet  Machines. 

Pen  Manufacturers — Gold. 

Pencils  for  Artists,  vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 

LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L.,               51  South  4th  St..  Phila 

Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  111. 

A  TKTN,  T,  A  MRRRT  &  CO. ,           23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y . 

Envelope  Manufacturers. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 

ACKERMAN  ENA^ELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  16  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 

ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.        50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  Dl. 

CLARK,  C.  W..  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 

JANENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 

Co.,  27  >ranklin  .St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 

HILL,  W.  H.,                                       Worcester,  Mass. 

Art  Publishers. 

HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO.,              Holyoke,  Mass. 

SHEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 

BUFFORD'S  SONS  J  H    Boston  Mass    293  and  295 

Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 

Broadway,  N.  Y.,and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255&  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Scrap  Book  Pictures. 

FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

REAY,  M.  A.,                                       77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

BECK,  CHARLES,              609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

Sealing  Wax  Manufacturers. 

TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,                   New  Bedford,  Mass. 
Salesrooms,  28  Bond  st.,  N.  Y. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,   Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
<S:c.,                                     170  Clark  St.,  Chicago.  111. 

DENNISON   JLANUFACTURING   CO.,   21    Milk   St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;   630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143Walnut 

St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 

Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 

BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 

ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 

COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 

Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 

ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 

Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 

MENDE,  PAUL,                               16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 

Shelf  Paper. 

Clobes. 

GAY  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

ROGERS,  L.  H  ,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 

ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  HI.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8, 12, 18  and  30  in.  diam. 

KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO.,             14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

Silk  Ornaments. 

PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,PhUadelphia,  Pa. 
Bookbinders. 

NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.    Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

P4LM  &  FECHTELER,|«5^LaSeent^^st.^N.  Y. 
Slates. 

WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

Craln  Tables. 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,                Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

MCDOWELL,  K.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 

Book    Binders'    and    Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  Dl. 

U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston.  Mass. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 

Stationers'  Hardware. 

C02,  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  Clark  and  Adams  sts.,  Chicago,  DL 

SMITH,  J.  0.,  MFG.  CO.,                    51  John  St.,  N.  Y, 
J.  F.  MLTtCH,  Agent. 

CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Letter  Files. 

DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO.,                          Chicago,  lU. 

Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 

HICKOK,  W.  0.,                                  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

AGAR,  ALEXANDER,                  110  WilUam  St.,  N.  Y. 

Mathematical  Instruments. 

HOWARD  IRON  WORKS,                      Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

KING.  GEO.  F.,  &  MERRILL, 

McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  Ruling  and  Paging 

KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material,                                       127  Fulton  st.,  N.  Y. 

29  Hawley  st ,  Boston,  Mass . 

Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

WALLACH,  WILLY,                 78  Chambers  St.,  N.  Y. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mir.  Paper  Rulmg  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 

WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO.,                  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.    Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.                                  Springfield,  Mass. 

SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 

SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  PhUa. 
Pa.— Foimtain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  <S:c.,  &c. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 

Bookbinders'  Materials. 

BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jb  ,                81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

HAKE.  PH.                                   155  WilUam  st.,  N.  Y 

GARNAR.  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  Wilham  St.,  N.  Y. 

MOOKE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

LOCKWOOD  MK*.  CO..  255  &  2.')9  S.  3d  St..  Phila.,  Pa. 

QANE  BROTHERS,                       106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 

Stationers'  Specialties. 

GRIFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  .304  N.  Main  st.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Paper. 

Send  for  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists. 

ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,   Tissue,   Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

DENNISON   MANUFACTURING   CO.,    21    Milk  st 

Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 

Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.   Y.;   6.S0' Chestnut  si.', 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 

BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  st.,  PhUadelphia,  Pa. 

St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

COIJJN8,  A.  M.,  SON.  &  CO.,        PhUadelphia,  Pa. 

Tag  Manufacturers. 

HAKE,  PHIUP.                             155  William  St.,  N.  Y. 

DENNISON   MANUFACTURING   CO.,  21   Milk   St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,   N.  Y.;    630   Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago:  143  Walnut 
St..  Cincinnati:  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 

Copying  Presses. 

Q.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

HUBBARD,  H.  N.,                 318  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 
BECK,  CHARLES,              609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Toys  and  Games. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersville,  111. 

LYJLAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts.. 

SHRIV'ER,  T.,  &  CO.,             333  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 

FOWARD  IRON  WORKS,                       Buffalo.  N.  Y. 

N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys.  Games  and  Novelties. 

TAFT,  Geo.  C,                                     Worcester,  Mass. 

Papers— Fancy. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

TATUM,  8AMUEL  C,  &  CO.,               Cincinnati,  O. 

BECK,  CHARLES,            609  Chestnut  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

WEIDMANN,  A..  &  CO.,               306  Broadway,  N.Y. 

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rXfPORTKRS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

EASTER  AND  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

REWARD    AND    ADVERTISING   CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Shape  Novelties,  Orders  of 

Dance,  Menus,  Tassels,  Plaques,  Calenders,  Marriage  Certificates, 

Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Crayons,  Etc. 

M&S  S  M&&  Mr&mMwmj^  Mmw  Tm^M, 

CHICAGO :   156  &  138  MOMROE  STREET.  BOSTON :   39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

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STANDARD  STEEL  PENS., 

Uanufactoiy  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Bnttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OCR    LEADING    STYLES: 

No.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  ...  Commercial       No.  707...  .Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  Scliool  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 

New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  TVilUam  Street. 


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luproTsil  Forforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


1^"  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

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cr.  E.  TiiisriDE. 


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Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

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Oliromos,  !E^old.ers    siiid 


165    T^iUiam   St.,  ]XeTV  ^ITork. 


Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $2.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1.00, 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CABD-BOARD  HADE  TO  ORDER. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,   &c., 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK. 

For  thk  Week  Ended  February  23,  1883. 


Albums 

3 
154 
13 

~29 

1 

118 

1 

15 

S390 

Books  

Newspapers 

15,086 
3,347 

Engravings         

Ink         

Lead  Pencils 

3,087 
4 

Paper   

10,426 

Steel  Pens 

68 

Other 

1,868 

Totals 

334 

$33,276 

VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS  AND 
STATIONERY 

FROM   NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS, 
For  the  Week  Ended  February  28,  1883. 


Paper,  reams. 
Paper,  pkgs . . 
Paper,  cases. . 
Books,  cases. . 
Stationery 


Totals. 


13,809 


11,757 

$3  727 

1,678 

9,498 

66 

1,936 

161 

12,543 

147 

7,355 

$35,059 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS   FROM  NEW  YORK, 

From  February  21  to  February  28,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Sandwich  Islands,  2;  to  Japan, 
2;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  41;  to  Venezuela, 
2;  to  Mexico,  54;  to  Santo  Domingo,  4;  to  Cuba,  5;  to 
British  Australasia,  1;  to  British  West  Indies,  5;  to 
Liverpool,  37;  to  Havre,  1. 

PAPER,  to  Brazil,  3,705  rms. ;  to  United  Sates  of 
Colombia,  3  cs.,  91  pkgs.;  to  Mexico,  8  cs.,  883  pkgs.; 
to  Porto  Rico,  1,405  rms.;  to  Central  America,  1 
pkg.;  to  Santo  Domingo,  984  rms.;  to  Hayti.  75 
pkgs.;  to  Cuba,  18  cs.,  213  pkgs.,  3,500  rms.;  to  New 
Zealand,  1  cs. ;  to  British  West  Indies,  32  pkgs. ,  4 
cs.,  2,088  rms.;  to  London,  26  cs. ;  to  Liverpool,  3 
cs. ;  to  Havre,  400  pkgs.;  to  Antwerp,  55  pkgs.;  to 
Hamburg,  3  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  United  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 24;  to  Venezuela,  9;  to  Mexico,  13;  to  Porto 
Rico,  11;  to  Central  America,  2;  to  Santo  Domingo, 
8;  to  Hayti,  3;  to  Cuba,  11;  to  British  West  Indies, 
31;  to  Liverpool,  29;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  1;  to 
Hamburg,  1. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Bralil,  10;  to  the 
United  States  of  Colombia,  88;  to  Venezuela,  22;  to 
Mexico,  98;  to  Porto  Rico,  1;  to  Central  America,  33; 
to  Santo  Domingo,  10;  to  Hayti,  3;  to  Cuba,  3;  to 
Newfoundland,  100;  to  British  West  Indies,  360. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  5;  to  Mexico,  11;  to  Porto  Rico, 
1;  to  British  Australasia,  7;  to  British  West  Indies, 
29;  to  Liverpool,  8;  to  Hamburg,  3. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  2;  to 
Hamburg,  6. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Mexico,  23  ;  to  British  Aus- 
tralasia, 20. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  London  1;  to  Liverpool,  2;  to 
Hamburg,  5. 

INK,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  22;  to 
Mexico,  5;  to  Porto  Rico,  2;  to  Cuba,  5;  to  New  Zea- 
land, 12. 

PLAYING  CARDS,  cases,  to  London,  4. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  1;  to  British  West  Indies,  1;  to  Liver- 
pool, 1. 

CHROMOS  AND  ENGRAVINGS,  cases,  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  1;  to  Central  America,  2;  to 
Cuba,  2;  to  Liverpool,  6;  to  Hamburg,  1. 

FANCY  GOODS,  packages,  to  Porto  Rico,  16. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Central 
America,  3;  to  Liverpool,  4. 

SCHOOL  MATERIALS,  cases,  to  Central  Amer- 
ica, 4. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  4. 


IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER  AT  PORT  OF 
NEW  YORK, 

From  February  21  to  February  28,  1883. 
B.  lUfelder,  Plantyn,  Antwerp,  1  cs. 
Vernon  Brothers  &  Co.,  Celtic,  Liverpool,  8  bs. 

B.  Illfelder,  Jan  Breydel,  Antwerp,  2  cs. 

H.  Ireland,  State  of  Pennsylvania,  Glasgow,  14  cs. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Nederland,  Antwerp,  2  cs. 
J.  Campbell  &  Co.,  by  same,  5  cs. 
Keuffel  &  Esser,  by  same.  4  cs. 

C.  H.  George,  Servia,  Liverpool,  6  cs.  hangings. 
Herter  Brothers,  by  same,  1  cs.  hangings. 

L.  De  Jonge  &  Co..  Bohemia,  Hamburg, 3  cs. 
Kothe  &  Lips,  P.  Caland,  Rotterdam,  6  cs. 
J.  Walker,  Wyoming,  Liverpool.  2  cs. 
R.  F.  Downing  &  Co.,  by  same,  9  cs.  hangings. 
Henry   Bainbridge  &  Co.,  the  Queen,  Liverpool, 
7  cs. 
B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  by  same,  2  cs. 
Schulz  &  Ruckaber,  Rhynland,  Antwerp,  5  cs. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same,  1  cs. 
MoUer  &  Emmerich,  by  same,  16  cs.  hangings. 
G.  J.  Kraft,  Heimdal,  Havre,  2  cs. 
A.  Ireland,  State  of  Florida,  Glasgow,  6  cs. 


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connected  with  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  country,  in  all  cases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
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BRANCH  OFFICES. 

Western  Office  :  P.  G.  Monroe,  General  Manager, 
8  Lakeside  Building.  Chicago.  III. 

Eastern  Office  :  E.  P.  Harris,  General  Manager, 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia  Office  :  J.  Viennot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Soathern  Office :  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, corner  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside |  ^  tSnlo^  ^^^^  Building. 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo Vigo,  Spain. 

S.  H.  Haine Antwen),  Belgium. 

G.  Galvagno Turin,  Italy. 

S.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa.  Italy. 

t  rr  Ai^  niicoTT  i  Amsterdam,  Holland,  and 

J.  H.  ae  Bussy ^     jj^g  Pm^^  g^j  in^es. 

^o^-  Hogan ^^^1  A^L  '^°' 

R.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  G.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent,  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Camilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana,  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

JosS  A.  Barros Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen.  Denmark. 

Pedro  Obregon La  Guaira,  Venezuela. 

Edward  Orauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hljos Curagoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Taraatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Lissa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  Q.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

Q.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  G.  Thrum ]  "ands"'"'    ^*°'^^'''''^     '^" 

John  0.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Haight Toronto,  Canada. 

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raspondents  of  the  source  of  their  information. 


Only  three  days  of  the  session  of  Con- 
gress remain,  and  then — "let  us  have 
peace !"         


It  is  quite  incomprehensible  that  men 
who  are  sent  to  represent  the  people  in  the 
halls  of  legislation  should  so  forget  the  in- 
terests of  the  people  as  to  squabble  over 
issues  which  unsettle  the  business  of  the 
country. 


An  increasing  number  of  failures  has 
been  noted  of  late,  and  this  week  adds  to 
the  list  some  of  greater  importance.  It  is 
asserted,  and  it  may  be  that  these  are  not 
calculated  to  bring  about  other  suspensions 
as  the  immediate  result  of  their  announce- 
ment, but,  despite  this,  it  will  scarcely  be 
denied  that  they  have  an  effect  which  can- 
not be  ignored.  With  such  a  drift  of  busi- 
ness suspension  there  should  be  an  intima- 
tion to  prudent  men  that  care  in  bestowing 
credit  and  a  limitation  of  trading  are  de- 
sirable. The  Stationer  has  heretofore 
taken  ground  against  the  freedom  with 
which  goods  were  sold,  and  has  warned 
its  readers  of  the  danger  of  ' '  cheap 
credits."  It  believes  it  to  be  its  duty 
to  repeat  that  warning  and  to  urge  greater 
circumspection  in  the  transaction  of  busi- 
ness. It  would  not  be  proper,  however, 
to  rush  to  the  other  extreme,  and  cut  off 
trade  with  a  snap.  Precipitancy  in  forcing 
settlements  or  in  pushing  claims  would  be 
likely  to  lead  to  results  adverse  to  the  main- 
tenance of  confidence  and  would  lead  to 
disaster.  There  is  no  present  occasion  for 
alarm,  but  there  is  just  reason  for  watch- 
fulness and  for  the  observance  of  the  rules 
of  trade,  based  on  the  principle  of  "a 
stitch  in  time,"  &c. 


We  regret  that  the  project  for  an  inter- 
national exhibition,  to  be  held  at  New  York, 
fell  through.  We  need  some  such  stimulus, 
and  judging  by  the  results  of  the  exhibi- 
tion of  1876,  the  advantage  to  American 
trade  would  have  repaid  the  trouble  and 
outlay.  If  it  costs  $10,000,000  to  prepare 
the  machinery  necessary  for  the  success  of 
an  exhibition,  the  country  could  well  afford 
to  appropriate  that  amount  in  the  purchase 
of  land  and  the  construction  and  arrange- 
ment of  the  buildings  and  their  appurten- 
ances at  a  permanent  location.  We  could 
then  have  exhibitions  decennially  or  when- 
ever the  industrial  and  business  interests  of 
the  county  should  seem  to  require  them.  It 
has  been  a  great  mistake  to  permit  the  Phil- 
adelphia buildings  go  to  destruction.  It  is 
too  much  to  expect  that  such  things  can  be 
maintained  by  private  enterprise,  but  it  is 
not  too  much  to  demand  that  they  shall  be 
sustained  by  the  nation.  An  apportionment 
among  the  different  States  of  the  cost  of 
providing  for  the  construction  of  suitable 
exhibition  buildings  and  for  their  care  and 
preservation,  would  fall  lightly  upon  each 
commonwealth.  A  place  for  holding  inter- 
national exhibitions  ought  to  be  constantly 
available,  and  whenever  occasion  for  one 
was  apparent  there  would  not  be  undue  ex- 


pense, crude  beginnings  and  haste  in  mak- 
ing the  necessary  preparation. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


S.  C.  W.— Asks  who  are  the  manufacturers  of  anti- 
nervous  pen-holders. 
-4n3.— Eberhard  Faber  and  Willy  Wallach, 
New  York. 

F.  L.  J. — Wants  to  know  where  to  get  plaques  and 
palettes  in  dozens  of  one  kind  or  in  small  quan- 
tities. 
Ans.—J.  H.  Buflford's  Sons,  New  York  and 

Boston;  J.  E.   Linda,  165  William  street.  New 

York;  A.  M.  Collins,  Son  &  Co.,  Philadelphia. 

If  you  want  them  for  decorating  at  home,  send 

to  Janentzky  &  Co.,  Philadelphia. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 

pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
,a  mortgage 'on  real  estate.] 

NEW  YORK  CITY. 
Mortgagor.  Amount. 

0.  Freeman $385 

Gaiter  &  Sons 166 

Henry  O.  Morris  (Champion  Publishing  Co.) . . .  4.000 

Schmidt  &  Co 3,400 

F.  Vogel&Co 250 

M.Connelly ],000 

W.  N    Lancaster ],800 

Lowe  &  Co.  (R.) 2,000 

P.  H.  McDonald .• 125 

J.  Mosbacher .  300 

A.  D.  Smith 3,000 

EASTERN  STATES. 

Francis  W.  Bird,  Boston,  Mass 400 

A.  E.  &  G.  S.  Cummings.  Boston.  Mass 175 

R.  H.  Curraa  &  Co.,  Boston,  Mass 1 

Wm.  &  Robert  A.  Elder,  Boston,  Mass 300 

Chas.  G.  Greeley,  Boston,  Mass  200 

W.  S.  Hanson,  Boston,  Mass.  (B.  S.) 1 

*  C.  A.  Hack  &  Son,  Taunton,  Mass 2,600 

WESTERN  STATES. 
A.   Zimmerman    &    Son,    Cincinnati,    Ohio, 

(Real) 15,000 

C.  W.  Barry,  Trinidad,  Col., 1,600 

Wm.  D.  Pratt,  Logansport,  Md 750 

J.  H.  Duffus,  Malcom,  Iowa,  (Real) 2,000 

W.  M.  Mast,  Cheyenne,  Wy 300 

G.  W.  Davies,  Portland,  Ore  354 

Thompson    (Thompson  &  Tyler),    Columbus 

Ohio,  (R.) 3,000 

Louis  Hofer,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 125 

Leadville  Herald  Printing  Company,  Lead- 

ville.  Col 

Frank  L.  Glass,  Indianapolis,  Ind 325 

A.  W.  Ervin,  Byron,  111 600 

W.  A.  Spencer,  Macedonia,  Iowa. 200 

Wm.  H.  MuUams,  Neola,  Iowa 63 

SOUTHERN  STATES. 

Jones  &  Cook,  Baltimore,  Md 

W.  S.  Bryan,  St.  Louis ,  Mo 5,000 

*  Erroneously  printed  last  week,  C.  A.  Hark  &  Son, 
Springfield,  Mass. 


In  what  is  estimated  to  be  the  most  delicate  pair 
of  scales  in  the  world,  according  to  the  account 
given  in  the  scientific  papers,  the  beam  is  made 
of  rye  straw,  and  together  with  the  pans,  which 
are  made  of  aluminium,  weighs  only  fifteen 
grains.  In  the  most  delicate  scale  heretofore 
made  the  beam  and  pans  weighed  sixty-eight 
grains — the  beam  being  made  of  aluminium — 
and  the  instrument  being  capable  of  weighing 
to  the  one  ten-thousandth  of  a  grain.  A  piece  of 
hair  one  inch  long  being  weighed  with  this  won- 
derful apparatus  was  found  to  represent  the 
almost  infinitesimal  quantity  of  one-thousandth 
of  a  grain. — £:x. 


March  1,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


803 


PRINTING   ON  SHEET  METALS. 


A  process  of  printing  on  sheet  metals  has  re- 
cently been  patented  in  England.  The  process 
may  be  carried  out  according  to  one  or  two 
methods  as  follows  :  A  roller  of  special  con- 
struction and  carried  in  suitable  bearings  is 
supplied  with  the  coating  material,  consisting  of 
ink,  varnish,  lacquer,  japan  or  other  similar 
materials,  either  alone  or  mixed  with  suitable 
colors  or  stains.  This  is  done  by  passing  under 
the  roller  a  flat  surface  charged  with  the  coating 
material,  and  the  latter  is  afterward  transferred 
to  the  plate  to  be  ornamented  by  passing  the 
same  under  the  roller  in  a  manner  entirely  simi- 
lar to  that  just  indicated,  and  exerting  suflBcient 
pressure  to  produce  intimate  contact. 

In  order  to  produce  a  definite  pattern  upon  a 
sheet  of  tin  or  other  metal,  instead  of  simply  coat- 
ing it  over,  a  lithographic  stone,  zinc  plate  or  other 
suitable  equivalent  carrying  the  pattern  acts  as 
a  surface  for  supplying  the  coating  material  to 
the  roller.  The  coating  is  charged  on  to  the 
stone  in  any  suitable  manner  employed  for  litho- 
graphic or  similar  purposes,  and  as  the  stone  or 
zinc  plate  is  passed  under  the  roller,  the  latter 
talies  up  the  material  lying  upon  the  ground- 
work of  the  design,  and  deposits  it  very  smoothly 
and  uniformly  upon  the  plate  afterward  passed 
under  it. 

According  to  another  method,  the  roller  takes 
up  the  material  upon  the  pattern  and  deposits 
such  material  upon  the  plate,  and  as  the  pattern 
only,  leaving  a  groundwork  of  metal;  or  the 
material  may  be  deposited  to  form  the  pattern 
or  the  groundwork  upon  a  plate  previously 
coated,  in  which  case  the  previous  coating  forms 
the  groundwork  only  or  the  pattern  only,  as  the 
case  may  be. 

By  another  method  a  similar  roller  is  em- 
ployed, with  the  pattern  or  design  produced 
upon  its  surface.  The  coating  material,  and  for 
the  groundwork  only,  is  taken  up  by  the  roller 
from  a  flat  surface,  or  is  supplied  from  rollers 
that  are  themselves  charged  from  flat  surfaces, 
or  in  some  other  way.  Only  those  parts  of  the 
surface  of  the  roller  that  are  not  engraved  take 
up  the  coating  material,  and  the  roller  conse- 
quently coats  the  groundwork  of  the  design 
only,  producing  the  appearance  of  a  ground- 
work inlaid  with  metal. 


STORE    MANAGEMENT. 


A  man  starting  in  business  should  begin  with 
certain  principles,  which  should  be  followed  all 
through  his  business  career.  Of  course  as  he 
goes  along  he  will  see  where  many  improve- 
ments can  be  made  which  would  benefit  him. 
When  his  store  is  just  opened  everything  is  new 
and  neat  and  calculated  to  draw  custom. 

And  now,  after  getting  this  custom,  his  study 
should  be  how  to  keep  it.  In  the  first  place,  his 
business  should  be  on  a  sound  basis  ;  he  should 
not  try  to  -carry  a  heavier  stock  of  goods  than 
his  capital  will  allow  him  to  do  safely.  He 
should  be  contented  to  increase  as  his  business 
grew,  and  when  it  would  be  safe  and  of  a  benefit 
to  him.  There  is  where  many  of  our  young 
men  make  a  failure.  They  are  just  starting  in 
business  for  themselves.  Everything  looks  bright 
to  them,  and  thus  at  the  beginning  they  endeavor 
to  get  rich  all  at  once;  the  consequence  is  that 
should  dull  times  come  upon  them  suddenly,  or 
it  is  hard  to  collect  their  bills,  they  are  com- 
pelled to  add  another  name  to  the  already  long 
list  of  failures.  Long  credits  are  the  great 
drawback  to  country  retail  stores  ;  they  bring 
many  bad  accounts  on  the  books  and  losses  fol- 
low, which  the  merchant  is  ill-able  to  bear.    All 


customers  that  are  in  the  habit  of  having  credit 
should  be  expected  to  pay  once  a  month;  and  in 
trusting  a  man  the  merchant  should  be  careful 
and  secure  a  sure  way  of  getting  his  pay,  or  not 
let  any  goods  go.  He  should  be  careful  in  buy- 
ing to  select  the  best  of  everything,  and  when 
he  has  got  a  good  article  and  a  good  trade  on  it, 
he  should  endeavor  to  get  it  every  time,  as  a 
share  of  the  people  after  getting  used  to  the 
same  quality  want  it  every  time,  and  it  is  hard 
to  start  them  on  some  other  kind.  He  should  be 
careful  and  know  that  a  thing  is  just  as  he  war- 
rants it  to  be,  as  a  merchant  will  very  soon  be 
found  out  if  he  says  that  it  is  so  and  so  when  it 
is  not,  and  gradually  he  will  lose  trade  by  it. 

A  merchant  should  try  and  use  everybody 
alike,  whether  rich  or  poor,  as  nothing  will 
offend  a  customer  quicker  than  to  have  the 
clerk  or  employer,  while  waiting  on  them, 
should  he  see  a  richer  person  come,  start  off  and 
leave  them  to  go  and  wait  on  the  other.  He 
should  be  obliging  and  willing  to  accommodate 
as  far  as  possible.  He  should  always  watch  to 
take  advantage  of  any  goods  that  are  off  a  few 
cents,  and  thus  be  able  to  sell  them  cheaper  and 
give  his  customers  better  bargains.  All  of  this 
helps  to  draw  trade  and  increase  his  business. 

If  possible  the  dealer  should  discount  all  of  his 
bills,  and  thus  make  a  fair  profit  from  the  dis- 
counts. He  should  be  guarded  and  do  nothing 
rashly;  as  the  old  saying  is,  ''ha.ste  makes  waste." 
He  should  move  along  steadily,  and  not  be  of 
that  kind  that  is  always  going  to  do  great  things 
and  never  in  reality  accomplishes  anything. 
His  store  should  alwaj's  be  kept  in  a  neat  and 
orderly  manner,  as  people  do  not  like  to  trade 
in  a  dirty-looking  store.  His  goods  should  also 
look  nice.  He  should  have  the  tact  of  changing 
them  and  replacing,  so  as  to  alter  the  appearance 
and  draw  trade. 

If  a  man  will  be  content  to  follow  these  rules, 
with  a  firm  determination  to  win,  no  matter 
what  stands  in  the  way,  being  at  the  same  time 
always  honest  and  upright  in  his  dealings  with 
his  fellow-men,  he  cannot  but  be  successful  in 
the  end. — C.  H.  Mesick,  in  Grocer. 


Mr.  Mattieu  Williams  maintains,  in  a  letter 
to  Nature,  that  the  honor  of  the  first  invention 
of  the  incandescent  electric  light  does  not  be- 
long to  M.  de  Chaguy,  as  has  been  claimed,  but 
to  a  young  American — Starr.  De  Chaguy  came 
forward  with  his  device  only  twenty  years  ago, 
while  Starr  took  out  a  patent  in  184.5.  His  in- 
vention is  thus  described  :  A  short  stick  of  gas- 
retort  carbon  was  used,  and  the  vacuum  ob- 
tained by  connecting  one  end  of  this  with  a  wire 
sealed  through  the  top  of  a  barometer  tube 
blown  out  at  the  upper  part,  and  the  other  end 
with  a  wire  dipping  into  the  mercury.  The  tube 
was  about  thirty-six  inches  long,  and  thus  the 
enlarged  and  upper  portion  became  a  Torricel- 
lian vacuum  when  the  tube  was  filled  and  in- 
verted. "  And,"  continues  Mr.  Williams,  after 
stating  the  several  places  at  which  he  himself 
had  exhibited  the  result  of  the  invention,  "  the 
light  was  far  more  brilliant  and  the  carbon  more 
durable  than  that  of  the  flimsy  threads  of  the 
incandescent  lamps  now  in  use."  He  adds  that 
the  reason  of  abandoning  the  Starr  lamp  was 
solely  on  account  of  the  cost  of  the  power. 


The  best  prices  received  now  for  works  of 
fiction  are  small  compared  with  those  of  twenty 
years  ago,  which  was  the  harvest  time  of  novel 
writers.  Anthony  Trollope  received  more  than 
£8,000  for  two  of  his  principal  novels  written 
between  1860  and  1865.  Wilkie  Collins  received 
five  thousand  guineas  for  "  Armadale,"  before 
a  line  of  the  book  was  written.     George  Eliot 


made  over  £15,000  by  one  of  her  works,  and 

there  was  not  one  by  which  she  made  less  than 

£8,000.    Miss  Braddon  received  very  high  prices 

for  several  of  her  earlier  works.     At  the  present 

time   Wilkie     Collins    probably    makes     most 

money  by  his  books,  but  then  he  only  writes  at 

the  rate  of  one  in  two  years  and  a  half.    Novel 

writers  who  are  dissatisfied  with  their  returns 

may  console  themselves  by  remembering   that 

£350  was  the  highest  price  ever  received  by  Miss 

Edgeworth  for  a  tale,  and  that  Sir  Walter  Scott 

only  obtained  £700  for   "Waverly."    For  the 

copyright  of  "  Evelina  "  Miss  Burney  was  paid 

£30! 

♦♦♦^ 

The  fourth  volume  of  the  Parchment  Edition 

of    Shakespeare's     works    contains    "Twelfth 

Night,"  "  The  Winter's  Tale,"  and  "King  John" 

— all  without  note  or  comment.      The  beauty  of 

the  paper,  the  printing  and  the  binding,  and  the 

"  handy  "  size  of  the  volumes,  recommend  this 

edition  to  all  lovers  of  Shakespeare.    With  it 

comes  in  the  same  beautiful   form  Thomas  & 

Kempis'  "  Imitation  of  Christ." 


I^arlict  %tmtm. 


Oppicb  op  The  American  Stationer,  | 
Wednesday,  February  28,  1883.      f 

THE  MONEY  ITA^RKET.— The  money  mar- 
ket has  worked  into  a  somewhat  closer  condition,  as 
is  not  unusual  at  the  close  of  the  first  quarter  of  the 
year.  The  rates  of  discount  are  5i^@.7  per  cent,  for 
prime  mercantile  paper.  The  stock  market  remains 
in  a  dull,  weak  and  generally  unsatisfactory  condi- 
tion to  those  immediately  concerned.  The  gradual 
tishtening  of  the  money  market  is  a  new  element  of 
depression,  and  it  would  seem  as  though  the  bottom 
had  not  yet  been  reached.  Government  bonds  were 
firm  and  steady.  Railroad  bonds  were  irregular 
most  of  the  week,  but  closed  higher.  Sterling  Ex- 
change and  Continental  are  weak  and  lower.  The 
decline  is  attributed  to  an  increase  1  supply  of  bills, 
and  a  light  inquiry  on  the  part  of  remitters  generally. 

THE  PA.l'ER  MARKET.— There  is  a  little 
more  cheerful  feeling  among  the  trade  this  week,  re- 
sulting from  a  recurrence  of  fairer  weather  and  the 
receding  floods  in  the  West.  The  volume  of  business 
throughout  every  branch  of  the  trade  has  been  light 
for  February,  but  the  advance  of  the  season  cannot 
fail  to  make  partial  amends  for  the  last  few  week?, 
since  stocks  in  the  interior  are  said  to  have  become 
reduced  by  the  extreme  caution  of  buyers  for  a  pro- 
tracted period,  and  the  interruption  caused  by  im- 
pediments to  transportation.  The  uncertainty  as  to 
tariff  legislation  is  also  responsible  in  some  degree 
for  the  unsettled  and  depressed  feeling  in  business 
circles.  Prices  have  maintained  about  the  same 
steady  course  noticeable  for  some  weeks. 

TH  E  STJLTIONER  ¥  MARKET. -The  impetus 
which  it  was  believed  that  business  received  a  week 
ago  has  turned  out  to  be  only  temporary,  and  the  re- 
port that  an  immediate  revival  of  trade  was  expected 
has  not  since  been  sustained.  In  almost  all  lines  of 
goods  a  dullness  prevails,  which,  it  is  expected,  will 
remain  for  some  weeks  to  come.  The  present  condi- 
tion of  affairs  is  attributed  to  several  causes,  among 
them  the  floods  in  the  Ohio  River,  over-purchases  by 
dealers,  and  the  tariff  excitement.  As  to  the  latter, 
it  is  said  that  until  Congress  adjourns  business  will, 
in  many  lines  of  goods,  remain  as  it  is.  Several  trav- 
elers left  last  week  with  the  latest  samples  for  fall 
orders  and  others  returned,  some  of  whom  report 
that  from  observations  taken  while  on  the  road,  it  is 
their  opinion  that  when  trade  opens  it  will  do  so  in  a 
manner  to  please  all.  Bu.siness  in  toys,  &c. ,  is  not  up 
to  expectations,  while  in  fancy  goods  of  every  de- 
scription it  is  said  to  be  dull.  The  blank-book  trade 
is  very  quiet,  and  manufacturers  in  this  line  do  not 
expect  a  revival  for  some  weeks.  In  stationers'  hard- 
ware trade  is  reported  fair,  with  good  prospects.  The 
demand  for  gold  pens  and  pencils  is  equal  to  that 
expected  at  this  season,  while  in  lithographers'  stock 
it  is  said  to  be  good.  Some  of  the  fancy-card  men 
report  business  excellent,  while  others  are  complain- 
ing. Generally  the  trade  in  staple  stationery  is  re- 
ported from  fair  to  good. 


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MANtrPACTUBSSlS  AND  IMPORTERS  OP 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocktbook  and  Case  Mannfacturers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

RUSSIA   I^EA.THT3T1,    CHAMOIS,    j*.m:eric.4.iv   R.XJ«3SIA.. 

No.  18  High  Str«*et,  Boston,  Mass. 


March  1,  1883.1 


THE    AMEETCAI*^    STATIOl^ETl. 


305 


EASTER   NOVELTIES  AND    CARDS. 


The  line  of  Easter  cards  and  novelties  manu- 
factured and  imported  by  D.  W.  Glass  &  Co., 
Baltimore,  are  varied  and  beautiful.  Among 
them  are  the  following  :  The  "  Glorified  Cross  " 
in  white  plush  trimmed  with  silk  cordage, 
mounted  on  a  plush  pedestal  with  crimped  satin 
trimmings  and  hung  with  clusters  of  flowers, 
with  gold^and  nickel  mottoes  ;  "  the  Cross  in  Re- 
pose "  made  of  white  silk  plush  on  puffed  satin,  re- 
presenting a  floating  sea;  the  "Easter  Garland"— 
a  satin  card,  egg-shaped,  perfumed,  the  centre 
showing  a  basket  filled  with  flowers ;  the 
"  Three  Marys,"  representing  the  daughters  of 
heaven,  copy  of  the  celebrated  painting,  printed 
on  white  satin  ;  the  "  Ascension  "  card,  printed 
,  on  white  satin,  with  figures  of  angels  and 
flowers.  The  "Floral  Groups"  are  made  of 
artificial  flowers  and  mounted  on  bevel-edge 
board  ;   some  on  plush  and  satin  background. 

The  silk  flowers  used  on  these  cards  are  said  to 
be  entirely  new. 

Among  the  imported  novelties  are  baskets  of 
eggs,  made  of  real  egg-shells  in  straw  baskets; 
eggs  made  of  satin,  hand-painted,  in  bird-nests 
and  on  plaques,  glass  eggs,  &c. 

In  Easter  ofi'erings  there  are  gold  slippers, 
some  with  satin  trimmings,  others  mounted  on 
rustic  stands  filled  with  flowers.  Among  the 
prettiest  novelties  is  the  "Golden  Wheelbar- 
row," filled  with  flowers,  baskets  containing 
natural  chicks  and  goslings,  stuffed.  Rustic 
houses  are  shown  with  egg-shell  roofs,  and 
chickens  coming  out  below.  Chickens  are  also 
seen  drawing  eggs,  &c. 

Perfumery  cases  are  made  of  plush  with  cut- 
glass  bottles,  and  Easter  flowers  with  appro- 
priate mottoes.  There  are  many  other  novelties 
too  numerous  to  enumerate.  The  variety  em- 
braces upward  of  400  styles. 


COPYING     PRESSES 


A  LL  SIZES  and  EVERY  VARIETY  OF  FINISH. 
■^^    Lowest  Prices  and  Discounts  to  the  Trade. 

Illustrated  Catalogues  to  be  had  upon  application 
to  WHITCOMB  MFG.  CO.,  formerly  C.  Whitcomb 
&  Co..  Manufacturers,  Worcester,  Mass 

Mention  the  American  Stationer. 


& 


INSURANCEBROKERS 

152   BROADWAY, 

NE\jr   YORK. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES 
m  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON  ALL  CLASSES  OF 
BUILDINGS. 

Paper  Mill  Insurance  a  Specialty. 


N.  B. — All  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell- 
ing, or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
infringing  on  our  Patents. 

CfEO.  H.  SANEORN  &  SONS, 


No  51  Beekman  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE   IMPROVED    SANBORN 


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The  cut  is  a  facsimile  of  the  Improved 

SANBORN  GEM. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue  of  oiu"  other 
Cutters  and  Bookbinders',  Printers'  and  Paper- 
Box  Makers'  Machinery. 


PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER. 

Best  Le-ver  Cixtter  Ever   M^ade. 

POWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and  easy  to  work.  Has 
lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  double, 
for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

STANDARD  MACHINERY  CO.,  Mystic  River,  Conn. 


STATiONERS'SPECIALTIES. 

LAMBIE  DICTIOITAIIY  HOLDER, 

Perfection  Book  Rests,  Ledger  Rests, 


Ventilated  Eye  Shades,   Common  Sense  Binders,  Adhesive  Hooks, 

SCHOOL  FURNITURE  AND  SUPPLIES. 

FRENCH  &  CHOATE,4bohdst.newyork: 

•  |^~  fe^end    for    IVe'w    Catalogue. 

H.  McALLASTER  &  CO., 

PUBLISHERS  OF  AND  JOBBERS  IN 

ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

IMPORTED   BIBTBDAY,  BEVEL-K1>GE  AND  FOI<DING  CAKDS, 

Scrap    I=^ctiires,    Sli.a,pe    iTo-v-elties,    Tra,ca.e    Oards,    <5z;c., 
Nos.  196  and  198  CLARK  STREET,  CHICAGO,   ILL. 

WE  have  the  largest  variety  and  the  Latest  and  Bett  Qoods  in  the  market,  being  the  selections  f rom  all 
the  manufacturers  combined  with  those  of  our  own.  We  carry  in  stock,  and  sell  at  same  price  and 
terms,  the  goods  of  Buflford's  Sons,  Sinclair  &  Son,  I.inde,  Tobin  and  others.  New  Cards  always 
sent  free  to  our  customers  as  soon  as  issued.  Mounted  Samples,  50  cents  ;  full  line,  uomounted,  $6.00,  with 
rebate  ;  samples  of  New  Cards  (to  the  Trade  only),  25  cents.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  invited. 
Monthly  Wholesale  Price  List  to  Printers  only,  who  enclose  a  business  card.  If  you  want  rock  bottom 
prices  for  the  Latest  Novelties,  do  not  fail  to  write  us.  We  have  a  New  Line  of  Gold  Groand  Trade 
Cards,  finest  and  cheapest  in  the  land.    Full  samples,  35  cents. 


A.  H.  ANDREWS  &  CO., 

195  WABASH  AVENUE,  CHICAGO. 

Largest  Manufacturers  of  the  best  School  Desks,  Globes 
(60  kinds).  Liquid  Slating,  Outline  Maps,  all  kinds  Charts, 

Ductless  Erasers  (see  cuts),  best  and  cheapest  extant  ;  Alpha  Du>Ucss  C'layi.ii, 
^__  Blackboards  (40  kinds).  Blackboard  Pointers,  Patent  Noiseless  Slate.",  Patent  Ink 

Wells,  Kmdergarten  Materials,  Call-Bells,  &c.,  &c.    Send  for  new  Catalogue,  just  issued,  as  above,  or  to 

BAKER,  PRATT  &  CO.,  19  Bond  Street,  New  York. 


PEARCE  (^  HOAGLAND, 


MANUFACTURERS    OF 


Gold  Pens.PerfjuPencil  Gases  "jul  Toothpicks 


or  EVEEr  DESCRIPTION. 

Sole  Manufacturers 
of  the 


Quill  Reserve  Tootlplck. 


The  only  Piek  that  will  not  injure  the  Teeth.     Office  and  Factory,  29  Point  St.,  Providence,  R,  I. 


308 


THE    AMEEICAI^    STATIONEE. 


The  Shortest,  Quickest  and  Only  Direct  Route 

— BETWEEN — 

CHICAGO  AND  NEW  ORLEANS, 

Memphis,  Vicksturg  and  Mobile. 

THE  ONLY  E0X7TE  KUHNINa 

— THROtJGH  BETWEEN — 


Chicago  and  Kew  Orleans  without  Change 

WITH  TUIB  IN  ADVANCE  OF  ANY  OTHER, 


The  Quickest  Route  betTeeen 

CHICAGO   AND   ST.  LOUIS, 

Without  Change  of  Cars. 

Palace  Sleeping  Cars  between  Chicago  and  St.  Louis, 

Making  direct  connections  at  St.  Louis,  in  tXnion  De- 

§ot,  to  and  from  Kansas  City,  Atchison,  Leavenworth, 
t.  Joseph  and  all  points  West. 

The  Shortest  and  Only  Iloute  between 

"Without  Change  of  Cars. 
Making  direct  connections  at  Cairo  (or  St.  Louis),  to 
and  from  Little  Roclj,  Hot  Springs,  Dallas,  Ft.  Worth, 
Houston,  Galveston  and  San  Antonio. 


This  is  tho  Shortest  Route  between   Chicago 
and  Arkansas  and  Texas. 

A  Direct  Route  to  Peoria,  Springfield  and  hkk 

The  only  route  running  Through  Trains  from 
Chicago  to  Dubuque,  ludependeuce,  Waterloo, 
Charles  City,  Cedar  Falls,  Ackley,  Fort  Dodge 
and  Sioux  City,  making  direct  connections  at 
Sioux  City  for  Yankton,  Fort  Pierre,  and  all  parts 
of  Dakota,  including  the  Black  Hills  Gold  Fields. 

For  Tickets  and  Information,  apply  to  the  I.  C.  R. 
E.  Ticket  Office,  121  Randolph  Street  (near  Clark), 
and  at  tiie  Depot,  foot  of  Lake  Street. 


A.  II.  HANSON, 

Gen.  Pass.  Agent. 


J.  F.  TUCKER, 

Traffic  Manager,  Chicago 


ta-Kie:  the: 


Bee  Line  Route! 


POPULAR  THOROUGHFARE 

BETWEEN  THE 

EAST   and  WKST. 


No  Midnight  Changes ! 

No  Emigrant  Trains! 
Oonnections  in  "Dnioa  Depots  for  all  Points. 


^^  The  unequaled  facilities  offered  by  this  Com- 
pany for  luxurious  travel  are 

Elegant,  easy  riding,  Day  Coaches. 

Elegant  Wagner  and  Woodrufi'  Drawing 
Room  and  Sleeping  Cars. 

Elegant  Horton  Heclinlng  Chair  Cars,  be- 
tween Lake  Erie  (Cleveland,)  and  the  Missis- 
sippi  River,  (St.  Louis,)  Free. 

Model  Hotel  Cars  attached  to  Express 
Trains,  which,  together  with  a  Track  and  Road  Bed 
of  known  excellence,  you  are  assured  Comfort  and 
Safety  with 

—  FA.ST   tiimie:    

^3^  Bear  in  mind  that  our  through  car  rouies  are 
numerous  and  excellent,  a  great  convenience  to  all 
travelers 

^^~  The  only  line  to  the  East  via 

Cleveland  and  Niagara  Falls. 

Consult  your  best  interests  by  asking  for  and  se- 
curing a  Ticket  via  the  Bee  Line.  For  Maps,  Time 
Tables,  and  other  information,  call  on 

E.  B.  THOMAS,  Gen'l  Manager, 

0.  B.  SKINNER,  Traffic  Manager, 

A.  J.  SMITH.  Gen'l  Pass.  Agent. 

CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 


CONNECTICUT    VALLEY    MILLS. 

Made  from  Extra  Superfine  Stock,  Uniform  Color,  Extra  Highest  Calendered  Finish.    Put  up  in 
new  design  lithographed  Wrappers,  Printed  on  Tinted  Paper  in  Black  and  Gold. 

THE  CONNECTICUT  VALLEY  MILLS  has  attained  a  reputation  unequalled.  Well  known  throughout 
the  country,  giving  perfect  satisfaction  for  its  uniform  quality,  its  high  standard  at  all  times  sustained 
as  one  of  the  most  complete  lines  in  sizes  and  weights  of  strictly  first-class  Writing  Papers  in  the  market. 

For  Jobbers  and  Stationers  the  Connecticut  Valley  Mills  is  particularly  desirable,  as  it  embraces  over 
one  luuidred  different  weights  and  sizes,  including  every  kind  that  the  Trade  requires,  which  can  always  be 
obtained  at  one  place,  uniformly  put  up  imder  one  name  in  handsome  Uthographed  wa-appers. 

Special  Sizes  and  Ruling  made  to  order. 

Owmg  to  the  superior  excellence,  established  reputation,  and  consequent  large  sale  of  the  Connecticut 
Valley  MiUs  i^aijers,  inferior  grades  of  stock  have  been  placed  on  the  market  by  other  parties,  in  wrappers 
having  similar  names. 

From  this  date  each  sheet  of  this  brand  will  be  water-marked  with  our  design,  and  we  caution  the  Trade 
to  see  that  such  water-mark  appears  on  aU  Papers  pmporting  to  be  the  Connecticut  Valley  MUls. 


POWERS   PAPER   CO.,  Springfield,  Mass. 


J.  I^.  ST.  OOMiN,! 
A-gent.  I 


New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 


Nos.  54  &  56  Franklin  and  17  White  Streets,  New  York, 

MANUFACTURERS    OF. 

Blank  Books,  Envelopes,  Writing  Papers 


SOI.E   PROPRIETORS,   J.   Q.    PREBLE   &   CO. 

The  above  superior  Brand  of  LINEN  WRITING  PAPER  is  offered  to  the  Trade  in  the  various  sizes  and 
weights  of  FOLIOS  to  suit  the  requirements  of  PRINTERS  and  LITHOGRAPHERS,  and  put  up  in 
QUARTER-REAM  BOXES,  elegantlx  banded  and  labeled,  for  the  FASHIONABLE  STATIONERY  TRADE. 


ErieiClicagoLine 

PASSENGER  ROUTE. 

THE  SHORTEST,  QUICKEST,  AND  SAFEST 
ROUTE  to  all  points  EAST.  Fine  tracks  and 
lowest  rates.  The  only  route  running  PUIiLMAN 
PALACE  HOTEL  COACHES  from 

CHICAGO  to  NEW  YORK, 

LEAVING   AT  6.10    P.M. 

and  the  only  route  by  which  passengers  from  the 
NORTH-WEST  can  connect  at  CHICAGO  and  secure 
locations  in  these  Palace  Hotels  on  Wheels. 

Tou  should  travel  by  the  E.  &  C.  LINE, 

TJTTl/^  A  TTGin  it's  trains  rtm  through  from 
OJhyjxy.  U  ijSLl  Chicago  to  New  York,  avoid- 
ing the  dangers  of  transfers,  the  risks  attending  the 
changing  of  cars,  and  the  possibility  of  missing 
connections. 

■pTT'pt  A  TTQ'P  tlis  Palace  Hotel  Coaches 
JJ.t-jV-'xi.U  kjX-  run  in  connection  with  its 
trains,  furnish  Meals  as.  good  as  can  be  had  at  any 
first-class  hotel,  and  allow  passengers  to  eat  with  as 
much  comfort  as  at  their  own  homes. 

■pTJi/^  A  TTOTP  not  one  passenger  has  been 
SJ-I~t\Jj:\.  U  O Jll  killed  or  even  injured  on  its 
trains  since  the  opening  of  the  line  five  years  ago. 
Nor  has  an  accident  of  any  kind  occurred. 

■piJi/^  A  TTQTh'  tl^®  great  variety  of  scenery  on 
XjJ11\JX:\.  U  O.I-I  this  line  renders  the  journey 
pleasant  and  profitable. 

■piJi  f^  A  TTQIP  provision  has  been  made  for 
■iJjLl\.J£\.  \J  O.U  running  the  trains  from 
Mansfield,  "  Special  "  to  destination,  whenever  they 
arrive  after  departin-e  of  train  forming  regular  con- 
nection. This  insures  a  continuous  passage  between 
New  York  and  Chicago. 

W.  B.  SHATTUC,  Gen'l  Passenger  Aff't 

Cleveland,  Ohio. 

i.  T,  HOSFOKD,  Gen'l  Western  Ag't,  Chicago,  HL 


TAiin:  Tiiu; 


CinmallHaiiiiltoii&llaytoi 

Which  is  THE  BEST  ROUTE  between 

—  AND  — 

Toledo.  Detroit  ^Canadas, 

EATON,  KICHMOND,  LOGANSPORT, 


And  all  Points  in  the  NORTH:yVEST. 


OXFORD,  CONNERSVILLE,  RUSHVILLE, 

INDIANAPOLIS 

TEBBE  HAUTE,  MATTOO^,  FAITA, 
And  ALL   POINTS  IN  THE  WEST 


PULLMAN  SLEEPERS  ON  NIGHT  TRAINS 

Parlor  Cars  between  Cincinnati  and  Toledo. 


For  Maps,  Time  Tables  and  other  information,  call  I 
on  Station  Agent,  or  address  G.  T.  A.,  Cincinnati,  U. 

SAM'L  STEVENSON. 
C.  C.  WAITE,  Gen.  Ticket  Agent  . 

Vice-President. 


March  1,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOlSrER 


307 


COPYING   PROCESSES. 


Since  the  time  when  James  Watt  began  the 
practice  of  keeping  copies  of  all  his  letters  and 
drawings  by  means  of  ordinary  copying  ink,  the 
wants  of  the  business  community  for  means  of 
copying  letters  and  other  papers  have  been 
steadily  growing.  The  common  copying  press, 
with  various  arrangements  for  damping  the  pa- 
per, and  ordinary  copying  ink,  are  the  most 
common  and  really  the  most  successful  means. 
The  so-called  "  hektograph,"  or  gelatine  pad, 
and  the  papyrograph,  which  is  a  modified  stencil 
plate,  have  probably  been  the  most  generally 
nsed  when  a  great  many  copies  have  been 
wanted.  They  give  probably  the  best,  and  cer- 
tainly the  most  numerous,  copies  of  any  of  the 
systems  which  have  been  largely  adopted.  Un- 
fortunately, both  of  them  depend  on  aniline 
colors  for  the  success  of  their  operations,  the 
very  great  coloring  power  of  this  dye  enabling 
large  numbers  of  copies  to  be  readily  taken  by 
methods  not  possible  with  any  other  material. 

The  business  man  often  calls  to  his  aid  litho- 
graphy and  photo- engraving  for  the  reproduc- 
tion of  circulars,  but  this  entails  considerable 
expense  and  much  time.  These  processes  are 
out  of  the  question  when  only  50  or  100  copies 
are  wanted  immediately.  It  seems  as  though 
mechanical  talent  might  find  a  reward  in  the 
invention  of  a  good  and  easily  used  apparatus 
for  the  production  of  numerous  copies,  either 
from  type-writer  manuscript  or  copy  produced 
by  the  pen.  In  McKenzie's  "  Five  Thousand  Re- 
ceipts," published  probably  40  or  50  years  ago,  a 


system  was  spoken  of  which,  combined  with  the 
type-writer  or  with  some  other  process,  might 
possibly  be  made  available.  It  was  the  use  of  tin- 
foil in  the  place  of  paper.  On  a  somewhat  elastic 
background  a  suflBcient  indentation  was  pro- 
duced so  that  a  plaster-of-paris  copy  could  be 
taken.  On  being  inked,  this  would  yield  100  or 
200  impressions  very  rapidly  and  with  tolerable 
clearness. 
The  latest  aspirant  of  favor  in  this  copying 


line  is  a  combination  of  the  gelatine  and  photo- 
graphic process,  and  partakes  somewhat  of  the 
character  of  lithography.  The  writing  is  trans- 
ferred to  the  gelatine  in  such  a  way  as  to  leave 
the  characters  insoluble  and  capable  of  absorb- 
ing a  greasy  ink,  while  the  remainder  of  the 
gelatine,  kept  wet  by  water,  repels  the  ink.  The 
process  is  capable  of  producing  a  great  number 
of  copies,  but  needs  considerable  skill  in  manip- 
ulation to  produce  even  passable  work. 


JAMES    A.   WHITNEY, 

COniTSELOE-AT-LA"^. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and  Trade- 

Mark  Causes. 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY,  U.S.A. 

JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  United  States  and  Foreign  Patenta 

and  Trade-Marks, 

No.  140  Nassaa  St.,  New  York  City. 

American, Canadian,  Bntish  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed,  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro 
tected  by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted,  Opinions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
&c.,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
everv  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Busincssmay  be  transacted  either 
in  poison  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  kent  in- 
violably secret  and  confidential. 

TAMES  A   WHITNEY,  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.City 


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either  of  these  Patents  will  be  prosecuted  according  to  law  :  Patented  October  i7,  1876  ;  Reissued  April  23,  1878,  Geo.  E.  Waring,  Jr.,  Patentee  ;  Patent  sustained 
by  U.  S.  Court.  Patented  May  29,  1877,  Milton  C.  Johnson,  Patentee.  Patented  May  7,  1878,  Henry  H.  Norrington,  Patentee.  Patented  September  2,  1878, 
Henry  H.  Norrington,  Patentee.  


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Agents  of  Patents, 


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THE    AMEEIOAl^    STATIONER 


MARCUS   WARD  &  CO.'S 

VALENTINES  ^EASTER  CARDS  !or  the  Season  1 

Samples  of  Stock  are  now  ready,  and  Orders  forwarded  on  receipt. 


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L.  C.  TOV^ER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 

MANUFACTURER  OP 

THERHQHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION, 

Tower's  Weaiher  Prognosticator. 


SOLE  AGENT  FOR 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blaclcing, 
WiUion's  Shippers'  Crayona. 


R.  A.  ROQEES  &  CO., 

— Manufacturers  of  the — 

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DAYTON,    OHIO. 


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MS 


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JANENTZKY  &  CO., 

MANITFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Drawing  Papers,  Mathematical  Instruments,  Faint  Boxes,  Draw- 
ing Studies  in  large  variety. 

OIL   AND    -WATER-COLOR    PAINTING    MATERIALS. 

LACROIX'S    CHINA    COLORS. 
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PAPIER   MACHE    PLAQUES, 

Furnished  Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Gilt  or  Silvered. 

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Aug.  Leonhardi's  (Dresden)  Celebrated  Alizarine  "Writing  and  Copying  Ink. 

^-  PubUshers  of  SOUVENIR  AI.BUMS,  of  all  the  larger  cities  of  the  Union,  of 
lAKiC ^ntw ami    Pl'i'Ces  of  Summer  Resort,  and  of  Celebrated  Sceneries. 
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Tlxe     I^eerlesj^     lulling     Oase, 

—  Patented  September  18,  1882.  — 
DURABLE   AND   HANDSOME!    BECOUMENDS   ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 


THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


March  1,  1883.] 


THE  AMERICA]^  STATIONER. 


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BIRTHDAY  SOUVENIRS. 

The  new  line  of  birthday  cards  got  out  by 
L.  Prang  &  Co.  is  now  ready.  It  includes  a 
large  variety  of  designs,  all  of  which  are  novel 
and  original.  The  finish  on  the  cards  is  up  to 
the  usual  standard  of  the  house.  The  stock 
comes  plain  or  fringed,  the  latter  being  either 
single  or  double.  Some  of  the  fringed  cards  are 
I  ichly  embellished  with  silk  cords  and  tassels, 
and  some  numbers  have  rich  satin  centres,  illu- 
minated with  flowers.  The  backs  of  all  of  the 
designs  are  in  keeping  with  their  faces,  and  dis- 
play much  taste  in  thought  and  execution.  No. 
71  F  comes  in  six  designs,  round,  fan-shape, 
with  silk  fringes  and  tassels.  The  illuminations 
are  floral,  and  include  pansies,  sunflowers,  roses, 
ferns,  &c.  The  designs  of  No.  73  F  are  in  the 
form  of  semicircular  fans,  and  show  several 
kinds  of  flowers,  and  good  imitations  of  the 
ribs  of  a  fan ;  they  are  embellished  with  special 
silk  fringe  and  tassels.  No.  73  consists  of  three  de- 
signs, each  of  Jwhich  represents  bird-nests,  birds 
and  flowers.  They  are  made  single  and  in  book 
fjrm,  and  either  fringed  or  unfringed.  No.  74 
comes  in  two  designs,  each  representing  land- 
scape and  birds,  the  latter  on  branches  sur- 
rounded by  flowers.  No.  75  shows  bunches  of 
wild-roses,  forget-me-nots,  and  clover  on  an  at- 
tractive ground  surrounded  by  a  rich  border  of 
conventional  leaves.  No.  76  is  in  four  designs  of 
flowers  and  landscapes.  The  designs  of  No.  77 
represent  ocean  shells,  with  flgures  and  marine 
views  therein.  No.  78,  beautifully  illustrates 
birds  in  the  snow.  The  designs  of  No.  79  are  all 
floral,  and  include  blue  bells,  forget-me-nots, 
violets,  aud  wild-flowers.  No.  80  F  comes  in 
four  designs,  with  white  satin  centres  on  which 
are  pans-ies,  tea  roses,  and  azaleas  ;  these  have  a 
leatherette  mat  and  special  silk  fringes,  cord  and 
tassels.  No.  81  DF  comes  in  screen  shape  of  four 
folds,  each  showing  a  separate  design,  two  of 
the  folds  have  white  satin  centres,  with  clover 
blossoms  and  wild-roses  ;  the  other  folds  show 
1)11- Is  and  landscapes,  and  all  have  mats,  special 
silk  fringes  and  elaborate  leatherette  backs. 

The  centre-piece  of  No.  83  F  is  of  white  satin, 
on  which  is  painted  wild-roses  and  clover  blos- 
soms ;  this  also  comes  in  a  mat,  and  is  embel- 
lished with  extra  silk  fringe,  cord  and  tassels. 
The  designs  of  No.  83  are  by  Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney 
and  depict  landscapes  and  birds.  No.  84  comes 
in  four  designs,  which  represent  bric-a-brac, 
bits  of  ocean,  bits  of  nature,  shells,  vases  and 
plaques.  No.  8.5  is  comprised  of  figure  designs. 
No.  86  is  panel  shaped,  and  represents  trees  in 
springtime  ready  to  blossom,  with  birds  flitting 
about  them. 


A  patent  extract  of  ink  comes  in  packages 
containing  small  sheets  of  prepared  composition 
divided  into  squares,  each  square  of  which,  on 
immersing  it  in  about  two  thimblefuls  of  water, 
affords  a  brilliant  and  fluid  ink,  which,  it  is 
claimed,  will  not  corrode  the  pen.  These  inks, 
are  in  several  colors — black,  red,  blue,  green, 
and  violet. 


BRENTANO  BROS. 

LONDON  EXCHEQUER 

Jet  Black  Ink. 

—  WRITES  BLACK  AT  ONCE.  — 

Four  Sizes— Quarts,  Pints,  Half  Pints,  and  2  Oz. 

Can  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  Stationers,  and  at 

BRENTANO    BROS.,  5   Union  Square,  New  York. 


PH.  HAKE 


-MANUFACTCKEK    OF— 


Fine  Envelopes,  Papers, 

AHD  WEDDIHG  STATIOITEET, 

Cards  and  Card  Board, 


ORDERS  OF  DANCING, 


ane^  anb   Ecve[-]| 


arbs. 


MANUFACTORY  AND  WAREROOMS: 

62,  64:,  66  &  68  Ann,  and  151  &  155  William  St., 


Headquarters  for  Every  Article  Hamed  Above. 

JAS.  R.  CROMPfO^ 

Paper  Tmill  39.T  Maker, 

■t ^ 

Elton  Paper  Mills,  Bury,  Lancashire, 

LONDON— 60  Queen  Victoria  Street,  E.  C.        MANCHESTER— 8  Sussex  Street. 

PARIS 


1867. 


-MANUFACTURER    OF- 


White  and  Colored. 

COPYING,  TEACING  (unprepared), 

MANIFOLD,  CAKTBISGES, 

CIGARETE,  FEINTING  PAPEES. 

SAMPLES    AND     PRICES    0^f     APPLICATION. 


PARIS 


1  87  8. 


Manufacturer  of  the  CEIiEBKATED  (Dog  Label) 


GRASS     BLEACHED    or    SILVER    TISSUE, 

For  Jewelers,  Gold  and.  Silver  Smiths,  &a. 

DEPOT  FOR  "GRASS  BLEACHED"  AND  COLORED  TISSUES: 

The  "Dennison"   Manufacturing  Co.,  21  Milk  Street,  Boston,  and  Branches. 
A.1SO    for    COLORED    TISSUES: 

G-EO.  J.  ZEAFT,  ITos.  4^0  and  50  X«Iaiden  Lane,  ITew  York. 


A  Traveling  Salesman  of  good  address  to  solicit 
orders  for  Lithographing  and  Printing.  To  an  expe- 
rienced person  who  understands  the  business  a  lib- 
eral salary,  with  a  commission  on  all  new  customers, 
and  expenses  paid.  Address  C,  office  of  American 
Stationer. 


UNGFaD,  TURNER  & 
Fine  Leather  Goods. 

No.  507  Arch   Street,  Thiladelpbia,  Pa. 


310 


THE    AMEHIOAN    STATIO^EE. 


ABOVE   THEIR  BUSINESS. 


I  know  a  bootmaker  who  makes  excellent 
boots  ;  his  great  ambition  is  to  cease  to  make 
them,  to  keep  a  shop,  and  to  superintend  work- 
men :  I  know  a  barber  who,  as  soon  as  he  was 
discovered  to  shave  and  cut  hair  well,  declined 
to  do  so  any  longer,  and  took  to  selling  scents 
and  hair-brushes  :  I  know  the  ideal  butler  and 
the  ideal  maid  ;  they  have  left  the  service  they 
so  thoroughly  performed,  and  have  taken  a 
public  house  together,  where  they  are  now  in 
course  of  ruining  themselves  for  the  sake  of  a 
brewer.  Yet  all  these  people  believe  that  they 
have  "  got  on  in  life"  as  soon  as  they  succeed  in 
abandoning  their  proper  business  and  taking 
up  one  they  don't  understand.  This  notion  is 
indeed,  so  generally  received  that  it  is  acted 
upon  universally  in  these  clever  modern  times 
of  ours. 

We  have  elevated  into  a  principle  the  practice 
of  selecting  people  for  one  kind  of  work  by  test- 
ing them  in  another.  A  man  is  a  great  orator, 
therefore  he  is  held  to  be  a  great  statesman ;  he 
is  a  successful  partisan,  therefore  an  admirable 
minister;  an  able  writer,  therefore  a  good  editor; 
a  good  algebraist,  therefore  a  good  civil  servant; 
a  winning  advocate,  therefore  a  good  judge;  an 
arithmetician,  therefore  a  soldier;  a  theorist, 
therefore  a  practitioner.  This  might  be  well  if 
the  capacity  for  the  work  we  want  were  not  so 
often  not  merely  not  indicated,  but  actually  ex- 
cluded by  the  capacity  for  the  work  by  which 
we  judge.  I  have  seen  men  compete  at  a  greasy 
pole  for  the  leg  of  mutton  on  its  top,  but  I  never 
heard  the  winner  declared  to  be  the  best  butcher. 
But  then,  it  is  true,  this  was  a  matter  of  no  im- 
portance.— Thos.  G.  Bowles. 


A  Vienna  chemist  has  made  a  new  glass, 
which  seems  to  be  an  interesting  production. 
Its  composition  is  not  given,  but  it  is  said  to  con- 
tain neither  silex,  potash,  soda,  lime,  nor  borax. 
It  is  perfectly  clear  and  transparent,  and  can  be 
cut  and  polished,  while  it  is  reported  to  be  more 
brilliant  in  appearance  than  than  the  common 
crystal.  It  is  completely  insoluble  in  water, 
and  is  not  affected  by  fluoric  acid,  but  hydro- 
chloric and  nitric  acids  corrode  it.  When  fused 
it  adheres  to  iron,  bronze  and  zinc,  and  would 
probably  form  a  valuable  protective  coating  for 
these  metals. 


X.,  ^3.   <&r 


:  ROUTE  I 


THE  GREAT  THROUGH  ROUTE 

Between  the  EAST,  WEST,  NORTH  aii.I  SOUTH. 

Tliis  (iieat  Through  Koute  is  nnw  complt-ieil  and  iti 
full  operation,  ItUNNING  THKOUGH  PASSKNGEK 
TKAINS  DAILY  as  follows: 

Three  solid  trains  each  way  between  Columbus 
Indianapolisand  Peoria;  two  trains  each  way  between 
Columbus,  Indianapolis  and  Decatur;  two  trains  each 
way  between  Sandusky,  Indianapolis,  Peoria  and 
Decatur;  two  trains  each  way  between  Sandusky, 
Dayton  and  Cincinnati ;  three  trainseach  way  between 
Sandusky,  Springlield  and  Columbus ;  four  trains 
each  way  between  Columbus,  Springfield,  Dayton 
and  Cincinnati ;  two  trains  each  way  between  Colum- 
bus, Springfield,  Indianapolis  and  Chicago  —  with 
Sleeping  and  Reclining  Chairs  on  Night  Trains,  and 
elegant  Parlor  and  Modern  Day  Coaches  on  Day 
Trains. 

Its  track  is  laid  with  HEAVY  STEEL  RAILS, 
thorough  ly  ballasted ,  with  easy  grades  and  few  curves. 

Traversing  as  it  does  the  heart  of  the  three  great 
States  of  Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois,  uniting  in  close 
business  relationship  the  capital  cities  of  the  first  and 
second,  with  the  second  city  of  the  third,  and  i)assing 
till  oiigh  a  large  number  of  the  most  important  cities 
and  towns  in  each,  and  with  all  its  central  location 
makes  it  the  .SliorteHt  and  Most  Desirable  Koute 
between  I  ho  East  and  West. 

TIIKOUfJH  TICKETS  AND  BAGGAGE  CHECKS 
trt  all  principal  points,  NOKTH,  .SOUTH,  EAST 
and  WEST,  can  be  obtained  at  any  ticket  olTlce  of 
the  I.,  H.  *  \V.  R"y ;  also  via  this  Route  at  all  railroad 
ofllces  throughout  the  country.  Rates  always  as  low 
an  the  lowest. 

Don't  purchase  tickets  to  any  point  without  first 
consulting  the  Agents  of  the  1.,  B.  &  \V.  R'y. 

Particular  advaniages  offered  to  Western  Emi- 
grants. LAND  and  TOURIST  TICKETS  to  all  pointu 
reached  by  any  line. 


jj|-\;^5sWhen   People   are   Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe:  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— .fij:.  i/.  S.  Minister^  E.  B. 
Washburne, 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed  — one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  while  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer s  Report  /or  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ars  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


I 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


OF   AMERICA. 


E.  S.  BOWEN, 

General  Supt., 

New  York.       |  | 

JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  York. 

THE 

jjap^ri:  jrinlingl/adi^  Journal 

[QUARTERLY.] 

Si;bscription— 2s.  PER  ANNUM.  Post  Free 

Postage  Stamps  Received  in  Payment. 


IT  is  simply  the  best  got  up  and  most 
ably  edited  journal  of  the  kind  which 
is  published.  The  general  reader  will  find 
much  in  it  that  will  amuse  at  the  same  time 
that  it  instructs,  while  the  printer  will  be 
astonished  by  the  great  variety  and  excel- 
lence oi'  the  type  with  which  it  is  printed. 

The  Clerhenwell  (London)  Press. 

Every  Printer,  Stationer,  Paper  Maker,  Book- 
seller, Author,  Newspaper  Proprietor,  Reporter,  in 
fact  eveiyone  interested  directly  or  indirectly  (and 
who  is  not  ?)  -ivith  Printing  and  Paper,  ought  to  sub- 
scribe. 

"I  consider  this  the  best  paying  investment  I  have 
entered  into  this  year."  (Prom  P.  W.  Talbot, 
Printer,  19  Sussex  Street,  Cambridge.) 

Thousands   of  letters   of  this  character 

have   been   received. 

Useful  Trade  Tables,  Trade  Information, 
Heaps  of  Wrinkles,  Sprightly  Articles, 
Amusing:  Gossip,  in  every  issue. 
***  Over  400  applications  for  goods  have 
been  received  by  an  extensive  manufactur- 
ing firm  in  London  from  a  single  advertise- 
ment ia  The  Paper  and  Printing  Trades 
Journal. 

FIELD  &  TUER,  Publishers, 

(Contractors  to    Her  Majesty's  Government), 

life  Leadcnhalle  Jfijesse, 
50   LEADENHALL,  ST.,   LONDON,  E.  C 


rHREEGREATCIIIESUFTHEWEST 


Linked  Together  by  the 

Chicago  and  Alton  Railroad 

TWO   TRAINS   A   DAT 

and  no  Change  of  Cars  of  any  class  between  Chicago 

and  Kansas  City,  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  and 

St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.    Union  Depots 

In  East  St.  Louis,  St.  Louis,  Kansas 

City  and  Chicago. 

No  other  Une  runs  PALACE  UIUING  CAKS 

between  Chicago  and  Kansas  City.  Chicago  and  St. 

Louis,  and  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.   Meals  equal  to 

those  served  in  any  First-Class  Hotel,  only  75  Cents. 

THE     FINEST     PALACE     RECLINING    CHAIR 

CARS  in  the  World  are  Rtin  in  all  Through  Trains 

Day  and  Night  without  Change,  and  free  of  extra 

CHARGE. 

PULLMAN  PALACE  SLEEPING  CARS,  the  Fmest, 
Best  and  Safest  in  use  anywhere. 

The  Best  and  Quickest  Route  from  CHICAGO  TO 
MEMPHIS,    MOBItE,    NEW    ORLEANS  and 

aU  Points  South  via  St.  Louis.  The  Short  Line  to  Mis- 
souri, Arkansas,  Texas,  Kansas,  Colorado,  New 
Mexico,  Arizona,  Nebraska,  California,  &c.  The 
Great  Excursion  Route  between  the  North  and  South, 
and  to  and  from  Kansas  Lands  and  Colorado  Health 
Resorts  and  Mining  Districts. 

See  that  your  Tickets  read  Via  CHICAGO  AND 
ALTON  RAILROAD.  For  Maps,  Time  Tables,  and 
all  information,  address  r 

JAMBS  CHARLTON, 
General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent, 
210  Dearborn  St.,  cor.  A  dams  St.,  CHICAGO,  ILU 
J.C.McMnLLJIf    3en'  "lanager,  CHICAGO,  ILL, 


liiLSLLiMPii? 

RAILVy^AY. 


Fhe  Great  POPULAR  THOROUGHFARE 

OF    AlIMCETIICA.. 

Reaching  in  THE  MOST  DIRECT  MANNER  all  tbs 
GREAT    CITIES    OF    THE    WEST, 

and   passing  through  the 

GARDEN  OF  THE  WORLD. 


This  Company  runs  the  Finest  Passenger  Equip- 
ment, and  operates  the  Most  Extended  System 
uf  Through  Cars  on  the  Continent.  Tickets  to  all 
points  North,  East,  South  and  West  for  sale  at  offices 
of  all  connecting  lines. 


tS~  Send  Postal  for  the  largest  and  best 
county  map  of  the  Western  States  ever  pub- 
lished.   Sent  Free  to  any  address. 

J.  C.  GAULT.  ;  n.   C.  TOWNSEND, 

Gen'l  Manager,  Gen'l  Pass.  Agent, 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO.  I  ST.  LOUIS.  MO 


March  1,  1883.  J 


THE    AMERIOAI^    STATIONER 


311 


THE  PLIMPTON  fflFG.  CO. 


—   OF 


Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quality  of  No,  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  "W^ill  Sell 
them.  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights.  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

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Fine    Notes,   Envelopes,  Visiting    Cards    and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

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Menu  Cards, 

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All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-JVIark  are  warranted. 


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PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN    GREAT   VARIETY.        SEND   FOR    DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE    LIST. 

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Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

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we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 


Agents  for  Sale  op  Goods  : 
HASTINGS,  TODD   &  CO.,  171  William  Street, 

New  York. 
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Philadelphia. 

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The  Chicago  ^Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  I  BEST  CONSTRUCTED  I  BEST 
EQUIPPED  1  and  hence  the 

Leading  Railway  of  the  West  and  Northwest ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  »niaha,  J>enver,  JLeiidviUe,  Salt  Lake, 
San  Francisco,  De'idwood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan,  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse,  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trimk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  t^~  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNQ,  Gen.  Supt,  Chicado. 


HI  2 


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All  sizes,  from  smallest 
to  the  largest  in  use.  All 
styles,  from  lowest  priced 
to  the  most  elaborate 
flnuih. 


Large  Steel- Arch 
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Catalogues  on  appiicauon  to   T.  SHRIYER  &  CO.,  333  Edst  Flfty-Sixtli  St.,  Hgw  York. 


A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   &  CO., 


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CHROMO    ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 

CLARK,  HAYWARD  &  CO., 

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We  make  a  Specialty  of  WRAPPING    PAPER  from  Our  Own  MUls, 

and  think  it  to  Dealers'  advantage  to  inquire  of  us  before  purchasing. 

Product  about  40  tons  a  day,  and  consists  of   all  kinds  of   Wrapping  and  Building  Papers. 

1^-  CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED. 


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Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods. 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Corner  Main  and  Bridge  Streets, 

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—  TO  — 

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UPPER   MISSOURI   and   YELLOWSTONE    RIVERS 


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NEW    NORTHWEST. 


C  H  I  (. 

Ml  l_waukce: 

AN  O 

ST.  PAUL  R'Y. 


To  the  Upper  Missis.«ippi,  Missouri,  and  the  famous 
Niobrara  and  Jim  River  Valleys,  and  by  its  connec- 
tions, to  the  Red  River  Valley  of  the  North,  and  Bis- 
marck, Fargo,  and  Green  River,  and  by  raU  and  steam- 
ers to  Forts  Barthold,  Buford,  and  points  on  Powder, 
Tongue,  and  Yellowstone  Rivers,  Miles  City,  Fort 
Keogh,  aU  Upper  Missouri  River  points,  Carroll,  Fort 
Benton,  and  Bigr  Horn  Mountains,  Montana. 

Over  Four  Different  Routes,  namely,  via 
Milwaukee,  Sparta,  and  La  Crosse, 

Milwaukee,  Madison,  and  Prairie  du  Chien 
Davenport,  Fayette,  and  Jackson  Junction, 

Elgin,  Lanark,  and  Dubuque. 
.  Reference  to  the  Official  Railway  Guides,  or  the 
Time  Tables  published  by  the  Company  will  show  that 
the  C,  M.  &  St.  P.  can  take  you  m  its  Splendid  Pas- 
senger Trains,  at  Express  Speed,  over  its  own  Superb 
Tracks,  from  almost  anywhere  to  almost  anywhere 
in  the  Five  Great  States  named  above.  Its  Road-Bed, 
Superstructure  and  Eqmpments  combine  AU  Modem 
Improvements,  and  are  Perfect  in  every  particular. 
It  runs  its  own  Magnificent  Sleepers  upon  all  Through 
Trains,  and  its  own  Parlor  Cars— the  finest  in  the 
World.  Its  Principal  Hotels  and  Eating  Houses  are 
noted  for  their  superior  excellence.  While  it  con- 
nects the  prominent  Business  Centres  of  the  North- 
west, it  has  also  upon  its  lines  more  Health  and 
Pleasure  Resorts,  and  greater  Scenic  Attractions, 
than  any  other  system  of  roads  upon  the  continent. 
It  is  conceded  by  the  Traveling  Public  to  be,  in 
all  things,  the  Leading  Line. 

Address       A.  V.  H.  CARPENTER, 

Gen.  Pass,  and  Ticket  Agt. 

Mention  this  paper.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

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THE    AMEEIOA]^    STATICIZER 


313 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  165  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  ^Envelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
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Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  I.atest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  ot  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-£dged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Papeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY. 

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IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

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SEND  FOR  LISI  TO 

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List  includes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  (fee,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

INCXnoraa  THE  CELEBRATED 

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FALCON  PEN 

LEADING   NUMBERS: 

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Elastic 135,  128,     126. 

Medium 048,     14,     130. 

Blunt 122,  183,  1743. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

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Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 

application  to 

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General  Cominlssion  Merchant, 

Fubliaher  and.  Wholesale  Bookseller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS   AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AMERICAN  MANUFACTURERS,  INVEN- 
TORS, &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Publishing  Department. 

The  India  Mercury,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  pubUshed  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shipping 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Esxort  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Jouhnal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemeen  Dagblad  van  Nederlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavla.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Esport  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Austraha 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  will  be  suppUed  by  addressing 

J.  H.  I>X!:   BUSSY, 

93,  Heerengracht,  Amsterdam 

THE   SIDDALL   ENVELOPE 

MADE  BT 

Iheodore  \T  Siddall 

1706  Venango  Street  Philadelphia 

I  make  heavy  manilla  envelopes  of  »,ny  size 
and  shape :   eHher  flat  or  bellows  pattern 


I'  -^"^ --Tprj 


Address  for  Prices,  &c., 

J.  H.  ATWATER,  Providence,  R.  I. 


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THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


A  PEN  AND  INKSTAND  IN  ONE,  FOR  THE  POCKET  OR   DESK. 

THE    ANTT-STYLOGRAPH 

(HEARSON'S     PATENT) 

FITTED     WITH     NON-CORRODIBLE     NIBBED     PEN. 


(4^  inches  long) 

$1.00  Eetail. 


contim^ceuj^ -udtAy  a/?^u  emJi:!  a/}zd' 


The  Aiiti-Stylograpli  is  a  pen  wlucli 
requires  no  dipping',  but  is  ready  for 
instant  use  Avithout  adjustment,  and 
may  be  carried  in  the  pocket  witli  per- 
fect safety.  It  writes  with  a  nibbed 
pen,  i-enew^abh;  at  pleasure,  with  fine, 
medium,  or  bi'oad  point,  to  suit  all 
writers. 


Each  pen  is  supplied  in  a  neat  box,  with  filler 
and  full  directions  for  use. 


33E3SXS:     sizie: 

(6  inches  long) 

$1.50  Retail. 


N.B.~It  is  not  a  Stylog-raph  or  point- 
wi'iter,  but  a  triie  pen,  and  preserves 
all  the  usual  diaractei-istics  of  the 
handwriting-;  it  may  therefore  be  used 
for  sliorthaiid  and  signatures. 

It  is  easilj-  refilled,  and  holds  sufficient 
ink  for  several  days'  use.  Any.  ink  may 
be  used. 


Pens  for  refilling,  with  fine,  medium,  or  broad 
points,  40  c.  per  box,  retail. 


Fitted  with  Iridium-pointed  Palladium  Pen,  $2-50  retail.     This  Pen  is  as  durable  as  Gold,  and  as 
flexible  as  Steel.     Fitted  v\rith  Iridium-pointed  Gold  Pen,  $4.00  retail. 


THE     ANtl-STYLOCRAPH     READY     FOR     USE 


SECTION     SHOWING     CONSTRUCTION. 


Wholesale  Agents  for  the  sale  of  the  Anti-Stylograph  in  America,  to  whom  the  Trade  are  respectfully  referred  for 

particulars  as  to  price,  etc. : — 


Messrs.  WATSON  &  PARK,  New  York.— For  Maryland,  Massa- 
chusetts, Maine,  New  Jersey,  New  Hampshire,  New  York,  Penn- 
sylvania,  and  Vermont. 

Messrs.  PALMER  &  CO.,  Stonington,  Conn. — For  Connecticut 
and   Rhode   Island. 


Messrs.  BROWN,  PETTIBONE,  &  KELLY,  Chicago,  III.— For 
Colorado,  Dakota,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota, 
Nebraska,  and  Wisconsin. 

Messrs.  DAWSON   BROS.,  Montrral.  — K.m-  C m.ida. 


OPINIONS     OF      THE      BRITISH      PRESS. 


THE  TIMES. 

•■A  NOVKL  I'EN.— Mr.  T.  A.  He.lrson,  Professor  of  Applied 
Mechanics  at  the  Royal  Naval  College,  has  invented,  .and  Messrs. 
De  La  Rue  &  Co.  have  brought  out,  an  ingenious  form  of  pocket 
pen— the  AN  ri-S  l  YLO(;raPH.  It  combines  the  ink  reservoir  of 
the  well-known  stylograjjhic  pen  with  a  modification  of  the  ordinary 
double  nib,  which  is  supplied  separately,  and  cat,  be  detached  and 
replaced  at  pleasure. " 

THE  MORNING  POST. 

"The  ANTI-STVLOgkaph  is  correctly  described  .as  a  'self-feed- 
nlK  reservoir  penholder,  carrving  a  pen  with  ordinary  nibs.'  It 
IS  an  admirable  invention,  and  enables  the  writer  to  preserve  the 
ilistincttvc  features  of  his  handwriting.  Instead  of  producing 
strokes  of  uniform  thickness  the  strength  of  the  up  and  down 
strokes  can  be  varied  at  pleasure  according  to  the  character  of  the 
nib  employed.  It  writes  freely  with  any  good  ordinary  ink.  and  is 
ccrtam  to  become  popular. " 

THE  DAILY  NEWS 

"The  holder  is  fitted  with  a  flexible  nib.  renewable  when  worn 
■  out,  like  an  ordinary  steel  pen.  and  thus  differs  materially  from  the 
stylograph,  which,  with  its  hard,  fine  point,  is  unsuitcd  for  some 
styles  of  writing.  To  those  who  have  to  write  much  at  odd  times 
and  places  ihLs  An ti-Stvldcraph  should  be  especially  v,ilual>le. 
enabling  tlicm.  as  it  does,  to  dispense  with  an  'exciseman's'  or 
other  form  of  portable  inkstand,  while  it  preserves  all  the  character 
of  a  person's  handwriting,  and.  what  is  even  more  important,  of  his 
signature." 


THE  DAILY  CHRONICLE. 

"In  form  it  closely  resembles  the  now  welI-knowi\  stylographic 
pen,  but  witlj  the  ink  reservoir  is  combined  a  double  nib,  which 
enables  the  writer  to  make  either  thick  or  thin  strokes  in  the  ordi- 
nary way  and  thus  preserve  the  character  of  the  handwritintj.  The 
nibs  can  be  changed  when  necessary,  so  that  the  ingenious  invention 
is  calculated  to  prove  a  permanent  convenience." 

ST.  JAMES'S  GAZETTE. 

"  These  pens,  which  write  witli  all  the  elasticity  of  the  best  steel 
pens,  and  are  capable  of  makinfj  broad  as  well  as  fine  strokes  (as 
the  stylograpliic  pen  is  not),  arc  perfect  in  their  way,  and  will  be 
of  special  value  tu  www  <if  btisincs'^.  Any  (jood  kind  of  ink  may  be 
used  with  them." 

THE  SATURDAY  REVIEW. 

"The  pen  has  two  threat  advantajjcs — it  writes  with  nibs,  and  it 
needs  no  adjustment.  The  nibs  can  he  renewed  at  will,  and  are 
supplied  for  renewal  in  fine,  medium,  and  broad  points,  while  the 
pen  is  made  in  various  lengths.  Our  trials  of  the  pen  thus  far  have 
been  very  satisfactory." 

THE  ILLTJSTSATED  LONDON  NEWS. 

"It  combines  the  ink  reservoir  of  the  stylographic  pen  with  a 
modification  of  the  ordinary  pen  nib.  which  can  be  detachad  and 
replaced  at  pleasure  by  one  suited  to  the  writer's  hand.  •  •  •  • 
By  means  of  this  invention  the  writer  can  preserve  the  distinctive 
features  of  his  handwriiinjj ;  and.  what  is  of  no  small  importance, 
the  pen  writes  freely  with  any  good  ordinary  ink.  It  will  be  found 
of  special  utility  to  journalists  and  literary  men. " 


TRUTH. 

"The  latest  invention  is  one  called  the  ANTI-STYLOGRAPH  Pen. 
It  is  a  great  improvement  on  its  predecessors,  for  it  writes  more 
clearly,  does  not  ink  the  fingers,  does  not  get  out  of  order,  and 
costs  considerably  less." 

THE  GRAPHIC. 

"  Hearson's  Anti-Stvloc.raph.  issued  by  Messrs.  De  La  Rue. 
is  a  neat  looking  affair,  and  the  specimen  we  are  writing  this  notice 
with  does  its  work  very  creditably.  Perhaps,  after  a  while,  we 
shall  get  .so  attached  to  it  as  to  throw  our  inkstand  out  of  window.  ' 

THE  OXFORD  JOURNAL. 

"It  possesses  a  special  advantage  over  the  numerous  forms  of 
stylograph  before  the  public,  which  write  with  a  hard  point,  and 
are  incapable  of  making  thin  and  thick  strokes,  inasmuch  as.  it 
being  an  actual  pen.  nibbed  in  the  ordinary  way.  the  usual  charac- 
teristics of  the  handwriting  are  preserved.  Having  actually  tested 
it  we  are  enabled  to  vnuch  for  its  qualifications,  it  owes  US  origin 
to  Mr.  T.  .\.  llearson. " 

THE  GLASGOW  HERALD. 

"The  .VNTI-STVLGGRAPH  glides  over  the  paper  with  extreme 
smoothness.  The  ordinary  stylograph  wears  a  point  which  forms 
letters  of  unvarying  width  ;  the  ANTI-STYLOGRAPH,  on  the  other 
hand,  terminates  in  an  actual  pen.  nibbed  in  the  ordinary  way; 
and  as  tllick  and  tlim  strokes  are  thus  left  at  the  discretion  of  the 
writer,  the  ordinary  characteristics  of  his  manuscript  are  preserved. 
The  comfort  and  convenience  of  such  an  instrument,  dispensing  as 
it  does  with  the  necessity  of  applying  to  the  ink  bottle,  and  render- 
ing '  blots '  an  impossibility,  arc  obvious." 


SOLE     LICENSEES     AND     MANUFACTURERS, 

THOS.  DE  LA  RUE  ^  CO,,  BUNHILL  ROW,  LONDON,  ENGLAND. 


March  1,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOA]:^!    STATIOl^ER. 


315 


THE  ELWOOD  FILES. 

STRONGEST!   CHEAPEST!   BEST! 

Capacity  from  two  to  four  times  as  great  as  any  other  file  made. 


DISCOUNT   TO   THE   TRADE. 


' ^^'^iP      fjf  Sold  by  the  leading  Jobbing  Trade  and  the  Manufacturer. 

^y^/^^^^^y      BUXTON  &  SKIMMER  STATIOMERY  CO., 

-  /         215  &  217  Chestnut  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


A  PRACTICAL  NOVELTY !   AN  ELECTRICAL  SUCCESS ! 


A  SELF-FEEDING  MARKING  BRUSH  for  marking  Boxes,  Packages,  Cards,  &c.,  to  supersede  the 
common  pot  and  brush,  and  at  the  same  price.  Can  mark  three  times  as  fast,  as  there  is  no  dipping 
required  ;  can  use  turpentine  and  lampblack,  or  any  kind  of  ink  All  Shipping  Clerks  need  them.  We 
WANT  AN  Agent  in  every  city  and  town  m  the  United  States  and  Canada  to  handle  our  Brush,  and  to  furnish 
the  local  trade,  &c.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  soUeited.  Agents  write  for  terms.  Sample  Brush 
mailed  for  50  cents,  or  !ii>3.50  per  dozen     Address 

THE  YALE  AUTOMATIC  BEUSH  CO.,  Factory,  322  Grand  St.,  NEW  HAVEN,  Conn. 


MERRIAM  MFa.  CO., 

DURHAM,  CONN.,  U.  S.  A. 

Manufacturers  of 

SUNK-HANDLE  CASH  BOXES, 

A II  weights  and  grades.  Sizes,  7  tol8  inches 
inclusive.  Tumbler  Locks,  assorted  Keys. 
Also  Bond,  Deed,  Stamp  and  Postofifice 
Boxes,  Bill-Head  Cases,  Paper  Cutters,  and 
other  Tin  Goods,  adapted  to  the  best  Com- 
mercial Stationers'  Trade. 


\ 


M.  J.  ANDERSON, 

Successor  to  ANDERSON  &  CAMERON, 


SPECIALTIES: 


School^eward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  &c. 

GrUM  LABELS  AND  LAW  SEALS,  MARRIAGE  CERTIFICATES,  GOLD  BEVEL  VISITING 
CARDS,  ALL  STYLES,  SHIPPING  AND  MERCHANDISE  TAGS,  &c. 


NO    TRAVELERS. 


SEND    FOR    PRICE    I,ISTS    AND    DISCOUNTS 


DOUBLTPAGING  MACHINE. 

■"^HIS  Machine  p^ges  both  sides,  or  Two 
•^        Leaves,   at  the  same  time,  in  ONE 
OPERATION,    by    one    operator,    at    the 
rate   from    80,000    to    90,000    per   day. 
SIX   TIMES  as  fast   as  any  Machine  known.    No  mis- 
takes can  be  made,  as  the  figures  are  in  an  endless  chain. 
Printing  Ink  used.     It  Pages  Consecutively  and  Folio. 
The  Figures  are  printed  on  a  perfect  line,  and  there  is  no 
breaking  of  the  paper.    Any  Figure  can  be  replaced  at 
a  trifling  cost.    All  small  parts  are  made  of  Steel  Cast- 
ings.   The  Books  are  paged  after  they  are  bound.    The 
outline  of  the  figures  are  far  more  handsome  than  hand- 
cut  ones.    The  DOUBLE  PAGING  MACHINES,  as  here 
illustrated,   are   well   and   thoroughly   made,   and  will 
stand  a  great  many  years  of  the  severest  work. 

THEY  ARE  USED  BY  ALL  THE  LEADING  BLANK- 
BOOK  HOUSES  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES  ^ ^ 

OF  AMERICA,  and  some  of  the  larger  houses       2^=22^1 
In  Europe.    For  Catalogues   or  other   infor-     ^Ep 
mation,    address 

JOHN  McADAMS   SONS, 
No.  528  Kent  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


GROSyENOR,  CflATER  k  CO., 

()8  Ciinnoii  St.,  London,  E.  C, 

PAPER- MAKERS. 

GOLD  MEDAL  awarded  PARIS,  1878. 


P  Superfine  Hand-made  T^ 

WRITING,  ■*■ 

^  DRAWING  ^ 

AND  ^^ 

p  Account  Book  Papers,   p 

E  MACHINE-MADE  WRITINGS,   E 

R  Tub-sized  and  Engine-sized ,  Lott-    «    ik 
dried  and  Machine-dried  1^ 

^   BANK  NOTE  AND  LOAl^.  q 

^   Printings,  Charts  and  Blottings.  ^ 

Wholesale  and  Export 
STATIONERS. 

Dealers  in  Whatman,  Joynson,  HoUingworth 
Turner,  and  other  noted  brands. 


WHO  IS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  CuUN- 
TRY  WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


CHICA&0,ROCKISLAND&PACIFICR'Y 

By  the  central  poeitjon  of  its  line,  connects  the 
Sast  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  He- 
clining  Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
QB^o  and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"ALBERT   LEA   ROUTE.'' 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  been  opened  between  Richm.or»d, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
Susta,  Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  al^ 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan- 
tages. 

For  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Fold- 
ers of  the 

GREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Office,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.ST.  JOHN, 

Vlce-Pras.  &  Qen'l  M'g'r,  Gen'l  Tkt.  k  Pass.  Agt. 

CHICAGO. 


31B 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER 


IMITATION    MARBLE   FROM  PAPER. 


In  consequence  of  the  greater  hardness  of  sur- 
face and  the  ability  to  resist  the  action  of  acids, 
slate  or  low-grade  marble  having  an  artificial 
or  "  marbleized  "  surface,  have  to  a  great  ex- 
tent superseded  fine  marble  in  the  construction 
of  mantels  ;  but  such  artificial-surfaced  articles 
have  always  been  open  to  the  objection  that  if 
any  portion  of  the  surface  became  broken  or  in 
other  manner  injured,  the  exposed  portion  of 
the  base  would  present  a  different  appearance 
and  at  once  expose  the  artificial  character  of 
the  marble  represented.  Such  injury  is  espe- 
cially liable  to  occur  while  mantels  are  being 
shipped  and  set  up,  and  materially  lessens  the 
value  of  marbleized  work. 

To  obviate  this  objection  and  to  produce  an 
article  that  is  cheaper,  more  durable,  and  has 
less  weight,  an  artificial  marble  composed  of  a 
paper  base  or  body  and  having  its  surface  mar- 
bleized, has  been  produced. 

In  the  production  of  this  artificial  marble, 
slabs  are  made  in  the  following  manner  :  To  one 
and  one-half  ton  of  paper  pulp,  add  a  solution 
composed  of  fort-nine  pounds  of  glue,  one 
and  one-eighth  pounds  of  bichromate  of  pot- 
ash, fifty-pounds  of  alum,  and  two  pounds 
of  soluble  glass  or  other  silicate.  This  so- 
lution is  thoroughly  mixed  with  the  paper 
pulp,  and  the  composition  is  then  made  into 
sheets  by  any  ordinary  paper-making  ma- 
chinery, the  sheets  being,  however,  subjected 
to  more  than  ordinary  pressure  between  rollers, 
so  as  to  give  to  them  great  density.  Two  or 
more  of  the  sheets  are  now  coated  with  the  solu- 
tion named  and  placed  with  their  faces  in  con- 
tact, after  which  they  are  passed  between  pres- 
sure-rollers, so  as  to  cause  their  faces  to  become 
firmly  united,  and  the  whole  to  be  practically 
homogeneous.  The  alum  and  silicate  render 
the  slab  fire  proof,  so  that  it.  is  able  to  withstand 
the  heat  necessary  during  the  marbleizing  pro- 
cess, which  latter  is  the  same  as  ordinarily  em- 
ployed in  marbleizing  slate.  The  artificial  mar- 
ble thus  formed  has  about  the  weight  of  poplar 
wood,  is  far  more  tough  and  durable  than  slate 
and  cannot  be  dented  or  otherwise  injured  by 
any  ordinary  use,  while  nothing  less  than  ex- 
treme violence  can  cause  breaking  or  bending  of 
a  slab. 

The  cost  of  this  artificial  marble  is  said  to  be 
much  below  that  heretofore  obtainable,  and  its 
introduction  will  materially  lessen  the  expense 
of  mantels,  shelves,  &c.,  usually  made  from 
marble,  while  from  its  greater  strength  and 
ability  to  withstand  injury  and  its  small  weight 
the  artificial  product  is  applicable  to  a  variety 
of  purposes  for  which  marble  or  slate  possesses 
no  value. 


Geological  examination  of  the  delta  of  the 
Mississippi  now  shows  that  for  a  distance  of 
about  300  miles  there  are  buried  forests  of  large 
trees,  one  over  the  other,  with  interspaces  of 
sand.  Ten  distinct  forest  growths  of  this 
description  have  been  observed,  which  it  is  be- 
lieved must  have  succeeded  each  other.  Of 
these  trees,  known  as  the  bald  cypress,  some 
have  been  found  over  25  feet  in  diameter,  and 
one  containing  .5,700  rings  ;  in  some  instances, 
too,  huge  trees  have  grown  over  the  stumps  of 
others  equally  large.  From  these  facts  geolo- 
gists have  assumed  the  antiquity  of  each  forest 
growth  at  10,000  years,  or  100,000  for  all. 


A  good  deed  is  never  lost;  he  who  sows  cour- 
tesy reaps  friendship,  and  he  who  plants  kind- 
ness gathers  love. 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

No.  42  John  Street,  New  York. 

ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES,  I  ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER. 

RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS.  |  AND  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 

NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES. 


Silicate  Bool(  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  cloth.  Un- 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  Wooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paint-brush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  $1;  Quart,  $1.75  ;  Half 

GaUon,  $3.25  ;   Gallon,  $6. 

Wood  Blackboards. — Made  of  very  best  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  LAPtLiNUM  (Stone  Cloth). — A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury;  36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  $1.25  and  $3  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards — Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,^2x3  ft.,  $1 ;  No.  2,  2^4x3]^ 
ft ,  $1.50 ;  No.  3,  3  X  4  ft.,  $2.    ^?~  Send  for  Circular. 

NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO.,  191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 


Blackboards. 


BASE  BALLS.-To  tke  Trade. 

Per  doz.  net. 
New  League  Match  Ball,  white.  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  $12  00 
"    Treble       "        "      treble  wound,  red,  .       .      9  00 
"        '•  "  "      white,        .      9  00 

Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,  8  00 
"  "        "  "  "    white.  8  00 

Amateur  "        "regulation  size  and  weight,  red,6  00 

N.  B. — Each  one  of  our  League,  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box,  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  eases  containing  fifteen 
styles  of  balls,  each  net,  per  ease,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

PECK  &  SNYDER,  Manf'rs,  126  to  130  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES   NUMBERED    OR   PLAIN. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


THE  SLATEOGRAPH  i  TRANSFER  INKS. 

THE  SLATEOGRAPH  is  the  most  satis- 
factory, rapid  and  economical  Dry- 
Copying  Process  in  use.  It  cleans  easily, 
copies  perfectly,  and  remelting  is  unneces- 
sary. The  manufacture  licensed  under 
Hektograph  Patent.  For  sale  by  all  promi- 
nent Stationers  in  the  U.  S. 

Send  for  Descriptive  Circular  and  Price 
List  to  the  manufacturers. 

SUNDERLIN,  TABER  &  CO, 

WATKINS,  N.  Y. 

General  Agent  for  New  York  City,  WM.  A.  CHESTEB,  84  Nassau  Street  (Boom  41). 


March  1,  1883.] 


THE    AMEKIOAlSr    STATIOISrER 


817 


SAMUEL  HAITO  &  CO. 

MANIFOLD  BOOKS 


OBPACHER  BROTHERS, 


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-lART  PUBLISHERS,: 

Municli,   Germany.        *  338  Broadway,  New  York. 


[  d  [ASTER  B. 


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^, _^  jjy^  SATIN,   SILK  AND  FRINGES. 

SATIN  G-OODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURINa  PURPOSES. 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


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HanixCdtter, 


MOKRIS  ADLEK,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHARLES  BEOK,  609  Chestnut  Street,  PhiladelpMa. 
PELOUZE  &  OAEY,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Eiohmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Clair  Street,  Cleveland. 
OSTEANDEE  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBEEaE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOB  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  LIST. 


IM.DOOLEY   PAPER    CUTTERS 


Hamd-Cutter,  with  Stkau  Fixtubbs. 


318 


THE    AMEEIOAJST    STATIOISTER. 


{Successors  to  FLOTO   MAN UFACTURIKG    COMPANY,) 

IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


VALENTINE, 


Easter  I  Birthday  Cards, 

TOKEKS,  SOUVEBIRS  AKD  BOVELTIES. 


Choice  designs  (exci,usively  our  own),  hand-painted  on  silk.     Many  choice  and  recherche  Novelties  will  be  shown  the  Trade 
by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road. 

>!>=:'  No.  290    BROADV/AY,   NEY/  YORK.  •>=<V 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PLAIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

OBNAMENTAt 

LETTERING. 


Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  En^rossinfr,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and'finish  is'. desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 


yV  i^yicfx  vui^c^. 


'  Manufactured  in  six  differ- 
ent sizes.  Packed  one  doz. 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.  Also 
put  up  in  sets  containing 
one  of  each  kind  and  one 
each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3. 

We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 

E^~  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.   I).  WHITMOBE  &  CO  ,  Agents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  William  Sts.,  NEW  YORK 


« 


3,  i  inc^  -vui^e. 

4,1    '' 

5,i    ' 


« 


A  special  Ink  is  also 
manufactured  in  six 
brilliant  colors,  put  up 
in  boxes  containing  one 
doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 


JOHN   PETME,  Jr.. 

Successor  to  Victor  E.  Mauoer  &  Pktrie,  No.  110  Reade  Street, 'New  York, 
depot  for 

KNICKERBOCKER  PLAYING  CARDS,  Goodall's  Camden  Whist  Markers 

A.  B.  French  Copying  Inks,  Botary  Dampers,  &c. 
Lithographers'  Machinery,  Round  Hole  Treadle  Perforators.  Ink  Grinding  Mills.  &c. 


|OSEPHf>ILLOT1*S 
**  STEEL^PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World. 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 


For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,   I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands, 
ES~  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  dtc,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  aiLLOTT  &  SONS.  91  John  Street,  New  York.  HENEY  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


Satin-Frinp:ed   Easter  Cards. 


(ho    r\[\   ^^^^    BOX   ooisTT-A^iisriisro-   C/X 

^L     J     \J\J  (Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^J  ^J 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7tli  Street,  Philadelphia. 


AMD  SEALIMG  WAX. 


IIV    A.LTL.    VA-lllETIES. 


EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  East   14th  St.,    Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  all  principal 
cities.    Trade  List  furnished  on  application. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 


Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 


291  nalu  St.,  Cor.  Worthlnglon, 

Oldest  Hubber  Stamp  Manufy  in 
New  England  &  Iiargest  in  the  V.  S. 


The  Cbas.Stowait  Paper  Co» 

139, 141  &  143  Walnut  St., 

ciJsciNisAm,  oixio. 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers 
of  every  description  of 

News,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 
Wrapping 

^    ^    -^  ^  AI-SO, 

A  Full  Line  of 

BLANK  BOOKS, 

^^   '\       X         OFFICE    STATIONEKY, 
\i^  //  Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding 

Cards  and  Invitations,  and  the 

NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 

AS  PAST  AS  PROD0CKD. 


STATIONERS  and  PRINTERS  are  requested 
to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Goods  suited  to 
their  wants. 

DRESSER,  M^LELLAN  &  CO., 

PnWislierUootellers  I  Stationers, 

BUNK  BOOK  MANUFACTUREBS. 
47  Zzchange  Street,      -      •      FOBTLAND,  ME. 


Publishers  of  Oliver's  Precedents,  New  Edition;  Maine 
Reports,  Luce's  Maine  Probate  Practice,  Kings- 
bury's Maine  Townsman,  Bolster's  Tax  Col- 
lector and  Form  Book,  Young  People's 
Histoiy  of  Maine,  Legal  Blanks 
of  all  kinds. 


SANFORD   MFG.    CO.,   CHICAGO,   Ills,    aubinudrkssi^.  «. s. k. h'lbli.an.  w.w. 


March  1,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOE'ER. 


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iti 


GEM"  PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER, 


—  INVENTED  AND  MANUFACTURED  BY  THE  — 

HOWARD  IRON  WORKS.  BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 

The  Most  Simple,  Durable  and  Perfect  Hand  Machine  Made. 

No  Other  Hand  Machine    Equal  to  It. 


Possesses  Great  Strength.    Works  Easily  and  Smoothly.    Very  Heavy,  Compact,  Firm 

aad  Rigid.    Enife  Cuts  Perfectly  True.     Windlass-Clamp  has  Free  and  Quick 

Motion.     Cutting  Sticks  of  Wood  in  Table  to  Receive  Knife.     Table 

Divided  into  Lines,  Squares  and  Inches.    Back  and  Side  Gauges. 

ITS  CONVENIENCE  AND  ADAPTABILITY  ARE  WELL  KNOWN  TO  THE  TRADE. 


FltlCES  : 


.  I  30  inches.  Weight  1,300  lbs.,  $175. 


33 


1,500     •'        800. 


Can  refer  to  very  many  sold  and  in  use  all  over  the  United  States  for  many  years, 
which  GIVE  PERFECT  SATISFACTION. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 

—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 

Paper  Makers,  Book  Binders  and  Printers'  Machinery, 

—  SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  — 

"Diamond"  Self-Clamp  Paper  Cutter, 


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v^ 


JHIS  is  the  only  Self-Clamping  Cutter  in  which  the  knife  is  operated  from  above,  and  in  which  the  pressure 
of  the  Clamp  upon  the  paper  is    always    greater   than   the   resistance   against   the   knife,  without   the    aid    of 
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DAYTON    DOINGS. 


[PEOM  OUR  REGULAR   CORRESPONDENT.] 

Dayton,  Ohio,  March  5, 1883. 

Trade  was  dull  during  February.  There  is  no 
denying  this  unpleasant  fact ;  every  one  had 
about  the  same  experience.  Bad  weather,  fear- 
ful floods,  etc.,  seem  to  take  all  the  life  out  of 
traffic.  I  am  glad  to  say  that  March  opens  up 
in  better  shape,  and  that  the  outlook  for  spring 
business  seems  to  be  good. 

One  of  the  poets — sings — that  "spring  is  the 
I  _,  time  for  lovers."  I  am  afraid  the  aforesaid  poet 
was  never  in  active  business,  or  he  would  have 
made  it  read  "drummers."  About  a  dozen  a 
day  is  the  average.  Where  they  all  make  sales 
is  somewhat  of  a  mystery  to  me.  Fred.  Horn, 
with  Paul  Latham  were  here  a  few  days  ago 
and  showed  a  nice  line  of  albums.  Their  order- 
book  showed  some  very  large  sales. 

C.  E.  Hopkins  was  also  here  with  his  line  of 
albums,  and  made  a  fine  display.  The  roseate 
C.  E.  was  enthusiastic  over  his  sales. 
.  Mr.  Watkins,  of  the  American  Lead  Pencil 
Company,  showed  his  pleasant  face,  and  I  sup- 
pose got  his  share  of  orders. 

W.  W.  Stewart,  the  inventor  of  the  calli- 
graphic pen,  put  in  an  appearance.  His  pen 
seems  to  be  a  success.  R.  A.  Rogers  &  Co.  of 
this  city  laid  in  a  line  of  them. 

Mr.  Hutt,  of  the  Florence  Manufacturing 
Company,  displayed  a  fine  line  of  toilet  sets  a 
day  or  two  ago.  His  goods  are  rapidly  gaining 
in  favor  with  the  trade. 

Odell  &  Mayer,  blank-book  makers,  are  offer- 
ing their  extensive  bookbindery  for  sale.  This 
action  is  necessitated  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Odell, 
who  was  the  practical  member  of  the  firm.  Mr. 
Mayer  was  office  manager,  but  is  not  a  practical 
workman,  and  does  not  care  to  assume  the 
whole  burden.  The  business  has  always  paid, 
and  an  energetic  firm  can  get  into  an  estab- 
lished business  at  a  very  low  figure. 

C.  B.  Wood,  for  many  years  with  Reynolds  & 
Reynolds,  but  latterly  in  the  coal  business,  has 
resumed  his  old  position  with  them.  He  will 
continue  the  coal  trade,  however. 

Among  the  mills  things  are  not  very  satisfac- 
tory ;  prices  are  low  and  demand  is  mighty 
light,  and  production  big.  These  three  things 
don't  work  very  well  together. 

My  attention  has  been  called  to  a  circular, 
issued  by  the  two  assignees  of  a  lately  defunct 
Detroit  firm,  asking  the  court  to  allow  them 
each  three  hundred  dollars  per  month,  com- 
mencing at  the  date  of  the  assignment.    If  other 


expenses  are  in  proportion  to  their  demand,  the 
creditors  might  as  well  give  them  the  "  whole 
plug."  We  want  a  good  bankrupt  act;  at  least, 
that  is  the  general  opinion  throughout  the 

Miami  Valley. 


CHICAGO    NOTES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Chicago,  March  5, 18a3. 
The  suspension  of  Geo.  H.  Taylor  &  Co. ,  last 
week,  was  a  surprise  to  many.  As  your  readers 
are  familiar  with  the  facts  regarding  this  failure 
I  will  not  attempt  to  give  them  here.  The  fol- 
lowing circular  has  been  published  : 

Office  ofGeorgb  H.  Taylor  &  Co.  | 
Paper  Manufacturers  AND  Dealers.    >- 
Chicago,  Feb.  aS,  1883.  S 
To  our  Creditors  : 

Owing  to  the  failure  of  others  with  whom  we  were 
largely  interested,  we  have  also  been  forced  to  sus- 
pend business. 

Just  as  soon  as  we  can  get  our  affairs  in  shape, 
which  will  take  but  a  few  days  at  farthest,  we  will 
call  a  meeting  of  our  creditors  and  lay  the  state  of 
our  business  before  them  for  such  action  as  they 
may  deem  it  most  advisable  to  take. 

Trusting  you  will  be  patient  with  us  in  our  time  of 
trouble  and  not  judge  us  harshly  until  all  the  facts 
are  before  you,  we  remain. 

Yours  respectfully, 

Geo.  H.  Taylor  &  Co. 

Several  weeks  ago  I  reported  the  change  about 
to  take  place  in  the  firm  of  Clark,  Hay  ward  & 
Co.  Mr.  Black,  of  Yorkville,  was  to  take  Mr. 
Clark's  place,  but  it  seems  that  Mr.  Clark  stepped 
out  of  the  firm  and  Paul  D.  Hay  ward  continued 
alone  only  a  few  days,  as  the  suspension  of 
Lucius  Clark  &  Co.,  South  Bend,  Ind.,  forced 
Mr.  Hay  ward  to  stop  business  also. 

The  paper  business  seems  good  just  now  in 
Chicago;  better,  it  is  said,  than  two  years  ago; 
prices  are  not  as  firm,  however. 

Bradner  Smitli  &  Co.  seem  to  have  plenty  to 
do  and  report  good  sales,  and  they  see  no  reason 
why  there  should  be  a  falling  off  in  the  paper 
trade.  Others  interviewed  give  in  substance 
about  the  same  ideas  regarding  the  trade. 

W.  R.  Leonard,  with  Rosenblatt  &  Ettlinger.of 
Chicago,  has  just  returned  from  a  successful  trip 
through  the  West,  having  a  good  trade  in  their 
specialties  of  card  and  fancy-goods  novelties. 
This  firm  expects  to  move  to  some  better  quar- 
ters on  one  of  our  prominent  streets,  in  order  to 
cater  to  the  retail  trade. 

E.  P.  Donnell  &  Co.'s  brass  ruling  machine  is 
proving  a  great  success.  It  is  only  one-half  as 
long  as  the  usual  wooden  machine.  It  has  a 
non-radiating  cylinder  for  drying  the  ink,  and 
works  to  perfection.      The   entire  machine    is 


made  of  brass,  and  is  therefore  not  liable  to 
warp.  Temperature  will  not  affect  it.  They 
have  just  shipped  three  to  the  government  bind- 
ery at  Washington,  D.  C.  This  bouse  has  also 
shipped  several  of  its  perforators  to  the  govern- 
ment bindery.  Mr.  Donnell  has  just  returned 
from  St.  Louis,  where  he  booked  nine  orders 
from  as  many  different  firms.  See  what  they 
offer  the  trade  in  second-hand  machinery  else- 
where in  this  issue. 

C.  B.  Cottrell  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  print- 
ing presses,  will  remove  on  Clark  street,  soon, 
near  the  Western  office  of  The  American 
Stationer. 

The  Chicago  Novelty  Card  and  Advertising 
Company,  J.  B.  Clarke,  proprietor,  has  presented 
this  office  with  the  neatest  calendar  that  I  have 
ever  seen.  It  is  astonishing  the  amount  of  busi- 
ness done  in  advertising  cards.  Mr.  Clarke  car- 
ries a  very  large  stock,  and  ships  to  all  parts  of 
the  United  States.  He  returned  from  an  East- 
ern trip,  taking  orders  for  nearly  two  million 
cards.  He  has  a  large  and  fine  line  of  Easter 
goods,  and  will,  hereafter,  handle  a  fine  line  of 
papeterie  goods  made  from  Byron  Weston's  pa- 
pers. Mr.  Clarke  has  secured  the  exclusive 
agency  for  the  West. 

Lambdin  &  Co.,  193  Clark  street,  are  the  ex- 
clusive agents  for  a  Russian  paint,  expressly 
made  for  finishing  photographs  in  colors.  This 
house  also  bandies  picture  mats. 

Shannon  &  Mead,  manufacturers  of  the  well- 
known  Shannon  Perfection  File,  are  doing  a  fine 
business.  Since  Mr.  Shannon  succeeded  in  gain- 
ing his  rights  in  court,  the  concern  has  built  up 
an  immense  business.  The  trade  are  familiar 
with  this  file,  and  consumers  are  bound  to  be — at 
least,  I  judge  so  by  the  amount  handled. 

Rambler. 


CINCINNATI   SCINTILLATIONS. 


[from  our  regular  correspondent.] 

Cincinnati,  March  5,  1883. 
Every  branch  of  business  here  is  brightening. 
General  trade  shows  a  sunny  surface.  All  of 
the  region  tributary  to  Cincinnati  is  waking  up 
and  making  things  move.  Signs  of  vitality  and 
vigor  are  exhibited  on  all  sides.  All  of  these 
are  more  intense  right  here  in  Cincinnati  and 
in  its  immediate  vicinity  than  in  the  outer  edges 
of  the  Cincinnati  region.  An  inspection  of  the 
failures  in  the  country  last  week  shows  that,  in 
point  of  ratio  of  increase  in  number  compared 
with  the  week  previous,  they  were  much  greater 
in  the  Eastern  and  Middle  States  than  in  the 
Western.  The  failures  in  the  West  for  large 
sums  were  outside  of  the  Cincinnati  region — 
and  they  were  in  the  paper  trade  too.    Those  in 


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this  vicinity  were  few  and  for  small  amounts, 
generally  pretty  nearly  covered  by  assets. 
Generally,  also,  they  were  of  that  class  of  men 
which,  meaning  no  disrespect,  might  be  termed 
adventurers.  They  were,  as  a  rule,  men  who 
had  been  only  a  short  time  in  business,  and  there 
was  no  lack  of  cases  of  incompetency  among 
them.  Collections  here  are  improving,  and 
business  men  are  looking  closely  to  their 
account  books.  The  style  of  business  en- 
terprise by  the  most  successful  men  is  of 
the  conservative  aggressive  sort.  There  is  less 
disposition  than  last  year  to  grasp  after  trade  at 
all  hazards,  and  such  a  thing  as  cutting  prices 
one  would  think  was  now  entirely  out  of  the 
question.  As  far  as  business  methods  are  con- 
cerned, trade  sets  out  this  spring  in  a  very 
healthful  condition  in  Cincinnati.  It  is  cautious 
and  courageous.  There  is  a  manifest  tendency 
to  demand  fair  profits  and  prompt  payments. 
Those  who  discount  their  bills  for  cash  in  buy- 
ing, will  stand  above  par,  and  those  who  fail  to 
adopt  this  method  will  be  eyed  very  closely. 
There  is  evidence  that  the  country  has  in  the 
farm  granaries  a  large  surplus  of  unmarketed 
grain.  The  leaf  tobacco  crop  of  last  year  is 
crowding  in,  and  a  throng  of  purchasers  are 
here  from  all  parts  of  the  country,  buying  lib- 
erally stocks  of  leaf  tobacco  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  plug  and  fine-cut  chewing  tobacco.  The 
prices  range  from  five  to  twenty-five  cents  per 
pound  and  average  probably  sixteen  cents.  A 
hogshead  of  leaf  tobacco  averages  above  a 
thousand  pounds.  There  were  above  three 
thousand  six  hundred  hogsheads  sold  here  last 
week  for  about  half  a  million  of  dollars.  The 
yearly  sales  here  were  about  sixty  thousand, 
and  this  year  will  be  about  eighty  thousand,  on 
account  of  the  increased  and  immense  crop  of 
last  year.  This  activity  and  volume  of  trade  is 
due  in  part  to  the  concentration  of  business  im- 
mediately after  the  recent  flood.  Bat  there  are 
other  reasons  for  it  and  causes  that  are  oper- 
ating favorably  on  all  branches  of  trade.  Has 
not  Congress  adjourned  ?  What  more  does 
trade  want  than  the  vacation  from  uncertainty 
that  has  characterized  the  entire  trade  of  the 
country  during  the  past  session.  Now  that 
trade  has  passed  the  reign  of  terror  for  a  sea- 
son, nobody  wonders  at  its  brightening. 

But  let  concrete  matters  be  considered.  Take, 
for  instance,  that  splendid  calendar  of  Snider  & 
Hoole's.  With  that  for  evidence,  one  may  re- 
fute every  croaker's  argument  that  this  age  is 
one  of  decline  in  art  and  industrial  enterprise. 
This  bit  of  work  is  a  gem.  The  design  is  fresh 
and  full  of  significance,  and  the  execution  is 
masterly.  Matt  Morgan  designed  and  drew  it. 
The  sheet  is  very  large  and  the  whole  thing  is  an 
admirably  executed  chromo.  A  framework  of 
fierce  big  thorns  bearing  tiny  roses,  forms  the 
outer  border.  On  the  upper  part  is  a  picture 
panel,  apparently  a  scroll  pinned  in  its  place  by 
the  charms  of  the  outer  frame.  It  is  an  animal 
picture,  a  zoological  domestic  scene,  a  lion  and 
lioness  enjoying  themselves  with  their  large 
family  of  cubs.  Each  separate  figure  was  a 
study  from  life.  No  man  ever  conjured  such  a 
picture  out  of  his  memory  and  imagination. 
The  secene  is  backed  by  tropical  foliage,  and  all 
of  the  colors  are  in  harmony.  Below  this  are 
two  panels,  in  one  of  which  is  a  most  artistic 
calendar,  and  in  the  other  a  more  artistic  card 
of  Snider  &  Hoole's.  It  is  a  card  calendar  that 
will  look  in  place  anywhere.  A  picture-gallery 
splendor  might  dim  it,  but  couldn't  kill  it. 

By  the  way,  Edwin  Hoole  says  that  Chicago 
trade  in  bis  line — binders'  material,  machinery, 
and  several  etcetertis — "is  just  a  little  quiet, 
you  know."    Chicago  needs  a  flood  for  a  tonic, 


perhaps.  One  Sunday  night  in  '71  the  city  took 
fire.  On  the  next  day — that  is,  on  Monday — 
while  the  city  was  burning,  the  City  Council  of 
Cincinnati  appropriated  $100,000  for  the  suffer- 
ers by  fire,  and  that  evening  a  train  with  a  re- 
lief committee  and  loads  of  provisions  started 
for  the  scorched  city.  The  appropriation  was 
not  exhausted.  It  has  been  a  long  time  since 
that  fire — almost  twelve  years.  That  is  time 
enough  to  forget  a  great  deal,  but  it  was  not 
long  enough  to  make  Chicago  forget  Cincinnati. 
For  our  flood  sufferers  the  city  of  Chicago  do- 
nated $2,000,  as  a  sort  of  reminder  that  the  his- 
tory of  her  own  distress  had  not  entirely 
escaped  her  memory,  and  the  Board  of  Trade  of 
that  city  donated  $2,000  also.  Cincinnati  ap- 
plied all  outside  donations  to  outside  sufferers. 

John  Holland  is  receiving  and  filling  numerous 
orders  for  pens,  and  indeed  for  his  entire  line  of 
productions.  His  orders  from  the  Pacific  coast 
are  as  surprisingly  numerous,  as  also  those  from 
the  East.  By  the  way,  he  is  just  putting  on  the 
market  a  new,  pretty  and  very  superior  fountain 
pen — a  real  pen,  always  full  of  ink  ready  for 
work  the  moment  it  is  required. 

As  to  the  Globe  Files  Company,  it  is  having  a 
rush  of  orders  for  its  cabinets  ;  and  it  is  no 
wonder,  as  they  are  so  ornamental  as  well  as 
serviceable. 

Wm.  Snyder,  manufacturing  stationer,  got 
an  unpleasant  soaking,  but  it  has  not  quenched 
his  ambition  and  it  has  only  stimulated  his 
ardor. 

Louis  Snider's  Sons  and  the  Charles  Stewart 
Paper  Company  are  selling  like  mad.  It  would 
be  funny  were  it  otherwise  from  the  very  oddity 
of  the  thing.  Stewart  knows  his  constituency 
and  the  wants  of  his  territory.  Why  not  ?  He 
has  grown  up  with  them.  Louis  Snider's  Sons 
keep  abreast  with  the  times.  There  has  been  a 
loss  in  that  family.  The  bachelor  went  and 
married  a  short  time  ago — none  too  soon. 

Pulton  with  his  gravity  scales  is  enjoying  an 
extremely  comfortable  trade. 

Orders  keep  "Billy"  O'Neill,  of  J.  R.  Mills  & 
Co.,  hustling  in  superintending  the  shipping. 

W.  B.  Carpenter  &  Co.  had  the  best  year  of 
their  lives  last  year. 

Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Co.  find  their  blank- 
book  trade  swelling  like  a  flood. 

Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  have  lively  times. 

Pounsford  &  Co.,  with  their  wide  range  of 
goods,  are  rushed. 

All  of  these  men  are  moving  cautiously.  They 
are  not  doing  a  hot-bed  business.  They  never 
were  more  careful  to  be  safe. 

By  the  way,  the  flood  killed  valentines  here, 
but  Easter  cards  and  the  like  are  going  as  never 
before.  Prince  William. 

LOUISVILLE    ITEMS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

LotJisviLLE,  Ky.,  March  3,  188J. 

The  river  is  back  in  its  regular  bed  again,  and 
clouds  of  dust  are  flying  from  the  streets  that 
about  two  weeks  ago  were  covered  by  angry 
waters.  It  is  the  opinion  of  the  best  authorities 
that  the  flood  did  not  permanently  or  materi- 
ally affect  the  capital  or  capacity  of  a  single 
business  institution  in  this  city,  though  it  is  true 
that  quite  a  number  of  concerns  in  various 
branches  of  trade  sustained  damage  to  the  ex- 
tent of  several  thousands  of  dollars  each. 

The  commercial  interests  located  in  the  flooded 
districts  were  mostly  of  classes  whose  outfit 
and  stocks  were  of  a  nature  that  either  could 
not  be  entirely  ruined  by  water,  or  else  were 
not  such  as  to  prevent  removal  if  necessary. 

The  loss  was  heaviest  with  those  who  had  the 


least  to  lose — hundreds  of  poor  families  parting 
with  their  scant  household  effects,  their  all. 
The  daily  newspapers  have,  in  this  instance,  not 
overdrawn  the  picture  of  misery  and  desolation 
inflicted  by  the  raging  Ohio  at  this  point. 

But,  as  to  business.  Shipping  facilities  were 
restored  in  a  few  days,  most  of  the  factories  re- 
sumed work  promptly,  and  the  goods  are  nearly 
all  moved  back  to  the  old  stores  in  the  late  "wet 
region."  Added  to  the  activity  consequent 
upon  the  flood  interruption,  came  the  advance 
notes  of  spring  trade,  so  that  business  matters 
have  presented  a  lively  and  encouraging  appear- 
ance during  the  past  ten  days.  We  have  had 
a  week  of  dry  weather,  favorable  and  accept- 
able to  all. 

The  growing  wheat  crop  on  later  examination 
is  found  to  be  in  fair  condition,  with  plenty  of 
time  to  regain  some  of  the  vigor  lost  last  winter. 
There  are  very  few  "bears"  on  the  trade  out- 
look the  coming  year  in  this  region.  Independent 
of  the  general  favorable  status  of  the  com- 
mercial element  hereabouts,  LouisvUle,  through 
one  single  project — the  Southern  Exposition  of 
1883 — must  eclipse  everything  in  her  previous 
business  history.  This  exhibition  will  open  on 
August  1,  and  continue  one  hundred  days.  Its 
location  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  in  the  city, 
within  ten  minutes  walk  of  Broadway,  and  ac- 
cessible by  two  lines  of  street-cars  as  well  as 
steam  railroads,  fifteen  minutes  by  street-car 
from  any  hotel.  There  are  eighteen  acres  of 
beautiful  pleasure  grounds,  with  grand  old 
forest  trees,  cool  retreats  and  shady  walks. 
The  twenty-five  acres  adjoining  are  occupied  by 
the  exposition  buildings,  and  are  adorned  with 
rich  foliage  and  flower  beds,  and  numerous 
fountains.  At  night  hundreds  of  electric  lights 
will  illuminate  the  buildings  and  grounds.  Here 
will  be  presented  evidence  of  the  wonderful  pro- 
gress of  the  South.  The  Northern  States  will 
exhibit  machinery,  in  operation,  for  the  produc  - 
tion  and  manipulation  of  Southern  material, 
making  altogether  the  most  interesting  exhibi- 
tion of  purely  American  resources  ever  held  in 
this  country. 

In  mercantile  stationery,  trade  is  reported 
brisk,  while  in  general  retail  lines  no  special 
movement  is  looked  for  until  after  Lent.  Easter 
cards  "in  soft  and  delicate  tints  and  subdued 
shades  "  are  exhibited  in  every  variety  of  shape 
and  texture,  and  customers  have  commenced 
making  selections. 

In  one  of  John  P.  Morton  &  Co.'s  show-win- 
dows is  a  magnificent  Easter  cross,  trimmed 
with  evergreens,  towering  up  above  an  elegant 
display  of  painted  satin  and  other  costly  de- 
signs, making  the  richest  collection  of  these 
goods  ever  grouped  together  here. 

John  Williamson,  the  talented  author  of  the 
"  Perns  of  Kentucky,"  the  etchings  in  which  he 
himself  executed,  has  retired  from  the  firm  of 
John  Williamson  &  Co.,  electro  plates,  &c.,  and 
the  business  passes  into  the  hands  of  a  new  cor- 
poration to  be  known  as  the  Williamson  Art 
Metal  Works. 

The  Kentucky  Paper  Bag  Company  is  in  liqui- 
dation under  Robert  Cochran,  to  whom  an  as- 
signment was  made  several  weeks  ago  owing  to 
a  disagreement  among  the  stockholders.  The 
company  is  said  to  be  solvent.  Its  stock  and 
fixtures  have  been  bought  by  S.  K.  Davis  &  Co., 
who  operate  the  business  as  before. 

Forrester  &  Jobson,  stationers  and  printers, 
are  successors  to  W.  S.  Forrester,  corner  Eighth 
and  Main  streets. 

The  Bremaker-Moore.Paper  Company  suffered 
serious  damage  and  inconvenience  by  reason  of 
the  flood  and  backwater  undermining  the  foun- 
dation to  one  of  the  warehouses  adjoining  the 


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mills.  The  water  was  also  ten  feet  deep  in  the 
cellar  of  the  mill  proper  and  in  the  main  ware- 
house, coming  up  through  the  sewers.  The  en- 
gine and  some  of  the  machines  which  are  in 
the  cellar,  were  under  water,  and  the  pulp  room 
was  only  one  foot  above  the  tide. 

Part  of  Du  Pont  &  Co.'s  extensive  Louisville 
paper  mills  were  submerged  for  several  days 
and  did  not  escape  without  loss. 

Dr.  John  D.  Woods  has  sold  the  Glasgow 
(Ky.)  Times,  one  of  the  very  best  papers  in  the 
State,  to  James  Richardson  and  Basil  Smith. 

The  public  school  system  of  the  city  of  Louis- 
ville is  very  efficient  and  approaching  perfection 
and  is  the  pride  of  her  citizens,  but  from  the 
data  given  in  the  recent  report  of  the  State 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  the  com- 
monwealth at  large  is  very  far  behind  in  educa- 
tional facilities.  The  official  report  for  the 
State  of  Kentucky,  shows  as  follows  : 

Whole  number  of  male  teachers  employed 

during  1880-81  4,418 

Whole  number  of  female 3,358 

Total  number  of  teachers 6,776 

Whole  number  of  children  of  school  age 478.148 

Whole  number  enrolled 221,575 

Average  number  attending 139,179 

Per  cent,  of  attendance     .33 

Whole  number  of  school  districts 6,136 

Whole        "         "      "         houses 5,652 

Number  of  houses  lacking 484 

Log  school-houses 3,369 

Frame  school-houses 2,138 

Brick 145 

Total  number  of  houses 5,652 

Seating  capacity  of  all  the  houses 305,680 

Price  per  month  paid  teachers $'^1.75 

The  su  perintendent  reports  that  there  are  forty 
States  and  Territories  which  pay  more,  and  only 
one  (Alabama),  which  pays  less  than  Kentucky. 
Prom  this  it  will  be  seen  that  out  of  the  478,148 
children  in  the  State  of  school  age,  only  32.3,574: 
are  enrolled,  and  the  average  attendance  of  this 
number  is  only  139,179;  also,  that  the  number 
of  school  houses  is  484  less  than  the  number  of 
school  districts. 

The  friends  of  public  schools,  aroused  by  this 
^unfavorable  exhibit,  are  arranging  to  hold  an 
educational  convention  here  at  an  early  date, 
and  it  is  expected,  from  the  great  public  inter- 
est ali-eady  manifested  in  the  movement,  that 
pfehe  result  will  be  the  practical  inauguration.of  a 
plan  that  will  speedily  develop  a  modern  and 
complete  system  of  public  education  throughout 
iihe  entire  State. 

By  the  way,  our  neighbors  on  the  Indiana 
bhore — New  Albany  and  Jeflersonville — who 
Buffered  damages  in  a  very  extended  way  to 
both  factory  and  residence  property  through  the 
loods,  are  bravely  at  work  replacing  and  re- 
building. There  is  much  destitution  there 
among  the  laboring  classes. 
I  must  not  forget  to  mention  the  appearance 
|of  the  Industrial  News,  a  new  semi-monthly 
ievoted  to  industries  and  science,  one  of  the 
'cleanest  specimens  of  newspaper  and  press  work 
ever  sent  out.  From  a  little  item  on  the  page 
open  before  me,  I  observe  that  in  1870  the  capi- 
tal employed  in  manufactories  in  Louisville  was 
$11,000,000,  which  had  grown  to  $21,000,000  in 
1880,  and  has  increased  in  a  greater  ratio  since. 

Bourbon. 
♦ 

BOSTON  GOSSIP. 

[from  our  regular  correspondent.  j 

Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,  | 
49  Federal  street,  Boston,  March  6,  1883.  ) 
So  far  as  I  am  able  to  learn  of  the  trade  in  this 
vicinity,  business  thus  far  in  1883  will  compare 
very  favorably  with  former  years,  and  is  on  the 
whole  satisfactory.  The  demand  for  Easter 
goods  is  not  extra,  but  this  may  doubtless  be 
owing  to  the  cold  weather,  which,  in  a  measure, 


affects  this  as  all  other  seasonable  trades.  At 
any  rate,  the  dealers  are  well  prepared  with 
elegant  goods  in  this  line.  Ward  &  Gay  are 
sparing  no  pains  to  make  their  card  department 
in  the  various  lines  of  Easter,  birthday,  reward 
and  Sunday  school,  a  pronounced  success.  This 
branch  of  their  business  is  entirely  separate 
from  their  general  stationery  goods  and  is  under 
the  direct  personal  supervision  of  one  of  the 
firm.  In  variety  and  elegance  the  goods  shown 
by  them  are  probably  not  excelled  by  any 
house  in  this  country.  Scrap-book  pictures  have 
recently  been  added  to  this  department,  and  they 
propose  hereafter  to  keep  the  finest  line  of  these 
goods  to  be  found  in  Europe. 

Hall  &  Whiting,  manufacturers  and  dealers 
In  blank-books  and  stationery,  report  a  satisfac- 
tory trade.  In  their  blank-book  manufacturing 
department  the  business  of  the  past  year  has 
been  greater  than  for  the  two  preceding  years 
combined. 

Aaron  R.  Gay  &  Co.  and  Cotton  &  Gould  are 
also  doing  a  good  business  in  blank-books. 

Knight,  Adams  &  Co.  are  bringing  out  some 
new  things  in  account  books,  reducing  the 
prices  on  certain  kinds,  and  making  their  an- 
nual clearing-out  sales  of  odd  lots  of  folded 
papers. 

C.  W.  Clark  is  introducing  a  new  school  globe, 
to  sell  for  fifty  cents,  and  the  Scholar's  Com- 
panion, made  by  the  National  Rule  and  Adver- 
tising Company,  for  both  of  which  he  has  the 
control  for  Boston. 

D.  B.  Brooks  &  Co.,  40  Hawley  street,  Boston, 
ink,  games  and  stationery,  are  making  a  spe- 
cialty of  Sackerdorfl's  pocket  pencil — a  bone 
metal-tip  pencil  to  sell  for  ten  cents. 

Mr.  Turner,  of  Langfeld,  Turner  &  Andrews, 
is  in  town  this  week.  H. 


ON  THE  WING. 


[FROM  OUR  ROAMING  CORRESPONDENT.] 

It  is  a  consolation  for  him  who  is  compelled  to 
ramble  up  and  down  on  the  earth. 
Over  hill,  over  dale, 

Through  bush,  through  brier; 
Over  park,  over  pale. 
Through  flood,  through  fire, 
to  remember  that  there  is  a  place  for  the  virtu- 
ous "  traveling  man,"  where  he  will  get,  without 
asking  for  it,  "  a  front  room  on  the  first  floor, 
with  gas,  bath  and  fire,"  wherein  he  may  take 
his  ease  and  wait  for  orders  ;  and  the  rest- 
less correspondent  can  also  look  forward  to  a 
time  when  those  having  information  to  im- 
part will  flock  to  his  office  to  be  interviewed. 
In  the  meanwhile,  however,  the  traveling  man 
must  "  drum  "  for  his  trade,  and  the  newspaper 
man  must  gather  his  items  "  on  the  wing."  The 
following  items,  brief  as  they  are,  represent  a 
great  many  miles  of  travel. 

Your  Chicago  correspondent  will  probably 
tell  you  all  about  the  local  Easter  card  trade, 
and  what  he  has  to  say  about  its  promise  in  Chi- 
cago will  apply  equally  to  every  large  city  in 
the  bailiwick  of  your  Western  office,  from 
Cleveland  to  Omaha,  and  from  St.  Paul 
to  St.  Louis  :  Both  designs  and  demand  for 
the  better  classes  of  goods,  shows  steady  im- 
provement with  each  succeeding  year.  You 
know  that  the  entire  West  has  suffered  greatly 
from  flood  and  frost  during  the  winter,  which 
we  now  fervently  hope  is  broken  and  the  very 
fair  trade  of  the  present  moment  is  gratifying 
as  well  as  surprising. 

St.  Louis  has  been  affected  more  by  mud  than 
by  floods,  though  as  that  complaint  is  chronic 
little  attention  is  paid  to  it  by  any  but  visitors. 
To  the  latter,  let  me  humbly  assure  you,  it  is 


very  disagreeable.  Still,  mud  or  no  mud  (the 
latter  condition  is  merely  hypothetical  and  in- 
serted for  rhetorical  balance),  the  houses  of  St. 
Louis  "flourish  like  the  green  bay  tree."  Her 
paper  dealers  do  not  come  to  grief  as  they  do  in 
Chicago,  but,  wanting  but  little  here  below,  they 
get  it,  and  keep  it  until  by  and  by;  "many  a 
mickle  makes  a  muckle,"  (or  In  other  words 
many  a  nickle  raises  a  pile.  The  old  men  die  and 
the  sons  succeed,  keeping  up  the  |some  fossilized 
trade,  in  the  same  prehistoric  manner. 

To  this,  of  course,  there  are  numerous  excep- 
tions, and  the  exceptions  are  many  of  them  in 
the  line  to  which  The  Stationer  caters.  For 
instance,  the  firm  of  Levison  &  Blythe,  which  all 
of  your  readers  know  by  ink,  as  well  as  reputa- 
tion, is  certainlylanything  but  fossilized  in  its  way 
of  doing  business,  or,  if  the  house  is  a  fossil,  it  is  a 
very  lively  sort  of  fossil.  Not  content  with  put- 
ting its  inks  down  on  the  doorsteps  of  its  East- 
ern compe^iitors,  it  is  invading  transcontinental 
ports  in  a  manner  calculated  to  give  Europe  the 
impression  that  St.  Louis  is  the  very  metropolis 
of  Yankeedom. 

Apropos  of  this  house,  a  very  good  story  is 
saddled  upon  Mr.  Levison,  illustrative  of  his 
jealousy  of  St.  Louis'  reputation  for  enterprise  : 
An  Eastern  drummer,  new  to  the  town,  dropped 
into  pay  his  respects  to  Mr.  L.  ("they  all  do 
it"),  and,  in  the  course  of  his  "tender-footed" 
remarks,  suggested  :  "  Your  townspeople  aren't, 
very  enterprising,  I  guess,  Mr.  Levison." 
"  Well,  well,  young  man,  I  don't  know  about 
that ;  we  don't  rush  things  as  they  do  in  Chi- 
cago— but  have  you  seen  our  bridge  yet  ?" 
"No,"  said  the  drummer,  "not  exactly  ;  but 
I've  seen  a  picture  of  it  in  Mr.  Gould's  office." 
"Say  no  more  about  it,  young  man,  take  a 
bottle  of  'Levison's  Violet  Ink,'  and  'keep  it 
darkl'" 

The  only  remaining  St.  Louis  item  which 
comes  to  mind  at  the  present  writing  is  the  fol- 
lowing notice  from  a  local  daily  : 

The  firm  of  Eaukin  &  Lawton,  composed  of  R.  M. 
Kankin  and  J.  E.  Lawton,  carrying  on  the  printing 
and  binding  business  as  the  Mound  City  Bag  and 
Printing  Company,  has  this  day  been  dissolved  by 
mutual  consent,  R.  M.  Rankin  retiring,  j.  E.  Law- 
ton  is  authorized  to  collect  all  assets  and  sign  the 
firm-name  in  liquidation.  R.  M.  Rankin. 

J.  E.  Lawton. 
St.  Lonis,  Mo.,  February  5, 1883. 

Referring  to  the  above  notice,  I  beg  to  recommend 
my  successors  to  my  friends,  and  solicit  for  them  a 
continuance  of  the  liberal  patronage  I  have  so  long 
enjoyed.  R.  M.  Rankin. 

The  undersigned  have  this  day  associated  them- 
selves together  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  on  a 
general  printing  and  binding  business  at  202  North 
Main  street,  this  city,  and  succeed  to  all  the  rights, 
titles  and  good-will  of  the  Mound  City  Bag  and  Print- 
ing Company,  the  Mound  City  Printing  Company 
and  Rankin  &  Lawton.  J.  E.  Lawton. 

J.  A.  J.  Shcltz. 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  February  5,  1883. 

The  Mound  City  Company  will  be  remem- 
bered as  having  gone  under  some  time  ago,  but 
henceforth  there  can  be  no  doubt  of  the  solidity 
of  the  concern,  as  Mr.  Shultz  is  accounted  one 
of  the  foremost  business  men  of  the  town.  Be- 
sides holding  various  positions  of  responsibility, 
he  is  president  of  the  thriving  Shultz  Belting 
Company,  and  "he's  a  jolly  good  fellow." 

Kansas  City  is  a  town  of  a  different  stamp, 
and  aspires  to  the  proud  position  of  "  The  Chi- 
cago of  the  New  Southwest."  Business  is  al- 
ways "booming"  there  and  is  growing  at  a 
breakneck  speed.  Only  they  are  inclined  to  be 
a  little  experimental,  and  experiments  do  not 
always  come  out  as  was  intended.  For  instance, 
the  Eveniiig  Star,  the  only  evening  paper  in  the 


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city,  recently  had  some  trouble  with'the  printers' 
Union,  and  all  of  its  hands  "  struck,"  in  conse- 
quence, determined  to  wreak  a  ghastly  ven- 
gence  and  bury  the  obnoxious  sheet  in  the  mud 
of  their  own  Missouri  River.  As  part  and  par- 
cel of  their  plan,  two  days  after,  on  January  30, 
they  started  the  Evening  Call  and  tried  very 
hard  to  sell  copies  by  the  million,  but  the  vacan- 
cies on  the  Star  were  all  promptly  filled  by  non- 
union men,  and  ten  days  afterward  the  Call  dis- 
appeared, leaving  the  few  who  had  ever  seen  it, 

to  ask. 

If  so  soon  as  this  it's  done  for, 
I  wonder  what  it  was  begun  for  ? 

One  story  in  a  business  letter  ought  to  be 
enough,  but  there  is  one  remaining  in  my  bud- 
get, which  is  credited  to  a  member  of  the  Kan- 
sas City  Paper  Company. 

A  visitor  remarked  the  activity  of  the  town, 
but  objected  to  its  numerous  hills  and  bluflfs. 
Now,  Kansas  City,  by  all  natural  laws,  ought 
to  have  been  at  Leavenworth,  or  vice  versa, 
and  every  native  feels  that  the  sister  city  has 
been  in  some  way  defrauded  of  her  natural 
rights,  so  that  any  allusion  to  these  inconve- 
nient and  unsightly  blufifs  is  considered  per- 
sonal, and  either  resented  or  apologized  for,  ac- 
cording to  the  temper  of  the  individual.  The 
gentleman  in  question  tried  the  latter  course  : 
"  Have  you  ever  been  here  before  ?" 

"No." 

"  When  will  you  come  again  ?" 

"  Not  for  a  month  or  more." 

"  Oh  well,  wait  till  your  next  visit,  there 
won't  be  any  bluflfs  by  that  time.  I  can  remem- 
ber when  they  were  seventy  feet  higher,  but  they 
make  bricks  out  of  them,  and  the  town  is  grow- 
ing so  fast  that  we'll  be  below  the  river  in  two 
months  1 " 

A  new  enterprise  has  been  inaugurated  in 
Chicago,  in  the  shape  of  a  new  paper  entitled 
American  Sports.  As  its  name  indicates,  it  is 
published  in  the  interests  of  the  higher  class  of 
American  sports.  The  editorial  pen  is  in  the  ex- 
perienced hand  of  T.  Z.  Cowles,  whose  long  con- 
nection of  fifteen  years  with  the  editorial  de- 
partment of  the  Chicago  Tribune,  presupposes 
success.  The  business  manager  is  O.  L.  Pox, 
proprietor  of  the  Indicator,  and  the  enterprise 
is  well  backed  with  capital.  G.  B.  H. 


TRUTHS  OF  SCIENCE. 


To-day  patent  trials  are  among  the  most  im- 
portant of  cases,  involving  many  millions  of 
dollars.  In  every  suit  experts  are  retained, 
and  when  their  testimony  is  examined  their 
opinions  are  always  found  to  be  at  variance. 
Most  particularly  is  this  the  case  in  important 
suits  having  to  do  with  the  telegraph,  the 
telephone  and  electric  lighting.  For  want  of 
proper  training  in  the  sciences,  judges  thor- 
oughlj'  conversant  with  ordinary  topics  find 
themselves  completely  at  sea.  With  such 
light  as  may  be  thrown  on  the  subject,  sub- 
mitted by  experts,  and  explained  or  explained 
away  by  astute  counsel,  the  judgment  of  the 
most  honest  man  on  the  bench  is  befogged.  In 
certain  cases  aflldavits  of  experts  have  been 
presented  where  those  fundamental  laws  which 
have  been  heretofore  found  in  the  text- books  as 
advanced  by  leading  scientific  authorities  have 
been  denied  in  toto.  A  system  of  retaining  fees 
for  experts  is  now  customary.  A  scientific  man 
is  to-day  often  bought  up  by  one  side,  and  is 
paid  so  much  a  year  on  his  agreeing  never  to 
g^ve  any  testimony  at  all.  He  receives  so  much 
for  holding  his  tongue.  ,In  other  cases  the 
honorarium  paid  the  expert  is  almo:it  as  large 
as  the  lawyer  receives.  One  hundred  dollars 
a  day  is  not  uncommonly  given  for  each  day's 


appearance  in  court,  and  as  jnuch  for 
every  day  spent  in  studying  the  question. 
In  addition  to  this  a  good  lump  sum  is  paid  as  a 
retainer,  and  often  a  handsome  percentage  if 
the  case  is  won.  It  is  impossible  under  such  cir- 
cumstances to  prevent  the  so-called  scientific 
experts  from  falsifying  the  facts.  The  truths  of 
science  and  their  fundamental  laws  have  been 
so  much  perverted  of  late  by  these  methods  that 
there  are  many  men  distinguished  for  particular 
knowledge  who  have  honor  enough  to  refuse 
outright  any  calls  made  on  them  to  appear  in 
court  for  either  side  as  experts.  Holding  as 
sacred  the  great  truths  of  science,  they  are  un- 
willing to  prostitute  themselves  for  any  amount 
of  money.  To  correct  what  many  thinking  men 
deem  are  the  mistakes  of  the  present  system, 
when  pure  scientific  facts  have  to  be  examined, 
it  is  proposed  that  a  corps  of  experts  should  be 
attached  to  particular  courts.  In  Germany 
such  a  body  exists,  and  are  called  Sachverstdn- 
digen,  and  in  France  there  is  one  of  the  same 
character,  their  status  being  derived  from  the 
old  Roman  law.  These  sworn  experts  are  part 
and  parcel  of  the  court.  They  do  not  decide  on 
any  points  of  the  law,  but  only  on  the  nature 
and  character  of  the  scientific  facts  involved. 
It  is  quite  evident,  from  no  fault,  however,  of 
the  judges,  that  of  late  a  great  deal  of  injustice 
has  been  done  in  cases  where  the  questions  to  be 
decided  were  of  a  purely  scientific  character. — 
New  York  Times. 


THE  USES  OF  EIVIERY. 


There  has  been  no  change  so  marked  in  the 
manufacture  of  articles  from  iron  and  steel, 
within  twenty  years,  as  that  caused  by  the 
general  use  of  emery.  Although  emery  has 
been  superseded  in  some  of  its  former  appli- 
cations by  other  methods,  if  not  other  ma- 
terials, its  adaptations  to  additional  uses  have 
immensely  increased  its  importance  as  an  ele- 
ment in  our  mechanical  progress. 

It  is  not  so  long  ago  that  the  use  of  emery  in 
the  machine  shop  was  confined  to  coarse  work 
done  on  home  made  emery  wheels — or  rather 
emery-covered  wheels — and  to  its  employment 
as  a  pastry  polish,  applied  with  leather-lined 
clamps,  or  the  end  of  a  pine  stick.  There  was 
no  such  thing  as  a  "  solid  emery-wheel,"  nor  was 
any  emery-wheel  kept  in  supply  stores  for  sale. 
The  only  preparation  of  emery  obtainable  was 
emery  cloth,  and  that  was  imported.  The  work- 
man himself  turned  his  own  emery-wheels  from 
wood,  covered  them  with  leather  held  by  shoe- 
pegs,  and  after  applying  hot  glue  rolled  the 
wheels  in  a  trough  containing  the  emery.  Em- 
ery sticks,  similar  to  the  old-fashioned  scythe 
rifies,  were  prepared  to  brighten  up  hardened 
steel  articles  in  order  to  see  the  color  in  drawing. 
Turned  shafts  were  polished  by  means  of  a 
clamp — two  pieces  of  wood  formed  into  handles 
at  one  end  and  connected  by  a  piece  of  leather 
at  the  other.  Other  lathe-turned  articles  were 
polished  by  means  of  a  pine  stick  dipped  in  a 
disk  of  emery  and  oil,  which  was  considered  a 
necessary  appendage  to  every  lathe,  or  was  kept 
in  common  by  several  lathes. 

With  the  transformation  of  the  old-time 
"  slabber"  into  a  modern  milling  machine,  the 
importance  of  emery  as  a  shop  material  was 
gradually  manifested.  It  was  a  costly,  time- 
using  job  to  soften,  file  and  reharden  and  retem- 
per  a  rotary  mill  whenever  it  became  dull.  But 
that  was  the  only  method  known  or  practised  a 
few  years  ago. 

Now,  the  grinding  of  a  mill  by  the  emery- 
wheel  is  a  work  of  only  a  few  moments,  leav- 
ing all  the  original  temper  in  the  mill.  The 
most  delicate  fits  can  be  made  by  means  of 


emery — or  corundum,  its  congener — but  not  as 
formerly  used.  In  the  construction  of  plugs 
and  templates,  where  the  utmost  exactness  is 
required,  the  swiftly  rotating  emery,  or  corun- 
dum, wheel  against  the  surface  of  the  slowly 
rotating  plug  produces  an  exactly  uniform  sur- 
face, although  only  a  minute  portion  of  the  two 
surfaces  is  brought  into  contact  at  each  revolu- 
tion of  the  swiftly  moving  grinding  wheel. 

Emery,  in  the  wheel  or  the  cylindrical  form, 
is  employed  also  to  true  or  perfect  studs,  wrist- 
pins  or  cranks,  lathe-centres,  and  other  pieces 
which  are  too  nearly  right  to  be  re-turned  and 
too  far  wrong  to  be  allowed  to  pass.  Steel  pis- 
ton-rods and  valve-rods  are  sometimes  finished 
by  means  of  a  rapidly  running  emery-wheel 
traversing  gradually  their  entire  length  as  they 
slowly  revolve  in  the  grinding-lathe.  A  modifi- 
cation of  the  grinding-lathe  has  been  adapted 
to  perfect  any  little  "out"  there  may  be  in  the 
square  of  the  crank-pin  with  the  face  of  the 
crank,  or  of  the  crank-disk,  for  steam  engines, 
particularly  those  of  the  rapidly-running  type. 

After  lathe-centres  are  hardened  they  fre- 
quently run  out  to  an  appreciable  extent.  The 
old-time  remedy  was  to  redraw,  or  anneal,  the 
centre,  re-turn  it,  and  make  another  trial  of 
hardening,  which  might  not  be  any  better  than 
the  first.  Now,  the  hardened  centre  is  placed  in 
the  centre  grinder,  which  has  the  holder  of  the 
centre  and  the  arbor  of  the  emery-wheel  at  an 
angle  of  60°,  and  the  centre  is  trued  in  a  moment. 
An  adaptation  of  this  machine  is  a  portable 
solid  emery-wheel,  mounted  on  the  tool  carriage 
of  the  lathe  and  driven  by  a  temporary  belt,  or 
by  the  hand  of  the  workman  through  the  medium 
of  a  crank  ;  thus  truing  the  centre  while  it  is  in 
its  normal  place — the  spindle  of  the  lathe. 

To  a  large  extent  emery  has  taken  the  place 
of  the  file,  and  also  of  the  grindstone.  Many 
of  the  surfaces  which  heretofore  have  been 
finished  by  the  file  are  now  just  as  exactly  and 
perfectly  done  by  the  use  of  emery.  Draw-fil- 
ing, as  a  finish,  has  largely  fallen  into  desuetude ; 
uot  that  it  is  an  inferior  finish,  but  that  much 
work  that  formerly  was  draw-filed  can  now  be 
emery-finished  with  as  good  results.  Of  course, 
there  must  be  much  file  work  that  no  emery, 
either  loose,  on  stick,  or  as  wheel,  can  ever 
supersede.  There  is  plenty  of  work  that  cannot 
be  relegated  to  the  abrasion  of  the  emery-wheel, 
but  must  belong  exclusively  to  the  judicious 
wielder  of  the  finishing  file. 

But  emery  has  largely  relieved  the  file  and  the 
filer,  by  doing  at  a  less  cost  the  work  of  the  one 
and  in  some  instances  dispensing  with  the 
services  of  the  other.  There  are  jobs  that  once 
meant  hours  of  labor  for  the  filer  which  are  now 
done  in  a  few  minutes  by  the  operative  on  the 
emery-wheels. 

The  time  was — and  not  many  years  ago — when 
the  suggestion  of  sharpening  a  tempered  tool  by 
means  of  emery  would  have  been  scouted.  "No 
emery  edge  for  us,"  would  be  the  cry  of  the 
users  of  tools,  the  operative  mechanics.  And 
yet  to-day  a  large  portion  of  the  edge-tools 
used  in  cutting  the  metals  have  their  edges 
dressed  by  means  of  the  emery-wheel.  The 
twist-drill  is  almost  always  ground  by  the  em- 
ery-wheel, and  is  held  at  its  proper  angle  while 
being  ground,  the  cutting  edge  being  assured  by 
the  fixed  relation  between  the  drill-holder  and 
the  emery-wheel.  Flat  drills  are  also  thus 
ground,  insuring  balance  of  sides  that  is  impos- 
sible by  hand-holding  against  the  periphery  of 
the  grindstone. 

In  short,  the  time  has  gone  by  for  a  sneer 
against  emery  as  a  tool.  Work  can  be  done  by 
the  use  of  emery  quicker,  better,  and  more  ex- 
act and  uniform  than  is  possible  with  the  file, 
and  in  many  instances  its  employment  is  a  sav- 
ing of  expense  as  well  as  time. — Jesse  H.  Lord. 


March  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOAIiT    STATICIZER 


325 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company. 

^^HOLYOKE,     MASS.,  -^^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commerciil 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PAMSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

''PARSONS    LINEN    LEDGER."  ''SCOTCH   LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured   by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities : 


SUPERFINli]    QUALITY. 

iu  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

I J I  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  >  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trada 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  a,t- 
tractive  and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
Greneral  Agency,  G-EO.  B.  HXJRD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


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^^^&UR  Line  of  £AST£R  CARDS  is  now  completed,  and  Sample  Books  are  being  shown  to  the  Trade.  The 
J|Hk  Line  is  undoubtedly  even  superior  to  our  previous  efforts,  and  we  confidently  expect,  especially  after  the  great 
^''—'^^  success  our  Cards  met  with  during  the  Christmas  Season,  that  the  demand  will  even  exceed  that  of  last  year.  We 
would  urge  upon  our  friends  to  place  their  orders  as  soon  as  possible  in  order  to  avoid  delays  and  possibly  disappoint- 
ments, especially  as  Easter  is  two  weeks  earlier  this  year  than  last.  Among  the  contributors  to  our  Line  of  Easter  Cards 
for  this  year  we  would  mention  the  following  artists  : 


MISS  FIDELIA  BRIDGES, 
mSS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


MISS  ELLA  F.  PELL, 
MISS  F.  B.  TOWNSEND, 
MR.  A.  F.  BROOKS, 


THOMAS  MORAN, 

HARRY  BEARD, 

F.  SCHUYLER  MATTHEWS,  Etc. 


Same  as  last  season,  we  furnish  our  Easter  Cards  plain,  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe.  All  fringed  cards  are  provided 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  mails. 

Envelopes  are  furnished,  without  extra  charge,  for  all  cards  costing  $1 .  80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegantly  designed,  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same. 

Our  assortment  of  plain  cards  ranges  in  price  from  30  cents  per  set  to  $6  per  set,  tmd  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.50  to  $18  per  set. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  IS  CALLED  TO  THE  FOLLOWING  SERIES: 


No.  620  D. — "  Easter  Lily."  This  is  an  improved  edition  of 
the  folding  "Easter  Lily,"  published  two  years  ago,  which 
proved  such  a  great  success,  and  for  which  we  could  not  then 
supply  the  demand.  Each  card  is  supplied  with  cord  and 
tassels,  and  protector  and  envelope.   Price  per  set  of  12,  $6.00. 

No.  620  D.  F. — Same  series,  with  special  silk  fringe,  cord  and 
tassels.  Gilt-stamped  leatherette  protector.  Put  up  in  lioxes 
containing  half-dozen  copies.     Price  per  dozen  copies,  $15.00. 

No.  621  D.  F.— "Easter  Lily  with  Bird."  Special  attention 
is  called  to  this  design.     It  is  a  very  rich  double  card,  heavily 


fringed  and  with  tassels,  the  outside  consisting  of  Lily 
Designs,  one  with  a  bird  on  silver  ground,  the  inside  pages 
having  Butterflies  on  white  satin,  and  Lilies  of  the  Valley 
also  on  satin.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each  packed  in  a  neat 
box, $30.00. 

No.  622  F.— Water  Lily  Easter  Cross.  This  large  card  of  11  x  15 
inches,  is  sumptuously  fringed  and  provided  with  cord  and 
tassels.  It  is  very  attractive  in  design  and  make  up,  and  will 
prove  a  choice  and  popular  Easter  decoration  for  the  wall,  or 
suspended  on  a  banner  stand.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each 
packed  in  a  neat  box, $30.00. 


The  Christmas  Season  just  passed  has  tasked  our  powers  for  production  to  the  utmost,  and  we  have  to  apologize  for  our  short- 
comings in  meeting  the  demand  of  our  friends  in  all  cases  by  simply  saying,  that  we  could  do  no  better  in  the  time  allotted  to  us 
between  receiving  and  filling  the  orders,  and  we  wish  to  impress  upon  our  valued  patrons  the  necessity  of  ordering  as  speedily  as 
possible  to  avoid  a  repetition  of  previous  disappointments. 


Attention   is  also  called  to  our  Line  of   BIRTHDAY   CARDS 
to  which  we  have  just  added  severarl  New  Series. 


We  are  ■willing  to  break  sets  of  Cards  costing  $S.OO  and  over  per  set  of  1  2  ;  but  it  is  better  that  orders 
be  for  full  sets,  to  insure  complete  assortment  of  design  and  colors  of  fringes. 

rS^  REGULAR    DISCOU^^S    TO    THE    TRADE  FROM  LIST  PRICES.  "^^ 


NEW  YORK:  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO :  629  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.   S.  A. 


March  8,  1883.] 


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MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE    STATIONERY. 

WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Qualities,   GRECIAN  ANTIQUB,   DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  In  the 
manufacture  of  our  LINE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE     HAVE    A     VERY     HANDSOME     LINE     OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD     CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 

BAGGED  EDGE,  both  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GKOS  GKAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BABK,  an  exact  imitation  in  paper. 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CKLESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell,  Drab, 
Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Murguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER  in  Cream  and  White. 


SPECIAL   ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  THE   MANUFACTURE    OF  FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

CDJJFL    HiinSTE    Oir-    BR,ISTOIL.    BOi^I^DS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  <t  HRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 

Decorated  Mote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc.  GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


►  EASTER  and  BIRTHDAY  CARDS 


(M¥   OWN   PUBLICATIONS), 


And  Importer  of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 


'  stock  now  here,  and  Orders  should 
be  placed  early. 


WILLY  WALLACH,  78  Cliambers  Street,  New  York. 


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THE  Stop-Cylindkr  PRiNTrNG  Press,  as  at  present  constructed,  is  decidedly 
the  Tie  plus  ultra  of  Piinting  Machinery,  possessing  as  it  does,  all  the 
qualifications  which  are  indispensable  for  the  higher  classes  of  Illustrated  Book 
Work,  Fine  Illustrated  Magazine  Work,  Illuminated  Printing  in  Blended  Colors, 
the  higher  order  of  Label  Printing  in  Colors  and  Bronzes,  and  all  the  other 
descriptions  of  Press-work  which  partake  of  tlie  artistic. 

As  we  build  this  machine,  it  is  possessed  of  many  exceptional  advantages. 
For  strength  and  solidity  it  is  unequalect,  being  held  together  by  a  powerful  girt, 
bolted  crosswise  on  a  carefully-fitted  berl-plate— the  whole  binding  together  the 
substantial  side-frames  to  the  other  foundation  parts  in  the  most  compact  man- 
ner. Provision  is  also  made  on  the  girt  for  the  reception  of  two  series  of  steel 
wheels,  each  series  being  fitted  in  adjustable  boxes  and  operated  on  the  "  wedge" 

Erinciple.    By  this  improvement  four  separate  bearings  are  provided  for  the 
ed  directly  under  the  point  of   impression,  imparting  absolute  solidity — no 
"  spring  "  being  possible.    These  wheels  are  adjustable  to  a  hair. 


The  Impression  Cylinder  remains  stationary  during  the  return  motion  of  the 
bed  ;  the  sheet  is  fed  to  guides  or  "points,"  and  the  grippers  close  while  the 
cylinder  is  at  rest,  thus  giving  ample  time  to  feed  and  adjust  the  sheet.  As  the 
bed  passes  the  centre,  and  is  at  the  slow  point,  the  cylinder  is  thrown  into  gear 
by  means  of  a  lever  operated  by  cams.  The  cylinder  is  then  driven  entirely  by 
the  bed,  and  perfect  register  is  obtained.  After  the  impression  is  completed, 
the  lever  engages  with  the  cylinder,  and  stops  it  in  place  for  another  sheet  ; 
several  teeth  on  the  cylinder  gear  are  cut  off  to  allow  the  bed  to  return  without 
disturbing  the  cylinder.  As  the  Impression  Cylinder  is  stationary  dvu-ing  half 
the  revolution  of  the  press,  the  printed  sheet  is  transferred  to  our  Patent  Sheet 
Delivery,  which  deposits  it  on  the  Fly  without  the  use  of  tapes  ;  and  as  the 
sectional  wheels  of  the  Sheet  Delivery  are  adjustable  at  will,  they  can  be  moved 
from  the  "  line  of  danger  "  to  engravings  or  contact  with  the  letterpress,  and 
"  set-off "  is  clearly  impossible.  Our  Patent  Hinged  Roller  Frame  is  seen  on 
engraving,  closed  and  ready  for  work. 


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Easter  and  Birtliday  Cards. 

Wil'^NDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 
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The  automatic  letter  box  is  thought  to  be  a 
good  thing  for  the  stationery  trade  to  handle. 
It  is  said  to  be  the  cheapest  and  only  perfect 
combination  letter-plate  box  and  bell  in  the 
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NEW  PATENTS. 


No.  270,886.  Inking  Apparatus.— John  K.  Bittenben- 

der,  Bioomsburg,  Pa. 
No.  270,S91.  Eocking  Toy   for  Children.  —  Jesse  A. 

Crandall,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
No.  270,948.  Stamp  Sticker.— Francis  C.  Graves,  Hart- 
ford, Conn.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Linus  B. 
Plimpton,  same  place. 
1.  In  a  portable  hand  stamp  sticker,  the  combi- 
nation with  a  stamp  receptacle  open  at  the  top 
and  bottom,  of  spring  stamp-retaining  arms  at- 
tached to  opposite  sides  of  the  receptacle  and  ex- 
tending under  its  lower  end,  a  guide-frame  com- 
posed of  a  single  strip  of  metal,  the  ends  of  which 
are  secured  to  the  sides  of  the  stamp  receptacle, 
a  rod  extending  above  and  arranged  to  recipro- 
cate in  said  frame,  a  knob  secured  to  the  upper 
end  of  the  rod  and  a  diaphragm  attached  to  its 
lower  end,  and  a  spring  encircling  the  rod  and  in- 
terposed between  the  guide-frame  and  the  dia- 
phragm. 2.  In  a  moistening-box,  the  combina- 
tion, with  one  or  more  pads  located  therein,  of 
chambers  situated  on  opposite  sides  of  said  wells, 
fibrous  material  located  in  said  chambers,  and  a 
fibrous  layer  extending  from  the  chambers  to 
the  wells.  3.  In  a  moistening- box,  the  combina- 
tion, with  one  or  more  wells  and  pads  located 
therein,  of  chambers  situated  on  opposite  sides 
of  said  wells,  fibrous  material  located  in  said 
chambers,  a  fibrous  layer  extending  from  the 
chambers  to  the  wells,  and  a  wire-netting  inter- 
posed between  the  bottoms  of  the  wells  and  the 
fibrous  layer. 

No.    270,959.    Pencil.  —  Rhodes    Lockwood,    Boston, 

Mass. 
No.  270,963.  Game  Apparatus  to  Imitate  Base-Ball. 

—Horace  B.  McCool,  Pottsville,  Pa. 
In  a  game  apparatus  for  playing  base-ball,  a 
representation  of  a  ball  field  so  marked  and 
divided  as  to  show  the  position  of  players,  bases, 
and  the  plays  and  points  in  the  game 
No.  270,069.  Printer's  Chase.— John  B.  Moreau,  Jr., 

Freehold,  N.  J. 
No.  271,007.  Jeweler's  Card  and  Tag  Cabinet.— Joseph 

Welsbauer,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
No.  271,011.  Combined  Match  and  Tooth-Pick  Box.— 

Listen  B.  Wilson,  ZanesviUe,  Ohio. 
No.   271,070.    Printing  Press.  —  Eudolph  M.  Hunter, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 
No.  271,094.  Spring  Hinge-Joint  Fastening  for  Poc- 
ket Books.  — John  Menahan,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  271,107.  Quill  Pen-Holder.— Thomas   O'Donnell, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 
No.  271,1.36.  Point-Protecting  Attachment  to  Lead  or 

Crayon   Holders.  —  Philip   Schrag,    New   York, 

assignor  to   Eberhard   Faber,    Port   Richmond, 

N.  Y. 


No.  271,147.  Bag  and  Twine  Holder.— Louis  Steinber- 
ger,  Bradford,  Pa. 
Consists  of  a  standard  having  radial  arms, 
with  plain  notched  ends  and  hooked  ends  con- 
taining detachable  hoop-shaped  rods,  with  a 
movable  end  resting  in  the  notches.  The  top 
of  the  standard  has  a  twine-cup  and  guiding- 
arms. 

No.  271,177.  Paper  Holder.— Ross  White.  New  York, 

N.  Y. 
No.  271,200.  Toy  Bank.— Charles  M.  Henn,  Chicago, 

111. 
No.  271,201.  Ornamenting  PaperHangings.— John  B. 
Knoepflin,  New  York,   N.   Y.,  assignor  of  two- 
thirds  to  Solomon  Mayer  and  Louis  Beckhardt, 
same  place.  ^ 

No.  271,204.  Machine  for  Cutting  Printers'  Rules.— 
Robert  Stowe  Robson.  Carabridgeport,  Mass. 
The  table  is  pivoted  to  rhe  main  standard 
and  an  index  is  used  to  show  inclination  of  table. 
Table  is  provided  with  a  clamp,  which  is  guided 
by  a  slot  in  the  table.  The  table  is  provided 
with  stop  to  prevent  its  dropping  below  a  hori- 
zontal plane.  The  cam-lever  is  provided  with  a 
depending  flange  having  a  slot  to  engage  a  pin 


Automatic  Letter  Box. 

on  the  cutter  carriage,  so  that  when  the  lever  is 

raised  by  its  spring  the  cutters  will  also  rise. 

No.  271,258.  File  for  Letters.— Geo.  V.  Nauerth,  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio.  Patented  in  Canada  April  11,  1882, 
No.  14,567,  and  in  England  April  11, 1882,  No.  1,720. 

No.  271,273.  Mechanical  Toy.— Reuben  H.  Ricker, 
Boston,  Mass. 

No.  271,278.  Toy.— Louis  Schoenfeld,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
assignor  of  one-half  to  George  Busse,  same  place. 

No.  271,282.  Machine  for  Making  Envelopes.— Gerard 
Sickles,  Jr.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of  one- 
half  to  Abel  T.  Howard,  same  place. 

No.  271,306.  Engravers'  Tool.— William  Brah,  Mil- 
waukee, Wis. 

No.  271,333.  Printing  Press.— Joseph  W.  Hopkins,  New 
York,  assignor  to  George  W.  Garnar,  Flushing, 
N.  Y. 

No.  271,349.  Machinery  for  Cutting  and  Mitring 
Printers'  Rules.— Charles  Mitchell,  Poughkeepsie, 
N.  Y. 

No.  271,378.  Tag.— Edward  W.  Thompson,  Lowell, 
Mass.,  assignor  of  two-thirds  to  James  W.  Ben- 
nett and  Albert  M.  Moore,  both  of  same  place. 

No.  271,380.  Machine  for  Trimming  Stereotype 
Plates.— Stephen  D.  Tucker,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  271,410.  Inkstand.— Isaac  Brooke,  Royer's  Ford, 
Pa. 

No.  271,413.    Envelope.— Paul  Busse,  Baltimore,  Md. 
No.  271.427.    Toy.— William  E.  Crandall,  New  York, 
N.  Y. 

A  series  of  toy  blocks,  each  block  having  the 
shape  of  a  book,  containing  on  its  sides  pictures 
and  the  names  thereof,  and  on  its  back  a  numer- 
al and  letter  of  the  alphabet. 
No.  271,428.  Musical  Top.— Max  Dannhorn,  Nurem- 
berg, Bavaria,  Germany. 


No.  271,419.     Peucilholder.— Bernhard  Eybel,   New 

York,  N.  Y. 
No.  271,455.    Fountain  Pen.— Sylvester  W.  Higgins, 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 
No.  271,468.     Printer's  Proof   Press.— Benjamin   F. 

Jacobs,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
No.  271,469.  Process  of  Ornamenting  Wood. — John 
P.  Jamison,  Cambridgeport,  Mass  ,  assignor  to 
the  New  England  Decorating  Machine  Company, 
Portsmouth,  N.  H. 
The  process  of  ornamenting  wood,  which  con- 
sists in  first  coating  the  wood  with  a  mixture  of 
dissolved  glutinous  matter  and  acetic  acid,  al- 
lowing the  coating  to  dry  or  become  hard,  rub- 
bing it  over  with  oil,  and  then  subjecting  it  to 
the  action  of  heated  dies  under  pressure. 
No  271,505.  Process  of  Producing  Ornamental 
Cards,  Pictures  and  Transparencies. — Charles  H. 
Muhrman,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
1.  The  process  of  preparing  a  transparent 
plate  or  panel  for  the  reception  of  an  ornamented 
or  illuminated  design,  for  use  essentially  in  the 
production  of  ornamental  signs,  which  consists 
in  first  coating  such  plate  with  a  film  of  bicro- 
matized  gelatine,  then  subjecting  the  same  to 
the  action  of  light,  under  a  transparent  plate  or 
negative  having  the  design  or  subject  thereon 
opaque  and  the  ground  transparent,  then  re- 
moving the  bichromate  alone,  by  means  of 
water,  and  finally  rolling  up  the  gelatinized 
side  of  the  plate  with  an  opaque  fatty  ink  or 
color,  which  is  allowed  to  set  or  dry,  thus  mak- 
ing the  ground  and  shade-lines  on  the  plate 
opaque,  while  leaving  the  design  or  subject 
transparent.  3.  The  process  of  reproducing 
ornamental  designs  for  signs,  cards,  transpar- 
encies, &c.,  which  consists  in  first  coating  a 
transparent  plate  with  a  film  of  bichromatized 
gelatine,  then  subjecting  the  plate  to  the  action 
of  light  under  a  transparent  plate  or  negative 
having  the  design  or  subject  thereon  opaque  and 
the  ground  transparent,  then  removing  the  bi- 
chromate alone  by  means  of  water,  then  rolling 
up  the  gelatinized  side  of  the  plate  with  an 
opaque  fatty  ink  or  color,  thus  making  the  ground 
and  shade-lines  on  the  plate  opaque,  while  leav- 
ing the  design  or  subject  transparent,  and  finally, 
after  the  ink  or  color  is  set  or  dry,  backing  or 
covering  the  plate  or  panel  over  the  transparent 
or  design  portion  with  metal  foil,  pigment  or 
illuminating  colors  to  make  an  ornamental 
plate,  panel,  or  sign,  or  a  transparency. 
No.    271,525.      Copying   Press.  —  Philipp   Schneider, 

Hamburg,  Germany. 
No.  271,528.     Fan.  -Albert   Seitz   and  Wm.    Seitz, 

Washington,  D.  C. 
No.  271,567     Printer's  Roller.— Lucien  P.  Bardwell, 
Marion,  Iowa. 
A  printer's  roller  having  a  tubular  core  made 
of  card-board  wound  with  twine. 
No.    271,568.    Toy  Catapult —Isaac    G.    Bower   and 
Lewis  B.  Myers,  Fremont,  Ohio;  said  Bower  as- 
signor of  one-third  of  his  right  to  said  Myers. 
No.  271,580.    Match-Holder.— Eobt.  V.  Jones,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

DESIGNS. 
Nos.  13,556  and   13,557.    Type.— James  A.   St.  John, 

St.  Louis,  Mo.    Term  of  patent  3)^  years. 
No.  13,500.  Font  of  Printing  Type.— Charles  E.  Heyer, 
Chicago,  HI.,  assignor  to  Arthur  M.  Barnhart, 
Alson  E.  Barnhart,  and    Charles    E.  Spindler, 
same  place.    Term  of  patent  7  years. 
No.  13,567.  Card.— Charles  A.  Wright,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.    Term  of  patent  7  years. 
TRADE-MARKS. 
No.  9,971.   Plastic    Material    Composed  in   Part  of 
Pyroxyline.— The  Celluloid  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, New  York,  N.  Y. 
"  The  word  '  Celluloid.'  " 
No.  9,985.  Wrapping- Paper. —John  A  Dushane,  Balti- 
more, Md. 
"  The  word  'Woodbine.'  " 


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STRONGEST!   CHEAPEST!  BEST! 

Capacity  from  two  to  four  times  as  great  as  any  other  file  made. 


DISCOUNT  TO  THE   TRADE. 


Sold  by  the  leading  Jobbing  Trade  and  the  Manufacturer. 

BUXTON  &  SKINNER  STATIONERY  CO., 

215  &  217  Chestnut  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


A  PRACTICAL  NOVELTY !   AN  ELECTRICAL  SUCCESS  I 


A  SELF-FEEDING  MARKING  BRUSH  for  marking  Boxes,  Packages,  Cards,  &c.,  to  supersede  the 
common  pot  and  brush,  and  at  the  same  price.  Can  mark  three  times  as  fast,  as  there  is  no  dipping 
required  ;  can  use  turpentine  and  lampblack,  or  any  kind  of  ink  All  Shipping  Clerks  need  them.  We 
■WANT  AN  Agent  in  every  city  and  town  in  the  United  States  and  Canada  to  handle  our  Brush,  and  to  furnish 
the  local  trade,  &c.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  soUcited.  Agents  write  for  terms.  Sample  Brush 
mailed  for  50  cents,  or  $3.60  per  dozen.    Address 

THE  TALE  AUTOMATIC  BETJSH  CO.,  Pactory,  322  Grand  St.,  NEW  HAVEN,  Oonn. 


PEARCE  &  HOAGLAND, 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

Gold  Pens.  Pen  £^  Pencil  Gases  "jh  Toothpicks 


OF  E7EB7  DESCBIFTION. 

Sole  Manufacturers 
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NEW  STYLE  FOR  1883.— NEW  PRICE  LIST. 


The  NOVELTY  Paper  Fastener. 


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our  Patented  Specialties  in  Station- 
ers' Hardware,  address, 


^ ' » For  the  HOME  TRADE  or  EXPORT 

-^=  I  the  Sole  Manufacturers, 

Philadelphia  Novelty  Mfg.  Co..  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila.,  Pa.  Cable  Address,  "Novelty." 


(Patented  in  Europe  and  America.) 

Drives  and  Clinches  a  Staple  or 

Suspension  Ring  at  a 

Single  Blow. 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Binding 
Books,  Ringing  Show  Cards  and 
Pamphlets,  &c.,  &c.,  with  400  Steel 
.Staples  and  50  Steel  Suspension 
Rings,  boxed. 
Sample  by  mail,  all  complete, 
Fifty  Cents. 

Staples,  all  sizes,  50  cents  per  1000. 

Suspension  Rings,  50  cents  per  Box 

of  500  Rings. 

The  Trade  will  be  supplied,  cash  with 

order,  at  the  following  rates: 
Suspension  Ring  Paper  Fast- 
ener (as  above),  per  Gross,    $48.00 
Steel  Suspeasion  Rings,  per  M,  .66?^ 
Novelty  Staples,  per  M,     .      .      .33}| 

Strangers  are  referred  for  our 
standing  to  the  Publisher  of  this 
Paper,  to  any  of  the  Express  Com- 
panies, or  to  Bradstreet's  Mercantile 
Agency. 


Sole  Agents  for  United   States   and 
Canada, 

57  Maiden  Lane,  New  York. 


|t-:^ssWhen   People  are  Traveling  Com- 
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TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe :  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— £j:.  U.  S.  Minister,  E.  B. 
Washturne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,4gi,44i  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  i88i.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed  — one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  while  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer's  Report  for  i88i. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  are  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


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All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 


C.  Roesner,  dealer  in  toys,  Meriden,  Conn., 
has  failed. 

Dick  &  Stecher,  publishers,  New  York,  have 
been  damaged  by  fire. 

O'Brien  &  Banta,  toy  dealers,  Frankfort,  Ky., 
have  made  an  assignment. 

G.  Denne  &  Co.,  stationers,  San  Jose,  Cal., 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

Henry  Fenn,  newsdealer,  Bridgeport,  Conn., 
has  sold  out  to  Geo.  Coulter. 

W.  Roberts  &  Co.,  printers,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Barlow  &  Co.,  paper  stock  dealers,  Boston, 
Mass.,  have  been  damaged  by  fire. 

J.  H.  Clingan,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Dela- 
ware, Ohio,  has  made  an  assignment. 

C.  H.  .Caldwell,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Marl- 
boro, Mass.,  has  sold  out  to  E.  A.  Ballou. 

Thomas  Dando  &  Co.,  printers,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  have  admitted  H.  P.  Davis  to  partnership. 

Day  &  Little,  stationers,  New  York,  have 
dissolved  partnership.  Joseph  T.  Day  con- 
tinues. 

Annie  B.  Moore,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Litch- 
field, Conn.,  is  closing  out.  She  will  remove  to 
Torrington. 

Donovan  &  Bassett,  paper  manufacturers, 
Lowell,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Parker  &  Bassett  continue. 

Culbertson  &  Hartrich,  paper  manufacturers, 
Monongahela  City,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   S.  D.  Culberton  retires. 

Fire  in  the  toy  manufactory  owned  by  John 
Buckman,  No.  134  Leonard  street,  Brooklyn, 
eastern  district,  on  Monday,  March  .5,  caused  a 
damage  of  $1,100. 

Edmond  Fournier,  of  Fournier,  Howisou  & 
Du  Bois,  manufacturers  of  bookbinders'  ma- 
chinery. New  York,  has  withdrawn  from  the 
firm.     The  new  st5'le  is  Howison  &  Du  Bois. 

Thos.  D.  McElhenie,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  an- 
nounces the  opening  of  a  stationery  establish- 
ment at  the  corner  of  Ryerson  street  and  DeKalb 
avenue,  where  he  proposes  to  supply  the  finest 
goods  in  papers,  cards  and  novelties. 

A.  Weidmann,  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in 
toys,  &c..  New  York,  has  formed  a  limited 
partnership,  with  a  special  capital  of  $15,000, 
to  January  1,  1SS6.  Wilham  Barr,  of  Brooklyn, 
is  the  special  partner,  and  the  style  of  the  firm 
is  A.  Weidmann. 

A  fire  broke  out  in  the  second  story  of  the 
building  in  the  rear  of  No.  80  Nassau  street.  New 
York,  on  Tuesday  evening.  It  was  extinguished 
a  few  minutes  later,  but  not  until  $1,000  worth 
of  leather  goods,  pocket-books,  and  cases  had 
been  destroyed  by  the  flames  and  the  water. 
The  premises  are  occupied  by  J.  Fehr,  a  dealer 
in  leather  goods;  he  is  partly  insured.  The  fire 
originated  from  a  stove  which  ignited  some  waste 
scraps  of  paper  used  in  the  manufactory.  The 
stock  of  the  Artistic  Papeterie  Company,  which 
occupies  the  part  of  the  building  which  fronts  on 
Nassau  street,  was  also  slightly  damaged  by 
water,  the  hose  being  dragged  through  the  store 
to  the  building  in  the  rear.  The  building  was 
damaged  about  $150. 


The  silicate  blackboards  book  slates,  black 
diamond  slating,  lapilinum  (slated  cloth),  roll 
blackboards,  revolving  blackboards  and  silicate 
ivorine  sheets,  manufactured  only  by  the  New 
York  Silicate  Book  Slate  Company,  have  been 
before  the  public  for  the  past  fifteen  years  and 
have  attained  an  extensive  popularity.  The 
goods  are  sold  by  all  the  leading  houses  in  every 
city  throughout  the  United  States,  and  are  in 
constant  use  by  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange, 
New  York  Cotton  Exchange,  New  York  Pro- 
duce Exchange,  New  York  Coffee  Exchange, 
New  York  Petroleum  Exchange,  New  York 
Iron  and  Metal  Exchange,  New  York  Equitable 
Grain  Produce  Exchange,  United  States  Navy, 
the  Board  of  Education  of  the  City  of  New  York 
for  the  past  eleven  years,  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion of  Washington,  D.  C,  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion of  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  and  generally 
adopted  by  all  the  leading  schools  in  the  country^ 
also  Columbia  College  (School  of  Mines),  Colum- 
bia Grammar  School,  College  of  Physicians  and 
Surgeons,  University  of  the  City  of  New  York, 
College  of  the  City  of  New  York,  College  of 
Pharmacy,  College  of  St.  Francis  Xavier,  &c., 
&c.  The  blackboards  are  made  of  the  best 
material,  thoroughly  seasoned,  a  perfectly 
smooth  surface,  made  all  sizes  from  18x24  inches 
to  6x12  feet.  These  boards  are  lettered  and  ruled 
to  order  in  any  design  required.  They  are  used 
in  all  the  prominent  exchanges  in  the  City  of 
New  York.  Silicate  books  for  lead  or  slate  pen- 
cil have  proved  to  be  more  economical  than  the 
old-fashioned  stone  slate.  They  never  break  by 
falling;  are  light,  portable,  noiseless  and  durable. 
The  Board  of  Education  of  the  Citv  of  New 
York  has  used  them  in  quantities  for  eleven 
years.  Black  diamond  slating  makes  a  very 
fine,  smooth  enduring  surface,  not  injured  by 
washing,  but  improving  with  age.  It  is  easily 
applied  with  an  ordinary  brush.  It  is  used  in 
all  of  the  leading  colleges,  schools,  &c. ,  in  the 
city  of  New  York.  Lapilinum  (slated  cloth)  is  a 
perfect  flexible  blackboard  for  lecturers,  teachers, 
Sunday  Schools,  &c.  It  rolls  tightly  like  a  map 
without  injury,  and  has  an  unequaled  marking 
surface  for  either  crayon  or  slate  pencil.  It  is 
put  up  in  rolls  o£  twelve  yards  each,  36x46  inches 
wide,  and  sold  in  any  quantity. 

George  H.  Taylor  &  Co.,  paper  dealers,  Chi- 
cago, failed  last  week  after  confessing  judg- 
ment to  various  parties  for  an  aggregate  of 
$120,105.  Their  stock  was  taken  by  the  sheriff 
in  execution  of  these  judgments  and  their  store 
closed.  This  failure  was  precipitated  by  the 
failure  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  which  in  turn  was 
caused  by  the  insolvency  of  the  Black  &  Clark 
Paper  Company.  Additional  judgments  to  the 
extent  of  $81,300  have  been  recovered  against 
the  firm,  and  the  liabilities  are  estimated  at 
about  $400,000,  with  assets  of  nearly  the  siame 
amount.  No  statement  has  yet  been  made  other 
than  a  notice  to  creditors,  wh.ch  appears  in  the 
Chicago  correspondence  in  this  issue  of  The 
Stationer. 

E.  Lovejoy,  88  State  street,  Chicago,  is  offer- 
ing a  series  of  photographs  of  the  flood  at  Cin- 
cinnati. He  secured  over  thirty  good  negatives 
and  will  take  postage  stamps  in  payment  of  sam- 
ple orders.    See  advertisement. 

S.  A.  Rudolph,  Sons  &  Co.,  Philadelphia, 
have  Issued  a  pamphlet  of  tables,  showing  the 
relative  weights  of  papers  in  all  cases  where 
other  than  the  standard  size  of  paper  is  used. 

W.  J.  Holland,  publisher,  Springfield,  Mass., 
has  applied  for  relief  in  insolvency. 

M.  W.  Barrows,  of  Gay  &  Barrows,  pub- 
lishers. Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  is  dead. 


Jennie  Webb,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Leesburg, 
Va.,  is  closing  out. 

A.  E.  Pennell,  publisher,  Brainerd,  Minn.,  is 
advertising  to  close  out. 

Dalton  &  Guthrie,  printers,  Richmond,  Va., 
are  selling  out  at  auction. 

Herman  Barbeck,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  San 
Antonia,  Tex.,  is  closing  out. 

McFerran  &  Derringer,  dealers  in  fancy 
goods.  New  Brighton,  Pa.,  have  sold  out  to  J.  C. 
Whitla. 

Axtell  &  Pomeroy,  printers,  Pittsfleld,  Mass., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  Axtell  &  Haskins 
continue. 

Weaver  &  Short,  paper  box  manufacturers, 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
William  H.  Short  continues. 

Charles  F.  George,  of  Ross,  Robbins  &  George, 
wholesale  paper  dealers,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  has 
retired.    Ross,  Robbins  &  Co.  succeed. 

The  Grant  County  Publishing  and  Printing 
Company,  Silver  City,  N.  M.,  has  filed  articles 
of  incorporation  with  a  capital  of  $5,000. 

William  Floto,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Chica- 
go, 111.,  has  sold  out  to  Gustav  Hinsdorff.  Mr. 
Floto  will  settle  his  own  business  accounts. 

Levison  &  BIythe,  St.  Louis,  have  just  issued 
a  new  price-list  of  Levison's  famous  inks.  Sta- 
tioners and  dealers  will  find  it  to  their  advantage 
to  send  for  it. 

A  postal  card  was  received  at  the  post-oflBce 
in  this  city  on  Monday  from  Nail's  Creek,  Mich., 
directed  to  the  "Main  Envelope  Man,"  in  New 
York,  and  it  was  forwarded  to  Samuel  Raynor 
&Co. 

The  Connecticut  Valley  Paper  and  Envelope 
Company,  139  William  street.  New  York,  has 
brought  out  a  line  of  envelopes,  in  white,  blue, 
chocolate,  lemon  and  drab,  which  are  of  good 
quality  and  low  price. 

The  Prouty  power-printing  press  is  steadily 
winning  its  way  into  popular  favor,  and  numer- 
ous flattering  testimonials  attest  its  virtues.  Its 
economy  and  cheapness  have  been  already  es- 
tablished. Price  lists  and  circulars  will  be  for- 
warded to  those  wishing  them,  by  the  manufac- 
turers. Walker  &  Co.,  Madison,  Wis. 

W.  O.  Hickok,  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  forwards 
his  new  illustrated  catalogue  and  price  list  of 
ruling  machines  and  bookbinders'  machinery  in 
general.  It  comprises  forty-eight  pages,  mostly 
all  containing  well  executed  engravings,  which 
are  accompanied  by  explanations.  The  price 
list  is  very  full,  as  it  gives  the  rates  for  the  dif- 
ferent sizes  of  his  goods. 

Fire  broke  out  on  Monday  night,  March  5,  on 
the  top  floor  of  the  four-story  building  No.  90 
Chambers  street,  which  was  occupied  by  Wil- 
liam Allen,  manufacturer  of  pocket-books  and 
fancy  leather  articles.  The  loss  on  his  stock  is 
$5,000.  The  other  floors  were  occupied  by 
O'Callaghan  &  Fraser,  leather  goods ;  damage 
by  water,  $500,  and  Robert  Friederich,  school- 
books  ;  loss,  $200.  The  damage  to  the  building 
was  about  $5,000.  The  cause  of  the  fire  is  un- 
known. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  this  week  introduced 
a  series  of  advertising  cards,  the  designs  of 
which  represent  respectively  the  celebrated 
painters  Raphael,  Titian,  Rembrandt,  and  Ru- 
bens. The  portraits  appear  on  a  gold  pallette- 
shaped  ground.  There  are  fifteen  colors  used 
and  these  are  so  beautifully  blended  that  the 
cards  are  equal  to  similar  imported  goods.  This 
enterprising  house  deserves  great  credit  for  the 
energetic  manner  in  which  it  has  pushed  its 
business.  It  has  recently  sent  to  the  trade  a 
circular    with  samples  of    its  new  cards  and 


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folders,  and  it  has  another  project  which  will 
astonish  slow-going  concerns  when  developed. 

R.  Horn  beck,  printer,  Riverside,  Cal.,  has 
been  attached. 

R.  C.  Coote,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Otter- 
ville,  Ont.,  has  been  burned  out. 

S.  T.  Pullen,  of  the  Portland  Publishing  Com- 
pany, Portland,  Me.,  has  retired. 

Will  S.  Lamson,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Lowell, 
Mass.,  has  been  damaged  by  water. 

J.  L.  Phillips,  publisher  of  the  Record,  Alma, 
Mich.,  has  sold  out  to  N.  G.  Davidson. 

C.  E.  Otto  Sies,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Wil- 
liamsport.  Pa.,  is  advertising  to  close  out. 

Ernest  Victor  Engelke,  of  E.  Engelke  & 
Brother,  printers,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  is  dead. 

W.  B.  Boorum,  of  Boorum  &  Pease,  was  able 
to  visit  the  office  for  a  short  time  on  Monday. 

D.  O.  Goodrich  &  Co.,  fancy  goods  dealers, 
Boston,  Mass. ,  have  filed  a  petition  in  insolvency. 

McCarty  &  Hasberg  are  taking  considerable 
orders  on  some  of  the  specialties  which  they 
control. 

The  Easter  goods  which  Henry  Levy  &  Son 
have  placed  on  the  market  this  year  are  meeting 
with  a  large  sale. 

Rodgers  &  Co.,  printers,  Memphis,  Tenn.,  have 
dissolved  partnership.  J.  C.  Rodgers  continues 
under  the  same  style. 

John  B.  Gaines,  publisher.  Bowling  Green, 
Ky.,  has  been  burned  out.  The  loss  is  estimated 
at  $4,000;  insurance,  $3,000. 

Flint  &  Fisher,  paper  manufacturers,  Rock- 
ingham, Vt.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Wy- 
man  Flint  &  Sons  continue. 

Marshall  P.  Ryder,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Plainville,  Conn.,  has  admitted  Howard  L. 
Beach  to  partnership  under  the  style  of  Ryder 
&  Beach. 

Phelps  &  Bryant  succeed  Woolworth  & 
McPherson,  wholesale  stationers,  paper  dealers, 
&c.,  St.  ■  Joseph,  Mo.  Attention  is  invited  to 
their  advertisement,  asking  for  price  lists,  &c., 
in  another  column 

E.  &  P.  N.  Spon,  44  Murray  street,  New  York, 
have  issued  a  catalogue  and  price  list  of  books 
relating  to  applied  science.  It  consists  of  one 
hundred  pages  of  useful  information  respecting 
the  publications  under  consideration. 

Ross,  Robbins  &  George,  wholesale  paper 
dealers,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship, Charles  F.  George  retiring.  "W.  St.  C.  Ross 
and  Sabin  Robbins,  having  bought  the  interest 
of  their  late  partner,  will  continue  the  business 
under  the  style  of  Ross,  Robbins  &  Co. 

Evan's  Artificial  Leather  Company's  manu- 
factory, at  Salem,  N.  H.,  was  paitially  burned 
on  Monday,  March  5.  The  fire  originated  from 
friction.  The  building,  which  is  120  feet  long, 
and  three  stories  high,  with  an  L  containing 
the  chemical  room,  engine  and  boiler,  was  saved 
through  the  efforts  of  citizens.  Loss  on  the 
building,  machinery  and  stock,  $40,000  ;  partial 
insurance. 

H.  McAllister  &  Co.,  Chicago,  have  recently 
issued  some  very  beautiful  designs  for  special 
trades.  Among  these  are  some  on  heavyplate 
board,  in  gold  and  tints,  for  the  boot  and  shoe, 
tinware,  tobacco,  confectionery  and  jewelry 
trades.  For  the  latter,  the  jewelry  is  made  to 
really  glitter,  and  the  di  awing  in  all  is  excep- 
tionally fine.  Series  of  harness,  crockery,  furni- 
ture, meat  and  liquor  cards  are  being  prepared. 
An  edition  of  500,000  comics  has  been  just  is- 
sued, and  it  may  be  stated  that  the  comics  are 
really  comical. 


The  failure  of  Paul  D.  Hay  ward,  paper  dealer, 
Chicago,  announced  last  week,  is  said  to  be 
directly  due  to  the  failures  of  Lucius  Clark  & 
Co.,  the  Black  &  Clark  Paper  Company,  and 
Black  &  Clark.  Prior  to  these  failures,  Lucius 
Clark,  who  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Clark, 
Hay  ward  &  Co.,  withdrew  from  the  business, 
leaving  it  entirely  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Hay  ward. 
Both  the  South  Bend  and  the  Mishawaka  mills 
are  said  to  be  indebted  to  Mr.  Hayward,  and, 
anticipating  trouble  in  the  future  because  of  not 
receiving  this  money,  he  concluded  it  prudent  to 
make  the  assignment.  He  states  that  his 
reason  for  doing  this  was  that  there  was  no 
chance  for  him  to  recover  anything  from  either 
mill,  as  the  South  Bend  Mill  has  two  mortgages 
against  it,  one  for  $36,000  in  favor  of  the  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company  of  Milwaukee,  and 
another  for  $80,000,  held  by  George  H.  Taylor, 
of  Chicago,  of  whom  the  mill  was  bought.  The 
Mishawaka  Mill  has  turned  its  property  over  to 
the  banks  at  South  Bend  as  collateral.  Mr.  Hay- 
ward  hopes  to  arrange  matters  so  as  to  continue 
his  business. 

H.  McAllister  &  Co.,  Chicago,  have  just  issued 
their  February  price-list  of  imprinted  chromo 
and  advertising  cards.  The  list  is  unusually 
large  and  varied  and  will  be  mailed  on  applica- 
tion. 

An  Eastern  firm  wants  a  good  salesman  and 
oflEers  to  pay  "a  very  liberal  salary  to  the  right 
man."  The  advertisement  will  be  found  in 
another  column. 

The  special  partnership  which  existed  in  the 
firm  of  Theodore  S.  Spinning,  New  York  city, 
manufacturer  of  blank-books,  has  been  dissolved. 

John  Cuthbert,  bookseller,  stationer  and  book- 
binder, St.  Catherines,  Ont.,  has  sold  out  the 
bookbinding  business  to  A.  H.  Burgoyne. 

Bun  tin  Brothers  &  Co.,  paper  makers,  sta- 
tioners, &c. ,  Toronto,  Ont.,  have  changed  their 
style  to  Buntin,  Reid  &  Co. 

Powell  La  Rue,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Co- 
runna,  Mich.,  has  sold  out  to  J.  D.  Gould. 

Cochran  &  Young,  paper  dealers,  Erie,  Pa., 
have  sold  out  to  Smith  &  Walker. 

J.  C.  Miller,  dealer  in  pictures  and  frames, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  is  closing  out. 

W.  G.  NichoUs,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Lima, 
Ohio,  has  sold  out. 


J.  H.  Clingin,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Dela- 
ware, Ohio,  has  been  closed  by  the  sheriff. 

Corse  &  Smith,  dealers  in  paper  hangings, 
Boston,  Mass.,  have  been  damaged  by  fire:  in- 
sured. 

Maltby  &  Curry,  paper-stock  dealers,  Nor- 
folk, Va.,  have  given  a  leasehold  trust  to  se- 
cure $725. 

The  Chapin  Paper  and  Pulp  Company,  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  has  been  attached.  The  company 
has  suspended. 

CoSin  &  Butler,  wholesale  paper  dealers.  New 
York  city,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Butler 
&  Miles  continue. 

E.  E.  Smith  &  Co.,  Franklin,  Pa.,  booksellers 
and  stationers,  have  dissolved  partnership.  E. 
W.  Smiley  retires. 

The  Cobban  Manufacturing  Company,  maker 
of  moldings,  Toronto,  Ont.,  has  been  burned 
out ;  fully  insured. 

Irvine  &  Besson,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Eu- 
faula,  Ala.,  have  been  burned  out ;  insured  at 
from  $9,000  to  $10,000. 

Bermingham  &  Co.,  publishers.  New  York, 
have  dissolved  partnership.  Edward  J.  Ber- 
mingham continues  under  the  same  style. 

C.  L.  Govan  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Voice, 
Coleman  City,  Tex.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.    J.  J.  Callan  continues. 

Henry  Hoe,  the  well-known  agent  for  Gillett's 
steel  pens,  says  that  he  is  well  satisfied  with  the 
change  in  the  tariff,  as  it  refers  to  these  articles. 

The  March  number  of  Our  Little  Ones  has  been 
received  from  the  Russell  Publishing  Company, 
Boston.  It  is  more  than  usually  entertaining  and 
is  full  of  attractions  for  the  children. 

In  an  advertisement  in  this  issue  of  Henry  Levy 
&  Son  the  attention  of  the  trade  is  called  to  the 
line  of  manufactured  novelties  in  leather,  plush 
and  satin  goods  and  also  to  the  complete  line  of 
imported  fancy  goods,  many  of  which  articles 
they  control,  being  sole  agents  for  the  United 
States.  The  representatives  of  this  house  are 
now  about  starting  on  the  road  to  exibit  samples 
of  the  goods  here  referred  to,  and  it  is  said  that 
a  more  complete  and  desirable  line  has  never 
yet  been  offered.  Parties  desiring  to  be  waited 
on  can  have  an  appointment  made  by  address- 
ing the  house. 


FOR  — 

IMPORT  ORDERS. 

Our  line  of  Samples  are  complete,  both  foreign  and  of  our  own 
manufacture.        Parties     desiring    to     inspect     aa^iU     please    call    or 


address 


HENRY  LEVY  &  SON,  477  Broadway,  New  York. 


CARTER, 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Staloners  and  Printers. 

§»  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS. 


336 


THE    AMEEIOAIN    STATIONER 


PI  RECTORY. 

Cards  under  thl8  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  8110  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Advertising  Cards. 

DANDO,  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Row,  N.  Y. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BURCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters.  Chicago,  111. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON. 


190  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 


ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.        50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


JA.NENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  29.'> 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago.  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO  , 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.:  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  st.,  Philadelphia. 

TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass, 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 

Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 

COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  ot  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Books. 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  st.,  N.  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  RuUng  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery. 

Springfield,  Mass. 

SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS.  51  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

Bookbinders'  Materials. 


QARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO., 


181  WiUiam  st.,  N.  Y. 


GANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L.. 


51  South  4th  St..  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLLINS,  A.  M..  SON,  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKE,  PHILIP, 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTXIRER.     For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134 and  136  WilUam  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St..  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY,  M.  A., 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N„ 


813  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersville,  111. 


SHRIVEH,  T.,  JL  CO.. 


.3.38  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TAI-T,  Geo.  C, 


Worcester,  Mass. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C.  &.  CO., 


Cincinnati,  O. 


THE   LOGAN    &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  $cc. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  St..  Chicago,  111. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


AJJTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE,  PAUL, 


16  Howard  st.,  N.Y. 


Clobes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  HI.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  FrankHn  Globes, 
5, 6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers.  Kochester,  N.  Y. 


Gummed  Paper 

Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Blilk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.:  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  st.,  St.  Louis. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 

COX,  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  Clark  and  Adams  sts.,  Chicago,  111. 

Letter  Files. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


F">WARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo,  N.  V. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material,  127  Fulton  st.,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY    CITY    PAPER    CO..    White   and    Colored 
TiBSUP  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  City.  N.  .1 

Paper  Ruling,  Cuttmg  and  Eyeletting. 

32  Beekman  St..  N.  Y. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mty.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


liLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 
57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  st.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 
Q.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK.  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  Franklin  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.    Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  si.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  st.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H  ,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER,|«5Vs^{}^rChK,Tn 


III. 


Slates. 


McDowell.  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington.  Pa 
Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

EMBOSSING  COMPANY.  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y' 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  st..  N.  Y 

J.  F.  MLTICH.  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING.  GEO.   F..  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  st ,  Boston,  Mass . 


WALLACH,  WILLY, 


78  Chambers  St.,  N.  Y. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila. 
Pa. — Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  st..  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  2.55  &  2.59  S.  3d  St..  Phila..  Pa. 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St.. 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St.. 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St..  Cincinnati:  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Tx)uis. 

Tissue  Paper. 

Fine  English  Tissues  a  Specialty. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  6:M  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Toys  and  Games. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manxifacturers  of  Toys.  Games  and  NoveltJes 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WEIDMANN,  A.,  &  00., 


806  Broadway,  N.  T. 


March  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


837 


ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

EASTER  AND  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

REWARD   AND   ADVERTISING   CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Shape  Novelties,  Orders  of 

Dance,  IVIenus,  Tassels,  Plaques,  Calenders,  Marriage  Certificates, 

Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Crayons,  Etc. 

m  Mm 


CHICAOO:   156  &  158  MONROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 

TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 

HIGHLY    FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS.i 

Manofactory  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Bmttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OUB  .liEADING    S'WI'ES : 

No.  89 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  303 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  . . .  Commercial       No.  707 ... .  Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

1  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 
New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  William  Street. 


I 


BUOK  k  ouwsoirs 

Inprmii  Ferforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


^S'~  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

r  Mention  American  Stationer.  B.amilton,  O. 


d.  E.  XiinsriDE, 


•*-- 


•*- 


Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T.A.C3-S    .A.3iTID    (3-XJ3ivd:    Xj-£^BEILS, 


PUBLISHER  OF- 


\'BJl^m  N&WWSJTL 


-^ 


*- 


Oliromos,  Folders    and. 


165   TVilliaiML   St.,  IVe^v  Y^ork. 

Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $2.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromoe  and  Folds,  by  mall,  $1.00. 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  ORDER. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c. 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 
For  thb  Week  Ended  March  2,  1883. 


Albums 

Books 

Newspapers . . 
Engravings 

Ink        

Lead  Pencils  . 
Slate  Pencils  . 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Other 


Totals  . 


17 

259 

73 

49 

83 

14 

1 

151 

3 

13 


603 


$1,808 
31,429 

4,735 

18,546 

720 

3,317 

8 

21,447 

6,712 

1,678 


$90,400 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS  AND 

STATIONERY 

FROM    NEW   YORK   TO    FOREIGN   PORTS, 

For  the  Week  Ended  March  6,  1883. 


Paper,  reams. 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases.. 
Books,  cases . 
Stationery 


Totals. 


5,390 

1,545 

575 

V  43 

122 


7,675 


$2,395 
13,163 
6,158 
3,679 
8,592 


$33,987 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  February  27  to  March  6,  1883. 
BOOKS,  cases,  to  Leghorn,  1 ;  to  British  Possessions 
in  Africa,  11;  to  British  Guiana,  2;  to  Mexico,  3;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia,  7;  to  Venezuela,  3;  to 
Glasgow,  2;  to  London,  2;  to  Liverpool,  8;  to  Brem- 
en, 2;  to  Hamburg,  3. 

PAPER,  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  35  pkgs. ;  to  Mexi- 
co, 449  cs. ;  to  Central  America,  35  pkgs. ;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  44  pkgs. ;  to  Brazil,  21  pkgs. ;  to 
Venezuela,  26  pkgs.;  to  Porto  Rico,  800  pkgs.;  to 
Cuba,  3,500  rms.,  544  pkgs. ;  to  Glasgow,  2  pkgs. ;  to 
British  West  Indies,  1,890  rms.,  15  pkgs. ;  to  London, 
105  cs. ;  to  Liverpool,  20  pkgs.;  to  Amsterdam,  2 
pkgs. ;  to  Bremen,  1  pkg. ;  to  Hamburg,  21  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Argentine  Republic,  8; 
to  Havre,  1;  to  China,  1;  to  Mexico,  16;  to  Central 
America,  4;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  36;  to 
Brazil,  2;  to  Venezuela,  4;  to  Hayti,  1;  to  Cuba,  18; 
to  Gibraltar,  2;  to  Australia,  2;  to  London,  8;  to 
Liverpool,  18;  to  Hamburg,  1. 

INK,  packages,  to  Mexico,  3;  to  Australia,  13. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  China,  2;  to  Cuba,  18; 
to  Antwerp,  42;  to  Chili,  17;  to  Dutch  West  Indies, 
54;  to  Mexico,  30;  to  Central  America,  25;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  40;  to  Venezuela,  20. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Argentine  Republic,  7;  to  Glas- 
gow, 3;  to  Copenhagen,  4;  to  Liverpool,  7;  to  Hull, 
23;  to  Cuba,  2;  to  British  West  Indies,  6. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Cuba,  10;  to  Glasgow,  8;  to 
Liverpool,  4. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Mexico,  5; 
to  Venezuela,  4;  to  Cuba,  3;  to  Brazil,  7;  to  Ham- 
burg, 13;  to  Liverpool,  2. 


IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER  AT  PORT  OP 
NEW  YORK, 

From  February  28  to  March  6,  1883. 
C.  H.  George,  Bothnia,  Liverpool,  3  cs.  hangings. 
Whitney  &  Campbell,  by  same,  1  cs.  hangings. 
Hensel,  Bruckman  &  Co.,  by  same,  9  cs. 
R.  Gledhill ,  Furnessia,  Glasgow,  2  cs.  hangings. 
J.  P.  Smyth,  Canada,  Havre,  10  cs.  cigarette. 
E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  by  same,  8  cs. 
Augustin  &  Dussel,  by  same,  26  cs. 
Max  Jacoby,  Neokar,  Bremen,  I  cs. 
Edward  Kimpton,  Denmark,  London,  4  cs. 
E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  Vandalia,  Hamburg, 
4  cs. 
Geo.  J.  Kraft,  by  same,  9  cs. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same,  5  cs. 
G.  Gennert,  by  same,  5  cs. 
C.  H.  George,  Baltic,  Liverpool,  8  cs. 

A.  J.  Pulsford,  by  same,  3  cs. 

B.  lUfelder,  by  same,  1  cs. 

Geo.  J.  Kraft,  Wieland,  Hamburg,  3  cs. 

B.  UUman,  Schiedam,  Amsterdam,  1  bale. 
A.  Ireland,  State  of  Alabama,  Glasgow,  3  cs. 
Lehr  &  Fink,  Polynesia,  Hamburg,  4  bales  filtering. 

C.  MoUer,  D.  Steinmann,  Antwerp,  9  cs.  hangings. 


838 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOE'ER. 


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49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

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ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Southern  Office  :  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, corner  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

■W.  F.  Catcheside ]  ^  LoS  ^'''''"*  ^'^"^'°^- 

Elf  wing  &  Co Stockholm.  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo Vigo,  Spain. 

5.  H.  Haine Antwerp,  Belgium. 

Q.  Galvagno Turin,  Italy. 

6.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa.  Italy. 

T  TT  Ho  -Rnoa^  J  Amsterdam,  Holland,  and 

J.  H.  de  Bussy -j     jj^g  j)^,^^.,^  ^^j  Indies. 

T-K-  ii„~„„  J  Melbourne,    Sydney,    and 

John  Hogan -j     Adelaide.  Australia. 

R.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  Q.  Webster .Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newch wang.  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent,  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

ijamilo  Garcia Puntarenas.  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana.  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

JosS  A.  Barros Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen.  Denmark. 

Pedro  Obregon La  Guaira,  Venezuela. 

Edward  Grauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hijos Curacoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  LIsaa Port  Louis.  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

G.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  G.  Thrum -j  ^aS*    ^*'"*"''*=^     ^^^ 

John  G.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Haight Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes ]  ^' CoS"""'^''  ^"""^ 

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The  matter  of  the  tariff  is  assured  for  a 
time.  It  was  not  expected  that  Congress 
would  reach  conclusions,  but  it  is  satisfac- 
tory to  know  that  the  agitation  must  rest 
for  awhile.  The  duty  on  books,  pamphlets, 
engravings,  maps,  &c.,  is  25  per  cent,  ad 
valorem,  and  vre  shall  not  have  the  anom- 
aly of  a  tax  on  the  materials  of  which  they 
are  made  without  protection  for  the  printers 
and  publishers.  Blank  books  are  charged 
20  per  cent,  ad  valorem,  and  on  card  cases, 
pockethooks  and  the  like,  the  tariff  is  35 
per  cent.  Inks  and  ink  powders  pay  30  per 
cent. ,  lead-pencils  50  cents  per  gross  and  30 
per  cent,  ad  valorem  ;  pencil  leads,  not  in 
wood,  10  per  cent.  The  duty  on  playing- 
cards  is  100  per  cent.;  on  crayons,  20  per 
cent.;  on  dice,  chessmen,  &c.,  of  ivory  or 
bone,  50  per  cent.;  on  dolls  and  toys, 
35  per  cent.;  on  fans,  35  per  cent.;  on 
articles  of  papier-mache,  30  per  cent.,  and 
on  sealing  wax,  20  per  cent,  ad  valorem. 
The  duty  on  paper  is  stated  in  another 
column  in  response  to  an  inquiry  of  a  cor- 
respondent. If  there  are  other  details  of 
the  tariff  upon  which  the  readers  of  The 
Stationer  need  information,  reply  will  be 
made  to  any  inquiry  upon  the  subject. 


Unfortunately  the  passage  of  a  national 
bankrupt  law  by  Congress  was  not  secured. 
We  say  this  advisedly,  for  there  is  concur- 
rent evidence  that  business  men  have  gen- 
erally reached  the  conclusion  that  a  law  of 
this  kind  is  necessary,  and  there  are  not  a 
few  who  deplore  the  loss  of  the  old  bank- 
rupt law,  even  with  its  defects.  Our  corre- 
spondents give  voice  to  the  same  regret 
which  we  express,  and  from  different 
sources.  West  and  East,  we  learn  that 
strong  opinions  in  regard  to  this  subject  are 
freely  given.  Late  events  of  business  dis- 
order have  added  strength  to  the  feeling 
and  an  uneasy  feeling  is  apparent  as  to  the 
future  of  trade.  We  deprecate  excitement, 
but  feel  that  we  are  only  doing  our  duty  to 
warn  the  readers  of  The  Stationer  that 
greater  care  than  has  been  apparent  must 
be  given  to  the  extension  of  credits.  Con- 
servatism has  its  uses,  as  well  as  abuses, 
and  as  it  is  well  to  take  advantage  of  the 
one  and  discourage  the  other  we  must 
bear  in  mind  that  many  of  the  difficulties 
attendant  upon  proceedings  in  bankruptcy 
and  the  settlement  of  insolvent  estates,  can 
be  avoided  by  keeping  out  of  the  fire.  If 
we  cannot  have  a  bankrupt  law  which  will 
insure  creditors  equal  rights  in  the  assets  of 
debtors  it  will  be  a  measure  of  economy  of 
equal  virtue  not  to  be  a  creditor  at  all,  or  if 
one,  to  at  most  a  very  limited  extent. 


One  of  our  English  contemporaries  states 
that  a  movement  is  on  foot  among  the  book 
trade  of  the  United  Kingdom  to  put  a  stop 
to  the  practice  of  allowing  discounts  to  re- 
tail buyers.  It  thinks,  however,  that  the 
effort  will  not  be  successful,  while  another 
contemporary  is  of  the  opinion  that  a  com- 
bination of  a  number  of  the  booksellers 
might  put  them  in  "  a  position  high  above 
the  assaults  of  underselling  Cheap  Jacks." 


This  vexatious  source  of  discomfort  and 
annoyance  to  the  retail  booksellers  is  felt  as 
severely  in  this  country  as  elsewhere,  and 
there  seems  to  be  no  way  of  avoiding  it. 
The  publishers  ought  to  aid  in  reforming  the 
practice  of  allowing  discounts  to  the  ordi- 
nary retail  buyer,  but  it  seems  to  be  impossi- 
ble for  them  to  reach  this  conclusion.  Again, 
the  quantities  of  books  sold  in  the  different 
dry-goods  stores  at  prices  which  ignore 
profit  are  just  as  disadvantageous  to  the 
regular  trade  as  the  publisher's  discounts 
to  the  general  purchaser.  In  fact  we  have 
frequently  seen  books  offered  on  the  book 
counters  of  department  stores  at  less  than 
the  ordinary  discounts.  This  evil  must 
work  out  its  own  reform.  Publishers  have 
begun  to  experience  the  inconvenience  of 
cheap  competition,  and  are  obliged  to  resort 
to  methods  for  meeting  it.  They  are  com- 
pelled to  yield  to  the  demand  for  cheaper 
literature  and  primarily  they  are  the  cause 
of  inciting  it. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


C.  H.  G.  wants  to  know  who  makes  the  Lyons  parch- 
ment writing  paper. 
Ans. — It  is   made    by    the   Massasoit   Paper 
Manufacturing  Company,  Holyoke,  Mass. 
Subscriber  asks  :  Who   manufactures    "  flat "    ink- 
stands, dome  shape,  with  metal-hinged  top  ? 
Ans. — Caps  and  glass  are  made  by  different 
parties,   but  S.  A.    Trowbridge,    133    William 
street.  New  York,  makes  a  business  of  combin- 
ing the  parts,  and  may  therefore  be  considered 
the  manufacturer. 

W.  C.  wishes  to  know  who  makes  or  sells  the  "  Cyclo- 
style "  pen  mentioned  in  The  Stationer  of  Oc- 
tober 6,  1881. 
Ans. — We  cannot  say.    It  is,  we  believe,  of 
English  origin,  and  we  do  not  know  that  it  has 
been  put  ou  the  American  market. 

E.  H.  B.  asks  :  What  firms  manufacture  novelties  in 
orders  of  dance,  menu  and  guest  cards,  &c.? 
Ans. — We  are  afraid  that  you  do  not  read 
The  Stationer  as  carefully  as  you  ought.  We 
are  constantly  noticing  new  things  in  the  line 
mentioned.  Some  of  the  firms  which  give  special 
attention  to  this  class  of  work  are  Ph.  Hake, 
James  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.,  I.  Hamburger,  J.  H. 
Bufford's  Sons,  Hard  &  Parsons,  J.  E.  Linde,  C. 
T.  Bainbridge's  Sons,  William  P.  Dane,  all  in 
New  York.  Consult  our  advertising  columns 
for  the  locations  of  these  houses. 

J.  &  W.  wish  to  know  who  makes  the  "Argent "  coin 
bag? 
Ans. — We  do  not  recognize  the  name  and  have 
not  found  any  one  who  does.     Can  any  reader 
of  The  Stationer  tell  ? 

C.  K.  writes  as  follows  :  There  are  parties  traveling 
over  the  country  putting  in  circulating  libraries, 
consisting  of  the  Franklin  Square  Library,  which 
they    claim   are  copyrighted.    What  I  want  to 
know  is,  what  can  they  copyright,  and  what  is  to 
prevent  me  from  starting  a  circulating  library 
and  putting  in  it  the  Franklin  Square  Library. 
Ans. — Harper's  Franklin  Square    Library  is 
copyrighted  by  its  publishers  as  to  its  title.  This 
does  not  prevent  you  from  buying  as  many  pub- 
lications as  are  issued  under    this  title  as  you 
please,  and  you  have  a  perfect  right  to  start  a 
circulating  library  and  to  put  them  in  it. 

C.  B.   &  Co.  want:  1.    The  address  of  Crompton's 
Mills  (39),  manufacturing   "grass-bleached"  tis- 
sue papers.    2.  What  is  the  duty  on  paper  under 
the  new  tariff. 
Ans.—\.  J.  R.  Crompton  (Mill  No.  39),  Elton 

Mills,    Bury,    Lancashire,     England  ;     London 


March  8,  1883.] 


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oflSce,  60  Queen  Victoria  street,  E.G. ;  Manchester 
office,  8  Sussex  street.  3.  The  following  are  the 
provisions  of  the  tariff  bill  relating  to  paper  : 

Paper,  sized  or  glued,  suitable  only  for  printing 
paper,  20  per  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Printing  paper,  unsized,  for  books  and  newspapers 
exclusively,  15  per  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Manufacturers  of  paper,  or  of  which  paper  is  a 
component  material,  not  specially  enumerated  or 
provided  for  in  this  act,  15  per  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Sheathing  paper,  10  per  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Paper  boxes  and  all  other  fancy  boxes,  35  per  cent, 
ad  valorem. 

Paper  envelopes,  25  per  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Paper-hangings  and  paper  for  screens  or  fire- 
boards,  paper  antiquarian,  demy,  drawing,  elephant, 
foolscap,  imperial,  letter,  note,  and  all  other  paper 
not  specially  enumerated  or  provided  for  in  this  act, 
25  per  cent,  ad  valorem. 

There  are  also  duties  on  blank  books,  printed 
books,  &c.,  but  these  do  not  come  vcithin  the 
limits  of  our  correspondent's  inquiry. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 

pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of- sale;  and  Beal, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 

NEW  YORK  CITY. 
Mortgagor.  Amount. 

Charles  J.  Bartram  (R.) $1,800 

Elizabeth  A.  Blauvelt  (R.) 2,000 

Elizabeth  A.'Blauvelt 400 

Dillon  &  Gillen  (R.) 21,000 

Marie  Biesel 1,100 

McBride  Brothers  (B.  S.) '. 1,000 

W.Turner 2.000 

MIDDLE  STATES. 

C.  A.  Jacobson,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  (R.) 175 

WESTERN  STATES. 

S.  A.  Brewster,  Creston,  Iowa 1,.300 

S.  A.  Cravath,  (Cravath  &  Shaw)   Grinnel, 

Iowa  (Real) 1,500 

H.  R.  Perry,  Bennet,  Neb 350 

L.  Hirsch,  Columbus,  Ohio  (R.) 2,750 

J.  H.  Way  land  &  Co.,  South  Pueblo,  Col 584 

Wm.  H.  Short,  Indianapolis,  Ind 1,000 

J,  W.  Jarnagin,  Oskaloosa,  Iowa 100 

L.  E.  Rowley,  Lansing.  Mich 3,500 

SOUTHERNf  STATES. 
TJ.  B.  Wilkinson,  (John  R.  Wilkinson  &  Co.) 

Bowenville,  Ga.  (Real) 13,000 

Ferd.  B.  Rotrock,  St.  Louis,  Mo 38 


AMBER    IN    NEW    JERSEY. 


G.  P.  Kunz,  in  a  paper  read  before  the  New 
York  Academy  of  Sciences,  describes  a  mass  20 
inches  long,  6  inches  wide,  and  1  inch  thick,  and 
weighing  64  ounces,  found  at  Kirby's  marl-pit, 
on  Old  Man's  Creek,  near  Harrisonville,  Glouces- 
ter County,  N.  J.,  about  twelve  months  ago. 
A  one-quarter-inch  section  showed  a  light 
grayish-yellow  color.  A  section  one  and  a 
quarter  inch  thick  showed  a  light,  very 
transparent  yellowish-brown  color.  The  en- 
tire mass  was  filled  with  botryoidalshaped 
cavities  filled  with  glauconite  or  green 
sand,  and  a  trace  of  vivianite.  The  hard- 
ness is  the  same  as  the  Baltic  amber,  only 
slightly  tougher  and  cutting  more  like  horn,  and 
the  cut  surface  showing  a  curious  pearly  lustre, 
differing  in  this  respect  from  any  other  amber 
yet  examined  by  Mr.  Kunz.  This  lustre  is  not 
produced  by  the  impurities,  for  the  clearest 
parts  show  it  the  best.  It  admitted  of  a  very 
good  polish.  The  specific  gravity  of  a  very 
pure  piece  of  the  carefully  selected  amber  is 
1.061,  which  is  the  lowest  density  on  record,  the 
usual  amber  range  being  from  1.065  to  1.081.  It 
ignites  in  the  same  way  as  other  ambers.  It 
was  found  at  a  depth  of  28  feet,  in  and  under 
20  feet  of  the  Cretaceous  marl,  the  auiber  being 
found  in  a  6-foot  stratum  of  fossils. 


THE    PUBLIC    DEBT. 


The  public  debt  was  reduced  during  the  month 
of  February  by  $7,630,678.54,  a  sum  amounting 
to  somewhat  more  than  half  the  monthly  aver- 
age for  the  first  seven  months  of  the  current  fis- 
cal year.  The  total  decrease  of  the  debt  for  the 
past  eight  months  of  the  fiscal  year  was  $102,- 
638,346.29.  It  is  probable  that  the  large 
averages  of  the  first  seven  months  will  not 
be  reached  again  before  the  close  of  the 
current  year.  A  comparison  of  the  receipts 
and  expenses  for  the  first  eight  months  of 
the  current  year  with  the  corresponding 
period  of  the  last  year  indicates  a  slight  increase 
in  the  receipts  and  a  decrease  of  about  the  same 
amount  in  the  expenditures.  The  expenditures 
for  February  were  nearly  50  per  cent,  greater 
than  in  January,  owing  to  the  heavy  payments 
on  account  of  pensions.  The  amount  of  out- 
standing 5  per  cents.,  continued  at  33^  per  cent., 
has  decreased  from  §81,328,750  to  §54,339,850. 
The  total  cash  in  the  Treasury  has  fallen  during 
the  month  from  $318,785,631.84  to  §306,266,748.78. 
The  available  cash  balance  has  sunk  during  the 
same   time    from    $143,358,218.51   to    $131,093,- 

986.10. 

*•♦-* 

THE    MICROSCOPE   IN   TESTING   TIM- 
BER. 


A  paper  was  recently  read  before  the  Franklin 
Institute,  Philadelphia,  on  the  use  of  the  micro- 
scope in  testing  timber,  and  it  was  decided  that 
if  the  microscope  condemns  the  sample,  further 
delay  in  testing  is  not  worth  the  while.  The 
larger  the  specimens  requiring  to  be  tested,  the 
greater  will  be  the  gain  the  microscope  will  effect 
in  avoiding  the  cost  of  further  proof  or  the  risk 
of  using  without  such  proof.  Samples  and  mi- 
cro-photographs were  exhibited  of  bridge  timbers 
which  had  proved  faulty,  but  which  a  prelimi- 
nary examination  with  the  microscope  would 
have  promptly  thrown  out.  The  timber  from 
which  these  poor  specimens  were  taken  was  a 
fragment  from  a  railway  bridge  wrecked  in  1879. 
The  timber  was  so  excessively  poor  that,  on 
mounting  a  specimen  on  the  plate  of  the  micro- 
scope, its  weak  and  porous  nature  was  at  once  ap- 
parent. The  annular  rings  appeared  about  three 
times  as  far  apart  as  they  would  be  in  good  wood 
of  similar  kind.  The  medullary  rays  were  few 
in  number  and  short  in  length,  while  in  good 
wood,  on  the  contrary,  they  are  of  considerable 
length  and  so  numerous  that  tangential  sections 
present  the  appearance  of  a  series  of  tubes  seen 
endwise,  or  a  number  of  parallel  chains.  After 
once  seeing  and  comparing  samples  of  good  and 
bad  wood,  it  is  easy  to  recognize  the  difference 
with  a  pocket  magnifying  glass.  The  trunks 
and  limbs  of  exogenous  trees,  as  is  well  known, 
are  built  up  of  concentric  rings  or  layers  of 
woody  fibre,  which  are  held  together  by  radial 
plates  acting  like  treenails  in  a  boat's  side.  The 
rings,  representing  successive  years'  growths, 
are  composed  of  tubes,  the  interstices  of  which 
are  filled  with  cellulose. 

The  slower  the  growth  of  the  tree,  the  thinner 
these  yearly  rings,  and  the  denser  and  harder 
the  wood — other  things  being  equal.  Not  only 
is  the  closeness  of  texture  an  indication  of  the 
hardness  and  strength  of  the  timber,  but  the 
size,  frequency,  and  distribution  of  the  radial 
plates  which  bind  the  annular  layers  together 
may  be  taken  as  a  very  close  illustration  or  sign 
of  the  character  of  the  wood  and  its  ability  to 
resist  strains,  especially  a  breaking  stress.  The 
micro-photographs  of  good  and  bad  timber  show 
that  in  the  strong  kinds  the  concentric  layers 
are  close  in  texture  and  narrow  in  width,  and 
the    radial    plates   numerous,    wide,  long    and 


stout,  while  in  poor  stuff  the  opposite  charac 
teristics  prevail.  The  practical  application  con- 
sists in  having  such  enlarged  photographic  sec- 
tions, longitudinal  and  transverse,  of  standard 
pieces  of  timber,  bearing  a  certain  known  maxi- 
mum or  minimum  strain,  and  rejecting  any 
piece  which  the  assisted  eye  detects  to  have 
fewer  rings  per  inch  of  tree  diameter,  fewer 
fibres,  or  fewer  radial  plates  per  square  inch  of 
section,  or  to  use  such  pieces  with  a  greater 
factor  of  safety.  The  advantage  of  the  method 
is  that  it  allows  every  stick  in  a  bridge  or 
structure  to  be  tested  before  use. — Northwestern 
Lumberman. 


Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  :  Chas.  A.  Glad- 
ding, representing  Houghton  &  Dutton,  Boston  ; 
James  Youngs,  Bridgeport,  Conn. ;  J.  R.  Hope, 
West  Point,  Pa. 

Ijtiarlijct  %tmtm. 

Ofpicb  of  The  American  Stationer,  | 
Wednesday,  March  7,  1883.  ( 
THE  MONEY  MARKET.— The  money  mar- 
ket is  working  somewhat  closer  ;  but  little  or  no 
difiiculty  has  thus  far  been  experienced  by  solvent 
merchants  in  obtaining  accommodation  at  the  banks 
at  6(^7  per  cent  discount.  Call  loans  have  fluctu- 
ated between  5  and  10  per  cent,  on  miscellaneous 
stock  collateral.  The  stock  market  has  displayed  a 
somewhat  stronger  turn,  but  business  continues  very 
dull,  and  there  are  no  features  of  interest.  Govern- 
ment bonds  and  the  better  class  of  railway  mort- 
gages are  firm  but  quiet.  Foreign  exchange  con- 
tinues depressed,  and  the  chances  for  receiving  gold 
from  abroad  are  improving. 

IjaE  PAPER  MARKET— We  have  not  en- 
tered far  enough  into  the  new  month  to  forecaste  its 
results  in  a  business  point  of  view,  but  indications 
are  not  wanting  of  an  improvement  over  last  month 
in  the  quantity  of  paper  passing  into  the  hands  of 
consumers.  It  is  scarcely  necessary  to  say  that 
spring  trade  thus  far  has  been  disappointing,  chiefiy 
because  of  disturbing  influences  which  are  believed 
to  be  only  temporary.  The  uncertainty  in  regard  to 
tariff  legislation  is  one  of  these  causes,  and  the  num- 
ber of  failures  among  manufacturers  and  dealers 
during  the  past  fortnight  has  lent  its  influence  to  de- 
press business,  and  to  create  a  feeling  of  uneasiness 
and  caution  among  dealers. 

ISE  STATIONERY  MARKET.— The  busi- 
ness transacted  during  the  past  week  showed  no  per- 
ceptible improvement  in  volume  over  that  of  the  pre- 
vious one,  although  it  wasgenerally  expected  that  a 
slight  revival  would  occur.  This,  however,  is  attribut- 
ed principally  to  the  tariff  discussion,  which,  it  is  said, 
was  the  means  of  preventing  many  dealers  from 
placing  orders,  until  a  certainty  was  assured  as  to 
steady  prices.  The  effect  of  the  floods  is  said  to  be 
still  felt,  and  it  is  thought  that  it  will  be  for  some 
weeks.  However,  as  the  waters  are  now  receding 
and  the  tariff  question  is  settled,  it  is  expected  that 
a  confident  feeling  will  prevail  and  that  business  will 
every  day  become  brisker.  The  domestic  manufac- 
turers of  steel  pens  and  the  importers  of  the  higher 
grades  of  these  articles  are  apparently  satisfied  with 
the  tariff  on  these  goods  ;  but  it  is  said  that  the  im- 
porters of  the  lower  grades  are  much  disappointed. 
Formerly  both  a  specific  and  ad  valorem  duty  were 
imposed  on  the  imported  articles,  but  this  has  now 
been  changed  to  a  specific  duty  only,  which  is  18 
cents  per  gross  on  all  grades  of  pens.  The  demand 
for  these  goods  is  at  present  rather  moderate.  Some 
of  the  fancy  goods  men  report  large  import  orders 
for  fall  goods,  and  a  fair  trade  for  the  present  season. 
Trade  in  blank  books  is  still  dull,  but  the  prospects 
are  encouraging.  A  moderate  business  is  doing  by 
some  of  the  envelope  manufacturers,  which  is  mostly 
from  travelers'  orders.  The  Easter  card  and  novelty 
season  is  now  over,  excepting  for  the  city  and  nearby 
trade,  and  most  of  the  dealers  in  these  goods  have 
been  quite  satisfied  with  their  sales.  For  the  spring 
season  many  beautiful  novelties  are  ready  and  others 
are  in  course  of  preparation,  but  the  manufacturers 
decline  to  exhibit  them  until  the  season  fairly  open<=. 
In  staples  generally  trade  is  said  to  be  fair. 


340 


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THE    AMEEIOAIS"    STATIOI^EE. 


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PORTABLE   ELECTRIC   LIGHTER. 

Under  the  above  name,  the  Portable  Electric 
Light  Company,  23  Warren  street,  Boston,  is 
putting  on  the  market  a  scientific  lighting  appa- 
ratus of  practical  use  for  home,  oflBce,  manufac- 
tories, mills,  &c.  It  is  an  instantaneous  light, 
and  occupies  the  space  of  only  five  square 
inches  and  weighs  five  pounds,  and  can  be  car- 
ried with  ease  from  apartment  to  apartment. 
The  whole  operation  is  visible,  easily  and  scien- 
tifically explained.  This  apparatus  is  finished 
in  first-class  style,  the  base  and  top  are  hand- 
somely ebonized,  the  tubes,  trimmings,  press 
plunger  and  its  other  connections  are  finely  fin- 
ished in  electro-plate.  The  apparatus  is  com- 
plete in  itself,  and  requires  no  extra  power, 
wires  or  connection,  and  'is  so  constructed  that 
any  portion  or  part  can  be  replaced  at  a  small 
cost,  and  can  be  instantly  taken  to  pieces  at  will, 
and  just  as  easily  reconstructed. 

The  current  of  electricity  is  produced  by 
chemical  action,  and  described  in  the  following: 
Simply  by  pressing  upon  a  knob  to  the  full  ex- 
tent of  a  spring  (which  connects  with  the  bat- 
tery), an  electric  current  is  produced  by  which 
a  spiral  of  platinum  will  be  heated  to  incan- 
descence, and  the  light  becomes  instantaneous. 
In  this  manner,  and  with  due  care,  material 
will  last  fully  two  months,  and  then  can  be  re- 
newed through  any  chemist.  Connections  and 
cups  can  be  added  to  the  battery,  so  that  it  can 
be  adapted  for  the  purpose  of  ringing  an  alarm 
or  call-bell,  which  can  be  attached  to  the  instru- 
ment, or  by  the  addition  of  wires  it  can  be  rung 
at  any  reasonable  distance.  When  so  adjusted, 
the  circuit  can  be  altered  in  an  instant  to  give 
light  or  ring  the  bell  at  will.  These  connec- 
tions can  also  be  attached  to  medical  induction 
coils,  made  for  this  purpose,  by  which  a  power- 
ful current  of  electricity  can  be  conveyed. 


Bronzing  Liquid. — Ten  parts  of  aniline  red 
and  five  parts  of  aniline  purple  are  dissolved  in 
100  parts  of  95  per  cent,  alcohol,  on  the  water- 
bath,  and  the  solution,  after  the  addition  of  five 
parts  of  benzoic  acid,  boiled  (for  five  to  ten 
minutes)  until  it  has  changed  its  greenish  color 
to  light  bronze-brown.  Applied  with  a  brush 
upon  leather,  metal  or  wood,  the  liquid  produces 
a  magnificent  bronze  coating. 


Blackhall's  waving  line  attachment  is  an  ap- 
paratus for  ruling  wave-line  check  tints  and 
borders.  Fugitive  colored  inks,  or  "  safety  '' 
inks  may  be  used.  Thick  and  fancy  border  tints 
of  all  kinds  in  any  pattern,  color,  or  width,  can 
be  produced  as  required,  in  a  clear  and  attractive 
style.  The  applications  of  this  apparatus  are 
said  to  be  almost  unlimited.  It  can  be  made  to 
embellish  show-cards,  notice  cards  ;  in  fact  it 
produces  bordering  for  all  kinds  of  superior 
printing. 

■^-*-*' 

The  oldest  tree  in  the  world,  so  far  as  anyone 
knows,  is  the  Bo  tree  of  the  sacred  city  of 
Amarapoora,  in  Burmah.  It  was  planted  288 
B.  c,  and  is  therefore  now  2,170  yea'rs  old.  Sir 
James  Emerson  Tennet  gives  reasons  for  believ- 
ing that  the  tree  is  really  of  this  wonderful  age, 
and  refers  to  historic  documents  in  which  it  is 
mentioned  at  different  dates,  as  182  a.  d.,  223 
A.  D.,  and  so  on  to  the  present  day.  "To  it," 
says  Sir  James,  "kings  have  even  dedicated 
their  dominions,  in  testimony  of  belief  that  it  is  a 
branch  of  the  identical  fig  tree  under  which  Bud- 
dha reclined  at  Urumelya  when  he  underwent 
his  apotheosis."  Its  leaves  are  carried  away  as 
streamers  by  pilgrims,  but  it  is  too  sacred  to 
touch  with  a  knife,  and  therefore  they  are  only 
gathered  when  they  fall.  The  king  oak  in 
Windsor  Forest,  England,  is  1,000  years  old. — 
Knowledge. 


CHARLES  BECK, 


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Made  from  Extra  Superfine  Stock,  Uniform  Color,  Extra  Highest  Calendered  Finish.    Put  up  in 
new  design  Lithographed  Wrappers,  Printed  on  Tinted  Paper  in  Black  and  Gold. 

THE  CONNECTICUT  VALLEY  MILLS  has  attained  a  reputation  unequaUed.  Well  known  throughout 
the  country,  giving  perfect  satisfaction  for  its  vmiform  quality,  its  high  standard  at  all  times  sustained 
as  one  of  the  most  complete  lines  in  sizes  and  weights  of  strictly  first-class  Writing  Papers  in  the  market. 

For  Jobbers  and  Stationers  the  Connecticut  VaUey  Mills  is  particularly  desirable,  as  it  embraces  over 
one  himdred  different  weights  and  sizes,  including  every  land  that  the  Trade  requires,  which  can  always  be 
obtained  at  one  place,  uniformly  put  up  under  one  name  in  handsome  lithographed  wrappers. 

Special  Sizes  and  Ruling  made  to  order. 

Owing  to  the  superior  excellence,  established  reputation,  and  consequent  large  sale  of  the  Connecticut 
Valley  Mills  papers,  inferior  grades  of  stock  have  been  placed  on  the  market  by  other  parties,  in  wrappers 
having  similar  names. 

From  this  date  each  sheet  of  this  brand  will  be  water-marked  with  our  design,  and  we  caution  the  Trade 
to  see  that  such  water-mark  appears  on  all  Papers  purporting  to  be  the  Connecticut  Valley  Mills. 

POWERS   PAPER   CO.,   Springfield,  Mass. 

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on  Muslin.     Acknowledged  to  be  the  best  Drawing  Papers 

made.    Quality  warranted.    Please  observe  the  water-mark  "Paragon"  (trade-mark). 

nil  PI   F  Y  "  I^K-^'^ING  PAPERS,  in  Rolls  in  3  widths,  in  Sheets  27x40. 
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Driiwin}^.      Tough,    even   grain.      No    higher    iu    price    tliau    Manilla. 

Quality  warranted. 


PREPARED  BLUE  PROCESS  PAPERS 

AND  PAPERS  FOR  BLUE  PROCESS  (UNPREPARED). 

Oiir  Papers  will  keep  for  a  long  time  ;  always  fresh  made  when  ordered.     Quality 
warranted.  

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THE   USEFULNESS  OF  POTTERY. 

One  hears  much  of  the  beauty  of  pottery,  and 
page  after  page  is  written  in  praise  of  the  hand- 
some articles  made  from  it  for  ornamental  pur- 
poses, which,  it  is  true,  in  a  majority  of  cases, 
are  worthy  the  encomiums;  but  how  rarely  do 
we  hear  comment  upon  the  numberless  ways  in 
which  this  material  is  made  to  render  service  to 
us  in  the  routine  of  daily  life. 

As  you  read  this,  stop  for  an  instant  and  look 
about  you,  letting  your  thoughts  roam  through 
the  building  even  where  sight  cannot  follow. 
The  number  of  common  things  for  which  we  are 
indebted  to  pottery  will  astonish  you,  and  their 
very  commonness  causes,  not  exactly  contempt, 
but  a  feeling  much  akin  to  it  that  prevents  full 
appreciation  of  their  value.  When  we  think 
that  a  Sfevres  vase  and  a  porcelain  door  knob  are 
originally  one  and  the  same  thing;  that  a  brick 
is  made  from  the  same  material,  and,  but  for  the 
glaze,  in  the  same  manner  as  a  piece  of  Barbo- 
tine;  we  begin  to  have  some  slight  conception  of 
the  wonderful  value  to  us  of  the  earth  we  tread 
and  the  infinite  variety  of  articles  that  can  be 
manufactured  from  the  same  lump  of  clay.  Add 
to  this  the  fact  that  if  scripture  be  correct,  man 
himself  is  formed  from  this  same  material,  and 
the  appropriateness  of  the  title  "  Mother  Earth" 
is  readily  seen. 

In  house  building  pottery  finds  so  many  uses 
and  adds  so  much  to  our  convenience  in  the 
home  as  to  be  an  indispensable  factor.  Indeed, 
the  necessity  would  need  be  very  strong  before 
Its  place  could  be  supplied  in  any  other  way. 
The  same  qualities  that  we  have  seen  render  it 
so  valuable  in  the  arts — viz.,  ease  of  manufac- 
ture and  indestructibility,  also  prevail  when  the 
question  of  utility  is  under  discussion,  and  pos- 
sess even  greater  force. 

Since  the  time  of  Moses  nothing  has  been  in- 
vented or  discovered  that  can  supplant  brick  for 
building  purposes.  The  ease  of  manufacture 
makes  the  price  low,  and  therefore  well  adapted 
for  building  houses  of  a  low  medium  cost ;  and 
as  the  proportion  of  these  grades  is  far  in  excess 
of  the  more  expensive  dwellings,  the  great  ma- 
jority of  us  who  dwell  in  cities  spend  most  of 
our  time  enclosed  by  pottery  walls  ;  and  even 
in  the  more  pretentious  edifices  constructed  of 
stone  and  iron,  bricks  are  indispensable  for  num 
berless  uses. 

In  common  with  the  general  advance  in  all 
trades  in  the  direction  of  the  beautiful,  an  at- 
tempt has  of  recent  years  been  made  to  add  at- 
tracMveness  to  this  useful  inaterial,and  as  a  result 
we  have  the  terra-cotta  buildings  now  fashion- 
able for  public  edifices.  In  our  own  city  and 
Brooklyn  there  have  been  erected  during  the 
past  three  years  buildings  of  this  material  far 
more  beautiful  than  the  finest  carved  stone 
could  render  them,  and  unlike  even  the  hardest 
granite,  the  elements  cannot  affect  clay  after 
fire  has  transformed  it  into  its  hardened  form. 
The  New  York  Produce  Exchange,  and  Long 
Island  Historical  Society  building  in  Brooklyn, 
are  good  examples. 

Yet,  even  with  this  advance  we  are  yet  far 
behind  those  whom  we  consider  as  barbarians 
and  heathens.  Historians  tell  us  that  centuries 
ago  there  was  erected  at  Nankin,  in  China,  a 
tall  dwelliug  of  tower  form,  composed  entirely 
of  slabs  or  bricks  of  true  hard-glazed  porcelain, 
designed  to  commemorate  the  virtues  or  glories 
of  some  great  ruler,  this  material  being  selected 
as  the  least  destructible. 

This  tower,  which  a  French  writer  calls  "the 
most  extraordinay  monument  that  has  ever  been 
produced  by  the  industrious  hands  of  man,"  was 
first  built  833  years  before  the  Christian  era,  but 


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THE    AMEEIOAK    STATIOJ^ER 


343 


having  been  destroyed  was  reconstructed  near- 
ly a  thousand  years  later,  the  last  being  larger 
and  handsomer  than  the  first.  It  was  built  en- 
tirely of  slabs  and  ornamental  pieces  of  true 
hard  porcelain,  and  with  its  nine  stories  and 
peaked  roof  reached  the  height  of  more  than  two 
hundred  feet.  The  walls  were  beautifully  dec- 
orated in  many  places,  the  ground  colors,  of 
the  porcelain  being  five  in  number  :  white,  red, 
blue,  green  and  brown.  Upon  one  slab  or 
"  plaque  "  was  seen  this  inscription  :  "  To  testify 
during  ten  thousand  years  the  gratitude  of  its 
founder."  This  wish  was  not  fulfilled,  as  it  was 
destroyed  during  an  insurrection  of  the  Chinese; 
and  the  vandals,  not  content  with  overthrowing 
the  tower,  carefully  broke  every  piece  to  pre- 
vent its  restoration. 

Numberless  are  the  ways,  however,  in  which 
pottery  is  of  value  in  this  direction.  Its  capa- 
bilities are  not  exhausted  for  usefulness  with  its 
employment  for  building  purposes.  On  the 
inside  the  finished  dwelling  are  many  different 
forms,  and  if  we  include  glass  under  this  head, 
as  we  may  properly  do,  there  is  no  limit  to  the 
ways  in  which  we  are  indebted  to  it  for  comfort 
and  convenience. 

Ancient  as  is  the  use  of  bricks  for  building 
purposes,  the  making  of  earthen  dishes  for  hold- 
ing fluids  or  for  table  use  is  almost  if  not  quite  as 
ancient,  and  so  common  and  cheap  are  the  lower 
grades-  of  the  ware  used  for  this  purpose  that 
there  would  seem  but  little  danger  that  the 
American  laborer  will  ever  be  obliged  to  eat  his 
frugal  meal  from  a  tin  plate. 

These  are  but  general  hints  that  may  serve  as 
a  starting  point  from  which  the  topic  may  be 
followed  to  its  minute  details. 

Time  thus  spent  will  not  be  wasted,  and  the 
result  must  be  not  only  greater  knowledge  of  a 
great  branch  of  business,  but  also  a  greater 
reverence  for  that  business  and  the  raw  material 
which  is  its  source. — Crockery  and  Glass  Jour- 
nal. 


Among  the  many  interesting  objects  in  the 
British  Museum,  gathered  from  the  site  of 
ancient  Babylon,  are  the  remains  of  what  is  sup- 
posed to  be  a  silversmith's  or  coiner's  shop.  The 
broken  fragments  of  silver  dishes  seem  to  have 
been  purposely  broken,  with  a  view  of  using  the 
metal  again.  The  art,  judging  from  the  vase 
handle  and  dishes,  is  Babylonian  under  Persian 
influence,  and  the  workshop  probably  dates  from 
the  conquest  of  Alexander,  which  brought  the 
work  of  this  ancient  silversmith  to  a  sudden 
end. 


REVENUE   STAMPS. 


The  printing  of  revenue  stamps  was  begun  by 
the  Bureau  of  Engraving  and  Printing  in  1877, 
the  work  having  previously  been  performed  by 
the  bank  note  companies.  Since  that  time  there 
have  been  delivered  to  the  Internal  Revenue 
Bureau  more  than  2,544,000,000  stamps.  The 
Bureau  has  sold  more  than  2,381,000,000  stamps. 
The  inventory  of  stamps  on  hand  discloses  the 
fact  that  not  one  single  stamp  is  missing.  The 
stamps  which  the  Bureau  has  sold  have  all  been 
sent  away  by  registered  mail.  Not  a  single 
package  has  been  lost  during  the  entire  time  ; 
one  or  two  packages  have  gone  astray,  but  they 
have  been  traced  up  with  but  little  delay. 


The  last  novelty  in  letter-paper  in  Paris  is 
the  imitation  of  the  tint  of  old  missives,  like  a 
cream-colored  Holland  linen,  with  an  old  medal 
stamped  in  one  corner,  either  in  gold  or  silver, 
and  bearing  the  initials  and  coronet  in  the  cen- 
tre, and  the  name  round  the  edge.  Card  cases 
and  cigar  cases  for  gentlemen  are  made  in  the 
same  style,  in  dark  or  neutral-tinted  leather, 
with  the  old  medal  stamped  on  it,  and  bearing 
the  name  or  the  initials  of  the  owner. 


The  new  automatic  inkstand  which  the  Tower 
Manufacturing  Company  recently  placed  on  the 
market  is  meeting  with  a  great  demand.  This 
article  is  useful,  as  well  as  neat  in  design. 


I.,  :b.  <&,  "w. 

- — 5  ROUTE  !S — - 

THE  GREAT  THROUGH  ROUTE 

Betwem the T;A=«T,  WEST,  NORTH  and  SOUTH. 

This  Great  Tlirough  Route  is  now  coiupleled  auJ  In 
full  operation,  RUNNING  THROUGH  PASdENGER 
PKAINS  DAILY  as  follows: 

riine  solid  trains  each  way  between  Columbus 
Indianapolis  and  Peoria;  twotrainseach  way  between 

(ilunihus,  Indianapolis  and  Decatur;  twotrainseach 
wav  between  Sandusky,  Indianapolis,  Peoria  and 
Uicatur;  two  trains  each  way  between  Sandusky, 
Dayi  on  and  Cincinnati;  three  trains  each  way  between 
Sandusky,  Springfield  and  Columbus ;  four  trains 
each  way  between  Columbus,  Springfield,  Dayton 
and  Cincinnati;  two  trains  each  way  between  Coiiun- 
bus,  Springfield,  Indianapolis  and  Chicago  —  with 
rileepiiig  and  Reclining  Chairs  on  Night  Trains,  and 
•■legant  Parlor  and  Modern  Day  Coaches  on  Day 
Trains. 

lis  track  is  laid  with  HEAVY  STEEL  RAILS, 
thnrougi  1  ly  ballasted ,  with  easy  grades  and  few  ctirves. 

Traversing  as  it  does  the  heart  of  the  three  great 
Srales  of  Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois,  uniting  in  close 
iiusmess  relationship  the  capital  cities  of  the  first  and 
second,  with  the  second  city  of  the  third,  and  passing 
ih  ough  a  large  number  of  the  most  important  cities 
and  towns  in  each,  and  with  all  its  central  location 
makes  It  the  Shortest  and  Most  Desirable  Route 
between  the  East  and  West. 

THROUGH  TU'KETS  AND  BAGGAGE  CHECKS 
■n.  all  principal  points,  NORTH,  SOUTH,  EAST 
iitid  WEST,  cm  be  obtained  at  any  ticket  office  of 
ilie  I.,  B.  &  W.  R"y ;  also  via  this  Route  at  all  railroad 
olTices  I  li  I  otighouc  the  country.  Rates  always  as  low 
as  the  lowe.st. 

Don't  purchase  tickets  to  any  point  without  first 
COM  ultintr  I  he  Agents  of  the  I..  B.  &  W.  R'y. 

Particular  ailvantages  offered  to  Western  Emi- 
grants. ],A\'l)  iind  Tourist  tickets  to  all  points 
reached  by    iiy  line. 


No8.  54  &  56  Franklia  and  77  WMte  Streets.  New  York, 

manufacturers  of 

Blank  Books,  Envelopes,  Writing  Papers 

A1VT>     A.     WTjI^    I^TIVK     OF     F»  A  I^T^TKiK  I  "EW 


SOLK  PKOfiiiEroiis.  J.  y.  Fittiisi.t;  &  co. 

Ti.e  above  supsrior  Brand  of  LINTEN  WRITING  PAPE«  is  offered  to  the  Trade  in  the  various  sizes  and 
weights  of  FOLIOS  to  suit  the  requirements  of  PRINTERS  and  LITHOGRAPHERS,  and  put  up  in 
QUARTER-REAM  BOXES,  elegantly  banded  and  labeled,  for  the  FASHIONABLE  STATIONERY  TRADE. 


A.    VITKIDMAItfl^r   &   GOm 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 


UANUFACTtniailS  OF 


TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broi.tlway,  corner  oi  Duaiic  St.,  New  York. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Faicy  Ml  \Mmn,  Cla,  Toys,  Kies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,   &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass    Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

IjTos.  2©,  31  aaa.d.  33  ^arls:  ^la-ce,  iTe-w^  "STorls. 


R.  T.  &  S.  BLOOD,  Jr., 

Formerly  with  THE  AMERICAN  BAM  NOTE  CO 


*- 


CONSECUTIVE    NUMBERING,     ^ 
BLANK    BOOK    PAGING, 
^ -^  And   PERFORATING. 


iTo.  S  a.    Tolun    Street,    IsTe-wr    "^Torlr. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

ISTo.  152  Broadways  ISTe^w  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

3^=  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 


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THE    AMERIOAl^    STATldSTER. 


MARCUS  WARD  &  CO.'S 

TALENTHS^  EASTER  CM  for  the  km  1 

Samples  of  Stock  are  now  ready,  and  Orders  forwarded  on  receipt. 


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?w^ 


L.  C.  TOV^ER, 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


MANUFACTURER  OP 


THERHOHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosticaior. 


SOLE  AGENT  FOR 

Lament  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
"Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


B.  A,  ROQBRS  k  CO., 

— Manufacturers  of  the — 


Perfection  Pajier  Oyster  Buckets 


DAYTON,    OHIO. 


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o 


HOLYOKE,  MASS.     ^g 


JANENTZKV  &  CO., 

MANUFACTtrRERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Di  awing  Papers,  Mathematical  Instruments,  Paint  Boxes,  Draw- 
ing Studies  in  large  variety. 

OIL    AND    WATER-COLOR   PAINTING    MATERIALS. 

LACROIX'S    CHINA    COLORS. 
MIBBORS     FOR     DECORATING. 

Sole  Manufacturers  of 

PAPIER   MACHE    PLAQUES, 

Furnished  Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Gilt  or  Silvered. 

BLUE  F>R,I]SrT  R.OLL  PAFER.. 

"WAX     FLOIVER    MATERIALS. 

Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States  of 
Aug.  Leonhardi's  (Dresden)  Celebrated  Alizarine  Writing  and  Copying  Ink. 

^P"  Publishers  of  SOUVENIR  ALBUMS,  of  aU  the  larger  cities  of  the  Union,  of 
Places  of  Summer  Resort,  and  of  Celebrated  Sceneries. 
Catalogues  furnished  on  appUcation.  1125  CHESTNUT  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 


The     I^eerlesjs     lulling     Case. 

—  Patented  September  12,  1882.  — 
DUBABLE   AND  HANDSOME!    RECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 


-ALSO,- 


THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


March  8,  1883.J 


THE    AMERICA:!^    STATIOJSTEE. 


345 


THE  PROUTY  PRESS. 


Herewith  is  illustrated  a  recent  invention, 
which  appears  to  possess  some  striking  points  of 
special  merit,  and  for  which  wonderful  results 
are  claimed  by  the  manufacturers. 

It  is  asserted  that  no  other  press  has  achieved 
such  rapid  popularity  as  this,  and  the  sales  dur- 
ing the  past  year  have  been  surprisingly  large. 
It  is  a  genuine  power  press,  self-inking,  auto- 
matic delivery,  and  is  guaranteed  to  print  from 
600  to  1,000  sheets  per  hour,  by  band  or  steam- 
power,  while,  being  sold  at  a  very  low  figure, 
it  is  within  the  reach  of  the  country  office.    As 


and  Canada  would  seem  to  indicate  that  the  ad- 
vantages are  not  overstated.  Anyway,  this 
press  is  well  worth  investigation  by  any  intend- 
ing purchaser  of  a  power-press.  Full  particu- 
lars, circulars,  prices,  &c.,  can  be  had  of  Walker 
&  Co.,  Madison,  Wis. 


GOSSIP    ON    DECORATION. 


Very  elegant  little  tables  are  now  covered  in 
deep  crimson  plush,  and  the  bordering,  instead 
of  being  equal  all  around,  is  in  panels,  some 
long,  some  oval,  and  others  short  and  square. 
Upon  the  surface  of  the  table  a  design  in  flowers 


high  glaze  of  the  tile  giving  the  exact  effect  of 
the  polish  of  natural  woods.  Minton  tiles  and 
Japanese  are  always  in  demand. 

The  framework  of  a  curious  hall  chair  is  com- 
posed entirely  of  elk  horns  mounted  in  silver. 
The  back  and  seat  are  of  embossed  leather,  and 
the  bordering  is  studded  with  brass  nails. 

A  very  beautiful  candelabrum  with  crystal 
pendants  has  a  stem  of  Mexican  onyx  and 
branches  of  the  same  material.  Bands  of  cloi- 
sonne give  it  an  exquisite  finish,  and  the  shades 
are  of  delicately  tinted  glass. 

Mats  and  rugs  for  halls  are  of  polar  white 


might  be  expected,  the  large  manufactory  is 
kept  busy  day  and  night,  and  then  finds  it  diffi- 
cult to  keep  pace  with  orders. 

The  points  of  superiority  claimed  for  this 
press,  besides  its  cheapness,  are  :  1st.  Its  light- 
ness; while  solid  and  firm,  it  is  easy  and  safe  to 
stand  it  upon  an  upper  floor  in  any  ordinary 
building.  With  many  country  printers  this  of 
itself  is  an  important  consideration.  2d.  The 
press  stands  low,  so  that  it  is  easily  operated, 
and  the  feeder  can  stand  on  the  floor.  The  type 
bed  is  all  clear,  so  that  the  form  can  be  cor- 
rected, locked  and  unlocked  with  as  much  ease 
as  though  it  were  on  the  composing  table.  3d. 
Ease  on  type.  It  has  only  one  oscillating  mo- 
tion in  making  the  impression,  thus  removing 
all  the  friction  and  grind  on  the  type  caused  by 
the  opposite  motions  in  the  old  style  and  high- 
priced  presses,  especially  when  they  have  be- 
come in  the  least  worn.  Beauty  and  money  are 
in  the  printer's  type,  and  the  single,  perfect 
motion  in  this  press  preserves  them  both  to  him, 
and  enables  him  to  put  his  finest  job  faces  on 
the  power-press  with  as  perfect  safety  as  on  a 
jobber.  4th.  It  dispenses  with  all  tapes,  pulleys 
and  fliers.  5th.  It  is  simple  in  its  design  and 
construction,  and  is  claimed  to  be  less  liable 
to  get  out  of  "whack"  than  any  other  press. 
It  has  uo  little  machinery  about  it  all  the  time 
liable  to  give  out,  but  is  in  every  respect  simple 
and  durable,  and  so  made  that  wear  from  long 
use  will  not  affect  the  perfection  of  its  work. 
6th.  It  can  be  used  as  a  proof  press  by  setting  a 
galley  on  a  piece  of  card- board  on  the  bed  when 
lowered  and  taking  the  impression  with  the  back 
stroke  of  the  cylinder.  This  is  a  great  conve- 
nience for  country  printers. 

These  are  strong  claims,  but  numerous  testi- 
monials from  printers  all  over  the  United  States 


is  worked  in  fine  ribbons,  while  leaves  and  ten- 
drils are  in  arasene.  Each  panel  is  finished  off 
with  tassels  of  different  color,  to  match  the  de- 
sign, and  they  depend  from  brass  ornaments  in 
the  shape  of  a  crescent. 

These  brass  crescents  are  very  much  in  favor 
for  ornamenting  lambrequins,  bracket-hangings 
and  the  many  decorative  objects  to  which 
needlework  is  devoted.  They  make  a  very 
pretty  finish  to  fringes,  &c. 

The  latest  style  for  bureau  covers  and  tidies 
consists  in  the  introduction  of  colored  designs 
either  in  the  borderings  or  centres.  These 
colored  designs  are  either  oval  or  square,  and 
are  surrounded  by  a  pattern  to  be  worked  in 
silks,  fioselles,  or  crewels  to  match  them  in  colors. 

One  of  the  handsomest  flre-places  in  fashion 
to-day  is  intended  for  the  use  of  a  gas  log. 
The  background  is  of  wrought  iron,  in  repre- 
sentation of  an  elaborate  coat  of-arms,  the  and- 
irons are  of  the  same  material,  in  floral  design, 
the  facing  of  the  stove  is  of  tiles,  richly  enam- 
eled in  relief,  which  are  framed  in  burnished 
brass.  The  hearth  which  accompanies  this  ele- 
gant fire  place  is  of  mosaic  tiles,  while  the  fen- 
der is  of  burnished  brass. 

For  a  large  vestibule  or  hall  the  most  appro- 
priate stove  is  of  terracotta  and  wrought  iron, 
the  frieze  being  of  the  former  material  very 
highly  ornamented  in  carved  relief.  As  an  ac- 
companiment, an  old  fashion  has  been  revived 
in  the  shape  of  a  fire  fixture  of  wrought  iron, 
which  is  of  a  pyramidal  shape,  in  elaborate 
floral  decoration.  From  it  depend  hooks,  sug- 
gesting possible  cookery,  and  branches  for  vases. 

The  favorite  style  of  the  decoration  for 
hearths  today  is  in  imitation  of  polished 
woods.  Deep  browns,  reds  and  black  represent 
maples,     mahogany,   cherry  and    walnut,    the 


bear,  leopard  aud  tiger  skins  mounted  in  blatk 
furs,  the  edgings  being  extremely  deep. 

Terra-cotta  plaques  are  mounted  in  black  or 
deep-toned  velvets  or  plush.  The  genuine  speci- 
mens, which  come  from  Dieppe,  are  very  won- 
derful representations  of  the  life  of  the  fishing 
populations.  In  one  a  group  of  fishwives  sur- 
round a  comrade  who  reads  the  news  of  the 
day  from  Le  Petit  Journal. 

Handsome  hall  chairs  are  in  illuminated 
leather,  and  are  framed  in  heavily  carved 
mahogany.  The  latest  fashion  has  the  tall  up- 
right back  and  narrow  seat  which  was  charac- 
teristic of  the  eighteenth  century. 

Sea  shells  are  mounted  on  terra  cotta  plaques. 
Figures  carved  in  terra-cotta  peer  over  the  edge 
of  the  shells,  and  appear  as  if  perfectly  at  home 
in  their  curious  tenement. 

A  pair  of  Sfevres  vases  valued  at  $6,.500  are 
exactly  copied  from  a  pair  ordered  for  Queen 
Victoria's  birthday.  They  are  mounted  upon 
a  pedestal  of  Mexican  onyx,  decorated  in  French 
bronze.  The  vases  are  surmounted  by  a  crown 
of  flowers  in  bronze,  of  rare  workmanship,  and 
have  handles  of  the  same  rich  material.  With 
a  groundwork  of  old  blue  enamel,  the  design 
represents  upon  one  Venus  rising  from  the  sea, 
and  upon  the  other  the  fable  of  Europa. 

A  plaque  recently  painted  by  a  lady  in  New 
York  is  scarcely  distinguishable  from  Limoges 
ware.  Upon  the  old  blue  background  water- 
lilies  with  brown  leaves  are  strongly  and  effec- 
tively outlined, and  the  flnish  is  particularly  good. 

The  rage  for  tambourines  may  be  supposed  to 
be  dying  out,  but  unfortunately  this  absurd 
fashion  is  likely  to  be  closely  followed  by  a  still 
more  ridiculous  adaptation  of  guitars  and  vio- 
lins to  purposes  of  decoration. 

Little  wall  brackets  are  entirely  covered  with 


346 


THE    AMEEICA^    STATIO^EE. 


plush  and  decorated  with  brass  nails,  and  the 
crescent  ornaments  to  which  allusion  has  been 
made. 

A  novelty  in  framing  is  resorted  to  in  the  case 
of  a  very  beautiful  painting  upon  embroidery 
canvas,  which  is  mounted  on  a  background  of 
plush  and  attached  to  it  by  gold  cords  fastened 
at  the  corners  in  a  tie.  The  plush,  projecting 
on  all  sides,  forms  the  frame,  and  this  method  is 
at  once  novel  and  effective. — Boston  Transcript. 


Wbiting  on  Metals. — Take  half  a  pound  of 
nitric  acid  and  one  ounce  muriatic  acid.  Mix 
and  shake  well  together,  and  then  it  is  ready  for 
use.  Cover  the  plate  you  wish  to  mark  with 
melted  beeswax  ;  when  cold  write  your  inscrip- 
tion plainly  in  the  wax  clear  to  the  metal  with 
a  sharp  instrument.  Then  apply  the  mixed 
acids  with  a  feather,  carefully  filling  each  letter. 
Let  it  remain  from  one  to  ten  hours,  according 
to  the  appearance  desired  ;  throw  on  water, 
which  stops  the  process,  and  remove  the  wax. 


The  Wax  Plant. — The  wax  plant,  indigenous 
in  Carolina  and  Pennsylvania,  is  now  being  cul- 
tivated on  a  large  scale  in  Algeria,  while  its  ac- 
climatization in  Tunis  has  been  attempted  with 
favorable  results.  The  fruit,  inclosed  in  a  bag 
of  [coarse  'cloth,  is  plunged  into  boiling  water, 
and  in  a  few  seconds  the  liquid  wax  floats  on 
the  surface.  This  is  skimmed  off  and  dried,  and 
forms  a  good  substitute  for  beeswax,  as  it  has 
the  same  chemical  composition.  Its  odor  is 
agreeable;  the  root  possesses  •edicinal  virtues, 
and  the  leaves  are  used  for  protecting  textile 
fabrics  from  the  ravages  of  insects. 


The  Shortest,  Quickest  and  Only  Direct  Route 

— BE1"WEEN — 

CHICAGO  AND  KETT  ORLEANS, 

MsEopMs,  Vicksburg  and  Mobile. 

THE  ONLY  EOUTE  KUTSTNING 

— THROnGH  BETWEEN — 

Chicago  and  New  Orleans  without  Change, 

WITU  TIME  IN  ADVAKCB  OP  ANY  OTHER. 


The  Quickest  Koute  bet-ween 

CHICAGO   AND   ST.  LOUIS, 

Without  Change  of  Cars, 

Palace  Sleeping  Cars  between  Chicago  and  Si  Louis, 

Making  direct  connections  at  St.  Louis,  in  Union  De- 
pot, to  and  from  Kansas  City,  Atchison,  Leavenworth, 
Bt.  Joseph  and  all  points  West. 


The  Shortest  and  Only  lloute  between 

c:e3:io-^o-o   ..^InT^d   cajei^o 

Without  Change  of  Cars. 
Making  direct  connections  at  Cairo  (or  St.  Louis),  to 
and  f ronx  Little  Eock,  Hot  Springs,  Dallas,  Ft.  Worth, 
Houston,  Galveston  and  San  Antonio. 


This  In  the  Shortc-t  Koute  bftTreen   Chicago 
and  Arkansas  and  TeXbS. 

A  Direct  Route  to  Peoria,  Springfield  and  KeobL 

Tho  only  route  ininning  Through  Trains  from 
Chicago  to  Dubuque,  Independence,  Waterloo, 
Charles  City,  Cedar  Falls,  Ackley,  Fort  Dodge 
and  Sioux  City,  making  direct  connections  at 
Bioux  City  for  Yankton,  Fort  Pierre,  and  all  parts 
of  Dakota,  including  the  Black  Hills  Gold  Fields. 

For  Tickets  and  Information,  apply  to  the  I.  C.  R. 
R.  Ticket  Office,  131  Handolph  Street  (near  Oark), 
and  at  the  Depot,  foot  of  Lake  Street. 


A-  H.  HANSON, 

Qen.  Pass.  Agent. 


J.  T.  TUCKER, 

Trafflc  Managor,  Chicaga 


-JOBBERS  OF— 


GENERAL  STATIONERY 

AND  MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Blank  Books 

OP  WHICH  WE  HAVE  ISAXY 


WARD 


AND 


GAY. 


Card  Department. 

Complete  in  all  its  arrangements,  and  en- 
tirely separate  from  the  other  branches 
of  our  business.    Large  room  on 
second  floor  devoted  wholly  to 

ADVERTISING,  BIRTHDAY,  CHRISTMAS, 
EASTER  AND  VALENTINE 

-^.o  ^^  R,  ID  s:^^ 


178-184  Devonshire  Street,  Boston. 


No  finer  or  more  extensive  assortment  can 
be  shown  by  any  house  in  this  country. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 

Salesroom,  84:  &  86  Chambers  St.,  New  York. 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARS^SCISSORS 


OF    EVERT    DESCRIPTION. 


L.  L  BROWN  FAFER  MM, 

AXiAVaS,    nX.A.SSACHXTSST'XS,  XT.  S.  A.. 


-*-      Manufacturers  of  First-Class       -*- 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 

*-     WHICH  WILL  STAND  THE  SBVEEEST  TESTS  OF  EEASUEE  AND  EE-WEITIWa, 


being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


NO    SPRINGS. 


NO    WEIGHTS. 


EVERY    STATIONER 

—  SHOULD  HAVE  AT  ONCE   A  STOCK  OF 

Fulton's  Gravity  Scales, 

Acknowledged  to  be  superior  to  anything  ever  offered  for  mail- 
ing purposes.    Liberal  Discounts.    Illustrated  Price  List 
sent  on  application.    Trade  supplied  by 

THE  FULTON  GRAVITY  SCALE  CO., 

136  Walnut  Street,  Cincinnati,  Oliio. 


A.OE:T>f  TS 


BAKER,  PRATT  &  CO.,  New  York. 

J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  &  CO.,  Philadelphia. 
Mention  American  Stationer.  B.  W.  &  H.  S.  CHILD,  Boston. 


-■^  ESTAI{I.TSBED    1814.^- 


J.  S.  Rockwell  &  Co., 

lOl   <Sc   103   rJiiane   Street,  l:Te-w  ■SToxfe, 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Manufacturers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

RUSSIA.    ILiTJATHEn,     CHAMOIS,    AMERTCATV    TtXJSSIA. 

No.  18  High  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


March  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOIsTER. 


347 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  166  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


-§»«§- 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  Envelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
Monrning   Stationery  of  all   Kinds    and  all 

Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  liatest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  ot  Kvery  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Fapeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY. 

LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

~]        2  UNION  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 

^^"^  IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

OP  INDEXING  NAMES  FOR 

Leiprs,  Letter-Boots,  &c. 

ALSO, 

LETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


529   MARKET   ST.,   PHILADELPHIA    51  Liberty  St.,  New  York, 


—  MANUPACTUREB  OF  — 


Copying'  PaperM^ooks. 

MANN'S 


PARCHMENT Old  ReliabJIe,  Bufii. 

RAILROAD Yellow— Best  Known. 

iVHITEMNEN Has  not  its  Superior. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAI- New  Article-Cheap. 


NEW  LIST   AND   DISCOUNTS  MARCH   1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


12  and  8  inch 


^# 


IN  THE  MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CHAS.  W,  HOLBROOI, 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 

List  includes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

INCLUDINO  THE  CELEBRATED 

No.  048. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING   NUMBERS: 

Fine 333,444,     232. 

Elastic 13S,  128,     126. 

Medium 048,     14,     1 30. 

Blunt 122,183,1743. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up 309,256,1876. 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 
application  to 

THE  ESTERIROOK  STEEL  PEN  CO., 


Works: 
Camden,  N.  J. 


Warbhouse  : 
26  John  St.,  New  York. 


J,  H.  BE  BUSSY, 

General  Cofflmission  Merchant, 

Publisher  and  Wholesale  liooUseller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT   AS   AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAIi  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AMERICAN  MANUFACTUKEKS,  INVEN- 
TORS, &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personaUattention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Publishing  Department. 

The  India  Mercury,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  pubUshed  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  Lndia  Gums.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shipping 
Gazette. 

Agency  Departments 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper.  Trade  Jouhnal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemeen  Dagblad  van  Nederlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Esqport  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  wUl  be  supplied  by  addi-essing 

J.  H.  I>E    BUSSY, 

93,  Heerengrachf,  Amsterdam 


THE   SIDDALL   ENVELOPE 

MADE  BT 

Iheodore  W  Siddall 
1706  Tenango  Street  Philadelphia 

I  make  heavy  manilla  envelopes  of  any  size 
and  shape:    either  flat  or  bellows  pattern 


Address  for  Pi  ices,  Xc, 

J.  H.  ATWATER,  Providence,  R.  I. 


348 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOISTER. 


MUCILAGE, 

A  MUCILAGE  made  from  pure  gum  arabic,  that  will  dry  quick, 
stick  fas^t  on  wood,  tin,  cotton  or  woolen  cloth,  without 
curling,  has  a  bright  appearance  and  agreeable  smell,  and  de- 
posits no  sediment ;  will  keep  in  perfect  condition  any  length  of 
time  in  any  climate ;  is  just  what  dealers  and  consumers 
want.  Send  for  samples  and  prices.  Make  your  own  tests  and 
judge  for  yourselves. 

GUARANTEE  CHEMICAL  COMPANY, 

2126  to  2130  Race  St.  Philadelphia.  Pa. 


AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 


E-  &  SI.  T_  .J^lSTTTBlOlSJ-ir  &c  CO.. 


591  Broad-nray,  New  York, 

Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames, 
Albums,  G-raphoscopes,  Photographs, 


'Manufacturers  of- 


Fhotographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Stereoscopes  and  Views, 


Opposite  Metropolitan  Hoteli 

Fine  Leather  and  Flush  G-oods, 
Indotint  Engravings. 


1^"  Headquarters  for  every  tiling  Photographic — Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c. 


oS^ 


''SD 


ii£ 


-^^o 


GEM"  PAPER  AD  CARD  CUTTER, 


—  INVENTED  AND  MANUfACTURED  BY  THE  — 

HOWARD  IRON  WORKS,  BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 

The  Most  Simple,  Durable  and  Perfect  Hand  Machine  Made. 

No  Other  Hand  Machine    Eqnal  to  It. 


Possesses  Great  Strength.    Works  Easily  and  Smoothly.    Very  Heavy,  Compact,  Firm 

a  1 1  Rigid.    Knife  Cuts  Perfectly  True.     Windlass-Clamp  has  Free  and  Quick 

Motion.     Cutting  Sticks  of  Wood  in  Table  to  Receive  Knife.     Table 

Divided  into  Lines,  Squares  and  Inches.    Back  and  Side  Qauges. 

ITS  CONVENIENCE  AND  ADAPTABILITY  ARE  WELL  KNOWN  TO  THE  TRADE. 

i>«T*-.-«r'sa.J30  inches.  Weight  1,300  lbs.,  $175. 

PKiCES.jg^      ..  "       1,500    ••      aoo. 

Caa  refer  to  very  many  sold  and  in  use  all  over  the  United  States  for  many  years, 
which  GIVE  PERFECT  SATISFACTION. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 

—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 

Paper  Makers,  Book  Binders  and  Printers'  Machinery, 

—  SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  - 

^^         "Diamond"  Self-Olamp  Paper  Cutter, 

Cards, Valentines  and  Easter  Cards,^: 


SFEOIIMlElISr    Si^IMIPLE     LOTS.       TFLADE    S'CTPFI-.IEID. 


9JS®cr{| 


-4^3^  Over  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  Imported),  p^^ 

We  daily  manufacture  or  receive  Mew  Koueltles.     Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 

D.  V/.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U.  S.  A. 


1: 


March  8.  1883. 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER. 


349 


THE  PLIMPTON  MFG.  CO. 


—  OF 


Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quality  of  No.  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^iU  Sell 
them,  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.O"W,  if  not  L.O'Wer. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights,  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 

Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN   GREAT    VARIETY.        SEND   FOR   DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE    LIST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE   CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  Philadelphia. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES. 


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ILLINOIS  IRON  AND  BOLT  CO,  30  to  36  Maia  St.,  CarpentersYille,  Kane  Co,  III 

MERRIAM  MFG.  CO., 

DURHAM,  CONN.,  U.  S.  A. 

Manufacturers  of 


SUNK-HANDLE  CASH  BOXES, 

All  weights  and  grades.  Sizes,  7  to  18  inches 
inclusive.  Tumbler  Locks,  assorted  Keys. 
Also  Bond,  Deed,  Stamp  and  Post-ofBce 
Boxes,  Bill-Head  Cases,  Paper  Cutters,  and 
other  Tin  Goods,  adapted  to  the  best  Com- 
mercial Stationers'  Trade. 


POTSDAMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 
PHIIiADEIiPHIA,  PA., 


-(^r- 


Lifliraiii  Art  PiWicatms. 


ETCHED    FOI-DING    AND    SINGLE 
ADVERTISING    CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 


Agents  fob  Sale  op  Goods  : 
HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street, 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street, 

Fhiladelpliia. 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE,  CO 
& 

No.  68  BEEKMAN   STREET. 
f^' Electrotypes  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Metal. 


RJ^IL  VV^AV 


^^C  fCHICAGO  &    NORTH-WESTERN  RAilW^yL 


The  Chicago  &Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  I  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED  1  and  hence  the 

Lending  Railway  of  the  West  and  Northwest ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col- 
i>rada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Kltiffs,  tiniaha,  Itenver,  Leitrlville,  Salt  Lake, 
San  Francisco,  Dendwood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
llapids.  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  (5reen  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan.  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown.  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
liismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse.  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central.  Paltimore  and  Ohio. 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Koutes.     Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  lAne  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago,  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
ern Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  TraveUng  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  yoxu-  Tickets  by  this  route,  t^°°  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNO,  Gen.  Supt.,  Chicaffo 


850 


THJE-  AMEEIOAK    STATIOKER 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 

All  Styles,  Sizes  and  Tariety  of  Finish. 

Send  for  my  New  Catalogue,  juet  out.     Prices  Reduced. 
SOMETHING   NEW. 


MALLEABLE  ARCH  PRESSES, 

"Win   not  Breals.. 

Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but  a  trifle  more  than 
cast  iron.       Manufactured  only  by 

H.  N.HUBBARD, 

313  to  33.3  East  T-w^en.t3r.secoii.d.  Stieet,  ^iTe-VvT  "STorls. 


NEW  TORE  COPYING  PRESSES. 


Received  the  Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copy- 
ing Presses  at  the  Paris 
Exposition  of  1876 


Large  Steel-Arch 
Bailroad  Press; 
Platen,  22x24. 


All  sizes,  from  smallest 
>  the  largest  in  use.   All 

styles,  from  lowest  priced 
o   the  most  elaborate 

flush. 


Large  Steel- Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  22x24. 


Catalogue,  on  application  to      T.   SHRIVER  &  CO.,    333   EaSt   Fifty-SlXtll  St.,   NOW  YOfk. 


A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   &  CO., 


—MANUFACTURERS   OF- 


©mi*€lls  mmdl  ©mrd  B^mi'cLi 


-FOR- 


STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 

527    -A.R-GH:    STR-EET,    PHilL^IDELPH:!^. 


21  SOUTH  SIXTH  ST..  PHILADELPHIA. 

Mi  and  Fancy  Paners,  Paper  Laces,  Cards  and  Cardlioards 

CHROMO    ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 


CLARK,  HAYWARD  &  CO., 

No.    nm    LAKE   STREET,    CHICAGO. 

-  MILLS  AT  — 
South  Bend,  Ind. ;  Logansport,  Ind.;  Mishawaka,  Ind.;  Torkville,  111.;  Marseilles,  111.;  Joilet,  111. 


We  make  a  Specialty  of  WRAPPING    PAPER  from  Our  Own  Mills, 

and  think  it  to  Dealers'  advantage  to  inquire  of  ug  before  purchasing. 

Product  about  40  tons  a  day,  and  contists  of  all  kinds  of   Wrapping  and  Building  Papers. 

^~  CORRESPONDBNCE  SOUCITED. 


Gill's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  Qf 

Books,  Stationery  AND  Fine  Art  Goods. 


VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Comer  Main  and  Bridge  Streets, 

SPRINGFIELD.  MASS. 


THE  FEOPLE'S  ROUTE 

—  TO  — 

Dakota,   Montana, 

UPPER   IVIISSOURI   and   YELLOWSTONE    RIVERS 


NEW     NORTHWEST. 


C   H   I   < 

M  1  lwauke:^ 

AND 

ST.  PAUL  R'Y.  ° 


iffiL^S^S 


Q  ^UtW^Pif-j-jMbetl  Lei 


0.    '9>/,2il'''l".M 


I__,A£>f*' 


To  the  Upper  Mississippi,  Missouri,  and  the  famous 
Niobrara  and  Jim  River  Valleys,  and  by  its  connec- 
tions, to  the  Red  River  Valley  of  tlie  North,  and  Bis- 
marck, Fargo,  and  Green  River,  and  by  rail  and  steam- 
ers to  Forts  Barthold.  Buford,  and  points  on  Powder, 
Tongue,  and  Yellowstone  Rivers,  Miles  City,  Fort 
Keogh,  all  Upper  Missouri  River  points,  Carroll,  Fort 
Benton,  and  Big  Horn  iviouotains,  Montana. 

Over  Four  Different  Routes,  namely,  via 
Milwaukee,  Sparta,  and  La  Crosse, 

Milwaukee,  Madison,  and  Prairie  du  Chien 
Davenport,  Fayette,  and  Jackson  Junction, 

Elgin.  Lanark,  and  Dubuque. 

Reference  to  the  Offlcial  Railway  Guides,  or  the 
Time  Tables  published  by  the  Company  wiU  show  that 
the  O.  M.  &  St.  P.  can  take  you  m  its  Splendid  Pas- 
senger Trains,  at  Express  Speed,  over  its  own  Superb 
Tracks,  front  almost  anywhere  to  almost  anywhere 
in  the  Five  Great  States  named  above.  Its  Road-Bed, 
Superstructure  and  Equipments  combine  All  Modem 
Improvements,  and  are  Perfect  in  every  particular. 
It  runs  its  own  Magnificent  Slet-pera  upon  all  Through 
Trains,  and  its  own  Parlor  Cars— the  finest  in  the 
World.  Its  Principal  Hotels  and  Eating  Houses  are 
noted  for  their  superior  excellence,  \vhile  it  con- 
nects the  prominent  Business  Centres  of  the  North- 
west, it  has  also  upon  its  lines  more  Health  and 
Pleasure  Resorts,  and  greater  Scenic  Attractions, 
than  any  other  system  of  roads  upon  the  continent. 
It  is  conceded  by  the  Traveling  Public  to  be,  in 
all  things,  the  Leading  Line. 

Address       A,  V.  H.  CAKPENTER, 

Gen.  Pass,  and  Ticket  Agt. 

Mention  this  paper.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

GOODENOUKH  HilHMOCK  CO. 


-^  MAUUFACTUREKS  OP  — 

BRIC-A-BRAC. 

For  Decorating', 

—  AND  — 

Original  Art  Furniture. 

252  Market  Stvet,  Newark,  N.  J. 


March  8,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAIST    STATIONER 


851 


SAlfCTEL  HAITO  &  CO. 

MANIFOLD  BOOKS 


OBPACHER  BROTHERS, 

-lART  PUBLISHERS,!"- 

i 

Munich,   Germany.  338  Broadway,  New  York. 

vral  d  HSToTcis, 


4r^^m 


movmi^Tim 


HI  ^^^,  ^. 


^i i—  ZJVr  SATIN,   SILK  AND  FRINGES. 

SATIN  G-OODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURING  PURPOSES. 


iHi_DOOLEY  PAPER    GUI 

MANUFACTURED   BY 

Tiiij  Atlitic  WorU  East  BostoD,  Mm 


#- 


^@^:^stxSi 


HansKJcttbr. 


MORRIS  ABLER,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
CHARLES  BECK,  609  Ohestnut  Street,  Philadelphia. 
PELOIJZE  &  OART,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOTJZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Richmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  CO.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Cleveland. 
OSTRANDER  &  HUEE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBERGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  FRICB  UST. 


HjlSd-Cdttkr,  with  Stsam  Fixturbs. 


352 


THE    AMEEiOA^^    STATIONER 


(Successors  to  FLOTO   MAN UFACTUBING    COMFANT,) 

IMPORTERS,  MANtTFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


VALENTINE, 


Easter  I  Birthday  Cardsf 

TOKEBS,  SODVEBIRS  ABD  BOVELTIES. 


Choice  designs  (exclusively  our  own),  hand-painted  on  silk.    Many  choice  and  recherche  Novelties  will  be  shown  the  Trade 
by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road. 

>t>=c  No.  290    BROADVy^AY,   NEV7  YORK. -^^^ 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOB 
PLAIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

OKNAMENTAL 

LFTTFBING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and'finish  is'desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 

^Manufactured  in  six  differ-  /•   Q     J_  i44,/-^"i^,i>s<r         ^    A^-^z-i.    AAyi'S^     \      A  special  Ink  is  also 
ent  sizes.    Packed  one  doz.   I    ^)    1  6    ''•••'w  •'•-<-'»'«.'«' 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.    Also  J    1        1  "  " 


3 


3,  \  ivic^  i/uibe. 

4,1    " 
5,  i    ' 


manufactured  in  six 
brilliant  colors,  put  up 
in  boxes  containing  one 
doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 


put  up  in  sets  containing  "S 
one  of  each  kind  and  one   I    O 
each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3.  V       > 

We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  In  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 

1^^  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  D.  WHTTMORF  &  CO.,  Ag^ents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  William  Sts.,  NFW  YOBK. 

SxJccBssoft  ToJVicTOR  E.  Mauoer  &  Petrie,  No.  110  Reade  Strest,  New  York, 
depot  for  

KNICKERBOCKER  PLAYING  CARDS,  Goodall's  Camden  Whist  Markers 

A.  B.  French  Copying  Inks,  Botary  Dampers,  &c. 

Lithographers'  Machinery,  Round  Hole  Treadle  Perforators,  Ink  Grinding  Mills,  &c. 

lOSEPHCILLOTT'S 
^  STEEL^PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World  * 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,  I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404, 390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands. 
^^  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  dtc,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  Jolm  Street,  New  York.  HENRY  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  East   14tli  St.,   Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


•i-  i]M[i»oi^te:i>  * 


Satin-Frinpfed   Easter  Cards. 


(hrt  (\C\  ^^^^  BOX  ao]srT^i3sri3srGr  (T /\ 

^L     i^     U  U  (Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^J  ^J 

f|lll|  SENT    BY    MCAIL.   OTV    RECEIFT    OF    PRICE.  »H^ 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  SoTitli  7th  Street,  Philadelphia. 


AND  SEALING  WAX. 


TIV    ATyT.,    VA.«lETTEfai, 


SAHFORD   MFG.    CO.,   CHICAGO,   Ills. 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  all  principal 
cities.    Trade  List  furnished  on  application. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  EYEBT  DESCBIPTION. 


< 


Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 

291  SIbIo  St.,  Cor.  Worthlngton, 

Spxl3a.s:S.old.,   •    •    2v£a.ss. 

Oldest  Rubber  Stamp  Manuf  y  in 

New  England  &  Largest  in  the  XT.  S. 


Th$Chas»St$wartPaporCoi 

139, 141  &  143  Walnut  St., 
CIJSCINISA  TI,    OlLjo,       /  Ar^ 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers 
of  every  description  ot 

News,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 

Wrapping 


BLANK  books! 

OFFICE    STATIONERY, 
Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding 
Cards  and  Invitations,  and  the 

NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 

AS  FAST  AS  PRODUCED. 


STATIOTTEKS  and  PKINTEKS  are  requested 
to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Ooods  suited  to 
their  wants. 

DRESSER,  M^'LELLAN  &  CO., 

PnWiskrUooMlersi  Stationers, 

BLAIil/C  BOOK  MANUFACTURERS. 
47  Exchange  Street,      •      -      FOBTLAND,  U£. 


Publishers  of  Oliver's  Precedents,  New  EkUtion ;  Maine 
Reports,  Luce's  Maine  Probate  Practice,  Kings- 
bury's Maine  Townsman,  Bolster's  Tax  Col- 
lector and  Form   Book,  Young  People's 
History  of  Maine,  Legal  Blanks 
of  all  kinds. 

ADRIN  L.  DRESSER.      E.  S.  E.  U'LELLAN.      W.  W. 'ROBERTS. 


March  8, 1883.J  THE    AMEEIOA]:>I    STATIOl^EE.  353 


\lfV>^  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  " Om 


—  OF  — 


IN   THE  WORLD, 


COI^TSIS1'II^^O■    Or' 


Zd'fl'/(?5''  Hand-Ba^s  in  Plush  and  Leather, 

Pocket-Books,  Card  and  Letter  Gases. 
Calf  and  Sheep  Wallets,  Bill-Books, 

Drawer  Pocket-Books  and  Satchels. 


507  ARCH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 


New  York    Salesroom,  No.  336   Broadway. 


.154 


THE    AMEEIOAlNJ    STATIOTTER 


WM.  E.  KERN, 

132  SoDtli  lltb  Street,  PbiladelpUa, 

VTATER  AND 
CHIITJL 


Plapes,  Paiels,  Mirrors,  &c,, 

FOR  DECORATING, 

AND, 

Tapestry  Painting  Materials. 


Agent  for  DEVOE'S  OIL  COLORS. 


WHO  IS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  COUN- 
TRY WILLSEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THATTHE 


CHICAGO,  ROCK  ISLAND  &PACIFICR_ 

By  the  central  position  of  ita  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  oar- 
ries  passengers,  without  change  ot  oars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  01  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Bleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  Kiver  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
ceeo  and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"ALBERT   LEA   ROUTE.'- 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
!5t®^'.^?,^ 'S°'^°"y  b^en  opened  between  Hichmond. 
Norlolk, Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
_usta,  Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati. 
Indianapolis  and  Latayette,  and  Omaha,  Minnean- 
olls  and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 

Tlokets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada  ^'^'■lo  lu 

Baggage  checked  through  and   rates  of  fare  al, 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan- 
tages. 
^  For  detailed  information,  get  tho  Maps  and  Fold- 

CREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  uearoat  Ticket  Offloe,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.ST.  JOHN, 

Vlco-Prts.  ii  Oeo'l  Mgr,  Genl  Tku  &  Pass.  AgU 

CHICAGO. 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

No,  42  John  Street,  New  York, 


ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES, 
RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS. 


ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER, 
And  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 


NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES. 


Silicate  Boo][  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  In  cloth.  XJn- 
eqtialed  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


Blackboards. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  Wooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paint-brush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  $1 ;  Quart,  $1 .75  ;  Half 

Gallon,  $3.25  ;   Gallon,  $6. 

Wood  Blackboards.— Made  of  very  be«t  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilinum  (Stone  Cloth).— A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury;  36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  $1.25  and  $2  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards —Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,  2x3  ft.,  $1 ;  No.  8,  2i^x3^ 
ft ,  $1.50;  No.  3,  3x4  ft.,  $3.    ^^  Send  for  Circular. 

NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO.,  191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 

BASE  BAIjLS.-To  the  Trade. 

Per  doz.  net. 
New  League  Match  Ball,  white.  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  $12  00 

"    Treble       "        "      treble  wound,  red,  .       .      9  00 

"         "  "        "  "  "      white,       .      9  00 

Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,  8  00 

"        "  "  "    white.  8  00 

Amateur  "        "regulationsizeand  weight.  red,6  00 

N.  B. — Each  one  of  our  League,  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box.  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  ot  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

PECK  &  SNYDER,  IVIanf'rs,126  to  130  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 

BLANS  BOOISS- 

NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES   NUMBERED    OM   PLAIN. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


THE  SLATEOGRAPH I  TRANSFER  INKS. 


THE  SLATEOGRAPH  is  the  most  satis- 
factory, rapid  and  economical  Dry- 
Copying  Process  in  use.  It  cleans  easily, 
copies  perfectly,  and  remelting  is  unneces- 
sary. The  manufacture  licensed  under 
Hektograph  Patent.  For  sale  by  all  promi- 
nent Stationers  in  the  U.  S. 

Send  for  Descriptive  Circular  and  Price 
List  to  the  manufacturers. 


SUNDERLIN,  TABER  &  CO. 


-W ATKINS,  N.  Y. 

General  Agent  for  New  York  City,  WU.  A.  CHESTER,  84  Nassau  Street  (Koom  41). 


March  8,  1883.] 


THE  AMERICA]^   STATXOJ^ER 


355 


^iTe'VT-  "H"or3s:  Office,  SI  Tolua  Street. 

CHAPm  PAralTAiTD  PULP  CO, 

IVest  Worihington  Street,  Springfield,  Mass., 


MANUFACTURERS   AND 
DEALERS   IN 


PAPE 


OF    EVERY 
I>ESCK,II»TIOIV. 


We  make  a  Specialty  of  Engine-Sized  White  and  Cream  Flat  and  Ruled  Papers,  and 
we  have  larger  and  better  facilities  for  turning  out  these  goods  than  any  concern  in  the 
country.     Every  dealer  should  send  for  Samples  and  Prices  of  these  Papers. 

Always  in  Stock — AU  grades  of  Linen  Papers,  No.  1  and  No.  2  Ledger  Papers,  and 
grades  of  Flat  and  Ruled  Papers.  Machine  Finished  and  Super-Calendered  Book  Papers. 
Manilla  Papers,  Envelopes,  Papeteries.        ALL  KINDS  OF  PAPER  MADE  TO  OEDER. 


WM.  F.  MURPHY'S  SONS, 

JSTo.   509    Cliestiint    Street,    Philadelpliia,    IP  a. 


s:E=>E:oi-iSuXjTiEs 


LETTERPRESS  COPYING  BOOK, 

Railroad  and  Bank  Supplies. 


TOWER  MAUUFACTUmiTG  CO., 

306    Broad-wsiy,    rsTeTAT    ITork. 


A  WELL  SELECTED  LINE  OF 


TATI011EY-! 


f 


—  COMPRISINO  - 


Writing  Desks, 
Photo  Albums, 
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harder  and  better  body,  it  frays  less  in  erasure,  so  that  by  simply  using ' 
the  rubber  alter  the  eraser,  the  ink  is  prevented  from  spreading.    3.  It  is 
more  uniform  in  Weight  Color  and  Finish.    4.  It  never  cockles  if  properly 
bound.    5.  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  writes  and  rules 
up  better.    For  proof  of  the  foregoing,  refer  to  a  large  number  of  Sta- 
tioners, Bookbinders,   Bookkeepers,  and  Recorders,  who  have  given  it 
after  a  severe  test,  the  preference  over  all  others.    This  paper  is  Double 
Sized,  and  will  stand  any  climate  or  the  most  acid  of  fluid  inks. 

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BOSTON   NOTES. 

Lfkom  our  kegclak  correspondent.] 

Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press, 

49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
March  13, 1883. 

The  New  England  Manufacturers  and  Me- 
chanics' Institute  will  open  its  third  annual  fair 
on  September  5.  Extraordinary  efforts  will  be 
made  to  interest  the  South  and  West  in  this 
means  of  bringing  their  resources  jto  .the  notice 
of  capitalists  and  business  men,  and  it  is  believed 
that  the  exhibition  will  be  specially  rich  in  the 
products  of  those  sections.  Several  Southern 
States  have  already  taken  official  action  in  the 
matter,  and  will  make  every  effort  to  encourage 
contributions.  At  the  same  time  no  pains  will 
be  spared  to  give  the  exhibition  local  interest. 

The  Foreign  Exhibition  Association  holds  its 
fair  at  about  the  same  time  in  the  Massachusetts 
Charitable  Mechanics'  Building.  This  exhibi- 
tion is  to  be  devoted  entirely  to  the  display  of 
foreign  products,  both  raw  and  manufactured. 
With  the  two  fairs,  and  such  other  attractions 
as  will  doubtless  occur  at  the  same  time,  Boston 
will  have  quite  a  holiday  month,  to  be  observed, 
however,  not  by  a  suspension  of  business,  but 
by  extra  efforts  to  make  the  best  of  the  inevit- 
able large  inflow  of  people. 

That  a  more  settled  feeling  exists  among  buy- 
ers since  the  passage  of  the  tariff  bill  is  already 
apparent  from  their  orders  and  the  tone  of  their 
communications. 

Thomas  Groom  &  Co.,  82  State  street,  carry  a 
very  complete  stock  of  stationery;  are  manufac- 
turers of  blank-books,  and  extensive  importers 
of  Stephen's  and  other  inks  and  of  papers.  Their 
business  was  established  on  the  present  site  in 
1815.  The  present  firm  (ionsists  of  Thomas  Groom 
and  Charles  A.  Cutting. 

Aaron  R.  Gay  &  Co.,  130  State  street,  make  a 
specialty  of  manufacturing  blank-books,  but 
carry  a  general  line  of  stationery,  especially 
office  and  commercial.  They  began  business  in 
their  present  quarters  in  1847. 

Ward  &  Gay  have  been  doing  business  under 
the  present  style  some  ten  years.  Prior  to  that 
Mr.  Ward  had  succeeded  William  McAdam, 
who  did  business  for  many  years  on  State  street, 
and  Mr.  Gay  .had  been  in  business  some  ten 
years.  In  addition  to  their  general  line  of  sta- 
tionery, which  includes  all  that  can  be  embraced 
in  that  very  comprehensive  term,  they  probably 
have  a  card  department  as  complete  as  any  in 
this  country.  They  manufacture  many  special- 
ties in  this  line,  and  do  a  large  business  in  pro- 
grammes, dance  orders,  &c. 


The  business  of  Maynard  &  Noyes,  ink  manu- 
facturers, was  established  in  1816,  and  if  their 
first  copartnership  agreement  was  written  with 
their  ink,  it  is  doubtless  as  legible  as  when 
made.  At  any  rate,  the  writer  has  seen  pages 
on  which  the  ink  was  used  in  1828-30,  where  it 
was  as  legible  as  when  written.  A  change  has 
recently  been  made  in  the  firm,  the  present 
members  being  G.  C.  Stantial  and  J.  G.  Bow- 
den. 

H.  C.  Dimond  &  Co.,  22  Milk  street,  rubber 
stamp  manufacturers,  began  business  five  years 
ago,  the  entire  force  being  Mr.  Dimond  and  his 
boy.  Eleven  hands  are  now  employed,  and  I 
believe  that  they  are  the  only  manufacturers  of 
self-inking  and  metal  stamps  in  New  England 
who  do  all  of  their  own  work. 

Grant  &  Brown  will  move  their  wholesale 
business  to  26  Bromfield  street. 

George  F.  King,  senior  partner  in  the  firm  of 
George  F.  King  &  Merrill,  began  the  stationery 
business  some  eighteen  years  ago.  The  present 
firm,  including  C.  A.  Merrill,  is  one  of  the  live 
houses  of  Boston.  It  does  an  extensive  business 
in  blank-books  and  carries  a  good  line  of  gen- 
eral stationery.  George  F.  King's  "  office  pen  " 
and  King's  "office  pencil"  are  becoming  well 
and  favorably  known. 

C.  C.  Child  has  just  placed  in  the  works  of  the 
Southford  Paper  Company  a  48-inch  Acme  pa- 
per cutter,  with  new  automatic  device  for  mov- 
ing the  back  gauge  to  trim  four  sides  of  paper. 

Chase's  liquid  glue,  advertised  in  your  col- 
umns, has  become  a  staple  article,  and  is  kept  in 
stock  by  nearly  all  first-class  stationers.  It  is  an 
article  of  real  merit,  being  a  pure  fish  'glue,  so 
treated  as  to  be  always  ready  for  use.  The  Bos- 
ton Advertiser  epeaking  of  it  from  experience, 
says :  "  Chase's  liquid  glue  has  deservedly  be- 
come famous.  A  bottle  causes  the  purchaser  to 
forget  all  previous  disappointments  in  the  liquid- 
glue  line,  caused  by  attempts  at  using  other 
worthless  makes,  for  Chase's  will  stick  every 
time,  whether  wood,  glass,  crockery,  paper,  or 
leather,  and  is  indispensable  in  the  family." 

Charles  H.  Whiting  succeeds  Hall  &  Whiting, 
publishers,  blank-book  manufacturers  and  sta- 
tioners, the  copartnership  having  expired  on  the 
10th  inst,  at  which  time  E.  H.  Hall  retired.  Mr. 
Whiting  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in 
1879  and  embarked  in  this  enterprise  in  1880. 
The  firm  has  done  a  good  business  and  has  won 
general  respect,  and  both  parties  have  the  best 
wishes  of  the  trade. 

Carter,  Duusmore  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of 
Carter's  ink  and  mucilage,  Boston  and  New 
York,  are  getting  out  a  new  list  of  specialties, 
some  of  which  will  be  specially  iattractive  to  the 
trade.    A  new  cylinder  flat  stand  for  ink  and 


mucilage  is  among  the  number.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  floods  and  tariff  tinkering,  from  35  to 
40  per  cent,  more  business  has  been  done  by  the 
firm  thus  far  this  year  than  during  the  corre- 
sponding period  of  any  former  year. 

Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser  wiU  bring  out 
some  of  the  finest  designs  in  scrap-books  and 
autograph  albums  ever  shown  to  the  trade. 
They  have  excellent  facilities  for  the  general 
blank-book  and  stationey  business. 

C.  W.  Clark,  school  supplies,  has  some  new 
and  attractive  signs.  H. 


CINCINNATI    NOTES. 


[PROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  March  13,  1883. 
Meaning  no  disrespect  to  Wiggins,  this  March 
weather  has  been  as  fine  as  one  would  wish  to 
see.  It  is  windy  enough  to  bed  the  ground 
solidly  about  the  roots  of  the  growing  wheat  and 
there  is  enough  of  sunshine  to  impart  warmth  to 
the  soil.  The  spring  howl  of  the  sturdy  agricul- 
turist has  not  been  heard  in  the  land,  and  that 
means  that  the  wheat  prospect  could  not  be  bet- 
ter. Eyes  that  have  seen  the  fields  have  been 
delighted  with  their  lusty  look.  The  fruit  has 
escaped  the  winter  freezes,  and  the  spring  hats 
been  cool  enough  to  prevent  the  tender. blossom 
buds  from  venturing  out  into  danger.  Pro- 
visions continue  high,  but  the  coming  "hog 
crop  "  is  skipping  briskly  along  into  the  market 
corn-fed  and  fat,  and  in  increasing  abun- 
dance. There  has  been  the  stimulus  of  abun- 
dant grain  feed  along  with  high  prices  to 
speed  the  swine  of  the  country  to  mar- 
ket and  to  encourage  the  farmers  in  rais- 
ing them.  All  good  judges  look  for  a  great 
augmentation  of  the  supply  "if  nothing  hap- 
pens "  for  summer  packing,  and  still  greater  for 
next  winter.  If  the  Englishman  is  a  beef-eater, 
surely  the  American  is  a  pork-eater.  That  the 
American  is  a  meat-eater,  no  matter  what  the 
price  may  be,  the  provision  dealer  knows,  and 
the  dealer  in  non-edible  luxuries  inevitably  dis- 
covers when  provisions  are  high.  The  thrifty 
American  workingman  will  stint  his  table  last 
of  all  things  when  his  earnings  are  curtailed,  or 
when  the  price  of  living  of  no  matter  what 
description  goes  up.  Witness  the  deadness  of 
the  valentine  trade  this  spring,  which  in  Cincin- 
nati the  floods  of  February  assisted  in  killing, 
and  the  dullness  of  trade  in  Easter  cards  last 
week,  which  cannot  be  explained  on  any 
other  supposition  than  that  there  are  pinch- 
ing prices  for  something  else,  which  people 
will  not  do  without — some  preferred  lux- 
ury or  necessity — and  with  the  American,  espe- 
cially the  Western  American,  animal  food  is 


Qp; 


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THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


always  a  preferred  necessity.  No  wonder,  then, 
that  the  stationers  here  attribute  the  falling  off 
in  the  sale  of  Easter  cards  last  week  a  trifle  to 
the  deluge  and  a  great  deal  to  the  continued 
high  price  of  provisions.  Some  dealers  regard 
last  year's  sale  of  Easter  cards,  which  was  the 
greatest  in  the  experience  of  the  trade  here, 
as  phenomenal  and  exceptional.  That  being 
sound  (if  it  is  sound)  it  would  not  be  quite  fair  to 
compare  this  year's  trade  with  that  of  last  year. 
But  the  Easter  season  is  not  ended  yet.  The 
florists  never  had  a  greater  call  than  that  of 
this  year  for  Easter  designs  and  floral  decora- 
tions. Orders  to  florists  must  be  given  flrst,  and 
they  had  a  rush  of  them  last  week.  This  week 
should  be  the  time  for  trade  in  Easter  cards. 
One  leading  feature  of  the  retail  trade  in  Cin- 
cinnati is  its  capriciousness.  It  is  pretty  reli- 
able, upon  an  average,  but  no  man  can  tell 
■when  it  will  come.  Last  year  it  came  late  in 
the  season  for  Easter  goods — came  after  the 
dealers  had  turned  blue  looking  at  their  abun- 
dant stocks,  ^nd  took  everybody  by  surprise  by 
its  volume. 

Last  week  was  a  busy  one  in  general  trade. 
Local  stocks  went  up.  There  was  a  strong, 
steady  demand  for  money,  and  there  was  money 
sufiBcient  to  supply  it.  All  factories  have  been 
working  at  the  top  of  their  bent  in  time  and 
operatives,  especially  those  of  mercantile  sta- 
tionery. Collections  were  a  little  slower  in  com- 
ing in  than  they  ought  to  be,  especially  from 
those  in  the  city  and  in  neighboring  regions  af- 
fected by  the  late  floods.  "  Sales  have  not  been 
altogether  a  boom,"  said  a  leading  paper  dealer 
to-day,  "  but  they  have  been  mighty  good." 

Let  me  impart  a  secret  here  before  it  slips 
memory.  Here  it  is  :  Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  & 
Co.  are  exporters  of  rudimentary  learning. 
Their  school  books  go  into  British  territory,  and 
even  into  British  colonial  isles  in  the  far-off  Pa- 
cific. They  send  to  Australia  and  to  New  Zea- 
land, where  the  cannibals  used  to  live.  Who 
knows  but  that  this  very  minute  the  little  great- 
grandson  of  a  missionary-eater  is  banqueting 
his  little  twinkling  eye  on  the  art  beauties,  and 
quenching  his  soul's  thirst  from  the  rills  of  wis- 
dom in  a  first  or  second  reader  sent  out  by 
v.,  B.  &  Co.,  of  Cincinnati. 

School  books  are  not  the  only  literature  ex- 
ported from  Cincinnati.  Max  Burgheim  prints 
German  calendars  and  fairy  books  in  the  Ger- 
man language  and  sends  them  in  great  quanti- 
ties to  Germany.  They  take  our  books  over 
there  if  they  do  exclude  our  pork.  If  they 
should  happen  to  discover  the  germs  of  trichi- 
nosis in  Burgheim's  almanacs,  that  would  be  the 
end  of  his  sending  thousands  upon  thousands  of 
German  calendars  full  of  stories  of  adventures 
on  the  plains  to  his  Fatherland.  Japan  has 
drawn  on  Cincinnati  for  law  books.  It  has  not 
been  long  since  Robert  Clark  &  Co.  sent  a  large 
invoice  of  law  books  across  the  Pacific  to  fill  an 
order  from  the  Japanese  government. 

John  Holland  is  turning  out  hundreds  of  stylo- 
graphic  pens  weekly  for  British  use  and  as  soon 
as  the  Japanese  find  out  the  value  of  that  in- 
strument, look  for  a  pull  on  him  from  the  West 
for  supplies.  Mexico  and  South  America,  the 
Sandwich  Islands  and  Australasia  know  the 
value  of  his  gold  pens  and  of  all  the  civilized 
regions  of  Europe,  Asia  and  Africa  that  knowl- 
edge is  presupposable. 

Foreign  parts  are  also  finding  out  that  there 
is  in  Cincinnati  a  Globe  Files  Company,  and 
they  are  likely  to  cause  that  company  trouble, 
temporary  of  course,  by  their  solicitude  to  have 
orders  filled  early. 

Hamilton  is  a  suburb  of  Cincinnati  only 
twenty  miles  distant  from  the  post-ofBce  and 


there  is  where  Black  &  Clawson  are  making 
their  neat,  cheap,  pretty,  convenient  and 
efficient  perforator.  They  can't  keep  their  light 
under  a  bushel,  even  if  they  were  so  minded. 
The  thing  would  be  quite  impossible  since  it 
would  require  some  larger  measure  to  cover 
so  much  shine.  A  beer  vat  with  one  head 
knocked  out  might  do,  but  never  say  bushel  when 
you  talk  of  hiding  the  light  of  such  a  luniinary 
as  their  perforator. 

"  Peerless"  is  a  big  name  for  a  filing  case  or 
cabinet  here  in  Cincinnati.  You  might  as  well 
try  to  exist,  and  not  exist  in  some  identical 
moment  as  to  try  to  reconcile  to  your  reason  the 
idea  of  more  than  one  peerless  thing  of  a  kind. 
Accordingly,  there  is  but  one  ' '  Peerless  "  filing 
case,  and  it  is  made  here  in  Cincinnati  which  is 
no  secret,  and  what  is  as  good,  if  not  better,  its 
manufacturers  are  not  behaving  as  if  they 
would  like  to  keep  it  a  secret.  On  the  contrary, 
they  put  it  in  the  position  of  a  city  whose  light 
cannot  be  hid. 

Individual  art  enterprise  is  active  in  the  re- 
productive industries  here:  Lewis  B.  Folger,  de- 
signer, map,  relief-line  wood  and  color-plate  en- 
graver, has  been  compelled  by  growth  of  busi- 
ness to  seek  ampler  quarters,  which  he  found  on 
Longworth  street. 

Achent  &  Co.  have  set  up  for  themselves  as 
artistic  designers  and  engravers  on  wood,  and 
are  reaping  a  reward. 

The  Krebs  Lithographing  Company  has  just 
turned  off  some  splendid  color-work,  new  in  de- 
sign, for  the  Exposition  Commissioners.  It  is  hav- 
ing anew  six-story  building  erected  on  Sycamore 
street  for  its  business.  By  next  autumn  there 
will  be  an  array  of  large  printing  establishments 
in  Cincinnati,  in  comparison  with  which  those 
of  two  or  three  years  ago  will  appear  petty. 

The  trade  visitors  have  not  swarmed  in  Cin- 
cinnati during  the  past  fortnight.  The  follow- 
ing-named are  among  those  who  have  skipped 
through  the  city  of  late  : 

Mr.  Harding, 'of  the  Harding  Paper  Company ; 
a  representative  of  the  Hurlbut  Paper  Company ; 
Mr.  Clayster,  of  the  Powers  Paper  Company ; 
Mr.  Dinsmore,  of  Carter,  Dinsmore  &  Co. ;  J.  G. 
Stafford,  Of  the  house  of  S.  S.  Stafford;  H. 
Estes  Wright,  of  Pulsifer,  Jordan  &  Wilson  ; 
C.  F.  Williamson  and  Mr.  Trowbridge. 

Prince  William. 


SALE   OF  OLD   COINS. 


A  sale  of  the  greatest  interest  to  the  numis- 
matic world  has  been  taking  place  at  the  H6tel 
Drouot,  in  Paris.  No  fewer  than  7,822  gold 
coins  in,  for  the  most  part,  an  almost  perfect 
state  of  preservation,  are  being  offered,  says  the 
London  Standard,  to  the  competition  of  the  pub- 
lic. These  coins  came  to  light  under  the  follow- 
ing circumstances  :  Some  months  ago  four  work- 
men were  engaged  in  demolishing  and  clearing 
away  an  old  building  situated  at  No.  26  in  the 
Rue  Vieille  du  Temple,  their  employer  being  M. 
Poupuiau,  an  architect,  who  had  taken  a  lease 
of  the  premises,  with  a  contract  to  purchase 
from  the  CompagnieFoncifere  de  France  etd'Al- 
gdrie,  who  were  the  proprietors.  One  day,  in 
the  course  of  their  work,  they  came  upon  a  large 
cafetUre  shaped  vase.  On  this  being  examined 
it  was  found  full  of  gold  coins.  According  to 
the  custom  in  France  the  actual  finders  of  treas- 
ure are  entitled  to  half  its  value.  The  men  were 
satisfied  to  receive  half  the  intrinsic  value  of 
their  prize,  and  this  was  at  once  paid  to  them. 
The  fortunate  lessee,  however,  addressed  himself 
to  the  experts,  and  the  result  of  their  advice  was 
the  sale  now  proceeding.  The  collection  con- 
s  for  the  most  part  of  royal  coins.    There  are 


1,010  coins  of  Jean  le  Bon,  who  reigned  from  1350 
to  1364;  6,199  of  Charles  V.,  his  successor,  and 
63  old  and  counterfeit  royal  pieces.  Besides 
these,  however,  there  are  550  feudal  coins,  com- 
prising the  following  :  Guillaume  de  Beaure- 
gard, 1  ;  Guillaume  the  Second  de  la  Garde, 
1  ;  Raymond,  Prince  of  Orange,  19  ;  Jeanne 
de  Brabant,  29 ;  Arnould  d'Oreithes,  Rum- 
men,  3  ;  Pierre  the  Fourth,  d'Andr^,  Cam- 
brai,  5  ;  Robert  the  Second,  de  Genfeve,  10  ;  Gui 
de  Luxembourg,  Ligny,  7  ;  Waleran  the  Third, 
1  ;  Jeanne  de  Naples,  373  ;  Louis  the  First,  Pro- 
vence, 100  ;  Louis  the  Third  de  Male,  2.  The  coins 
are  all  about  the  size  of  the  old  English  guineas, 
but  are  extremly  thin.  At  the  flrst  day's  sale 
every  lot,  with  the  exception  of  one  in  which 
twelve  coins  were  offered,  consisted  of  a  single 
coin.  The  consequence  was  that,  although  the 
sale  lasted  close  upon  five  hours,  not  more  than 
250  pieces  were  disposed  of.  The  royal  coins 
were  all  knocked  down  at  from  25  f.  to  30  f. 
each.  The  majority  of  the  feudal  coins  averaged 
about  the  same.  Two,  however,  fetched  fancy 
prices.  These  were  a  piece  of  Guillaume  the 
Second  de  la  Garde,  the  only  one  in  the  collec- 
tion, which  went  for  405  f.,  and  a  piece  of  Guil- 
laume de  Beauregard,  the  Abbot.  The  latter  is 
stated  to  be  unique,  and  the  competition  for  it 
was  very  brisk  and  prolonged.  It  was  ulti- 
mately knocked  down  at  the  tremendous  figure 
of  $1,650  f.  The  buyer  was  an  expert,  but  he  is 
believed  to  hold  a  commission  from  the  Biblio- 

thfeque. 

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.  GOLD    CLASS. 


There  appears  to  be  quite  a  run  of  late  by 
manufacturers  upon  novelties  in  expensive  gold 
and  silver  artistic  glass.  The  executors  of  the 
late  Joseph  Webb,  of  the  Coalbourn  Hill  Glass 
Works,  Stourbridge,  have  entered  the  lists,  and 
have  brought  out  what  they  term  the  "  New 
Gold  Glass."  It  is  made  in  various  ornamental 
shapes  for  the  drawing-room.  The  surface  has 
a  crumpled  appearance,  colored  with  gold,  which 
is  worked  into  it  in  the  course  of  manufacture. 
The  gold  surface  is  not  to  be  compared  with 
gilding,  it  being,  as  it  were,  a  top  layer  of  the 
glass,  and  is  brought  out  in  combination  with 
different  colored  bodies.  Some  are  worked  out 
in  green,  and  others  in  amber  glass.  The  eleva- 
tion of  the  crumpled  shapes  admits  the  light 
through,  which  throws  up  the  tinge  and  adds  to 
the  effect.  This  firm  also  makes  a  specialty  of 
glass  furniture.  These  are  beautifully  uphol- 
stered suites,  and  with  what  is  usually  wood- 
work is  substituted  by  elaborately  cut  crystal. 


POST-OFFICE      MONEY-ORDER 
CHANGES. 


EX- 


Official  papers,  giving  the  text  of  the  conven- 
tions between  Great  Britain  and  France  and  be- 
tween Great  Britain  and  Portugal  for  exchanges 
of  post-office  money  orders — dated  December  8, 
1882,  and  January  17,  1883,  respectively — have 
been  issued.  The  maximum  amount  of  such 
orders  in  both  cases  is  fixed  at  £10,  and  it  is  ex- 
pressly stipulated  that  the  money  received  from 
the  remitters  and  paid  to  the  payees,  shall  be 
gold  coin  or  other  money  of  equal  value,  though 
any  other  currency  of  less  value,  which  is  legal 
tender  in  the  country  of  issue  or  payment,  may 
be  used,  with  the  understanding  that  the  differ- 
ence in  value  between  such  currency  and  the 
standard  gold  coin  shall  be  made  good  to  the 
payees  at  the  time  of  payment.  The  basis  for 
converting  British  money  into  French  and 
French  money  into  British  is  to  be  fixed  by  com- 
mon consent  between  the  postal  administrations 
of  the  two  countries,  and  may  be  modified 
whenever  they  consider  modification  necessary. 


March  15,  1883.] 


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test  of  Color,  Climatk, 

Ine  or  Wear. 


Being  Triple  Sized  (a  process  entirely  our  own)  and  Loft  Dried,  can  be  erased  and  written  upon  the  fifth  time  distinctly.    None  genuine  without  the  water 
mark,  thus— Old  Berkshire  Mills  liinen  liedger,  and  date. 

CARSOX  &  BROWN  CO.,  Manufacturers. 

Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  fijiest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

lu  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

in  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  vrith  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
respouding  to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  1  <  be  according  to  representation 
It  IS  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  he  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
G-eneral  Agency,  GEO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  BeeJcman  Street. 


360 


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L.  PRANG  <£  CO.'S 


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;UR  Line  of  £AST£R  CARDS  is  now  completed,  and  Sample  Books  are  being  shown  to  the  Trade.  The 
Line  is  undoubtedly  even  superior  to  our  previous  efforts,  and  we  confidently  expect,  especially  after  the  great 
success  our  Cards  met  with  during  the  Christmas  Season,  that  the  demand  will  even  exceed  that  of  last  year.  We 
would  urge  ui:ion  our  friends  to  place  their  orders  as  soon  as  possible  in  order  to  avoid  delays  and  possibly  disappoint- 
ments, especially  as  Easter  is  two  weeks  earlier  this  year  than  last.  Among  the  contributors  to  our  Line  of  Easter  Cards 
for  this  year  we  would  mention  the  following  artists  :      ' 


MISS  FIDELIA  BRIDGES, 
MISS  L.  B.  HUMPHREY, 
MRS.  O.  E.  WHITNEY, 


MISS  ELLA  F.  PELL, 
MISS  F.  B.  TOWNSEND, 
MR.  A.  F.  BROOKS, 


THOMAS  MORAN, 

HARRY  BEARD, 

F.  SCHUYLER  MATTHEWS,  Etc. 


Same  as  last  season,  we  fumisli  our  Easter  Cards  plain,  also  single  and  double,  with  silk  fringe.  All  fringed  cards  are  provided 
with  protectors  and  envelopes  to  insure  safe  transmission  through  the  malls. 

Envelopes  are  furnished,  without  extra  charge,  for  all  cards  costing  $1 .  80  per  set  and  over. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  elegantly  desigued  backs,  a  special  feature  of  our  cards,  adding  greatly  to  the  artistic  value 
of  the  same.  - 

Our  assortment  of  plain  cards  ranges  in  price  from  30  cents  per  set  to  $6  per  set,  and  of  fringed  cards,  from  $1.50  to  $18  per  set. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  IS  CALLED  TO  THE  FOLLOWING  SEEIES: 


No.  620  D. — "  Easter  Lily."  This  is  an  improved  edition  of 
the  folding  "Easter  Lily,"  published  two  years  ago,  which 
proved  such  a  great  success,  and  for  which  we  could  not  then 
supply  the  demand.  Each  card  is  supplied  with  cord  and 
tassels,  and  protector  and  envelope.   Price  per  set  of  12,  $6.00. 

No.  620  D.  F. — Same  series,  with  special  silk  fringe,  cord  and 
tassels.  Gilt-stamped  leatherette  protector.  Put  up  in  boxes 
containing  half-dozen  copies.     Price  per  dozen  copies,  $15.00. 

No.  621  D.  F.— "Easter  Lily  with  Bird."  Special  attention 
is  called  to  this  design.    It  is  a  very  rich  double  card,  heavily 


fringed  and  with  tassels,  the  outside  consisting  of  Lily 
Designs,  one  with  a  bird  on  silver  ground,  the  inside  pages 
having  Butterflies  on  white  satin,  and  Lilies  of  the  Valley 
also  on  satin.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each  packed  in  a  neat 
box, ' -     $30.00. 

No.  622  F.— "Water  Lily  Easter  Cross.  This  large  card  of  11  x  15 
inches,  is  sumptuously  fringed  and  provided  with  cord  and 
tassels.  It  is  very  attractive  in  design  and  make  up,  and  will 
prove  a  choice  and  popular  Easter  decoration  for  the  wall,  or 
suspended  on  a  baimer  stand.  Price  per  set  of  12,  each 
packed  in  a  neat  box,  ---.----.     $30.00. 


The  Christmas  Season  just  passed  has  tasked  our  powers  for  production  to  the  utmost,  and  we  have  to  apologize  for  our  short- 
comings in  meeting  the  demand  of  our  friends  in  all  cases  by  simply  saying,  that  we  could  do  no  better  in  the  time  allotted  to  us 
between  receiving  and  fiUing  the  orders,  and  we  wish  to  impress  upon  our  valued  patrons  the  necessity  of  ordering  as  speedily  as 
possible  to  avoid  a  repetition  of  previous  disappointments. 


Attention   is   also  called  to  our  Line  of   BIRTHDAY   CARDS 
to  which  we  have  just  added  severarl  New  Series. 


We  are  -willing  to  break  sets  of  Cards  costing  $3.00  and  over  per  set  of  12  ;  but  it  is  better  that  orders 
be  for  full  sets,  to  insure  complete  assortment  of  design  and  colors  of  fringes. 

i^  REGULAR    DISCO UJVTS    TO    THE    TRADE  FROM  LIST  PRICES.  *S« 


NEW  YORK :  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
'CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO :  629  Commercial  St. 


L.  ra..4Lixc^  &  00.3 

BOSTON,    MASS.,    U.   S.   A. 


March  15,  188S.] 


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MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE    STATIONERY. 

"WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EZTRA-SUPERF[NE  Qualities,  GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,  DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  liINE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME     LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  FOL,KA  DOT, 
CELESTIAI.,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  In  Sea-Shell,  Drab, 
Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  ALtlGATOK,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PliAIN  At-LIGATOB,  in  Basset. 
HAMMERED  SIIiVEB  In  Cream  and  White. 


BAGGED  EDGE,  both  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  paper. 


SPECIAL   ATTENTION  GITEN  TO  THE   MANUFACTURE    OF  FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJR,    LIlSrEl    Oin    BR,ISTOX-i    BQ-A.R,IDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 

■  1  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 


CARDS,  in 

Decorated  Kote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc. 


GENERAL  AGENTS  FOB  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


EASTER  and  BIRTHDAY  CARDS 


(Jfr   OWN  PUBLICATIONS), 


And  Importer  of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 


■  stock  now  here,  and  Orders  should 
be  placed  early. 


WILLY  WALLACH,  7S  Chambers  Street,  New  York. 


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IHIS  is  the  only  Self-Clamping  Cutter  in  which  the  knife  is  operated  from  above,  and  in  which  the  pressure 
of  the  Clamp  upon  the  paper  is   always   greater   than   the   resistance    against   the   knife,  without   the    aid    of 
Springs,  Weights,  or  Friction  of  any  kind,  POSITITELY  AUTOMATIC,     ^r  Send  for  Price  List ; 
also  of  our  Hand-Clamp  Cutter,  "The  Sheridan,"  the  old  reliable. 

T.    W.   &  C.   B.  SHERIDAN,  25  Centre  St.;  New  York. 


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THE    AMERICANS     STATIONER 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company 


^€=^HOLYOKE,     MASS.,  ^^-^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands, -which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"F  AH  SONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

"PARSONS    LINEN   LEDGER."  ''SCOTCH   LINEN    LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


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FAMILY*PULPIT  BIBLES 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE 


NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 

724,  726  &  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

T^XTE  invite  the  attention- of  the  Booli  Trade  to  the  ONLY  Quarto  Bibles  puWished,  containing  CON- 


TRASTED EDITIONS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT,  in  which  the  Old  (King  James  Version)  and 


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the  Revised  Version  are  placed  in  parallel  columns.    Also, 

MARTIN  LUTHER'S  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLES, 

—  AND  — 

HAYDOCK'S  APPROVED  HOLY  CATHOLIC  BIBLES. 

AB  of  the  above  contam  an  Illustrated  Bible  Dictionary,  Pictorial  History  of  the  Books  of  the  Bible, 
Maps,  Illuminated  Plates  and  other  valuable  Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Features. 

We  employ  the  most  skilled  workmen,  use  only  the  best  materials,  and  guarantee  better  grades  of  paper 
and  handsomer  printing  than  can  be  found  in  any  other  Family  Bibles  published  in  America,  while  our 
prices  are  as  low  as  any  other  publisher's. 

Having  the  largest  establishment  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles, 
we  can  furnish  them  in  great  variety  of  new  and  attractive  bindings  and  warranted  first-class  in  every 
particular. 

ORDER  ONLY  "THE  NATIONAL  CONTRASTED  EDITION." 

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  BOOKSELLERS  in  the  UNITED  STATES  and  CANADA 


.iH^^s  CA.TALOC3-XJES     A.«rO     TEFtlVIS     FTJFtKTISHED      ON     AFFUCA-TIOgf.  s — #  „ 

SPEIITGFIELD  CITY  PAPER  CO, 


i:r>>VA.Itl>    C.    LeBOUKGEOIS,    .Propr. 


HI  a  m  p  d  e  n     St-reet., 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


Paner,  Enrelonei!  M  Faseteries, 


JOHN    GIBSON   8^  and  84  Besban  Street,  Mew  hi 

.  My  new  line  of  EASTER,  Birthday  and  Valentine  Cards  are  now  ready.    I  would  call  special  attention  to  my  EASTER 
NOVELTIES,  which  wiU  be  very  desirable. 

A  very  large  and  complete  line  of  Advertising  Cards,  Day  and  Sunday-School  Reward  Cards,  BlarLk  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  and 
Marriage  Certificates ;    New  Designs  in  each. 


The  Most  Perfect  and  Complete  Line  of  FILE  GOODS  Manufactured 


THE  GLOBE  PILES  CO.,  Cincinnati. 


EASTERN  TEADE  SUPPLIED   FROM 

NEW  YORK  BRANCH,  No.  28  BOND  ST. 

t^~  Illustrated  Catalogue  to  Dealers  on  application 


T5TJggT/VJT     'PA.TTTTS    For  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &c. 

*■■  •  ^^  hl^  ^^  Ji  ■i«i  Mi^  M    MMMi  Hi^     Mi   ^^9  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 

ounce  bottles  in  a  box— one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  pull  directions  for  using  the  colors.      No 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Fuil   Line  of  Picture  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 

W.  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  Soutli  ClarklStreet,  Chicago,  111. 


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THE    AMEEIOAJSr    STATIONER 


^radje  "^ovidius. 


[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

NEW  PATENTS. 


No.  272,023.  Type -Writing  Machine.  —  Byron  A. 
Brooks,  Flushing,  N.  Y. 
In  a  type- writing  machine,  a  type-wheel  rotat- 
ing on  a  fixed  axis  at  right  angles  with  the  line 
of  print,  which  is  parallel  to  the  operator  and 
always  in  sight,  in  combination  with  a  flat 
platen  or  paper-carrier  having  a  vertical  and 
longitudinal  motion,  by  which  the  paper  is  forced 
against  the  type-wheel  and  carried  with  it  dur- 
ing the  operation  of  printing. 
No.  272,023.  Temporary  Binder.— Augustus  S.  Bunker, 

Lawrence,  Mass. 
No.  272,032.  Inlaid  Work  and  Process  of  Producing 
the  Same.— Wm.  C.  Edge,  Newark,  N.  J. 
Inlay-work  made  from  plastic  composition, 
the  process  consisting  in  uniting  two  or 
more  slices  of  such  composition,  in  then  em- 
bossing them  in  a  plastic  state,  so  as  to  bring 
parts  of  the  lower  slice  into  the  plane  of  the  up- 
per slice,  and  in  then  cutting  down  the  raised 
part  to  show  the  color  of  the  lower  slice  in  that 
of  the  upper. 

No.  272.033.  Inlaid  Work  and  Process  of  Producing 
the  Same.— Wm.  C.  Edge,  Newark,  N.  J. 
The  method  of  producing  inlaid  work  by 
placing  a  perforated  plate  of  metal  upon  a  back- 
ing of  plastic  composition,  and  then  pressing 
part  of  the  backing  into  the  apertures  of  the 
metallic  plate. 
No.  272,049.  Toy;  Savings  Bank.— Antony  H.  HoSman, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  272,066.    FountainPen.— L.  S.  Lewis,  Rockville, 
assignor  of  one-half  to  James  T.  Goodrich,  Nor- 
wich, Conn. 
In  a  fountain-pen,  a  carrier  provided  with  a 
longitudinal  mortise,  in  combination  with  feeder 
parts  in  contact  with  the  pen  at  the  outer  end 
and  extending  into  the  fountain  at  the  other, 
and  between  which  an  ink-channel  is  formed. 
No.  272,090.    Music-Roll.- Henry  Schmoele,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 
No.  272,120.     Card-Support.- John  W.   Carter,  Jr., 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
The  combination,  with  a  card  or  other  article, 
of  a  supporting  brace  or  stay,  the  upper  part  of 
which  Js  bent  sidewise  on  a  line  diagonal  to 
the  body  of  the  brace,  the  bent  portion  being 
attached  to  the  back  of  the  card,  so  as  to  form  a 
hinge  integral  with  the  brace,  whereby  the  same 
may  be  placed  in  position  at  right  angles  to  or 
parallel  with  the  body  of  the  card. 
No.  272,161.     Stylographic  Pen.— Frederick  J.  Sey- 
bold.  New  York,  assignor  to  Charles  C.  Gignoux^ 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
In  a  stylographic  pen,  the  combination  of  the 
case,  the    air-tube,    rigid    through    its    entire 
length,  and   stylus   adapted    to    be    retracted 
through  the  air-tube  by  a  pull  at  the  upper  end 
of  the  case. 

No.  272,168.  Toy.— Lawrence  F.  Smith,  Boston, 
Mass.,  assignor  to  Charles  Albert  Shaw,  same 
place. 
No.  272,174.  Revolving  Advertising  Device. — Ira  J. 
Trench,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of  one-half  to 
O.  Frederick  La  Mont,  same  place. 
No.  272,184. — Automatic  Advertising  Device.— Alfred 
Anderson,  Paris,  France. 

RENEWALS. 

No.  10,286.  Paper  Box  Covering  and  Trimming  Ma- 
ohine.- Horace  Inman,  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.  Orig- 
inal No..  ^711,  dated  February  14, 1682. 


THE  ELWOOD  PILES. 

STRONGEST!   CHEAPEST!   BEST! 

Capacity  from  two  to  four  times  as  great  as  any  other  file  made. 


DISCOUNT  TO  THE   TRADE. 


Sold  by  the  leading  Jobbing  Trade  and  the  Manufacturer. 

BUXTOH  &  SKINNER  STATIONERY  CO., 

215  &  217  Chestnut  Street,  St  Lonis,  Mo. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 


>  s 


Salesroom,  84  S  86  Chambers  St.,  New  York 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARS^SGISSORS 


OF   EVERY   DESCRIPTION. 


L  L  BROWN  PAPER  COMPMT, 


AnAVaS,   1ISASSA.CXZX7SEXTS,  XT.  S.^A- 

^-      Manufacturers  of  First-Class       -* 


^ 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


»-     WHICH  WILL  STAND  THE  SETEEEST  TESTS  OP  EEASUEE  AND  EE-WEITI»a,    -* 

being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  rensts  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


NO   SPRINGS. 


NO    WEIGHTS. 


EVERY    STATIONER 

—  SHOCU)  HAYB  AT  ONCB   A  STOCK  OF  — 

Pulton's  Gravity  Scales, 

Acknowledged  to  be  superior  to  anything  ever  offered  for  mail- 
ing piu^oses.    Liberal  Discounte.    Illustrated  Price  List 
sent  on  application.    Trade  supplied  by 

THE  FULTON  GRAVITY  SCALE  CO., 

126  Walnut  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


AGENTS  : 


BAKER,  PRATT  &  CO.,  New  York. 

J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  &  CO.,  Philadelphia. 
Mention  American  Stationer.  B.  W.  &  H.  S.  CHILD,  Boston 


USTABZTSHEJO    1S1*.<% 


J.  S.  Rockwell  d  Co., 

lOl   «Ss   1.03   ID-aarLO   Street,  iTe-w  TToiJs:, 

UAirUFACTUBKBS  XSD  DCPORTEBS  OP 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Hanafacturers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

IIX7SSIA  il.-e:a.theti,  CHAMOIS,  .a.m:eiiica.t««-  iixj«ssia., 

No.  18  High  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


March  15,  1883.J 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOll^fER 


365 


CARD 

Albums. 


INVOICE  BOOKS. 


—  THE 


A.  T.CROSS 

SIXLOMAMC 


MARK 

TWAIN'S 

Scrap  Books. 


DANIEL  SLOTE&  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS, 

Nos.  119  &  121  William  Street,  New  York. 


ADHESIVE 


WAFER 


Scrap  Books. 


r 


nm  DUCK 

Blank 
Books. 


GUMMED 


IFILES. 


SEIVD 

—  FOR  — 

CATALOGUES. 


pa: 


IT  th; 


ILUOMT ! 


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MANUFACTUBED  FOB  THE  TRADE  BY  THE 


Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Co. 

117    FULTON    STREET,  NEW  YORK. 

m— — ^-^i^' -. 


Print  Paper,  in  10  sizes  and  styles,  Ruled  and  Unruled. 

Neutral  Tint  Paper,  17  sizes  and  styles.  Ruled  and  Unruled. 
Engine-Sized  Laid  Paper,  9  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 

Book  Pads,  bound  on  end  only,  10  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 
Counting -House  Tablets,  6  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 


-^•-^•1 


Tub-Sized,    Loft-Dried,    Extra    Fine    Superfine,    Linen    and    Quadrille,    put    up   vi^ith    Blotter 

Attachment,    in    the    elegant   and    convenient 

AMERICAN    BLOTTER  TABLET 


>*^ 


HEAVY    DISCOUNTS   TO    LARGE    DEALERS. 


^^.^^HDIDEID    :F.i^:PEE,S    .^^    SrECI..A.LT"Y"_ 


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1883 


1 APM  AIL  TUCK  k 


VALENTINE, 

Easter  and  Birtliday  Cards. 


1 


BNDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 
as  they  are  bought  by  English  houses  plus  the  duty  of  25  per  cent.     No  expense  has  been 
spared    on    these    cards,    and    at    the   present  prices    they  cannot  fair  to  prove  the 
leading  line  of  the  year.     We  respectfully  invite  you  to  call  at  either  our  Boston  or  New  York 
office  when  in  those  cities. 


FOEEES   COMFAUY,  Sole  A^nts  for  the  United  States, 

181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  and  22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 


Address  all  communications  to  the  Boston  Office, 


Express  Sample  Boob, 

Comprisng  the  Choicest  Patterns  of 


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WALL  PAPERS 


PT'or  1S83, 


ITo-w 


■7 


AWD  EXPRESSED  TO  THE  TRADE. 


Our  New  Location,  a  change  being  rendered  necessary  by 
constant  increase  in  business, 

10$,  108, 110  and  112  Wabash  Avenue, 


A.   lATBIDMANItf   &   GO 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 


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Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 

UAinn'ACTURSBS  OF 

TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

N't).  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Dnane  St.,  New  York. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRIOHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Ficy  Gooils,  lilassffare,  GUoa,  Toy  s,  Oaieii, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,   &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

I^Tos.  2©,  31.  and.  33  IPax^  lE'la.ce,  ^Te-^Tcr  "3ror3s. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

ISJ^o.  152  Broad'wavj  New  York. 

INSUIU.NCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

a^°  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE  CO.. 
Electrotypers  &  Stereotypers, 

No,  68  Beekman  Street,  New  York. 
ELECTROTYPES    MOUNTED    ON    WOOD   OR    METAL. 


March  15,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAi:^    STATIOI^ER 


867 


PH.  HAKE 


—MANUFACTURER   OF— 


Fine  Envelopes,  Papers, 

m  WEDDIUG  stat:ohee7, 
Cards  and  Card  Board, 


ORDERS  OP  DANCING, 


ane^  anb  P^vcf-J 


arbs. 


MANUFACTORY  AND  WAREROOMS: 

62,  64:,  66  &  68  Ann,  and  151  &  155  William  St., 


Headquarters  for  Every  Article  Named  Above. 


JAS.  R.  CROMPTON, 

PAPER  I  MILL  39.t  Maker, 

# '■ # 

Elton  Paper  Mills,  Bury,  Lancashire, 

LONDON-60  Queen  Victoria  Street,  E.  C.        MANCHESTER— 8  Sussex  Street. 


-MANUFACTURER    OF— 


PARIS 


1  867. 


187  8. 


PARIS 


White  and  Colored. 

COPYING,  TRACING  (unprepared), 

MANIFOLD,  CARTEIDGES, 

CIGARETE,  PRINTING  PAPERS. 

SAMPLES    AND     PRICES    ON     APPLICATION,  fs 

./.-?.-;.'.    .'....;    jjffanufacturer  of  the  CEI-E  BRATED  (Dog  Label) 

<5SX§^S^"E^^  or    SILVER    TISSUE, 

1.   '         :.    _  -^ ^For  Jewelers,  Gold  and  Silver  Smiths,  &e. 

t.      "DEPOT  FOR  "  ORASS  BZEACHEH"  AND  COLORED  TISSUES^ 

The  "Dennison"   Manufacturing  Co.,  21  Milk  Street,  Boston,  and  Branciies, 

A.1SO    for    COLORED    TISSUES: 

&E0.  J.  SHAFT,  ITos.  48  and  50  l^aiden  Lane,  ITevr  York. 


CHARLES    H.    WHITING, 

-■.-.-  Successor  TO  HALL  &  WHITING, 

PUBL|SHERS,55^i^«£^^BLANK  BOOKS, 

r  i-^;  i    ^Oi  ^2   BBOMFIELn   STRIBET,    BOSTON,   MASS. 
Jobbers  of  Sl;^^iQnefyi,  *|"vT7rT~^J'        Miscellaneous  and  School  Books. 


GROSVENOR,  CHATER  k  CO., 

68  Cannon  St.,  London,  E.  C, 

PAPER^  MAKERS. 

GOLD  MEDAL  awarded  PARIS,  1878. 


P  Superfine  Hand-made  TJ 

WRITING,  •*' 

J^  DRAY/ING  J^ 

AND  ^^ 

J>  Account  Book  Papers,   p 

E  MACHINE-MADE  IRITIMS,   E 

R  Tub-sized  and  Engine-sized ,  I/of  t-  "l"^ 
dried  and  Machine-dried  W^ 

^    BANK  NOTE  AND  LOAlv  ^ 

^  Printings,  Charts  and  Blottlngs.  ^ 

Wholesale  an  d  Export 
STATIONERS. 

Dealers  in  Whatman,  Joynson,  Hollingworth, 
Tamer,  and  other  noted  brands. 


WHO  IS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  COJN- 
TRY  WILLSEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


CHICAGO,  ROCK  ISLAND  &PACIFICR'Y 

By  the  central  poBitiou  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  leaven- 
worth,  Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  alLthe  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifl- 
eent,  being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnifleent  Horton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Bleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"ALBERT  LEA   ROUTE.'" 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond, 
2forf oik,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
Susta,  Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 
•  All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  al» 
ways  as  low  as  competftors  that  offer  less  advan- 
tages. ,      •.■,■,..    . 

For  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Fold- 
ers of  the 

.  CREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

-  At  your  nearest  Ticket  Office,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.ST.  JOHN, 

VicePres.  &  Gcn'l  M'g'r,  Genl  Tlct.  *  Pass,  Ast, 

CHICAGO.  '    ^ 


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All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

S.  Arnheim,  stationer,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
has  sold  out. 

Abel  Whitney,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Lowell,  Mass.,  is  dead. 

C.  A.  Saroni,  stationer,  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  has 
sold  out  to  Talbot  Brothers. 

John  Markiter,  dealer  in  paper-hangings, 
Washington,  D.  C,  is  dead. 

Lewis  &  Smithson,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Pulaski,  Tenn.,  have  sold  out. 

Nelson  F.  Twing,  printer,  Springfield,  Mass., 
has  applied  for  relief  in  insolvency. 

Jack  &  Holland,  manufacturers  of  toys,  At- 
lanta, Ga.,  are  advertising  to  close  out. 

Henry  Levy  &  Son  have  added  many  new 
lines  to  their  samples  for  export  orders. 

James  Torrens,  publisher  of  the  Journal, 
Evans,  Col. ,  has  sold  out  to  John  Cheef y. 

T.  Stewart,  dealer  in  picture  frames,  Norwich, 
Conn. ,  has  sold  out  to  Walter  T.  Atchison. 

Robinson  Brothers,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Hamilton,  Ont.,  have  made  an  assignment  in 
trust. 

There  will  be  no  changes  in  the  prices  of  the 
Spencerian  and  Perry  pens  on  account  of  the 
tariff. 

Stange,  Fox  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  gilt 
frames,  Chicago,  III.,  have  dissolved  partnership; 
Fox,  Moran  &  Co.  succeed. 

John  Glen,  Marcus  Ward  &  Co.'s  enterprising 
traveling  representative,  has  returned  to  this 
city  after  a  long  business  trip. 

The  beautiful  lines  of  goods  which  Aiken, 
Lambert  &  Co.  recently  introduced  are  meeting 
with  much  favor  everywhere  that  they  are 
offered. 

W.  J.  Miller,  representing  R.  Isaacs  & 
Brother,  Japanese  importers.  New  York,  com- 
mitted suicide,  by  shooting  himself  with  a  re- 
volver, at  Wooster,  Ohio,  recently. 

C.  T.  Bainbridge's  Sons  are  now  putting  up  in 
boxes  initial  seals,  such  as  they  have  been  using 
on  envelopes.  This  has  been  done  to  obviate  the 
necessity  of  carrying  a  stock  of  all  of  the  letters. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  hace  recently  added  sev- 
eral new  designs  to  their  line  of  marriage  cer- 
tificates. This  enterprising  house  is  rapidly  ex- 
tending its  business  and  increasing  the  variety 
of  its  lines. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  L.  Z.  Farwell, 
Freeport,  111. ;  Mr.  Flersheim,  Western  News 
Company,  Chicago,  111. ;  F.  S.  Frost,  of  Frost  & 
Adams,  Boston,  Mass. 

Palm  &  Fechteler  are  having  a  large  demand 
for  their  decalcomaine  albums.  Nearly  all  of 
the  stationers  of  the  country  are  now  handling 
them,  and  the  firm  reports  that  its  sales  are  from 
40,000  to  50,000  per  week. 

Owing  to  an  increase  of  business,  the  Nesco- 
<hague  Manufacturing  Company,  Philadelphia, 
will  remove  on  or  about  April  1,  from  its  present 
locution  .506,  508  and  510  Minor  street,  which  it 
has  occupied  since  1865,  to  a  much  larger  and 
commodious  store,  Nos.  604,  606,  608  and  610 
Jayne  street  and  639  Chestnut  street. 


J.  E.  Linde,  165  William  street,  makes  a  fine 
display  of  neatly  arranged  and  well  kept  stock. 
Since  January  1,  Mr.  Linde  has  added  to  his 
large  stock  of  cards,  cardboard,  and  the  many 
attractive  advertising  novelties,  of  which  he  is 
the  publisher,  a  full  line  of  flat  papers,  book, 
news,  &c.,  and  has  placed  this  branch  of  the 
business  in  the  charge  of  E.  J.  Merriam,  well 
known  in  the  trade.  He  carries  five  lines  of 
fine  flats,  the  prices  of  which  are  said  to  be  re- 
markably low.  He  will  soon  offer  to  the  trade 
an  excellent  "pure  linen"  paper,  which  has 
just  been  perfected,  and  is  now  being  manufac- 
tured expressly  for  him,  and  which  he  expects 
to  place  in  the  market  in  about  one  month,  at  a 
surprisingly  low  price. 

A.mong  the  new  goods  which  C.  F.  A.  Hin- 
richs  has  recently  placed  on  the  market  is  an 
elegant  line  of  lamps  in  Barbetine,  Longwy  and 
China  wares  ;  also,  a  large  line  of  bric-&-brac 
goods,  which  include  ivory  and  carnation  pink 
wares.  In  porcelain  plaques  a  large  variety  is 
shown,  and  all  of  them  have  rich  hand  paint- 
ings, which  include  landscapes  and  ideal  heads. 
Many  of  the  designs  are  mounted  in  plush. 
Among  other  things  shown  is  a  new  line  of  paper 
weights  and  inkstands  in  cut  glass  and  a  full  line 
of  colored  German  and  French  bisque  figures. 
A  large  variety  of  Parian  busts,  statuary, 
clocks,  bronzes,  brass  candlesticks,  girandoles 
and  candelabras  are  also  shown. 

M.  F.  Tobin  has  recently  brought  out  four 
new  palettes,  the  illuminations  on  which  repre- 
sent spring,  summer,  autumn  and  winter.  This 
firm  has  also  in  course  of  preparation  a  series  of 
egg  cards  in  four  designs,  all  of  which  are  very 
pretty,  and  a  bird  series,  which  shows  tropical 
birds  in  the  gayest  plumage,  holding  in  their 
mouths  small  branches  covered  with  flowers. 

F.  G.  Bufford,  of  J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons,  has 
gone  to  Chicago  to  visit  the  firm's  branch  estab- 
lishment in  that  city.  As  Mr.  Bufford  has  made 
a  great  success  of  the  New  York  house,  there  is 
no  doubt  that  his  presence,  if  only  for  a  few  days, 
at  the  Western  concern,  will  be  attended  with 
much  good. 

The  Rock  Island  Paper  Company's  mill  at 
Milan  was  destroyed  by  fire  on  Friday  night, 
March  9.  The  property  had  been  advertised  for 
foreclosure  sale.  The  origin  of  the  fire  is  not 
known.  The  loss  will  reach  $50,000,  with  an  in- 
surance of  $30,000.  The  mills  were  shut  down 
two  weeks  ago  and  the  hands  discharged. 

The  Acme  Stationery  and  Papeterie  Company 
reports  that  the  daily  receipt  of  orders  for  its 
perfect  pencil  tablets  averages  between  20,000 
and  30,000,  and  it  asks  parties  wanting  a  stock  of 
these  goods  to  place  their  orders  at  once. 

Owing  to  the  increase  of  business,  Obpacher 
Brothers  have  been  compelled  to  remove  to 
larger  quarters,  and  on  and  after  March  17  their 
business  will  be  transacted  at  106  Duane  street, 
near  Broadway,  this  city. 

The  business  management  of  the  Overland 
Monthly  and  of  the  California  Publishing  Com- 
pany, San  Francisco,  Cal.,  has  been  transferred 
to  Samuel  Carson. 

Lhotka  &  Schwartz,  picture-frame  manufac- 
turers, Chicago,  III.,  have  made  an  assignment 
to  Harry  Reubens. 

Dennis  &  Metcalf,  publishers  of  the  Review, 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  have  sold  out  to  J.  O.  Har- 
desty. 

D.  H.  Fritz  &  Co.,  molding  manufacturers, 
Chicago,  111.,  have  been  closed  by  the  sheriff. 

J.  A.  McHenry,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Col- 
fax, la.,  has  sold  out  to  F.  A.  Smith. 


James  Miller,  publisher,  New  York  city,  is 
dead. 

G.  W.  Hallett,  dealer  in  toys,  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  in  closing  out. 

S.  B.  Martincourt,  job  printer.  Prospect, 
Penn.,  has  sold  out. 

Gilbertson  &  Co.,  newsdealer.*;,  &c.,  Baldwin, 
Wis.,  are  closing  out. 

Bailey  &  Swingle,  printers,  Galveston,  Tex., 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

Larson  Rogers,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Penn  Yan,  N.  Y.,  has  sold  out. 

L.  H.  Herger,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Henry  Killmer,  dealer  in  wall-paper,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  has  sold  out  to  Richard  Barth. 

Elizabeth  McComb,  dealer  in  fancy  goods, 
Emerson,  Manitoba,  has  made  an  assignment  in 
trust. 

Amy  J.  Smith  has  succeeded  L.  Wright  as 
treasurer  of  the  Springfield  Printing  Company, 
Springfield,  Mass. 

The  estate  of  W.  Usburn  &  Co. ,  proprietors  of 
the  wood-pulp  mill,  Peterboro,  Ont.,  has  been 
sold  out  at  auction. 

The  Fergus  Falls  Telegram  Printing  Com- 
pany, Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  has  been  incor- 
porated with  a  capital  of  $12,000. 

W.  E.  Seebold,  dealer  in  stationery,  pictures 
and  fancy  goods,  166  Canal  street.  New  Orleans, 
was  burned  out  on  March  13.  The  loss  is  esti- 
mated at  130,000;  fully  insured. 

George  Young,  paper  manufacturer,  Napa- 
nock,  N.  Y.,  has  taken  Dillon  B.  Humphrey 
into  partnership  under  the  style  of  Young  & 
Humphrey. 

William  H.  Prentise  and  S.  L.  Graves  have 
been  admitted  to  partnership  in  the  retail  paper- 
Ifanging  business  of  M.  H.  Birge  &  Sons,  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y.,  the  firm  retaining  the  style  of  M. 
H.  Birge,  Sons  &  Co. 

William  E.  Bradner,  manufacturing  stationer, 
Newark,  N.  J.,  has  been  succeeded  by  the  Brad- 
ner Stationery  and  Novelty  Manufacturing 
Company,  with  an  office  at  34  Park  place.  New 
York,  the  factory  being  at  Newark. 

R.  Fideau,  of  No.  16  Beekman  street,  this  city, 
commenced  last  January  the  sale  of  his  patent 
hammocks,  and  he  is  now  very  busy  filling  large 
orders.  All  of  his  hammocks  have  been  im- 
proved, and  especially  the  "  Paradise,"  to  which 
Mr.  Fideau  has  put  at  the  ends  handsome  patent 
clamps  instead  of  rings. 

John  McCauliff  and  Christina  McCauliff,  com- 
posing the  firm  of  McCauliff  &  Co.,  stationers, 
at  No.  65  Nassau  street.  New  York,  made  an  as- 
signment on  Thursday,  March  8,  to  Frank  Bow- 
man, of  Daniel  Slote  &  Co.,  giving  two  prefer- 
ences for  $1,5.56.  They  succeeded  William 
McCauliff  in  February,  1882.  They  carried  a 
stock  which  they  valued  at  about  $6,000. 

A  fire  broke  out  in  the  third  story  of  No.  136 
William  street,  New  York,  soon  after  1  o'clock 
on  Wednesday  morning.  The  flames  spread  to 
the  third  floor  of  No.  134,  which  was  six  stories. 
Nos.  134  and  136  are  occupied  by  Berlin  & 
Jones,  an  old  firm  of  envelope  manufacturers. 
At  1:45  the  fire  was  under  control.  The  princi- 
pal damage  was  done  by  the  water,  Mhich 
flooded  the  building.  Much  of  the  stock  on  the 
ground  floor  was  saved  by  the  insurance  men, 
who  spread  rubber  cloths  over  the  piles  of  per- 
ishable goods.  The  damage  is  estimated  at  from 
$20,000  to  $30,000  solely  on  stock.  The  factory 
was  running  next  day  to  its  full  capacity.    The 


March  15,  1833.] 


THE   AMEEIOAI^   STATIOI^ER. 


369 


origm  of  the  tire  is  supposed  to  liave  beeu  from 
the  spontaneous  combustion  of  an  old  oily  rag. 

The  publisher  of  the  Daily  News,  Moorhead, 
Minn. ,  has  suspended  business. 

L.  Ballinger,  stationer  and  newsdealer,  St. 
Joseph,  Mo. ,  has  been  attached. 

W.  W.  Booth  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Demo- 
crat, Austin,  Nev.,  have  sold  out. 

George  W.  Baillie,  printer,  Halifax,  N.  S., 
has  made  an  assignment  in  trust. 

Harrison  Dixon,  fancy-goods  dealer,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  is  selling  out  at  auction. 

W.  A.  Sterling,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Pea- 
body,  Kan.,  has  sold  out  to  Mrs.  M.  T.  Silsbie. 

Faust  &  Ogden,  bookbinders,  Cleveland,  O., 
have  dissolved  partnership.     H.  Faust  succeeds. 

Mrs.  S.  B.  Williams,  fancy-goods  dealer, 
Skowhegan,  Me.,  has  sold  out  to  Mrs.  H.  E. 
Blethen. 

F.  H.  Roberts,  publisher  of  the  Independent, 
Oskaloosa,  Kan.,  has  been  burned  out.  Loss, 
$500;  fully  insured. 

Lowey  &  Brown,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
New  York  city,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
William  Lowey  continues. 

Bell  &  Dunn,  printers  and  publishers  of  the 
Daily  Hotel  Register,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have 
been  sold  out  by  the  sherifT. 

E.  A.  Scott,  publisher  of  the  Messenger,  Battle 
Mountain,  Nev.,  has  been  succeeded  by  the 
Messenger  Publishing  Company. 

Fulton,  Newell  &  Adams,  dealers  in  fancy 
goods,  Boston,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Newell,  Adams  &  Co.  continue. 

A  meeting  of  the  creditors  of  Geo.  H.  Taylor 
&  Co.,  paper  dealers,  Chicago,  was  held  at  Chi- 
cago on  Monday,  and  an  offer  of  forty  cents  on 
the  dollar  was  made  by  the  firm.  This  composi- 
tion, it  is  said,  was  accepted  by  creditors  repre- 
senting $200,000  worth  of  the  unpref erred  claims, 
or  nearly  the  entire  unsecured  amount.  The 
firm,  it  is  stated,  will  resume  business. 


INCOMBUSTIBLE   CURTAINS. 


The  following  is  given  (Cassell's  Magazine)  as 
M.  Martin's  preparation  to  render  curtains  and 
similar  fabrics  incombustible  :  Sulphate  of  am- 
monia (pure),  80  parts;  carbonate  of  ammonia, 
25  parts;  boracic  acid,  30  parts;  borax  (pure),  13 
parts;  starch,  20  parts;  water  (pure  or  distilled), 
1,000  parts.  The  fabrics  are  saturated  with  the 
above  solution  while  hot,  and  then  dried  and 
ironed  in  the  usual  manner. 


LEAF   COPYING. 


Take  a  piece  of  thin  muslin,  and  wrap  it  tight- 
ly round  a  ball  of  cotton-wool  as  big  as  an  or- 
ange. This  forms  a  dabber,  and  should  have 
something  to  hold  it  by.  Then  squeeze  on  to  the 
corner  of  a  half-sheef  of  foolscap  a  little  color 
from  a  tube  of  oil  paint.  Take  up  a  very  little 
color  on  the  dabber,  and  work  it  about  on  the 
centre  of  the  paper  for  some  time,  till  the  dab- 


ber IS  evenly  covered  with  a  thin  coating.  A 
little  oil  can  be  used  to  dilute  or  moisten  the 
color  if  necessary.  Then  put  your  leaf  down  on 
the  paper  and  dab  some  color  evenly  over  both 
sides.  Place  it  then  between  the  pages  of  a 
folded  sheet  of  paper  (unglazed  is  best),  and  rub 
the  paper  above  it  well  over  with  the  finger. 
Open  the  sheet,  remove  the  leaf,  and  you  will 
have  an  impression  of  each  side  of  the  leaf. 
Any  color  may  be  used.  Burned  or  raw  sienna 
works  the  most  satisfactorily. — Knowledge. 


The  direct  photography  of  sound  vibrations 
has  recently  been  effected  by  Professor  Boltz- 
mann,  as  follows  :  A  small,  thin  platinum  plate 
was  attached  perpendicularly  to  the  centre  of  a 
thin  iron  plate,  which,  as  in  the  telephone  or 
phonograph,  was  fixed  on  a  wall  piece  and  vi- 
brated to  sound.  With  a  solar  microscope  an 
image  of  the  platinum  plate  was  focused  on  a 


screen.  Then  a  prepared  photographic  plats 
was  quickly  moved  across,  in  the  plane  of  the 
screen,  by  a  strong  spring,  while  the  mouth- 
piece was  spoken  to.  A  bounding  line  between 
light  and  shadow  was  so  obtained  on  the  pre- 
pared plate,  forming  a  curve  which  closely  cor- 
responded to  the  sonorous  vibrations.  To  the 
vowels  pretty  simple  curves  correspond,  often 
approximately  curves  of  sines,  often  interfer- 
ence curves  of  two  or  three  curves  of  sines. 
The  consonants  give  very  multifarious  curves. 


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HENRY  LEVY  &  SON,  477  Broadway,  New  York. 


CARTER, 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

g»  Send  for  Samples, 

RIGE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WABEHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS. 


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GEO.  F.  KING  &  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    Manufacturers, 

STATIONERS  and  PAPER  DEALERS, 
29    Hawley    Street,    BOSTON,   MASS. 


870 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOKER. 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  $10  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Advertising  Cards. 

DANDO,  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  Ptula- 
delphia,  Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Row.  N.  Y. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BURCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Varnishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
C!oach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  HI. 


Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 


ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  m. 


JA.NENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  PhUadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  295 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  PhUadelpIiia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  38  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 

COTTON  &  GOULD,  Jlanufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  QEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 

GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO..  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Slinor  St., Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  DaUy  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  III. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CR.4.NST0N  &  CO.,    .     79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P  ,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Ilarrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO..  Ruing  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  0.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


QARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO..         181  WiUiam  st.,  N.  Y 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  WUliam  St.,  N.  Y. 


GANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  st.,  N.  Y. 


ORIFFm,  H.,   &  SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Loins,  Mo. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHAR1£S,  009  Chestnut  st.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
HAKE,  PHILIP,  155  WUliam  St.,  N.  Y. 

Copying  Presses. 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Books. 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


PhUadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


UPMAN.  HYMEN  L., 


51  South  4th  St..  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N.. 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersvllle,  lU. 


8HRIVER,  T.,  &  CO.. 


333  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TAFT,  Geo.  C. 


Worcester.  Mass. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C.  &  CO.. 


Cincinnati,  O. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  WUliam  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holj'oke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A.. 


77  John  St..  N.  Y. 


THE   LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 


WHITCOMB.  G.  HENRY.  &  CO..  Worcester.  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 


U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  St..  Chicago.  111. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY'.  E.  &  H.  T..  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  HI.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8.  12,  18  and  30 in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application.  


Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  S1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Gummed  Paper 

Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St..  Cinemnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  g.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston.  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


cox  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  Clark  and  Adams  sts.,  Chicago,  Dl. 

Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  &c. 

GAYNOR  S  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  BeU  Letter 
Boxes,  BeU  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 


Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material.  ^-  ' 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
127  Fulton  St..  N.  Y. 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pa^ 
ents  and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States. Springfield,  Slass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 

m.OOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr  ,  81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 
57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  ManUla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelnhia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

G.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


JERSEY    CITY    PAPER    CO.,    White   and    Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper,  .lersey  City,  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON, 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO.,  23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  aU  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  st ,  Boston. 


School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK,  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  >ranklin  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 

SHEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 

Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  rECKTEI.ER,{l^ll^]^l^-'^^^^^]^- 


Slates. 


Mcdowell,  R  M.  (Patent  slates),      Slatihgton,  Pa. 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE.  Wire-bound  Slates. 
Dominoes,  Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stationers'  Hardware.  . 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO..  51  John  st.,  N.  Y, 

J.  F.  MLTICH.  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers* 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  WiUiam  St..  N.  Y. 


KING,  GEO.   F.,  &  MERRILL, 

^ 29  Hawley  st ,  Boston,  Mass. 


WALLACH.  WILLY. 


78  Chambers  St..  N.  Y. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


PhUadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 

PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  si.,  Phila. 
Pa. — Fountain  Pens.  Paper  Fasteners.  &c..  &c. 


HAKE.  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.Y  j 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.;  35S  A  2.59  S.  3d  sfc.  PhUa..  Pa; 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  (Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St..  Cinemnati:  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis.  ^  ^ 

Tissue  Paper.      ;.               ^ 
Fine  English  Tissues  a  Specialty. 

DENNISON  MANUFACrrUBING  CO.,  21  MiUi  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 


Toys  and  Games. 


LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y..  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERU,  313  W.  Baltimore  St.  and 
42  &  44  German  St..  Baltimore,  Md. 


WEIDMANN,  A.,  &  OO.. 


806  Broadway,  N.  Y 


Match  15,  1888.] 


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ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

EASTER  AND  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

REWARD   AND   ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Shape  Novelties,  Orders  of 

Dance,  Menus,  Tassels,  Plaques,  Calenders,  Marriage  Certificates, 

Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Crayons,  Etc. 

MBS  S  M&&  MT@mMwmy^  W©w  YQ)^Mt 

CHICAGO:   156  &  158  MONROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 


HIGHLY   FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Maiiiifactoi7~and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Bmttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OCR  iUEADING   STYI.ES: 

No.89 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  ...  Commercial       No.  707 Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

NO.-49  Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

I  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 

New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBBIDGE  &  CO.,  101  \irilliam  Street. 


BUOI I OUWSOTS 

Iiprmi  Feriorator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


1^~  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

Mention  American  Stationer.  Mamilton,  O. 


-** 


J".  E.  LIZtTIDE!. 


-«- 


Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T^fiuO-S    -^3iTX)    O-TJl^^    Hi-^BEI-S, 
PUBLISHER  OF 


imA^s  HOirnLTisi 


-*- 


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Oliromos,  Folders    smd. 
165   T^illiam   St.,  IVe^v  Y^ork. 

Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $8.C0.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1.00. 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  ORDER. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  *e., 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 

For  the  Wekk  Ended  March  9,  1883. 


Albums 

Books 

Newspapers.. 
E^ngravings 

Ink        

Lead  Pencils  . 
Slate  Pencils  . 

Paper .. 

Steel  Pens.... 
Other 


Totals. 


7 

«C46 

S33 

39,272 

37 

1,884 

46 

15,881 

49 

3,0T2 

5 

207 

100 

679 

346 

19.128 

1 

244 

25 

3,591 

7*9 

S84.538 

VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS  AND 

STATIONERY 

FROM   NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS, 

Fou  THE  Week  Ended  March  13, 1883. 


Paper,  reams. 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases.. 
Books,  cases.. 
Stationery.... 


Totals. 


15.729 

1,074 

78 

105 

145 

$2,985 
9,257 
3,723 
10,478 
13,549 

17.131 


S.39,992 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  March  6  to  March  13,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Danish  West  Indies.  1 ;  to  Mex- 
ico, 3;  Sandwich  Islands,  1;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  3;  to  Cuba,  6;  to  British  Australasia,  24; 
■to  British  West  Indies,  3;  to  Glasgow.  2;  to  London, 
8;  to  Bristol,  1;  to  Liverpool,  38;  to  Rotterdam,  4;  to 
Bremen,  10. 

PAPER,  to  Danish  West  Indies,  15  pkgs.;  to  Cen- 
tral America,  84  rms. ;  to  Mexico,  9  pkgs.  ,4  cs. ;  to 
Hayti,  4  pkgs.;  to  Sandwich  Islands.  204  pkgs.;  to 
Brazil,  100  rms.;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  30 
pkgs.;  to  Chili,  18  pkgs.,  1  cs.:  to  Cuba,  15  es.,  42 
pkgs.,  11,630  rms.;  to  Bordeaux,  550  pkgs.;  to  Havre, 
6  pkgs;  to  British  Australasia.  14  cs.,  2  pkgs. ;  to  New- 
foundland, 600  rms. ;  to  British  West  Indies,  915  rms., 
61  pkgs.;  to  Glasgow,  1  pkg. ;  to  London.  10  cs. ;  to 
Hull,  11  pkgs.;  to  Liverpool,  26  pkgs.,  31  cs. ;  to  Ant- 
werp, 30  pkgs. ;  to  Amsterdam,  65  pkgs. ;  to  Bremen, 
1  cs. ;  to  Porto  Rico,  2,500  rms. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Central  America,  4;  to 
Mexico,  14;  to  Hayti,  4;  to  Brazil,  5;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  12;  to  Chili,  1;  to  Cuba,  13;  to 
Havre,  1;  to  British  Australasia,  7;  to  British  West 
Indies,  5;   to  Liverpool.  78;  to  Bremen,  1. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Central  America,  59; 
to  Brazil,  158;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  13;  to 
British  West  Indies,  131 ;  to  Liverpool,  1.^. 

INK.  packages,  to  Japan,  309;  to  Sandwich  Islands, 
7;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  19;  to  Cuba,  4;  to 
British  Australasia,  12. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Mexico,  1 ;  to  Cuba,  4;  to  British 
Australasia,  51;  to  Nova  Scotia,  81;  to  London,  58; 
to  Hull,  40. 

PENHOLDERS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  5. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  8. 

PENS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Hamburg, 
8;  to  Mexico.  27;  to  Sandwich  Islands,  1;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  16;  to  Cuba,  8;  to  British  Aus- 
tralasia, 7;  to  British  West  Indies,  3;  to  Liverpool,  1. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Danish  West  Indies,  1 ; 
to  Hamburg,  1 ;  to  Liverpool,  1. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  packages,  to  Hamburg,  7. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  1;  to 
Glasgow.  2;  to  Liverpool.  5. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Ham- 
burg, 2;  to  Mexico,  3;  to  Cuba,  1;  to  British  Austral- 
asia, 6;  to  Liverpool.  4;  to  Antwerp,  3;  to  Bremen,  1. 

CHROMOS.  ENGRAVINGS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Ham- 
burg, 4;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  1;  to  Liver- 
pool, 4;  to  Bremen,  3. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  Genoa,  2;  to  Liv- 
erpool, 1. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  Naples,  1;  to  Havre,  1;  to  Liver- 
pool, 3. 

MUCILAGE,  cases,  to  Sandwich  Islands,  72. 

SPONGES,  bales,  to  Bordeaux,  5;  to  Havre,  35. 


IMPORTATIONS    OF    PAPER    AT    PORT    OF 
NEW  YORK, 

From  March  6  to  March  13,  1883. 
Willy  Wallach,  France,  Havre,  1  cs. 
J.  P.  Smyth  &  Co.,  by  same,  3  cs.  cigarette. 
H.Ireland,  State  of  Nebraska,  Glasgow,l  cs  cigarette 
C.  H.  George,  Parthia,  Liverpool,  8  cs.  hangings. 

F.  W.  Devoe  &  Co.,  by  same,  5  cs.  drawing. 
Chas.  Beck  &  Co.,  Hohenstauffer,  Bremen,  1  cs. 
J.  A.  Norman,  by  same,  3  cs. 

American  News  Co.,  Belgenland,  Antwerp,  9cs. 

L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same  21  cs. 

H.  Kahn,  by  same,  2  cs. 

E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  Suevia,  Hamburg,  7  cs. 

G.  Gennert,  by  same,  4  cs. 

B.  llltelder,  by  same,  14  bales. 
MoUer  &  Emmerich,  by  same,  17  pkgs. 
Hand  &  Ellsworth,  Peruvian,  Liverpool,  7  bales. 
E.(&  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,Hammonia,Liverpool,  6cs. 
G.  H.  Barbey,  by  same,  3  cs.  hangings. 
Keuffel  &  Esser,  by  same,  4  cs. 
G.  H.  Barbey,  Oder,  Bremen,  4  cs.  hangings. 
E.  &1H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co. ,  Germanic,  Liverpool,  8  cs. 
B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  by  same,  2  cs. 
R.  F.  Downing  &  Co.,  Arizona,  Liverpool,  1  cs. 
hangings. 


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Calne  y  Carricaburu Havana,  Cuba. 

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which,  we  are  happy  to  say,  we  have  an- 
ticipated. We  are  preparing  a,nd  hope  to 
be  able  to  present  next  week  a  coniparative 
table  of  the  duties  tinder  the  old  and  new 
tariffs,  which  will  simplify  the  work  of  our 
readers  in  accommodating  themselves  to 
the  changes  in  duties.  It  must  be  remem- 
bered, however,  that  the  new  tariff  does 
not  go  into  operation  until  July  1. 


It  will  be  observed  that  in  reports  from 
correspondents  and  in  our  local  market  re- 
view a  very  conservative  tendency  in  trade 
is  noted,  and  that  people  are  content  for 
the  nonce  to  buy  close  to  current  require- 
ments. While  this  may  provoke  some  dull- 
ness in  trade,  and  narrow  the  limit  of  anti- 
cipated business,  it  is  quite  certain  that  it 
will  reflect  more  favorably  upon  the  future, 
and,  if  fairly  conducted,  lead  to  much  more 
certain  returns  and  less  frequent  losses. 
We  believe  that,  from  all  we  have  seen,  the 
commerce  of  the  country  is  not  diminishing, 
although  the  increase  is  not  such  as  would 
be  experienced  in  times  of  abnormal  pros- 
perity. Quiet,  steady  business,  with  legiti- 
mate increase  due  to  enterprise  and  not  to 
extravagance,  is  more  desirable  than  alterna- 
tions of  activity  and  dullness.  Spurts  in  trade 
are  vicious  in  their  effect,  and  too  often 
vicious  in  their  character.  The  growth  of 
demand  too  frequently  leads  to  inordinate 
expectations,  whereby  hazards  are  incurred 
and  credits  are  given  so  indiscriminately 
that  the  chances  aU  tend  to  loss  and  failure. 
It  is  not  likely  that  the  business  of  this 
year  will  show  any  decrease  compared  with 
that  of  last  year,  but  that  it  wiU  increase  to 
a  surprising  extent  must  not  be  expected. 
There  are  indications  that  past  lessons  and 
recent  warnings  have  had  their  effect  in  in- 
culcating prudence,  and,  if  they  have,  there 
is  more  reason  for  rejoicing  than  for  regret. 


Technical  education  is  dally  attracting 
more  attention,  and  there  are  few  who  do 
not  recognize  its  value.  It  may  be  broadly 
declared  that  there  is  no  line  of  trade  where 
technical  education  is  not  useful,  however 
little  its  advantage  may  seem  to  be  to  the 
person  who  considers  the  business  in  which 
he  is  engaged  merely  from  an  ordinary 
mercantile  standpoint.  Young  men  who 
enter  the  stationery  trade  with  a  view  of 
making  it  a  lifelong  avocation  will  find 
that,  from  its  humblest  beginnings  to  its 
highest  position,  there  is  a  certain,  amount 
of  technical  knowledge  to  be  acquired.  If 
there  is  any  specialty  in  which  the  beginner 
wishes  to  engage  he  would  do  well  to  start 
in  the  shop  and,  after  acquiring  an  amount 
of  knowledge  sufHcient  to  familiarize  him 
with  the  cost  and  character  of  the  merchan- 
dise he  proposes  to  sell,  he  will  be  better 
able  to  do  business  as  a  merchant.  We  all 
know  the  vanity  and  pride  which  prompt 
many  young  men  to  avoid  the,  name  of 
being  a  mechanic.  The  person  who  can 
spurn  such  weakness  has  a  mental  strength 
which   will  be  a  strong  defense  in  times  of 


need.  But  as  we  premised,  technical  edu- 
cation has  taken  a  start  and  schools  have 
been  and  are  being  established  for  the  pur- 
pose of  grounding  men^in  the  principles  of 
art  and  prodiiction.  Such  schools  should 
be  encouraged,  and  the  stationery  trade 
would  do. well  to  share  in  them  and  provide 
classes  for  instruction  in  many,  if  not  all, 
of  the  branches  of  manufacture  to  which  it 
is  incident.  The  Board  of  Trade  might  help 
in  this. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


E.  H.  B.,  who  made  inquiry  about  orders  of  dance, 
menu  cards,  &c.,  writes  that  he  is  seeking  for 
something  extremely  novel,  &c. 

Ans. — Besides  the  manufacturers  mentioned 
last  week,  we  might  name  Thos.  Sinclair  &  Son, 
Potsdamer  &  Co.,  Charles  Beck,  Thos.  W.  Price 
Company,  E.G.Locke  &-Co.,  A.  M.Collins, 
Cope  &  Co.,  all  of  Philadelphia;  D.  W.  Glass  & 
Co.,  Baltimore;  the  Chicago  Novelty,  Card  and 
Advertising  Company,  Chicago;  Ward  &  Gay, 
Boston,  and  James  G.  Hyde,  22  Frankfort  street. 
New  York.  The  season  for  extreme  novelties 
in  the  lines  mentioned  is  about  over^  except  that 
perhaps  some  qew  designs  for  siimmer  picnics, 
&c.,  may  be  brougbt'out  this  spring.  Inas- 
much as-our.eorrespondent  states  that  be  has  a 
demand  for  something  "  extremely  "novel,  and 
as  it  is  likely  that  other  members  of  the  trade 
experience  a  like  demand,  we  suggest  that  it 
is  in  order  for  the  different  manufacturing 
houses  to  produce  something  entirely  new  and 
startling. 

J.  M.  C.  wants  to  know  where  to  get  wire  bouquet 
baskets. 

Ans. — The  ordinary  baskets,  such  as  florists 
use,  can  be  had  of  any  of  the  houses  engaged  in 
the  production  of  wire-work,  sucb~as  George 
Hohlweck,  319  Bowery,  New  York.  Woods, 
Sherwood  &  Co.,  Lowell,  Mass.,  make  the  "lus- 
tral "  wire  baskets  and  all  sorts  of  forms  in  wire. 
This  is  their  specialty. 

Subscriber  wants  to  know  who  makes  "duplex" 
springs  or  clamps  for  board-clips  other  than  cer- 
tain firms  mentioned. 

.4ns.— Try  the  Bradley  &  Hubbard  Manufac- 
turing Company,  New  York. 
J.  &  W.   made  inquiry  last  weefe  for   makers  of 

.  "  Argent '.1  coin-bags.  - 

Ans. — In  response  to  our  request,  a  subscriber 
tells  us  that  Wolf  Brothers,  57  N.  Third  street, 
Philadelphia,  make  them.  Wolf  Brothers  also 
forward  samples.  We  are  much  obliged  to  our 
friend  for  the  information.  J.  M.  Hansell's 
Sons,  413  South-Fifth  street,  Philadelphia,  also 
make  coin-bags  of  a  like  description. 
T.  &  Co.  ask  what  is  the  difference  between  the  old 
and  thenew  tariff  on  steel  pens. 

Ans. — The  old  tariff  is  10  cents  per  gross  and 
35  per  cent,  ad  val.  The  new  rate  is  12  cents  per 
gross.  The  change  in  the  duty  doe§  not  take  ef- 
fect until' July  1. 


THE  TWO-CENT  POSTAGE  BILL. 


The  Post-Oflice  Appropriation  Bill,  as-already 
stated,  establishes  two-cent  letter  postage,  to 
take  effect  October  1,  1883.  Between  now  and 
next  October,  the  Department  will  be  able  to 
get  rid  of  a  large  stock  of  three-cent  stamped 
envelopes.  By  a  separate  measure,  the  House 
readjusted  the  pay  of  postmasters,  so  that 
officers  of  the  fourth  class  will  receive  under  the 
lower  rate  of  postage  about  as  much  pay  as  they 
get  now.  ■    ■ 


March  15,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAT^    STATIOl^ER. 


3T3 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 

NEW  YORK  CITY. 
Mortgagor.  Amount. 

Thomas  &  Myer  $175 

J.D.Williams 17,683 

F.Lynne 850 

P.L.Formont 1,300 

Logan  &  Fiegal  (R.) 2,250 

William  Lowey  (B.  S.) 1 

J.  J.  Macaulay. 1,600 

O.  L.  &  C.  H.  Smith 500 

0.  L.  &  C.  H.  Smith ...       500 


MIDDLE  ST .\TES. 
J.  H.  Van  Emburgh,  Paterson,  N.  J ■■.i/HiVOf'r.'i^ 

EASTERN   STATES. 

E.  W.  Gibbs,  Springfield,  Mass 550 

William  C.  Tannatt,  Boston,  Mass. 426 

WESTERN  STATES. 

E.  E.  Niswander,  Columbus,  Ohio     . 125 

Thompson  &  Tyler,  Columbus,  Ohio 8,000 

William  Henderson,  of  Krebs  Lithographing 

Company,  Cincinnati,  Ohio  (Real)  ...:......-  5,000 

Geo.  W.  Strate,  Denver,  Col 300 

Peter  Gfroerer,  Terre  Haute,  Ind 1,500 

William  Payne,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  (R.)    .   ......  357 

S.  A.  Bristol,  Cheyenne,  Wy 500 

NOVA  SCOTIA. 

Geo.  W.  BaiUie,  Halifax,  (B.  S.) 600 


NOVEL    ORNAMENTATION. 


An  English  exchange  says  that  a  great  novelty- 
is  about  to  be  introduced  that  v^ill  be  applicable 
for  Christmas  and  birthday  cards — the  orna- 
mentation of  all  sorts  of  knick-knacks,  boxes, 
and  other  fancy  articles  too  numerous  to  men- 
tion. It  is  the  invention  of  a  lady,  and  has 
been  secured  by  letters  patent.  It  consists  of  a 
very  beautiful  method  of  preserving  ferns,  the 
most  delicate  seaweeds,  and  other  things  of  a 
similar  character,  including  butterflies  and 
other  objects  of  interest  and  beauty,  within  a 
flat  sheet  of  transparent  gelatine,  in  such  a  way 
as  to  develop  all  the  delicate  intricacies  of  the 
most  dainty  seaweed  or  maidenhair  fern  and 
preserve  it. 

The  gelatine  can  be  either  colorless  or  slightly 
tinted,  as  may  be  required,  and  after  the  object 
is  inclosed  in  it,  any  design  or  letterpress  can  be 
printed  on  it  by  way  of  frame,  margin,  or  de- 
scription that  may  be  required,  either  in  gold, 
silver  or  colored  ink.  There  is  no  end  to  the 
various  uses  this  very  pretty  invention  may  be 
applied  to,  and  its  adoption  for  very  many  pur- 
poses of  an  ornamental  and  decorative  nature 
may  be  expected.  It  is  said  that  the  process  is 
not  at  all  expensive,  and  that  more  than  one 
large  firm  has  already  expressed  a  desire  to 
have  the  exclusive  right  of  introducing  it  to  the 
public. 

INVERSE    BLUE-PRINT   PROCESS. 


A  correspondent  of  the  Druggists^  Circular 
says  that  by  taking  a  blue  print  in  the  first 
place  in  tracing  muslin. or  paper,  and  then  using 
this  as  a  negative — that  is,  taking  a  second  print 
from  this — will  give  a  drawing  in  blue  lines  on  a 
white  (or  light)  ground.  The  blue  lines  can  then 
be  made  black,  or  almost  so,  by  immersing  the 
drawing  in  a  bath  of  hydrogen  sulphide  water. 
Water  will  dissolve  two  or  three  times  its  vol- 
ume of  hydrogen  sulphide,  but  as  the  solution 
rapidly  decomposes,  the  bath  should  be  prepared 
only  as  wanted  for  usa 

This  process,  carefully  done,  gives  very  good 
results,  the  pictures  having  a  pleasant  tone. 


PAPER   DOORS. 


-  In  theuse.of  wood  for  constructing  doors  great 
difliculty  is  experienced  from  the  shrinkage, 
swelling  and  warping  to  which  the  material  is 
subject,. while  the  general  use  of  metal  for  such 
purpose  is  rendered  impracticable  by  its  weight. 

To  obviate  these  objections,  a  door  composed 
of  two  or  more  sheets  of  paper-board,  secured 
together  and  rendered  homogeneous,  has  been 
devised.  '% 

Boards  of  properly-prepared  paper  are  taken, 
each  having  the  requisite  dimensions  for  a  door, 
and  a  thickness  of  one-third  or  one-half  the  pro- 
posed thickness  of  such  door,  and  within  the 
outer  board  or  boards,  openings  are  cut  that  cor- 
respond in  size,  shape  and  location  to  the  ordi- 
nary panel-openings.  The  edges  of  these  openings 
are  preferably  molded,  but,  if  desired,  may  be 
left  plain,  and  separate  moldings  may  be  se- 
cured thereon  after  the  door  is  completed.  The 
outer  boards  thus  constructed  are  then  coated 
upon  their  inner  faces  with  a  suitable  adhesive 
mixture,  preferably  composed  of  forty-nine 
parts  of  glue  and  one  and  one-eighth  part  of 
bichromate  of  potash  dissolved  in  water,  and 
placed  upon  opposite  sides  of  a  central  panel 
board,  after  which  they  are  passed  between 
rollers  and  subjected  to  a  heavy  pressure,  which 
causes  the  boards  to  firmly  adhere  to  and  be- 
come practically  homogeneous.  The  door  may 
now  be  covered  with  any  desired  fire  or  water 
proof  coating,  and  then  painted  in  the  ordinary 
way,  after  which  it  may  be  hung  and  trimmed 
in  the  usual  manner,  and  from  the  nature  of  the 
material  employed  is  free  from  all  changes 
which  are  produced  by  atmospheric  causes  upon 
wood,  costs  much  less  than  metal  and^  has  less 
weight  even  than  a  door  constructed  from  pine. 


Dr.  Ghnidrah,  of  Victoria,  Australia,  is  said  to 
have  recently  invented  a  wonderful  device  by 
which  persons  or  things  at  a  great  distance  may 
be  faithfully  reproduced  before  the  eye  by  means 
of  electric  vibrations  of  light.  The  new  instru- 
ment is  called  an  electroscope,  and  at  a  trial  of 
it  given  in  Melbourne,  Australia,  on  the  31st  of 
October  last,  before  a  large  scientific  gathering, 
the  racecourse  at  Flemington  with  its  myriad 
hosts  of  active  beings  was  projected  on  a  large 
disk  ot  white  burnished  metal,  the  room  being 
dark.  The  picture  was  one  of  perfect  fidelity, 
and  as  the  audience  looked  at  it  through  binocu- 
lar glasses  it  was  hard  for  them  to  imagine  that 
they  were  not  actually  on  the  racecourse,  so  per- 
fect was  the  representation  in  detail  and  as  a 

whole. 

T-^-*-^ 

A  new  method  of  generating  electricity  has 
been  discovered  by  Dr.  Brand,  of  La  Rochelle, 
and  great  expectations  are  held  of  it.  He  has 
made  what  he  calls  an  electro-generative  torch, 
which  yields  a  current  of  electricity  in  the  act 
of  burning.  It  is  prepared  by  making  a  paste 
of  coal  dust  and  molasses,  and  molding  it  into  a 
stick,  which  serves  as. the  inflammable  wick  of  a 
candle.  This  rod  is  then  covered  with  asbestos  in 
a  thin  sheet,  and  dipped  into  fused  nitrate  of  pot- 
ash until  a  good  thick  coating  of  nitrate  adheres. 
The  wick  being  ignited,  it  burns  away,  and  a 
current  of  electricity  is  drawn  from  the  can'ile 
by  wires  inserted  into  the  nitrate  and  the  coally 
wick.  Though  this  current  is  comparatively 
feeble,  and  not  as  yet  of  much  practical  value, 
the  discovery  is  important  as  showing  the  possi- 
bility of  electro-generative  fuels.  It  is  pointed 
out  that  if  we  had  a  fireplace  so  constructed 
that,  on  burning  any  ordinary  fuel  in  it  so  as  to 
give  heat,  it  would,  at  the  same  time,  develop 
an   electric  current  sufiicient   to  ring  electric 


bells  or  charge  an  accumulator,  and  thus  give 
light  also.  Dr.  Brand  is  understood  to  have  this 
aim  in  view,  and  his  researches  are  based  on  the 
discovery  of  Becquerel,  that  red-hot  carbon 
plunged  into  nitrate  of  potash  forms  an  electric 
battery. 


Ij^arket  ^exrxjem* 


Office  of  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  March  14,  1883.  1 
TBE  MONEY  MARKET.^  The  further  re- 
duction of  local  bank  reserves  during  the  past  week 
causes  little  apprehension  in  regard  to  a  prolonged 
stringency  of  the  money  market,  owing  to  the  fact 
that  several  millions  of  gold  are  on  the  way  here 
from  Europe,  part  of  which  will  come  to  hand  this 
week.  This  will  strengthen  the  banks.  The  best 
rates  at  which  prime  mercantile  notes  can  be  dis- 
counted at  present  is  6®7  per  cent.  The  stock  mar- 
ket has  been  weak  under  the  high  rates  of  10@15  per 
cent,  for  call  loans.  It  is  thought,  however,  that 
present  high  rates  of  interest  will  be  but  of  tem- 
porary duration.  In  which  event,  with  the  improve- 
ment of  the  transportation  interests,  increased  ani- 
mation and  better  prices  for  sound  stocks  are  confi- 
dently predicted.  Railroad  bonds  and  Governraente, 
however,  held  their  own  in  the  face  of  adverse  in- 
fluences. Sterling  exchange  has  been  unsettled,  the 
closing  quotations  showing  a  decline.  Continental' 
bills  are  unchanged. 

TBE  PAPER  MARKET.— Although  the  vol- 
ume of  trade  is  comparatively  light  for  the  month 
of  March,  and  failures  in  general  trade  continue  to 
be  reported,  the  prospect  is  regarded  by  many  as  be- 
ing much  more  encouraging  than  it  has  been  at  any 
time  during  the  last  three  months.  There  is  much 
in  the  general  outlook  to  encourage  this  opinion,  and 
it  will  be  disappointing  if  the  spring  months  do  not 
bring  a  substantial  revival  in  business  throughout 
the  country.  With  the  enactment  of  a  modified 
tariff  bill,  business  men  generally,  who  have  for 
months  been  subjected  to  a  severe  strain,  draw  a 
breath  of  relief,  and  a  better  feeling  obtains  in  con- 
sequence. The  new  tariff  will  furnish  a  basis  for 
future  contracts,  and  it  is  only  reasonable  to  expect 
that  there  will  be  a  speedy  restoration  of  confidence 
and  a  revival  of  activity  in  all  branches  of  trade  and 
industry,  the  paper  trade  showing  among  the  ia-it  in 
the  general  improvement.  The  most  noticeable 
change  in  prices  which  has  occurred  is  to  be  seen  in 
the  lower  grades  of  manillas  in  which  manufacturers 
have  made  a  concession  of  ^c.  to  J^c.  Rope  manillas 
remain  firm  on  account  of  the  high  cost  of  raanilla 
rope. 

TBE  STATIONER  T  MARKET.— tfotv/ith- 
standing  the  fact  that  the  tariff  has  been  settled, 
business  during  the  past  week  did  not  show  much 
improvement.  This  was  not  according  to  expec- 
tations, for  it  was  generally  believed  that  as  soon 
as  the  act  passed  buyers  could  calculate  on  steady 
prices,  and  begin  to  make  purchases.  The  disap- 
pointment, however,  is  attributed  to  several  causes, 
among  them  being  that  the  excitement  consequent 
upon  the  tariff  agitation  has  not  yet  passed  away, 
and  the  effects  of  Western  floods  are  still  felt.  The 
lateness  of  the  season  is  also  advanced  in  support  of 
the  quietude  of  the  market,  as  buyers  are  now  moving 
with  caution,  and  only  secure  the  goods  that  will  tide 
them  over  the  spring  season.  However,  there  are. 
many  who  still  expect  a  good  spring  trade  which,  it 
is  said,  will  come  with  a  rush  about  April  1.  Dealers 
in  goods  which  are  immediately  affected  by  the 
tariff  do  not  expect  to  transact  a  large  business  until 
the  act  becomes  a  law,  for  they  say  that  buyers  will 
hold  off  until  that  time.  The  steel  pen  trade  is  now 
very  dull  but  this  is  generally  expected  at  this  sea- 
son of  the  year.  The  gold  pen  and  pencil  manufac- 
tures report  trade  fair,  and  the  envelope  business 
is  said  to  be  good.  Fancy  goods  and  toy  dealers  are 
only  doing  a  moderate  business,  but  they  expect  a 
speedy  revival.  Parties  handling  Easter  novelties 
report  some  excellent  sales,  but  a  few  complain  that 
business  has  not  been  up  to  expectations.  The  blank- 
book  manufacturers  complain  that  trade  is  stiU_ 
very  dull,  but  admit  that  prospects  are  cheering. 
For  some  special  lines  large  orders  have  been  re- 
ceived. Only  a  moderate  trade  is  being  transacted  in 
general  staple  stationery. 


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are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 


Agents  for  Sale  of  Goods  : 

HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street, 

Philadelphia. 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE,  CO 

Electroliers  &  Slereotjpers, 

No.  68  BEEKMAN   STREET. 
^^'Electrotypes  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Metal. 


The  Chicago  ^Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST!  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED !  and  hence  the 

Lending  Railway  of  the  West  and  Northwest ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col-  . 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana.  Nevada,  and  for  Coiineil 
liliiffs,  Otiiaha,  Jtenver,  Leadville,  Salt  'Lake, 
San  Francisco,  Deinlwood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Oreen  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan.  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah. 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse.  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At 'Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and. 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  cloise  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central.  Paltimore  and  Ohio. 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Cliieago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.     Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  p^  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNG,  Gen.  Supt,  Chicago. 


376 


THE    AMEBIC  AN    STATION  EE. 


A.  H,  ANDREWS  &  CO., 


195  WABASH  AVENUE,  CHICAGO. 

Largest  Manufacturers  of  the  best  School  Desks,  Globes 
(60  kinds),  Liquid  Slating,  Outline  Maps,  all  kinds  Charts, 
Dustless  Erasers  (see  cuts),  best  and  cheapest  extant  ;  Alpha  Dustless  Crayon, 

Blackboards  (40  kinds).  Blackboard  Pointers,  Patent  Noiseless  Slates,  Patent  Ink 

Wells,  Kiudergarten  Materials,  CJall-Bells,  &c.,  &c.    Send  for  new  Catalogue,  just  issued,  as  above,  or  to 

BAKER,  PRATT  &  CO.,  19  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

M.  J.  ANDBRSON, 

Successor  to  ANDERSON  &  CAMERON, 


SP£CIAIiTIX:S: 


School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  &c. 

GUM  LABELS  AND  LAW  SEALS,  MARRIAGE  CERTIFICATES,  GOLD  BEVEL  VISITING 
CARDS,  ALL  STYLES,  SHIPPING  AND  MERCHANDISE  TAGS,  &c. 


NO   TKAVEtEKS. 


SEND   FOR   PRICE    MSTS    AND    DISCOUNTS 


DOUBLE  PAGING  MACHINE. 


THIS  Machine  pages  both  sides,  or  Two 
Leaves,   at  the  same  time,  in  ONE 
OPERATION,    by    one    operator,    at    the 
rate   from    80,000   to    90,000    per  day. 
SIX  TIMES  as  fast   as  any  Machine  known.    No  mis- 
takes can  be  made,  as  the  figures  are  in  an  endless  chain. 
Printing  Ink  used.     It  Pages  Consecutively  and  Folio. 
The  Figures  are  printed  on  a  perfect  line,  and  there  is  no 
breaking  of  the  paper.    Any  Figure  can  be  replaced  at 
a  trifling  cost.    All  small  parts  are  made  of  Steel  Cast- 
ings.   The  Books  are  paged  after  they  are  bound.    The 
outline  of  the  figures  are  far  more  handsome  than  hand- 
cut  ones.    The  DOUBLE  PAGING  MACHINES,  as  here 
illustrated,   are   well   and   thoroughly  made,   and  will 
stand  a  great  many  years  of  the  severest  work. 

THEY  ARE  USED  BY  ALL  THE  LEADING  BLANK- 
BOOK  HOUSES  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES         _^ = 

OF  AMERICA,  and  some  of  the  larger  houses 

in  Europe.    For  Catalogues   or  other   infor-     ^p? 

mation,    address 

JOHN  McADAMS   SONS, 

No.  528  Kent  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

'-.\'  IMPORTERS  AND  MANUFACTUBERS  OF  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OP 

Fine   Notes,    En  ye/opes,  Visiting    Cards   and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126<Scl2S   IDXJ^N"E   ST. 

All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-Mark  are  warranted. 

H.  McALLASTER  &  CO., 

PUBLISHERS  OF  AND  JOBBERS  IN 

ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

IMPORTED   BIRTHDAY,   BEVEL-EDGE   AND   FOLDING  CARDS, 

(8cra,p    I=ict-u.xes,    Sli.a,pe    ^ToTT-elties,    Tra,d.e    Cards,    dec, 
Nos.  196  and  198   CLARK   STREET,  CHICAGO,   ILL. 

WE  have  the  largest  variety  and  the  Latest  and  Best  Goods  in  the  market,  being  the  selections  from  all 
the  manufacturers  combined  with  those  of  our  own.  We  carry  in  stock,  and  .«eli  at  same  price  and 
terms,  the  goods  of  BiiOokI's  Song,  Sinclair  &  Son,  Linde,  Tobin  and  others.  New  Cards  always 
sent  free  to  our  customers  as  soon  as  issued.  Mounted  Samples,  50  cents  ;  full  line,  unmounted,  $6.00,  with 
rebate  ;  camples  of  New  Cards  (to  the  Trade  only),  25  cents.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  invited. 
Monthly  Wholesale  Price  List  to  Printers  only,  who  enclose  a  business  card.  If  you  want  rock  b  >ttom 
prices  for  the  Latest  Novelties,  do  not  fail  to  write  us.  We  have  a  New  Line  of  Gold  Ground  Tra«le 
Cards,  finest  and  cheapest  in  the  land.    Full  samples,  25  cents. 


TTTANT  '  D.  —  A  BROADWAY  BOOK  STORE 
'  '  wants  to  engage  a  first-class  party  to  take 
charge  of  their  Stationery  Department.  Applicants 
must  be  thoroughly  posted  regarding  the  leading  Writ- 
ing Papers  and  Card  Stock,  also  with  Staple  Odds  and 
F.nds  in  the  Stationery  line.  Must  understand  enough 
of  engraving  and  die  cutting  to  judge  the  work  Ap- 
ply, stating  age,  length  of  time  in  Stationery  line,  and 
salary  expected,    W.  W.,  P.  O.  Box  1401,  N.  Y.  City. 

INTOTIGEl. 


The  Copartnership  heretofore  existing  under  the 
name  of  HaU  &  Whiting  has  tMs  day  expired  by 
limitation,  and  E.  H.  Hall  retires  from  the  firm. 
The  business  of  the  late  firm  wiU  hereafter  be  carried 
on  under  the  style  of  Charles  H.  Whiting,  successor 
to  Hall  &  Whiting,  at  No  32  Bromfield  St.,  Boston. 

Boston,  March  10, 1883. 

See  advertisement  elsewhere. 

A  TRAVELING  SALESMAN,  with  over  four  years 
-^-^  experience  in  Pennsylvania,  and  well  ac- 
quainted with  the  Blank  Book  and  Stationery  lines, 
is  open  for  immediate  engagement. 

Address  Box  12,  No.  931  Chestnut  St. 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

A  Traveling  Salesman  of  good  address  to  solicit 
orders  for  Lithographing  and  Printing.  To  an  expe- 
rienced person  who  understands  the  business  a  lib- 
eral salary,  with  a  commission  on  all  new  customers, 
and  expenses  paid.  Call  or  address  E.  E.  Adams,  61 
Broadway,  Room  ?. 

TO   THE   TRADE. 


PHELPS  &  BRYANT  (successors  to  Woolworth  & 
McPherson),  St.  Joe,  JIc,  desire  Catalogues  and 
Price  Lists  from  publishers  and  manufacturing  and 
jobbing  stationers,  and  other  houses  in  the  trade. 

CINCINNATI  FLOOD 


stereoscopic  and  panel  photographs  of  the  great 
Flood  at  Cincinnati,  taken  at  "high  tide,"  now  ready 
for  the  trade.  Orders  filled  in  order  of  their  receipt. 
Gash  with  order.  We  allow  a  discount  of  5  per 
cent,  from  the  face  of  the  bill  at  following  rates  : 
Wide  Stereoscopic,  $10  per  hundred  ;  Narrow  Stereo- 
scopic, $8  per  hundred  ;  Panels,  4J4  x  7,  $2.25  per  doz. 
For  SMALL  trade  orders,  cash  without  discount,  we 
will  mail,  post-paid,  anywhere  in  United  States. 

PUBLISHED  BY 

E  LOVEJOY,  88-90  State  St.,  Chicago,  HI. 

COPYING     PRESSES 


A 


LL  SIZES  and  EVERY  VARIETY  OF  FINISH. 
Lowest  Prices  and  Discounts  to  the  Trade. 
Illustrated  Catalogues  to  be  had  upon  application 
to  WHITCOMB  MFG.  CO.,  formerly  C.  Whitconib 
&  Co..  Manufacturers,  Worcester,  Mass 
Mention  the  American  Stationer. 


March  15.  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATION  ER. 


37T 


A  PRACTICAL  NOVELTY !   AN  ELECTRICAL  SUCCESS  I 


A  SELF-FEEDING  MARKING  BRUSH  for  marking  Boxes,  Packages,  Cards,  &c.,  to  supersede  the 
common  pot  and  brush,  and  at  the  same  price.  Can  mark  three  times  as  tast,  as  there  is  no  dipping 
required  ;  can  use  turpentine  and  lampblack,  or  any  kind  of  ink  All  Shipping  Clerks  need  them.  We 
WANT  AN  Agent  in  every  city  and  town  m  the  United  States  and  Canada  to  handle  our  Brush,  and  to  furnish 
the  local  trade,  &c.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  soUcited.  Agents  write  for  terms.  Sample  Brush 
mailed  for  50  cents,  or  S3. 50  per  dozen.    Address 

THE  TALE  AUTOMATIC  BEUSH  CO.,  Factory,  322  Grand  St.,  NE¥  HAVEN,  Oonn. 


^nr: 


In    FANCY   SHAPES   for   the    TRADE, 

In  Card-board,  Paper  Printed,  Gummed  or  Plain. 

TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  170  Clark  Street,  Cliicago. 


SEND  FOR  PATTERN  BOOK. 


SPRING  IMPORTATIONS 


NOW    ALL 
OPEN. 


Select  your  stock  before  May  1,  as  after  that  the  high  tariff  goes  into  effect, 
and  will  increase  prices  materially. 


A    HOST   OF   NOVELTIES 


NIPPON  MERCANTILE  CO.,  of  Tokio,  310  Broadway,  New  York. 


SE^fD     FOR    CATALOGQE. 


-JOBBERS  OF- 


GENERAL  STATIONERY 

AND  MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Blank  Books 

OP  WHICH  VTE  HAVE  MANY 


WARD 


AND 


GAY. 


Card  Department. 

Complete  in  all  its  arrangements,  and  en- 
tirely separate  from  the  other  branches 
of  our  business.    Large  room  on 
second  floor  devoted  wholly  to 

ADVERTISING,  BIRTHDAY,  CHRISTMAS, 
EASTER  AND  VALENTINE 


178-184  Devonshire  Street,  Boston. 


,  No  finer  or  more  extensive  assortment  can 
be  shown  by  any  house  in  this  country. 


O     X 


X^ikO^.^ 


We  respectfully  call  your  attention  to  our  line  of 

PERFECTION     IMPERIAL    STATIONERY. 

These  papers  are  Extra  Super  Plate  Finish,  made  from  strictly  No.  1  wedding  stock,  all  perfect  sheets. 
They  are  put  up  in  handsome  engraved  quarter  ream  boxes,  papers  with  superb  embossed  gilt  bands. 
Envelopes  to  match  in  one-eighth  thousand  boxes,  with  embossed  gilt  bands    Above  paper  and  envelopes 
especially  adapted  for  fine  trade.    Samples  and  prices  furnished  on  application. 


P-A.  F  E  I^S. 


NOTE.— Quarter  Ream  Boxes. 


Cream  Laid  Ruled. 
Cream  Wove,  Ruled. 
White  Laid,  Ruled. 


Cream  Laid,  Plain 
Cream  Wove,  Plain. 
White  Laid,  Plain. 


OCTAVO.— Quarter  Ream  Boxes. 

Cream  Laid,  Ruled.        1       Cream  Laid,  Plain. 
Cream  Wove,  Ruled.  Cream  Wove,  Plain. 

W  hite  Laid,  Ruled.  >\  hite  Laid,  Plain. 


EISTVEXjO FES. —One-eighth  Thousand  Boxes. 
3^  St.  James,  Octavo  size.  |  4  Baronial,  Octavo  size.  |  m  St.  James,  Note  size. 

POWERS   PAPER   CO.,  Springfield,  Mass. 
•J.  L.  ST.  UOHIV,  I 
Agent,  I 

SUCCESSOR  TO 

Hev  England  School  Furnisliing  Co. 


New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 


C.  W.  CLARK, 


SUCCESSOR  TO 

Beaders  and  Writers  Economy  Co. 


2-7    FRANKLIMT    STREET,    BOSTON, 

SchQol,  Churcli  and  Library  rumiture 

SCHOOL  SUPPLIES  AND  STATIONcRY.    SPECIALTIES  FOR  OFFICES  AND  LIBRARIES. 


SEND  FOR.GENERAL  CATALOGUE. 


BRENTANO  BROS. 

LONDON  EXCHEQUER 

Jet  Black  Ink. 

—  WRITES  BLACK  AT  ONCE.  — 

Four  Sizes— Quarts,  Pints,  Half  Pints,  and  2  Oz. 

Can  he  had  from  all  Wholesale  Stationers,  and  at 

BRENTANO    BROS.,  5   Union  Square,  New  York. 


When   People   are  Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE 


COMFORT! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe:  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."  — .£j:.  i/  S.  Minister^  E,  B. 
Washburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491^41  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed -one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  while  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
Ri^ieer^s  Repo-yt  for  \ZZi.  , 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ar«;  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


E.  S. 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


I 

BOWEN, 
General  Supt., 
New  York. 


OF   AMERICA. 


I 


JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  Vork. 

JAMES    A.   WHITNEY, 

COnNSELOR-AT-LA"W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and.  Trader 
mark  Causes. 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY,  U.S.  A. 

JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  United  States  and  Foreign  Patent* 

and  Xrade-Marks, 

No.  140  Nassau  St>t  I^ew  York  City. 

American,  Canadian,  British  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed.  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro- 
tected by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office'j*nd  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted,  Opmions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
fie,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throup;hout  is  given  to  each  and 
everv  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Business  may  be  transacted  either 
in  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  keot  in- 
violably SECRET  and  CONFIDENTIAL. 

JAMES  A  WHITNEY,  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 


378 


THE    AMERIOAlSr    STATIONER 


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J.  C.  AIKIN. 

H.  A.  LAMBERT. 


J.  B.  SHEA. 
-«.-F.  FOLEY. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 

No.  23  Maiden  Lane,  New  York, — — 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

Gold  Pens,  Holders,  Pencil  Cases,  Pencils  and  Latest  "Uovelties." 


'  Send  for  Catalogue  and 
Price  1,1  St. 


NEW  GOODS  FOR  FALL  TRADE 


■<3-I^.A.-VI'T'"2-"    ^'EInTCIXj 


Our  assortment   for   Fall   and   Winter   Trade,   while 

comprising  the  usual  line  o£  STAPLES,   has  received     0 

many  ADDITIONS  in  NEW  Goods,  that  are  ARTISTIC      ' 
and  NOVEL,  and  will  supply  ihe  wants  of  the  Book  and  Stationery  Trade.    Our  "  Gravity  "  Pencil  (as  per  above  cut)  is  the  LATEST  and  most  desirable  PencU  in 
the  market.    Carrying  the  Artist's  LARGE  Lead,  and  working  on  the  principle  of  gravitation,  it  is  unexceled  for  business  purposes. 

BEST    ^ISriD    GtiE^FEST. 


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|kl  ^^  ^P  I  ^\  p  —We  are  the  Sole  Agents  and  Licensees  under  the  following  Patents,  which  cover  all  Check  Books  made  with  Stub  Leaves  or  Becord 
'  ™  ^^  '  '  ^^  ™  ■  Sheets  of  any  form,  whether  in  front,  back,  or  between  two  or  more  checks.  And  notice  is  hereby  given  that  all  infringements  of 
either  of  these  Patents  will  be  prosecuted  according  to  law  :  Patented  October  i7,  1876  ;  Reissued  April  23,  1878,  Geo.  E.  Waring,  Jr.,  Patentee  ;  Patent  sustained 
by  U.  S.  Court.  Patented  May  2ft,  1877,  Milton  C.  Johnson,  Patentee.  Patented  May  7,  1878,  Henry  H.  Norrington,  Patentee.,  JPatented  Septfember  2,  18158, 
Henry  H.  Norrington,  Patentee. \        '     '  v  ^  _  .       •    '       C 


J.  C.  HALL  &  CO 


Manufacturers  and  Sole 
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ing, or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
infringing  on  our  Patents. 

GEO.  S.  SANBOEN  &  SONS, 


No.  51  Beekman  Street, 

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Cutters  and  Bookbinders',  Printers'  and  Paper- 
Box  Makers'  Machinery. 


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POWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and  eai?y  to  work.  Has 
lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  double, 
for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

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weights  of  FOLIOS  to  sviit  the  requirements  of  PRINTERS  and  LITHOGRAPHERS,  and  put  up  in 
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THE  INDIA-RUBBER  TRADE. 


The  position  of  the  india-rubber  trade  may  be 
designated  as  one  of  extreme  tension  between 
the  manufacturers  in  that  line  and  the  syndi- 
cate, composed  of  Americans  and  foreigners, 
■which  holds  the  bulk  of  the  visible  supply  of  fine 
Para,  estimated  at  some  8,000,000  pounds,  out  of 
a  total  season's  production  of  14,000,000  pounds. 
Some  of  the  best  informed  members  of  the  trade 
hold  that  the  price  of  india-rubber  is  in  the  main 
controlled  by  the  laws  of  supply  and  demand. 
However  this  may  be,  there  assuredly  prevails 
among  manufacturers  themselves  a  feeling  of 
uncertainty  as  to  the  eflfect  on  the  market  of 
their  action  in  checking  the  production  of  india- 
rubber  goods.  The  price  of  fine  Para,  which 
had  been  up  as  high  as  $1.20,  has  since  January 
last  declined  to  95  cents,  but  it  is  now  at  $1.05, 
and  the  market  is  strengthening.  Pine  Para  is 
still  higher  in  Europe,  the  last  cable  quotations 
being  4s.  6d. — $1.08.  The  position,  plainly 
stated,  stands  thus  :  In  the  hope  of  getting  prices 
reduced,  our  manufacturers  will  not  take  fine 
Para  at  present  quotations,  the  aim  being  to 
bring  such  a  pressure  to  bear  on  the  chief  hold- 
ers as  to  compel  them,  in  view  of  loss  by  shrink- 
age of  stock  and  of  interest  on  investment,  to 
throw  such  stock  on  the  market  at  what  is 
claimed  by  many  to  be  the  normal  value  (66@ 
70c.),  and  by  thus  breaking  up  the  syndicate 
prevent  the  establishment  of  a  precedent  which 
would  encourage  other  houses  hereafter  to  adopt 
speculative  tactics. 

The  market  being  well  supplied  with  goods 
renders  possible  this  waiting  attitude.  In' 
former  years,  when  there  was  a  less  demand, 
india-rubber  manufacturers  had  to  operate  their 
mills  full  time  the  year  through,  and  so  were 
of  necessity  constant  buyers.  Consumption  has 
doubled  the  last  three  years,  but  productive 
powers  in  the  goods  line  are  far  from  being 
taxed  to  their  utmost.  Were  the  annual  value 
of  consumption  $60,000,000  instead  of  $38,000,000 
we  believe  the  plant  of  mills  would  be  equal  to 
it.  The  evidence  is  that  a  few  months  now 
suffice  to  meet  the  season's  demand.  The  new 
crop,  which  begins  to  come  into  the  market  in 
July,  assumes  its  largest  proportions  in  Septem- 
ber, October  and  November.  Despite  the  de- 
cisive position  taken  by  manufacturers  a  wide 
prevailing  hesitancy  among  them  as  to  the  issue 
is  observable,  as  the  influeace  of  the  coming  de- 
mand, always  a  potent  element  in  estimating 
prospective  prices,  cannot  be  wholly  gauged. 
The  policy  of  running  mills  on  half-time  or  stop- 
ping them  altogether  has  in  this  case  a  certain 
novelty,  other  manufacturing  combinations 
for  the  restriction  of  production  having  had 
for  their  object  the  preventing  the  undue 
depreciation  or  enhancing  the  value  of 
goods.  Our  India  rubber  manufacturers  and 
dealers — and  we  here  refer  to  well-managed 
houses — had  never  a  more  prosperous  period 
than  in  the  last  year,  when  the  syndicate  is  re- 
garded as  having  been  most  potent  in  manipu- 
lating prices.  The  yield  of  fine  Para  is  about 
14,000,000  pounds  per  annum,  of  coarse  Para, 
one-third  that  amount,  while  the  total  of  in- 
ferior grades  supplied  from  Mexico,  Central 
America  and  the  East  Indies  about  equals  the 
total  of  the  above  of  fine  Para  ;  we  take  two- 
thirds  of  the  yield,  and  Europe  one-third.  The 
yield  of  all  descriptions  has  increased  in  a  series 
of  years  from  10  to  15  per  cent. ,  but  it  is  to  be 
noted  that  although  Para  rubber,  which  is  gath- 
ered in  the  vicinity  of  the  River  Amazon  and  its 
tributaries,  is  not  naturally  limited  to  present 
supply,  the  tree  abounding  in  vast  regions  of 
the  country,  no  large  addition  can  be  looked  for, 


380 


THE    AMEETCAI^    STATIO^EE. 


as  the  native  gatherers  can  alone  live  there,  and 
when  a  native  has  gathered  some  300  or  400 
pounds,  he  is  satisfied,  and  quits  work  altogether 
for  the  season.  As  a  means  of  checking  specu- 
lation in  the  article,  the  suggestion  has  been  en- 
tertained that  certain  of  onr  mercantile  or 
manufacturing  firms  should  take  in  some  of 
the  old  Para  exporting  houses.  All  things 
are  possible  in  the  way  of  business  alliances, 
but  the  question  is  an  open  one  as  to  how  far 
this  course  would  contribute  to  stability  of  prices 
within  what  may  be  considered  a  normal  range. 
Just  now  the  Para  shippers  are  disposed  to  re- 
gard the  attitude  of  our  manufacturers  as  di- 
rected against  themselves,  and  although  arrivals 
continue  from  Para,  it  is  surmised,  rightly  or 
wrongly,  that  they  are  holding  a  considerable 
amount  of  stock  over  on  their  own  account  in 
order  to  resist  reduction,  and  may  possibly 
adopt  a  similarly  concorvative  course  with  the 
new  crop.  It  is  most  desirable  that  confidence 
in  the  india-rubber  market  should  be  restored, 
but  this  result  can  only  be  the  work  of  time, 
dependent,  as  it  is,  on  the  occurrence  of  various 
favoring  influences.  The  rapidly  growing  im- 
portance of  India  rubber  in  the  clothing,  boot 
and  shoe  departments,  in  the  insulation  of  wires 
for  telegraphic  and  telephonic  purposes,  in  sun- 


dries that  include  packing,  belting,  springs  and 
hose,  and  generally  its  extensive  use  with  the 
classes  who  make  and  use  machinery,  constitut- 


ing for  them  a  valuable  auxiliary  in  a  thousand 
different  ways,  would  render  any  reduction  in 
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THE    AMEHIOAl^    STATICIZER 


381 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

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Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  Novel- 
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Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE 

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Boot  Blocks,  &c.,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

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LEADING   NUMBERS: 

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Medium 048,     14,     1  30. 

Blunt. 122,  183,  1743. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up....    309,  256,  1876. 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 

application  to 

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M.  DE  1¥SSY, 

General  Commission  Merchant, 

PuMisher  and  Wholesale  Boohseller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS   AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AMERICAN  MANUrACTCRERS,  INVEN- 
TORS, &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

PublisMng  Department. 

The  India  MERcnmY,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
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The  Istdia  Guidb.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shipping 
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Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemebn  Dagblad  van  Nederlandsohe,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotip  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &o. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  wiU  be  supphed  by  addressing 

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THE    AMERICAN    STATIOISTER 


383 


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E>llXCE&,.jg^        ..  ..  1,500      "         200. 

Can  refer  to  very  many  sold  and  in  use  all  over  the  United  States  for  many  years, 
hich  GIVE  PERFECT  SATISFACTION. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 

—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 

Paper  Makers,  Book  Binders  and  Printers'  Machinery, 

—  SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  - 

"Diamond"  Self-Clamp  Paper  Gutter, 


Cards, Valentines  and  Easter  Cards,S: 

spEoiiy^iE^isr  s^1vi:fi-.e   lots,     tpl^oe  sxjfplieid. 
^'t  'g^^  Over  250  Varietfes  (our  own  Manufacture  and  Imported).^^^^.- 

We  daily  manufacture  or  receive  Jfeiv  Movelties.     Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 

D.  ^^.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U.  S.  A. 


884 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOISTER. 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 

All  Styles,  Sizes  and  Tariety  of  Finish. 

Send  for  my  New  Catalogue,  jiut  out.     Prices  Bednced. 
SOMETHING  NEW, 

MALLEABLE  ARCH  PRESSES, 

"VTill  not  Break. 

Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but  a  trifle  more  than 
cast  iron.       Manufactured  only  by 

H.  N.HUBBARD, 

313  to  31©  East  T-weis.t3r.secoiJ.d.  Street,  ISTe-^Tr  "ITorls. 


REW  YORK  COPYING  PRESSES. 


Received  the  Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copy- 
ing Presses  at  the  Paris 
Exposition  of  187S 


Large  Steel-Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  22x21 


All  sizes,  from  smallest 
t  >  the  largest  in  use.  All 
styles,  from  lowest  priced 
to  the  most  elaborate 
flilsh. 


Large  Steel- Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  22x34. 


Catalogues  on  application  to   T.  SHRIYER  &  CO.,  333  Edst  Fifty-slxth  St.,  How  YOYk. 


A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   &  CO., 


— MANUFACTTJKERS  OF- 


©mrdg  mmd  Omi'd  B©mrdi 


-FOR^ 


STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 
5S7    ^PJ-CH:    STR-EET,    FHilL^nDELPIil^, 


e:.  g.  LiOcke:  a.  go., 

21  SOUTH  SIXTH  ST..  PHILADELPHIA. 

tall  mid  FancF  Paperii,  Paner  Laces,  Cards  aid  Gardlioards 

CHROMO    ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 


CLARK,  HAYWARD  &  CO., 

No.    195   LAKE   STREET,    CHICAGO. 

—  MILLS  AT  — 
South  Bend,  Ind.;  Logansport,  Ind.;  Mishawaka.  Ind.;  Yorkville,  111.;  Maneilles,  HI.;  JoUet,  IlL 


We  make  a  Specialty  of  WRAPPING    PAPER  from  Our  Own  Hills, 

and  think  it  to  Dealers'  advantage  to  inquire  of  ua  before  purchasing. 

Product  about  40  tons  a  day,  and  contiits  of  all  kinds  of  Wrapping  and  Building  Papers. 

^-  CORRBSPONDBNCB  SOLIOITID. 


Gill's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods. 


VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Comer  Main  and  Bridge  Streets, 

SPRmQFIELD.  MASS. 


THE  PEOPLE'S  ROUTE 

—  TO  — 

Dakota,  Montana, 

UPPER   MISSOURI   and   YELLOWSTONE   RIVERS 


—  AND  THE  — 


NEW    NORTHWEST. 


To  the  TTpper  Mississippi,  Missouri,  and  the  famous 
Niobrara  and  Jim  River  VaUeys,  and  by  its  connec- 
tions, to  the  Red  River  Valley  of  the  North,  and  Bis- 
marck, Fargo,  and  Green  River,  and  by  rail  and  steam- 
ers to  Forts  Barthold,  Buford,  and  points  on  Powder, 
Tongue,  and  Yellowstone  Rivers,  Miles  City,  Fort 
Keogh,  all  Upper  Missouri  River  points,  Carroll,  Fort 
Benton,  and  Big  Horn  Monntaiiia,  IVIontana. 

Over  Four  Different  Routes,  namely,  via 
Milwaukee,  Sparta,  and  La  Crosse, 

Milwaukee,  Madison,  and  Prairie  du  Chien 
Davenport,  Fayette,  and  Jackson  Junction, 

Elgin.  Lanark,  and  Dubuque. 

Reference  to  the  Official  Railway  Guides,  or  the 
Time  Tables  published  by  the  Company  will  show  that 
the  C.  M.  &  St.  P.  can  take  you  m  its  Splendid  Pas- 
senger Trains,  at  Eixpress  Speed,  over  its  own  Superb 
Tracks,  from  almost  anywhere  to  almost  anywhere 
in  the  Five  Great  States  named  above.  Its  Road-Bed, 
Superstructure  and  Equipments  combine  All  Modem 
Improvements,  and  are  Perfect  in  every  particular. 
It  nms  its  own  Magnificent  Sleepers  upon  all  Through 
l^ains,  and  its  own  Parlor  Cars— the  finest  in  me 
World.  Its  Principal  Hotels  and  Eating  Houses  are 
noted  for  their  superior  excellence.  While  it  con- 
nects the  prominent  Business  Centres  of  the  North- 
west, it  has  also  upon  its  lines  more  Health  and 
Pleasure  Resorts,  and  greater  Scenic  Attractions, 
than  any  other  system  of  roads  upon  the  continent. 
It  is  conceded  by  the  Traveling  Public  to  be,  In 
all  things,  the  Lesiding  Line. 

Address       A.  T.  H.  CARPENTER, 

den.  Pass,  and  Ticket  Agt. 

Mention  this  paper.  Mllwatikee,  Wis. 

GOODENOVGH  HAMMOCK  CO. 


—  MANUFACTCKEBS  OF  — 

BRIC-A-BRAC. 

For  Decorating', 

—  AND  — 

Original  Art  Furniture.     | 

252  Market  Street,  Newark,  N.  J. 


March  15,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOAlSr    STATIOT^ER 


885 


SAMUEL  HAITO  &  CO. 

MANIFOLD  BOOKS 


OBPACHER  BROTHERS, 


=«=- 


ART  PUBLISHERSJ 

Munich,   Germany.  338  Broadway,  New  York. 


— !5^><"l^p— 


miENii  d  mm  we. 


©WMI^TIMB^^ 


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IK  SATIN,   SILK  AND  FRINGES, 


SATIN  GOODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURING  PURPOSES. 


HandOuttbr. 


MOEEIS  ADLEE,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OEAELES  BEOK,  609  Ohestmit  Street,  Philadelphia. 
PELOUZE  &  OAET,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
a  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON.  Washington  and  Eichmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Cleveland. 
OSTEANDEE  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Ohicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBEKGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRIOS  UBS. 


:tX 


IHI.DOOLEY   PAPER   CUTTERS 

MANUFACTURED    BT 

Tie  Matttlc  Worls,  East  Bostoi  Mass 


Hand-Ccttbr,  with  Stkam  FiXTURKe. 


886 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATICIZER 


THE  POSTAL  MONEY-ORDER  SYSTEM. 


A  postal  bill  was  passed  by  the  late  Congress 
modifying  the  postal  money-order  system  so  as 
to  authorize  postmasters  of  money-order  offices, 
under  authority  of  the  Postmaster-General,  to 
issue  postal  notes  in  denominations  of  $5  and 
under.  This  is  an  important  bill,  and  will  great- 
ly facilitate  the  transmission  of  small  sums 
through  the  mails.  It  authorizes  the  issue  of 
money  orders  without  corresponding  advices  of 
$5  and  less,  to  be  on  engraved  paper,  and  known 
as  postal  notes,  payable  to  bearer;  such  notes  to 
be  invalid  after  three  months,  but  the  holder 
can  after  that  time  get  the  par  value  of  the  note 
by  applying  to  the  Post-Office  Department  at 
Washington.  For  issuing  a  postal  note  a  fee  of 
three  cents  shall  be  charged.  This  bill  author- 
izes the  issue  of  money  orders  in  denominations 
of  $100  or  less,  but  none  for  more  than  $100  can 
be  issued.  The  following  fees  are  fixed  to  be 
charged  for  money  orders  :  For  orders  not  ex- 
ceeding $10,  8  cents;  from  $10  to  $15,  10  cents; 
$15  to  $30,  15  cents;  $30  to  $40,  20  cents;  $40  to 
$50,  25  cents;  $50  to  $60,  30  cents;  $60  to  $70,  35 
cents;  $70  to  $80,  40  cents;  $80  to  $100,  45  cents. 


COMPOSITE  PHOTOGRAPHS. 


Captain  Abney,  in  a  lecture  before  the  Lon- 
don Society  of  Arts  on  recent  advances  in  pho- 
tography, called  attention  to  the  so-called  com- 
posite pictures  of  Mr.  Galton,  as  one  of  the  most 
recent  and  striking  exemplifications  of  the 
scientific  applications  of  photography,  and 
which  he  thought  may  prove  to  be  peculiarly 
useful  in  .the  study  of  anthropology.  He  refers 
to  the  following  striking  examples  of  the  utility 
of  such  pictures.  One  proof  taken  was  a  typical 
family  composite  portrait,  composed  of  a  mother 
and  two  daughters,  in  which  all  three  faces  were 
blended  together,  thus  giving  a  typical  likeness 
of  the  female  branch  of  the  family;  another  of 
the  father,  mother,  two  sisters  and  two  brothers, 
gives  the  typical  family  group.  Other  pictures 
of  this  kind  give  a  typical  group  of  engineer 
officers,  and  a  typical  group  of  sappers,  &c. 


Insulite. — According  to  the  Thonindustrie 
Zeitung,  the  want  has  long  been  felt  of  a 
cheaper  insulating  substance  than  any  of  those 
non-conductors  of  electricity  commonly  used 
for  the  purpose.  A  leading  German  railway 
journal  gives  an  account  of  a  newly -invented 
composition  intended  to  meet  the  above  want. 
It  is  called  "insulite,"  and  is  formed  by  the 
compression  into  a  compact  mass  of  wood-fibre, 
sawdust,  cotton-waste,  &c.  The  mass  thus 
formed  is  said  to  be  able  to  resist  the  action  of 
moisture  and  acids  in  a  thoroughly  effective 
manner.  It  does  not  shrink,  and  can  be  molded 
into  any  form.  From  its  excellent  properties  as 
a  non-conductor  of  electricity,  it  is  said  that 
this  substance  is  likely  to  prove  a  competitor  of 
porcelain  for  the  various  uses  to  which  the  latter 
material  is  put  in  connection  with  electrical  and 
telephonic  appliances. 


An  English  manufacturer  proposes  to  cheapen 
the  production  of  leads  for  pencils,  &c.,  by  com- 
bining violet  aniline,  oxide  of  alunaiaa,  or  some 
equivalent  substance,  and  soap  in  the  following 
proportions  :  Violet  aniline, ',100  parts  by  weight; 
oxide  of  alumina,  92  parts,  and  12J^  parts  of 
ordinary  soap.  These  substances  are  intimately 
mixed,  and  the  mass  is  then  placed  in  a  mold, 
where  it  is  pressed,  and  subsequently  dried.  The 
violet  aniline  is  the  coloring  material  in  the 
above  composition,  but  if  a  lead  of  another 
color  be  required,  a  different  aniline  compound 
is  used. 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

No.  42  John  Street,  New  York. 

ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES,  I  ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER, 

RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS.  AND' STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 

NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES.         ' 


Silicate  Book  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  cloth.  Un- 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes, 
Gallon,  $3.25  ;    Gallon,  $6. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  Wooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paintbrush,  to  any 
with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  $1;  Quart,  $1.75  ;  Half 


Blackboards. 


Wood  Blackboards.— Made  of  very  best  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilinum  (Stone  Cloth). — A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury;  36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  $1.35  and  $2  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards— Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,2x3  ft.,  $1 ;  No.  2,  ^  x  3^ 
ft ,  $1.50 ;  No.  3,  3  X  4  ft.,  $2.    ^P~  Send  for  Circular. 


NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO.,  191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 


BASE  BALLS.— To  the  Trade. 

Per  doz.  net. 
New  League  Match  Ball,  white.  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  |12  00 
"    Treble       "        "      treble  wound,  red,  .       .      9  00 
"  "        '•  "  "      white,       .      9  00 

Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,  8  00 
"  •<        "  "  '•    white,  8  00 

Amateur  "        "regulationsizeand  weight,  red,6  00 

N.  B. — Each  one  of  our  League,  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box,  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  of  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

PECK  &  SNYDER,  ManPrs,  126  to  130  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES   NUMBERED    OB   PLAIN. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

THE  SLATEOGRAPH  i  TRANSFER  INKS. 


THE  SLATEOGEAPH  is  the  most  satis- 
factory, rapid  and  economical  Dry- 
Copying  Process  in  use.  It  cleans  easily, 
copies  perfectly,  and  remelting  is  unneces- 
sary. The  manufacture  licensed  under 
Hektograph  Patent*  For  sale  by  all  promi- 
nent Stationers  in  the  U.  S. 

Send  for  Descriptive  Circular  and  Price 
List  to  the  manufacturers. 


SUNDERLIN,  TABER  &  CO. 


W ATKINS,  N.  Y. 

General  Agent  for  New  York  City,  WM.  A.  CHESTER,  84  Nassau  Street  (Room  41). 


March  15,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAlSr    STATIOI^E. 


387 


A  PEN  AND  INKSTAND  IN  ONE,  FOR  THE  POCKET  OR  DESK. 


THE    ANTI-STYLOGRAPH 

(HEARSON'S     PATENT) 
FITTED    WITH     NON-CORRODIBLE     NIBBED     PEN. 


(4^  inches  long) 

$1.00  Retail. 


ccntcm-iauiJ^ -m^  a/riy'  emJ(^  coTtdr 
-^foncam^  of  a^£/ny  unmy  orc/{/na/m 


The  Anti-Stylograplx  is  a  pen  which 
reqviires  no  dipping,  bvit  is  ready  for 
instant  use  without  adjustment,  and 
may  be  carried  in  the  pocket  with  i)er- 
fect  safety.  It  writes  with  a  nibbed 
pen,  renewable  at  pleasure,  with  fine, 
medium,  or  broad  point,  to  suit  all 
writers. 

Each  pen  is  supplied  in  a  neat  box,  with  filler 
and  full  directions  for  use. 


x3]E3sxs:     sxze; 

(6  inches  long) 

$1.60  Eetail. 


N.B. — It  is  not  a  StylogTaph  or  point- 
writer,  l>ut  a  true  pen,  and  preserves 
all  the  usual  characteristics  of  the 
handwriting- ;  it  may  therefore  be  used 
for  sliorthand  and  signatures. 

It  is  easily  refilled,  and  holds  sufficient 
ink  for  several  days'  use.  Any  ink  may 
be  used. 


Pens  for  refilling,  with,  fine,  medium,   or  broad 
■  ■    points,  40  c.  per  box,  retail. 


Fitted  with  Iridium-pointed  Palladium  Pen,  $2.50  retail.     This  Pen  is  as  durable  as  Gold,  and  as 
flexible  as  Steel.     Fitted  with  Iridium-pointed  Gold  Pen,  $4.00  retail. 


THE     ANTIrSTYLOGRAPH     READY     FOR     USE. 


SECTION     SHOWING     CONSTRUCTION. 


Wholesale  Agents  for  the  sale  of  the  Anti-Stylograph  in  America,  to  whom  the  Trade  are  respectfully  referred  for 

particulars  as  to  price,  etc. : — 


Messrs.  WATSON  &  PARK,  New  York.— For  Maryland,  Massa- 
chusetts, Maine,  New  Jersey,  New  Hampshire,  New  York,  Penn- 
sylvania,  and  Vermont. 

Messrs.  PALMER  &  CO.,  Stonington,  Conn.— For  Connecticut 
and  Rhode  Island. 


Messrs.  BROWN,  PETTIBONE,  &  KELLY,  Chicago,  III.— For 
Colorado,  Dakota,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota, 
Nebraska,  and  Wisconsin. 

Messrs.  DAWSON  BROS.,  Montreal.— For  Canada. 


OPINIONS     OF     THE     BRITISH      PRESS 


THE  TIMES. 


"A  NOVEL  PEN.— Mr.  T.  A.  Hearson,  Professor  of  Applied. 
Mechanics  at  the  Royal  Naval  Collej;e,  has  invented,  and  Messrs. 
De  La  Rue  &  Co.  have  brought  out,  an  ingenious  form  of  pocket 
pen— the  Anti-Stylograph.  It  combines  the  ink  reservoir  of 
the  well-known  stylographic  pen  with  a  modification  of  the  ordinary 
double  nib,  which  is  supplied  separately,  and  can  be  detached  and 
replaced  at  pleasure. " 

THE  MORNING  POST. 

"The  Anti-Stylograph  is  correctly  described  as  a  'self-feed- 
m%  reservoir  penholder,  carrying  a  pen  with  ordinary  nibs.'  It 
is,  an  admirable  invention,  and  enables  the  writer  to  preserve  the 
distinctive  features  of  his  handwriting.  Instead  of  producing 
strokes  of  uniform  thickness  the  strength  of  the  up  and  down 
strokes  can  be  varied  at  pleasure  according  to  the  character  of  the 
nib  employed.  It  writes  freely  with  any  good  ordinary  ink,  and  is 
certain  to  become  popular." 

THE  DAILY  NEWS 

"  T.^^  holder  is  fitted  with  a  flexible  nib,  renewable  when  worn 
DUt,  like  an  ordinary  steel  pen,  and  thus  differs  materially  from  the 
stylograph,  which,  with  its  hard,  fine  point  is  unsuited  for  some 
^yles  of  writing.  To  those  who  have  to  write  much  at  odd  times 
and  places  this  Anti-Stylograph  should  be  especially  valuable, 
enabling  them,  as  it  does,  to  dispense  with  an  'exciseman's'  or 
other  form  of  portable  inkstand,  while  it  preserves  all  the  character 
of  a  person's  handwriting,  and,  what  is  even  more  important,  of  his 
signature." 


THE  DAILY  CHRONICLE. 

"In  form  it  closely  resembles  the  now  well-known  stylographic 
pen,  but  with  the  ink  reservoir  is  combined  a  double  nib,  which 
enables  the  writer  to  make  either  thick  or  thin  strokes  in  the  ordi- 
nary way  and  thus  preserve  the  character  of  the  handwritintJ-.  The 
nibs  can  be  changed  when  necessary,  so  that  the  ingenious  invention 
is  calculated  to  prove  a  permanent  convenience." 

ST,  JAMES'S  GAZETTE. 

"  Tliese  pens,  which  write  with  all  the  elasticity  of  the  best  steel 
pens,  and  are  capable  of  making"  broad  as  well  as  fine  strokes  (as 
the  stylo^aphic  pen  is  not),  are  perfect  in  their  way.  and  will  be 
of  special  value  to  men  of  business.  Any  good  kind  of  ink  may  be 
used  with  them." 

THE  SATURDAY  REVIEW. 

"The  pen  lias  two  great  advantages — it  writes  with  nibs,  and  it 
needs  no  adjustment.  The  nibs  can  be  renewed  at  will,  and  are 
supplied  for  renewal  in  fine,  medium,  and  broad  points,  while  the 
pen  is  made  in  various  lengths.  Our  trials  of  the  pen  thus  far  have 
been  very  satisfactory." 

THE  ILLUSTRATED  LONDON  NEWS. 

"It  combines  tlie  ink  reservoir  of  the  stylograptiic  pen  with  a 
miodification  of  tlie  ordiiiary  pen  nib,  which  can  be  detached  and 
replaced  at  pleasure  by  oi\e  suited  to  tlie  writer's  hand.  *  *  *  * 
By  means  of  this  invention  the  writer  can  preserve  the  distinctive 
features  of  his  handwriting;  and,  wliat  is  of  no  small  importance, 
the  pen  writes  freely  with  any  good  ordinary  ink.  It  will  be  found 
of  special  utility  to  journalists  a^nd  literary  men." 


TRUTH. 

"  The  latest  invention  is  one  called  the  ANTI-STVLOGRAPH  Pen. 
It  is  a  great  improvement  on  its  predecessors,  for  it  writes  more 
clearly,  does  not  ink  the  fingers,  does  not  get  out  of  order,  and 
costs  considerably  less. "        .  ... 

•     THE  GRAPHIC. 

"Hearson's  ANTI-STYLOGRAPH,  issued  by  Messrs.  De  La  Rue, 
is  a  neat  looking  affair,  and  the  specimen  we  are  writing  this  notice 
with  does  its  work  very  creditably.  Perhaps,  after  a  wliile.  we 
shall  get  so  attached  to  it  as  to  throw  our  inkstand  out  of  window." 

THE  OXFORD  JOURNAL. 

"  It  possesses  a  special  advantage  over  the  numerous  forms  of 
stylograph  before  the  public,  which  write  with  a  hard  point,  and 
are  incapable  of  making  thin  and  thick  strokes,  inasmuch  as,  it 
being  an  actual  pen,  nibbed  in  the  ordinary  way,  the  usual  charac- 
teristics of  the  handwriting  are  preserved.  Having  actually  tested 
it  we  are  enabled  to  vouch  for  its  qualifications.  It  owes  its  origin 
to  Mr.  T.  A.  Hearson," 

THE  GLASGOW  HERALD, 

"  The  ANTI-STYLOGRAPH  gUdes  over  the  paper  with  extreme 
smoothness.  The  ordinary  stylograph  wears  a  point  which  forms 
letters  of  unvarying  width  ;  the  ANTI-STVLOGRAPH,  on  the  other 
hand,  terminates  in  an  actual  pen.  nibbed  in  the  ordinary  way; 
and  as  tliick  and  tliin  strokes  are  tlius  left  at  the  discretion  of  the 
writer,  the  ordinary  characteristics  of  his  manuscript  are  preserved. 
The  comfort  and  convenience  of  such  an  instrument,  dispensing  as 
it  does  with  the  necessity  of  applying  to  the  ink  bottle,  and  render- 
ing '  blots '  an  impossibility,  are  obvious." 


SOLE     LICENSEES     AND     MANUFACTURERS, 

THOS.  DE  LA  RUE  &  CO.,  BUNHILL  ROW,  LONDON,  ENGLAND. 


388 


THE    AMEEIOAJ^    STATIOKER 


PLATNER  &  PORTER  MFG.  CO., 


E.  B.  RIPLEY,  Prest. 


UNIONVILLE,  CONN.,  U.  S.  A. 


F.  A.  CHAMBERLIN,  Treas. 


Linen  and  Extra  Superfine  Papers. 

ALL  OUR  PAPERS  ARE  NOW  DOUBLE  SIZED  AND  WARRANTED  TO  WITHSTAND  ANY  CLIMATE. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
Water-mark  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


Water-marked  Flats, 
Fine  and  Extra  Superfine, 
Unadulterated  and  Thick 
FOR  the  Weight. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
Water-mark  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


Two  Grades 
EXCELLENT    LINENS. 


"  TuNXis  Mills," 

NoLiA   Mills,   and  other 

Folded  Papers. 


;:::S=  ONE  MILL  RUNS  CONSTANTLY  ON  EXTRA  MACHINE-FINISHED  BOOK  PAPERS. 


CARTER'S    INKS. 

Official  Report  of  Awards  at  Exhibition,  Montreal,  Canada,  September,  1882. 

CARTER'S    INKS    AND    MUCILAGE.— A  Silver  Medal,  the  only  one  given  in  this  class;   also  First  Prize 

and  Four  Diplomas. 
STEPHEN'S   (ENGLISH)   INKS   AND   MUCILAGE.— Second  Prize. 


BYRON    WESTON 


DALTON,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A., 

HAS  BEEN  AWARDED  THE 

GRAND  PRIZE  GOLD  MEDAL 

and  recommended  the 

Medal  of  Honor  and  Perfection 


At  PARIS,  1878, 

This  being  the  HIGHEST  and  ONLY  AWABD  given  for 


LINEN    RECORD  H  LEDGER    PAPER 


Also,  the  only  Gold  Medal  given  for  Ledger  Paper  at  the  Adelaide,  Australia,  Exhibition,  1881. 


T^ 


"HIS  Paper  has  received  THE  HIGHEST  PREMIUM  over  all 
others  from  iAf  Cincinnati  Industrial  Exhiiiiion,  Massachusetts 
Charitable  Mechanics'  Association^  Franklin  Institute  of  Philadelphia, 
Louisville  Exposition,  Medal  and  diploma  from  United  States  Centennial 
Commission,  Medal o/  Progress  American  Institute^  1^7 ■,  and  Medal  of 
Improvejnent  and  Progress,  Boston,  iSqS.    Its 

PRINCIPAI.   ADVANTAGES 

I  are    as  follovirs :— i.  It  contains  more  LINEN  than  any  other    Ledgerll 
Paper,  has  a  longer  fibre,  and  is,  consequently,  tougher.    2.  Having  a| 
harder  and  better  body,  it  frays  less  in  erasure,  so  that  by  simply  using  ' 
the  rubber  alter  the  eraser,  the  ink  is  prevented  from  spreading.    3.  It  is 
more  uniform  in  Weight  Color  and  Finish.    4.  It  never  cockles  if  properly 
bound.    5.  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  writes  and  rules 
up  better.    For  proof  of  the  foregoing,  refer  to  a  large  number  of  Sta- 
tioners, Bookbinders,   Bookkeepers,  and  Recorders,  who  have  given  it 
after  a  severe  test,  the  preference  over  all  others.    This  paper  is  Double 
Sized,  and  will  stand  any  climate  or  the  most  acid  of  fluid  inks. 
er-  Send  for  eaiuple    elieet,  ERA.SE  and  IHiWltlTE  FGXJ'R  TIM:3S)55  on  same  spot* 

Each  sheet  is  wateiMnarked  with  name  and  date. 


LOCKWOOD   PRESS,    74   Duane  Street,   Ne-w  York. 


"The   Stationer  "—Every   Thursday— $2.00   Per  Annum. 


VOL.  XIII.— 1^0.  12.        J^EW  TOEK,  MARCH  22,  1883. 


WHOLE  l^O.  404. 


(£.oxvtsponiSitnu^ 


BOSTON   NOTES. 


[PROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,        I 
49  Federal  street,  Boston,  March  20. 1883.  j 

E.  H.  Hall,  whose  retirement  from  the  firm  of 
Hall  &  Whiting  was  noted  last  week,  issues    the 
following  : 
To  my  Friends  and  Patrons : 

I  have  this  day  associated  myself  with  Messrs. 
Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser,  the  largest  blank-book 
makers  and  wholesale  stationers  in  New  England. 

With  my  experience  of  twenty -five  years,  with  a 
stock  of  blank-books,  stationery  and  school-books 
complete  in  every  detail,  with  unequaled  facilities  for 
the  prompt  filling  of  orders,  I  feel  that  you  will  sub- 
serve your  own  interest  by  still  extending  to  me  in 
this  new  connection  your  previous  generous  patron- 
age.   Very  respectfully,  Edward  H.  Hall. 

Mr.  Hall  is  probably  as  well  known  to  the 
book  and  stationery  trade  of  New  England  as 
any  man  in  these  lines.  He  began  in  Boston  in 
1846  with  Phillips,  Sampson  &  Co. ;  in  1862  be- 
came a  member  of  the  firm  of  Whittemore, 
Niles  &  Hall ;  in  1867  was  one  to  establish  the 
firm  of  Nichols  &  Hall,  and  in  1880  formed  the 
copartnership  of  Hall  &  Whiting,  which  expired 
by  limitation  on  the  10th  inst.  Mr.  Hall  is  a 
prompt,  accurate  business  man,  and  thoroughly 
understands  the  wants  of  New  England  sta- 
tioners. 

Thomas  Groome  &  Co.  are  extensive  importers 
of  various  articles,  among  which  may  be  men- 
tioned Morrill's  registration  ink,  used  for  regis- 
tration purposes  by  the  British  Government, 
vellum  parchment,  Wiadle's  pens,  Williams' 
glycerine  and  brown  Windsor  soap  and  the 
"  Zenith,"  a  new  mucilage  stand  with  bar  to 
wipe  off  and  rest  brush  and  glass  caps. 

The  Library  Bureau  has  in  press  an  extensive 
catalogue. 

John  A.  Lowell  &  Co.,  the  well-known  art 
publishers,  employ  at  present  sixty-five  hands, 
and  run  eighteen  plate  presses,  which  I  believe 
is  more  than  are  kept  by  any  other  concern  in 
the  country.  Among  new  designs  issued  are 
those  for  special  lines,  such  as  sea-shore  views 
for  summer  hotel  menus,  a  bicycle  view  for 
bicycle  clubs,  &c.  Their  art  rooms  contain  some 
very  fine  paintings  in  oil  and  water  and  engrav- 
ings. 

This  is  the  way  the  Journal  talks  about  its  re- 
duction in  price: 

It  is  three  months  since  the  Boston  Journal  re- 
duced its  price  to  two  cents.  The  gain  from  the 
lowest  circulation  of  one  day  during  the  week  pre- 
ceding the  change  and  the  edition  of  Saturday  last, 


the  17th,  was  15,956— an  advance  in  circulation  never 
equaled  in  three  months  by  any  Boston  news- 
paper. 

Read  what  Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser  have 
to  say  about  autograph  albums  and  scrap- 
books. 

The  business  of  George  F.  King  &  Merrill  has 
doubled  in  two  years.  A  trial  order  of  one  hun- 
dred gross  of  King's  office  pen  was  recently  re- 
ceived from  a  large  firm  in  Tennessee.  The 
demand  for  the  pen  is  constantly  increasing, 
it  now  being  in  use  in  about  every  State  and 
Territory  in  the  Union.  They  report  business 
good  in  their  regular  line  of  staple  stationery. 

Thomas  Groom  &  Co.  recently  made  two 
blank-books  for  exhibition  at  an  industrial  fair 
abroad,  the  cost  of  which  was  $125  for  the  two. 

At  the  New  England  Manufacturers  and  Me- 
chanics' Institute  Fair  space  has  been  assigned 
and  arrangements  are  being  made  for  a  credit- 
able exhibit  of  women's  work.  It  is  the  inten- 
tion to  make  this  something  more  than  the 
stereotyped  exhibit  of  bed-quilts,  crochet-work, 
&c. ,  usually  seen  at  fairs.  Among  the  numerous 
exhibits  will  be  art  decorations,  manufactured 
feathers,  artificial  flowers,  and  numerous  articles 
such  as  are  made  by  women  for  commerce.  The 
movement  is  under  the  auspices  of  well-known 
Boston  ladies.  H. 


RICHMOND    NOTES. 


[CORRESPONDENCE  OF  THE  STATIONER.] 

Richmond,  Va..  March  17, 1883. 

Business  up  to  Christmas — in  fact,  ever  since 
July — has  been  good  ;  just  now  it  is  rather 
quiet,  and  dealers  are  looking  for  the  incoming 
of  the  country  merchant  to  supply  themselves 
for  the  spring. 

The  rage  now  is  Easter  cards,  and  there  is  a 
large  supply  to  meet  the  demand.  The  assort- 
ment is  very  fine,  at  all  prices.  We  have  from 
twelve  to  fourteen  booksellers  and  stationers  in 
our  city.    Among  these  are: 

J.  W.  Randolph  &  English  (the  oldest),  West, 
Johnston  &  Co.,  Beck  with  &  Pachara,  C.  Mc- 
Carthy &  Co.,  who  have  just  taken  one  of  the 
stores  in  Pace's  Block — and  it  is  decidedly  the 
handsomest  bookstore  in  the  city— (by  the  by, 
Mr.  Mc.  is  quite  an  author  as  well  as  a  book- 
seller), B.  B.  French;  and  on  Broad  street  we 
have  B.  S.  Howard,  T.  L.  D.  Walford,  T.  J. 
Starke  &  Sons,  and  others  in  different  parts  of 
the  city.    All  have  something  to  do. 

We  have  not  had  a  rise  in  our  noble  James, 
but  we  have  had  winter,  spring  and  summer  all 
combined,  thermometer  registering  thirty-seven 
degrees  a  few  nights  back,  and  a  small  snow. 

Baughman  Brothers,  who  failed  a  few  days 


ago,  are  making  satisfactory  arrangements  to 
continue  business. 

The  Randolph  Paper  Box  Company,  N.  V. 
Randolph  &  Co.  proprietors,  finding  that  the 
building  it  now  occupies  is  entirely  too  small  for 
its  business,  is  putting  up  a  four-story  brick  (50 
X  160  feet)  factory,  which  it  expects  to  occupy 
on  June  1.  It  will  be  quite  an  acquisition  to 
our  town,  and  at  the  same  time  give  employ- 
ment to  about  four  hundred  girls. 

Stationer. 

PROVIDENCE    ITEMS. 


[correspondence  of  THE  STATIONER.] 

Providence,  R.  I.,  March  16,  1883. 

Mention  was  made  in  The  Stationer  some 
weeks  ago  of  the  fact  that  J.  H.  Tilliughast, 
manager  of  the  Rhode  Island  News  Company, 
had  gone  to  Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  for  his  health. 
I  am  glad  to  note  that  his  physical  condition  is 
much  improved. 

Sydney  S.  Ryder's  bankrupt  stock  of  books 
and  stationery  has  been  sold  to  parties  for  whom 
Mr.  Ryder  is  acting  as  agent.  It  is  hoped  that 
a  settlement  will  soon  be  effected. 

J.  C.  Hall  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  the  Sisson 
binder,  salesman's  order  book,  &c.,  report  a 
satisfactory  business  doing,  and  a  growing  de- 
mand for  their  specialties. 

Pearce  &  Hoagland,  manufacturers  of  pen- 
holders, toothpicks,  &c.,  are  getting  out  new 
and  elegant  styles  of  their  quill  reservoir  tooth- 
picks. They  manufacture  a  full  line  of  gold- 
plated  penholders,  pencil  cases,  &c.  H. 


CINCINNATI   CINCTURES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  March  19,  1883. 
It  has  been  a  good  week  for  Easter  cards,  and 
next  week  will  be  better.  And  such  cards — rich 
in  emotion  and  thought,  and  the  very  personifi- 
cation of  art.  What  a  scale  of  the  advance- 
ment of  taste  for  the  beautiful  in  art  an  album 
of  the  best  Easter  cards  that  found  sale  in  this 
country  during  the  last — say,  fifteen  years — 
would  form!  Then  the  growth  in  the  volume  of 
sales  of  late  years  is  another  mark  of  progress 
in  this  direction.  Chromo-lithography  is  cer- 
tainly climbing  rapidly  toward  highest  rank  in 
reproductive  art.  Some  of  its  achievements 
are  really  wonderful,  and  none  more  so  than 
those  in  the  production  of  Easter  cards.  Some 
of  the  tints  in  these  little  beauties  are  studies 
for  an  artist.  Indeed,  the  missionary  work 
which  they  are  doing  for  art  in  this  country  will 
show  fruit  in  the  near-by  future.  They  are 
going  into  every  nook  and  corner  of  this  land. 


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THE    AMERIOAI^    STATTOI^ER. 


It  was  no  less  authority  than  W.  M.  Thackeray 
who,  over  a  century  ago,  ascribed  the  aptitude 
of  the  French  for  fine  arts  and  decorative  de- 
siguiug  and  coloring  to  the  diffusion  of  good 
color  prints  among  the  people.  Something  has 
been  at  work  in  this  country  to  give  dignity  to 
decorative  art,  and  who  can  say  how  much  of 
that  impetus  is  due  to  the  influence  of  these 
very  Easter  cards,  which  cause  so  many  show- 
windows  in  the  cities  and  towns  of  this  country 
to  day  to  glow  with  color  and  to  fairly  tremble 
with  feeling.  To  be  sure,  there  is  some  non- 
sense for  sale  yet,  but  there  is  less  of  it  in  Eas- 
ter cards  this  year  than  there  was  last.  The 
taste  for  the  best  is  becoming  more  nearly 
universal.  Dealers  know  that.  Fringes  and  re- 
pousse  floral  work  have  their  admirers  still, 
but  the  real  art  work  is  what  is  gaining 
ground  steadily.  An  admirable  thing  right 
here  is  the  untrammeled,  unconscious  indepen- 
dence of  the  better  schooled  popular  judgment 
which  intuitively  asserts  its  preference  without 
regard  to  whether  the  design  it  selects  took  the 
first,  second  or  third  award.  Sometimes  the 
verdict  of  the  public  ratifies  the  judgment  of 
the  juries  in  this  matter  of  designs  for  cards, 
but  within  the  last  three  years  it  has  in  more 
than  one  instance  dissented  from  that  judgment. 
It  certainly  has  done  so  here  in  Cincinnati  "and 
vicinity."  The  Easter  card  of  the  future  is  the 
one  which  is  most  simply,  truly  and  sincerely  a 
work  of  art.  It  may  apparently  savor  of  pre- 
sumption to  speak  in  this  prophetic  way,  but 
the  facts  of  the  trade  here  warrant  a  repetition 
of  its  testimony  to  that  effect. 

George  Stevens  has  a  pretty  show-window  for 
Easter.  Besides  a  broad,  judicious  wall  and 
ground-massing  of  cards  and  a  few  Easter  nov- 
elties, he  has  a  cross  of  cards  suspended  in  the 
window  with  fine  effect. 

Robert  Clarke  &  Co.'s  windows  are  richly  ar- 
rayed with  designs  and  colors  most  tastefully 
arranged.  The  effect  is  wonderful,  considering 
that  they  have  not  the  advantage  of  deep  re- 
cessed windows  for  display. 

Peter  Thomson  makes  a  good  window,  but  his 
principal  show  is  in  his  cases  in  the  store. 

W.  H.  Pounsford  &  Co.  have  handsome  win- 
dow displays,  but  their  ample  storeroom  is  pro- 
fuse with  its  exhibit  of  varied  designs  and  colors 
for  Easter. 

The  book  trade  is  good  for  the  season.  W.  H. 
Derby,  who  has  opened  a  house  for  the  sale  of 
Harper  Brother's  publications,  is  making  things 
lively.  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  are  supplying 
public  and  private  libraries  freely.  There  seems 
to  be  no  end  of  their  publication  of  law  books. 
Such  a  thing  is  scarcely  supposable,  so  long  as 
legislatures  meet  annually,  and  law  courts  find 
cases  to  adjudicate. 

In  second-hand  books.  Davie  &  Co.  are  keep- 
ing quite  an  assortment  on  East  Fourth  street, 
and  Perry  &  Morton  and  J.  R.  Hawley,  on 
Vine  street,  James  on  Race  street,  and  Warren 
on  Central  avenue,  are  doing  a  thrifty  business. 
All  of  these  places  have  grown  from  small  be- 
ginnings. Davie's  place  and  Warren's  are  now 
very  considerable  establishments.  Then  there 
are  numerous  gypsy  like  concerns,  very  small 
as  a  rule — here  today  aud  gone  to-morrow. 
These  are  the  sidewalk  bookstands  and  the  hall- 
way stalls,  that  are  to  be  found  all  over  the 
city. 

William  Skinner,  one  of  the  manufacturing 
stationers,  who  was  seriously  disturbed  by  the 
late  flood,  is  well  on  bis  feet  again,  and  full  of 
orders. 

J.   R.   Mills  &   Co.  are  working  away  very 
solemnly  with  plenty  of  orders. 
W.  B.  Carpenter  has  had  a  run  on  envelopes. 


special  sizes  for  railroad  use,  and  for  sending 
out  printed  price  lists  and  advertising  docu- 
ments. 

The  spring  advertising  through  the  mails  has 
been  prodigious.  This  helps  the  manufacturing 
stationer  and  job  printer,  and  here  in  Cincinnati 
the  experiment  of  running  this  method  to  the 
exclusion  of  newspaper  advertising  is  tried  now 
pretty  extensively.  Daily  newspaper  rivalry 
has  in  the  past  demoralized  the  advertising  busi- 
ness to  some  extent  here  in  the  city,  and  now 
that  the  papers  are  beginning  to  demand  live- 
and-let-live  rates,  the  spoiled  patrons  are  recal- 
citrant. This  is  about  the  fact  of  the  present 
situation  in  the  matter  of  advertising  in  news- 
papers. The  complaint  can  hardly  be  called 
epidemic,  and  its  form  is  stubborn,  but  scarcely 
virulent.  Time  and  experience  will  cure  it, 
and  restore  sober,  well-balanced  business  judg- 
ment on  this  subject. 

Snider  &  Hoole  find  business  at  this  end  of 
the  line  healthy.  They  have  it  all  to  themselves, 
and  ought  to  know,  and  they  seem  likely  to  hold 
it  against  all  comers.  Their  trade  is  a  pretty 
good  barometer  for  indicating  the  ups  and 
downs  of  the  book-making  business  in  all  of  the 
region  round  about  here. 

Wilstach,  Baldwin  &  Co.  operate  a  big  estab- 
lishment, and  are  kept  busy  in  turning  out 
mercantile  stationery,  blank-books  and  the  like. 

It  is  hard  to  tell  what  the  wholesale  paper 
trade  is  doing.  There  is  always  abundant  indi- 
cation of  activity  on  Walnut  street,  in  front  of 
Louis  Snider's  Sons  house,  and  in  front  of 
Charles  Stewart's  houses.  Somehow  they  always 
seem  to  be  making  things  move  on  the  street 
and  in  the  storerooms.  Wagons  and  drays 
jostle  each  other  receiving  and  unloading  goods, 
porters  hustle  hastily  with  trucks  across  the  side- 
walks, clerks  within  are  hurrying  to  and  fro 
with  absorbed  expression  of  countenance,  and 
the  elevators  are  kept  rushing  back  and  forth 
from  cellar  to  garret.  There  is  every  appear- 
ance of  business  about  these  houses.  What  the 
balance-sheets  show  for  all  this — why,  that  is  a 
business  secret.  Prince  William. 


PHILADELPHIA   ITEMS. 


[from  our  regular  correspondent.] 

Philadelphia  Office  of  the  Lockwood  Press,  ) 

150  South  Fourth  Street.         V 

Philadelphia,  March  19,  1883.     ) 

The  stationers  report  a  fair  volume  of  trade, 
and  since  the  majority  of  them  are  selling  as 
many  goods  as  at  this  time  in  1882,  the  prospect 
is  that  the  spring  season  will  be  a  good  one,  al- 
though it  is  rather  early  to  affirm  it.  You  must 
remember  that  there  are  upward  of  a  million 
of  people  in  this  city  and  the  local  consumption 
alone  is  prodigious.  The  large  jobbing  houses  here 
are  holding  their  own  very  successfully  in  com- 
petition with  rivals  in  other  cities,  and,  as  they 
one  and  all  fill  orders  promptly  and  justly,  their 
repute  is  great.  J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.,  Charles 
J.  Cohen,  Moss  &  Co.  and  William  Mann  are 
the  leading  wholesale  houses  here,  as  many  of 
your  readers  well  know.  The  late  Henry  Cohen, 
who  was  known  in  every  Western  and  Southern 
State  from  1838  to  1870,  was  anxious,  in  1862,  to 
introduce  steam  in  his  envelope  manufactory, 
and  to  that  end  he  induced  the  late  Dr.  Benja- 
min Bush  (so  widely  known  for  his  munificent 
gift  of  a  free  public  library  to  the  city), 
the  owner  of  the  building,  to  permit  the 
erection  of  an  engine  and  boiler  on  the 
premises.  The  old  doctor  was  very  loath  to 
accede  to  such  an  innovation,  and  it  required 
the  exercise  of  Henry  Cohen's  well-known  ge- 
nial persuasiveness  to  induce  asent.     The  doctor 


thought  that  steam  was  very  dangerous  aud 
could  not  see  why  hand-labor  should  not  suflBce 
for  the  production  of  such  new-fangled  notions 
as  envelopes,  as  only  a  few  of  the  very  advanced 
business  houses  of  the  day  would  consent  to 
their  use.  It  is  stated  in  this  connection  that 
the  first  case  of  envelopes  received  in  the 
United  States  was  consigned  to  Henry  Cohen, 
Philadelphia,  about  1840  to  1845.  On  its  arrival 
the  trade  were  invited  to  inspect  the  great 
novelty  of  the  day,  but  only  one  man,  the  late 
William  Christy,  had  courage  enough  to  make 
a  purchase,  and  for  a  very  small  lot;  but  his  suc- 
cess was  immediate,  and  subsequent  consign- 
ments soon  found  an  active  market. 

Let  me  now  review  the  novelties  of  to-day. 
Prang  &  Co.  have  for  some  years  greatly  in- 
creased their  business  in  Pennsylvania  and  the 
Middle  States.  Chas.  A.  Kimball,  the  manager 
of  the  firm  for  that  part  of  the  country,  and  a 
resident  of  Philadelphia,  has  contributed  much 
to  that  success.  This  year  the  Easter  cards  of 
Prang  &  Co.  are  in  greater  demand  than  ever 
and  are  generally  admired.  First  among  the 
Prang  designs  1  notice  the  large  hanging  card 
— subject,  rustic  cross  upholding  a  bunch  of 
water-lilies  with  appropriate  Easter  sentiment. 
The  whole  is  mounted  on  heavy  cardboard  with 
fringed  border,  tassels  and  cord,  and  forms  one 
of  the  most  attractive  designs  that  have  been 
put  on  the  market. 

A.  M.  Collins,  Son  &  Co.  have  added  to  the 
articles  of  their  manufacture  several  beautiful 
gilt  bevel-edged  paper  panel  cards  of  different 
colors,  including  gold  and  silver,  and  in  odd 
shapes,  such  as  egg,  palette,  crescent,  star,  leaf, 
cross  and  triangles.  These  articles  are  in  great 
demand. 

Thos.  Sinclair  &  Son,  one  of  the  largest  manu- 
facturing firms  of  this  country,  have  published 
lately  a  great  many  new  plaques  and  advertis- 
ing cards,  for  which  they  have  as  many  orders 
as  they  can  fill.  This  fact  shows  that  there  is 
no  abatement  in  the  consumption  of  those 
articles. 

Potsdamer  &  Co.,  who  have  won  a  great 
reputation  for  their  etched  and  chromo  cards, 
lately  issued  some  very  remarkable  designs,  for 
which  they  find  a  prompt  and  easy  sale. 

F.  M.  Simpson  reports  that  he  is  selling  a 
great  number  of  advertising  Sunday-school 
and  birthday  cards.  Although  his  store  was 
pretty  large,  the  increase  of  business  rendered 
it  absolutely  necessary  to  have  more  room,  and 
he  removed  lately  from  the  second  to  the  first 
floor  in  the  same  building,  in  w  hicli  he  has  been  '  ' 
doing  business  for  some  years.  Mr.  Simpson 
has  now  all  of  the  space  necessary  not  only  for 
his  extensive  stock,  but  also  for  his  manufacture 
of  fringed  cards,  of  which  he  sells  a  great  num- 
ber. 

Edward  L.  Miller  has  lately  received  many 
orders  for  his  paper  and  card  cutter.  The  Para- 
gon, said  to  be  the  most  simple  and  efficient  cut- 
ter ever  manufactured,  is  a  great  success. 

Louis  Dreka  has  a  fine  assortment  of  fancy 
stationery  goods  for  the  spring  season. 

Langfeld,  Turner  &  Andrews,    the    leading        im 
manufacturers  of  leather  goods  in  this  city,  re-       wt 
port  a  very  fair   prospect    for    their  business.        '" 
Their  drawer-bags  and  satchels  have   become 
staple  articles,  for  which  they  have  a  very  large 
sale. 

Janentszy  &  Co.  have  added  to  their  line  of 
Barbotine  pottery  and  plaques  for  decoration  a 
great  many  new  patterns,  which  make  their 
assortment  the  largest  in  the  country.  The  ware 
sold  by  them  is  in  the  biscuit  state,  without 
glaze,  which  is  applied  in  the  second  firing. 
They  manufacture  what  they  call  a  Barbotine 


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"  grounding,"  to  be  used  as  sizing,  which  can  be 
applied  with  a  bristle  brush  to  give  a  smooth 
white  background,  on  which  the  colors  can 
readily  be  painted.  The  grounding  color  dries 
rapidly.  As  to  the  most  suitable  style  of  back- 
ground and  color,  they  refer  to  real  Barbotine 
and  Limoges  ware  as  manufactured  in  France. 
The  artists'  oil  colors  in  tubes  of  their  manufac 
ture  are  the  best  to  use  for  painting  the  ware. 

Theo.  Leonhard  &  Son  are  making  a  specialty 
of  fringe  goods  and  satin  novelties.  They  have 
also  a  large  line  of  French  chromo  pictures  for 
scrap-books,  sold  in  assorted  sets  to  the  trade. 
Stationers  will  do  well  to  see  the  samples  of  this 
firm.    They  will  be  found  to  be  very  elegant. 

The  Thomas  W.  Price  Company  has  a  very 
lively  trade  in  job  printers'  supplies,  and  also  in 
all  of  its  specialties. 

The  "bankers'  "  blotting  paper  sold  by  A.  G. 
Elliot  is  in  great  favor  among  the  banks,  bank- 
ers and  insurance  companies.  Stationers  are 
compelled  to  buy  it  as  the  demand  is  very  large. 

Alvah  Bushnell  is  fitting  up  a  new  store  in 
Chestnut  near  Fourth  street,  which  will  be  a 
branch  of  his  house  105  South  Fourth.  Unfor- 
tunately, Mr.  Bushnell  overworked  himself,  and 
has  been  dangerously  ill  with  typhoid  fever. 
He  is  much  better,  and  it  is  expected  that  he  will 
be  well  enough  in  a  few  days  to  attend  person- 
ally to  his  business. 

Nagle  &  Co.  report  a  very  good  trade  in  all 
the  branches  of  their  establishment.  They  are 
much  gratified  with  the  success  their  travelers 
meet. 

The  Continental  Manufacturing  Company  has 
lately  added  to  its  line  of  manufacture  some 
valuable  articles,  such  as  round  inkstands,  writ- 
ing-desk inkstands  and  a  very  beautiful  patent 
adjustable  inkstand.  It  also  manufactures  seal- 
ing wax  equal  to  the  best  brand  made  in  this 
country,  and  superior  to  any  imported  wax. 
The  same  company  is  now  prepared  to  furnish 
the  trade  with  a  new  cork  with  their  colored  ink. 
This  cork  is  of  the  same  shade  as  the  ink.  The 
green,  red  and  purple  colors  look  exactly  like 
velvet  and  will  certainly  meet  with  a  great  suc- 
cess, as  it  is  a  new  and  tasteful  ornament.  Add. 
Bush,  the  manager  for  the  company,  reports  a 
good  trade  in  mucilage  and  ink. 

The  trade  say  that  they  have  no  knowledge  of 
any  but  genuine  Arnold's  fluid  being  handled 
here.  Messrs.  Lippincott  and  Charles  J.  Cohen 
are  both  very  large  importers  from  London,  and 
the  latter  house  has  been  the  agent  for  Messrs. 
Arnold  for  nearly  half  a  century. 

J.  ViENNOT. 

♦ 

CHICAGO    CHAT. 


[FBOM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 


Western  Office  Lockwood  Press,  j 
8  Lakeside  BniLDiNQ, 
Chicago,  111.,  March  16, 


Press,  1 
5,  1883.  ) 


The  most  popular  street  in  Chicago  among 
shopping  people  is  State  street,  commencing 
north  at  Lake  street  and  running  south  to 
Adams  street.  Within  so  few  blocks  our  people 
can  buy  everything  desired,  by  either  the  rich 
or  the  poor.  In  this  respect  perhaps  Chicago 
is  much  better  in  its  appointments  than  any 
other  city  in  the  West. 

All  street-car  lines,  radiating  in  every  direction 
in  the  city,  cross  State  and  Randolph  streets,  ne- 
cessitating only  a  few  blocks'  walk  in  going  and 
coming  from  home.  For  sixteen  years  this  part 
of  State  street  has  retained  the  principal  stores 
in  Chicago,  but  increasing  business  for  the  past 
two  years  has  compelled  many  of  the  older  firms 
to  seek  for  larger  and  more  commodious  quar- 
ters. After  the  first  of  May  many  of  our  old 
and  well-known  State  street  concern  i  will  be  on 


Wabash  avenue — the  Broadway  of  Chicago^ 
the  prettiest  and  most  uniform  street  in  the  city, 
possessing  all,  it  not  better,  advantages  than 
State  street. 

Jansen,  McClurg  &  Co.  will  remove  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Wabash  avenue  and  Madi- 
son street,  and  will  occupy  the  basement  and 
five  floors,  giving  them  more  light  and  room. 

Cobb's  Library  has  lately  gone  down  to  the 
corner  of  Washington  street  and  Wabash 
avenue. 

S.  A.  Maxwell  &  Co.,  of  whom  I  had  a  word 
to  say  some  time  ago,  occupy  one  of  the  finest 
blocks  in  the  city.  This  firm  had  twenty-seven 
instead  of  forty  men,  as  mentioned  in  one  of  my 
letters  to  The  Stationer. 

When  the  firm  first  started  in  business  in  Chi- 
cago about  nine  months  ago,  it  expected  to  run 
with  about  forty  men,  but  trade  has  been  so 
satisfactory,  that  in  order  to  execute  its  busi- 
ness, it  was  compelled  to  hire  additional  force, 
until  now  it  has  in  store  and  building  one  hun- 
dred and  five  actually  at  work. 

Vergho,  Ruhling  &  Co.,  fancy-goods  dealers, 
will  take  up  their  abode  on  Wabash  avenue, 
having  rented  one  of  the  largest  blocks  on  the 
avenue,  formally  occupied  by  Kohn  Brothers, 
wholesale  clothiers  and  dealers  in  woolens. 

Mr.  Atkins,  Chicago  manager  of  the  Stylo- 
graphic  Pen  Company  of  Providence,  R.  I., 
talked  of  moving  on  Wabash  avenue,  although 
his  place  at  38  Madison  street  is  only  a  few  doors 
from  that  thoroughfare,  but  he  has  con- 
cluded to  remain  where  he  is  for  another  year. 

Mr.  Atkins'  recent  trip  through  Michigan  and 
east  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  was  profitable,  and  he 
sold  many  of  his  pens  and  pencils.  The  trade 
can  expect  something  new  from  the  Livermore 
Stylographic  Pen  Company  before  long. 

Culver,  Page,  Hoyne  &  Co.  have  rearranged 
their  store,  removing  such  stock  as  is  out  of  sea- 
son. The  goods  required  "  all  the  year  round  " 
are  placed  within  handy  reach,  so  that  custom- 
ers can  be  waited  upon  with  dispatch.  Mr. 
Macleare  attends  to  all  of  these  arrangements. 

The  Chicago  Paper  Company  has  finally  re- 
moved to  its  own  building,  its  stock  being  nearly 
all  in  the  warehouse.  Besides  its  own  make  of 
paper,  it  will  keep  a  full  line  of  the  Parsons 
Paper  Company  bond  and  ledger  papers  on 
hand,  a  class  of  goods  whose  quality  your  read- 
ers can  safely  guess  to  be  good,  as  the  Parsons 
Paper  Company  expects  to  keep  up  with  the 
times.  The  trade  tributary  to  Chicago  would 
do  well  to  get  acquainted  with  this  enterprising 
and  solid  firm. 

Geo.  P.  Barden,  representative  of  the  Parsons 
Paper  Company,  Holy oke,  Mass.,  was  in  town 
last  week  on  his  way  to  St.  Louis,  and  with  his 
usual  push  and  energy  was  talking  up  his  goods. 
Barden  knows  ledger  paper  and  says  the 
"  Scotch  Linen  "  brand  is  bound  to  win,  as  qual- 
ity tells. 

Oliver  Braden,  with  the  L.  L.  Brown  Paper 
Company,  Adams,  Mass.,  was  in  town,  but  gave 
8  Lakeside  the  go-by.  This  time  won't  count, 
but  the  next  time — no  call,  no  mention  !  See, 
Mr.  B.  ? 

The  Ticket  &  Tablet  Company's  new  venture 
has  attracted  attention.  It  is  now  cutting 
stationery  in  various  shapes  for  the  trade  out- 
side of  the  city.  This  is  quite  an  inducement  for 
those  ordering  paper  from  wholesale  paper 
houses  in  the  city,  as  they  can  have  the  paper 
sent  to  the  company's  establishment  and  have  it 
neatly  cut  ready  for  sale.  The  company  is 
cutting  shapes  for  concerns  as  far  east  as  Pitts- 
burg. 

Our  friend  Sutherland  means  business,    He 


has  just  started  the  Sutherland  News  and  Sta- 
tionery Company. 

Mr.  Lovejoy  has  sent  us  some  of  his  views  of 
the  great  flood  of  the  Ohio  River  at  Cincinnati, 
February,  1883.  When  I  look  at  these  views  I 
am  forced  to  exclaim  with  the  ancient  Roman  : 
"  O  tempora  !  O  mores  !  "  What  a  desolation  ! 
What  a  confusion  !  What  a  pitiful  sight  is  here 
represented,  and  sometimes  even  ludicrous.  In 
the  "wreck  of  the  Southern  Railroad  Depot" 
some  men  are  rowing  about  among  the  freight 
cars  ;  some  seem  to  have  stranded  on  the 
top  ;  some  are  among  the  debris  of  the  fallen 
depot,  while  others  have  sought  refuge  on  some 
elevated  spot  in  the  neighborhood.  The  South- 
ern Station  looks  like  one  of  the  suburban  towns 
on  the  Illinois  Central,  near  Lake  Michigan, 
with  its  vast  expanse  of  water  spreading  out 
before  it.  Here  is  the  deathlike  appearance  of 
Covington,  sunk  into  the  sea,  as  it  were,  and 
not  a  soul  to  be  seen  anywhere.  Here  we  see  a 
man  standing  in  a  skiff  in  the  street,  calling 
out :  "  This  way  for  popcorn,  whisky  and  job 
printing!"  the  sign  appearing  on  the  building 
across.  Here  is  Newport.  It  is  really  a  new 
port,  as  it  never  had  that  appearance  before. 
Another  view  takes  in  Water  street,  west  from 
Bridge.  This  time  Water  street  is  navigable. 
It  looks  like  a  street  in  Venice.  "  A  Bird's-eye 
View  from  Price  Hill"  takes  a  panoramic  view 
of  the  devasted  city,  some  other  scenes  of  which 
I  will  notice  in  my  next. 

Gustav  Hinstorff,  formerly  with  B.  Wester- 
man  &  Co.,  of  New  York  city,  has  succeeded 
William  Floto,  at  48  Dearborn  street.  Mr.  Hin- 
storff, though  apparently  a  young  man,  has  had 
a  sixteen  years'  experience  in  the  book  business, 
and  will  undoubtedly  be  successful  in  our 
"  Garden  City."  His  store  has  already  the  ap- 
pearance of  new  management.  Mr.  Hinstorff 
carries  a  large  stock  of  imported  books  and 
commercial  stationery.  We  welcome  him  among 
us  and  wish  him  success. 

The  old  and  reliable  publishing  house  of  S.  C. 
Griggs  &  Co.  has  removed  from  25  Washington 
street  to  87  and  89  Wabash  avenue.  Among  the 
many  books  of  great  value  and  merit  published 
by  this  house,  the  "Development  of  English  Liter- 
ature," by  Prof.  A.  H.  Wells,  is  certainly  a 
work  which  every  person  ought  to  possess.  R. 


TORONTO    JOTTINGS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Toronto.  March  17,  1883. 

This  is  from  your  irregular  correspondent  of 
late,  who  had  occasion,  some  two  weeks  ago,  to 
go  down  East,  where  they  grow  snow  and  ice 
and  all  that  sort  of  thing  without  the  aid  of  any 
modern  requirements,  and  have  only  just  re- 
turned. We  have  had  a  very  fair,  indeed  I  may 
say  an  abundant  crop,  as  my  former  letters  have 
indicated,  of  the  above  articles  about  these 
parts  this  winter.  But  in  Montreal  and  there 
away  they  can  beat  us  by  a  long  way,  and  if 
they  like  it,  so  far  as  I  am  concerned,  they  can 
"go  on  forever."  There  are  drawbacks  to  all 
enjoyments,  and  our  Montreal  friends,  who  have 
had  their  ice  palace,  certainly  a  remarkable  and 
beautiful  construction,  which  attracted  many 
thousands  of  people  to  see  it,  and  various  win- 
ter sports,  which  are  entered  into  with  much 
gusto,  now  begin  to  realize  that  spring  is  at  hand, 
and  hundreds  of  men  and  sleighs  are  at  work  re- 
moving the  snow  and  ice  out  of  the  streets.  At 
the  present  moment,  in  this  city,  our  streets  are 
nearly  bare,  and  the  regular  street  cars  are  run- 
ning. 

Of  course,  you  know  that  we  have  a  weather 
profit — oh,  that's  a  slip  of   the   pen — I   mean 


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THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOll^EE. 


prophet — a  man,  you  know,  who  can  tell  any 
time  beforehand  about  anything,  and  especially 
the  weather.  We  have  been  monopolizing  this 
thing  in  Canada,  strange  to  say,  and  we  expect 
to  take  the  lead  in  many  other  things  very 
shortly.  But  about  this  new  light,  Wiggins, 
who  hangs  out  in  Ottawa,  and  whose  predictions 
have  been  looked  forward  to  with  so  much  anx- 
iet3'  all  along  the  Atlantic  coast  from  New  Or- 
leans to  Labrador,  and  kept  vessels  in  port  and 
fishermen  at  home,  and  gave  codfish  a  holiday. 
It  seemed  almost  presumptuous  to  leave  home  in 
a  week  when  steeples,  chimneys,  &c.,  were  to  be 
knocked  about  like  ninepins  before  a  well-deliv- 
ered ball.  I  did  go,  however,  notwithstanding 
remonstrances  from  one  dear  to  me,  and  I  re- 
turned alive.  I  encountered  nothing  that  the 
most  vivid  imagination  could  work  up  into  a 
hurricane.  I  was  foolhardy  enough  to  go  to 
church  twice  on  Sunday,  notwithstanding  that 
Mr.  Wiggins  said  he  wouldn't  go  into  a  church 
with  a  steeple  on  that  day  for  a  thousand  dol- 
lars ;  but  we  did  have  a  jolly  good  snow  storm, 
which  blocked  up  the  roads  for  a  day  or  two, 
and  the  thermometer  went  down  ten  and  twelve 
degrees  below  zero  in  Montreal.  This  good  city, 
at  the  present  moment,  is  literally  imbedded  in 
snow  and  ice.  The  streets  are  from  two  to  three 
feet  above  the  sidewalks,  and  in  very  many 
places  steps  are  cut  so  that  one  can  ascend  and 
descend,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  on  some  of  the 
private  streets  I  am  sure  I  saw  banks  six  feet 
and  over  in  height  in  front  of  residences  ;  and 
you  don't  want  a  brick  in  your  hat  to  navigate 
the  sidewalks  successfully.  Here  and  there  a 
careful  proprietor  has  had  the  snow  and  ice  re- 
moved ;  others  have  let  it  remain.  So,  owing 
to  this  delightful  unevenness,  you  find  yourself 
unexpectedly  dropped  a  foot  or  two,  or  you 
run  against  an  elevation  which  has  to  be  sur- 
mounted. 

But  about  trade.  The  feeling  in  Montreal 
seems  to  be  that  the  spring  trade  will  not  be  up 
to  the  mark.  This  may  be  accounted  for  in  a 
measure  by  the  snow  storms  which  have  se- 
riously impeded  communication  all  over  the 
country.  In  conversation  with  Robert  Miller, 
of  Robert  Miller  &  Son,  the  veteran  in  Montreal 
trade,  and  others,  I  found  quite  a  different  feel- 
ing with  regard  to  the  coming  season  from  what 
prevails  here. 

My  old  friend,  Mr.  Phillips,  of  Morton  Phil- 
lips &  Bulmer,  has  been  called  away  South  to 
see  a  brother  who  was  dangerously  ill,  and  Mr. 
Boyd,  too,  of  Buntin,  Boyd  &  Co.,  was  out  of 
town. 

The  new  firm  of  Macfarlane,  Austin  &  Rob- 
ertson seemed  to  be  well  satisfied  with  the  way 
things  were  moving.  It  has  fine  premises  and 
is  working  up  a  large  trade,  and  it  deserves  it. 
Its  members  are  thoroughly  practical  men, 
possessing  any  amount  of  energy  and  push,  and 
well  known  to  Canadian  buyers;  their  success,  it 
seems  to  me,  is  assured. 

The  old  and  well-known  firm  of  I.  B.  Rolland 
&  Fils,  a  wealthy  and  well-known  French  pub- 
lishing house,  &c.,  I  found,  as  I  always  have 
done,  full  of  work.  Its  new  paper  mill  at  St. 
Jerome,  P.  Q.,  will  be  in  full  blast  in  May.  It 
has  spared  neither  money  nor  pains  to  make  it  in 
every  respect  one  of  the  best  mills  in  America. 
I  inclose  you  a  cut  of  the  premises. 

Mr.  Macfarlain,  of  the  Canada  Paper  Com- 
pany, seemed  to  be  well  satisfied  with  the  out- 
look; its  mills  are  running  up  to  their  capa- 
city, and  they  have  all  they  can  do  to  keep 
abreast  of  their  orders. 

Bennet  &  Co.  are  pushing  ahead,  and  have  all 
that  they  can  do. 

J  returned  via  Ottawa,  unusually  lively  just 


now,  owing  to  the  legislative  wisdom  now  assem- 
bled there.  Hope  &  Co.  and  Durio  &  Son  both 
report  business  good. 

It  is  stated  that  the  Toronto  Paper  Manufac- 
turing Company's  mill  at  Cornwall  is  now  at 
work,  and  it  is  expected  that  in  a  few  weeks 
samples  of  its  writing  papers  will  be  ready  for 
inspection  by  the  trade. 

There  is  nothing  of  special  interest  to  note 
here  at  present.  The  wholesale  houses  are  busy, 
and  the  winter's  trade  with  them  has  been  an 
unusually  good  one.  There  is  some  grumbling 
with  retail  people,  and  there  can  hardly  be  any 
change  for  the  better  until  we  are  fairly  into 
spring. 

Davis  &  Henderson  say  that  their  winter's 
trade  is  far  in  advance  of  any  former  year. 

The  union  of  the  various  branches  of  the 
Methodist  Church  in  Canada,  which  will  soon 
be  consummated,  will  add  largely  to  the  business 
of  the  Methodist  Book  and  Publishing  House 
here.  It  is  now  one  of  the  largest  and  most 
flourishing  establishments  we  have.  C.  H. 


TOY  MAKERS  OF  TYROL. 


There  is  no  lovelier  valley  in  the  world  than 
the  far-famed  Grodner  Valley  in  Tyrol.  All 
the  way  visions  of  beauty  burst  upon  the  trav- 
eler, each  one  lovelier  than  the  last.  Hemmed 
in  by  steep  mountains,  which  in  some  places 
lean  over,  as  if  to  kiss  each  other,  the  road  is  so 
narrow  that  a  passage  through  it  seems  almost 
impossible.  Through  the  gorges  rush  the  waters, 
dashing  their  spray  upon  the  rocks,  sometimes 
lying  in  deep  gloom,  and  then  glittering  be- 
neath the  sunlight.  Suddenly  a  little  village 
comes  into  view,  surrounded  by  rocky  heights, 
over  which  the  goats  are  clambering.  Then  a 
neat  farm,  with  its  vine  patches  and  barley 
fields,  is  seen,  and  then  the  wooded  hills  appear; 
and  thus  the  scenes  of  this  lovely  panorama  are 
changed  "  from  beauty  to  beauty  more  intense." 

In  this  charming  valley  there  lives  a  peculiar 
people,  a  mixed  race,  descended  from  the 
Romans  and  Northmen,  who  poured  themselves 
over  the  valley,  to  be  driven  back,  only  to  re- 
turn again.  Their  very  language,  which  they 
call  the  "  Ladin,"  is  peculiar,  and  although  some 
German  and  Italian  words  have  crept  in,  the 
fundamental  character  of  the  language  has  not 
been  changed. 

While  agriculture  is  by  no  means  neglected  in 
this  lovely  valley,  the  land  being  very  produc- 
tive, the  principal  industry  of  the  people  is  toy- 
making.  All  along  the  road  wagons  are  met, 
containing  cases  of  toys.  The  farmer  tills  his 
land  in  the  day  and  in  the  evening  carves  his 
toys,  thus  adding  greatly  to  his  income.  These 
toys  find  their  way  all  over  the  world,  and  few 
are  the  places  where  they  are  not  found.  Nearly 
the  whole  population  are  engaged  in  the  work, 
and  even  the  children,  on  coming  home  from 
school,  devote  themselves  to  carving.  For  gener- 
ations families  have  had  their  special  line  of 
work,  some  carving  cows,  others  cats,  while 
some  again  carve  soldiers. 

Most  of  the  toys  are  carried  to  St.  Ulrich  for 
sale.  This  is  a  pretty  village,  having  for  a  back- 
ground the  majestic  peak  of  the  Lang  Kofel. 
It  is  a  thriving  place,  has  a  fine  church,  some 
large  houses,  and  an  inn  four  thousand  feet 
above  the  sea.  From  St.  Ulrich  can  be  seen 
the  Lang  Kofel  Mountains,  the  Meisules,  the 
Ratschotzberg  and  the  Pitschberg.  The  prin- 
cipal toy-store  is  a  large  building  built  of  stone, 
five  stories  high,  and  every  space  is  crowded 
with  toys. 

At  first,  the  wood-carving  in  the  Grodner  val- 
ley extended    to   frames   only.     The   carvers 


trudged  over  the  mountains,  carrying  their 
wares  in  baskets,  and  selling  them  by  the  way. 
This  was  found  too  wearisome,  and  stores  were 
established  at  various  points  in  the  valley,  and 
customers  came  to  purchase.  By  degrees  the 
carving  of  toys  was  added,  and  a  wide  industrial 
field  was  thus  opened. 

High  up  above,  on  a  mountain  plateau,  a  white 
house  is  seen,  gleaming  in  the  sun,  where  lives 
one  of  the  most  celebrated  carvers  of  the  valley. 
Here  can  be  found  life-like  figures  from  the 
Scriptures,  beautifully  carved  drinking  cups, 
hunting  pieces,  boxes,  frames,  and  toys.  He 
has  many  assistants,  and  also  painters  and 
decorators.  He  does  not  work  for  the  mer- 
chants, but  never  lacks  customers,  who  toil  over 
the  mountain  steeps  to  purchase  his  carvings. 

The  people  of  the  Grodner  valley  are  very  in- 
dustrious, and  extremely  fond  of  their  moun- 
tainous home.  They  are  a  brave  and  intelligent 
people,  and  though  the  women  lead  a  toilsome 
life,  they  are  always  well  treated  by  their  hus- 
bands. Such  a  coward  as  a  wife-beater  is  un- 
known among  the  peasantry  of  this  lovely  valley, 
who  thus  set  an  example  to  countries  priding 
themselves  on  a  higher  degree  of  civilization 
than  that  of  the  peasants  of  the  Grodner  valley. 

— Demorest. 

■ -^•■♦••^- 

ARCH/EOLOCICAL  DISCOVERIES  IN 
MEXICO. 


Important  archaeological  discoveries  have  re- 
cently been  made  at  Mitla,  a  village  in  Mexico. 
Extensive  remains  of  ancient  palaces  and  tombs 
have  been  revealed,  and  it  is  stated  that  they 
are  exceptionally  remarkable  from  the  columns 
supporting  the  roof,  a  style  of  architecture 
peculiar  to  the  district  of  Mexico  in  which  they 
have  been  found.  These  ruins  have  been  ex- 
plored and  photographed  by  Fmil  Herbruger, 
although  he  was  not  permitted  to  excavate  the 
sites.  In  a  description  of  the  ruins,  Mr.  Her- 
bruger states  that  the  great  hall  contains  six 
columns,  and  is  37  metres  long  by  seven  broad. 
Each  column  is  3X  metres  in  height,  and  is  of 
solid  stone.  The  hall,  which  is  entered  by  three 
doorways,  was  used  as  an  ante-chamber  for  the 
royal  guards.  The  tombs  are  all  of  equal  size, 
and  T-shaped.  The  walls  are  embellished  with 
stone  mosaics.  The  vault  floor  is  one  metre  be- 
low the  surface,  and  at  the  entrance  stands  a 
monolith  column.  The  tombs  extend  in  order 
from  the  column,  each  being  five  metres  long  by 
one  and  a  half  broad  ;  there  are  also  several 
columns,  each  two  metres  high  and  one  and  a 
half  in  diameter.  For  some  time  Mr.  Her- 
bruger and  his  Indian  attendants  used  the  tombs 
as  sleeping  apartments,  but  subsequently  the 
Indians  refused  to  sleep  in  the  tombs,  on  the 
ground  that  they  were  haunted.  The  explorer 
intends  to  publish  a  work  descriptive  of  these 
discoveries,  with  photographic  illustrations. 


A  German  periodical  is  responsible  for  the 
following  method  of  making  malleable  brass  : 
Thirty-three  parts  of  copper  and  twenty-five  of 
zinc  are  alloyed,  the  copper  being  first  put  into 
the  crucible,  which  is  loosely  covered.  As  soon 
as  the  copper  is  melted,  zinc,  purified  by  sulphur, 
is  added.  The  alloy  is  then  cast  into  molding 
sand  in  the  shape  of  bars. 


Among  the  relics  discovered  at  Babylon  by 
Mr.  Rassam  were  silver  objects,  part  of  a  cup, 
with  portions  of  the  older  tetradrachms  of 
Athens,  a  silver  Daric,  and  some  Greco-Phceni- 
cian  coins,  all  apparently  to  be  used  in  making 
silver  articles.    They  belong  to  about  500  B.  G, 


i£ 


March  22,  1888.] 


THE    AMEEIOAIST    STATIOI^ER 


393 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company 


^^HOLYOKE,     MASS.,-^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

''PARSONS   LINEN   LEDGER."  ''SCOTCH  LINEN   LEDGER." 

h  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 

r)AI-.T01^T,  lva:^SS.,  TJ.S.A.. 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  ■finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the^  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  ■with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t>  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
G-eneral  Agencv,  G-EO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


894 


THE    AMEEIOAjN^    stationer 


ANNOUNCEMENT 


Bl^ 


L.  PRAITG  &  CO, 


•"^ 


-a s  ft  j^ — s- 


--^ 


^S^T  the  close  of  the  Easter  Season  we  beg  to  express  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  their  kind  and  flattering  appreciation 
^^^^  of  our  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productions.  We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsements 
which  our  Christmas  Cards  received  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  With  one  accord  these  expo- 
nents of  public  taste  have  accorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  productions  in  the  market.  The  London  Queen,  for 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

"  Sorry  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  "  the  old  country"  to  confess  it,  but  proud  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  the  young  daughter  over 
the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create,  with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  will  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  representative  American  talent  in  the  preparation  of  designs, 
and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

The  particulars  of  our  new  lines  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Scripture  Texts,  and  other  novelties  will  be 
announced  during  May. 

Our  agents  will  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends  with  the  new  sample  books  during  May  and  June. 


WE    WOULD    CALL    SPECIAL  ATTENTION  TO   OUR   LARGE   LINE    OF 


CONQRATULATION    AND   WEDDINQ    OONQRATULATIOH    CARDS. 


Our  line  has  been  greatly  increased  this  spring,  and  we  feel  confident  will  satisfy  all  demands.  The  line  consists  of  Plain  Cards, 
Fringed  Cards,  Double  Fringed  Cards,  Cards  in  book  form,  with  ornamental  leatherette  protectors ;  Satin  Print  Cards,  in  mats,  &c. 
Our  New  Price  List  is  now  ready. 

A  number  of  new  series  have  also  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS,  and  additions  have  been  made  to  our 
ther  lines  of  goods,  comprising  Copies  for  Panel  Painting,  Artistic  Plaques,  &c.,  &c. 


FPLIOE    LISTS    SEISTT    OlST    ^I=>FL.I0-A.TI03Sr. 


NEW  YORK;  38  Bond  Street.  i 

PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street.  I 

CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street.  \ 

SAN  FRANCISCO:  629  Commercial  St.  j 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


March  23,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAK"    STATIOISTER 


395 


I  79  Beekman  Street,  New  York,  I         — 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE    STATIONERY. 

WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,  GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,  DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  IiIN£  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME     LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAl.,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED   MOKOCCO  in  Sea-Shell,  Drab, 
Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  Att-IGATOK,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGG  ED  EDGE,  both  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GKOS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  paper. 


SPECIAL   ATTENTION  GITEN  TO  THE   MANUFACTURE    OF  FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 


Decorated  Jfote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc. 


GENERAL  AGENTS  TOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


WINKLEY,  THORP  &  DRESSER, 

fc  111  B^iroif  emm^  BTrnmrnT,  mobtqi^,  m^bb., 


MANUFACTURERS    OF 


"Atlantic"  Rubber  Bands, 

MADE  OF  PURE  GRAY  PARA  RUBBER. 


Price,  per  pound,  in  bulk, 

Price,  per  pound,  in  quarter-lb.  boxes. 

Price,  per  pound,  in  ounce  boxes, 


$4.00,  less  40  per  cent. 

.00,  less  33>^  and  5  per  cent. 

$4.00,  less  33K  per  cent. 


Eitra  Discoits  in  (jnantlties. 


Circulars  (as  below)  with  Imprint  furnished. 


The  great  saving  in  buying  Rubber  Bands  by  weight  will  at  onre 
be  seen  upon  examining  the  following  table,  showing  number  of  gross 
contained  in  a  pound  of  Atlantic  Rubber  Bands  : 


^ 

Cost  per 

Number  of 

Cost  per  gi". 

gross  at 

Amount  pr 

No. 

Width. 

X-ength. 

gross  to  a 

at  $4.00 

regular 

buyino;  by 
weight. 

pound. 

per  pound. 

list  price. 

8 

tV  in. 

8  i"- 

60  PTO. 

7  cts. 

15  Cts 

8  cts 

10 

tV    • 

n.. 

44     „ 

9      „ 

17  „ 

11  „ 

11 

tV     )) 

1' 

33     „ 

12     „ 

20  „ 

8  „ 

12 

Tb       » 

1  S 

■*  8    " 

27     „ 

15     „ 

20  „ 

5  „ 

13 

Te     " 

1|„ 

24     „ 

17     „ 

25  „ 

8  „ 

14 

tV     „ 

2    „ 

21     „ 

20    „ 

25   „ 

5  „ 

15 

tV    » 

n. 

20     „ 

20    „ 

25  „ 

5  „ 

16 

tV    „ 

n„ 

19     „ 

21    „ 

30  ,, 

9  „ 

27 

\  „• 

1  „ 

15     „ 

26    „ 

50  „ 

24  „ 

28 

i   ,, 

n„ 

12     „ 

33    „ 

60  „ 

27  „ 

29 

i  „ 

H„ 

10     „ 

44     „ 

65  „ 

25  ., 

30 

1 

2    „ 

9     „ 

44    „ 

70  „ 

26  .. 

31 

\ 

8          » 

n„ 

7     „ 

57    ,, 

80  „ 

23  „ 

32 

1 

8          " 

3  „ 

6     „ 

66    „ 

90  „ 

24  „ 

38 

1 

8         » 

H„ 

5^  „ 

66     „ 

1.00  „ 

33  „ 

51 

1 

8         " 

1  „ 

17     „ 

23  ;, 

40  „ 

17  „ 

0 

i        ,. 

2    „ 

5     „- 

80    „ 

1.00  „ 

20  „ 

00 

\        „ 

n„ 

4     „ 

1.00    „ 

1.25  „ 

25  „   . 

000 

i        „ 

3    „ 

3     „ 

1.33    „ 

1.50  „ 

17  „ 

0,000 

I        „ 

H„ 

2|  „ 

1.50    „ 

1.75.  „ 

25  „ 

Election.     11,000  rings  to  a  pound. 


2)    C 


5 


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THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOTsTER 


CONTRASTED  EDITIONS  OF  FAMILY  DIDLES, 

HATIOHAL  PUBLISHIITG  CO.,  PHILADELPHIA. 

FAMILY  -^-  PULPIT  BIBLES' 


CONTRASTED  TESTAMENTS. 


HE 


N 


USED  EXCLUSIVELY  IN  THE  BIBLES  PUBLISHED  BY 

ATioNAL  Publishing    Comp'y,  7"hiladelphia 


f 


p 


The  GOSPEL  according  to  S.  MARK. 


THE  KIl^G  JAMES  VERSI0:N^. 

CHAP.    I. 

\  John  Baptist's  office.     ^  Jesus  baptized;    \l  he  is  tetnpted,  \/^ preacheth, 
1 6  calleth  Peter  and  others,  32  and  cureth  many. 

THE  beginning  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ, 
''the  Son  of  God  ; 

2  As  it  is  written  in  the  prophets,  ^Behold,  I  send 
my  messenger  before  thy  face,  which  shall  prepare 
thy  way  before  thee  ; 

3  "The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness, 
Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  paths 
straight. 

4  '^John  did  baptize  in  the  wilderness,  and  preach 
the  baptism  of  repentance,  ||  for  the  remission  of  sins. 

5  'And  there  went  out  unto  him  all  the  land  of 
Judea,  and  they  of  Jerusalem,  and  were  all  baptized 
of  him  in  the  river  of  Jordan,  confessing  their  sins. 

6  And  John  was  ^clothed  with  camel's  hair,  and 
with  a  girdle  of  a  skin  about  his  loins ;  and  he  did 
eat  ^locusts  and  wild  honey  ; 

7  And  preached,  saying,  'There  cometh  one 
inightier  than  I  after  me,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes 
I  am  not  worthy  to  stoop  down  and  unloose. 

8  'I  indeed  have  baptized  you  with  water:  but 
he  shall  baptize  you  ''^^with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

9  'And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  Jesus 
came   from    Nazareth    of   Galilee,    and   was    bap- 


THE  KETISED  YERSIO^. 


Anno 
DOMINI 

26. 


"Matt.  14.  33. 
Luke  I.  35. 
John  I.  34. 
'Mai.  3.  I. 
Matt.  II.  10. 
Luke  7.  27. 
«Isa.  40.  3. 
Matt.  3.  3. 
Luke  3.  4. 
John  I.  15. 
''Matt.  3.  1. 
Luke  3.  3. 
John  3.  23, 
il  Or,  unto. 
"Matt.  3.  5. 
/Matt.  3.  4. 
9  Lev.  II.  22. 
''Matt.  3.  II. 
John  I.  27. 
Acts  13.  25. 
'Acts  I.  5  & 

II.  16  & 

19.  4. 
*I.sa.  44.  3. 
Joel  2.  28. 
Acts  2.  4.  & 

10.  45.  & 

11.  15,  16. 


1  Some  ancient 
authorities 
omit  the  Son 
of  God. 

■■iSome  ancient 
authorities 
read  in  the 

prophets. 

^  Gr.  su^ciettt. 

<()r,  in 

'■>  Or,  Holy 
.Spij-it:  and  so 
throut^hout 
this  book. 


I         The    beginning   of    the   gospel   of    Jesus 
,   Christ,  Hhe  Son  of  God. 

2  Even  as  it  is  written  ^in  Isaiah  the  prophet 
Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face/ 
Who  shall  prepare  thy  way; 

3  The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness, 
Make  ye  ready  the  way  of  the  Lord, 
Make  his  paths  straight ; 

4  John  came,  who  baptized  in  the  wilderness  and 
preached  the  baptism  of  repentance  unto  remise 

5  sion  of  sins.  And  there  went  out  unto  him  al 
the  country  of  Judsea,  and  all  they  of  Jeru-. 
salem  ;  and  they  were  baptized  of  him  in  the 

6  river  Jordan,  confessing  their  sins.     And  John 
was    clothed   with    camel's   hair,    and    had 
leathern   girdle  about    his  loins,  and  did    eat 

7  locusts  and  wild  honey.  And  he  preached 
saying.  There  cometh  after  me  he  that  i; 
mightier  than  I,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I  am 

8  not  ^worthy  to  stoop  down  and  unloose,  I  bapj 
tized  you  *with  water;  but  he  shall  baptize  yet 
*with  the  '^Holy  Ghost. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  Jesm 
came  from   Nazareth  of  Gah'lee,  and  was  bap| 


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THE  AUTOPHONE. 


The  Autophone  is  a  new  instrument  of  the 
automatic  order,  by  which  music  is  produced 
and  tunes  are  played  without  even  a  rudimen- 
tary knowledge  of  musical  notes.  The  engrav- 
ing shows  the  design  of  the  instrument  and  the 
mode  of  playing  it.     The  autophone  is  simple 


The  Autophone. 
in  its  construction,  not  liable  to  get  out  of 
order  and  easily  managed.  It  can  be  played 
by  a  child  six  years  old,  and  will  furnish  amuse- 
ment to  all.  It  contains  twenty-two  notes  and 
plays  in  three  different  keys.  It  is  tuned  so  that 
it  is  a  good  accompaniment  to  the  voice.  The 
workmanship  is  of  the  best  quality,  the  wood 
being  black  walnut,  finished  in  good 
style.  In  using  the  instrument  it  is 
held  in  the  right  hand  with  the 
thumb  resting  in  the  hollowed  cen- 
tre-piece. The  outside  of  the  bellows  is  grasped 
with  the  ends  of  the  fingers,  and  all  that  is  ne- 
cessary after  the  perforated  sheet  has  been 
properly  adjusted  is  to  work  the  bellous  with  a 
regular  motion  and  the  instrument  will  beat  its 
own  time  and  furnish  music  for  singing,  dancing, 
&c.  The  list  of  tunes  for  which  the  perforated 
sheets  are  prepared  contains  nearly  300  numbers 
giving  a  wide  range  of  choice  for  musical  selec- 
tions. The  autophone  is  manufactured  and  sold 
by  J.  H.  Erb,  90  East  Randolph  street,  Chicago. 

♦ 

COPriNG    PRESS. 


put  it  in  place  in  a  moment.  Any  person 
who  has  suffered  from  the  frequent  annoyance, 
delay  and  expense  of  breaking  a  copying  press, 
and  having  to  pay  nearly  as  much  to  repair  it 
as  it  cost  originally,  will  appreciate  this  im- 
provement. 

This  press  is  said  to  be  peculiarly  adapted  to 
railroad  companies  and  others  who  require  very 
heavy  pressures,  for  it  is  of  little  consequence 
to  break  a  part  which  costs  so  little  money  or 
delay  to  replace.  The  necessity  of  using  the 
expensive  steel  or  wrought-iron  arches  is 
avoided,  and  cast  iron,  in  every  way  a  more 
rigid  and  proper  material,  is  used.  The  manu- 
facturers are  Willcox  &  Thompson,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. 


In  the  Bartlett  copying  press  a  novelty  is  now 
first  offered  to  the  trade,  though  it  has  been 
carefully  tried  and  perfected  for  over  two 
years.  This  press  is  radically  different  and  is 
claimed  to  be  in  all  ways  as  good  and  in  cer- 
tain essential  points  much  superior  to  any 
other.  The  lower  plate  is  movable  instead  of  the 
upper.  The  hand-wheel  revolves  in  one  plane, 
the  screw  is  not  depended  on  for  guiding  the 
plate,  and  is  readily  taken  out  to  oil  and  will 
not  drop  the  platen.  Friction  and  cramping 
are  almost  wholly  avoided,  and  the  whole  press 
is  said  to  be  a  simpler,  cheaper,  more  durable 
and  practical  machine.  It  is  claimed  to  copy 
more  perfectly,  as  the  book  adjusts  itself  math- 
ematically accurate,  and  it  will  continue  to 
copy  perfectly  as  long  as  the  press  lasts,  wear 
on  the  screw  not  affecting  the  copying  at  all. 

The  principle  of  interchangeability  of  parts, 
first  introduced  in  the  American  gun  and  now 
used  in  making  watches,  &c.,  is  applied  to  this 
press.  The  result  is  that  a  Bartlett  press  will 
last  a  lifetime,  for  if  any  part  at  any  time  wears 
out  an  exact  duplicate  of  that  part  can  be 
bought  at  the  nearest  stationer,  and  any  cue  can 


QUILL  RESERVOIR  TOOTHPICK. 

Herewith  is '  illustrated  the  Quill  Reservoir 
Tooth-pick,  made  by  Pearce  &  Hoagland,  Prov- 
idence, R.  I. 

The  point  in  the  tooth-pick,  shown  in  the  illus- 
tration, is  an  ordinary  goose-quill  formed  in  a 
narrow  blade  and  fitted  in  a  slotted  tip  of  nickel 
plate  in  such  a  manner  as  to  be  readily  re- 
versed or  removed  when  the  point  becomes  use- 
less. The  reverse  end  of  the  instrument  con- 
tains extra  double-pointed  quills  concealed  by 
the  cap  which  is  unscrewed  when  desired.  When 
not  in  use  the  point  is  withdrawn.  Its  advan- 
tages will  be  obvious  to  the  reader.  This  tooth- 
pick is  made  in  various^styles  of  celluloid,  ivory, 
gold  plate,  &c.  Extra  quills  are  put  up  in  neat 
cases. 

For  further  particulars,  prices,  &c.,  address 
the  manufacturers,  who  also  make  a  full  line 


Quill  Reservoir  Tooth-Pick. 
of  pearl,  ivory,  celluloid  and  enameled  pencils 

and  pen-holders. 

• ■* 

THE  ATWATER  FILE. 


The  accompanying  cut  represents  the  news- 
paper file  made  by  J.  H.  Atwater,  Providence, 
R.  I.,  who  also  makes  to  order  a  variety  of 
wood-turned  novelties  for  stationers  and  fancy 
goods  dealers.  A  sample  file  for  18-inch  paper 
will  be  sent  free  by  mail  for  twenty-five  cents. 
His  card  may  be  fonnd  regularly  in  The  Amer- 
ican Stationer. 


NEW  PATENTS. 


No.  272,188.    Blotter  Tablet.— William  Bancroft,  Wil- 
mington, Del. 

No.  272  189,    Toy   Bank.— Charles  S.  Barnard,   New 


Copying  Press. 

York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  James  Pres- 
ton and  Alexander  Jones,  both  of  same  place. 

No.  272,201.  Lady's  Work-Table.— Bendix  G.  Bor- 
gesen,  Chicago,  111. 

No.  272,202.  Label  Cutter.— Milton  Bradley,  Spring- 
field, Mass. 


No.  273,211.  Automatic  Cord  or  Twine  Elevator  or 
Holder. — Gideon  G.  Cook,  Humboldt,  Iowa. 

No.  272,243.  Compositor's  Type-Case  Stand.— William 
P.  Harmo  ny,  Sidney,  Ohio. 

No.  272,200.  Paper-File  Holder.  —  Wales  Hubbard 
Wiscasset,  Me. 

A  paper-file  holder  provided  with  a  cover, 
and  having  a  tape  attached  to  one  side  and  pro- 
jecting through  an  aperture  in  the  opposite  side, 
forming  a  loop  to  support  the  papers,  and  having 
attached  thereto  a  suitable  handle,  whereby  the 
act  of  drawiug  up  the  tape  raises  the  cover  and 
causes  the  paper  to  project  from  the  file. 
No.  272,23.3.    Paper  Bag  Holder.- Orrin  P.  Kenyon, 

Wakefield,  R.  I. 
No.  272,265.    Charm  Compass  Frame.- Richard  A. 

Kippling,  Roselle,   N.  J.      Patented  in  France, 

May  2,  1882,  No.  136,650. 
No.  272,275.    Toy.— Wm.  Leggett,  New  York,  N.  Y., 

assignor  to  James   N.   Bookstaver, .  Rutherford 

N.  J. 


The  Atwater  File. 

No.  272,311.  Hammock.— Isaac  E.  Palmer,  Middle- 
town,  Conn. 

No.  272,312.  Hammock.— Isaac  E.  Palmer,  Middle- 
town,  Conn. 

No.  272,327.  Paper  Box.— Wm.  H.  H.  Rogers,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y. 

No.  272,350.  Device  for  Wetting  Gummed  Papers.— 
James  B.  Sword,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

The  combination,  for  wetting  envelope-flaps 
and  other  gummed  papers,  of  an 
open  tray  or  reservoir  containing  a 
supply  of  water,  with  a  box  filled  to 
the  top  with  absorbent  material 
and  communicating  at  or  near  the  bottom  with 
the  tray  or  reservoir. 

No.  272,355.  Newspaper  Wrapping,  Addressing,  and 
Sorting  Machine.— Benjamin  W.  Tomlinson  and 
Alfred  Balch,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignors  to 
Parker  W.  Gage.  Trustee,  same  place. 
A  wrapper-sheet  from  a  web  and  a  band  of 
stencil  addresses  are  drawn  from  separate  reels 
simultaneously  by  rollers  and  pass  together 
between  another  pair  of  rollers,  one  of  which 
presses  ink  through  the  stencils,  so  as  to  address 
the  wrappers.  The  wrapper-strip  and  sten- 
cil-band then  separate,  the  latter  being  re- 
wound on  another  reel,  and  the  wrapper-strip 
passing  on  through  a  guide  to  meet  the  news- 
paper to  be  wrapped.  The  newspaper  is  delivered 
from  a  folding-machine  (just  before  receiving  its 
last  fold)  to  and  between  a  set  of  carriers,  which 
carry  the  partly-folded  sheet  along,  so  as  to 
force  the  now  addressed  and  cut-off  wrapper 
with  it  through  a  slot  in  the  wrapper-guide  and 
down  till  stopped  in  front  of  a  folding-blade, 
which  forces  the  partly- wrapped  sheet  and 
wrapper  between  a  set  of  folding  and  pressing 
rolls,  thus  making  the  last  fold  and  entirely  in- 
closing the  paper.  The  wrapped  paper  is  then 
carried  on  guides  over  a  paste-covered  belt,  the 
still  projecting  tail  of  the  wrapper  being  forced 
by  an  air-blast  on  to  this  belt,  so  as  to  get  paste. 
The  package  is  then  carried  to  a  rotating  press- 
ing device,  by  which  the  wrapper  is  tightened  and 
the  pasted  tail  folded  over  and-pressed  on  to  the 
package.  The  thus  wrapped  and  addressed 
package  is  then  discharged  into  a  chute,  from 
which  it  slides  into  one  of  aset  of  delivery-tubes 
so  as  to  sort  the  papers  with  reference  to  their 
post-oflBce  addresses,  accordingly  as  an  electrical- 
ly connected  switch  is  shifted  by  the  opening  or 
closing  of  an  electric  circuit  caused  by  the 
passage  of  the  metallic  stencil-band. 


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TATUM'S  LETTER   COPYING    PRESS 
AND  STAND. 

AmoBg  the  manufacturers  of  letter  copying 
presses  and  stands,  Samuel  C.  Tatum  &  Co., 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  are  in  the  front  rank.  Readers 
of  The  Stationer  in  this  and  other  countries  who 
know  a  good  copying  press  when  they  see  it  will 
doubtless  recognize  the  good  qualities  of  those 
made  by  this  firm.     The  cut  shows  the  design  of 


a  stand  of  ihis  make,  and  an  advertisement  in 
another  column  illustrates  a  new  15  x  20  press 
for  use  in  railway  offices  and  counting  houses. 
This  press  embodies  several  new  features. 

One  great  aim  of  the  manufacturer  has  been  to 
put  the  weight  where  it  is  needed;  to  make  a 
strong  press  at  a  reasonable  price,  and  one 
which  will  at  once  please  the  eye  from  its  finish 
and  proportions.  From  its  simplicity,  and  the 
absence  of  any  soldered  work  which  would  pre- 
vent its  being  readily  taken  apart  and  put 
together  again,  it  is  especially  adapted  for 
foreign  shipment. 

■ -^-t-^. — 

"LITTLE  VICTOR"  PLANE. 

Although  in  form  and  size  a  toy,  the  "Little 
Victor  "  plane  herewith  illustrated  is  a  service- 
able little  tool,  useful  in  the  house,  the  store,  the 


shop  or  the  office.  It  can  be  used  as  a  pencil 
sharpener  and  is  specially  adapted  to  pattern 
making  and  scroll  saw  work.  It  is  only  S)^ 
inches  long  and  can  be  had  nickel-plated  or 
japanned.  Leonard  Bailey  &  Co.,  Hartford, 
Conn.,  are  the  manufacturers. 
m  *  ^ 

INKS  AND    MUCILAGE. 

Aside  from  the  professional  ink  maker,  few 
persons  are  aware  of  the  difficulty  of  combin- 
ing the  requisite  ingredients  in  proper  and  cor- 
rect proportions  to  produce  writing  inks  posses- 
sing those  qualities  which  are  in  the  highest 
degree  important  and  necessary.  Under  their 
new  and  improved  method  of  manufacture, 
John  B.  Davids  &  Co.  claim  to  eradicate  all  in- 
jurious and  foreign  matter  from  the  Ingredients 
and  solutions  which  form  the  component  parts 
of  their  inks,  and  chemical  means  are  supplied 
to  assist  in  the  deposition  of  sediments,  so  that 
their  products  are  remarkable  for  freedom  from 
mold,  for  brightness  of  color,  permanency,  &c. 
Their  mucilage  is  extremely  adhesive  and  clear, 
and  devoid  of  the  possibility  of  becoming  sour 
or  moldy. 


With  bottle  of  approved  style,  handsome  la- 
bels, and  their  patent  improved  cork-screw, 
with  movable  ring,  which  is  ready  fitted  in  the 
cork,  their  whole  line  of  goods  are  put  up  in  a 
manner  to  challenge  attention.  The  selection 
and  use  of  the  very  best  materials,  combined  with 
careful  preparation  throughout,  have  enabled 
this  firm  to  attain  results  which,  as  remarked 
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guage  runs  back  24^  inches  from  the 
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when  required,  by  screws. 

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40  B 


INDIAN    POTTERY. 


The  principal  varieties  of  Indian  pottery  suit- 
table  for  exportation  are  the  red  earthenware 
pottery  of  Travancore  and  Hyderabad,  the  red 
glazed  pottery  of  Dinapoor,  the  black  and  sil- 
vered pottery  of  Azimghur  and  Surat,  the 
painted  pottery  of  Kotah,  the  gilt  pottery  of 
Atnroha,  the  glazed  and  unglazed  pierced  pot- 
tery of  Madura,  and  the  glazed  pottery  of  Scinde 
and  the  Punjab.  In  all  these  varieties  of  Indian 
fancy  pottery  an  artistic  eflect  is  conscientiously 
sought  to  be  produced  ;  but  only  the  pottery 
made  at  Azimghur,  and  in  Scinde  and  the  Pun- 
jab, and  the  Bombay  School  of  Art  pottery, 
were  exhibited  at  Paris. 

The  Azimghur  pottery,  like  most  of  the  art 
work  of  the  Benares  district  and  eastward,  is 
generally  feeble  and  rickety  in  form,  and  insipid 
and  meretricious  in  decoration,  defects  to  which 
its  fine  black  color  gives  the  greater  prominence. 
The  only  tolerable  example  of  it  I  have  ever  seen 
is  a  water  jug,  which  attracts,  and  in  a  way 
pleases,  because  of  the  strangeness  of  look  given 
to  it  by  the  pair  of  horn-like  handles.  The 
silvery  ornamentation  is  done  by  etching  the 
pattern,  after  baking,  on  thesur  face,  and  rub- 
bing an  amalgam  of  mercury  and  tin  into  it; 
thus  producing  its  characteristic  mawkish  and 
forbidding  effect.  Very  different  is  the  glazed 
pottery  of  Scinde  and  the  Punjab.  The  charms 
of  this  pottery  are  the  simplicity  of  its  shapes, 
the  spontaneity,  directness,  and  propriety  of  its 
ornamentation,  and  the  beauty  of  its  coloring. 
The  first  thing  to  be  desired  in  pottery  is  beauty 
of  form,  that  perfect  symmetry  and  purity  of 
form  which  is. 

When  unadorn'd,  adorn'd  the  most. 
When  we  get  it,  we  desire  nothing  more  for  the 
satisfaction  of  the  eye.  But,  for  household  use, 
pottery  must  generally  be  glazed,  and  neither 
glazing  nor  coloring  need  detract  from  its  dig- 
nity or  comeliness,  while  they  often  enhance  the 
delicacy  of  surface  required  for  the  complete 
exposition  of  its  gracefulness  of  configuration. 
If  any  ornamentation  is  applied,  it  must  be  skill- 
fully subordinated  to  the  form  to  which  it  is  su- 
peradded, so  as  not  in  any  way  to  divert  atten- 
tion from  it.  Nothing  can  be  in  worse  taste, 
nor,  in  an  aesthetic  sense,  more  wasteful,  than  to 
hide  a  beautiful  form  under  an  excess  of  foreign 
ornament.  It  is  really  not  less  so  to  obscure  it 
by  producing  the  effect  of  floating  birds  and 
flowers  about  it,  as  is  unintentionally  done  in 
so  much  English  pottery,  painted  in  perspec- 
tive and  with  shadows;  or  by  willfully  produc- 
ing the  illusion  of  forms  dissimilar  to  the 
real  form  ornamented,  as  in  Japanese  pot- 
tery, in  which  the  attempt  is  often  deliber- 
ately made  to  distract  the  eye  by  the  most 
violent  optical  surprises  and  deceits.  On 
the  other  hand,  in  the  best  Indian  pottery,  we 
always  flnd  the  reverent  subjection  of  color  and 
ornamentation  to  form,  and  it  is  in  attaining  to 
this  result  that  the  Indian  potter  has  shown  the 
true  artistic  feeling  and  skill  of  all  Indian  art 
manufacturers  in  his  handiwork.  The  correla- 
tion of  his  forms,  colors,  and  details  of  orna- 
mentation is  perfect,  as  if  his  work  were  rather 
a  creation  of  nature — and  this  is  recognized, 
even  in  the  most  homely  objects,  as  the  highest 
achievement  of  art.  The  great  secret  of  his 
mastery  in  the  almost  intuitive  habit  of  the 
natives  of  India  of  representing  natural  ob- 
jects in  decoration  in  a  strictly  conven- 
tional manner  ;  that  is  to  say,  symmetrically, 
and  without  shadows.  In  this  way,  the  outline 
of  the  form  ornamented  is  never  broken.  The 
decoration  is  kept  in  subordination  to  the  form 
also  by  the  monotonous  repetition  of  the  design 


applied  to  it,  or  by  the  simple  alternation  of 
two,  or  at  the  most  three,  designs.  Also,  never 
more  than  two  or  three  colors  are  used,  and, 
when  three  colors  are  used,  as  a  rule,  two  of 
them  are  only  lighter  and  darker  tints  of  the 
same  color.  It  is  thus  that  the  Indian  potter 
maintains  inviolate  the  integrity  of  form  and 
harmony  of  coloring,  and  the  perfect  unity 
of  purpose,  and  homogeneity  of  effect  of  all  his 
work.  The  mystery  of  his  consummate  work 
is  a  dead  tradition  now,  he  understands  only 
the  application  of  its  processes  ;  but  not  the 
least  miSst  it  have  been  inspired  in  its  origin 
by  the  subtlest  interpretation  of  nature.  The 
potters'  art  is  of  the  highest  antiquity  in  India, 
and  the  unglazed  water-vessels,  made  in  every 
Hindoo  village,  are  still  thrown  from  the  wheel 
in  the  same  antique  forms  represented  on  the 
ancient  Buddhistic  sculptures  and  paintings. 
Some  of  this  primitive  pottery  is  identical  in 
character  with  the  vases  found  in  the  tombs  of 
Etruria,  dating  from  about  b.  c.  1000.  I  do  not 
suggest  any  connection  between'  them,  it  is  only 
interesting  to  find  that  the  civilization  of  the 
Vedic  Hindoos  were  parallel  with  that.  Pottery 
is  still  made  all  over  India,  for  daily  use,  which 
is  in  reality  older  than  the  oldest  remains  we 
possess  of  ancient  Greece  and  Rome.  None  of 
the  fancy  pottery  made  in  India  is  equal  in 
beauty  of  form  to  this  primitive  village  pottery; 
and  most  of  it  is  utterly  insignificant  and  worth- 
less. The  only  exception  is  the  glazed  pottery  of 
Madura  and  Scinde,  and  the  Punjab.  Madura 
pottery  is  Hindoo  in  character,  bnt  that  made  in 
Scinde  and  the  Punjab  has  been  radically  influ- 
enced by  Saracenic  art,  and  must  be  distin- 
guished as  Indian. 

The  glazed  pottery  of  Scinde  is  made  princi- 
pally at  Hala,  and  that  of  the  Punjab  at  La- 
hore, Mooltan,  Jang,  Delhi,  and  elsewhere.  It 
is  said  that  the  invasion  and  conquest  of  China 
by  Chirgiz  Khan,  in  1212,  was  the  event  that 
made  known  to  the  rest  of  Asia  and  Europe  the 
art  of  glazing  earthenware  ;  but,  in  fact,  the 
Saracens  from  the  first  used  glazed  tiles  for  cov- 
ering walls  and  roofs  and  pavements,  and  of 
course  with  a  view  to  decorative  effect.  The 
use  of  these  tiles  had  come  down  to  them  in  an 
unbroken  tradition  from  the  times  of  the  Birs 
Nimrud,  or  "Temple  of  Seven  Spheres"  at 
Borsippa,  of  the  Temple  of  Sakkara  in  Egypt, 
and  of  the  early  trade  between  China  and 
Egypt,  and  China  and  Oman,  Siraf,  and  the 
valley  of  the  Tigris  and  Euphrates.  Glazed 
tiles  had,  however,  fallen  into  compara- 
tive disuse  before  the  rise  of  the  Saracens, 
and  it  was  undoubtedly  the  conquests  of 
Chirgiz  Khan,  a.  d.  1206-27,  which  revived 
their  general  use  throughout  the  nations  of 
Islam.  The  glazed  pottery  of  the  Punjab  and 
Scinde  certainly  dates  from  this  period,  and  as 
we  shall  presently  see,  was  directly  influenced 
by  the  traditions  surviving  in  Persia  of  the 
ancient  civilization  of  Nineveh  and  Babylon. 
It  is  found  in  the  shape  of  dishes,  plates  and 
water  bottles,  jars,  bowls  and  pots  of  all  shapes 
and  sizes,  also  of  tiles,  finials  for  the  tops  of 
domes,  pierced  windows  and  other  architectural 
accessories.  In  form,  the  bowls  and  jars  and 
vases  may  be  classified  as  egg-shaped,  turband, 
melon  and  onion-shaped,  in  the  latter  the  point 
rising  and  widening  out  gracefully  into  the  neck 
of  the  vase. 

In  the  glazing  and  coloring  two  preparations 
are  of  essential  importance — namely,  kanch, 
literally  glass,  and  sikka  oxides  of  lead.  In  the 
Punjab  the  two  kinds  of  kanch  used  are  distin- 
guished as  Angrezi  kanehi,  "English  glaze," 
and  desikanchi,  "country  glaze." 

Angrezi   kanehi  is  made  of  sang-i-safed,  a 


white  quartz  ore  rock,  25  parts,  sajji,  or  pure 
soda,  six  parts,  sohajatelia,  or  pure  borax,  three, 
and  nausada,  or  sal  ammoniac,  one  part.  Each 
ingredient  is  finely  powdered  and  sifted,  and 
mixed  with  a  little  water,  and  made  up  into 
white  balls  of  the  size  of  an  orange.  These  are 
red-heated,  and,  after  cooling  again,  ground 
down  and  sifted.  Then  the  material  is  put  into 
a  furnace  until  it  melts,  when  clean  picked  shora 
kalmi  is  stirred  in .  A  foam  appears  on  the  sur- 
face, which  is  skimmed  off  and  set  aside  for  use. 
The  desi-kanchi  is  similarly  made  of  quartzose 
rock  and  soda,  or  quartzose  rock  and  borax,  or 
silicious  sand  and  soda.  A  point  is  made  of 
firing  the  furnace  in  which  the  kanch  is  melted 
with  kikar,  karir,  or  Capparis  wood. 

Four  sikka,  or  oxides  of  lead,  are  known — 
namely,  sikka  safed,  white  oxide,  the  basis  of 
most  of  the  blues,  greens  and  grays  used  ;  sikka 
zatd,  the  basis  of  the  yellows;  sifcfca  sharbati, 
litharge  ;  and  sikka  lal,  red  oxide. 

Sikka  safed  is  made  by  reducing  the  lead 
with  half  its  weight  of  tin  ;  sikka  zaid  by  re- 
ducing the  lead  with  a  quarter  of  its  weight  of 
tin  ;  sikka  sharbati  by  reducing  with  zinc  in- 
stead of  tin  ;  and  sikka  lal  in  the  same  way, 
oxidizing  the  lead  until  red.  The  furnace  is  al- 
ways heated  in  preparing  these  oxides  with 
jhand,  or  Prosopis  wood.  The  white  glaze  is 
made  with  one  part  of  kanch  and  one  part  sikka 
safed  (white  oxide)  well  ground,  sifted,  and 
mixed,  put  into  the  kanch  furnace,  and  stirred 
with  a  ladle.  When^melted,  borax  in  the  propor- 
tion of  two  chittaks  (1  chittaks  =  l-16th  part  of  a 
seer)  to  the  seer  (a  seer  =  2  lbs.)  is  added.  If  the 
mixture  blackens,  a  small  quantity  of  shora 
kalmi,  or  saltpetre,  is  thrown  in.  When  all  is 
ready,  the  mixture  is  thrown  into  cold  water, 
which  splits  it  into  splinters,  which  are  col- 
lected and  kept  for  use.  All  the  blues  are  pre- 
pared by  mixing  either  copper  or  manganese, 
or  cobalt,  in  various  proportions  with  the  above 
white  'glaze.  The  glaze  and  coloring  matter 
are  ground  together  to  an  impalpable  powder 
ready  for  application  to  the  vessel. 

The  following  are  the  blue  colors  used  : 

1.  Firoza,  turquoise  blue 1  seer  of  glaze  and  1 

chittak  of  chhil  tarn  ■ 
ba,  or  calcined  cop- 
per. 

3.  if'irozi-obi,  pale  turquoise..!  seer  of  glaze  and 
l-24th  of  calcined 
copper. 

3.  Nila,  indigo  blue 1  seer  of  glaze  and  4 

chittaks  of  rita,  or 
zaffre  (cobalt). 

4.  Asmani,  sky  blue 1  seer  of  glaze  and  IJ^ 

chittak  of  zaffre. 

5.  Halka-abi,  pa,\e  sky  blue...  1  seer  of  glaze  and  1 

chittak  of  zaffre. 

6.  Kasni,  pink  or  lilac 1  seer  of  glaze  and  ] 

chittak  of  anjani,  or 
oxide  of  manganese. 

7.  Sosni,  violet 1  seer  of  glaze  and  1)^ 

chittak  o  f  mixed 
manganese  and  zaf- 
fre. 

8.  Uda,  purple  or  puce 1  seer  of  glaze  and  2 

chittaks  of  manga- 
nese. 

9.  Hhaki,  gray 1  seer  of  glaze  and  IJg 

mixed  manganese 
and  zaffre. 

The  rita  or  zaffre  is  the  black  oxide  of  cobalt 

found  all  over  Central  and    Southern   India, 

which  has  been  roasted  and  powdered,  mixed 

with  a  little  powdered  flint.    Another  mode  of 

preparing  the  nila,  or  indigo  blue  glaze,  for  use 

by  itself,  is  to  take  : 

Powdered  flint 4  parts. 

Borax 24  •' 

Red  oxide  of  lead \-z  " 

White  quartzose  rock [7 

Soda 5  " 

Zinc 5  " 

Zaffre 5  " 

All  are  burned  together  in  the  kanch  furnace  as 
before  described. 

The  yellow  glaze  used  as  the  basis  of  the 
greens  is  made  of  sikka  zard,  white  oxide,  1 


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seer,  and  sang  safed,  a  white  quartzose  rock,  or 
millstone,   or    powdered    flint,    4   chittaks,    to 
which,  when  fused,  4    chittaks    of   borax    are 
added. 
The  green  colors  produced  are: 

1.  Zanirudj,  deep  green 1  seer  of  glaze,  and  3 

chittaks  of  chil  tam- 
ba,  or  calcined  cop- 
per. 

2.  Sabz,  full  green 1  seer  of  glaze,  and  1 

chittak  of  copper. 

3.  Pisiaki,  or  Pistachio  (bright) 

green  1  seer  of  glaze,  and  l]4 

chittak  of  copper. 

4.  Dhani,  or    Paddy    (young 

shoots  of  rice),  green: 1  seer    of  glaze,   and 

l-128th  chittak  of 
copper. 

.  Another  green  is  produced  by  burning  one  seer 
of  copper  filings  with  nimak  shor,  or  sulphate 
of  soda. 

The  colors,  when  powered,  are  painted  on 
with  gum,  or  gluten.  The  vessel  to  receive  it 
is  first  carefully  smoothed  over  and  cleaned, 
and,  as  the  pottery  clay  is  red  when  burned, 
painted  all  over  with  a  soapy,  whitish  engobe 
— prepared  with  white  clay  and  borax,  and 
Acacia  and  Concarpus  gums  —  called  kharga 
mutti.  Then  the  powdered  colors  are  ground 
with  a  mixture  of  nishasta,  or  gluten  and 
water,  called  mawa,  until  the  proper  subsistence 
is  obtained,  when  they  are  painted  on  with  a 
brush.  The  vessels  are  then  carefully  dried 
and  baked  in  a  furnace  heated  with  ber,  or 
Zizyphus,  or  sometimes  Capparis  wood.  The 
ornamental  designs  are  painted  on  off-hand,  or 
a  pattern  is  pricked  out  on  paper,  which  is  laid 
on  the  vessel  and  dusted  with  the  powdered 
color  along  the  prickings,  thus  giving  a  dotted 
outline  of  the  design,  which  enables  the  potter 
to  paint  it  in  with  all  the  greater  freedom  and 
dash.  It  is  the  plucky  drawing  and  impulsive, 
free-handed  painting  of  this  pottery  which  are 
among  its  attractions.  The  Indian  potter's 
wheel  is  of  the  simplest  and  rudest  kind.  It 
is  a  horizontal  fly-wheel,  two  or  three  feet  in 
diameter,  loaded  heavily  with  clay  along  the 
rim,  and  put  in  motion  by  the  hand  ;  and  once 
set  spinning,  it  revolves  for  five  or  seven 
minutes  with  a  perfectly  steady  and  true  motion 
The  clay  to  be  molded  is  heaped  on  the  centre 
of  the  wheel,  and  the  potter  squats  down  on 
the  ground  before  it.  A  few  vigorous  turns, 
and  away  spins  the  wheel  round  and  round, 
and  still  and  silent  as  a  "sleeping-top,"  while 
at  once  the  shapeless  heap  of  clay  begins  to 
grow  under  the  potter's  hand  into  all  sorts  of 
faultless  forms  of  archaic  fictile  art,  which  are 
carried  off  to  be  baked  as  fast  as  they  are  thrown 
from  the  wheel.  There  is  an  immense  demand 
for  these  water  jars,  cooking  pots,  and  earthen 
frying  pans  and  dishes.  The  Hindoos  have  a 
religious  prejudice  against  using  an  earthen 
vessel  twice,  and  generally  it  is  broken  after 
first  pollution,  and  hence  the  demand  for  com- 
mon earthenware  in  all  Hindoo  families.  There 
is  an  immense  demand  also  for  painted  clay 
idols,  and  thus  the  potter,  in  virtue  of  his  call- 
ing, is  an  hereditary  officer  in  every  Indian 
village.  He  has  to  supply  the  entire  village 
community  with  pitchers  and  cooking  pans,  and 
jars  for  storing  grain,  and  spices,  and  salt,  and 
to  furnish  travelers  with  any  of  such  vessels  as 
they  may  want.  Also,  when  the  new  corn 
begins  to  sprout,  he  has  to  take  a  jug  and  water 
vessel  to  each  field  for  the  use  of  those  engaged 
in  watching  the  crop.  But  he  is  allowed  to 
make  bricks  and  tiles  also,  and  for  these  he  is 
paid,  exclusively  of  his  fees,  which  amount  to 
between  £4  and  £5  a  year,  although  he  earns 
between  £10  and  £12  a  year.  He  enjoys,  besides 
the  dignity,  certain  ceremonial  and  honorific 
offices.    He  beats  the  big  drum,  and  chants  the 


hymns  in  honor  of  Jamee,  an  incarnation  of  the 
great  goddess  Bhowanee  at  marriages;  and  at 
the  dowra,  or  village  harvest-home  festivals,  he 
prepares  the  burbn,  or  mutton  stew.  He  is,  in 
truth,  one  of  the  most  useful  and  respected 
members  of  the  community,  and  in  the  happy 
theocratic  organization  of  Hindoo  village  life, 
there  is  no  man  happier  than  the  hereditary 
potter,  or  Koomhar. — Pottery  Gazette. 


DUTY  ON  STEREOSCOPIC  VIEWS. 

An  appeal  having  been  made  from  the  decision 
of  the  Collector  of  Customs  at  Chicago,  assess- 
ing duty  at  the  rate  of  35  per  cent,  ad  valorem 
on  certain  imported  stereoscopic  views  claimed 


to  be  dutiable  at  25  per  cent,  as  printed  matter. 
The  stereoscopic  pictures  in  question,  instead  of 
being  mounted  on  cardboard  in  the  usual  man- 
ner, are  pasted  between  two  pieces  of  cardboard, 
one  of  which  has  two  orifices,  through  which 
the  "  views  "  are  seen.  Photographs  are  dutiable 
at  25  per  cent,  ad  valorem,  and  the  photograph 
in  the  present  instance  is  the  leading  character- 
istic of  the  completed  manufacture.  Had  the 
pictures  been  mounted  on  cardboard  like  or- 
dinary stereoscopic  views,  they  would  have  been 
dutiable  as  photographs,  and  the  Treasury  De- 
partment decides  that  the  fact  that  they  were 
mounted  as  first  above  mentioned  should  not 
change  the  classification. 


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-NEW    PATENT  • 

PIN-FASTENERS. 


THE  shanks  of  these  Fasteners  are  made  of  pin-wire,  with    c 
ground  points  equal  to  tlie  best  made  pins,  and  may  be 
inserted  iu  the  finest  goods  without  injuring  the  fibre  of 
t  lie  same.  They  are  admirably  adapted  for  ticketing  and  binding 

Silks,  Woolens,  and  all  description  of  Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  Carpets,  Rugs,  Mats,  &c., 
Dressing  Shops  and  Shop  Windows,  and  attaching  Tags  and  Price  Tickets  to  goods 
therein. 


FORCE  THE  PINS  THROUGH  THE  GOODS  AND  TURN 
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OS.  1  &  2. 


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N0.2. 


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THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


T.  SINCLAIR  &  SON, 


TRADE    PUBLISHERS    OF 


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All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

Charles  C.  Pearson,  printer.  Concord,  N.  H. , 
is  dead. 

Adams  &  Co.,  Boston,  Mass.,  have  become  in- 
solvent. 

Otto  Ihl,  dealer  in  toys,  &c.,  St.  Joseph,  Mo., 
has  sold  out. 

J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.'s  March  bulletin  of  new 
publications  is  out. 

Fellows  &  Sponhauer,  stationers,  Gunnison, 
Col.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Timothy  Loughman,  fancy  goods  dealer,  New 
York  city,  has  made  an  assignment. 

S.  Johnston,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Charleston, 
S.  C,  has  been  damaged  by  fire;  insured. 

W.  W.  Hobart,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Hoopeston,  III.,  has  been  burned  out.  Loss, 
$500. 

Heintzeman  &  Cooper,  printers,  Boston,  Mass., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  C.  H.  Heintzeman 
continues. 

Hirst  &  Spence,  bookbinders  and  stationers, 
Toronto,  Ont.,  have  been  sold  out  under  a  chat- 
tel mortgage. 

R.  B.  Caldwell  &  Co. ,  printers  and  publishers, 
Gardiner,  Me.,  have  been  succeeded  by  Cald- 
well, Landers  &  Co. 

Duncan  McMillan,  dealer  in  picture  frames, 
Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  has  been  succeeded  by 
McMillan  &  Randall. 

Jones  &  Campbell,  booksellers  and  stationers. 
South  Pueblo,  Col.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Mr.  Campbell  continues. 

O'Loughlin  Brothers  &  Co.,  wholesale  sta- 
tioners, Winnipeg,  Man.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.   W.  J.  Owen  retires. 

J.  A.  Stewart,  of  Stewart  &  Ebersold,  print- 
ers, Seattle,  W.  T.,  has  leased  his  interest  in  the 
firm  for  three  and  one-half  years. 

The  trustees  of  Robinson  Brothers,  booksel- 
lers and  stationers,  Hamilton,  Ont.,  have  adver- 
tised the  stock  of  the  firm  for  sale. 

Brunnquell  &  Altona,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners, Milwaukee,  Wis.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership; Brunnquell  &  Rohde  succeed. 

Dobier  &  Soper,  dealers  in  picture  frames, 
&c.,  Winnipeg,  Man.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   Soper  &  Le  Cappellaine  continue. 

A  fire  at  Milk  street,  Boston,  Sunday  after- 
noon, caused  a  loss  to  Wm.  Matthews,  paper 
hangings,  of  $3,000;  building,  $600;  insured. 

John  R.  Edwards,  of  Baltimore,  reports  hav- 
ing an  increasing  demand  for  his  perforated 
tablets,  manilla  order-books  and  students'  note- 
books. 

Carter,  Rice  &  Co.,  Boston,  are  getting  out  a 
new  price  list  which  the  trade  will  do  well  to 
send  for.  The  firm  reports  business  as  "  very 
good." 

W.  N.  Hoskins,  Philadelphia,  has  a  well  de- 
served reputation  among  the  trade  for  his  fine 
1      engraving.     He  is  receiving  numerous  orders 
i      from  stationers. 

I  W.  E.  Seebold,  at  166  Canal  street.  New  Or- 

!  leans,  dealer  in  stationery,  pictures  and  fancy 
goods,  was  burned  out  March  13.  Loss  esti- 
mated at  $30,000;  fully  insured. 


Among  the  many  lines  of  Easter  novelties, 
none  it  is  asserted  present  the  originality  or  scope 
of  the  cards  put  out  by  Rosenbaum  &  Co. ,  Phila- 
delphia. Dealers  throughout  the  country  have 
bought  largely,  and  the  firm's  facilities  have 
been  hard  tried  to  keep  pace  with  orders.  It  is 
impossible  to  more  than  review  a  few  leading 
styles  :  No.  59  is  a  chaste  dove  card  mounted 
on  a  large  satin  background,  with  ribbons  run- 
ning diagonally  in  irregular  form  as  an  orna- 
mental feature,  making  one  of  the  most  striking 
effects  imaginable.  No.  60  is  a  rich,  heavily 
molded  plaque  frame,  with  recess  in  centre,  con- 
taining<cbaste  cross  in  white  plush,  resting  on  a 
bed  of  appropriate  rich  flowers.  No.  61  has 
same  central  effect  on  a  gothic  shape  panel,  also 
very  attractive.  No.  29  has  a  gilt  background, 
nicely  decorated  with  Easter  cross  and  floral 
ornaments,  all  richly  fringed.  No.  15  is  a  neat 
wadded  door  lifting  up,  which  discloses  a  painted 
centre  done  by  the  finest  amateur  artists  for 
which  Philadelphia  is  so  famous.  No.  27  is  a 
Maltese  cross  in  moleskin  plush,  bearing  a  dove 
card  and  other  ornaments.  No.  40  is  a  plain 
bevel-edge  panel,  with  sentiment  in  gold,  circu- 
lar chromo  design  fringed,  mounted  below.  Nos. 
3  and  7  embody  new  ideas,  for  which  the  firm 
has  applied  for  letter  patent.  It  consists  of  a 
heavy  panel,  one-half  of  which  is  richly  mounted 
diagonally  in  satin  and  plush  design,  so  set  on 
that  any  card,  at  the  will  of  the  purchaser,  can 
be  inserted  or  taken  out ;  this  obviates  carry- 
ing any  old  stock  (a  feature  dealers  cannot  but 
appreciate — in  fact,  the  same  ideas  seem  to  per- 
vade the  whole  line,  i.  e.,  that  sentiments  are  so 
constructed  and  attached  as  to  be  readily 
changed,  so  that  a  card  can  be  sold  as  a  birth- 
day, Easter  or  Christmas  card  at  the  will  of  the 
dealer.  One  other  poiat  on  which  the  popularity 
of  this  line  depends  are  the  fair  prices.  The 
firm  promises  wonders  for  Christmas  novelties, 
being  already  at  "  ideas,"  which  will  be  shown 
to  the  trade  at  an  early  date.  This  firm  is  sole 
agent  for  Savage's  wire  easels,  and  reports  trade 
very  active  in  this  line  also. 

Augustus  Rice,  doing  business  under  the  style 
of  the  Continental  Chromo  Company,  at  No.  269 
Broadway,  made  an  assignment  on  March  16  to 
Victor  Hein,  giving  preference  to  Moritz  Stern 
for  $13,050.36;  Louis  Rosenstein,  $3,280;  Moritz 
Senftenberg,  $975;  total,  $16,305.36.  Mr.  Rice 
was  for  fifteen  years  in  the  shirt  business,  and 
went  into  the  chromo  trade  in  July,  1881,  as 
Gabriel  &  Rice.  The  firm  dissolved  about  two 
months  ago,  Mr.  Rice  succeeding  to  the  business. 
His  liabilities  are  about  $35,000,  and  the  assets 
are  valued  at  about  $37,000.  The  failure  is  at- 
tributed to  dull  trade,  depreciation  and  bad  col- 
lections. 

Owing  to  the  large  sales  of  the  A.  T.  Cross 
pens  and  the  new  line  of  pencils,  Mr.  Cross  has 
been  obliged,  since  January  1,  to  double  his 
manufacturing  facilities,  so  that  the  Cross  Pen 
Company  will  henceforth  be  able  to  fill  all  or- 
ders with  promptness  and  dispatch.  The  repu- 
tation of  these  goods  is  so  well  known  that  no 
further  announcement  is  necessary. 

John  M.  Root  &  Co.,  dealers  in  subscription 
books,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  admitted  John 
and  Charles  Gay,  Jr.,  as  special  partners,  for 
$3,000,  to  March  7,  1888,  under  the  style  of  John 
M.  Root  &  Co. 

Cranston  &  Co. ,  manufacturers  of  self -clamp- 
ing paper-cutters,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  have  just 
shipped  to  the  George  R.  Dickinson  Paper  Com- 
pany, Holyoke,  a  48-inch  under-cut  trimming 
press.  This  firm  now  has  forty -two  machines  in 
use  at  Holyoke,  and  it  will  soon  have  ready  a 
new  cut  of  its  machine. 


R.  M.  Dill,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Freeport,  Me., 
is  closing  out. 

Cars  &  Co.,  label  cutters,  New  York  city, 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

C.  H.  Pendexter,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Lewis- 
ton,  Me.,  has  become  insolvent. 

J.  B.  Lee  &  Brothers,  publishers,  St.  Louis, 
Mo. ,  have  been  burned  out ;  no  insurance. 

Near  &  Gardner,  newsdealers  and  stationers, 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  have  made  an  assignment. 

J.  A.  Gould,  New  York  Novelty  Company, 
Woodstock,  Ont.,  is  selling  out  at  auctionf 

A.  B.  Barney,  publisher  of  the  Democrat, 
Watertown,  Wis.,  is  in  the  hands  of  the  sheriff. 

Augustus  Rice,  Continental  Chromo  Com- 
pany, New  York  city,  has  made  an  assignment. 

S.  C.  Northrop"&  Co.,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, New  Haven,  Conn.,  have  made  an  assign- 
ment. 

D.  D.  Moore,  publisher  of  the  Christian  Advo- 
cate, Memphis,  Tenn.,  has  sold  out  to  J.  B. 
Bingham. 

C.  A.  Saroni,  stationer,  Pittsfleld,  Mass.,  is 
offering  to  compromise  at  twenty-five  cents  on 
the  dollar. 

William  Matthews,  dealer  in  wholesale  and 
retail  paper  hangings,  Boston,  Mass.,  has  been 
damaged  by  fire. 

Kellogg  &  Butler,  dealers  in  artists'  materials, 
Hartford,  Conn.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
A.  J.  Butler  continues. 

An  incendiary  fire  on  Monday  morning  dam- 
aged the  Lafayette  Paper  Mills,  Lafayette,  Ind., 
to  the  extent  of  $10,000  to  $12,000;  insured. 

McCarty  &  Hasberg  are  making  great  prepar- 
ation for  the  fall  and  holiday  seasons.  They 
report  trade  as  having  much  improved  during 
the  past  week. 

The  Guarantee  Chemical  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, has  established  a  very  good  trade  with  its 
mucilage,  which  is  made  from  pure  gum  arable, 
and  is  claimed  to  be  the  best  article  sold  on 
this  market. 

H.  F.  Gray,  successor  to  Gray  &  Beebe,  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio,  whose  factory  was  burned  out  on 
January  9,  is  not  settled  as  to  his  future  course, 
and  has  about  concluded  that  he  will  not  resume 
the  manufacture  of  his  old  specialties. 

Frank  S.  Thayer,  79  Franklin  street,  Boston, 
reports  a  continued  demand  for  the  "  Sun- 
flower" and  "Owl"  scrap  albums  and  other 
specialties  in  the  card  album  and  blank-book 
line,  which  he  controls  and  manufactures. 

Charles  Beck,  Philadelphia,  has  this  year  an 
extensive  line  of  fringed  Easter  cards.  His 
hand-painted  and  puffed  satin  Easter  cards,  with 
patent  easel  back,  are  in  great  demand.  Birth- 
day cards  of  his  own  importation  have  proved  a 
success. 

The  "Indispensable"  tri-patent  eyelet  ma- 
chine manufactured  by  H.  L.  Lipman,  Philadel- 
phia, meets  a  demand  felt  in  all  public  oflices; 
it  adapts  itself  to  every  situation  where  eyelets 
are  to  be  used.  The  moderate  price  of  the  "  In- 
dispensable "  is  one  of  its  strong  points. 

A  new  paper  company,  with  a  capital  of 
$300,000,  to  manufacture  fancy  cardboard,  &c., 
has  been  formed  at  Niles,  Mich. ,  and  buUdings 
and  machinery  have  been  ordered  to  be  ready 
for  use  by  May  1. 

A  fire,  involving  $10,000  loss,  occurred  on 
Monday  afternoon  at  Potsdamer  &  Co.'s  litho- 
graphic establishment,  northeast  corner  Third 
and  Evelina  streets,  Philadelphia.  Pancoast  & 
Maule,  who  own  the  building  and  occupy  the 


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fli-st  and  second  floors,  suflfered  somewhat  from 
water. 

M.  A.  Tattle  &  Co.,  fancy  goods  dealers, 
Wellsville,  N.  Y.,  have  sold  out. 

David  Edwards  &  Co.,  printers,  St.  Louis 
Mo.,  have  been  burned  out;  insured. 

Wesley  Jones,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Bur- 
lington, Iowa,  has  sold  his  retail  store. 

F.  Taylor  &  Co.,  paper  manufacturers,  South 
Hadlpy,  Mass.,  have  been  burned  out. 

D.  P.  Beck,  manufacturer  of  brackets,  Clyde, 
Ohio,'^as  been  burned  out.     Partly  insured. 

Frank  Grubbs,  publisher  of  the  Shield, 
Knightstown,  has  sold  out  to  R.  P.  Brewington. 

Hall  &  "Whiting,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Boston,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Chas. 
H.  Whiting  continues. 

T.  M.  Finley,  publisher,  Alamosa,  Col.,  has 
sold  half  of  his  business  interest,  and  the  style 
is  now  Finley  &  Heckman. 

Simons'  patent  index  cutter,  manufactured  by 
J.  L.  Shoemaker  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  is  a  useful 
binders'  tool.  It  makes  round  corners  and  is 
durable  and  powerful,  cutting  any  size  of  in- 
dex neatly,  quickly  and  with  ease.  It  is  nickel- 
plated. 

The  J.  O.  Smith  Manufacturing  Company  has 
now  a  full  line  of  samples  of  the  magneso-calcite 
boxes,  which  include  bond,  note  and  jewel 
cases.  These  goods,  which  are  absolutely  fire- 
proof, are  mostly  japanned,  black  and  orna- 
mented. 

The  fire  at  the  establishment  of  Potsdamer  & 
Co.,  printers  and  lithographers,  240  South  Third 
street,  Philadelphia,  destroyed  all  of  the  litho- 
graphic stones,  presses  and  stock.  The  loss  is 
very  heavy,  and  will  not  be  covered  by  the  in- 
surance, which  is  only  §10,000. 

Ross  White,  No.  1  Reade  street.  New  York, 
manufactures  the  "  Goodenough "  roll  toilet 
paper,  which  can  be  used  in  any  holder  or  fix- 
ture now  in  use.  Each  roll  is  equal  to  1,000 
sheets  of  the  regular  size.  The  trade  are  invited 
to  read  an  advertisement  of  it  in  another  col- 
umn. 

The  Western  Toy  Company,  Chicago,  will 
discontinue  the  manufacture  of  children's  car- 
riages, hobby-horses,  toy  and  doll  wagons  and 
numerous  small  articles,  and  will  hereafter 
make  a  specialty  of  the  manufacture  of  ve- 
locipedes, bicycles,  tricycles  and  a  few  other 
similar  articles. 

G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  have  now  ready  an  elegant 
line  of  birthday  goods,  including  a  large  num- 
ber of  choice  novelties,  all  of  which  are  offered 
at  prices  which  are  said  to  be  extremely  low 
considering  the  value  of  the  articles.  The  firm's 
travelers  will  go  on  the  road  next  week,  and 
take  with  them  a  full  line  of  samples. 

John  B.  Davids  &  Co.,  New  York,  have  just 
succeeded  in  perfecting  a  chemical  writing  fluid, 
in  which,  while  the  parts  are  in  perfect  com- 
bination, the  specific  gravity  is  only  3X  degrees, 
or  1)^  degrees  less  than  that  of  P.  &  J.  Arnold, 
of  London,  England,  which,  heretofore,  has 
been  considered  the  most  limpid  writing  fluid 
known. 

J.  H.  Clingan,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Delaware,  Ohio,  recently  reported  failed,  has 
liabilities  of  about  $14,000  ;  nominal  assets, 
$12,000. 

C.  Roesner,  dealer  in  toys,  Meriden,  Conn.,  re- 
ported failed. 

J.  E.  O'Connell,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Law- 
rence, Mass.,  is  reported  failed. 


McLoughlin  Brothers  have  just  got  over  their 
valentine  season,  and  report  being  very  well 
satisfied  with  the  result,  having  done  a  larger 
business  in  that  line  than  ey«r.  Indeed,  this 
was  no  more  than  could  ■  be  expected,  as  they 
had  little  or  no  competition  in  that  particular 
branch  of  their  business.  They  are  already  en- 
gaged in  preparing  new  designs  and  getting  up 
new  ideas  in  valentines  for  next  season,  and  ex- 
pect in  a  measure  to  revolutionize  the  trade. 
Valentines,  however,  do  not  sell  all  the  year,  so 
while  not  neglecting  them,  they  are  giving  spe- 
cial attention  to  their  regular  business  of  toy- 
books,  games,  &c.  Of  the  latter,  they  have  al- 
ready put  on  the  market  cheap  editions  of  the 
"  Old  Maid  G-ame  "  and  game  of  "  Popular  Au- 
thors," both  in  fancy  boxes.  Cheaper  editions 
of  their  very  popular  games  of  "  Go  Bang"  and 
"  Steeple  Chase  "  are  also  nearly  ready,  and 
will  undoubtedly  be  welcomed  by  the  trade.  In 
toy-books  they  are  also  making  extra  exertions 
for  the  coming  season.  A  number  of  their  pres- 
ent publications  will  be  revised  and  renewed 
and  many  new  things  added  to  their  list,  among 
which  will  be  several  new  books  of  the  same 
style  and  size  of  their  "  Shakesperian "  series 
and  "Mother  Goose  in  a  New  Dress"  series, 
which  were  so  popular  last  fall.  They  have  al- 
ready issued  a  new  edition  of  the  "  Willie  Win- 
kle "  series,  twelve  different  books  with  entirely 
new  and  beautifully  illustrated  covers  printed 
in  oil  colors  ;  also  half-bound  editions  of  the 
famous  "  Mother  Goose  Rhymes,"  "  Mother 
Goose  Chimes,"  and  "  Mother  Goose  Rhymes, 
Chimes  and  Jingles,"  complete.  "Mother 
Goose's  Rhymes  set  to  Music,"  also  appears  in 
the  half-bound  list.  Many  others  will  be  added 
as  the  season  advances.  This  firm  is  exporting 
large  quantities  of  toy-books  to  the  English 
market  and  its  sales  in  this  direction  are  steadily 
increasing.  This  arises,  no  doubt,  from  the  fact 
that  its  books  are  more  brilliantly  colored  and 
of  superior  finish  to  those  of  English  manufac- 
ture and  better  suited  to  the  tastes  of  children. 
It  anticipates  a  large  trade  the  coming  season 
and  have  already  made  several  large  shipments 
of  goods  to  the  Pacific  coast  and  other  distant 
points.  W.  J.  Kelly,  late  with  Lee  &  Sbepard, 
has  been  added  to  the  firm's  force,  and  it  ex- 
pects to  find  in  him  a  valuable  acquisition. 

Some  months  ago  a  description  of  a  new  brand 
of  a  paper  called  Paleographic,  brought  out  by 
Hard  &  Parsons,  appeared  in  The  Stationer. 
Since  that  time  it  has  been  in  great  demand,  and 
a  second  and  third  series  have  been  introduced. 
Each  of  these  has  been  an  improvement  on  the 
preceding,  and  the  last  effort  is  not  only  a  faith- 
ful copy  but  of  excellent  stock.  This  design 
has  also  been  applied  to  menu  cards.  This  firm 
has  now  ready  for  the  market  a  series  of  nine 
visiting  cards  each  containing  a  masonic  em- 
blem, and  said  to  be  perfect  as  to  color  and  de. 
sign.  The  workmanship  is  elaborate  and  evinces 
great  taste.  These  goods  are  manufactured  ex- 
pressly for  the  great  meeting  of  Knights  Templar 
which  occursat  San  Francisco  in  June.  Notwith- 
standing the  dull  season,  the  sales  of  this  firm  for 
January  and  February  show  a  decided  increase 
over  those  of  the  corresponding  months  of  last 
year. 

Geo.  TV.  Shepard  &  Co.,  Troy.  N.  Y.,  manu- 
facturers of  the  Shepard  patent  invoice  and 
scrap  books,  have  secured  larger  quarters  for 
the  manufacturing  of  these  well-known  special- 
ties. They  take  this  opportunity  of  apologizing 
to  their  customers  for  any  delay  in  filling  their 
orders  promptly  in  the  past  two  months.  They 
are  now  in  shape  to  fill  all  orders  at  the  shortest 
notice. 


A.  S.  McDade,  with  Boorum  &  Pease,  has  just 
returned  from  a  very  successful  trip. 

The  Acme  Stationery  and  Papeterie  Com- 
pany reports  business  as  being  excellent. 

Greo.  C.  Ide,  of  the  Claremont  Manufacturing 
Company,  printers,  Claremont,  N.  H.,  is  dead. 

E.  P.  Cole,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Bloom- 
ington.  111.,  has  been  burned  out;  loss,  $2,000. 

Jones  &  Leftwick,  publishers  of  the  Voice, 
Higginsville,  Mo.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Fitzgerald  &  Co.,  stationers,  Holyoke,  Mass., 
are  reported  failed  and  settling  at  40  cents 
on  the  dollar. 

The  Samuel  Cupples  Paper  Bag  Company,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  has  been  incorporated,  with  a  capi- 
tal stock  of  $250,000. 

Anderson,  Hansen  &  Co.,  bookbinders,  Chi- 
cago, III.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  H.  D. 
Hansen  &  Co.  continue. 

C.  T.  Rumpp  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  manufac- 
turers and  importers  of  leather  goods,  have  sent 
out  their  traveling  agents  with  samples  of  their 
novelties.  The  firm  has  this  year  an  extensive 
line  of  "  porte-cigares,"  which  are  said  to  be  the 
finest  ever  imported  in  this  country. 

Charles  T.  Bainbridge's  Sons  have  made  an  ar- 
rangement with  the  Paris  Art  Company  for  the 
exclusive  agency  of  its  entire  line  of  Christmas, 
New  Year,  Valentine,  Easter  and  birthday 
cards.  These  goods  are  being  made  exclusively 
for  the  American  market,  and  they  vnll  not  be 
sold  or  shown  in  Europe. 

True  S.  White,  of  the  True  S.  White  Station- 
ery Company,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  having  recently 
withdrawn  from  the  firm,  the  remaining  stock- 
holders are  trying  to  make  airangements  to 
sell  out  the  business.  With  that  object  in  view, 
a  meeting  was  held  at  the  rooms  of  the  Station- 
ers' Board  of  Trade  on  Wednesday. 

Wimbush,  Powell  &  Co.,  Kansas. City,  Mo., 
have  purchased  the  oflBce  of  the  Daily  Real 
Estate  Record  of  that  place  and  have  moved  the 
entire  outfit  into  their  own  building.  Judging 
from  the  fact  that  this  firm  has  so  rapidly  de- 
veloped its  business  from  very  small  proportions 
to  its  present  position  as  the  leading  job-print- 
ing house  in  Kansas  City,  a  good  future  for  this 
publication  is  predicted. 

Marcus  Ward  &  Co.  show  a  great  variety  of 
birthday  cards,  which  include  many  new  de- 
signs. This  firm  reports  that  the  demand  for  its 
Irish  linen  paper  is  constantly  increasing,  and 
that  it  occasionally  finds  it  difiScult  to  keep  some 
of  its  brands  in  stock.  A  heavier  grade  of  this 
paper  than  any  previously  introduced  has  been 
brought  out.  It  is  known  as  No.  210.  and  is 
meeting  with  a  very  fair  sale.  Samples  can  be 
had  upon  application. 

George  B.  Hurd  &  Co.,  79  Beekman  street. 
New  York,  have  just  issued  a  sample-book  and 
catalogue  of  their  goods,  which  is  very  complete. 
The  sample-book  contains  one  hundred  and 
thirty-seven  samples  of  papers,  and  the  cata- 
logue cuts  of  envelopes,  cards,  widths  of  mourn- 
ing borders,  &c.,  which  will  be  of  great  conveni- 
ence to  the  trade  in  ordering.  This  house  has  a 
very  fine  line  of  decorated  note  papers  (fully  de- 
scribed in  the  catalogue),  to  which  it  is  con- 
stantly adding.  Its  stock  of  Z.  Crane,  Jr.,  & 
Brother's  note  papers  and  envelopes,  embracing 
twenty-one  tints,  in  both  superfine  and  extra- 
superfine  qualities,  Grecian  antique,  distaff, 
parchment,  vellum,  &c.,  is  kept  constantly  on 
hand,  thus  enabling  it  to  fill  orders  on  this  par- 
ticular line  at  a  few  hours'  notice.  It  has  ample 
facilities  for  manufacturing  its  line  of  fancy 
writing  papers— which  the  sample-book  shows  to 


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be  extensive — and  wedding  and  card  stationery. 
These  books  will  be  sent  to  all  reliable  station- 
ers on  application. 

J.  W.  Fisbburn,  of  J.  W.  &  S.  A.  Pishburn, 
publishers  of  the  Ledger,  Mexia,  Tex.,  is  dead. 

The  Russell  &  Erwin  Mahufacturing  Com- 
pany has  issued  a  new  revised  list  of  prices  and 
discounts  for  hardware.  This  work  comes  from 
the  printing  offices  of  the  Lockwood  Press,  and 
is  in  every  way  creditable  to  that  establishment. 
In  typography,  press-work,  paper,  and  general 
execution,  it  is  not  to  be  excelled  by  the  work 
of  any  other  house  in  the  country. 

J.  Bath,  79  Washington  avenue,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  manufactures  the  "Life-time"  calendar. 
This  calendar  stands  IIX  inches  high,  and  is  8 
inches  wide  at  the  base,  and  is  a  combination  of 
blocks,  cards  and  figures,  aud  is  so  arranged 
that  a  boy  or  girl  who  understands  figures  can 
set  it.  The  frame  is  made  with  metal  front, 
nickel-plated.  The  blocks  are  so  arranged  that 
by  changing  them  once  a  month,  according  to 
directions,  a  complete  calendar  for  the  next 
month  can  be  had. 

Phil.  Hake  has  now  in  preparation  a  unique 
line  of  goods  for  fhe  fall  and  holiday  season.  It 
is  claimed  that  it  will  surpass  anything  of  the 
kind  ever  offered  in  the  American  market.  It 
includes  Christmas,  New  Year,  birthday  and 
visiting  cards,  illuminated  papeteries,  wedding 
goods,  &c.  Owing  to  a  great  increase  of  busi- 
ness, Mr.  Hake  was  compelled  to  secure  for  a  fac- 
tory a  large  building  in  Essex  street,  which  is 
six  stories  in  height,  64x100  feet.  In  this  building 
he  will  place  a  large  quantity  of  new  and  im- 
proved machinery,  and  will  then  be  able  to  turn 
out  all  orders  with  promptness. 

The  National  Publishing  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  has  issued  a  trade  line  of  family  and 
pulpit  Bibles  containing  contrasted  editions  of 
the  New  Testament.  A  specimen  page  of  this 
invaluable  feature  will  be  found  in  the  advertis- 
ing columns.  The  two  verses  being  placed  in 
parallel  columns  enables  the  reader  to  compare 
and  note  alterations  or  omissions  in  the  revised 
versions.  No  extra  charge  is  made  for  this  very 
convenient  and  useful  feature,  and  it  makes  the 
Bibles  more  valuable  and  salable.  The  bindings 
are  very  handsome  in  design  and  in  great  vari- 
ety. Some  novel  and  effective  designs  have 
lately  been  issued,  and  the  trade  will  do  well  to 
give  this  line  an  examination  before  placing 
orders.  The  variety  of  styles  and  the  assort- 
ment of  letter-press  are  very  complete,  compris- 
ing Bibles  for  Protestants  and  Catholics,  and 
also  for  English  and  German  readers.  The  <iom- 
pany's  manufacturing  facilities  are  claimed  to 
be  unsurpassed  by  any  Bible  publishing  house  in 
the  United  States.  Its  spring  catalogue  has  re- 
cently been  mailed  to  all  dealers,  and  if  any 
have  failed  to  receive  it  a  copy  will  be  forward- 
ed on  application.  H.  L.  Warren,  well  known 
in  connection  with  the  Bible  trade,  will  visit  the 
principal  cities  with  a  complete  line  of  samples, 
and  will  take  pleasure  in  showing  them  to  the 
trade. 


Eberhard  Faber,  718  &  720  Broadway,  ad- 
vertises new  goods  and  improvements  in  all 
of  his  departments.  His  line  of  pro  and  repel 
pencils  are  in  steady  demand,  and  meet  with 
general  approval.  For  beauty  and  simplicity, 
these  styles  are  claimed  to  be  unsurpassed. 
The  anti-nervous  penholders,  Nos.  4,262  and 
4,562,  are  articles  recently  introduced,  and 
gratify  amuch  desired  quality  for  the  penholder. 
The  penholder  and  pencil  attachment,  after 
being  used,  also  developes  qualities  advantage- 
ous to  the  good  appearance  of  handwriting  of 
nervous  writers,  and  is  especially  recommended 
to  beginners.  The  Para  and  pointed  rubber  are 
the  latest  styles,  and  well  adapted  for  general 
use.  A.  W.  Faber's  steel  erasers  are  constantly 
gaining  in  demand.  They  are  all  first  quality 
steel  and  warranted.  The  thumbtacks  shown 
by  this  house  are  of  the  best  manufacture  and 
style,  with  steel  pins,  and  of  many  sizes.  The 
gold  pens  are  made  of  16-carai  fine  gold,  with 
fine  iridium  points,  which  are  durable,  and  will 
suit  any  style  of  writer  or  writing. 

Moritz  Wetziar,  importer  of  leather  and  book- 
binders' materia],  at  No.  63  Reade  street,  made 
an  assignment  on  Wednesday  to  Frederick 
Lewis,  giving  thirteen  preferences,  aggregating 
$33,862,  the  principal  ones  being  the  following: 
Gustave  J.  Wetzlar,  $10,407;  Isaac  Rau,  $5,357; 
Simon  Mack  &  Co.,  $5,060;  Leonard  W.  Mack, 
$4,031;  Max  L.  Rau,  $2,163;  Antonio  Wetzlar, 
$1,419,  and  Mamie  Wetzlar,  $1,098.  Mr.  Lewis, 
the  assignee,  said  on  Wednesday  that  Mr.  Wetz- 
lar had  imported  a  large  quantity  of  goods, 
which  had  proved  unsalable;  these  had  accumu- 
lated, and  there  was  no  demand  for  them;  some 
of  them  are  still  in  bond,  and  he  thought  would 
scarcely  pay  the  duty;  trade  had  been  very 


dull,  depreciation  large,  and  his  accommoda- 
tions for  raising  money  had  been  out  off  on  ac- 
count of  the  stringency  in  the  money  market. 
He  could  not  state  the  liabilities  definitely,  but 
estimated  them  at  about  $100,000,  the  greater 
part  of  which  is  due  to  creditors  in  Europe.  No 
estimate  could  be  given  as  to  the  value  of  the 
assets  until  an  inventory  had  been  made. 

Frederick  E.  Scherer  committed  suicide  on 
Tuesday  afternoon  at  the  Osborn  House,  in 
Rochester,  by  taking  laudanum.  He  was  an 
Alsatian  by  birth,  prepossessing,  well  educated, 
and  possessed  an  excellent  reputation.  He  was 
not,  however,  very  practical,  and  for  years  had 
been  knocking  around  from  pillar  to  post.  Em- 
ployed by  firm  after  firm,  he  lost  these  positions 
successively  through  incompetence,  but  was  able 
to  obtain  letters  of  recommendation  by  which 
he  got  other  situations.  About  ten  years  ago  he 
gave  up  the  leather  trade,  in  which  he  had  been 
engaged,  and  went  into  the  stationery  business. 
A  year  ago  he  left  Providence,  where  he  had 
been  engaged  in  business  for  himself,  and,  com- 
ing to  New  York,  was  employed  as  traveling 
salesman  by  Illfelder  &  Co.  He  was  well  liked, 
but  always  proved  incompetent,  and  was  dis- 
charged. Three  months  ago  he  obtained  a  posi- 
tion with  B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  stationers,  and 
was  sent  out  as  traveling  agent,  but  was  not 
successful,  and  accordingly  about  two  weeks  ago 
he  threw  up  his  position  voluntarily,  and  after- 
ward left  the  city,  leaving  behind  him  his  wife 
and  a  son  ten  years  of  age  in  New  York. 
Scherer  was  about  forty  years  of  age. 

John  Petrie  reports  having  done  during  the 
past  winter  a  large  business  in  A.  B.  French 
inks. 


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Groom  &  Co.,  of  Boston,  one  of 
the  oldest,  best  known,  and  most 
trustworthy  firms  in  the  Stationery 
trade  in  this  country,  have  occupied 
the  same  site.  "When  the  business 
was  established  by  David  Felt  &  Co. , 
in  1815,  but  little  fine  stationery  was 
made  in  this  country,  and  the  old 
firm  imported  largely  from  the  best 
makers  in  Europe ;  and  nowadays 
the  present  firm,  although  they  have 
a  very  large  trade  in  American 
Stationery,  are  leading  New  England 
importers  of  fine  papers,  envelopes, 
and  all  fancy  and  staple  stationery 
goods. 

All  materials  used  by  literary 
workers  will  always  be  found  here. 

They  also  manufacture  every  con- 
ceivable style  of  Blank  Books,  do  an 
extensive  Printing  and  Lithographing 
business,  and  keep  the  largest  and 
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Private  Check  Books,  Drafts,  Notes, 
specially-made  Diaries,  and  all  other 
kinds  of  Form-Books,  either  on  hand 
or  made  under  directions. 

The   basement  of   their    building, 

No.  82  STATE  STREET, 

is  piled  with  Flat  Papers ;  the  first 
story  contains  a  general  stock  of 
first-class  Stationery  ;  the  second,  the 
Wholesale  Department ;  the  fourth, 
their  ordinary  and  numerical  Printing 
Px'esses :  and  the  upper  stories  are 
used  for  their  Bindery,  where  the 
Blank-Books  are  made. 

The  present  Gira  consists  of  Thomas 
Groom  and  Charles  A.  Cutting— 
the  former  having  been  longer  in 
this  trade  than  has  any  other  person 
living  in  Boston. 

The  India  Building,  occupied  by 
Messrs.  Groom  &  Co.,  was  built  in 
1855  expresly  for  them. 


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152   BROADWAY, 

NE'W   TORK. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  BATES 
IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON  ALL  CLASSES  OF 
BUILDINGS. 

Paper  Mill  Insurance  a  Specialty. 


i 


March  32,  1883. 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOE'ER. 


411 


McGILL'S    NEW    PATENT    PIN    FAS- 
TENERS. 


Attention  is  called  to  the  advertisement  in 
this  number  of  The  Stationer  to  McGill's  new 
patent  pin  fasteners,  which,  it  is  probable,  will 
go  into  more  general  use  than  any  fastener 
heretofore  brought  out  by  Mr.  McGill.  They 
consist  of  a  fastening  having  two  pin-wire 
shanks  placed  at  about  one-eighth  of  an  inch 
apart,  and  secured  together  in  an  ingenious 
manner  by  a  handsome  button  cap.  The  shanks 
of  the  fastenings  have  finely  ground  points 
similar  to  the  best  made  pins,  adapting  them  to 
be  driven  through  the  finest  fabrics  without  in- 
jury to  the  fibre.  They  are  admirably  adapted 
for  price  ticketing,  silk  goods,  linen,  clothing, 
and  for  binding  together  packages  of  stockings, 
shirt  fronts,  underwear,  &c.  For  dressing  shops 
and  shop  windows  they  are  excellent,  and  much 
better  than  the  ordinary  pin,  as  they  are  suffi- 
ciently stiff  to  hang  the  goods,  and  at  the  same 
time  admit  of  the  goods  being  pulled  down 
without  unpinning  or  tearing.  For  tagging  and 
ticketing  fine  made  up  silk  and  other  goods, 
they  are  thought  to  be  the  best  device  yet 
brought  out,  as  their  fine  ground  pin  points 
push  aside  the  fibre  of  the  article  which  they 
enter  without  cutting  or  other  injury. 

For  tidy  pins,  draping  curtains,  and  many 
similar  purposes,  they  will  be  found  indispen- 
sable in  the  household,  and  they  are  likely  to 
attain  a  popularity  second  only  to  the  ordinary 
pin  of  every-day  use.  They  are  made  of  various 
sizes,  from  three-eights  of  an  inch  to  over  two 
inches  in  length.  Mr.  McGill,  during  his  late 
trip  abroad,  established  the  manufacture  of 
these  goods  in  Paris,  Birmingham  and  Berlin, 
and  has  met  with  Shccess  in  putting  them  on 
the  European  market.  The  goods  are  manufac- 
tured in  this  country  by  Holmes,  Booth  &  Hay- 
dens,  in  their  usual  superior  style. 


CUTLERY   GOODS. 


The  engraving  is  an  illustration  of  one  of  many 
hundred  styles  of  desk  or  pocket  knives  manu- 
factured by  the  Miller  Brothers  Cutlery  Com- 
pany, Meriden,  Conn.  This  company  is  said  to 
be  the  leading  manufacturer  in  this  line  of 
goods.    It  also  claims  to  make  the  most  exten- 


sive line  of  ink-erasers  in  the  world,  producing 
twenty-five  different  styles  of  this  class  of  goods. 


INVISIBLE   INK. 


C.  Widemann  communicates  to  Die  Natur  a 
new  method  of  making  an  invisible  ink.  To 
make  the  writing  or  drawing  appear  which  has 
been  made  upon  the  paper  with  the  ink  it  is  suf- 
ficient to  dip  it  into  the  water.  On  drying,  the 
traces  disappear  again,  and  reappear  by  each 
succeeding  immersion.  The  ink  is  made  by  in- 
timately mixing  linseed  oil,  1  part ;  water  of 
ammonia,  20  parts  ;  water,  100  parts.  The  mix- 
ture must  be  agitated  each  time  before  the  pen 
is  dipped  into  it,  as  a  little  of  the  oil  may  separ- 
ate and  float  on  top,  which  would,  of  course, 
leave  an  oily  stain  upon  the  paper. 


NOTES  ABOUT   TOWN. 


The  insurance  on  the  stock  injured  by  the  late 
fire  at  Berlin  &  Jones'  factory  has  been  satis- 
factorily adjusted. 


Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  past  week  were:  Mr.  Phil- 
lips, of  Martin  Phillips  &  Bulmer,  Montreal; 
John  G.  Cloke,  of  J.  Eastwood  &  Co.,  Hamil- 
ton, Ont. ;  M.  H.  Dickinson,  Kansas  City,  Mo. ; 
Mr.  Nye,  of  the  Sandwich  Tag  Company,  Sand- 
wich, Mass. 

Obpacher  Brothers'  new  warerooms,  at  106 
Duane  street,  are  commodious,  well  lighted  and 
nicely  fitted  up.  The  salesroom  is  100  x  25  feet 
and  is  laid  out  in  such  a  manner  that  all  of  the 
samples  can  be  displayed  at  the  same  time. 
The  change  of  location  was  necessary,  owing 
to  the  great  increase  of  business  during  the  past 
year.  Some  of  the  samples  of  the  firm's  lines 
are  already  out  and  are  superior  to  anything 
yet  introduced  in  the  card  line.  They  are  new 
ideas  and  will  surprise  the  trade  when  offered. 
They  are  designed  by  American  artists  who  have 
studied  the  subjects  most  suitable  to  the  taste  of 
the  public  in  this  country,  and  the  workmanship 
is  that  of  the  best  skilled  labor  in  Europe.  This 
house  is  also  offering  a  rare  line  of  birthday 
cards  which  are  meeting  with  a  ready  sale. 

The  large  variety  of  goods  which  Henry  Levy 
&  Son  are  about  to  offer  to  the  trade  deserves 
special  mention.  They  include  a  considerable 
number  of  rich  and  rare  novelties,  all  of  which 
are  suitable  for  presents.  They  come  in  satin 
plush  and  leather,  and  in  the  most  beautiful  de- 
signs and  elaborate  workmanship.  Among  the 
satin  goods  are  richly  embroidered  mouchoir 
cases,  glove  sets  and  pincushions ;  toilet  bottles, 
fire-screens,  and  shaving  sets,  which  would  make 
neat  and  attractive  presents  for  gentlemen.  In 
satin  decorated  towel-racks  there  are  also  some 
elegant  articles  shown.  A  very  useful  and  at- 
tractive line  of  goods  comes  in  the  shape  of  call- 
bells  for  oflSce  use.  The  plush  goods  include  a 
line  of  plaques  and  inkstands,  many  of  them 
being  ornamented  with  bisque  figures.  Infants' 
and  ladies'  toilet  sets  come  in  unique  and  attrac- 
tive shapes,  and  some  of  them  in  crocodile  and 
embossed  plush.  Gentlemen's  dressing-cases  and 
picnic  sets,  suitable  for  the  use  of  travelers,  are 
also  brought  out  in  the  latest  and  most  approved 
form.  A  very  unique  and  attractive  ladies' 
escritoire  is  shown,  with  a  miniature  clock  in 
front,  which  is  said  to  keep  excellent  time. 
Among  other  things  is  a  line  of  combination 
jewel,  glove  and  handerchief  cases,  and  bronze 
inkstands  suitable  for  library  and  parlor  use. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  just  introduced  a 
new  line  of  advertising  novelties,  which  em- 
brace about  twenty  new  designs.  They  are  all 
original  and  striking  in  design,  and  are  in  shape 
form.  One  represents  the  old  New  England 
coffee  pot,  and  it  is  said  to  be  a  facsimile  ;  the 
lines  indicating  the  lid  and  other  parts  are 
neatly  brought  out,  and  the  embellishments  con- 
sist of  floral  and  flgure  decorations.  The 
"  Little  Brown  Jug "  is  also  represented,  the 
handle,  neck  and  outer  parts  showing  the  jar 
color,  while  the  centre  is  illuminated  with  ap- 
propriate designs.  The  "Old  Oaken  Bucket"  is 
neatly  produced,  the  staves  and  hoops  resembling 
nature  ;  the  illuminations  on  this  consist  of  a 
landscape  in  circular  form,  surrounded  by  roses 
and  other  flowers.  These  three  novelties  come 
also  in  embossed  form,  richly  varnished,  which 
greatly  enhances  their  beauty  and  appearance. 
Four  styles  of  triangular  vases  have  also  been 
introduced,  each  of  which  is  beautified  with 
rich  floral  decorations  ;  these  would  make  suit- 
able ornaments  for  a  mantel.  It  may  be  here 
mentioned  that  this  firm  claims  to  be  first  in 
America  to  bring  out  embossed  goods  to  any 
extent. 


VAN  ANTWERP, 
BRAGG  &  CO., 


MASVFACTXXRERS   OF — 


Call  attention  to  the  following 
Specialties  : 

Economical  Daily  Memorandums, 

The  best  series  of  Diaries. 

Oxford  Series  Exercise  Books, 

The  most  beautiful  series  of  School  Blanks. 

Slate  Dnck  Blank  Books, 

Better  paper  than  any  other  Duck  Books 
made. 

Full  Sheep  Blank  Books, 

Substantial. 

Russia  Ends  and  Bands  Blank 
Books, 

Good  paper,  strongly  bound.      „ 

Half  Bound  Blank  Books, 

Good  paper,  neatly  finished. 

Letter  Copying  Books, 

Perfect  copies  guaranteed. 

Manilla  Scholars'  Note  Books, 

In  large  variety. 


Manilla  Account  Books 


Largely  used  for  Counter  Books. 

Pass  and  Memorandum  Books, 

In  Paper,  Cloth,  Leather,  &c. 


Oxford  Vignette  Memorandums, 

With  valuable  printed  matter  on  covers. 


Jt^"  Send  for  Catalogue  and  terms. 

7AN  ANTWEEP,  BEAGG  &  CO., 

IS'7  Walnut  Sf.f  Cincinnati,  O. 


412 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER 


American  Crayon  and  Slate  Co.,"":^ 


EY  STREET, 


PARMENTER  CRAYON  CO.,  Proprietors. 


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Lehigh  and  Delaware  "D"  School  Slates. 

lyi : ■— 0-0-0 ■ -»^ 


01L1BM.T1B  W^LTMAM  CB^TOM. 


'''"'"-■  ^^pph^ation.'"' ""  Sole   Agents  for    SOAPSTOWE   JPEWCILS    in   the    United    States. 

Ph.  Hake's  New  Goods. 


SE_i^SOISr     l."8  8  3_    ^^ 


§HAVE  now  ready  for  inspection  the  most  elegant  line  of  NOVELTIES  ever  offered  to  the  trade. 
The  styles  and  designs  will  be  unique  and  novel.  Having  control  of  the  only  Stamping  Press 
which  will  stamp  from  Steel  Dies,  I  am  able  to  turn  out  elegant  ILLUMINATED  PAPETERIES 

with  dispatch  and  at  very  moderate  prices.  i 

I 

WEDDING,  BIRTHDAY,  VISITINGInlE ASTER  'CARDS. 

— ^^^  Holiday  Boxes  and  Papeteries  must  be  seen  to  be  appreciated,^ — 


I  have  recently  refitted  miy  Sho-w  Rooms,  and  parties  visiting   the   Gity  will    please   call   and   examine 


PH.  HAKE,. 


MANUFACTURER    OF 


.FINE  STATIONERY, 


64,  66  and  68  Ann  Street,  and  115  William  Street,  New  York. 


I 


NO  MOEE  DUST  OR  FLIES  IN  YOUR  INK.       NO 

EVAPORATION  OR  THICKENING  CAUSED 

BY  EXPOSURE  TO  THE  AIR. 


IT  is  complete,  simple  iu  construction,  cannot  get  out  o£ 
order,  can  be  used  by  any  one  at  flrsc  sight.    Made  in 

lain    or    figured 
ronze,    Nickel 
Plated,  Gold  Figured 
Nickel,  Single  or  Double 
Founts,  Flint  or  Cut  Glass 
in  upwards  of  forty  differ 
ent  styles.    Price  List  and 
Discounts  sent  to  the  trade 
upon  application  to 


1Ci;t  No.  1  shows  the  Stand  Closed.    The  cover  being  automatically 
iVJJnsted  kpf  ps  the  stflnd  always  closed  when  ink  is  not  needed. 


J.  A.  GUSS, 

Sole  Agent, 

Ww%    •  f^'4-       TJ  Cut  No.  2  shows  the  Stand  Open.      The  fingers  resting  on  the 

oprillg  vliy  >  i  ft- » lev^r  causes  the  cover  to  be  lifted  easily,  ready  to  receive  the  pen. 
By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  Ink,  the  stand 
U.  Sf  A.  immediately  closes. 


March  22,  1883,] 


THE    AMEElOAlSr    STATIONEE. 


41  a 


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^  B^lsF-Gli^M^I^sra 


Paper  Outtingr  Machine 

—    MANUFACTURED    BY    — 

CXULITSTOIT  (&  CO.,  Brooklyn,  E.  D.,  IT.  T. 


LETTER  invOICE  and  RAILROAD. 


THIS  (JUT  ILLUSTRATES  OUR 


Dished  Hand-Wheel, 


NOW  USED  ON  ALL  OUR  PRESSES. 


SAM'LC.TATUM&CO. 


DOMESTIC  and  EXPORT  USE. 


.\EW  DESIGNS  IN 


^     Presses  and  Press  Stands,  Water-Tubs,  k. 


OCR  NEW   15x18   PRESS  FOR  RAILROAD  AND 
EXPRESS    OFFICES. 


MOST  SALABLE  PRESSES  MADE. 


CINCINNATI,  OHIO. 


WINKLEY,  THORP  &  DRESSER, 

111  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, 

.   —  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 


AUTOGRAPH  ALBUMS 


—  AND 


4 


SCRAP  BOOKS. 


We  shall  offer  the  trade  a  beautiful  line  of  these  goods,  new  in 
design  and  elegantly  made 

We  urge  the  trade  to  examine  our  nnanufaetures  before  placing 
their  orders. 

-^  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE  LIST  READY  IN  MAY.  ^- 

CHARLES   BECK, 

609  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia, 

IMPORTER  AND  MANUFACTURER  OF 

PAPERS  AND  CARD-BOARDS, 

Gold,  Silver  and  Fancy  Colored  Papers, 

iiN<d:E=oi^TEiD    i^i^insro-EiD    Bii^'mnD-A.-s-    c.a.i^:ds. 


ADVERTISING  CARDS  A  SPECIALTY. 

SOLE    AGENT    FOR     THE    NEW    PATENT    MARBLE    PAPERk. 

PAPER  GUTTING  MACHINERY  OP  EVERY  DESCRIPTION, 

A-nd    Hole    Absent    for    J30:x:-M:a.K:e:iis>    JMCAcCHIIVETtY. 


o 


NE 


OF  THE   WONDERS  of 

the  World  is  the  AUJ  O- 
PriCJNE,  which  plays  an 
unlimited     ii  umber     of 


tunes,  both  sac- 
red and  popular 
airs;  a  child  oi 
6  years  can  play, 
it  contains  22 
notes,  and  can 
play  in  different 
keys  litis  tuned, 
so  that  it  is  a 
good  accompa- 
niment to  the 
voice;  it  is  truly 
wonderful  ;whit 
a  scope  and  with 
what  precision 
it  executes.     Circulars  free.  Address 

J.  H.  ERB,  92  East  Randolph  St.,  and  67  South 
Dearborn  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


WANTED— A  GOOD  SALESMAN.  THOROUGH- 
ly  posted  in  Blank-books,  I'rinting  and  Litho- 
graphing. Address,  statin?  references  and  salary 
expected,  B.  P.  L.,  care  American  Stationer 


A  GENTLEMAN  —  MANY  YEARS  IN  THE 
wholesale  blaukhook  and  stationery  business, 
and  traveled  over  all  sections  of  the  countrv,is  open  to 
an  engagement  as  salesman  on  the  road  or  in  the  store. 
Address  F.  A.  M.,  office  of  AMERtcAN  Stationer. 

A  Traveling  Salesman  of  good  address  to  solicit 
orders  for  Lithographing  and  Printing.  To  an  expe- 
rienced person  who  understands  the  business  a  lib- 
eral salary,  with  a  commission  on  all  new  customers, 
and  expenses  paid.  Call  or  address  E.  E.  Adams,  61 
Broadway,  Room  1. 

A  thoroughly  good  Salesman  in  my  Miscellaneous 
Book  and  Stationery  Department  ;  must  be  of  good 
habits,  and  moderate  in  his  idea  as  to  salary.  State 
experience,  references,  and  salary  wanted.  Place 
can  be  had  at  once  by  the  right  person. 

JAMES  D.  GILL,  Springfield,  Mass. 


414 


THE  AMERIOAIST   STATIOITER 


ACME    COMBINATION   CUTTER. 


The  Acme  Combination  Cutter  is  something 
new  in  the  paper-cutting  line.  The  basis  of  this 
machine  is  the  well-known  Acme  self-clamping 
cutter.  This  machine  is  said  to  have  the  only  true 
principle  for  automatically  clamping  the  paper. 
It  uses  the  power  required  to  cut  the  paper  for 
clamping,  and  applies  this  power  or  resistance 
to  the  pile  of  paper  to  be  cut  before  the  knife 
starts  ;  consequently,  it  has  the  paper  thoroughly 
clamped  before  the  knife  touches  the  paper  to 
disturb  it.  The  amount  of  clamping  applied  to 
the  pile  is  in  direct  proportion  to  the  size  of  the 
cut,  preventing  the  objectionable  feature  of 
clamping  small  piles  too  much,  while  not  clamp- 
ing large  piles  enough.  This  machine 
will,  it  is  claimed,  clamp  large  or 
small  piles  of  paper  just  right.  The 
well-known  hand-clamping  device 
has  been  ingeniously  and  simply 
added  to  this  machine,  giving  the  op- 
erator both  styles  of  clamping  in  the 
same  machine,  if  he  fancies  that  he 
wants  to  press  his  work  lightly  or  to 
get  unstable  piles  into  position  ;  and 
if  he  wishes  to  bring  his  clamp  by 
hand  to  a  mark  he  can  do  so.  This 
combination  is  accomplished  without 
turning  a  screw  or  nut,  and  without 
in  the  least  detracting  from  the  per- 
fect clamping  by  hand  or  automat- 
ically. The  manufacturer,  in  some 
machines,  arranges  the  hand-ciamp- 
ing  part  so  that  it  can  be  operated  by  a 
treadle.  This  does  not  permit  of 
clamping  the  paper  so  hard  by  hand  ; 
but  in  all  other  respects  it  is  equal  to 
the  band-clamp  ng,  and  is  much 
quicker  worked,  while  leaving  both 
hands  of  the  operator  at  liberty  to 
handle  the  work.  A  broad  patent 
has  just  been  allowed  on  these  de- 
vices. 

This  style,  as  well  as  all  of  the 
Acme  self-clamping  machines,  have 
the  brass  band  for  quickly  and  accu- 
rately moving  the  back  gauge.  This 
is  said  to  be  one  of  the  best  features 
put  on  a  cutting  machine,  and  is  pro- 
nounced by  many  worth  the  full 
price  of  the  machine.  It  has  also  the 
convenient  and  economical  round 
cutting-strip,  giving  fifty  cutting  sur- 
faces on  the  one  roll,  while  insuring  a  smooth 
surface  for  the  paper  to  move  over.  All  wear 
and  lost  motion  in  the  back  gauge  can  be  taken 
up,  thus  insuring  permanent  accuracy.  The 
machine  is  thoroughly  constructed  in  every  way. 
The  plain  self  clamping  cutter  of  the  same  style 
is  shown  in  the  advertising  columns  of  The  Sta- 
tioner. These  machines  are  made  in  sizes  from 
28  to  62  inches,  of  several  different  styles,  by 
U.  C.  Child,  64  Federal  street,  Boston,  Mass. 


the  stationery  trade  to  its  steady  patronecge  of 
The  Stationer.  The  company"  has  recently 
opened  a  branch  office  in  New  York,  at  28  Bond 
street,  for  greatei"  convenience  in  supplying  the 
Eastern  trade.  The  headquarters  in  Cincinnati 
are  at  19  and  21  West  Sixth  street. 


ORIGIN  OF  THE   PAPER   MAKER. 


And  in  those  days  there  came  up  in  the  land 
certain  men  of  the  tribe  of  Putltofif,  and  they 
were  numerous  in  the  land. 

In  stature  and  in  appearance  they  were  like 
unto  the  rest  of  mankind,  but  in  their  nature 
they  were  like  unto  the  bad  man  from  Bitter 
Creek,  the  residents  on  the  banks  whereof  were 


bigger  liar  and  a  greater  adept  at  procrastina- 
tion than  the  other.  So  the  people,  with  one 
voice,  declared  that  the  tribe  of  Putitoff  should 
be  the  paper  makers,  and  they  are  unto  this 
day;  and  the  one  of  their  number  who  lives  not 
up  to  the  ancient  customs  of  the  tribe  is  an  inter- 
loper and  no  true  paper  maker. — Ex. 


PAPER  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


Japanese  paper  air-cushions  are  said  to  have 
some  advantages  over  those  made  of  rubber. 
They  may  be  rolled  into  a  package  of  smaller 
dimensions  when  not  in  use.  They  will  not  stick 
together  as  rubber  does  after  it  is  wet,  and  for 
pillows  they  are  better  because  they  have  no 
odor.  Their  strength  is  marvelous; 
a  man  weighing  160  pounds  may 
stand  upon  one  without  bursting  it. 
They  are  said  to  be  waterproof  and 
to  make  excellent  life-preservers.  If 
this  paper  is  as  represented  it  would 
be  an  excellent  material  for  summer 
rain- coats.  It  is  already  used  for 
making  into  hats,  which  are  light 
and  appear  suited  to  the  Japanese 
climate. 

TRANSMISSION  OF  ELECTRIC 
FORCE. 


THE   GLOBE    FILES   CO.,    CINCINNATI. 


Perhaps  one  of  the  most  marked  sucessful  en- 
terprises of  the  past  few  years  has  been  the  de- 
velopment of  the  above-named  company's  busi 
ness. 

Although  just  entering  its  second  year,  its 
goods  have  attained  a  fine  reputation  and  solid 
standing  with  the  trade  in  all  sections  of  the 
country.  This  result  has  been  achieved  by  flrst- 
class  management,  conscientious  attention  to 
the  construction  and  beauty  of  its  goods,  and  a 
liberal  but  judicious  investment  in  advertising 
It  is  pleasing  to  remark  that  the  company  at- 
tributes much  of  the  benefits  it  has  enjoyed  from 


Acme  Combination  Cutter. 
worse  as  their  abiding-place  neared  the  source 
thereof,  and  who  did  to-day  nothing  the  doing  of 
which  could  be  put  off  until  to-morrow. 

Hence  their  name. 

And  about  the  same  time  one  Papyrus,  who 
was  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  who  was  chief  of 
those  who  were  cunning  in  making  the  rolls 
whereon  the  records  of  the  law  and  the  people 
were  written,  died  and  was  gathered  unto  his 
fathers. 

And  in  those  days  it  was  believed  that  those 
only  were  fit  to  work  at  the  trade  of  Papyrus 
who  were  useless  for  sll  else  and  who  never  did 
what  they  should  at  the  time  proper  for  the  do- 
ing thereof. 

And  all  such  were  cousins  to  the  family  of 
Putitoff. 

And  the  people  met  to  choose  one  to  succeed 
to  the  place  of  Pa  )yrus,  and  they  desired  one 
eminently  qualified  therefor,  by  birth,  breeding 
and  education,  the  which  could  only  be  found 
among  the  men  of  Putitoff,  for  the  rest  of  the 
people  of  that  day  did  sometimes  as  they 
agreed. 

And  it  came  to  pass  that  no  choice  could  be 
had  among  the  meu  of  Putitoff,  for  each  was  a 


An  important  discovery  is  an- 
nounced in  electric  science.  At  va- 
rious times  there  have  been  state- 
ments regarding  inventions  for  the 
storage  of  electric  force,  but  they 
have  not  resulted  in  anything  that 
could  be  applied  to  practical  use,  on 
account  of  the  loss  of  a  large  portion 
of  the  electrical  energy  in  the  process 
of  reaction,  and  the  costly  quality  of 
the  apparatus.  Now,  M.  Defrez,  a 
French  inventor,  has  demonstrated 
by  experiment  that  ordinary  tele- 
graph wire  can  be  used  in  transmit- 
ting electric  force,  providing  a  change 
is  made  in  the  generating  and  receiv- 
ing apparatus,  with  a  loss  of  only 
about  one-half  power.  Thus  six 
horse-power  at  the  point  of  genera- 
tion was  delivered  at  the  point  of  re- 
ception twenty  miles  away  as  three 
horse-power.  This  does  away  with 
the  costly  copper  wires  that  have 
been  considered  necessary  for  the  transmission 
of  energy,  and  also  with  the  storage  reservoirs. 
Fifty  per  cent,  of  loss  would  represent  a  good 
deal,  but  with  reference  to  the  generating  power 
of  a  large  waterfall,  for  instance,  it  would  be  of 
little  consequence.  There  have  been  prophecies 
that  Niagara  Falls  would  eventually  furnish  the 
motive  power  for  half  the  factories  in  New 
York,  and  that  the  flow  of  the  tide  on  the  Brit- 
ish coasts  would  take  the  place  of  the  exhausted 
coal  in  turning  the  shafts  of  English  mills.  If 
this  invention  is  all  that  is  claimed  for  it,  the 
expectation  will  not  be  so  extravagant  as  some 
of  the  wonders  that  have  been  produced  by  the 
use  of  steam.  The  mechanical  development  of 
the  present  age  is  evidently  to  be  that  of  elec- 
tricity.— Transcript. 


The  new  catalogue,  with  reduced  price  of 
spring  toys,  which  A.  Weidmann  recently 
issued,  has  been  the  means  of  bringing  a  large 
number  of  orders  to  the  house.  Interested 
parties  who  have  not  seen  the  catalogue  ought 
to  secure  it  at  once.  The  firm  has  in  course  of 
preparation  another  new  catalogue  of  goods 
suitable  for  the  celebration  of  July  4. 


March  22,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEICAl^    STATIOE'ER 


415 


EBERHARD    FABER, 

7 1 S  &  720  Broadway,  New  York. 

A.  W.  FABER'S 


'm 


No.  150,  Nickel  and  Gold  Plated  Pro  and  Repel  Pencils. 

No.  475,  Celluloid  Gold  Plated  Mountings  Pro  and  Repel  Pencils, 

No.  476,  Celluloid  Gold  Plated  Mountings  Pro  and  Repel  Pencils,  large  lead. 

No.  480,  Celluloid  Gold  Plated  Mountings  Pocket  Pen  and  Pencil  Case. 

EBERHARD  FABER'S* 


^562 
No.  4262,  Anti-Nervous  Penholder,  Rubber. 
No.  4562,  Anti-Nervous  Penholder,  Leather. 

Anti-Nervous  Penholder  and  Pencil  Attachment. 


ARTIST   RUBBER/RUBBER   BANDS,  &c. 


^i.i,i;:.v:i;Wii;i'|i;ii 


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PARA  RUBBER,  4,  8,  12,  20,  30,  40,  60. 


N9.  2. 
POINTED  RUBBER,  1,  2,  3. 


A.  W.   FABER'S 


STEEL    ERASERS,    PAPER    KNIVES    AND    LETTER    OPENERS. 

THUMB-TACK'S. 


GERMAN   SILVER  AND   BRASS   THUMB-TACKS. 


A.  W.  FABER'S  GOLD  PENS  AND  PENCIL  CASES. 


416 


THE    AMERICAK    STATIOXEK. 


BYRON  WESTON, 


:....: ^.  & 

Manufacturer  of 


LIiW  MBMEdMBEWBB 


p 


Dalton,*  Massachusetts,  U.  S.  A. 


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EVERY  SHEET    OF    ilY  PAPER    IS    WATER- 
MARKED THUS: 


-*•- 


Or   WESTON'S  LINEN    WITH   DATE, 

and  is  the  recognized  standard  of  quality  among 
Blank-Book  Manufacturers,  by  reason  of  its  un- 
rivaled strength  of  fibre,  which  adapts  it  to  all 
purposes  where  great  strength  and  -long  use  are 
required. 

It  is  also  Double  Sized  and  will  admit  of  re- 
peated erasures  and  re-writing.  Uniformity  of 
weight,  color  and  finish,  and  each  ream  trinamed 
perfectly  square,  ready  for  ruling  machine,  com- 
mend it  to  Stationers,  Blank-Book  Makers,  and 
the  general  trade. 

It  has  always  received  the  Highest  Award  after 
trial  and  comparison  with  other  makes.  See 
list  of  Awards. 

Each  ream  is  put  up  in  my  Medal  Trade-Mark 
Wrapper,  and  warranted. 


•*- 


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"+<•— 


LIST   OIF  .^^"^TsT^^E^IDS. 


HIGHEST  AWARD,  UNITED  STATES  CENTENNIAL  EXHI- 
BITION, 1876. 

GRAND  PRIZE  GOLD  MEDAL.  Awarded  at  PARIS,  1878. 
GOLD  MEDAL.  Recommended   at   ATLANTA,  GA.,  COTTON 
EXPOSITION,  1881. 

SILVER  MEDAL,  ST.  LOUIS  EXPOSITION,  1881. 
SILVER  MEDAL,  NEW  ENGLAND  FAIR.  1881. 
SILVER  MEDAL  from  FRANKLIN  INSTITUTE,  of  PHILA- 
DELPHIA. 

GOLD  MEDAL  at  ADELAIDE,  AUSTRALIA,  1881. 


SILVER  MEDAL,  Awarded   in   1870   by  the  CINCINNATI  IN- 
DUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. 
GOLD  MEDAL,  CHRISTCHURCH,  NEW  ZEALAND,  1882. 

HIGHEST  PREMIUM  over  all  others  from  AMERICAN  IN- 
STITUTE. NEW  YORK,  in  1870-74,  and  MEDAL  OF 
PROGRESS,  1877. 

MEDAL  OF  IMPROVEMENT  AND  PROGRESS  in  the  ART 
OF  PAPER  MAKING,  Awarded  by  BOSTON  CHARITA- 
BLE MECHANICS'  ASSOCIATION,  1878. 


March  23.  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOKER 


417 


THE  OLD  AND  THE    NEW    TARIFFS. 


Following   is    a  comparison  of    the  rates  of 
duties  under  the  present  and  new  tariflfs  : 


25     '• 
$1.5u 
50  per  ct. 


New 
Law. 

25  per  ct. 

20      " 


20 
15 
15 
10 
35 
25 
25 
10 
15 


'JS       " 

$1.50 
50  1  er  ct. 

12c.  gross 

rSc.  pkge. 
20  per  ct. 
33  " 
20  " 
30  " 
30  " 
25  •' 
30  '' 
30 


Present 
Rate. 

Books 25  per  ct 

Blank  books 85      •' 

Paper,  sized  or  glued,  suitable 

only  for  printing  paper 25      " 

Printing  paper,  unsized 20      " 

Paper,  manufactures  of.       ...  35      " 

Sheathing  paper 10      " 

Paper  boxes  35      " 

Paper  envelopes 35      " 

Paper  hangings 35      " 

Paper  pulp 20     " 

Bronze  powder 20      " 

Steel  plates  engraved,  stereo- 
type plates  and  new  types.. 

Gold  leaf 

Penknives  and  pocket-knives. 

Pens    metallip  \    lOc.gross 

1  ens,  metallic 1  and  25  p.  ct 

Silver  leaf 75c.  pkge. 

Type  metal 25  per  ct. 

Card  cases  and  pocket-books. .  35      " 

Crayons 30      " 

Inks  and  ink  powders 35      " 

Fancy  articles  of  leather 35      " 

Musical  instruments 30      " 

Paintings  in  oil  or  water  colors    JO      " 

Papier  mach6  manufactures. .  35     " 

Pencilsof  wood.... ]  a'n^d'af  ^p°f et.to'leTl 

Pencil  leads  ....    $1  gross.      10      " 

Philosophical  apparatus 40  per  ct.      35      " 

Albums,  silk  plush  covered (iO 

Brown  earthenware  and  stone- 
ware, not  ornamented 25      " 

China,  porcelain,  parian  and 
bisque  ware,  &c.,  including 
plaques,  ornaments,  statu- 
ettes, <Sc.,  decoi-ated  or  or- 
namented  

China,  porcelain,  parian  or 
bisque  ware,  plain  and  not 
ornamented 45 

Slates,  slate  pencils  and  all 
other  manufactures  of  slate. 

Articles  of  glass  cut,  engraved, 
painted,  colored,  stained,  sil- 
vered or  gil  led,  not  includ- 
ing plate  glass,  silvered  or 
looking-glass  plates 

Alabaster  and  spar  statuary 
and  ornaments  

Baskets,  of  grass,  osier,  wil- 
low, &c 35 

Beads  and  bead  ornaments, 
except  amber 50 

Manufactures  of  bone,  ivory 
horn  or  vegetable  ivor.y 35 

Dolls  and  toys SO 

Fans 35 

Playing  cards 100 

Sealing  wax 33 

Porcelain  and  Bohemian  glass, 
&c..... 40 

Pins  35 

Hair  pencils 35 

Manufactures  of  leather  nut 
specially  enumerated 30 

Leather  not  specially  enumer- 
ated       15 


50 


40 


40 
30 


50 
25 


55 
30 


45 
10 


3C 

50 

30 
35 
35 
100 
20 

45 
30 


35 


15 


METALLIC  EFFECTS  FOR  PRINTING. 


This  invention  relates  to  the  treatment  of 
bronze  powders  or  metallic  preparations  of  a 
similar  nature,  in  order-  that  they  may  be  ren- 
dered capable  of  being  used  in  printing  woven 


fabrics  or  other  materials.  The  inventor  dis- 
solves caoutchouc  in  carbonized  bi-sulphide  or 
sulphide  of  carbon,  and  adds  thereto  a  propor- 
tion of  mineral  naphtha  or  other  suitable  solvent 
of  caoutchouc,  and  he  mixed  with  the  solution 
so  obtained  gold  or  siver  bronze  powders  or 
other  so  termed  bronze  powders,  according  to 
the  effect  which  it  is  desired  to  obtain.  The 
preparation  so  formed  may  be  applied  to  woven 
or  other  materials  by  ordinary  or  suitable  print- 
ing processes,  or  may  be  applied  as  a  paint,  or 
be  otherwise  applied  in  the  decoration  of  sur- 
faces. He  prefers  to  purify  the  corbonized 
di-sulphide  before  dissolving  the  caoutchouc 
therein,  and  this  purification  he  effects  by  ex- 
posing copper  foil  or  sheet  or  particles  or  pieces 
of  copper  to  the  action  of  the  liquid  with  the 
presence  of  water.  In  some  cases  he  might  dis- 
pense with  the  naphtha. 


THE    POETRY    OF   ADVERTISING. 


The  merchant  a  local  he  put  in  the  paper. 

And  $500  it  brought  to  his  tiil  ; 
His  wife  got  a  sealskin,  his  son  got  fine  horse-flesh, 
And  he  gave  to  the  editor  a  $1  bill. 

—  Williamsport  (.Pa.')  Breakfast  Table. 
Then  the  merchant  he  put  a  page  ad.  in  the  paper. 
And  it  brought  him  in  custom  for  one  box  of  col- 
lars ; 
His  wife  got  a  scolding,  his  son  a  sound  thrashing. 
And  the  editor  got  abjut  two  hundred  dollars. 

— Bee  Li  ,e  Gazette. 
Then  the  merchant  reflected,  his  rage  being  o'er. 
And    he    thought   "there's    a   mean    'twixt    ex- 
tremes," 
An  ad.  of  four  inches  he  contracted  for, 
Which  ran  a  whole  year,  as  it  seems. 
The  year  being  ended  he  balanced  his  books. 

And  concluded  he'd  "  got  it  down  fine," 
And  he  called  at  the  "sanctum"  with   joy  in  his 
looks, 
A  "  quarter-page  "  contract  to  sign. 
Now,  all  are  contented,  and  year  after  year 

The  business  increases  apace, 
And  th'  editor  honors,  with  never  a  fear, 
Demands  for  additional  space. 

—Our  Western  Office. 

AN    IMPORTANT   CONSOLIDATION. 


Some  two  years  ago  Edwin  Hoole,  surviving 
partner  of  the  old  Cincinnati  house  of  Snider  & 
Hoole,  started  his  Chicago  branch  house  without 
any  extra  "flourish  of  trumpets" — but  the 
trade  have  long  known  that  by  so  doing  Snider 
&  Hoole  had  "  struck  a  bonanza,"  and  there- 
fore were  not  surprised  when,  on  January  1, 
this  hitherto  modest  branch  house  moved  into 
more  spacious  quarters  at  153  Monroe  street, 


and  in  addition  to  its  trade  in  bookbinders'  ma- 
terials took  the  general  Western  agency  for 
Geo.  H.  Sanborn  &  Sous'  well-known  machinery, 
G.  E.  Sanborn  returning  to  the  East. 

C.  D.  Fithian,  whose  successful  management 
contributed  in  no  small  degree  to  the  success  of 
Snider  &  Hoole  in  the  Northwest,  remains  the 
head  of  the  enlarged  house,  while  Edwin  Hoole 
will  divide  his  time  between  the  two  cities. 
Thus,  Cincinnati  loses  nothing,  and  Chicago 
gains  a  most  important  depot  of  supplies  in  the 
bookbinders'  and  paper-box  makers'  machinery 
and  supply  line. 

THE    NEW    POSTAL    RATES. 


Among  the  changes  of  general  public  import- 
ance effected  by  the  last  post-oflice  appropria- 
tion bill  are  the  reduction  in  the  letter  postage 
rate  to  two  cents  and  the  provision  for  transmit- 
ting money  through  the  mails  by  a  postal  note 
payable  to  bearer  at  any  money-order  office 
which  may  be  designated  by  the  purchaser  of 
the  note.  -  This  note  must  be  for  an  amount  un- 
der $5,  and  will  cost  three  cents. 

The  postal  note  will  only  be  good  for  three 
months  from  the  date  of  its  issue,  but  can  then 
be  renewed  by  application  to  the  Superintend- 
ent of  the  Money  Order  Bureau  at  Washington, 
when  a  duplicate  will  be  issued  to  the  holder  or 
party  making  the  demand  upon  payment  of  an 
additional  sum  of  three  cents. 

The  two-cent  letter  rate  will  not  go  in  opera- 
tion until  October  1. 

Money  orders  will  be  issued  for  sums  not  to 
exceed  $100  in  amount  at  the  following  scale  of 
charges  :  For  orders  not  exceeding  $10,  8  cents; 
for  orders  exceeding  $10  and  not  exceeding  $15, 
10  cents  ;  for  orders  exceeding  $15  and  not 
exceeding  $30,  15  cents ;  exceeding  $30  and  not 
exceeding  $40,  20  cents;  exceeding  140  and  not 
exceeding  $50,  35  cents;  exceeding  $50  and  not 
exceeding  $60,  30  cents;  exceeding  $60  and  not 
exceeding  $70,  35  cents;  exceeding  $70  and  not 
exceeding  $80,  40  cents;  exceeding  $80  and  not 
exceeding  $100,  45  cents. 


The  National  Publishing  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, has  issued  its  spring  catalogue  of  family 
Bibles  and  standard  books.  It  is  handsomely 
illustrated  with  engravings  of  bindings,  which 
the  dealer  will  find  invaluable  in  making  up 
orders  understandingly.  It  also  contains  sam- 
ple pages  of  the  text  in  the  family  and  pulpit 
Bibles,  as  well  as  the  other  books  published  by 
this  firm.  Every  dealer  in  the  United  States 
and  Canada  should  have  one.  If  not  received, 
send  your  address  for  a  copy. 


SHANNON  &.  MEAD, 

SOLE    MANUFACTURERS    AND    PROPRIETORS    OF 


Shannon's  Perfection  Letter  Files 


AND  - 


BINDING  CASES, 

Nos.  35,  36  and  37  Lakeside  Building,  comer  Clark  and  Adams  Streets,  OHIO  AGO,  III,  U.  S.  A. 


418 


THE    AMEEIOA]!^    STATIONER 


DIRECTORY. 

Card  Board  Manufacturers. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 

TRIER,  S.,  &  SON,                     190  WUliam  St.,  N.  Y. 

BECK.  CHARLES,             009  Chestnut  St.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 

Cards  antler  this  heading  nrlll  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  SIO  per  annam  for  each  card. 

McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 
Copying  Books. 

FOWARD  IRON  WORKS,                      Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Papers— Fancy. 

Advertising'  Cards. 

MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F.,                PhUadelphia,  Pa. 

BECK,  CHARLES,             609  Chestnut  St.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 

DANDO,  THOMAS  S.,  &  CO.,  807  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Row,  N.  Y. 

Engravers. 

Paper  Manufacturers. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

WILTSHIRE,  HARRY,                 78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 

JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,   White   and   Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper,  Jersey  City.  N.  J. 

BURCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Draggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  111. 

Eyelet  Machines. 

Paper  Ruling,  Cuttmg  and  Eyeletting. 

KISSAHI,  B.  A.,                        32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L.,                51  South  4th  St..  Phila 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 

Envelope  Manufacturers. 

Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 

ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.      For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekmau  st.,  N.  Y. 

4.BB0TT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  lU. 

THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON,                Philadelphia,  Pa. 

JANENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  WUUam  St.,  N.  Y. 

Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 

Art  Publishers. 

HILL,  W.  H.,                                       Worcester,  Mass. 
HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO.,              Holyoke,  Mass. 

A IKIN,  T, A MRF.RT  &  CO, ,           2:1  Maiden  Inne,  N,  Y . 

BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J,  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  295 

Rubber  Stamps. 

Broadway,  N.  Y.,  and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  2.59  S.  3d  St.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 

DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  aU  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  MUk  st.,  Boston. 

School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 

FORBES  LITHpGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

REAY.  M.  A..                                       77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

THE   LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester.  Mass. 

PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  PhUadelphia. 

WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY.  &  CO..  Worcester,  Mass. 
Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

CLARK,  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  a7  Franklin  st.,  Boston,  Mass. 

TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,                  New  Bedford,  Mass. 
Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,   Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..                                      170  Clark  St..  Chicago.  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 

Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

SHEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 

UOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  S2  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 

Scrap  Book  Pictures. 

COTTON  &  GOULD.  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Hoston. 

ANTHONY.  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 
Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 

BECK,  CHARLES,             609  Chestnut  st.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 

EVANS  &  0  KDOES.        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 

MENDE.  PAUL.                               1(3  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 

Clobes. 

Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 

GAY,  AARON  R..  &  CO.,  1  !0  State  !^t.,  Boston,  Mass. 

ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.  .  101  &  103  Duane  st.,  N.  Y. 

KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO.,             14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  lU.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8.  12, 18  and  30  in.  diam. 

NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.    Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables. 

Shelf  Paper. 

PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  St., Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Bookbinders. 

ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 
Silk  Ornaments. 

WATERS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

■pA  T  M  x,  TTPT'TTTiii'T  T^Tj  J  6  W.  Fourteenth  St.,  N.  Y. 
PALM  &  FECHTELER,  -j  ^g  ^asaUe  St.,  Chidlgo,  lU. 

DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
maUed  by  the  publishers,                Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Gummed  Paper 

Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

Slates. 

Mcdowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 

DENNISON   MANUFACTURING   CO.,   21   Milk   st., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;   030  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Ink  a,nd  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 

EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Stationers'  Hardware. 

CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO.,                          Chicago,  lU. 

U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston.  Mass. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 

HICKOK,  W.  O.,                                  Harrisbvu-g,  Pa. 

SMITH,  J.  0.,  MFG.  CO.,                    51  John  St.,  N.  Y, 
J.  F.  MLTICH.  Agent. 

HOWARD  IRON  WORKS,                     Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 

cox,  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  Dl. 
Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  &c. 

McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

AGAR,  ALEXANDER,                  110  WUliam  St.,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 

GAYNOR  <S  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  Bell  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 

Letter  Files. 

KING.  GEO.   F..  &  MF.RRILL, 

29   Hawley  st .  Boston,  Mass . 

WALLACH.  WILLY,                  78  Chambers  St.,  N.  Y. 

WARD.  MARCUS,  &  CO.,                  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,        25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  st..  New  York. 

Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 

Bookbinders'  Materials. 

Mathematical  Instruments. 

PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cheriy  St.,  Phila. 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens.  Paper  Fasteners.  &c.,  &c. 

GARNAK,  THUS.,  &  CO.,         181  WUliam  St.,  N.  Y 

KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material.                                         127  Fulton  St..  N.  Y. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

HAKE.  PH.                                     155  WUliam  St..  N.  Y 

GANE  BROTH  EltS,                      106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 

LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  2.59  S.  3d  St..  PhUa..  Pa. 

GRIFFIN,   H  ,   &  SONS,   54  <St  56  Duane  st     N    Y 

Tag  Manufacturers. 

and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.    Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.                                  Springfleld.  Mass. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 

DENNISON    MANUFACTURING   CO.,  21    Milk   St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;   630   Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St..  Cincmnati:  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Loins. 

Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 

BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  PhUadelphia,  Pa. 

COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,        PhUadelphia,  Pa. 

liLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  JR  ,                81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfuUy  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

Paper. 

Tissue  Paper. 

Fine  English  Tissues  a  Specialty. 

HAKE,  PHILIP,                             155  WUliam  St.,  N.  Y. 

DENNISON   MANUFACTtTRING   CO.,    21    MUk  St., 

Copying  Presses. 

Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;   630  Chestnut  st., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  (jhicago;  143  Walnut 

ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing.  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,   Tissue,  ManiUa,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Clove  Envelopes. 

St..  Cincinnati:  414  North  Third  st.,  St.  Louis. 

HUBBARD.  H.  N.,                 313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 

Toys  and  Games. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO..    CarpentersvUle,  Ul. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 

8URIVER,  T.,  &  CO.,            &33  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 

N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys.  Games  and  Novelties. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

TAFT,  Geo.  C,                                   Worcester,  Maas. 

TATUM,  SAMXTEL  C,  &  00.,               Cincinnati,  0. 

Q.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

WEIDMANN,  A.,  &  CO.,               806  Broadway,  N.  T. 

March  22,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER 


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ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

EASTER  AND  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

REWARD  AND   ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Siiape  Novelties,  Orders  of 

Dance,  Menus,  Tassels,  Plaques,  Calenders,  Marriage  Certificates, 

Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Crayons,  Etc. 


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CHICAGO :   156  &  158  MONROE  STREET.  BOSTON :   39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 

TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 

HIGHLY    FINISHED 


■1  STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Manufactory  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  FMladelphia, 

OUK  ;I.EAI>ING   STYLES : 

No.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  ...  Commercial       No.  707.... Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103..; E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 

New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  William  Street. 


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BUCK  k  OUWSOI'S 

Iiproireil  Perforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES : 

20  IJacli,  S'i  TelcIj.,  and.  2S  IxlcIi. 


^P~  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

Mention  American  Stationer.  Batnilton,  O. 


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J".  E.  LIHSriDE, 


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Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T.A.Q-S    -A_3SriD    0--Cr2iv(£    ±j.^BE3L,S, 
PUBLISHER  OF 


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Oliromos,  Folders    stud 

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165    William   St.,  IVe-*v  York. 

Complete  Pet  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  82.00.  |  Skeleton  eet  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1.00. 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  ORDER. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,   ftc, 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 
FoBTHK  Wbek  Ended  March  16,  1883. 


Albums 

Books  

Newspapers.. 
Engravings 

Ink      

I«ad  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils  , 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Other...  


Totals  . 


828   $84,208 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &C., 

FROM    NEW    YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS, 

Fob  the  Week  Ended  March  20.  1883. 


Paper,  reams. 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases.. 
Books,  cases.. 
Stationery — 


Totals. 


$7,428 
10,387 
2,355 
18,580 
20,808 


$52,958 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM  NEW  YORK, 

From  March  13  to  March  20.  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Danish  West  Indies,  4;  to  Brem- 
en, 1;  to  Hamburg,  18;  to  Liverpool,  26;  to  London, 
2;  to  Santander,  2;  to  Japan,  1;  to  British  West  In- 
dies, 19;  to  British  Australasia,  10;  to  Cuba,  7;  lo 
Havre,  5;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  8;  to  Mex- 
ico, 2;  to  Brazil,  17;  to  Venezuela,  3;  to  Hayti,  1. 

PAPER,  to  Danish  West  Indies,  356  rms. ;  to  Co- 
penhagen, 1  cs. ;  to  Hamburg,  23  pkgs. ;  to  Antwerp, 
2  cs. ;  to  Liverpool,  23  cs  ,  61  pkgs. ;  to  London,  164 
pkgs. ;  to  Glasgow,  1  cs. ;  to  Gibraltar,  1  cs. ;  to  Brit- 
ish West  Indies,  687  rms.,  5  pkgs. ;  to  British  East  In- 
dies, 2  cs.;  to  Cuba,  20,520  rms.,  12  cs.,  449  pkgs. ;  to 
Porto  Rico,  9,430  rms.,  31  pkgs..  1  cs. ;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  44  pkgs. ;  to  Mexico,  45  pkgs.,  7 
cs.,  6,450  rms. ;  to  Argentine  Republic,  40  cs. ;  to  Bra- 
zil, 1,500  rms.,  48pkgs  ,2cs,;  to  Venezuela,  100  rms., 
28  pkgs.,  3  cs. ;  to  Santo  Domingo,  1  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Danish  West  Indies,  3; 
to  Dutch  West  Indies,  7;  to  Bremen,  3;  to  Hamburg, 
4;  to  Liverpool,  72;  to  London,  187;  to  Christiania,  2; 
to  British  West  Indies,  12;  to  British  Australasia,  1; 
to  Cuba,  5;  to  Porto  Rico,  5;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  25;  to  Mexico,  30;  to  Brazil,  2i;  to  Vene- 
zuela, 6;  to  Santo  Domingo,  4. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Danish  West  Indies, 
25;  to  Liverpool,  1;  to  London,  78;  to  British  West 
Indies,  14;  to  British  Australasia,  20;  to  Cuba,  2;  to 
Porto  Rico,  2;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  37;  to 
Mexico,  529;  to  Venezuela,  16;  to  Central  America,  1. 

INK,  packages,  to  London,  58;  to  British  Austra- 
lasia, 32;  to  Cuba,  16;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  2. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  London,  91 ;  to  Hull,  14;  to  Brit- 
ish Australasia,  41 ;  to  Mexico,  13. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  2;  to  Liverpool,  1; 
to  London.  1 ;  to  Mexico,  3. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Dutch  West 
Indies,  3;  to  Hamburg,  9;  to  Liverpool,  3;  to  London, 
3:  to  British  West  Indies,'  2;  to  Cuba,  29;  to  Porto 
Rico,  2;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  17;  to  Mexico, 
18;  to  Brazil,  12;  to  Venezuela,  83;  to  Santo  Do- 
mingo, 21. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  2;  to 
Cuba,  3;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  1. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Ham- 
burg, 1;  to  London,  6;  to  United  States  of  Colombia, 
5;  to  Mexico,  5;  to  IBrazil,  3;  to  Venezuela,  1. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1 ;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  1. 

CHROMOS,  ENGRAVINGS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Bremen, 
1 ;  to  Liverpool,  1 ;  to  Glasgow,  1 ;  to  British  West  In- 
dies, 1 ;  to  Havre,  1 ;  to  Venezuela,  1 ;  to  Santo  Do- 
mingo, 3. 

PLAYING  CARDS,  cases,  to  London,  3. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  Santo  Domingo,  1. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  British  West  Indies,  1. 

NEWSPAPERS,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 1. 

SCHOOL  APPURTENANCES,  packages,  to  Bra- 
zil,  12. 

IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER. 

From  March  13  to  March  20,  1883. 

G.  S.  McGibbon,  King's  Cross,  London,  30  bales. 

C.  T.  Reynolds  &  Co.,  Holland,  London,  2  cs.  draw- 
ing. 

R.  Gledhill,  by  same,  11  cs.  hangmgs. 

G.  H.  Shastey,  Catalonia,  Liverpool,  1  cs. 

C.  H.  George,  by  same,  7  cs. 

Moller  &  Emmerich,  Pieter  de  Coninck,  Antwerp,  4 
cs.  hangings,  19  pkgs.  paper. 

A.  Haug,  by  same,  3  cs. 

Moller  &  Emmerich,  Switzerland,  Antwerp,  2  cs. 
hangings. 

Keuffel  &  Esser,  by  same,  9  cs. 

T.  A.  Norman,  by  same,  6  cs. 

C.  H.  Pepper,  Adriatic,  Liverpool,  7  cs.  hangings. 

C.  Wennann,  Elbe,  Bremen,  8  cs. 

Chas.  Beck,  Rhein,  Bremen,  2  cs. 

Pettier  &  Stymus  Manufacturing  Company,  St. 
Simon,  Havre,  2  cs.  hangings. 

G.  H.  Barbey,  by  same,  6  cs. 

F.  W.  Devoe  &  Co.,  by  same,  5  cs. 

Moller  &  Emmerich,  Rugia,  Hamburg,  3  cs. 

Roth  &  Lips,  Lierdara,  Amsterdam,  i  cs. 

B.  Lawi  ence  &  Co.,  City  of  Berlin,  Liverpool,  1  cs. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Hermod,  Havre,  3  cs. 


420 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIC]^  EE. 


Ill  Ifltll 

DKVOTEn  TU  THK  INTERESTS  OF  THK 

Stationery  and  Fancy  Goods  Trades. 

WEEKLY-$2.00  PER  ANNUM. 
Single  Copies      .      -      -      -        10  Cents. 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY.  MARCH  83,  1883. 


Advertisements  cannot  be  received  for  insertion  in 
the  current  week  later  than  12  m.  on  Wednesday.  The 
charge  for  advertising  is  25  cents  a  line,  each  inser- 
tion. Special  terms  for  standing  and  displayed  ad- 
vertisements to  be  had  on  application. 

This  journal  aims  to  be  a  medium  of  information 
for  and  a  representative  of  the  interests  of  every  one 
connected  with  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  country,  in  all  cases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  wliich  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
A  review  of  foreign  markets  and  accounts  of  move 
ments  abroad  will  also  be  furnished,  and  no  pains 
will  be  spared  to  make  The  Statiokkr  a  thorough 
and  complete  exponent  of  the  trade. 
Subscription  and  postage  for  Great  Britain, 

per  annum 12s. 

Any  information  our  readers  may  wish  to  obtain 
shall  be  cheerfully  given,  and  prompt  replies  will  be 
made  to  all  inquiries  addressed  to  us  on  any  subjects 
of  interest  to  the  trade. 

Communications  on  all  trade  matters  are  earnestly 
solicited.     Address 

HOWARD  LOCKWOOD,  Pres.  and  Treas. 
American  Stationer  Association, 

74  DuANE  Street,  New  York. 

BRANCH  OFFICES. 

Western  Office  :  P.  G.  Monroe,  General  Manager, 
8  Lakeside  Building,  Chicago,  III. 

Sastern  Office  :  E.  P.  Harris,  General  Manager, 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia  Office:  J.  Viennot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Southern  Office :  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, corner  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside \^  Lott  *^'''*'"^  building. 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo Vigo,  Spain. 

S.  H.  Haine Antwerp,  Belgium. 

G.  Galvagno Turin,  Italy. 

8.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa,  Italy. 

T   PT  ^o  Tti.ccv  '  Amsterdam,   Holland,  and 

J.  M.  ae  uussy -j     ^^^  p^j,.^  ^^^  Indies. 

John  Hopan  i  Melbourne,    Sydney,    and 

Jonn  Hogan     ^     Adelaide.  Australia. 

R.  T.  Wheeler   Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  G.  Webster Hobart  ToAvn,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent.  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

uamilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana.  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

Jose  A.  Barros Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann. Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Pedro  Obregon La  Guaira,  Venezuela. 

Edward  Grauert  Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hijos Curagoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Lissa Port  Louis.  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

G.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  O.  Thrum ]  "aSd's"""'    Sandwich     Isl- 

John  O.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Haight Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes \  ^'^SS!^'^'''  ^""^ 

Subscribers  to  The  Stationer  can  be  supplied  with 
the  best  cloth  binder  in  the  market.  Deliverable  at 
the  publication  office.    Price,  fifty  cents. 

Headers  of  lhi;<  pnper  who  avail  themselves  of  the 
information  obtaiuea  from  its  columns,  by  advertise- 
ment  or  otherwise,  are  requested  to  notify  their  cor- 
rMpondenta  of  the  source  of  their  information. 


Readers  of  The  Stationer  will  find  a 
Kieat  many  interesting  announcements  in 
tliis  issue.  The  advertising  pages  should 
be  closely  scanned. 


On  and  after  October  1  letter  postage  will 
be  two  instead  of  three  cents.  We  believe 
that  no  change  has  been  made  in  the  pro- 
vision under  which  the  government  sells 
stamped  envelopes. 


The  tariff  bill  is  entitled  "  An  Act  to  Re- 
duce Internal  Revenue  Taxation.'*  One  of 
the  features  of  the  law  is  the  repeal  of  the 
stamp  tax  on  bank  checks,  drafts,  orders 
and  vouchers.  This  provision  goes  into 
operation  on  July  1. 


With  rest  comes  refreshment,  and  now 
that  questions  which  have  been  disturbing 
the  public  mind  are  put  by,  there  has  been, 
as  was  expected,  an  improvement  in  trade. 
It  cannot  be  assumed  that  there  will  be  an 
extraordinary  trade  movement,  but  at  the 
same  time  there  is  reason  to  expect  a  fair 
current  of  business  upon  which  the  mercan- 
tile community  may,  with  an  ordinary  ex- 
ercise of  good  judgment,  float  safely. 


Among  the  changes  in  the  postal  laws 
made  by  Congress  at  its  last  session  is  the 
provision  for  a  postal  note,  whereby  for 
the  cost  of  three  cents  any  sum  under 
five  dollars  can  be  made  payable  to  bearer 
at  any  money-order  office  that  the  sender 
may  select.  This  does  away  with  the  neces- 
sity for  going  through  a  tedious  formality 
in  securiug  money  orders  for  small  amounts. 
Changes  in  the  cost  of  money-orders  have 
also  been  made,  and  readers  of  The  Sta- 
tioner will  find,  in  another  column,  a  state- 
ment of  the  rates. 


We  piesent  in  another  column  a  compar- 
ison of  the  dutiable  rates,  under  the  exist- 
ing and  new  tariffs,  on  different  articles  in 
which  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods  trades 
are  interested.  We  hope  tliat  we  may 
thereby  save  some  of  our  readers  perplex- 
ity in  working  out  tariff  problems,  and  if 
there  are  still  any  special  lines  of  goods  on 
which  we  have  not  given  the  desired  com- 
parison, we  will  supply  the  information  if 
wanted.  Now  that  the  tariff  revision  has 
been  completed,  we  are  free  to  say  that  we 
do  not  like  the  way  in  which  it  has  been 
done.  We  believe  in  protecting  our  indus- 
tries, and  in  according  that  protection  with 
calm,  deliberative  judgment  and  judicial 
care.  We  do  not  think  that  the  work  of 
Congress  has  been  thus  perfected,  nor  do 
we  believe — we  are  sorry  to  confess— that  it 
ever  will  be.  But  it  is  useless  to  enter  into 
disquisitions  on  the  merits  of  the  tariff,  in- 
asmuch as  the  commission  and  the  Con- 
gress from  which  it  emanated  are  things 
of  the  past,  and  erroneous  legislation 
cannot  now  be  remedied.  It  is  a 
misfortune  that  questions  like  the  tariff 
should  become  the  shibboleth  of  party  and 
the  football  of  personal  interests.  It  is  due 
to  this  that  the  new  tariff  is  unsatisfactory 
in   many  respects.      The  excitement    and 


rush  of  its  adoption  prevented  that  careful 
revision  which  is  needed  in  all  important 
acts  of  legislation,  and  there  will  arise  new 
questions  of  construction  and  doubt.  We 
have  already  received  inquiries  as  to  what 
may  be  construed  as  the  intent  of  the  law 
in  certain  classifications,  and  as  the  opera- 
tion of  the  tariff  begins  to  affect  different 
interests,  there  will  be  many  new  problems 
of  a  like  character.  But,  as  remarked,  the 
work  is  done,  and  we  may  scarcely  expect 
to  see  any  changes  in  it  within  the  next  two 
years..  Let  us  make  the  best  of  what  we 
have. 


AN   EXPORT   INQUIRY. 


New  York,  March  7,  1883. 
To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer  : 

As  a  reader  of  your  journal  ever  since  its 
first  publication,  I  cannot  ever  remember  read- 
ing an  article  in  its  columns  relating  to  the 
cause  ascribed  by  manufacturers  for  selling  to 
the  export  trade  at  lower  rates  than  to  the  do- 
mestic trade,  and  I  take  this  opportunity  to  ask 
you  or  the  readers  of  The  Stationer,  if  it  is 
considered  legitimate,  according  to  the  strict 
laws  and  regulations  of  business,  to  supply  for- 
eign markets  at  lower  rates  than  the  home 
trade  ? 

At  the  present  time  it  is  an  open  secret  to  the 
stationery  trade  in  general  that  they  are  com 
pelled  to  pay  from  15  to  50  per  cent,  more  for 
their  merchandise  than  if  purchased  for  export. 

The  protection  granted  manufacturers  in 
America  by  the  tariff  laws  is  in  many  cases 
taken  advantage  of  by  the  manufacturers,  who 
range  their  prices  within  duty  bounds  for  home 
trade,  and  give  the  result  of  American  labor  to 
the  foreign  consumer,  thereby  compelling  the 
trade  and  consumers  at  home  to  support  the 
burden  of  the  taxation.  Hence  it  occurs  to  any 
reasonable  mind  that  protection  is  a  burden  and 
not  the  blessing  the  manufacturers  and  politi- 
cians would  desire  us  to  think  it  is.  If  our  sta- 
tionery trade  received  the  same  benefits  from  its 
industries  that  are  offered  to  foreign  markets, 
what  a  vast  number  would  endeavor  to  seek  new 
markets  for  export ;  but,  as  it  is  at  present,  when 
the  trade  approach  the  manufacturer  to  pur- 
chase for  export,  they  are  looked.upon  with  sus- 
picion (that  they  desire  the  article  for  home 
trade,  &c.),  and  are  either  not  permitted  to  pur- 
chase for  export  or  the  manufacturer  wishes  to 
manipulate  the  transaction  direct  with  the  sta- 
tioner's customers,  thereby  gaining  full  control 
of  the  trade  for  the  future. 

Hoping  that  some  of  your  readers  will  en- 
lighten the  trade  in  general  on  this  subject,  I  re- 
main, very  respectfully, 

"  Low  Peices  Begin  at  Home." 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


R.  A.  R  — Asks  for  address  of  baseball  makers. 

Ans. — A.  G.  Spalding  &  Brother,  lOS  Madison 
street,  Chicago;  Peck  &  Snyder,  New  York. 
W.  Brothers — Want  the  address  of  stationers  who 
deal  largely  in  orders  of  dance,  advertlsiug  cards, 
&c. 
Ans. — Please  to  read  Answers   to  Correspon- 
dents in  The  Stationer,  of  March  8  and  15. 
J.  E.  M.— Wants  to  know  who  manufactures  shelf 
oil-cloths. 
Ans. — F.  Kling  &  Co.,  94  Duane  street,  New 

York. 

S.  C.  W. — Wants  to  know  where  to  buy  "  Sea  Island  " 
andotliLi'  wiapiing  l\vino<! 
.4ns. — We  gave  this  information  neai  Jy  a  ^ear 
ago.     Try  John  M.  Conway,  113  Worth  street; 


March  22,  1883.] 


THE  ameeica:n  stationer 


421 


A.  H.  Hart  Company,  90  White  street;  Johnson 
&  Co.,  3  Lispenard  street;  Barbour  Brothers, 
134  Church  street;  Alex.  F.  Reid,  14S  Duane 
street,  and  J.  P.  Ti-avers  &  Son,  49  Beekman 
street — all  in  New  York. 

J.  M.  C. — Made  inquiry  for  manufacturers  of  wire 
baskets. 
.4ns.— In  addition  to  the  parties  previously 
named,  try  Rosenbaum  &  Co., 208  North  Eighth 
street,  Philadelphia,  who  offer  to  sell  close. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 

pre-existing,  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 

NEW  YORK  CITY. ;  ; 

Mortgagor.  "    "  '        "  Amount. 

Ettenborough  &  Scherer  $1,000 

H.B.Force&Co  400 

E.  F.  HoKg 2,500 

F.  Oechsli  500 

J.  G.  Staib  &  Co.  (R.J  860 

B.  W.  Dinsmore  (R  ) 858 

T.  N.  Hickox(R.).. 200 

EASTERN   STATES. 

Chas.  D.  Howard,  Salem,  Mass 1,100 

Davenport  Brothers,  Boston,  Mass 260 

Wm.  H.  Hill,  Boston,  Mass 350 

John  Mandeville.  Haverhill,  Mass 575 

WESTERN  STATES. 

J.  B.  &  S.  B.  Bruner,  Loveland,  Col 300 

Joseph  Reed,  Pekin.  Ill 1,897 

D.  C.  Cliase,  Webster  City,  Iowa  100 

Andrew  Sheets  (Sheets  Ink  Company),  Dayton, 

Ohio(Real) 2,400 

Hugo  Preyer,  Denver,  Col ^0 

Wm.  Keightley,  Durango,  Col.  (Real) 1,000 

John  W.  Frazee,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 200 

SOITTHERN  STATES. 
Edmund   W.    Woodruff,    Washington,    D.   C. 

(TrustDeed)  :....  2,300 

Parkhurst  &  Parks,  Baltimore,  Md.  (B.  S.) 4C0 


OUR  LONDON   LETTER. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

5  LuDGATB  Circus  Buildtngs,        I 
London.  E.  C,  March,  lO,  1883.  ( 

The  proverbial  and  inalienable  right  which 
every  Englishman  is  said  to  enjoy,  the  right  to 
grumble,  is  being  pretty  fully  exercised  at  the 
present  time  by  the  stationers  and  fancy  traders 
of  this  country,  and  not  altogether  without 
reason.  It  certainly  cannot  be  said  that  busi- 
ness in  those  departments  of  trade  has  been  par- 
ticularly remunerative  for  some  time  past,  but 
now  the  condition  of  things  has  become  really 
serious,  and  threatens  the  very  existence  of 
those  shopkeepers  who  are  exclusively  stationers 
and  fancy  traders.  First  of  all,  the  co-opera- 
tive stores,  carried  on  largely  by  persons  in  the 
receipt  of  public  pay,  entered  the  field  against 
the  retail  trader;  but  to  that  he  became  in  a 
measure  reconciled,  especially  as  others  suffered 
with  him.  But  lol  there  was  "another  Richmond 
in  the  field,"  in  the  shape  of  the  great  mono- 
polist firms,  who  convert  every  railway  station 
into  a  huge  shop,  upon  which,  by  the  way,  no 
rates  are  levied,  and  at  which  almost  every- 
thing in  the  shape  of  stationery,  &c. ,  is  thrust 
under  the  eyes  of  the  traveling  millions  of 
buyers.  Thus  bad  began,  but  worse  remained 
behind  !  for  behold  !  the  all-devouring  draper 
has  filled  his  windows  with  a  profusion  of 
the  very  articles  upon  which  the  stationer 
expects  to  make  a  profit,  and  is  offering  them 
at  a  fraction  over — nay,  sometimes  under — 
the  price  which  the  stationer  has  paid  for  them. 
But  "beneath  the  lowest  depth  there  is  a  deeper 
yet,"  for  the  government  (which   does  not  tax 


the  big  railway  stall  of  the  big  monopolist,  but, 
of  course,  does  not  forget  to  tax  the  small  shop 
of  the  small  trader)  is  actually  selling  packets  of 
twenty  stamped  envelopes  for  Is.  9d. — that  is  to 
say.  Id.  for  the  twenty  envelopes,  a  price  at 
which  itp  would  not  pay  a  shopkeeper  to  wrap 
them  up  and  hand  them  over  the  counter.  No 
wonder,  that  with  such  a  host  of  competitors, 
the  stationer  and  fancy  trader,  though  he  doth 
not  "wax  fat,"  certainly  kicketh. 

Those  who,  in  past  years,  have  been  familiar 
with  the  appearance  of  the  shop  windows  in 
London  and  other  large  towns  during  the  valen- 
tine season,  would  this  year  have  been  much 
struck  by  the  falling  off  in  the  quantity  of  these 
goods  displayed  and  equally  so  by  the  marked 
improvement  in  the  quality.  There  was  a  re- 
markable absence  of  the  tawdry  gilt,  ginger- 
bread style  of  article,  and  in  its  place  were  a 
number  of  really  artistic  "cards"  of  fanciful 
design  and  harmonious  coloring,  among  which 
the  productions  of  J.  F.  Schepper  &  Co. ,  Hildes- 
heimer  &  Co.,  and  Joseph  Mansell,  of  Red  Lion 
square,  London,  met  with  considerable  favor. 
The  chaste  and  beautiful  designs  of  Messrs. 
Prang  and  other  American  publishers  were  also 
greatly  appreciated  ;  indeed,  the  influence  of 
American  art  is  plainly  perceptible  in  many  of 
the  recent  English  productions. 

As  the  season  approaches  when  a  bright  coal 
fire  ceases  to  be  that  which  it  undoubtedly  is  at 
present,  the  best  ornament  for  the  fire-stove,  the 
minds  of  the  ladies  are  often  exercised  as  to  what 
to  put  in  its  place,  and  it  must  be  admitted  that 
but  little  ingenuity  has  hitherto  been  displayed 
in  supplying  the  want.  Raphael  Tuck  &  Sons 
have,  however,  introduced  a  series  of  fourfold 
fire-screens,  which  are  admirably  adapted  to 
their  purpose,  being  strongly  made  and  jointed 
and  exceedingly  pleasing  in  appearance,  some 
of  them  being  very  handsome.  They  are  26x38 
inches  in  size  and  their  prices  are  very  moderate. 
Messrs.  Tuck  &  Sons  have  also  a  number  of  de- 
signs in  fire-screens  of  great  merit. 

Many  new  materials  have  been  introduced  re- 
cently for  the  ornamentation  of  greeting- cards, 
but  the  latest  novelty  is  seaweed,  dried  and  pre- 
served by  a  patented  process,  which  destroys 
none  of  its  natural  beauty,  while  it  admits  of 
any  tint  being  imparted  to  it.  This  tasteful  and 
appropriate  manner  of  utilizing  the  fragrant 
product  of  the  briny  deep  is  already  in  great 
favor. 

The  Easter  cards  of  the  Artistic  Stationery 
Company  are  worthy  of  the  high  reputation 
which  the  publishers  have  acquired,  both  in  de- 
sign and  coloring.  They  are  very  chaste  and 
fanciful.  A  series  of  tinted  photographs  have 
been  issued  by  this  company,  the  subjects  of 
which  are  very  pleasing  and  the  execution  ad- 
mirable. They  are:  No.  1,  "Old  Castles  of 
England  ;"  No.  2,  "Peeps  at  Old  Trees  ;"  No,  3, 
"  Peeps  into  Country  Lanes  ;"  No.  4,  "  Old  Inns 
of  England."  The  same  firm  have  some  capital 
untearable  enamel  cards. 

Tube  oil-colors  of  superior  quality  are  being 
supplied  by  the  Artists'  Color  Manufacturing 
Company,  of  Hatton  Wall,  London. 

In  brilliancy  of  color,  fineness  and  consistency 
of  material,  they  are  excellent.  The  1883 edition 
of  "  May's  Press  Guide  "  has  just  been  issued;  it 
is  a  valuable  guide  to  advertising.  In  it  the 
metropolitan  newspapers,  the  periodical  issues 
and  the  provincial  journals  are  arranged  alpha- 
betically and  there  is  some  useful  typographi- 
cal information  brought  down  to  recent  date. 
There  are  also  interesting  statistics  of  the 
various  publications,  from  which  it  appears  that 
there  are  now  2,172  newspapers  isssued  in  the 


United  Kingdom.  Apropos  of  newspapers,  the 
Pall  Mall  Gazette  has  gone  in  for  dry  printing, 
a  method  that  is  becoming  somewhat  common. 
H.  C.  Hall's  ingenious  adaptation  of  the  anas- 
tatic transfer  process  is  now  in  operation  at  the 
American  Scientific  Agency  in  Fleet  street, 
London.  W.  F.  C. 


^arlict  %tmtyxs. 


Office  op  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  March  21,  1883.      f 

THE  MONEY  JUA  R l( JiT.— There  is  a  con- 
tinued stringency  of  the  money  marltet,  merchants 
experiencing  great  difficulty  in  obtaining  accommo- 
dation at  the  banks  and  discount  houses.  .As  a  mat- 
ter of  fact,  very  little  mercantile  paper,  except  that 
which  is  known  as  "gilt  edge,"  can  be  negotiated 
even  at  extreme  rates.  The  choicest  mercantile 
notes  are  negotiable  at  7  per  cent.,  but  a  large 
amount  of  good  paper  finds  no  buyers,  even  at  ex- 
treme rates.  A  few  weeks  hence  the  monetary  situ- 
ation will  be  s-erene.  The  stock  market  continues 
dull  and  feverish.  There  has  at  times  been  a  show 
of  vitality  and  strengih,  bui  the  "bears  "  have  had 
the  inside  track  most  of  the  time,  the  stringency  of 
the  money  market  operating  in  their  favor.  Govern- 
ment bonds  and  most  of  the  railway  mo  tgages,  on 
the  other  hand,  have  ruled  steady,  with  a  brisk  de- 
mand for  the  popular  issues.  Sterling  exchange 
ruled  firm  till  near  the  close,  when  the  rates  on  com- 
mercial bills  were  reduced  a  fraction,  and  bankers 
closed  weak  on  an  increased  supply  of  bills.  Francs 
were  also  a  trifle  easier,  other  Continental  bills  re- 
maining steady. 

THE  I'A.fER  MA.RKET.—B\ismess  in  the  pa- 
per market  has  had  no  improvement  whatever  since 
our  last  report.  The  spring  season  Is  backward  and 
disappointing  to  those  who  had  confidently  looked 
for  a  revival  on  the  adjournment  of  Congress.  The 
winter  has  been  unusually  severe  and  prolonged  and 
has  retarded  many  enterprises  that  would  have  made 
good  progress  had  the  weather  been  milder. 
Although  the  spring  season  is  late,  it  begins  under 
improved  auspices,  and  better  things  are  confidently 
expected.  Prices,  as  a  rule,  are  on  a  lower  but  safer 
basis  than  they  were  last  year  at  this  time.  An  en- 
couraging feature  this  week  is  the  fact  that  the  num- 
ber of  failures  were  fewer  than  last  week.  An  un- 
favorable feature  is  the  closeness  of  the  money 
market. 

TKE  STATIONERY  MAKKET.—A  decidedly 
better  feeling  pervades  most  lines  of  business  this 
week,  nearly  every  branch  of  trade  showing  a  de- 
cided improvement,  and  the  prospects  being  said  to 
be  cheering.  A  large  number  of  novelties  which  for 
some  time  past  have  been  quietly  prepared  for  the 
spring  season,  but  were  held  back  until  it  would 
fairly  open,  are  now  ready  to  be  placed  on  the  mar- 
ket. These  include  many  beautiful,  attractive  and 
salable  goods,  which  competitors  will  probably  look 
upon  with  envy  when  exhibited.  It  is  expected  that 
in  about  two  weeks  the  spring  trade  will  fairly  open, 
and  that  business  will  then  come  with  a  rush.  Many 
houses  claim  that  trade  is  now  equal  to  what  it  was  a 
year  ago  at  the  same  period,  while  others  report  it 
far  behind.  All,  however,  e.xpect  a  bright  state  of 
affairs  soon.  The  toy  dealers  report  large  orders 
from  the  Ea<!tern  States  for  the  spring  trade,  but 
complain  of  a  lack  of  these  very  desirable  communi. 
cations  from  the  West.  In  fancy  goods,  trade  is  said 
to  be  much  Improved,  and  orders  are  coming  in  rap- 
idly for  spring  selections  The  gold  pen  manufac- 
turers are  transacting  their  usual  quota  of  business 
expected  at  this  season,  and  some  of  them  are  bring- 
ing out  several  novelties  which  they  will  offer  soon. 
With  one  exception,  the  blank  book  manufacturers 
report  business  either  slow  and  with  pjor  pro^^pects 
of  a  speed3-  revival.  This,  however,  is  only  a  matter 
of  opinion,  for  if  the  season  opens  up  brightly  for 
other  goods  there  is  every  reason  to  believe  that 
blank-books  will  also  be  in  good  demand.  In  other 
lines  of  staple  business  trade  is  said  to  be  picking  up 
considerably,  and  it  is  expected  to  open  up  exten- 
sively soon, 


422 


THE    AMERIOA^^    STATIONEE. 


MARCUS  -Ward-s^-Co. 


London,    -i-    Belfast    -r   New  York. 


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IIPEIIS 


Made  from  a  raw   material  of  Pure   Irish  Linen,  maintain  their  reputation,  of  long 
standing,  for  excellence  and  reliability.    They  obtained  Prize  Medals  at  the 
International  Exhibition  of  London,  1862;    Paris,  1867;   and  Phila- 
delphia, 1876,  with  special  commendation  in  the  Juror's  Reports. 
At  the  Paris  Exhibition  in  1878,  M.  W.  &  Co.  obtained 
the   Legion   d'Honneur  and  Highest  Triple 
Award  of  Medals. 

ALFRED  IRELAND,  Agent  for  the  United  States  and  Canada, 

— 734  BroadvraT',  ITe-nr  Vork.  ^^^^^^ — 

G.  J.  MOFFATT,        " 


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JOB  BOOK-BINDING  AND  PAPER  WAREHOUSE, 

Nos.  495,  497,  499   &    501    State   Street,   Hew    Haven,   Conn. 

«§♦§» 


^WE  M4KE  A  SPECIALTY  OF  THE  FOLLOWING:^ 


All  kinds  of  Open-End  Envelopes,  for  Gloves,  Notions,  Fancy  Goods,  Pay,  Catalogues, 
Photographs,  Comb  and  Tooth  Brush,  and  everything  for  which  an 
Open-End  Envelope   can  be  used  for. 
Also,    Bags    for    Millinery,    Hats,    Shirts,    Tobacco,    Cigars,    Seeds,    Confectionery,    Pop- 
Corn,  Archery,  Fish  Poles,  Ball  Bats,  Shot,  Guns,  and  Shoes, 

THE  SHOE  BAG  is  a  NEW  THING,  just  put  on  the  Market,  and  is  having  a  LARGE  SALE. 


March  23,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEICA^    STATIONEE. 


423 


1883 


BAPM AIL  TTCK  k  SON 


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VALENTINE, 

Easter  and  Birthday  Cards. 


l|?TfNDER  new  arrangements  we  are  able  to  offer  .these  cards  here  at  precisely  the  same  prices 
I  as  they  are  bought  by  English  houses  plus  the  duty  of  25  per  cent.  No  expense  has  been 
spared  on  these  cards,  and  ctt  the  pveseflt  prices  they  cannot  fail  to  prove  the 
leading  line  of  the  year.  We  respectfully  invite  you  to  call  at  either  our  Boston  or  New  York 
office  when  in  those  cities. 


FOUBES   COMPAITY,  Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States, 

181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  and  22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

Address  all  communications  to  the  Boston  Office. 


The  ^^ Champion"  Yiolet  Ink, 
The  *^ Champion''  Scarlet  M, 
The  ^^ Champion''  Green  Ink, 
Levison's  Jet  Black  Ink, 
LeYison's  Limpid  Writing  Fluid, 
Levison's  Railroad  Copying  Ink, 
Levison's  Combination  Ink, 
Levison's  Pure  Gum  Mucilage. 


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TATIONERY  CO. 

I  I  I   I   I   I  I  I   I   I   I   I   I   I  t  I  I  I 


•^^ 


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^19  OiivQ  su 


ST.  LOUIS. 


424 


THE    AMERIOAJST    STATIONER. 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 

All  Styles,  Sizes  and  Yariety  of  Finish. 

Send  for  my  New  Catalogue,  just  out.     Prices  Reduced. 
SOMETHING  NEW. 

MALLEABLE  ARCH  PRESSES, 

"Win   not   Break- 
Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but  a  trifle  more  than 
cast  iron.       Manufactured  only  by 

H.N.  HUBBARD, 

33.3  to  31©  Sa,st  T-'ST^em.tsr.secoiJ.d.  Street,  ^Te^^  "SToxls:. 


NEW  TORE  C0FTIN6  PRESSES. 


Received  the  Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copy- 
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Pleasure  Resorts,  and  greater  Scenic  Attractions, 
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Address       A.  V.  H.  CAKPENTEK, 

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l^arh  Causes, 

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and  Xrade-Marks, 

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Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
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-ALSO,- 


THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

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March  22.  1883.] 


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429 


ELECTRO-DEPOSITION     OF    BRASS 
AND    BRONZE. 


Some  further  improvements  in  the  electro- 
deposition  of  brass,  bronze  and  other  metals 
have  been  recently  patented  by  W.  H.  Wa- 
lenn,  of  London,  intended  to  insure  the  absolute 
adhesion  of  the  coating  to  the  metal,  together 
with  constancy  of  the  solution  and  softness  and 
ductility  of  the  deposited  metal.  The  first  part 
of  the  invention  relates  to  electro-depositing 
copper  upon  iron  and  similar  metals,  so  that  the 
coating  may  be  adherent  and  in  a  soft  condition. 
Preferably,  the  solution  used  is  compounded  of 
33  ounces  avoirdupois  of  cyanide  of  potassium 
(70  per  cent,  real  cyanide)  and  1  ounce  of  neutral 
tartrate  of  ammonium  per  gallon  of  liquid,  and 
it  is  charged  with  copper  by  electrolytic  means; 
the  solution  is  then  made  complete  by  the  ad- 
dition of  cupric  ammonide.  The  solution  is  used 
at  a  boiling  heat,  or  near  thereto — namely,  from 
150°  Fahr.  to  the  boiling  point  of  the  solution, 
whether  the  solution  be  under  pressure  or  not 
under  pressure.  The  effect  of  heat  upon  these 
solutions  is  to  soften  the  coating  of  copper,  and 
to  increase  the  rate  of  disposition  very  ma- 
terially. 

The  following  example  of  the  application  of 
this  produces  a  result  which,  the  inventor  alleges, 
has  never  yet  been  attained  :  Thin  sheet-iron 
plates,  treated  in  this  manner,  have  the  coating 
so  adherent  that  repouss^  work  may  be  executed 
on  them  without  interfering  with  the  continuity 
of  metal,  or  without  exposing  the  underneath  or 
coated  metal.  If  a  plate  be  hammered  to  destruc- 
tion, the  copper  coating  will  be  simply  extended 
over  the  iron  where  it  is  cracked  or  broken. 

The  second  part  of  the  invention  relates  to  a 
method  of  preventing  the  too  great  evaporation 
of  a  solution  which  is  heated  during  deposition. 
The  conducting  wires  from  the  source  of  elec- 
tricity are  passed  through  the  depositing  tank, 
but  are  insulated  therefrom,  and  all  rods  or 
wires  for  suspending  anodes  or  cathodes  have 
their  bearings  upon  inside  shelves  mounted  with 
slabs  of  non-conducting  material.  Over  the 
whole,  and  dipping  into  a  water-seal,  is  a  coun- 
terbalanced cover,  that  is  removable  by  means 
of  pulleys  and  slinging  chains.  To  an  aperture 
in  the  cover  is  adjusted  a  long  condensing  worm 
tube,  opening  into  an  upper  vessel  or  box  that 
contains  materials  which  are  capable  of  con- 
densing, or  absorbing  or  combining  with  the 
gases  that  escape.  The  liquids  flow  back  down 
the  tube  into  the  tank.  This  improvement 
applies  to  cyanide  coppering,  brassing  and 
bronzing  solutions,  to  gilding  solutions  and  to 
all  electro-depositing  solutions  that  are  heated. 

The  third  part  of  the  invention  relates  to 
working  copper,  brass,  bronze,  gold  and  other 
electro-depositing  solutions,  in  a  closed  vessel 
under  a  known  pressure,  the  pressure  being  ap- 
plied by  heating  the  solution,  or  otherwise.  This 
plan  has  the  great  advantage  of  preserving  the 
purity  and  stability  of  the  solution,  and  of  pre- 
venting its  waste  by  evaporation  ;  it  enables  the 
electro-deposit  to  be  uniform  over  the  surface  of 
the  cathode,  and  to  be  of  compact  and  uniform 
quality  throughout.  A  high  pressure  is  not  rec- 
ommended, a  single  atmosphere  is  in  general 
more  than  sufficient.  The  closed  vessel  may  be 
used  for  solutions  in  which  there  is  free  am- 
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seems  most  probable  that  a  definite  ammoniacal 
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CERAMIC   DECORATION. 


The  Berlin  Society  for  German  Industrial  Art 
usually  gives  pottery  a  leading  position  among 
the  subjects  chosen  for  illustration  by  means  of 
lectures  during  the  winter  season.  The  subject 
lately  dealt  with  by  Herr  Frauberger  (as  de- 
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prehensive interest,  namely:  "The  influence  of 
wood- work,  stone-work,  and  metal-work,  as  well 
as  of  the  textile  arts,  and  of  architecture,  paint- 
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tion of  ceramic  ware." 

As  to  plait-work,  the  lecturer  recorded  the  fact 
that  in  Japan  real  bamboo  tress-work  is  used 
over  porcelain  cups.  This  custom  can  be  traced 
in  some  old  Assyrian  pottery.  Gradually  the 
idea  was  developed  from  its  merely  practical 
form  into  decoration  in  the  form  of  the  pattern 
produced  by  this  arrangement,  originally  in- 
tended to  give  more  durability  to  the  ware  thus 
treated. 

Textile  ornamentation  has  always  been  a 
fertile  source  for  ideas  as  to  ceramic  decoration 
which  could  in  many  cases  be  directly  applied, 
although  in  some  instances  the  principles  of  the 
arrangement  of  warp  and  weft  were  not  ap- 
plicable to  pottery.  Carpet  designs  can  be,  in 
some  cases,  appropriately  adopted,  but  the  details 
of  patterns  should  not  be  reproduced  in  too 
mechanical  a  manner,  this  hint  having  special 
reference  to  the  borders  of  plates,  &c. 

Embroidery  of  various  kinds  has  often  been 
successfully  used  to  give  ideas  for  surface  decora- 
tion, this  being  notably  the  case  under  circum- 
stances where  national  or  provincial  costume 
favors  the  use  of  embroidery.  Thus  the  surfaces 
of  French  faiences  of  the  eighteenth  century 
display  the  elegant  borders  of  the  silk  coats  and 
embroidered  vests  of  the  period. 

Lace  patterns  often  occur  in  German  faiences 
and  in  the  older  kinds  of  majolica.  In  the  latter 
case  they  are  usually  of  the  coarser  description 
(white  on  a  blue  ground,  &c.).  The  graphic  arts 
form  a  rich  mine  of  ideas  for  ceramic  decoration. 
The  designer  must,  however,  in  all  cases  keep 
before  him  the  technical  conditions  of  the  pro- 
cesses connected  with  the  manufacture  of  the 
ware  on  which  such  ideas  would  be  reproduced. 

The  glass  industry  has,  to  a  certain  extent, 
exercised  an  important  influence  upon  ceramic 
manufactures,  inasmuch  as  at  one  time  pottery 
manufacturers  were  striving  to  attain  similar 
effects,  and  thus  arrived  at  the  processes  of  glaz- 
ing and  fusing.  In  like  manner  the  glass  mosaic 
work,  which  has  now  reached  such  a  high  stage 
of  development,  may  be  said  to  have  led  to  the 
application  of  similar  principles  to  pottery. 
The  reciprocal  nature  of  the  connection  between 
glass  mosaic  and  pottery  mosaic  is  further  illus- 
trated in  the  processes  of  gilding,  painting  under 
glaze,  &c.,  and  in  transparent  lead  glaze.  Even 
in  ancient  times  the  glass  industry  imitated  the 
curious  texture  of  various  stones,  such  as  cor- 
nelian, jasper,  agate,  &c.,  and  the  pottery  in- 
dustry has  followed  up  the  idea  by  reproduc- 
tions of  speckled  and  craqueU  designs  with  orna- 
mentation similar  to  the  veins  of  marble. 


The  technical  processes  of  the  metal  industry 
have  not  been  without  influence  on  ceramic  dec- 
oration as  regards  pressed  and  relief  ornamenta- 
tion. In  antiquity  models  of  this  description 
were  found  in  the  bronze  and  silver  industries. 

Architecture  has  exercised  a  prominent  in- 
fluence upon  the  molding  and  general  style  of 
the  decoration  of  pottery  ware.  The  construc- 
tive symbolic  work  and  the  correctness  of  the 
ornamental  designs  containing  plants  point  to 
the  decorations  of  temples,  &c.  The  painting  of 
vases  is  considered  to  have  in  some  measure 
followed  the  general  adoption  of  mural  orna- 
mentation. Raphael's  works  brought  about  the 
Raphaelesque  school  of  majolica  ornamentation. 
The  works  of  Dutch  painters  had  an  influence 
upon  Delft  ware,  while  on  the  old  Viennese  por- 
celain ware  the  best  pictures  of  the  art  gal- 
leries were  not  unfrequently  reproduced. 

The  lecturer  concluded  his  remarks  as  follows: 

"  All  imitation  is  worthless  unless  utility 
guides  it.  Even  in  language  a  pedantically 
strict  translation  is  disagreeable  and  harsh, 
because  the  materials  of  language  differ,  and 
the  words  seem  to  resist  a  merely  mechanical 
rendering.  Artistic  translation  can  therefore 
do  a  great  deal  of  valuable  work,  provided  that 
the  requirements  of  pottery  ware  are  in  each 
case  well  understood  by  the  person  who  under- 
takes the  reproduction,  for  the  benefit  of  that 
industry,  of  art  ideas  derived  from  various 
other  branches  of  human  invention." 


PRIMEVAL   CELTIC    MAP    STONES. 


In  many  parts  of  Switzerland  are  often  found 
smooth  flat  stones,  evidently  hand-polished,  and 
covered  with  dots  lines,  circles  and  half-circles. 
The  origin  and  use  of  these  stones,  known  among 
country  people  as  Schalensteine,  has  long  been 
a  moot-point  among  the  learned.  Some  have 
thought  they  were  charms,  others  that  they 
were  meant  to  commemorate  the  dead,  or  that 
the  signs  on  them  were  undecipherable  hiero- 
glyphics ;  but  it  has  been  reserved  for  Herr  Ro- 
diger,  of  Bellach,  in  Solothurn,  to  throw  a  new 
light  on  these  mysterious  relics  of  the  past,  and 
suggest  a  theory  concerning  them  which  seems 
to  meet  all  the  necessities  of  the  case.  The  Scha- 
lensteine, he  says,  are  neither  more  nor  less  than 
topographical  charts,  as  a  comparison  of  them 
with  any  modern  map  of  the  districts  in  which 
they  are  found  will  show.  The  engraved  dots 
correspond  with  existing  towns  and  vil- 
lages, the  lines  with  roads.  Even  the  fords 
and  mountain  passes  are  indicated.  Herr 
Rodiger  has  examined  many  of  these  stones 
from  various  parts  of  the  country,  and 
he  possesses  a  collection,  picked  up  in  Solo- 
thurn, which  form  together  a  map  of  the  en- 
tire canton.  Another  significant  circumstance  is 
that  the  Schalensteine  are  mostly  found  at  inter- 
vals of  about  two  hours  (say  six  miles)  from  each 
other,  and  at  spots  where  several  roads  meet. 
The  former  Herr  Rodiger  calls  "headstones" 
{Hauptsteine),  the  latter  he  denominates  "by- 
stones  "  (Nebensteine).  If  he  be  right  in  his 
hypothesis,  the  places  where  these  stones  are 
met  with  possessed  considerable  populations  long 
before  the  dawn  of  history;  even  the  villages  on 
the  Schalensteine  must  be  far  older  than  the 
Christian  era.  Herr  Rodiger  considers  the 
Swiss  map  stones  to  be  of  the  same  origin  as  the 
similar  stones  which  are  found  in  Germany, 
Scandinavia,  India,  and  farther  Asia,  and  sees  in 
them  another  proof  of  the  high  antiquity  and 
common  origin  of  the  Indo-Germanic  races,  and 
the  existence  among  the  latter,  in  an  indefinitely 
remote  age  of  civilized  habits,  organized  trade, 
and  more  culture  than  is  generally  supposed. 


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COPYING    PRESSES. 


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ILLINOIS  IRON  AND  BOLT  CO.,  30  to  36  Main  St.,  Cappentersville,  Kane  Co.,  111. 


PEARCE  &  HOAGLAND, 

MANUFACTURERS     OF 

Gold  Pens,  PenEd Pencil  Qq^q^ ani Toothpicks 


la.-.-.-.  -      p;nT,pEB  I  1881         '     ~' 


OF  ETEB7  D£SCI!I?TION. 

Sole   Manufacturers 
of  the 


CLOSED 


Quill  Reserve  Toothpick. 


The  only  Pick  that  will  not  injure  the  Teeth.     Office  and  Factory,  29Poin  St.,  Providence,  K.  I. 


POTSDAMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 


PHILADELPHIA,  PA., 


^:$- 


Liopaiii  Art  FDicatiii. 


BTCHED   rOI,DING    AND    SINGI.E: 
ADVERTISING    CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost.  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 


Agents  for  Sale  of  Goods  : 

HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street, 

Fhiladelpliia. 

THE  RAIS6ECK  ELECTROTYPE,  CO 

Electrotjpers  &  Stereotjpers, 

No.  68  BEEKMAN   STREET. 
P^°  Ktfetrotypea  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Metal. 


The  Chicago  ^Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST!  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED  1  and  hence  the 

Leading  Mailtvay  of  the  West  and  Northwest! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  lUinois,  Iowa,  Dakota, Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona.  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  Omaha,  Denver,  JOeadville,  Salt  ZfUhe, 
San  Francisco,  JDeadutood,  ftioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan.  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  MinneapoUs,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse.  Owatonna,  and   all 

Soints  in  Minnesota,    Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and   the 
orthwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  lAne  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  S^  AND 
Wn.L  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

AU  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LATNG,  Qen.  Supt.,  Chiea;^. 


436 


THE    AMEEIOA^'    STATIONER 


{Successors  to  FLO  TO   MAN  UFACTUBING    COMPANY,) 

IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


VALENTINE, 


Easter  I  Birthday  Cards, 

TOKESS,  SOUVESIRS  AND  NOVELTIES. 


Choice  designs  (exclusively  our  own),  hand-painted  on  silk.     Many  choice  and  recherche  Novelties  will  be  shown  the  Trade 
by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road. 

.t> — :  No.  290    BROADV7AY,   NEW^  YORK.  '^=<\^ 


k  The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PLAIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

OKNAMENTAt 

tETTEBING. 


Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 


yV  Wi-c^  Mjlbe. 


3     1-  AAAj-£*    ^ ..,;>(/,     ^       A  special  Ink  is  also 
,  %  t-nOfV  'HM-OC-.    J   manufactured    in    six 


Manufactured  in  six  differ- 
ent sizes.  Packed  one  doz. 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.  Also 
put  up  in  sets  containing 
one  of  each  kind  and  one 
each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3. 

We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 

^^"  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  D.  WHITMOBE  &  CO.,  Agrents,  41,  43  &  45  Beebman  and  166  William  Sts.,  NEW  YOBS. 


<c 


{( 


V  brilliant  colors,  put  up 
r  in  boxes  containing  one 
\  doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
/  doz.  assorted  in  a  box 


Successor  toJVictor  E.  Mauger  &  Petrib,  No.  110  Reade  Street,  New  York, 
depot  for 

KNICKERBOCKER  PLAYING  CARDS,  Goodall's  Camden  Whist  Markers 

A.  B.  Frencli  Copying  Inks,  Rotary  Dampers,  &c. 

Lithographers'  Machineiy,  Bound  Hole  Treadle  Perforators,  Ink  Qrinding  Mills,  &c. 


|OSEPH|;iLI.OTfS 
^  STEEr'PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World . 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 


For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,  I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands. 
^P"  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  <jfcc.,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  Jolm  Street,  New  York.  KENKY  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


'i'  I»l:^»OI^TE:I>  * 


Satin-Frinpfed   Easter  Cards. 


(ho     f\(\    ^^^^     BOX    OOnSTT^IN-IlSTGr    (T  /\ 
^L     1^     V/  V/  (Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^J  ^J 

tjl|l|  SENT    BY    TMA-IIL,   OTV    RECEIPT    OF   I»K,ICE.^^- 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7th  Street,  Philadelphia. 


eMUCiLAGL 
AND  SEALING  WAX. 


TIV    A.LT^    VA-TtlETIES, 


SANFORD    MFG.    CO.    CHICAGO,   Ills. 


EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  East  14th  St.,   Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  all  principal 
cities.    Trade  List  furnished  on  application. 


R.H.SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  EYEBT  DESCEIPTION. 


Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 

291   Uala  St.,  Cor.  Worthlngton, 

Oldest  Eubber  Stamp  Manury  in 
New  England  &  I.argest  in  the  17.  S. 


TboChasiStowatt  Paper  Co, 

139, 141  &  148  Walnut  St., 
CINCJ.TS1S  A  m,    Olllo, 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers 
of  every  descriptiou  of 

News,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 

Wrapping 


BLANK  books! 

OFFICE    STATIONERY, 
Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding 
Cards  and  Invitations,  and  the 

NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 

AS  PAST  AS  PRODUCED. 


STATIONERS  and  PKINTERS  are  requested 
to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  (Joods  suited  to 
their  wants. 

DRESSER,  M^'LELLAN  &  CO., 

Piil)llsliers,BooMlersi  Stationers, 

BLAMK  BOOK  MANUFACTURERS, 


47  Ezchange  Street, 


FOBTLAND,  M£. 


Publishers  of  Oliver's  Precedents,  New  Edition;  Maine 
Reports,  Luce's  Maine  Probate  Practice,  Kings- 
bury's Maine  Townsman,  Bolster's  Tax  Col- 
lector and  Form   Book,  Young  People's 
History  of  Maine,  Legal  Blanks     -.'- 
of  all  kinds. 

ACRIM  b.  DRESSES.      E.  S.  E.  M'LELLAN.      W.  W.  ROBERTS. 


March  22, 1883.]  THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATICIZER  43  V 


\j^"  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  Og 


—  OF  — 


-=$  S — 'O'*    ^1      ►  ■.*  i^^^— ■*    -  h^  ic — 5$=— 


-<^% — 6)    -^      >■.-..>., 7,.  .,.•  ..-«- 


c3^  IN   THE  WORLD, 

Zfl'fl'/(?5''  Hand-Bags  in  Plush  and  Leather. 

Pocket-Books,  Card  and  Letter  Gases, 
Galf  and  Sheep  Wallets,  Bill-Books, 

Drawer  Pocket-Books  and  Satchels. 


507  ARCH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 


New  York    Salesroom,  No.  336   Broadway. 


438 


THE    AMEEICAN    STATIONEE. 


FAMILY  AND  PULPIT  BIBLES, 

Equal  to  the  Best  London  and  Oxford  Editions,  at  Half  their  Prices. 

Printed  from  six  sets  of  electro-plates  of  different    size   type,  and   bound  in  the   most  durable   and 

elaborate   styles. 


NEW  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLE 


J 


TWO  THOUSAND  Illustrations,  containing  BiMe  Dictionary  and  History  Books  Illus- 
trated, Colored  Maps,  &c.,  at  lower  prices  than  any  other  published. 


PHOTOGRAPH  ALBUMS, 

Strong   Bindings,    New   and   Beautiful   Styles   in 

PLUSH,    MOROCCO,    TURKEY    MOROCCO,    SEAL -SKIN,    CALF   and   RUSSIA. 


B^"  yew  Illustrated  Catalogue  mailed  on  application, 

A.  J.  HOLMAN  &  CO.,  American  Bible  Warehonse,  1222  Arch  St.,  PMla.,  Pa. 


18  8  3. 


18  8  3. 


CHRISTMAS  AND  NEW  YEAR  CARDS. 

THOMAS   NELSON    &   SONS 

Have  made  arrangements  with  Messrs.  ROMA  NET  &  CO.,  of  Paris  and  London,  ^A/■hieh  enables 
them  to  offer  a   Superb   Line  of    New  and   Elegant   Designs. 

Great  care  has  been  taken  in  selecting  subjects,  and  every  effort  made  to  make  this  new  line 
the  most  popular. 

Our  Travelers  will  soon  be  on  the  road  -vA/^ith  Samples,  and  it  certainly  "will  be  to  the  advantage 
of   the  Trade  to  see  this  line  before   placing  any  orders. 

]Sro.   42    BLEEOKIEPL    STPtEET,    1<T:h:^^7^    "^OnK. 

spHngfield  city  paper  CO. 


EI>>VA.III>    C    LeBOURGEOIS,    r»roi>r. 


KCsumpden     Street,, 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


Faner,  Esyelops  M  Fapteries, 


JOHN    GIBSON   8!!""^  8^  Besban  Stieri,  Mew  YorL 

My  new  line  of  EASTEK,  Birthday  and  Valentine  Cards  are  now  ready.  I  would  call  special  attention  to  my  EASTEK 
NOVELTIES,  which  wiU  be  very  desirable. 

A  very  large  and  complete  line  of  Advertising  Cards,  Day  and  Sunday-School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  and 
Marriage  Certificates ;    New  Designs  in  each. 

T^.TTfifftT  A  yr     PA-IITTS    ^^^  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &o. 

"  *'  ^^  N^  fc^«i^^^^  M    MMM  M^     mm  n^p  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 

ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  FULL  directions  for  using  the  colors.     No 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.     Full  Line  of  Picture  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 

W.  F.  I.AMBDIN  &.  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Chicagro,  111. 


March  2i,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAJ^    STATIOE"ER. 


430 


THE  ELWOOD  FILES. 

STRONGEST!   CHEAPEST!   BEST! 

Capacity  from  two  to  fonr  times  as  great  as  any  other  file  made. 


DISCOUNT  TO  THE   TRADE. 


Sold  by  the  leading  Jobbing  Trade  and  the  Manufacture) . 

BUXTON  &  SKIMMER  STATIONERY  CO., 

215  &  217  Chestnat  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 

Salesroom,,  84  S  86  Chambers  ^t.,  New  York. 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARSj^SCISSORS 


OF   EVERY    DESCRIPTION. 


L  L  BROWN  FAFER  COMFMT, 

AJiA-aaiS,    llIi\.SS.A.CIZX7SE:TTS,  U.  S.  A. 

&—— — — ^       Manufacturers  of  First-Class      -* 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


-»-     WHICH  WILL  STAND  THE  SEVEBEST  TESTS  OF  EEASUEE  AND  EE-WEITINa, 


being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-JIarked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


NO    SPRINGS. 


NO    WEIGHTS. 


EVERY    STATIONER 

—  SHOULD  HAVB  AT  ONCE   A  STOCK  OF  — 

Fulton's  Gravity  Scales, 

Acknowledged  to  be  superior  to  anything  ever  offered  for  mail- 
ing purposes.    Liberal  Discounts.    Illustrated  Price  List 
sent  on  application.    Trade  supplied  by 

THE  FULTON  GRAVITY  SCALE  CO., 

136  Walnat  Street,  Cincinnati,  Oliio. 


A-OEIVTS  : 


BAKER,  PRATT  &  CO.,  New  York. 

J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  &  CO.,  Philadelphia. 
Mention  American  Stationer.  B.  W.  &  H.  S.  CHILD,  Boston 


?^  ESTAIiLTSHED    1814, 


J.  S.  Rockwell  &  Co., 

lOa.   <So   103   aD-u.an.3   Street,  iTe-w  "2"or33:, 

MAimFACTTniKRS  Ain>  DIPORTSRS  OF 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Manufactnrers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

ItXJSSIA.    I^EA.Trn3TX,    CHAMOIS,    A-MiERICA-N    RU-^SHA.. 

— —  No.  13  High  Strnet,  Bostorii  Mass. 


NEW    PROCESS    FOR   PRINTING 
FACES. 


SUR- 


A  HuDgarian  inventor,  Michel  Komdromy, 
has  recently  invented  some  ingenious  improve- 
ments in  preparing  tablets  for  printing  from. 
The  following  is  a  description,  as  supplied  by 
the  inventor : 

These  improved  tablets  or  printing  surfaces 
have  for  their  base  a  solid  paper  covered  with 
a  body  composed  of  100  parts  of  gelatine,  100 
to  200  parts  of  water,  and  about  300  to  400  parts 
of  glycerine.  This  compound  being  well  known 
does  not  form  an  essential  part  of  this  invention. 
This  gelatinous  substance  being  particularly 
sticky  is  coated  according  to  these  improve- 
ments with  an  isolating  powder,  such  as  French 
or  other  chalk,  or  other  suitable  material  in 
powder.  This  expedient  has  never  been  em- 
ployed up  to  the  present  time,  and  as  it  is  the 
only  means  of  producing  these  gelatinous  tab- 
lets for  practical  use,  this  treatment  constitutes 
an  essential  feature  of  these  improvements.  Be- 
fore the  use  of  these  improved  tablets  the  isolat- 
ing powder  had  to  be  removed  by  means  of  a 
very  wet  sponge.  By  means  of  these  improved 
tablets  or  printing  surfaces  all  manner  of  repro- 
ductions and  multiplication  of  copies  can  be  re- 
produced. The  processes  described  are  quite 
original,  and  are  founded  on  the  principle  of  the 
(well  known)  gelatinous  copying  surfaces. 

For  this  purpose  any  kind  of  ink  may  be  used 
having  the  property  to  reject  the  mixing  with 
water,  such  as  inks,  for  example,  containing  tal- 
low or  other  greasy  or  oily  compound  or  auto- 
graphic ink  may  be  used.  Pencils  are  also  well 
known  to  contain  tallow,  and  may  be  used  for 
the  purposes  of  this  invention.  A  solution  is 
made  of  some  astringent  salts  herein  called  the 
"  durative,"  viz.,  acidum  tannicum  ferrum-cu- 
prum  sulfuricum  (which  are  well  known  in  the 
processes  of  multiplying  copies  from  gelatine). 

First  of  all,  the  original  to  be  reproduced  is 
made  wet  by  the  application  of  the  durative 
fluid.  After  two  or  three  minutes  the  paper 
will  be  found  suflBciently  wet,  then  the  surplus 
of  the  solution  must  be  removed  by  means  of  a 
sheet  of  tissue  paper  until  the  original  is  quite 
dry.  The  original  is  then  placed  on  the  pre- 
pared gelatine  tablet  by  passing  the  hand  light- 
ly over  the  back  of  the  paper.  After  two  or 
three  minutes  the  original  is  removed,  and  the 
negative  will  be  fixed  on  the  gelatine  tablet.  A 
white  sheet  of  paper  is  then  fixed  on  the  nega- 
tive, and  a  small  ball  or  piece  of  cotton  wool  is 
passed  over  it  several  times  and  pressed  lightly 
on  the  back  of  the  paper  and  removed  after 
about  one  minute ;  the  positive  of  the  original 
will  thus  be  reproduced  as  a  gelatinous  copy. 
By  the  application  of  any  kind  of  color  on  the 
gelatinous  copy  an  exact  reproduction  will  be 
obtained  and  photographically  true  to  the  orig- 
inal. 

Several  colors  may  be  used  indifferently  at  the 
same  time.  A  luminous  substance  may  also  be 
used,  and  the  copy  will  be  luminous  at  night  or 
in  dark  places.  If  in  place  of  an  ordinary 
color,  colors  of  porcelain  are  taken  and  depos- 
ited on  a  gelatinous  copy  made  on  glass,  porce- 
lain or  metal  and  fixed  by  heat,  the  color  will 
unite  with  the  glass  or  porcelain  and  the  copy 
will  remain  indelible.  When  aniline  color  is  de- 
posited on  a  gelatinous  copy,  the  copy  may  be 
multiplied  by  placing  it  on  a  new  tablet;  thus 
the  copies  may  be  multiplied  indefinitely.  And 
if  in  place  of  an  ordinary  or  anUine  color  a 
powder  of  astringent  salt  is  deposited  on  the  ge- 
latinous copy,  viz.,  acid  tannic  ferrum  sulphuri- 
cum,  which  is  known  in  these  processes  as 
"  durative  powder,"  a  copy  will  be  obtained 


440 


THE    AMEEIOAE"    STATICIZER. 


which  being  applied  on  a  new  tablet  will  produce 
the  negative  of  the  original. 

By  this  process  the  infinite  multiplication 
of  copies  is  effected.  When  the  tablet  is  quite 
prepared  to  take  the  gelatinous  copies,  and  an 
aniline  ink  being  deposited  on  the  negative, 
the  parts  hardened  by  the  durative  solution 
will  reject  the  aniline  ink,  but  this  ink  will 
penetrate  into  the  gelatinous  parts  not 
affected.  By  placing  a  white  sheet  of  paper 
on  the  tablet  and  on  removing  it  a  copy  of 
the  original  will  be  obtained  in  aniline  color. 
Also,  in  place  of  the  aniline  ink,  a  solution  of 
califerri  cyanatum  rubrum  is  deposited  on 
the  tablet  prepared  as  above  stated,  and  a 
copy  taken,  it  will  be  invisible,  and  will  only 
show  by  depositing  on  the  copy  a  solution  of 
ferrum  sulphuricurn.  In  writing  with  ink  con- 
taining astringent  salt  and  in  depositing  the 
original  on  the  gelatinous  tablet,  a  negative  will 
still  be  obtained  from  the  original.  In  taking  a 
gelatinous  copy  prepared  in  that  way  and  cov- 
ered with  a  colored  powder,  the  negative  will  be 
obtained  from  the  original.  It  aniline  ink  is 
placed  on  a  tablet  prepared  as  stated,  the  nega- 
tive will  be  obtained  from  the  original  in  aniline 
color.  According  to  another  part  of  these  im- 
provements, alphabetical  letters  and  characters 
may  be  arranged  upon  the  gelatine  tablets  so  as 
to  be  printed  from,  to  produce  printed  sheets, 
such  as  bills  and  posters  similar  in  appearance 
to  those  composed  and  produced  from  ordinary 
type.  For  this  purpose,  letters  of  the  alphabet, 
numerals  and  other  characters  i-epresenting 
type  of  various  designs  are  stamped  or  cut  from 
a  number  of  layers  of  tissue  paper  at  one  oper- 
ation. These  individual  letters  are  placed  and 
arranged  in  the  order  required  to  compose  a  bill 
or  poster  upon  the  gelatine  tablet  and  are 
treated  in  the  manner  previously  described  with 
the  solution  and  remain  fixed  upon  the  tablet  so 
as  to  serve  as  a  negative  •  to  print  from  as  pre- 
viously describad. — Br.  and  Col.  Printer,  <£c. 


SECOND-HAND    BOOKS. 


The  class  of  booksellers  engaged  in  the  second 
hand  trade  has  very  largely  increased  within  a 
few  years,  and  fills  a  very  important  function, 
not  only  in  the  interest  of  collectors  of  old  and 
rare  books,  but  in  the  general  diffusion  of 
knowledge.  It  is  fair  to  say  that  no  man  can- 
acquire  a  symmetrical  and  well-ordered  library 
without  pretty  assiduously  haunting  the  second- 
hand book  shops.  Within  this  designation  we 
may  include  not  only  the  book-stalls  on  the 
street  corners,  but  those  great  and  richly 
stocked  shops  where  the  finest  treasures 
which  delight  the  eyes  of  the  bibliophile 
have  been  assembled  at  a  cost  of  hun- 
dreds of  thousands  of  dollars.  So  largely 
have  the  interests  of  this  branch  of  book- 
selling expanded,  that  an  admirably  edited 
trade  organ  representing  them  has  recent- 
ly been  started.  The  merchant  in  old  books, 
to  be  largely  successful,  must  be  peculiarly 
equipped.  He  must  know  the  iusides  of  books 
as  well  as  their  outsides.  He  must  be  learned  in 
the  history  of  books  and  of  rare  editions,  and 
be  not  only  a  man  of  scholarly  tastes,  but  learned 
in  the  technique  of  letterpress,  binding,  illustra- 
tions, &c.  He  must  be  a  cultured  antiquary  as 
well  as  a  good  man  of  business.  The  man  who 
deals  in  standard  and  new  books  does  not  need  to 
be  more  than  an  enterprising  shop  keeper.  He 
who  would  succeed,  on  the  other  hand,  in  selling 
old  books,  needs  to  have  the  knowledge,  taste 
and  ability  of  the  specialist.  There  are  not  a  few 
of  these  dealers  in  New  York  and  Boston,  whose 
literary  knowledge  is  almost  encyclopedic. — 
American  Bookseller. 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

No,  42  John  Street,  New  York. 

ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES,  I  ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER. 

RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS.  AND  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 

NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES. 


Silicate  Book  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  cloth.  Un- 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


Blackboards. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  Wooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  mth 
a  common  paint-brush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  gl;  Quart,  $1.75  ;  Half 

Gallon,  $3.25  ;    Gallon,  $6. 

Wood  Blackboards. — Made  of  very  be«t  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilinum  (Stone  Cloth). — A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Kolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury;  36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  $1.25  and  $2  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards —Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,2x3 ft.,  $1 ;  No.  2,  2^4x3}^ 
ft ,  $1.50 ;  No.  3,  3  X  4  ft.,  $'3.    ^T"  Send  for  Circular. 

NEW  YORK  SILICATE5B00K  SLATE  CO.,  191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 

-.^  BASE  BALLS.-To  the  Trade. 

Per  doz.  net. 
New  League  Match  Ball,  white.  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  $12  00 
"    Treble       "        "      treble  wound,  red,  .       .      9  00 
"        '■  "  "      white,        .      9  00 

Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,  8  00 
"        "  "  "    white.  8  00 

Amateur  "        "regulation  aize  and  weight,  red,6  00 

N.  B.— Each  one  of  our  League,  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box,  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  of  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  seU  from. 

PECK  &  SNYDER,  Manf'rs,  126  to  130  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 

BLAlTg  BOOISS, 

NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES    NUMBERED    OB    PLAIN. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

THE  SLATEOGRAPH  i  TRANSFER  INKS. 

THE  SLATEOGRAPH  is  the  most  satis 
factory,  rapid  and  economical  Dry- 
Copying  Process  in  use.  It  cleans  easily, 
copies  perfectly,  and  remelting  is  unneces- 
sary. The  manufacture  licensed  under 
Hektograph  Patent.  For  sale  by  all  promi- 
nent Stationers  in  the  U.  S. 

Send  for  Descriptive  Cii-cular  and  Price 
List  to  the  manufacturers. 

SUNDERLIN,  TABER  &  CO., 

WATKINS,  N.  Y. 

General  Agent  for  New  York  City,  WM.  A.  CHESIEB,  84  Nassau  Street  (Boom  41). 


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WHITE,   CREAM    OR    TINTED, 

$30  per  1000  (40  Packs),  for  Stationers'  use,  put  up  12  Packs  to  Box. 


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21  SOUTH   SEVENTH   STREET,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


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For  quality  of  stQck,  finish  and  style  of  packing,  these  goods  cannot  be 
excelled.    Sample  Sheets  contain  50  styles. 

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BES''  We  always  have  on  hand  a  lot,  nearly  perfect,  Stock  Cuttings  from 

above,  at  very  low  figures. 


The  "VICTOR"  VICTORIOUS. 


A\>. 


A  FOUR  YEARS' 


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OISELESS 


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COMPARISON. 


The  following  table,  taken  from  the  official  records,  shows  the  total  number  of  cases  of  slates  shipped  from  the  Lehigh  Region 
dm-ing  the  years  1879,  1880,  1881  and  1882.     Also  the  number  of  cases  Victor  shipped,  and  the  percentage  of  the  latter  : 


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Total  number  cases  shipped,  40,485; 

Victor,  2,598 ;  per  cent.  6. 

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Total  number  cases  shipped,  29,704; 

Victor,  5,753;  per  cent.  19. 

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Total  number  cases  shipped,  32,803;  Total  number  cases  shipped,  31,018, 

I  Victor,  4,493;  per  cent.  13.  ?  Victor,  7,937;  per  cent.  25. 

This  shows  that  more  than  one-fourth  of  all  the  good  school  slates  now  used  in  this  country  ai'e  Victor.      As  our  new  and 
cheap  Victor  "  C"  Slate  gets  thoroughly  introduced  this  proportion  will  very  rapidly  increase. 

-«ALL  THE  LEADING  JOBBERS  HANDLE  THEM.  ^ 

THOS.  KANE  &  CO.,  Manufacturers,  137  and  139  Wabash  Avenue, 

FACTORY  AT   SLATINGTON,   PA.  I  CHICAGO,  ILL. 


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THE. :!  AMERIO  AK    STATIOISTER. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS  OF  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OP 

Fine    Notes,   Envelopes,  Visiting    Cards   and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

?         lS6<Scl2S   IDXJ^lSrE:   ST. 

All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-Mark  are  warranted. 


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Cooke's  Patent  Renewable  Memorandum  Books,  the  Patent  Triplex 
Telegraph  Blank,  Cooke's  Patent  Duplicating  Salesman's  Order  Book,  the 
C.  &  C.  Brass  and  Plain  Edge  Rulers,  Russell's  Lumber,  Case  and  Package 
Pencils,  Russell's  Accountant's  Checking  Pencils,  Cooke's  Transfer  Crayon 
Art  Impression  Papers,  Cooke's  Clean,  Dry  Carbon  Papers,  Excelsior 
Moist  Carbon  Papers  of  every  description,  Excesior  Oiled  Manifold  Papers, 
in  aU  colors,  Excelsior  and  Crystal  Oiled  Boards,  the  Favorite  Letter,  Note 
and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite  Banker's  Note  Case,  the  Champion  Postal  and 
Business  Card  File,  the  Standard  Letter  and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite 
Expanding  Document  Envelope,  the  Favorite  Safe  and  Collection  Wallets, 
Notabad  Letter  File,  the  Excelsior  Letter  File,  the  Standard  Cabinet  File, 
the  Favorite  Indexed  Desk  Tablet,  the  Favorite  Memorandum  Book,  &c. ;  all 
of  our  own  manufacture. 


"Ledger  Brand"  American-Russia 

•••^  IS    th:e:    besti  ^=^- 


J.  L  SHOEMAKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Manufacturers, 

BOOKBIND£RS'   WAREHOUSE, 


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ESTABLISHED    BY    HENRY   COHEN,    1838. 


Envelope   Manufacturer, 

WHOLESALE  STATIONER ^liPORTER  OF  FANCY  GOODS, 

No.  505  CHESTNUT  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 

Envelopes  in  over  One  Thousand 
varieties  ;  new  revised  net  price 
list  just  issued.  Coronet  Circulars 
for  Printers  and  Advertising  pur- 
poses. Home  Mills  Ruled  Papers, 
in  Commercial,  Letter,  Cap  and 
Legal,  all  weights  and  rulings. 
Kent  Mills  Laid  Pure  Linen  Papers, 
all  weights  and  sizes;  samples  and 
prices  sent  to  the  trade  on  appl'ca- 
tion.  Double-Strength  Mucilage, 
Satinette  Copying  Books  and  Paper. 
Everpoint  Leads  for  all  Gold,  Auto- 
matic and  Pro[)elliiig  Pencils. 


SPECIALTIES. 
New  styles  of  Papeteries  for 
Spring  Trade  ;  a  large  and  elegant 
assortment.  New  ''Zenith"  Qlass 
Mucilage  Stand.  Blank  Books,  half 
and  full  bound,  in  all  sizes  and 
qualities.  Penholders,  Lead  and 
Slate  Pencils  in  every  grade.  Scrap 
Books,  b  jth  Foreign  and  American, 
in  new  and  artistic  designs.  Library 
Inkstands  in  walnut,  plain  or  pol- 
ished. General  Staple  Stationery 
in  all  new  styles  and  designs. 


FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

HAMMOCKS 

—  AND- 

SCHOOL    BAGS. 


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AVr^e 


W  For  Catalogue,  Price  List  and  Discount,  apply  to 

R.  FIDEAU,  16BeekmanSt.,NewYork. 


WM.  E.  KERN, 

132  Sootb  lltli  Street,  Pbiladelpliia, 


AND 


PMies,  Paiels,  Mirrors,  k, 

FOR  DECORATING, 


AND, 


Tapestry  Painting  Materials. 


Agent  for  DEYOE'S  OIL  COLORS. 


WHO  IS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  QEOQRAPHY  OF  THIS  OOUN- 
TRY  WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THISMAPTHATTHE 


CBICAGaROCRISLOD&PACIFICR' 


By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ried passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluft's,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
counects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
Imea  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  He- 
clining  Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"albert  lea  route.'' 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
gusta, Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  aU 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan* 
tages. 

For  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Fold- 
ers of  the 

GREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Offloe,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.  ST.  JOHN, 

Vice-Prea.  &  Gcn'l  M'g'r.  Geal  TkU  &  Pass.  Agt> 

CHICAGO. 


March  22,  1883.] 


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MACHINERY. 


One    Sanborn,    36-mch,    New    Star 

Power  Cutter,       .        ,        .        .    $375 

One  Sanborn,  30-inch,  Eureka  Lever 

Cutter, 150 

One    Acme,    28-inch,    Power    Self- 
Clamp  Cutter,       ....      200 

One   Sanborn    Power    Book-Sawing 

Machine, 85 

Two    Sanborn's,    No.    6,    Standing 

Presses  (new),        ....       100 

One  Sanborn,  18-inch,  Roller  Backer 
[^        (new), 275 

One  Parish  Paging  and  Numbering 

Machine,  two  heads,    .        .        .125 

One  Parish  Paging  Machine,      .       '.         65 

One  Donnell's,  18Hiich,  Job  Backers,         55 


The  above  machines  are  all  in  first-class 
condition,  some  of  them  entirely  new. 
Address 

E.  P.  DONNELL&iOO., 

No.  196   CLABK  STREET, 

CHICAGO,  ILL., 

Mannfactnrers    of   Improved    Book- 
biiiding    Machinery. 


SEND   FOR   OUR   ILLUSTRATED   CATALOGUE. 


CINCINNATI  FLOOD 


Stereosci'pic  and  panel  photographs  of  the  great 
Flood  at  Cincinnati,  taken  at  "high  tide,"  now  ready 
for  the  trade.  Orders  filled  in  order  of  their  receipt. 
Cash  with  order.  We  allow  a  discount  of  5  per 
cent,  from  the  face  of  the  bill  at  following  rates : 
Wide  Stereoscopic,  $10  per  hundred  ;  Narrow  Stereo- 
scopic, $8  per  hundred  ;  Panels,  4}4  x  7,  $2.25  per  doz. 
For  SMALL  trade  orders,  cash  without  discount,  we 
will  mail,  post-paid,  anywhere  in  United  States. 


PUBLISHED  BY 


£,  LOVEJOY,  88-90  State  St.,  Ohicago,  111. 


THEO.  LEONHARDT  &  SON, 

(W.  SCHIMONSKY,  Manager,) 

JS^os.  324  &  326  Chestnut  Street,  JPhiladelpMa, 

IMPORTERS  OF 


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German   and   English   Holiday  Cards. 


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HAVE  JUST  RECEIVED  A  LARGE  INVOICE  OF  NEW 

EASTER  @  BIRTHDAY  CARDS. 

-i^FINE  SATIN   NOVELTIES  A  SPECIALTY.-^ 


1^"  Sa-mples    of   Fringed,    a^nd.    l*laiii    Cards    sent    on    demand. 


H.  McALLASTER  &  CO., 

PUBLISHERS  OF  AND  JOBBERS  IN 

ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

IMPORTED   BIRTHDAY,  BEVEL-EDGE   AND  FOLDING  CARDS, 

Scrap    !^ict"u.res,   Sli.a-pe    2jTo-velties,    Tracie    Oards,   dec, 
Nos.  196  and  198  CLARK  STREET,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 

WE  have  the  largest  variety  and  the  Latest  and  Best  Goods  in  the  market,  being  the  selections  from  all 
the  manufacturers  combined  with  those  of  our  own.  We  carry  in  stock,  and  sell  at  same  price  and 
terms,  the  goods  of  Buflford's  Sods,  Sinclair  &  Son,  Liiude,  Tobin  and  others.  New  Cards  always 
sent  free  to  our  customers  as  soon  as  issued.  Mounted  Samples,  50  cents  ;  full  line,  unmounted,  $6.00,  with 
rebate  ;  s^aniples  of  New  Cards  (to  the  Trade  only),  25  cents.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  invited. 
Monthly  Wholesale  Price  List  to  Printers  only,  who  enclose  a  business  card.  If  you  want  rock  bottom 
prices  for  the  Latest  Novelties,  do  not  fail  to  write  us.  We  have  a  New  Line  of  Gold  Ground  Trade 
Cards,  finest  and  cheapest  in  the  land.    Full  samples,  25  cents. 

NEW  STYLE  FOR  1883.— NEW  PRICE  LIST. 


The  NOVELTY  Paper  Fastener. 


(Patented  in  Europe  and  America.) 

Drives  and  Clinches  a  Staple  or 

Suspension   Ring  at  a 

Single  Blow. 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Binding 
Books,  Ringing  Show  Cards  and 
Pamphlets,  &c.,  &c.,  with  400  Steel 
Staples  and  50  Steel  Suspension 
Rings,  boxed, 

Sample  by  mail,  all  complete. 
Fifty  Cents. 

Staples,  aU  sizes,  50  cents  per  1000. 

Suspension  Rings,  50  cents  per  Box 

of  500  Rings. 

The  Trade  will  be  supplied,  cash  with 

order,  at  the  following  rates: 
Suspension   Ring   Paper   Fast- 
ener (as  above),  per  Gross,    $48.00 
Steel  Suspension  Rings,  per  M,  .66^ 
Novelty  Staples,  per  M,     .      .      .33^^ 

Strangers  are  referred  for  our 
standing  to  the  Pubhsher  of  this 
Paper,  to  any  of  the  Express  Com- 
panies, or  to  Bradstreet's  Mercantile 
Agency. 


Sole  Agents  for   United   States   and 
Canada, 

57  Maiden  Lank,  New  York. 


(^-  For  Illustrated  Catalogue  of 
our  Patented  Specialties  in  Station- 
ers' Hardware,  address, 

k  For  the  HOME  TRADE  or  EXPORT 

1  the  Sole  Manufacturers, 


Philadelphia  Norelty  Mfg.  Co..  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila.,  Pa.  Cable  Address,  "Novelty." 


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LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.. 

MANUFACTDREES  OF 

ENVELOPES,  TAGS 


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FOLDING  PAPER  BOXES. 


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Each  (Roll  contains  equal  to  ipoo 
Sh'  ets,  regular  size.  It  is  cheaper  and 
more  economical  than  any  other. 

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CHROMO    ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 


LETTER-COPYING    PRESSES. 


Some  quarter  of  a  century  ago  there  was  es- 
tablished near  Elgin,  on  the  Fox  River,  111.,  by  a 
set  of  enterprising  gentlemen,  an  establishment 
for  the  manufacture  of  bolts  and  wagon  skeins. 
Starting  in  a  small  way,  the  works  grew  grad- 
ually   to   immense   proportions,    until,    at  the 


present,  they  "constitute  one  of  the  most  impor- 
tant'industries  of  that  portion  of  the  State. 

For  the  stationery  trade  this  enterprise',  (the 
Illinois  Iron  and  Bolt  Company)  is  known  prin- 


cipally through  its  copying-presses,  stands  and 
other  accessories,  and  this  branch  of  its  business 
alone  would  constitute  it  an  important  institu- 
tion. 

Connected  with  it  are  a  foundry  and  machine- 
shop,  not  equaled  in  size  in  the  State,  outside  of 
Chicago,  and  this  establishment  may  be  almost 


said  to  make  and  maintain  the  town  in  which  it 
is  situated. 

Herewith  are  presented  illustrations  of  several 
designs  of  presses  and  copying-press  stands, 
manufactured  by  the  company,  and  it  may  be 
stated  that  the  concern  claims  the  honor  of  being 
the  largest  manufactory  of  this  line  of  goods  in 
the  United  States.  Certain  it  is,  that  in  the 
annual  price  list  issued  by  it  there  appears 
nearly  a  hundred  sizes  and  designs  of  copying- 
presses,  from  the  smallest  and  plainest  to  the 
largest  and  most  ornamental.  Some  of  these  are 
quite  novel  in  construction,  and  all  may  be  safely 
said  to  be  models  of  beauty.    In  the  same  cata- 


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logue  are  quoted  twelve  sizes  and  styles  of  press- 
stands,  besides  water- bowls,  &c.  Those  of  the 
trade  who  are  handling  this  class  of  goods 
should  see  this  catalogue,  which  will  be  sent,  on 


application  to  the  manufacturer,  the  Illinois 
Iron  and  Bolt  Company,  30  to  36  Main  street, 
Carpentersville,  III. 


The  Postmaster-General  has  under  considera- 
tion several  designs  for  the  new  two-cent  post- 
age stamp  for  flrst-class  matter,  which  will 
supersede  the  three-cent  stamp  after  July  1, 
1883.  A  favorite  design  is  similar  to  the  present 
two-cent  stamp  used  for  local  postage,  although 
the  color  is  dark  brotvn  instead  of  red.  Thus 
far  the  difficulty  has  been  to  choose  whose  head 
shall  ornament  the  new  stamp,  but  it  is  prob- 
able that  the  vignette  will  be  that  of  General 
Grant.  It  will  be  fully  a  month  before  the  de- 
sign is  agreed  upon,  as  it  is  desirable  that  the 
stamp  shall  not  only  be  of  elegant  finish,  but 
plain  and  distinct,  and  in  every  way  creditable 
to  the  department. 


omo'w: 


mm,M.mE^* 


JoimB-Davidsiff 

At 

-  MARK 

TiliMS 


stamping  Inks,  Mncilas:e,  &c., 
184  WILLIAM   STREET,   NEW   YORK. 

THE  MILLER  BROS.CUTLERYCO. 

MERIDEN,  CONN. 


STANDARD  POCKET  CUTLERY, 

tadies'  Scissors  and  Ink  Erasers. 

Make  all  styles  of 

STEEL   PENS. 


PAT. NT    ADJUSTABLE 

QUILL-ACTION,    RESERVOIR    PEN, 

THE  ACME. 


Other  leading  Pens  are  Falcon,  No.  22,  extra 

fine,  333  ;  College,  28  ;  Easy  Writer, 

130;  Round  Point,  20. 


PRICE    LISTS    FURNISHED    XO    DEAI^ERS 
ON    APPLICATION. 


N.  B. — All  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell- 
ing, or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
iiuEringiDg  on  our  Patents. 

GEO.  H.  SANBOEN  &  SONS, 


No.  51  Beekman  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE   IMPROVED    SANBORN 


The  cut  is  a  facsimile  of  the  Improved 

SANBORN  GEM. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue  of  our  other 
Cutters  and  Bookbinders',  Printers'  and  Paper- 
Box  Makers'  Machinery. 


PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER. 

Best  3_<e"ver   Cixtter  lEJ-ver   Blade. 

"POWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and  easy  to  work.  Has 
J-  lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  double, 
for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

STANDARD  MACHINERY  CO.,  Mystic  River,  Conn. 


STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 


LAMBIE  DICTIOITAIIY  HOLDER, 

Perfection  Book  Rests,  Ledger  Rests, 


Ventilated  Eye  Shades,   Commoro  Sense  Binders,  Adhesive  Hoohs, 

SCHOOL  FURNITURE  AND  SUPPLIES. 

FRENCH  &  CHOATE,4R0NDST.MWY0RK. 

^"  Send    foi'    Ne^r    Catalogxie. 


No8.  54  &  56  Franklin  and  7T  "White  Streets.  New  York, 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

Blank  Books,  Envelopes,  Writing  Papers 


SOLE   PROPRIETOKS,    J.    Q.   PREBLK    &   CO. 

The  above  superior  Brand  of  Li;^EN  WRITINfG  PAPER  is  offered  to  the  Trade  in  the  various  sizes  and 
weights  of  FOLIOS  to  suit  the  requirements  of  PRINTERS  and  LITHOGRAPHERS  and  nut  un  in 
QUARTER-REAM  BOXES,  elegantly  banded  and  labeled,  for  the  FASHIONABLE  STATIONERY  TRADE 


The  standard. 


ESTABLISHED  1816. 


^  The  Standard, 


—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 


—  ALSO,  — 

Copying  Ink,  Writing   Fluid,  Carmine   Ink,  Red    Ink,  Blue   Ink,  Ink   Powder, 

Marking  and   Stencil   Inks,  *c. 

3iTos.    Ill  «Sc    113    ^\7s7-..A_1'EI^    STI^EEI',  BOSTOIiT,  3i«/iC-^SS. 


446 


THE    AMEEIOA]^    STATIOI^EE. 


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Formerly  with  THE  AMERICAN  BANK  NOTE  COMPANY. 


Consecutive  NuieriniJlanW  Fa^tFerfiiratins 

No.  81    JOHN    STREET,    NEW    YORK.  

THE  CONTINENTAL  MUCILAGE 


-AuisriD 


Jet  Black  ^Writingr  Ink. 


WRITING  INKS, 


-S-  EXTRA    WHITE    GUM     MUCILAGE 

HOUSEMOLD   PASTE, 

Sealing  Wax,  Writing-  Desl<  Inkstands,  Sponge  Cups, 
ROUND   INKSTANDS  WITH   GLASS  STOPPERS 


^ 


ETC.,    ETC. 


Our  goods  are  all  put  up  with  Patent  Wood  Top  Corks  or  Cork  Screws,  as  may  be  desired. 


CONTINENTAL    MFG.  CO., 

4:26  &  4:28  Market  Street, 

I.  ADDISON  BUSH,  Manager.  PHILADELPHIA,    PA. 


These  Goods  can  be  ordered  of  any  Wholesale  Dniggist  or  Stationer,  or  general 
Storekeeper,  in  any  part  of  the  United  States.     Send  for  Price  List  of  our  Inks. 


R.  T.  &  S.  BLOOD,  Jr., 

Formerly  with   THE  AMERICAN  BANK  NOTE  CO. 


CONSECUTIVE    NUMBERING,      -^ ^ 

BLANK    BOOK    PAGING, 
•*• — -^  And    PERFORATING. 


l:To.  S  a.    Tolua.    Street,    3iTe-VT7-    "STorls:. 

A.    WEIDMANig   6L   GO.^ 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 

MAJfDFACTURKRS  OF 

TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Faicr  Ml  (rlassf  am,  Gla,  Toys,  Gmes, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

UTos.  2S,  33.  aixcL  33  ^arls  DPla-ce,  iTe-^TsT  "STorls. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

No.  152  Broadway,  New^  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OP  BUILDINGS. 

3^-  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 


March  22,  1883,] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOTTER 


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ELSEY  SCHOOL  FORNITORE  COMPANY, 

THE    LARGEST   BLACKBOARD   HOUSE   IN    THE  WORLD. 


LFOLDED. 


■-*«-^^a;.-#R'.<«i' 


Size  of  Blackboard,  20x26  inches.    Height  erect,  48  inches.    Height  folded, 

32  inches. 


$3.00. 


I*  rice,       .... 

Drawing  Pictihes,  8  in  set,        ......  20  cents. 

Box  Assorted  Uiiayon  and  Crayon  IIoldeh,  .  .  .  20        " 

A  Good  Kraser,  .......  10        " 

Sent  to  any  adilre.-ss  on  receipt  of  price,  single  or  otherwise. 
Hacked  for  t)>e  Trade,  one  duzen  in  box. 


PORTABLE  PAPER  BLACKBOARDS, 

With  Ash  Frames.    Both  sides  covered  with  Best  Slating. 


PRICE   LIST. 

81-00   I  No.  4.  24  X  30  inches $2.no 

1.35         "    5,  24x36        "         2.40 

1.50   1     "    6,30x36        "      3.00 

No.  7,  36x48  inches $5.00 

Easels   and    Wood    Blackboards,    any    Size,    Made    to    Order. 


No.  ],  18x24  inches 
"    2,  18x30 
"    3,  20x26 


These  Blackboards  are  first-class  in  every  respect— the  Easel  and  Black- 
board are  combined,  folding  into  small  space  for  transportation,  and  are  of 
the  proper  height  for  a  child  to  mark  on,  either  sitting  or  standing.  Size  of 
Blackboard,  20  x  26,  48  inches  high.  Revolves  perpendicularly  or  horizontally, 
so  that  both  sides  can  be  used  without  changing  the  position  of  the  legs  or 
easel ;  has  a  movable  chalk  or  eraser  shelf  and  handy  fastening,  or  double 
button  to  hold  the  Board  in  position  ;  is  also  provided  with  slots  to  hold  a 
copy  picture  for  drawing.  They  are  a  great  source  of  amusement  and  instruc- 
tion for  young  and  old.  Price  only  $3.00.  Sent  to  any  address  on  receipt 
of  price.  Fine  set  of  drawing  cards,  20  cents  extra.  Box  assorted  crayon  and 
crayon  holder,  20  cents  extra.  A  good  eraser,  10  cents  extra.  Sent  to  any 
address  on  receipt  of  price,  single  or  otherwise.  Packed  for  the  Trade,  on 
dozen  in  case,  complete.  


Like  Little  David  of  Old, 

It  DOES  the  Business! 

ALL   OTHERS   TO   THE   REAR.     THE   LITTLE    GEM    WADES    IN   AND 
Wipes  out  all  other  Erasers  from  the  Market,  and  the  School  Room, 
wherever  it  appears,  with  no  weapon  but 
"TRUE    MERIT." 


SS- DISCOUNTS    TO    THE   TRADE.      SEND    FOR    CIRCULARS. -^ 


448 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOI^ER 


PLATNER  &  PORTER  MFG.  CO., 


E.  B.  RIPLEY.  Prest. 


UNIONVILLE,  CONN.,  U.  S.  A. 


F.  A.  CHAMBERLIN,  Treas. 


Linen  and  Extra  Superfine  Papers. 

ALL  OUR  PAPERS  ARE  NOW  DOUBLE  SIZED  AND  WARRANTED  TO  WITHSTAND  ANY  CLIMATE. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
Water-marlt  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


WATER-MAKKF.n       FLATS, 

Fine  and  ICxira  Siterfine, 
Unadulterated  and  Thick 
KOK    riiK  Wek;:!  i. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
W'ater-marlc  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


.in&r  k  yovteVo 


Two  Grades 
EXCELLENT    LINENS. 


"  TuNxis   Mills," 

N"iiLL\    Mills,    a.nd   other 

Folded    Papkks. 


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CARTER'S    INKS. 

Official  Report  of  Awards  at  Exhibition,  Montreal,  Canada,  September,  1882. 

CARTER'S    INKS    AND    MUCIIiAGE.— A  SUver  Medal,  the  only  one  given  in  this  class ;   also  First  Prize 

and  Four  Diplomas. 
STEPHEN'S   (ENGLISH)   INKS   AND   MUCILAGE.-Second  Prize. 


BYRON    \VESTON, 

DALTON,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A., 

HAS  BEEN  AWAKDED  THE 

GRAND  PRIZE  GOLD  MEDAL 

AND   RECOMMENDED  THE 

Medal  of  Honor  and  Perfection 


At  PARIS,  1878, 

This  being  the  HIGHEST  and  ONLY  AWAKl)  given  for' 


LINBN    RECORD  ij  LBDGER    PAPSR 


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■*■  others  from  i/te  Cincinnati  Inditsirial  JLxhihition^  Massachusetts 
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Louisville  Exposition,  Medal  and  diploma  from  United  States  Centennial 
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harder  and  better  body,  it  frays  less  in  erasure,  so  that  by  simply  using' 
the  rubber  alter  the  eraser,  the  ink  is  prevented  from  spreading.    3.  It  is 
more  uniform  in  Weight  Color  and  Finish.    4.  It  never  cockles  if  properly 
bound.    5.  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  virites  and  rules 
up  better.    For  proof  of  the  foregoing,  refer  to  a  large  number  of  Sta- 
tioners, Bookbinders,   Bookkeepers,  and  Recorders,  who  have  given  it 
after  a  severe  test,  the  preference  over  all  others.    This  paper  is  Double 
Sized,  and  will  stand  any  climate  or  the  most  acid  of  fluid  inks. 

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BALTIMORE    NOTES. 


I 


[CORRESPONDENCE  OF  THE  STATIONER.] 

Baltimore,  March  87,  1883. 

Easter  cards  have  been  the  feature  of  the 
week  in  Baltimore,  and  more  cards  are  shown 
and  the  display  better  than  ever  before.  *  *  *  * 

General  trade  is  dull;  some  parties  prefer  to 
hold  their  goods  rather  than  push  too  many  out. 
It  is  a  well-known  fact  that  merchants  here  are 
extremely  conservative;  they  make  few  losses, 
and  the  failures  here  are  comparatively  less  than 
in  most  large  centres  of  trade.  The  paper  houses 
and  stationers  here  are  considered  substantial  and 
progressive.  The  cost  of  doing  business  here  is 
much  less  than  in  New  York  and  Boston.  Ware- 
houses can  be  rented  for  $3,000  to  $5,000  that  cost 
in  New  York  $10,000  to  $15,000.  The  city  is 
making  great  efforts  to  encourage  manufac- 
turers and  to  develop  an  interest  in  manufac- 
tures. It  has  exempted  all  of  the  plant  from 
taxation,  upward  of  $3,000,000  having  been  ex- 
empted within  the  past  three  weeks. 

Southern. 
[There  were  possibly  other  interesting 
facts  in  the  above  letter,  but  although  we 
have  spent  a  great  deal  of  time  over  it,  we 
could  only  succeed  in  reading  that  portion 
which  we  have  given,  being  obliged  to  omit 
that  part  which  was  undecipherable.  Our 
correspondent  should  get  an  amanuensis. — 
Ed.]  ^ 

BOSTON   BITS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Easterk  Office  LocKWOOD  Press,        ( 
49  Federal  street,  Boston,  March  37, 1883.  j 

Carter,  Dinsmore  &  Co.'s  trade  price  list  for 
March  is  issued.  Among  the  new  items  I  notice 
mention  of  their  new  mucilage,  "  Arabin,"  and 
new  cylinder  stands.  The  production  of  their 
goods  has  grown  from  20,000  bottles  per  year,  in 
1860,  to  over  4,000,000  in  1882. 

The  Dennison  Manufacturing  Company,  while 
its  sale  of  fancy  goods  has  not  been  extra,  re- 
ports a  better  business  in  staples  thus  far  this 
year  than  that  of  the  corresponding  month  of 
any  former  year. 

Representatives  of  the  Bible  bouses  of  Thos. 
Nelson  &  Son  and  E.  B.  &  J.  Young  have  been 
in  town  during  the  past  week. 

John  A.  Lowell,  of  the  art  publishing  house  of 
John  A.  Lowell  &  Co.,  sails  for  Europe  next 


month  to  be  present  at  the  opening  of  the  Paris 
Salon  on  May  1. 

L.  Prang  has  returned  from  a  Western  trip 
much  improved  in  health. 

H.  H.  Stratton,  from  Langfeld,  Turner  & 
Andrews,  and  Mr.  Hicks,  from  Geo.  B.  Hurd, 
have  been  in  town  during  the  past  week.      H. 


CINCINNATI   FLOATINGS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  March  26,  1883. 

Easter  is  over,  and  the  sale  of  Easter  cards 
for  the  year  is  past.  It  has  been  good.  At  the 
first  of  the  season  trade  in  cards  was  a  little 
slow,  but  briskness  afterward  made  up  for  all 
this.  General  trade  is  fairly  good.  Reports 
from  the  wheat  region  of  the  entire  country, 
collected  by  an  expert  here  in  Cincinnati,  indi- 
cate 10  per  cent,  falling  off  in  the  prospect  com- 
pared with  that  of  the  corresponding  season 
last  year.  The  trouble  in  the  liquor  trade  is 
believed  to  be  about  over.  Manufacturers  are 
preparing  to  export  goods  and  bring  them  right 
back  and  bond  them  in  a  custom-house  bonded 
warehouse,  where  they  can  remain  three  years. 
The  cost  of  exportation  will  be  only  a  trifle.  At 
all  events,  it  is  believed  that  the  country  has  dis- 
counted the  embarrassment  in  the  whiskey  trade, 
and  that  the  worst  trouble  in  that  direction 
is  past.  It  is  too  soon  to  forecast  the  midsum- 
mer trade.  All  indications  continue  favorable 
to  the  present  moment.  Cincinnati  merchants, 
proverbially  conservative,  are  redoubling  their 
caution.  There  is  no  disposition  to  push  sales 
now  beyond  a  most  strictly  legitimate  limit, 
and  the  tendency  to  caution  in  giving  credits  is 
strengthening.  Better  profits  will  be  demanded 
this  year  by  some  than  last  year.  Careful  busi- 
ness men  fail  to  see  the  advantages  of  a  great 
volume  of  sales  without  a  corresponding  incre- 
ment of  profits. 

Trade  visitors  have  been  more  numerous  than 
usual  during  the  past  fortnight.  The  following- 
named  are  some  of  the  travelers  who  have  given 
Cincinnati  a  call  :  Geo.  F.  Barden,  Parsons  Pa- 
per Company;  Wm.  Dewey,  Holyoke  Envelope 
Company,  of  Holyoke,  Mass.  ;  N.  Frank,  of 
Charles  Zinn  &  Co. ;  James  Halzinzer,  of  Kahn 
&  Halzinzer;  George  Freeman,  American  Pencil 
Company  ;  Marks  Brothers,  of  Dixon  Pencil 
Company,  all  of  New  York;  Wm.  Classon,  of 
Plimpton  Manufacturing  Company,  Hartford, 
Conn. ;  B.  A.  Stone,  of  Langfeld,  Turner  &  An- 
drews; and  Wm.  Bush,  of  Continental  Ink  Com- 
pany, Philadelphia. 

John  Holland,  of  gold-pen  fame,  it  now  rush- 
ing out  a  plated  point  pen  in  which  the  iridium 
point  is  a  plate  sawed  from  an  ingot  of  the 


metal.  This  new  style  of  pen  has  been  made 
possible  by  Mr.  Holland's  discovery  of  the 
process  for  fusing  the  metal  iridium.  He  has 
also  a  fountain  pen  on  the  market  with  a  career 
before  it.  This  pen  is  fairly  ready  for  the 
trade. 

The  Fulton  Gravity  scales  are  having  a  good 
run  and  the  Globe  files  are  having  a  boom.  The 
Peerless  File  Company  enjoys  a  steady  demand 
for  its  productions  which  have  thoroughly  es- 
tablished themselves  in  public  favor  by  long- 
tested  merits.  Black  &  Clawson,  of  Hamilton, 
find  a  boomiug  demand  for  their  perforator,  and 
they  find  that  it  sustains  its  reputation  wherever 
it  is  used. 

The  stationery  trade  in  mercantile  goods  is 
quite  good,  but  the  season  for  a  bit  of  a  lull  is 
here.  Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Co.,  whose  trade 
is  scarcely  amenable  to  the  influences  that  affect 
business  conducted  on  a  smaller  scale,  find  the 
volume  of  their  sales  for  January  and  March 
this  year  10  per  cent,  greater  than  for  the  same 
months  last  year.  Their  blank- book  business  is 
growing  amazingly,  and  the  school-book  busi- 
ness is  increasing  steadily  everywhere,  but  most 
rapidly  in  the  South.  Prince  William. 


A  LOUISVILLE   BENEFACTION. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Louisville,  Ky.,  March  24,  188J. 
There  are  few  houses  better  known  to  the 
trade  than  that  of  John  P.  Morton  &  Co.,  pub- 
lishers, booksellers  and  stationers,  of  this  city. 
The  zeal  which  they  have  shown  in  promoting 
the  interests  of  education  and  learning  through- 
out the  South  and  Southwest  has  caused  the 
firm-name  to  be  honored  in  every  hamlet  ond 
town  in  this  section.  Its  founder  still  lives,  a 
man  not  "  hale  and  hearty,"  though  from  his 
fine  form  and  stately  presence  he  does  not  look 
as  one  who  fights  against  diseases  most  trouble- 
some; a  man  well  advanced  in  age,  yet  not  look- 
ing over  sixty,  who  guards  his  body  well  and 
seeks  relief  from  pain  in  travel  chiefiy.  But 
whether  you  should  meet  with  him  in  the  East, 
in  Florida,  or  at  his  home  in  Louisville,  you 
would  find  a  most  genial,  busy,  active  gentleman. 
John  P.  Morton  came  to  this  city  from  Lexing- 
ton, Ky.,  and  in  1826  began  the  publication  of  a 
newspaper  here.  In  1829  the  firm  became  Mor- 
ton &  Smith,  and  in  1832  began  to  publish  school 
books.  Subsequently  the  style  became  Mor- 
ton &  Griswold,  and  remained  so  until  1861. 
Shortly  after  Mr.  Griswold  retired,  his.two  sons, 
Alexander  and  Howard  M.  Griswold,  together 
with  John  B.  Bangs,  were  admitted,  forming  the 
firm  of  John  P.  Morton  &  Co.,  which  exists  un- 


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changed  to  the  present  day.  The  proud  com- 
mercial history  of  the  house  need  not  be  re- 
hearsed here,  but  let  us  glance  at  a  feature  in  the 
life  of  its  venerable  founder,  who  has  not  only 
honored  the  trade  through  which  he  has  secured 
more  than  a  competency,  but  who  has  dignified 
all  manhood  by  the  noble  work  which  he  has 
planned  and  set  in  motion  in  this  city. 

The  American  Stationer  will,  I  know,  be 
glad  to  be  with  me  to-day,  in  my  drive  to  look 
at  the  magnificent  building  which  crowns  the 
summit  of  the  "  Highlands,"  as  they  are  titled, 
to  view  "The  Church  Home  and  Infirmary."  I 
did  not  secure  its  dimensions  ;  it  is  a  building 
over  five  stories  in  height,  containing  more  than 
200  rooms ;  is  built  mostly  of  pressed  brick, 
with  stone  dressings  and  relieved  by  colored 
brick  adornments  running  along  the  upper  lines 
of  the  several  stories,  as  do  friezes  along  the  in- 
ternal walls  of  our  dwellings.  This  is  the  main 
building,  and  it  is  contemplated  to  add  in  time 
two  enormous  wings.  Still  one  has  enough  to 
do  to  contemplate  the  structure  as  it  stands,  and 
to  wonder  how,  in  this  selfish  and  money-get- 
ting age,  one  man  could  be  found  to  erect  so 
great  a  monument  as  this,  which  would  be  a 
credit  to  any  commonwealth. 

John  P.  Morton  is  identified  with  Kentucky  and 
her  interests  specially,  but  his  mind  has  always 
had  larger  reaches  for  the  good  of  all  conditions 
of  men,  because  it  is  essentially  religious.  He  had 
early  in  life  been  made  a  member  of  the  Protest- 
ant Episcopal  Church,  and  he  married  Harriet 
Griswold,  a  daughter  of  the  first  Eastern  bishop 
of  that  church,  a  lady  possessed  largely  of  the 
loving  tolerance  and  beautiful  character  so  noted 
in  her  progenitor.  From  the  time  that  he  came 
to  Louisville  he  became  a  worker  in  the  Episco- 
pal Church  and  a  friendly  adviser  to  the  cleri- 
cal and  lay  members  of  the  same,  and  of  all 
these  the  one  who  ran  the  race  with  him  was 
the  venerated  Dr.  James  Craik,  who  has  just 
passed  to  his  rest.  He  now  erects  this  monu- 
ment, as  the  truest  memorial  of  his  own  faith, 
and  of  his  life's  best  hope  and  wish.  Here  Mr. 
Morton  proposes  to  shelter  "helpless  folk."  A 
gentleman  said:  "It  is  what  its  name  implies, 
'  A  Church  Home  and  Infirmary.'  Mr.  Morton 
has  spent  $100,000  in  its  erection,  and  looks  for- 
ward to  and  hopes  that  before  his  death  others 
may  come  forward  to  endow  and  aid  to  set  this 
work  in  order.  It  will  shelter  old  women  and 
old  men ;  it  will  give  protection  to  helpless  chil- 
dren and  helpless  women  seeking  employment; 
it  will  care  for  the  sick,  and  if  ever  there  was  a 
nobler  charity  planned  by  one  man  I  have  not 
heard  of  it,  and  I  only  am  ashamed  of  our  own 
selfish  indiflference  in  not  making  a  fervid  and 
substantial  response." 

"  Oh  !  you  only  need  money,"  said  I,  "  to  carry 
this  work  to  completion  ? " 

The  gentleman  answered,  "  Do  you  believe  that 
money  is  almighty,  young  man  ?" 

•'Oh,  no,  not  at  all;  but  money  is  a  mighty 
handy  thing  for  a  poor  chap  like  me  to  possess, 
for  really  and  truly  I  would  like  to  help  on  this 
Christian  work,  and  it  strikes  me  that  money 
would  carry  it  to  perfection  surer  than  all 
else." 

"  Yes,"  said  my  acquaintance,  "  money  is  our 
necessity  and  I  wish  that  we  could  see  our  way 
to  carrying  out  this  splendid  enterprise." 

1  faintly  asked,  "  Is  not  Mr.  Morton  going  to 
endow  this  institution  ?" 

Then  my  acquaintance,  looking  and  speaking 
most  earnestly,  said  :  "  Is  J.  P.  Morton  the  only 
man  that  has  made  money  by  honest  industry 
in  Louisville  in  all  these  years  ?  '  Not  by  a  con- 
siderable majority.'  Other  men,  and  their  name 
is  Legion,  have  died  and  left  not  a  thought  be- 


hind, and  some,  and  their  name  is  also  Legion, 
project  nothing  and  hope  for  nothing,  and  they 
will  go  out  leaving  nothing  but  the  final  suuflE 
of  a  candle,  which  is  a  stink." 

The  work  begun  and  now  about  nearing  com- 
pletion is  undoubtedly  one  that  will  attract  and 
bring  to  it  much  earnest,  practical  help  and 
sympathy,  and  its  successful  endowment  will 
have  crowned  the  sweetest  ambition  and  most 
cherished  hopes  of  its  generous  and  eminent  pro- 
jector, who  is  watching  its  completion  with  a 
fatherly  interest.  Let  the  old  and  faithful  pub- 
lishers the  country  over,  while  enjoying  the 
natural  reward  of  their  labors,  and  having  a 
pleasant  recollection  of  one  who  has  been  a  co- 
laborer  with  them  in  so  great  a  period  of  this 
eventful  century,  participate  with  him  in  the 
joy  he  feels  in  contemplating  the  present  and 
future  of  the  pride  of  his  life's  work — the  John 
P.  Morton  Home  and  Infirmary.  But  intimate 
friends  of  Mr.  Morton  tell  me  that  the  great 
charity  above  mentioned  is  only  a  link  in  the 
chain  of  generosity  which  he  has  dispensed  all 
through  life  ;  his  work  in  this  direction  being 
always  so  modest,  so  quiet  and  unostentatious 
that  the  world  knows  of  but  few  of  his  numer- 
ous acts  of  benevolence.  "Mark  the  perfect 
man."  Bourbon. 


A  PATENT  CONTROVERSY. 


Suit  was  brought  in  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court  for  the  Northern  District  of  Illinois,  to 
enjoin  an  alleged  infringement  of  a  patent  for 
an  improvement  in  feeding  attachments  of  print- 
ing-machines, where  the  first  claim  was  for  the 
method  and  not  for  the  result  of  printing  or 
shading  illuminated  cards  diagonally,  and  the 
second  claim  for  a  combination  of  old  and  well- 
known  parts  of  a  cylinder  chromatic  printing- 
press  and  the  nippers. 

The  court  denied  the  injunction  demanded, 
holding  that  the  patent  was  not  infringed  by 
defendants  devising  a  new  and  useful  mode  of 
printing  those  blended  colors  across  the  card, 
instead  of  printing  them  in  bars  parallel  to  the 
sides  or  ends  of  the  card,  where  they  did  not  use 
all  of  the  complainants'  combination,  and  where 
they  did  their  work  on  a  chromatic  press  with- 
out making  any  substantial  changes  in  its 
mechanism. 

Judge  Blodgett,  after  reviewing  the  claims  of 
the  patent  (No.  239,998),  said  : 

"  I  may  add  that  I  see  nothing  in  what  the  de- 
fendants have  done  more  than  the  mere  mechan- 
ical adaptation  of  their  machin*  to  a  peculiar 
kind  of  work,  which  did  not  require  invention. 
Their  press  with  its  working  appliances,  such  as 
the  nippers  and  feed-board,  was  arranged  to  do 
square  printing.  They  could  arrange  a  form  in 
the  bed  of  the  press  so  that  it  could  be  printed 
lengthwise  or  crosswise,  and  must  feed  the  sheets 
into  the  press  so  as  to  correspond  with  the  form. 
If  it  became  desirable  or  fashionable  to  print  in 
colors  diagonally,  it  was  obvious,  it  seems  to  me, 
to  any  mechanic  or  man  of  ordinary  mechanical 
skill  accustomed  to  the  working  of  such  a  print- 
ing-press, that  in  order  to  print  diagonally  all 
he  had  to  do  was  to  place  his  form  at  the  re- 
quired angle  on  the  bed  of  the  press  and  feed 
the  sheets  so  that  they  would  be  delivered  by 
the  cylinder  upon  the  form  at  the  same  angle 
with  the  form.  To  do  this  more  surely  defend- 
ants changed  the  nippers  so  that  they  would 
grasp  the  corner  of  the  sheet,  and  placed  the 
sheet  at  the  proper  angle  on  the  feeding-board 
by  the  aid  of  pins.  Penciled  or  inked  lines 
might  probably  be  used  for  the  same  purpose, 
although  it  would  require  a  more  expert  feeder 
to  do  the  work.    So,  too,  the  ordinary  nippers 


used  for  square  work  may  be  used  by  the  defend- 
ants' process,  as  was  demonstrated  by  some  ac- 
tual work  done  in  the  presence  of  the  counsel  and 
myself  on  a  visit  to  the  defendants'  press-room, 
although  it  is  probable  they  would  not  always 
secure  so  perfect  a  register  with  the  short  nippers 
as  with  nippers  arranged  in  V  shape.  I  cannot, 
therefore,  see  in  wha*;  defendants  have  done 
anything  more  than  one  of  those  allowable 
mechanical  changes  which  any  skilled  manipu- 
lator of  a  printing-press,  familiar  with  its  ca- 
pacities for  doing  various  kiuds  of  work,  may 
make  to  adapt  his  machine  to  his  work.  The 
art  of  printing  in  blended  colors  has  been 
greatly  cheapened  by  late  inventions  pertaining 
to  the  chromatic  press,  with  which  complain- 
ants' invention  has  nothing  to  do.  The  only 
claim  of  these  inventors  is  that  they  have  de- 
vised a  new  and  useful  mode  of  printing  those 
blended  colors  diagonally  across  the  card,  in- 
stead of  printing  them  in  bars  parallel  to  the 
sides  or  ends  of  the  card,  and  I  only  intend  to  be 
understood  as  holding  in  this  case  that  defend- 
ants do  not  infringe,  because  they  do  not  use  all 
the  complainants'  combination,  and  because 
they  do  their  work  on  a  chromatic  press  with- 
out making  any  substantial  changes  in  its 
mechanism." 


OLD   OAK. 


Of  late  it  has  become  quite  the  fashion  to  col- 
lect old  oak.  The  revival  of  decorative  art  dur- 
ing the  last  few  years  has  again  turned  attention 
to  old  work,  and  its  value  is  now  fully  recog- 
nized; it  is  becoming  rare.  Ten  years  ago  nu- 
merous specimens  were  to  be  had  in  the  old 
timbered  farmhouses  in  Lancashire  and  Che- 
shire ;  much  of  it  still  remained  as  it  had  been 
for  centuries,  and  I  have  many  pleasant  recol- 
lections of  the  old  kitchens,  with  open  fireplaces 
and  low  ceiling,  well  supported  on  oak  beams, 
filled  with  grand  old  tables,  corner  cupboards, 
buffets  and  pewter  racks  well  stored  with  the 
brightly  polished  pewter.  I  remember  some  in- 
stances where  the  old  oak  has  been  put  to  very 
ignominious  uses. 

Some   years  ago  Belgium  was  an  excellent 
field,  and  during  one  trip  there  I  collected  in  _ 
Antwerp,  Ghent,  Maline,  Bruges,  and  the  little  W 
towns   in  their  vicinity,   over  a  dozen  of  the  ■ 
finest  specimens  of  Flemish  work  I  ever  saw  : 
last  year  I  went  over  the  same  ground  without 
finding  one  desirable  antique,  although  I  found 
lots  of   imitations  were  to  be  had,    and  were      | 
being  sold  as  antique.     There  is  an  old  man  in      I 
Ghent  who  imitates  them  very  cleverly,  in  fact, 
so  successfully,  that  it  is  realiy  difficult  to  tell 
the  spurious  from  the  genuine.     One  day  (Satur-      j 
day)  I  went  to  see  him  ;  he  showed  me  several 
specimens  which  I  pronounced  shams  ;  he  was 
very  indignant  and  assured  me  they  were   "his 
ancient  veritable  antiques."    I  went  away,  and 
next  day,  coming  out  of  a   church   near   his 
place,  I  found  his  yard  door  open,  and  got  a 
view  through  it  of  the  old  sinner  very  busy  with 
a  pot  of  ammonia  and  a  brush  staining  up  a 
new  cabinet    into    a    "veritable   antique."     I 
went  into  the  yard  and  found  the  old  fellow  had 
quite  a    collection    of   old   panels,   molds   and 
carvings  which  he  manufactured  into  tables  and 
cabinets  and  sold  as  genuine. — American  Archi- 
tect. 


The  results  to  be  anticipated  from  discoveries 
at  Tel-el-Maskhuta  are  inscriptions  which  shall 
enable  Egyptologists  to  identify  the  Pharaoh  of 
Moses,  to  assign  a  dynastic  date  to  the  period  of  ( 
the  oppression,  and  to  settle  the  much-disputed 
question  regarding  the  route  of  the  Exodus. 


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test  of  Color,  Climatk, 
Ink  OR  Wear. 


Being  Triple  Sized  (a  process  entirely  our  own)  and  Loft  Dried,  can  be  erased  and  written  upon  the  fifth  time  distinctly.    None  genuine  without  the  water- 
marl£,  thus— Old  Berkshire  Mills  Linen  Ledger,  and  date.  _ „  . 

CARSON  &  BROl^N  CO.,  Manufacturers. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acJcnowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactares, 
dure  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities : 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

la  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

iJi  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  o.uality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t)  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  "put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substanUal  form.  Goods  can  he  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agencv,  G-EO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beehman  Street. 


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^fi^T  the  close  of  the  Easter  Season  we  beg  to  express  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  their  kind  and  flattering  appreciation 
^1(1^  of  our  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productions.  We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsements 
which  our  Christmas  Cards  received  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  With  one  accord  these  expo- 
nents of  public  taste  have  accorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  productions  in  the  market.  The  London  Queen,  for 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

"  Sorry  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  "  the  old  country"  to  confess  it,  but  proud  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  the  young  daughter  over 
the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create,  with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  will  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  representative  American  talent  in  the  preparation  of  designs, 
and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

The  particulars  of  our  new  lines  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Scripture  Texts,  and  other  novelties  will  be 
announced  during  May. 

Our  agents  will  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends  with  the  new  sample  books  during  May  and  June. 


WE    WOULD    CALL    SFECIAL  ATTENTION  TO   OUR  LARGE   LINE    OF 


CONQEATULATION    AND   WEDDINCf    C0N(3RATULATI0N    CARDS. 


Our  line  has  been  greatly  increased  this  spring,  and  we  feel  confident  will  satisfy  all  demands.    The  line  consists  of  Plain  Cards,  | 
Fringed  Cards,  Double  Fringed  Cards,  Cards  in  book  form,  with  ornamental  leatherette  protectors ;  Satin  Print  Cards,  in  mats,  &c. 
Our  New  Price  List  is  now  ready. 

A  number  of  new  series  have  also  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS,  and  additions  have  been  made  to  our 
other  lines  of  goods,  comprising  Copies  for  Panel  Painting,  Artistic  Plaques,  &c.,  &c. 


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manufacture  of  our  tINE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

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PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

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of  paper,  in  order  to  re  enforce  the  open  centre 
of  the  roll. 

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Chicago,  111. 
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The  process  of  fixing  and  rendering  unchange- 
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surplus  of  such  material  therefrom  on  a  heated 
table  before  the  painting,  and  then  after  the 
painting  subjecting  the  proofs  to  a  drying  opera- 
tion in  a  ventilated  oven. 

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Milwaukee,  Wis,,  assignor  to  Charles  Borchert, 
William  P.  VoUert,  and  Henry  Bollow,  same 
place. 

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ton,  N.  Y. 
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placed  in  terraces  of  a  circular  form. 

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A  case  or  shell  having  the  metallic  conical  in- 
terior and  provided  at  its  large  end  with  a  pic- 
ture atid  a  piece  of  enameled  paper  for  a  screen, 
and  at  its  small  end  with  a  lens  to  magnify  the 
picture,  the  picture  and  glass  being  confined 
within  the  walls  of  the  case. 

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New  York,  N.  Y. 

"  The  representation  of  a  band,  inking-roller,  and 
spatula." 

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Wrappers.  Advertising  Circulars,  Pamphlets, 
&c.— F.  A.  Davis,  Attorney,  Crum  Lynne,  Pa. 

No.  10,0:«.    Scales.— The  Fulton  Gravity  Scale  Com- 
pany, Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
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E  MACHINE-MADE  WRITINGS,   E 

R  Tab-sized  and  Engine-sized,  Lott-  ^^^ 
dried  and  Machine-dried  j^T 

Q    BANK  NOTE  AND  LOAl.  ^ 

^   Printings,  Charts  and  Blottings.  ^ 

Wholesaleand  Export 
STATIONERS. 

Peal«n  In  Whatman,  Joynson,  HolIingTTor'h, 
Turner,  and  other  noted  brands. 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

No.  42  John  Street,  New  York. 


ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES, 


ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER. 


RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS.  AND  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 
NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES. 


Silicate  Bool  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  In  cloth.  Un- 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  Wooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  f]nest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paintbrush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  $1 ;  Quart,  $1.75  ;  Half 

Gallon,  S3.25  ;   Gallon,  $6. 

Wood  Blackboards.— Made  of  very  be=t  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilinum  (Stone  Cloth).— A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury;  36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  $1.25  and  $3  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards —Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,  2x3  ft.,  $1 ;  No.  8,  ^x3^ 
ft ,  $1.50 ;  No.  3,  3  X  4  ft.,  $2.    ^T*  Send  for  Circular. 

NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO.,  191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 


Blackboards. 


PcClC~hy^^(J^jk 


BASE  BALLS.-To  the  Trade. 

Per  doz.  net. 
New  League  Match  Ball,  white,  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  $12  00 
"    Treble       "        "      treble  wound,  red,  .       ,      9  00 
"        '•  "  "      white,       .      9  00 

Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,  8  00 
"  "        "  "  "    white.  8  00 

Amateur  "        "regulation  bize  and  weight,  red,6  00 

N.  B.— Each  one  of  our  League,  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box,  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  of  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

PECK  &  SNYDER,  Manrrs,126  to  130  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


BLANg  BOQgS- 

NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LISES  yUMBBBED    OB  PLAIN. 


SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE. 


621  COHHERCE  ST.,  PHIUDELFHIA,  Pi. 


THE  SLATEOGRAPH  t  TRANSFER  INKS. 

THE  SLATEOGRAPH  is  the  most  satis- 
factory, rapid  and  economical  Dry- 
Copying  Process  in  use.  It  cleans  easUy, 
copies  perfectly,  and  remelting  is  unneces- 
sary. The  manufacture  licensed  under 
Ilektograph  Patent.  For  sale  by  all  promi- 
nent Stationers  in  the  U.  S. 

Send  for  Descriptive  Circular  and  Price 
List  to  the  manufacturers. 

SUNDERLIN,  TABER  k  CO, 

WATKINS,  N.  Y. 

General  Agent  for  New  York  City,  WM.  A.  CHESTEB,  84  Nauau  Street  (Boom  41). 


March  29,  1883.]  THE    AMEEICAX    STATIOITER  .         459 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company, 

'~^=^  HOLYO  KE,     MASS.,  ^^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS   PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,  MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

"PARSONS   LINEN   LEDGER."  "SCOTCH  LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


chriYtmas  and  new  year  cards. 

THOMAS   NELSON    &   SONS 

Have  made  arrangements  ^A^ith  Messrs.  ROMAN ET  &  CO.,  of  Paris  and  London,  AA^hieh  enables 
them  to  offer  a  Superb   Line  of   New  and  Elegant   Designs. 

Great  care  has  been  taken  in  selecting  subjects,  and  every  effort  made  to  make  this  new  line 
the  .most  popular. 

Our  Travelers  will  soon  be  on  the  road  "with  Samples,  and  it  certainly  will  be  to  the  advantage 
of  the  Trade  to  see  this  line  before  placing  any  orders. 

SPEIITGFIEID  CITY  PAPEE  CO. 

E:T>WAIIT>    C.    LeBOUKGElOIS,    JPropr. 

^^'s^miF^gM^Atr'      Paner,  EmloDes  aid  PaDeteries. 


Cards,Valentinesand  Easter  Cards, 


S^IO.to 
$5<P. 

SFEIOII^EN"    S^I^vdiFLE     LOTS.       TI?.-A.r)E:    SUPPLIED. 

•^^■^S^  Over  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  Imported),  ^f^^^'- 

We  daily  rnanufuoture  or  receive  J^ew  Mouelties.     Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 

D.  VV.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U.  S.  A. 


460 


THE    AMERIOAJ^    STATIOJ^EE. 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

Mr.  Moser,  of  Moser  &  Lyon,  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
has  been  in  town  this  week. 

Hase  &  Steadman,  pub'iibers  of  the  Democrat, 
Tuscumbia,  Ala.,  has  sold  out. 

Charles  L.  Holt,  bookseUer  and  stationer, 
Webster,  Mass.,  is  closing  out. 

S.  Seligman,  dealer  in  picture  frames,  New 
York  city,  has  been  damaged  by  tire. 

W.  J.  Oatman  &  Co.,  publisher,  North  Adams, 
Mass.,  have  sold  out  to  W.  M.  Pomeroy. 

logalls  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Newark,  N.  J.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

M.  L.  Kruger  &  Co.,  newsdealers,  Oakdale, 
Neb.,  have  admitted  L.  P.  Bennet  to  partner- 
ship. 

Campbell  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Evening 
Commercial,  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  have  gone  out  of 
business. 

The  Waldron  Paper  Mill  Company,  Waldron, 
111.,  has  been  damaged  by  fire;  loss  $5,000,  in- 
surance $3,000. 

The  Tower  Manufacturing  Company  is  offer- 
ing a  fine  line  of  American  and  Mexican  ham- 
mocks to  the  wholesale  trade  at  bottom  prices. 

P.  G.  Bufford,of  J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons,  returned 
from  Chicago  on  Friday,  and  reports  that  he 
is  well  pleased  with  the  business  done  by  the 
firm's  branch  house  in  that  city. 

The  traveling  salesmen  of  Henry  Levy  &  Son 
report  trade  far  beyond  their  expectations.  This 
may  be  accounted  for  from  the  large  line  repre. 
sented  consisting  of  many  new  styles  of  desirable 
articles  of  the  firm's  manufacture  and  to  the  face 
that  they  represent  samples  of  some  of  the  lead_ 
ing  manufacturers  of  Europe. 

The  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company  has 
issued  a  large  lithographed  sheet  entitled, 
"  Origin  of  the  Stars  and  Stripes."  It  illustrates 
the  derivation  of  the  design  of  the  American 
flag  from  the  Washington  coat-of-arms.  The 
chart  is  explained  by  an  interesting  pamphlet 
which  accompanies  it.  Root  &  Tinker  are  the 
publishers. 

E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.  have  this  week 
placed  on  the  market  new  cabinet  photos  of 
John  McCuUough  in  character  and  in  plain 
dress.  They  also  show  new  cabinets  and  panels 
of  Marie  Jausen,  Herr  Barnay  and  Madame 
Scalchi  and  new  pictures  of  Ada  Rehen  in  dif- 
ferent characters.  New  cabinet  pictures  of 
Alexander  H.  Stephens,  tho  late  Governor  of 
Georgia,  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fulton,  Brooklyn,  are 
also  shown. 

George  B.  Kurd  &  Co.,  79  Beekman  street, 
are  having  a  great  demand  for  their  sample 
packages  of  stationery.  These  packages  are 
especially  designed  to  meet  the  wants  of  those 
stationers  who  do  not  care  to  place  an  order  for 
a  quantity  of  any  one  article,  and  the  assort- 
ment contained  in  one  of  these  packages  ii, 
therefore,  as  diversified  as  possible,  consisting  of 
plain  papeteries  and  cabinets,  decorated  note- 
paper  and  correspondence  cards  in  one-quire 
boxes,  visiting  cards,  novelties  in  writing  pa- 
pers, quarter-ream  boxes,  each  of  super,  extra- 
super,  parchment  vellum  and  "  distaff,"  with 
envelopes  to  match  ;  also  one  of  their  new 
sample  books  and  catalogues.  I 


The  loss  incurred  by  the  burning  of  the  estab- 
lishment of  Potsdamer  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  is 
larger  than  previously  reported.  The  entire  stock, 
lithographic  stones,  and  also  nearly  all  of  the 
machinery  have  been  destroyed.  The  damages 
are  estimated  at  from  150,000  to  $60,000;  insur- 
ance, $28,000.  Repairs  to  the  building  have 
been  begun,  and  the  firm  expects  to  resume 
business  next  week.  Potsdamer  &  Co.  have 
temporarily  taken  an  oflBce  at  216  South  Third 
street,  where  their  designers  and  engravers  are 
now  at  work,  making  some  new  things  in  etched 
covers,  shape  goods,  and  chromo  advertising 
cards. 

Thomas  Sinclair  &  Son,  Philadelphia,  have 
just  published  "The  Card  Fiends"  and  other 
novelties  in  cards,  &c.  A  new  shape  novelty  is 
"  The  Old  Woman  who  Lived  in  a  Shoe,"  the 
design  representing  a  lad3''s  buttoned,  blue  kid 
boot,  with  the  "  old  woman's"  head  at  the  top. 
The  button-flap  folds  over  the  side  of  the  shoe, 
and  when  opened,  discloses  the  crowd  of 
children,  of  which  there  were  so  many  "  that 
she  didn't  know  what  to  do." 

Henry  Levy  &  Son  are  making  extensive 
alterations  in  their  store  for  the  purpose  of  dis- 
playing their  elegant  line  of  spring  goods  to  the 
best  advantage.  Among  the  transformations 
is  the  changing  of  the  front  of  the  store  into  one 
large  show-window.  A  complete  renovation  is 
to  take  place. 

The  National  Publishing  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, report  good  orders  received  from  all  sec- 
tions of  the  country  where  Henry  L.  Warren 
has  visited.  It  asks  the  trade  to  withhold  orders 
until  Mr.  Warren  calls  on  them  with  bis  large 
exhibit  of  samples. 

C.  F.  Rumpp,  Philadelphia,  has  a  very  exten- 
sive assortment  of  the  finest  imported  leather 
goods.  His  line  of  porte-cigars  is  very  complete 
and  includes  the  products  of  the  best  European 
manufacturers. 

T.  M.  Simpson,  Philadelphia,  is  offering  a  line 
of  beveled-edge  cards  at  prices  which  are 
thought  to  be  inducements.  He  sells  them  by 
the  thousand,  put  up  in  twelve  packs. 

G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  are  offering  a  line  of  novel- 
ties in  birthday  goods,  which  the  trade  ought 
to  see.  This  house  is  remarkable  for  the  pro- 
duction of  tasteful  novelties. 

M.  J.  Anderson,  117  Fulton  street,  has  issued  a 
new  price-list  of  wedding  and  visiting  cards, 
tags,  gum  labels,  law  seals,  &c. 

J.  G.  Hyde,  22  Frankfort  street,  has  published 
four  new  designs  in  advertising  cards  which  he 
is  offering  at  low  prices. 

Nichols  &  Geistweit  (Keystone  Printing 
House),  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  been  closed  by 
the  sheriff. 

Glass  &  McKee,  publishers  of  the  Times,  Selma, 
Ala. ,  have  dissolved  partnership,  H.  L.  McKee 
retiring. 

R.  Schwab,  publisher  of  the  Edwards  City 
Item,  Edwards,  Miss.,  has  gone  out  of  business. 

Thomas  H.  Browne,  of  Browne,  Pettibone  & 
Kelly,  Chicago,  was  in  town  this  week. 

Marcus  Ward  &  Co.  report  business  good  in 
all  of  the  lines  which  the  firm  handles. 

J.  F.  Percival,  stationer,  Waterville,  Me.,  has 
sold  out  to  George  W.  Dow. 

Weston  &  Co.,  printers,  Petaluma,  Cal.,  have 
dissolved  partnership. 

H.  A.  Talley,  printer.  Red  Bluff,  Cal.,  has 
been  attached. 

A.  B.  King,  stationer,  Harlan,  la.,  has  sold 
out. 


H.  A.  Weaver,  printer,  Sacramento,  Cal.,  has 
been  attached. 

E.  A.  Weid,  publisher,  Ontario,  Cal.,  has  been 
succeeded  by  L.  M.  Holt. 

H.  W.  Holraan,  printer,  Hudson,  Mass,,  has 
sold  out  to  John  F.  Wood. 

H.  E.  Gamberling,  printer,  Albion,  Mich.,  has 
sold  out  to  David  L.  Cooper. 

Sargent  J.  Hoopes,  printer,  &c..  New  Brigh- 
ton, Pa.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Alfred  Rupert,  bookseller  and  stationer,  West 
Chester,  Pa.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

F.  G.  Pierson,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Arca- 
dia, Wis.,  has  sold  out  to  C.  H.  Pierson. 

Hamilton  &  March,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Lebanon,  Ohio,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

H.  B.  Kendrick  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners, Saco,  Me.,  are  advertising  to  sell  out. 

J.  &  J.  Barr,  publishers  of  the  Record,  Wind- 
sor, Ont.,  have  been  succeeded  by  William  Barr. 

Edward  H.  Adams,  trading  under  the  style  of 
Adams  &  Co.,  stationers,  Boston,  is  reported 
failed. 

Thomas  C.  Fairman,  lithographer  and  printer, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  been  sold  out  by  the 
sheriff. 

George  W.  Stanley,  dealer  in  paper-hangings, 
Baltimore,  Md.,  is  advertised  to  be  sold  out  by 
the  sheriff. 

The  novelties  recently  introduced  by  Langfeld, 
Turner  &  Andrews  are  said  to  be  meeting  with 
much  favor. 

Edward  C.  Le  Bourgeois,  Springfield  City  Pa- 
per Company,  Springfield,  Mass.,  has  sold  out  to 
P.  P.  Kellogg. 

Kauffman  &  Brooke,  publishers  of  the  Plain- 
dealer,  Garnet,  Kan.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.    H.  M.  Brooke  continues'. 

Reed  &  Cheever,  publisher  of  the  Tazewell 
County  Republican.  Pekm,  111.,  have  dissolved 
partnei'sbip.     J.  F.  Reed  continues. 

The  April  number  of  Our  Little  Ones  has 
been  received  from  the  Russell  Publishing  Com- 
pany, Boston.  It  is  finely  illustrated  and  is  of 
unusual  interest  for  the  children. 

The  Pocket  Book  Makers'  Beneficial  Society, 
of  Philadelphia,  will  give  its  annual  ball  at  In- 
dustrial Hall,  on  Monday  evening,  April  2.  It 
is  expected  to  prove  a  success,  as  the  society  is 
very  much  appreciated  in  Philadelphia,  and  is 
patronized  by  the  largest  firms  in  the  trade. 

Some  of  the  samples  of  Obpacher  Brothers 
line  of  Christmas  cards  are  now  ready,  and 
they  surpass  any  previous  efforts  of  this  enter- 
prising house.  The  trade  should  not  fail  to  see 
the  samples  as  soon  as  possible,  as  there  will 
probably  be  a  great  run  on  these  particular 
goods. 

The  Continental  Manufacturing  Company, 
Philadelphia,  has  added  to  its  many  novelties  a 
pen-wiper,  for  which  a  patent  has  been  secured. 
This  pen-wiper  is  placed  on  the  top  of  the  cork  of 
each  bottle  of  ink,  and  is  shaped  like  a  flower. 
It  is  a  very  useful  improvement  and  is  also 
very  ornamental.  Each  bottle  of  ink  sent  out 
by  this  company  has  also  a  blotting  pad  fixed  to 
the  bottom. 

Over  $10,000  worth  of  stock  is  used  annually 
by  a  paper-box  manufacturer  in  Warren,  Me. 
The  monthly  pay-roll  in  this  establishment  is 
about  $500.  The  boxes  are  pasted  entirely  with 
glue,  instead  of  flour  paste.  There  are  about 
four  hundred  styles  in  sizes,  and  they  are  used 
by  jewelers,  button,  soap,  braid  and  other 
manufactories,  and  find  their  principal  market 


March  29,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEIOA:^r    STATIOI^EE. 


461 


in  Attleboro'  and  Providence,  being  all  made  to 
order. 

The  Review,  Crawfordsville,  Ind.,  has  been 
sold  out  to  Bayless  W.  Hanna. 

J.  Howe,  bookbinder,  Walla  Walla,  W.  T.,  is 
reported  to  have  left  that  place. 

Sarah  J.  Clough,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Port- 
land, Me.,  has  become  insolvent. 

W.  A.  Craft,  newsdealer,  &c..  South  Pueblo, 
Col.,  has  sold  out  to  J.  J.  Stanchfleld. 

S.  E.  Jacobson,  dealer  in  picture  frames,  Gal- 
veston, Tex.,  has  sold  out  to  J.  H.  Flett. 

Nash  &  McKraig,  publishers  of  the  Indepen- 
dent, Stockton,  Cal.,  has  been  attached. 

Ross  Hanna,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Ana- 
mosa,  la.,  has  sold  out  to  C.  M.  Carn  &  Co. 

R.  R.  Jones  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Alliance 
Messenger,  Hanford,  Cal.,  has  been  attached. 

T.  L.  Thompson,  publisher  of  the  Sonoma 
Democrat,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal.,  has  been  attached. 

J.  S.  Caldwell,  of  John  S.  Caldwell  &  Co., 
booksellers  and  stationers,  Belfast,  Me.,  is  dead. 

Moses  A.  Shumway,  stationer,  paper  dealer, 
&c.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

A.  C.  Hardenbrook,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Ligonier,  Ind.,  has  sold  out  to  Mary  E.  Stans- 
bnry. 

Foote,  Kimball  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Jowr- 
nal  and  Herald,  B.ocktord,  111.,  have  been  at- 
tached. 

E.  L.  Carter,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Des 
Moines,  la.,  has  been  succeeded  by  Berry  & 
Carter. 

H.  W.  Love,  printer,  Rutland,  Vt.,  has  bad  a 
writ  of  ejectment  issued  against  him  for  non- 
payment of  rent. 

Noble  Kelley  &  Co.,  bookbinders,  Utica, 
N.  Y.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Simon  & 
Barnum  succeed. 

Smart  &  Montgomery,  dealers- in  subscrip- 
tion books,  Chicago,  111.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.   Francis  Smart  continues. 


TESTING  INK. 


It  often  ^  happens  that  the  forger  uses  a 
different  ink  from  the  one  in  which  the  bulk  of 
the  document  has  been  written.  By  applying 
various  chemicals  the  forgery,  however  skillfully 
executed,  may  be  detected.  The  best  way  to 
proceed  is  as  follows:  Get  nine  half  or  one  ounce 
vials  and  fill  separately  with  :  1,  dilute  sul- 
phuric acid;  2,  concentrated  muriatic  acid;  3, 
dilute  nitric  acid;  4,  sulphurous  acid;  5,  solution 
of  caustic  soda;  6,  concentrated  solution  of 
oxalic  acid;  7,  solution  of  chloride  of  lime;  8, 
solution  of  tin  crystals;  9,  solution  of  photo- 
chloride  of  tin.  Take  nine  quill  pens,  each  one 
for  its  particular  reagent.  Now,  with  a  rule 
draw  lines  crossing  original  and  suspected  por- 
tions; the  difference  will  show  itself  at  a  glance. 


FOLEY'S   PAT.  IMPROVED  STITLOGRAPHIC  PEN. 


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Ins.  Co. ;  Daniel  D.  Smith.  Pres.  Commercial  Ins.  Co. ; 
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&  Co. ;  S.  B.  Chittenden  &  Co. ;  Johnson  &  Higgins. 


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GARTER, 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

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croHiisr  GhiBSOzsr, 

Lithographic  Publisher  of 

Sunday  and  Day  School  Rewards, 

BIRTHDAY  AND  BLANK  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

MARRIAGE   CERTIFICATES, 

NOTES,   DRAFTS   AND  RECEIPTS. 

82   &   84   Beekman   Street,   New  York. 

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Send    for    Samples   and    Prices. 


GEO.  F.  KING  &  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    Manufacturers. 

STATIONERS  and  PAPEB  DEALEES, 
29   Haw  ley    Street,    BOSTON,  MASS. 


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DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  910  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Advertising  Cards. 

DANDO,  THOSLAS  S.,  &  CO.,  307  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  and  13  and  15  Park  Row,  N.  Y. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BURCKHART&  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  lU. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  IlL 


JANENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  st.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  295 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,  and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  UTHOaRAPmC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  st.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  cfe  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  m. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  mON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 
SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,        25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

Bookbinders'  Materials. 

GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  WUUam  St.,  N.  Y. 

QANE  BROTHERS,  106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 

GRIFFIN,   H.,   &  SONS,   54  &  66  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  3M  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON.  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 


WAinr.,  PHILIP, 


155  WUliam  st.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N.. 


813  to  819  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersrille,  Dl. 


SHRIVER,  T.,  &  CO., 


388  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C,  &  CO., 


Cincinnati,  O. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Books. 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


UPMAN.  HYMEN  L., 


51  South  4th  St.,  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  o3  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY,  M.  A., 


77Johnst..N.  Y. 


THE   LOGAN   &   LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY.  &  CO..  Worcester.  Mass. 
Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  8cc. 


U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
Ac, 170  Clark  St..  Chicago.  Ill, 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL. 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  HI.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8, 12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5, 6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  S1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Gummed  Paper 
Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  st., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  £.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 

COX  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St..  Chicago,  lU. 

Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  &c. 

GAYNOR  &  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  Bell  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  <S:c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 


Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  st..  New  York. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material, 127  Fulton  St..  N.  Y. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States. Springfield,  Mass. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 
57  John  St..  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing.  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Clove  Envelopes. 

Q.  J.  MOFFAT,     179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo.  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,    White  and   Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cuttmg  and  Eyeletting.' 

KISSAM,  B.  A.,  32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON, 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND;  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  aU  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  st.,  Boston. 


School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK.  C.  W..  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  a7  Jranklin  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 

SHEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 

Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila..  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Coat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


D  *  T  iw  tr  ■cTj'nTi'nrT  i?-i>  J  6  W.  Fourteenth  St.,  N.  Y. 
PALM  &  FECHTELER,  ^  ^g  La,saUe  St.,  Chic^o,  Ul. 

Slates. 
McDowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 

Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates. 
Dominoes,  Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Stationers'  Hardware. 

SMPTH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  st.,  N.  Y 

J.  F.  MURCH.  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


no  William  st,  N.  Y. 


KING.  GEO.   F.,  &  MERRILL, 
29  Hawley  st ,  Boston,  Mass. 


WARD.  MARCUS.  &  CO.. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO..  821  Cherry  St..  Phila. 
Pa. — Fountain  Pens.  Paper  Fasteners,  &c..  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y 


LOCICWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St..  Phila..  Pa. 
Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFAC^UEUNG  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearbornst.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St..  Cincmnati:  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 

Tissue  Paper. 
Fine  English  Tissues  a  Specialty. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y. ;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  (Jhicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati :  414  North  Third  st..  St.  Louis. 

Toys  and  Games. 

LYMAN  &  CtTBTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufactiu-ers  of  Toys.  Games  and  NovelUes. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  st.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WEIDMANN,  A..  &  OO., 


SOe  BroMlwaj,  N.  T. 


March  29,  1883.  J 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOl^EK. 


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WHITE   BRONZE. 


Experiments  are  being  made,  according  to  the 
Polytechnische  Notizhlatt,  in  Paris  with  a  new 
alloy  having  a  white  color,  yet  containing  no 
nickel.  It  is  said  to  be  very  strong  and  malle- 
able. It  is  made  of  copper  and  ferro-manganese, 
the  proportions  being  varied  according  to  the 
purpose  to  which  the  alloy  is  to  be  employed. 

An  alloy  of  40  parts  of  copper  and  60  parts  of 
ferro-manganese,  with  a  suitable  quantity  of 
some  appropriate  flux,  produces  a  metal  of  such 
tenacity  that  it  surpasses  the  best  steel  armor- 
plates.  The  melted  mixture  is  cast  in  blocks  and 
is  perfectly  malleable.  To  obtain  a  white  metal 
that  can  be  rolled  out  in  sheets,  the  above  alloy 
is  melted  again,  and  20  or  25  per  cent,  of  zinc  or 
white  metal  added,  which  imparts  to  it  the  de- 
sired quality. 

A  plate  of  the  first-named  alloy  two  inches 
thick  was  found  by  experiment  to  offer  more  re- 
sistance to  a  cannon  ball  than  a  steel  armor- 
plate  of  the  same  thickness. 

This  new  kind  of  white  bronze  is  not  to  be 
confounded  with  the  alloy  used  in  this  country 
under  the  same  name  for  grave-stones  and  mon- 
uments, and  which  consists  principally  of  zinc. 


ESTABLISHED      1830. 


In  wood  carving  Bavaria  holds  a  pre-eminent 
position.  From  kitchen  utensils  and  wooden 
clogs  to  the  most  elaborate  art-work  the  wood 
turner  and  carver  produce  something  to  suit 
taste  and  demand.  In  trifles— little  ornamental 
objects,  such  as  wooden  brackets,  &c. — a  sale 
amounting  to  about  £700,000  is  annually  ef- 
fected. For  toys  in  wood  and  wooden  statuettes 
the  ancient  principality  of  Bercbtesgaden  was 
renowned  in  the  sixteenth  century.  At  Nurem- 
berg, Venice,  Genoa,  Cadiz  and  Antwerp  there 
were  regular  depots  for  the  sale  of  these  objects, 
even  at  that  remote  period.  Then,  as  now, 
Reichenhall  and  Oberammergau  were  re- 
nowned, not  merely  for  the  Fassion  Play,  but 
for  their  simple  peasant  workmen,  who,  by  dint 
of  toil  and  assiduity,  bad  become  artists.  A 
special  school  for  wood  sculpture  has  been 
opened  at  Bercbtesgaden,  where  the  arts  and 
mysteries  of  the  craft  are  carefully  taught. 


An  improved  stereotype  alloy,  recommended 
on  account  of  its  ready  fusibility  and  great 
hardness,  is  composed  of  50  parts  of  lead,  36  of 
tin,  and  225  of  cadmium. 


T.SINCLAIR  &  SON, 

Trade  Publishers  of 

Lithographic  Advertising  Specialties 

506  &  £08  North  St., 

Philadelphia. 
GEO.  M.  HAYES,  Man'r. 


New  York  Branch: 
57  Maiden  Lane. 
WATSON  &  PARK. 


1710B  SAL,E— A  COMPLETE  AND  WELL-AP- 
'  pointed  .Job  Printing  OflBce,  in  Richmond,  Va., 
doing  a  business  of  over  fifty  thousand  ($50,000) 
dollars  per  annum,  for  sale  at  a  low  price.  Apply  to 
C.  C.  BAUGHMAN,  Agent,  1.317  Main  Street, 

Richmond,  Va. 

A  Traveling  Salesman  of  good  address  to  solicit 
orders  for  Lithographing  and  Printing.  To  an  expe- 
rienced person  who  understands  the  business  a  lib- 
eral salary,  with  a  commission  on  all  new  customers, 
and  expenses  paid.  Call  or  address  E.  E.  Adams,  61 
Broadway,  Room  7. 

"W-A.ISrTEID. 

A  thoroughly  good  Salesman  in  my  Miscellaneous 
Book  and  Stationery  Department ;  must  be  of  good 
habits,  and  moderate  in  his  idea  as  to  salary.  State 
experience,  references,  and  salary  wanted.  Place 
can  be  had  at  once  by  the  right  person. 

JAMES  D.  GILL,  Springfield,  Mass. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

EASTER  AND  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

REWARD   AND   ADVERTISING   CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Siiape  Novelties,  Orders  of 

Dance,  Menus,  Tassels,  Plaques,  Calenders,  Marriage  Certificates, 

Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Crayons,  Etc. 


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156  &  158  MOVROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET 

WORKS  AT  HARBISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 

TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 

HIGHLY    FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Manufactory  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Bnttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OCK    LEADING    STYI.ES: 

Mo.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  303 Legal  Medium  Stub 

Vo.  57  ...  Commercial       No.  707... .Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

„  No.  49  Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

T  No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 
New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  ^Villiam  Street. 


BUCK  t  GLlWSOirS 

Improved  Perforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


^W  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
pUcation  to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

I    Mention  American  Stationer.  Hamilton,  O. 


jr.  EJ.  Xiin^DE. 


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Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T-A-o-s  -^niTX)  G-Tj^vd:  rj.i^BEi-s, 

PUBLISHER  OF 


Oliromos,  Folders    and. 


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NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  MARCH  29,^1883. 

AdTertisements  cannot  be  received  for  insertion  in 
the  current  week  later  than  12  m.  on  Wednesday.  The 
charge  for  advertising  is  25  cents  a  line,  each. inser- 
tion. Special  terms  for  standing  and  displayed  ad- 
vertisements to  be  had  on  application. 

Tliis  journal  aims  to  be  a  medium  of  information 
for  and  a  representative  of  the  interests  of  every  one 
connected  with  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  coimtry,  in  all  cases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
A  review  of  foreign  markets  and  accounts  of  move 
ments  abroad  will  also  be  furnished,  and  no  pains 
will  be  spared  to  make  The  Stationer  a  thorough 
and  complete*  exponent  of  the  trade. 
Subscription  and  postage  for  Great  Britain, 

per  annum -. 12s. 

Any  information  our  readers  may  wish  to  obtain 
shall  be  cheerfully  given,  and  prompt  replies  will  be 
made  to  all  inquiries  addressed  to  us  on  any  subjects 
of  interest  to  the  trade. 

Communications  on  all  trade  matters  are  earnestly 
solicited.    Address 

HOWARD  LOCKWOOD,  Pres.  and  Treas. 
American  Stationer  Association, 

74  Doane  Street,  New  York. 

BRANCH  OFFICES. 

Western  Office :  P.  G.  Monroe,  General  Manager, 
8  Lakeside  Building,  Chicago,  III.  . 

Eastern  Office  :  £.  P.  Harris,  General  Manager, 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass.  ' 

Philadelphia  Office :  J.  Viennot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Southern  Office :  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, corner  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside ]  ^  London  ^'""""^  building. 

Elf  wing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo .   Vigo,  Spain. 

S.  H.  Haine Antweiy ,  Belgium. 

G.  Galvagno Turin,  Italy. 

8.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa,  Italy. 

I   H  Ha  Riioatr               '   i  Amsterdam,  Holland,  and 
J.  Jri.  ae  Busay <     ^^^^  P^^^^  ^^^  jjidies. 

•'"'^"Hogan ra°K.AttL"'' 

R.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  SneUing Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  Q.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang.  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent.  Farsari  &  Co Yokoliama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

ijamilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu ...... .Havana,  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

Josd  A.  Barros Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Pedro  Obregon La  Quaira.  Venezuela. 

Edward  Grauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hijos CuraQoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Tamatave,  Itladagascar. 

1.  J.  Cohen  de  Ussa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

G.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  G.  Thrum .(Honolulu,    Sandwich     Isl- 

(     ands. 

John  G.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Halght i .*'.'■  •  ....  .Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  flughes ..."...  j  ^Columbia '°^'^'^'  *"*'^ 

SuVjscrlbers  to  The  Stationer  can  be  supplied  with 
the  best  cloth  binder  in  the  market.  Deliverable  at 
the  publication  office.    Price,  fifty  centa. 

Readers  of  this  pap«r  who  avail  themselves  ot  the 
information  obtained  from  its  columns,  by  advertise- 
ment or  otherwlae,  are  requested  to  notify  their  cor- 
raapondenta  of  the  source  of  tbnlr  iDformation. 


It' would  Seem  that  this  year  is  not  to  be 
devoid  of  trade  sensations.  An  account 
of  the  assignment  of  an  important  paper 
manufacturing  house  is  announced  in  this 
issue,  the  queer  feature  of  the  failure  being 
that,  while  one  partner  runs  away  with  the 
cash  assets  of  his  house,  the  general  assets 
of  the  firm  exceed  the  liabilities  by  about 
half  a  million  of  dollars,  and  the  assign- 
ment is  forced  by  the  want  of.  ready  money 
to  meet  payments.  As  a  trade  episode  this 
is  remarkable.      .       ,     ; , 


Now  that  there  is  some  prospect  of  easier 
trade,  people  are  beginning  to  lookup  an 
export  outlet.  Several  instances  of  a  de- 
sire to  try  foreign  markets  have  come  to 
our  notice  of  late,  and  we  see  that  people 
are  "beginning  to  view  the  ground,  whose 
value  we  have  rehearsed  so  often  that  by 
this  time  our  readers  ought  to  know  the 
precept  by  heart.  But  why  should  there 
have  been  delay  until  now  ?  If  a  foreign 
market  had  been  earlier  sought  and  gained, 
many  manufacturers  might  have  "crossed 
Jordan,"  and  might  not  now  be  hoping  for 
the  promise,  but  be  enjoying  its  fulfillment. 
We  don't  mean  to  discourage  the  effort, 
however,  but  hope  that  it'  will  be  prose- 
cuted vigorously.  One  of  our  advertisers, 
only  a  few  days  ago,  notified  us  that  he  had 
received  from  the  other  side  of  the  world 
an  answer  to  his  advertisement,  and  the 
promise  of  business  was  so  good  and  unex- 
pected, that  he  could  not  refrain  from  ex- 
pressing his  gratification.  To  this  we  might 
remark,  "We  told  you  so;"  but  after  all 
practical  experience  is  most  convincing. 
Others  should  try  for  this  experience. 


One  of  the  notable  features  of  the  Ameri- 
can export  trade  is  the  increasing  shipments 
of  flour.  The  growth  of  this  trade  has  of  late 
been  so  marked  as  to  excite  uneasy  com- 
ment in  Europe,  and  it  seems  to  indicate 
that  this  country  will  in  time  supply  manu- 
factured goods  and  not  raw  material  to 
those  who  have  heretofore  held  the  control 
of  the  world  in  industrial  production.  To 
this  point  we  must  come  at  last.  The  new 
world  will  replace  the  old  in  many,  if  not 
all,  of  the  arts  once  claimed  to  be  distinc- 
tively European.  Americans  should  do 
their  best  to  hasten  the  hour  when  com- 
mercial dominion  shall  be  as  much  their 
own  as  that  of  anyone  else.  But  while  on 
this  topic  we  invite  attention  to  the  fact 
that  there  has  been  an  apparent  increase  in 
the  out-movement  of  goods  pertaining  to 
the  stationery  trade  and  kindred  lines.  Our 
reports  for  several  weeks  past  have  shown 
this,  and  we  have  been  obliged  to  compress 
our  tables  and  statements  in  order  to  get  them 
into  the  space  usually  allotted  to  them.  This 
week,  although  the  matter  was  set  "solid," 
and  we  have  done  the  best  we  could  to  bring 
our  tabulations  within  the  ordinary  limit, 
we  have  not  been  able  to  keep  them  within 
bounds,  and  have  been  forced  to  assign 
them  a  new  place  where  they  could  "slop 
over."  Whether  the  experience  of  the  4ast 
three  weeks  is.  to  be  sustained,  and  we  are 
to  be  gladdened  with  a  regular  increase  in 


the  list  of  exports,  is  more  than  we  can 
previse  ;  but  we  hope  that  it  is  so,  and  if  it 
is,  we  shall  then  rejoice  that  the  trade  are 
taking  advantage  of  foreign  markets  and 
securing  benefits  of  which  they  ought 
long  ago  to  have  availed  themselves.  We 
invite  attention  to  this  list  of  exports.  The 
points  to  which  shipments  are  made  are  all 
over  the  wide  world.  Every  continent  and 
the  "isles  of  the  sea"  are  represented  in 
this  trade.  Shall  our  exports  be  less  or 
shall  they  be  more  ? 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


Ross  wants  names  and  address  of  manufacturers  of 
"opaque"  or  "duplex"  paper. 
Arts. — Crane  &  Co.,  Dalton,  Mass. ;  Whiting 
Paper  Company,  Holyoke,  Mass. ;  Vernpn  Bro- 
thers &  Co.,  Northampton,  Mass. 

Alpha  wishes  to  know  what  mills  make  the  "Peri- 
Pearl  "  paper. 
Ans. — We  think  that  you  may  have  got  things 
mixed.      We  don't  know  of   any  such  paper. 
You  probably  mean  Pirie's  pearl  paper,  made 
by  Alex.   Pirie,   the  well-known  Scotch  paper 
maker.    Very  little  of  this  paper  is  imported,  as 
it  sells  at  $24  per  ream.     Paper  of  a  like  charac- 
ter, and  thought  to  be  equally  as  good,  is  made 
at  Holyoke,  and  sells  in  New  York  for  $18  per 
ream. 
S.  &  Co.  want  to  know  who  makes   a  specialty 
of  cash  sales-checks  perforated  and  numbered 
consecutively  from  1  to  100,  and  who  makes  them 
to  order. 
Ans.— Cook  &  Cobb,  New  York. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended,  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 

pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 

Mortgagor.         NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

M.J.Dayton $250 

D.  H.  Gildersleeve  (R.) 4,000 

F.  Groneberg  (R.) 410 

H.J.Monks  100 

A.A.Morton 550 

J.  W.  Orr 1,550 

M.  V.  Orr  (B.  S.) ...  ,  1 

J.Price 500 

J.  &  A.  Dickson  (R.) 250 

DUlon  &  Gillen  (R.)* : 16.800 

Lallemand,  Ragowski  &  Martin 724 

Flora  S.  Lindsay 4,000 

Cecilia  Madden  (R.) 50,806 

C.B.Smith  45 

MIDDLE  STATES. 

H.  R.  Heinz,  Newark,  N.  J 662 

EASTERN  STATES. 
Anim  L.  Dresser  (A.  L.  Dresser  &  Co.).  Port- 
land, Me 6,407 

Esther  A.  Ballou.  Marlboro,  Mass 450 

E.J.  Gary,  North  Adams,  Mass.  (Real) 2,500 

J.  W.   Darling,  et  ux.,  North  Adams,  Mass. 

(Real) 700 

WESTERN  STATES. 

W.  H.  Gould,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  (Real) 800 

Freeport   Journal   Printing  Company,  Free- 
port.  Ill 3,500 

E,  B.  Dyke  (Dyke  Brothers),  Charles  City,  la. . .  430 

Berry  &  Carter,  Des  Moines,  la ... ; 4,700 

E.  L.  Carter  (Berry  &  Carter),  Des  Moines,  la..  1,500 

W.  J.  H.  Traynor,  Detroit,  Mich.  (R.) 4,000 

Mark  Hansen,  Omaha,  Neb ;..•...  100 

C.  W.  Bryson,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  (Real) 6,000 

A.  Collins,  Denver,  Col 1,150 

H.  M.  and  E.  P.  Kimball  (Foote,  Kimball  &  Co.), 

Rockford,  111.  (B.  S.) ....   :.■■■  2,859 

James  Miller,  Indianapolis,  Ind...   .......' 75 

John  Rosicky,  Omaha,  Neb 1,000 

*  This.ls  a  reduction  of  a  mortgage  for  $21,000  re- 
ported March  8,  and  on  which  the  sum  of  $4,200  has 
been  paid. 


March  29,  1883.] 


THE    AHEEIOAi^    STATIONER 


465 


AMERICAN  NEWSPAPERS   IN  1883. 


From  the  new  edition  of  Geo.  P.  Howell  & 
Go's  American  Newspaper  Directory,  which  is 
now  in  press,  it  appears  that  the  newspapers  and 
periodicals  of  all  kinds  issaed  in  the  United  States 
and  Territories  now  reach  the  imposing  total 
of  11,196.  This  is  an  increase  of  5S5  in  twelve 
months.  Taking  the  States  one  by  one,  the 
newspaper  growth  in  some  is  very  considerable. 
The  present  total  in  New  York  State,  for  in- 
stance, is  1,399— a  gain  of  80  in  the  past  year. 
The  increase  in  Pennnsylvania  is  48,  the  exist- 
ing number  being  943.  Nebraska's  total  grew 
from  175  to  201,  and  Illinois'  from  890  to  904. 
A  year  ago  Massachusetts  had  420  papers  ;  now 
the  number  is  438.  In  Texas  the  new  paper 
outnumbered  the  suspensions  by  8,  and  Ohio 
now  has  738  papers  instead  of  692.  The  most 
remarkable  change  has  occurred  in  the  Terri- 
tories, in  which  the  daily  papers  have  grown 
from  48  to  63,  and  the  weeklies  from  169  to  24.3— 
Dakota  being  the  chief  area  of  activity.  The 
number  of  monthlies  throughout  the  country 
grew  from  976  to  1,034,  while  the  dailies  leaped 
from  996  to  1,062.  The  figures  given  above  are 
exclusive  of  Canada,  which  possesses  a  total  of 
606.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  newly- 
settled  regions  of  the  Canadian  Northwest  are 
productive  of  newspapers  as  well  as  of  wheat, 
for  the  number  of  journals  issued  in  Manitoba 
wtis  nearly  doubled  during  the  year. 


Wall  baskets  are  made  up  in  novel  shapes  ; 
the  oblong  form  is  especially  fashionable.  Such 
a  one  can  be  covered  with  blue  satin,  embroid- 
ered in  a  floral  design,  the  receptacle  for  papers 
having  a  valance  of  dark-blue  velvet  cut  in 
Van  Dyck,  a  tassel  depending  from  each  point. 


piarfejct  ^tmtxo. 


Office  op  The  American  Stationer,  \ 
Wednesday.  March  28,  1883.     f 

Tff-E  MONEY  ilf^BK^T.— The  money  market 
is  less  stringent,  and  a  still  easier  market  is  confidently 
looked  for  after  next  week.  Call  loans  on  stock  col- 
lateral were  generally  H@10  per  cent.,  with  6@8  per 
cent,  the  common  figures.  On  United  States  bonds 
4@6  per  cent,  remains  the  borrowinK  rate,  and  time 
loans  are  unchanged  at  6  per  cent.  The  stock  mar- 
ket was  again  dull  and  weak,  although  showing 
some  recovery  at  the  close.  Government  bonds  and 
railroad  mortgages  are  generally  firm.  Sterling  ex- 
change is  a  shade  firmer,  but  Continental  is  un- 
changed. Sterling  is  above  the  point  at  which  gold 
can  he  imported  profitably,  yet  there  were  further 
withdrawals  from  the  Bank  of  England  this  week 
(about  £100,003)  for  shipment  to  New  York. 

TBEPA-PER  MARKET.— The  continued  strin- 
gency of  the  money  market  and  the  backwardness  of 
the  season  exert  a  restraining  and  depressing  in- 
fluence upon  almost  all  branches  of  general  trade.  A 
year  ago  the  distributive  movement  was  thought  to 
be  slow,  but  many  are  of  the  opinion  that  it  was 
more  active  than  it  is  at  present.  The  paper  market 
is  without  any  new  feature,  the  demand  continuing 
about  the  same  as  noted  last  week.  Some  of  the 
agents  of  manufacturers  who  have  been  endeavoring 
to  foster  the  export  trade,  are  said  to  have  recently 
received  quite  a  number  of  inquiries  for  papers  from 
abroad,  and  the  negotiations  thus  opened  up  will 
probably  lead  to  an  increase  of  business  at  points  to 
which  we  are  already  sending  more  or  less  of  all 
grades  of  paper.  News  and  manillas,  although  not 
active,  keep  in  fairly  good  call  and  steady  in  price. 
There  has  been  no  further  concessions  made  in 
manillas  than  that  noted  several  weeks  ago.  In 
straw  wrappings  the  condition  of  the  trade  is  such 
that  active  oflEorts  are  being  made  to  arrest  any 
further  drooping  in  values.  Manufacturers  are  being 
brought  to  a  full  realization  of  the  results  of  over- 
production and  cutting  prices,  and  alarge  number  of 


them  are  very  enthusiastic  about  "a  reorganization  " 
to  shut  down  the  mills  and  put  up  prices. 

THE  STATIONERY  MARKET.— There  has 
been  a  slight  improvement  in  nearly  all  lines  of  busi- 
ness during  the  past  week,  but  the  volume  of  trade 
transacted  has  not  been  at  all  up  to  expectations. 
This  is  attributed  to  the  bad  state  of  the  roads  in 
most  of  the  outlying  sections  of  the  country,  the  ef- 
fects of  the  Ohio  floods  and  the  ungenial  weather. 
The  lateness  of  the  season  is  also  advanced  by  some 
as  one  of  the  causes  of  light  business  transactions, 
buyers  only  being  inclined  to  make  purchases  that 
will  suit  their  immediate  wants.  It  is,  however,  ex- 
pected that  if  fine  weather  at  once  sets  in,  a  large 
spring  trade  will  yet  be  transacted,  and  several  houses 
are  actually  holding  back  novelties  with  such  expec- 
tations. Some  of  the  knowing  ones  in  the  trade,  how- 
ever, assert  that  when  spring  trade  does  not  stir  up 
before  this  time,  it  is  useless  to  expect  a  revival  until 
the  fall,  when  they  believe  business  will  be  unusually 
brisk.  Orders  from  the  Eastern  States  are  said  to  be 
moving  more  rapidly  than  from  other  sections.  Toy 
dealers  report  a  trade  about  equal  to  that  of  last  year. 
In  some  lines  the  fancy  goods  business  has  picked 
up  considerably,  and  some  of  the  houses  are  prepar- 
ing for  a  great  display.  The  blank-book  business  is 
still  reported  quiet,  but  one  firm  says  that  it  has  no 
reason  to  complain.  The  gold  pen  manufacturers 
arefpreparing  novelties,  which  they  will  offer  soon. 
Business  in  this  line  is  holding  its  own,  when  com- 
pared with  last  year.  General  staple  stationery  is 
in  fair  demand. 


VALITE  OF  IMPOSTS  OF  PAFEB,  BOOKS,  fte., 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 

For  tbb  Week  Ended  March  33,  1883. 


Albums 

Books 

Newspapers . 
Engravings 

Ink      

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils 

Paper 

Steel  Pens... 

Other 

Totals . . . 


801 


20 

$2,111 

823 

87,010 

20i 

8,214 

36 

9,114 

28 

4,816 

9 

1,566 

36 

828 

811 

83,530 

1 

14 

45 

1,168 

$77,770 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPEB,  BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM   NEW  YORK  TO   FOREIGN   PORTS. 

For  the  Week  Ended  March  27, 1883. 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  caises. 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery.. . 
Totals. . . . 


17.242 


16,417 

$3,232 

600 

6,693 

78 

1,830 

101 

8,615 

146 

10,516 

$29,866 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FBOU   NEW  YORK, 

Froh  March  20  to  March  27.  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Japan,  5;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia.  13;  to  Central  America.  10;  to  Mexico,  3; 
to  Cuba,  6;  to  British  Australasia,  10;  to  London,  3; 
to  Liverpool,  26;  to  Bremen,  10;  to  Hamburg,  14. 

PAPER,  to  Cadiz,  1  cs.;  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 4  cs.,  86  pkgs.;  to  Peru,  14  pkgs..  4  cs. ;  to 
Central  America,  23  pkgs.;  to  Ecuador,  3  cs. ;  to 
Mexico,  28  pkgs.;  to  Brazil,  20  pkgs.;  to  Cuba,  10 
cs.,  149  pkgs.,  15,600  rms.;  to  British  West  Indies,  817 
rms..  108  pkgs.,  1  cs. ;  to  Glasgow,  26  cs. ;  to  London, 
62  pkgs.;  to  Hun,  lOcs^,  to  Liverpool,  3  cs.;  to  Rot- 
terdam, 16  cs. ;  to^Hamburg,  U  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Japan,  1  ;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia.  65;  to  Central  America.  6;  to 
Porto  Rico,  1;  to  Mexico,  9;  to  Havrf.  1;  to  Hong 
Kong,  5;  to  British  Australasia,  i;  to  British  West 


Indies,  6;  to  London,  11;  to  Liverpool,  38;  to  Brem- 
en, 1. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 13;  to  Peru,  382;  to  Ecuador,  10;  to  Mexico, 
10;  to  Hayti,  10;  to  Cuba,  3;  to  British  Australasia, 
90;  to  Corunna,  50;  to  Passages,  90;  to  British  West 
Indies,  50;  to  Liverpool,  S;  to  Hamburg,  4. 

INK,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  8;  to 
Central  America,  7;  to  Porto  Rico,  1;  to  Mexico,  3; 
to  Havre,  2;  to  Cuba,  29;  to  British  Australasia.  15; 
to  London,  441. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Mexico.  4;  to  British  Austra- 
lasia, 30;  to  British  West  Indies,  10;  to  British  Pos- 
sessions in  Africa,  48;  to  Nova  Scotia,  5. 

LEAD  PENCILS,  cases,  to  Japan,  2;  to  Brazil,  1; 
to  British  Australasia,  1;  to  Liverpool,  6;  to  Ham- 
burg, 3. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  6;  to  Mexico,  7;  to  British  Aus- 
tralasia, 3;  to  British  West  Indies.  17;  to  London,  5; 
to  Hamburg,  7. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Cuba,  6;  to  Lon- 
don, 7. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  packages,  to  Havre.  5;  to 
Bremen,  11. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  &c.,  cases,  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  4;  to  Mexico,  2;  to  London,  8;  to 
Liverpool,  1 ;  to  Hamburg,  2. 

ALBUMS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1. 

SLATE  PENCILS,  cases,  to  Mexico,  2. 

CHROMOS,  ENGRAVINGS,  &c.,  cases,  to  London, 
8;  to  Liverpool,  4;  to  Hamburg,  2. 

THERMOMETERS,  cases,  to  British  Australasia,  2. 

PLAYISG  CARDS,  cases,  to  London,  6;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  1. 

LETTER  FILES,  cases,  to  London,  53. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  2;  to  Liverpool,  6. 

TAGS,  cases,  to  British  Australasia,  1. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  Cadiz,  2. 

LEADS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1. 

OLEOGRAPHS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1. 

GOLD  PENS,  cases,  to  United  States  of  Colom- 
bia. 2. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  Mexico,  2. 

IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER. 

From  March  20  to  March  87.  1883. 

Geo.  J.  Kraft,  Qellert,  Hamburg,  2  cs. 

Keuffel  &  Esser,  by  same,  16cs. 

MoUer  &  Emmerich,  by  same,  3  cs. 

C.  H.  George,  Labrador,  Havre,  3  cs.  hangings. 

Baldwin  Brothers,  by  same,  6  cs. 

Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  Netting  Hill,  London,  5  cs. 

Herter  Brothers,  Pavonia,  Liverpool,  1  cs.  hang- 
ings. 

C.  H.  George,  by  same,  8  cs.  hangings. 

E.  Fougera,  Chateau  Leoville,  Bordeaux,  42  cs. 
filtering. 

Avery,  Penaberfc  &  Co.,  by  same,  6  cs. 

L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Waesland,  Antwerp,  7  cs. 

Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  Canada,  London,  5  cs. 

R.  Hoe  &  Co.,  by  same,  1  cs. 

G.  H.  Barbey,  Sailer,  Bremen,  4  cs.  hangings. 

J.  Breusch,  by  same,  3  cs. 

E.  Hermann,  by  same.  8  cs. 

E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  Sailer,  Havre,  8  cs. 
Baldwin  Brothers,  by  same,  2  cs. 

F.  J.  Emmerich,  Fulda,  Bremen,  1  cs. 
Mayer,  Merkle  &  Ottmann,  by  same,  10  es. 
Chas.  Beck,  by  same,  1  cs. 

Kaufmann  &  Strauss,  by  same,  11  cs. 
A.  Ireland,  State  of  Nevada,  Glasgow,  9  cs. 
Vernon  Brothers,  Republic,  Liverpool,  8  bales. 
E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &Co.,  Westphalia,  Hamburg, 
13  cs. 
Scoville  Manufacturing  Company,  by  same,  4  cs. 
6.  Gennert,  by  same,  2  cs. 

G.  H.  Barbey,  by  same,  5  cs.  hangings. 
Keuffel  &  Esser,  by  same,  1  cs. 
Eimer  &  Amend,  by  same,  3  cs. 

L.  Pe  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same,  4  cs. 


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THE    AMERIOAE    STATIONER 


A    PECULIAR    FAILURE. 


The  firm  of  C.  P.  Markle  &  Sons,  paper  manu- 
facturers, West  Newton,  Pa.,  made  an  assign- 
ment for  the  benefit  of  their  creditors  on  Mon- 
day, Jesse  H.  Lippincott  being  made  assignee. 
Rumors  that  the  firm  was  financially  embar- 
rassed had  been  current,  but  it  was  thought  that 
the  reports  were  baseless.  The  cause  which  led  to 
the  step  was  the  withdrawal  of  ^11  the  available 
funds  of  the  firm  from  bank  by  Cassius  C. 
Markle,  senior  member  of  the  firm.  Mr.  Markle 
departed  for  the  West  last  Thursday  night, 
taking  with  him  from  $60,000  to  $100,000  in  cash, 
leaving  the  bank  accounts  bare  and  no  funds  to 
meet  maturing  obligations.  On  Thursday,  be- 
fore leaving  West  Newton,  where  the  principal 
mills  of  of  the  firm  are  located,  he  drew  $13,000 
intended  to  pay  the  employes  at  West  Newton, 
Markleton  and  the  Bessemer  Coke  Works,  near 
Mount  Pleasant. 

On  Friday  Sheppard  B.  Markle,  the  other 
partner  and  brother  of  C.  C.  Markle,  arrived  in 
Pittsburg,  and  was  made  acquainted  with  the 
existing  state  of  affairs.  He  at  once  instituted 
an  investigation  into  the  affairs  of  the  establish- 
ment, and,  after  consulting  counsel  as  well  as 
conferring  with  personal  friends,  decided  to 
make  an  assignment  for  the  benefit  of  the  cred- 
itors. 

The  property  of  the  firm  is-only  slightly  en- 
cumbered, and  its  credit  has  always  rated  high. 
It  is  believed  that  the  firm  is  perfectly  solvent. 
The  liabilities,  as  far  as  gathered  from  a  hasty 
examination  of  the  books,  are  between  $400,000 
and  $500,000.  The  assets  will  reach  nearly 
$1,000,000. 

Mr.  Krider,  chief  bookkeeper  of  the  firm  who 
had  the  management  of  the  details  of  the  busi- 
ness in  his  hands  for  some  time,  went  to  Chica- 
go after  C.  C.  Markle,  found  him  without  much 
diflBculty,  and  succeeded  in  persuading  him  to 
sign  an  assignment.  Markle  did  not  offer  any 
explanation  for  his  conduct  beyond  a  statement 
that  he  felt  tired  and  wanted  to  have  a  rest.  He 
had  been  drinking  hard,  and  was  under  the  in- 
fluence of  liquor  at  the  time.  He  made  no  offer 
to  return  any  of  the  money,  although  told  of  the 
effect  his  action  would  have,  and,  as  it  was  his 
own,  of  course  it  could  not  be  taken  from  him 
in  any  legal  way. 

The  assignment  to  Jesse  H.  Lippincott  was 
made  in  the  Westmoreland  County  Court,  and 
there  the  appraisers  will  be  appointed.  These 
appraisers,  under  the  Pennsylvania  assignment 
law,  will  place  a  valuation  on  the  assets  in  the 
bands  of  the  assignee,  and  the  court  will  then 
fix  the  amount  of  the  assignee's  bonds.  This 
will  be  done  within  the  next  thirty  days.  A 
Pittsburg  dispatch  says  that  Mr.  Lippincott  has 
but  little  to  say  about  the  situation  of  affairs, 
owing  to  the  limited  opportunity  he  has  had  for 
examining  the  books  and  accounts.  There  were 
rumors  that  there  was  some  bidden  cause  for 
Captain  Markle's  departure,  and  the  nature  of 
it  was  variously  stated  by  the  gossips.  This 
was  mentioned  to  Mr.  Lippincott,  who  said  : 

"  There  was  no  reason  whatever,  as  far  as  I 
know,  for  Mr.  Markle's  departure.  Do  you  know 
of  any  reason,  Krider  ?"  he  asked,  turning  to 
that  gentleman. 

"No,  I  do  not,"  answered  Mr.  Krider;  "I 
have  no  idea  in  the  world  why  he  left,  and  I  am 
sure  there  was  no  particular  cause  for  it." 

"  It  was  an  action  based  on  pure  cussedness," 
continued  Mr.  Lippincott.  "  Of  course,  Mr. 
Krider  could  not  get  any  of  the  money  Mr. 
Markle  had  with  him  in  Chicago.  It  was  his 
own  money,  and  as  there  are  assets  enough  here 
to  pay  all  debts,  he  could  not  be  forced  to  give  it 


up.  He  did  not  go  away  with  any  one,  nor 
did  he  meet  anybody  in  Chicago.  It  was  the 
breaking  down  of  a  man  who  had  been  worried 
and  who  did  not  take  the  least  care  of  himself.  I 
do  not  think  this  case  has  a  parallel  in  the  com- 
mercial history  of  the  country.  I  cannot  under- 
stand why  a  man  who  owns  such  a  fine  business 
should  not  be  careful  and  proud  of  it  instead  of 
taking  such  a  means  as  this  of  destroying  it.  The 
assets  are  certainly  worth  from  $900,000  to 
$1,000,000,  and  the  liabilities  will  not  run  over 
$400,000.  We  do  not  find  any  new  claims  coming 
in  which  we  were  not  aware  of,  but  all  of  the 
debts  seem  to  be  on  the  books.  We  have  formed 
no  plans  and  will  not  for  some  time  to  come.  We 
will  run  the  works  until  the  stock  on  hand  is 
used  up,  and  by  that  time  we  will  determine 
what  to  do.  I  am  not  at  liberty  to  state  the 
details  of  the  nature  of  the  liabilities  nor 
to  give  the  names  of  the  creditors.  There  is  no 
sort  of  doubt  but  what  all  the  debts  will  be  paid. 
We  have  not  heard  from  Mr.  Markle  since  Mr. 
Krider  left  him.  We  cannot  tell  exactly  how 
much  money  Mr.  Markle  took  with  him,  but  it 
is  between  $55,000  and  $60,000,  as  near  as  we  can 
judge.  He  has  been  preparing  for  his  departure 
for  some  time.  He  drew  the  $13,000  for  the  pay- 
roll on  Thursday,  but  he  began  drawing  money 
from  the  banks  and  the  firm  here  about  two 
weeks  ago.  The  whole  thing  was  the  freak  of  a 
drunken  man." 

From  other  sources  it  was  learned  that  the 
amount  which  Markle  &  Co.  lost  by  the  failure 
of  Taylor  &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  was  $40,000,  and 
not  $29,000  as  stated.  About  two  weeks  ago 
some  of  Markle's  friends  raised  $30,000  for  him 
to  take  up  the  Taylor  paper,  and  it  is  not  known 
whether  he  used  the  money  for  that  purpose  or 
not.  He  has  been  very  much  worried  of  late  by 
his  troubles  and  by  the  fact  that  the  pulp  works 
at  Markleton  did  not  pay  as  well  as  was  ex- 
pected, and  he  drank  more  than  usual. 


HORN  AND  ITS  USES. 


Under  the  general  name  of  horn  may  be  in- 
cluded (chemically  considered)  a  great  variety 
of  tough,  somewhat  flexible,  semi-transparent 
organs  intended  by  nature  for  defense  or  cover- 
ing; of  this  kind  are  the  hollow  horns  of  the  ox, 
goat,  ram,  and  some  other  animals,  the  hoof, 
the  horny  claw  and  nail,  and  the  horny  scale  of 
certain  insects  and  animals,  chiefly  cold-blooded, 
such  as  the  shell  (so-called)  of  the  tortoise.  All 
these  resemble  each  other  very  closely  in  chemi- 
cal character,  and  differ  considerably  from  some 
of  the  harder  and  bony  defenses  of  some  ani- 
mals, such  as  the  stag's  horn,  ivory,  and  the 
hard  tusks  of  the  sea  cow,  and  many  others. 

Horn  (used  in  the  above  general  sense)  has 
various  degrees  of  hardness,  but  is  always  in 
some  degree  tough  and  flexible,  even  in  the  cold, 
so  that,  however  dried,  it  cannot  be  bruised  to 
powder  as  bone  can.  It  is  also  distinguished 
from  bone  very  remarkably,  in  being  softened 
very  completely  by  heat,  either  naked  or 
through  the  medium  of  water,  so  as  then  to  be 
readily  bent,  molded  and  made  to  adhere  by 
pressure  to  other  pieces  of  horn  in  the  same  state. 
No  such  change  takes  place  with  bone. 

The  valuable  experiments  of  Mr.  Hatchett, 
with  those  of  preceding  chemists.have  also  shown 
a  most  decided  chemical  difference  between  horn 
and  bone.  When  bone  is  boiled  with  water  in 
an  open  vessel,  a  large  quantity  of  gelatine  is 
extracted,  and  the  insoluble  residue  consists  of 
the  earth  of  bone,  together  with  albuminous 
cartilage,  so  that  the  texture  remains  unbroken. 
On  the  other  band,  the  different  species  of  horn 


boiled  with  water,  even  for  many  days,  give  to 
it  but  very  little  gelatine,  the  softer  and  more 
flexible  horns  giving  the  most.  The  horn  itself 
during  the  digestion  is  softened  considerably  by 
the  hot  water,  but  on  being  taken  out  and  dried, 
it  becomes  more  brittle  than  at  first,  and  in  pro- 
portion to  the  loss  of  gelatine.  Bone  therefore 
contains  much  gelatine,  and  horn  scarcely  any. 
Another  difference  appears  after  the  utmost 
action  of  fire  on  each.  When  bone  is  burnt,  a 
number  of  substances  are  procured,  and  the  last 
residue  is  an  earthy  salt,  chiefly  phosphate  of 
lime,  amounting  on  an  average  to  from  half  to 
one-third  of  the  entire  weight  of  the  bone. 
When  horn  is  treated  in  the  same  way,  the  vola- 
tile products  are  indeed  the  same,  or  nearly  so, 
but  instead  of  a  large  earthy  residue,  scarcely 
any  earth  or  any  other  combustible  matter  re- 
mains. Bone  therefore  contains  much  phos- 
phate of  lime,  but  horn  hardly  any. 

But  the  substance  which  they  possess  in  com- 
mon is  that  condensed  tough  matter,  insoluble 
in  water  and  weak  acids,  which  Mr.  Hatchett 
has  so  satisfactorily  shown  to  resemble  albumen 
in  all  essential  properties,  and  which  in  bone 
forms  the  original  organic  cartilage  on  which 
tne  earth  is  deposited  during  the  growth  of  the 
animal,  and  in  horn  forms  almost  the  whole 
substance 

Horn  seems  to  consist  id  by  far  the  largest 
proportion  of  condensed  albumen,  combined 
however  vrith  a  small  and  varying  portion  of 
gelatine,  which  modifies  its  texture  and  flexi- 
bility, and  also  with  a  small  portion  of  phosphate 
of  lime. 

It  has  been  mentioned  that  boiling  water  in 
open  vessels  had  hardly  any  action  on  horn,  but 
when  confined  in  a  digester,  horn  as  well  as 
bone  is  totally  soluble,  because  water,  assisted 
by  the  strong  heat  of  a  digester,  will  dissolve 
condensed  albumen  as  well  as  gelatine.  This 
method  therefore  is  not  sufficiently  distinctive 
for  chemical  analysis. 

The  fixed  alkalies  readily  and  totally  dissolve 
horn  into  a  yellow  saponaceous  liquor. 

The  products  obtainable  from  horn  and  bone 
of  all  kinds  by  distillation  per  se  were  early  at- 
tended to  by  chemists,  as  it  is  from  these  sub- 
stances that  a  variety  of  valuable  ammoniacal 
salts  and  preparations  are  obtained. 

The  products  from  bone  and  horn  by  fire  are 
very  similar,  and  it  is  only  the  soft  parts,  such 
as  gelatine  and  albumen,  that  are  decomposed  in 
the  process,  the  earthy  phosphate  remaining 
inert  without  adding  to  or  modifying  the  vola- 
tile products.  These  latter  are  a  weak  ammo- 
niacal phlegm  or  water,  on  the  first  impression 
of  the  fire,  to  which  succeeds  an  oil,  thin  and 
limpid  at  first,  but  afterward  brown  and  foul, 
and  at  last  of  a  pitchy  color  and  consistence, 
and  an  extremely  fetid  and  empyreumatic 
smell.  During  the  whole  of  the  distillation,  car- 
bonate of  ammonia  comes  over,  partly  dissolved 
in  all  the  liquid  products,  and  partly  concreting 
on  the  sides  of  the  receiver  in  crystalline  plates. 
A  second  distillation  with  regulated  heat  is  used 
to  procure  the  ammonia  purer;  but  it  can  hardly 
ever  be  totally  freed  by  this  means  from  the 
volatile  oil;  so  that,  though  limpid  and  grate- 
fully ammoniacal,  the  alkaline  liquor  or  salt 
thus  obtained,  always  retains  somewhat  of  the 
peculiar  smell  of  the  oil,  as  must  be  observed  by 
every  one  who  compares  the  scent  of  common 
spirit  of  hartshorn  with  that  of  the  pure  cabon- 
ate  of  ammonia  or  sal  volatile,  which  is  pre- 
pared in  a  different  way,  and  from  other 
materials. 

But  horn  (properly  speaking)  is  seldom  em- 
ployed for  the  purpose  of  distillation,  being  too 
valuable  as  an  article  of  manufacture  to  be  thus 


March  29,  1883.] 


THE    AMEKICAN    STATIOl^ER 


468 


sacrificed.  The  only  horn  ever  used  is  the  stag's 
horn  or  hart's  horn,  which,  as  above  mentioned, 
partakes  much  more  of  the  nature  of  bone,  is 
not  flexible  like  ox  and  other  horn;  when  in 
shavings,  readily  dissolves  by  boiling  water  into 
a  pure  nutritious  jelly,  entangling  the  phosphate 
of  lime  along  with  it,  which  makes  it  slightly 
opaque.  Stag's  horn,  therefore,  is  somewhat 
intermediate  between  bone  and  true  horn. 

Horn  and  tortoise-shell  being  applied  to  a  num- 
ber of  mechanical  purposes,  must  be  cut,  bent 
and  shaped  in  an  infinite  varlaty  of  ways.  This 
is  done  in  most  instances  by  the  assistance  of  beat 
applied  either  dry  or  by  softening  the  horn  in 
boiling  water,  and  sometimes  with  the  assistance 
of  a  weak  alkaline  liquor.  Then,  thus  softened, 
one  part  may  be  made  to  adhere  to  another  by 
mere  pressure  as  firmly  as  the  undivided  sub 
stance.  Thus,  for  example,  to  make  the  horn  ring 
that  surrounds  a  common  opera  glass,  a  flat  piece 
of  horn  is  cut  out  of  the  requisite  shaiie,  the  ends 
intended  to  join  are  thinned  down  by  a  file,  the 
piece  is  then  put  into  boiling  water  till  suf- 
ficiently supple,  and  is  then  rolled  round  a  warm 
iron  cylinder,  and  held  in  that  position  by  a 
vise,  so  that  the  ends  envelop  ea-^h  other. 
Another  piece  of  iron,  heated  and  grooved,  is 
then  laid  upon  the  seam  of  the  joined  ends  and 
pressed  upon  the  cylinder,  and  confined  thereby 
iron  wire;  and  the  heat  of  the  two  partially 
melts  that  portion  of  the  horn  and  cements  the 
ends  so  completelj'  that  no  .seam  or  joining  can 
be  observed  when  coM. 

In  a  similar  manner  two  pieces  of  tortoise 
shell  may  be  joined  together,  by  fli-st  neatly 
shaping   with  a   file  the   parts   that  are    to   be 


united,  then  tying  a  thick  paper,  doubled  in  sev- 
eral folds  over  the  joining,  and  pressing  the 
whole  together  with  a  hot-iron  instrument,  like 
curling  irons,  heated  just  sufiicieutly  that  the 
shell,  when  warmed  by  it,  will  begin  to  beud  by 
its  overweight.  When  cold,  the  joining  is  per- 
fect and  without  seam.  Too  great  heat  would 
make  the  shell  rise  in  white,  opaque  blister.-,  and 
spoil  its  beauty. 

Horn  is  made  to  imitate  tortoise-shell  in  the 
following  manner  :  Make  a  paste  with  two  parts 
of  quicklime,  one  of  litharge,  and  a  little  soap- 
makers'  lye,  or  solution  of  caustic  potash;  apply 
it  skillfully  on  a  thin  plate  of  horn  in  a  way  that 
will  best  imitate  the  natural  spots  of  the  tortoise- 
shell,  leaving  the  light  parts  untouched  ;  let  this 
paste  dry  on,  then  brush  it  off,  and  the  horn  will 
be  permanently  stained.  The  effect  is  much 
improved  by  laying  beneath  it,  when  used,  a 
piece  of  brass  leaf.  This  staining  may  be  varied 
at  pleasure  by  substituting  other  coloivd  sub- 
stances for  the  litharge. 

The  tips  of  horns  are  used  for  knife  handles, 
buttons  and  other  purposes.  Horn  for  knife 
and  whip  handles  is  sawn  into  blanks,  heated, 
pared,  and  paitially  shaped  ;  then  heated  in 
water  and  pressed  between  dies.    It  is  afterward 


scraped,  buffed  and  polished.    Deer  horns  are 
worked  like  bone  or  ivory. — Exchange. 


The  use  of  poisonous  dyes  to  color  the  covers 
of  books  is  happily  not  a  common  practice.  Yet 
book  publi>hers  are  occasionally  careless  about 
the  materials  used  in  coloring  their  books. 
Lately  a  child,  while  playing  with  some  water- 
color  paints,  looking  about  for  a  palette,  seizes 
a  small  book,  attracted  by  the  bright  green 
color  of  its  cover,  and  mixed  the  paints  on  it  for 
some  time.  Then  he  was  suddenly  taken  with 
convulsions.  Physicians  hastily  summoned  de- 
clared that  he  had  been  poisoned.  It  was  only 
after  three  days'  incessant  attention  that  his  life 
was  saved.  An  investigation  by  the  physicians 
led  to  the  discovery  that  the  dye  with  which  the 
cover  of  the  book  «  as  colored  contained  poison. 
In  wetting  the  paints  on  the  book-cover  he  had 
innocently  transferred  some  of  the  poison  to  his 
lips.  There  was  a  comical  side  to  the  investiga- 
tion, although  it  was  no  consolation  to  the  pa- 
rents— the  book  was  found  to  be  a  report  of  the 
Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Chil- 
dren.— Paper  and  Printing  Trades  Journal. 

Conceit  and  deceit  are  bad  seats  to  occupy. 


^^  Latest  Plaques,  Palettes,  Cards  and  Novelties. 


We  always  have  in  Stock  a  full  line  of  all  the  leading  Novelties, 
them  direct  from  the  Manufacturers. 


We  receive 


12  Samples  of  the  Best,  postpaid,  $1.00. 1 2  Samples  of  the  Fast  Selling,  postpaid,  50c, 

•"•^j-l T"     J\       I     >~|       ISTT'Cl      Cor.  Madison  <S:  Uearhorn  Sts. 


IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


BIETHDAY  GAUDS, 

rer  offered  to  the  Trade  will  be  shown  this  week,  by  our  1 
y  you. 

No.  290    BROADV^AY,   NEV7   YORK. -^ 


The  finest  line  ever  offered  to  the  Trade  will  be  shown  this  week,  by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road.       Please  reserve 
your  orders,  it  will  pay  you. 


BROOZCEI'S     ^flLXXXOIV[J%.TIC     TNJ^^T  A-HXT^ 


NO  MOEE  DUST  OR  FLIES  IN  YOUR  INK.       NO 

EVAPORATION  OR  THICKENING  CAUSED 

BY  EXPOSURE  TO  THE  AIR. 


IT  is  complete,  simple  in  construction,  cannot  get  out  of 
order,  can  be  u.sed  by  any  one  at  first  sight.    Made  in 

plain     or    figured 
Bronze,    Nickel 
Plated,  Gold  Figured 
Nickel,  Single  or  Double 
Founts,  Hint  or  Cut  Glass 
in  upwards  of  forty  differ- 
ent styles.    Price  List  and 
Discounts  sent  to  the  trade 
upon  application  to 


Cut  No.  1  shows  the  Stand  Closed.    The  cover  being  automatically 
adjusted  keeps  the  stand  always  closed  when  ink  is  not  needed. 


J    A.  GUSS, 

Sole  Agent, 

Wm-inn-   l^'xtv     P.j  ^^"^  '^°-  ^  ^hows  the  Stand  Open.       The  fiiigt-rs  resting  on  the 

Opi  lll!^   vlty »  id.,  lev  r  cau.tes  the  cover  to  be  lifted  easily,  ready  to  receive  the  pen. 


U.  S.  A. 


By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  ink,  the  stand 
immediately  closes. 


TJTJSST  AIKT     PA-IITTS    ^^^  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &c 

^^  W^  1*^  MiiM^Mi^  mm     ^^Mi  wm^     mm  iwp  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 

ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  full  directions  for  using  the  colors.     No 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Full   Line  of  Picturc  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 

W.  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


470 


THE    AMERIOAJS"    STATIOISTER. 


DUTY    ON    ALBUMS. 

The  Treasury  Department  having  received  in- 
formation that  albums  with  silk  plush  covers  are 
assessed  with  duties  at  some  ports  at  the  rate  of 
35  per  cent,  ad  valorem,  at  other  ports  at  60  per 
cent,  ad  valorem,  has  notified  the  Collector  of 
Customs  at  Boston  that  as  albums  are  not  speci- 
fically enumerated  in  the  tarifif,  and  as  in  the 
case  of  those  mentioned  silk  is  the  component 
material  subject  to  the  highest  rate  of  duty,  the 
Department  is  of  opinion  that  under  section 
2,499,  Revised  Statutes,  duties  should  be  assessed 
on  the  articles  at  the  rate  of  60  per  cent.,  whether 
silk  is  of  chief  value  or  otherwise.  This  notifi 
cation  is  made  to  secure  uniformity  of  practice. 


The  blade  of  the  sword  of  the  gigantic  statue 
of  "  Germania,"  to  be  placed  at  Niederwald, 
near  the  Rhine,  weighs  a  ton.  The  total  amount 
of  metal  in  the  statue  weighs  45  tons.  On  the 
tip  of  one  of  the  fingers  of  the  left  hand  rests  the 
imperial  crown  of  Germany,  and  the  torso  is 
clothed  with  loose  chain  armor,  formed  of  large 
links.  A  figure  of  the  Moselle,  80  feet  high,  wiU 
stand  at  the  foot  of  the  pedestal,  opposite  the 
figure  of  the  Rhine. 

CINCINNATI  FLOOD 


Stereoscopic  and  panel  photographs  of  the  great 
Flood  at  Cincinnati,  taken  at  "high  tide,"  now  ready 
for  the  trade.  Orders  filled  in  order  of  their  receipt. 
Cash  with  order.  We  allow  a  discount  of  5  per 
cent,  from  the  face  of  the  bill  at  following  rates  : 
Wide  Stereoscopic,  810  per  hundred  ;  Narrow  Stereo- 
scopic, $8  per  hundred  ;  Panels,  434  x  7,  $3.25  per  doz. 
For  SMALL  trade  orders,  cash  without  discount,  we 
will  mail,  post-paid,  anywhere  in  United  States. 

PUBLISHED  BY 

E.  LOVFJOY,  88-90  State  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


stamping   Inks,  Mucilaee,  &c., 
184  WILLIAM   STREET,   NEW   YORK. 

COPYING     PRESSES 


A 


LL  SIZES  and  EVERY  VARIETY  OF  FINISH. 
Lowest  Prices  and  Discounts  to  the  Trade. 
Illustrated  Catalogues  to  be  had  upon  application 
to  WHITCOMB  MFG.  CO.,  formerly  C.  Whitcomb 
&  Co.,  Manufacturers,  Worcester,  ilaaa. 
Mention  the  American  Stationer. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPORTKHS  AND  iLANCFACTtJRERS  OP  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OF 

Fine   Notes,   Envelopes,  Visiting    Cards   and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126<Scl2S   DTJ^ZSTE  ST. 


All  Qoods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-£Iark  are  warranted. 


WINKLEY,  THORP  &  DRESSER, 


111  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, 

—  MANCJFACTtlREES   OF  — 


AUTOGRAPH  ALBUMS 


—  AND  — 


SCRAP  BOOKS 


We  shall  offer  the  trade  a  beautiful  line  of  these  goods,  new  in 
design  and  elegantly  made 

We  urge  the  trade  to  examine  our  manufactures  before  placing 
their  orders. 

-^  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE  LIST  READY  IN  MAY.  t^- 


BARTLETT 

Copying  Presses. 

Self-Adjusting.     Parts    Interchangeable. 

Gold  Medal  Awarded  at  the  International 

Cotton  Exposition  of  ]8S1. 

Thelower  plate  is  dra\vn  up  against  the  stationary 

upper  plate. 

For  Sale  by  all  Stationers.    Manufactured  by 

-WILCOX  &  THOMPSON, 

SI  to  27  Fur  man  Street,  Brooklyn,  y.  T, 


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"THE    CARD    FIENDS"  AND   OTHER 

NEW  CARDS  and  NOVELTIES. 
T.  SINCLAIR   <&,  SON, 

CEO;jjL_HAYES,  Manager.  506  &  508  NORTH  ST..  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

'^ESTABLISHED    1S14.<% 

J.  S.  Rockwell  d  Co., 

lOl   «Sc   103   EJ-aane   Street,  l<T&^7r  -^oxisi, 

MAlfTJFACTUBKBS  AND  IKFOBTKRS  OP 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Manufacturers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

liXTssi^  i-EATHErt,   CHAMOIS,  ^mericak^  nussiA-r 

No.  18  High  Str«et,  Boston,  Mass. 


March  29.  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAISI    STATIOI>rER 


471 


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versal Local. 


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'™  ^^  ■  '  ^^  ^"  ■  Sheets  of  any  form,  whether  in  front,  back,  or  between  two  or  more  checks.  And  notice  is  hereby  given  that  all  infringements  of 
either  of  these  Patents  will  be  prosecuted  according  to  law  :  Patented  October  i7,  1876  ;  Reissued  April  23,  1878,  Geo.  E.  Waring,  Jr.,  Patentee  ;  Patent  sustained 
by  U.  S.  Court.  Patented  May  29,  1877,  Milton  C.  Johnson,  Patentee.  Patented  May  7,  1878,  Henry  H.  Norrington,  Patentee.  Patented  September  2,  1878, 
Henry  H.  Norrington,  Patentee.  


J.  C.  HALL  &  CO., 


Manufacturers  and  Sole 
Agents  of  Patents, 


PROVIDENCE,  R.I 


HENhT   H.   NORRINGTON,  West  Bay  City,  Mich.,  Sole  Licensee  for  Western  Territory  ;  Western  Territory  comprises  all  States 
and  Territories  West  of  New  York  State.      ^^  Price  List  and  further  information  furnished  on  application. 


A.   VITEIDMAItflff   &   CO., 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmirigs. 

MANnPACTDRIIRS  OF 

TIN  AMD  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Diiane  St.,  New  York. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRIOHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

FancF  Goods,  Glassware,  Cla,  Toys,  Gies, 

CLOCKS,   BRONZES,   &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

N'os.  2©,  31  send.  33  "JPs^jfisz  ^lace,  "l^sr^fr  "STorilte. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

No.  152  Broadwavs  N'eAV  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

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Our  New  Location,  a  change  being  rendered  necessary  by 

constant  increase  in  business, 

106, 108, 110  and  112  Wabash  Aveauo, 
OHic^ao. 


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OBPACHER  BROTHERS, 


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ART  PUBLISHERSJ 

Munich,   Germany.  106  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


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UVCEDSTTTS. 


ITovelties  in  Satin,  Silk  and  Fringes. 

SATIN  GOODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURING  PURPOSES. 


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473 


MARCUS  •W/VRB'&^CO 

Birthday 


1SS3.     .^irTxiaaTr  h-  i^a.x'o.s.     isss 

IN    PLAIN    CARDS,    SINGLE    AND    DOUBLE    FRINGES. 


The  attention  of  the  Trade  is  called  to  the  new  Packets  of 

LONDON  and  BELFAST.        .^     »- sample  BOOBK  NOW  ready.     >*-       7S4:  BROADWAY,  New  York. 


O    L.  C.  TOV^ER, 

■Ntia  ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 

MANUFACTURER  OP 

THERHQHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosticator. 


SOLE  AOBMT  FOR 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Rii;Zor  Strop, 
Stem's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


B.  A.  EOQKRS  h,  CO., 

— Manufacturers  of  the — 


Perfection  Paper  Oyster  Buckets 


DAYTON,    OHIO. 


SEND  FOR  PRICE  X.XSX. 


JANENTZKY  &.  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Drawing  Papers,  SEathematical  Instruments,  Faint  Boxes,  Draw- 
ing Studies  in  large  variety. 

Oil.   AND    WATER-COLOR   PAINTING   MATERIALS. 

LACROIX'S   CHINA   COLORS. 
MIRBOBS     FOB     DECOBATING. 

Sole  MAinn-AcrusERs  of 

PAPIER   MAC  HE   PLAQUES, 

Furnished  Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Oilt  or  Silvered. 

BLUE  FR.I2SrT  R,OI-.X-.  F-A^FER.. 
WAX    ELOWER    MATERIALS. 

Sole  Agents  fob  the  United  States  of 
Ang.  Leonhardi's  (Dresden)  Celebrated  Alizarine  Writing  and  Copying  Ink. 

1^-  Publishers  of  SOUVENIR  AI.BUMS,  of  all  the  larger  cities  of  the  Union,  Of 
Places  of  Summer  Resort,  and  of  Celebrated  Sceneries. 
Catalogues  furnished  on  appUcation.  1125  CHESTNUT  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 


The     Peerless     lulling     Oase. 

—  Patented  September  18,  ]888.  — 
DITBABLE  AND  HANDSOME!    BECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 

#  ALSO, 

THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
cotmts,  &c.,  address   . 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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THE  ELWOOD  FILES. 

STRONGEST!   CHEAPEST!   BEST! 

Capacity  from  two  to  foar  times  as  great  as  any  other  file  made. 


DISCOUNT   TO   THE    TRADE. 


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BUXTON  &  SKINNER  STATIONERY  CO., 

215  &  217  Chestnut  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


L  L.  BROWN  FM  COMFAIIT, 


ANCIENT    WOODCUT    INITIALS. 


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ADAiyiS.    IMI/^SSACZIXTSSXTS,  XJ.  S.  .A.. 

►-       Manufacturers  of  First-CIass       -< 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


WHICH  WILL  STAND  THE  SEVEREST  TESTS  OP  EEASUEE  AND  EE-WEITINa,     -*- 


being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


J  AS.  R.  CEOMFTON, 

Paper  Tmill  39.T  Maker, 

#> # 

Elton  Paper  Mills,  Bury,  Lancashire, 

LONDON— 60  Queen  Victoria  Street,  E.  C.        MANCHESTER— 8  Sussex  Street. 

PARIS  —MANUFACTURER    OF-  PA_RIS 

White  and  Colored. 

COPYING,  TEACING  (unprepared), 

MANIFOLD,  CARTEIDGES, 

1867.  CIGARETE,  PRINTING  PAPERS.  187  8. 

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Readers  of  old  books  are  constantly  observing 
beautiful,  curious  and  remarkable  initial  letters 
and  printers'  ornaments,  but  I  am  not  aware 
tliat  anyone  has  yet  taken  the  trouble  to  collect 
or  describe  them  in  any  full  or  systematic  man- 
ner. I  believe  the  doing  so  would  well  repay 
the  trouble,  and  possibly  lead  to  the  elucidation 
of  more  than  one  literary  puzzle.  There  are 
two  distinct  classes  of  these  woodcuts.  Firstly, 
there  are  those  made  for  some  special  purpose, 
ordered  by  some  enterprising  printer  or  pub- 
lisher for  a  particular  book,  and  often  to  adorn 
the  dedication  to  some  noble  patron.  These  gen- 
erally may  be  called  armorial  letters,  as  they 
often  contain  the  heraldic  shield  or  crest  of  the 
person  to  be  complimented.  The  second  class 
consists  of  old  letters  and  ornaments,  part  of 
the  stock  of  some  old  printer,  perhaps  bought 
cheap,  and  used  as  mere  ornaments,  without  the 
least  regard  to  their  being  appropriate  or  other- 
wise. 

In  Thomas  Fuller's  "Church  History  of  Eng- 
land "  some  of  these  things  are  well  illustrated. 
It  was  printed  in  1655  for  John  Williams  "at 
the  signe  of  the  Crown  in  St.  Paul's  Church- 
yard;" and  as  almost  each  chapter  or  division 
was  dedicated  to  a  different  person  or  institu- 
tion, so  each  commences  with  a  specially  cut  let- 
ter, containing  an  appropriate  heraldic  device 
or  coat  of  arms.  Some  of  the  arms  are  left  out, 
and  at  the  end  of  the  work  a  plate  was  added 
containing  them,  with  a  note  to  this  effect : 
"Know,  reader,  the  Cutter  in  wood  being  sick, 
and  the  Press  not  staing  his  recovery,  the  armes 
of  my  Patrons  omitted  in  ye  body  of  ye  booke 
are  supplied  in  these  quarters.'' 

Besides  these  special  and  appropriate  letters, 
there  are,  however,  a  good  many  others,  mostly 
a  good  deal  older,  and  which  had  evidently  done 
service  in  previous  publications.  Thus,  the  first 
general  dedication,  which  is  to  the  Duke  of  Rich- 
mond, commences  with  a  letter  I,  showing  the 
garden  of  Eden,  the  forbidden  tree,  with  Adam 
and  Eve  in  the  act  of  girdling  themselves  with 
fig-leaves,  while  a  monkey  at  the  feet  of  Eve  is 
apparently  munching  an  apple.  A  dedication  on 
page  47  to  the  Marquess  of  Dorchester  begins 
with  a  letter  H  on  an  altar  placed  between 
Moses  and  Aaron,  and  surmounted  by  the 
tables  of  the  law  ;  another  on  page  138,  to  Dr. 
Baldwin  Hamey,  commences  with  a  capital  T, 
under  which  the  daughter  of  Herodias  is  repre- 
sented receiving  the  head  of  John  the  Baptist  on 
a  charger ;  and  a  fourth  on  page  151,  to  Sir 
Simon  Archer,  in  place  of  his  arms  shows  Saul 
stricken  down  from  his  horse,  with  a  ray  from 
heaven  inscribed  "  Saul,  Saul."  It  is  plain  that 
all  these  older  woodcuts  were  used  because  "  the 
woodcutter  was  sick." 

There  are  other  initial  woodcuts  of  this  period 
which  are  interesting  as  giving  the  representa- 
tion of  particular  places  or  persons.  Books 
published  in  the  reigns  of  Elizabeth  and  James 
the  First  are  especially  rich  in  letters  of  this 
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ample, is  the  initial  E  which  commences  the 
ninth  book  of  Warner's  "  Albions  England,"  in 
black  letter,  showing  the  queen  throned  and 
crowned,  but  quite  young,  and  looking  upward; 
this  is  very  different  from  the  initial  letters  of 
the  same  style  which  are  common  in  the  prayer- 
books  of  that  time.  Many  of  the  initial  letters 
of  the  prayer-books  are  beautiful  as  works  of 
art,  but  singularly  inappropriate,  being  evi- 
dently old  woodcuts  from  the  -workshops  of 
Antwerp  and  Coin,  which  had  been  cut  for  books 


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sent  free  to  our  customers  as  soon  as  issued.  Mounted  Samples,  50  cents  ;  full  line,  unmounted,  $6.00,  with 
rebate  ;  samples  of  New  Cards  (to  the  Trade  only),  25  cents.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  invited. 
Monthly  Wholesale  Price  List  to  Printers  only,  who  enclose  a  business  card.  If  you  want  rock  bottom 
prices  for  the  Latest  Novelties,  do  not  fail  to  write  us.  We  have  a  New  Line  of  Gold  Ground  Trade 
Cards,  finest  and  cheapest  in  the  land.    Full  samples.  25  cents. 


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Keogh,  all  Upper  Missouri  River  points,  Carroll,  Fort 
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Reference  to  the  OflScial  Railway  Guides,  or  the 
Time  Tables  published  by  the  Company  will  show  that 
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senger Trains,  at  Express  Speed,  over  its  own  Superb 
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Superstructure  and  Equipments  combine  All  Modem 
Improvements,  and  are  Perfect  in  every  particular. 
It  runs  its  own  Magnificent  Sleepers  upon  all  Through 
Trains,  and  its  own  Parlor  Cars— the  finest  in  the 
World.  Its  Principal  Hotels  and  Eating  Houses  are 
noted  for  their  superior  excellence.  While  it  con- 
nects the  prominent  Business  Centres  of  the  North- 
west, it  has  also  upon  its  lines  more  Health  and 
Pleasure  Resorts,  and  greater  Scenic  Attractions, 
than  any  other  system  of  roads  upon  the  continent. 
It  is  conceded  by  the  Traveling  Public  to  be,  in 
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Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona.  Utah,  Col- 
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Northwest. 

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Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Jimction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

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this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
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you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  EP~  AND 
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Water-marked  Fiats, 
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Paper,  has  a  longer  fibre,  and  is,  consequently,  tougher.    2.  Havmg  a| 
harder  and  better  body,  it  frays  less  in  erasure,  so  that  by  simply  using  1 
the  rubber  alter  the  eraser,  the  ink  is  prevented  from  spreading.    3.  It  is 
more  uniform  in  Weight  Color  and  Finish.    4.  It  never  cockles  if  properly 
bound,    s.  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  writes  and  rules 
up  better.    For  proof  of  the  foregoing,  refer  to  a  large  number  of  Sta- 
tioners, Bookbinders,  Bookkeepers,  ahd  Recorders,  who  have  given  it 
after  a  severe  test,  the  preference  over  all  others.    This  paper  is  Double 
Sized,  and  will  stand  any  climate  or  the  most  acid  of  fluid  inks. 

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DAYTON   NOTES. 


» 


[FROM  OUR  RBG0LAB    CORRESPONDENT.] 

Dayton,  Ohio,  April  2, 1883. 
April  opens  up  clear  and  cold,  after  about  the 
worst  March  ever  known.  Farmers  don't  feel 
very  gay  over  the  prospects  for  wheat,  and  are, 
with  their  usual  grumbling,  predicting  about 
one-half  of  a  crop.  Of  course,  this  does  not  re- 
fer to  spring  wheat,  which  is  not  grown  here- 
about. 

Trade  is  fair.  On  comparing  this  season  with 
last,  about  the  same  volume  of  business  appears 
to  have  been  done.  Prices  on  paper  are  ruling 
low,  and  there  does  not  appear  to  be  any  bofr 
tom.  A  prominent  paper  dealer  told  me  to-day 
that  he  had  not  bought  a  car-load  of  paper  for 
six  months  that  could  not  have  been  bought  for 
less  money  before  it  had  been  sold  out. 

Among  recent  travelers  here  were  :  Mr.  Jo- 
nashson,  of  Dreyfus  &  Co.,  who  took  a  good 
many  orders;  Mr.  Fuslein,  of  O.  Strasburger  & 
Co. :  Mr.  Scott,  of  the  Scott  Paper  Company ; 
Mr.  Devenger,  with  Selchow  &  Righter;  Mr. 
Classon,  of  the  Plimpton  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, and  Mr.  Bidwell,  of  Hastings,  Todd  & 
Schenck.  Others  have  called,  and  all  report  a 
fair  trade,  but  don't  appear  broken  down  with 
the  labors  of  taking  orders. 

R.  A.  Rogers  &  Co.  report  orders  through  their 
salesmen  as  very  good.  They  are  making  spe- 
cialties of  school  and  desk  pads,  school  reward 
and  advertising  cards. 

Reynolds  &  Reynolds  are  adding  additional 
rooms  to  their  already  large  building.  The 
large  increase  in  their  business  compels  them  to 
take  this  step. 

The  Holden  Manufacturing  Company  report 
its  orders  as  very  satisfactory.  Mr.  Conover, 
one  of  their  salesmen,  evidently  finds  some  at- 
traction in  Dayton,  as  every  trip  appears  to  end 
up  at  this  point. 

J.  F.  S.  Crane,  with  Warren,  Fuller  &  Co.,  is 
in  town,  waiting  for  fall  samples,  I  believe. 

His  brother  Joe,  with  the  same  house,  is  also 
in  the  city,  but  I  believe,  if  rumor  is  true,  that 
when  he  leaves  us  again  it  will  be  as  a  Benedict. 
The  advertising  card  rage  is  in  full  bloom  with 
us — clothing  stores,  &c.,  are  giving  away  with 
every  purchase  beautiful  works  of  art.  Some 
of  our  local  stationers  are  threatening  to  get 
even  by  giving  away  a  suit  of  clothes  with 
each  chromo  sold. 

Something  will  have  to  be  done  to  check  the 
Krowing  nuisance. 
Another  system  of  giving  away  chances  in 


pianos,  horses  and  buggies  with  sales,  is  demor- 
alizing things  generally,  and  is  practically  an 
evasion  of  the  law  against  lotteries.  These 
schemes  hurt  legitimate  dealers  in  all  lines  of 
business,  and  something  ought  to  be  done  to  stop 
them — at  least  this  is  the  opinion  of  the  best 
merchants  throughout  the       Miami  Valley. 


BOSTON  NOTES. 


[from  our  regular  correspondent.] 

Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,         / 
49  Federal  street,  Boston,  April  3,  1883.  ( 

Charles  H.  Whiting,  33  Bromfield  street,  suc- 
cessor to  Hall  &  Whiting,  retains  the  agency  for 
A.  S.  Barnes  &  Co.  and  for  Potter,  Ainsworth  & 
Co.     Mr.  Whiting  reports  trade  unusually  good. 

Ward  &  Gay,  preparatory  to  taking  stock  on 
the  first  of  next  month,  are  offering  extra  bar- 
gains, their  intention  being  to  close  out  all 
special  lots  before  that  date. 

Wm.  A  Davis,  manufacturer  of  Treasury 
mucilage  and  'inks,  has  returned  from  an  ex- 
tended Western  tour,  and  is  taking  a  few  days' 
run  through  Washington,  Baltimore,  &c. 

Charles  H.  Whiting  has  secured  the  services 
of  Frank  W.  Leonard,  for  the  past  nine  j'ears 
with  Lee  &  Shepard.  Mr.  Leonard  has  charge 
of  the  miscellaneous  book  department. 

Geo.  F.  King  &  Merrill  are  establishing 
agencies  in  various  parts  of  the  country  for 
"  King's  office  pens." 

Owing  to  the  increasing  demand  for  Chase's 
liquid  glue,  the  facilities  for  its  production  are 
being  greatly  increased. 

D.  E.  McCurdy  has  resumed  his  position  as 
shipping  clerk  for  Charles  H.  Whiting.  Mr. 
McCurdy  has  occupied  this  position  fifteen  years, 
but  has  been  absent  a  few  weeks  on  account  of 
ill-health. 

Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser,  whose  advertise- 
ment appears  elsewhere,  are  to  be  congratulated 
for  bringing  out  a  thoroughly  beautiful  line  of 
illustrated  autograph  albums.  In  securing  de 
signs  they  have  employed  only  the  best  artists 
and  have  thus  obtained  work  worthy  of  the  ac- 
curate reproduction  they  have  given  it.  One 
series  is  profusely  illustrated  with  sixty  original 
drawings  by  C.  W.  Reed,  and  the  outside  covers 
are  as  neat  and  tasteful  as  the  artist's  work 
within.  Another  line  has  fifteen  elegant  flower 
pieces,  by  HoUis,  each  one  careful  enough  in 
thought  and  delicate  in  expression  to  sell  as  a 
study.  The  reproduction  from  the  originals  has 
been  carefully  and  acurately  done,  and  no 
thought  or  line  of  the  artist  has  been  lost.  No 
finer  lithographic  work  has  been  given  the  pub- 
lic than  will  be  found  between  the  covers  of 
these  books.    The  outside  decoration  is  in  per- 


fect harmony  with  the  contents,  and  is  carefully 
planned  and  executed.  It  seems  to  be  the  ob 
ject  and  aim  of  this  house  to  produce  a  class  of 
goods  that  shall  have  claims  upon  the  patronage 
of  the  public  for  their  intrinsic  worth.  H. 


THE 


CALCUTTA   INTERNATIONAL  EX- 
HIBITION. 


[FROM  OUR  AUSTRALIAN  CORRESPONDENT] 

Eyd:-ey,  February  22,  1883. 

Jules  Joubert,  promoter  and  executive  com- 
missioner of  the  Calcutta  International  Exhibi- 
tion, arrived  here  a  few  days  ago,  and  will 
remain  in  Australia  some  months,  as  the  exhibi- 
tion will  not  be  opened  until  December  4 
next — goods  will  be  received  up  to  one  week 
before  that  date.  Of  course,  our  meeting  was 
cordial — we  all  like  to  see  our  old  general  under 
whom  we  had  several  campaigns,  whether  on 
the  battle-field  or  striving  for  honors  at  peaceful 
exhibitions.  Mr.  Joubert  handed  me  copies  of 
the  Viceroy's  proclamation,  from  which  it  is 
apparent  that  the  people  of  the  empire  of  India 
are  determined  to  show  the  world  the  vastness 
of  their  resources. 

The  General  Committee  includes  the  Viceroy 
as  patron,  the  Lieutenant  Governor  of  Bengal  as 
president,  and  an  army  of  136  of  the  chief  officers 
of  the  Supreme  Government  and  of  all  local 
governments  and  administrations.  Also  the 
great  feudatory  chiefs  and  nobles  of  India,  and 
the  leading  officials  and  private  individuals, 
both  European  and  native,  of  various  provinces. 
Of  course,  their  duties  will  be  principally  honor- 
ary, bul  they  will  afford  great  assistance  by 
their  personal  infiuence  on  furthering  the  under- 
taking. 

The  Exhibition  will  be  held  in  the  Indian  Mu- 
seum, a  portion  of  which  will  be  set  free  for  the 
purpose,  and  also  in  large  annexes.  Arrange- 
ments have  been  made  by  the  Public  Works 
Department  of  the  government  of  Bengal,  for 
the  immediate  construction  of  the  annexes  in 
the  space  adjoining  the  Museum  in  Chowringee, 
which  was  formerly  occupied  by  the  offices  of 
the  Bengal  secretariat,  and  everything  done  to 
afford  satisfaction  and  comfort  of  visitors. 

The  classification  includes  ten  sections,  and  in- 
clude the  fine  arts,  education,  and  application  of 
liberal  arts,  health,  furniture,  and  other  objects 
for  use  or  decoration  of  dwelling-houses  and 
other  buildings.  Fabrics,  including  apparel, 
toilet  requisites  and  other  objects  of  personal 
wear  and  use ;  raw  products  and  manufactures 
from  products,  machinery  and  implements, 
means  of  transport,  appliances  and  processes 
used  in  the  common  arts  and  industries,  includ- 
ing models  and  designs.  Food  products,  agricul- 


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THE    AMERIOAK    STATIOI^ER 


ture  and  horticulture,  implements  and  ma- 
chinery used  for  cultivation,  weapons  and  imple- 
ments, and  all  matters  connected  with  natural 
history. 

A  few  of  the  regulations  for  exhibitors  may 
be  interesting: 

5.  Every  facility  will  be  afforded  to  exhibit- 
ors and  their  agents  in  connection  with  the 
transport,  display,  sale  and  care  of  their  ex- 
hibits. 

6.  The  utmost  precautions  will  be  taken  to 
preserve  the  exhibits  from  injury  and  to  guard 
the  buildings.  No  responsibility  can  be  under- 
taken for  damage  or  loss.  Exhibitors  should 
make  their  own  arrangements  for  effecting  in- 
surances. 

7.  Subject  to  official  confirmation,  agents  can 
be  appointed  by  exhibitors.  * 

8.  Exhibitors  must  defray  all  charges  for 
space,  packing,  forwarding,  receiving,  unpack- 
ing and  repacking  of  goods,  and  all  other  inci- 
dental charges. 

9.  All  arrangements  for  the  display  of  ex- 
hibits, including  special  constructions,  stands, 
tables,  shelves,  and  the  mounting  of  machinery 
and  apparatus  must  be  carried  out  by  the  ex- 
hibitors at  their  own  cost  and  in  accordance 
with  plans  officially  approved. 

13.  Applications  for  space,  with  full  particu- 
lars of  intended  exhibit,  must  be  made  before 
August  1,  1883. 

14.  The  ordinary  charge  for  space  will  be  48 
cents  for  each  of  the  first  twenty  square  feet, 
and  24  cents  for  every  additional  square  foot  ; 
but  exhibitors  desiring  a  frontage  to  any  main 
avenue  for  their  cases,  can  obtain  it  on  payment 
of  an  additional  $1.20  per  foot  of  such  frontage 
irrespective  of  depth.  A  passage  of  from  two  to 
three  feet  will  be  left  round  each  case  where  de- 
sired, and  exhibitors  desirous  of  having  spaces 
against  the  wall  should  mention  the  fact  at  the 
time  of  application.  All  applications  must  be 
accompanied  by  payment  in  full  for  the  space 
required. 

15.  The  general  reception  of  articles  in  the 
Exhibition  buildings  will  commence  on  or  be- 
fore October  1  and  cease  one  week  before  the 
opening,  after  which  date  no  exhibits  can  be  re- 
ceived and  the  vacant  spaces  become  forfeited. 

16.  Gold,  silver  and  bronze  medals  and  di- 
plomas will  be  awarded  to  exhibitors.  A  special 
jury  will  be  appointed  for  this  purpose. 

17.  The  Exhibition  will  be  constituted  a 
bonded  warehouse,  where  dutiable  goods  can  re- 
main without  payment  of  duty  until  they  are 
sold.  Calcutta  is  a  free  port,  except  as  regards 
spirits,  wines  and  liquors,  cider  and  other  fer- 
mented liquors,  ale,  beer  and  porter,  salt, 
opium,  arms  and  ammunition. 

These  are  the  leading  rules.  It  is  considered 
that  the  Exhibition  will  be  kept  open  up  to 
March  1,  1884.  The  United  States  Consul-Gen- 
eral  at  Calcutta,  Hon.  H.  Mattson,  in  his  last 
annual  report  said  :  "  Among  the  goods  suit- 
able for  this  market  I  would  mention  cheap 
watches  and  clocks,  kerosene  lamps,  small 
and  cheap  mechanical  tools  of  every  de- 
scription, electroplated  goods,  scales,  cabinet 
organs,  pianos,  sewing  (uachines,  standard 
patent  medicines,  Yankee  notions,  chromo 
pictures,  paper  and  stationery,  tobacco,  um- 
brellas, and  a  great  number  of  our  patented 
little  contrivances  for  comfort  and  convenience, 
such  as  are  sold  very  cheaply  and  take  small 
room  in  shipping.  Also,  and  largely,  canned 
goods — fruits,  vegetables  and  salt  Bsh— of  the 
best  quality." 


Mr.  Hogan,  of  the  American  Mail  and  Ex- 
port Journal,  who  represented  several  Ameri- 
can firms  at  Sydney,  Melbourne,  Adelaide,  and 
New  Zealand  International  Exhibitions,  will 
run  over  from  Sydney  and  remain  during  the 
Exhibition.  His  object  will  be  to  obtain  the 
highest  honors  and  introduce  goods  to  the  lead- 
ing merchants  of  Calcutta,  Bombay,  and  Ma- 
dras. Those  desirous  of  availing  themselves  of 
his  services  may  examine  his  credentials  at  the 
office  of  this  paper. 

American  manufacturers  desirous  of  being 
represented  will  have  the  goods  displayed  on  the 
pavilion  of  the  Lockwood  Press,  which,  as  here- 
tofore, will  be  the  centre  of  attraction.  To  in- 
sure proper  and  safe  dispatch,  all  goods  con- 
signed to  his  care  should  be  forwarded  through 
L.  Contanseau  &  Co.,  Rapid  Foreign  Express, 
128  Broadway,  New  York.  Meanwhile,  as  there 
is  plenty  of  time,  correspondence  is  invited. 
John  Hogan, 
Box  837  G.  P.  O.,  Sydney. 

Cable  address:  Hogan,  Sydney. 


A  ROBBERY. 


*  John  Hogan,  Australian  representative  of  The 
American  Mail  and  Export  Journal,  has  been  ap- 
proved of  for  United  States  exliibiturs. 


On  March  29  two  Central  Office  detectives 
boarded  a  Jersey  City  ferryboat  on  the  Jersey 
side,  and  when  the  boat  reached  the  New  York 
slip  they  closely  followed  a  well-dressed  young 
man.  When  he  had  crossed  West  street  he  was 
tapped  on  the  shoulder  and  told  that  his  pre- 
sence was  required  at  Police  headquarters.  He 
took  his  arrest  quite  coolly,  and  when  brought 
before  Inspector  Byrnes  gave  his  name  as 
Charles  Both,  a  bookkeeper,  and  his  residence 
at  No.  19  Waverly  street,  Jersey  City  Heights. 
Both,  who  is  a  German,  had  for  thirteen  years 
previous  to  October  last  been  employed  as  book- 
keeper with  the  firm  of  E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  & 
Co.,  dealers  in  photographers'  materials  at  No. 
591  Broadway.  He  left  the  firm  with  the  inten- 
tion of  going  into  business  with  a  friend,  but 
disagreed  with  him  and  the  proposed  venture 
fell  through.  Both  then  applied  to  his  old  firm 
for  re-employment,  but  his  place  had  been  filled. 
He  subsequently  secured  a  situation  as  book- 
keeper with  the  firm  of  Oppenheimer  &  Co., 
importers,  of  Greene  street. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1883,  James  A.  Bur- 
nett, who  for  nine  years  had  been  the  cashier  for 
Anthony  &  Co.,  a  position  that  had  been  held 
formerly  for  several  years  by  his  brother,  left 
their  employment  for  the  purpose  of  accepting 
the  position  of  bookkeeper  and  teller  in  the  San 
Juan  Bank,  of  Silverton,  Col.  The  bookkeeper 
who  succeeded  Both,  in  a  casual  examination  of 
his  predecessor's  accounts,  one  day  discovered 
several  small  discrepancies.  The  matter  was 
brought  to  the  notice  of  the  firm,  and  an  expert 
accountant  was  called  in,  who  discovered  in 
Burnett's  cash  book  inaccuracies  in  footing  up 
which  amounted  to  a  considerable  sum.  A  thor- 
ough examination  of  Burnett's  books  revealed 
that  he  had  been  robbing  the  firm  systematically 
for  a  period  of  six  years.  His  method  was  to 
make  all  his  entries  of  receipts  correctly,  but  in 
adding  up  would  deduct  the  amount  of  his  pecu- 
lation. On  the  opposite  page,  by  footing  up  a 
larger  total  than  he  had  really  paid  out,  he  was 
enabled  to  pocket  the  difference. 

Burnett  was  very  modest  in  his  thefts,  and 
rarely  took  more  than  $20  or  $30  at  a  time.  The 
robberies,  however,  occurred  almost  daily,  and 
as  the  firm  dops  a  very  large  business  and  re- 
ceives and  pays  out  many  thousands  of  dollars 
a  day  the  amount  taken  was  not  missed.  Had 
the  dishonest  clerks  remained  in  their  positions 
their  peculations  would  probably  have  never 
been  discovered. 


The  amount  stolen  aggregated  $13,630.  Al- 
though it  was  at  first  supposed  that  Burnett  was 
the  guilty  party,  a  short  examination  of  Both's 
books  showed  that  he  had  by  false  entries  In  his 
merchandise  book  covered  up  the  thefts  of  his 
associate  and  presumably  received  his  por- 
tion of  the  booty.  After  the  examination  of 
the  books,  the  victimized  firm  consulted  with 
District  Attorney  McKeon,  who  immediately 
secured  the  indictment  of  the  men  by  the  Grand 
Jury.  Warrants  were  issued  for  their  arrest 
and  placed  in  the  hands  of  Inspector  Byrnes. 

As  Burnett  was  known  to  be  in  Silverton, 
Col. ,  it  was  deemed  advisable  to  secure  him  be- 
fore arresting  Both,  and  Detective  Sergeants 
Von  Gerichten  and  Langan  were  sent  to  Colo- 
rado, on  March  24.  In  the  meantime  Both  was 
constantly  watched  in  order  that  he  might  be 
pounced  upon  in  case  the  telgraph  should  inform 
him  of  the  arrest  of  his  accomplice.  On  Wed- 
nesday evening  the  inspector  received  a  dis- 
patch from  Von  Gerichten  informing  him  of 
Burnett's  arrest.  Detectives  Reilly  and  Maguire 
were  detailed  to  arrest  Both,  but  were  instructed 
not  to  arrest  him  unless  he  attempted  to  escape. 
This  was  done  to  avoid  requisition  proceedings 
which  are  always  troublesome.  Both's  house 
was  closely  guarded  on  the  night  of  March  28, 
and  he  was  followed  and  arrested  as  stated  and 
locked  up  in  Police  Headquarters.  Both  is  a 
married  man,  and  lived  with  his  wife  and  two 
young  children  in  his  Jersey  City  home.  His 
arrest  is  a  terrible  blow  to  the  former,  who  is 
almost  prostrated  with  grief.  Burnet  is  unmar- 
ried. The  Messrs.  Anthony  had,  until  the  evi- 
dence of  their  dishonesty  was  brought  to  light, 
the  highest  opinion  of  their  clerks,  and  reluc- 
tantly parted  with  them. 

The  detectives  arrived  with  Burnett  on  Tues- 
day night,  and  he  was  locked  up  in  the  Tombs. 


ANCIENT  MANUSCRIPT. 


Many  ancient  manuscripts  of  untold  value  are 
believed  to  be  stored  away  in  the  monasteries  of 
Greece.  A  loss  that  will  never  be  understood  to 
its  full  extent  has  just  been  sustained  in  the 
destruction  of  the  monastery  of  Vatopedi,  which 
took  fire  through  the  carelessness  of  one  of  the 
monks,  and,  in  the  absence  of  any  appliance  for 
extinguishing  the  flames,  was  speedily  burned 
to  the  ground.  Several  thousand  Byzantine 
manuscripts  were  consumed  in  this  fire.  To  pre- 
vent such  irreparable  losses  in  the  future,  the 
Greek  Government  has  sent  two  Athenian  pro- 
fessors, Findiklis  and  Kalogeras,  who  are  ex- 
perts in  deciphering  old  manuscripts,  to  examine 
the  libraries  and  archives  of  the  monasteries, 
and  to  send  such  manuscripts  as  they  find  of 
value  to  the  national  library  in  Athens.  These 
gentlemen  report  that  they  have  already  dis- 
covered a  great  store  of  parchment  treasures  in 
the  monastery  of  Dusiko,  among  them  some  of 
ancient  Greek  authorship.  It  is  said  that  they 
have    found     an    unquestionable    tragedy    by 

JEschylus  and  one  by  Sophocles. 

*■■♦•■» 

A  very  beautiful  two-fold  screen  is  of  open- 
work brass,  with  panels  of  dark  crimson  plush, 
upon  which  a  design  of  flying  birds  is  worked  in 
raised  embroidery.  The  latest  novelty  in 
screens  consists  in  the  insertion  of  a  central 
piece  in  each  panel  of  very  heavy  cretonne, 
with  a  tapestry  design,  which  is  deeply  bordered 
top  and  bottom  by  plush.  The  effect  is  remark- 
ably good. 

Very  pretty  receptacles  for  duster  brushes  are 
made  in  cardboard,  covered  with  silk  or  satin, 
embroidered,  and  having  a  flounce  of  the  same  i 
material. 


April  5,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATi()]^ER. 


483 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company 


^-^  HOLYOKE,     MASS.,^^-^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

"PARSONS   LINEN   LEDGER."  "SCOTCH   LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


r 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to   equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities : 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

Ill  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

til  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


^XTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  Uke  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  /  be  according  to  representation 
It  IS  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


'In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agencv,  aEO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


484 


THE    AMEEIOAI^     STATIONER. 


^ 


ANNOUNCEMENT 


L.  PRAUC  <a  CO 


-«- 


-S^^ — ^   <!"»   «■-— _s- 


--^ie 


^H^T  the  close  of  tlie  Easter  Season  we  beg  to  express  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  their  kind  and  flattering  appreciation 
^K^^  of  our  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productions.  We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsements 
which  our  Christmas  Cards  received  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  With  one  accord  these  expo- 
nents of  public  taste  have  accorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  productions  in  the  market.  The  London  Queen,  for 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

"  Sorry  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  "  the  old  country"  to  confess  it,  but  proud  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  the  young  daughter  over 
the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create,  with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  will  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  representative  American  talent  in  the  preparation  of  designs, 
and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

The  particulars  of  our  new  lines  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Scripture  Texts,  and  other  novelties  will  be 
announced  during  May. 

Our  agents  will  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends  with  the  new  sample  books  during  May  and  June. 


WE    WOULD    CALL    SPECIAL  ATTENTION  TO   OUR  LARGE   LINE    OF 


CONQRATULATION    AND   WEDDINQ    CONGRATULATION    CARDS. 


Our  line  has  been  greatly  increased  this  spring,  and  we  feel  confident  will  satisfy  all  demands.  The  line  consists  of  Plain  Cards, 
Fringed  Cards,  Double  Fringed  Cards,  Cards  in  book  form,  with  ornamental  leatherette  protectors  ;  Satin  Print  Cards,  in  mats,  &c. 
Our  New  Price  List  is  now  ready. 

A  number  of  new  series  have  also  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS,  and  additions  have  been  made  to  our 
other  lines  of  goods,  comprising  Copies  for  Panel  Painting,  Artistic  Plaques,  &c. ,  &c. 


FPilGE:     LISTS    BEISTT    OlST    .A-FFLIO-A^TIOHST, 


NEW  YORK ;  88  Bond  Street.  ) 

PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street.  I 

CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street,  f 

SAN  FRANCISCO:  529  Commercial  St.  J 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


I 


April  5,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAI^    STATIONER 


485 


G^EOI?,GI-E  B.  H:TJE;ID  &  CO., 

=^=|  79  Beehman  Street,  New  York,  \ 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

"WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,   GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,   DISTAFF.  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  L,INE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embos-^ing. 


WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS, 

Also,  Many  Hew  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


ETC., 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  In  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIYEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJI^   LIISrE    Oir-    BR,IST03Li    BO^PtlDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 

Decorated  Kot&  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc.  GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


BROOKEI'S     ./^XJXO]V[.A.TIC 


NO  MORE   DUST  OR  FLIES  IN  YOUR  INK. 
EVAPORATION  OR  THICKENING  CAUSED 
BY  EXPOSURE  TO  THE  AIR. 


NO 


IT  is  complete,  simple  in  construction,  cannot  get  out  of 
order,  can  be  used  by  any  one  at  first  sight.    Made  in 

plain    or    figured 
Bronze,    Nickel 
Plated,  Gold  Figured 
Nickel,  Single  or  Do\ 
Founts,  Flint  or  Cut  G^' 
in  upwards  of  forty  diff^'"' 
ent  styles.    Price  List  and 
Discounts  sent  to  the  trade 
upon  application  to 


Cut  No.  1  shows  the  Stand  Closed.    The  cover  being  automatically 
adjusted  keeps  the  stand  always  closed  when  ink  is  not  needed. 


A.  GUSS, 

Sole  Agent, 

Krwinrr  i'^'x-tv    TJa         ^'^'^  ^°  ^  shows  the  Stand  Open       The  flTigprs  restmg  on  the 
Opi  II15    l-'ll'j  5   J:  a.,  lev  r  causes  the  cover  to  be  lifted  easily  ready  to  receive  the  pen 


U.  S.  A. 


By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  mk,  the  stand 
immediately  closes. 


T?,TT  S  S  T  A  TT     PAT  TT  T  S    -^^^  Goloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &c. 

■■'  *'  *^  ^^  ^^  MiMi™*^  mt    MMM  Hi^     urn   Ni^p  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 


ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  PULL  directions  for  using  the  colors. 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Full  Liue  of  Picturc  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 


No 


W.  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  Soutli  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


CHASE'S  IMPROVED  LIQUID  GLUE 

k    For  Cementing  Wood,  Glass,  Jewelry,  Crockery,  Furniture,  Leather,    A 
Ornaments  and  Bric-aSrac  of  every  Description . 


HOLDS  Fi  "7CY  CARDS  IN  SCRAP  BOOKS  WITHOUT  WRINKLING  OR  DISCOLORING. 

Every  bottle  nas  a  nice  Cap  and  Brush  ready  for  immediate  use,  and  is  warranted  to  give  perfect 
SATISFACTION,  OR  MONEY  REFUNDED.  The  Glue  IS  packed  in  nice  strong  hinged  cover  boxes,  ready  for 
SHIPMENT  WITHOUT  REPACKING,  with  fancy  labels  and  twelve  beautiful  picture  cards,  lithographed  in 
colors  (one  for  each  bottle),  in  every  dozen  box. 


-^  :e=i^ice! 


each, 


2  oz.,  1  doz.  inbox,     .       .       .     per  doz.,     $1.50  I  Quarts,  Screw-Top  Cans, 
Half  Pints,  Screw-Top  Cans,  .       .   each,         .35      Half  Gallons,  Screw-Top  Cans, 
Pints,  Screw-Top  Cans,     ..."  .50  j   Gallons.  Screw-Top  Cans, 

Bulk  Glue  is  packed  in  improved  screw-top  cans,  and  is  warranted  not  to  deteriorate  with  age, 
either  before  or  after  use.  It  is  a  GIANT  IN  STRENGTH,  always  ready  for  use,  economical, 
and,  once  carefully  tried,  you  will  never  be  without  it. 


$0.75 
1.S5 
1.T5 


HOLWAY,  WRIGHT  &  RICH,  Sole  Agents. 


No. 


BOSTON : 

136  State   Street. 


NEW  YORK: 

No.  167  Chambers  Street. 


BALTIMORE  : 

No.  4  Commerce  Street. 


486 


THE    AMEEIOAlSr    STATIOl^EE. 


^raxlc  HoiTcIties* 

[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  In  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 


PENCIL    SHARPENER    AND    POINT 
PROTECTOR. 


The  cut  illustrates  Downs'  Pencil  Sharpener 
and  Point  Protector.  This  sharpener  remains 
on  and  forms  part  of  the  pencil;  it  is  always 
ready  for  use  and  keeps  the  pencil  always  sharp- 
ened. It  is  made  from  the  best  steel,  cut  from 
the  solid  bar,  and  is  well  tempered.  It  has  a 
spring  at  its  base  which  holds  it  securely  on  the 
pencil,  and  it  will  adapt  itself  to  all  ordinary- 
sized  pencils.  The  knife  is  spiral,  which  greatly 
facilitates  the  cutting.  All  breaking  of  the  lead  is 
said  to  be  avoided,  and  the  knife  re- 
tains its  edge  for  a  long  time.  It  has 
a  diamond  knurl  around  the  body  to 
prevent  slipping  in  the  hands  when 
in  use,  and,  being  tempered  to  a  blue- 
black  color,  it  forms  a  handsome  fin- 
ish to  the  pencil.  It  is  light,  durable 
and  useful.  Watson  &  Park,  New 
York,  are  the  agents. 


cured  to  the  front  end  of  the  handle,  a  ferrule 
provided  with  an  external  screw-thread  secured 
to  the  rear  end  of  the  handle,  a  lead-receiving 
tube  extending  through  the  handle,  lead-retain- 
ing jaws  formed  at  the  front  end  of  this  tube, 
and  a  screw-cap  secured  to  the  rear  end  of  the 
tube. 

No.  271,936.    Show  Box  and  Card. — Leopold   Sonn, 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

A  sample  card  having  upon  one  side  fingers 
or  tongues  pivoted  thereto  and  adapted  to  be 
turned  on  the  surface  of  the  card  to  hold  the 
article  to  be  exhibited,  in  combination  with  a 
layer  of  material  secured  to  the  opposite  side  of 
the  card,  and  adapted  to  hide  the  rivets  by 
which  the  fingers  are  secured,  and  having  upon 
the  same  side  projecting  edges,  in  combination 
with  a  cover,  the  whole  constituting  a  box 
adapted  for  the  transportation  of  articles  held 
in  place  by  the  movable  fingers. 


CHASE'S     IMPROVED    LIQUID 
CLUE. 


As  improved,  this  convenient  prep- 
aration now  claims  to  be  the  best 
article  in  the  market  for  cementing 
wood,  glass,  jewelry,  crockery,  fur- 
niture, leather,  ornaments,  and  bric- 
a-brac  of  every  description,  and  also  for  fasten- 
ing cards,  &c.,  in  scrap-books,  without  wrink- 
ling, showing  through  or  discoloring.  The 
bottles  (2  ozs.)  are  provided  with  tin  caps  and 
brushes,  and  with  handsome  chromo  labels. 
They  are  packed  twelve  in  an  ornamented  wood 
box,  with  hinged  cover. — New  Remedies. 


NEW    PATENTS. 


No.  271,658.    Press  for  Drying  Matrices.— William  J. 
Johnson,  Boston,  Mass. 

In  a  press  for  drying  matrices,  a  platen  having 
on  its  face  a  wire-cloth  covering,  whereby  the 
blanket  on  the  matrix  is  cushioned  and  pre- 
vented from  bearing  directly  against  the  platen, 
and  a  single  blanket  is  enabled  to  absorb  and 
carry  off  the  moisture  from  the  matrix. 
No.  271,861.  Letter-Box.— Marcus  R.  Jones,Baltimore, 
Md.,  assignor  to  Thomas  J.  Welby,  same  place. 

An  indicator  for  letter-boxes,  consisting  of  a 
disk  having  numerals  to  indicate  the  hours,  and 
which  is  arranged  outside  the  letter-box,  com- 
bined with  an  inner  disk,  which  is  connected 
thereto  by  a  squared  axle,  and  is  provided  with 
notches  in  its  periphery,  and  a  casing  having  an 
opening  therein,  and  which  is  secured  in  posi- 
tion by  a  bolt  passing  through  the  axle,  and 
the  door  having  a  projection  adapted  to  en- 
gage with  the  notches. 

No.  271,872.     Pencil   Case.— Jolin  H.   Knapp,    New 
York.  N.  Y. 

The  combination,  with  a  shell  which  is  open  at 
one  and  closed  at  the  opposite  end,  of  a  pencil- 
case  having  an  extension  tube  immediately  upon 
the  tube  for  propelling  the  lead. 
No.  271.926.  Lead  and  Crayon  Holder.— Philip  Schrag, 
New  York,  assignor  to  Eberard  Faber,  Port  Rich- 
mond, N.  Y. 

The  combination  of  a  handle  having  a  bore 
throughout  its  entire  length,  a  clamping-cap  se- 


Pencil  Sharpener  and  Point  Protector. 

No.  271,949.— Interest  Calculator.  Marshall  Todd, 
Danville,  Ind. 

In  an  interest  calculator,  the  combination, 
with  a  box  having  its  cover  divided  into  a  series 
of  marked  subdivisions  provided  with  apertures, 
of  sliding  cards  or  charts  arranged  one  above 
the  other  and  provided  with  numerals  indicat- 
ing the  interest  values,  which  numerals  show 
through  the  apertures  in  the  cover  of  the  box. 
No.  271,964.  Gummed  Money  Strip.— Zachariah  G. 
Wilson,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

A  series  of  strips  of  paper  or  other  similar 
fabric  bound  at  one  end  between  suitable  bind- 
ing-plates by  means  of  a  suitable  connecting 
device,  the  body  of  the  article  being  grooved  on 
opposite  sides  along  their  edges,  on  line  with 
the  front  edges  of  the  binding-plates,  so  as  to 
form  initial  and  transverse  guides  for  tearing 
the  strips,  the  free  ends  of  the  strips  being 
gummed. 

No.  271,975.    Paper  Box.— Chas.   de  Quillfeldt,  New 
York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Thomas  H.  Hall,  same 
place. 
A  paper  box,  the  body  and  cover  of  which 
are  made  of  one  continuous  blank,   the  body 
having  a  re-enforced  front  wall  and  open  rear 
end,  and  the  cover  re-enforced  front  and  rear 
walls,    the  re-enforced  rear   wall  forming  the 
connecting  part  between  the  body  and  cover. 
No.  372,000.    Rack  for  Advertising  Cards.— Michael 
Umbdenstock,  Chicago,  HI. 

No.  272,008.  Book-Holder.— Chas.  L.  Work,  Mount 
Vernon,  Ohio. 

No.  272,419.  Automatic  Feeding  Device  for  Printing 
Presses.- Charles  EUery,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

No.  272,436.  Wall-Paper  Hanging  Machine.— Mat- 
thew Heffernan,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

No.  272,438.  Paper-Cutting  Machine. -WilberF.  Hill, 
North  Manchester,  Conn. 

No.  272,443,  Toy  Block.— Robert  H.  Ingersoll,  New 
York.  N.  Y. 

A  series  of  toy  blocks  provided  with  rubber 


types  and  cuts  of  letters,  figures  and  pictures, 
whereby   children    may   construct    on    paper 
words,  phrases   and    sentences,  and  illustrate 
them  by  means  of  pictorial  representations. 
No.  272,461.    Toy  Wagon.— John  Murray,  New  York, 

N.Y. 
No.  272,533.    Advertising  Device.— Wilson  de  Meza, 
New  York,  N.Y.,  assignor  to  Donaldson  Brothers, 
same  place. 
No.  272,575.    Transferring  Designs.— John  Matthew 
Moss,  Patricroft,  County  of  Lancaster,  England. 
Patented  in  England  January  26,  1882,  No.  338  ; 
in  France  February  9,  1882,  No.  147,284,  and  in 
Austria  May  20,  1882. 
The  improved  method  of  transferring  designs, 
consisting  in  impressing  the  design  upon  a  gela- 
tine tissue  by  the  action  of  light,   afterward 
raising  '  the   unchanged  portions  by  moisture, 
inking  the  portions  so  raised,  while  the  changed 
parts  are  left  without  ink,  and  finally  pressing 
the  tissue  upon  the  surface  to  which  the  design  is 
to  be  transferred. 

No.  272,588.     Damping  and  Cutting  Pa- 
per.—Walter  Scott,  Plainfield,  N.  J. 
No.  272,604.   Printing  Machine.— Stephen 

D.  Tucker,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  272,626.    Adding  Machine.    William 

Henry  Beatley,  Humansville,  Mo. 
No.  272,650.    Binder  or  Holding  Device. 
— W.     Rockwell    Clough,     Newark, 
N.  J.,  assignor  to   the  Clough  Manu- 
facturing Company,  of  New  Jersey. 
No.  272,664.     Toy  Stove.— Elias  Durlach, 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
No.  272,665.     Toy  Kitchen.— Elias   Dur- 
lach, Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
No.  272,673.     Air-Cushioning  Device  for 
Printing  Presses.— Geo.  P.  Fenner, 
New  London,  Conn. 
No.  272,674.    Gripper  Motion  for  Printing  Presses.— 

Geo.  P.  Fenner,  New  London,  Conn. 
No.  272,700.    Lead  Pencil.— Gustav  L.  Jaeger,  New 

York,  N.  Y. 
No.  272,707.    Top.— Charles  M.  Kimball,  Toledo,  Ohio, 
assignor  to  himself  and  John  M.  Wheeler,  same 
place. 
No.  272,708.     Ticket  Case.— Joseph   L.  Kirk,   Pitts- 
burg, Pa. 
No.  272,725.    Envelope.— D.  Lubin,  Sacramento  City, 
Ca].,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Harris  Weinstock, 
same  place. 
An  improved  fastening  for  envelopes,  consist- 
ing of  a  plate  constructed   with  oppositely-ex- 
tending prongs,  and  placed  between  the  back 
and  the  fiap  or  fiaps  of  envelope  and  secured. 

DESIGNS. 
No.  13,586.    Font  of  Printing  Type.— Wm.  W.  Jack- 
son,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  assignor  to  MacKellar, 
Smiths    and   Jordan,    same     place.     Term   of 
patent  14  years. 
No.  13,609.    Background  for  Printed  Matter.- Aaron 
C.  Carpenter,  Philadelphia,  Pa.    Term  of  patent, 
14  years. 
No.  13,618.    Pen  or  Pencil   Holder,— Philip   Schrag, 
New  York,  assignor  to  Eberhard   Faber,    Port 
Richmond,  N.  Y.    Term  of  patent,  14  years. 
TRADE-MARKS. 
No.  10,021.    Books,  Pamphlets,  Catalogues  and  Mis- 
cellaneous Publications.  -Joshua  R.  Jones,  Phil, 
adelphia.  Pa. 
"  The  representation  of  a    closed  book,   the 
back  having  thereon  the  words   '  Holy  Bible  ' 
presented  toward  the  view,  upon  which  rests  a 
globe  or  sphere  with  rays  of  light  emanating 
from  its  centre  and  beyond  its  entire  circum- 
ference.   Upon  the  globe  or  sphere,  near  its  top, 
is   represented    an  open   book  with  the  words 
'  Holy  Bible'  printed  at  the  top  of  the  two  pages 
lying   open,   the  remainder   of  the   said  pages 
being  blank,  and  across  the  globe  or  sphere,  just 
below  its  middle,  in  a  slight  curve,  is  a  ribbon, 
belt,  or  girdle  with  loose  ends,   upon  which  are 
printed  the  words,  '  The  Light  of  the  World.'" 


i 


April  5,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOl^EE. 


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MARK 

TWAIN'S 

Scrap  Books. 


PATENT 

INVOICE  BOOKS. 


—  THE  — 

ZiZTTBRIiXORE 

SIYLMMMC 


ADHESIVE 

WAFER 

Scrap  Books. 


HATE  DOCK 

Blank 
Books. 


GUMM  ED 


IFIXjES. 


CARD 

Albums, 


SEND    FOR    CATALOGUES. 


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IT  TH^   MlLHOin 


MANUFACTURED  FOE  THE  TRADE  BY  THE 


Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Co. 

1  17  FULTON  STREET,  NEV^  YORK. 


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Print  Paper,  in  10  sizes  and  styles.  Ruled  and  Unruled. 

Neutral  Tint  Paper,  17  sizes  and  styles.  Ruled  and  Unruled. 
Engine-Sized  Laid  Paper,  9  sizes  and  styles,  Unruled. 

Book  Pads,  bound  on  end  only,  10  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 
Counting-House  Tablets,  6  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 


Tub-Sized,    Loft-Dried,    Extra    Fine    Superfine,    Linen    and    Quadrille,    put    up   with    Blotter 

Attachment,    in    the   elegant   and    convenient 

AMERICAN    BLOTTER  TABLET. 


1^=°  HEAVY    DISCOUNTS   TO    LARGE    DEALERS. 


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THE    AMERICAN    STATIOK'ER 


I'  WMTMB,  MOT©; 

FOR  RUNNING  ALL  KINDS  OF  LIGHT  MACHINERY  AND 

PRINTING  PRESSES  by  V/ATER-POV^ER. 

HYDRANT    PRESSCKE    CHEAPER,    QUICKER    AND    SAFER    THAN    STEAM, 

T^sTvTo   H-u-ndreca.    ^riii.tin.g-    Hotj-sss    axe   n-OT^  -u-sixig-   tlie   Tu-erls:   liv^Eotor 
Give  name  and  number  of  Presses  and  Water  Pressure  per  square  inch  in  the  street  maina 

TUERK  BROS.  &  JOHNSTON,  86  &  88  Market  St.,  Chicago,  Ills 


1^^"  Send  for  Circular. 


WE   REFER   TO   A   FEW   PRINTING   OFFICES   THAT   ARE   USING   THE   TUERK   MOTOR   FOR 


Motor  with  Governor. 
Mark  Hanson,  Omaha,  Neb.    Displaced 

Hawyard  Motor. 
Index.  Evanston,  111.    Displaced  Backus 

Motor. 
Transcript,  Golden.  Col. 
Standard,  Cedar  Kapids,  Iowa. 
Sun,  San  Antonio,  Texas.    D  sp  Backus. 
Register  Printing  Co..  South  Bend,  Ind  , 

No.  13,  driving  4  pres.se.*.    Formerly 

used  a  4  horse-power  engine. 


Pioneer  Magnet,  Big  Rapids. 

Gazette,  Niagara  Falls. 

Gazette,  Stillwater.  Minn. 

Tribune,  Winona,  Minn. 

Express,  Red  Oak,  Iowa. 

Lumberman,  Stillwater,  Minn. 

Hawkeye,  Burlington,  la. 

Tuttle  &  Co.,  Rutland.  Vt„  Official 
Printers  to  State  of  Vermont.  Dis- 
placed lOhorse-power  engine. 


DRIVING   THEIR   PRESSES. 

Bishop  Brothers  Printing  House,  Bur- 
lington, Iowa. 

Tribune,  Salt  Lake.  Displaced  a  large 
Backus  Motor. 

Sentinel,  Peru.  Ind. 

Gazette.  Owego.  N.  Y. 

Blade,  Owego,  Owego,  N.  Y. 

Florida  Union,  Jacksonville. 

Times,  Hornellsville,  N.  Y. 

Republican,  Salamanca,  N.  Y. 


Dis- 


Republican,    Johnstown,   N.  Y. 

placed  Backus. 
R.  Putnam,  ChilUcothe,  O.    Displaced 

Backus. 
Herald  and  Globe,  Rutland,  Vt. 
Review,  Rutland,  Vt 
Courant,  New  Castle,  Pa. 
Daily  Union.  Rock  Island,  111. 
Tribune,  Tiffin,  Ohio. 
Chronicle  Pub  Co.,  Leadville,  Col. 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PLAIN,     FANCY, 

AND 

ORNAMENTAL 

LETTERING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 

Manufactured  in  six  differ-  /  O  I  :^.y.£,  ..,:)>\y,  "X  X  i.^^£,  ^....:)^.n  ^  A  special  Ink  is  also 
ent  size.:.  Packed  one  doz.  l  ^,  TJ  W-C-Pv  Wl-Oe.  .3,  i  -PMOfV  -KH^lC-.  |  manufactured  in  six 
of  a  kind   in  a   box.     Also  J    1        1  "  "  As"  "  V  hrilliant  colors,  put  up 

put  up  in   sets  containing    )       '     ^  >   ?■  j   in  boxes  containing  one 

one   of   each  kind  and  one   J    O       S  n  t(  K      .        t  «  (   doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 

each  of  Nos.  1, 2  and  -3.  V       '    T^  *-^)   ir  J   doz.  assorted  in  a  box 

We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mai'.s. 
t^^  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 
J.  U.  WHTTMORE  &  CO.,  Ag:ent8,  41,  43  &  45  Beeknaan  and  166  William  Stg.,  NEW  YOIiK. 


JOHN   r>ETRIE,  Jr.. 

Successor  toTVictor  E.  Mauger  &  Petrie,  No.  110  Reade  Street,  New  York, 
depot  for  

KNICKERBOCKER  PLAYING   CARDS,  Goodall's  Camdeu  Whist  Markers 

A,  B.  French  Copying  Inks,  Rotary  Dampers,  &c, 
Lithographers'  Machinery,  Round  Hole  Treadle  Perforators,  Ink  Grinding  Mills.  &c. 


JOSEPH  f^lLLOTl'S 
**  STEEr'PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World. 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exoosition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,   170.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.     Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands, 
i^"  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  <*c.,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  HENRY  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


-i-  I]M[I*OIiTE:i>  -f 


Satin-Fringed   Easter  Cards. 

(ho  nn  -^^^^  BOX  aoisTT^iisriisra-  fif\ 

^jk     <      Vr  V/  (Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  mj  ^J 

\3Vj  I  SElVrr    BY    MAIL-   OIV    RECEIPT    OF    PI11CE.-5- 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7tli  Street,  Philadelphia. 


'^Latest  Plaques,  Palettes.  Cards  and  Novelties. 

We  always  have  in  Stock  a  full  line  of  all  the  leading  Novelties.      We  receive 
them  direct  from  the  Manufacturers. 

12  Samples  of  the  Best,  postpaid,  $1.00. 1 2  Samples  of  the  Fast  Selling,  postpaid,  50c. 

^^"piDr     /V     ~F-^~1       |SJ'^^>    C'or.3Iadisotid;JUearbornSts. 


T.SINCLAIR  &  SON, 


Trade  Publishers  of 


Lithographic  Advertising  Specialties 


New  York  BRiNcn: 

57  Maiden  Lane. 
WATSON  &  PAKK. 


I       506  &  508  North  St., 

Philadelphia  . 
GEO.  M.  HAYES,  Man'r. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEET  DESCRIPTION. 


Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 

291  Halo  St.,  Cor.  Worthlngton, 

Spxi3a.sr£.eld.,   •   •    2vtla.ss. 

Oldest  Rubber  Stamp  IVTanury  In 

New  England  &  Largest  i  a  the  TJ.  L.. 


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fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
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morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
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Waskburne. 


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"  5,4Qi,44T  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
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only  two  were  killed  -one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  wnile  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer's Report  for  1881. 


I 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ar«  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


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ERIE  RAILWAY 


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LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


OF   AMERICA. 


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General  Supt.,  | 

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A  Traveling  Salesman  of  good  address  to  solicit 
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%xix&it  gossip. 

All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

W.  H.  Stevens,  publisher,  Salem,  Ind.,  has  sold 
out. 

J.  S.  Swift,  publisher  of  the  Record,  Wilton, 
Me.,  is  dead. 

J.  P.  Small,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Caribou, 
Me.,  is  closing  up. 

J.  W.  Bicknell,  printer.  Canton,  Me.,  has  sold 
out  to  E.  N.  Carver. 

The  Krouse  Rubber  Company,  Williamsport, 
Pa.,  has  been  burned  out. 

A.  W.  Lang,  printer,  Hartford,  Conn.,  is  ad- 
vertising his  business  for  sale. 

Foote,  Kimball  &  Co. ,  publishers  of  the  Jour- 
nal, Rockford,  111.,  have  failed. 

Henry  Mayo,  paper  stock  dealer,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  has  sold  out  at  aution. 

P.  H.  Gee  &  Co.,  fancy- goods  dealers,  Pitts- 
field,  N.  H.,  have  sold  out  to  E.  J.  Aiken. 

Pollock  &  Buchner,  publishers  of  the  Gazette, 
Lynchburg,  Va.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

M.  E.  Eatough  &  Co.,  fancy  goods  dealers, 
Taunton,  Mass.,  have  sold  out  to  W.  H.  Plagg. 

Henry  Hoffman,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  East 
Saginaw,  Mich.,  has  sold  out  to  H.  Geiger 
&Co. 

Melville  &  Worst,  engravers,  Chicago,  111., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  Geo.  W.  Melville 
continues. 

Charles  U.  Timmoiis,  publisher  of  the  Tele- 
gram, Hartford  City,  Ind.,  has  sold  out- to  B.  F. 
Van  Winkle. 

Joseph  E.  Allen,  of  J.  E.  Allen  &  Brother, 
manufacturers  of  printer's  cases,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  is  dead. 

Frederick  Keer,  stationer  and  dealer  in  artists' 
materials,  &c.,  Newark,  N.  J.,  has  been  sold  out 
by  the  sheriff. 

Hackett  Brothers  &  Whitcomb,  publishers  of 
the  Belknap  Tocsin,  Laconia,  N.  H.,  have  dis- 
solved partnership. 

De  Graff  &  Smith,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
G.  M.  De  Graff  continues. 

The  South  Pueblo  News  Company,  South 
Pueblo,  Col.,  has  filed  articles  of  incorporation 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $30,000. 

Palm  &  Pechteler  report  that  their  decalco- 
manie  albums  are  meeting  with  a  large  sale. 
These  neat  and  useful  articles,  it  is  said,  sell  on 
sight. 

Henry  Levy  &  Son  have  a  large  force  em- 
ployed in  renovating  their  store.  They  propose 
to  have  it  the  most  elaborately  fitted  up  of  any 
on  Broadway. 

McCarty  &  Hasberg  are  actively  engaged  in 
taking  import  orders,  and  they  will  be  pleased 
to  hear  from  parties  intending  to  place  such. 
Their  line  of  samples  contains  all  of  the  latest 
novelties. 

J.  E.  Linda  has  in  course  of  preparation  anew 
linen  paper,  which  is  said  to  be  an  excellent 
article.  It  will  be  offered  at  a  very  low  figure. 
Mr.  Linde  has  introduced  another  advertising 
novelty  in  shape  form.  It  resembles  a  basket 
of  fruit  au'l  U  a  very  neat  article. 


Wesley  Jones,  Burlington,  la.,  has  sold  out  his 
retail  book  and  stationery  business  on  Jefferson 
street,  to  William  H.  Mauro,  jr.  and  James  P. 
Wilson,  who  have  formed  a  co-partnership  under 
the  style  of  Mauro  &  Wilson.  The  members  of 
the  new  firm  have  been  long  identified  with  the 
house  to  which  they  now  succeed,  and,  conse- 
quently are  thoroughly  conversant  with  the 
business.  Mr.  Jones  intends  to  close  out  his 
wholesale  business  as  soon  as  possible. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  :  Mr.  Bronson,  of 
McCrary  &  Bronson,  Knoxville,  Tenn. ;  Mr. 
George,  of  George  &  Briscoes,  Knoxville,  Tenn. ; 
M.  A.  Whitcomb,  Norwich,  N.  Y. ;  F.  A.  Towns, 
of  the  National  Advertising  Company,  Seneca 
Falls,  N.  Y. ;  Henry  Snider,  of  Louis  Snider  & 
Sons,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

George  B.  Hurd  &  Co.,  T9  Beekman  street, 
have  just  introduced  a  new  series  of  visiting 
cards,  with  envelopes  in  pointed  and  wedding 
flaps,  made  especially  to  fit  each  of  the  four 
cards  of  the  series — viz..  No.  31,  which  is  for  gen- 
tlemen; No.  32  for  misses;  No.  33  for  married 
ladies;  No.  34  for  gentlemen  and  married  ladies. 

Max  Griebel,  of  L.  Prang  &  Co.,  who  has 
been  confined  to  bed  for  the  past  ten  days  with 
inflammation  of  the  stomach,  is  reported  to  be 
improving.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that,  now,  as  the 
progress  of  his  disease  is  stopped,  his  convales- 
cence will  be  speedy,  as  the  trade  cannot  afford 
to  lose  so  valuable  a  member. 

Mr.  Hill,  one  of  the  parties  negotiating  for 
the  purchase  of  the  interest  of  the  T.  S.  White 
Stationery  Company,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  has  re- 
turned to  this  city  from  a  visit  to  the  stockhold- 
ers of  that  firm  residing  in  the  Eastern  States, 
and  reports  that  all  of  them  have  agreed  to  the 
proposed  sale. 

Watson  &  Park,  57  Maiden  lane,  this  city, 
have  issued  a  descriptive  and  illustrative  cata- 
logue and  price  list  of  stationers'  specialties.  It 
is  neatly  compiled,  and  contains  considerable 
information  of  value. 

McCauley  &  Butler,  dealers  in  books  and  sta- 
tionery, in  Philadelphia,  are  reported  to  have 
suspended  with  liabilities  amounting  to  §17,000, 
of  which  $10,000  was  for  borrowed  money. 

G.  W.  Carleton,  president  of  the  McKinnon 
Pen  Company,  returned  on  Saturday  from 
Florida,  where  he  had  been  for  three  months  for 
the  benefit  of  his  health. 

A  large  school-book  concern  in  this  city  reports 
that  its  business  during  the  month  of  March  was 
better  than  in  any  corresponding  month  of  other 
years. 

E.  Holmes,  with  A.  S.  Barnes  &  Co.,  returned 
oil  Tuesday  from  a  busines  trip  of  several  weeks. 
He  secured  a  fair  amount  of  orders. 

Hoad  &  Esquirol,  lithographers.  New  York 
city,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Edward  H. 
Hoad  continues. 

O'Neal  &  Pennington  (The  Republican  Print- 
ing Co.),  San  Luis  Obispo,  Cal.,  have  dissolved 
partnership. 

Mary  Rapp,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Brooklyn, 
W.  D.,  now  does  business  under  the  style  of 
Mary  Grant. 

R.  F.  Kellogg,  publisher  of  the  Republican, 
Dowagiac,  Mich.,  has  sold  out  to  E.  H.  Spoor. 

A.  J.  Patrick,  publisher  of  the  Chronicle, 
Pueblo,  Cal.,  has  been  burned  out ;  loss  §500. 

Emma  C.  Henica,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Deer- 
field,  Mich.,  has  been  burned  out. 

Leonard  &  Weeks,  printers,  Albany,  N.  Y., 
havei  befen  damaged  by  fire  ;  insured. 


Sperry  &  Parrack,  publishers  of  the  Gazette, 
Rich  Hill,  Mo.,  have  sold  out. 

G.  W.  Hallett,  toy  dealer,  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
has  sold  out  to  E.  E.  Uramm. 

Joseph  J.  Brown,  dealer  in  fancy  goods.  Pater- 
son,  N.  J.,  is  selling  out  at  auction. 

Leonidas  Tyler,  paper-stock  dealer,  Baltimore, 
Md. ,  has  made  a  chattel  assignment. 

S.  J.  Clough,  fancy  goods,  Portland,  Me.,  re- 
cently reported  failed,  is  in  insolvency. 

C.  A.  Saroni,  stationer,  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  is  re- 
ported to  be  offering  20  cents  on  the  dollar. 

W.  C.  Hicks,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Lex- 
ington, Mo.,  has  sold  out  to  William  B.  Tate. 

S.  C.  Northrup,  bookseller,  stationer  and  toy 
dealer,  New  Haven,  Conn,  is  reported  assigned. 

C.  H.  Pendexter,  fancy  goods,  Lewiston,  Me. , 
has  failed,  with  liabilities  of  $6,550  ;  actual  as- 
sets, $2,500. 

Fitzgerald  &  Co.,  stationers,  Holyoke,  Mass., 
recently  reported  faUed,  have  liabilities  of 
$2,900  ;  nominal  assets,  $1,500. 

Tompkins  &  Weaver,  wholesale  paper  dealers, 
New  York,  have  been  succeeded  by  Tompkins, 
Weaver  &  Co.,  who  will  remove  on  April  15 
from  No.  176  to  No.  170  Fulton  street. 

The  Tower  Manufacturing  Company  shows  a 
variety  of  excellent  whitewood  tooth-picks, 
which  are  said  to  be  superior  to  others  in  the 
market  and  are  offered  at  the  same  price. 

Edward  H.  Adams,  Boston,  Mass.,  trading  as 
Adams  &  Co.,  stationer,  recently  reported 
failed,  has  liabilities  of  $13,575,  of  which  $8,500 
are  due  to  Diantha  H.  Adams,  of  Watertown. 
The  assets  are  $1,000  in  stock  and  fixtm:es  and 
$578  in  accounts. 

The  Coburn  &  Cook  Publishing  Company, 
Chicago,  has  been  closed  by  the  sheriff,  its  notes 
having  gone  to  protest.  Prof.  E.  H.  Cook,  of 
the  company,  was  supposed  to  be  wealthy  and 
to  have  large  mining  interests  in  Arizona.  One 
of  its  latest  publications  was  a  life  of  Jesse 
James,  which  had  a  large  sale. 

Aurln  L.  Dresser,  stationer,  Portland,  Me., 
has  sent  out  a  notice  that  he  is  obliged  to  ask  for 
a  composition  with  his  creditors.  At  the  same 
time  he  states  that  his  health  requires  him  to 
take  a  sea  voyage  to  Cuba.  It  is  stated  that 
Mr.  Dresser  mortgaged  his  stock  some  months, 
the  mortgage  having  only  lately  been  recorded. 
The  stock  has  since  been  sold  to  Charles  C. 
Brown. 

Advance  sheets  of  the  spring  revision  of  A.  J. 
Holman  &  Co.'s  catalogues,  Philadelphia,  have 
been  received.  Some  changes  have  been  made 
in  their  lines  of  bibles  which  are  fuller  and  more 
complete  than  ever.  Many  new  numbers  and 
styles  are  added  to  the  list.  Their  lines  of  pho- 
tograph albums  have  been  extended  also,  and 
the  firm  reports  a  growing  demand  for  them. 
The  plush  bindings  in  particular  have  been  a 
great  success.  The  catalogues  will  be  sent  out 
shortly,  and  any  of  the  trade  who  are  omitted 
in  the  distribution  will  be  supplied  on  applica- 
tion. 

James  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  are  sole  agents  for 
the  sale  of  the  extra  fine  wedding  papers  manu- 
factured by  the  Whiting  Paper  Company.  These 
papers  are  of  the  finest  quality  made,  and  are  in 
favor  among  the  fine  trade,  where  the  very  best 
goods  that  can  be  produced  are  demanded.  This 
house  is  continually  adding  to  its  already  very 
complete  line  of  elegant  stamped  papers,  and  is 
bringing  out  new  tints  in  papers  to  meet  the 
ever  increasing  demand  for  novelties.  Out-of- 
town  dealers  will  be  sent  samples  on  application. 


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and  when  in  town  would  do  well  to  look  over 
the  firm's  line. 

P.  A.  Farley,  publisher,  St.  Charles,  Mo.,  is 
dead. 

C.  M.  Cott  &  Co.,  printers,  Columbus,  Ohio, 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

W.  B.  Perkins  &  Co.,  stationers.  Canton, 
Ohio,  have  made  an  assignment. 

T.  G.  Mcklin,  publisher  of  the  Herald,  Salina, 
Kan.,  has  sold  out  to  Major  Inman. 

E.  A.  Rogers,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Omaha, 
Neb.,  has  been  burned  out;  insured. 

B.  M.  Poole,  dealer  in  picture  frames,  Hol- 
yoke,  Mass.,  has  sold  out  to  J.  S.  Comins. 

The  Black  &  Clark  Paper  Company,  Mar- 
seilles, 111.,  has  been  succeeded  by  John  F.  Clark. 

Paul  &  Lindsay,;bookbinders,  Baltimore,  Md., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  William  Paul  con- 
tinues. 

Charles  Marseilles,  publisher,  Kingston.  N.  Y., 
has  sold  out  to  the  Kingston  Freeman  Com- 
pany. 

W.  H.  Chamberlin  &  Co. ,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners, Oswego,  N.  Y.,  have  been  succeeded  by 
Chamberlin  &  "Wallace. 

Flaherty  &  Megargee,  paper-stock  dealers, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Henry  C.  Megargee  continues. 

Mauro  &  Wilson,  stationers,  booksellers  and 
dealers  in  wall-papers,  Burlington,  la.,  ask  the 
trade  to  send  them  latest  catalogues  and  price- 
lists. 

The  Dominion  Blank  Form  Company,  Toronto, 
Ont.,  has  admitted  J.  McKnight  Brown  to  part- 
nership, to  date  from  February  19,  1883,  under 
the  same  style. 

P  Hopcraft  &  Co.,  New  York,  have  published 
the  "  Pocket  Guide  Around  the  World,"  edited 
by  Col.  Thos.  W.  Knox.  This  is  a  handy  man- 
ual for  the  traveler. 

J.  H.  de  Bussy,  Heerengracht  93,  Amsterdam, 
Holland,  is  about  to  establish  and  furnish  an  ex- 
tensive steam  printing  office.  He  can  probably 
find  room  for  some  "  Yankee  notions." 

Chas.  C.  Brown,  having  bought  the  stock  of 
Aurin  L.  Dresser,  stationer,  Portland,  Me.,  who 
lately  failed,  will  continue  business  under  the 
name  of  Aurin  L.  Dresser  until  July  1. 

A.  C.  Gerhard,  formerly  with  the  Whitmore 
&  Nicoll  Company,  leather  goods,  has  connected 
himself  with  Boorum  &  Pease,  and  will  travel 
for  them  with  the  same  class  of  goods,  photo- 
graph albums,  &c. 

The  large  leather  board  mills  and  outbuild- 
ings owned  by  J.  A.  &  N.  Harwood,  Leomin- 
ster, Mass. ,  were  burned  on  Sunday.  The  books 
of  the  firm  were  also  destroyed.  The  loss  on 
the  buildings  is  $10,000;  on  stock,  $60,000,  and 
on  machinery,  $30,000.  The  insurance  is  $71,000. 
The  mills  were  running  night  and  day,  and 
were  behind  on  orders.  The  cause  of  the  fire  is 
unknown.  Seventy-five  hands  are  thrown  out 
of  employment,  but  rebuilding  will  be  begun 
Immediately. 


James  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  have  for  several 
months  past  been  putting  up  sample  shipments 
of  papeteries  in  assorted  designs,  from  the  very 
moderate  in  price  to  those  of  more  elaborate  de4 
sign ;  also  including  packages  of  the  latest  tints 
in  fine  papers,  and  envelopes  to  match.  This  is 
a  very  convenient  way  for  the  smaller  trade  to 
supply  themselves  with  a  very  good  assortment 
of  papeteries  as  well  as  to  keep  posted  on  the 
latest  tints  in  paper. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  this  week  introduced 
some  beautiful  designs  of  school  and  agricultural 
diplomas.  They  are  lithographed  in  imitation 
of  steel-plate  engravings,  and  after  the  style  of 
the  firm's  translucent  folders.  They  are  ricb 
and  brilliant  in  appearance  and  of  elaborate 
workmanship.  This  house  has  also  brought  out 
fifty  designs  of  popular  crayons  which  in  design 
and  finish  are  of  a  high  order  of  merit.  The 
trade  ought  to  see  these  goods. 

McCauley  &  Butler,  importers  of  books  and 
stationery,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dissolved 
partnership.    James  A.  McCauley  continues. 

The  Union  and  American  Publishing  Com- 
pany, Nashville,  Tenn.,  has  changed  its  style  to 
the  American  Publishing  Company. 

William  Whiting  has  retired  from  the  firm  of 
James  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.,  stationers,  &c..  New 
York. 

J.  H.  BuflEord's  Sons  announce  that  Daniel 
Saarbach  is  no  longer  in  their  employment. 

C.  O.  Stetson,  dealer  in  picture  frames,  Bata- 
via,  N.  Y.,  has  been  burned  out;  insured. 

H.  J.  Snively,  publisher  of  the  Eagle,  Grafton, 
W.  Va.,  has  sold  out  to  A.  E.  Miller. 

J.  M.  Driver,  publisher  of  the  Waverly  Jour- 
nal, Waverly,  Tenn.,  has  sold  out. 


Hard  &  Parsons  have  already  received  oiders 
for  over  1,000,000  impressions  of  their  Masonic 
cards. 

Watson  &  Pratt,  paper-stock  dealers,  Little- 
ton, N.  H.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Bitner  &  Symington,  paper  manufacturers, 
Lancaster,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Scarborough  &  Morris,  New  York,  have  pub- 
lished some  new  designs  in  programmes,  ball 
tickets,  &c. 

Coughlin  &  Eldridge,  stationers,  Binghamton, 
N.  Y.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  O.  J.  Cough- 
lin continues. 

Selchow  &  Righter,  New  York,  have  issued 
their  wholesale  spring  price-list  of  game  and 
home  amusements. 

D.  W.  Glass  &  Co.,  Baltimore,  Md.,  have 
issued  a  new  sample  book  of  society  address 
cards  for  the  G.  A.  R.,  Free  Masons,  Odd  Fel- 
lows and  Knights  of  Pythias.  The  emblems  are 
handsomely  printed  and  are  produced  in  great 
variety. 

The  wife  of  R.  H.  Galpin  died  at  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  on  March  30.  Mr.  Galpin,  who  is  well 
known  in  the  trade,  left  New  York  a  year  ago 
to  engage  with  the  T.  S.  White  Stationery  Com- 
pany. Mrs.  Galpin's  remains  were  brought 
East  for  interment.  Much  sympathy  is  ex- 
pressed for  Mr.  Galpin,  and  The  Stationer 
unites  in  condolence. 

The  Louisiana  papers  are  heaping  compli- 
ments upon  Col.  A.  W.  Hyatt,  whose  extensive 
stationery  and  printing  establishment  is  located 
at  73  Camp  street,  New  Orleans.  The  "  Colonel " 
is  known  as  an  active  and  honorable  man,  ener- 
getic and  industrious  in  business.  Better  en- 
coniums  could  not  be  had. 


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Artists'  Brushes. 


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Pencils  for  Artists,  Varnishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters.  Chicago,  111. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
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JA.NENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

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Art  Publishers. 


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Salesrooms,  28  Bond  st.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


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COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
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Bookbinders. 


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CRANSTON  &  CO., 


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Chicago,  lU. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


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Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

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GRIFFIN,  H.,   &  SONS,   54  &  66  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  804  N.  Main  st.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


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Copying  Books. 


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Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L., 


51  South  4th  St..  Phila 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  03  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO.. 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A., 


77  John  St..  N.  Y. 


THE    LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 


U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c.,  170  Clark  st..  Chicago,  111. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  IlL.  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  dlam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5, 6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 


Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  S1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 
Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  &c. 

GAYNOR  <S  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  Bell  Letter 
Boxes,  BeU  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 


Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati. 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Eastern  office, 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
"        ■  ■  127  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 


Material, 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


818  to  319  E.  22d  «.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    CarpentergrUle,  111. 


SHRTVER,  T.,  &  CO., 


833  East  66th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C,  &  CO., 


Cincinnati,  O. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


JiLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr., 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfuUy  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 


BECK.  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


FOWARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo.  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  st.,  Philadelphia. 


Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 
G.  J.  MOFFAT,      17y  bt.  John  at.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,    White   and   Colored 
Tissup  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  City.  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON, 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKLN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  aU  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK.  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  P'ranklin  st.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 

SHEPARD,   G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 

Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER, 


I  6  W.  Fourteenth  st.,  N.  Y. 
1 45  Lasalle  St.,  Chicago,  lU. 


Slates. 


Mcdowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  St.,  N.  Y 

J.  F.  >rURCH.  Agent. 


Star  Copying  Pads. 


DENNISON  BIANUFACTXmiNG  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING,  GEO.   P.,  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 

PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila. 
Pa. — Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  st.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 


Toys  and  Games. 


LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelttes. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WELUMA>N,  A.,  &  CO., 


306  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


April  5,  1883.J 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER 


497 


ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

EASTER  AND  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

REWARD  AND  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Shape  Novelties,  Orders  of 

Dance,  Menus,  Tassels,  Plaques,  Calenders,  Marriage  Certificates, 

Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Crayons,  Etc. 


W  M  &>3tMt> 

CHICAOO:   156  &  158  MQVRGE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 


HIGHLY   FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS.i 

Manufactorj-  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OXJK    LEADING    STYLES: 

Vo.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

Vo.  57  ...  Commercial       No.  707.... Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

_  No.  49 Bank       No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

T  No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 

New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRID6E  &  CO.,  101  "W^UUam  Street. 


BUCK  i  GLlWSOirS 

kprmd  Perforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


^~  Descriptive  Oircular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

Mention  American  Stationer.  Mamilton,  O. 


J".  E.  LIlsTIDE. 


♦*- 


>*- 


Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

I'.A.O-S    .^3iTX>    O-TJlivd:    Ij-^BEX.S, 
PUBLISHER  OF 

SHAFBI  WTO'WBliTIBS,  M *- 


Oliromos,  Folders    and. 


-•*- 


165   T^illiam   St.,  IVeTv  ^^ork. 


Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  hy  mail,  $3.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1.00 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  HADE  TO  ORDER. 


VALVE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  ftc, 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK. 
For  thb  Wbkk  Ended  Makch  30,  1883. 


Albums 

Books  

Newspapers . . 
Engravings... 

Ink .     

Lead  Pencils  . 
Slate  Pencils  . 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Other 

Totals  . . . . 


9 

325 

81 


31 
1 

291 

1 
10 

871 


45,e66 
4,128 
7,138 
•3,689 
3,543 
6 
15,982 
1,276 
1,142 
883.250 


VALTIE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM   NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS, 

For  thk  Week  Ended  April  3, 1883. 


Paper,  reams. 
Paper,  pkgs.. 
Paper,  cases.. 
Books,  cases.. 

Stationery 

Totals 


10,773 

668 

16-.' 

93 

74 
11,769 

$2,911 
5,664 

13,814 
8,749 

10,248 
$41,386 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM  NEW  YORK, 

From  March  27  to  April  3,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  37;  to  Central  America, 
2;  to  Santo  Domingo,  2;  to  Cuba,  6;  to  British  Gui- 
ana, 1;  to  British  West  Indies,  16;  to  London,  11;  to 
Mexico,  4;  toHavre,  13. 

PAPER,  to  Havre,  401  pkgs. ;  to  Christiania,  5  cs. ; 
to  Mexico,  3,700  rms.,  20  pkgs.;  to  Central  America, 
55  rms. ;  to  Santo  Domingo,  70  rms.,  5  pkgs. ;  to  Cuba, 
53  cs.,  98  pkgs.,  5,096  rms.;  to  British  Honduras,  150 
rms. ;  to  British  Guiana,  1,000  rms. ;  to  British  West 
Indies,  94  pkgs.,  702  rms.;  to  London,  100  cs.;  to 
Liverpool,  2  cs  ,  5  pkgs.;  to  Bremen,  46  pkgs.,  1  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  41 ;  to  British 
West  Indies,  6;  to  British  Guiana,  1;  to  Cuba,  10;  to 
Central  America,  7;  to  Mexico,  9. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Liverpool,  1;  to  Brit- 
ish West  Indies,  110;  to  Cuba,  2;  to  Central  America, 
66;  to  Spanish  Possessions  in  Africa,  21;  to  Oporto,  16. 

IN'K,  packages,  to  Mexico,  31;  to  London,  106;  to 
Cuba,  21;  to  Glasgow,  1;  to  Liverpool,  5. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Copenhagen,  30;  to  British  Gui- 
ana, 13;  to  Cuba,  5;  to  Santo  Domingo,  3. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  11;  to  London,  2. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Hamburg, 
6;  to  Liverpool,  18;  to  London,  66;  to  British  West 
Indies,  4;  to  Cuba,  7;  to  Santo  Domingo,  11;  to  Mex- 
ico, 31. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  London,  7. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Liver- 
pool, 6;  to  London,  4;  to  British  West  Indies,  3;  to 
Cuba,  9;  to  Mexico,  1. 

CHROMOS,  ENGRAVINGS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Bremen, 
2;  toLiverpool,  1;  to  Mexico,  2. 

PLAYING  CARDS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  1. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  Glasgow,  1 ;  to  Mexico,  1. 


IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER. 

From  March  27  to  April  3,  1883. 

MoUer  &  Emmerich,  Cahfornia,  Hamburg,  34  cs. 
hangings. 

C.  H.  George,  Circassia,  Glasgow,  7  cs.,  1  bale  hans- 
ings. 

E.  Kimpton,  Grecian  Monarch,  London,  5  cs. 

Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  by  same,  6  cs. 

A.  Ireland,  State  of  Pennsylvania,  Glasgow,  11  cs. 
Hertz  Brothers,  Britannic,  Liverpool,  3  cs.,  8  bales. 

B.  lUfelder,  Nederland,  Antwerp,  8  cs. 
KeufEel  &  Esser,  by  same,  4  cs. 

G.  J.  Kraft,  Sardinia,  Liverpool,  6  cs. 

B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  by  same,  1  cs. 

B.  lUfelder,  Habsburg,  Bremen,  3  cs. 

Mayer,  Merkel  &  Ottman,  by  same,  4  cs. 

G.  J.  K>aft,  Silesia,  Hamburg,  1  cs. 

Merchants  Dispatch,  by  same,  11  cs. 

Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  Viking,  Havre,  1  cs. 


498 


THE    AMERIOAI^    STATIOIS^ER 


til  Ififiilll. 

DEVOTED  TO  THE  INTERESTS  OF  THE 

Stationery  and  Fancy  G-oods  Trades. 

WEEKLY-$2.00  PER  ANNUM. 
Single  Copies      -      -      -      -        10  Cents. 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  APRIL  5,  1883. 

Advertisements  cannot  be  received  for  insertion  in 
the  current  week  later  than  12  m.  on  Wednesday.  The 
charge  for  advertising  is  25  cents  a  line,  each  inser- 
tion. Special  terms  for  standing  and  displayed  ad- 
vertisements to  be  had  on  application. 

This  journal  aims  to  be  a  medium  of  information 
for  and  a  representative  of  the  interests  of  every  one 
connected  -nith  tlie  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  country,'  in  all  cases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
A  review  of  foreign  markets  and  accounts  of  move 
ments  abroad  will  also  be  furnished,  and  no  pains 
will  be  spared  to  make  The  Stationer  a  thorough 
and  complete  exponent  of  the  trade. 
Subscription  and  postage  for  Great  Britain, 

per  annum 13s. 

Any  information  our  readers  may  wish  to  obtain 
ghall  be  cheerfully  given,  and  prompt  replies  will  be 
made  to  all  inquiries  addressed  to  us  on  any  subjects 
of  interest  to  the  trade. 

Communications  on  all  trade  matters  are  earnestly 
solicited.    Address 

HOWARD  LOCK  WOOD,  Pres.  and  Treas. 
American  Stationer  Association, 

74  Ddane  Street,  New  York. 

BRANCH  OFFICES. 

■Western  Office  :  P.  G.  Monroe,  General  Manager, 
8  Lakeside  Building.  Chicago,  III. 

Eastern  Office  :  E.  P.  Harris,  General  Manager, 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia  Office  :  J.  Viennot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Sonthern  Office :  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, corner  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts..  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside ]  ^  London  ^'"'"^  Building. 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo ^igo,  Spain. 

G.  Galvagno Turin,  Italy. 

8.  Bernard Venice  and  Plorence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa.  Italy. 

J-  H-  <««  ^-^y j^n^S^cTJ-E^sfa^es'"' 

•'o'-Hogan 1^^°^.  A^l?fl^a.  ^°' 

R.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane.  Queensland. 

A.  G.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  Ciiina. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent,  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

uamilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana.  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

Josd  A.  Barros Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Edward  Grauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hijos Curagoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Conen  de  Lissa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

G.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas G.  Throm (Honolulu,    Sandwich     Isl- 

I     ands. 

John  G.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Halght Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes ]  ^' Columbia '"*'*'"'  ^"^"^ 

Subftcribers  to  Thk  Stationbr  can  be  supplied  with 
the  best  cloth  binder  In  the  market.  Deliverable  at 
the  publication  office.    Price,  fifty  cents. 

Readers  of  this  paper  who  avail  themselves  of  the 
Information  obtained  from  its  columns,  by  advertise 
tnent  or  othenvise.  are  requested  to  notify  their  cor- 
respondents of  the  source  of  tb«lr  information. 


The  Cape  Coast  frauds  are  still  at  work 
sending  requests  for  samples.  We  have 
been  shown  a  liberal  offer  made  to  an 
Albany  house,  which  hasn't  the  time  to 
take  up  with  it.  The  lateet  communica- 
tion purports  to  come  from  S.  F.  A.  Mensah 
&  Sons,  who  subscribe  themselves  "  ever- 
lasting truly."  These  frauds  are  perennial 
as  well  as  everlasting. 


In  considering  the  stationery  market  we 
are  disposed  to  give  the  trade  credit  not 
only  for  good  intentions  but  for  good 
judgment.  Our  reports  of  trade  in  the 
metropolis  and  at  other  distributing  points 
all  tend  in  one  direction,  and  that  is  to 
show  that  there  is  less  speculation,  and  that 
business  men  are  more  disposed  to  pay  for 
what  they  buy  than  to  run  up  big  bills  and 
take  chances.  This  may  have  the  efifect  of 
preventing  a  rush  of  business,  which  in  turn 
will  be  followed  by  a  season  of  repose,  but 
at  the  same  time  it  is  more  likely  to  result 
in  a  steady,  if  moderate,  trade  movement, 
which  in  the  end  may  prove  more  profit- 
able, as  it  certainly  will  be  safer. 


The  manufacture  of  paper  in  this  country 
has  taken  great  strides  within  a  few  years. 
Not  only  has  the  number  of  mills  been 
greatly  increased,  but  the  older  mills  have 
been  improving  their  machinery  and  en- 
larging their  producing  capacity,  until  the 
increased  production  has  led  to  inquiry 
whether  the  business  has  not  been  over- 
done. "  Lock  wood's  Directory  of  the 
Paper  Trade  for  1883"  shows  that  there 
are  1,051  paper  mills  in  America,  and  of 
these  1,018  are  in  operation.  Since  March 
1, 1882,  sixty -eight  new  mills  making  paper 
and  pulp  have  started  up,  and  thirty-seven 
other  mills  are  in  course  of  construction. 
The  extension  of  the  industry  to  so  marked 
a  degree,  led  the  publisher  of  the  Direc- 
tory to  invite  opinions  from  paper  makers 
in  all  parts  of  the  country,  as  to  the  conclu- 
sions to  be  derived  from  this  growth.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal,  of  last  Saturday, 
printed  a  great  many  answers  to  the  in- 
quiry, and  while  the  general  tone  of  the  re- 
plies is  not  sanguine,  and  is,  in  some  cases, 
even  of  a  gloomy  nature,  the  condition 
of  the  paper  trade  does  not  appear  to 
warrant  foreboding  if  care  and  judg- 
ment are  exercised.  That  the  mills  are 
capable  of  producing  more  than  the 
demands  of  home  consumption  require 
is  evident,  but  there  are  several  methods  of 
keeping  manufacture  well  in  hand  which 
paper  makers  can  utilize  if  they  so  desire. 
Paper  is  clieap  enough  to-day,  and  we  do 
not  know  that  there  is  any  call  for  lower 
prices.  If  there  was,  it  would  require 
sacrifices  which  probably  cannot  be  con- 
ceded without  detriment  to  the  general 
body  of  trade.  Weakness  once  established 
in  one  line  of  business  or  manufacture  is 
apt  to  extend  to  and  affect  other  and  diverse 
interests.  Among  the  suggestions  offered 
for  keeping  an  excess  of  goods  from  com- 
ing on  the  market  is  the  export  outlet.  This 
is  not  new,  and  has  been  urged  time  and 


time  again.  Some  of  our  manufacturers 
have  secured  a  foreign  market  for  their 
goods,  and  they  have  not,  so  far  as  we  have 
heard,  regretted  that  they  sought  it.  The 
increase  in  production  caused  by  the  new 
mills  is  not  in  itself  alarming,  inasmuch  as 
it  has  been  chiefly  in  the  manufacture  of 
fibre  and  of  the  lower  grades  of  paper. 
The  mills  making  the  finer  grades  are  gen- 
erally able  to  keep  their  output  well  sold  up. 
While,  therefore,  the  paper  trade  situation 
is  one  which  calls  for  the  exercise  of  pru- 
dence, it  does  not  justify  alarm. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 


[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S  ,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

W.  Brown  (R.) $3.35 

Drews  &  Co 60 

F.  Groneberg 410 

J.  Bardelli  700 

J.  Bardelli 275 

Borden  &  Cain  (R.) 1,577 

J.M.Mullen 214 


MIDDLE  ST.ATES. 

W.  E.  Sackett  &  Co.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J 448 

De  Wilde  &  Co.,  Paterson,  N.  J  1,200 

Lansing  &  Van  Keuran,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  .   2,700 
M.  A.  Shumway,  Syracuse.  N.  Y 1,200 


EASTERN   STATES. 
R.   B.   Caldwell  &  Co.,   Gardiner,   Me.,  mort- 
gage $2,085  cancelled 1.361 

Geo.  W.  Thomas,  Haverhill,  Mass 3,023 

Mallette,  Annable  &  Co.,  Springfield,  Mass 100 

Henry  W.  Goodnow,  Worcester,  Mass.  (Real)..  200 
Cort    F.   Lawrence,  et  ux.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

(Real)    50C 

Chas.  E.  Cooper,  Boston,  Mass 600 

Chas.  H.  Pike,  Chelsea,  Mass  1,500 

Wm.  R.  Call,  Gloucester,  Mass 1,151 


WESTERN  STATES. 
A.  J.  Lukins,  Sheridan,  111 

C.  W.  Brown,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  (Globe  Printing 
Company)  (Real) 

John  J.  Jones  (Jones,  Brothers  &  Co.),  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio  (Real) 

D.  Mackley,  Jackson,  Ohio 

Charles  Bruckman,  Denver,  Col 

Charles  Bruckman,  Denver,  Col 

Trepanier  Brothers,  Grand  Forks,  Dak 

Maurice  F.  Tissier,  E.  S.  Louis,  111.  (Real.) 

Peter  Gfroerer,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  (Real,  P.  M.). 

Hebb  &  Goodwin,  Terre  Haute,  Ind 

V.  W.  Bruce,  Big  Rapids,  Mich 


150 
1.000 

3,.360 

1,200 
800 
644 

.3,000 
500 

3,500 
240 
100 


SOUTHERN  STATES. 

Holman  Coffin*  Co.,  Atlanta,  Ga 1,100 

Henry    N.    Farley   &  Co.,   Kansas   City,    Mo. 

(trust  deed) 2,000 

Henry   M.    Farley   &   Co.,    Kansas   City,  Mo.      500 


NOVA  SCOTIA. 
Wm.  Theakston,  Halifax  (B.  S.) 2,700 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


J.  C.  B.  wants  the  address  of  the  Berkshire  Valley 
Paper  Company. 

A71S. — Pittsfield,  Mass. 
W.  C.  N.  wants  to  know  who  makes  or  where  to  get 
Excelsior  (manilla)  blank-books. 

Ans. — Geo.  W.  Cross,  Saugerties,  N.  Y.,  is  the 
manufacturer.   The  Tower  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany,  Broadway,   corner    Duane   street,   New 
York,  has  the  New  York  agency  for  them. 
Alpha,  last  week,  asked  for  Peri  Pearl  paper. 

Ans. — We  are  told  by  a  most  invaluable  cor- 
respondent, whom   we  thank,  that  there  is  such 


April  5,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEICA.N    STATIONER. 


489 


a  paper.    It  is  a  brand  sold  by  Jansen,  McClurg 
&  Co.,  Chicago.    The  name  is  a  trade-mark. 
S.  &  C.  made  inquiry  last  weet  about  cash  sales 
checks. 

Ans. — In  addition  to  manufacturers  named, 
take  the  name  of  Ward  &  Gay,  178  Devonshire 
street,  Boston. 

M.  B.  wants  address  of Pollock,  Boston,  dealer 

in  fancy  goods,  &c. 

Ans. — We  think  that  his  name  is  Charles. 
Look  in  this  column  next  week  for  further  in- 
formation. 

^ommxxnicmxous. 


[Correspondents  are  requested  to  write  on  only  one 
side  of  their  paper.  No  responsibility  for  the  opinions 
of  correspondents  attaches  to  this  paper.] 


A  Disclaimer. 

Portland,  Me.,  March  29, 1883. 
To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer  : 

Inclosed  find  a  circular  which  speaks  for  itself. 
In  connection  with  it  we  especially  desire  to  dis- 
abuse the  trade  of  any  notion  they  possess  as  to 
our  being  in  the  slightest  way  related,  now  or  in 
the  past,  with  the  defunct  firm  of  Dresser,  Mc- 
Lellan  &  Co.,  or  with  its  successor,  Aurin  L. 
Dresser. 

Our  reason  for  this  special  disclaimer  is  that 
the  writer,  when  in  New  York  and  Boston 
within  a  few  weeks  past,  found  his  chance  for 
obtaining  credit,  or  even  prices,  considerably 
affected  by  a  belief  that  his  firm  was  an  offshoot 
of  the  older  house,  which  is  decidedly  untrue. 
Very  respectfully, 

Thomas  B.  Mosher, 
for  McLellan,  Mosher  &  Co. 

[Note, — The  circular  referred  to  in  the 
foregoing  letter  is  that  sent  out  by  Aurin 
L.  Dresser,  notifying  his  creditors  of  his 
inability  to  meet  his  engagements,  and  that 
he  was  about  to  take  a  sea  voyage  for  the 
sake  of  his  health. — Ed.  ] 


ARCH/EOLOGICAL      DISCOVERIES      IN 
MEXICO. 


Important  archseological  discoveries  have  re- 
cently been  made  at  Mitia,  a  village  in  Mexico, 
which  is  situated  between  20  and  30  miles  from 
Oajaca,  in  the  table-land  of  Mixtecapan.  Ex- 
tensive remain^  of  ancient  palaces  and  tombs 
have  been  revealed,  and  they  are  exceptionally 
remarkable  from  the  columns  supporting  the 
roof,  a  style  of  architecture  peculiar  to  the  dis- 
trict of  Mexico  in  which  they  are  to  be  found. 
These  ruins  have  been  explored  by  Herr  Bmil 
Herbruger,  although  he  was  not  permitted  to 
excavate  the  sites.  In  a  description  of  the  ruins 
Herr  Herbruger  states  that  the  great  hall  con- 
tains six  columns,  and  is  about  131  feet  long  by 
23  feet  broad.  Each  column  is  about  11)^  feet 
in  height,  and  is  of  solid  stone.  The  hall,  which 
is  entered  by  three  doorways,  was  used  as  an 
ante-chamber  for  the  Royal  Guards.  The 
tombs  are  all  of  equal  size  and  T-shaped.  The 
walls  are  embellished  with  stone  mosaics. 


Indelible  Aniline  Marking  Ink.— Dissolve 
1  oz.  of  chloride  of  copper  in  3  1-2  ozs.  of  dis- 
tilled water,  and  add  1  1-4  ozs.  chloride  of  sodium 
(common  salt).  One  volume  of  this  solution  is 
mixed  with  four  volumes  of  a  solution  prepared 
as  follows:  3  1-2  ozs.  chloride  of  aniline,  2  1-2  ozs. 
distilled  water,  and  1  oz.  of  gum-arabic  in  2  ozs. 
water  and  1  oz.  glycerine.  The  resulting  green- 
ish liquid  gives  an  excellent  marking  ink,  and 
though  the  letters  do  not  immediately  appear 
black,  they  will  do  so  in  course  of  a  few  days. 


CINCINNATI   NOTES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  April  2,  1883. 

The  weather  has  a  direct  influence  on  trade 
here  just  now.  It  has  been  bad  and  gloomy  for 
two  or  three  weeks.  Winter  has  pushed  in  upon 
the  domain  of  spring,  and  here  we  have  April 
with  winter  weather.  It  makes  people  dull,  in- 
different and,  in  a  sort  of  way,  irresolute.  Un- 
seasonable weather  always  hurts  somebody's 
business.  It  looks  now  as  if  the  leap  from  win- 
ter into  summer  might  be  sudden.  Just  think 
of  the  disappointment  of  the  hatters,  with 
spring  stocks  on  hand  unsold,  and  of  the 
dry-goods  stores,  with  stocks  of  ladies'  dress 
goods  to  carry  over,  and  of  the  accumu- 
lation of  vernal  hats  and  bonnets  in  the  mil- 
linery shops,  and  you  will  begin  to  realize 
why  people  take  an  interest  in  the  weather  on 
business  considerations.  But  what  is  the  anxiety 
and  disappointment  of  the  business  man  from 
the  uncertainty  of  the  seasons  when  compared 
to  the  mental  anguish  of  the  youthful  beauty 
with  full  spring  dress  from  the  plumage  of  the 
sweet  bonnet  to  the  lovely  toe  of  the  latest  style 
opera  shoe,  and  never  a  day  in  all  the  spring 
months  to  wear  them  out-doors.  If  you  know 
any  such  case,  you  have  discovered  real  agony, 
which  is  more  than  a  match  for  any  business 
woe  that  besets  man.  But  really  business  has 
been  held  back  by  the  weather.  The  roads  in 
the  country  have  not  "broken  up  "  yet,  but  re- 
main with  the  winter  chill  upon  them.  No  data 
for  forecasting  the  wheat  prospect  has  developed 
into  reliability  yet.  The  transition  season  is  on 
and  no  one  knows  what  the  next  turn  will 
be  in  the  state  of  the  elements.  The  peaches 
and  other  fruit  in  this  region  are  safe  and 
are  likely  to  escape  injury.  The  backward 
weather  has  kept  fruit  buds  from  swelling  and 
the  crop  will  probably  be  large.  The  peach  crop 
has  missed  in  this  region  for  several  years,  and 
this  is  an  important  product  here  when  it  does 
turn  out  well.  The  orchards  are  numerous  and 
large.  Last  year  the  frost  destroyed  nearly  all 
fruits.  But,  as  I  said  before,  the  transition 
period  in  the  weather  and  the  season  has  not 
passed  and  there  is  no  telling  just  now  what  to 
expect. 

For  some  reason  there  is  a  lull  here  in  general 
business,  and  lull  and  nothing  more  is  all  it  is. 
There  is  not  the  slightest  touch  of  depression 
about  it.  The  tone  of  business  is  healthful  and 
the  outlook  is  good.  It  is  only  by  the  strictest 
construction  of  the  term  that  it  can  be  called 
dull.  No  one  looks  upon  this  dullness  as  other 
than  temporary. 

Cassius  C.  Markle,  of  C.  P.  Markle  &  Sons, 
paper  manufacturers.  West  Newton,  Pa.,  ar- 
rived here  last  Thursday  on  a  big  spree,  and 
registered  at  the  Burnet  House,  as  J.  W.  Over- 
holt,  St.  Louis.  On  Friday  he  was  arrested  at 
the  instance  of  Jesse  H.  Lippincott,  assignee  of 
the  firm,  and  surrendered  something  near  thirty 
thousand  dollars,  which  was  found  bestowed  in 
his  valise  and  on  his  person  in  various  places — 
even  in  his  boots.  It  was  reported  that  he  left 
Pittsburg  with  $100,000  of  the  firm's  money. 
No  doubt  more  than  $30,000  was  recovered  here, 
but  that  was  all  that  was  found  at  the  time  he 
was  arrested.  He  was  released  as  soon  as  the 
money  was  restored,  and  his  wife  came  and 
took  him  back  to  Pittsburg.  Members  of  the 
firm  seem  to  regard  the  matter  as  the  freak  of 
a  man  made  insane  by  drink.  The  Pittsburg 
people  who  came  here  after  him  were  careful  to 
say  that  it  was  not  regarded  as  a  theft.  They 
also  said  that  he  was  not  in  the  habit  of  gam- 


bling, and  that  but  for  his  one  personal  vice  he 
made  his  home  happy.  The  story  of  the  assign- 
ment in  consequence  of  this  man's  action  you  set 
forth  in  The  Stationer  last  week. 

Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  have  for  a  long  time 
been  enjoying  a  hunt  for  some  thief  who  has 
been  helping  himself  to  their  books.  Last 
Thursday  they  caught  a  little  man,  whose  name 
I  will  not  give,  though  the  press  here  gave  it. 
The  man  has  not  been  tried  yet,  and  when  he  is, 
the  evidence  might  not  be  sufficient.  Books  were 
found  in  his  house  with  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.'s 
private  mark  on  them.  The  defendant  says  that 
he  bought  the  books  at  auction.  No  one  saw  him 
take  any  of  the  books.  Unfortunately  for  his 
story  in  defense,  the  books  found  in  his  posses- 
sion are  nearly  all  quite  new.  The  man  has  re- 
spectable relatives,  which  is  another  reason  for 
not  mentioning  the  name  before  proof  of  guilt 
has  been  established. 

Prince  William. 

Market  ^tmtm. 

Office  of  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  April  4,  1883.      ( 

THE  MONET  3[A.RIiET.— The  mouey  market 
is  working  easier  through  an  increased  supply  of 
loanable  funds  and  a  somewhat  less  urgent  demand. 
The  discount  rates  for  prime  mercantile  paper  are  6 
@,7  per  cent.,  and  the  banks  are  in  a  position  to  ex- 
tend accommodation  to  their  patrons.  The  stock 
market  has  developed  a  stronger  tone  under  the  in- 
fluence of  cheaper  money  and  increased  railroad 
traffic  a,nd  prices  have  quite  generally  advanced 
with  an  increased  and  well  distributed  business. 
Railroad  bonds  were  active  and  strong.  Government 
bonds  were  strong  at  an  advance  in  the  extended  5's. 
Foreign  exchange  has  further  advanced,  the  rise  hav- 
ing been  prompted  by  an  increased  demand  incident 
to  an  easier  money  market. 

laJB  JfA.l'EB  MJ-ItKET.— With  the  city  deal- 
ers business  has  presented  very  much  the  appear- 
ance of  a  holiday  during  the  past  week,  and  "  dull 
trade  "  is  the  expression  to  be  heard  in  every  direc- 
tion. Many  of  the  smaller  mills  are  said  to  be  running 
at  a  loss,  and  a  very  much  larger  number  are  turn- 
ing out  a  product  at  a  smaller  margin,  it  is  believed, 
than  was  ever  known  in  the  history  of  the  trade. 
The  process  of  overhauling  and  repairing  will  begin 
earlier  this  year  than  usual,  and  will  be  continued 
much  longer.  In  regard  to  prices,  no  changes  have 
been  made  during  the  week,  most  grades  holding 
steadily  to  those  ruling  a  week  ago. 

THE  STATIOJSERF  MAHKET.—  A  slightly 
improved  condition  of  trade  is  reported  this  week 
although  the  volume  of  business  transacted  since  our 
last  issue  has  fallen  short  of  expectations.  This  is 
attributed  partly  to  the  continued  ungeuial  w^;fither 
and  to  the  bad  state  of  the  roads  in  many  sections  of 
the  country,  which  makes  it  difficult  to  travel;  but 
the  principal  reason  advanced,  is  that  dealers  are  in- 
clined to  carry  only  very  light  stocks,  such  as  are  to 
supply  them  for  near  wants  rather  than  with  a  view 
to  future  requirements.  Travelers  recently  returned 
from  extended  trips  report  that  there  seems  to  be  an 
inehnation  among  the  trade  not  to  carry  any  stock  on 
speculation  but  only  that  which  is  necessary  for  the 
different  seasons.  The  knowing  ones  regard  this  as 
a  good  omen  for  future  business,  although  for  the 
present  it  may  depress  trade  a  little.  It  is  said  that 
if  this  idea  is  carried  out  permanently  there  will  be 
fewer  failures.  Many  think  that  business  will  not 
open  briskly  until  about  July  1,  while  others  say  that 
with  the  advent  of  finer  weather  a  good  trade  will  be 
transacted.  The  fancy  goods  dealers  report  business 
good  in  import  orders  and  fair  in  immediate  sale.  In 
these  lines  a  great  many  rich  novelties  are  introduced. 
In  some  lines  of  pens  and  pencils  trade  has  stirred 
up  considerably,  but  in  imported  pens  the  demand  is 
slow,  as  dealers  will  only  buy  lightly.  During  the 
month  of  March  the  trade  in  school-books  is  said  to 
have  been  very  large.  In  most  lines  of  staple 
stationery,  trade  is  steady  and  shows  a  fair  consump 
tive  demand. 


500 


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THE  HANDY  BLOTTER 

Is  the  Most  Simple,  the  Cheapest  and  by  far  the  Most 
Popular  Blotter  in  use.  It  is  an  article  of  quick  sale 
ana  larg»-  profit. 

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The  above  Cut  shows  the  Handy  Blotter  in  use. 

Manufactnrlng  Stationer, 

No.  105  South  4th  Street,  PHILADELPHIA. 


BRENTANO  BROS. 

LONDON  EXCHEQUER 

Jet  Black  Ink. 

—  WRITES  BLACK  AT  ONCE.  — 

Four  Sizes— Quarts,  Pints,  Half  Pints,  and  2  Oz. 

Can  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  Stationers,  and  at 

BRENTANO    BROS.,  5   Union  Square,  New  York. 


cx^o-wzt  smuait^, 


stamping   Inks,  Mucilaee,  &o., 
184  WILLIAM   STREET,   NEW   YORK. 

NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  ENGLAND  R.R. 


Resumption  of  the  favorite  Transfer  Steamer 
Maryland  Route.  Throueh  Pullman  Cars  for 
PHILADELPHIA,  BALTIMORE  and  WASHINGTON, 
WITHOUT  CHANGE,  connecting  with  through  trains  to 
Florida  and  all  points  South  and  West.  Train 
leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.,  daily. 

Leave  Boston  for  Grand  Ckntral  Depot,  NEW 
YORK,  at  9  A.  M.;  returning,  leave  New  York  at  11 
A.  M.  and  II. -34  P.  M.,  week  days.  Pullman  Palace 
Cars  run  through. 

NORWICH  LINE  for  NEW  YORK  (limited 
tickets),  83.  Train  leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.  week 
days,  connecting  with  elegant  steamers  City  of 
Worcester  and  City  of  New  York ;  returning,  leave 
New  York  at  5PM 

Trains  leave  BOSTON  for  PROVIDENCE  at  9  and 
11.45  A.  M.,  3.30  and  6  P.  M.  ;  returning  at  8.15  and 
11.20  A.  M.,  1.30,  5.30  and  7  P.  M.  Round  Trip,  limited 
tickets,  $1.50. 

Tickets,  Staterooms  and  Berths  secured  at  ofiSce, 
822  Washington  Street,  corner  of  Milk,  and  at  Station, 
foot  of  Summer  Street,  Boston. 

S.  M.  FELTON,  Jr.,  A.  C.  KENDALL, 

General  Manager.  Gen.  Pass.  Agent. 

EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  East   14th  St.,    Uuiou    Square. 

BEST  QUAUTY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  all  principa' 
cities.    Trade  List  furnished  on  application. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

importers  and  uanufactitrers  of  a  superior  line  of 

Fine   Notes,   Envelopes,  Visiting    Cards   and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126<Scl28   IDXJ^N-E   ST. 

All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-Mark  are  warranted. 


WMLEY,  THORP  &  DRESSER, 

111  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, 

—  MANUFACTURERS  OF  — 


AUTOGRAPH  ALBUMS 


—  AND  — 


SCRAP  BOOKS. 


We  shall  offer  the  trade  a  beautiful  line  of  these  goods,  new  in 
design  and  elegantly  made 

We  urge  the  trade  to  examine  our  manufactures  before  placing 
their  orders. 

-^  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE  LIST  READY  IN  MAY.  ^- 


BARTLETT 

Copying  Presses. 

Self-Adju sting.     Parts    Interchangeable. 

Gold  Medal  Awarded  at  the  International 

Cotton  Exposition  of  18:J1. 

The  lower  plate  is  drawn  up  against  the  stationary 

upper  plate. 

For  Sale  by  all  Stationers.    Manufactured  by 

WILCOX   &  THOMPSON, 

31  to  27  Fur  man  Street,  Brooklyn,  If.  T. 


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CEO.  M.  HAYES,  Manager.  506  &  508  NORTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

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THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIONER 


501  n 


PH.  HAKE 


—MANUFACTURER    OF— 


Fine  Envelopes,  Papers 

AHD  WEDDIHa  STATIOHEET, 

Cards  and  Card  Board, 


ORDERS  OP  DANCING, 


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MANUFACTORY  AND  WAREROOMS: 

62,  64,  66  &  68  Ann,  and  ISl  &  155  William  St., 


Headquarters  for  Every  Article  Named  Above. 
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(I'atented  in  Europe  and  America.) 

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Single  Blow. 

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Books,  Ringing  Show  Cards  and 
Pamphlets,  &c.,  &c.,  with  400  Steel 
Staples  and  50  Steel  Suspension 
Rings,  boxed. 

Sample  by  mail,  all  complete. 
Fifty  Cents. 

Staples,  all  sizes,  50  cents  per  1000. 

Suspension  Rings,  50  cents  per  Box 

of  500  Rings. 


The  Trade  will  be  supplied,  cash  with 

order,  at  the  following  rates: 
Suspension  Ring   Paper   Fast- 
ener (as  above),  per  Gross,    $48.00 
Steel  Suspension  Rings,  per  M,  .66?^ 
Novelty  Staples,  per  M,     .      .      .33}^ 

Strangers  are  referred  for  our 
standing  to  the  Pubhsher  of  this 
Paper,  to  any  of  the  Express  Com- 
panies, or  to  Bradstreet's  Mercantile 
Agency. 

Sole  Agents  for  United   States   and 
Canada, 

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our  Patented  Specialties  in  Station- 
ers' Hardware,  address, 

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the  Sole  Manufacturers, 


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QUILL-ACTION.   RESERVOIR  PEN, 

THE  ACME. 


other  leading  Pens   are  Falcon,  No.  22,  extra 

fine,  333  ;  College,  28 ;  Easy  "Writer, 

130;  Round  Point,  20. 


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mm  mm. 

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New  League  Match  Ball,  white,  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  $12  00 
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Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,   8  00 
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Amateur  "        "regulationsizeand  weight,  red,6  00 

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box.  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  of  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

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copies  perfectly,  and  remelting  is  unneces- 
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nent Stationers  in  tlie  U.  S. 

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WATKINS,  N.  Y. 

General  Agent  for  New  York  City,  WM.  A.  CHESTEK,  84  Nassau  Stxeet  (Koom  41). 


OBITUARY. 


Walter  Parkish. 
Walter  Parrisb,  of  the  firm  of  George  &  Wal- 
ter Parrish,  Owenboro,  Ky.,  died  on  March  26. 
His  death  was  a  surprise  and  shock  to  his  many 
friends  and  acquaintances  in  that  city.  It  was 
known  that  he  was  in  delicate  health,  but  as  he 
was  seen  out  only  a  few  days  previous  it  was 
not  thought  the  end  was  so  near.  He  was  in  his 
twenty-sixth  year.  He  was  an  intelligent,  en- 
terprising young  business  man,  devoted  to  his 
work,  and  often  over-taxed  his  frail  physical 
condition.  He  was  of  a  modest,  retiring  nature, 
and  is  highly  spoken  of  by  those  who  knew  him. 


George  W.  Davids. 

George  W.  Davids,  of  the  firm  of  Thaddeus 
Davids  &  Co.,  ink  manufacturers,  of  No.  127 
William  street,  was  found  dying  on  Wednesday 
afternoon  at  the  Grand  Union  Hotel,  at  Forty- 
second  street  and  Fourth  avenue,  from  the  ef- 
fects of  laudanum,  and  died  before  medical  aid 
was  procured.  Mr.  Davids  was  at  his  oflBce  in 
this  city  as  usual  on  Tuesday,  and  left  about 
5  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  for  the  Grand  Cen- 
tral Depot.  At  7  o'clock  he  entered  the 
Grand  Union  Hotel  and  asked  for  a  room.  He 
was  known  at  the  hotel  as  a  transient  visitor, 
and,  after  he  had  registered  his  name  and  ad- 
dress, he  was  assigned  to  Room  No.  599,  on  the 
fifth  floor.  Mr.  Davids  retired  at  once,  and 
nothing  more  was  heard  from  him  until  about 
11  o'clock  yesterday  morning,  when  the 
chamber-maid,  according  to  the  rules  of  the 
house,  rapped  at  the  door  of  the  room. 
The  occupant  answered  testily,  "Go  away; 
let  me  alone."  An  hour  later  the  cham- 
ber-maid again  rapped  at  the  door,  and  Mr. 
Davids  again  ordered  her  away.  "Pve  paid 
for  this  room,"  he  said,  "  and  if  they  want 
more  money  for  it  I've  got  plenty.  Go  away 
and  let  me  alone."  The  girl  went  away  and  did 
not  again  disturb  him.  About  two  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon  an  upholsterer,  while  at  work  in 
the  corridor  outside  the  room  occupied  by  Mr. 
Davids,  heard  loud  and  labored  breathing  com- 
ing from  the  room.  Alarmed  at  this,  he  went 
to  the  oflBce  and  reported  to  WilliSm  B.  Fitch, 
the  manager,  that  he  thought  there  was  some- 
thing wrong  with  the  guest  in  Room  No.  599. 
Mr.  Fitch,  with  a  carpenter,  went  to  the  room. 
For  some  minutes  he  rapped  loudly  for  admis- 
sion, but  receiving  no  response  the  carpenter 
forced  open  the  transom  and  climbed  into  the 
room.  Mr.  Davids  was  found  lying,  undressed, 
in  the  bed,  unconscious  and  breathing  heavily. 
A  physician  was  sent  for,  but  before  one  arrived 
Mr.  Davids  was  dead.  A  four-ounce  vial  about 
half  full  of  laudanum  was  found  on  the  bu- 
reau, and  it  was  thought  that  Mr.  Daviils  had 
swallowed  ahdut  two  ounces  of  the  opiate.  He 
had  been  troubled  with  rheumatic  gout  from 
which  opiates  gave  him  relief. 

George  W.  Davids  was  48  years  of  age,  and 
had  been  married  twice.  He  leaves  a  widow 
and  seven  children,  two  by  bis  first  marriage, 
and  five  by  the  second.  His  domestic  relations 
are  said  to  have  been  of  the  happiest.  Coroner 
Kennedy  inquired  into  the  circumstances  of  the 
death,  and  gave  a  permit  for  the  removal  of  the 
body  to  New  Rochelle.  Mr.  Davids  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Huguenot  Lodge,  No.  448,  F.  and  A.  M., 
and  Bethlehem  Commandery,  No.  54,  of  Knights 
Templars,of  New  Rochelle.  He  was  also  a  Vestry- 
man of  Trinity  Episcopal  Church  in  that  village. 
He  had  held  the  ofiice  of  Country  Treasurer  of 
Westchester  County,  and  was  also  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Supervisors.  He  had  been  in  the 
ink  business  since  his  boyhood,  in  partnership 


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with  his  brothers.  At  the  time  of  his  death  Mr. 
Davids  owned  a  house  in  Echo  avenue,  in  New 
Rochelle,  commanding  a  fine  view  of  the  Sound. 
It  is  an  old  homestead,  which  he  purchased  from 
David  Harrison. 

Mr.  Davids  entered  the  employ  of  Davids  & 
Pomeroy,  of  which  firm  his  father  was  senior 
partner,  in  1856,  as  bookkeeper  and  general  clerk, 
and  at  Mr.  Pomeroy's  death  in  1867  he  was  ad^ 
mitted  to  partnership,  the  firm  style  being 
changed  to  Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co.  He  then 
assumed  the  control  of  affairs  in  his  father's 
place;  In  1875  his  brothers,  David  and  John  B., 
were  admitted  to  partnership,  the  latter  with- 
drawing in  1880.  About  a  year  ago  he  with- 
drew from  the  firm,  because  of  some  unfortunate 
speculations,  but  continued  his  business  relations 
with  it. 

Mr.  Davids  for  several  years  held  office  in  the 
Stationers'  Board  of  Trade,  and  was  treasurer 
of  that  organization.  A  meeting  of  the  trus- 
tees of  the  board  will  be  held  to-morrow,  when 
resolutions  of  regret  will  be  offered.  It  will 
probably  be  decided  that  the  trustees  shall  at- 
tend the  funeral  in  a  body. 

H.  Dl  USSY. 

General  Commission  Merchant, 

I'ublisher  and  Wholesale  JiooJesfller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS    AGENT 

At  the  INTERN ATIONAI,  EXHIBITION,  to  b3 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  Jiay,  1883,  for 
AUKKICAN  MANUFACTUKEK>;,  J>VK>- 
TORS,  &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  liina. 

Palilishing  Department. 

The  India.  MBRCtmT,  an  export  joiu-nal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shipping 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department! 

The  American  Mail  akd  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemeen  Dagelad  vam  Nederlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Looomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Txport  D  partment  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  AustraUa 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  will  be  suppUed  by  addi-essing 

J.  II.  r>E   I5USSY, 

93,  Heerengracht,  Amsterdam 


JAMES    A.   WHITNEY, 

COTTXTSELOR-AT-LA'W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and  Trader 

Mark  Causes. 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY,  U.S.A. 

JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  United  States  and  Foreign  Patenta 

and  Trade-Marks, 

No.  140  Nassau  St.,  New  York  City. 

American,  Canadian,  British  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed.  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro 
tected  by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted.  Opinions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Vahdity  of  Patents, 
&c.,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
carefully  drawn.  Business  may  be  transacted  either 
ill  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  kent  in- 
violably secret  and  confidential. 

FAMES  A  WHITNEY,  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  City 


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Printing  Machines,  Type  and  other  Office  Materials, 
as  well  as  samples  of  Paper  and  Novelties  in  the 
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ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

No.  152  Broadway,  Nbav  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

m^  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 


C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 


IMPORTER  OF 


Fancy  Goods,  Glassware,  Ctiina,  Toys,  Gwes, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

3iTos.  2©,  31  an-oL  33  ZPailr  I^lace,  liTeTTT  "STorDs. 

R.  T.  &  S.  BLOOD,  Jr., 

Formerly  with  THE  AMERICAN  BANK  NOTE  CO. 


CONSECUTIVE    NUMBERING,     ^ ^ 

BLANK    BOOK    PAGING, 
•^ -*•  And   PERFORATING. 


aSTo.  S 1    Tolm    street,    iTe-^TT-    "STorls, 


AprU  5,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEICAN    STATIOK'ER 


505 


THE  ELWOOD  FILES. 

STRONGEST!   CHEAPEST!   BEST! 

Capacity  from  two  to  four  times  as  gfreat  as  any  other  file  made. 


DISCOUNT   TO   THE   TRADE. 


Sold  by  the  leading  Jobbing  Trade  and  the  Manufacturer. 

BUXTON  &  SKINNER  STATIONERY  CO., 

215  &  217  Chestnut  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


L  L  BROWN  FAFER  COUFAIIT, 

AZ3AI»IS.    ]!tXA.SSACXXX7SE:TXS,  XT.  S.  .A.. 

— ■ »-       Manufacturers  of  First-Class       -« 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


^ ■-*■     WHICH  WILL  STAND  THE  SEVEREST  TESTS  OP  EEASUEE  AMD  EE-WEITIUG,     -*- 


being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


NO    SPRINGS. 


NO    WEIGHTS. 


EVERY    STATIONER 

—  SHOUIJ)  HAVK  AT  ONCE   A  STOCK  OP  — 

rulton's  Gravity  Scales, 

Acknowledged  to  be  superior  to  anything  ever  offered  for  mail- 
ing purposes.    Liberal  Discounts.    Illustrated  Price  List 
sent  on  application.    Trade  supplied  by 

THE  FULTON  GRAVITY  SCALE  CO., 

26  Walnat  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


A  GENTS  : 


BAKER,  PRATT  &  CO.,  New  York. 

J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  &  CO.,  Philadelphia. 
Mention  American  Stationer.  B.  W.  &  H.  S.  CHILD,  Boston. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY!  CO.. 


Salesrootn,  84  <£  80  Chambers  St.,  New  York 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARS-MlSCISSORS 


OF    EVERT    DESCKIPTION. 


SPRING  IMPORTATIONS. 


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OPEN. 


Select  your  stock  before  May  1,  as  after  that  the  high  tariff  goes  into  effect, 
and  will  increase  prices  materially. 


A    HOST   OF   NOVELTIES 


IN"    JAFAJSTESE    FOFg.OE3L, AIISTS. 

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AND  THE 

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whom  appear  periodically. 

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conductor,  Mr.  Stonhill,  is  apparent  even  on  a  super- 
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ed to  one  country,  one  town,  or  possibly  one  parish. 


UNIVERSAL    CIRCOIiATION. 

Address,   W.  JOHN   STONHILL, 

IMPERIAL   BUILDINGS,    LUDGATE   CIRCUS, 

LONDON,    E.  C,  ENGLAND. 


500 


THE  .\merioa:n"  statioker 


CHARLES   BECK, 

609  Chestnut  Strbet,  Philadelphia, 


I 

IMPORTER  AND  MANUFACTURER  OF 


PAPERS  AND  CARD-BOARDS, 

Gold,  Silver  and  Fancy  Colored  Papers, 

HL^/^r'OIE^TEX)      T^TlTl>TC3r'^JD     BI^R.'miD.^'S"     O-A-I^^S. 


ADVERTISING  CARDS  A  SPECIALTY. 

SOLE    AGENT    FOR    THE    NEW    PATENT    31  AMBLE    PAPERS. 

PAPER  CUTTING  MACHINERY  OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION, 

And    S?!ole    Agent    for    rJOX-3IATCi:TlS'    IMACJBirPif EltY. 

WM.  F.  MURPHY'S  SONS, 

JSTo.    509    Cliestiiiit    Street,    IPMladelpliia,    ]Pa. 

LETTERPRESS  COPYING  BOOK, 

Railroad  and  Bank  Supplies. 

TOWEH  MAITUrACTUmiTG  CO., 

306    Broad-wsuy,    ISTe^^Tsr    York. 


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Photo  Albums, 
Auto  Albums, 


Holiday  Cards,  I  Papeteries, 

Games,  Toy  Books,  Checker  Boards, 

Pocket  Books,     |  Ink  Stands. 


Also,  A  FULL  AND  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  SCHOOL  SUPPLIES. 


SEND     FOR     A     CATALOGUE. 


JOHN  R.  EDWARDS, 

MANUFACTURER  OF 


BLANK  BOOKS 


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And  Students'  Note  Books, 

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TT  is  simply  the  best  got  up  and  most 
■^  ably  edited  journal  of  the  kind  which 
is  published.  The  general  reader  will  find 
much  in  it  that  will  amuse  at  the  same  time 
that  it  instructs,  while  the  printer  will  be 
astonished  by  the  great  variety  and  excel- 
lence ol  the  type  with  which  it  is  printed. 

Tlie  Clerkenwell  (London)  Press. 

Every  Printer,  Stationer,  Paper  Maker,  Book- 
seller, Author,  Newspaper  Proprietor,  Reporter,  in 
fact  eveiyone  interested  directly  or  indirectly  (and 
who  is  not  ?)  mth  Printing  and  Paper,  ought  to  sub- 
scribe. 

"I  consider  this  the  best  paying  investment  Ihave 
entered  into  this  year."  (From  F.  W.  Talbot, 
Printer,  19  Sussex  Street,  Cambridge.) 

Thousands   of  letters   of  this  character 

have  been  received. 


Useful  Trade  Tables,  Trade  Information, 
Heaps  of  Wrinkles,  Sprightly  Articles, 
Amusing  Gossip,  in  every  issue. 
%*  Over  400  applications  for  goods  have 
been  received  by  an  extensive  manufactur- 
ing firm  in  London  from  a  single  advertise- 
ment ri  The  Paper  and  Printing  Trades 
Journal. 

FIELD  &  TUER,  Publishers, 

(Contractors  to    Her  Majesty's  Government), 

¥e  Iseadenhalle  !t?r^esse, 
50   LEADENHALL,  ST.,   LONDON,  E.  C. 

McG  I  L  L'S 

Patent  Fasteners, 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Sampling  Dry 

Goods   and   for   all   Kinds   of 

Light  Binding. 

M  C  G  I  Ij  L  '  S  Suspension    Rings, 
■DATTTW-Ti  Braces,  Hangers 

I'^XlL.JM  1  and  Staples, 

For    Suspending    and    Hanging    Cards,    Pictures, 
Samples,  &c.,  &c. 

m:cghi-.L's  patent 


tiukejtaflg  ^m 


MllliiJjUi 
FOR  INSERTING  McGILL'S  PATENT 

Staple-Fasteners,  Staple-Binders  and  Staple- 
Suspending  Eings,  &c 

MAJTOFACTURKBS, 

HOLMES,  BOOTH  &  HAYDENS, 

49  ChAmbers  St.,  New  York. 


April  5,  18b3,] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONEE. 


507 


Marcus  Ward-^CQ 

Birthday  ^  Cards. 


issa     ^irTxidaTT"  -+-  i^^az^cxs.     isss. 

IN     PLAIN    CARDS,    SINGLE    AND    DOUBLE    FRINGES. 


'•  ♦  Ihe  attention  of  the  Trade  is  called  to  the  new  Paehets  of 

LONDON  and  BELFAST.        .^      ^- sample  books  NOW  ready.      -^       734  BBOADWAY,  New  York. 


L.  C.  TOV^ER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 

UANE7FACTURER  OF 

THERHOHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weaiher  Prognosiicator. 

SOLE  AOENT  FOR 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangfular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 

R.  A.  EOQEBS  k  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the — 


jPeffeclion  Paper  Ofsler  Buckets 

# 

— AND— 

DAYTON,    OHIO. 


SEND   FOR  price:  X-IST. 


iT  HOLYOKE,  MASS 


Mi 


■SEND   FOR   LIST  PMOE  AND 
SAlkiPLKS. 


9 

9i 


JANENTZKY  &  CO , 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Drawing  Papers,  Mathematical  Instruments,  Paint  Boxes,  Draw- 
ing Studies  in  large  variety. 

OIL    AND    WATER-COLOR    PAINTING    MATERIALS. 

LACROIX'S    CHINA    COLORS. 
MIBJEtOMS     FOB     DECOBATING. 

Sole  Manufacturers  of 

PAPIER   MACHE    PLAQUES, 

Furnished  Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Gilt  or  Silvered. 

BLUE  FI^IN"T  I?.OI-iL  F^PER.. 
-WAX     FLOWER     MATERIALS. 

Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States  of 
Ang.   Leonhardi's  (Dresden)  Celebrated  Alizarine  Writing  and  Copying  Ink. 

1^-  Publishers  of  SOtTVENIK  ALBUMS,  of  aU  the  larger  cities  of  the  Union,  of 
Places  of  Summer  Resort,  and  of  Celebrated  Sceneries. 
Catalogues  furnished  on  appUcation.  1125  CHESTNUT  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 


The     I^eerlesjs     lulling     Oase. 

—  Patented  September  12,  1883.  — 
DURABLE   AND  HANDSOME!    RECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 

ALSO, 


THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


508 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIONER. 


QBPACHER  BROTHERS, 


-^c. 


ART  PUBLISHERS,! 

Munich,   Germany.  106  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


T 


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S. 


® - -     ® 

ITovelties  ixx  Satixi,  Silk  and  Frixxges. 

SATIN  GOODS  IN  SHEETS  FOR  MANUFACTURING  PURPOSES. 


THE  CONTINENTAL  MUCILAGE 


J^l^JD 


Jet  Black  Writingr  Ink. 


V7RITING  INKS, 

f  EXTRA    WHITE    GUM     MUCILAGE,  -\- 

HOUSEHOLD   PASTE, 

Sealing  Wax,  Writing  Desl<  Inkstands,  Sponge  Cups, 
B^isrK:E:R.s'  iistkis, 

ROUND   INKSTANDS  WITH   GLASS  STOPPERS, 

ETC.,     ETC. 


Our  goods  are  all  put  up  with  Patent  Wood  Top  Corks  or  Cork  Screws,  as  may  be  desired. 


CONTINENTAL    MFG.  CO., 

426  &  4:28  Market  Street, 

I.  ADDISON  BUSH,  Manager.  PHILADELPHIA,   PA. 


These  Goods  can  be  ordered  of  any  Wholesale  Druggist  or  Stationer,  or  general 
Storekeeper,  in  any  part  of  the  United  States.    Send  for  Price  List  of  oui-  Inks. 


April  5,  1883.  J 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOIsTER 


509 


THE  PLIMPTON  MFG.  CO. 


OF 


Pi^ptTF'OPLiD,    ooisrisr.. 

Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quaHty  of  No.  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them,  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights,  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 

JO  B  PRINTSFtS'  SUPPLISS, 

Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY.       SEND   FOR   DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE   tlST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE   CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  Philadelphia. 

PE ARCE  &  HOAGLAND, 

MANUFACTURERS    O  F 


Gold  Pens,  Pen  "-^  Pencil  Gases £^  Toothpicks 


OF  EVEB7  DESCSIFTIO^. 

Sole  Manufaeturers 
of  the 


CLOSED 
The  only  Pick  that  ■will  not  injure  the  Teeth. 


Quill  Reserve  Toothpick. 

Office  and  Factory,  29  Point  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES 


a.  m 
"  iz; 

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O 

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CO    !^ 


a  > 
w  § 


ILLINOIS  IRON  AND  BOLT  CO.,  30  to  36  Main  St.,  CarpentersYille,  Kane  Co.,  III. 


POTSDAMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 


PHILADELPHIA.  PA., 


-^^ 


LiopaBi  Art  Pilcions. 

-=$ $=- 

ETCHIID   FOtDING   AND   SINGIiE 
ADVEBTISING   CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost.  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROIVIO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 


Agents  for  Sale  of  Goods  : 
HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street, 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch.  Street, 

Philadelphia. 


& 

Fine  Leather  Goods. 


No.  507  Arch   Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa* 


RAIL  WAV 


'ffles     "-'erf  "  /  \     1\   I 

__g9  \  [CHICAGO  &    NORTH-WESTERN  RAlLWaVI 


The  Chicago  ^Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST!  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED  I  and  hence  the 

Leading  Railway  of  the  West  and  Northwest ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  Omaha,  Denver,  Leadville,  Salt  Lahe, 
San  Francisco,  Deadwood,  Siotix  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan,  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse,  Owatonna,  and   all 

Soints  in   Minnesota,    Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and   the 
orthwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  the 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
ern Railwaj;. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  i0~  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNQ,  Otn.  Supt.,  Chicago. 


510 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATiO^EE. 


Wi 


MuciuACE^ 


MUCILAGE. 

A  MUCILAGE  made  from  pure  gum  arabic,  that  will  dry  qnick, 
stick  fa>t  on  wood,  tin.  cotton  or  woolen  cloth,  without 
curling,  has  a  bright  appearance  and  agreeable  smell,  and  de- 
posits no  sediment ;  will  keep  in  perfect  condition  any  length  of 
time  in  any  climate ;  is  just  what  dealers  and  consumers 
want.  Send  for  samples  and  prices.  Make  your  own  tests  and 
judge  for  yourselves.       

GUARANTEE  CHEMICAL  COMPANY, 

2U6  to  2130  Race  St..  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


IH^DOOLEY   PAPER    CUTTERS 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


I 


HAJiD«CCTTEB. 


MOEKIS  ADLEK,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAKLES  BEOK,  609  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia, 
PELOUZE  &  OAKY,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Kichmond. 
GEO.  S,  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Clair  Street,  Cleveland 
03TEANDER  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBERGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  LIST. 


Ham)-Cdttkh.  with  Steam  Fixtures 


The  ^^ Champion'*  Yiolct  Ink, 
The  ^^ Champion''  Scarlet  Ink, 
The  ^^ Champion"  Green  Ink, 
Levison's  Jet  Black  Ink, 
Levison's  Limpid  Writing  Fluid, 
Levison's  Railroad  Copying  Ink, 
Levison's  Combination  Ink, 
Levison's  Pure  Gum  Mucilage. 


TATIONERY  CO. 

I  I   I   I   I  I  I  I  I   I   I   I   I  I  I  I  t 


^19  QtlVQ  St^ 


ST.  LOUIS, 


April  5,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIONER. 


511 


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makeup  a  language.  Such  a  "speaking  like- 
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the  photographs  are  displayed  one  after  an- 
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Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,        I 
49  Federal  street,  Boston.  April  10.  1883.  ( 

F.  Triefets,  25  School  street,  dealer  in  cards 
and  music,  will  remove  to  No.  19  Franklin 
street. 

Charles  L.  Whiting  is  improving  his  store  by 
rearranging  his  private  offices.  A  speciality  is 
made  by  this  house  of  its  medical  book  depart- 
ment which  is  in  charge  of  Mr.  Mason. 

The  literary  event  of  the  week  is  the  retirement 
of  the  veteran  publisher  Alexander  Williams, 
from  the  well-known  firm  of  A.  Williams  &  Co., 
proprietors  of  the  "  Old  Corner  Book  Store."  Mr. 
Williams'  father  was  in  the  book  business  in 
Boston  fifty  years  ago.  Alexander  began  busi- 
ness as  a  boy  in  the  book  store  of  Elam  Bliss,  in 
New  York  in  1833,  and  in  1841  became  the  head 
of  the  firm  of  Redding  &  Co.,  Boston,  after  the 
dissolution  of  which,  in  1855,  Mr.  Williams  estab- 
lished himself  in  his  own  name  at  1(30  Washing- 
ton street.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to  import 
foreign  periodicals,  joined  in  the  movement  out 
of  which  grew  the  American  News  Company, 
and  became  the  manager  of  the  New  England 
News  Company,  in  which  he  still  has  an  interest. 
The  "  Old  Corner  Bookstore,"  formerly  occupied 
by  Ticknor  &  Fields,  was  purchased  by  Mr. 
Williams  in  1869,  since  which  time  its  retail  busi- 
ness has  been  mainly  developed.  Helped  by  the 
location  and  his  own  faculties  for  developing 
business.  Mr.  Williams  made  it  one  of 
the  best  retail  stores  in  the  country,  en- 
tering by  degrees  and  in  a  conservative  way 
the  business  of  publishing  which  was  always, 
however,  made  subordinate  to  the  retail  in- 
terests. Mr.  Williams  is  a  man  of  quiet,  schol- 
arly tastes,  and  during  his  long  career,  has 
never  lost  sight  of  the  interests  of  book-buying 
and  book-reading  Boston.  He  now  withdraws 
the  name  of  Williams,  which  has  been  since  1801 
associated  with  the  book  trade  of  the  city,  and 
leaves  his  large  and  prosperous  business  with  his 
three  partners,  who  have  been  brought  up  in  it. 
Mr.  Cupples,  who  assumes  the  lead  in  the  new 
firm,  has  been  Mr.  Williams'  partner  for  the 
pa^st  eleven  years,  and  for  several  years  previous 
to  that  time  was  with  him  in  the  old  store  at  No. 
100.  His  has  long  been  a  familiar  face  with 
book-buyers  at  the  "  front  of  the  store."  He 
has  a  thorough  knowledge  of  books,  and  has 
a  wide  acquaintance  with  the  trade.  He 
has  had  much  to  do  with  developing  the 
publishing   branch    of    the    business,    and    he 


has  brought  out  a  number  of  new  successful 
authors,  by  which  he  has  secured  an  excellent 
reputation.  Mr.  Upham  has  long  had  charge  of 
the  Episcopal  book  business  of  the  firm,  which 
is  the  New  England  branch  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  Depository.  He  is  treasurer  of  several 
societies  connected  with  that  denomination,  and 
is  thoroughly  informed  in  his  special  depart- 
ment. Mr.  IJpham  has  also  been  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  A.  Williams  &  Co.  for  about  ten 
years.  C.  L.  DamreU,  the  "Co."  of  the  new 
firm,  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  known  of  Bos- 
ton booksellers.  For  years  he  was  connected 
with  the  old  and  sterling  book  house  of  James 
Munroe  &  Co,  He  has  been  with  Mr.  Williams 
for  over  twenty  years. 

Cupples,  Upham  &  Co.,  as  above  noted,  have 
succeeded  A.  Williams  &  Co.  The  firm  consists 
of  Joseph  G.  Cupples,  Henry  M.  Upham  and 
Chas.  L.  DamreU,  and  has  the  unqualified  good- 
will of  the  book-buying  public. 

Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser  are  again  to  the 
front  with  an  "  Ideal  "  line  of  scrap  books.  The 
covers  are  to  be  illustrated  with  four  ideal  faces 
painted  by  Kendrick  and  they  are  a  pronounced 
success. 

William  A.  Davis  is  having  an  excellent  de 
mand  for  his  celebrated  U.  S.  Treasury  mucil- 
age in  "Sensible"  stands,  and  for  his  U.  S. 
Treasury  colored  inks  in  round  bottles  made 
from  private  molds. 

G.  E.  Adams,  of  Knight,  Adams  &  Co.,  who 
is  now  in  Europe,  will  remain  three  or  four 
months.  While  there,  Mr.  Adams  will  pick  up 
a  fine  assortment  of  novelties  for  the  firm,  who 
will  have  a  line  of  samples  of  hoUiday  goods  in 
July. 

John  F.  Wood,  treasurer  of  the  New  England 
Manufacturers  and  Mechanics'  Institute,  has 
just  left  the  city  on  a  trip  to  Mexico  and  the 
Pacific  coast  on  business  relating  to  the  exhibi- 
tion this  fall. 

C.  H.  Woodman,  representing  William  A. 
Davis'  U.  S.  Treasury  inks  and  mucilage,  leaves 
Boston  this  week  for  a  business  trip.  H. 


ROCHtSTER    BITS. 


[CORRESPONDENCE  OF  THE  STATIONER.] 

Rochester,  N.  Y.,  April  9,  1883. 

Easter  came  and  went  with  its  usual  sale  of 
cards,  among  our  stationers.  Backward  weather 
has  retarded  trade,  which  is,  notwithstanding, 
fair  for  the  season. 

The  Rochester  Paper  Company  continues  its 
large  production  of  print  papers. 

Ailing  &  Cory  have  sold  their  building  on  Ex- 
change street,  and  purchased  a  lot  farther  south 


on  the  same  street  where  they  will  erect  a  fine 
store  for  their  growing  paper  trade. 

Claque,  Wegman  &  Co.  are  pushing  the  manu- 
facture of  the  "  Shannon  file."  and  have  com- 
menced suits  for  infringement. 

Mensing  cfeStetcher  have  erected  a  large  build- 
ing on  St.  Paul  street,  near  the  New  York  Cen- 
tral Depot,  for  their  lithographic  works. 

E.  Darrow  &  Co.  have  removed  their  book 
and  stationery  establishment  to  103  East  Main 
street,  where  an  elegantly  fitted  store,  160  feet 
deep,  gives  ample  room  for  increasing  their 
trade.  They  were  for  thirty-seven  years  at  or 
near  the  old  stand. 

S.  W.  Stratton  &  Co.  retire  from  the  paper 
and  paper-stock  trade. 

R.  M.  Myers  &  Co.  have  enlarged  theirpaper 
warehouse. 

The  government  building  is  located  and  will 
soon  be  commenced.  Several  large  blocks  are  in 
process  of  erection,  notably,  in  the  vicinity  of 
the  new  Central  depot. 

Manufacturing  interests  are  prosperous.  The 
population  is  increasing.  Two  electric  light  com- 
panies take  their  power  from  the  Genesee  River 
and  make  the  streets  brilliant.  The  elevated 
railroad  tracks  are  nearly  completed  through 
the  city.  The  coal  traffic  is  greatly  increased 
by  the  two  new  roads  penetrating  the  mines,  cen- 
tring a  larger  amount  of  shipping  at  our  lake 
port  when  navigation  opens. 

Representatives  of  paper  makers  and  station- 
ery and  publishing  houses  have  been  taking  fair 
amount  of  orders.  Genesee. 


CINCINNATI  TRADE    ITEMS. 


[FROM   OUR   REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  April  9,  1883. 
What  with  gloomy  weather  and  a  general 
quiet  pervading  all  classes  of  business,  it  is  not 
reasonable  to  expect  the  stationery  trade  to  be 
a  solitary  exception — at  least,  not  forever.  It 
sometimes  is  an  exception.  The  first  pulsations 
of  vitality  after  general  trade  has  lain  quiet  in 
a  sort  of  torpor  is  manifested  in  the  manufac- 
turing stationer's  activity.  To  prove  that  now 
and  here  trade  is  not  badly  off  its  feet  I  need 
only  say  that  the  mercantile  stationers  are 
keeping  all  their  presses  going,  and  that  many 
of  them,  if  not  most  of  them,  have  more  presses 
than  they  had  one  year  ago.  Furthermore,  none 
of  them  are  down-hearted.  Not  a  man  among 
them  has  the  heart  to  indulge  in  gloomy  fore- 
bodings. They  are  all  optimists.  But  it  is  a 
fact  (and  there  is  just  where  the  wholesome 
comes  in)  that  they  are  a  little  fastidious  about 
giving  credits.  The  cash  customer  gets  the 
most  smiles,  the  best  goods  on  the  best  terms, 


5J6 


THE    AMEEICAF    STATIONER 


and  receives  the  promptest  and  most  polite  at- 
tentions. 

Talk  about  despondency  when  Carpenter  is 
bustling  around  like  reflected  sunshine  smiles 
gleaming  from  his  countenance  like  the  halo 
from  the  face  of  a  saint.  Never  say  die  while 
Bradley's  presses  are  all  busy  (more  than  he 
had  last  year),  and  while  Woodrow  is  running 
off  pamphlets  by  the  dray  load  and  J.  R.  Mills 
&  Co.  are  grinding  out  reversible  envelopes  as 
fast  as  their  mills  can  grind,  and  Wilstach  & 
Baldwin  are  driving  their  big  establishment 
in  self  defense  to  keep  it  from  driving  them. 
William  Skinner  has  his  head  clear  above  water 
and  his  sales  rooms  and  manufactory,  too.  He 
could  always  say  as  much  for  his  head,  but  as  to 
his  store,  it  got  ducked  by  the  flood.  McDonald 
&  Erick  are  making  a  good  show  on  Longworth 
street  in  the  mercantile  printing  line.  Charles 
Folger  is  in  the  same  building,  and  his  map  and 
engraving  work  are  winning  him  fame  and 
money.  Neighbors  to  Folger  are  Achert  &  Co., 
engravers  and  designers  in  wood.  They  are 
making  a  specialty  of  novel  initial  letters  with 
much  success.  The  Aldine  Printing  Works, 
with  Charles  Krehbiel  as  proprietor,  are  kept 
stirring  with  business  to  meet  demands  for 
which  they  are  constantly  increasing  their  facili- 
ties. 

Easter  is  past  and  the  sale  of  Easter  cards  is 
over.  Easter  comes  only  once  a  year  for  every- 
body, but  birthdays  are  distributed  through  the 
whole  year,  and  the  season  for  birthday  cards 
never  ends.  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.'s  windows  are 
adorned  with  them  now,  and  George  Stevens 
has  stocks  of  them.  Peter  Thomson  and  W.  H. 
Pounsford  &  Co.  have  a  large  list  of  customers 
to  supply  with  these  novelties.  By  the  way,  Mr. 
Sheppard,  at  Pounsford's,  is  one  of  the  young 
men  of  that  concern  responsible  for  the  hand- 
some make-up  of  their  show-windows  and  show- 
cases, which  are  models  of  arrangement  and 
make-up.  Barton  is  the  art  stationer  in  the  Ar- 
cade. He  has  a  beautiful,  cozy  little  hut  of  a 
snuggery  there,  and  no  man  understands  the 
business  better.  There  is  not  an  artist  in  the 
city  who  doesn't  look  upon  Barton,  as  in  a  qual- 
fied  way,  indispensable  to  his  vocation. 

Farny  is  getting  up  a  big  set  of  illustrations 
of  the  scenery  of  the  dramatic  festival  for  use 
in  Harp'-r's  Weeklxj.  This  scenery  has  been 
made  from  original  studies,  with  the  aim  to 
have  it  historically  accurate  and  appropriate  to 
the  times  and  characters  represented  by  the 
plays  produced.  The  preparation  of  this  sce- 
nery has  been  costly,  and  the  illustrations  will 
be  exceedingly  interesting.  Farny  has  been 
drawing  for  Scribner.  Much  of  the  Zuni  Id- 
dians  and  the  Washington  artists  were  his  work 
as  the  original  drawings,  from  which  were  made 
the  illustrations  of  these  subjects  in  recent  num- 
bers of  The  Century.  The  text  was  written  by 
others,  but  the  illustrations  tell  what  words  ex- 
press imperfectly  when  they  do  not  entirely 
fail. 

John  Holland  has  just  received  a  fine  order 
for  gold  pens  from  Berlin,  Germany,  and  a  big 
order  of  the  same  sort  from  the  city  of  Mexico. 
How  a  man  could  hold  his  customers  with  a 
firmer  grip  than  Mr.  Holland  holds  his,  it  would 
be  difficult  to  imagine. 

Max  Mosler,  who  has  for  many  years  been 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  iron  safes,  and 
who  is  now,  by  the  appointment  of  the  County 
Commissioners  of  Hamilton  County,  filling  the 
office  of  County  Stationer,  has  announced  that 
he  will  shortly  deliver  a  lecture  to  the  young 
men  in  the  stationery  business  in  Cincinnati  on 
"  How  to  Keep  a  Stationery  Store."  The  lec- 
ture will  be  largely  attended  by  eager  listeners. 


The  office  which  Mr.  Mosler  holds  is  compara- 
tively new,  and  he  is  its  first  incumbent. 

W.  B.  Carpenter  &  Co.  request  all  manufac- 
turers of  stationery  goods,  of  any  and  every 
description,  to  send  them  their  catalogues  and 
price-lists.  Send  them  right  along  by  mail,  ad- 
dressing that  firm  at  Cincinnati.  Don't  wait, 
gentlemen,  to  be  asked  a  second  time. 

Prince  William. 


PARISIAN  FANCIES  IN  STATIONERY. 


The  stationers  and  the  leather-workers  who 
belong  to  the  "  maroquinerie  "  and  "  tablette- 
rie  "  industries  are  subject  to  the  Japanese  craze 
to  a  certain  extent.  We  find  Japanese  note- 
paper,  dinner  cards  in  the  shape  of  Japanese 
fans,  and  Japanese  designs  stamped  or  embossed 
or  applied  in  relief  on  pocket-books,  blotting- 
books,  &c.  The  Ja  panose  designs,  however,  are  be- 
ing beaten  out  of  the  field  by  what  I  shall  venture 
to  call  the  Pan-pipe  or  the  Kate  Greenaway 
designs.  The  idea  is  simply  this,  to  take  a  series 
of  little  boys  or  girls,  or  cats  or  dogs,  varying 
from  three  upward,  place  them  in  line  by  order 
of  stature,  and  there  is  your  design.  It  is  not 
difficult.  This  Pan-pipes  combination  may  be 
executed  in  whatever  way  you  please  ;  it  is  sus- 
ceptible of  the  most  varied  application.  Take 
your  progressive  regiment  of  little  girls  or  of 
little  kittens,  model  them,  cast  them  in  bronze 
and  silver  them,  and  you  will  obtain  a  quaint 
paper-weight.  Take  any  group,  any  figure  out 
of  Kate  Greena way's  books,  a  little  boy,  for  in- 
stance, sitting  on  a  stile  and  looking  through  a 
telescope,  model  it  and  cast  it  in  bronze,  and  you 
will  have  a  paper-weight ;  put  a  hinge  on  his 
hat  and  hollow  out  his  body,  and  you  will  have 
an  inkstand  ;  put  a  perforated  top  in  his  hat  and 
you  will  have  a  pepper-box.  Cats  are  now  very 
much  d  la  mode  for  ink  bottles.  The  models  are 
nearly  all  bad,  but  the  coloring  of  the  fur  by 
means  of  different  oxidations  is  excellent.  Apro- 
pos of  cats,  one  of  the  favorite  models  for  "  bon- 
bons "  boxes  this  winter  is  a  brown  wicker  bas- 
ket, on  the  lid  of  which  stands  a  stuffed  kitten 
looking  with  surprise  at  the  head  of  a  pheasant 
protruding  curiously  between  the  lid  and  the 
hamper. 

This  is  naturalism  indeed  I  The  jewelers  and 
silversmiths  are  likewise  abandoning  to  a  great 
extent  decorative  and  artistic  designs,  and 
lapsing  into  mere  quaintness  or  pure  naturalism. 
The  silversmiths  make  claret  jugs  in  the  form  of 
an  owl  or  a  bustard  or  a  duck  with  a  glass  body 
and  silver  head  and  legs;  salt-cellars  take  the 
form  of  copper  saucepans  or  warming-pans; 
the  jewelers  produce  half  a  dozen  Kate  Green- 
away  children  on  a  rail  fence,  and  make  them 
into  a  broach,  while  birds,  beasts,  fishes,  in- 
sects and  reptiles  form  the  model  of  other 
ornaments,  and  are  executed  in  diamonds, 
precious  stones  or  polychrome  combinations 
of  metal.  It  is  needless  to  add  that  these 
passing  fashions  do  not  prevent  the  great 
Parisian  jewelers  from  continuing  the  traditions 
of  their  art. 

Of  the  vagaries  of  fashion  in  the  matter  of 
writing  paper  I  might  write  a  volume.  Morocco 
leather  paper  seems  so  be  the  last  new  thing. 
The  crests  and  heraldic  designs  are  now  replaced 
by  a  monogram  or  motto  or  what  not,  arranged 
on  a  disk  of  gold,  silver  or  copper  in  such  a  man- 
ner as  to  resemble  an  old  coin  or  medal  and 
stamped  on  the  note  paper  and  envelopes.  The 
parvenus  know  no  limits  to  the  luxury  of  the 
dinner  menus;  they  waver  between  extreme 
modernity  and  the  ornate  illumination  of  the 
gothic  epoch,  between  a  gay  Parisian  design  of 
Arcos  or  B^rand,  and  a  sheet  of  parchment  with 


arms  in  gold  and  colors,  with  each  dish  written 
in  illuminated  and  illegible  gothic  letters,  and 
with,  on  one  side,  an  immense  seal  with  flowing 
ribbons  like  you  see  on  old  royal  or  feudal  state 
documents. 

The  leather  industries  are  employing  almost 
exclusively  crocodile  skin  for  albums,  pocket- 
books,  cigar  cases,  &c.  Photograph  frames  are 
now  made  in  leather  and  plush  in  very  elegant 
and  cheap  style.  A  broadish  fiat  frame  with 
beveled  edges  is  decorated  with  either  gilt  tool- 
ing as  used  in  book  binding,  with  colored  leather 
mosaic,  or  with  a  metallic  application  in  high  or 
low  relief,  whether  a  design  or  a  garland  of 
flowers.  The  application  does  not  surround  the 
frame ;  it  occupies  one  corner  only  and  runs  half 
way  up  and  along  two  sides  of  the  frame. 
Plush,  with  the  grain  of  Morocco  or  Russia 
leather,  is  employed  very  effectively  in  these 
frames.  Again,  you  may  have  an  entirely 
metal  frame  reproducing  the  grain  of  the  plush 
or  of  the  leather  with  the  application  of  flowers. 
The  progress  of  galvansplashe  and  the  employ- 
ment of  metalized  plants  as  natural  models  en- 
ables articles  of  this  composition  to  be  produced 
very  cheaply.  There  is  one  house  in  Paris, 
Juncker  &  Son,  who  produce  immense  decora- 
tive panels  by  the  employment  of  this  process 
of  metalization  of  plants  and  foliage.  The 
"  Sylvain-d^cor,"  as  it  is  called. 

After  all,  if  I  were  a  great  dame  and  needed 
a  blotting  book  I  should  not  content  myself 
with  the  silver-mounted  crocodile  skin  or  the 
poly-chrome  embossed  inventions  of  the  fashion- 
able makers.  I  should  seek  out  a  gUder  on 
leather  who  was  an  artist,  and  bid  him  seek  in- 
spiration in  the  work  of  the  bookbinders  of  the 
epoch  of  Louis  XV.,  whose  joyous  and  amiable 
elegance  had  something  peculiarly  feminine.  I 
should  indicate  to  him  as  a  model,  the  blotting 
book  of  Mme.  de  Pompadour,  now  in  the  collec- 
tion of  M.  Dutuit,  of  Rouen.  It  is  a  simple 
folio  of  lemon-colored  crushed  morocco;  in  the 
centre  an  escutcheon  of  green  leather,  inlaid  on 
which  are  the  three  gold  battlemented  towers 
forming  the  arms  of  the  royal  favorite,  in  the 
corners  blocks,  and  in  the  middle,  bottom,  top 
and  sides,  horizontally  and  vertically,  other 
blocks  consisting  of  rococo  scroll  designs  termi- 
nating in  flowers  and  leaves  of  red  and  green 
mosaic.  All  this  gilding  is  executed  by  means 
of  separate  blocks,  or  petits  fers,  and  not  by 
rowels  and  engraved  rollers.  Of  course,  such  a 
blotting  book  would  cost  very  dear,  as  dear  as 
the  binding  of  a  folio  volume  by  a  flrst-rate 
artist. 

I  must  not  forget  to  mention  some  other  new 
abominations  in  articles  de  Paris,  manufactured 
with  a  view  to  tempting  the  sporting  folks.  Im- 
agine a  jardiniere  in  the  form  of  a  top-boot,  a 
stick-rack  in  the  form  of  a  horse's  bit — ^but 
enough ;  it  suffices  to  say  that  these  articles  are  ' 
inspired  by  the  contents  of  the  harness-room. 
In  a  country  house,  a  hunting  or  shooting-box, 
for  instance,  such  designs  are  doubtless  admir- 
able and  amusing  enough.  The  same  may  be 
said  of  a  smoking-stand  for  a  hall  or  billiard 
room,  composed  of  a  boat  resting  on  a  stack  of 
oars ;  the  boat  is  divided  into  compartments  for 
cigarettes,  cigars  and  matches ;  a  candle  takes 
the  place  of  a  mast;  the  anchor,  hanging  by  a 
chain  over  the  bows,  takes  the  form  of  a  cigar- 
cutter.  The  boat  and  oars  are  made  of  some 
light  fancy  wood.  The  same  idea  may  be  car- 
ried out  by  means  of  a  stack  of  guns  or  of  ra- 
piers supporting  the  wire  fencing-mask  which 
forms  a  basket.— Theo.  Child  in  Decorator  and 
Furnisher. 


Who  lives  with  cripples  learns  to  limp. 


April  12,  1883.] 


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Being  Triple  Sized  (a  process  entirely  our  own)  and  Loft  Dried,  can  be  erased  and  written  upon  the  fifth  time  distinctly.    None  genuine  without  the  water- 
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Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured   by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr..  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
ire  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

lu  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one^uarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

AU  this  Stationery  may  be  reUed  on  t ,  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  m  at- 
tractive and  suhstanUal  form.  Goods  can  le^seen'at  the^MUl,or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agencv,  GEO.  B.  KURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


518 


THE    AMEEIOAJS    STATIOl^ER. 


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ANNOUNCEMENT 


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L.  PRAUG  <Si  CO 


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(?T  the  close  of  the  Easter  Season  we  beg  to  express  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  their  kind  and  flattering  appreciation 

lii  of  our  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productions.  We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsements 
which  our  Christmas  Cards  received  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  With  one  accord  these  expo- 
nents of  public  taste  have  accorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  productions  in  the  market.  The  London  Queen,  for 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

"  Sorry  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  "  the  old  country"  to  confess  it,  but  proud  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  the  young  daughter  over 
the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create,  with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  vsdll  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  representative  American  talent  in  the  preparation  of  designs, 
and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

The  particulars  of  our  new  lines  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Scripture  Texts,  and  other  novelties  will  be 
announced  during  May. 

Our  agents  will  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends  with  the  new  sample  books  during  May  and  June. 


WE    WOULD    CALL    SFECIAL  ATTENTION  TO   OUR  LARGE   LINE    OF 


COHQRATULATION    AND   WSDDINQ    OOMQRATULATION    CARDS. 


Our  line  has  been  greatly  increased  this  spring,  and  we  feel  confident  will  satisfy  all  demands.  The  hne  consists  of  Plain  Cards, 
Fringed  Cards,  Double  Fringed  Cards,  Cards  in  book  form,  with  ornamental  leatherette  protectors  ;  Satin  Print  Cards,  in  mats,  &c. 
Our  New  Price  List  is  now  ready. 

A  number  of  new  series  have  also  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS,  and  additions  have  been  made  to  our 
other  lines  of  goods,  comprising  Copies  for  Panel  Painting,  Artistic  Plaques,  &c.,  &c. 


FR,IOE     LISTS    SEISTT    ON"    -A.FF3L.IO-A.TION". 


NEW  YORK ;  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO:  529  Commercial  St.     j 


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ILu.    ra.4L]XO^    &    00.5 

BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


April  12.  1883. 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATICIZER. 


519 


"I  79  Beekman  Street,  New  York,  | 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,   GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,   DISTAFF,   PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  UNE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Cray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GITEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJR,   L.IN'E:    OIT-    BR.ISTOI-.    BO^FilDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANe!.  Jr.  &  BRC,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
GAUDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 

Decorated  Jfote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc.  GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO, 


NO  MORE  DUST  OR  FLIES  IN  YOUR  INK.      NO 

EVAPORATION  OR  THICKENING  CAUSED 

BY  EXPOSURE  TO  THE  AIR. 


is  complete,  simple  in  construction,  cannot  get  out  of 
order,  can  be  used  by  any  one  at  first  sight.    Made  in 

lain    or    figured 
r  onze,    N  ickel 
Plated,  Gold  Figured     ^ , 
Nickel,  Single  or  Double 
Founts,  Flint  or  Cut  Glass 
in  upwards  of  forty  differ- 
ent styles.    Price  List  and 
Discounts  sent  to  the  trade 
upon  application  to 


CtTT  No.  1  shows  the  Stand  Closed.    The  covertbeing'automatlcally 
adjusted  keeps  the  stand  always  closed  when  ink  is  not'needed. 


A.  GUSS, 

Sole  Agent, 

V-nviiKT  Pif  ir     "Pa         ^-^^"^  ^°  ^  snows  tne  stana  tjpen        ine  nngers  restmg  on  ine 
Opi  mg   vliy ,  r  oi. )  lever  causes  the  cover  to  be  lifted  easily,  ready  to  receive  the  pen. 


U.  S.  A. 


By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  ink,  the  stand 
immediately  closes. 


T5TTOQT  iV  JT     P/^TTTTS    -^^^  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &o. 

■■  *■  ^^  ^^  ^^  *i**i*^  M    lAiAili  di^     M  Ni^p  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 


ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  full  dieections  for  using  the  colors, 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Full  Liine  of  Picturc  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by- 


No 


W.  F.  liAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Chicag-o,  III. 


CHASE'S  IMPROVED  LIQDID  GLUE 

A    For  Cementing  Wood,  Glass,  Jewelry,  Crockery,  Furniture,  Leather, 
Ornaments  and  Bric-a-Brac  of  every  Description. 

HOLDS  F.*  "ICY  CARDS  IN  SCRAP  BOOKS  WITHOUT  WRINKLING  OR  DISCOLORING. 

Every  bottle  nas  a  nice  Cap  and  Brush  ready  for  immediate  use,  and  is  warranted  to  give  perfect 
SATISFACTION,  OR  MONEY  RBFinTOED.  The  Gluc  is  packed  in  nice  strong  hinged  cover  boxes,  rkadt  for 
SBiPMENT  WITHOUT  REPACKING,  wlth  fancy  labels  and  twelve  beautiful  picture  cards,  lithographed  in 
colors  (one  for  each  bottle),  in  every  dozen  box. 


* 


-^IPI^ICE     ILiIST.-&t- 


2  oz.,  1  doz.  in  box,     . 

Half  Pints,  Screw-Top  Cans, 

Pints,  Screw-Top  Cans,     . 


per  doz., 
.   each. 


$1.50 
.35 
.50 


Quarts,  Screw-Top  Cans, 
Half  Gallons,  Screw-Top  Cans, 
Gallons  Screw-Top  Cans, 


each. 


SO.  75 
1.25 
1.75 


Bulk  Glue  is  packed  in  improved  screw-top  cans,  and  is  warranted  not  to  deteriorate  with  age, 
either  before  or  after  use.  It  is  a  •  lANT  IN  STRENGTH,  always  ready  for  use,  kconomicai/, 
and,  once  carefully  tried,  you  will  never  be  without  it. 


HOLWAT,  WRIGHT  &  RICH,  Sole  Agents. 


No. 


BOSTON : 

135  State  Street. 


NEW  YORK : 

No.  167  Chambers  Street. 


BALTIMORE  : 

No.  4  Commerce  Street. 


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THE    AMERIOAT^    STATlOIsrER. 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company, 

-^HOLYOKE,     MASS.,  ^^-^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  fo  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

"PARSONS    LINEN   LEDGER."  "SCOTCH   LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


18  8  3. 


18  8  4. 


CHRISTMAS  AND  NEW  YEAR  CARDS. 

THOMAS   NELSON   &   SONS 

Have  made  arrangements  >7vith  Messrs.  ROMA  NET  &  CO.,  of  Paris  and  London,  -which  enables 
them   to  offer  a  Superb   Line  of    New  and  Elegant   Designs. 

Great  care  has  been  taken  in  selecting  subjects,  and  every  effort  made  to  make  this  new  line 
THE   most  popular. 

Our  Travelers  are  no%Ar  on  the  road  "with  Samples,  and  it  certainly  "will  be  to  the  advantage  of 
the  Trade  to  see  this  line  before   placing  orders. 

SPRINGFIELD  CITY  PAPEE  CO. 


OEO-WA-ItO    O.    LeBOXJKOIEOIS,    Fropr. 

!Ei  SL iTL p d e n      St,reet-, 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


Faser,  Enrelops  \\i  Faneteries. 


AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 


591  Broad'way',  Neir  York, 

Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames, 
Albums,  Graphoscopes,  Photographs, 


T.  .A_isrT:E3:oisr^2^  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  of Opposite  Metropolitan  Hotel. 

Photographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals,  Fine  Leather  and  Plush  G-oods, 

Stereoscopes  and  Views,  Indotint  Engravings. 


^"Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic — Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c. 


April  12,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAZnT    STATiOI^ER 


521 


FAMILY#PULPIT  BIBLES 

PXJBLISHED  BY  THE 

NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 

724,  726  &  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

I    \7\7 ^  iii"^te  the  attention  of  the  Book  Trade  to  the  ONLY  Quarto  Bibles  published,  containing  CON- 
«      ^  ^       TRASTED  EDITIONS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT,  in  which  the  Old  (King  James  Version)  and 
the  Revised  Version  are  placed  in  parallel  columns.    Also, 

MARTIN  LUTHER'S  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLES, 

—  AND  — 

HAYDOCK'S  APPROVED  HOLY  CATHOLIC  BIBLES. 

All  of  the  above  contain  an  niustraced  Bible  Dictionary,  Pictorial  History  of  the  Books  of  the  Bible- 
Maps,  Illuminated  Plates  and  other  valuable  Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Features. 

We  employ  the  most  skilled  workmen,  use  only  the  best  materials,  and  guarantee  better  grades  of  paper 
and  handsomer  printing  than  can  be  foimd  in  any  other  Family  Bibles  pubUshed  in  America,  while  our 
prices  are  as  low  as  any  other  publisher's. 

Having  the  largest  establishment  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles, 
we  can  furnish  them  in  great  variety  of  new  and  attractive  bindings  and  wan-anted  first-class  in  every 
particular. 

ORDER  ONLY  "THE  NATIONAL  CONTRASTED  EDITION." 

FOR  SALE  BT  ALL  BOOKSELLERS  in  the  UNITED  STATES  and  CANADA 


.^.i==sCATAI;iOC3-XJES     A.ND711TERTaS     FlTFtNISXIEZZl     ONT     AI»3PLIC  A-TIOKT.  <s:===- 


I 


The  IWosl  Perfect  and  Complete  Line  of  FILE  GOODS  Manufactured. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati. 

EASTERN  TRADE   SUPPLIED   FROM 

NEW  YORK  BRANCH,  No.  28  BOND  ST. 

i^~  Illustrated  Catalogue  to  Dealers  on  application 


IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


am4  ^OWmTj.TIMB. 


EIETHDAY  CARDS, 

The  finest  line  ever  offered  to  the  Trade  will  be  shown  this  week  by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road.      Please  reserve 
your  orders,  it  will  pay  you. 

.{>=<  No.  290    BROADWAY,   NEW  YORK.  i=^V 


Birthday.  Wedding  and  Condolence  Cards,  $10.00  to  $50.00. 

SFEOIIv^EISr    S^l^FLE     LOTS.       TPL^ZDE    STJ-FFX-iIEnD- 


"S;3gi^ 


-^^  Over  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  Imported).  ^^^ 

^  Await  our  Travelers  before  ordering  Christmas  Cards.      11!^°  Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 

D.  V^.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltinriore,  U.  S.  A. 


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THE    AMEEIOA^    STATIOI^EB. 


Uvaxlc  lloucUies* 


[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

ENVELOPE    AND   STAMP    MOISTENER. 

The  cut  shows  the  design  of  Sword's  Combina- 
tion Envelope  and  Stamp  Moistener,  for  which 
J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  are  the 
agents.  This  is  a  useful  and  practical  device, 
saving  time  and  labor  in  moistening  postage- 
stamps,  the  flaps  of  envelopes  or  gummed  la- 
bels. It  is  always  ready  for  use  and  it  saves  the 
annoyance  of  wetting  the  stamp  or  envelope 
with  the  tongue.  The  small  pad  is  for  stamps 
and  the  triangular  pad  for  envelopes.  The  same 
idea  is  carried  out  in  a  form  of  stamp  and 
label  moistener,  separate  from  the  envelope- 
pad.  This  is  also  a  good  thing 
for  use  by  bank  tellers  and 
others  who  wet  their  fingers  in 
counting  money  or  handling 
papers.  The  apparatus  is  hol- 
low, and  thus  becomes  a  reser- 
voir for  water,  which  is  car- 
ried into  the  pads  by  capillary 
attraction.  No  pressure  on  the 
moistener  is  required,  as  there 
is  always  sufficient  moisture  on 
the  surface  to  properly  wet  an 
envelope  or  stamp  by  simple 
contact.  Should  the  moistener 
at  any  time  become  thoroughly  dry  from  dis- 
use, immerse  for  a  few  moments  in  a  basin  of 
water. 


No.  272,861.  Bookbinders'  Clamp.— Richard  Doyle, 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

No.  872,878.  Plate  Printing  and  Embossing  Machine. 
—Edward  Hewitt,  New  York,  N.  Y. ;  Minnie 
Hewitt,  administratrix  of  said  Hewitt,  deceased. 

No.  272,880.  Catch  for  Bag  Frames.— Edward  C. 
Holmes,  Newark,  N.  J. 

No.  272.902.  Catch  for  Bag  Frames,  &c.— William 
Roemer,  Newark,  N.  J. 

No.  272,931.  Lead  or  Crayon  Holder.— George  B. 
Adams,  Newark,  assignor  of  one-fourth  to  Thos. 
S.  Crane,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

No.  272,948.  Pencil  or  Crayon  Holder.- Bradley  A. 
Fiske,  Newport,  R.  I ,  assignor  to  Bernard  Heeht, 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  272,984.  Base  Ball.— Benjamin  F.  Shibe,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

No.  272,986.  Device  for  Holding  Marking  Chalk.— 
John  Taylor,  Birmingham,  County  of  Warwick, 
England.  Patented  in  France  October  19,  1881, 
No.  145,405,  and  in  Belgium  October  31,  1831,  No. 
56,026. 


NEW    PATENTS. 


No.  272,807.    Holder  for  Electrotype  or  Stereotype 

Plates.— Henry  G.  Waterson,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
No.  272,834.  Printing  Press.— John  T.  Hawkins,  Taun- 
ton, Mass. 
The  outside  and  inside  forms  are  on  the  same 
type-cylinder,  and  the  impression-cylinders  (of 
which  there  may  be  as  many  as  four  sets  to  one 
type-cylinder,  with  corresponding  feeding  and 
delivering  mechanism)  are  arranged  so  as  to 
respectively  make  contact  with  and  avoid  alter- 
nate forms  on  the  type-cylinder.  The  sheet  is 
cut  from  the  web  after  it  has  been  seized  by  the 
grippers  on  the  first  impression-cylinder.  Its 
first  side  is  then  printed  between  the  first  form 
and  the  first-impression  cylinder,  from  which 
latter  it  is  run,  head  first,  on  to  a  fly  fitted  with 
rotating  tapes  and  pulleys,  the  fly  oscillating  so 
as  to  carry  the  tail- end  of  the  sheet  to  the  grip- 
pers of  the  second-impression  cylinder,  when 
the  other  side  is  printed  by  the  second  type  form 
and  the  second-impression  cylinder,  from  which 
latter  the  sheet  is  delivered. 

No.  272,835.  Printing  Press.— John  T.  Hawkins, 
Taunton,  Mass. 
A  perfecting  printing  press  having  combined 
therein  a  type  revolving  cylinder,  one  or  more 
pairs  of  impression-cylinders,  one  pair  or  a  cor- 
responding number  of  pairs  of  feeding  and  cut- 
ting cylinders,  and  suitable  sheet-guides  or  con- 
veyors, whereby  each  sheet  is  cut  trom  its  web 
and  conveyed  head  first  to  a  first  impression- 
cylinder,  and  then  by  the  cylinder  delivered  tail 
first  directly  to  the  grippers  of  a  second  impres- 
sion cylinder,  thereby  perfecting  the  printing  of 
the  sheets. 

No.  272,&16.    Revolving  Air  Toy.— Thomas  W.   Bar- 
tholomew, Danville,  Pa. 
No.  272,852.    Combined  Letter  Sheet  and  Envelope.  - 
Thomas  Breen,  Knowlton,  Fa. 


Enyelope  and  Stamp  Moistener. 

No.  273,013.    Process  of  Waxing  Paper.— Joseph  T. 

Bedford,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
The  method  of  treating  paper  in  the  process  of 
waxing  it,  which  method  consists  of  first  pass- 
ing the  paper  over  heating  aud  waxing  rollers 
confined  in  a  heated  chamber,  and  of  then  sud- 
denly cooling  it  by  passing  it  directly  from  the 
heated  chamber  into  a  chamber  of  low  temper- 
ature. 
No.  273,016.    RulingMachine.— Edward  W.  Blackball, 

Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada. 
No.  273,023.  Paper  for  Cards  and  Circulars.— Orlando 

W.  Butler  and  Thomas  W.  Kelley,    Brooklyn, 

N.  Y. 
A  circular  or  card  having  two  or  more  folds, 
upon  one  or  more  of  which  are  embossed  or 
pressed  out  a  raised  panel  or  panels  to  represent 
cards,  upon  which  the  printing  is  afterward 
done. 
No.  273,046.    Toy  Car,   Wagon,  or  other  Vehicle.— 

James  Fallows,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
No.  273,052.    Automatic  Piling  Device  for  Printing 

Presses.— James  Flanders,  Augusta,  Me. 
No.  27.'J,059.  Map  Case.— Henry  R.  Fry,  Grant  County, 

Ind. 
A  suspension  device  for  exhibiting  maps  in 
series,  consisting  of  an  external  case  provided 
with  a  door  in  its  bottom,  a  roll  mounted  in  the 
case,  a  hand-crank  for  rotating  the  roll,  and  a 
series  of  maps  all  suspended  at  one  end  from  the 
roll  with  their  lower  ends  terminating  at  diflfer- 
ent  heights. 

No.  273,092.    Automatic  Time  Globe.— Andrew  Jack- 
son, San  Francisco,  Cal. 
No.   273,093.     Lead  or  Crayon  Holder.— Gustav  L. 

Jaeger,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  273,149.    Hand  Stamp.— William  B.  Purvis,  Phil- 
adelphia,  Pa.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Louis  E. 
Pfeiffer,  same  place. 
In  a  self-inking  stamp,  a  handle  provided  on 
the   bottom   with  an  ink-reservoir    and    type- 
holder,   in  combination    with  type,   automatic 
inking  devices  to  transfer  ink  from  the  reservoir 
to  the  type,  the  type  being  held  immovably  with 
respect  to  the  reservoir,  and  a  frame  carried  by 


the  handle  and  projecting  below  the  type,  and 
upon  which  the  type-holder  slides,  to  the  end 
that  when  the  type  holder  is  pressed  down  upon 
the  article  to  be  printed  it  actuates  the  inking 
devices. 

No.    273,806.     Photographic    Printing.— Redfield    B. 
West,  Guilford,  Conn.,  assignor  of  one-half  to 
Benjamin  C.  West,  same  place. 
No.  273,223.    Memorandum  Book.— John  R.  Carter, 

Toronto.  Ontario,  Canada. 
No.  873,840.    Writing  Ink.— Edward  D.  Kendall,  Jer 
sey  City,  N.  J.,  assignor  to  the  American  Coal 
Tar  Color  Company  of  New  York. 
A  writing  ink  composed  of  an  ammoniacal 
aqueous  solution,  a  resin  or  resins,  and  coloring 
matter,    in   about   the   proportions  herein   de- 
scribed. 

No.  273,244.    Paper-Roll  Cutter  or  Edge-Trimmer.— 
Robert  Ardrey,  Philadelphia,    Pa.,  assignor  of 
one-half  to  Wm.  Talbot,  same  plBce. 
No.  273,2.54.    Check  Book.— Myron  Campbell,  South 
Bend,  Ind. 

A  check  book  having  two  or 
more  record  pages  made  one  or 
more  times  the  size  of  the  book, 
so  that,  by  folding,  each  record 
page,  when  in  use,  may  be  di- 
rectly before  the  writer,  with- 
out intervening  leaf  or  stub,  as 
the  check  to  be  detached  is  be- 
ing written  upon. 

No.  873,877.    Pencil  Holder.-Chas. 

H.  Hilliard  and  Wm.  C.  Green, 

Chicago.  III. 
A  pencil  holder  composed  of  a 
flat  plate  formed  with  a  transverse  semi-circu- 
lar bend  to  form  a  pencil-receiving  socket,  the 
flat  spring  connected  to  the  plate  at  one  side  of 
the  bend  and  extending  across  the  open  side  of 
the  socket  to  constitute  a  rear  elastic  wall  to  the 
same,  which  acts  directly  on  the  pencil,  and  an 
attaching  pin  and  catch. 

No.  273,285.  Paper-Cutting  Machine.— Henry  John- 
son, New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  M.  Nichols 
Johnson,  same  place. 
1.  The  combination  and  arrangement,  in  a 
paper  cutter,  of  the  knife  and  knife-bar,  having 
a  diagonal  cutting-movement,  he  band-lever 
pivoted  to  the  outer  end  of  the  knife  bar,  and 
connected  to  its  fulcrum  on  the  frame  of  the 
machine  by  the  swinging  link  attached  to  the 
lever  between  its  pivotal  point  and  its  free  end. 
2.  The  arrangement  and  combination  of  thu 
knife  and  the  knife  bar,  having  a  diagonal  cut- 
ting motion,  the  hand-lever  forked  to  receive 
the  knife-bar,  and  pivoted  thereto,  and  the  con- 
necting-links on  each  side  of  the  lever.  3.  In  a 
paper-cutting  machine,  a  compressible  parallel 
gauge  removably  connected  with  the  paper 
gauge  by  the  connecting  device  arranged  to  be 
concealed  within  a  recess  in  the  back  paper- 
gauge. 

No.  873,301.  Order  Holder.— Edward  C.  Page  and 
Jas.  B.  McCleery,  Chicago,  III 
An  order  holder  consisting  of  four  rigid  boards 
connected  by  three  pliable  connections  or 
hinges,  and  a  clamp  adapted  to  fit  over  the  out- 
side of  the  central  boards  when  folded  together. 

DESIGNS. 

No.  13,651.  Printing  Type.— Henry  H.  Thorp,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  assignor  to  the  H.  H.  Thorp  Manu- 
facturing Company,  same  place.  Term  of  patent, 
14  years. 

No.  13,677.  Letters  or  Alphabet.— William  C.  Peet, 
Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  assignor  to  Howard  &  Scher- 
rieble.  Providence,  R.  I.  Term  of  patent,  3^ 
years. 

No.  13,681.  Letters  or  Alphabet.— Hugh  L.  Reid, 
Providence,  R.  I.,  assignor  to  Howard  &  Scher- 
rieble,  same  place.    Term  of  patent,  3J^  years. 


April  13,  1883.] 


THE    AMEBlOAlSr    STATIOE"EE. 


523 


■THE  — 


SB       es  B 


STYLQ&RAPHIC 
PEN. 


PATENT 

INVOICE  BOOKS. 


THE 


XirtrEB3i£OKE 

SIYLMMMC 


MARK 

TWAIN'S 

Scrap  Books, 


DANIEL  SLOTE  &  CO., 

M  ANUF  ACTU  RE  KS, 

Nos.  119  &  121  William  Street,  New  York. 


ADHESIVE 


WAFER 


Scrap  Books. 


» 


UlTE  DUCR 

Blank 
Books. 


GUMM  ED 


IFIXjES. 


CARD 

Albums, 


SEND    FOR    CATALOGUES. 


WM 


^T  TSm  MlLLlOlfl 


MANUFACTUKED  FOR  THE  TRADE  BY  THE 


Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Co. 

1  17  FULTON  STREET,  NEV^  YORK. 


-=i-^lfr%=- 


Print  Paper,  in  10  sizes  and  styles,  Ruled  and  Unruled. 

Neutral  Tint  Paper,  17  sizes  and  styles.  Ruled  and  Unruled. 
Engine-Sized  Laid  Paper,  9  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 

Book  Pads,  bound  on  end  only,  10  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 
Counting-House  Tablets,  6  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 


-*§-*-§»- 


Tub-Sized,    Loft-Dried,    Extra    Fine   Superfine,    Linen   and    Quadrille,    put   up    with    Blotter 

Attachment,    in   the   elegant   and    convenient 

AMERICAN    BLOTTER  TABLET 

1^==  HEAVY    DISCOUNTS   TO    LARGE    DEALERS. 


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THE    AMEEICAI^    STATIONER 


BEST    -A^ISTD    OPiE^FEST. 


THE  IMPROVED  SISSON  MAGIC  BINDER 

Wow  made  with  Brass  Hooks  and  Extra  Heavy  Stoch. 

Pateil  Triplex  Salesien's  Orier  Boob  anl  Telegrapli  Boots, 


VERY  CONVENIENT,  SALEABLE  BOOKS.    ORIGINAL  AND  COPY  OBTAINED  AT  ONE  WRITING. 


#- 


N^%  ^F  I  ^\  p  —We  are  the  Sole  Agents  and  Licensees  under  the  following  Patents,  which  cover  all  Check  Books  made  with  Stab  Leaves  or  Record 
^^  •  '  ^^  K"  ■  Sheets  of  any  form,  whether  in  front,  back,  or  between  two  or  more  checks.  And  notice  is  hereby  given  that  all  infringements  of 
either  of  these  Patents  will  be  prosecuted  according  to  law  :  Patented  October  i7,  1876  ;  Reissued  April  23,  1878,  Geo.  E.  Waring,  Jr.,  Patentee ;  Patent  sustained 
liy  U.  S.  Court.  Patented  May  29,  1877,  Milton  C.  Johnson,  Patentee.  Patented  May  7,  1878,  Henry  H.  Norrington,  Patentee.  Patented  September  2,  1878, 
Henry  H.  Norrington,  Patentee.  • 


J.  C.  HALL  &  CO., 


Manufacturers  and  Sole 
Agents  of  Patents, 


PROVIDENCE,  R.I 


HENi>Y   H.    NORRINGTON,  West  Bay  City,  Mich.,  Sole  Licensee  for  Western  Territory;  Western  Territory  comprises  all  States 
and  Territories  West  of  New  York  State.      ^P~  Price  List  and  further  information  furnished  on  application. 


JOHIlsr    GhlESOlsT, 

Lit1iogra2)hic  Publisher  of 

Sunday  and  Day  School  Rewards, 

BIRTHDAY  AND  BLANK  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

NOTES,  DRAFTS  AND  RECEIPTS. 

MARRIAGE     CERTIFICATES, 

82  &   84   Beekman    Street,   New  York. 


J.  H.  Debussy 

will  be  glad  to  receive  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists  of 
Printing  Machines,  Type  and  other  OfBce  Materials, 
as  well  as  samples  of  Paper  and  Novelties  in  the 
Printing  busincES. 


STEAM  PRINTING  WORKS,  AMSTERDAM. 

T.SINCLAIR  &  SON, 

Trade  Publishers  of 

Lithographic  Advertising  Specialties 

New  York  Branch:       >      506  &  508  Worth  St., 
57  Maiden  Lane.  Philadelphia. 

WATSON  cS:  PARK.  GEO.  M.  HAYES,  Man'r. 


Express  Sample  Books, 

Compris'ng  the  Choicest  Patterns  of 


-<$•*- 


--*-$^ 


WALL  PAPERS 


-^-^ 


•*-*^ 


F'or  1S83, 


MT©"^^ 


fm^sm 


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AND  EXPRESSED  TO  THE  TRADE. 

Our  New  Location,  a  change  being  rendered  necessary  by 
constant  increase  in  business, 

106, 108, 110  and  112  Wabash  Avetiu-e, 

CHic^ao. 
JOHN  J.  lyicGrFt.A.-rii;. 


C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 


IMPORTER  OF 


Fancy  Goofls,  Glassware,  Clm  Toys,  Gaies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,   &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST,  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

I:Tos.  23,  31  a,n.d.  33  ^a-rHs  X'lace,  ^iTe-^TT-  "Z'axis.. 


A.   WXSIDMANIff   ^   GO.^ 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 


Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 

MANtTPACTUBSRS  OF 

TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Duane  St.,  New  York.      ! 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON,  ', 

INSURANCE  BROKERS,  M 


;N"o.  152  Broad^way,  HSTe^w  York. 


INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 


im^  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 


1 


April  12,  1883. 


THE    AMERLCAiNj    STATIONER 


525 


S^WOI^ID'S 


I 


Coriination  Epelope  ail  Staip  Hoistener. 

A  USEFUL  AND  PRACTICAL  DEVICE, 

AND   —. 

INDISPENSABLE  IN  EVERY  OFFICE  AND  COUNTING  HOUSE. 

iSP-'^is  QTIIMD  AUn  I  RRPT  MrtTITPNUR  To  be  used  for  Stamps  and  Labels  only,  is  sold  separ- 
IK:^='OlAfflr  A«U  LftbtiL  fflUlblliKniK.  ately.  is  very  useful  not  only  for  stamps,  but  for  mois- 
tening the  fingers  to  count  notes,  &c.,  &c. 

PKIOE    LIST! 
Combination  Envelope  and  Stamp  Moistener,  .  $1.00.   |  Stamp  and  Label  Hoistener,    ....       50c. 

FOR  SALE  BY 

J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  &  CO.,  Sole  Agents, 

Wholesale  Stationers,       -        -        -       PHILADELPHIA,   PA. 
A  LIBERAL  DISCOUNT  TO  THE  TRADE. 

ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

■    -  No.  42  John  Street,  New  York. 


ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES. 
RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS, 


ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER, 
And  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 


NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES. 


BASE  BALLS.-To  the  Trade. 


Per  doz.  net. 

New  Leasrue  Match  Ball,  white.  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  |18  00 

"    Treble       "        "      treble  wound,  red,  .       .      9  00 

white,       .      9  00 
Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,  8  00 

"    white.  8  00 
Amateur  "        "regulationsizeand  weight,  red,6  00 

N.  B.— Each  one  of  our  League,  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box,  and  ihen  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  ot  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

PECK  &  SNYDER,  Manf'rs,  126  to  130  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


CHARLES    H.    WHITING, 

Successor  to  HALL  &  "WHITING, 

PUBLISHERS, :^^E»5^^°EBLANK  BOOKS, 

No.   32    BROMFIELD    STREET,    BOSTON,    MASS. 

Jobbers  of  Stationery.  4 §»         Miscellaneous  and  School  Books. 


The  Standard. 


ESTABLISHED  1816.     ^^'/le  Sta7tdai'd. 


£M,TWMMm  ^  If O'T^^ 


—  MANUFACTURERS  OP  ■ 


—  also,  — 

Copying  Ink,  Writing  Fluid,  Carmine   Ink,  Red    Ink,  Blue   Ink,  Ink   Powder, 

Marking  and   Stencil   Inks,  &c. 

Wbs.   Ill  6z,    113    ^7v^.£>.TE!r^    STI^EET,  SOSTOliT,  3s^-A.SS. 


pash^StpnisaBiipaic 


RAILVy^AY. 


rhe  Great  POPULAR  THOROUGHFARE 

OF"    A.M:ETlICJk., 

Reaching  in  THE  MOST  DIRECT  MANNER  all  the 
GBEAT    CITIES     OF    THE    TFEST, 

and   passing  through  the 

GARDEN  OF  THE  WORLD. 


This  Company  nms  the  Finest  Passenger  Eqnip- 
ment,  and  operates  the  Most  Extended  System 
of  Through  Cars  on  the  Continent.  Tickets  to  all 
points  North,  East,  South  and  West  for  sale  at  offices 
of  aU  connecting  Unes. 


^^°  Send  Postal  for  the  largest  and  best 
county  map  of  the  Western  States  ever  pub- 
lished.   Sent  Free  to  any  address. 

J.  C.  GAULT,  ;  H.    C.  TOWNSEND, 

Gen'l  Manager,  Gen'l  Pass.  Agent,  ' 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO.  I  ST.  LOUIS,  MO 

fHREE  CHEAT  CITIES  OF  THE  WEST 


Linked  Together  by  the 

Chicago  and  Alton  Railroad 

TWO   TRAINS   A   DAT 

and  no  Change  of  Cars  of  any  class  between  Chicago 

and  Kansas  City,  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  and 

St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.    Union  Depots 

in  East  St.  Louis,  St.  Louis,  Kansas 

City  and  Chicago. 

No  other  line  runs  PALACE  lilUING  CARS 

between  Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Chicago  and  St. 

Louis,  and  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.    Meals  equal  to 

those  served  in  any  First-Class  Hotel,  only  75  Cents. 

THE     FINEST     PALACE     RECLINING    CHAIR 

CARS  in  the  World  are  Rxm  in  all  Through  Trains 

Oay  and  Night  without  Change,  and  preb  of  extra 

CHARGE. 

PULLMAN  PALACE  SLEEPING  CARS,  the  Finest, 
Best  and  Safest  in  use  any-where. 

The  Best  and  Quickest  Route  from  CHICAGO  TO 
MEMPHIS,    MOBILE,    NEW^    ORLEANS  and 

all  Points  South  via  St.  Louis.  The  Short  Line  to  Mis- 
souri, Arkansas,  Texas,  Kansas,  Colorado,  New 
Mexico,  Arizona,  Nebraska,  California,  &c.  The 
Great  Excursion  Route  between  the  North  and  South, 
and  to  and  from  Kansas  Lands  and  Colorado  Health 
Resorts  and  Mining  Districts. 

See  that  your  Tickets  read  Via  CHICAGO  AND 
ALTON  RAILROAD.  For  Maps,  Time  Tables,  and 
all  information,  address  * 

JAMES  CHARLTON, 
General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent, 
210  Dearborn  St..  cor.  4  dams  St.,  CHICAGO,  ILI* 
J.  C.  McMJJLLJM    3en'  "Anager,  CHICAGO.  ILL, 


o26 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER 


Hello  !  Bimie  Paper 
Co..  send  by  first  express 
50  M.  boxes  Chicago  Uni- 
versal Local. 


BIRNIE  PAPER  CO, 

SPRINGFIELD,  MASS., 


NEW  YORK,  60  DUANE  STREET. 


yS-RHLSkVlZUi. 


TREASURY  WRITING  INKS. 

VIOLET,  BLUE,  GREEN,  CRIIHSON,  CARMINE  AND  BLACK.      DAVIS'  NEW  CIRCULAR  INK  RACK  AND  ASSORTED  WRITING  INKS. 

U.  S.  TREASURY    MUCILAGE,  with    Elegant   New   Engraved   Label    in   Three   Colors,   Guarantee   Labels  and   Corkscrews 

M:anix±acture<l  by  AVIL1L.IA.M:   A..  I>A.VIS,  18  Avcli  St.,  Boston,  JVtass.,  XJ.  H- A.. 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOK 
PLAIN,    FANCT, 

AND 

OBNAMENTAL 

liETTEKING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 


Manufactured  in  six  differ- 
ent sizes.  Packed  one  doz. 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.  Also 
put  up  in  sets  containing 
one  of  each  kind  and  one 
each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3. 


0, 

■ij  i-yvcfv  wib^. 

3, 

i  ivtcfv  vo' 

1, 

2, 

1         ((           « 

■g 

1%       " 

4, 

5, 

8        "                ' 

\4\o      i      ■*  special  Ink  is  also 

jvuv^.    I  manufactured    in    six 

brilliant  colors,  put  up 

'  in  boxes  containing  one 

doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 

doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 


We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 
K^  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  U.  WHITMORE  &  CO.,  Agents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  WiUlam  Sts.,  NEW  TOBK. 

lOSEPHI^ILLOTfS 
**  STEEL^PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World  • 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,   170.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908,     Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands. 
^^  Sample  Cards.  Price  Lists,  <tc.,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  aiLLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  EENET  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


"^Latest  Plaques,  Palettes.  Cards  and  Novelties. 

We  always  have  in  Stock  a  full  line  of  all  the  leading  Novelties.      We  receive 
them  direct  from  the  Manufacturers. 

12  Samples  of  the  Best,  postpaid,  $1.00. 1 2  Samples  of  the  Fast  Selling,  postpaid,  50c. 


Cor.  Madison  <6  JJeai'born  Sts. 
CHICAGO. 


-^  ESTABLTSHBD    1814.<%^- 


J.  S.  Rockwell  &  Co., 

lOl   <5c   103   3Diaaaa.o   Street,  2:TeTsr  "STor^ 

MANUFACTDRKBS  AND  IMPORTERS  OP 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Manufacturers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

UXJSSIA.    IL,EA.THErt,     CHAMOIS,    i*LMERICA.lV    rttJ«SS»IA., 

No.  18  High  Struet,  Boston,  Mass. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEBY  DESCBIPTlOJf. 


Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 


291  mala  St.,  Cor.  Wortblngton, 

Oldest  Rubber  Stamp  Manufy  In 
New  England  &  Largest  in  the  V.  S. 


TboChasiStewarlPaporCo,. 

139, 141  &  143  Walnut  St., 
CINCININATI,    Olllo,       /  NjTv 
Manufacturers  and  Jobbers  ' 

of  every  description  of 
News,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 
Wrapping 


ALSO, 

A  Full  Line  of  1 

BLANK  BOOKS,, 

OFFICE    STATIONERY, 
Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding] 
Cards  and  Invitations,  and  the 


NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 


AS  PAST  AS  PRODUCED. 


STATIONERS  and  PKINTEKS  are  requested  I 
to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Gtoods  suited  to  i 
their  wants. 


DRESSER,  M^LELLAN  &  CO., 

Fiililisliers,Bootellers  I  Stationers, 


BLANK  BOOK  MANUFACTURERS, 
47  Exchange  Street,      -      -      FOBTLAND,  ME.  I 


Publishers  of  Oliver's  Precedents,  New  Edition;  Maine  i 
Reports,  Luce's  Maine  Probate  Practice,  Kings- 
bury's Maine  Townsman,  Bolster's  Tax  Col- 
lector and  Form   Book,  Young  People's 
History  of  Maine,  Legal  Blanks 
of  aU  kinds. 

AUaiN  U  DRE8SEB.      B.  8.  B.  M'LELIiAN.      W.  W.  ROBKSM.  I 


April  12,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER 


527 


Bee  Line  Route! 

POPULAR  THOEOUGHFAEE 

BETWEEN  THE 

KAST   and  WSST. 

No  Midnight  Changes ! 

No  Emigrant  Trains ! 
Connections  in  "Dnion  Depots  for  all  Points. 

1^~  The  unequaved  facilities  offered  by  this  Com- 
pany for  luxurious  travel  are 

XHegant,  easy  ridings,  Day  Coaches. 

Elegant  Wagner  and  Woodruff  Drawing 
Koom  and  Sleeping  Cars. 

Elegant  Horton  Rerliuing  Chair  Cars,  be. 
tween  l^ake  Erie  (Cleveland,)  and  the  Mis-is- 
sippi  Kiver,  (St.  Louis,)  Free. 

Model  Hotel  Cars  attached  to  Express 
Trains,  which,  together  with  a  Traclc  and  Road  Ked 
of  known  excellence,  you  are  assured  Comfort  and 
Safety  with 

3FA.ST    TTTHE.     

t^'  Rear  in  mind  that  our  through  car  routes  are 
numerous  and  excellent,  a  great  convenience  to  all 
travelers 

1^^  The  only  line  to  the  East  via 

Cleveland  and  Niagara  Palls. 

Consult  5-our  best  interests  by  asking  for  and  se- 
curing a  Ticket  via  the  Hee  Line.  For  Maps,  Time 
Tables,  and  oiher  information,  call  on 

E.  B.  THOMAS,  Gen'l  Manager, 
0.  B.  SK1\NER,  Traffic  Manager, 
A.  J.  SMITH,  Gen'l  Pass.  Agent, 

CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 


ErbChicagoLins 

PASSEl^fGEK  ROUTE. 

THE  SHORTEST,  QUICKEST,  AND  SAFEST 
ROUTE  to  aU  points  EAST.  Fine  tracks  and 
lowest  rates.  The  only  route  running  PULLMAM 
FACACE  HOTEL  COACHES  from 

NEW  YORK  to  CHICAGO, 

ZEA  riNO  AT  7  P.  M., 

Making  direct  connection  at  Chicago  for  all  points 

beyond. 

You  should  travel  by  the  E.  &  C.  I.INE, 

"RTP/^  A  TTClir  its  trains  run  through  from 
MDHjKjIX  U  OJlJ  New  York  to  Chicago,  avoi  1- 
ing  the  dangers  of  transfers,  the  risks  attending  the 
changing  of  cars,  and  the  possibility  of  missing 
connections. 

'DTJ'  Pj  A  TTGTT'  t"^"  Palace  Hotel  Coaches 
■■-'-'-' ^^■*^*-' '»-'■*-•  run  in  connection  with  its 
trains,  furnish  Meals  as  good  as  can  be  had  at  any 
first-class  hotel,  and  allow  passengers  to  eat  with  as 
much  comfort  as  at  their  own  homes. 

'RTPPI  A  TTCm'  no'  one  passenger  has  been 
JJCiKJti.  U  O  JlJ .  killed  or  even  Injured  on  its 
trains  since  the  opening  of  the  line  five  years  ago. 
Nor  has  an  accident  of  any  kind  occurred. 

"RTPP!  A  TlfSnT"  the  great  variety  of  scenery 
JJ JU  V.fl.  U  O JCj  on  this  line  renders  the 
journey  pleasant  and  profitable. 

"DTP/^  A  TTQTi'  provision  has  been  made  for 
JJ-M-l\^jr\.UKJjii  running  the  trains  from 
Mansfield,  ■'  Special "  to  destination,  whenever  they 
arnye  after  departure  of  train  forming  regular  con- 
nection. This  insures  a  continuous  passage  between 
New  York  and  Chicago. 

A.  E.  CLARK,  Gen'l  Passenger  Agent, 

Cleveland,  Ohio. 

J.  T.  HOSFORD,  Gen'l  Western  Ag't,  Chicago,  111. 


N.  B. — AU  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell 

ing,  or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 

infringing  on  our  Patents. 

GEO.  H.  SANEORN  &  SONS, 


No  51  Beekman  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE    IMPROVED    SANBORN 


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The  cut  is  a  facsimile  of  the  Improved 

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All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
act,  strictly  speaking,  "  Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

A.  Theilgard,  stationer,  Omaha,  Neb.,  has 
closed  out. 

Kern  &  Manger,  publishers,  Seligman,  Mo., 
have  sold  out. 

Gilbert  Wanless,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Mon- 
treal, Quebec,  is  dead. 

Perry  &  Madden,  stationers,  Napanee,  Ont., 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

The  demand  for  John  Petrie's  A.  B.  French 
inks  is  constantly  increasing. 

Thomas  D.  Miller,  of  the  Tremont  Paper  Com- 
pany, Tremont,  Ohio,  is  dead. 

C.  C.  Morton,  bookseller  and  newsdealer, 
Halifax,  N.  S.,  is  closing  up  his  business. 

J.  G.  Batte,  publisher  of  the  Journal,  Belton, 
Tex.,  has  sold  out  to  Hunter  &  Robinson. 

B.  F.  Stevens  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Astoria,  Ore.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Bradley  &  Baldey,  publishers  of  the  Ameri- 
can, Danville,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

J.  G.  Staib  &  Co.,  lithographers,  New  York 
city,  have  admitted  George  P.  Arbogast  to  part- 
nership. 

Christopher  &  Attoway,  stationers,  Marlin, 
Tex.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Mr.  Christo- 
pher succeeds. 

Fishel,  Adler  &  Co  ,  importers  of  pictures,  &c. , 
New  York  City,  have  changed  their  style  to 
Fishel,  Adler  &  Schwartz. 

Sterrett  &  Walter,  publishers  of  the  Evening 
Times,  Dallas,  Tex.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
W.  G.  Sterrett  continues. 

John  Glen,  Marcus  Ward  &  Co.'s  popular 
traveling  representative,  is  in  town  this  week. 
He  recently  returned  from  an  extended  business 
trip  in  which  it  is  said  that  he  was  very  success- 
ful. 

The  large  facilities  of  the  National  Publishing 
Company,  Philadelphia  (the  largest  bible  estab- 
lishment in  the  country)  enable  the  company  to 
give  prompt  attention  to  all  orders.  This  is  a 
great  boon  to  the  trade. 

R.  T.  &  S.  Blood,  Jr. ,  are  now  in  their  new 
quarters,  at  81  John  street,  where  they  do  con- 
secutive numbering,  blank-book  paging  and  per- 
forating. Those  in  want  of  that  kind  of  work 
will  do  well  to  give  them  a  call. 

Alvah  Bushnell,  Philadelphia,  has  entirely  re- 
covered from  his  recent  illness  and  is  now  at- 
tending to  business.  His  new  store  in  Chestnut 
street,  near  Fourth  street,  is  open.  It  is  splen- 
didly fitted  up  and  contains  a  large  stock  of  the 
finest  stationery  goods. 

The  St.  Louis  Paper  Company,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
has  issued  a  very  neat  and  comprehensive 
pocket  catalogue  and  price  list  of  its  goods.  A 
feature  of  this  catalogue  is  a  telegraphic  code 
which  enables  the  bouse  and  its  customers  to  do 
a  good  deal  of  correspondence  by  wire. 

A  fire  broke  out  in  the  boiler  room  of  the  Mor- 
gan Envelope  Company,  Springfield,  Mass.,  on 
Sunday  last,  from  shavings  placed  in  front  of  the 
boiler.  The  fire  was  soon  extinguished  and  the 
greatest  loss  incurred  is  from  smoke  which  in- 
jured the  stock.  The  insurance  amounts  to 
$63,000. 


C.  C.  Markle,  of  the  firm  of  C.  P.  Markle  & 
Sons,  Pittsburg,  has  stated  that  he  took  with 
him  on  his  Western  trip  $30,000;  that  he  acted 
thus  in  order  to  secure  money  to  pay  friends  in 
West  Newton  and  Pittsburg,  some  of  whom  are 
ladies,  who  had  loaned  the  firm  money,  and  that 
the  money  was  one-third  of  a  sum  received  from 
the  sale  of  a  tract  of  his  own  land,  and  did 
not  come  out  of  the  legitimate  business  of  the 
firm.  He  said:  "My  desire  to  pay  the  West 
Newton  people  was  simply  a  desire  to  pay 
people  that  need  money  at  present;  and  they 
wiil  be  paid  in  full.  The  reason  why  I  left  was 
to  bring  about  an  assignment."  J.  Adriance 
Bush,  lawyer  in  New  York,  is  counsel  for  J.  H. 
Lippiiicott,  the  assignee  of  C.  P.  Markle  &  Sons. 
There  is  said  to  be  a  legal  question  arising  from 
the  attachments  obtained  against  property  of 
the  firm  made  subsequent  to  the  assignment.  It 
is  said  that  the  paper  attached  in  this  city  by 
W.  H.  Parsons  &  Co. ,  and  Perkins,  Goodwin  & 
Co.,  to  cover  aggregate  claims  of  -S  10,000  due  to 
these  two  firm"!,  will  only  be  suflicient  to  pay 
the  claim  of  the  first-named  firm  amounting  to 
83,000. 

A  proposition  recently  made  by  Baughman 
Brothers,  Richmond,  Va.,  to  their  creditors  has 
been  withdrawn,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  pre- 
ferred creditors  disapproved  of  the  long  time 
asked  to  settle  up  matters.  A  meeting  of  the 
New  York  creditors  was  held  on  April  6  for  the 
purpose  of  coming  to  some  agreement  regarding 
a  settlement;  but,  as  the  firm  was  not  repre- 
sented, it  adjourned  without  taking  any  action. 
It  is  said,  that  while  all  present  sympathized 
with  the  firm  in  its  present  trouble,  the  general 
feeling  was  against  the  manner  of  the  prefer- 
ments, all  of  which  were  made  to  parties  doing 
business  in  Richmond.  Another  meeting  in  ref- 
erence to  this  matter  will  be  held  in  about  a 
week. 

Fire  was  discovered  on  Saturday  last  in  the 
Mount  Vernon  Paper  Mill  at  Troy,  N.  Y., 
owned  by  Orrs  &  Co.  The  building  was  chiefiy 
used  as  a  storehouse  and  contained  stock  valued 
at  §^0  000.  It  was  four  stories  high  in  front  and 
five  stories  in  the  rear,  with  a  wall  two  feet 
thick.  Three  machines  valued  at  S~,000  were 
ruined.  The  building  was  insured  for  -315,000. 
On  the  stock  in  the  building,  valued  at  §50,000, 
there  was  an  insurance  of  $15,000.  Orrs  &  Co. 
will  at  once  rebuild. 

Cary,  Fulton  &  Co.,  dealers  in  fancy  goods, 
Boston,  who  dissolved  partnership  on  January 
1,  with  the  idea  that  they  had  assets  more  than 
suflScient  to  meet  their  liabilities  of  about 
$60,000,  are  reported  insolvent,  and  have  as- 
signed to  Horace  Patridge.  Liabilities  now 
about  831,000,  nominal  assets  about  $20,000. 

E.  J.  Merriam,  with  J.  E.  Linde,  while  on  a 
visit  to  the  Eastern  States  a  few  days  ago,  in  the 
interest  of  the  firm,  purchased  twenty  tons  of 
excellent  papers  for  the  concern.  This  ouse 
reports  an  excellent  business  in  advertising 
novelties. 

G.  Strauss,  manufacturer  of  pocket-books,  &c., 
at  No.  297  Broadway,  New  York,  had  his  stock 
damaged  $1,000  by  a  fire  which  originated  in  the 
second  floor  of  the  building  on  Tuesday  night. 
The  loss  is  covered  by  insurance. 

M.  W.  Shumway,  stationer,  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
is  reported  assigned,  giving  preferences  for 
$3,120.    Liabilities  about  $5,000;  assets  $600. 

The  Republican  Graphic  Company,  Kinsley, 
Kan.,  has  been  dissolved.  Col.  C.  C.  Sellers 
succeeds. 

W.  J.  Holland,  publisher,  Springfield,  Mass., 
has  liabilities  of  $19,142;  assets  small. 


P.  Schulhoflf,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Chicago, 
111.,  is  dead. 

W.  P.  Haskill,  paper  hanger.  Eureka,  Nev.,  is 
advertising  to  sell  out. 

J.  S.  Freeman,  publisher  of  the  Record,  Petos- 
key,  Mich.,  has  sold  out. 

T.  P.  Schefter,  printer,  bookseller  and  sta- 
tioner, Harrisburg,  Pa.,  is  dead. 

W.  A.  La  Suer,  publisher  of  the  Capitolian 
Advocate,  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  is  dead. 

E.  W.  Brown,  publisher  of  Ibe  Eagle,  Web- 
ster, Mass. ,  has  sold  out  to  Nich  ols  &  Johnson. 

C.  A.  Blakely  &  Co.,  printers,  Chicago,  111., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  C.  L.  Seymour  re- 
tires. 

Warren  E.  Nickerson,  paper  stock  dealer, 
Boston,  Mass.,  has  failed  and  made  an  assign- 
ment. 

J.  Koogler,  publisher  of  the  Daily  Gazette, 
Las  Vegas,  N.  M.,  has  sold  out  to  Walter  C. 
Hadley. 

Nichols  &  G«istwest  (Keystone  Printing  House), 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  are  advertised  to  be  sold  out 
by  the  sheriff  to-day. 

Quisenberry  &  Walton,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners. Slater,  Mo.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
J.  W.  Quisenberry  continues. 

Slater  &  McKinny,  publishers  of  the  Modoc 
Independent,  Alturas,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.    S.  C.  Slater  continues. 

Weighman,  Blume  &  Kolberg,  manufacturers 
of  picture  frames,  Chicago,  111.,  have  dissolved 
partnership.    F.  Weighman  retires. 

Maloney  &  Lougberry,  publishers  of  the  Val- 
ley Democrat,  Waterbury,  Conn.,  have  dissolved 
partnership.    C.  Maloney  continues. 

Larson  Brothers,  publishers  of  the  Sentinel, 
Del  Noite,  Col.,  have  sold  out  to  Elmer  Thomp- 
son, who  will  remove  to  Summitville. 

A.  H.  Caughey,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Erie,  j 
Pa.,  has  admitted  Reed-Caughey  to  partnership 
under  the  style  of  A.  H.  Caughey  &  Son. 

Trout,  Mcllvain  &  Elder,  manufacturers  of 
paper  hangings,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  ailmit- 
ted  Samuel  M.  Smedley,  Jr.,  to  partnership. 

P.  Reed,  NeNon  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Com- 
mercial Gazette,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  have  admitted 
Frank  M.  Higgins  to  partnership,  under  the 
same  style. 

C.  C.  Cline  &  Co.,  printers,  Louisville,  Ky., 
have  dissolved  partnership;  T.  H.  Melven  with- 
drawing. The  remaining  partners  continue 
under  the  same  style. 

J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  have 
ready  a  sample  book  of  notes,  drafts  and  receipts, 
manufactured  by  them,  which  they  will  be 
pleased  to  send  to  anyone  in  the  trade  who  has 
not  already  received  a  copy. 

C.  M.  Ward,  the  energetic  New  York  manager 
of  the  Globe  File  Company,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
has  just  returned  from  a  business  trip  through 
New  England.  He  states  that  his  goods  give 
general  satisfaction,  and  that  he  placed  many 
large  orders. 

The  Forbes  Company,  Boston,  agents  for 
Raphael  Tuck  &  Sons,  is  offering  some  new  goods  >i 
fresh  from  the  London  house.  One  novelty  is  a  i 
plaque  in  terracotta,  embellished  with  a  chro- 
mo-lithographed  landscape.  The  plaque  is  well 
finished.  Another  thing  is  a  folding  screen,  the 
panels  of  which  are  decorated  with  iris  lilies. 

A.  C.  Gerhard,  a  well-known  salesman,  re- 
cently with  the  Whitmore  &  NicoU  Company, 
is  now  with  Boorum  &  Pease  in  the  same  ca- 
pacity.   Mr.  Gerhard  will  handle  the  same  lines 


April  12,  1883.J 


THE    AMERiOA]S"    STATIO^^EE. 


529 


and  canvass  the  same  territory  as  he  did  for  the 
other  firm. 

S.  A.  Rogers,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Quene- 
mo,  Kan. ,  has  sold  out. 

Riley  &  Armstrong,  printers,  Louisville,  Ky., 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

The  Southern  World  Publishing  Company, 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  has  sold  out. 

H.  A.  French,  publisher,  Greely,  Col.,  has 
been  burned  out;  loss,  $5,000. 

Harvey  Barnard,  of  H.  Barnard's  Sons,  dealers 
in  wall-paper,  Utica,  N.  Y.,  is  dead. 

The  Sioux  Fall  Press  publisher,  Sioux  Falls, 
Dak.,  has  sold  out  to  E.  M.  Caldwell. 

Samuel  P.  Davis,  dealer  in  paper  hangings, 
Newark,  N.  J.,  have  removed  to  Orange. 

Barnett  &  Wilcox,  paper  dealers,  Hartford, 
Conn.,  are  advertising  their  business  for  sale. 

Gabriel  Strauss,  pocketbook  manufactur  r. 
New  York  city,  has  had  his  tock  damaged  by 
fire. 

Henry  Levy  &  Son  have  just  received  a  fine 
selection  of  spring  fans  which  they  are  offering 
at  very  low  figures. 

Bailey  &  "Williamson,  dealers  in  patent  paper 
racks,  Columbus,  Ohio,  have  been  succeeded  by 
Bailey  &  Maynard. 

Frank  H.  Coffin,  a  well-known  salesman  for 
Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  &  Co.,  has  left  the  em- 
ployment of  that  firm. 

J.  B.  Hardenbergh,  proprietor  of  the  Connec- 
ticut Western  News, 'North  Canaan,  Conn.,  has 
sold  out  to  S.  C.  Beckley. 

A.  Williams  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Boston,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Cupples,  Upham  &  Co.  succeed. 

Grant,  Barfoot  &  Co.,  lithographers,  Toronto, 
Ont.,  have  admitted  Daniel  Sutcliffe  Eastwood 
to  partnership  under  the  same  style. 

Barrett,  Arnold  &  Kimball,  manufacturers  of 
building  paper,  Chicago,  111.,  have  dissolved 
partnership.    Barrett  &  Kimball  continue. 

Robert  Miller,  of  Robert  Miller,  Son  &  Co., 
stationers,  Montreal,  was  in  the  city  this  week, 
visiting  among  his  old  business  acquaintances. 

The  Holyoke  Envelope  Company  has  purchased 
the  papeterie  business  of  James  D.  Whitmore  & 
Co.,  at  Holyoke,  Mass.,  and  will  shortly  visit  the 
trade  with  an  elegant  line  of  this  class  of  goods. 
All  grades  from  the  cheapest  to  the  most  ex- 
pensive, will  be  Included  in  these  manufactures. 

A  new  corporation  has  been  formed  under  the 
style  of  the  Charles  M.  Green  Printing  Com- 
pany, with  a  cash  capital  of  $25,000.  It  has 
leased  the  plant  of  S.  W.  Green's  Son's  estab- 
lishment, at  Nos.  74  and  76  Beekman  street, 
and  will  continue  the  business  hitherto  carried 
on  by  S.  W.  Green's  Son.  This  company  has 
no  interest  or  connection  whatever  with  the  old 
or  new  aflEairs  of  S.  W.  Green's  Son,  The  com- 
pany is  composed  of  H.  C.  Hulbert,  who  is  pre- 
sident ;  Joseph  H.  Sutphin,  secretary,  and 
Charles  M.  Green,  treasurer. 


The  bookbinders'  wire-stitching  machine  man- 
ufactured by  Charles  Carr,  Boston,  Mass.,  is  se- 
curing the  highest  praise  from  all  who  are  using 
it,  and  its  fame  is  extending  at  home  and  in 
foreign  countries. 

McCarty  &  Hasberg  remind  the  trade  that 
the  demand  for  their  school-bags  is  so  great  that 
parties  intending  to  secure  these  goods  should  do 
so  as  soon  as  possible,  to  have  their  orders  filled 
in  time. 

F.  Wesel  &  Co.,  dealers  in  printers'  materials. 
New  York,  have  leased  the  premises  No.  11 
Spruce  street,  where  they  will  make  up  for  time 
lost  in  being  burned  out  of  No.  18  in  the  same 
street. 

Adolph  Zeltmacher,  manufacturer  of  fancy 
leather  goods.  New  York  city,  has  made  an 
assignment. 

C.  C.  Chamberlain,  envelope  manufacturer, 
New  York  city,  has  been  attached. 


James  A.  Hayes,  publisher,  Sullivan,  Ind., 
has  sold  out  to  Uriah  Coulson. 

Harris,  Hughes  &  Co.,  dealers  in  wall-paper, 
New  York  city,  are  liquidating. 

George  Denne  &  Co.,  stationers,  San  Jose, 
Cal.,  have  made  an  assignment. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  introducd  a  variety 
of  advertising  novelties  which  the  trade  ought 
to  see. 

The  Valley  Book  and  Stationery.  Company, 
St.  Louis,  Mo. ,  has  been  incorporated  with  a 
capital  stock  of  $3,000. 

G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  are  very  busy  filling  orders, 
as  their  latest  styles  of  novelties  are  meeting 
with  a  demand  that  has  exceeded  all  expecta- 
tions. 

Walter  A.  Weaver,  stationer  and  dealer  in 
musical  goods,  &c.,  Freeport,  Pa.,  has  sold  out 
his  book,  stationery  and  news  business  to  H.  W. 
Rowley  who  will  continue  it. 


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Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers, 

J    «l — §»  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON  MASS. 


TTiir 


SUPERIOR  TO   ALL   OTHERS.-^- 

Send    for   Samples   and.    Prices. 


GEO.  F.  KING  &  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    Manufacturers. 

STATIONEBS  and  FAPEB  DEALERS, 
29    Havkley    Str^^t,    BOSTON,  MASS. 


530 


THE  ameeioa:n   stationer 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  -will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  SIO  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BUECKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  111. 


Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  JVIadlson  st.,  Chicago,  111. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  and  295 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,  and  180  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New- 
York;  and  1110  Wahiut  St..  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Eeade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and    Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  lU. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  RuUng  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 
SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  WUham  St.,  N.  Y 


QANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,  &  SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  st.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 
Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  PhUadelphia,  Pa. 


COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 
HAKE,  PHILIP,  155  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    CarpentersriUe,  lU. 


SHKIVER,  T.,  &  CO., 


333  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C,  &  CO., 


Cindniiati,  O. 


Coin  Wrappers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Copying  Books. 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY,  78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L., 


51  South  4th  St.,  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134 and  136  WilUam  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 


REAY,  M.  A., 


77  John  St..  N.  Y. 


THE   LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  $cc. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  111.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8, 12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16, 18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  pubUshers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 
Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  &c. 


GAYNOR  &  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  Bell  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 


Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.  Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 

Mathematical  Instruments. 

KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawmg 
Material,  127  Fulton  st.,  N.  Y. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 

uLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  JR  ,  81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

Paper. 

ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

SCOTT  Paper  CC,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 
G.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 


BECK.  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


FOWARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo.  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,   White   and   Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper,  Jersey  City.  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 

KISSAM,  B.  A.,  32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


ATKTN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 


33  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfi-s.  of  all  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  st.,  Boston. 


School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK,  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  P'ranklin  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,   G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER,]«5V^rteg^o,Ill. 


Slates. 


McDowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  Slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 

Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Stationers'  Hardv/are. 

SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  st.,  N.  Y 

J.  F.  MURCH.  Agent. 


Star  Copying  Pads. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR.  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING.  GEO.   F..  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  st.,  Boston,  Mass. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila. 
Pa. — Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 
Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 

Toys  and  Games. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 


WXJDMANN,  ▲.,  &  (X>., 


a06  Broadw«j,  N.  T. 


PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and      i 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


April  12,  1883.J 


THE    AMERIOAl^J^    STATION  El{. 


531 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 


[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 

Mortgagor.         NEW  YORK  CITY.              Amount. 
F.  H.  Adams  (R.) $375 

E.  S.Dodge  (R.) 1,948 

F.  F.  Eagan 1,794 

W.  S.  Fowler  (R.) , 1,400 

J.  W.  Keeler 3,999 

J.  McWilliams  (R  ) 5,649 

J.  &  J.  M.  Mills  (R  ) ■  1,000 

F.  Oberhauser 100 

D.  &  J.  Sadlier 42,000 

J.  H.  Van  Velzer  &  S.  H.  Burnham 200 

Frank  Colly er  (R.) 475 

M  J.Keogh(R.) 240 

M.  J.  Keogh  (R.)  226 

Tripp,  Jr.,  &  Dickie 800 

A.  J.  Williamson's  Sons  (R.) 1,334 


MIDDLE  STATES. 

J.  L.  Reynolds,  Hoboken,  N.  J 5,000 

A.  P.  &  A.  F.  Holbrook,  Newark,  N.  J 1,500 


EASTERN  STATES. 
Robinson  Y.  Russell,  Lynn,  Mass.,  prior  mort- 
gage discharged 1,000 

Robinson  Y.  Russell,  Lynn,  Mass 250 

Jacob  J.  Arakelyn,  Boston,  Mass 920 

W.  R.  Sherburne  (Atwood  &  Sherburne),  Bos- 
ton, Mass 4,000 

Thos.  Higgins,  Boston,  Mass 300 

Louis  J.  Noros,  Fall  River,  Mass 600 


WESTERN  STATES. 

A.  C.  Boyd,  Delevan,  111., 1,196 

George  Neder,  Dayton,  Ohio,  (R.)  496 

A.  Buswell  (A.  Buswell&  Co.)  (Real),  mortgage 

$6,500  dischargei 4,000 

Wm.  A.  Dudley,  New  Albany,  Ind 175 

Loyd  Brezer,  Detroit,  Mich 850 

R.  E.  Vincent  &  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich 385 

W.    E.    Hahn    &    Co.,    Omaha,  .Neb.,    (Pur. 

Money) 3,600 

John  J.  Dittgen  &  Co.  (Acme  Printing  Works), 

Cincinnati,  Ohio 400 


SOUTHERN  STATES. 
National   Repulicati    Printing    &    Publishing 

Company,  Washington,  D.  C 37,000 

W.  B.Burke,  Atlanta,  Ga 1,300 

W.  H.  Vallette,  St.  Louis,  Mo  200 

Armstrong  &  Duval,  Louisville,  Ky 1,000 


The  government  during  the  late  civil  war 
leased  the  island  known  as  Davids  Island,  near 
the  entrance  of  Long  Island  Sound,  and  erected 
thereon  extensive  buildings  for  hospital  pur- 
poses. At  the  expiration  of  the  lease,  having 
spent  a  large  sum  of  money  on  the  property,  it 
was  deemed  advisable  on  the  part  of  the  govern- 
ment to  purchase  the  property,  which  it  did, 
paying  a  considerable  sum  of  money  for  it, 
variously  estimated  it  from  $100,000  to  $300,- 
000.  The  property  is  still  owned  by  the  govern- 
ment. 

— -^♦^ 

The  Farnham  type-setter,  which  for  the  past 
eight  years  has  been  in  process  of  construction 
at  Colt's  works,  Hartford,  Conn.,  is  now  on  ex- 
hibition. The  Courant  says:  "  It  is  about  the 
size  of  an  ordinary  piano,  with  lettered  keys,  as 
the  operator  touches  which  the  types  take  their 
places  with  unfailing  regularity.  The  work  of 
distribution  is  done  simultaneously  with  the 
type-setting.  The  chief  difficulty  heretofore  has 
been  in  the  justifying,  but  this  has  now  been 
overcome,  and  is  done  with  twice  the  rapidity 
of  the  ordinary  mode.  The  inventor,  Mr.  Page, 
believes  that  every  obstacle  has  been  overcome, 
and  that  the  machine  is  now  ready  for  the 
trade." 


ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLI^^HERS  OF 

EASTER  AND  BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

REWARD   AND   ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Shape  Novelties,  Orders  of 

Dance,  Menus,  Tassels,  Plaques,  Calenders,  Marriage  Certificates, 

Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Crayons,  Etc. 

Mi@M  S  MB&  M^@mMwmy^  M&w  W&^M» 

CHICAGO:   156  &  158  MONROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 


HIGHLY   FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Manufactory  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 


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OCR    I.EADING    STYLES: 

No.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  ...  Commercial       No.  707.... Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank        No.  405 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 

New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  'WUliam  Street. 


BUCK  I  cuwsoirs 

Iiprmd  Forforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


^P~  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

BLACK  &  CLAWSON, 

Mention  American  Stationer.  Hamilton,  O. 


cr.  E.  XiinsTiDE. 


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Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T-i^O-S    .A.ISTID    O-TTILvd:    Ij-A-BEX-S, 
PUBLISHER  OF 

mMM.wm  MQwrnuTTMS,  m ^- 


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Cliromos,  Folders    gLnd 


165    T^illiam   St.,  IVeT^  ^^ork. 

Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $3.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $1.00. 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  ORDER. 


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DEVOTED  TO  THE  INTKRESTS  OF  THE 

Stationery  and  Fancy  Goods  Trades. 

WEEKLY-$2.00  PER  ANNUM. 
Single  Copies      .      -      -      -        10  Cents. 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  APRIL  12.  1883. 

Advertisements  cannot  be  received  for  insertion  in 
the  current  week  later  than  12  m.  on  Wednesday.  The 
chargp  tor  advertising  is  25  cents  a  line,  each  inser- 
tion. Special  terms  for  standing  and  displayed  ad- 
vertisements to  be  had  on  application. 

This  journal  aims  to  be  a  medium  of  information 
for  and  a  representative  of  the  interests  of  every  one 
connected  with  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  country,  in  all  cases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
A  review  of  foreign  markets  and  accounts  of  move 
ments  abroad  will  also  be  furnished,  and  no  pains 
will  be  spared  to  make  The  Stationer  a  thorough 
and  complete  exponent  of  the  trade. 
Subscription  and  postage  for  'ireat  Britain, 

per  annum 12s. 

Any  information  our  readers  may  wish  to  obtain 
shall  be  cheerfully  given,  and  prompt  repliea  will  be 
made  to  all  inquiries  addressed  to  us  on  any  subjects 
of  interest  to  the  trade. 

Communications  on  all  trade  matters  are  earnestly 
solicited.    Address 

HOWARD  LOCKWOOD,  Pres.  and  Treas. 
American  Stationer  Association, 

74  DuANB  Street,  New  York. 

BRANCH  OFFICES. 

Western  OfiSce  :  P.  Q.  Monroe,  General  Manager, 
8  Lakeside  Building,  Chicago,  III. 

Eastern  Office  :  E.  P.  Harris,  General  Manager, 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia  Office  :  J.  Viknnot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Sonthern  Office :  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, corner  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts.,  Atlanta,  Ga, 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGEIfTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside \^  Ludgate  Circus  Building. 

I     London. 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo Vigo,  Spain. 

G.  Galvagno Turin,  uaiy. 

8.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa.  Italy. 

J-H-<J««-«y ]^KSE»n°dts'°' 

John  Hogan \  ^'f  5°,""?}®'   .^^4°®?'    *"'' 

^  I     Adelaide.  Australia. 

R.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  G.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent,  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

uamilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana,  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

Josd  A.  Barros Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Edward  Orauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hijos Curacoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Kyder Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Lissa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

Q.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  Q.  Thrum....       J  Honolulu,    Sandwich     Isl- 
(     ands. 

John  G.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Halght Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes \  New  Westminster,  British 

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Trade  conditions  seem  somewhat  bright- 
er this  week,  and  begin  to  justify  our 
former  remark  that  there  was  likely  to  be 
enough  to  do  without  getting  into  any 
excitement. 


We  are  glad  to.  note  that  wise  prudence 
seems  to  lay  out  the  course  of  business. 
Reports  this  week  are  to  the  effect  that  col- 
lections are  easier  made,  and  that  people 
are  disposed  to  pay  their  bills  promptly 
even  if  they  will  not  buy  in  profusion. 
Credits  are  also  more  carefully  scrutinized. 
These  are  glad  signs  of  wisdom. 


We  earnestly  advise  the  young  men  in 
the  stationery  trade  not  to  be  ambitious  of 
the  title  "a  good  fellow."  When  one  thinks 
of  all  that  the  expression  implies  in  its 
ordinary  acceptation,  it  seems  to  be  a 
synonym  for  easy-going  good  nature  and  a 
fearful  disregard  of  responsibility.  And, 
when  we  consider  how  much  further  the 
easy-going  characteristic  may  be  carried 
and  what  a  laxity  of  mbral  tone  and  prin- 
ciple it  may  induce,  we  are  more  than  ever 
impelled  to  say  to  the  young  man  whose  eye 
is  now  onward  and  upward,  and  whose 
motto  is  "Excelsior,"  do  not  he  "a  good 
fellow."  If  the  term  were  only  to  be 
used  in  its  highest  sense,  we  should  expect 
to  find  paragons  of  virtue  such  as  scarcely 
exist ;  but  still,  men  can  strive  for  that 
moral  culture  which  preserves  the  sense  of 
honor  in  the  midst  of  temptation  and  keeps 
them  safe  from  obloquy.  It  is  not  necessary 
that  men  should  become  ascetic,  nor  that 
they  should  ignore  the  cheerful  side  of  life. 
We  believe  in  being  jolly  and  in  the  exer- 
cise of  courtesy  and  good  temper.  These 
help  to  brighten  our  intercourse  with  our 
neighbors,  but  to  pass  beyond  them  is 
weakness. 


The  events  of  the  week  have  been  inter- 
esting. One  important  failure  is  recorded, 
and  it  serves  to  point  a  moral.  In  this  case 
the  fact  is  disclosed  that  a  firm's  notes  have 
been,  to  all  appearances,  recklessly  put  upon 
the  market,  and  as  recklessly  indorsed.  As 
the  story  goes  the  indorsing  firm  has  no 
idea  of  the  extent  of  the  liabilities  for 
which  it  made  itself  responsible,  and  has 
not  even  kept  a  record  of  its  indorsements. 
What  the  paper  was  kiting  about  for  no- 
body seems  to  know,  or,  if  knowing,  willing 
to  declare.  That  there  is  some  explanation 
back  of  this  mystery — for  mystery  it  will 
be  until  some  open  statement  is  made — we 
have  no  doubt,  and  the  public  will  probably 
have  to  wait  for  it  until  the  legal  unraveling 
begins  and  the  statements  of  assignees  are 
made.  But  to  the  moral.  The  incident 
referred  to  shows  on  how  very  unsafe  a 
foundation  business  can  be  carried  and  with 
what  lack  of  discretion  men  get  tangled  up. 
The  bad  practice  of  chancing  things  and  of 
taking  something  for  granted  that  ought 
never  to  have  been  admitted  is  one  phase 
of  the  story  as  it  stands  at  present.  What 
other  possible  features  of  the  affair  may  be 
are  only  open  to  conjecture,  and  here  we 
should  pause  lest  injustice  might  be  done. 


While  we  regret  the  occurrences  of  the 
past  week,  both  in  their  social  aspect  and  in 
their  demoralizing  effect  on  trade  we  can- 
not but  think  it  better  that  the  transactions 
reported  should  have  been  brought  to  light. 
There  may  be  a  warning  in  them  which 
will  restrain  other  people  from  engaging  in 
like  hazards,  and  they  may,  as  they  cer- 
tainly ought  to,  lead  business  men  to  in- 
quire who  needs  looking  after. 

[Correspondents  are  requested  to  write  on  only  one 
side  of  their  paper.  No  responsibility  for  the  opinions 
of  correspondents  attaches  to  this  paper.] 

An  Interference. 

To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer  : 

III  your  issue  of  March  39,  1883,  you  have  the 
Continental  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Phila- 
delphia, introduce,  beside  a  pen-wiper  attach- 
ment on  ink  bottles,  as  a  novelty,  an  ink-blotter 
also,  which  latter  addition,  in  the  shape  of  a 
blotting  paper,  bottom  affixed  to  au  ink  bottle, 
the  said  company  has  not  obtained  the  right  as 
yet  from  the  undersigned,  inventor  of  either,  to 
make  use  of.  Please  make  a  note  of  this  in  or- 
der to  prevent  any  further  obstacle  to  the  in- 
ventors for  entering  into  an  agreement  with 
other  parties  who  might  become  interested  in  its 
adoption.  Robert  Haa.se. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


D.  &  Co.  want  to  know  who  manufactures  "trans- 
fer album  pictures," 

^ns.— Palm  &  Fechteler,  6  West  14th  street, 
New  York. 
M.  B.  last  week  wanted  the  address  of  Mr.  Pollock. 

Ans. — We  have  received  kind  replies  from 
friends  in  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio  giving  the  in- 
formation We  thank  them  all.  The  manager 
of  our  Boston  office  also  supplies  the  address. 
It  is  Charles  Pollock,  343  Washington  street, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Subscriber  wants  to  know,  1.  Where  the  Butler  copy- 
ing paper  is  made?  2.  Who  makes  muslin  or 
duck  coin  bags  ? 

Ans. — 1.  Ivanhoe  Manufacturing  Company, 
Paterson,  N.  J.,  makes  it,  and  H.  V.  Butler,  Jr., 
&  Co.,  33  Reade  street,  New  York,  control  it. 
3.  Samuel  Raynor  &  Co.,  New  York,  make 
muslin  bags,  and  the  Dennison  Manufacturing 
Company,  Boston,  has  the  general  agency  for 
the  duck,  which  are  made  by  M.  Millhiser  & 
Co.,  Richmond,  Va. 

A  Missouri  correspondent  also  sends  us  word 

that  the  Peri  Pearl  paper  lately  inquired  for  is 

run   by  a  Chicago  house    already  mentioned. 

Thank  you. 

■. ■ — -«--*-.» 

OBITUARY. 


The  Late  Geobge  W.  Davids. 
The  funeral  of  the  late  George  W.  Davids, 
took  place  on  Monday  afternoon  at  Trinity 
Church,  in  New  Rochelle,  and  was  one  of  the 
largest  known  for  many  years  in  that  village. 
The  casket  containing  the  body  was  decorated 
with  palm  leaves,  violets  and  other  floral  em- 
blems. As  Mr.  Davids  bad  been  a  member  of 
the  vestry  of  Trinity  Church,  New  Rochelle, 
four  representatives  from  that  body  served  as 
pallbearers.  They  were  Col.  Richard  Lathers 
and  Robert  C.  Fisher,  the  wardens,  and  Jere- 
miah Sturges  and  Cyrus  Barton,  vestrymen. 
The  other  pallbearers^  were  Henry  A.  Gouge  and 


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April  12,   1883.1 


THE    AMEEIOAE^    STATIONER 


533 


James  W.  Todd.  The  stationery  trade  was  well 
represented  at  the  funeral,  and  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade  was  headed  by  George  L.  Pease, 
the  president,  and  William  I.  Martin.  There  were 
also  present  Alexander  Agar,  Isaac  Kiggins, 
Joseph  Reckendorf  er,  David  Scott,  Douglas  Tay- 
lor, H.  G.  Stetson,  John  George  Baiabridge, 
George  Simpson,  Henry  Slote,  Edward  North, 
John  Rowell,  county  clerk  of  Westchester  Co., 
R.  H.  Vaughn,  assistant  deputy  county  treas- 
urer under  George  W.  Davids,  and  various  em- 
ployes of  the  firm  of  Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co. 

In  response  to  a  notice  issued  by  George  L. 
Pease,  president  of  the  Stationer's  Board  of 
Trade,  a  special  meeting  of  the  trustees  was  held 
on  Friday  last  to  take  such  action  as  might  be 
deemed  proper  regarding  the  death  of  Mr. 
Davids.  The  following  preamble  and  resolutions 
were  adopted : 

Whereas,  It  is  with  the  deepest  feelings  of  regret 
that  we  learn  that  in  the  inscrutable  providence  of 
our  Almighty  Father  he  has  removed  from  our  midst 
our  late  associate  and  treasurer,  Mr.  George  W. 
Davids. 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  to  the  widow  and  family 
of  Mr.  Davids,  our  warmest  sympathy  in  this  the  hour 
of  their  great  affliction. 

Resolved,  That  this  minute  be  entered  in  full  on 
our  records  and  a  copy  signed  by  the  officers  of  this 
board  be  sent  to  his  widow  and  family. 

Resolved,  That^s  a  token  of  respect  this  Board  of 
Trustees  attend  in  a  body  the  funeral  of  Mr.  Davids. 


Truman  G.  Younglove,  Jr.,  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Cohoes  Straw  Board  Company, 
of  Cohoes,  N.  Y.,  has  disappeared,  and  an  inves- 
tigation is  said  to  show  that  he  had  forged  the  in- 
dorsement of  his  father-in-law  Nicholas  Clute  to  a 
note  for  $15,000,  and  had  negotiated  other  forged 
paper  to  the  amount  of  about  $9,000.  The  affairs 
of  the  company  were  almost  entirely  under  his 
control,  and  it  is  thought  that  he  also  appro- 
priated all  the  ready  funds  which  he  could  ob- 
tain for  his  use.  It  is  reported  that  the  books 
have  not  been  fully  written  up  since  January  1, 
so  that  an  examination  will  not  reveal  the  ex- 
tent of  his  embezzlement.  Younglove,  who  is 
about  24  years  old,  is  connected  with  some  of 
the  leading  families  of  Cohoes,  and  has  always 
been  most  highly  respected.  His  wife  is  the 
daughter  of  Nicholas  Clute,  a  director  of  the 
Manufacturers'  Bank  of  Cohoes.  Younglove  was 
not  dissipated  or  extravagant,  and  was  not  sus- 
pected of  having  any  bad  habits.  It  is  rumored, 
however,  that  he  speculated  in  stocks,  and  that 
losses  of  over  $30,000  led  to  his  ruin.  His  father- 
in-law  is  taking  up  the  notes  which  are  held  by 
the  Saratoga  County  Bank  of  Waterford  and 
the  National  Bank  of  Cohoes. 


Alexander  Cameron  is  seriously  ill  at  bis 
home  in  Brooklyn,  suffering  from  congestion  of 
the  liver.  He  has  been  confined  to  the  house 
since  March  12,  but  hopes  to  be  able  to  resume 
business  before  long. 


IJfl^arfejet  ^jexrxjexu* 


Office  op  The  American  Stationer,  ( 
Wednesday.  April  11,  1883.     f 

THE  MONEY  ST^RKHT.—From  present  ap- 
pearances money  will  be  abundant  and  the  rates 
easy  for  some  months  to  come.  The  improvement 
in  the  tone  and  spirit  of  the  stock  market  has  been 
maintained  and  a  further  advance  in  the  more  sub- 
stantial railroad  shares  and  bonds  has  been  estab- 
lished. The  market  has  almost  jumped  from  a  con- 
dition of  lethargy  and  weakness  to  one  of  activity 
and  strength  in  a  week,  and  at  present  the  feeling 
generally  is  one  of  buoyancy.    The  public  have  not. 


however,  come  in  as  freely  as  is  desired.  Govern- 
ments are  also  active.  Foreign  exchange  has  again 
advanced  since  our  last,  on  a  light  supply  of  bills, 
and  a  fair  demand. 

THE  fAPER  MA.  RKET.— There  has  been 
little  change  to  note  in  the  market  this  week.  Buy- 
ers continue  to  show  very  little  disposition  to  antici- 
pate their  requirements,  even  although  the  prices  of 
paper  are  generally  admitted  to  be  very  low  and  on 
a  safe  basis  to  purchase.  The  spring  season  will  no 
doubt  fall  short  of  expectation,  but  the  conditions  of 
general  trade  are  believe!  to  be  gradually  improv- 
ing, and  the  last  half  of  the  year  may  yet  make  up 
for  the  lack  of  business  at  the  beginning.  Prices 
continue  to  be  held  very  steadily  on  most  every  regu- 
lar grade  and  quality,  inferior  or  job  lots  only  fur- 
nishing exceptional  instances.  Straw  wrappings  are 
under  better  control,  and  prices  which  a  short  time 
ago  were  very  weak  are  now  much  firmer,  owing  to 
the  formation  of  the  organization  among  the  manu- 
facturers and  dealers  to  sustain  prices.  A  committee 
of  the  assooiation  was  in  session  here  last  week,  and 
had  under  consideration  a  shut-down  of  the  mills, 
but  no  undc-standing  was  reached. 

THE  STATIOH ERT  MARKET.— The  condi- 
tion of  business  has  changed  very  little  since  our  last 
report.  A  slight  improvement  is  said  to  have  taken 
place,  but  it  has  only  developed  so  as  to  warrant 
more  confidence  in  the  future.  The  genial  change  in 
the  weather  is  expected  to  give  a  great  impetus  to 
trade  during  the  coming  week.  A  noteworthy  feat- 
ure of  current  business  is  that  cash  sales  are  more 
the  rule  than  usual,  and,  it  is  said,  that  collections 
are  now  much  more  easily  effected  than  they  were  a 
couple  of  weeks  ago.  In  a  few  days  spring  trade 
may  be  in  strong  tide,  and  it  Is  expected  that  it  will 
reach  a  large  volume  before  the  season  ends.  At  all 
events  a  confident  tone  to  that  effect  is  prevalent  with 
most  firms.  At  present,  values  in  the  leading  staples 
are  steady  to  an  extent  which  renders  the  season  re- 
markable, and  business  in  this  class  of  goods  is  re- 
ported to  be  increasing.  In  blank  books  it  has  picked 
up  considerably,  although  some  of  the  manufactur- 
ers were  last  week  under  the  impression  that  the  re- 
vival would  not  come  until  July  1.  The  envelope 
trade  is  steady,  while  the  demand  for  some  lines  of 
pens  and  pencils  is  reported  fair.  In  fancy  goods 
business  is  said  to  be  slow,  but  parties  handling  such 
goods  are  making  great  preparations  for  the  fall 
trade.  Almost  every  house  has  a  representative  in 
Europe,  selecting  the  latest  novelties,  most  of  which 
it  is  expected  will  excel  the  offerings  of  previous 
seasons. 


VALUE  OF  IMPOETS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c, 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 

For  the  Week  Ended  April  6.  1883. 


Albums 

Books 

Newspapers. 
Engravings 

Ink 

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils 

Paper 

Steel  Pens. . . 

Other 

Totals . . . 


652 


3 

$52 

230 

27,868 

a 

],:94 

34 

13,526 

53 

3,265 

1 

321 

82 

574 

192 

21,458 

2 

40 

11 

598 

$69,496 


VALUE  OF  EXFOBTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM   NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS, 

For  the  Week  Ended  April  10, 1883 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs. . 
Paper,  cases. 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery... 
Totals.... 


19,308 


18,205 

$3,413 

701 

8,587 

37 

8,440 

113 

10,903 

252 

9,722 

$35,065 


IMPORTATIONS  OF  PAPER. 

From  April  3   to   April   10,   1883. 
G.  H.  Barbey,  Canada,  Havre,  8  cs. 
R.  GledhlU,  by  same,  1  cs.  hangings. 
R.  Graves  &  Son,  by  same,  2  cs.  hangings. 
Baldwin  Brothers  &  Co  ,  by  same,  6  cs. 
L.  Mascotte,  by  same,  2  cs. 
E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  by  same,  3  cs. 
Charles  Cooper  &  Co.,  by  same,  3  cs.  photographic 
paper. 
A.  T.  Benolt,  Erin,  London,  4  cs.  drawing. 
G.  H.  Barbey,  Werra,  Bremen,  2  ca.  hangings. 
Charles  Beck,  by  same,  1  cs. 
H.  A.  Allen,  Gloamin,  Bordeaux,  25  cs.  filtering. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Rhynland,  Antwerp,  21  cs. 
E.  Kimpton,  Celtic,  Liverpool,  2  cs. 
A.  Ireland,  State  of  Florida,  Glasgow,  12  cs. 
J.  Campbell  &  Co..  Jan  Breydall,  Antwerp,  13  cs. 
Banatt  Brothers,  Main,  Bremen,  2  cs. 

STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  April  3  to  April  10,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases  to  Glasgow,  1;  to  London,  2;  to  Bre- 
men, 1 ;  to  Hamburg,  6 ;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  5 ;  to 
New  Zealand,  2;  to  British  Australasia,  1;  to  Cuba, 
4;  to  Uruguay,  3;  to  Venezuela,  9;  to  Porto  Rico,  3; 
to  Mexico,  1;  to  Argentine  Republic,  5;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  6;  to  Japan,  3. 

PAPER,  to  Glasgow,  46  pkgs.;  to  Liverpool, 
pkgs.;  to  Hull,  9  cs. ;  to  London,  21  cs.;  to  Antwerp, 
1  cs.,  117  pkgs.;  to  Bremen,  37  pkgs.;  to  Hamburg, 
13  pkgs.;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  2  pkgs.;  to  New 
Foundland,  200  rms. ;  to  British  West  Indies,  2,605 
rms..  1  pkg. ;  to  Bordeaux,  3  cs. ;  to  Cuba,  19  pkgs., 
10,000  rms.,  1  cs. ;  to  Venezuela,  82  pkgs.,  100  rms.,  1 
cs. ;  to  Porto  Rico,  4,030  rms.,  266  pkg*.;  to  San  Do- 
mingo, 28  pkgs..  220  rms. ;  to  Mexico,  12  pkgs.,  1  cs. ; 
to  Argentine  Republic,  5  pkgs. ;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  63  pkgs.;  to  Brazil,  11  pkgs,  1,050  rms. 

STATIONERY,  cases  to  New  Brunswick,  1;  to 
London,  34;  to  Hamburg,  20;  to  Dutch  West  ludies,  3; 
to  Nova  Scotia,  3;  to  British  West  Indies,  1;  to 
Havre,  2;  to  Cuba,  26;  to  Venezuela,  7;  to  Porto 
Rico,  15;  to  San  Domingo,  6;  to  Mexico,  23;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  18;  to  Brazil,  99. 

PERFUMERY,  packages  to  Liverpool,  41 ;  to  Ant- 
werp, 51;  to  Bremen,  20;  to  Hamburg,  50;  to  British 
West  Indies,  15;  to  New  Zealand,  10;  to  British  Aus- 
tralasia, 12;  to  Cuba,  2;  to  Uruguay,  26;  to  Venezuela, 
15;  to  Central  America,  1;  to  Porto  Rico,  4;  to  San 
Domingo,  1;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  62;  to 
Spanish  Possessions  in  Africa,  31 ;  to  Brazil,  30. 

INK,  packages,  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  2;  to  Cuba,  3; 
to  Mexico,  3;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  2. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  London,  51 ;  to  British  Australa- 
sia, 16;  to  Mexico,  4. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  London,  7; 
to  Hamburg,  16;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  12;  to  Cuba, 
3;  to  Uruguay,  7;  to  Venezuela,  39;  to  Porto  Rico,  12; 
to  Mexico,  9;  to  Argentine  Republic,  2;  to  Brazil,  17. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  London,  5. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &c.,  cases,  to 
London,  20;  to  Hamburg,  29;  to  British  West  Indies, 
1;  to  British  Australasia,  3;  to  Cuba,  4;  to  Venezu- 
ela, 6.  . 

CHROMOS,  ENGRAVINGS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Liver- 
pool, 1 ;  to  London,  1 ;  to  Bremen,  1 ;  to  Hamburg,  1 ; 
to  Santo  Domingo,  1 ;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  1. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  3;  to  Ham- 
burg, 1;  to  Venezuela,  6;  to  United  Slates  of  Colom- 
bia, 4. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  8. 

DECALCOMANIE  GOODS,  cases,  to  New  Zea 
land,  1. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  2;  to  Hamburg,  12; 
to  New  Zealand,  2. 

NEWSPAPERS,  packages,  to  Liverpool,  2. 

PLAYING  CARDS,  cases,  to  London,  5. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  packages,  to  Bremen,  6. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  Havre,  15. 

DRAWING  MATERIALS,  cases,  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  2. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  1. 


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Four  Sizes— Quarts,  Pints,  Half  Pints,  and  2  Oz. 

Can  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  Stationers,  and  at 

BRENTANO    BROS.,  5   Union  Square,  New  York. 


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stamping    Inks,   Mucilage,   &c., 
184   WILLIAM    STREET,   NEW   YORK. 


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TRY  WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


CHICAQO.  ROCK  ISLAND  &PACIFICR' 

By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries paatjengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  ot  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Ita  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  niagnifl- 
cent,  being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches.  Magnificent  Horton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Bleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
oaico  and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  PamouB 

"ALBERT  LEA  ROUTE.'' 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  been  opened  between  Kiohmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  ChatlanooKa,  Atlanta,  Au- 

T-U8ta,  Naahville,  Louisville,  LeiiUKton,  Cincinnati, 
ndianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  ot  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  united  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  aL 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan- 
tages. 

For  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Fold- 

GREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Office,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.ST.  JOHN, 

Vloe-Prci.  It  OcD-l  M-gr.  Ocnl  TkU  ft  Paw.  Agk 

CHICAGO. 


HARD  <fe  PARSONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS  OP  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OF 

Fine   Notes,   Envelopes,  Visiting    Cards   and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

'5         126<&;12S   IDTJ-^lSrE:  ST. 


All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-lCark  are  warranted. 


WINKLEY,  THORP  &  DRESSER, 

111  DevonsMre  Street,  Boston, 

—  MANUFACTUEEES  OF  — 


AUTOGRAPH  ALBUMS 


AND  — 


SCRAP  BOOKS. 


We  shall  offer  the  trade  a  beautiful  line  of  these  goods,  ne\A^  in 
design  and  elegantly  made 

"We  urge  the  trade  to  examine  our  manufactures  before  placing 
their  orders.  


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SAMPLES  AND  PRICE  LIST  READY  IN  MAY.  ^- 


BARTLETT 

Copying  Prcssas. 

Self-Adju sting.     Parts    Interchangeable. 

Gold  Medal  Awarded  at  the  International 

Cotton  Exposition  of  l8:il. 

The  lower  plate  is  drawn  up  against  the  stationary 

upper  plate. 

For  Sale  by  all  Stationers.    Manufactured  by 

■WILCOX   &  THOMPSON, 

31  to  27  Fannan  Street,  Brooklyn,  y.  Y. 


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IF   NOT,  CO  TO  THE    NEAREST  CARD  JOBBER  AND   INSIST  ON  SEEING 
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NEW  CARDS  and  NOVELTIES. 
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FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

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April  12,  1883 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOI^ER. 


585 


New  Machine  for  Stitching  Books. 

This  Machine  -will  sew  anything  in  the  \A;ay  of  Pamphlets  or  Blank  Books  up  to  four  signatures. 
It  makes  a  stitch  of  any  desired  length,  and,  on  ordinary  -work,  as  nnany  as  ten  thousand  Books  a  day 
are  turned  out  by  one  Machine.  These  Machines  have  proved  a  perfect  success,  and  are  no^7v  used  by 
nearly  every  prominent  Blank  Book  Maker  and  Pamphlet  Binder  in  Ne^A^  York. 

B^"  Correspondence  solicited,  when  full  Information  -will  be  furnished  and  names  of  parties  using 
Machines  given.     Address 

AUGUSTUS    H.  FENNIS, 

26    XJITIOISr    SQ,XJ^R,E,    ]^TE'W    "^tor^k:    oit^st. 


JAS.  H.  CROMPTON, 


Paper  I  MILL  39.   Maker, 

#■ # 


Elton  Paper  Mills,  Bury,  Lancashire, 

LONDON— 60  Queen  Tictoria  Street,  E.  C.        MANCHESTER— 8  Sussex  Street. 


-MANUFACTURER    OF— 


PARIS 


White  and  Colored. 

COPYING,  TRACING  (unprepared), 

MANIFOLD,  CASTBIDGES, 

1867.  CIGARETE,  PKINTING  PAPERS. 

e§  SAMPLES    AND     PRICES    ON     APPLICATION. 


PARIS 


187  8. 


Manufacturer  of  the  CELEBRATED  (Dog  Label) 

GRASS    BLEACHED    or    SILVER    TISSUE, 

For  Jewelers,  Gold  and  Silver  Smiths,  <&c. 


DEPOT  FOB  "  GRASS  BZjEACJTED"  AtfD  COLOR£!D  TISSZTES: 

Tbe  "Dennison"   Manufacturing  Co.,  21  Milk  Street,  Boston,  and  Branches. 
A.1SO    for    COLORED    TISSUES: 

&E0.  J.  ZEAFT,  Nos.  48  and  50  lilai&en  Lane,  IJ&w  York. 


+  i]M:r»oi^TE:i>  * 


Satin-Fringed  Birthday  Cards. 

FER,  BOX  coN-T^iisri]sra-  (T /\ 

(Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^J  ^J 

SENT    BY    M:A.I1L.   OIV    RECEIPT    OF   I»R1CE:.-4- 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7tli  Street,  Philadelphia. 


Made   from    Superfine    Stock,    Uniform    Color,   Extra   High    Calendered   Finish. 
Put  up  in  new  designed  liithographed  Wrappers. 

THE  CRYSTAL  LAKE  PAPERS  are  fuUy  equal  to  any  first-class  Papers  in  the  market,  and  price 
guaranteed  that  no  regular  Paper  of  its  quality  can  be  obtained  less.  The  line  is  very  desirable  for 
Jobbers,  and  especially  adapted  for  the  better  grade  in  demand  for  Stationers  and  the  Notion  trade, 
comprising  salable  sizes  used  for  Commercial  Papers,  Octavo,  Commercial  Note,  Letter,  Fools  Cap,  Legal 
and  Bill  Caps.  Special  wrappers  and  stamp  given  with  exclusive  control,  provided  orders  are  large  enough 
to  justify.  Folded  Papers,  White  Wove.— Note  sizes,  10  and  13  lb.  Letter  :  13,  14,  16  and  18  lb.  Fools 
Cap  ;  13,  14, 16  and  18  lb.  Legal  Cap  ;  put  up  in  quarter  reams.  All  others  in  hil(  reams.  The  following 
kinds  of  Paper  we  intend  to  keep  constantly  on  hand  : 

Octavo,  4  and  5  lb..  Ruled  ;  Commercial  Note,  4,  5,  6  and  7  lb.,  Ruled  ;  5  and  6  lb..  Half  Sheets  ;  Letter, 
8,  9, 10  and  13  lb..  Ruled  ;  10  and  13  lb..  Half  Sheets  ;  Fools  Cap,  S,  9, 10,  13,  14  and  16  lb..  Ruled  ;  School  Cap, 
8  and  10  lb,.  Ruled  No.  5  Pen  ;  Legal  Cap,  10, 13,  14  and  16  lb..  Ruled,  Margin  Line  ;  Broad  Bill  Cap,  10. 13  and 
14  lb.  Ruled  ;  Long  Bill  Cap,  10,  13  an  1  14  lb..  Ruled  ;  Ledger  Cap.  13,  14  and  16  lb..  Ruled  with  or  without 
Unit  Lines  ;  journal  Cap,  13,  14  and  16  lb..  Ruled  with  or  without  Unit  Lines. 


J.  L.  ST,  JOHN, 
-A.gent, 


POWERS  PAPER  CO.,  35  Lyman  Street,  Springfield,  Mass. 

[    New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 


EDWARD   TODD  &  CO., 


trEDWARDT'ODD  8c  CO." 


44  £ast   14th  St.,    Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  all  principal 
cities.    Trade  List  furnished  on  application. 


NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  ENGLAND  R.R. 

Resumption  of  the  favorite  Transler  Steamer 
Maryland  Route.  Through  Pullman  Cars  for 
PHILADELPHIA,  BALTIMORE  and  WASHINGTON, 
WITHOUT  CBANGK,  Connecting  with  through  trains  to 
Florida  and  all  points  South  and  West.  Train 
leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.,  daily. 

Leave  Boston  for  Grand  Central  Depot,  NEW 
YORK,  at  9  A.  M. ;  returning,  leave  New  York  at  11 
A.  M.  and  11.34  P.  M.,  week  days.  Pullman  Palace 
Cars  run  through. 

NORWICH  tINE  for  NEW  YORK  Oimited 
tickets).  $3.  Train  leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.  week 
days,  connecting  with  elegant  steamers  City  of 
Worcester  and  City  of  New  York ;  returning,  leave 
New  York  at  5  P.  M. 

Trains  leave  BOSTON  for  PROVIDENCE  at  9  and 
11.45  A.  M.,  3.30  and  6  P.  M.  ;  returning  at  8.15  and 
11.20  A.  M.,  1.30,  5.30  and  7  P.  M.  Round  Trip,  limited 
tickets,  $1.50. 

Tickets,  Staterooms  and  Berths  secured  at  ofiSce, 
332  Washington  Street,  corner  of  Milk,  and  at  Station, 
foot  of  Summer  Street,  Boston. 

S.  M.  FELTON,  Jr.,  A.  C.  KENDALL, 

General  Manager.  Gen.  Pass.  Agf  nt. 


I.,  ^.  <&,  "W. 

— 3  route:!! 

THE  GREAT  THROUGH  ROUTE 

BetweentheEA«?r,WEST,  NORTH  and  SOUTH. 
This  Great  Through  Route  is  now  coiiiplfied  ami  in 
full  operation,  RUNNING  THROUGH  PASSENGER 
TRAINS  DAILY  as  follows: 

Three  solid  trains  each  way  between  Columbus 
Indianapolis  and  Peoria;  two  trains  each  way  between 
Columbus,  Indianapolis  and  Decatur;  two  trains  each 
way  between  Sandusky,  Indianapolis,  Peoria  and 
Decatur;  two  trains  each  way  between  Sandusky, 
Dayton  and  Cincinnati ;  three  trains  each  way  between 
Sandusky,  Springfield  and  Columbus;  four  trains 
each  way  between  Columbus,  Springfield,  Dayton 
and  Cincinnati;  two  trains  each  way  between  Coliun- 
bus,  Springfield,  Indianapolis  and  Chicago — with 
Sleeping  and  Reclining  Chairs  on  Night  Trains,  and 
elegant  Parlor  and  Modern  Day  Coaches  on  Day 
Trains.  

Its  track  is  laid  with  HEAVY  STEEL  KAILS, 
thoroughly  ballasted, with  easy  grades  andfew  curves. 

Traversing  as  it  does  the  heart  of  the  three  great 
States  of  Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois,  uniting  in  close 
business  relationship  the  capital  cities  of  the  first  and 
second,  with  the  second  city  of  the  third,  and  passing 
through  a  large  number  of  the  most  important  cities 
and  towns  in  each,  and  with  all  its  central  location 
makes  it  the  Shortest  and  Most  Desirable  Route 
between  the  East  and  West. 

THROUGH  TICKETS  AND  BAGGAGE  CHECKS 
to  all  principal  points,  NORTH,  hOCTH,  EAST 
and  WEST,  can  be  obtained  at  any  ticket  office  of 
the  I.,  B.  <Sr  W.  R'y;  also  via  this  Route  at  all  railroad 
ofilces  throughout  the  country.  Rates  always  as  low 
as  the  lowest. 

Don't  purchase  tickets  to  any  point  without  first 
consulting  ihe  Agents  of  the  1.,  B.  &  W.  R'y. 

Particular  advantages  offered  to  Western  Emi- 
grants. LAND  and  TOXZRIST  TICKETS  to  aU  points 
reached  by  uuy  line. 


530 


THE    AMEKiCAJS'    STATIONEB. 


THE    DAVIDS'   COMPLICATION. 


The  death  of  George  W.  Davids  has  caused  a 
complication  which  will  require  time  for  adjust- 
ment. Besides  the  failure  of  B.  Lawrence  & 
Co.  following  upon  his  decease,  there  arises  a 
question  as  to  the  liability  of  the  house  of  Thad- 
deus  Davids  &  Co.  on  account  of  transactions 
conducted  by  George  W.  Davids,  ostensibly  on 
behalf  of  the  house,  but  as  is  claimed  without 
its  knowledge  or  sanction. 

Since  Mr.  Davids'  death  the  following  dis- 
closure of  facts  has  been  made  :  A  receiver 
was  appointed  for  George  W.  Davids  on  Novem- 
ber 18  last  by  Judge  Beach  in  the  Court  of  Com- 
mon Pleas  in  supplementary  proceedings  brought 
against  him  by  the  National  Bank  of  Vernon, 
N.  Y.,  which  obtained  a  judgment  for  $6,086 
against  him  and  Thomas  Girvan,  Peter  V. 
Quick,  Porter  D.  Terry  and  Nicholas  Edwards. 
The  judgment  was  entered  April  6,  1881.  Other 
judgments  against  Mr.  Davids  were  entered  in 
April,  1881,  as  follows  :  Charles  B.  Terry,  $3,- 
415  ;  Farmers' National  Bank  of  Rome,  N.  Y., 
$4,420  ;  National  Bank  of  Waterville,  N.  Y., 
$10,012  ;  Thomas  Girvan  and  Peter  V.  Quick 
were  also  made  parties  to  the  judgments.  An 
other  judgment  for  $8,206  was  entered  against 
Mr.  Davids  about  May  4,  1881,  in  favor  of 
Joshua  Rhodes  on  notes  and  due  bills.  Mr. 
Davids  had  withdrawn  from  the  firm  of  Thad- 
deus  Davids  &  Co.  on  January  1,  1881,  prior  to 
the  entry  of  the  judgments.  The  receiver  ap- 
pointed to  take  charge  of  his  affairs  was  Jacob 
Boerckel,  Jr.,  a  hop  broker,  at  No.  125  Broad 
street. 

During  Mr.  Davids'  incumbency  of  the  office 
of  county  treasurer  of  Westchester  County  he 
made  loans  to  various  parties,  and  in  settling  up 
his  accounts  he  had  to  make  up  a  large  amount 
from  his  personal  estate  to  avoid  a  deficit  in  the 
county  funds.  This  was  another  thing  that  led 
to  his  embarrassment.  He  also  loaned  money 
to  personal  friends,  and  in  this  and  other  ways 
incurred  loss.  Mr.  Davids  was  compelled  to 
withdraw  from  the  firm  of  Thaddeus  Davids  & 
Co.,  at  the  instance  of  his  father,  because  he 
had  lent  the  firm's  notes  for  several  thousand 
dollars  to  a  friend  for  speculation  in  hops,  the 
notes  so  loaned  going  to  protest. 

It  is  stated  that  Mr.  Davids  had  deposited 
notes  to  the  amount  of  $50,000  with  a  note 
broker  to  dispose  of  and  that  he  could  neither 
recover  the  notes  nor  the  proceeds.  This  is  sup- 
posed to  add  to  the  complication.  E.  J.  Dun- 
ning, a  note  broker,  claims  to  have  bought 
$10,000  worth  of  the  notes  of  Thaddeus  Davids 
&  Co.,  which  had  been  signed  by  George  W. 
Davids  in  the  name  of  the  firm.  The  different 
members  of  the  firm  of  Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co., 
disclaim  all  knowledge  of  notes  of  this  charac- 
ter, and  say  that  they  had  not  authorized  George 
W;  Davids  to  put  the  notes  on  the  market. 
Thaddeus  Davids  states  that  when  he  left  the 
city  to  go  to  Florida  in  December  last  there  was 
not  to  his  knowledge  a  note  held  against  the 
firm  and  he  expressed  surprise  when  told  that 
the  firm's  paper  had  been  put  on  the  market. 
David  F.  Davids,  another  member  of  the  firm, 
says  that  he  had  no  personal  knowledge  of 
transactions  between  B.  Lawrence  &  Co.  and 
bis  firm,  and  that  he  could  not  tell  the  amount 
of  money  raised  on  the  firm's  paper  with  B. 
Lawrence  &  Co.'s  indorsement,  still  outstanding. 
The  note  book,  check  book,  &c.,  had  been  kept 
by  George  W.  Davids  in  a  safe  separate  from 
that  in  which  the  other  books  of  the  firm  were 
kept. 

A  question  has  also  arisen  as  to  the  disposition 
of  the  funds  of  the  village  of  New  Rochelle  and 


of  the  School  Board,  of  which  Thaddeus  Davids 
is  treasurer.  The  care  of  these  accounts  had 
been  given  to  George  W.  Davids,  and  it  is  be- 
lieved that  they  are  in  proper  shape. 

The  firm  of  Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co.  says  that 
it  is  able  to  meet  every  obligation  for  which  it 
is  legally  liable,  and  will  pay  one  hundred  cents 
on  the  dollar  on  all  of  its  indebtedness. 

A  well-known  member  of  the  stationery  trade 
met  George  W.  Davids  on  Tuesday,  the  day  be- 
fore his  death,  in  the  vicinity  of  William  and 
Wall  streets,  and  observed  that  he  had  an 
anxious  look,  due,  as  is  now  supposed,  to  the 
fact  that  he  was  in  search  of  the  broker  to  whom 
he  had  intrusted  notes  and  who  had  not  returned 
the  notes  or  accounted  for  the  proceeds. 


A   NEW  PENHOLDER. 


A  London  manufacturer  has  got  out  a  new 
design  in  penholders  which  consists  in  adapting 
or  fitting  a  flat  or  more  or  less  curved  elastic  or 
rigid  tongue  of  metal  or  other  suitable  material 
on  tho  upper  side  of  a  penholder  of  the  usual 
form  suitable  for  containing  any  pen  or  writing 
nib  of  ordinary  construction,  whether  composed 
of  metal,  bone,  quill  or  other  suitable  material. 
The  above  mentioned  tongue  is  situated  directly 
over  the  convex  or  upper  side  or  surface  of  the 
pen,  and  may  be  either  fixed  permanently  to 
the  holder  or  which  he  prefers,  made  to  slide 
upon  or  along  it  in  order  in  the  latter  case  to 
regulate  the  distance  between  the  point  of  the  pen 
or  nib  and  that  of  the  tongue,  thereby  enabling 
the  writer  to  regulate  at  pleasure  the  degree  of 
hardness  or  softness  of  the  pen  or  nib  itself.  The 
intermediate  space  between  the  pen  and  the 
tongue  will  when  be  dipped  into  ink  retain  a 
very  considerable  supply  of  that  fiuid,  thereby 
obviating  the  necessity  for  frequent  re-dipping, 
which  occurs  in  the  use  of  ordinary  pens  when 
held  in  a  penholder  of  the  usual  formation. 


The  eleventh  annual  report  of  the  Fairmount 
Park  Art  Association  has  been  received.  This 
organization  is  a  society  devoted  to  the  embel- 
lishment of  Philadelphia's  famous  park,  by  the 


erection  of  fountains,  statues  and  other  works  of 
art.  The  stationery  trade  is  well  represented  in 
the  persons  of  Charles  J.  Cohen,  the  well-known 
stationer,  and  Walter  Lippincott,  of  J.  B.  Lip- 
pincott  &  Co.  Both  of  these  gentlemen  are  on 
the  Board  of  Trustees  and  on  several  of  the 
standing  committees. 


Immediately  subsequent  to  the  death  of  Geo. 
W.  Davids,  Alexander  Agar  was  elected  trea- 
surer pro  tern  of  the  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade, 
and  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board,  held  on  Tuesday, 
Mr.  Agar  was  elected  permanent  treasurer,  and 
J.  P.  Anderson,  Jr.,  was  elected  a  member  of 
the  Financial  Committee  to  fill  the  vacancy 
caused  by  Mr.  Davids'  death.  Mr.  Davids  had 
occupied  the  position  for  nearly  two  years.  He 
had  in  his  hands  funds  of  the  Board  to  the 
amount  of  about  $1,500,  a  portion  of  which  sum 
has  been  paid  upon  a  requisition  by  the  Board. 
This  fund  being  a  trust  fund  is  believed  to  be 
intact. 


Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  :  Thomas  Brown, 
of  Brown,  Pettibone  &  Kelly,  Chicago;  Mr. 
Farley,  of  Farley,  Paul  &  Baker,  Philadelphia. 

FOR  SALE— IN  ST.  LOUIS,  A  L^RQE  BOOK 
and  Stationery  Business,  wholesale  and  retail, 
on  I'lDK  time,  with  satisfactory  security.  Address 
GEO.  WM.  POMEROY,  Fourth  and  Locust  Streets, 
St.  Louis.  Mo. 

A  Traveling  Salesman  of  good  address  to  solicit 
orders  for  Lithographing  and  Printing.  To  an  expe- 
rienced person  who  understands  the  business  a  lib- 
eral salary,  with  a  commission  on  all  new  customers 
and  expenses  paid.  Call  or  address  E.  E.  Adams,  61 
Broadway,  Room  7. 

TO  THE  TRADE. 


A.  CARLISLE  &  CJ.,  Commercial  Stationers, 
Pan  Francisco,  desire  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists 
from  Manufacturing  and  Jobbing  Stationers,  and 
other  houses  in  the  trade. 


NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES   NUMBERED    OR   PLAIN. 


SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE. 


521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIft,  Pft. 


Silicate  Boo](  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  cloth.  Un 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
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Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paintbrush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  $1;  Quart,  $1.75  ;  Half 

Gallon,  $3.25  ;    Gallon,  $6. 

Wood  Blackboards— Made  of  very  best  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilindm  (Stone  Cloth).— A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury;  36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  $1.25  and  $2  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards —Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,  2x3  ft.,  $1  ;  No.  2,  8^x3i^ 
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FAILURE  OF  B.  LAWRENCE  &  CO. 


B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  vpholesale  statiouers,  at 
No.  39  Barclay  street,  suspeuded  ou  Friday  last, 
having  made  an  assignment  to  Ellis  S.  Yates,  a 
lawyer,  of  No.  4  Warren  street,  giving  prefer- 
ences to  the  amount  of  about  $98,000  as  follows  : 
The  Berlin  &  Jones  Envelope  Company,  $5,690  ; 
Louisa  Lawrence,  London,  $14,681  ;  Francis  & 
Loutrel,  $2,670  :  H.  G.  Stetson,  or  holders  of 
notes,  $17,000  ;  Eagle  Pencil  Company,  $.5,262  ; 
John  M.  Lawrence,  London,  or  holders  of  notes, 
$15,572  ;  P.  &  J.  Arnold,  London,  $6,565.09  ;  J. 
&  W.  Seligman&Co.,  $13,718  for  discounted 
notes  ;  George  Gibbs  &  Sons,  London,  England, 
$1,094.72;  the  Levison  &  Blythe  Stationery  Com- 
pany, St.  Louis,  Mo.,  $1,216.15  ;  George  Walker 
&  Co.,  Manchester,  England,  $988.71  ;  the  New 
York  Consolidated  Card  Company,  $914.43  ;  H. 
N.  Hubbard,  New  York,  $880.37  ;  J.  B.  Green, 
of  Maidstone,  England,  $1,113.47  ;  Isaac  Phillips, 
New  York,  $615.75;  Crane  &  Co.,  Newark,  N.  J., 
$1,000 ;  Rachel  Lawrence,  London,  England, 
$975.43 ;  Sarah  Lawrence,  London,  England, 
$1,002.50  ;  Miller  Brothers'  Cutlery  Company, 
Meriden,  Conn.,  $1,374.98  ;  J.  R.  Compton,  Bury, 
England,  $520.96  ;  Waterbury  Buckle  Company, 
Waterbury,  Conn.,  $564.65  ;  W.  Robertson  & 
Son,  Putney,  Vt.,  $540.39  ;  Isaac  Vought  &  Co., 
New  York,  $346.75  ;  W.  W.  Swayne,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  $300  ;  Esterbrook  Steel  Pen  Manufactur- 
ing Co.,  New  York,  $348.17  ;  J.  A.  Townsend, 
Ne  burg,  N.  Y.,  $.532  90;  Campbell  &  Smith, 
New  York,  $299.80;  Jos.  Gillott  &  Sons,  $202.09; 
Holmes,  Booth  &  Hayden,  $203.50  ;  Jersey  City 
Paper  Company,  $190  ;  W.  J.  Meek  &  Son, 
London,  England,  $255.98 ;  Ernest  Brionde, 
Paris,  France,  $347.27  ;  Schindler  &  Co.,  Lon- 
don, England,  $229.92  ;  Thomas  Brittain  &  Son, 
Staffordshire,  England,  $200.69  ;  William  Bryce, 
for  rent  of  premises  39  Barclay  street,  $333.33, 
and  numerous  others  for  smaller  amounts. 
Most  of  the  above  preferences  are  either  for  bor- 
rowed money  or  on  promissory  notes,  although 
the  flrii  also  preferred  all  of  its  merchandise 
creditors.  About  $60,000  of  the  $97,000  repre- 
sented by  the  ninety-five  preferences  mentioned 
in  the  assignment  to  Mr.  Yates  are  for  borrowed 
;  money  and  promissory  notes. 
•>No  estimate  of  the  liabilities  or  assets  can  be 
given  yet,  either  by  the  members  of  the  firm  or 
by  the  assignee.  The  immediate  cause  of  the 
failure  was  the  fact  that  B.  Lawrence  & 
Co.  had  indorsed  a  great  deal  of  commer- 
cial paper  for  Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co.  One 
of  these  notes  for  $3,647,  became  due  on  the  pre- 
ceding Monday.  It  was  not  paid  and  went  to 
protest  and  on  Tuesday  suit  for  its  face  value 
was  begun  against  B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  who  had 
indorsed  it.  Mr.  Lawrence  saw  George  VV. 
Davids  about  the  note,  and  he  promised  to  pay 
it  by  ten  o'clock  on  Wednesday  morning.  On 
Wednesday  Mr.  Davids  died.  The  firm  then 
decided  that  as  it  was  an  indorser  for  a  good 
deal  of  money  on  notes  drawn  by  Thaddeus 
Davids  &  Co.,  it  was  its  duty  to  protect  its  other 
creditors,  and  with  this  object  in  view  it  made 
the  assignment,  giving  preferences  to  all  of  its 
commercial  creditors  and  to  such  as  had  loaned 
it  money.  It  is  said  that  the  amount  of  paper 
out  which  B.  Lawrence  &  Co.  have  indorsed  for 
Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co.,  through  George  W. 
Davids,  for  which  no  provision  has  been  made, 
is  about  $16,000.  De  Rham  &  Co.,  of  No.  67 
William  street,  are  the  holders  of  the  note  of 
$3,647  of  Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co.,  indorsed  by  B. 
Lawrence  &  Co.,  which  went  to  protest  on  Mon- 
day, and  on  which  they  have  brought  suit.  De 
Rham  &  Co.  state  that  they  had  bought  the 
notes  of  Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co.  for  the  past  ten 


April  12,  1883.] 


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539 


years,  all  of  which  had  been  paid  up  to  the 
present  time.  They  had  bought  the  last  of  Mr.; 
Cook,  a  note  broker,  who  represented  it  to  be  a 
first-class  firm  note.  The  same  day  that  it  w6nt 
to  protest  Mr.  Cook  wanted  to  sell  them  another 
note,  thinking,,  of  course,  the  other  had  been 
paid,  but  they  sent  it  to  the  bank  to  see  if  it  had 
been  paid  and  they  learned  that  it  had  been  pro- 
tested. 

B.  F.  Cook,  the  note  broker,  at  No.  46  Ex- 
change place,  states  that  he  had  sold  the  notes  of 
Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co.,  indorsed  by  B.  Law- 
rence &  Co.  for  the  past  four  years,  amounting 
in  the  aggregate  probably  to  $200,000.  All  had 
been  paid  up  to  Monday  of  last  week.  The 
notes  were  brought  to  him  by  Mr.  Lawrence, 
and  represented  as  mercantile  paper  and  all 
straight.  Two  other  notes  of  a  similar  kind  to 
the  one  protested  on  Monday  are  ou  Mr.  Cook's 
books. 

The  firm  of  B.  Lawrence  &  Co.  is  composed  of 
Benjamin  Lawrence  and  Albert  Asher.  Mr. 
Lawrence  came  to  this  city  from  London,  Eng- 
land, in  1844,  and  began  business  as  a  clerk. 
In  1847  he  went  into  business  on  his  own  ac- 
count, and  some  time  thereafter  was  joined  by 
his  brother  Phineas,  who  at  first  worked  for 
him  as  a  clerk,  and  in  1865  was  taken  into  part' 
nership,  the  firm  becoming  B.  &  P.  Lawrence. 
On  December  1,  1875,  B.  &  P.  Lawrence  sus- 
pended, making  an  assignment  to  Henry  G. 
Stetson.  Their  liabilities  at  this  time  were 
$234,000  and  their  assets  .$150,000.  They  suc- 
ceeded in  settling  with  their  creditors  foir' fifty 
cents  on  the  dollar,  which  they  paid  in  five  in- 
stallments at  periods  of  six  months  each,  and 
continued  the  business.  Henry  Berolzheimer, 
of  Furth,  Bavaria,  was  a  special  partner  for 
three  years  for  $25,000,  from  July,  1877.  On 
September  27,  1880,  Phineas  Iiawrence_  severed 
his  connection  with  the  firm,  at>d;at  the  same 
time  Benjamin  withdrew  from  the  London 
house  of  Lawrence  Brothers,  in  which  both  had 
been  interested  previously.  On  February  21, 
1881,  B.  Lawrence  admitted  to  an  interest  in  the 
firm  his  brother-in-law,  Albert  Asher,  the  firm 
name  being  then  changed  to  B.  Lawrence  &  Co. 
The  liabilities  are  thought  to  be  very  large,  and 
it  is  a  question  whether  the  claims  of  the  pre- 
ferred creditors  can  be  paid  in  full. 

The  firm  has  been  busily  engaged  since  its  ^s 
signment,  working  night  and  day  to  make  up 
its  inventory  of  stock  and  other  assets,  and  will 
call  a  meeting  of  its  creditors  as  soon  as  this  is 
ready.  The  list  of  preferred  creditors  embraces 
all  of  the  merchandise  debts,  the  only  additions 
to  be  made  to  the  liabilities  being  for  indorse- 
ments on  accommodation  paper. 


JEALOUSY  IN  TRADE. 

A  special  fiom  Montreal  to  the  Chicago  Tri- 
bune says :  "  A  commercial  traveler  nairied 
William  Lewis,  representing  a  New  York  fancy 
goods  house,  has  just  had  some  nice  experience 
in  the  difference  of  opinion  of  customs  officers 
He  entered  some  samples  at  Halifax  and  paid 
duty  upon  their  appraised  value.  Then  he 
entered  some  at  Quebec  and  did  likewise  ;  but 
when  he  came  to  Montreal  the  customs  officials 
interviewed  him  and  insisted  that  his  goods  were 
undervalued.  Finally,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  Lewis  paid  all  that  was  demanded  of  him, 
his  goods,  to  the  value  of  $2,000,  were  seized  by 
the  officers  here.  The  seizure  is  attributed;  to 
the  jealousy  of  traders  here,  who  want  to  freeze 
out  the  New  York  man.  He  has  taken  steps  to 
contest  the  seizure/' 


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THE    AMEBIC AK    STATIONER 


NOTES  ON    PRACTICE. 


The  proper  use  of  red  in  title-pages,  circulars 
nnd  cards,  either  as  initial  letters,  or  as  rules,  is 
l)ut  little  understood.  The  tendency  is  to  get  too 
heavy  masses  of  it.  I  have  seen  many  printers 
who  invariably  overdo  the  use  of  red,  never  hav- 
ing thought  about  its  value  compared  with  black. 
In  this  sense,  of  course,  more  red  is  required  than 
black  to  produce  a  given  intensity  of  effect.  The 
mistake  most  compositors  make  is  introducing 
red  inappropriately  in  masses  where  it  is  neither 
ornamental  nor  part  of  the  general  composition. 
In  a  circular  of  a  recent  picture  sale  this  was 
very  unpleasantly  evident.  Not  content  with  a 
handsome  red  initial,  the  printer  added  very  ugly 
head  and  tail  pieces  in  red  that  ruined  the  effect 
of  the  page.  They  were  less  objectionable  in  red 
than  they  would  have  been  in  black;  but  no 
compositor  in  his  senses  would  have  put  them  in 
black,  and  probably  this  one  only  dared  do  so  in 
red  because  afflicted  at  the  time  with  what  may 
be  termed  the  red  madness. 

Fine  or  artistic  printing  has  recognized  char- 
acteristics. The  type  selected  should  be  appro- 
priate to  the  subject  set  forth.  Ornamental 
letters  are  out  of  place  on  business  cards,  where 
legibleness  is  the  first  consideration,  quite  as 
much  as  the  absence  of  all  ornament  is  a  fault 
in  decorative  printing.  The  printing  should  be 
suitable  likewise.  To  use  an  expensive  bond 
paper  for  a  handbill  is  as  senseless  as  to  use  a 
flimsy  letter  paper  for  a  check-book.  The  im- 
pressions should  be  clear  and  well-defined  al- 
ways; in  any  kind  of  printing  it  is  short-sighted 
economy  to  use  a  poor  quality  of  ink.  Above 
all,  the  type  should  be  arranged  invariably  so 
that  the  black  and  white  spaces  of  the  pages  as 
a  whole  shall  be  relative  parts  of  a  general  de- 
sign. 

Purchasers  of  printed  matter  should  remember 
that  money  spent  for  unattractive  business  cir 
crjars  is  wasted.  Circulars  are'  intended  to 
be  read,  not  thrown  away.  Inartistic  cards, 
pamphlets,  or  catalogues,  generally  are  thrust 
at  once  into  the  trash  basket.  Cheap  printing 
looks  very  cheap,  and  injures  the  reputation  both 
of  firms  and  individuals.  Many  corporations 
and  business  firms  attribute  their  first  success  to 
the  favorable  impression  created  by  the  dignified, 
paiiistaken  appearance  of  their  letter  paper,  en- 
velopes, checks,  catalogues,  &c.  Firms  that  are 
to  rank  high  in  the  business  world  cannot  afford 
to  prejudice  the  public  in  the  beginning  by  issu- 
ing carelessly  printed  announcements.  A  clear- 
ly expressed  and  well-printed  prospectus  or 
catalogue  has  very  great  influence  in  predispos- 
ing favorable  attention  to  any  enterprise,  and 
in  some  instances  inartistically  prepared  pam- 
phlets have  been  known  to  cause  failure  at  the 
outset. 

Printers  who  are  ambitious  to  do  good  work 
should  make  their  customers  understand  that  in 
estimating  the  probable  cost  of  fine  printing 
allowance  must  be  made  for  the  care  and  extra 
time  such  work  requires.  Except  for  this  special 
labor,  perfect  printing  is  not  necessarily  more 
costly  than  that  which  is  defective  in  design  and 
execution.  Special  outlay  is  unavoidable,  how- 
ever, where  expensive  qualities  of  paper,  colored 
ink,  and  rich  bindings  are  used. 

A  binding  that  is  extremely  attractive  is  one 
in  which  the  cloth  is  not  pasted  to  the  case  ex- 
cept where  it  is  turned  in.  This  leaves  the  cover 
loose,  and  preserves  the  appearance  of  the 
muslin  as  in  the  piece,  the  paste  otherwise  being 
very  apt  to  strike  through  and  affect  the  color. 

The  commonest  fault  with  current  title-pages 
is  that  they  are  set  so  that  wedge-shaped  they 
run  Uovtn  to  a  joint.     A  title-page  should  be  so 


composed  as  to  have  a  base  and  look  as  if  it  were 
substantial.  Fonctuation  marks  should  be 
omitted  from  title-pages.  The  tendency  of 
proof-readers  is  to  punctuate  too  much,  and 
especially  to  use  commas  on  every  conceivable 
occasion. 

Some  of  the  best  colored  inks  for  printing  can 
be  mixed  in  the  printing  room,  as  paint  is 
mixed,  varnish  being  used  as  the  medium.  Red 
and  black  make  brown ;  black  and  yellow  make 
olive. 

Lithographers  are  often  asked  to  not  use  such 
bright  colors  or  to  use  brighter  colors.  This 
means  nothing  to  them  except  that  a  red  must 
be  of  the  most  intense  red  obtainable,  a  blue, 
intense  blue,  &c.  A  reasonable  request,  how- 
ever, to  make  of  any  lithographer  is  that  his 
colors  in  any  one  design  shall  not  abruptly 
change  from  one  value  to  another.  A  pale  red 
will  not  look  well  beside  a  very  strong  blue,  nor 
vice  versa.  The  study  of  the  gradation  of  color 
values  is  of  practical  importance,  and  I  hope  to 
publish  more  on  the  subject. 

The  intense  blackness  of  a  heavy  cut  may  be 
modified  by  using  a  photographic  blue  or  brown 
ink. 

It  is  a  mistaken  idea  that  a  line  of  very  heavy- 
face  letter  is  more  easily  seen  in  the  advertising 
columns  of  papers  than  a  fine  face  of  the  same 
size  body.  A  line  of  heavy  gothic  letters  may 
look  at  a  distance  like  an  indistinguishable  mass 
of  black,  when  the  same  line  at  that  distance,  if 
in  old  style,  could  be  read.  Those  who  have 
experimented  know  this  to  be  the  fact.  And  it 
is  simply  enough  explained.  White  is  more  dis- 
tinct than  black.  A  large  amount  of  white  is 
more  distinct  at  a  distance  than  a  smaller 
amount,  in  a  line  of  gothic  letter  there  is  less 
white  than  in  a  line  of  old  style.  In  buying 
type  for  newspapers,  publishers  who  regard 
their  advertisers'  interests  and  the  appearance 
of  their  papers  will  do  well  to  investigate  this 
matter. 

Oddity  is  not  art — an  error  into  which  many 
printers  fall.  Fi  om  Cleveland  comes  a  pamphlet 
printed  on  heavy  laid  paper  folded  to  an  unusual 
size,  in  green  ink.  The  type  is  full  face,  and  a 
turned  i  ule  borders  one  side  of  every  page.  The 
cover  is  of  ingrain  paper,  and  ink  is  used  on  it 
liberally.  Altogether  it  is  quite  striking,  but 
there  is  no  taste  manifested.  The  same  amount 
of  pains  taken  in  getting  a  pictorial  effect  from 
the  type  pages  would  have  obtained  much  better 
results.  Setting  type  is  one  thing,  composing 
type  another,  and  printers  do  not  observe  the 
difference.  An  artist  can  compose  type ;  a  work- 
man sets  it,  the  relations  of  the  two  being  as 
architect  and  builder,  and  few  printers  have 
thought  about  the  subject  enough  to  be  both. — 

Art  Age. 

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writing  ink  : 

French  extracts  of  Campeachy  wood  100  parts, 
lime  water  800  parts,  phenol  (carbolic  acid)  3 
parts,  hydrochloric  acid  25  parts,  gum  arable 
30  parts,  red  chromate  of  potash  3  parts. 

The  extract  is  first  dissolved  in  the  lime  wa- 
ter on  a  steam  bath  with  frequent  stirring  or 
shaking,  after  which  the  carbolic  and  hydro- 
chloric acids  are  added  and  change  the  red  color 
to  a  brownish  yellow.  It  is  then  heated  half  an 
hour  on  steam  bath  and  set  aside  to  cool.  It  is 
next  filtered  and  the  gum  and  bichromate,  dis- 
solved in  water,  are  added.  Enough  water  is 
then  added  to  make  up  the  solution  to  1,800 
parts.  This  ink  is  a  fine  red  when  used,  but  soon 
gets  black. 


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THE    AMERICAN    STATIOKEJR. 


TRANSPARENCY    PRINTING. 


Transfer  printing  on  paper  is  almost  a  new 
departure,  and  many  lithographers  will  be  glad 
to  learn  the  details  of  the  process.  The  princi- 
pal points  involved  are  first  of  all  to  ascertain 
that  the  print  is  clear  when  seen  in  the  usual 
way,  and  the  second  point  is  that  when  viewed 
by  transmitted  light  the  colors  are  sharp  and 
distinct. 

Printing  on  linen  is  said  to  be  more  easily 
effected,  but  on  paper  the  results  are  more  at- 
tractive. If  linen  is  intended  for  transparent 
printing,  it  must  be  specially  prepared  for  the 
purpose  by  saturating  the  same  in  the  stearine 
compound,  so  as  to  cause  a  smoothness  of  both 
sides  of  the  fabric  which  is  necessary  before 
printing. 

Care  must  be  taken  that  the  prepared  linen  is 
on  the  one  side  neither  too  much  glazed,  nor  on 
the  other  too  rough,  otherwise  it  is  obvious  to 
printers  that  it  would  not  take  to  colors.  For  a 
preparation  of  brittle  or  glassy  linen  talc  chalk 
is  recommended;  but  the  linen  must  not  be 
made  unsightly  or  crumpled  in  the  operation. 
Linen  prints  by  this  method  are  only  such  as  we 
would  see  on  a  placard,  and  the  delicacy  of  the 
chromolithography  printing  cannot  be  expect- 
ed. It  must  be  understood  that  on  holding  the 
prints  against  the  light  the  colors  will  lose  in- 
tensity. 

In  mixing  the  colors  it  is  advisable  not  to  use 
too  much  linseed  oil,  otherwise  the  varnish  will 
become  too  thin.  The  ink  afterward  must  be 
mixed  with  a  dryer  which  will  not  interfere 
with  the  work  on  the  stone.  It  is  advised  that 
the  work  should  be  well  rolled  up,  and  that 
touching  up  should  be  very  sparingly  resorted 
to. 

The  stone  must  be  made  carefully  dry  before 
beginning  to  print,  for  if  any  water  is  left  on 
the  surface  it  will  penetrate  through  the  colors 
and  thereby  interfere  with  the  smooth  appear- 
ance which  is  desired  in  this  class  of  work.  In 
linen  printing  the  finish  is  the  same  process  as 
that  for  paper,  but  it  must  be  done  under 
greater  pressure.  Printing  on  linen  may  be 
done  on  a  cylinder  machine  if  the  stones  are 
prepared  specially  for  the  purpose,  but  care 
must  be  taken  that  the  colors  do  not  dry  before 
they  are  used  for  the  surfaces. — Br.  and  Col. 
Printer  and  Stationer. 


ITALIAN    MAJOLICA  WARE 


The  derivation  of  the  word  "  majolica"  has 
long  been  discoursed  upon.  One  important  fact 
which  would  lead  somewhat  to  a  correct  Infer- 
ence is  that  "  the  word  was  not  used  down  to 
the  time  of  Piccolpasso  (Circa,  15.50),  to  denote 
every  species  of  stanniferous  glazed,  painted 
pottery,  but  was  rather  understood  to  refer  to 
lustre  pigments,  or  at  any  rate  to  the  lustred 
ware."  This  would  incline  us  to  the  conclusion 
that  the  name  came  from  a  source  coincidental 
with  the  lustred  or  iridescent  ware,  which  was 
Majorca.  This  being  the  most  probable  of  all 
the  advanced  theories,  it  is  unnecessary  to  refer 
to  those  which  rise  in  conflict  with  it.  It  is  also 
known  as  faeuza — from  which,  through  the 
French,  we  get  our  word  faience  :  it  was  so 
called  after  a  little  Italian  town  engaged  in  the 
majolica  manufacture.  Between  the  years  1500 
and  1540  we  find  the  first  period  in  which  ma- 
jolica ware  flourished. 

The  predominating  features  of  this  era  are 
relics  of  the  Moorish  taste  improved  and  added 
to  by  such  artists  as  Timoteo  della  Vite  and 
Raffaelle  dal  Colle,  under  the  patronage  of 
wealthy  houses.  Previous  to  the  year  1530 
we  find  little  but  the  rude  work  of  the  mezza- 


majolica.  Some  of  the  best  work  of  this  latter 
period  was  made  by  Maestro  Giorgio,  who,  like 
Luca  della  Robbia,  was  also  by  profession  a 
sculptor.  From  his  hands  emanated  several 
bas-reliefs,  but  his  best  work  is  found  among  the 
plates.  Upon  these  "he  used  a  golden  yellow 
and  a  ruby  red,  which  have  all  the  iridescence 
of  the  mezza-majolica."  Another  eminent  artist 
was  Francisco  Xanto,  of  Rovigo  (1518 — 1537). 
who  was  the  last  artist  working  in  the  manner 
just  described.  Toward  15.50  the  fiery  ruby 
red  declined,  and  became  numbered  among 
the  lost  arts. 

A  "  splendid  vase,  with  elegant  handle,  orna- 
mented with  a  sphynx  and  masks,  painted  in 
bright  colors  with  the  brazen  serpent,  presumed 
date  about  1550,  15  inches  high,  5X  inches  in 
diameter."  This  vase  sold  in  the  Bernal  collec- 
tion for  $1,100.  We  give  the  price  in  order  to 
convey  some  idea  of  English  estimation  of  the 
majolica  ware. 

England  gave  to  one  form  of  the  majolica  the 
immortal  name  of  Raffaele  ware — after  Raffaelle 
Sanzio  da  Urbino.  Whether  he  actually  be- 
stowed his  own  hand  upon  majolica  ware  or  not, 
is  a  question  which  we  are  not  prepared  to  con- 
sider, but  that  his  own  designs  are  found  upon 
numberless  pieces,  the  works  themselves  are 
suflBcient  proof. 

It  also  derives  its  name  from  Raffaelle  dal 
Colle,  and  Raffaelle  Ciarla,  who  lived  with  and 
after  the  great  artist  first  mentioned.  The 
principal  subjects  employed  in  the  decoration  of 
Raffaelle  ware  are  scriptural,  many  of  them 
having  been  taken  from  the  Marc  Antonio 
prints,  and  from  great  masters  living  at  that 
time.  "Raffaelle's  fresco  of  the  '  Triumph  of 
Galatea,'  is  found  on  several  pieces,"  varying 
somewhat  from  the  original,  and  executed  by 
copyists  who  were  employed  upon  the  work. 
Italy  was  then  leading  the  world  in  all  the  arts, 
and  it  is  not  surprising  that  she  bestowed  upon 
this  some  of  her  mastery. 

Aside  from  the  decorative  work,  the  form  of 
the  majolica  ware  is  exceedingly  graceful  and 
effective.  The  convents  in  the  period  of  which 
we  speak  were  very  generally  employed  in  the 
adaptation  and  production  of  materia  medica, 
and  in  them  are  to  be  found,  even  now,  pharma- 
ceutical vases  which  may  have  been  used  as 
articles  of  ornament  or  containing  vessels. 
Some  of  these  are  quite  elaborate,  others  more 
severe  and  practical  in  form. 

The  factories  where  majolica  was  produced 
are  classed  as  follows: 

1.  Gubbio,  4.  Faenza,      7.  Caffaggiolo, 

2.  Urbino,  5.  Forli,  8.  Venice, 

3.  Castel  Durante,    6.  Deruta.      9.  Castelli. 
These,  with  several  minor  factories,  were  all 

engaged  in  the  same  industry.  It  is  unnecessary 
here  to  enter  into  any  detailed  description  of 
each,  all  being  similar  to  the  specimens  and 
work  which  we  have  described,  and  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  this,  as  of  every  other  ware,  is 
only  to  be  obtained  by  practical  acquaintance. 

The  collector  anywhere,  even  in  the  country 
where  it  was  produced  and  is  most  abundant, 
must  not  be  deceived  by  the  enormous  quantity 
of  counterfeits  which  are  thrust  upon  him. 
Bear  in  mind  that  genuine  pieces  are 
As  rare 

As  wings  upon  a  cat. 

Or  flowers  of  air, 

and  should  one  present  itself,  there  are  com- 
petent judges  present  who  would  secure  it  at 
once.  Little  of  the  real  majolica  is  to  be  found 
except  in  the  museums  of  Europe,  and  among 
private  collectors  whose  means  are  abundant 
and  taste  and  knowledge  unquestioned. 
An  acquaintance  with  the  marks,  various  in- 


scriptions, and  characteristics  of  every  ware  is 
the  fundamental  principle  which  must  govern 
the  collector.  Some  of  the  pieces  are  signed  in 
full,  others  bear  dates,  localities,  and  inscrip- 
tions, others,  still,  monograms  and  hieroglyphic 
figures.  Most  of  them  are  painted  in  blue  upon 
the  back  or  bottom  of  the  piece,  but  the  collector 
must  also  bear  in  mind  that  counterfeiting  is 
not  impossible. 

One  circumstance  we  notice  in  connection 
with  the  majolica  ware,  and  that  is,  its  peculiar 
inadaptability  to  general  household  uses,  its  im- 
mediate sphere  being  more  particularly  con- 
fined to  architectural  ornament  and  artistic 
effects.  Take,  for  instance,  Passeri's  description 
of  the  work  of  an  unknown  artist  at  Pesaro,  as 
rendered  by  Mr.  Marryatt.  "These  dishes," 
says  Passeri,  "are  of  a  flesh-colored  clay,  very 
thick,  clumsy  and  of  large  dimensions.  The 
circular  projection,  giretto,  around  the  back  of 
them  is  perforated  with  two  holes  to  admit  a 
string  for  suspending  them,  being  intended  for 
show,  not  for  use.  The  back  of  the  dish  is  cov- 
ered with  a  yellow  glaze,  the  front  decorated 
with  half-length  portraits  of  princes  who  reigned 
before  1500.  The  rim  is  ornamented  with  an 
imbricated,  checkered  or  chevron  pattern;  blue 
and  yellow  are  the  colors  employed,  and  these 
are  highly  iridescent.  The  uniform  treatment 
of  these  large  dishes,  the  disposition  of  color, 
the  pattern  of  the  rim,  all  indicate  them  to  have 
been  made  by  the  same  artist  who  flourished  at 
Pesaro  at  the  end  of  the  fifteenth  century. 

Throughout  all  the  records  of  the  majolica 
ware,  we  find  it  constantly  under  the  patronage, 
support  and  direction  of  the  Italian  nobility 
themselves.  That  they  thoroughly  appreciated 
it  is  evinced  by  the  watchful  and  jealous  care 
which  they  bestowed  upon  it,  and  transferred 
its  interests  from  one  to  another.  If  the  infor- 
mation which  has  reached  our  time  is  reliable, 
very  few  pieces  escaped  the  custody  of  noble 
houses,  it  being  even  then  of  great  money  value, 
"Guidobaldo  II.,  lord  of  Pesaro  and  of  Sini- 
galia,  of  Montefeltro,  and  of  Castel  Durante, 
Count  and  Prefect  of  Rome,  fourth  Duke  of  Ur- 
bino, protected  with  his  greatest  fervor  the  art 
of  majolica  decoration  which  Alphonse  d'Este 
had  held  to  be  of  such  great  importance  that 
he  exclusively  directed  his  attention  to  the 
discovery  of  beautiful  and  refined  secrets  in 
art,  and  finished  by  composing  the  famous 
white  color  of  the  Dukes  of  Ferrara.  He 
collected  all  he  could  of  Raphael's  original 
drawings  and  any  engravings  of  his  works  ;  ex- 
cited with  the  imagination  of  the  men  of  science 
whom  he  employed  to  compose  ingenious  sen- 
tences and  mottoes,  and  appropriated  the  ser- 
vices of  Battista  Franco,  whose  sketches  were 
so  successfully  copied  by  ceramic  art." 

The  prevailing  direction  of  the  Italian  mind 
of  that  age  was  toward  art.  Everything  that 
could  be  ennobled  was  vigorously  grasped  and 
borne  to  an  eminence  never  before  attained  ; 
utility  was  hid  behind  their  enthusiastic  endea- 
vor to  satisfy  that  visual  sense  which  had  gradu- 
ally been  growing  to  a  position  which  has  since . 
been,  and  probably  ever  will  be,  regarded  as 
the  standard. — Pottery  Gazette. 


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shades  and  their  covers.  Not  only  are  shades 
themselves  of  every  conceivable  color  and  de- 
sign— one  we  have  seen  having  the  globe  itself 
represented  upon  it,  every  country  distinctly 
marked  with  the  degrees  of  latitude  and  longi- 
tude— but  many  are  decorated  with  a  hanging 
of  lace,  and  others  have  covers  most  elaborately 
constructed  of  tissue  paper  or  silk  and  lace,  with 
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DECORATIVE   ART    IN    PARIS. 


Jewelers,  toy-makers,  furniture  dealers,  con- 
fectioners, pipe-makers,  all  the  industries  in 
Paris  are  exhibiting  their  latest  novelties  in  the 
way  of  useful,  useless  or  ornamental  articles, 
and  nearly  all  of  them  manage  to  employ  the 
fashionable  material,  plush,  in  the  fabrication 
of  their  wares.  Perhaps  the  most  striking  nov- 
elty and  the  most  variously  applied  is  the  com- 
bination of  plush,  particularly  black  plush,  with 
application  of  flowers  in  relief  made  of  em- 
bossed silk. 

For  certain  classes  of  customers,  novelty  at 
any  price  is  absolutely  necessary  ;  and,  in  their 
attempt  to  attain  that  end,  our  artizans  do  not 
always  consult  the  dictates  of  good  taste.  The 
application  of  Japanese  lacquers  and  of  Jap- 
anese decorative  designs  and  materials  to  Euro- 
pean models  is  not  always  successful.  At  the 
recent  exhibition  of  the  Union  Centrale,  Messrs. 
Ohristofle  exhibited  a  corner-piece  in  Japanese 
style  which  was  simply  abominable.  The  object 
consisted  of  a  cupboard,  with  convex  door  of 
ebony,  mounted  on  a  pedestal  of  iron  wood  over- 
charged with  black  bronzes  with  a  gold  patine. 
These  panels  were  decorated  with  a  profusion  of 
figures  and  fantastic  animals,  inlaid  with  gold 
and  silver,  and  surrounded  by  foliage  in  high 
relief  in  gold  and  silver.  The  sides  of  the  piece 
wei  e  ornamented  with  inlaid  work  and  cloisonne 
enamels,  white  daisies  on  a  blue  ground.  The 
work  was  good  enough,  but  the  design  had  none 
of  the  grace  of  Japanese  art,  none  of  that  surety 
which  enables  an  artist  to  obtain  immense 
results  with  simple  means,  and,  above  aU,  this 
mixture  of  pale  blue,  white,  gold  and  silver  pro- 
duced an  insipid  whole  that  was  almost  painful 
to  look  upon. 

An  interesting  effort  has  been  made  by 
Alphonse  and  H.  Lippmann,  two  Parisian  artists 
learned  in  the  secrets  of  bronze  and  lacquer,  it 
is  a  Louis  XIV".  cupboard  of  grand  proportions, 
measuring  some  9  x  5}{  feet.  The  body  of  the 
cupboard  is  of  unpolished  rosewood,  decorated 
with  gilt  bronze  ornaments  and  fittings.  The 
fan-like  centre-piece  of  the  pedestal  is  bronze 
marqueterie ;  the  crowning  ornament  of  the  top  is 
rich  rocaille  work  in  bronze,  and  the  head  or 
mascaron  is  in  carved  walnut  wood.  The  strik- 
ing part  of  the  decoration  is  the  two  panels,  the 
subjects  of  which  form  a  suite.  A  Japanese  fish- 
monger appears  to  be  saying  something  disagree- 
able to  a  courtesan,  who  turns  round  disdain- 
fully, while  a  little  boy  takes  refuge  in  her 
skirts  from  the  attacks  of  a  ferocious  sea-monster. 
The  execution  of  these  panels — two  panels  of 
walnut  prepared  for  the  background  with  a  coat- 
ing of  black  lacquer — is  very  interesting.  Mr. 
Lippmann  has  endeavored  to  rival  the  Japanese 
artists  who,  in  the  comopsition  of  their  decora- 
tive panels,  employ,  on  strangely-veined  or 
lacquered  wood,  porcelain  flowers,  leaves  of 
colored  ivory,  rocks  of  jade,  birds  in  mother-of- 
pearl,  animals  in  hard  stones  or  glass— pierre 
dure  as  it  is  called — suns  of  coral,  in  short  an 
assemblage  of  various  materials  which,  in  the 
hands  of  a  European,  would  almost  fatally  pro- 
duce horrible  results.  Mr.  Lippmann  has  em- 
ployed only  lacquer,  ivory  and  wood.  The  fish- 
monger's stall  is  made  of  thin  slips  of  wood ;  the 
roof  is  of  red  lacquer;  the  man  is  carved — ivory- 
worked  one  would  say —  by  a  Japanese  netsk6 
cutter;  the  fish  are  of  lacquer;  so,  too,  is  the 
causeway,  the  boy  and  the  woman.  The  relief 
of  this  application  of  wood,  ivory  and  lacquer 
nowhere  exceeds  0.197  of  an  inch,  and  with  that 
most  perfect  perspective  and  modeling  are  ob- 
tained. 

Mr.  Lippmana's  lacquer  work  is  admirable 


in  color,  and  the  effect  of  the  whole  decora- 
tion is  very  striking. 

I  saw  in  one  of  the  shops  of  the  Boulevard 
the  other  day  a  very  elegant  table  of  pear- wood, 
stained  brown  or  black,  with  bow  legs,  deer's- 
foot  feet  and  panels  of  flre-red  or  ruby  plush  or 
maroquin4  velvet  on  the  top  and  sides.  The 
top,  instead  of  being  flat,  is  bent  up  and  down 
at  the  two  ends  into  a  half  volute.  A  table  of 
the  same  style,  with  legs  carved  in  the  Japanese 
style,  and  in  simply  black  wood  without  vel- 
vet panels,  looks  very  elegant  with  a  cloth  of 
plush,  not  quite  so  wide  as  the  table,  banging 
with  a  fringe  over  one  end,  and  kept  from  slid- 
ing off  by  two  Japanese  bronzes,  "magots,"  or 
animals  placed  on  the  table  at  the  other  end. 

Another  attempted  novelty,  inspired  by  Jap- 
anese rustic  architecture,  is  a  bedroom  suite  of 
bamboo  and  Japanese  matting,  made  by  Mr. 
Conscience,  and  consisting  of  bedstead,  cup- 
board with  mirror,  toilet  table,  washstand, 
chairs,  table,  &c.  The  idea  of  the  construc- 
tion is  very  simple ;  dark-brown  varnished 
bamboo  poles  for  the  framework;  Japanese 
matting — woven,  of  course,  on  stiff  warp — to 
form  the  panels  and  ornamentation  by  applica- 
tion of  split  bamboo  rods,  of  sandal  wood,  false 
panels,  and  of  Japanese  characters  executed  in 
bamboo  strips  on  the  matting,  so  as  to  form  a 
sort  of  border.  For  a  country  house  this  bed- 
room set  would  be  amusing  enough  when  livened 
up  by  gay  drapery  and  polychrome  tassels. 

Here  is  a  suggestisn  for  a  Psych6  mirror.  An 
oval  mirror,  supported  on  each  side  by  grotesque 
wooden  figures,  one-quarter  life  size,  in  browli 
and  black  wood.  The  figures  may  be  in  the  Re- 
naissance style.  The  frame  of  the  glass  is  broad, 
flat,  and  quilted  in  sky-blue  satin,  but  quilted 
irregularly  so  as  to  imitate  the  veinure  of  crushed 
morocco  leather,  for  instance.  This  frame  is 
visible  only  at  the  bottom;  the  rest  is  hidden  by 
a  rich  drapery  of  brown  plush,  the  folds  of  which 
here  and  there  are  Irregular,  hang  over  the 
glass,  and  are  reflected  in  it,  as  are  also  the 
heads  of  the  supporting  statuettes.  The  great 
elegance  of  this  Pysch^  Is  in  the  folds  of  the 
drapery,  the  form,  the  frame,  and  the  supporters 
of  the  mirror  being  very  simple. 

The  knickknacks  and  miscellaneous  objects 
and  bibelots  that  come  under  the  category  of 
articles  de  Paris,  though  by  no  means  always 
artistic,  nevertheless  demand  mention.  They 
contribute  in  a  measure  to  the  decoration  of  our 
houses,  and  nothing  bears  more  strongly  the 
stamp  of  the  age  than  these  little  objects  of  daily 
tjse,  these  elegant  or  quaint  trifles  that  amuse  us 
for  a  moment  until  the  inexhaustible  fancy  and 
inventiveness  of  our  artisans  has  provided  some- 
thing more  novel,  more  quaint  or  more  pleasing. 
Take  umbrella  or  parasol  handles  for  instance, 
how  much  ingenuity  and  art  has  been  displayed 
in  their  model  and  decoration  !  How  ingeniously 
the  silversmiths,  the  porcelain  workers,  the 
ivory-carvers  have  transformed  the  hooked  stick 
that  constituted  the  primitive  and  natural  han- 
dle !  How  many  different  materials  have  been 
employed !  Nowadays  the  fashion  is  divided 
between  rhinoceros  horn  carved  into^ modem 
subjects,  Japanese  ivories  or  wooden  netsMs, 
ivories  carved  in  the  style  of  the  old  wooden 
sculpture  of  the  Henri  II.  epoch,  porcelain  han- 
dles, whether  Sevres  or  Saxe  with  decorations, 
polychrom  flowers  on  a  white  or  blue  ground, 
or  else  an  old  silver  handle  in  the  Louis  XV. 
style,  with  a  design  in  low  relief.  It  is  supreme- 
ly elegant  to  have  a  very  finely  carved  Japa- 
nese netski  or  a  porcelain  handle  of  the  last 
century,  duly  authenticated.  The  Louis  XV. 
handles  are  of  slender  and  graceful  proportions 
on  the  basis  of  a  curve. — Theo.  Child,  in  Deco- 
rator and  Fui  nisher. 


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Official  Report  of  Awards  at  Exhibition,  Montreal,  Canada,  September,  1882. 

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Eastern  Opfick  Lookwood  Press,        I 
49  Federal  street,  Boston,  April  17,  1883.  ) 

Without  any  apparent  reason,  business  has 
been  rather  quiet  for  the  past  week.  Taking 
the  whole  time  from  January  1,  however,  the 
shewing  is  very  generally  satisfactory. 

Estes  &  Lauriat  are  preparing  for  the  fall 
trade.  Among  the  books  soon  to  be  brought  out 
by  them  are  a  students'  encyclopaedia,  in  six 
volumes,  to  be  sold  chea{)er  than  any  standard 
work  now  on  the  market ;  also  a  Strickland's 
"Queens  of  England  "for  young  people,  and  a 
new  novel,  "  The  Downward  Path." 

Cupples,  Upham  &  Co.  will  issue  an  album  of 
yacht  photographs,  containing  twenty  full-page 
pictures  made  by  the  instantaneous  process  by 
David  Mason  Little.  They  will  soon  issue  a 
complete  list  of  their  publications. 

Prank  S.  Thayer,  of  the  Cross  Pen  Company, 
has  returned  from  an  extended  Western  trip. 
Hs  visited  New  Mexico,  Colorado,  and  various 
Western  points,  his  purpose  being  business  and 
the  improvement  of  his  health.  He  was  sucoess- 
fut  in  both. 

William  A.  Davis,  of  the  U.  S.  Treasury  mu- 
cilage and  inks,  we  find  busy  with  orders.  He 
reports  the  spring  business  as  far  ahead  of  that 
of  former  seasons. 

Mr.  Deming,  of  Brown  &  Sanson,  and  Mr. 
Carson,  of  San  Francisco,  are  in  town. 

The  Cross  Pen  Company  will  duplicate  its 
line  of  pencils  in  smaller  sized  leads  for  ladies 
use. 

Charles  H.  Whiting  has  the  sale  for  New  Eng- 
land of  the  books  of  Jansen,  McClurg  &  Co.,  of 
Chicago. 

Mr.  Plummer,  of  Evans,  Plummer  &  Co.; 
Mr.  Trowbridge,  of  A.  S.  Trowbridge  &  Co., 
and  Mr.  Hopkins,  of  Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  & 
Co.,  have  been  in  the  city  during  the  past  week. 

H. 


LOUISVILLE    LEAVES. 


[FBOM  OUB  EKGULAB  COEBESPONDENT.] 

Louisville,  Ky.,  April  14, 1883. 
The  weather  during  March  was  cool,  raw  and 
dry,  unfavorable  for  winter  wheat  and  a  hin- 
drance to  planting  operations.  The  first  days  of 
the  present  month  brought  heavy  rains  and  a 
milder  temperature.  The  past  week  we  have 
had  some  welcome  sunshine — excellent  growing 
weather;  and  although  the  ground  is  still  very 


wet,  field-work  has  been  vigorously  inau- 
gurated. In  agricultural  circles  the  season  is 
quoted  three  weeks  late,  but  with  average 
weather  from  this  time  forward  it  will  not  be 
difficult  for  farmers  to  catch  up.  It  is  especially 
gratifying  to  know  that  old  winter  held  on  to 
the  fruit  blossoms  so  long  that  they  did  not  get 
out  from  under  the  cover  until  a  warm  spring 
arrived  to  take  charge  of  them  ;  we  are  not 
likely  to  hear  that  the  "fruit  is  all  killed "  this 
year,  for  the  trees  are  just  about  beginning  to 
bloom  and  frosts  at  this  late  stage  are  improb- 
able. 

As  to  business,  the  spring  jobbing  trade  here 
has,  on  the  whole,  been  very  active,  steady  and 
of  liberal  volume,  with  a  conservative  character 
and  healthy  tone.  Wholesale  dry  goods  houses 
report  sales  one-fourth  larger  than  in  any  pre- 
vious season  ;  some  lines  have  not  been  quite  so 
satisfactory  ;  but,  all  in  all,  the  first  quarter  of 
1883  has  been  unqualifiedly  successful. 

The  leaf  tobacco  market  is  in  the  midst  of  a 
most  remarkable  period  of  buoyancy.  The  re- 
ceipts and  sales  of  "  the  weed "  at  the  local 
warehouses  have  lately  exceeded  an  average  of 
over  600  hogsheads  per  day,  representing  daily 
cash  transactions  of  at  least  $100,000,  and  the 
boom  continues  to  gain  force.  The  attendance 
of  home  and  foreign  buyers  is  large,  bidding  is 
spirited,  and  prices  rule  high.  The  whisky  and 
distillery  interests  remain  dull  and  unchanged. 

Stationers  and  booksellers  report  business 
rather  quiet  and  below  the  expectations  hereto- 
fore formed.  A  few  of  the  paper  and  printing 
houses  note  a  good  share  of  orders,  but  the  trade 
in  general  are  not  enjoying  much  activity  at 
present.  Retail  trade  has  been  irregular  and 
continues  so.  For  awhile,  the  backward  weather 
was  to  blame  and  now  the  warm  period  seems 
to  be  exerting  a  quieting  influence  instead  of  an 
awakening. 

But,  as  I  overheard  a  merchant  remark  the 
other  day,  a  substantial  line  like  stationery  and 
kindred  branches  is  bound  to  move,  and  if  prop- 
erly managed,  it  is  always  ascertained  at  the 
end  of  the  year  that  a  fair  amount  of  business 
has  been  done,  and  fair  progress  accomplished. 

The  Great  Southern  Exposition  buildings  are 
beginning  to  loom  up  in  immense  proportions, 
and  will  be  completed  by  the  time  appointed  for 
the  reception  of  the  machinery  and  displays. 
The  work  of  roofing  them  has  begun,  and  the 
splendid  plans  and  dimensions  of  the  structures, 
which  cover  thirteen  acres,  excite  the  wonder 
and  admiration  of  observers. 

The  Exposition  Committee  on  Classification  of 
displays  has  determined  on  the  following  :  De- 
partment 1 — Natural  products,  in  three  groups 
or  subdivisions  ;  Department  2 — machinery  di- 


vided into  seven  groups  ;  Department  3 — Manu- 
factures, in  three  groups;  Department  4— Trans- 
portation, in  four  groups;  Department  5 — Music, 
literature  and  art,  in  ten  subdivisions. 

Applications  for  space  are  pouring  in  beyond 
the  fondest  anticipations  of  tbe-sanguine  pro- 
jectors of  the  enterprise,  and  it  is  now  certain 
that  we  will  have  not  only  a  perfect  cotton  ex- 
position and  a  complete  Southern  Exposition, 
but  in  fact  a  comprehensive  national  exhibition ; 
and  in  point  of  attendance,  the  interest  mani- 
fested by  foreign  governments  gives  assurance 
that  it  will  develop  into  an  international  exposi- 
tion. August  1  is  the  opening  day,  and  100  days 
its  duration.  Gilmore's  Twenty-second  Regi- 
ment Band,  of  New  York,  has  been  engaged  to 
furnish  100  concerts.  The  census  report  shows 
Louisville  to  be  the  exact  centre  of  population  of 
the  United  States,  andjin  a  few  months  we  pro- 
pose to  make  it  the  centre  of  attraction. 

Before  quitting  this  engrossing  subject,  per- 
mit me  to  quote  the  following  from  a  circular 
issued  to-day:  The  main  building  will  be  one  of 
the  largest  exposition  buildings  ever  erected,  as 
will  be  seen  from  the  following  comparisons  of 
the  area,  in  square  feet,  of  the  main  buildings  of 
the  world's  great  industrial  exhibitions  : 

London,1851 989,884 

NewYork,1853 349691 

P*ns.l855 545934 

Pans,  1863 456  923 

yiemia,i873 :;.;;;;  430:500 

Lo?don   1862.         1,400,000 

Philadelphia,  1876 873  320 

Atlanta,  1881 107  .580 

Southern  Exposition  at  Loulsviile,  Ky. . ." . . . .     677,'40O 

The  Southern  Exposition  has  already  projec- 
ted annexes  for  saw-mills,  horticultural  dis- 
plays and  art  exhibitions  that  will  increase  the 
total  area  by  many  thousands  of  square  feet, 
and  as  the  pressure  for  space  now  foreshadowed 
is  realized  it  will  necessitate  still  greater  exten- 
sion. 

The  firm  of  R.W.Meredith  &  Co.,  printers, 
and  binders,  has  been  dissolved,  R.  W.  Meredith 
retiring.  The  business  will  be  conducted  here- 
after by  the  Courier-Journal  Job  Printing  Com- 
pany, organized  as  an  incorporated  company, 
of  which  Louis  T.  Davidson  is  president,  Au- 
gust Strauss,  vice-president,  and  John  A.  Halde- 
man,  secretary  and  treasurer.  These,  together 
with  Walter  N.  Haldeman,  are  the  stockholders. 
Their  charter  permits  them  to  issue  stock  up  to 
$200,000. 

The  stationery  business  of  B.  L.  Denhard  was 
closed  out  at  auction  on  the  11th  inst.  by  John 
R.  Redding,  assignee. 

The  Brannon- Justi  Paper  Company's  mill  was 
bid  in  by  Isenberg  Brothers  at  assignees'  sale 
for  $4,000. 

Curry  &  Dearing,  Fourth  street,  booksellers. 


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THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIO^EE. 


have  removed  two  blocks  south  of  their  former 
headquarters,  which  are  to  be  torn  down  and 
rebuilt. 

Fanning,  the  art  auctioneer,  is  holding  a  sale 
of  water-color  pictures  and  meeting  with  mod- 
erate success.  His  collection  is  a  fine  one  in- 
deed. 

RUey  &  Armstrong,  printers,  have  dissolved 
partnership,  and  are  succeeded  by  Armstrong  & 
Duval. 

T.  H.  Melven  has  withdrawn  from  the  pub- 
lishing firm  of  C.  C.  Cline  &  Co. 

Among  the  tourists  in  town  this  week  I  heard 
of  (Jeorge  Ayres,  of  E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  & 
Co. ;  Mr.  Pike,  of  Reay  &  Co. ;  Mr.  James,  of 
Daniel  Slote  &  Co.,  and  C.  Chapin,  of  the  Aga- 
wan  Paper  Company,  Mittineaque,  Mass.,  for 
the  first  time  represented  in  this  market. 

A  few  of  the  travelers  report  trade  the  coun- 
try over  as  good.  Many  of  them  say  it  is  "  only 
fair,"  and  most  of  them  call  it  dull. 

One  of  the  recent  visitors  is  quoted  as  saying 
that  the  only  ones  who  are  now  having  a  boom- 
ing trade  are  the  new  salesmen  who  are  trying 
to  keep  up  courage — and  the  old  liars. 

I  wonder  if  this  is  true  ? 

I  hope  it  is  not.  Boubbon'. 


CINCINNATI   NOTES. 


[FROM  OUR  BEGULAB  COBRESPOKDBNT.] 

Cincinnati,  April  16, 1883. 

The  bluebird  is  singing  and  the  school-girl  is 
writing  her  annual  compositions  about  the  beau- 
ties of  spring.  All  of  the  lilac  buds  are  opening 
into  leaflets  under  the  awakening  warmth  of  an 
April  sun  and  the  caresses  of  balmy  spring 
winds.  Business,  too,  is  thawing  out  beautifully. 
Clearing-house  exchanges  in'Cincinnati  last  week 
were  nearly  twenty-one  millions,  which  is  about 
16  per  cent,  greater  than  for  the  corresponding 
week  last  year.  Business  in  all  departments 
rubbed  its  eyes  and  aroused  from  the  nap  it  had 
been  taking  for  a  fortnight.  Sales  everywhere, 
by  everybody,  were  brisk.  Men  stepped  spryly 
along  the  sidewalks  and  stir  was  observable 
everywhere.  Sales  rooms  and  stores  are  filled 
with  customers;  steamers  and  freight  trains 
come  and  go  heavily  laden  to  and  from  the  city. 
In  the  streets  drays  and  transfer  wagons  jostle 
each  other  and  make  the  drivers  mad.  Bustle 
and  haste  are  manifested  in  all  living  creatures 
endowed  with  locomotion  and  in  all  dead  matter 
endued  with  it.  The  season  after  long  waiting 
has  set  in  for  good. 

None  of  the  storms  which  plagued  the  trans- 
Mississippi  regions  with  floods  and  tornadoes 
and  vexed  the  ultra  Chicago  prairies  and  plains 
with  frosts  and  snows  last  week,  came  near  Cin- 
cinnati. In  this  region  the  fruits  are  unscathed. 
Spring  ploughing  has  been  backward  ;  small 
fruits  which  throng  into  this  market  are  be- 
lated. Up  and  down  the  Ohio,  and  over  in  Ken- 
tucky, farmers  have  not  yet  sown  seed  for  to- 
bacco plants;  but  there  is  time  enough  yet  for 
all  that.  Wheat  crops  in  the  ground  are  re- 
ported a  trifle  inferior  in  appearance  by  com- 
parison with  the  outlook  at  this  season  last  year. 
Seed  dealers  are  sending  seed  corn  in  large 
quantities  southward.  Every  indication  exists 
of  the  pervasion  of  all  mdustries  by  health,  vi- 
tality and  activity. 

From  here  the  trade  with  the  South  is  grow- 
ing with  unexpected  and  unwonted  rapidity. 
All  manufacturing  industries  are  working  at 
the  top  of  their  bent.  A  few  incipient  strikes 
have  menaced  business  for  a  moment  and  then 
vanished.  Possibilities  of  strikes  are  impending 
for  about  the  flrst  of  next  month.    These  men- 


aces are  to  the  iron-manufacturing  industries. 
All  other  classes  of  manufacturing  appear  to  be 
entirely  out  of  prospective  danger  from  labor 
troubles. 

Resort  has  been  had  to  the  courts  to  settle  some 
difiSculties  and  misunderstandings  among  the  in- 
dustrial craft  who  use  paper  as  a  material.  On 
last  Saturday,  in  the  United  States  Courts  here, 
"  The  Eastern  Paper  Bag  Company,"  a  Connec- 
ticut corporation,  and  the  Cleveland  Paper  Com- 
pany, of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  filed  two  bills  of  com- 
plaint against  the  R.  E.  Johnson  Paper  Bag 
Company,  and  its  oflacers,  of  Middletown,  Ohio. 
The  complainants  claim  to  be  the  sole  owners 
by  assignment  of  patents  on  improvements  in 
paper-bag  making  machinery,  which  improve- 
ments were  invented  and  patented  by  Margaret 
E.  EInight,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  on  July  11,  1877, 
Almon  B.  Glover,  Birmingham,  Conn.,  on  Feb- 
ruary 36,  1878,  and  Clarence  A.  Chandler,  of 
East  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  on  November  21,  1883. 
They  further  allege  and  claim  that  "  The  Cleve- 
land Paper  Company  "  was  granted  a  license  to 
use  these  patents  in  Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  Ten- 
nessee, Kentucky,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Michigan, 
and  parts  of  New  York.  It  is  alleged  that  the 
defendants  have  been  ever  since  May  18,  1880, 
constructing,  using  and  vending  paper-bag  ma- 
chinery, into  which  the  improvements  on  which 
patents  are  held  by  plaintiffs  have  been  incor- 
porated. Injunction  and  restitution  are  prayed 
for.  The  second  bill  of  complaint  is  of  the 
same  character,  excepting  that  in  it  the  plain- 
tiffs claim  to  hold,  by  assignment,  a  patent  in 
the  method  of  making  paper  bags,  which  was 
originally  patented  by  Daniel  Appel,  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  May  3, 1882.  M.  D.  Leggett,  L.  L. 
Leggett,  B.  F.  Thurston  and  Frederick  P.  Fish 
for  complainants. 

Among  the  trade  visitors  here  of  late  were 
Ad.  Hyman,  Eagle  Pencil  Company;  C.  E. 
Connor,  of  Banning,  Chadwick  &  Co. ;  W.  H. 
Sears,  Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Company  ; 
J.  B.  Gunn,  of  Eberhard  Faber  ;  W.  L.  Marks, 
of  Dixon  Crucible  Company;  Johu  Graves,  of 
J.  D.  Whitmore  &  Co. ;  C.  Chapin,  of  Agawam 
Paper  Company,  and  A.  E.  Harding,  of  Hard- 
ing Paper  Company. 

During  last  week  Mr.  Gill,  of  A.  E.  Wallach, 
took  Room  No.  8  at  the  Burnet  House,  but  slip- 
ped out  before  I  got  a  peep  at  him.  He  must 
have  done  a  fine  business,  for  trade  here  has  a 
good  outlook  and  his  samples  are  described  as 
beauties. 

John  Holland  will  have  completed  twenty-one 
years  next  June  as  the  head  of  his  manufactory 
of  gold  pens.  When  he  began  for  himself 
twenty-one  years  ago  he  employed  only  about 
half  a  dozen  workmen,  and  now  he  has  seventy- 
five  men  working,  some  of  whom  have  been 
with  him  from  the  first.  More  than  half  of  his 
present  force  of  employes  have  remained 
through  from  their  first  engagement  with  him. 
Mr.  Holland  is  fastidious  about  the  quality  of 
his  goods.  The  entire  output  of  his  factory  to- 
day is  better  in  style  and  quality  than  it  was 
five  years  ago — yes,  better  than  it  was  two  years 
ago,  and,  if  possible,  it  will  be  better  next  year 
than  it  is  now.  Take  his  gold-plating,  for  in- 
stance, and  you  will  find  it  heavy  one-tenth 
thickness,  about  double  that  of  the  usual  plating. 

The  Globe  Files  Company  is  full  of  orders 
from  aU  parts  of  the  country.  The  extraordi- 
nary call  that  it  has  from  the  East  for  goods  is 
a  most  gratifying  feature  of  its  business.  It  is 
no  wonder,  however,  considering  the  style  and 
variety  of  its  products.  Music  files,  scrap  files, 
pamphlet  files,  invoice  files,  are  only  some  of 
the  variations  which  it  has  made  on  its  letter 
file. 


Trade  in  mercantile  staple  and  fancy  station- 
ery is  a  trifle  quiet  now,  but  as  presaged  by  re- 
cent activity  in  mercantile  stationery,  general 
trade  here  is  lively.  The  movement  of  all  sorts 
of  merchandise  is  brisk  and  lively,  and  the  vol- 
ume is  large.  Money  is  easy  at  fair  rates,  and 
collections  are  quite  good.  This  statement  of 
the  situation  is  sustained  by  abundant  testi- 
mony. 

Show  windows  are  gay  with  real  beauties  of 
art  displayed  artistically.  Robert  Clarke  &  Co. 
have  an  expert;  George  Stevens  has  at  least  one 
expert  and  Peter  Thomson  must  have  one.  They 
all  have  windows  which  attract  passers  by.  These 
free  art  galleries  are  a  real  charity.  The  pleasure 
they  give  is  not  computable  nor  can  one  estimate 
their  effect  as  an  educator  of  the  public  taste. 
From  the  art  excellence,  the  variety  and  novelty, 
the  invention,  sentiment,  thought  and  feeling 
wrought  into  and  expressed  by  some  of  all  de- 
scriptions of  holiday  and'f6te-day  cards  one  may 
confidently  draw  the  conclusion  that  as  long  as 
the  present  conditions  continue  in  their  produc- 
tion, the  public  will  not,  in  fact  cannot,  suffer 
them  to  fall  into  disuse.  As  produced  now  they 
supply  an  ever  recurring  want,  slake  a  thirst 
which  returns  for  them  to  appease  again,  and 
they  are  acceptable  to  those  in  humble  life.  Into 
the  cottages  Of  the  poor  they  enter  with  the  same 
elevating  power  and  soothing  influence  as  do 
costlier,  though  often  no  better,  works  of  art  in- 
to the  palaces  of  the  rich.  Art  is  art  irrespective 
of  the  medium  through  which  it  finds  expres- 
sion. Art  is  the  soul  of  the  work  and  the 
means  by  which  it  is  nlade  manifest  whether 
printed  paper,  pointed  canvas,  carved  wood  or 
sculptured  marble  is  its  body.  Often  the  sim- 
plest medium  may  express  thd  highest  art  con- 
ception in  so  far  as  it  can  be  given  expression. 
The  time  is  gone  by  for  prating  about  the  limi- 
tations of  the  engravers  and  printers'  art, 
whether  in  black  and  white,  or  in  colors,  as 
means  for  revealing  the  artist's  dream.  Achieve- 
ment has  vindicated  them,  and  in  nothing  more 
than  in  the  colored  Christmas,  Easter  and  other 
holiday  cards. 

There  are  good,  worthy,  working  business 
people  by  the  score  here  in  Cincinnati,  whom  I 
would  like  to  mention  in  this  letter.  Time  runs 
while  I  write,  and  the  mail  train  will  not  wait. 
It  is  no  use  talking;  I  must  stop  right  here. 

Prince  William. 


TORONTO    ITEMS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Toronto,  April  14,  1888. 

Come  and  let  us  have  a  walk  round  town.  The 
day  is  fine  and  the  streets — well  they  are  muddy, 
that's  a  fact,  but  you  won't  object  to  an  occa- 
sional mud  hole.  We  will  start  in  King  street, 
one  of  the  streets  we  pride  ourselves  in.  At  this 
moment,  however,  it  is  about  a  foot  deep  in  ice 
and  mud.  A  few  weeks  ago  the  water-works 
put  down  a  new  main,  so  that  on  the  north  side 
of  the  street  there  is  a  strip  of  about  twelve 
feet,  running  nearly  its  whole  length,  of  the 
most  delectable  muck,  and  a  man,  unless  alto- 
gether reckless  and  careless  as  to  the  nature  of 
his  end,  would  not  think  of  facing  this  interest- 
ing strip.  I  don't  believe  that  doughty  old  navi- 
gator Charon  himself  would  face  it.  There  are 
crossings,  truly,  but  even  at  these  don't  be  sur- 
prised should  you  step  in  over  your  boot-tops  and 
withhold  the  expletives. 

So  much  for  that  !]  Now  let  us  start.  We  will 
proceed  from  Church  street  up  King  and  the 
first  establishment  we  strike  in  our  line  is  the 

(Continued  on  page  567.) 


April  19,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEIOAIN^    STATIONER 


553 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company, 

^.^HOLYOKE,     MASS.,-^^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

''PARSONS   LINEN   LEDGER."  ''SCOTCH  LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufa^tares, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  imiform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  ciuaUty  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  to  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trada. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other^ Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be^ seen 'at  the' Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agenov,  aEO.  B.  HXJRD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


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THE    AMEEIOAIN    STATIONER 


^ 


ANNOUNCEMENT 


BIT 


L.  PRANG  &  CO 


-(g: \"  0'*>  j^-^-^is;- 


--*• 


-«- 

^fi^T  the  close  of  the  Easter  Season  we  beg  to  express  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  their  kind  and  flattering  appreciation 
^^^  of  our  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productions.  We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsements 
which  our  Christmas  Cards  received  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  With  one  accord  these  expo- 
nents of  public  taste  have  accorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  productions  in  the  market.  The  London  Queen,  for 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

"  Sorry  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  "  the  old  country"  to  confess  it,  but  proud  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  the  young  daughter  over 
the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create,  with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  will  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  representative  American  talent  in  the  preparation  of  designs, 
and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

The  particulars  of  our  new  lines  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Scripttire  Texts,  and  other  novelties  will  be 
announced  during  May. 

Our  agents  will  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends  with  the  new  sample  books  during  May  and  June. 


WE    WOULD    CALL    SPECIAL  ATTENTION  TO   OUR  LARGE   LINE    OF 


CONQRATULATIOH    AND   WEDDINQ    COUQRATULATIOH    CARDS. 


! 


Our  line  has  been  greatly  mcreased  this  spring,  and  we  feel  confident  will  satisfy  all  demands.  The  line  consists  of  Plain  Cards, 
Fringed  Cards,  Double  Fringed  Cards,  Cards  in  book  form,  with  ornamental  leatherette  protectors  ;  Satin  Print  Cards,  in  mats,  &c. 
Our  New  Price  List  is  now  ready. 

A  number  of  new  series  have  also  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS,  and  additions  have  been  made  to  our 
other  lines  of  goods,  comprising  Copies  for  Pane'  Painting,  Artistic  Plaques,  &c.,  &c. 


FPtlOE    LISTS    SEISTT    OlST    -A^FFLIO^TIOIST. 


I 


NEW  YORK ;  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street.  . 

SAN  FRANCISCO:  529  Commercial  St.     J 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


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79  Beekman  Street,  New  York,  \ 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

WE  GARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,   GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,   DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  11.INE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazai-in  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  In  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  In  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  In  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIYEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OUR,   LiHSTE:    Oin    BR.ISTOL    BO^r2,IDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 


Decorated  Jfote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc. 


GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO, 


BROOKEI'S     .A.UTOIVE.Al'TIC     XNKSTJ%.NI3 


NO  MORE  DUST  OR  FLIES  IN  YOUR  INK. 
EVAPORATION  OR  THICKENING  CAUSED 
BY  EXPOSURE  TO  THE  AIR. 


IT  is  complete,  simple  in  construction,  cannot  get  out  of 
order,  can  be  used  by  any  one  at  first  sight. 


Made  in 
plain    or    figured 
Bronze,    N  ickel 
Plated,  Gold  Figured     ^, 
Nickel,  Single  or  Double 
Founts,  Flint  or  Cut  Glass 
in  upwards  of  forty  differ- 
ent styles.    Price  List  and 
Discounts  sent  to  the  trade 
upon  application  to 


J.  A.  GUS 

Sole  Agent, 


Cut  No.  1  shows  the  Stand  Closed.    The  cover^being'automatically 
adjusted  keeps  the  stand  always  closed  when  ink  is  not'needed. 


Um.ino-  ri-fir  1*0         CuT  No.  2  shows  the  Stand  Open.      The  fingers  resting  on  the 

Opi  lllg  Lillj  J  J:  d.. )  levtr  causes  the  cover  to  be  lifted  easily,  ready  to  receive  the  pen. 

, ,    _     .  By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  ink,  the  stand 

U'  5-  A.  Immediately  closes. 


T5TTggT  A  JT     P  ATTTTS    ^^^  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &c. 

■■  •  ^^  ^"^  ^^  JiAAi*^  mm    Ami  A  ih^     mm   Ni^p  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 

ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  full  directions  for  using  the  colors.     No 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Full  Liiue  of  Plcturc  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 

W.  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Cliicag>o,  111. 


CHASE'S  IMPROVED  LIQUID  GLUE 

A    For  Cementing  Wood,  Glass,  Jewelry,  Crockery,  Furniture,  Leather, 
Ornaments  and  JBric-aSrac  of  every  Description. 


HOLDS  F>  ':CY  CARDS  IN  SCRAP  BOOKS  WITHOUT  WRINKLING  OR  DISCOLORING. 

Every  bottle  nas  a  nice  Cap  and  Brush  ready  for  Immediate  use,  and  is  warranted  to  give  pbrfect 
SATISFACTION,  OR  MONEY  REFUNDED.  The  Gluc  is  packed  in  nice  strong  hinged  cover  boxes,  rkadt  for 
SHIPMENT  WITHOUT  REPACKING,  with  fancy  labels  and  twelve  beautiful  picture  cards,  Uthographed  in 
colors  (one  for  each  bottle),  in  every  dozen  box. 


-^:e=i^ice  IjIST.-£^ 


each, 


SO.  75 
1.25 
1.75 


2  '  z,  1  doz.  in  box,     .       .       .     perdoz.,     $1.50  I  Quarts,  Screw-Top  Cans, 
Half  Pints,  Screw-Top  Cans,  .       .   each,         .35      Half  Gallons,  Screw-Top  Cans, 
Pints,  Screw-Top  Cans,     ..."  .50  |  Gallons  Screw-Top  Cans, 

Bulk  fllue  is  packed  in  improved  screw-top  cans,  and  is  warranted  not  to  deteriorate  with  age, 
either  before  or  after  u<e.  It  is  a  •  lANT  IN  STRENGTH,  always  ready  for  use,  economical, 
and,  once  carefully  tried,  you  will  never  be  without  it. 


HOLWAY,  WRIGHT  &  RICH,  Sole  Agents. 


No. 


BOSTON : 
136  State  Street. 


No. 


SEW  yOBK : 

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No, 


BALTIMORE ; 

4  Commerce  Street. 


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ies3-4. 


18S3-4r. 


TRADE  MARK 


RAPHAEL  TUCK  &  SONS' 

Artistic  Christmas  t  New  Year  Cards, 


FORBES  COMPANY,  SOLE  AGENTS, 

181  Devonshire  St.,  EOSTOU;  22  Bond  St.,  HEW  YORK. 

^HE  great  favor  with  which  our  last  year's  line  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards  were  received,  first  by  dealers  and  then  by  the  public,  and 
I    with  the  increased  excellence  of  our  present  collection  of  over  THREE  HUNDRED  ANI?  FIFTY  SERIES,  many  designs 
*°    by  Artists  who  have  proved  themselves  popular  favorites,  and  with  every  number  executed  in  a  manner  which  has  always  marked  our  Cards, 
we  feel  assured  that  we  shall  still  hold  the  favor  for  1883  which  we  have  received  in  the  past. 

^    THE     PRICES    SPEAK     FOR    THEMSELVES    V/HEN     EXAMINED    WITH    THE    CARDS.    -*- 


FORBES  COfflPASY,  Sole  Agents. 

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OUR    SPECIAL 


FALL  NOyElTlES 


i^oi^  lees. 


OUR   REAL   WATCOMBE   TERRA-COTTA    PLAQUES. 

In  offering  these  to  the  public,  we  are  pleased  to  say  that  we  are  able  now  to  present  a  Plaque  which  is  in  itself  the  genuine  article,  and  not  an  imitation  of 
it.  These  Plaques  are  a  new  departure,  and  surpass  all  others  from  the  fact  that  they  cannot  warp  or  crack,  and  when  lifted  have  the  full  weight  of  a  Porcelain 
Plaque  without  resorting  to  the  artificial  means  of  loading. 

OUR   SERIES    OF    FIRE-PLACE   ORNAMENTS, 

Consisting  of  a  line  of  Folding  Screens  and  Fan  Shields,  we  trust  may  find   the  success  which  the  amount  of  money  and  labor  expended  would  warrant 
These  goods  must  be  seen  to  be  appreciated,  as  no  cut  or  description  can  give  an  idea  of  the  beautiful  effect  obtained. 


G-EMS  OF  FOREIG-N  SCENERY 

Is  an  entirely  new  line  recently  added  to  our  publications,  consisting  of  an  assortment  of  the  most  charming  bits  of  Foreign  Scenery  (exquisite  hand-work  in 
color),  on  heavy  gilt  and  bevel-edged  boards.  Each  is  in  an  envelope,  with  or  without  a  Birthday  motto,  as  desired,  and  packed  in  boxes  of  dozens.  In  addition, 
and  packed  in  the  same  manner,  we  offer  an  assortment  of  Twenty-five  Hand-painted  Flower  Subjects. 


^A^  L  B  E  R,  Tir  F  E  S  . 

Our  Albertype  Engravings,  which  have  proved  so  popular  in  the  past,  we  are  prepared  to  supply  to  the  trade  this  season  in  Portfolios  of  one  hundred  each— 
a  portfolio  and  stand  for  same  being  furnished  free  with  each  100  copies.  This  enables  any  retailer  to  keep  his  stock  in  good  condition  and  easily  accessible,  the 
stand  being  also  an  ornament  to  the  store. 

NEW  PUBLICATIONS.— A  series  10  Portfolios,  8  x  10  Inches  each,  containing  18  Albertype  Engravings— with  a  list  giving  title  and  name  of  painter 
and  engraver  of  each  reproduction. 

GREAT  MINDS  IN  MUSIC— Ten  Portraits,  11  x  14,  of  the  greatest  musical  composers,  in  a  handsome  portfolio. 


ty  Catalogues  on 
application. 


FORBES  COMP'Y,  Boston  and  New  York, 


April  19,  1883.] 


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FAMILY*PULPIT  BIBLES 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE 

NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 

724,  726  &  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

WE  invite  the  attention  of  the  Booli  Trade  to  the  ONLY  Quarto  Bibles  published,  containing  CON- 
TRASTED EDITIONS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT,  in  which  the  Old  (King  James  Version)  and 
the  Revised  Version  are  placed  in  parallel  columns.    Also, 

MARTIN  LUTHER'S  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLES, 

—  AND  — 

HAYDOCK'S  APPROVED  HOLY  CATHOLIC  BIBLES. 

All  of  the  above  contain  an  Dlustraced  Bible  Dictionary,  Pictorial  History  of  the  Books  of  the  Bible. 
Maps,  niimiinated  Plates  and  other  valuable  Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Features. 

We  employ  the  most  skilled  workmen,  use  only  the  best  materials,  and  guarantee  better  grades  of  paper 
and  handsomer  printing  than  can  be  found  in  any  other  Family  Bibles  pubUshed  in  America,  while  ova 
prices  are  as  low  as  any  other  pubMsher's. 

Having  the  largest  establishment  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles, 
we  can  furnish  them  in  great  variety  of  new  and  attractive  bindings  and  warranted  first-class  in  every 
particular.  

ORDER  ONLY  "THE  NATIONAL  CONTRASTED  EDITION." 

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The  Most  Perfect  and  Complete  Line  of  FILE  GOODS  Manufactured. 

THE  IQLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cmciimati 

EASTERN  TRADE   SUPPLIED   FROM 

NEW  YORK  BHANCH,  No.  28  BOND  ST. 

I^~  Illustrated  Catalogue  to  Dealers  on  application. 


IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OP 


BIHTHDAY  CARDS, 

The  finest  line  ever  offered  to  the  Trade  will  be  shown  this  week  by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road.      Please  reserve 
your  orders,  it  -will  pay  you. 

^fls^^N- No.  290   BROAD^ATAY,   NEW  YORK.-?-^^ 

Birthday.  Wedding  and  Condolence  Cards.  $10.00  to  $50.00. 

SFEOiayLEN    S^IMIPLE     LOTS.       TR.-A.IDE    SXJFFLIEID. 


-^-^^  Over  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  Imported).  ^;^^ 


1^  Await  our  Travelers  before  ordering  Christmas  Cards.      11^"  Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 

D.  yV.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U.  S.  A. 


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[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 


ABACUS  ATTACHMENT  FOR  SCHOOL 
SLATES. 


This  inventiou  is  designed  to  facilitate  the  ac- 
quirement of  the  elements  of  arithmetic  by 
young  children.  As  is  well  known,  in  the 
best  schools,  those  in  which  the  method 
by  object  teaching  prevails,  there  is  found 
a  large  abacus  which  is  wheeled  about  the 
school  room,  and  a  small  one  which  is 
held  in  the  bands  of  the  teacher.  The 
scholars,  however,  have  heretofore  been 
provided  simply  with  pebbles  or  other 
loose  counters,  from  which  they  have  de- 
rived incalculable  assistance;  as  in  group- 
ing the  pebbles  in  order  to  illustrate  addi- 
tion, subtraction,  &c.,  the  eye  of  the 
young  child  assists  his  mind  in  forming 
just  estimates  of  arithmetical  quantities 
and  processes.  But  the  use  of  pebbles  or 
other  similar  loose  counters  is  attended 
with  inconveniences.  They  take  time 
and  trouble  in  distributing  them  to  classes 
and  collecting  them  after  recitations. 
They  drop  and  make  a  noise,  or  they  get 
mislaid,  and  confusion  is  created  before 
they  are  found.  Besides  which  they 
might  prove  a  source  of  danger  to  chil- 
dren who  have  a  habit  of  placing  small 
objects  in  their  mouths.  It  is  to  obviate 
these  difficulties  that  the  "  abacus  attach 
ment"  shown  in  the  engraving  has  been  de- 
signed. The  attachment  is  simply  a  set  of 
counters  strung  on  a  wire  or  wires  set  in  a  frame 
which  can  be  fixed  to  any  slate  in  a  moment,  by 
means  of  spring 
brass  wire  clips. 
The  frame  can  be 
of  brass  or  wood, 
and  the  counters 
and  wires  as 
many  as  desired. 
The  abacus  frame 
is  of  brass,  and 
though  light  and 
graceful  it  is 
strong  enough  to 
outlast  a  dozen 
slates.  At  exam- 
inations it  could, 
if  desired,  be  in- 
stantly detached 
and  laid  aside. 
Not  being  a  part 
of  the  slate  frame, 
the  destruction  of 
the  slate  would 
not  render  it  use- 
less. It  would 
simply  be  trans- 
ferred to  the  next 

slate.  It  could  be  introduced  into  a  school  with- 
out inconvenience,  as  it  can  be  made  to  fit  any 
slate.  The  device  is  the  invention  of  Henry 
Stewart,  Erie,  Pa. 


THE   GLOBE  DISTRIBUTING  CLIP. 


NEW    PATENTS. 


This  is  a  series  of  nickel-plated  spring  clips 
mounted  on  a  polished,  oiled  walnut  base,  and 
is  designed  for  office  use.  It  serves  the  three- 
fold purpose  of  classifying  all  letters  and  pa- 
pers, keeping  the  desk  clear  for  work,  and  dis- 
penses with  paper-weights.  On  opening  the 
mail  the  letters,  &c.,  are  placed  in  the  clips  ac- 
cording to  any  desired  arrangement.  For  ex- 
ample, the  seven  clips  (shown  in  the  cut)  may 
be   labeled  and   used   for   "bills,"    "invoices," 


Abacus  Attachment  for  School  Slates. 
"orders,"  "letters"   (general  correspondence), 
"prices,"  "remittances"  and  "special"  (or  mis- 
cellaneous papers).     Papers  by  this  method  are 
never  in  confusion,  and  are  so  classified  that  a 


In  a  new  stippling  process,  an  impression  is 
pulled  from  a  grained  or  machine  stippled  plate, 
on  a  sheet  of  gelatine  ;  this  sheet  is  charged 
with  transfer  ink  and  used  on  the  stone,  with  a 
point  or  burnisher.  It  is  said  that  the  effect  is 
good,  and  designs  can  be  rapidly  turned  out. 


The  Globe  Distributing  Clip. 

clerk  may  quickly  take  in  charge  those  which 
belong  to  his  department.  All  papers,  except 
such  as  require  attention  the  next  day,  are  re- 
moved or  filed  each  day.  Letters,  &c.,  requir- 
ing answer  are  always  handy,  being  separated 
from  the  mass  of  other  papers.  Packages  may 
be  placed  in  the  openings  at  the  side  of  the  clips 
containing  papers  belonging  to  the  same  divis- 
ion. This  novel  and  useful  article  is  manufac- 
tured for  the  trade  by  the  Globe  Files  Company 
of  Cincinnati. 


No.  273,317.  Toy  Locomotive. — Sidney  H.  Carr,  New 
York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Leo  Schlesinger  &  Co., 
same  place. 

The  combination,  with  the  toy  locomotive,  of 
a  bell  fixed  to  the  boiler  portion,  a  hammer  to 
strike  the  same,  and  mechanism  between  the 
hammer  and  one  of  the  axles  of  such  toy  loco- 
motive, to  give  motion  to  the  hammer. 
No.  273,364.  Surfacing  and  Ornamenting  Wall-Paper. 
—Thomas  Jefferson,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

A  process  for  ornamenting  the  surface 
of  paper,  cloth,  or  other  materials  by 
coating  it  with  an  earthy  material  anal- 
ogous to  talc,  worked  with  coloring  and 
adhesive  materials.  2.  A  wash  composed 
of  earthy  material  analogous  to  talc,  with 
color,  sizing,  or  other  adhesive  material 
and  water  adapted  to  produce  a  tinted 
silky  surf  ace.  3.  A  fabric — such  as  paper, 
cloth  or  the  like — coated  with  earthy  ma- 
terial analogous  to  talc,  combined  with 
coloring  matter  and  glue,  size  or  analo- 
gous adhesive  material. 
No.  273,378.  Picture  Frame.— Edgar  G.  MfUer, 
Baltimore  County,  Md. 
A  rigid  back  for  picture-frames,  having 
secured  thereto  a  covering  of  textile  ma- 
terial, having  a  pile-surface,  as  velvet,  so 
that  the  pliable  surface  will  be  adjacent 
to  the  glass  of  the  picture-frame  when  in- 
serted therein. 

No.  273,388.    Hammock.— Abijah  Pratt,-  New 
York,  N.  Y. 

No.  273,408.  Document  and  File  Case.— An- 
thony W.  Voltz,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
A  portable  case  for  files,  consisting  of 
two  hinged  sections,  provided  with  handles  and 
fastenings,  each  section  being  constructed  with 
vertical  boards,  parallel  to  the  back  thereof, 
vertical  partitions  at  right  angles  thereto,  and 

horizontal      bot- 
tom pieces,  these 
parts   forming 
two  sets  of   ter- 
raced   series     of 
rigid  file-holding 
com  partments, 
each    upper   row 
of  the  latter  be- 
ing  located    far- 
ther   back    than 
the  one  below  it. 
No.  273,430.    Print- 
ing  Press.  —  Ed- 
w  i  n      AnthoiJ}', 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
In  a  web-priiit- 
i  n  g    press,     the 
combination  of  a 
plurality  of  form- 
bearing  cylinders 
(on  each  of  which 
three    or   more 
forms  are  placed 
all  abreast   in  a 
line  parallel   to 
the  axis  thereof,  and  the  columns  lying  in  the 
direction  of  its  rotation)  with  impression  and 
carrier  cylinders. 

DESIGNS. 
No.  13,693.    Advertising  Device.— Horace  P.   Childs, 

Taunton,  Mass.    Term  of  patent,  7  years. 
Nos.  13,694  and  13,695.     Case  for  Thermometers.  &c. 

— Myer  Dittenhoefer,  New  York,  N.  Y.    Term  of 

patents,  Z]4  years. 
No.  13,696.    Autograph  Sheet.— Julius  Gerson,  New 

York,  N.  Y.    Term  of  patent,  7  years. 


April  19,  1883.] 

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82  &  S4  Beekman   Street,   New  York. 


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will  be  glad  to  receive  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists  of 
Printing  Machines,  Type  and  other  Office  Materials, 
as  well  as  samples  of  Paper  and  Novelties  in  the 
Printing  business. 

STEAM  PRINTING  WORKS,  AMSTERDAM. 

T.SINCLAIR  &  SON, 

Trade  Publishers  of 

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New  Yohk:  Branch:       |      506  &  508  Worth  St., 
57  Maiden  Lane.  Philadelphia. 

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Our  New  Location,  a  change  being  rendered  necessary  by 
constant  increase  in  business, 

106, 108, 110  and  112  Wabash  Avenue, 
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BooK-BiNMES'  Wiee-Stitchinu  Jachine 


Of  Largest  Capacity  and  Range.    Power  and  Hand  Combined. 

SPECIAL  STEEL  WIRE  FOR  THEIR  USE. 
Wire  per  thousand  books  costs  but  one-third  that  used  by  any  other  Stitcher. 

Manufactured  by  CHARLES  CARR,  Granite  SL,  South  Boston,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A 


April  19,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOI^ER. 


561 


NEW    PATENT- 


PIN-FASTENERS 


TTTHE  shanks  of  these  Fasteners  are  made  of  pin-wire,  with  C^^ 
1       ground  points  equal  to  the  best  made  pins,  and  may  be 
!  inserted  in  the  finest  goods  without  iDJuring  the  fibre  of 

the  same.  They  are  admirably  adapted  for  ticketing  and  binding 
Silks,  Woolens,  and  all  description  of  Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  Carpets,  Rugs,  Mats,  &c. 
Dressing  Shops  and  Shop  Windows,  and  attaching  Tags  and  Price  Tickets  to  goods 


therein. 


^       FORCE  THE  PINS  THROUGH  THE  GOODS  AND  TURN 
I  DOWN  THE  SHANKS. 


McGiH's  Patent  Single-Stroke  Staple -Press,_N 


OS.  1  &  2. 


McaiU's  Patent  Staple  Fasteners.       Staple  Suspending  Eings.       Staple  Binders  and  ¥ire  Kings. 

Steel  and  Brass  Wire. 


N0.3. 


N0.2. 


The  Presses  insert,  with  a  single  stroke,  all  this  line  of  Staple  Fastenings  and 

Suspending  Rings. 


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S  FMHT  PtitaiiFi  M. 


PATENT  c2>r 

SUSPENDINGRINGS 

Braces  fob 


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No.  49  CHAMBERS  STREET,  NE^AT  YORK 


502 


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made.    Quality  warranted.    Please  observe  the  water-mark  "  Paragon  "  (trade-mark). 

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Pencils,  Russell's  Accountant's  Checking  Pencils,  Cooke's  Transfer  Crayon 
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Moist  Carbon  Papers  of  every  description,  Excesior  Oiled  Manifold  Papers, 
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the  Favorite  Indexed  Desk  Tablet,  the  Favorite  Memorandum  Book,  &c. ;  all 
of  our  own  manufacture. 


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WHOLESALE  STATIONER  ^IMPORTER  OF  FANCY  GOODS, 

No.  505  CHESTNUT  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 

Envelopes  in  over  One  Thousand 
varieties  ;  new  revised  net  price 
list  just  issued.  Coronet  Cinulars 
for  h'rlulers  ai  d  Ai  verlising  pur 
poses.  Home  Mills  Ruled  Paper«. 
In  Commercial,  Letter,  Cap  and 
I..egal,  all  weights  an  I  rulings. 
Kent  Mills  Laid  Pu-e  Linen  ruper.i, 
all  weichtM  and  nizes:  samples  and 
prices  sent  to  the  trade  on  appl  ca- 
tion. Double-Strength  Mucilage, 
Satinette  Copying  Books  and  Paper. 
Everpolnt  Leads  for  all  Gold,  Auto- 
matic and  Propelling  Pencils. 


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New  styles  of  Papeteries  for 
Spring  Trade  ;  a  large  and  elegant 
assortment.  New  "Zenith"  Glass 
Mucilage  Stand.  Blank  Books,  half 
and  full  bound,  in  all  sizes  and 
qualities.  Penholders,  Lead  and 
Slate  Pencils  in  every  grade.  Scrap 
Books,  both  Foreign  and  American, 
in  new  and  artistic  designs.  Library 
Inkstands  in  walnut,  plain  or  pol- 
ished. General  Staple  Stationery 
in  all  new  styles  and  designs. 


WANTED.— A  YOUNG  MAN  OF  TEN  YEARS' 
experience  in  the  wholesale  and  retail  sta- 
tionery business  wishes  a  situation  in  the  wholesale 
trade  ;  can  lake  charge  of  any  department ;  best 
New  York  City  references  given.  Address  American 
Stationer. 


TO  THE  TRADE. 


A.  CARLISLE  &  C  ).,  Commercial  Stationers, 
Pan  Francisco,  desire  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists 
from  Manufacturing  and  Jobbing  Stationers,  and 
other  houses  in  the  trade. 


^rade  ^ract 


No.    1 


Our  Effort  is  to  make  such 
V  II       goods  (and  only  such)  as  Live 

V If        Dealers  will  sell  with  pleasure 

iL^^^^mT  and  profit  combined. 
That  they  must  be  First-class  and  Salable  goes 
without  saying,  as  we  guarantee  everything.  That 
the  goods  have  merits  of  Novelty  and  Stability 
is  unquestioned.  The  whole  force  promises  renewed 
efforts  to  produce  those  new  things  that  combine  so 
nicely  the  strong  points  of  both  the  Staple  and  the 
Novel.  The  Trade  Mark,  "KEYSTONE."  is  syn- 
onomous  with  Perfection  in  material,  manufacture 
and  finish.  A  notice  by  letter  or  postal  card  that  you 
wish  to  be  kept  advised  on  all  things  new  in  our  line 
pertaining  to  the  Stationery  Trade  will  be  made  note 
of  and  always  attended  to.  Careful  and  prompt  at- 
tention to  all  inquiries.  Samples,  circulars  and 
prices  sent  on  request.    Mention  this  paper. 

J.  C.  BLAIR, 

^v^a,n.ijLfa,c-tnixian.g-   Stationer, 
HUNTINGDON,  PA. 

EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  East   14tli  St.,    Union    Square. 

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I 


April  19,  1883. 


THE    AMEEICAN    STATIO:t^ER. 


563 


LIPMAN'S  INDISPENSABLE 


EYELET  MACHINE, 

Newest   and    Best  I       Also,    the 

"Improved"  and  the  "Tri 

Patent." 

Hover's  MANUSCRIPT  Paper 

Saves  your  Eyesight  and  gives 
a  Blacker  Manuscript. 

H.  t.  LIPMAN,  51  South  Fourth  St.,  Philadelphia. 


WHO  IS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  COUN- 
TRY WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THATTHE 


CHICA&CROCKISLOD&PACIFICR'Y 

By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries  passengers,  without  change  of  care,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  leaven- 
worth,  Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magniil- 
cent,  being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"ALBERT   LEA  ROUTE.'^ 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
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Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Past  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  al, 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan- 
tages. 

For  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Fold- 
irs  of  the 

GREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Office,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.ST.  JOHN, 

Vioe-Pres.  &  Qen'l  M'g'r.  Genl  Tlst.  &  Pass.  Agt. 

CHICAGO. 


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Resumption  of  the  favorite  Transfer  Steamer 
Maryland  Route.  Through  Pullman  Cars  for 
PHILADELPHIA,  BALTIMORE  and  WASHINGTON, 
WITHOUT  CHANGE,  Connecting  with  through  trains  to 
Florida  and  all  points  South  and  West,  Train 
leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.,  daily. 

Leave  Boston  for  Grand  Central  Depot,  NEW 
YORK,  at  9  A.  M. ;  returning,  leave  New  York  at  11 
A.  M.  and  11.34  P.  M.,  week  days.  Pullman  Palace 
Cars  run  through. 

NORWICH  I-INE  for  NEW  YORK  (Umited 
tickets),  $3.  Train  leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.  week 
days,  connecting  with  elegant  steamers  City  of 
Worcester  and  City  of  New  York ;  returning,  leave 
New  York  at  5  P.  M. 

Trains  leave  BOSTON  for  PROVIDENCE  at  9  and 
11.45  A.  M.,  3.30  and  6  P.  M.  ;  returning  at  8.15  and 
11.20  A.  M.,  1.30,  5.30  and  7  P.  M.  Round  Trip,  limited 
tickets,  $1.50. 

Tickets.  Staterooms  and  Berths  secured  at  office, 
322  Washington  Street,  corner  of  Milk,  and  at  Station, 
foot  of  Summer  Street,  Boston. 


jS.  M.  FELTON,  Jr., 

General  Manager. 


A.  C.  KENDALL, 

Gen.  Pass.  Agent. 


N.  B.— All  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell- 
ing, or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
iniringing  on  our  Patents. 

GEO.  H.  SANEORN  &  SONS, 


No.  51  Beekman  Street, 
NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE   IMPROVED    SANBORN 


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The  cut  is  a  facsimile  of  the  Improved 

SANBORN  GEM. 
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"POWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and  easy  to  work.  Has 
-L  lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  double, 
for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  m  front  of  table. 

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STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 


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Ventilated  Eye  Shades,   Cormnon  Sense  Binders,  Adhesive  Hoohs, 

SCHOOL  FURNITURE  AND  SUPPLIES. 

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MANUFACTURERS    OF 

Blank  Books,  Envelopes,  Writing  Paoers 

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SOL,!;:    PKOPKIEIOKS,    J.    U.    PKElJi^K    &    CO. 

Tbe  above  superior  Brand  of  LINEN  WRITING  PAPEB  is  offered  to  the  Trade  in  the  various  sizes  and 
weights  of  FOLIOS  to  suit  the  requirements  of  PRINTERS  and  LITHOGRAPHERS,  and  put  up  in 
QUARTER-REAM  BOXES,  elegantly  banded  and  labeled,  for  the  FASHIONABLE  STATIONERY  TRADE. 


AMD  SEALING  WAX. 


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%v'dtU  Q50SSXV* 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "  Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secui-e  proper  notice. 


M.  P.  Fredericks,  stationer,  Delia,  Col.,  has 
sold  out  to  T.  B.  Crawford. 

Douglass  &  Cook,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Lewiston,  Me.,  are  closing  up. 

Rawlinson  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
St.  Thomas,  Ont.,  have  sold  out. 

R.  W.  Meredith  &  Co.,  printers,  Louisville, 
Ky.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Daniel  Muncey,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Washington,  D.  C,  has  sold  out. 

Ragsdale  &  Fitch,  publishers,  Santa  Rosa, 
Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Wyckoflf,  Seaman  &  Benedict,  type  writers. 
New  York  city,  have  been  burnt  out. 

'1  homas  C.  Magers,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Weston,  Mo.,  has  sold  out  to  Lot  W.  Ringo. 

Mrs.  E.  B.  Malehorn,  fancy  goods  dealer, 
Westminster,  Md.,  has  been  damaged  by  fire. 

Chas.  S.  Riley,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y.,  is  advertising  to  close  out  his  busi- 
ness. 

J.  F.  Clark,  publisher  of  the  Watchman,  Yeli- 
ville,  Ark.,  is  advertised  to  be  sold  out  by  the 
marshal. 

George  Foos,  of  Richardson  &  Foos,  printers, 
New  York  city,  advertises  that  he  will  continue 
this  style. 

George  A.  Lloyd  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of 
printers'  machinery,  Chicago,  111.,  have  dissolved 
partnership.  Geo.  A.  Lloyd  continues  under 
the  same  style. 

The  Courier  Journal  Job  Printing  Company, 
Louisville,  Ky.,  has  been  incorporated  with  a 
capital  of  §200,000. 

Scott  &  Gimlin,  publishers  of  the  Advance, 
Augusta,  Kan.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
R.  S.  Scott  succeeds. 

H.  C.  A.  Gibbs,  with  Willy  Wallach,  reports 
that  during  his  recent  Western  trip  he  secured 
a  large  amount  of  orders. 

Bridgman  &  Childs,  publishers  and  booksel- 
lers, Northampton,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.    S.  E.  Bridgeman  &  Co.  continue. 

The  Saratoga  Paper  Mills,  in  Santa  Clara 
County,  Cal.,  were  burned  on  Sunday  night, 
April  1.5.  The  loss  is  §75,000.  The  fire  was  the 
work  of  an  incendiary. 

E.  Darrow  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Rochester,  N.  Y.,  have  removed  to  No.  10.3  Bast 
Main  street.  Their  new  store  is  nearly  opposite 
the  Whitcomb  House,  and  it  contains  a  new 
stock  of  goods.  This  house,  it  will  be  seen,  has 
a  "  green  old  age." 

Willy  Wallach,  who  is  at  present  in  Europe, 
is  about  to  establish  a  branch  house  of  the  firm 
at  Cassel,  Germany,  for  export  and  import  pur- 
poses. Only  a  commission  business  with  the 
jobbing  trade  exclusively  will  be  transacted. 

Leroy  W.  Fairchild  has  removed  to  18  John 
street,  where  he  has  secured  the  entire  second 
floor,  which  it  neatly  fitted  up  as  an  office  and 
showroom.  Among  other  improvements  are 
new  Herring  safes.  The  hou.se  is  now  offering  a 
neat  line  of  Dovelties,  which  the  trade  ought  to 
see. 


The  five-story  building  Nos.  379,  281  and  283 
Broadway,  this  city,  occupied  by  Bradstreet's 
Commercial  Agency,  E.  Remington  &  Sons,  and 
the  Hall  Safe  and  Lock  Company,  was  gutted  by 
fire  on  Sunday,  the  total  loss  being  about  $170,- 
000,  which  is  partially  covered  by  insurance.  It 
was  noon  when  the  fire  was  discovered.  Smoke 
was  then  seen  coming  up  from  under  the  cellar  of 
E.  Remington  &  Sons.  Two  alarms  were  sent 
out,  but  before  the  firemen  had  their  hose  at- 
tached to  the  hydrants  the  flames  had  spread  to 
the  upper  floors,  and  a  disastrous  conflagration 
seemed  inevitable.  A  third  alarm  was  sounded 
at  12.0.5  p.  M.,  and  this  was  followed  by  several 
special  calls,  one  of  which  brought  the  water 
tower.  The  building  has  a  frontage  of  .50  feet 
on  Broadway.  It  is  75  feet  deep,  and  has  an  L 
shaped  extension,  which  runs  northward  to 
Reade  street.  The  first  fioor  and  basement  of 
No.  279  are  occupied  by  the  Hall  Safe  and  Lock 
Company,  and  the  ground  floor  and  basement  of 
Nos.  281  and  283  by  E.  Remington  &  Sons.  All 
the  floors  above  are  occupied  by  the  Bradstreet 
Commercial  Agency  as  oflBces  and  for  press  and 
bookbinding  purposes.  The  fire  originated  in  E. 
Remington  &  Son's  cellar  in  theL  extension  and 
near  the  elevator  well.  The  flames  spread  rapid- 
ly, and  were  seen  issuing  from  the  cellar  on  the 
Broadway  and  Reade  street  sides  almost  simul- 
taneously. The  elevator  shaft,  which  was  not 
fireproof,  and  a  recess  in  the  rear  wall  for  several 
pipes,  served  as  flues,  through  which  the  flames 
made  their  way  to  the  upper  floors.  The  build- 
ing was  gutted  before  the  fire  was  extinguished. 
A  prominent  insurance  official  who  was  on  the 
ground  estimated  the  losses  as  follows  :  Brad- 
street's  Commercial  Agency,  §100,000;  E.  Rem- 
ingon  &  Sons,  §50,000;  Hall  Safe  and  Lock  Com- 
pany (by  water),  §5,000;  building,  §15,000;  total, 
§170,000.  All  the  losses  are  fully  covered  by  in- 
surance. 

P.  Leypoldt,  New  York,  has  just  published 
several  little  volumes  specially  calculated  to 
interest  readers,  book-buyers,  and  teachers. 
"  Libraries  and  Readers,"  by  William  E.  Poster, 
librarian  of  the  Providence  Public  Library,  edi- 
tor of  the  Monthly  Reference  Lists,  and  well 
known  for  his  practical  library  work,  is  chiefly 
devoted  to  the  subject  of  reading,  the  use  of 
books  and  of  libraries.  "  Libraries  and  Schools" 
consists  of  select  addresses  and  papers  on  a  subject 
that  is  becoming  a  live  question  in  education. 
The  first  two  papers,  by  Charles  Francis  Adams, 
Jr.,  and  Samuel  S.  Green,  show  the  relation  of 
the  public  library  and  the  public  school. 
"Books  for  the  Young,"  a  guide  for  parents  and 
teachers,  by  C.  M.  Hewins,  librarian  of  the 
Hartford  Library  Association  and  editor  of  the 
department  "  Literature  for  the  Young,"  in  the 
Library  Journal,  meets,  according  to  Mr. 
Poster,  "  most  admirably  the  demand  for  care- 
fully selected  lists,  and  contains  also  valuable 
and  interesting  counsel."  Miss  Hewins  presents 
this  list  as  the  result  of  years  spent  not  only  in 
trying  to  guide  the  reading  of  children,  but  in 
actually  reading  with  them. 

Max  Griebel,  of  L.  Prang  &  Co.,  left  on  Fri- 
day on  a  recreative  trip  for  Brattleboro,  Vt., 
where  he  expects  to  remain  till  May  1.  The 
bracing  air  of  that  place  together  with  the  fact 
that  his  daughter  is  at  school  there,  induced  Mr. 
Griebel  to  select  Brattleboro  as  a  healthful  re- 
treat. 

Francis  Todd,  of  Hastings,  Todd  &  Co.,  is 
making  an  extended  trip  through  the  West,  and 
is  said  to  be  doing  an  excellent  business.  He 
has  with  him  samples  of  all  of  the  firm's  stock. 

Willy  Wallach  has  some  novelties  in  birthday 
cards,  which  the  trade  ought  to  see. 


J.  Caro,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
has  made  an  assignment. 

C.  M.  Dickenson,  publisher  of  the  JwteZitffencer, 
Paris,  Tenn.,  has  sold  out. 

W.  L.  Perry,  printer,  Cambridgeboro,  Pa., 
has  sold  out  to  Moses  &  Wade. 

Mrs.  A.  Hentschel,  toy  dealer.  Terra  Haute, 
Ind.,  has  sold  out  Mrs.  M.  Goetz. 

The  Burrton  Publishing  Company,  Burrton, 
Kan.,  has  sold  out  to  Miles  Taylor. 

E.  E.  Urann,  toy  dealer,  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
has  sold  out  to  Minnie  Hurlbut  &  Co. 

Harrison  Dixon,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  is  selling  out  at  auction. 

Nichols  &  Geistwelt,  printers,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  have  been  sold  out  by  the  sheriflf. 

Sears  &  Cole,  stationers,  New  York  city,  have 
dissolved  partnership.  Eugene  R.  Cole  con- 
tinues. 

The  style  of  H.  W.  Love,  publisher  of  the 
Weekly  Review,  has  been  changed  to  Love  & 
Hunter. 

Boettcher  &  Vossnack,  printers,  New  York 
city,  have  dissolved  partnership.  A.  F.  Boettcher 
continues. 

Libby  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Enquirer, 
Dover,  N.  H.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  J.  T. 
S.  Libby  continues. 

Bradley  &  Co.,  publishers,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
have  admitted  J.  Lehman  Eisenbrey  to  partner- 
ship under  the  same  style. 

G.  H.  Ploto  &  Co.  have  in  course  of  prepara- 
tion a  line  of  Christmas  cards,  which  they  claim 
will  surpass  anything  of  the  kind  ever  offered. 

Charles  C.  Fulton,  publisher  of  the  American, 
Baltimore,  Md.,  has  conveyed  property  to  Felix 
Agnus  as  trustee  under  the  style  of  Charles  C. 
Fulton  &  Co.  (Felix  Agnus,  manager.) 

J.  E.  Linde  has  brought  out  this  week  another 
novelty  in  the  advertising  line.  It  represents  a 
girl  in  a  swing,  and  is  in  shape  form.  The  atti- 
tude is  graceful  and  natural,  and  the  coloring  is 
rich. 

Henry  Levy  &  Son  are  having  a  large  de- 
mand for  Parker  &  Co.'s  Dundee  school  and 
shopping  bags.  Parties  wanting  these  goods 
ought  to  place  their  orders  early  so  as  to  insure 
timely  delivery. 

Willy  Wallach  has  received  samples  of  Christ- 
mas and  New  Year  cards  for  the  season  of  1883- 
84.  He  has  also  received  samples  from  Phillips 
Brothers,  London,  which  will  be  ready  for  ex- 
hibition in  a  few  days. 

Lillie  Devereux  Blake  has  prepared  for  publi- 
cation her  recent  lectures  in  reply  to  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Morgan  Dix.  They  will  be  immediately  is- 
sued under  the  title  of  "Woman's  Place  To- 
day," in  1  vol.  12mo,  cloth  ;  and  also  as  a  num- 
ber of  "Lovell's  Library,"  by  the  John  W.  Lovell 
Company,  New  York. 

Janentzky  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  have  issued  an 
illustrated  sheet  with  a  price  list  of  barbotine 
pottery,  which  they  are  offering  for  sale  as  suit- 
able for  amateur  decoration.  They  have  also 
published  directions  for  decorating  barbotine 
ware,  and  have  put  on  the  market  a  glaze  for 
producing  a  superior  gloss  on  pottery  and  other 
wares  painted  in  oil  colors. 

Members  of  the  trade  visiting  Philadelphia 
should  not  fail  to  call  on  the  National  Publish- 
ing Company,  No.  738  Cherry  street,  where  they 
will  find  a  very  handsome  assortment  of  family 
bibles  and  other  standard  books.  Their  new 
styles  are  very  attractive,  and  the  prices  are 
thought  to  be  exceedingly  low.    Henry  L.  War- 


April  19,  1883.J 


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ren  has  charge  of  the  trade  line,  and  will  be 
happy  to  see  visitors. 

Francis  S.  Street,  of  Street  &  Smith,  pub- 
lishers. New  York  city,  is  dead. 

J.  M.  Wells,  dealer  in  wall-paper,  Westmins- 
ter, Ind.,  has  been  damaged  by  fire. 

The  assignee  of  B.  Lawrence  &  Co.  is  selling 
out  the  stock  of  that  firm  at  private  sale. 

Bentley  &  Oiler,  publishers,  Staunton,  111., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  Mr.  Bentley  con- 
tinues. 

The  attention  of  the  trade  is  invited  to  an  ad- 
vertisement of  Obpacher  Brothers  in  another 
column. 

W.  A.  Woodward,  dealer  in  fancy  goods, 
Waterford,  N.  Y. ,  is  reported  to  have  assigned. 
Liabilities,  $3,999. 

Geo.  C.  Rembaugh,  publisher  of  the  Tele- 
gram, Winfield,  Kan.,  has  been  succeeded  by 
Black  &  Rembaugh. 

McConnico  &  Brother,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners, Bryan,  Tex.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   A.  D.  McConnico  continues. 

H.  G.  Craig  &  Co.,  commission  paper  dealers, 
New   York,  have   removed   from    47   Murray 

»     street  to  132  Nassau  street,  Room  13. 
Hodson,    Reese    &    Dixon,   publishers  of  the 
Leader,  Crisfleld,  Md.,   have  been  damaged  by 
fire.    Loss,  $3,100;  insurance,  $1,700. 

G.  A.  Raisbeck,  manager  for  Phil.  Hake,  left 
with  his  wife  on  Saturday  evening  for  Toledo, 
Ohio,  on  a  recreation  trip.  He  went  prepared 
for  a  fishing  excursion.    He  will  return  in  a  few 

I  days. 
Frederick  W.  Farnham,  manager  of  the  Ban- 
gor News  Company,  Bangor,  Me.,  was  married 
to  Hattie  May  Miller  at  the  residence  of  the 
bride  on  April  3.  The  Stationer  adds  its  con- 
gratulations. 

E.  F.  Brainard,  stationer  and  printer.  New 
York,  has  removed  from  36  John  street  to  66 
Nassau  street.  His  card  announcing  the  re- 
moval is  an  ornate  piece  of  work  with  embossed 
designs  in  three  colors  of  bronze. 

J.  L.  Shoemaker  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  are 
offering  for  sale  leather  indices,  stamped  in  gold, 
and  made  in  two  colors  of  leather  and  in  three 
sizes.  These  indices  will  be  of  great  convenience 
to  bookbinders,  and  the  price  is  said  to  be  excep- 
tionally low. 

Postmaster-General  Gresham  has  approved  a 
design  for  the  new  two-cent  postage  stamp.  The 
stamp  bears  a  tablet  upon  which  is  a  profile  of 
Washington  similar  to  that  on  the  present  three- 
cent  stamp.  Surrounding  the  profile  is  an  oval 
band.  In  the  upper  part  of  the  band  are  the 
words  "United  States  postage ;"  beneath  the 
band  a  large  "3,"  and  at  the  extreme  bottom 
of  the  tablet  the  words  "Two  cents."  The  de- 
sign will  be  returned  to  the  American  Bank- 
Note  Company,  of  New  York,  for  engraving, 
after  which  the  department  will  decide  upon 
the  color  to  be  used.  The  color  of  the  design 
which  has  been  approved  is  green. 


Richard  Gross,  of  Gross  &  Meyer,  importers 
and  wholesale  toy  dealers,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  is 
dead. 

J.  H.  Buflford's  Sons  have  introduced  two  new 
series  of  advertising  cards.  One  consists  of 
ideal  heads  and  the  designs  of  the  other  are 
floral.  A  description  of  the  firm's  lines  of  ad- 
vertising fans  will  appear  in  the  next  issue  of 
The  Stationer. 

The  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia in  the  exercise  of  their  paternal  functions, 
have  seen  fit  to  impose  a  license  fee  of  $200  per 
annum  on  all  commercial  travelers,  or  others 
selling  goods  in  Washington  —  manufacturers 
only  excepted.  In  order  that  this  beneficent 
law  may  be  properly  enforced,  they  employ  a 
person  as  detective  to  dog  the  footsteps  of  the 
unwary  salesman,  whom  they  arrest  and  fine  in 
addition  to  requiring  the  payment  of  the  license. 
On  a  recent  occasion  John  Glenn,  the  well- 
known  representative  of  Marcus  Ward  &  Co., 
was  the  proposed  victim  as  related  in  the  follow- 
ing extract  from  a  Washington  paper  :  "Alex- 
ander was  great  in  his  day ;  Napoleon  was  im- 
mense in  his  military  manoeuvres;  Grant  was 
always  invincible;  but  his  Hebrew  Majesty, 
License  Agent  Raff,  of  the  District  of  Columbia, 
is  truly  irrepressible  in  arresting  commercial 
gentlemen,  and  magnificent  in  his  flights  of  am- 
bition to  surpass  the  heroic  Fagans  and  Shy- 
locks,  who  were  not  born  to  die.  But  on  Friday 
last,  in  the  sacred  precincts  of  Judge  Snell's 
court,  the  commercial  fraternity  had  their  vic- 
tory. Amiable  and  handsome  John  Glenn,  the 
American  representative  of  one  of  the  largest 
stationery  houses  in  the  world,  was  seized  upon 


and  compelled  to  furnish  $200  collateral  for  his 
appearance  in  court  upon  a  charge  of  selling 
goods  without  license.  His  Honor,  after  hear- 
ing the  testimony  of  the  most  respectable  sta- 
tioners in  the  city,  decided  that  Mr.  Glenn  came 
under  the  manufacturers'  and  proprietary  clause 
of  the  license  law,  and  released  the  defendant, 
restoring  the  $200,  and  giving  our  genial  friend 
a  clean  bill  of  health,  to  the  disgust  of  the  fellow 
Raff,  who  was  a  little  "too  previous"  in  this 
special  instance.  Official  energy  is  very  well 
when  the  agent  of  the  public  exercises  common 
sense  and  decency,  but  when  an  officer  acts  on 
rumor  he  should  be  permitted  '  to  emigrate 
West,'  and  grow  up  among  his  fraternal  spirits 
in  Texas  and  Arizona." 

W.  P.  Conger,  attorney  for  the  George  H. 
Taylor  Paper  Company,  was  in  Holyoke  on 
Saturday  consulting  with  the  local  creditors, 
the  result  being  the  consummation  of  the  ar- 
rangement made  by  J.  E.  Clarke,  the  creditors 
accepting  40  per  cent,  of  their  claims  secured  by 
notes  of  from  three  to  twelve  months.  About 
95  per  cent,  of  the  creditors,  it  is  said,  have 
signed  the  agreement,  and  the  rest  are  expected 
to  do  so. 

The  Holyoke  Envelope  Company  has  been 
awarded  the  contract  to  furnish  envelopes  to  the 
United  States  Senate  for  the  ensuing  year.  This 
is  a  large  contract  calling  for  several  millions  of 
envelopes. 

A  receiver  was  appointed  on  Wednesday  for 
Holman,  Coffin  &  Co.,  stationers,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Their  assets  are  $12,000,  and  estimated  liabilities 
$15,000.  ~ 


PARKER   DUNDEE, 


Cheapest,  Neatest,  ^gj^^^^^^^^^  g^d  |y|03|  Durable. 

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR  UNITED  STATES  AND  CANADAS, 

HENRY  LEVY  &  SON,  477  Broadway,  New  York. 


PLEASE  SEND  FOR  PRICE  LISTS. 


GARTER, 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


t^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Staloriers  and  Printers. 

^  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS 


SUPERIOR  TO   ALL   OTHERS.-^- 

Send,    for    Samples   and    Prices. 


GEO.  F.  KING  Sl  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    Manufacturers. 

STATIONERS  and  PAPEE  DEALEKS, 
29   Hawley   Street,   BOSTON,  MASS 


560 


THE  ameeioa:n  stationer 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  $10  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BUKCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters.  Chicago,  111. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
A.BBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  st.,  Chicago,  HI. 

JANENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Art  Publishers. 

BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  295 
Broadway,  N.Y.,  &  156 &  158  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  DeTonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.:  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  si.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N,  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st., Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 


Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisbtirg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO..  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 

SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,        25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  WiUiam  st.,  N.  Y. 


QANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &  SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  st.,  N.  Y. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 

BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphi 

a.  Pa. 

COIJJNS,  A.  M.,  SON, 

&  CO.,        Philadelphi 

a,  Pa. 

HAKE,  PHn.TP, 

155  William  St., 

N.  Y. 

Copying  Presses. 

HUBBARD.  H.  N., 

313  to  319  E.  22d  St., 

N.  Y. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersrille,  111. 

8HRIVER,  T.,  &  CO., 

333  East  56th  St., 

N.  Y. 

Copying  Books. 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  st.,  N.  Y. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C,  &  CO., 


Cincinnati,  O. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L.. 


51  South  4th  St..  Phlla. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  st.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phlla.,  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A.. 


77Johnst.,  N.  Y. 


THE   LOG.^N   &   LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 

WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Fancy  Cut.  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 

*  Programmes,   Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 

&c..  170  Clark  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 

ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 
Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 

MENDE.  PAUL, 


16  Howard  st.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  111.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12, 18  and  30  in.  diam. 

NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 


Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Gum  Labels  and  Seals. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St.. 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  $cc. 


GAYNOB  <S  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  Bell  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 


Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Mathematical  Instruments. 


KEUFFEL  &  ESSER,  Importers  and  Mfg.  of  Drawing 
Material,  127  Fulton  st.,  N.  Y. 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents 6ind  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mf v.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 

BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr.,  81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

Paper. 

ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  FLdton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

Q.  J.  MOFFAT,     179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 


BECK.  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


F'^WARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK.  CHARLES, 


I  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY    PAPER   CO.,    Whit*-   and    (dlor.-d 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  i  ">^y    N   .1 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeietting. 

KISS  AM,  B.  A.,  32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON, 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


ATKTN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  aU  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


Sealing  Wax  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  MUk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK,  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  Franklin  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,   G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


I  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Coat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper. 


ROGERS,  L.  H.,  Manufacturers,  75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER,]«5VsS}?rClu^^ag''o,Ill. 


Slates. 


Mcdowell,  R.  M.  (Patent  slates),      Slatington,  Pa. 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,                    51  John  St.,  N.  Y 
J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 

Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


no  William  st.,  N.  Y. 


KING,  GEO.   F.,  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  st ,  Boston,  Mass. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  PhUa. 
Pa. — Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 
Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  st, 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearbomst.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 

Toys  and  Games. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  NoveMeg. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WEEDIIANN,  A., 


806  Broadway,  N.  T. 


April  19,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEIOAI^ 


S^ATIOI^ER 


567 


(Correspondence,  continued  from  page  552.) 

well-known  Methodist  Book  and  Publishing 
House,  one  of  the  busiest  places  we  have.  We 
might  have  called  at  a  better  time,  for  as  you 
will  observe  things  are  not  quite  in  as  good  order 
as  usual,  and  the  reason,  Mr.  Watson,  Mr. 
Brigg's  able  and  agreeable  lieutenant,  informs 
us,  is  that  they  are  in  the  midst  of  stock-takirg. 
As  to  the  question,  "How's  business?"  Mr. 
Briggs  replied,  "There  is  no  let  up  with  us  ;  we 
'  are  pushed  all  the  time." 

Next  we  drop  into  the  old  and  reliable  firm  of 
Rowsell  &  Hutchison,  booksellers,  publishers, 
&c.,  and  in  answer  to  my  queries  Mr.  Hutchi- 
son informs  me  that  they  are  very  busy,  and,  I 
don't  know  that  I  ever  found  them  in  any  other 
condition.  In  addition  to  their  large  law  pub- 
lishing business  and  general  book  trade,  they 
are  the  depositors  for  the  publications  of  the 
Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Christian  Knowl- 
edge and  the  Church  of  England  Sunday  School 
Institute.  In  fact  the  house  is  the  headquarters 
for  all  literature  pertaining  to  the  Episcopal 
Church  in  Canada,  and  their  trade  reaches  to  all 
parts  of  the  Dominion. 

This  is  Brown  Brothers,  an  old  and  deservedly 
popular  house.  I  have  a  weakness  for  running 
in  here.  There  is  a  quiet  progressiveness  about 
the  establishment  that  commands  attention,  and 
the  bonhommie  of  the  head  of  the  house  places 
me  at  ease.  I  am  informed  that  in  their  vari- 
ous manufacturing  departments  they  are  very 
busy,  that  trade  outside  is  a  little  dull,  which  is 
to  be  looked  for  just  now,  but  that  they  antici- 
pate a  good  spring  trade. 

We  will  now  cross  over  and  have  a  wee  bit 
crack  with  our  old  friends,  James  Bain  &  Son. 
The  senior  of  this  firm  is  from  the  good  old  toon 
of  Edinbro*,  and  commenced  business  on  this 
street  as  a  bookseller  about  forty  years  ago,  and 
is  still  a  hale  active  man,  to  be  found  at  his  desk 
every  day  in  the  week.  The  more  active  part 
of  the  business  is  under  the  management  of  the 
son,  Daniel.  Their  house  is  the  centre  for  publi- 
cations in  connection  with  the  Presbyterian 
Church;  this,  with  its  general  trade,  long  estab- 
lished, gives  it  a  wide  field  and  a  steady,  re- 
munerative business. 

A  little  farther  on  we  come  to  the  attractive 
book  store  of  Willing  &  Williamson.  This, 
without  a  doubt,  is  the  finest  bookstore  in  the 
country,  and  carries  the  largest  and  most  com- 
plete stock.  I  am  informed  that  they  have  had 
a  remarkably  good  season,  and  anticipate  an 
equally  good  summer  trade. 

The  business  of  the  late  N.  Ure  is  being  wound 
up  by  the  executors  of  the  estate. 

We  next  strike  Clougher  Brothers,  who  have  a 
nice  store  and  keep  a  well  selected  stock  of  books, 
stationery  and  fancyjgoods,  and  do  a  good  trades. 

The  spacious  store  of  Hart  &  Co.  comes  under 
notice  next.  Mr.  Hart  is  a  man  of  admitted 
taste,  and  any  one  entering  their  place  will  see 
at  a  glance  that  the  whole  arrangement  has  been 
conceived  by  an  artistic  mind.  They  carry  the 
very  best  lines  of  stationers'  goods  and  have  a 
first-class  trade. 

Robert  Marshall  is  the  last  man  we  shall 
notice  on  this  street,  but  by  no  means  the  last 
man  of  Importance.  Mr.  Marshall  is  an  old  and 
widely  known  bookseller,  stationer  and  fancy 
goods  dealer,  and  has  one  of  the  most  tastefully 
fitted  up  stores  in  the  city.  He  has  a  good  trade 
but  says  things  are  a  little  flat  just  now. 

I  have  reached  my  limit  and  must  stop,  but  we 
have  not  ended  our  work.  Weather  permitting 
we  shall  take  it  up  again  next  week.         C.  H. 


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detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
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FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 


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Elfwing&Co 

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Leonardo  Pardo 

G.  Oalvagno 

S.  Bernard 

W.  &P.  Shepherd 

J.  H.  de  Bussy ] 

John  Hogan \ 

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W.  Snelling 

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I.  D.  Clark 

Sargent,  Farsari  &  Co.  . . . 

Wm.  B.  Deming 

Camilo  Garcia 

Caine  y  Carricaburu 

Seymour  Keeler 

Josd  A.  Barroe 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann 

Edward  Orauert 

Bethencourt  e  hijos 

DaCoBta  &  Co 

J.O.Ryder 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Lissa 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla 

Q.  C.  Cato 


Thomas  Q.  Thrum. 

John  Q.  Clark   

0.  Halght 

Heniy  W.  Hughes. 


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London. 
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Turin,  Italy. 

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Leghorn  and  Genoa.  Italy. 
Amsterdam,  Holland,  and 

the  Dutch  East  Indies. 
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Adelaide.  Australia. 
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Yokohama,  Japan. 
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Burranquilla,  Colombia, 
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ands. 

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In  response  to  our  inquiry,  the  Post- 
Office  Department  states  that  the  portable 
electric  lighter,  of  which  mention  has  here- 
tofore been  made,  has  been  found  to  be  a 
device  for  lighting  other  illuminators  and 
not  designed  to  afford  light.  The  company 
which  has  been  offering  this  device  for  sale 
has  been  excluded  from  the  mails  on  the 
ground  that  it  has  been  "conducting  a 
scheme  to  obtain  money  through  the  mails 
by  means  of  false  and  fraudulent  pre- 
tenses." Readers  of  The  Stationer  will 
please  bear  in  mind  this  caution. 


The  Louisville  correspondent  of  The 
Stationer  gives  what  may  seem  a  glowing 
statement  of  the  prospects  of  the  coming 
Exposition  at  Louisville.  It  is  reasonably 
sure,  however,  that  his  anticipations  are 
justified,  and  that  an  unusually  full  and 
interesting  exhibition  will  be  held.  The 
space  usually  allotted  for  exhibits  will,  it  is 
said,  be  inadequate  for  all  who  wish  to  be 
represented,  and  arrangements  are  now 
going  forward  for  the  construction  of  addi- 
tional buildings  and  annexes  to  meet  emer- 
gencies as  far  as  possible.  We  commend 
this  enterprise  to  our  readers  and  trust  that 
the  stationery  and  allied  interests  will  be 
well  represented  in  it. 


If  any  defense  of  the  principles  of  pro- 
tection or  of  the  policy  of  our  tariff  was 
needed  it  could  be  found  in  the  utterances 
of  people  most  interested  in  opposition 
thereto.  The  advocates  of  unrestricted 
commercial  comity  are  so  possessed  of 
anxiety  to  experience  the  effects  and  reap 
the  advantages  of  free  trade  that  they  are 
very  indiscreet  in  what  they  say,  and  when- 
ever they  talk — which  is  as  often  as  the 
subject  which  is  uppermost  in  their  minds 
comes  up — they,  in  the  common  but  forci- 
ble expression  of  the  day,  "  give  themselves 
away."  We  have  had  several  instances  of 
this  donation  recently,  and  we  find  in  the 
last  issue  of  the  English  Pottery  Gazette 
another  which  reads  as  follows :  "  The 
American  tariff  seems  to  have  pleased  no 
one,  either  in  the  country  or  out  of  it,  so 
that  potters  need  not  despair  of  something 
yet  being  done  which  may  help  the  English 
manufacturer  in  his  unequal  struggle." 
The  Gazette  then  goes  on  to  say  that  the 
"thin  edge  of  the  wedge  is  inserted,"  and 
it  intimates  that  the  non-manufacturing 
people  of  this  country  will  sustain  free 
trade  because  of  the  duties  which  increase 
the  cost  of  domestic  goods.  The  point, 
it  will  be  seen,  is  in  favor  of  the 
English  manufacturer.  To  our  com- 
petitors, it  makes  no  difference  what 
becomes  of  the  American  manufacturer 
when  the  foreign  producer  can  conti'ol  our 
markets.  Our  manufacturing  and  commer- 
cial rivals  are  anxious  to  help  us  to  cheap 
goods,  not  for  our  benefit,  but  for  their 
own,  and  if  they  can  run  our  products  out 
of  the  market  or  compel  us  to  compete  with 
them  on  the  same  basis  of  inferiority,  they 
still  expect  to  hold  the  vantage  ground  on 
the  cheaper  rate  of  production  gained  by 
low  wages.     We  need  not  enter  into  a  dis- 


cussion of  what  cheapening  wages  means. 
Every  thinking  man  in  this  country  will 
understand  its  effect.  But  the  Gazette 
reckons  too  much  on  the  acquiescence 
of  "non-manufacturers"  in  the  adoption 
of  free  trade.  There  is  too  great  a 
commingling  of  interests  to  induce  non- 
manufacturers  generally  to  assent  to  the 
proposition,  and  the  "argosies,"  heavily 
freighted  with  foreign  goods,  which  a  san- 
guine foreign  advocate  of  American  free 
trade  asserts  will  cross  the  Atlantic  to 
cheapen  the  cost  of  living  in  America  and 
put  us  on  our  marrow-bones  in  supplica- 
tion for  foreign  support,  must  undergo  a 
great  deal  more  of  wear  and  tear  before 
they  help  to  administer  to  the  fulfillment  of 
the  hope  and  longing  of  those  who  believe 
that  America  is  not  for  Americans. 

[Correspondents  are  requested  to  write  on  only  one 
side  of  their  paper.  No  responsibility  for  the  opinions 
of  correspondents  attaches  to  this  paper.] 


No  Agents. 

London,  April  4,  1883. 
To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer  : 

Your  number  of  the  22d  ult.  has  just  reached 
us.  Will  you  permit  us  to  make  a  slight  correc- 
tion of  a  paragraph  in  your  Philadelphia  corre- 
spondent's letter  ?  We  have,  unfortunately, 
strong  evidence  to  prove  that  imitations  of  our 
fluid,  with  forged  labels  on,  are  manufactured 
in  Philadelphia,  though  they  may  not  be  dealt 
vifith  there.  J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.  and  C.  J. 
Cohen,  who,  as  you  rightly  say,  are  very  large 
importers  of  our  inks,  are,  of  course,  altogether 
above  suspicion.  That  goes  without  saying. 
We  have  had  the  pleasure  of  doing  business 
with  Mr.  Cohen  and  his  predecessor  for  about 
half  a  century,  but  he  is  not  our  "agent."  We 
have  no  agent  in  any  part  of  the  world. 

P.  &  J.  Arnold. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


G.  C.  H.  wants  to   know   who   manufactures   the     4 
"  Beaver  "  brand  of  sheathing  paper. 

Ans. — We  don't  know  the  brand  and  have  not 
found  anyone  who  does.    Who  will  tell  ? 
Alpha  wants  to  know  where  the  "  Evadne  "  paper  is 
made. 

Ans. — We  cannot  say.  It  is  one  of  those  pri- 
vate marks  which  are  diSicult  to  trace.  Can 
anybody  tell  us  ? 

P.  &  F.   want  to  know  who    manufactures  spiral 
pen  racks. 
Ans. — We  are  told  that  B.  Lawrence  &  Co. 
did  control  them,  but  their   stock  of  them  has 
been  sold  by  their  assignee  to  Henry  Bainbridge 
&  Co.   Most  of  the  jobbing  houses  handle  them, 
but  who  the  manufacturer  is,  we  don't  know. 
H.  C.  J.  asks  :    Is  it  customary  in  weighing  paper  to 
weigh  it  with  the  strings  and  wrappers,  or  with- 
out, 
^jis.— Paper  is  generally  weighed  with  the 
twines  and  wrappers,  and  allowance  is  made  for 
tare.    The  tare  on  book  and  news  papers  is  about 

one  pound. 

^-*"» 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 

the  city  during  the  week  were:  James  A.  Miller, 

Decatur,  111.;  C.  E.  Brinkworth,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.; 

A.    S.    Demarest,    Hackensack,    N.    J. ;    J.   M. 

Dickey,  Newburg,  N.  Y. ;  James  A.  Hard,  Sing 

Sing,  N.  Y. ;  E  Barnes,  Tarrytown,  N.  Y. ;  Mr. 

Crane,  of  Hatch  &  Crane,  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 


April  19,  1883.J 


THE    AMERIOAlsr    STATIOS"ER. 


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MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 

pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.          NEW  YORK  CITY.               Amount. 

G.  H.  Adams  (R.) $6,900 

Andrew  B.  Dobbs 165 

Charles  M.  Green 1,000 

L.  P.  Kuhl 22.5 

Speth&Co 1.200 

W.  B.  Bromell  (R.)  450 

EASTERN  STATES. 

Samuel  G.  Otis,  Springfield,  Mass 1,000 

Sarah  M.  Gilbert,  Boston,  Mass 107 

John  H.  Home  (John  H.  Home  &  Son),  Law- 
rence, Mass.  (Real) 4,000 

MaUette,  Anable  &  Co.,  Springfield,  Mass.  ($400 

discharged)  500 

WESTERN  STATES. 

Keiter  &  Gray,  Grundy  Centre,  la.  (R.) 616 

Schemel  &  Folkman.  Portland  Ore  250 

G.  C.  Brooke  (Brooke  &  Deaves),  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal 1  ;700 

S.  F.  Barstow,  San  Rafael,  Cal.  (Real) 2,500 

Samuel  Winch,  Wichita,  Kan 1,000 

A.  E.  Mellgren,  St.  Paul,  Minn 452 

Joseph  A.  Kreitler,  Cleveland,  Ohio 41 

SOUTHERN  STATES. 

Holman,  Coffin  &  Co. ,  Atlanta,  Ga 5,200 

Jacob  Myers,  Baltimore,  Md 12,275 

NOVA  SCOTIA. 

Jas.  W.  Doley,  Halifax  (B.  S.) 1 

Morning  Herald  Printing  and  Publishing  Com- 
pany, Halifax 


The  percentage  offered  by  many  failed  con- 
cerns in  the  way  of  settlement  with  their  credit- 
ors is  very  small,  but,  as  a  rule,  they  are  ac- 
cepted on  the  principle  that  a  lean  compromise 
is  better  than  a  fat  lawsuit.  Twenty,  thirty 
or  fifty  cents  on  the  dollar  offered,  and  liqui- 
dation is  accomplished  and  a  new  start  made. 
Men  in  business  sometimes  say  they  must  have 
so  much  for  themselves  and  families,  and,  if  the 
business  does  not  make  it,  creditors  must  suffer. 
Expensive  and  uncertain  law  and  credit  busi- 
ness certainly  make  large  risks  and  high  prices. 


I^ttarfe^t  '^zmtyxf. 


Office  op  The  American  Stationer,  ) 
Wednesday,  April  18,  1883.     I 

THE  MONET  MARKET.— The  accumulation 
of  money  at  this  point  has  already  been  sufficiently 
large  to  cause  an  easy  condition  of  the  loan  market. 
Prime  mercantile  paper  is  discounted  at  5^@6  per 
cent.,  with  only  a  moderate  supply  offering.  There 
has  been  some  reaction  in  stocks  from  the  late  ad- 
vance. The  undertone  of  the  market,  however,  is 
strong  and  with  cheap  money  and  increased  railroad 
earnings  the  reaction  is  thought  to  be  a  mere  tem- 
porary incident.  An  encouraging  feature  is  the 
growth  in  the  demand  for  good  bonds  of  all  classes. 
Government  bonds  are  firm  with  some  advance  in 
the  threes  and  three  and  a  halfs.  Foreign  exchange 
is  easier. 

THE  PA.PER  MARKET.— There  has  been 
no  improvement  in  the  city  jobbing  trade  during  the 
week,  complaints  of  dullness  still  being  general. 
There  is  scarcely  a  branch  of  the  trade  in  which  it  is 
not  thought  that  the  aggregate  of  transactions  thus 
far  during  the  year  has  fallen  below  that  of  the  cor- 
responding time  last  year,  when,  it  will  be  remem- 
bered business  was  far  from  being  satisfactory.  The 
book  publishers  are  said  to  be  all  very  busy  and  con- 
suming large  quantities  of  paper,  but  with  all  of  the 
various  lines  of  consumption  there  is  a  very  large 
overproduction.  The  low  grades  of  manillas  are 
very  difficult  to  move,  particularly  bogus  and  straw 
wrappings,  although  firmer  than  a  short  time  ago. 


are  slow  of  sale,  and  weak  in  price.    Other  grades 
show  no  apparent  changes  in  values. 

THE  STATION ERT  MARKET.— A  slight  im- 
provement in  the  general  condition  of  trade  has  been 
reported  during  the  week,  but  the  volume  of  busi- 
ness transacted  is  not  at  all  up  to  expectations. 
Some  people  think  that  a  good  spring  trade  will  yet 
be  transacted,  while  others  are  very  doubtful  re- 
garding it.  At  all  events,  all  agree  that  the  outlook 
for  an  early  and  large  fall  trade  is  most  favorable, 
and  independent  of  preparations  for  the  season 
which  has  now  opened,  they  are  making  ready  ac- 
cordingly. Travelers  who  have  just  returned  from 
extended  trips  report  that  the  feeling  among  the 
trade  is  only  to  place  orders  for  immediate  require- 
ments, so  that  light  stocks  are  everywhere  notice- 
able. From  the  same  source  the  information  is  de- 
rived, that  many  who  used  to  ask  for  three  or  four 
months'  credit  are  now  coming  to  a  cash  basis.  This 
is  regarded  as  an  indication  of  healthy  business  by 
many  manufacturers  and  importers,  who  salute  the 
advent  of  such  a  state  of  things  as  the  beginning  of 
the  end  of  the  wildcat  Dusiness  transacted  for  some 
years  past.  The  knowing  ones  in  the  trade  are  not  at 
all  surprised  at  the  present  quietude,  as  they  say  it 
should  come  some  time,  from  the  fact  that  goods 
have  been  constantly  forced  on  the  trade  far  beyond 
requirements.  It  is  said  that  business  did  not  open 
up  more  briskly  with  the  advent  of  spring,  because 
la  the  West  and  Northwest  the  roads  never  were  in 
so  bad  a  condition  as  they  have  been  this  year,  and 
that  when  they  became  passable  the  season  had  so 
far  advanced  that  the  farmers  had  to  attend  to  sow- 
ing their  crops.  The  toy  dealers  report  business  a 
little  livelier  than  last  week,  and  with  the  advent  of 
fine  weather  they  expect  a  fair  trade.  In  fancy 
goods  everything  is  reported  quiet,  excepting  import 
orders  for  fall  delivery.  The  gold  pen  and  pencil 
manufacturers  are  doing  a  fair  business,  which  they 
expect  to  steadily  increase.  Dealers  in  stationers' 
hardware  say  that  everything  looks  encouraging, 
while  the  lithographers  report  business  good.  The 
blank-book  trade  has  picked  up  considerably  with  | 
some  houses.  In  general  staple  goods,  stationers  are 
transacting  a  fair  business.  Collections  are  said  to  be 
becoming  easier  every  day. 

VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPEB.  BOOKS,  &c, 
AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 

For  the  Week  Ended  April  13,  1883. 


Albums 

Books 

Newspapers. 
Engravings  . 

Ink      

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils 

Paper ' . 

Steel  Pens... 

Other 

Totals  . . . 


7 

$794 

231 

21,567 

ITS 

5,682 

42 

5,986 

7C 

2,316 

17 

3,440 

13 

419 

433 

21,044 

5 

4,776 

2i 

3,516 

1,025 

$60,540 

VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPEB,  BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM    NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN    PORTS, 

For  the  Week  Ended  April  17,  1883. 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases. 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery... 
Totals.... 


8,679 
288 
64 
109 
339 

9,479 


5,834 
2,419 

9,733 

8,504 

$28,469 


IMPOBTATIONS   OF  PAPER. 

From  April  10   to   April   17,   1883. 
W.  F.  Milton  &  Co.,  Courier,  Hong  Kong,  20  cs. 
Pottier  &  Stymus,  France,  Havre,  2  cs.  hanging. 
D.  M.  Castro  &  Co.,  by  same,  1  cs. 


E.  Kimpton,  by  same,  10  cs. 

E.  Hermann,  by  same,  1  cs. 

C.  H.  George,  by  same,  3  cs.  hangings. 

Cappel  &  Son,  by  same,  4  cs. 

P.  Farrelly,  by  same,  2  cs. 

J.  Campbell  &  Co.,  Wieland,  Hamburg,  7  cs. 

Merchants  Dispatch,  by  same,  1  bale. 

Kaufmann  &  Strauss,  Elbe,  Bremen,  2  cs. 

J.  T.  McGrath,  by  same,  1  cs.  hangings. 

Edward  Hermann,  Neckar,  Bremen,  5  cs. 

G.  H.  Barby,  by  same,  6  cs.  hangings. 

R.  Duncan  &  Co.,  Baltic,  Liverpool,  2  cs. 

C.  J.  Riley,  by  same,  1  cs.  hangings. 

A.  Ireland,  State  of  Georgia,  Glasgow,  1  cs. 

C.  H.  George,  Germanic,  Liverpool,  5  cs.  hangings. 

G.  H.  Barby,  Bohemia,  Hamburg,  5  cs.  hangings. 

Eimer  &  Amend,  by  same,  4  cs. 

E.  Tamseu,  by  same.  1  bale. 

G.  Gennert,  by  same,  U  cs. 

STATIONEBY  EXPORTS   FROM   NEW  YOBK, 

From  April  10  to  April  17,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases  to  Glasgow,  1;  to  London,  14;  to 
Hamburg,  5;  to  Danish  West  Indies,  3;  to  New  Zea- 
land, 1;  to  Cuba,  1;  to  Mexico,  20;  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  20;  to  Central  America,  3;  to  British 
West  Indies,  3;  to  Trieste,  1;  to  Nova  Scotia,  1;  to 
Liverpool,  36 ;  to  Hull,  3. 

PAPER,  to  Glasgow,  1  cs.;  to  Liverpool,  12  pkgs.; 
to  London,  5  pkgs.;  to  Antwerp,  2  cs.,  83  pkgs.;  to 
Bremen,  4  cs. ;  to  Danish  West  Indies,  32  pkgs. ;  to 
British  West  Indies,  1,069  rms.,  37  pkgs.,  1  cs. ;  to 
Cuba,  3,200  rms.,  43  cs.;  to  Mexico,  35  pkgs.,  2  cs. ; 
to  United  States  of  Colombia,  74  pkgs.,  1  cs.;  to  Bra- 
zil, 4  pkgs.,  4,314  rms.;  to  Lisbon,  1  cs.;  to  Hayti,  5  cs. ; 
to  Central  America,  96  rms. ;  to  British  Africa,  I  cs. ; 
to  Gibraltar,  3  cs. ;  to  Amsterdam,  3  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases  to  London,  165;  to  Hamburg, 
20;  to  Danish  West  Indies,  9;  to  British  West  Indies, 
18;  to  Cuba,  19;  to  Mexico,  29;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  46;  to  Brazil,  2;  to  Hayti,  1;  to  Centra 
America,  5;  to  British  Africa,  1;  to  Liverpool,  39;  to 
Bremen,  5. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Liverpool,  25;  to  Dan- 
ish West  Indies,  200 ;  to  British  West  Indies,  171;  to 
Cuba,  25;  to  Central  America,  54;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  73;  to  Brazil,  250;  to  Mexico,  9;  to  Hayti, 
7;  to  British  Africa,  1;  to  British  Guiana,  500;  to 
Malta,  5,033;  to  Gibraltar,  2,500;  to  Glasgow,  100. 

INK,  packages,  to  Cuba,  60;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  35;  to  Brazil,  7;  to  British  Australasia,  1; 
to  Antwerp,  2;  to  Hamburg,  1. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Mexico,  9;  to  British  Africa,  10; 
to  Amsterdam,  147;  to  Liverpool,  4;  to  Hull,  7. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  British 
West  Indies,  9;  to  Cuba,  17;  to  Brazil,  9;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  3;  to  Amsterdam,  5;  to  Liver- 
pool, 11;  to  Danish  West  Indies,  3. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  London,  1 ;  to  Bra- 
zil, 3;  to  Cuba,  2;  to  Amsterdam,  2;  to  Hamburg,  3. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &c.,  cases,  to 
Hamburg,  1;  to  British  West  Indies,  8;  to  Cuba,  8; 
to  United  States  of  Colombia,  1;  to  Lisbon,  3;  to 
British  Africa,  6. 

CHROMOS,  ENGRAVINGS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Liver 
pool,  3;  London,  11;  to  Bremen,  1;  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  1. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  4. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  4. 

LETTER  FILES,  cases,  to  London,  86. 

ELECTROTYPES,  packages,  to  Liverpool,  5. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  4;  to  Mexico,  1. 

PAPER  BOXES,  cases,  to  British  West  Indies,  1. 

PAPER  BAGS,  packages,  to  New  Foundland,  33. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  packages,  to  Bremen,  13. 

HAMMOCKS,  cases,  to  British  Africa,  1. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  Amsterdam,  2. 

TAGS,  cases,  to  Brazil,  1. 

HEKTOGRAPHS,  to  French  West  Indies,  1. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  5, 

GOLD  PENS,  cases,  to   United  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 1. 
FANS,  packages,  to  United Sta  tes  of  Colombia,  3. 


570 


THE    AMEEIOA^    STATIOISrER. 


CHARLES   BECK, 

S09  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia, 


IMPORTER  AND  MANUFACTURER  OF 


PAPERS  AND  CARD-BOARDS, 

Gold,  Silver  and  Fancy  Colored  Papers, 

Ilv^r'OIRrrE^     I^I^33>TC3-E3ID     BH^THID-A.'^r     C-A-I^IDS. 


ADVERTISING  CARDS  A  SPECIALTY. 

SOLE    AGENT    FOR    THE    NEW    PATENT    MAB.BLE    PAPERS. 

PAPER  GUTTING  MAOHINEET  OF  EVERY  DESORIPTION, 

^nd    Sole    Agent    for    BOX-BIAItEIlS'    MA.CH;iPfI2K.Y. 

WM.  F.  MURPHY'S  SONS, 

^o.    509    Cliestniit    Street,    !Pliiladelph.ia,    IPa. 

LETTERPRESS  COPYING  BOOK, 

Railroad  and  Bank  Supplies. 


TOWER  MAFUFACTURIITG  CO., 

306    Broad.'way,    l^e'w    York:. 


A  WELL  SELECTED  LINE  OF 


imimmt  'i 


—  COMPRISINQ  — 


Writing  Desks, 
Photo  Albums, 
Auto  Albums, 


Holiday  Cards,  I  Papeteries, 

Games,  Toy  Books,  Checker  Boards, 

Pocket  Books,     |  Ink  Stands. 


Also,  A  FULL  AND  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  SCHOOL  SUPPLIES. 


(^~  SEND     FOR    A    CATALOGUE. 


JOHN  R.  CDIATARDS. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 


BLANK  BOOKS 


•^ih- 


•'i^- 


Perforated  Tablets, 


-*- 


-*- 


MANILLA  ORDER  BOOKS, 

And  Students'  Note  Books, 


BALTIMORE,    MD. 


If-Z^ssWhen   People  are  Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe  :  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is>  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention,  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— £j:.  l/.  S.  Minister^  E.  B. 
Washburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed -one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  while  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer's  Report  for  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  are  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 

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THE  GREAT 


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LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


OF  AMERICA. 


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General  Supt., 

New  York,       j  f~ 

JNO,  N,  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  Vork. 


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April  19,  1883.1  THE    AMEEICA^    STATIOI^TEE.  571 

New  Machine  for  Stitching  Books. 

This  Machine  will  sew  anything  in  the  AA^ay  of  Pamphlets  or  Blank  Books  up  to  four  signatures- 
It  makes  a  stitch  of  any  desired  length,  and,  on  ordinary  A?vork,  as  many  as  ten  thousand  Books  a  day 
are  turned  out  by  one  Machine.  These  Machines  have  proved  a  perfect  success,  and  are  no"w  used  by 
nearly  every  prominent  Blank  Book  Maker  and  Pamphlet  Binder  in  Ncaaa  York. 

1^°  Correspondence  solicited,  •when  full  information  'will  be  furnished  and  names  of  parties  using 
Machines  given.     Address 

AUGUSTUS    H.  TENNIS, 

26    XJITIOlSr    SQ,XJ-A.R,E!,    3SrE:"W    ITOI^K:    CIT-^. 


Munich,   Germany.  106  Duane  St.,  New*  York.     , 


OUR     LINE    OF 


CHRISTMAS,  NEW  YEAR  CARDS, 


AND 


soTJ'VEisrais 


3      "~"'^"'*' 


OF  OUB  OWN  MANUFACTUBE,  J^^^j)^    B®BS@M    18]8]S]mj8]A^    ^"""^    ^^^    TtEA-Q-J^. 


The  Trade  are  respectfully  invited  to  -withhold  placing  their  orders  until  they  have 
exannined  our  line,  as  it  is  pronounced  the  strongest  ever  issued. 


CALENDARS   AND   SATIN    DESIGNS 

In  Sheets  for   Manufacturing   Purposes. 


GHRrSTMAS  AND  NEW  YEAR  CARDS. 

THOMAS   NELSON   &   SONS 

Have  made  arrangements  -with  Messrs.  ROMA  NET  &  CO.,  of  Paris  and  London,  which  enables 
them  to  offer  a  Superb   Line  of   Ne-w  and  Elegant   Designs. 

Great  care  has  been  taken  in  selecting  subjects,  and  every  effort  made  to  make  this  new  line 
THE  nnost  popular. 

Our  Travelers  are  now  on  the  road  -with  Samples,  and  it  certainly  -will  be  to  the  advantage  ox 
the  Trade  to  see  this  line  before  placing  orders.  . 


573 


THE    AMEEICA^    STATiO^^EE. 


Obituary. 


MARK  WILLCOX. 

After  a  long  illness  Mark  Willcox  died  on 
Monday  at  his  residence,  No.  1628  Arch  street, 
Philadelphia,  at  the  age  of  sixty-nine  years.  He 
was  educated  at  Mount  St.  Mary's  College,  Em- 
mettsburg,  Md.,  where  he  was  a  classmate 
of  the  Very  Rev.  John  McCafifray,  D.D.,  the 
Rev.  Edward  Sourin,  S.  J.,  and  Cardinal  John 
McCloskey.  Not  long  after  leaving  the  college 
his  father,  James  M.  Willcox,  gave  him  a  part- 
nership in  his  business — that  of  manufacturing 
paper — and  he  assumed  charge  of  his  paper 
manufactory  at  Glen  Mills,  Penn.,  which  mills 
have  for  a  century  and  more  manufactured  the 
paper  for  the  Continental  and  United  States 
Government  money.  For  many  years  he  had 
been  a  director  of  the  Girard  Bank.  He  was 
the  originator  and  proprietor  of  the  Catholic 
Standard,  and  was  also  connected  with  several 
Catholic  charitable  institutions  and  places  of 
learning.    He  was  liberal  in  his  gifts,  and  very 

widely  known. 

^-t-^- 

ORIGIN    OF   THE    DICTIONARY. 


Time  was  in  literature  when  there  were  no 
dictionaries.  Of  course  letters  had  their  usual 
diffusion,  vive  voce.  The  few  Sauls,  for  all  the 
generations,  could  ask  the  fewer  Gamaliels,  on 
the  quick  moment,  for  the  short  interpretation 
that  should  make  passages  in  their  ornamented 
or  antiquated  disquisitions  clear,  and  there  was 
no  need  for  more.  By  the  lip  could  be  solved 
the  mystery  coming  from  the  lip,  for  within  the 
portico,  in  the  cloister,  under  the  shade  there  on 
the  hill,  the  master  sat  in  the  midst  of  his 
pupils,  and  the  lip  was  near.  Pupils,  when 
knowledge  was  called  for  in  different  parts,  had 
to  be  dispersed.  Each  stood  solitary  then,  or 
nearly  solitary,  separated  from  the  schools 
whence  scholarly  help  could  be  drawn.  Yet 
each  stood  facing  a  crowd  grouped  round  him 
to  be  taught,  and  each,  at  some  word,  at  some 
clause,  at  some  peroration,  at  some  pregnant 
corner-stone  of  an  argument  he  was  burning  to 
launch  straight  home,  found  the  text  of  his 
parchment  a  pit,  or  a  stumbling-block  hindering 
him.  The  treasured  manuscript  was  of  his  own 
copying,  nearly  for  a  certainty.  That  did  not 
affect  the  case.  As  he  read  from  it — spread  on 
his  knee,  perhaps,  a  scroll;  laid  open  on  a 
desk,  leaved  and  laboriously  and  delicately 
margined,  and  stitched  and  covered  and 
clasped  into  the  form  of  a  goodly  book — he  had 
to  expound  its  learned  method  so  that  it  should 
touch  the  simpla;  or  bewildering  him  sadly, 
he  had  to  turn  its  words  from  the  Greek, 
from  the  Hebrew,  from  any  master-tongue,  into 
the  language,  even  the  dialect,  familiar  to  his 
audience — a  language  often  harshly  unfamiliar 
to  himself — and  the  right  way  to  do  this  would 
again  and  again  refuse  to  come  to  him,  and  his 
message  failed.  There  was  the  pity  of  it ;  there 
was  the  grief.  It  could  not  be  allowed  to  abide. 
And  at  last  there  occurred  to  him  the  remedy. 
In  his  quiet  hours,  his  flock  away,  he  would  pour 
over  his  manuscript  afresh.  It  might  be  missal, 
it  might  be  commentary,  treatise,  diatribe,  epic 
poem,  homily,  holy  writ — the  same  plan  would 
be  efficacious  for  each  one.  After  beating  out 
the  meaning  of  the  crabbed,  the  Oriental,  char- 
acters—of the  painstaking,  level,  faultless  Gothic 
letter — he  would  write  this  meaning,  this  expo- 
sition, this  gloss,  above  each  word,  each  phras- 
ing, that  had  given  him  trouble,  and  then, 
henceforth  and  forever,  such  gloss  would  be 
there  to  see  and  to  use,  and  every  difficulty 
would  have  been  made  magically  to  disappear. 


At  the  very  first  word  the  very  first  of  these 
conscientious  Old  World  scholars  thus  glossed 
or  explained,  the  seed  was  sown  of  the  New 
World  dictionaries,  and  there  has  been  no  stop 
to  the  growth  of  this  seed  till  the  tree  from  it 
has  spread  its  thick  and  wide  branches  as  far  as 
they  have  spread,  and  are  still  spreading  to-day. 
— Cornhill  Magazine. 


PIRACY   OF  JAPAN    PUBLISHERS. 


The  Japan  Gazette  has  the  following  :  "  The 
practice  in  Japan  of  pirating  patents,  stamps 
and  labels,  the  rightful  property  of  persons  in 
other  countries,  in  order  to  palm  off  on  a  not 
over-p?rspicacious  public  spurious  imitations 
for  the  genuine  articles,  has  been  carried  on  for 
years  past,  and  the  evil  is  increasing  and  ex- 
tending in  every  direction.  There  is  no  law  to 
prevent  it,  and  the  moral  education  of  the  na- 
tive merchant  or  manufacturer  is  not  of  so  high 
a  standard  as  to  cause  him  to  hesitate  in  pursu- 
ing such  a  practice  from  conscientious  motives. 
After  all,  however,  the  greatest  injury  is  in- 
flicted, not  on  the  patentees,  but  on  the  public, 
who  are  deceived  into  purchasing  spurious  arti- 
cles, and  it  is  with  regret  we  observe  that  a  new 
departure  has  been  taken  in  the  field  of  litera- 
ture. In  Tokio  is  established  a  company 
styled  the  '  Tokio  Bookselling  Company,' 
whose  business  seems  to  be  to  reproduce 
foreign  books  for  schools.  We  have  before 
us  several  works  issued  by  this  company, 
including  '  Quackenbos'  First  Book  in  Gram- 
mar,' '  Willson's  Third  Reader,'  '  Todhunter's 
Algebra  for  Beginners,'  and  the  essay  '  On 
Liberty,'  by  John  Stuart  Mill.  These  are 
published  as  much  like  the  originals  in  size, 
covers,  &c.,  as  possible,  evidently  with  the  in- 
tention of  deceiving.  The  company  affixes  its 
imprint  to  the  title  pages,  but  offers  no  expla- 
nation or  apology,  and,  indeed,  has  no  hesitation 
in  reprinting  the  foreign  publishers'  notices,  such 
as  '  Entered  according  to  act  of  Congress,  in  the 
year  1860,  by  Harper  Brothers,  in  the  Clerk's 
Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  Southern  Dis- 
trict of  New  York.'  A  casual  glance  through 
these  reproductions  indicates  clearly  that  they 
are  at  least  but  careless  imitations.  Letters  up- 
side down,  wrong-fount  letters,  letters  miEplaced 
and  words  improperly  spelt,  testify  to  the 
slovenly  way  in  which  these  books  have  been 
printed." 


CARD-BEVELING    MACHINE. 


A  new  beveling  apparatus  brought  out  in 
England  is  said  to  bevel  cards  very  quickly. 
The  whole  length  of  the  machine  which  can  be 
utilized  is  17}4  inches,  and  it  takes  therefore  (of 
ordinary  cards)  in  length  four  packs,  or  in  the 
width  seven  packs,  of  about  one  hundred  each. 
Behind  the  press-roller  is  a  sliding  patten,  which 
can  be  worked  backward  and  forward  by  a 
screw,  and  through  this  a  movable  top  is  put  on 
the  cards,  and  does  not  allow  them  to  move  out 
of  order — that  is,  the  edges  of  each  card  slightly 
in  advance  of  the  one  above  it.  After  the  cards 
are  put  on  the  machine  only  a  little  pressure 
from  the  front  is  required  to  lay  them  exact. 
Through  the  turning  of  the  wheel  below  the  ap- 
paratus they  are  firmly  put  in,  and  through  the 
central  position  both  spindles  are  moved  at  the 
same  time.  On  the  iron  table  there  is  a  wooden 
one  consisting  of  several  plates,  which,  as  re- 
quired by  the  sizes,  can  be  put  in  ;  in  the  small- 
est size  in  width  of  1%  inches,  this  wooden  table 
is  as  long  as  the  iron  one.  In  large  sizes  (which 
admit  thicker  packs)  as  many  of  the  wooden 
plates   are  extracted  as  the  thickness  of   the 


packs  requires  ;  one  can  put  in  cards  till  about 
2  inches  high,  which  gives  a  sliding  of  about  S}£ 
inches  wide.  This  is  the  usual  size  of  leaf  metal, 
and  allows  of  using  this  dear  material  to  the 
best  advantage.  To  remove  the  stair-like  cor- 
ners of  the  cards  and  to  bevel  them,  each  ma- 
chine has  a  specially  made  file  for  this  purpose, 
which  does  its  work  quick  and  properly.  If 
cards  with  round  corners  are  to  be  made,  one 
leaves  between  the  parcels  a  room  of  about  13^ 
inches,  to  be  able  to  make  half  the  round  on  the 
cards,  and  afterward  one  makes  the  other  sides 
in  the  same  way.  It  is  necessary  that  all  cards 
should  be  cut  perfectly  square.  The  machine  is 
made  of  iron  throughout. 


COPYING  PROCESS. 

A  new  letter- copying  process,  described  in  a 
recent  issue  of  the  Journal  of  Chemical  Industry, 
utilizes  the  well-known  glue  plate,  prepared 
with  glue,  water  and  glycerine,  but  requires 
somewhat  more  glue  than  is  used  with  the  hek- 
tograph.  For  making  the  original  writing  to  be 
copied,  a  strong  solution  of  alum,  colored  slightly 
with  aniline  to  render  it  visible,  is  used.  The 
transfer  is  accomplished  by  moistening  the  glue 
plate  with  a  sponge,  then,  after  a  few  minutes.lay- 
ing  upon  it,  face  down,  the  writing  to  be  copied. 
After  a  few  minutes  it  is  removed,  when  the 
written  characters  will  appear  as  though  etched 
or  engraved  in  the  glue.  The  printing  is  done  by 
inking  the  glue  plate  with  a  printer's  roller  and 
taking  the  impressions  on  slightly  dampened 
paper.  The  plate  must  be  inked  before  each 
impression. 

In  another  plan,  patented  by  Komavorny, 
paper  rendered  impervious  to  moisture  is  painted 
over  with  the  following  mixture  : 

Gelatine 1  part. 

Glycerine 5  parts. 

Chinese  glycerine 0.2  part. 

Water  1 

The  manuscript  is  written  with  the  following 

solution : 

Water 100  parts. 

Chrome  alum 10       " 

Sulphuric  acid 5       " 

Gum  arable...   10       " 

The  written  manuscript  is  then  laid  on  the  first 
paper.  A  solution  colored  with  aniline  is  now 
poured  over  it,  and  the  excess  removed  with  ab- 
sorbent paper.  Those  parts  that  have  been 
touched  with  the  prepared  ink  will  be  found  to 
have  become  hard  and  incapable  of  taking  up 
the  aniline  color  solution,  while  the  remainder 
becomes  deeply  colored.  By  using  clean  paper 
for  copying,  negative  impressions  will  be  ob- 
tained. 

^♦-^^ 

The  report  of  the  Birmingham  Free  Libraries 
Committee  for  the  years  1881-82,  now  issued  in 
the  form  of  a  substantial  pamphlet,  exhibits 
striking  tokens  of  the  vitality  of  these  institu- 
tions. The  disastrous  fire  which  destroyed  the 
great  Reference  Library  occurred  on  Saturday, 
January  11,  1879,  and  it  was  on  the  following 
Monday  that  the  special  meeting  was  called  at 
which  it  was  resolved  to  raise  funds  by  public 
subscription  to  restore  the  building  and  collec- 
tions. With  what  success  the  movement  was 
attended  may  be  gathered  from  the  report  of  , 
the  inaugural  ceremony,  including  the  speeches  < 
of  Mr.  Chamberlain  and  Mr.  Bright,  and  others,  j 
prefixed  to  this  volume.  From  the  statistics  ] 
quoted,  it  appears  that  although  the  new  build- 
ing was  opened  in  June,  the  total  number  of  per- 
sons attending  the  art  gallery  and  using  the 
reference  and  borrowing  libraries  last  year  was 
663,310,  against  538,135  in  1877,  and  159,720  in 
1870. 


April  19,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOJ^EE. 


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PRINTING    ON    EARTHENWARE. 


The  first  manufacturer  who  decorated  earth- 
enware in  the  Staffordshire  potteries  was  Josiab 
Wedgwood,  of  Etruria,  and  the  designs  first 
used  in  his  embellishments  were  imitations  of 
figures  and  objects,  such  as  are  now  sometimes 
to  be  met  with  on  the  old  blue  china  porcelain. 
Since  its  first  introduction,  embellishing  on 
earthenware  has  made  great  progress,  and  arti- 
cles of  domestic  use,  with  printed  landscapes, 
figures  and  fioral  decorations,  exhibiting  con- 
siderable taste,  are  now  so  cheap  that  they 
ought  to  be  found  in  every  workingman's  house. 

Some  of  the  earthenware  is  decorated  with 
colored  prints,  which  are  transferred  to  the  ware 
while  it  is  in  the  biscuit  state  ;  this  is  called 
"under  glaze."  Some  of  the  earthenware  is 
"dipped"  or  "glazed"  before  printing  ;  this  is 
called  "  on  the  glost,"  or  "overglaze." 

This  printing  on  earthenware  forms  an  im- 
portant branch  of  industry  in  the  decorative 
potting  trade,  and  it  finds  constant  employment 
for  numbers  of  men,  women  and  children,  all  of 
whom  work  together  in  the  same  workshop. 

The  men  engaged  at  the  press  are  known  in 
the  trade  as  "printers  ;"  the  women  who  work 
with  the  printers,  as  "transferrers,"  and  the 
little  g^ls  who  assist  the  transferrers,  as  "  cut- 
ters." 

The  apprentice  printer  is  generally  taken  at 
adult  age  to  the  press,  growing  lads  not  being 
strong  enough  for  the  labor. 

He  usually  serves  but  a  short  apprenticeship, 
and  generally  allows  so  much  in  the  shilling  out 
of  his  earnings  to  his  employer,  while  acquiring 
the  necessary  skill  to  follow  his  business. 

A  foreman,  skilled  in  printing  and  competent 
in  color-mixing,  is  placed  in  each  workshop  to 
overlook  the  workers,  and  take  entire  charge  of 
this  branch  of  decorating. 

The  potter's  printing  press,  in  present  use,  is  a 
lever  cylinder,  covered  with  thick  flannel,  with 
a  movable  table  underneath.  It  is  very  much 
in  the  same  form  as  the  old  lever  type  press. 

Landscapes,  figures,  floral  designs,  and  other 
patterns  for  embellishing,  are  engraved  upon 
copper-plates  by  competent  engravers. 

The  implements  and  other  necessaries,  re- 
quisite for  practical  printing  are — one  hog-hair 
brush,  one  large  palette  knife,  one  large  iron 
palette,  one  large  wooden  "dabber,"  one  "  boss  " 
or  "  bat,"  made  of  corduroy,  engraved  copper- 
plates, a  large,  square,  fiat  topped  stove,  a  prin- 
ter's press,  a  quantity  of  printer's  tissue-paper  to 
take  the  prints  or  transfers  on,  and  a  jar  of  size. 

The  printer,  when  at  work,  stands  facing  the 
front  of  his  press,  with  his  right  band  to  his 
stove  and  his  left  hand  to  his  table,  or  "  l)ench.'' 
He  commences  work  by  daiiipiiig  with  a  brush, 
dipped  in  size,  the  top  sheet  of  a  pile  of  tissue  pa- 
per place  upon  the  bench.  This  size  is  com- 
posed of  soft  soap  and  common  soda,  and  it  is 
used  to  prevent  the  color  adhering  too  closely  to 
the  paper,  allowing  the  print  to  leave  the  paper 
more  readily  when  applied  to  the  article  that  is 
to  be  embellished,  and  at  the  same  time  it  pre- 
rents  the  paper  sticking  too  firmly  to  the  ware 
when  in  the  "  biscuit." 

The  printer  next  lays  the  copper-plate  that  he 
is  about  to  take  an  impression  from  upon  the  top 
of  the  stove  to  get  warm  ;  this  is  done  for  the 
purpose  of  increasing  the  fluidity  of  the  boiled 
linseed  oil  with  which  the  color  is  mixed,  and  so 
enable  the  color  to  enter  into  the  fine  lines  on  the 
copper-plate  more  freely.  After  warming  the 
copper-plate,  the  printer  places  some  of  the  color 
upon  it,  carefully  spreading  the  color  over  the 
slate  with  the  wooden  "  dabber,"  then  with  the 
large  palette  knife  he  deftly  scrapes  away  all 


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superfluous  color.  He  next  "  bosses  "or  "  bats  " 
the  plate  clean  with  the  "  boss  "  or  "  bat,"  made 
of  corduroy.  This  done,  he  takes  a  sheet  of  the 
sized  tissue  paper,  and  laying  it  evenly  over  the 
surface  of  the  copper-plate,  passes  the  plate, 
thus  prepared,  under  the  press.  To  remove  the 
paper  impression  from  the  copper-plate,  he  first 
breathes  upon  the  paper,  and  then  gently  loosen- 
ing the  corners,  lifts  it  from  the  plate.  The 
print  is  now  ready  for  the  "  cutter." 

After  using,  the  copper-plates  are  thoroughly 
cleaned  with  spirits  of  tar  and  placed  into  a  box 
containing  sawdust,  and  there  left  until  required 
again. 

The  old  French  method  of  printing  was  to 
cast  a  sheet  of  glue,  a  quarter  of  an  inch  thick, 
diluted,  while  warm,  to  such  a  consistence  that, 
when  cool,  it  was  perfectly  flexible,  and  pliable 
as  leather.  The  impression  was  first  taken  from 
the  copper-plate  upon  this  sheet  of  glue,  and 
then  transferred  to  the  article  requiring  decorat- 
ing. The  glue  could  be  applied  two  or  three 
times  before  taking  a  fresh  impression  from  the 
plate.    This  printing  was  all  done  by  hand. 

Black  printing,  in  the  Potteries,  was,  at  one 
time,  done  by  a  similar  process,  the  gelatine 
bats  being  cast  upon  dish-bottoms,  and  then 
cut  to  the  size  required  for  the  patterns.  But 
this  printing  from  bats  has  now  fallen  into 
disuse.  Printing  in  gold  has  engaged  the  at- 
tention of  manufacturers  for  some  time  past, 
and  some  of  them  have-  been  so  far  successful, 
that  they  have  considered  it  necessary  to  take 
out  patents  to  protect  their  processes. 

The  gold  is  used  in  the  form  of  a  powder  in 
one  of  the  processes,  the  pattern  being  first 
printed  on  the  ware  in  a  kind  of  preparation, 
and  then,  while  the  preparation  is  moist,  the 
gold  is  dusted  over  it.  The  application  of  the 
photographic  art  to  the  embellishment  of  china 
and  earthenware  is  fairly  successful,  but,  as  yet, 
wants  perfecting. 

RECIPES  FOR  COLORS. 

Black  Under  Glaze. — Red  lead,  3  parts;  1}{ 
parts  antimony  ;  %  part  manganese.  After 
these  have  been  calcined,  add  the  following,  and 
calcine  again:  3  parts  blue  calx;  }^  part  oxide 
of  tin. 

Prepared  Blue  for  Printing. — Oxide  co- 
balt, 10  lbs.;  12  ozs.  red  lead.  The  above  to  be 
calcined  in  oven.  Then  pound,  add  10  lbs.  of 
whiting,  and  send  to  mill  to  be  ground. 


Pheasant  Color.— Whiting,  9  parts;  9  parts 
flint ;  1  part  prepared  oxide  cobalt. 

Printing  Oil.— Linseed  oil,  1  quart;  1  pint 
of  rape  oil;  1  oz.  balsam  of  copaiba;  3^  oz.  of 
pitch ;  3^  oz.  amber  oil ;  }{  oz.  of  white  lead. 

Printers' Size.— Common  soda,  }{  lb.;  lib. 
soft  soap;  1  gallon  water;  for  paper. 

The  recipes  are  taken  from  a  little  work  on 
"  The  Art  and  History  of  the  Pottery  Trade," 
by  W.  Evans. — Potter^/  Gazette. 


ARTIFICIAL   BLACKBOARD. 


The  preparation  generally  used  for  preparing 
artificial  blackboard  is  a  varnish  made  by  dis- 
solving shellac  in  alcohol,  to  which  a  quantity 
of  lampblack  is  added  to  give  it  the  necessary 
black  color,  and  with  some  gritty  substance  in 
the  state  of  a  fine  powder,  to  give  the  surface 
the  necessary  roughness  to  enable  the  crayon  to 
take  hold  and  leave  a  mark.  For  the  latter  pur- 
pose pulverized  pumice-stone,  emery  powder,  or 
even  slate-dust,  may  be  used.  Some  judgment 
must  be  exercised  in  the  proportions  of  these 
ingredients  or  the  result  will  not  be  entirely 
satisfactory.  The  best  plan  will  be  to  make  a 
small  quantity  of  the  mixture  and  experiment 
with  it  in  a  small  way  until  the  proportions  are 
found  that  give  the  right  results,  then  to  make 
the  required  quantity,  using  these  proportions. 
In  our  former  reply  to  this  question,  the  caution 
was  given  to  be  sure  to  use  only  very  fine  grit, 
and  to  use  as  little  of  it  in.  the  varnish  as  pos- 
sible,  as  otherwise  the  surface  soon  becomes 


rough,  and  chalk-marks  will  not  rub  out  well. 
After  being  in  use  for  some  time,  the  surface 
will  be  found  to  be  worn  smooth,  causing  the 
chalk  to  slip  over  parts  of  the  surface  without 
leaving  a  mark,  and  the  color,  by  the  adhesion 
of  chalk,  will  look  grayish,  causing  fresh  mark- 
ings to  appear  only  indistinctly  legible.  When 
this  occurs,  it  will  be  necessary  to  give  the  sur- 
face a  fresh  coat  of  the  mixture,  which  will  re- 
store it  to  its  original  condition.  Where  such  a 
blackboard  surface  is  in  frequent  use,  a  fresh 
coating  will  be  needed  about  once  a  year.  It 
may  be   applied  equally  well  to  a  smooth  wall 

or  to  boards. 

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little  glasses  ;  others,  in  triangular  shape,  con- 
tain three  liquor  bottles  and  nine  glasses. 


The  poor  keeping  qualities  of  the  gelatine 
plates  are  a  source  of  great  inconvenience,  and 
William  Brooks,  an  English  photographer,  who 
has  been  experimenting  on  them,  finds  that 
plates  coated  with  pure  bromide  of  silver  would 
keep  well  for  six  months;  those  coated  with 
bromo-iodide  will  keep  four  months;  those  with 
bromo-chloro-iodide,  three  months;  and  bromo- 
chloride,  two  months.  The  latter  plates  give  by 
far  the  best  results  when  new;  but  unexposed 
plates  very  soon  deteriorate,  especially  if  the 
weather  is  damp. 


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Mark  Causes, 

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JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

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and  Xrade-Marks, 

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American,  Canadian,  Bntish  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed,  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro 
tected  by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted,  Opmions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
&c.,  &c. 

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every  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  vyho  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Busincss  may  be  transacted  either 
in  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  keiit  in- 
violably SECRET  and  CONFIDENTIAL. 

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THE    AMEBIOAN    STATIOI>^ER 


PAPER  MAKING  TWO  HUNDRED 
YEARS  AGO. 


July  34,  1678  :  "  I  went  to  see  my  Lord  of  St. 
Alban's  house,  at  Byflete,  on  olde,  large  build- 
ing. Thence  to  the  paper  mills,  where  I  found 
them  making  a  coarse  white  paper.  They  cull 
the  raggs,  which  are  linnen  for  white  paper, 
woolen  for  brown;  then  they  stamp  them  in 
troughs  to  a  papp,  with  pestles,  or  hammers, 
like  the  powder  mills,  then  put  it  into  a  vessel 
of  water,  in  which  they  dippe  a  frame,  closely 
wyred  with  wyre  as  small  as  a  haire,  and  as 
close  as  a  weaver's  reed ;  on  this  they  take  up 
the  papp,  the  superfluous  water  draining  through 
the  wyre;  this  they  dexterously  turning,  shake 
out  like  a  pancake  on  a  smooth  board,  between 
two  pieces  of  flannell,  then  presse  it  between  a 
greate  presse,  the  flannell  sucking  out  the  mois- 
ture; then  taking  it  out  they  ply  and  dry  it  on 
strings  as  they  do  in  the  laundry,  then  dippe  it 
in  alum  water;  lastly  polish  and  make  it  up  into 
quires.  They  put  some  gum  in  the  water  in 
which  the}''  macerate  the  raggs.  The  marke  we 
find  on  the  sheets  is  formed  in  the  wyre." 

The  above  quaint  extract  is  taken  from  the 
diary  of  John  Evelyn,  an  honest  gentleman, 
who  lived  in  the  times  of  Charles  the  Second,  and 
made  it  the  business  of  his  life,  to  set  down  in 
the  diary  every  noteworthy  event  which  oc- 
curred in  his  experience.  The  description  is 
quaintly  worded,  but  the  subject  is  quainter  still. 
It  seems  to  throw  us  back  two  hundred  years. 
Paper  making  was  then  a  peaceful  lot.  The  tur- 
moil, strife,  and  hurry  of  the  modern  paper  mills 
is  strikingly  different  to  the  quiet  scene  depicted 
by  the  pen  of  John  Evelyn.  "They  put  some 
gum  in  the  water  in  which  they  macerate  the 
raggs." 

"They  ply  and  dry  the  sheets." 

Paper  making  then  was  evidently  very  dif- 
ferent to  what  it  is  now ;  perhaps  they  had  no 
agents,  and  it  is  possible  the  wholesale  stationer 
was  not  an  outcast  as  he  is  now.  The  "  paper 
maker"  of  those  days  wore  his  hair  long,  a 
wide-skirted  coat,  tight  breeches  and  stockings, 
and  perhaps  had  a  sword  at  his  side.  These  in- 
congruous details  have  a  tendency  to  make  us 
laugh,  although  they  were  not  out  of  place  then. 
We  cannot  be  sure  that  two  hundred  years  hence 
our  descendants  may  not  laugh  at  us.  Certain- 
ly they  will  have  some  reason;  for  whatever 
may  have  been  the  peculiarities  of  the  paper 
maker  of  old,  it  is  quite  certain  they  made  a 
decent  profit  out  of  their  trade,  and  that  they 
did  not  destroy  the  amity  and  good-fellowship 
which  existed,  by  a  mean  and  selfish  greed  for 
more  than  a  proper  share  of  the  advantages  to 
be  derived  from  their  industry.  Limited  com- 
panies are  a  product  of  later  civilization,  they 
were  not  blessed  with  those  appendages  to  modern 
society.  We  are,  so  have  quite  sufllcient  reason 
to  vaunt  our  superior  facilities,  and  plume  our- 
selves on  the  results  of  our  enlightened  under- 
standings.— Br.  and  Col.  Printer  and  Stationer. 

Reports  come  from  Mexico  of  the  discovery 
near  La  Paz,  of  the  largest  pearl  the  world  has 
ever  seen.  It  is  of  light  color  and  of  oval  form, 
one  inch  in  length  and  three  quarters  of  an  inch 
thick  at  its  shortest  diameter,  and  of  surpassing 
luster.  No  doubt  the  oyster  was  glad  to  be  put 
out  of  its  misery,  for  its  tenant  was  too  big  to  be 
accommodated,  and  too  strong  to  be  dispossessed. 
For  a  long  time  the  poor  bivalve  had  been  un- 
able to  close  its  habitation.  The  owner  of  the 
pearl  says  that  an  offer  of  a  sum  less  than 
$50,000  for  his  treasure  would  be  treated  with 
perfect  contempt. 


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Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
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New  Leagrue  Match  Ball,  white.  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  $12  00 

"    Treble       "        "      treble  wound,  red,  .       .      9  00 

"         "  "        '•  "  "      white,       .      9  00 

Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,  8  00 

"        "  "  "    white.  8  00 

Amateur  "        "regulation  size  and  weight,  red,6  00 

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sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box,  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  ot  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

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ALSO, 

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which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  JPeerless  Paper  Booo  Co., 

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Sealing  Wax,  Writing  Desk  Inkstands,  Sponge  Cups, 
ROUND   INKSTANDS  WITH   GLASS  STOPPERS, 

ETC.,     ETC. 


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MOKEIS  ADLEK,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAELES  BEOK,  609  Ohestnut  Street,  PhHadelpliia. 
PELOUZE  &  OAEY,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore, 
a  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Eiclimond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Oleveland. 
OSTEANDEE  &  HtJKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
W,  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

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BUsdOuttbr,  with  Stbam  Fixturbs 


April  19,  1883.1 


THE    AMERIOAIvr    STATIOISTER. 


5«3 


POSTAGE  STAMPS. 


The  idea  of  an  adhesive  stamp  affixed  to  a  let- 
ter as  indicative  of  the  payment  of  postage  is 
much  older  than  has  been  generally  supposed. 
It  is  known  that  the  first  suggestion  of  such  an 
arrangement  in  modern  times  came  from  Row- 
land Hill,  the  father  of  the  cheap  postal  system 
in  England  about  the  year  1839  or  1840.  It  was 
several  years,  however,  before  his  suggestion 
was  carried  into  effect.  History,  however,  tells 
us  that  the  ancient  German  cities  of  Thurn  and 
Taxis  had  such  a  system  which,  for  some  inex- 
plicable reason,  fell  into  disuse  or  failed  to  be- 
come general  among  nations.  The  modem  post- 
age stamp  then  was  first  used  in  England  about 
the  year  1843  or  1843.  In  1845,  E.  A.  Mitchell, 
then  postmaster  of  New  Haven,taking  advantage 
of  the  English  idea,  made  use  of  a  postage  stamp 
of  his  own,  which  he  continued  to  use  until  1847, 
when  the  government  of  the  United  States 
issued  the  first  American  postage  stamps. 
They  were  in  two  denominations.  The  five 
cent  was  of  a  light  brown  color,  bearing  the 
head  of  Franklin,  and  the  ten  cent  of  a  gray 
color  with  the  eflSgy  of  Washington.  At  that 
time  the  rate  of  letter  postage  was  five  and  ten 
cents  according  to  distance."  In  1851  a  series  of 
six  denominations  was  issued.  The  one-cent 
stamp  was  blue,  bearing  an  elliptical  band  upon 
which  were  the  words,  "  U.  S.  P.  O.  Despatch. 
Prepaid,  one  cent."  Within  the  band  was  an  eagle 
with  wings  outspread.  The  two- cent  stamp 
was  also  blue,  bearing  the  head  of  Franklin;  the 
three-cent,  vermilion,  with  head  of  Washington; 
the  five-cent,  chocolate,  with  head  of  Jefferson; 
the  ten-cent,  green,  with  head  of  Washington 
and  thirteen  stars  in  a  semicircle  above  ; 
the  twelve-cent  was  black  also  with  head  of 
Washington.  The  twenty-four,  thirty  and 
ninety  cent  stamps  were  subsequently  added  to 
the  series.  The  first  of  these  bore  the  face  of 
Washington ;  the  second  was  orange,  with  the 
head  of  Franklin,  and  the  last  was  dark-blue, 
also  with  the  head  of  Washington.  There  was 
in  this  series  also  a  square  carriers'  stamp,  blue 
in  color  and  bearing  the  head  of  Franklin. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebel- 
lion in  1861  large  quantities  of  postage  stamps 
were  lodged  in  the  hands  of  postmasters  in  the 
States  in  rebellion.  To  prevent  the  use  of  these 
it  became  necessary  to  issue  a  new  series.  This 
was  accordingly  done.  The  one-cent  was  blue, 
with  head  of  Franklin  ;  the  two-cent  black, 
with  head  of  Jackson,  coarsely  executed  ;  the 
three-cent  red,  with  head  of  Washington  ;  the 
five-cent  chocolate,  with  head  of  Jefferson  ;  the 
ten-cent  green,  the  twelve-cent  black,  and  the 
twenty-four  cent  purple,  all  with  head  of  Wash- 
ington ;  the  thirty-cent  orange,  with  head  of 
Franklin,  and  the  ninety-cent  blue,  with  head  of 
Washington.  Later,  in  1866,  a  fifteen-cent 
stamp  was  issued,  which  bore  the  head  of  Lin- 
coln. In  1869  an  entirely  new  series  was  issued, 
in  which  it  was  evident  that  the  designer  of 
the  Post-Offlce  Department  was  possessed  of 
as  remarkable  vagaries  as  were  afterward  dis- 
played by  Mullett,  the  architect  of  the  Treasury 
Department.  The  stamps  of  this  series  were 
exactly  square,  and  are  described  as  fol- 
lows: The  one-cent  was  light-brown,  and 
bore  the  face  of  Franklin ;  the  two-cent 
was  chocolate  and  bore  the  seal  of  the  Post- 
Ofilce  Department,  being  the  representation  of  a 
post-boy  on  horseback,  riding  at  full  speed  ;  the 
three  cent,  blue,  with  representation  of  a  loco- 
motive and  a  train  of  cars  ;  the  six-cent  blue, 
with  head  of  Washington  ;  the  ten-cent  orange, 
bearing  a  spread  eagle  perched  upon  a  shield  ; 
the  twelve-cent  green,  with  representation  of 


an  ocean  steamship  ;  the  fifteen-cent,  chocolate, 
with  panel  of  blue  in  the  centre,  upon  which 
was  a  representation  of  the  landing  of  Colum- 
bus ;  the  twenty-four  cent,  green,  with  panel  in 
centre  containing  representation  in  black  of  the 
signing  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  ;  the 
thirty-cent,  similar  in  design  to  the  ten-cent, 
with  the  addition  of  flags  upon  either  side  of 
the  shield — the  eagle  and  shield  crimson  and  the 
flags  blue  ;  the  ninety-cent,  crimson,  with  oval 
panel  in  the  centre  bearing  the  head  of  Lincoln. 
This  series  was  unpopular,  and  was  soon  dis- 
placed by  another,  which,  as  a  whole,  is  the 
same  as  that  now  in  use.  They  are  described  as 
follows :  The  one-cent,  blue,  with  head  of 
Franklin  ;  two-cent,  brown,  with  head  of  Jack- 
son. The  color  was  afterward  changed  to 
orange.  The  three-cent  is  green  with  head  of 
Washington.  The  five-cent  first  issued  was 
bl  e  with  head  of  Zachary  Taylor.  A 
new  five-cent  stamp  has  recently  been 
issued,  ol  ve-brown  in  color,  bearing  the  head 
of  Garfield.  The  six-cent  is  lavender  with 
head  of  Lincoln  ;  the  seven  cent  vermilion,  with 
head  of  Stanton  ;  the  ten  cent  brown,  with  head 
of  Jefferson  ;  the  twelve  cent  black,  with  bead 
of  Clay;  the  fifteen  cent  orange,  with  head  of 
Webster ;  the  twenty-four  cent  purple,  with 
head  of  Scott ;  the  thirty  cent  black,  with  head 
of  Hamilton,  and  the  ninety  cent,  chocolate 
with  head  of  Commodore  Oliver  H.  Perry.  It 
is  noticeable  that  the  effigies  upon  all  of  the 
stamps  now  in  use  are  in  medallion  form,  with 
the  exception  of  that  of  Garfield,  which  is  an 
exquisite  copy  of  one  of  the  finest  portraits  of 
the  late  president,  believed  to  be  that  presented 
to  Her  Majesty  Queen  "Victoria.  The  seven, 
twelve  and  twenty-four  cent  stamps  are  not 
now  in  use,  and  all  stamps  of  an  issue  previous 
to  that  of  1861  are  obsolete  and  of  no  value  for 
the  transmission  of  letters  or  other  matter 
through  the  mails. 

The  rooms  of  the  New  Haven  Colony  Histori- 
cal Society  contain  a  complete  set  of  American 
postage  stamps  from  the  first  issue  to  those  of 
the  present  day,  presented  to  the  society  by 
Postmaster  Sperry. — New  Haven  Palladium. 


KABYLE   POTTERY. 


Distinctive  names  are  borne  by  the  tribes  who 
inhabit  the  mountainous  districts  of  the  Tell- 
Jurjura,  in  Algeria, -but  all  alike  are  known  as 
Kabyles.  Among  them  the  manufacture  of 
pottery  is  an  employment  exclusively  reserved 
for  women;  the  men  would  consider  their  dig- 
nity degraded  forever  did  they  condescend  to 
meddle  in  any  such  woman's  work.  The  use  of 
the  wheel  is  unknown,  and  there  is  not  a  mold 
in  the  country.  The  women  work  entirely  with 
their  hands,  and  give  proof  s  of  great  skill  and 
real  artistic  taste  in  their  choice  of  forms.  And 
these  forms  are  extremely  interesting  to  us  from 
their  singular  resemblance  to  ancient  classical 
models.  It  is  a  striking  proof  of  the  complete 
isolation  in  which  these  mountaineers  have 
lived,  that  they  have  preserved  unchanged  for 
■o  many  centuries  the  traditionary  shapes  of 
Punic  and  Roman  vases.  Though  the  pottery 
produced  by  each  tribe  bears  its  own  peculiar 
shape  and  pattern,  yet  all  are  made  on  the  same 
general  plan.  The  earth  used  is  a  common  clay, 
very  abundant  In  the  country.  This  is  dried 
in  the  sun  and  powdered,  then  mixed  with  water 
to  remove  any  impurities;  and  to  the  paste  is 
added  a  cement  made  of  pulverized  ancient  pot- 
tery, which  is  supposed  to  give  the  "  body ''  more 
Strength  and  consistence.  Many  travelers — 
Edgar  Barclay  among  the  number — have  de- 
scribed the  pretty  pictures  formed  by  groups  of 


Kabyle  girls  engaged  in  molding  their  pots  in 
the  neighborhood  of  the  villages.  A  lump  of  wet 
clay  is  placed  upon  the  ground  in  a  sunny  spot, 
and  a  woman  begins  to  model  a  vase.    Starting 
with  the  pointed  end  she  proceeds  to  carry  the 
frame  up  to  a  certain  point,  then  leaves  that 
and  commences  a  second  and  a  third.     When 
as  many  as  she  intends  to  make  are  set  going, 
she  returns  to  the  first,   which  has  meanwhile 
been  drying  in  the  sun,   and  builds  it  up  still 
higher.    Keeping  one  hand  inside  the  pot  to 
support  the  clay,  with  the  other  she  adds  more 
material,   she  moistens,    smooths,  and  shapes, 
bending   her   body   this    way    and   that,    and 
walking   round   and    round   her  work,  till   it 
approaches  completion,  and   it.  is    wonderful, 
considering  the  rudeness  of  the  methods  em- 
ployed,   to   see   how   true   are    the    lines   she 
achieves.    The  half-formed  wet  jars  glistening 
in  the  sun  look  like  some  new  kind  of  gigan- 
tic golden  crocus.      The   handles   are    molded 
separately,  and  the   finished  jars  and  pots  are 
put  away  into  some  safe  place  to  partially  dry. 
After  a  few  days  they  are  covered  by  means  of 
a  rag  with  a  light  coating  of  boiling  water,  in 
which  has  been  previously  melted  a  species  of 
clay  rich  in  oxide  of  iron ;  this  covering  seems 
simply  meant  to  prevent  cracks.    As  the  pots 
become  a  little  hardened,  they  are  rubbed  with 
a  smooth  stick  or  a  round  pebble  till  they  get 
quite  polished  and  glisten  as  if   rubbed  with 
wax;  and  sometimes  this  is  the  only  glazing 
they  receive.    Such  friction  removes  the  rough 
particles  from  the  surface  and  makes  the  clay 
look  of  a  miich  finer  quality.    These  extra  pro- 
cesses are  omitted  in  the  manufacture  of  the 
cheaper   sorts   of  pottery,   which    are    conse- 
quently far  inferior  in  make  and  finish  to  those 
which  are  slowly  and  honestly  brought  to  com- 
pletion.   When  the  pots  are  quite  dry,  the  im- 
portant business  of  painting  them  begins.    The 
Kabyle  worker  has  only  two   colors  at  her  dis- 
posal— red,  obtained  from  red  ochre,  and  black, 
from  peroxide  of  manganese;  both  substances 
are  found  plentifully  in  various  parts  of  the 
country.    These  colors  are  dissolved  in  water 
and  then  applied,  one  (the  red)  with  a  piece  of 
rag,  the  black  by  means  of  pointed  sticks,  or 
rough  brushes  made  from  the  fur  of  animals  or 
the  bristles  of  the  wild  boar.      The  patterns, 
which  are  usually  simple  geometrical  arrange- 
ments of  line,  are  very  varied,  and  great  skill  is 
sometimes  shown  in  making  the  decoration  fol- 
low the  lines  of  the  jar  or  pot  it  is  being  worked 
upon.      The  two  staple  colors  do  not  change  in 
the  fire.    The  final  process  of  burning  is  carried 
out  in  the  open  air.    The  pots  are  placed  in  a 
hole  in  the  ground  (a  sort  of  open  kiln),  piled  up 
in  a  heap,  and  surrounded  by  dry  firewood, 
which  is  kept  burning  till  they  are  considered 
sufficiently  baked.    The  heat  of  the  fire  being  un- 
equal, much  of  the  pottery  is  not  baked  through- 
out; it  is  consequently  porous;  and  very  easily 
broken.    Enameled  ware  is  unknown ;  but  some 
pots  have  a  vegetable  glaze  applied  to  them  by 
being  rubbed  over  while  stiU  hot  with  a  piece  of 
resin,  which  gives  them  that  peculiar  yellow 
color  seen  on  the  pottery  sold  to  tourists  in  Al- 
giers.— Magazine  of  Art. 


Commercial  pearl,  as  well  as  ivory,  has  in- 
creased enormously  in  value  during  the  past  few 
years.  In  three  years  ivory  has  advanced  100 
per  cent.,  and  the  rise  in  pearl  has  been  quite  as 
phenomenal,  though  its  greatest  rise  has  been 
very  recent.  Shells  from  Manila,  which  could 
be  bought  in  May  last  for  £8  5s.  per  hundred- 
weight, brought  in  December  from  £11 15s.  to 
£12  10s.,  and  the  value  per  ton  increased  during 
the  past  ten  months  from  £160  to  £240  and  £250. 


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opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AHJKKiCAN  MANUFACTUKEKS,  INVEW- 
TORS,  &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  mterests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Publishing  Department. 

The  India  Merccht,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shippiko 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algbmeen  Dagblad  van  Nederlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
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J.  H.  I>E   BUSSY, 

93.  Heerengracht,  Amsterdam 


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Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights,  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 

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A.  Rossman,  New  York,  with  Spitzer  &  Co.'s 
German  goods,  has  been  in  town  during  the  past 
week. 

Maynard  &  Noyes  (ink)  report  business  im- 
proving. I  noticed  a  black,  legible  copy  (made 
by  the  copying-press)  of  matter  written  with 
their  violet- black  copying  ink  about  ten  years 
ago. 

William  A.  Davis,  manufacturer  of  United 
States  Treasury  mucilage  and  black  and  colored 
inks,  is  to  open  an  oflSce  in  Chicago  for  the  sale, 
shipping  and  delivery  of  goods  to  his  Western 
and  Southern  customers.  This  will  be  found  a 
convenience  to  buyers,  who  will  thereby  save 
time  in  ordering  and  receiving  goods  and  expense 
in  transportation.  This  office,  at  155  Wabash 
avenue,  will,  for  the  present,  be  in  charge  of 
C.  H.  Woodman,  who  has  been  for  some  time 
with  Mr.  Davis. 

George  P.  King  &  Merrill  are  doing  a  good 
lousiness  in  blank  books.  They  have  a  large 
stock  of  demi-quartos  in  journals,  ledgers  and 
records,  made  of  best  34-lb.  paper  ;  also  of  ma- 
nilla  and  white  long  cap  quartos  for  grocers  and 
provision  dealers'  use.  Both  of  these  lines  are 
sold  at  very  advantageous  rates. 

The  New  Englaud  Manufacturers  and  Me- 
chanics' Institute  has  good  prospects  for  a  fair 
this  fall  that  will  far  surpass  its  excellent  ex- 
hibitions given  heretofore.  A  large  variety  of 
machinery  will  be  in  operation.  A  good  oppor- 
tunity will  be  afforded  for  the  manufacturers  of 
envelopes,  paper  bags,  tags,  lead-pencils,  and 
paper  rulers  and  cutters  and  bookbinders  to  ad- 
vertise, by  putting  in  machinery  at  the  coming 

fair.  H. 
-♦ 

CINCINNATI   CIPHERINCS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  April  23,  1883. 
Here  is  mid-spring  and  rainy  weather.  Of 
courie  the  stationer's  trade  is  quiet,  while  that  of 
other  men  is  active  and  bustling.  Paper  is  dull, 
to  say  the  least  of  it.  Come  to  think  of  it,  the 
law  of  the  trade  here  makes  it  a  capital  offense 
to  speak  of  prices  except  on  a  rising  market,  so 
the  less  I  say  about  that  matter  the  better. 


Sales  are  fairly  good  and  dealers  are  prosperous. 
Who  cares  for  prices  when  that  is  the  case. 

General  business  is  bustling  along  at  a  lively 
rate.  Everything  looks  robust  and  healthful. 
The  carriers  are  busy  from  the  drayman  to  the 
railroader  and  steamboat  man.  Banks  are  busy  ; 
exchanges  are  picking  up;  money  is  not  tight 
and  collections  are  easy  and  busin  ess  men  are 
conservative,  in  that  they  watch  the  selvages 
narrowly.  Nothing  is  jostling  trade.  No  great 
strikes  are  convulsing  manufacturing  industries, 
and  nothing  formidable  in  that  way  menaces 
them.  Some  little  spurts  occur  now  and  then, 
but  they  have  been  trivial  and  short-lived. 

Dealers  in  periodicals  smile  when  they  get  fig- 
ures and  magazines,  &c.,  from  H.  W.  Derby,  the 
manager  of  Harper's  Cincinnati  depot  here.  No 
middleman  any  longer  stands  between  them  and 
the  lowest  Harper's  New  York  prices.  They  all 
buy  direct  at  the  inside  rates,  minus  the  uncer- 
tainty, delay  and  cost  of  ordering  and  remitting 
by  mail.  Derby  keeps  a  heavy  stock  also  of  all 
of  Harper's  publications,  and  book  dealers  can 
order  from  him  direct.  There  is  a  population  of 
three  million  people  in  and  around  Cincinnati, 
for  whose  supply  of  books  and  periodicals, 
orders  mailed  in  the  morning  can  be  filled  and 
delivered  the  same  day  and  put  on  the  road,  so 
as  to  be  delivered  early  next  morning.  This  en- 
terprise of  the  Harpers,  not  yet  six  months  old, 
is  an  assured  success. 

Now,  Houghton,  Miflain  &  Co.,  of  Boston,  are 
negotiating  with  Robert  Clarke  &  Co,  to  carry 
a  full  line  of  their  publications,  to  be  distributed 
to  the  trade  at  prices  precisely  the  same  as  at 
the  Boston  publishing  bouse.  This  arrangement 
is  likely  to  be  consummated  at  a  very  early  day. 
In  that  event,  so  far  from  abandoning  or  even 
modifying  their  business  with  other  publishing 
houses,  they  will  merely  carry  a  full  line  of 
those  publishers'  books  for  the  trade,  and  this 
they  are  enabled  to  do  by  the  ample  facilities  at 
their  command.  They  occupy  the  entire  build- 
ing in  which  their  store  is  located,  which  with  the 
extensive  buildings  in  the  rear  gives  them  sev- 
enteen floors  for  the  handling  of  books.  These 
facts  are  significant,  all  the  more  in  that  they 
are  not  of  the  nature  of  experiment,  but  an  out- 
growth of  the  demands  of  the  time  and  place. 

Here  I  must  call  attention  to  Robert  Clarke 
&  Co.'s  priced  sale  catalogue  of  books  on  Ameri- 
ca issued  this  year,  containing  6,589  titles  on  266 
double-column  pages.  Noticing  this  work  the 
published  minutes  of  the  regular  meeting  of  the 
Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Society  of  Phil- 
adelphia says  that  "  the  head  of  the  house  is  him- 
self an  ardent  student  of  American  history,  and 
in  his  remarkable  catalogue,  unequaled  by  any 
in  its   field  hitherto  published  in   the  United 


States,  we  cannot  fail  to  recognize  his  skillful 
handiwork." 

Years  ago  the  Enquirer  job  oSice  was  one  of 
the  great  establishments  of  the  country.  It  then 
printed  the  largest  woodcut  show-bills  in  the 
world,  and  it  had  a  monopoly  of  that  kind  of  work. 
The  fire  which  burned  Pike's  Opera  House  de- 
stroyed the  Enquirer  job  office  with  its  valuable 
cuts,  and  the  concern  made  no  vigorous  effort  to 
recuperate.  Now,  it  is  taking  a  fresh  start  in 
the  job-printing  business.  Recently  John  R. 
McLean,  of  the  Enquirer,  purchased  the  Ma- 
ther's pork-house  property,  on  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  Canal  and  Sycamore,  for  the  sum  of  $45,- 
000.  It  is  the  intention  of  Mr.  McLean  to  re- 
move the  Enquirer  job-printing  establishment  to 
that  place,  after  remodeling  the  building.  The 
Enquirer  Job  Printing  Company  has  been  re- 
organized,[with  a  capital  of  $200,000.  It  will  be 
provided  with  the  best  modern  facilities  for 
work. 

About  New  Year  the  Cincinnati  Gazette  and 
Cincinnati  Commercial  consolidated  under  the 
name  Commercial  Gazette.  To  keep  the  Ga- 
zette associated  press  franchise  alive,  the  Morn- 
ing Journal,  a  one  cent  paper,  was  printed  at 
the  old  GazeWe  establishment  on  the  Gazette  press. 
Last  Saturday  the  Gazette  Western  associated 
press  franchise  was  sold  to  The  News,  a  two 
cent  democratic  daily  which  was  started  in  this 
city  late  last  fall.  These  changes  have  been  so 
managed  as  to  throw  very  few  employes  out  of 
their  situations. 

The  book  sales  are  improving  in  volume  and 
in  the  quality  of  books  selected.  This  is  a  mat- 
ter of  testimony  by  dealers,  and  it  is  also  ob- 
vious from  the  increase  of  the  number  of  places 
where  books  are  sold  and  the  enlargement  of 
the  stocks  at  established  stands.  In  fine-art  en- 
graving the  window  displays  are  better  than 
they  were  a  few  years  ago,  and  the  stocks  in 
store  are  larger  and  finer.  Still  Cincinnati  can- 
not boast  of  a  large  sale  on  a  strong  demand  for 
the  best  productions  of  this  sort.  The  demand 
is  becoming  more  general  and  stronger.  Music, 
the  drama,  decorative  art — notably  pottery 
and  wood  carving,  find  patrons  here  in  abun- 
dance, and  very  liberal  ones  too.  This  style  of 
art  is  a  forerunner.  Prince  William. 


DAYTON    DASHES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR    CORRESPONDENT.] 

Dayton,  Ohio,  April  23,  1883. 
Wet,  cold  weather  makes  trade  dull.  The 
prospects  for  the  crops  are  not  very  flattering 
so  far,  and  consequently  hopes  of  the  near  future 
trade  are  not  very  rose-colored.  Money,  how- 
ever, is  plenty,  and  good  mercantile  paper  can 


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THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIONER 


be  discouuted  at  6  to  7  per  cent.  Building  was 
never  so  brisk;  work  is  plenty,  and  wages  are 
fair,  so  that  goods  ought  to  be  in  good  demand. 

Intimations  that  the  combination  of  envelope 
makers  was  about  to  be  broken  have  been  rife 
for  some  time.  In  fact,  to  all  practical  purposes 
the  combination  was  never  a  success.  Every 
prominent  dealer  in  the  country  was  under- 
selling it  about  5  to  10  per  cent.  The  writer  of 
this  expressed  his  views  on  the  combination 
when  it  was  formed,  and  has  nothing  to  take 
back  now  that  it  is  dead.  It  never  made  it  fair 
to  the  trade,  but  gave  favorite  customers  un- 
limited blanket  orders,  thus  demoralizing 
prices,  &c. 

Travelers  in  stationery  lines  have  not  been 
very  plenty  recently,  but  occasionally  one  puts 
in  an  appearance.  Mr.  Sullivan,  with  McCready 
Brothers,  is  here  waiting  advices  since  learning 
of  their  mill  being  burned.  If  about  fifty  more 
mills  were  burned  it  would  be  better  for  the 
trade  generally. 

The  wrapping  mills  are  to  shut  down  one- 
fourth  time  until  further  notice.  As  they  can 
make  about  twice  as  much  paper  as  the  trade 
demands,  there  does  not  seem  to  be  much  hope 
for  them  to  advance  prices. 

The  straw-board  mills  are  in  about  the  same 
fix,  and  paper-bag  makers  ditto. 

Among  recent  changes  here  is  the  sale  of  the 
Odell  &  Meyer  business  to  Johnson  &  Watson. 
The  senior  partner,  J.  W.  Johnson,  is  well- 
known  to  the  trade,  having  been  many  years  in 
the  job-printing  business,  which  he  still  con- 
tinues at  the  old  stand.  Mr.  Watson  was  for 
many  years  in  the  employ  of  Odell  &  Mayer 
and  is  a  practical  workman  of  much  experience. 
The  prospects  for  the  success  of  the  new  firm  are 
very  flattering. 

Reynolds  &  Reynolds  are  going  to  make  a 
large  addition  to  their  present  factory,  and  say 
that  this  season  they  will  be  able  to  fill  orders 
promptly. 

The  Holden  Manufacturing  Company  is  get- 
ting ready  for  a  heavy  business  in  school  covers, 
&c. ,  and  reports  orders  very  satisfactory. 

Joe  Crane,  with  Warren,  Fuller  &  Co.,  is  to 
be  married  to-morrow.  He  looks  as  happy  as  if 
he  had  taken  a  $5,0U0  wall-paper  order. 

Nothing  else  worthy  of  special  mention 
throughout  the  Miami  Valley. 


TORONTO    WALKS. 

[FROM  OUB  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Toronto,  April  21,  1883. 

It  you  have  no  objection  we  will  resume  our 
walk.  You  will  observe  the  change  a  week  has 
brought  about.  Where  we  had  to  wade  through 
the  mud  a  week  ago,  thanks  to  the  sun  and  the 
scavenger,  we  can  pass  along  without  soiling 
our  boots.  Indeed,  so  rapid  has  been  the  change 
that  in  many  streets  the  dwellers  thereon  are 
praying  for  rain  or  the  corporation  sprinklers 
to  lay  the  dust.  But  as  we  have  a  number  of 
places  to  look  into  we  must  leave  these  outside 
matters  and  devote  our  attention  to  the  matter 
in  hand. 

The  first  place  we  shall  touch  to-day  is  the 
Standard  Publishing  Company,  on  Yonge  street. 
This  establishment  is  the  headquarters  of  the 
Baptist  denomination  in  Canada.  From  its  office 
is  issued  the  Baptist,  a  weekly  paper  devoted  to 
the  interests  of  the  church,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Rev.  S.  Dyke,  which  has  a  large  and 
increasing  circulation.  R.  O.  Smith,  the  man- 
ager of  the  book  department,  informs  us  that 
the  company's  trade  is  rapidly  increasing,  and 
that  its  Sunday-school  publications  have  had  a 
very  large  sale. 


From  this  we  proceed  to  Davis  &  Henderson's, 
who  receive  us  most  cordially.  We  are  in- 
formed that  business  is  first-rate,  and  that  they 
had  an  unusually  good  winter,  and  anticipate  a 
good  summer's  trade.  At  the  present  moment 
they  are  full  of  orders  in  their  blank-book  and 
bindery  departments.  Mr.  Henderson,  of  this 
firm,  leaves  for  Europe  next  month. 

On  our  way  down  to  Front  street  let  us  have 
a  look  in  at  Q.  Watkin  &  Son's,  one  of  our  lead- 
ing firms  in  printers'  supplies,  and  an  old  and 
reliable  house,  whose  operations  extend  all  over 
the  Dominion.  We  are  told  here  also  that  trade 
throughout  the  winter  was  excellent;  that  they 
are  busy  now,  and  expect  to  continue  so. 

James  Campbell  &  Son,  booksellers,  &c.,  are 
moving  on.  They  have  recently  added  the  sta- 
tionery business  of  the  Canada  Publishing  Com- 
pany, and  occupy  the  most  of  the  space  used  by 
the  company  for  this  stock.  There  is  probably 
not  a  house  in  Canada  that  has  so  large  a  con- 
stituency among  the  booksellers  as  this  one,  nor 
a  man  more  widely  respected  by  his  confreres 
than  the  gentleman  whose  name  stands  at  the 
head  of  this  house. 

The  Canada  Publishing  Company,  next  door, 
under  the  management  of  W.  C.  Campbell,  a 
gentleman  of  large  experience  in  this  branch,  is 
confining  itself  entirely  to  publishing,  and  is  now 
engaged  in  getting  out  a  new  series  of  school 
books. 

We  will  now  cross  over  to  the  large  warehouse 
of  the  Canada  Paper  Company,  a  branch  house 
of  the  well-known  Montreal  firm  of  paper 
makers  of  the  same  name.  The  branch  here  is 
under  the  management  of  Mr.  Gilleam,  and  has 
a  large  trade.  In  answer  to  our  queries  we  are 
informed  that  at  the  present  moment  it  is  rather 
quiet,  but  that  trade  has  been  first-rate,  and  in  a 
few  days  more  they  expect  to  be  in  full  swing 
again. 

Next  door  is  the  spacious  warehouse  of  Copp, 
Clark  &  Co.,  booksellers,  stationers,  publishers, 
fancy  goods,  &c.,  and  we  wonder  as  we  pass 
along  the  first  flat  and  note  the  numberless  ta- 
bles covered  with  samples  of  these  goods  (fancy) 
gathered  from  the  ends  of  the  earth,  where  in 
the  world  does  all  this  stuff  go  to,  and  how  is  it, 
that  a  people  who  know  something  of  the  value 
of  money,  and  what  goes  to  make  up  the  solid 
comforts  of  life,  should  waste  it  on  gimcracks. 
The  amount  of  this  class  of  goods  sold  in  this 
city  alone  is  surprising.  This  latter  is  a  matter, 
however,  which  this  pushing  firm  does  not 
trouble  itself  with.  Its  business  is  to  sell,  and  it 
certainly  displays  great  taste  in  selecting  at- 
tractive lines,  and  it  is  not  behind  any  other 
house  in  its  book  and  stationery  departments. 
Its  publishing  house  is  on  Colborne  street,  and 
from  this  is  issued  annually  that  valuable  publi- 
cation, the  Canadian  Almanac,  a  multum  in 
parvo  of  Canadian  affairs  and  progress,  besides 
many  other  useful  things.  The  company  also 
lithographs  and  turns  out  from  the  latter  place  a 
large  quantity  of  stuff.  This  will  give  an  idea 
of  the  range  of  this  pushing  house.  The  reply 
to  the  important  question,  how's  business  ?  is 
what  one  could  look  for  under  the  circumstances 
— good. 

Now,  Mr.  Editor,  when  I  wrote  you  last  week, 
I  thought  I  should  finish  my  work  this  week 
sure,  but  I  can't  do  It.  Time  is  up,  and  I  have 
got  a  lot  more  to  do;  and  then,  good  people,  I 
will  hunt  up  in  the  meantime  and  give  a  finish- 
ing touch  next  week.  C.  H. 


A  novelty  for  gentlemen  is  a  plush-covered 
cigar-box  that  has  a  lining  of  perforated  zinc, 
and  is  supposed  to  keep  the  contents  in  a  favor- 
able condition. 


THORIUM. 


The  metal  Thorium  concerning  the  existence 
of  which  chemists  were  long  in  doubt,  has  lately 
been  isolated  and  its  properties  carefully  studied 
by  Nilson. 

It  was  first  discovered  and  named  by  the 
Swedish  chemist  BerzeUus,  who  detected  a  new 
earth  in  a  Norwegian  mineral,  which  he  called 
'  thorite. "  The  earth  was  called  "  thoria,"  from 
which  is  derived  the  name  of  the  metal 
thorium.  Nilson's  investigations  have  modified 
to  some  extent  the  statement  of  the  properties  of 
this  rare  metal  as  laid  down  in  the  text-books.  He 
succeeded  in  preparing  the  metal  by  reducing 
the  double  chloride  of  potassium  and  thorium  by 
treatment  with  dry  chloride  of  sodium  and 
metallic  sodium.  This  mixture  was  heated  to  a 
low  red  heat  in  a  wrought-iron  cylinder, 
furnished  with  a  piston  to  make  it  air-tight.  By 
this  means  the  metal  was  obtained  in  a  gray, 
lustrous  powder,  which  under  the  microscope 
was  seen  to  be  composed  of  six-sided  lamellar 
crystals.  The  metal  was  found  to  be  unaffected 
in  the  air,  even  when  heated  to  a  temperature 
of  100°  to  120°  C.  (=212°  to  248*  Fahr.)  Heated 
to  nearly  redness,  however,  it  burns  with  a 
bright  light  to  snow-white  oxide.  Burned  in 
chlorine  gas  it  forms  a  white  sublimable  chloride, 
with  the  evolution  of  heat  and  light.  It  is  unaf- 
fected by  water  and  by  hydrated  alkalies.  Diluted 
sulphuric  or  nitric  (?)  acid  cause  a  feeble  evolu- 
tion of  hydrogen  gas.  Concentrated  sulphuric 
acid  causes  a  slow  formation  of  sulphurous  acid. 
Dilute  hydrochloric  acid  attacks  and  dissolves 
the  metal  readily,  as  does  likewise  aqua  regia. 
Thorium  has  a  specific  gravity  of  10.99  to  11.01. 
It  is  tetravalent;  and  its  atomic  weight  is  232.40. 


WHAT  IS    ADVERTISING? 


1.  In  general,  to  give  information. 

2.  Specifically,  to  make  known  through  the 
press.  This  is  the  commonly  accepted  meaning, 
and  refers  specially  to  giving  information  in  re- 
gard to  business  of  any  kind. 

The  chief  use  of  advertising  is  to  facilitate 
the  exchange  of  merchandise. 

Threb  things  are  essential  to  mercantile  suc- 
cess. 

1.  The  merchant  must  have  something  to  sell 
that  the  people  want,  something  for  which  they 
are  willing  to  exchange  money  or  its  equiva- 
lent. 

2.  He  must  be  willing  to  sell  at  a  reasonable 
price. 

3.  He  must  make  these  facts  known  wherever  ' 
he  wishes  customers. 

To  do  this  wisely  he  must  choose  such  mediums 
for  advertising  as  will  give  this  information  in 
the  best  manner  to  the  greatest  number  of  cus- 
tomers in  his  line  of  trade  for  the  least  money. 

There  is  nothing  equal  to  a  well-conducted 
newspaper  to  advertise  any  legitimate  business. 
It  tells  its  story  plainly  and  effectively,  is  a  tire- 
less and  sleepless  advocate,  speaking  for  the  ad- 
vertiser at  the  most  opportune  moment  in  thou- 
sands of  workshops,  business  places  and  home^. 

A  business  statement  in  its  columns  is  com- 
mended to  the  favorable  regard  of  its  readers  < 
with  the  persuasive  force  of  an  introduction  by 
a  warm  personal  friend,  and,  oft  repeated,  it 
wins  its  way  by  the  might  of  established  law. 

He  will  not  expect  something  for  nothing. 
Therefore,  he  will  not  advertise  his  wares  in  i 
ephemeral  or  occasional  publications,  printed  to 
be  given  away  in  fabulous  and  apocryphal  num- 
bers. Papers  that  cost  nothing  are  usually 
worth  nothing,  except  for  waste  paper. 


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scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one^uarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  to  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addiUon  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  m  at- 
i    tractive  and  substanUal  form.     Goods  can  le  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agency,  GEO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street, 


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ANMOUNCEMENT 


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^IKt  the  close  of  the  Easter  Season  we  beg  to  express  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  their  kind  and  flattering  appreciation 
^1^^  of  our  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productions.  We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  vei'y  emphatic  endorsements 
which  our  Christmas  Cards  received  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  With  one  accord  these  expo- 
nents of  public  taste  have  accorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  productions  in  the  market.  The  London  Queen,  for 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

"  Sorry  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  "  the  old  country"  to  confess  it,  but  proud  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  the  young  daughter  over 
the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create,  with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  will  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  representative  American  talent  in  the  preparation  of  designs, 
and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

The  particulars  of  our  new  lines  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Scripture  Texts,  and  other  novelties  will  be 
announced  during  May. 

Our  agents  will  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends  with  the  new  sample  books  during  May  and  June. 


WE    WOULD    CALL    SPECIAL  ATTENTION  TO   OUR  LARGE  LINE    OF 


CONQRATULATION    AND    WEDDING    CONGRATULATION    CARDS. 


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Our  line  has  been  greatly  increased  this  spring,  and  we  feel  confident  will  satisfy  all  demands.  The  line  consists  of  Plain  Cards, 
Fringed  Cards,  Double  Fringed  Cards,  Cards  in  book  form,  with  ornamental  leatherette  protectors  ;  Satin  Print  Cards,  in  mats,  &c. 
Our  New  Price  List  is  now  ready. 

A  number  of  new  series  have  also  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS,  and  additions  have  been  made  to  our  ■ 
other  lines  of  goods,  comprising  Copies  for  Panel  Painting,  Artistic  Plaques,  &c.,  &c. 


FI^IOE     LISTS    SEISTT    OlST    ^FFLIO^TIO^ST. 


NEW  YORK;  38  Bond  Street.  ] 

PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street.  I 

CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street.  \ 

SAN  FRANCISCO:  529  Commercial  St.  J 


L.    I>I1^Il^]X<3^    &    OO., 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S,  A>' 


April  36,  1S83.] 


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MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

VfJ^  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,  GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,  DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  lilNE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 


WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS, 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


ETC., 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIOUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GR'oS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO    THE  MAN17FACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJPt    LIISTE    OIT-'BR-ISTOL.    BOi^R,IDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 


Decorated  Mote  Taper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,- Etc. 


GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


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EASTERN  TRADE   SUPPLIED   FROM 

New  York  Branch,  No.  28  BOND  STREET. 

^^~  Illustrated  Catalogue  to  Dealers  on  application. 


CHASE'S  IMPROVED  LIQUID  QLUE 

i    For  Cementing  Wood,  Glass,  Jewelry,  Crockery,  Furnittire,  Leather,    A 
Ornaments  and  Sric-aSrac  of  every  Description . 


HOLDS  FANCY  CARDS  IN  SCRAP  BOOKS  WITHOUT  WRINKLING  OR  DISCOLORING. 

Every  bottle  nas  a  nice  Cap  and  Brush  ready  for  immediate  use,  and  is  warranted  to  give  perfect 
SATISFACTION,  OR  MONEY  REFUNDED.  The  Glue  is  packed  in  nice  strong  hinged  cover  boxrs,  ready  for 
SHIPMENT  without  REPACKING,  with  fancy  labels  and  twelve  beautiful  picture  cards,  lithographed  in 
colors  (one  for  each  bottle),  in  every  dozen  box. 

2  oz.,  1  doz.  in  box,     .       .       .     per  doz.,     $1.50  [  Quarts,  Screw-Top  Cans, 
Half  Pints,  Screw-Top  Cans,  .       .   each,         .35      Half  Gallons,  Screw-Top  Cans, 
Pints,  Screw-Top  Cans,     .       .       .       "  .50  j   Gallons  Screw-Top  Cans, 

Bulk  Glue  is  packed  in  improved  screw-top  cans,  and  is  warranted  not  to  deteriorate  with  age. 
either  before  or  after  use.  It  is  a  GIANT  IN  STRENGTH,  always  ready  for  use,  economical, 
and,  once  carefuUy  tried,  you  will  never  be  without  it. 


each, 


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BOSTON : 

No.  135  State   Street. 


No, 


NEW  YORK: 
167  Chambers  Street. 


BALTIMORE  : 

No.  4  Coramerce  Street. 


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[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 


ANTI-NERVOUS    PENCIL    AND    PEN- 
HOLDER   ATTACHMENT. 


Eberhard  Faber  has  brought  out  an  attach- 
ment for  pencils  or  penholders,  vehich  is  designed 
to  facilitate  firm  and  easy  writing,  and  to  pre- 
vent cramping  of  the  hand.  It  is,  as  shown  in 
the  illustration,  a  triangular  piece  of  hard  rub- 
ber, so  made  as  to  adjust  readily  to  the  pencil  or 
penholder,  and  is  fitted 
with  depressions  to  receive 
the  fingers.  It  is  said  to 
accomplish  what  is  required 
of  it,  and  to  give  comfort 
to  those  who  experience 
fatigue  or  annoyance  in 
holding  the  writing  imple- 
ment. 


No.  273,546.    Lead  and  Crayon  Holder.— Gustav  L.     to  the  leaf  at  intervals  from  one  side  to  the  other 


Jaeger,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  273,559.  Domino.— Charles  S.  Lockwood,  Albany, 
N.  Y.,  assignor  to  the  Bonsilate  Company,  Lim- 
ited, same  place. 
A  domino  of  two  colors  formed  In  a  single 
piece  of  plastic  material. 

No.  273,594.  Toilet-Paper  Pocket-Case.— Job  F.  Pea- 
cock, New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  273,605.  Printer's  Ink-Fountain.— John  R.  Ran- 
kin, Indianapolis,  Ind. 

No.  273,615.  Pen-Holder.— Philip  Schrag,  New  York, 
assignor  to  Eberhard  Faber,  Port  Richmond, 
N.  Y. 

No.  273,666.  Bouquet-Badge.— Monroe  G.  Carleton, 
Jackson,  Mich.,  assignor  of  one -half  to  George 


NEW     PATENTS. 


No.  273,.394.    Machine  for  Cut- 
ting  Paper   Board.— John 
T.  Robinson,  Hyde  Park, 
Mass. 
No.  273,431.   Printing.— Edwyn 
Anthony,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
An  improvement   in  the 
art   of  printing   on    cylin- 
drical  surfaces,    consisting 
in    first   making    up   the 
type-form    on   a    chase    or     form   curved    to 
fit    the   cylinder   of    the    printing   press,   and 
adapted  to  the  rapid  drying  of  the  matrix,  in 
making  from  the  curved  form  a  matrix  and. 
drying  it  in  contact  with  the  form,  in  casting  a 
stereotype  plate  from  the  matrix,  and  finally  in 
using  both  the  type-form  and  the  stereotype  in 
printing. 

No.  273,442.    Device    for   Making   Crayon   Molds.— 
Chas.  H.  Bill,  Waltham,  Mass.,  assignor  to  Zenas 
Parmenter,  same  place. 
No.   373,445.    Apparatus  for   Exhibiting  Illusions. — 
John  F.  Blake,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
An  apparatus  for  producing  optical  illusions, 
consisting  of  two  mirrors  having  their  reflecting 
surfaces  forming  an  angle  with  each  other  of 
from  60^  to  90°,  the  mirrors  being  cut  away  at 
their  point  of  intersection  to  form  an  opening 
large  enough  to  admit  the  head  of  a  person  or 
other  object  and  to  exhibit  a  portion  of  the 
body. 

No.  273,454.     Type- Writer.— Byron  A.  Brooks,    New 

York.  N.  Y. 
No.  273,500.      Wonder-Camera.— Edward  B.    Foote, 

Jr.,  New  York,  N.Y. 
A  megascope  or  wonder- camera,  constructed 
with  a  mirror  in  the  shape  of  a  semi-ellipsoid  or 
a  semi-elliptical  cylinder,  which  mirror  is  pro- 
vided with  an  aperture  for  receiving  the  lens- 
tube. 
No.  278,510.    Archery  Apparatus.— Chas.  P.  Goldey, 

New  York,  and  Wm.  H.  Goldey,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
In  a  toy  archery  apparatus,  the  combination, 
with  the  base  frame,  of  a  target  secured  at  one 
end  of  the  same,  a  tubular  guide,  secured  rigidly 
in  position  at  the  opposite  end  of  the  frame,  the 
guide  being  of  suitable  diameter  to  confine  the 
flight  of  the  projectiles  within  the  limits  of  the 
target,  but  permitting  them  to  range  over  its 
face,  and  means,  for  propelling  the  projectiles 
through  said  guides. 


Anti  Nervotjs  Pencil  and  Penholder  Attachment, 


W.  Austin  and  Verne  S.  Pease,  both  of  same 

place. 
A  bouquet-badge  having  a  vase  or  receptacle, 
an  elastic  apertured  cap  or  collar,  and  applied 
to  a  badge,  with  means  for  its  attachment  to  the 
apparel  of  the  wearer. 

No.   273,667.     Coin   Tester.- Merritt   Clarke,    Poult- 

ney,  Vt. 
No.   273,669.      Book-Cover   Protector.  —  Edward  T. 

Covell,  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  assignor  of  one-half 

to  Edwin  Dews,  same  place. 
No.  273,672.    Multicolor  Printing  Machine.— Henry  P. 

Feister,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

A  web  of  paper  is  fed  through  a  frisket  guide 
between  intermittingly  rotative  "heads"  sup- 
ported on  oscillating  arms,  one  of  which  heads 
carries  printing  surfaces  and  the  other  corre- 
sponding "  make-readies,"  a  different  color  be- 
ing printed  as  each  of  the  six  printing  surfaces 
on  the  printing-head  is  brought  into  position 
against  its  relative  make-ready,  the  paper  being 
held  stationary  till  the  six  colors  have  been 
printed,  and  then  fed  forward,  cut  off  so  as  to 
drop  onto  a  fly,  and  delivered  on  a  table.  As 
the  printing-head  recedes  from  contact  after 
each  impression,  one  of  its  different  surfaces  is 
inked  by  an  intermittingly  rotating  inking  ap- 
paratus. 

No.  273,708.    Tag  or  Ticket  Fastener.- H.  Howard 

Cauflman,  Norristown,  Pa. 
No.  273,725.    Calendar.— Wilson  L.  Gorton,  Piano,  111. 

No.  273,772.  Manufacture  of  Impression  Paper.- 
Sarah  L.  Smith,  Cincinnati,  Ohio  (Administratrix 
of  William  Smith,  deceased),  assignor  to  Matilda 
S.  Miller,  Chicago,  111. 

No.  273,797.  File  for  Invoices,  Letters,  Bonds,  &c.— 
EUicot  D.  Averell,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

A  file  composed  of  several  leaves,  and  having 
attached  to  each  leaf  two  or  more  flaps  which 
are  loose  at  one  edge  and  are  gummed  on  the 
inner  or  under  side  only,  and  which  are  secured 


side  thereof. 
No.  273,816.    Method  of   Drying  Printed  Sheets.— 
George  D.  Carroll,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to 
Manfred  C.  Carroll,  same  place. 
The  method  of  hardening  the  ink  on  printed 
sheets,  and  at  the  same  time  preventing   the 
cards  or  paper  warping,  curling,  or  buckling, 
consisting  in  laying  the  printed  sheets  or  cards 
upon  large  sheets  of  straw  board  or  other  suit- 
able material,  covering  the  same  with  a  second 
sheet  and  making  a  pile,  then  Introducing  the 
same  into  a  heated  chamber. 
No.  273,819.    Package  for  Coffee  and  other  Materials. 
—John  T.  Cooke,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
The  combination,  with  a  paper  bag,  of  a  series 
of  strengthening-strips. 

No.  273,879.  Toy  Cap  Ex- 
ploder.— Daniel  H.  Mur- 
phy, Hartford,  assignor 
to  George  J.  Capewell, 
Cheshire,  Conn. 
No.  273,886.  Book  -  Holding 
Device.  —  Adolph  Pester, 
Brooklyn,assignor  to  Thos. 
Nelson  &  Sons,  New  York, 
N.Y. 
No.  273,902.  Paper-Bag.— 
Daniel  Shirley,  New  Mar- 
ket, Va. 
No.  273,946.  Process  of  Making 
Soap  Sheets.  —  Heinrich 
Buczkow&ki,  Vienna,  Aus- 
tria-Hungary. 

A  mixture,  consisting  of 
about  ten  parts,  by  weight, 
of     glycerine,     thirty-five 
parts,  by  weight,  of  spirit, 
sixty  parts,  by  weight,  of 
dried  glycerine  soap,  and  about  fifty  parts,  by 
weight,  of   dried  neutral  soap   for  the  manu- 
facture of  soap  sheets— viz.,  for  impregnating 
and  coating  paper  or  other  suitable  stuffs  with 
soap.     2.    The  combination    of  turpentine-oil, 
with  the  soap  solution  to  hasten  the  drying  of 
the  same,  and  to  give  a  finer  gloss  to  the  sheets 
or  leaflets.    3.  The  treatment  of  a  fibrous  web 
with  a  soap  solution  maintained  at  a  heat  of 
about  from  72°  to  82°  Celsius.    4.  In  the  manu- 
facture of  soap  sheets,  and  as  a  material  for  ab- 
sorbing and  holding  the  soap  solution,  thin  paper 
containing  over  forty  per  cent,  of  cotton  fibres. 
No.  273,956.     Toy  Pistol.— David  A.  Clark,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,   assignor  of  one-half  to  Frank  T.  Fletcher, 
same  place. 
No.  273,963.    Paper-Bag  Holder.— George  W.  Cook, 
Chicago,  111.,  assignor  to  John  Mclntyre,  Milwau- 
kee, Wis. 

DESIGNS. 

No.  13,697.  Card.— George  M.  Hayes,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.    Term  of  patent,  3)^  years. 

No.  13,700.    Font  of  Printing  Type.— Andrew  Little, 
New  York,  N.  Y.    Term  of  patent,  7  years. 
LABELS. 

No.  3,035.  Title  :  "  Mann's  White  Commercial  Copy- 
ing Books."— C.  H.  Mann,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  ex- 
ecutor of  William  Mann,  deceased. 

No.  3,036.  Title:  "  Mann's  White  Linen  Letter  Copy - 
ing  Books."— C.  H.  Mann,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  ex- 
ecutor of  William  Mann,  deceased. 

No.  3,037.  Title  :  "  Mann's  Parchment  Paper  Copy 
ing  Books."— C.  H.  Mann,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  ex- 
ecutor of  William  Mann,  deceased. 

No.  3,038.  Title  :  "  Mann's  Parchment  Copying 
Paper."— C.  H.  Mann,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  execu- 
tor of  William  Mann,  deceased. 

No.  3,039.  Title:  "  Mann's  American  Railroad  Copy- 
ing Paper."— C.  H.  Mann,  Philadelphia,  Pa  ,  ex- 
ecutor of  William  Mann,  deceased. 


Those  who  tkiiak  long  are  the  better  able  to 
speak  short. 


April  26,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAJSr    STATTOITER. 


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AND  EXPRESSED  TO  THE  TRADE. 

Our  New  Location    a  change  being  rendered  necessary  by 
constant  increase  in  business. 

106, 108, 110  and  112  Wabash  Avonuo, 

OHiCA.ao. 

JOHN    J.  1MCCGR.A.TH;. 


Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 

UAmrFACTUSEBS  OF 

TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  ot  Duane  St.,  New  Tork. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Faucy  Ml  Glassware,  Cla,  Toys,  Gaies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

ITos.  2S,  31  a,aa.5.  SO  ^arls:  I=la,ce,  3iTeT7r  "STorls. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

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INStJRANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BOTLDrNGS. 

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Artistic  Oiristmas^New  Year  Cards. 

FORBES  COMPANY,  SOLE  AGENTS, 

181  Devonshire  St.,  BOSTOH;  22  Bond  St.,  FEW  YORK. 

^HE  great  favor  with  which  our  last  year's  line  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards  were  received,  first  by  dealers  and  then  by  the  public,  and 
I    with  the  increased  excellence  of  our  present  collection  of  over  THREE  HUNDRED  AND  FIFTY  SERIES,  many  designs 
^     by  Artists  who  have  proved  themselves  popular  favorites,  and  with  every  number  executed  in  a  manner  which  has  always  marked  our  Cards, 
we  feel  assured  that  we  shall  still  hold  the  favor  for  1883  which  we  have  received  in  the  past. 

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OUR   REAL   WATCOMBE   TERRA-OOTTA    PLAQUES. 

In  offering  these  to  the  public,  we  are  pleased  to  say  that  we  are  able  now  to  present  a  Plaque  which  is  in  itself  the  genuine  article,  and  not  an  imitation  of 
it.  These  Plaques  are  a  new  departure,  and  surpass  all  others  from  the  fact  that  they  cannot  warp  or  crack,  and  when  lifted  have  the  full  weight  of  a  Porcelain 
Plaque  without  resorting  to  the  artificial  means  of  loading.  

OUR   SERIES   OF    FIRE-PLACE   ORNAMENTS, 

Consisting  of  a  line  of  Folding  Screens  and  Fan  Shields,  we  trust  may  find   the  success  which  the  amount  of  money  and  labor  expended  would  warrant 
These  goods  must  be  seen  to  be  appreciated,  as  no  cut  or  description  can  give  an  idea  of  the  beautiful  e£fect  obtained. 


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Is  an  entirely  new  line  recently  added  to  our  publications,  consisting  of  an  assortment  of  the  most  charming  bits  of  Foreign  Scenery  (exquisite  hand-work  in 
color),  on  heavy  gilt  and  bevel-edged  boards.  Each  is  in  an  envelope,  witli  or  without  a  Birthday  motto,  as  desired,  and  packed  in  boxes  of  dozens.  In  addition, 
and  packed  in  the  same  manner,  we  offer  an  assortment  of  Twenty-five  Hand-painted  Flower  Subjects. 


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Our  Albertype  Engravings,  which  have  proved  so  popular  in  the  past,  we  are  prepared  to  supply  to  the  trade  this  season  in  Portfolios  of  one  hundred  each— 
a  portfolio  and  stand  for  same  being  furnished  free  with  each  100  copies.  This  enables  any  retailer  to  keep  his  stock  in  good  con4ition  and  easily  accessible,  the 
stand  being  also  an  ornament  to  the  store. 

NEW  PUBLICATIONS— A  series  10  Portfolios,  8  x  10  inches  each,  containing  18  Albertype  Engravings— with  a  list  giving  title  and  name  of  painter 
and  engraver  of  each  reproduction. 

GREAT  MINDS  IN  M ITSIC— Ten  Portraits,  11  x  14,  of  the  greatest  musical  composers,  in  a  handsome  portfolio. 


Hf"  Catalo^es  on 
application. 


FORBES  COMP'Y,  Boston  and  New  York. 


April  19,  1883.] 


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FAMILY^PULPIT  BIBLES 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE 

NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 

724,  726  (Si  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

TXTE  invite  the  attention  of  the  Book  Trade  to  the  ONLY  Quarto  Bibles  published,  containing  UON- 
^  ^       TRASTED  EDITIONS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT,  in  which  the  Old  (King  James  Version)  and 
the  Revised  Version  are  placed  in  parallel  columns.    Also, 

MARTIN  LUTHER'S  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLES, 

—  AND  — 

HAYDOCK'S  APPROVED  HOLY  CATHOLIC  BIBLES. 

All  of  the  above  contain  an  niustraoed  Bible  Dictionary,  Pictorial  History  of  the  Books  of  the  Bible, 
Maps,  niuminated  Plates  and  other  valuable  Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Features. 

We  employ  the  most  skilled  workmen,  use  only  the  best  materials,  and  guarantee  better  grades  of  paper 
and  handsomer  printing  than  can  be  found  in  any  other  Family  Bibles  published  in  America,  whUe  our 
prices  are  as  low  as  any  other  publisher's. 

Having  the  largest  establishment  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles, 
we  can  furnish  them  in  great  variety  of  new  and  attractive  bindings  and  warranted  first-class  in  every 
particular.  -■ 

ORDER  ONLY  "THE  NATIONAL  CONTRASTED  EDITION." 

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EVAPORATION  OR  THICKENING  CAUSED 

BY  EXPOSURE  TO  THE  AIR. 


[T  is  complete,  simple  in  construction,  cannot  get  out  of 
order,  can  be  used  by  any  one  at  first  sight.    Made  in 

plain    or    figured 
Bronze,    Nickel 
Plated,  Gold  Figured     ,_, 
.Nickel,  Single  or  Do"We 
Founts,  Flint  or  Cut  Glass 
in  upwards  of  forty  differ 
ent  styles.    Price  List  and 
Discounts  sent  to  the  trade 
upon  application  to 


Cut  No.  1  shows  the  Stand  Closed.    The  cover  being  automatically 
adjusted  keeps  the  stand  always  closed  when  ink  is  not  needed. 


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By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  ink,  the  stand 
immediately  closes. 


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your  orders,  it  will  pay  you. 


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These  papers,  made  from  the  purest  fibre,  without  any  foreign  admixture,  each  sheet  separately  formed  by  hand  in  a  mold,  couched 
by  vertical  pressure  and  slowly  dried  by  air,  possess  a  toughness,  hardness  and  strength  unapproachable  by  any  machine-made  papers 

Lor  Legal  use,  for  Scrip  or  Bonds,  and  for  aU  purposes  demanding  great  durability,  these  hand-made  papers  are  invaluable. 

The  heavier  sorts  are  double  sized,  and  they  will  bear  repeated  erasure  and  constant  handling  beyond  all  other  makes,  so  that  for 
Ledger  and  Account-Book  purposes  none  can  compare  with  them. 


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In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS   PAPER    COMPANY,  HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

''PARSONS    LINEN   LEDGER."  "SCOTCH  LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


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The  ^^ Champion"  Green  Ink, 
Levison's  Jet  Black  Ink, 
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All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
aot,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  witli 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

R.  M.  Rankin,  printer,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  has 
failed. 

Davis  Brothers,  stationers,  Omaha,  Neb.,  are 
closing  out. 

J.  A.  Booth,  of  Booth  &  Fonda,  publishers, 
Oakland,  Cal.,  is  dead. 

J.  Keiser,  publisher  of  the  Republican,  Wina- 
mac,  Ind.,  has  sold  out. 

Handy  &  Walters,  printers,  New  York  city, 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

S.  H.  Eldridge,  Jr.,  dealer  in  periodicals, 
Attleboro,  Mass.,  has  sold  out. 

D.  J.  Eastburn,  publisher  of  the  News,  Kent- 
land,  Ind.,  has  removed  to  Fowler. 

George  E.  Filley,  publisher,  Kingman,  Kan., 
has  been  succeeded  by  Filley  &  Capps. 

S.  D.  Carpenter,  publisher  of  the  Patriot, 
Carthage,  Mo.,  is  about  to  leave  that  place. 

Richard  Roberts,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Washington,  D.  C,  has  sold  out  to  Daniel  Mun- 
cey. 

Holman,  CofBa  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Atlanta,  Ga.,  have  made  application  for  a 
receiver. 

Atkins  &  Kellogg,  publishers  of  the  Preeport 
Republican  have  been  succeeded  by  the  Freeport 
Journal  Printing  Company. 

Addison  I.  and  Clara  A.  Bush,  manufacturers 
of  ink,  mucilage,  &c.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  are  ad- 
vertised to  be  sold  out  by  the  sheriff. 

The  Cuyahoga  Paper  Company,  Cuyahoga 
Falls,  Ohio,  has  dissolved  partnership.  Lazare 
Levy  and  H.  N.  Loeser  retiring.  I.  M.  Loeser 
and  Moses  Loeser  continue  under  the  same  style. 

Hope  &  Co.,  West  Point,  Pa.,  are  introducing 
the  new  Scottish  white  satin-wood  goods,  em- 
bellished with  authentic  photographs  of  famous 
localities.  This  firm  also  carries  a  full  line  of 
high  class  fancy  cards  and  art  novelties. 

The  third  London  exhibition  and  market  of 
paper-making,  printing  and  stationery  machin- 
ery and  material  will  be  held  at  Agricultural 
Hall,  London,  from  July  30  to  August  11.  This 
exhibition  will  be  purely  of  a  trade  character, 
and  is  designed  to  bring  manufacturers  in  direct 
contact  with  customers. 

The  National  Publishing  Company,  Phila- 
delphia, is  the  exclusive  publisher  of  the  con- 
trasted editions  of  the  New  Testament  (in  which 
the  King  James  and  Revi.sed  Versions  are  placed 
in  parallel  columns  on  the  same  page).  This 
feature  has  made  the  family  bibles  of  this  com- 
pany very  popular.  It  readily  out-sells  the  old 
style  of  placing  the  revised  after  the  old  ver- 
sion. 

A  fire  broke  out  on  Sunday  afternoon  on  the 
top  floor  of  George  Schlessinger  &  Co.'s  toy 
factory,  a  four-story  brick  building,  No.  1.5.5  to 
No.  163  Avenue  D,  New  York.  The  flames 
spread  rapidly,  and  two  alarms  were  sent  out. 
The  two  upper  floors  were  gutted.  Damage  to 
the  extent  of  $2.5,000  was  done  to  stock  by  fire 
and  water.  The  building  was  damaged  $1,000. 
Mr.  Schlessinger  said  that  his  stock  and  build- 
ing were  insured  for  $90,000.  The  cause  of  the 
fire  is  unknown. 


Thomas  Nelson  &  Sons,  42  Bleecker  street, 
control  the  sale  in  this  country  of  the  Christmas 
and  New  Year  cards,  manufactured  by  Ro- 
manet  &  Co.,  Paris.  These  goods  are  the  first 
productions  in  this  line  by  Romanet  &  Co.,  but 
they  have  been  making  cards  to  order  for  other 
houses  for  a  number  of  years  and  have  the  bene- 
fit of  the  experience  thereby  gained.  Art  taste 
and  workmanship  of  no  mean  order  are  shown 
in  these  goods,  and  there  is  every  probability 
that  they  will  meet  with  a  great  demand.  The 
trade  ought  to  see  them. 

The  Standard  Envelope  Company,  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  will  be  dissolved  on  April  30.  This 
is  the  manufacturers'  combination.  A  meeting 
is  to  be  held  on  that  day  in  reference  to  the  mat- 
ter. The  cause  of  the  dissolution  is  said  to  be 
the  fact  that  one  manufacturer  has  withdrawn 
from  the  combination.  Within  the  past  week 
circulars  have  been  sent  to  the  trade  by  several 
manufacturers  offering  to  furnish  envelopes  at 
lower  rates  than  those  fixed  by  the  combination, 
and  stating  that  if  others  should  offer  better 
figures  to  the  trade  they  would  be  willing  to 
meet  them. 

George  "W.  Arms  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  with 
their  rapidly  increasing  business,  have  found  it 
compulsory  to  seek  larger  quarters,  and  have 
secured  the  building  on  the  corner  across  from 
their  present  location,  having  20  feet  front  on 
Chestnut  and  80  feet  on  South  Fourth  streets, 
occupying  four  floors.  They  will  remove  about 
May  15. 

A.  G.  Spalding  &  Brothers,  Chicago,  have 
published  the  "  Official  Base-Ball  Guide  "  for 
1883.  In  addition  to  the  rules,  it  contains  the 
records  of  the  different  professional  and  college 
nines  and  other  interesting  information. 

Will.  N.  Kurtz  has  resigned  his  position  as 
manager  of  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods  de- 
partment with  Sharpless  &  Sons,  and  is  now 
associated  with  Wm.  Mann,  529  Market  s(;reet, 
Philadelphia. 

The  Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Company 
has  some  new  goods  in  course  of  preparation, 
which  it  claims  will  create  a  sensation  when 
offered.  This  firm  reports  business  as  being  ex- 
cellent. 

William  Christy's  Sons,  Philadelphia,  have 
made  an  attractive  and  beneficial  change  In 
the  interior  arrangement  of  their  store,  to  meet 
the  wants  of  their  growing  business. 

Carlton  McCarty  &Co.,  Richmond,  Va.,  seem 
to  be  enterprising  booksellers  and  stationers. 
Local  account  of  their  stock  indicates  that  they 
carry  fully  lines  of  the  best  goods. 

Hard  &  Parsons  have  now  ready  their  line  for 
the  holiday  trade.  It  includes  many  novelties, 
some  of  which  are  really  exquisite. 

J.  D.  Butler  &  Co. ,  printers  and  paper  deal- 
ers. New  York  city,  have  dissolved  partnership, 
Hunter  &  Beach  succeed. 

Luke  Brophy  &  Son,  paper-stock  dealers, 
Gloucester,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Each  continues. 

Robinson  Brothers,  printing  ink  manufac- 
turers, New  York,  will  remove  on  May  1  to  27 
Beekman  street. 

R.  Fideau,  manufacturer  of  hammocks.  New 
York,  has  removed  from  16  Beekman  street  to 
43  Dey  street. 

Wing  &  Bow,  printers  and  publishers,  Boston, 
Mass.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  M.  M.  Wing 
continues. 

Mary  Epp,  fancy  goods  and  news  dealer, 
Peoria,  111.,  has  sold  out  to  J.  Whittington. 


George  King,  printer,  Oakvile,  Ont.,  has  been 
burned  out. 

C.  C.  Moore,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Newark, 
Ohio,  has  sold  out. 

T.  B.  Crewith,  printer,  Durango,  Col.,  has 
given  a  warranty  deed. 

John  Leason,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Cadil- 
lac, Mich.,  has  sold  out. 

Frank  W.  Hurd,  stationer,  Leadville,  Col., 
has  sold  out  to  L.  J.  Hobart. 

G.  M.  Cook  &  Co.,  printers.  Marietta,  Ohio, 
have  sold  out  to  W.  S.  Knox. 

M.  D.  Dickinson  &  Co.,  paper  stock  dealers, 
Norwich,  Conn.,  are  closing  out. 

S.  G.  Patrick,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Den- 
ver, Col.,  has  sold  out  to  Z.  Shedd. 

William  Viles,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Waltham, 
Mass.,  has  sold  out  to  Edward  Smith. 

J.  A.  Monger,  publisher  of  the  Daily  Freeman, 
Peoria,  111. ,  has  sold  out  to  Colonel  Brooks. 

William  P.  Forsyth,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Jefferson,  Wis.,  has  sold  out  to  Mark  Head. 

Morris  &  Pillman,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Summerside,  P.  E.  I.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship. 

Murray  &  Deering,  job  printers,  Denison,  Tex., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  B.  C.  Murray  con- 
tinues. 

O.  C.  Haskell  &  Co.,  dealers  in  maps  and  pic- 
tures, Chicago,  111.,  have  been  closed  out  by  the 
sheriff. 

Forrest  &  Wisdom,  publishers  of  the  Herald, 
Fort  Smith,  Ark.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Forrest  &  Saunders  succeed. 

Allen  &  At  wood,  publishers  of  the  Fairfield 
Journal,  Fairfield,  Me.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   A.  B.  Allen  continues. 

Charles  A.  Gardner,  publisher  of  the  Star,  St. 
Helena,  Cal ,  has  admitted  W.  A.  Mackinder  to 
partnership,  under  the  style  of  Gardner  &  Mae- 
kinder. 

Louis  Lange,  publisher  of  the  Abendsehule, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  has  been  succeeded  by  the  Louis 
Lange  Publishing  Company,  with  a  capital  stock 
of  125,000. 

H.  McAllaster  &  Co.,  Chicago,  have  issued  a 
hew  price  list  of  advertising  cards,  and  have  also 
got  out  a  new  line  of  samples.  The  trade  are  in- 
vited to  send  for  lists. 

The  Richmond  Paper  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, Richmond,  Va.,  is  manufacturing  a  supe- 
rior blotting-paper,  the  merits  of  which  the 
trade  will  do  well  to  investigate.  The  company 
guarantees  to  make  it  full  weight. 

Wm.  A.  Davis,  Boston,  offers  his  commercial 
stationery,  printing  and  blank  book  business  for 
sale  at  a  bargain.  He  has  a  good,  steady,  unso- 
licited trade,  now  paying  a  good  profit,  which 
can  easily  be  doubled;  and  the  only  reason  for 
selling  is,  that  the  constantly  increasing  busi- 
ness as  manufacturer  of  the  United  States 
Treasury  Mucilage  and  AVriting  Inks  necessi- 
tates so  much  of  his  personal  attention  as  to 
make  it  impossible  to  give  either  business  the  at- 
tention it  deserves. 

Charles  T.  Bainbridge  &  Sons  have  secured 
for  the  American  market  the  whole  production 
of  Christmas,  New  Year,  birthday  and  Easter 
cards  and  valentines  of  the  Paris  Art  Company, 
Paris,  France.  The  designs  and  workmanship 
are  purely  Parisian,  and  the  firm  claims  that 
the  line  is  superior  to  any  that  has  ever  been 
offered  in  this  market.  The  firm's  travelers 
will  start  on  the  road  next  month  with  samples. 
This  bouse  has  also  brought  out    thirty    new 


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styles  of  London  court  stationery,  all  of  which 
are  very  neat. 

C.  S.  Holden,  stationer,  Holyoke,  Mass.,  is 
advertising  to  sell  out. 

William  B.  Allen,  printer,  Keene,  N.  H.,  has 
sold  out  to  Darling  &  Kimball. 

Porter  &  Stephenson,  stationers,  New  York 
city,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Eugene  Munn,  of  Munn  Brothers,  fancy  goods 
dealers,  Chicopee, /Mass.,  is  dead. 

W.  K.  Ireland,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Owen 
Sound,  Ont.,  has  been  burned  out. 

A.  L.  Bancroft  &  Co.,  stationers,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.,  have  been  incorporated. 

Siegmund  Friedman,  fancy  goods  dealer,  New 
York  city,  has  made  an  assignment. 

James  Dale,  dealer  in  blank  books,  Chicago, 
111.,  has  been  closed  out  by  the  sheriff. 

D.  H.  Neiman,  publisher  and  printer,  Easton, 
Pa.,  has  sold  out  to  the  Easton  Sentinel. 

H.  W.  Love,  of  Love  &  Hunter,  publishers  of 
the  Review,  Rutland,  Vt.,  is  reported  to  have 
left  town. 

G.  A.  Raisbeck,  Phil.  Hake's  genial  mana- 
ger, returned  on  Tuesday  morning  from  his  trip 
to  Toledo. 

J.  L.  Carsons  &  Co.,  stationers,  Montreal,  Que- 
bec, have  had  their  stock  damaged  by  smoke  and 
water.     Insured. 

James  Inglis,  Jr. ,  Paterson,  N.  J.,  has  been 
appointed  lay  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of 
Passaic  County,  N.  J. 

Cary  &  Woodruff,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Seattle,  W.  T.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  J. 
A.  Carey  &  Co.  succeed. 

C.  H.  Pendexter  &  Co.,  fancy  goods,  Lewis- 
ton,  Me.,  recently  reported  failed,  have  settled  at 
twenty  cents  on  the  dollar. 

J.  A.  Seitz  &  Son,  publishers  of  the  White 
Mountain  News,  North  Conway,  N.  H.,  have 
sold  out  to  Van  Cuilen,  Jones  &  Co. 

Chas.  Or.  Soderbery  met  with  a  severe  loss  by 
the  death  of  his  daughter  on  Saturday  last.  Mr. 
Soderbery's  wife  died  only  a  few  months  ago. 

William  Wetmore,  of  Scranton,  Wetmore  & 
Co.,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  arrived  in  town  on  Wed- 
nesday. He  was  accompanied  by  Mr.  Buckley, 
a  prominent  salesman  of  the  firm. 

Wm.  W.  Gillespie  &  Co.,  printers  and  pub- 
lishers of  the  Advocate,  Stamford,  Conn.,  have 
dissolved  partnership.  E.  T.  W.  Gillespie  and 
R.  H.  Gillespie  continue  under  the  style  of  Gil- 
lespie Brothers. 

J.  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  have  put  upon  the  mar- 
ket some  new  and  elegant  designs  in  card  cabi- 
nets. The  cards  are  gold  beveled,  with  unique 
and  striking  designs,  stamped  in  assorted  colors 
in  bronze.  The  cards  and  envelopes  being  put 
up  in  assorted  tints  of  paper  as  well  as  different 
colors  of  bronze,  make  a  very  taking  box,  and 
are  sold  very  cheap.  The  firm  has  also  brought 
out  the  same  designs  in  papeteries,  put  up  four 
of  the  latest  tints  assorted  in  a  box,  which  are 
meeting  with  a  very  large  sale. 


G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  are  having  a  great  demand 
for  their  birthday  novelties. 

George  Denne  &  Co.,  stationers,  San  Jose, 
Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

The  Rutledge  Publishing  Company,  Easton, 
Pa.,  has  sold  out  to  D.  H.  Neiman. 

James  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  report  that  the 
sales  of  their  automatic  shading  pens  and  inks 
are  larger  now  than  at  any  time  since  they 
assumed  the  agency.  The  sales  since  January  1 
have  been  almost  double  those  of  any  preceding 
three  months.  The  firm  furnishes  complete 
samples  of  the  pens,  if  ordered,  and  samples  of 
the  writing  on  application. 

Tuttle  &  Co.,  Rutland,  Vt.,  the  publishers  of 
Mrs.  Dorr's  novelty,  called  "  Santa  Claus  Souve- 
nir," are  preparing  to  offer  this  attractive  and 
salable  Holiday  article  in  a  revised  dress,  dur- 


ing the  coming  season,  and  at  a  reduced  price. 
They  have  sold  over  20,000  copies,  and  with  the 
reduction  in  price  and  new  features,  it  will  be 
more  popular  than  ever.  The  jobbing  trade 
will  do  well  to  correspond  with  the  publishers. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were :  A.  D.  Leonard, 
Central  Valley,  N.  Y. ;  James  Inglis,  Jr.,  Pater- 
son, N.  J. ;  Mr.  Hazzard,  of  Congdoa,  Hazzard 
&  Co.,  Georgetown,  S.  C. ;  Charles  and  Harry 
Blackburn,  of  George  McDowell  &  Co.,  Phila- 
delphia ;  Mr.  Fewell,  of  Ivy  &  Fewell,  Rockhill, 
S.  C;  Mr.  Treadwell,  of  Treadwell  &  Munn, 
Croton,  N.  Y. ;  Mr.  Rogers,  of  Rogers  &  Sam- 
mis,  Huntingdon,  N.  Y. ;  Mr.  Tewksbury,  of 
Tewksbury,  Pabst  &  Co.,  Lexington,  Mich.;  E. 
J.  Goodrich.  Oberlin,  Ohio;  E.  O.  Eldridge 
Berkshire,  N.  Y.;  Mr.  Golds  worthy,  of  Preman 
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Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  aud  Twines. 


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GEO.  F.  KING  &  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    ManufacUirers, 

STATIONERS  and  FAP£B  DEALERS, 
29;  Hawley    Street,    BOSTON,  MASS 


600 


THE    AMEEICAW    STATIONER. 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  irill  be  chargred  for 
at  rate  of  810  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BURCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artista,  Vamishere,  Gliders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  m. 


Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  st.,  Chicago,  111. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1185  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  295 
Broadway,  N.Y.,&  156&  158  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  ni. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORtru  &  PEASE,  88,  30,  38  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  FUe  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  63  Maiden  Lane,  N,  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Mhior  st.,Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 


Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  lU. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  III. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


QARNAH,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  WUham  st.,  N.  Y. 


QANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &  SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


McHUQH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  st.,  N.  Y. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  st.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLUNS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HATTW.  PHILIP, 


156  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  2ad  rt.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    CarpentersriUe,  lU. 


8HRIVER,  T..  &  CO.,  333  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C,  &  CO., 


Cincinnati,  O. 


Copying  Books. 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F.,  Phfladelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY,  78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


UPMAN.  HYMEN  L.. 


51  South  4th  St.,  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  EN^"ELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

RERUN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St..  PhUa.,  Pa. 


REAY,  M.  A.. 


77  John  St..  N.  Y. 


THE   LOGAN    &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 


U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  st..  Chicago.  111. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  m.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12, 18  and  30  in.  diam. 

NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
6,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 


Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.  Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Gum  Labels  and  Seals. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTUIUNQ  CO.,  81  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  st.. 
Philadelpbda;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  st.,  St.  Louis. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILT  J  AM  A.  DAVIS,  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles, 
cox,  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  Sec. 

GAYNOR  &  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  BeU  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c..  New 
Haven,  Conn. 


Letter  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO..  Cincinnati.  Eastern  ofttce, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mty.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 

81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr., 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 
57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  gt.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

G.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  gt..  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 

BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,   White   and   Colored 
Ti^Rie  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  City.  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


32  Beekman  St..  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON, 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


ATKTN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 


83Maidenlane,  N.  Y. 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  aU  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  st.,  Boston. 

Sealing  Wax  Manufacturers. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.:  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  156  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 

CLARK  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  Franklin  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 

SHEPARD,  G.  W.  &  CO.,  Manufacturer  of  the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N,   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  st.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper  Manufacturers. 


ROGERS,  L.  H., 


75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER,|«g^^;,^X^ef^^„-^ 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  st.,  N.  Y. 

J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING,  GEO.   F..  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 

PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFQ.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila. . 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 

HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  256  &  859  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 


Toys  and  Games. 


LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sta., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  NoveMea. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  st,  Baltmiore,  Md. 

wiidmannTXI  " 


806  Broadway,  N.  T. 


Fire!     Fire!    Fire!!! 

For  Insurance  rates  addresg 

ANDEBSON  &  STANTON, 

153  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 


April  26,  1883. 


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BUFFORD'S   NOVELTIES. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  recently  introduced 
a  large  variety  of  advertising  novelties  in  sbape 
goods,  nearly  all  of  which  come  both  plain  and 
embossed  and  richly  colored.  They  are  also 
neat  and  attractive  in  design,  and  most  of  them 
can  be  used  for  ornamental  purposes.  As  this 
house  manufactures  all  of  its  goods,  and  as  it 
has  the  best  machinery  and  other  facilities  for 
producing  them,  it  can  aflford  and  makes  it  a 
special  object  to  place  the  best  goods  on  the 
market  at  the  lowest  possible  rates.  Among 
these  goods  is  a  series  of  palettes  in  three  de- 
signs, one  of  which  has  an  illustration  represent- 
ing the  house  where  Washington  made  his  head- 
quarters when  the  American  army  was  en- 
camped at  Cambridge,  Mass.  This  house  was 
afterward  owned  and  occupied  by  Longfellow, 
and  the  poet's  likeness  is  also  a  prominent  fea- 
ture of  the  palette.  The  scene  is  a  winter  one, 
and  shows  the  old  oaks  and  evergreens  surround- 
ing the  building.  Another  design  represents  a 
church  on  the  edge  of  a  lake  with  hickory  trees 
hanging  over  the  water,  and  a  boat  drawn  up 
on  the  beach  ;  the  other  desiga  shows  an  ideal 
head.  Some  of  the  palettes  are  furnished  with 
standards  and  others  with  hangers.  A  tambour- 
ine series  comes  in  several  designs,  the  coloring 
and  shape  of  the  bells,  sides,  spaces,  &c.,  being 
produced  with  great  care  and  good  effect.  One 
of  the  designs  shows  a  number  of  birds  in  high 
grass  :  another  illustrates  a  boy  holding  a  dog 
in  a  railway  palace  car,  and  both  eagerly  look- 
ing at  some  object ;  another  represents  an  owl 
perched  on  a  bough.  In  the  drum  series  there 
are  four  designs,  the  head  of  one  illustrating 
Paul  Revere  in  his  famous  ride  by  moonlight, 
and  another  the  incident  of  a  British  man-of- 
war  landing  a  crew  who  were  frightened  off 
by  the  fife  and  drum  .played  by  two  Yankee 
girls.  Another  shows  Washington  reviewing 
his  troops  at  Valley  Forge,  Pa.  Three  desigu> 
of  vases,  with  floral  designs,  are  also  shown. 
Each  is  constructed  "  ith  three  sides,  and  cau 
be  used  for  holding  flowers  and  ferns,  or  to  All 
with  sand  whereon  to  place  miniature  flower- pots. 
These  vases  would  also  make  neat  ornaments 
for  a  mantel.  The  "Old  Oaken  Bucket,"  the 
"Little  Brown  Jug,"  and  the  "New  England 
Coffee-pot "  are  also  illustrated  in  improved  style. 
Among  other  goods  are  "  Old  Tom  Cat,"  a  shell- 
shaped  form,  on  which  is  shown  a  seaside  view ; 
a  ban  jo,  showing  a  negro  playing  a  similar  instru- 
ment; a  slipper  filled  with  roses;  ideal  busts  on 
pedestals;  cats',  deer's,  rabbits',  boars'  and  elks*^ 
heads,  and  representations  of  roosters,  fishes  and 
lobsters.  There  is  also  shown  a  new  line  of  fans, 
which  are  made  crimped  and  plain.  The  crimped 
are  in  imitation  of  Japanese  fans,  and  come  in 
cut  shape,  representing  cats'  heads,  the  pug  dog, 
the  owl,  and  a  full  view  of  the  parrot.  Most  of 
the  shape  goods  are  brought  out  in  fan  style. 
The  plain  fans  come  in  nineteen  designs  and  in 
a  variety  of  shapes,  making  one  of  the  largest 
lines  of  fans  ever  offered  by  this  house.  Among 
other  things  recently  brought  out  by  this  house 
are  two  new  series  of  tiles,  one  eight  inches 
square  and  the  other  six.  They  are  in  imitation 
of  hand-painted  ceramics,  and  come  with  a  gela- 
tine finish.  These  are  among  the  richest  novel- 
ties ever  brought  out  in  the  advertising  line,  and 
can  be  used  with  good  effect  for  decorating  pur- 
poses. This  house  has  in  course  of  preparation 
Fourth  of  July  cards. 


ESTABLISHED     1830. 


Very  pretty  receptacles  for  wisk  brooms  are 
made  in  blue  and  pink  satin,  embroidered  in 
colors  and  mounted  on  inlaid  ebony  frames.  In 
some  a  beveled  mirror  is  inserted  above  the 
arched  piece  which  receives  the  broom. 


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connected  with  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  country,  in  all  eases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  Importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  accoimt  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
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ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

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ager, CORNER  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside ]  ^  Lott  ^""""^  building. 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo '^igo,  Spain. 

G.  Galvagno , .  .Turin,  Italy. 

8.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa.  Italy. 

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Tohn  Hop-an  \  Melbourne,    Sydney,    and 

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R.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  G.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent,  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Camilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana.  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

Jo86  A.  Barros Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Edward  Qrauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hijos Curagoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co. ...  i Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Lissa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

Q.  Cf.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

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John  Q.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

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the  best  cloth  binder  in  the  market.  Deliverable  at 
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information  obtained  from  its  columns,  by  advertise 
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The  envelope  manufacturers,  it  seems, 
are  again  in  competition.  It  has  been 
stated  that  the  combination  was  dissolved  ; 
but  this  is  denied,  although  it  is  ad- 
mitted that  the  dissolution  will  probably 
be  effected  on  Monday  next.  It  seems  to 
be  assured  that  the  alliance  is  at  an  end, 
and  we  have  a  report  to  the  effect  that  some 
of  the  manufacturers  are  offering  goods  at 
lower  prices  and  are  willing  to  compete  for 
trade  at  whatever  figures  may  be  made  by 
others.  Are  we  to  have  a  war  in  the  enve- 
lope trade  ? 


There  is  a  wholesome  disposition  to  con- 
servatism in  trade.  If  business  is  not  rush- 
ing, there  is  a  fair  movement  in  support  of 
current  requirements  which  in  the  aggre- 
gate make  up  a  good  if  not  active  demand. 
The  tendency  to  restrict  purchases  and  to 
limit  credits  is  sound  in  principle.  Such 
action  should  not,  however,  be  peremptory 
or  forced,  but  should  be  taken  with  such 
caution  that  ease  and  not  stringency  will 
characterize  the  market. "  In  our  report 
this  week  a  gratifying  freedom  of  collec- 
tions is  noted,  and  we  hope  that  this  feature 
will  be  sustained.  The  comparatively  small 
amount  of  general  speculation  precludes 
the  idea  of  panic — for  the  present  at  least — 
but  the  summer,  like  that  of  1873,  may 
develop  a  different  turn.  This  possibility 
ought  not  to  be  lost  sight  of. 


Our  attention  has  been  directed  to  the 
fact  that  a  demand  has  been  made  for  the 
payment  of  a  royalty  to  certain  parties 
claiming  a  patent  for  a  check  stamp. 
Several  stationers  have  been  selling  stamps 
for  impressing  or  embossing  that  part  of  a 
check  containing  the  figures  and  for  the 
purpose  of  preventing  alteration.  In  the 
instance  referred  to  it  has  been  asserted 
that  some  of  the  stamps  used  are  in- 
fringements of  a  patent,  and  it  is  sought 
to  support  this  claim  by  a  decision 
of  Judge  Blatchford's,  which  sustains 
the  patent  referred  to.  It  is  well 
known  how  patent  cases  can  be  made  up 
and  not  defended,  and  how  judgment 
can  be  obtained  without  bringing  before 
the  court  the  actual  facts  as  to  priority  of 
invention  or  use.  The  stamps  which  are  said 
to  be  infringements  are  not  copies  of  the 
design  of  that  patented,  and  the  use  of  the 
spring  and  mechanism  by  which  the  stamp- 
ing is  effected  was,  we  think,  known  long 
ago.  We  conceive  that  whatever  strength 
the  patent  has  lies  in  the  application,  or,  in 
other  words,  to  the  use  to  which  it  is  put. 
There  is  doubt  if  this  is  original  with 
the  patentee  ;  but  the  question  is  of  interest 
to  stationers,  inasmuch  as  the  United  States 
judge  has  granted  an  injunction,  if  the 
papers  upon  which  the  alleged  patentee  of 
the  stamp  bases  his  demand  are  authentic 
copies.  The  trade  should,  therefore,  be 
cautious  about  selling  embossing  stamps  for 
use  on  checks.  This  matter  has,  we  believe, 
been  ventilated  in  one  of  the  daily  papers, 
but  we  were  not  aware  that  the  stationery 
trade  were  engaged  in  selling  such   stamps. 


One  of  the  peculiar  features  of  the  claim 
for  royalty  is,  that  an  agent  of  the  claimant 
will  enter  a  business  house  and  ask  for  the 
use  of  a  stamp,  and  after  taking  an  impres- 
sion throw  down  some  printed  papers, 
purporting  to  be  copies  of  the  patent  and  of 
the  order  of  the  court.  These  are  accom- 
panied by  a  statement  that  a  license  will  be 
given  on  the  payment  of  $20.  A  few  days 
later  formal  notice  of  infringement  and  a 
demand  for  settlement  is  served.  The 
methods  adopted  to  catch  the  business  men 
who  are  using  check-embossing  stamps 
suggest  a  doubt  as  to  the  righteousness  of 
the  claim.  It  has  been  said,  that  where  pay- 
ment of  the  royalty  has  been  refused  and 
parties  evince  a  disposition  to  resist,  there 
has  been  no  attempt  to  prosecute.  Perhaps 
this  is  one  of  the  things  that  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade  could  properly  investigate. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 

K.  &  M.  want  to  know  who  makes  a  blotting  paper 
as  good  as . 

Ans. — Tour  inquiry  has  received  attention  by 
mail. 

W.  S.  incloses  sample  of  American  buff  copying  paper 
and  wants  to  know  who  makes  It. 

Ans. — No  such  brand  is  known  in  this  market. 
The  Ivanhoe  Manufacturing  Company,  Pater- 
son,  N.  J.,  is  about  the  only  manufacturer  of 
buff  copying  not  really  a  manilla.  J.  C.  Weed- 
en  &  Co.,  Lambertville,  N.  J.,  make  Mann's 
biiff-copying  exclusively,  and  Boorum  &  Pease, 
New  York,  are  said  to  control  the  product  of 
buff-copying  paper  made  by  the  Union  Mills 
Paper  Manufacturing  Coxnpany,  Lambertville, 
N.  J. ,  but  both  of  these  makes  are  manilla. 

Subscriber  asks  (1)  Who  makes  or  controls  "  Hamburg 
linen"  ?  (2)  Where  is  heavy  manilla  copying 
paper,  such  as  can  be  ruled  or  written  upon, 
made  ? 

Ans. — 1.  We  do  not  know  any  paper  by  that 
name.  2.  Wilkinson  Brothers  &  Co.,  73  Duane 
street,  New  York  ;  Springfield  Paper  Company, 
Rainbow,  Conn. 

T.  N.,  Detroit,  says  :  Please  give  me  address  of  parties 
who  manufacture  plate  blottings. 

Ans. — If  our  correspondent  means  regular 
plate  paper,  which  is  frequently  made  free  from 
all  sizing,  and  makes  a  good  blotting  paper,  he 
can  get  it  of  Campbell  &  Smith,  or  Bulkley, 
Dunton  &  Co. ,  New  York. 

R.  &  Co.  want  us  to  ask  the  New  York  agent  for 
Stevens'  inks  to  quote  prices  and  give  size  of 
shipping  packages. 

Ans. — There  is  no  agency  for  Stevens'  inks. 
They  are  sold  by  several  importing  houses.   The 
prices  are  as  foUows  by  the  dozen  : 
B.  B.  Fluid. 

1  doz.  6  doz.         cask. 

No.  5 $7.60  $7.50  $7.20 

No.  6 5.10  5.00  4.72 

No.  7 2.25  

No.  8 1.12  

Copying. 

1  doz.  6  doz.  cask. 

No.  11 $7.60  $7.50  $7.20 

No.  12 5.10  5.00  4.72 

No.  13 2.25  2.12  2.05 

Casks  contain  from  8  to  36  dozen,  according  to 
numbers.    Packages  vary  in  size  according  to 
quantity  ordered. 
Alpha  last  week  asked  about  "  Evadne  "  paper. 

4ns.— Tuttle  &  Co.,  Rutland,  Vt.,  say  that 
they  have  handled  "  Evadne "  note  paper  for 
years,  and  can  supply  it. 


April  26,  1883.J 


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MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

H.  W.  Cherouny  (R.) $650 

T.  Holman 400 

Thos.  A.  O'Keeffe 12,000 

Alex.  Robinson . 300 

Thomas  Ru8?el  (R  ) 8,000 

T.B.WhifEen 100 

Hunterfi  Beach 13,500 

T.  A.  O'KeeflEo 12,000 

A.  G.  Sherwood  &  Co 1,750 

W.  Wilson 626 

MIDDLE  STATES. 

Joseph  A.  Busli,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  (B.  S.) 1 

Peter  Sy thofC 343 

Herbert  B.  Bill  (R.) 133 

Geo.  B.  Lautz,  Buffalo,  N.  Y  1.000 

EASTERN   STATES. 

Walter  H.  Dunton,  Boston,  Mass 600 

H.  E.  Lombard,  Cambridge,  Mass 450 

Rufus  M.  Dill,  Freeport,  Me.  (Real) ...   1,000 

Owen  C.  Noone  (Real) 3,000 

WESTERN  STATES. 

G.  A.  Adams,  Morrison,  111.  (pur.  money) 1,500 

Geo.  M.  Harding,  St.  Louis,  Mo 100 

Leich  Brothers,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 840 


The  silver  dollar  of  1794,  showing  a  female 
head  with  flowing  hair,  is  worth  $1.5.  The  silver 
dollar  of  1804  is  worth  $200  to  $700.  The  silver 
dollar  of  1838  is  worth  $15.  The  half  dollars  of 
1794  are  worth  $25;  of  1796,  $50;  of  1787,  $10;  of 
1838,  with  milled  edges,  $2.  An  original  half 
dollar  struck  by  the  Confederate  States  in  1861 
is  worth  $200.  The  quarter  dollar  of  1796  is 
worth  $1;  of  1823  and  1827,  $15;  of  1853,  50  cents 
each.  The  50-cent  pieces  of  1877  and  1878  are 
worth  $1.50  each.  The  dimes  of  1796  are  worth 
50  cents  each;  of  1797,  1798,  1800, 1801,  1802,  1803, 
and  1804  are  worth  $1  each. 

Opfick  op  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  April  35,  1883.     ( 

THE  MOXET  XA.BKET.— The  money  market 
is  gradually  working  into  an  easy  condition.  Cur- 
rency is  flowing  steadily  in  this  direction  from  the 
West  and  South,  and  our  local  banks  will  soon  be  in 
a  position  to  grant  all  the  accommodation  needed  by 
their  patrons.  The  highest  grades  of  mercantile 
paper  are  readily  discounted  at  5)^@6f^  per  cent., 
but  good  notes  that  are  regarded  as  second  and  third 
rate  are  still  difficult  of  negotiation.  The  "bull" 
movement  in  stocks  appears  to  have  halted,  the 
"  bears "  having  again  come  to  the  front.  Prices 
since  our  last  have  quite  generally  declined,  in  spite 
of  large  railroad  earnings  and  cheaper  money.  In 
governments  there  has  been  some  pressure  to  sell 
the  4J^'s  and  3's.  Railroad  mortgages  are  less  active 
and  on  the  whole  less  firm  than  of  late.  Sterling 
exchange  is  lower.  Continental  remaining  steady. 

THE  Jf^fEH  MA.  KK  EX.— We  are  unable  to 
see  any  improvement  in  trade.  The  spring  move- 
ment is  still  backward,  like  the  season.  We  are 
nearing  the  time  of  year  when  the  demand  for  print 
papers  usually  slackens,  but  for  the  past  few  years 
this  falling  off  in  the  demand  has  been  somewhat 
counterbalanced  by  a  diminished  supply,  owing  to 
long-continued  drought,  and  the  course  of  values 
during  the  coming  summer  months  will  depend  very 
much  upon  whether  we  will  have  a  dry  or  wet  sea- 
son. Many  of  the  mills  are  hindered  by  back-water, 
and  some  of  them  have  already  shut  down  to  make 
their  annual  repairs.  Consumers  of  paper  who  may 
be  holding  back  their  orders  for  lower  prices  should 
remember  that  goods  are  now  as  cheap  as  they  could 
reasonably  expect.  Super-calendered  book  and  the 
low  grades  of  news  are  both  low  er  than  during  the 
depression  in  1879,  when  the  bottom  quotations  were 


reached.  In  fact,  prices  are  really  so  low  now  that 
they  run  very  close  to  the  cost  of  manufacture.  The 
low  grades  of  manillas  are  still  very  weak,  and  the 
high  grades  can  scarcely  hold  their  own.  The  straw 
board  trade  is  still  very  dull,  but  dealers  claim  that 
prices  are  being  sustained. 

THE  STATION ERY  MARKET.— There  has 
been  very  little  change  in  the  condition  of  trade  dur- 
ing the  past  week.  Some  houses  report  a  slight  im- 
provement, while  others  complain  of  the  absence 
of  any  active  movement.  The  bad  weather  during 
the  beginning  of  the  current  week  is  said  to  have  re- 
tarded to  a  considerable  extent  a  revival  of  business, 
and  to  have  prevented  many  buyers  from  coming  ti 
town.  Notwithstanding  this,  however,  the  number 
of  stationers  who  visited  this  city  has  been  larger  than 
for  several  weeks  past.  Mail  orders,  also,  have  been 
coming  in  livelier  than  usual,  and  this  is  regarded  as 
an  indication  that  dealers'  stocks  are  becoming  low, 
and  that  they  have  to  replenish.  It  is,  however,  now 
believed,  owing  to  the  lateness  of  the  season,  that 
only  light  transactions  will  be  affected  until  the 
stocks  are  to  be  laid  in  for  the  fall  trade.  This,  it  is 
expected,  will  be  very  large  and  more  desirable  than 
usual,  as  the  cry  is  now  to  a  great  extent  for  cash 
sales.  Many  of  the  manufacturers  are  elated  over 
the  present  state  of  affairs,  which  they  assert  is  an 
indication  of  a  future  healthy  trade.  Several  houses 
have  had  to  call  home  their  travelers,  as  they  found 
it  useless  to  force  goods  on  the  jobbers  further  than 
was  necessary  to  keep  things  moving.  A  couple  of 
firms,  it  is  said,  offered  to  sell  goods  and  to  date  the 
bills  several  months  ahead,  but  even  this  tempting 
offer  has  been  refused.  Some  of  the  city  houses  are 
beginning  to  buy,  which  shows  that  a  revival  is  set- 
ting in  in  this  section.  Dealers  in  Christmas  cards 
are  exhibiting  their  samples,  and  some  houses  have 
travelers  already  on  the  road.  In  fancy  goods  busi- 
ness is  reported  dull.  Toy  dealers  are  doing  a  good 
trade  in  most  of  their  lines,  although  it  is  scarcely 
equal  to  that  of  last  year.  The  gold  pen  manufactur- 
ers report  trade  fair  for  this  season  of  the  year.  Busi- 
ness in  blank-books  has  picked  up  considerably,  with 
the  prospects  of  a  steady  increase,  and  all  of  the  other 
lines  of  staple  stationery  are  generally  more  active 
than  for  some  weeks  past.  Collections  this  week 
are  reported  to  have  been  excellent. 


VALUE  OF  IMPOBTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c., 

AT  THE  POET  OF  NEW  YORK. 

For  the  Week  Ended  April  20,  1883. 


Albums 

Books  .... 

Newspapers. 

Engravings 

Ink      

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils 

Paper 

Steel  Pens. .. 

Other 

Totals  . . . 


193 


11 
620 


4 

$604 

223 

19,006 

72 

3,730 

26 

8,235 

82 

706 

10 

1,825 

16,560 


460 


851,176 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM   NEW    YORK   TO   FOREIGN    PORTS, 

For  the  Week  Ended  April  24,  1883. 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases. 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery... 
Totals.... 


15,480 

$2,558 

1,039 

3,392 

126 

5,153 

136 

15,539 

125 

16,896 

5,039 
$31,681 

IMPORT ATIOItS   OF  PAPER. 

From  April  17   to   April   24,   1883. 
C.  H.  George,  Ferine,  Havre,  3  cs. 
J.  D.  Whltmore  &  Co.,  by  same,  2  cs.  . 


E.  Esther,  Britannia,  Marseilles,  4  cs. 

A.  Ireland,  State  of  Nebraska,  Glasgow,  5  cs. 

E.  Kimpton,  St.  Ronans,  London,  4  cs. 

MoUer  &  Emmerich,  Belgenland,  Antwerp,  5  cs 
hangings. 
Moller  &  Emmerich,  Shasta,  Hamburg,  7  cs. 
Geo.  J.  Kraft,  by  same,  2  cs. 
C.  &  H.  T.  Anthony,  by  same,  3  cs. 
G.  H.  Barbey,  Oder,  Bremen,  4  cs.  hangings. 
Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  Fulda,  Bremen,  2  cs. 
Kaufraann  &  Strauss,  by  same,  3  cs. 

F.  Roth  &  Son,  by  same,  2  cs. 

G.  H.  Barbey,  Suevia,  Hamburg,  1  cs.  hangings. 
L.  De  Jongo  &  Co. ,  by  same,  6  cs. 

R.  F.  Downing  &  Co.,  Nevada,  Liverpool,  2  cs. 
hangings. 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS   FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  April  17  to  April  34,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  10;  to  Cuba,  12;  to 
Mexico,  5;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  4;  to  British 
Australasia,  37;  to  Liverpool,  22;  to  Bremen,  5;  to 
New  Zealand,  1;  to  British  Guiana,  1;  to  Porto  Rico, 
1;  to  Venezuela,  4;  to  China,  1;  to  Japan,  2. 

PAPER,  to  Liverpool,  23  cs. ;  to  London,  41  cs.;  to 
Porto  Rico,  781  pkgs.,  830  rms. ;  to  Venezuela,  8  pkgs. ; 
to  Bremen,  2  cs. ;  to  British  West  Indies,  4,800  rms.' 

5  pkgs.;  to  Cuba,  7,500  rms.,  16  cs.,  145  pkgs.;  to 
Mexico,  10  pkgs.,  1  cs.,  1,000  rms. ;  to  Chili,  4  pkgs., 

6  cs. ;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  40  pkgs.,  13  cs. ; 
to  Brazil,  9  pkgs.,  851  rms.,  1  cs. ;  to  Hamburg,  14 
pkgs.;  to  Rotterdam,  1  cs.,  23  pkgs.;  to  British  Gui- 
ana, 3cs.,  500  rms.;  to  British  Australasia,  8cs. ;  to 
Uruguay,  11  cs.;  to  Argentine  Republic,  15  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  London,  1 ;  to  Porto  Rico, 
17;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  1;  to  Cuba,  8;  to  Mexico,  9; 
to  United  States  of  Colombia,  23;  to  Brazil,  29;  to 
British  Australasia,  3;  to  Liverpool,  29;  to  Bremen,  1; 
to  Venezuela,  2;  to  Chili,  3. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Porto  Rico,  2;  to  Cuba, 
35;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  67;  to  Brazil,  340; 
to  Hamburg,  1;  to  New  Zealand,  10;  to  Uruguay,  31; 
to  Chili,  51. 

INK,  packages,  to  Cuba,  4;  to  British  Australasia, 
2;  to  Hamburg,  1;  to  London,  6;  to  New  Zealand,  38; 
to  Porto  Rico,  31 ;  to  Venezuela,  7. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Mexico,  9;  to  Hamburg,  30;  to 
Copenhagen,  25;  to  London,  18;  to  British  Austra- 
lasia, 36. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  British 
Australasia,  44 ;  to  Porto  Rico,  19;  to  Venezuela,  3; 
to  Cuba,  13;  to  Brazil,  4;  to  United  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 13;  to  Liverpool,  1;  to  Bristol,  1;  to  New  Zea- 
land, 2;  to  Argentine  Republic,  1. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  London,  8;  to  Liver- 
pool, 40;  to  New  Zealand  3;  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 9. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &c.,  cases,  to 
Hamburg,  5;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  3;  to  Cuba,  1;  to 
U  ited  States  of  Colombia,  3;  to  Liverpool,  4;  to 
London,  3;  to  British  Australasia,  .36 ;  to  Porto  Rico, 
8;  to  Mexico,  3. 

CHROMOS,  ENGRAVINGS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Porto 
Rico,  1;  to  Bremen,  1;  to  Hamburg,  3;  to  Cuba,  10. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  6. 

PLAYING  CARDS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  1 ;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  1. 

DECALCOMANLE  GOODS,  cases,  to  London,  3. 

LETTER  FILES,  cases,  to  London,  58. 

SCHOOL  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Hamburg, 
140;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  5. 

ELECTROTYPES,  packages,  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  1. 

DRAWING  INSTRUMENTS,  cases,  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  1. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  20. 

DRAWINGS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1. 

ALBUMS,  cases,  to  Canada,  4. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  packages,  to  Hamburg,  8. 

NEWSPAPERS,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 2. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  21. 


604 


THE    AMEEIOA]:^^'    STATIOISTER 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 


NO  BETTER  f.',°' 


Finished  goods  in  the  market. 
es  made.  « • 


nd  for  my  New  Catalogue ;  something  new  to  be  found  in  it. 
An  extra  discount  on  orders  placed  now.    An  early- 
shipment  if  wanted  immediately. 
^~I    WILL    NOT    BE    UNDERSOLD. 

Save  freight.  My  Malleable  Arch  Presses  are  light, 
and  will  not  break.  EUegantly  finished  and  costs  but 
a  trifle  more  than  cast  iron.    Manufactured  only  by 

H.N.HUBBARD, 

313  to  313  IBa-st  TT:^eii.t3r.secoa:s.d.  Street,  3:Te'w  "STorls. 


NEW  YORE  GOPYINe  PRESSES. 


Received  the  Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copy- 
ing Presses  at  the  Paris 
ISxposition  of  187S 


Large  Steel- Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  33x34. 


All  sizes,  from  smallest 
to  the  largest  in  use.  AU 
8  >  le  3,  from  lowest  priced 
to  the  most  elaborate 
nnsh. 


Large  Steel- Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  33  xS4. 


Catalogues  on  application  to 


T.  SHRIYER  i  CO.,  333  East  Fifty-siitli  St,  Hei  York. 


H.  McALLASTER  &  CO., 

PUBLISHERS  OF  AND  JOBBERS  IN 

ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

IMPORTED   BIRTBDAY,   BEVEl-EUGE   AND  FOtDING  CARDS, 

Scrap    Fictiires,    Sli.a,pe    iToTrelties,    Trad-e    Oarcis,    tScc, 
Nos.  196  and  198  CLARK  STREET,  CHICAGO,   ILL. 

WE  have  the  largest  variety  and  the  Latest  and  Best  Goods  in  the  market,  being  the  selections  from  all 
the  manufacturers  combined  with  those  of  our  own.  We  carry  in  stock,  and  sell  at  same  price  and 
terms,  the  goods  of  Bufford's  Sons,  Sinclair  &  Son,  Ijinde,  Tobin  and  others.  New  Cards  always 
sent  free  to  our  customers  as  soon  as  issued.  Mounted  Samples,  50  cents  ;  full  line,  unmounted,  S6.00.  with 
rebate  ;  samples  of  New  Cards  (to  the  Trade  only),  25  cents.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  invited. 
Monthly  Wholesale  Price  List  to  Printers  only,  who  enclose  a  business  card.  If  you  want  rock  bottom 
prices  for  the  Latest  Novelties,  do  not  fail  to  write  us.  We  have  a  New  Line  of  Gold  Ground  Trade 
Cards,  finest  and  cheapest  in  the  land.    P\ill  samples,  35  cents. 

'  A.   M.    COLLINS,   SON    &  CO., 

—MANUFACTURERS   OF- 
— FOI^- 

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CHARLES    H.    WHITING, 

Successor  to  HALL  &  WHITING, 

PIIRI.ISHF.RS,  M.WAOTUKKBS o.  R f . A N K  BOOKS, 

No.   32    BROMFIELD    STREET,    BOSTON,    MASS. 

Jobbers  of  Stationery.  ^ S»         Miscellaneous  and  School  Books. 


EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


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M 


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No.    1 


"^3 


Oar  Effort  is  to  make  such 
goods  (and  only  such)  as  Live 
Dealers  will  sell  with  pleasure 
and  profit  combined. 
That  they  must  be  Firf^t-clasa  and  Salable  goes 
without  saying,  as  we  guarantee  everything.  That 
the  goods  have  merits  of  Novelty  and  Stability 
is  unquestioned.  The  whole  force  promises  renewed 
efforts  to  produce  those  new  things  that  combine  so 
nicely  the  strong  points  of  both  the  Staple  and  the 
Novel.  The  Trade  Mark,  "  KEYSTONE."  is  syn- 
onomous  with  Perfection  in  material,  manufacture 
and  finish.  A  notice  by  letter  or  postal  card  that  you 
wish  to  be  kept  advised  on  all  things  new  in  our  line 
pertaining  to  the  Stationery  Trade  will  be  made  note 
of  and  always  attended  to.  Careful  and  prompt  at- 
tention to  all  inquiries.  Samples,  circulars  and 
prices  sent  on  request.    Mention  this  paper. 

J.  C.  BLAIR, 

;I^/^a,n.vLfa,ct■vari3:lg^   Stationer, 
HUNTINGDON,  PA. 


The  Shortest,  Quickest  and  Only  Direct  Route 

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CHICAGO  AND  NEW  OBIiEANS, 

Memphis,  Vicksburg  and  Mobile. 

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— THBOtTGH  BETWEEN — 

Chicago  and  New  Orleans  vitbont  Change, 

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CHICAGO  AND   ST.  LOUIS, 

Without  Change  of  Cars. 

Palace  Sleeping  Cars  between  Chicago  and  Si  Louis 

Making  direct  connections  at  St.  Louis,  in  Union  De 
pot,  to  and  from  Kansas  City,  Atchison,  Leavenworth 
St.  Joseph  and  all  points  West. 


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Without  Change  of  Cars. 
Making  direct  connections  at  Cairo  (or  St.  Louis),  to' 
ijid  from  Little  Rock,  Hot  Springs,  Dallas,  Ft.  Worth, 
Houston,  Galveston  and  San  Antonio. 

Tills  is  the  Shortest  Rente  between  Chicago 
and  Arkansas  and  Texas. 

A  Direct  Route  to  Peoria,  Springfield  and  Keokuk. 

The  only  route  running  Through  Trains  from 
Chicago  to  Dubuque,  Independence,  Waterloo, 
Charles  City,  Cedar  Falls,  Ackley,  Fort  Dodge 
and  Sioux  City,  making  direct  connections  at 
Sioux  City  for  Yankton,  Fort  Pierre,  and  aU  parts 
of  Dakota,  including  the  Black  Hills  Gold  Fields. 

For  Tickets  and  Information,  apply  to  the  I.  C.  R. 
R.  Ticket  OflSce,  121  Randolph  Street  (near  Clark), 
and  at  the  Depot,  foot  of  Lake  Street. 


A.  H.  HANSON, 

Qen.  Pass.  Agent. 


J.  F.  TUCKER, 

Traffic  Manager,  Chicago, 


April  26,  1883 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


605 


A  NEW  COLD  PEN-HOUSE. 


Cincinnati,  with  its  many  and  varied  indus- 
tries, which  gives  it  such  a  prominence  among 
the  Western  cities,  has  a  new  gold  pen  establish- 
ment, under  the  management  of  S.  B.  Duncan  & 
Co.,  which,  it  is  declared,  is  destined  to  make  its 
mark  in  that  prosperous  city.  "  Sam  "  Duncan 
and  "Ed"  Tyrrell,  both  representative  men  in 
this  business,  have  been  for  years  connected 
with  the  gold  pen  and  pencil  interest  in  Cincin- 
nati, and  are  well  known  to  its  business  people, 
and  have  a  host  of  friends  and  well-wishers,  who 
will  give  them  substantial  encouragement  in 
their  new  undertaking.  In  addition  to  their 
large  and  choice  assortment  of  gold  pen  goods, 
they  invite  attention  to  "The  Duncan  Fountain 
Pen,"  manufactured  by  them,  which  is  entirely 
new,  and  in  mechanism  possesses  several  novel 
and  distinct  features  that  will  commend  them 
to  the  writing  public.  Although  only  recently 
placed  upon  the  market,  their  orders  for  these 
goods  are  largely  in  excess  of  their  manufacture, 
but  with  increased  facilities  for  manufacture 
they  will  be  able  to  meet  all  demands. 


When   People  are  Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LliFE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe :  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New,  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  *  deserving 
"honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers." — Ex.  U.  S.  Minister^  E.  B. 
Washburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed— one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  while  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer's Report  for  1881, 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  are  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


I 


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OF   AMERICA. 


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NEW   TESTAMENT  AUTOGRAPHS. 


An  interesting  and  important  application  of 
the  methods  of  the  theory  of  probability  to  the 
criticism  of  the  New  Testament  was  made  in  a 
paper  read  by  J.  Rendel  Harris,  late  a  fellow  of 
Clare  College  and  a  lecturer  in  the  University  of 
Cambridge,  before  the  Philological  Society  of 
Johns  Hopkins  at  their  meeting  on  January  5, 
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Attention  was  first  drawn  to  the  exact  equal- 
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each  of  which  occupies  twenty-nine  lines  of 
type  in  the  edition  of  Westcottand  Hort;  and  it 
was  remarked  that  the  text  of  these  epistles 
probably  represented  an  integral  number  of 
sheets  of  the  original  papyrus. 

An  examination  was  then  made  of  the  space 
occupied  by  the  various  books  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment in  the  Vatican  codex.  This  manuscript  is 
written  in  triple  columns,  each  containing  forty- 
two  lines  to  the  column.  Every  book  begins  at 
the  top  of  a  column ;  but,  strange  to  say,  instead 
of  ending  according  to  a  random  distribution 
over  the  forty-two  lines  of  the  column,  they 
show  a  preference  for  ending  at  the  twenty- 
seventh  or  twenty-eighth  lines. 

Five  epistles  were  shown  to  end  on  the  twenty 
seventh  line,  one  on  the  twenty-sixth,  and  two 
on  the  twenty-eighth. 

A  calculation  was  made  which  showed  that 
this  was  not  the  work  of  chance,  but  of  law;  and 
it  was  inferred  that  there  was  a  cotnmensurabili- 
oy  of  the  books  in  question  with  one  another, 
with  the  whole  Vatican  column,  and  the  partial 
column  of  twenty-eight  lines. 

From  this  was  at  once  deduced,  that  the 
Vatican  page  is  composed  of  nine  smaller  pages 
of  papyrus  arranged  in  a  square,  so  that  three 
go  to  a  column,  and  three  columns  to  the  page. 
Each  of  these  smaller  pages  were  represented  by 
the  term  V  page ;  so  that  a  Vatican  page  is  equiva- 
lent to  the  following  notation  : 


V 
V 
V 

V 
V 
V 

V 

V 

■  V 

And,  since  any  deviation  from  the  form  of 
papyrus  found  in  the  paragraphs  would  have 
resulted  in  the  introduction  of  a  random  dis- 
tribution of  the  endings,  it  was  shown  that  the 
V  page  for  the  books  in  question  was  approxi- 
mately the  page  of  the  autograph. 

A  similar  analysis  for  the  Sinaitic  codex, 
which  has  four  columns  to  the  page,  and  forty- 
eight  lines  to  the  column,  revealed  the  existence 
of  a  smaller  papyrus  page  employed  by  a  num- 
ber of  other  books.  This  page  was  represented 
by  twelve  lines  of  the  Sinaitic  column,  and  was 
denoted  by  S  ;  so  that  the  page  of  the  MS.  was 
equivalent  to  : 


s 

s 

s 

s 

S 

s 

s 

s 

s 

s 

s 

s 

s 

s 

s 

s 

By  means  of  these  two  types  the  majority  of 


April  26,  1883.] 


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607 


the  books  of  the  New  Testament  were  restored 
to  the  original  sheets. 

But  even  more  remarkable  was  the  application 
of  the  results  of  this  inquiry  to  the  purposes  of 
textual  criticism,  and  to  the  stichometry  of  the 
New  Testament.  For  these  we  must  refer  to  the 
forthcoming  supplementary  number  of  the 
American  Journal  of  Philology,  where  it  will  be 
found  demonstrated,  that  the  celebrated  passage 
of  St.  John,  in  which  is  given  the  account  of  the 
woman  taken  in  adultery,  is,  in  ail  probability, 
four  lost  pages  of  the  original  document  of  the 
Gospel;  and  that  the  account  of  the  agony  in  the 
garden,  which  is  also  rejected  by  the  critics,  is 
a  lost  page  of  the  autograph  of  St.  Luke.  The 
details  of  the  investigation  will  be  found,  with 
many  other  points  of  interest  to  the  New  Testa- 
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Blank  Books,  Envelopes,  Writing  Paoers 


SOI.K   PKOPKIETORS,   J.   Q.   PRKBL,E   &   CO. 

The  above  superior  Brand  of  LINEN  WRITING  PAPER  is  offered  to  the  Trade  in  the  various  sizes  and 
weights  of  FOLIOS  to  suit  the  requirements  of  PRINTERS  and  LITHOGRAPHERS,  and  put  up  in 
QUARTER-REAM  BOXES,  elegantly  banded  and  labeled,  for  the  FASHIONABLE  STATIONERY  TRADE. 


4mucilAG£ 
amd  sealing  wax. 


IIV    A.3L.11.    VARIETIES . 


SANFPRD   MFG.  CO.,  CHICAGO,   Ills. 


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THE    AMERIOAJSr    STATIOI^ER 


PAPER-MAKING    IN   INDIA. 


The  Times  of  India  states  that  there  is  an 
abundant  supply  in  sugar-cane  refuse,  plantain- 
stems,  bamboos,  and  wild  shrubs  and  grass  and 
that  when  sugar-making  failed,  two  gentlemen, 
Mr.  Littlewood  and  Mr.  Johnson,  tried  to  turn 
them  to  account.  In  1S71,  they  started  a  paper- 
mill  at  Sussu  Navghar,  six  miles  east  of  Bassein. 
They  spent  80,000  rs.  on  the  building  and  the 
English  machinery  and  the  dam  across  the 
stream.  The  mill  began  working  in  1877.  Many 
dealers  approved  of  the  samples,  and  promised 
to  buy  all  that  was  brought  into  the  market. 
But  the  project  failed  through  want  of  funds 
to  buy  new  machinery.  What  is  wanted  in 
Bombay  is  a  paper-mill  to  work  up  the  rags 
now  sent  to  England  and  returned  in  paper. 


MARQUETRIE   WORK. 


Of  recent  years  inlaid  veneer  or  marquetrie 
has  attained  a  remarkable  position,  and  may  be 
said  now  to  have  established  itself  as  a  perma- 
nency in  the  cabinet  work  of  the  age.  A  quick 
way  of  making  this  inlaid  work  that  has  been 
employed  in  the  United  States  for  some  time,  is 
to  arrange  the  pieces  of  veneer  alternately — 
walnut  arid  maple,  for  instance — and  with  a 
very  tine  marquetrie  saw  cut  the  pattern  through 
all  the  pieces  as  they  lie  piled  upon  each 
other,  thus  arranged  according  to  the  kind  of 
wood.  When  this  is  done  the  cabinet  maker  has 
a  quantity  of  veneers  before  him  of  various 
woods  with  the  pattern  cut  out  of  each,  and  on 
the  other  hand  a  quantity  of  fragile  cuttings  in 
the  larger  pieces.  All  that  is  now  necessary  to 
be  done  is  to  set  the  maple  pattern  in  the  walnut 
veneer,  or  vice  versa,  and  the  marquetrie  is  com- 
plete. This  has  the  double  advantage  of  cheap 
ness  and  durability,  and  the  process  is  one  that 
has  the  merit  of  allowing  rapid  work,  and 
usually  of  a  satisfactory  character. 


NEW    PROCESS  FOR   STEEL  DIES. 


The  process  of  stamping  by  means  of  steel  dies 
is  becoming  more  and  more  common  in  a  num- 
ber of  industries.  Hitherto  these  dies  have  been 
made  by  cutting  from  a  block  of  steel,  a  tedious 
process.  The  following  method  has  been  in- 
vented by  M.  Champney.  The  principle  of  his 
system  consists  in  printing  on  a  heated  steel 
block,  protected   from   the  air,  a  stamp  exactly 


representing  the  piece  to  be  obtained.  This  is 
a  model  executed  after  a  given  design,  and  can 
easily  be  altered.  It  is  applied  under  a  steam 
hammer.  In  the'  case  of  a  coin,  the  piece  of 
money  can  be  used  as  a  die.'  As  to  the  matrix, 
this  consists  of  a  small  steel  cylinder,  in  tfie  form 
of  a  cone,  which  has  to  be  pressed  into  all  the  in- 
tricacies of  the  die.  The  matrix  is  heated  on  a 
plate  covered  with  a  refractory  cap,  on  which  is 
poured,  at  the  moment  of  putting  it  into. the 
furnace,  some  drops  of  oil,  in  order  to  keep  the 
matrix  from  oxidation.  As  soon  as  it  is  hot,  the 
plate  and  cap  are  placed  near  to  the  stamper, 
and  the  small  block  of  steel,  always  protected 
against  contact  with  the  air  by  the  refractory 
cap,  is  put  on  the  anvil.  It  is  allowed  to  fall 
into  a  cylindrical  opening  made  in  a  disk  of 
steel  placed  on  the  anvil ;  the  refractory  cover- 
ing is  rapidly  raised,  and  the^  stamp  is  allowed 
to  fall.  Experiments  show  that  the  matrices 
thus  made  are  more  economical  and  more  dur- 
able than  by  any  other  process. 


At  the  Nuremberg  Exhibition  was  shown  a 
novel  use  of  bricks  of  cork.  These  bricks  have 
not  only  been  used  for  building  purposes,  on 
account  of  their  lightness  and  isolating  proper- 
ties, but  they  are  also  employed  as  a  covering 
for  boilers,  and  are  said  to  excel  even  asbestos 
in  preventing  the  radiation  of  heat.  They  are 
stated  to  be  very  cheap,  being  prepared  of  small 
corks,  refuse  and  isolating  cement.  At  Nurem- 
berg the  application  of  cork  bricks  was  largely 
shown.  The  usual  size  of  cork  bricks  is  10x4^^ 
x2X  inches. 

T.SINCLAIR  &  SON, 

Trade  Publishers -of 

Li  hographic  Advertising  Specialties 

New  York  Branch:       |      506  &  508  Worth  St., 
57  Maiden  Lane.  Philadelphia. 

WATSON  &  PARK.  |  GEO.  M.  HAYES,  Ma^r. 

Glil's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods. 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Corner  Main  and  Bridige  Streets, 

SPRINGFIELD.  MASS 


^  H  I  < 

lwaukeie: 

A  NJ   O 

ST.  PAUL  R'Y. 


Are  used  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  an 
advertisement  of  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE  & 
ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

Its  EIGHT  Trunk  Lines  Traverse  the  best  portions 
of  NoRTHBRN  ILLINOIS,  WISCONSIN,  MINNESOTA, 
DAKOTA  and  IOWA. 

Located  directly  on  its  lines  are  the  cities  of  CHI- 
CAGO, MILWAUKEE,  LaCrossb,  Winoka,  ST. 
PAUL,  MINNEAPOLIS,  Madison,  Prairie  du  Chikn, 
Mason  City,  Siorx  City,  Yank.ton,  Albert  Lea, 
ABERDEEN,  DUBUQUE,  ROCK  ISLAND,  CEDAR 
RAPIDS,  and  COUNCIL  BLUFFS,  as  well  as  innu- 
merable other  principal  business  centres  and  favor- 
ite resorts  ;  and  passengers  going  West,  North,  South 
or  East  are  able  to  use  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE 
&  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY  to  the  best  advantage. 

Ticket  offices  everywhere  are  supplied  with  Maps 
and  Time  Tables  which  detail  the  merits  of  the  line, 
and  agents  stand  ready  to  furnish  information,  and 
sell  tickets  at  cheapest  rates  over  the  CHICAGO, 
MILWAUKEE  &  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

A.  V.  H.  CARPENTER,  General  Pass,  and 

Ticket  Agt. 
GEO.  H.  HEAFFpED,  Ass't  Gen.  Pass.  Agt.  , 
S.  S.  MERRILT<,  General  Manager. 
J.  T.  CLARK,  General  Superintendent. 


TREASURY  WRITING  INKS. 

VIOLET,  BLUE,  GREEN,  CRIMSON,  CARMINE  AND  BLACK.      DAVIS'  NEW  CIRCULAR  INK  RACK  AND  ASSORTED  WRITING  INKS. 

U.  S.  TREASURY    MUCILAGE,  vvith   Elegant    New   Engraved    Label    in   Three   Colors,   Guarantee   Labels  and   Corkserews 

»Ianulacture<l   l>y   AVIL-l^lAM:   A.-  I>A.VIS.   i8   Arclx  St.,  Boston,  Blass.,  XJ.  SJ.  A. 

T?,TTS SIA.it     P-A-IITTS    ^^^  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints 

■■  •   **   ^^  ^^  ^ifc*i*i1  rti    ^Aiifc  iii^     A   N^9  rpj^pgg  ^^YoTS  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eigl 


eight  one 


ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  full  directions  for  using  the  colors. 
TEACHER  required.      Fill!   Line  of  Picture  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 


No 


W.  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 


591  Broadway,  Neiv  York, 

Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames, 
Albums,  Sraphoscopes,  Photographs, 


i3:_  T.  ^^isrTi3:o3sr"3r 


-Manufacturers  of- 


Fhotcgraphic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Stereoscopes  and  Views, 


&  CO-, 

Opposite  Metropolitan  Hoteli 

Fine  Leather  and  Flush  (roods, 
Indotint  Engravings. 


Of  Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic — Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c, 


April  26,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAlsr    STATIOIS^EE. 


611 


1SS3 


Marcus  -Ward-^-Co. 

Birthday 


IS  S3 


IN    PLAIN    CARDS,    SINGLE    AND    DOUBLE    FRINGES. 


The  attention  of  the  Trade  is  called  to  the  new  Packets  of 

LONDON  and  BELFAST.        .^     ^ sample  BOOKS  now  ready.      •*-       734=  BMOADWAT,  New  Torh. 


L.  C.  TOV^ER, 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


UlNUFACTURER  OP 


THERHOHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosticaior. 


SOLE  AGENT  FOH 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  FuU  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


R.  A.  ROGERS  k  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the — 

^ # 

Peffection  Paper  Ofster  Buckets  | 


—AND— 

DAYTON,    OHIO. 


SEND   FOR  PRICS  X.XST. 


HOLYOKE,  MASS. 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON, 

No.  42  John  Street,  New  York. 


ENGRAVED  STEEL  PLATES, 
RELIEF  PLATES  FOR  PRINTERS, 


ENGLISH  DRAWING  PAPER. 
And  STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 


NATIONAL  BLANK  FORM  CO.'S  STOCK  AND  PLATES. 


BASE  B ALIiS.-To  the  Trade. 


Per  doz.  net. 
New  League  Match  Ball,  white,  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  $12  00 

"    Treble       "        "      treble  wound,  red,  .       .      9  00 

"         "  "        "  "  "      white,       .      9  00 

Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,  8  00 

"        "  "  "    white.  8  00 

Amateur  "        "regulation  size  and  weight,  red,6  00 

N.  B.— Each  one  of  our  league.  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box,  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled. 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  of  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
find  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

PECK  &  SNYDER,  Manf'rs,  126  to  130  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


The     I*eer»le^s^     F'iliri^     Oaj^e, 

—  Patented  September  12,  1882.  — 
DURABLE  AND  HANDSOME!    RECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 

ALSO, 

THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET. 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


612  THE    AMEEICAN    STATIONER 

New  Machine  for  Stitching  Books. 

This  Machine  "wUl  sew  anything  in  the  -way  of  Pamphlets  or  Blank  Books  up  to  four  signatures. 
It  nnakes  a  stitch  of  any  desired  length,  and,  on  ordinary  ^A^ork,  as  nnany  as  ten  thousand  Books  a  day 
are  turned  out  by  one  Machine.  These  Machines  have  proved  a  perfect  success,  and  are  now  used  by 
nearly  every  pronninent  Blank  Book  Maker  and  Pamphlet  Binder  in  New  York. 

Jgg"  Correspondence  solicited,  -when  full  information  will  be  furnished  and  names  of  parties  using 
Machines  given.      Address 

AUGUSTUS    H.  TENNIS, 


26  xjisrioisr  sq,xj^i?,e,  ite'w  i^'or.k:  oity. 


•9 
Munich,   Germany.  106  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


OUR     LINE    OF    ^ 


CHRISTMAS,  NEW  YEAR  CARDS, 


AND- 


^  soTJ^^Eisrms,  ^ 

® -® 

OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE,  ^^0)^   M©M'&@M     H^^^-'^^^-     ^^^    INOAV    -RT3AT>Y. 


'^r. 


The  Trade  are  respectfully  invited  to  "withhold  placing  their  orders  until  they  have 
exanained  our  line,  as  it  is  pronounced  the  strongest  ever  issued. 


CALENDARS   AND   SATIN    DESIGNS 

In   Sheets  for   Manufacturing   Purposes. 


CHRrSTMAS  AND  NEW  YEAR  CARDS. « 

THOMAS   NELSON   &   SONS 

Have  made  arrangements  with  Messrs.  ROMANET  &  CO.,  of  Paris  and  London,  which  enables 
them  to  offer  a   Superb   Line  of   New  and   Elegant   Designs. 

Great  care  has  been  taken  in  selecting  subjects,  and  every  effort  made  to  make  this  new  line 
THE  nnost  popular. 

Our  Travelers  are  now  on  the  road  with  Samples,  and  it  certainly  will  be  to  the  advantage  of 
the  Trade  to  see  this  line  before  placing  orders.     • 

ISTo.   4.2    BLEECKEPt    STPtEET,    r^TEVv?^    ITOPtK:.  I 

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April  26,  1883.1 


THE    AMEEICAjST    STATIONER 


613 


CHROMOS  AND   XMAS  CARDS   IN 
LEIPSIC. 


By  Consul,  Montqomeby. 

The  manufacture  of  chromos  and  Christmas  ■ 
cards  in  Leipsic  may  be  said  to  be  in  its  infancy, 
and  yet  it  is  increasing  so  rapidly  as  to  justify 
the  conclusion  that  it  must  s6on  assume  an  im- 
portant position  in  the  trade  interests  of  this 
country. 

There  are  several  manufactories  of  these 
articles  now  in  active  operation  in  Saxony,  one 
of  the  largest  and  most  thoroughly  organized  of 
which  is  that  of  Wezel  &  Naumann,  the  several 
departments  of  which  I  have  recently  in- 
spected. 

This  special  fabrique  comprises  a  large  brick 
building  covering  an  area  of  about  6,500  square 
feet,  situated  in  the  immediate  environs  of  the 
city,  and  in  a  most  convenient  locality. 

The  firm  commenced  business  in  the  year  1873, 
confining  its  business  entirely  to  the  making  of 
chromos  and  relief.*,  in  which  only  six  stone 
hand-presses  were  employed.  In  the  course  of 
five  years  its  work  had  prospered  to  such  an  ex- 
tent as  to  induce  it  to  introduce  the  newfand 
popular  feature  of  manufacturing  Christmas 
cards.  In  this  ew  enterprise  its  success  has  been 
astonishing,  and  far  beyond  anticipations,  evi- 
dence of  which  is  afforded  in  the  fact  that 
its  business  in  this  specialty  alone  increased 
so  rapidly  that  it  was  compelled  to  erect 
new  buildings  and  to  employ  a  large  additional 
force  of  workmen  to  meet  the  demands  made 
upon  it.  The  present  manufactory,  of  which  I 
have  spoken  is  the  result  of  the  firm's  industry 
and  enterprise. 

Although  chromos  are  still  made  by  this  house, 
its  principal  work  consists  in  supplying  Christ- 
mas cards  of  every  conceivable  variety,  design, 
and  finish.  For  this  purpose  it  gives  constant 
employment  to  330  males  and  310  females,  and  a 
proper  idea  of  the  present  extent  of  its  work  can 
be  formed  when  I  mention  that  during  last  year 
alone  it  issued  from  its  factory  750  new,  and  in 
many  cases  exceptional,  designs,  all  of  which 
have  been  executed  in  a  style  and  manner  which 
reflects  the  highest  credit  upon  the  establish- 
ment. 

There  are  now  in  use  thirty-two  quick  steam- 
presses  for  printing,  stamping  impression,  &c., 
two  steam  lever-presses,  and  twenty  hand- 
presses  for  transferring  and  printing  of  proofs. 
Besides  these  there  are  twenty-four  machines, 
consisting  of  hydraulic  and  others,  for  grinding, 
paper  cutting,  bronzing,  glazing  and  finishing. 

The  power  is  supplied  by  a  steam  engine  equal 
to  fifty  horses,  and  a  smaller  one  of  less  power 
used  as  an  accessory.  The  building  is  lighted 
throughout  by  the  electric  light,  enabling  the 
work  to  progress,  when  necessary,  by  night  as 
well  as  by  day. 

The  operatives  are  employed  ten  hours  per 
day,  and  their  wages  vary  considerably,  accord- 
ing to  their  skill  and  experience,  ranging  from 
5  marks,  or  $1.19  per  week,  to  55  marks,  or  $13 
per  week,  the  latter  being  paid  only  to  artists 
and  master  machinists,  &c. 

The  cards  vary  in  size  and  shape,  and  are  ex- 
ported in  large  quantities  to  England  and  the 
United  States,  and  also  to  South  America,  the 
different  countries  of  Europe,  and  Australia. 

The  mottoes  or  verses  are  printed  in  nine  dif- 
ferent languages,  comprising  English,  German, 
French,  Spanish,  Italian,  Bohemian,  Danish, 
Polish  and  Dutch. 

In  order  to  prepare  for  all  future  emergencies, 
the  proprietors  of  this  factory  have  established 
an  evening  school  for  boys,  wherein  they  re- 
ceive careful  instruction  in  the  special  branch 


of  the  business  for  which  they  may  evince  a  pe- 
culiar aptitude  and  fitness. 

In  this  practical  manner  the  manufacturers 
hope  to  retain  always  in  their  employ  a  suf- 


ficient number  of  experienced  workmen  to  en- 
able them  to  keep  pace  with  such  improvements 
in  this  industry  as  may  be  hereafter  intro- 
duced. 


No.  110  READE  ST.,   NEW  YORK, 

DEPOT  FOR 

j^.  B.  F-piEisroH:  ooFYiisro  ii^kis, 

Goodall's  Camden  Whist  Markers,  Rotary  Dampers,  &c. 

KNICKERBOCKER  PLATING  CARDS, 

Lithographers'  Machinery,    Round   Hole   Treadle   Perforators,   Ink   Qrinding   Mills,   &c. 

HARDING  PAPER  CO. 

-*^  MANtrFACTtTBEES  OF  «S=- 

^^  First-class  Animal  Sized  and  Loft-Dried  -^ 


"WBITIMT' 


fij-A-T  -A.nsrr)  iixjLBr>. 


SPECIALTIES :  Ledger  Record  Parchment  and  Cream  Linen  Papers. 


Mills  at  Mxcello,  Butler  Co.,  Ohio,  and  Franklin,  Warren  Co.,  Ohio. 
Correspondence  Solicited.         P.O.  Address,  FRANKLIN,  Warren  CO.,  OhlO. 


BERVS/ICR-t- MILLS. 

Made  from  No.  1  Stock,  Animal  Sized,  Excellent  Finish.    The  best  pat  up  full  line  of  medium-priced 
Papers  to  he  obtained,  comprising  all  sizes  and  weights  of  Notes,  letters  and  Fools  Caps. 


Note  sizes,  Letter,  10  and  12  lb.;  Fools  Cap,  14  lb. ;  Legal  Cap,  14  lb.,  put  up  in  Quarter-Reams;  all  others  in 
Half-Reams.    The  following  kinds  of  paper  we  intend  to  keep  constantly  on  hand  : 
COMMERCIAL  NOTE,  3,  4,  5  and  6  lb.,  Ruled  ;  5  and  6  lb..  Long  Fold  ;  5  and  6  lb..  Half  Sheets  ; 
LETTER,  8,  10  and  12  lb..  Ruled  ;  8,  10  and  12  lb.,  Half  Sheets  ;  FOOLS  CAP,  10,  12  and  14  lb.,  Ruled  ; 
LEGAL  CAP,  10, 12  and  14  lb.,  Ruled,  Margin  Line  ;  BILL  CAP,  10, 12  and  14  lb..  Broad  and  Long  Fold. 

POWERS  PAPER  CO.,  35  Lyman  Street,  Springfield,  Mass. 


J.  IL..  ST.  3  OHIV, 


}    New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 


NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES   NUMBERED    OB,   PLAIN. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


Silicate  Book  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Blackboards. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  In  cloth.  Un- 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  Wooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
EasQy  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paint-brush,  to  any 
surface.  Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.  Pint,  $1;  Quart,  $1.75  ;  Half 
Gallon,  $3.25  ;   Gallon,  $6. 

Wood  Blackboards.— Made  of  very  best  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilinum  (Stone  Cloth).— A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury ;  36  and  46  inches 
wide  :  $1.25  and  $2  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards.— Lapilinum 
mounted  on  RoUirs.  p/ices,  No.  1.  2x3 ft  $1 ;  No.  8,  ^x3J^ 
ft ,  $1.50 ;  No.  3,  3  X  4  ft.,  $3.    ^T"  Send  for  Curcular. 

NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO.,  191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 


614 


THE   AMEEIOAIT   STATIONER 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manvifactiirers  and  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  166  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  Envelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
Monrning   Stationery  of   all   Kinds   and  all 

"Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  Latest  Styles 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  ot  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  N  el- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Fapeteries  and  Card  Cabinets ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE. 

THE  LAEGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY. 


LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

"lii        2  UKION  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

OF  INDEXING  NAMES  FOR 

LeJprs,  Letter-Boois,  k. 


ALSO, 


LETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


529   MARKET   ST.,   PHILADEIiPHIA    51  Liberty  St.,  New  Tork, 


MANUFACTURER  OP  - 


Copying  Paperj^aBooks, 

MANN'S 


{Titles  Hegistered) 

PAKCHMENT Old  Reliable,  Buff. 

llAII.RO AD Tellow— Best  Known. 

WHITE  I.INEN Has  not  its  Superior. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAL New  Article-Cheap. 


NEW  LIST   AND  DISCOUNTS  MARCH   1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


12  and  8  inch 


-# 


IJV  THE  MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CIAS.  W.  BOLBROOK, 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 


List  includes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

INCLUDINQ  THE  CELEBRATED 

No.  048. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING   NUMBERS: 

Fine 333,444,     232. 

Elastic 135,  128,     126, 

Medium 048,     14,     ISO. 

Blunt 1  22,  1  83,  1 743. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up 309,256,1876. 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 
application  to 

THE  ESTERBROOK  STEEL  PEN  CO., 


Works: 
Camden,  N.  J. 


Warehouse  : 
26  John  St.,  New  York. 


THE   SIDDALL  ENVELOPE 

MABE  ET 

Theodore  W  Siddall 
1706  Venango  Street  Philadelphia 


I  make  heavy  manilla  envelopeg  cf  any  size 
and  shape:    eHher  flat  or  bell-ws  pattern 


Address  for  Frices,  &c., 

J.  H.  ATWATER,  Providence,  R.  I. 

J.  H.  Dl  1¥SSY,      ■ 

General  Commission  Merchant, 

publisher  and  Wholesale  JiooUseller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS    AGEXT 

At  the  INTERNATIOXAt  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AVIEKICAJS  MAINUFACTUKEKS,  INVEN- 
TORS, &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Pnblisliing  Department. 

The  India  Merottrt,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guidk.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shippino 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemebn  Dagblad  va.v  Nedbrlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotip  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  AustraUa 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  wiU  be  supphed  by  addressing 

J.  H.  I>E   BXJSSY, 

93,  Heerengracht  Amsterdam 


■i 


April  26,  1883.] 


THE    AMEKIOAl:^    STATIOIsTER. 


615 


WHO  IS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  QEOQRAPHY  OF  THIS  COUN- 
TRY WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


I 


CHICA&0,ROCKISLAND&PACIFICR'Y 

By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  tlie 
Sast  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifl- 
cent,  being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Sorton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Pamous 

"ALBERT   LEA  ROUTE;"' 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond, 
Norfolk, Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
gusta, Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Past  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  cheeked  through  and  rates  of  fare  alv 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan-    , 
tages. 

For  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Fold- 
ers of  the 

GREAT  RQCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Offloe,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.  ST.  JOHN, 

Vioe-Pres.  &  Geu'l  M'g'r,  Gen' 1  Tkt.  &  Pass.  Agt. 

CHICAGO. 

JAMES    A.   WHITNEY, 

COVNSELOK-AT-LA'W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and  Tradem 

Mark  Causes, 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY.  U.S.A. 


JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  VnAtiid.  States  and  Foreign  Patent» 
tMid  XTode-Marks,  = 
No.  140  Naissaa  St.,  New  York  City. 

American,  Canadian,  British  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed,  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro 
tected  by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  ir. 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted,  Opmions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
&c.,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Business  may  be  transacted  either 
in  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  Iceot  in- 
violably SECRET  and  confidential. 

FAMES  A  WHITNEY.  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  Citv 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE,  CO. 

Electrotjpers  &  Slereolipers, 

24  and  26  VANDEWATER  STREET. 
iS"  Eleetrotypea  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Wetml. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

importers  and  manufacturers  op  a  superior  line  of 

Fine   Notes,   Envelopes,  Visiting    Cards   and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126<Scl2S   IDTJ^DSTE   ST. 


All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-JJlark  are  warranted. 


-JOBBERS  OF— 


GENERAL  STATIONERY 

AND  MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Blank  Books 

OF  WHICH  WE  HAVE  MANY 


WARD 


AND 


GAY. 


Card  Department. 

Complete  in  all  its  arrangements,  and  en- 
tirely separate  from  the  other  branches 
of  our  business.    Large  room  on 
second  floor  devoted  wholly  to 

ADVERTISING,  BIRTHDAY,  CHRISTMAS, 
EASTER  AND  VALENTINE 


178-184  Devonshire  Street,  Boston.       ''l^o^^^'^i^lt^r^X' 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 


p3 


Salesroom,,  84  db  86  Chambers  St.,  New  York 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARS^SCISSORS 


OF    EVERT    DESCKIPTION. 


SPRING  IMPORTATIONS. 


NOW    ALL- 
OPEN. 


Select  your  stock  before  May  1,  as  after  that  the  high  tariff  goes  into  effect, 
and  will  increase  prices  materially. 


A    HOST   OF   NOVELTIES 


I3Sr    J^F^N-ESE     FOR.OE)X-.^INrS. 


NIPPON  MERCANTILE  CO.,  of: Tokio,  310  Broadway,  New  York. 


SEND     FOR    CATALOCUE. 


L  L  BROWN  FAFER  COMFANI, 

>-       Manufacturers  of  First-Class       -* 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


-^     WHIBH  WILL  STAND  THE  SEVEEEST  TE0T3  OP  EBASUEE  AND  EE-WEITINa,    -«- 


being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


616 


THE    AMERIOAI^    STATIOl^EE. 


NEW   BIRTHDAY  CARDS- 

{MT   OWN  PUBLICATIONS), 

And  Importer  Of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 

■  stock  now^here^amj  Orders  Bhouid  WILLY  WALLACH,  78  Chambers  Street,  New  York. 


TH^DOOLEY  PAPER    CUTTERS 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


Tie  AMc  Worts,  East  Boston,  Mass, 

MOREIS  ADLEE,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAELES  BEOK,  609  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia, 
PELOUZE  &  OAET,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Eichmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Cleveland. 
OSTEANDEE  &  HUEE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 


I 


HAND«CirrTER. 


SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  LIST. 


Hand-Cuttkr.  with  Stbam  Fixtures 


»-^ 


i 


-^ 


^HIS  is  the  only  Selt'-Claiuping  Cutter  i.i  which  the  knife  is  operated  from  above,  and  in  which  the  pressure 
of  the  Clamp  upon  the  paper  is   always   greater  than   the   resistance    against   the   knife,  withont  the    aid    of 
Springs,  Weights,  or  Friction  of  any  kind,  POSITITELY  AUTOMATIC.     |^"  Send  for  Price  List ; 
also  of  our  Hand-Clamp  Cutter,   "The  Sheridan,"  the  old  reliable. 

T.    W.    &  C.   B.  SHERIDAN,  25  Centre  St.,  New  York. 


April  26,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOKER 


61T 


THE  PLIMPTON  MFG,  CO. 


—  OF 


Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quality  of  No.  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  Will  Sell 
them,  Printed  or  Plain,  as  LlOW,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights.  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 


Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &G., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY.       SEND   FOR   DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE   LIST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE  CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  PMladelpMa. 


PEARCE  &  HOAGLAND, 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 


Gold  Pens,  Pen  "^  Pencil  Gases  'jh Toothpicks 


OF  E7EB?  DESCSIFTIOK. 

Sole  Manufacturers 
of  the 


CLOSED 
The  only  Pick  that  -will  not  injure  the  Teeth. 


Quill  Reserve  Toothpick. 

Office  and  Factory,  29  Point  St.,  Providence,  B.  I. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES. 


Pl,     CO 


O 

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o  » 

CO    !^ 

a^ 

^      CO 


ILLINOIS  IRON  AND  BOLT  CO.,  30  to  36  Vain  St.,  CarpentersYille,  Kane  Co.,  111. 


POTSDAMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 
PHILADELPHIA,  PA., 


-&^ 


LiopaiiMc  Art  Pillcaiiois. 


BTCHED    FOLDING    AND    SINGI.E 
ADVERTISING    CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost.  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 


Aqknts  for  Sale  of  Qoods  : 
HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street, 

New  York. 
A.  U.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street, 

Philadelphia, 


LAiFLLD,  TURNER  &  ANDREWS, 
Rne  Leather  Goods. 

No.  507  Arch   Street.  Philadelphia.  Pa. 


RAIL  WAV 


The  Chicago  &Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  1  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED  1  and  hence  the 

Xeading  Sailway  of  the  West  and  Xortliweat ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
aU  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  CaUfomia,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  Omaha,  JJenver,  Z/eadville^  Salt  Lake, 
San  Francisco,  Deadwood,  tiioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan.  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse.  Owatonna.  and   all 

Soints  in  Minnesota,    Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and   the 
orthwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  tne 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  lAne  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  PuUman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  ima  route,  ^^  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNO,  Oen.  Supt.,  Chicasro 


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THE    AMEEIOAII^r    STATIOI^EE. 


PLATNER  &  PORTER  MFG.  CO., 


E.  B.  RIPLEY,  Prest. 


UNIONVILLE,  CONN.,  U.S.A. 


F.  A.  CHAMBERLIN,  Treas. 


Linen  and  Extra  Superfine  Papers. 

ALL  OUR  PAPERS  ARE  NOW  DOUBLE  SIZED  AND  WARRANTED  TO  WITHSTAND  ANY  CLIMATE. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
Water-mark  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


Water-marked  Flats, 
Fine  and  Extra  Superfine, 
Unadulterated  and  Thick 
FOR  THE  Weight. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
Water-mark  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


Two  Grades 
EXCELLENT    LINENS. 


"  Tunxis  Mills," 

Nolia   Mills,  and  other 

Folded  Papers. 


?^^  ONE  MILL  RUNS  CONSTANTLY  ON  EXTRA  MACHINE-FINISHED  BOOK  PAPERS. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  THE  TRADE  IS  CALLED 

—  TO    OUR  — 

NEW  CYLINDER  BOTTLES, 

In  two  sizes— 3  and  l}4  oz. 

The  accompanying  Cut  represents  the  latter,  actual  size. 

riTT-p  TT'A'nTATr'  TATT?'Q  *''®  *^'  bottled  in  them  except  French, 
U  U  It  Jj£lilJJliN  U"  J-iN  J\.0  Extra  Copying  and  Carminp.  We  also 
use  the  same  style  with  wide,  trumpet  mouth,  in  4  oz.,  for  Carter's  Mucilage  and 
ArabiD,  the  latter  a  new  product,  from  which  all  waste  matter  has  been  removed, 
so  that  every  single   particle  will  stick.  '^ 


;  CARTER,  DINSMQRE  &  CO.,  BOSTON  and  NEW  YORK. 


ON    AA/ESTON, 

DALTON,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A., 

HAS  BEEN  AWARDED  THE 

GRAND  PRIZE  GOLD  MEDAL 

AND  RECOMMENDED  THE 

Medal  of  Honor  and  Perfection 


At  PARIS,  1878, 

This  being  the  HIGHEST  and  ONLY  AWARD  given  for 

LINSN   RECORD  S  LESDGBR    PAPER 

Also,  the  only  Gold  Medal  given  for  Ledger  Paper  at  the  Adelaide,  Australia,  Exhibition,  1881. 

A.    «r»3ECI-A.aL.TY. 


T^ 


'HIS  Paper  has  received  THE  HIGHEST  PREMIUM  over  all 
others  from  iAe  Cincinnati  Industrial  Exhibition.,  Massachusetts 
Charitable  Mechanics'  Association.,  Franklin  Institute  of  Philadelphia, 
Louisville  Exposition,  Medal  and  diploma  from  United  States  Centennial 
Commission.,  Medal o/  Progress  American  Institute.,  z^7t  a^d  Medal  of 
Improvement  and  Progress,  Boston,  IS^8.    Its 

PRINCIPAL   ADVANTAGES 

I  are    as  follows: — i.  It  contains  more  LINEN  than  any  other    Ledger! 
I  Paper,  has  a  longer  fibre,  and  is,  consequently,  tougher.    2.  Having  a| 

harder  and  better  body,  it  frays  less  in  erasure,  so  that  by  simply  using ' 

the  rubber  after  the  eraser,  the  ink  is  prevented  from  spreading.    3.  It  is 

more  uniform  in  Weight  Color  and  Finish.    4.  It  never  cockles  if  properly 

bound.    5.  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  writes  and  rules 

up  better.    For  proof  of  the  foregoing,  refer  to  a  large  number  of  Sta- 
tioners, Bookbinders,   Bookkeepers,  and  Recorders,  who  have  given  it 

after  a  severe  test,  the  preference  over  all  others.    This  paper  is  Double 

Sized,  and  will  stand  any  climate  or  the  most  acid  of  fluid  inks. 
VfT"  Sexidl  for  sample   elreet,  £:il^S£:  aixd  RETVRITE  FOXJK.  TIM!]^©  on.  same  spot« 

Each  sheet  is  waters  marked  with  name  and  date. 


J-OCKWOOD  PRESS,  74  Duane  Street,  New  York. 


The   Stationer  "—Every    Thursday— $2.00   Per   Annum. 


VOL.  XIIL— ]^0.  18. 


]^EW  YORK,  MAY  3,  1883. 


WHOLE  ]^0.  410. 


i^oxttsipion&j^nu^ 


TORONTO   WALKS   AND   TALKS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Toronto,  April  28,  1883. 

Wasn't  it  Dr.  Johnson  who  sometimes  said  to 
his  friends  of  an  evening,  "  Come,  let  us  have  a 
walk  on  the  Strand,"  and  one  can  imagine  that 
sturdy  old  Briton  stumping  along  this  famous 
street,  staff  in  hand,  delighting  bis  companions 
with  his  pungent  chat  ;  and  there  was  the 
gentle  Elia,  a  character  as  diverse  as  the  poles, 
who  said,  "I  often  shed  tears  in  the  motley 
Strand  for  fullness  of  joy  at  so  much  life." 
Now,  if  the  old  English  ursa  major  could  be 
planted  in  our  principal  street  at  this  moment, 
I  think  he  would  want  to  hurry  back  to  his 
domicile  ;  and,  as  for  dear  Charles,  he  might 
after  an  hour's  stroll  cast  his  eye  toward  his 
pedal  extremities  and  find  cause  for  genuine 
lamentations.  The  above  is  introductory.  Come 
now  and  let  us  have  a  walk  to-day  along  Wel- 
lington street. 

The  first  house  that  we  touch  in  our  way  is 
that  of  Rolph  Smith  &  Co.,  lithographers,  en- 
gravers, &c. .  an  old  and  highly  respected  firm, 
which  has  a  large  business,  and  turns  out  work 
equal  to  anything  produced  in  its  way.  Its 
Mr.  Phillips  says  that  business  is  good,  orders 
coming  in  freely  and  all  departments  busy. 

Next  in  our  westward  course  are  Wm.  War- 
wick &  Son,  wholesale  stationers,  booksellers, 
publishers,  &c.  We  notice  on  entering  that 
since  our  last  visit  considerable  alterations  have 
been  made  in  the  first  fiat,  and  it  presents  now  a 
much  better  appearance.  Since  the  death  of 
the  founder  of  the  house,  who  through  his  in- 
domitable energy  pushed  it  to  the  front  rank, 
the  business  has  been  managed  by  the  son,  and 
it  still  holds  its  place  among  our  first  firms.  It 
has  a  wide  range  of  custom,  carries  a  very 
large  and  varied  stock  and  does  a  trade  second 
to  no  other  house  in  Canada.  It  reports  trade 
good,  and  is  fully  prepared  for  its  spring  cus- 
toms. 

We  will  now  drop  into  W.  I.  Gage  &  Co.'s, 
who  are  in  precisely  the  same  line  of  business 
and  not  a  whit  behind  any  of  our  city  houses  in 
the  volume  of  business  turned  over  by  them  per 
annum.  In  fact,  Mr.  Gage  is  one  of  the  keenest 
and  most  successful  business  men  we  have.  The 
firm  for  some  time  has  had  the  control  of  the 
school-book  trade  for  the  common  schools  in  this 
province,  which  of  itself  is  a  large  thing.  This, 
with  its  miscellaneous  branches  in  connection 
with  the  trade,  which  are  pushed  with  equal 
energy,  make  the  establishment  a  scene  of  con- 


tinuous bustle.  Mr.  Spence,  the  genial  man- 
ager, invites  us  over  to  Jordan  street,  where  the 
house  has  been  obliged  to  take  rooms,  owing  to 
the  want  of  space  in  its  present  premises,  and 
now  we  are  asked  to  inspect  a  variety  of  fancy 
goods  from  the  United  States  and  Europe  which 
would  take  a  long  letter  alone  to  catalogue. 
There  is  only  one  answer  to  the  important  ques- 
tion here — How's  trade  ?    Good. 

Kilgour  Brothers,  paper  bag  manufacturers, 
&c.  It  would  not  do  to  pass  this  firm,  for  really 
it  has  not  only  the  most  attractive  building  on 
the  street,  but  one  of  the  largest  establishments 
in  the  city.  At  the  first  thought  we  would  be 
inclined  to  wonder  how  in  the  world  a  business 
could  be  made  out  of  the  manufacture  of  paper 
bags,  and  we  might  not  come  much  nearer  to  a 
solution  by  a  second  thought;  but  here  is  a  prac- 
tical result,  which  stands  out  in  a  most  convin- 
cing shape.  It  is  the  outcome  of  intelligent, 
aggressive  work,  and  this  respected  firm  deserves 
the  position  it  has  reached  by  honest  and  ener- 
getic endeavor. 

Next  door  is  the  well-known  publishing  house 
of  Hunter,  Rose  &  Co.,  second  to  no  other  firm 
in  Canada,  and,  indeed,  I.  am  not  sure  that  it  is 
not  the  largest  establishment  of  the  kind  we 
have.  The  firm  is  enterprising,  employs  a  large 
number  of  hands,  and  turns  out  as  good  work 
as  can  be  found  anywhere.    It  is  always  busy. 

We  must  now  haste  back  and  turn  up  Jordan 
(not  the  River  Jordan),  and  have  a  look  in  at 
Barber  &  Ellis'.  Mr.  Ellis,  of  this  firm,  has  but 
recently  returned  from  Europe,  and  will  be  pre- 
pared in  a  few  days  to  show  customers  more 
rare  novelties.  The  rapidly  increasing  business 
of  this  house  compelled  it  to  secure  the  adjoin- 
ing building,  which  has  been  undergoing  altera- 
tions for  some  time  past,  but  are  nearly  com- 
pleted. It  has  more  than  doubled  the  room  for 
its  envelope  factory,  which  was  much  needed. 
It  turns  out  some  60,000,000  envelopes  per  an- 
num. It  has  also  a  paper-box  factory  in  the 
same  building,  and  besides  the  large  number  of 
boxes  required  for  its  envelope  supplies,  a  great 
quantity  for  different  uses  outside.  It  makes 
mucilage,  too,  and  pretty  much  supplies  our 
trade.  This,  with  its  stationery  business,  bind- 
ery, &c. ,  employs  a  large  staff,  and  the  estab- 
lishment presents  a  lively  scene.  The  altera- 
tion referred  to,  while  it  nearly  or  quite  doubles 
the  room  in  the  upper  flats  gives  an  equal 
amount  of  additional  room  in  the  basement  and 
first  fiat.  The  latter  will  now  afford  the  firm  a 
spacious  show-room,  and  with  the  addition  of 
steam  hoists  and  other  modern  improvements,  we 
may  safely  say  that  it  will  have  one  of  the  most 
complete  establishments  in  the  country.  It  is 
hardly  necessary,  after  a  ramble  through  this 


concern,  to  put  any  queries  about  business.  That 
it  is  good  and  flourishing  we  have  had  evidences 
on  every  hand. 

Confound  this  walk.  I  am  good  for  a  spurt, 
but,  owing  to  various  infirmities,  I  can't  "  go 
on  for  ever."  I  did  not  calculate  on  such  k 
ramble,  and  I  am  afraid,  Mr.  Editor,  you  will 
say,  "  No  more  did  I."  Well,  exercise  your 
soul  in  patience.  Give  us  another  week  to  re- 
cuperate in,  and  we  will  finish  or — bust  ! 

C.  H. 


BOSTON    BEANS. 


[FROM   OUE  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,        I 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston.  May  1,  1883.  ) 

There  has  been  a  perceptible  increase  of  trade 
during  the  past  few  pleasant  days.  I  have  called 
on  Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser,  George  F.  King  & 
Merrill,  and  Charles  H.  Whiting,  all  of  whom 
report  business  good. 

E.  G.  Thorp,  of  Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser,  is 
on  a  Western  trip.  The  elegant  lines  of  auto- 
graph albums  and  scrap  books  published  by 
tbem  is  meeting  wilh  hearty  appreciation.  They 
are  selling  a  large  quantity  of  rubber  bands  by 
the  pound. 

Thomas  Groom  will  sail  for  Europe  some  time 
this  month. 

Aaron  R.  Gay  &  Co.,  who  for  thirty-six  years 
have  occupied  the  store  at  130  State  street,  will 
soon  move  to  larger  quarters  at  123,  where  bet- 
ter facilities  will  be  afforded. 

Mr.  Greenough,  of  Doane  &  Greenough,  is  re- 
covering from  an  attack  of  cerebro  spinal  men- 
ingitis, from  which  he  has  been  suffering  two  or 
three  months. 

Knight,  Adams  &  Co.,  Aaron  R.  Gay  &  Co., 
and  George  F.  King  &  Merrill  report  an  exceed- 
ingly good  sale  in  blank  books  for  this  time  of 
the  year. 

Ward  &  Gay  will  offer  a  line  of  fall  goods 
even  more  complete  than  that  of  any  former 
year. 

Charles  H.  Whiting  has  taken  the  agency  for 
the  publication  of  the  Orange  Judd  Company. 

The  following  named  are  or  have  been  in 
town  during  the  past  week  :  Mr.  Fairfield,  of 
the  Whiting  Paper  Company;  Mr.  Mole,  of  L.  L. 
Brown  Paper  Company;  Ed.  E.  Huber,  H.  H. 
Stratton,  of  Langfeld,  Turner  &  Andrews,  E. 
W.  Pond,  of  Daniel  Slote,  Samuel  Garre,  of 
Obpacher  Brothers;  Mr.  Chase,  of  Orange  Judd 
Company;  Mr.  Porter,  of  Porter  &  Coates, 
representative  of  Worth  Brothers  &  Owens, 
and  Mr.  Davis,  of  M.  A.  Ray. 

J.  P.  Norton,  formerly  in  Gill's  bookstore, 
Springfield,  takes  a  position  with  the  wholesale 


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THE    AMERICAN    STATIOJSTER. 


book  and  stationery  house  of  Charles  H.  Whit- 
ing, Boston.  H. 

CINCINNATI    CUTS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

CiNCiNHATi,  May  1,  1883. 
It's  dramatic  festival  week.  How  it  made 
paper  suffer  1  What  is  there  in  this  world  that 
is  of  any  consequence.that  paper  does  not  mix 
up  with.  In  "Julius  Caesar,"  which  was  per- 
formed last  night,  there  were  one  hundred  pieces 
of  papier-mach6  statuary,  from  a  little  green 
bronzed  bust  of  Diogenes  to  Great  Pompey, 
heroic  size.  There  was  no  paper  in  the  scenery, 
but  before  the  scenery  was  painted,  quires  and 
reams  of  paper  were  filled  with  drawings  and 
desig^ns  of  it.  Note  it  well  that  wherever,  when- 
ever and  in  whatever  direction  civilization  takes 
a  stride,  paper  precedes  and  follows  it.  If  it 
were  not  in  its  very  nature  inimical  to  fetishism 
paper,  once  its  agency  in  human  advancement 
becoming  known,  might  become  an  object  of 
adoration  and_ worship. 

•Paper  buckets  are  now  on  sale  cheap  in  this 
market,  and  it  won't  be  long  till  we  may  look 
for  a  tenanted  paper  cottage.  In  the  way  of 
decorations  the  papier-mach6  plaque  is  finding 
favor,  and  it  is  in  stock '  in  every  art- finding 
establishment  here.  After  all  it's  only  rags 
redeemed  from  filth,  and  transfigured  from  use- 
lessness  into  purity  and  worth.  What  punish- 
ment should  he  be  condemned  to  who  defiles  it 
by  bad  uses  ?  There  is  a  law  to  punish  a  man 
who  uses  it  in  forgery.  What  law  punishes  the 
man  who  defiles  it  by  bad  printing  ?  There  is  a 
law  on  that  subject — the  law  of  public  opinion 
— and  it  is  growing  stronger  every  day.  People 
won't  put  up  with  as  bad  printing  in  books, 
pamphlets  or  papers  now  as  they  would  when 
facilities  for  fine  work  were  not  as  good  as  those 
available  at  present.  The  worst  feature  of  the 
pamphlets  which  the  Dramatic  Festival  has 
thrown  to  the  surface  is  the  execution  of  the 
engravings  they  contain.  These  are  simply 
execrable. 

There  is  one  fact  to  be  stated  about  local  trade 
here,  and  in  a  portion  of  the  territory  tributary 
to  Cincinnati,  and  it  is  a  fact  one  is  apt  to  lose 
sight  of,  and  that  is  Cincinnati  and  the  Ohio 
Valley  have  not  yet  recovered  from  the  result 
of  the  February  fiood.  From  Pittsburg  to  Cairo 
a  densely  populous  district,  the  greater  part  of 
way  the  waters  flooded  an  area  of  not  far  from 
fifteen  hundred  square  miles  of  rich  country,  in- 
cluding many  towns  and  villages.  The  losses 
were  very  widely  scattered  and  pretty  evenly 
distributed  as  to  the  cash  that  would  represent 
them,  only  those  who  lost  least  feel  it  most.  The 
poor  man  and  the  man  in  medium  circumstances 
who  lost  his  $100  to  $500  or  $1,000  when  that 
was  his  all,  felt  it  more  than  did  the  man  who 
lost  $10,000  to  $25,000,  when  he  had  as  much 
more  left  untouched.  Well,  Cincinnati  is  feel- 
ing these  losses  to-day.  The  damage  was  not 
confined  to  the  immediate  banks  of  the  Ohio 
River  ;  it  extended  along  the  tributaries  far  up 
above  their  junction  with  the  river.  That  local 
cause  is  to  be  added  to  general  causes  for  a  de- 
pression of  trade  in  Cincinnati.  News  paper  is 
dull  and  the  prices  are  low.  This,  if  it  means 
that  prices  are  too  low,  means  also  that  they 
must  go  up  or  material  must  go  down.  News- 
papers are  not  losing  circulation  and  are  really 
not  diminishing  in  number.  Yesterday  wit- 
nessed the  first  issue  of  a  new  combination  here 
— that  of  the  News  with  the  infant  Morning 
Journal,  under  the  name  of  The  News  Journal. 
This  is  a  very  youthful  combination  all  around. 


It  was  only  last  winter  that  the  News  began  its 
existence. 

It  was  since  New  Year  that  the  Morning 
Journal  began,  which  it  did  upon  the  consolida- 
tion of  the  Gazette  with  the  Commercial,  merely 
to  keep  the  Gazette  franchise  in  the  Western 
Associated  Press  alive.  The  name  Journal  is 
now  retained  in  order  to  remove  all  legal  dif- 
ficulties out  of  the  way  of  transferring  the  As- 
sociated Press  franchise  of  the  News. 

General  business  in  some  lines  is  dull,  but  it  is 
the  dull  season  for  some  lines.  There  is  nothing 
like  a  break  in  the  market  anywhere.  Business 
men  are  moving  with  great  caution.  There  was 
a  failure  here  last  week,  that  of  Newberg  & 
Frenkel,  clothiers,  and  it  was  unexpected.  Such 
events  put  business  men  on  their  guard.  Manu- 
facturing of  all  sorts  is  going  on  briskly.  There 
are  now  and  then  little  make-believes  of  strikes 
which  do  not  turn  out  to  be  anything  after  all. 

Trade  in  stationery  is  quiet,  but  manufac- 
turers of  mercantile  stationery  are  kept  busy. 
This  is  a  wholesome  indication.  Nothing  more 
surely  indicates  fluctuations  in  business  than  the 
orders  received  or  not  received  by  the  mercan- 
tile stationer. 

The  outlook  for  the  wheat  crop  is  good  and 
that  for  fruit  is  not  bad.  The  weather  for  a 
week  has  been  variable  enough  to  affect  trade, 
but  it  hasn't  been  so  severe  as  to  injure  the 
grdwing  wheat.  Prince  William. 


OUR  LONDON  LETTER. 


[from  our  regular  correspondent.] 

5  LUDGATK  ClKCtrS    BUILDINGS,         I 

London,  E.  C.  April  ai.  1883.  ( 
March,  which,  true  to  tradition,  "came  in  like 
a  lion  "  but  forgot  to  maintain  its  reputation  by 
"going  out  like  a  lamb,"  has  departed  to  the 
general  satisfaction,  and  "April,  with  her 
smiles  and  tears,"  is  with  us,  at  present  she 
wears  a  somewhat  sullen  look,  as  if  not  quite 
certain  whether  to  smile  at  the  prospect  of  bet- 
ter days  or  to  "  weep  for  the  woes  that  will  be," 
let  us  hope  that  as  "  spring's  delights  are  now 
returning,"  that  among  those  delights  may  be 
the  satisfaction  of  contemplating  revived  trade 
and  rejuvenated  prosperity. 

The  undoubted  falling-off  in  the  sales  of  val- 
entines has  been  largely  atoned  for  by  the  in- 
crease in  popularity  of  Easter  cards  of  which 
considerably  more  have  been  sold  this  year  than 
in  any  previous  one.  This  is,  on  the  whole,  very 
satisfactory,  as  the  Easter  cards  have  been 
marked  by  considerable  artistic  merit  and  excel- 
lence of  "get-up"  and  finish.  Those  of  S. 
Hildesheimer  &  Co.  were  deservedly  admired 
for  the  beauty  and  good  taste  of  the  symbolical 
designs  introduced. 

The  extent  to  which  a  taste  for  and  an  appre- 
ciation of  articles  of  artistic  merit  has  spread 
among  the  masses  of  the  people  in  recent  years, 
can  be  best  observed  by  a  visit  to  the  show- 
rooms of  the  large  fancy  goods  manufacturers 
and  importers.  Of  these  quite  a  large  number 
now  flourish  in  this  country,  where,  a  few  years 
ago,  only  a  dozen  or  so  existed.  Entering  one 
after  another  of  these  extensive  depots  and  ob- 
serving the  brisk  business  they  evidently  do,  the 
visitor  wonders  where  a  market  can  be  found 
for  the  seemingly  inexhaustible  stores  of  really 
beautiful  productions  which  surround  him,  and 
when  he  realizes  the  fact  that  it  is  to  render  ele- 
gant and  refined  the  homes  of  the  people,  he 
feels  grateful  to  the  men  like  Ruskin,  Arnold 
and  Morris,  whose  teachings  have  fostered  a 
love  of  the  beautiful  among  all  classes,  and  re- 
joices that  inventive  genius  and  mechanical 
skill  have  enabled  that  love  to  be  gratified  by 


producing  high-class  decorative  articles  at  a  cost 
that  places  them  within  the  reach  even  of  those 
whose  means  are  but  small.  Hitherto  the  sta- 
tioners and  fancy  traders  of  this  country  have 
not  reaped  the  benefit  which  they  should  have 
enjoyed  from  this  spread  of  artistic  taste.  The 
majority  of  them  have  been  content  to  allow 
the  trade  in  decorative  goods  to  be  carried  on 
by  shops  making  a.  specialty  of  them,  and  con- 
sequently a  source  of  considerable  income  has 
been  neglected  ;  but  now  there  appears  to  be  a 
more  enterprising  spirit  abroad,  and  there  is  a 
probability  of  the  trade  being  diverted  into  its 
natural  channels. 

The  introduction  of  photography  into  the  do- 
main of  greeting  cards,  has  met  with  so  much 
success,  that  Poulton  &  Sons,  of  Lee,  Kent, 
have  brought  out  a  selection  so  large  and  varied 
that  the  mere  glancing  at  their  specimen  books 
is  absolutely  bewildering,  birthday,  wedding, 
Easter  and  other  cards  are  presented,  in  which 
natural  objects,  floral  designs,  symbolical  de- 
vices, &c.,  are  executed  with  admirable  fidelity 
and  artistic  appreciation,  the  coloring,  too,  is 
excellent,  and  the  finish  unusually  good.  .Some 
artistic  panel  photographs,  "  gems  of  English 
scenery,"  are  much  admired.  The  prices  of  all 
are  remarkably  moderate.  The  same  firm  has  a 
large  assortment  of  hand-painted  ivory  and  gel- 
atine cards  of  great  merit. 

A  form  of  ornamentation  recently  introduced 
which  can  be  applied  to' almost  any  surface  is 
the  production  of  the  Silk  Ornament  Company, 
of  London.  By  a  very  simple  process  designs 
of  birds,  fiowers,  ferns,  &c.,  can  be  transferred 
to  various  articles  of  use  and  ornament  and  pre- 
sent a  very  rich  and  pleasing  appearance,  similar 
to  hand  painting;  many  varieties  of  transfer 
processes  have  been  introduced  and  then  forgot- 
ten, but  this  seems  to  be  worthy  of  a  more 
permanent  popularity.  Another  form  of  decora- 
tion, but  intended  for  application  to  glass,  has 
been  introduced  by  McCan,  Stevenson  &  Orr,  of 
Belfast.  It  is  called  the  "Glacier,"  and  con- 
sists of  paper  manufactured  and  printed  in  a 
peculiar  way,  and  afterward  so  heated,  that 
on  being  laid  on  the  glass  of  an  ordinary  win- 
dow it  becomes  practically  part  of  it,  and  can- 
not be  destroyed  by  washing  or  rubbing,  while 
it  presents  a  marvelous  resemblance  to  stained 
glass.  Perry  &  Co.,  of  Holborn  Viaduct,  are 
the  English  agents  for  this  invention. 

[This  is  an  American  idea,  old  in  this 
country. — Ed.] 

Letts,  Son  &  Co.  have  brought  out  a  new  pop- 
ular atlas  in  which  a  number  of  improvements 
are  introduced  and  by  the  skillful  use  of  color 
in  the  maps  the  characteristics  of  different 
countries  are  shown  at  a  glance.  A  large 
amount  of  useful  information  is  appended  and 
altogether  it  is  one  of  the  best  works  of  its  kind 
that  has  appeared. 

A.  H.  Woodward,  of  Birmingham,  has  intro- 
duced an  "  Anti-Blotting  "  penholder,  in  using 
which  children  are  prevented  from  dipping  their 
fingers  into  the  ink  by  a  ridge  of  satin-wood 
placed  where  the  fingers  reach  to. 

The  excitement  about  the  trial  for  the  Phcenix 
Park  murders  has,  of  course,  occasioned  a  de- 
mand for  the  photographs  of  the  accused  per- 
sons. These  have  been  published  by  Marion  & 
Co.,  of  Soho  Square,  London,  in  a  cabinet  size 
group  and  one  also  of  Fitzharris  (Skin-the-Goat). 

An  exhibition  of  building  appliances  is  now 
open  at  the  Agricultural  Hall,  London,  at  which 
some  splendid  specimens  of  waU-papers  have 
been  shown,  notably  some  rich  embossed  and 
gilt  leather-papers,  manufactured  by  Jeffreys, 
of  Essex  Road,  London.  These  have  a  very 
rich  appearance. 


May  3,  1883. 


THE    AMEEICA^    STATIOI^rEE. 


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George  Waterston  &  Sons,  of  Rose  street, 
Newgate  street,  have  a  large  and  varied  stock 
of  articles  known  as  sundries,  some  of  which 
are  of  their  own  make,  and  some  by  eminent 
firms,  for  whom  they  act  as  agents,  an  illustrated 
catalogue,  which  they  publish,  will  be  found  to 
give  some  idea  of  the  varieties  of  goods  they 
vend.  Sealing  wax  of  every  kind  is  their 
specialty. 

The  proposed  union  of  booksellers  for  the  pur- 
pose of  protecting  the  interests  of  the  trade 
from  the  black  sheep  known  as  the  discount- 
bookseller  has  not  made  much  headway  at  pres- 
ent. In  the  bookselling  as  in  other  trades  in 
which  paper  plays  a  part,  there  seems  to  be 
a  great  want  of  cohesion  and  esprit  de  corps 
among  the  members,  each  man  for  himself 
being  the  motto  of  all.  But  for  this,  not  only 
the  book  trade,  but  the  other  trades  connected 
more  or  less  intimately  with  it  might  have  been 
in  a  very  different  position  to-day.  As  it  is,  the 
prospects  of  the  bookseller  are  not  much  more 
promising  than  those  of  his  associates,  the  sta- 
tioner and  fancy  trades,  for  the  public  has  been 
taught  to  think  of  cheapness  before  anything 
else,  and  the  average  Englishman  will  put  him- 
self to  some  inconvenience  in  order  to  get  an 
article  at  a  penny  reduction.  W.  F.  C. 


» 


CASSELL'S 


ENCYCLOPAEDIC  DIC- 
TIONARY. 


The  appearance  of  a  fourth  divisional  volume 
of  Cassell's  Encyclopaedic  Dictionary  carries  the 
publication  of  this  important  work  sufficiently 
forward  to  enable  the  student  to  form  a  pretty 
accurate  conception  of  the  extensive  plan  on 
which  it  is  based.  It  approaches  more  nearly 
than  any  existing  publication  of  its  class  to  the 
character  of  a  dictionary  of  universal  knowl- 
edge,wanting,  indeed,  hardly  anything,  unless  it 


be  condensed  biographical  notices,  to  give  it  a 
claim  to  that  description ;  and  even  these  are 
furnished  in  the  case  of  Scriptural  personages, 
while  adjectives  in  use  derived  from  proper 
names,  such  as  "  Aristotelian,"  "  Aristophanic," 
and  so  forth,  are  invariably  included.  It  has 
long  been  perceived  that  the  old  practice  of  con- 
fining dictionaries  to  the  mere  common  lan- 
guage of  polite  literature  was  a  serious  incon- 
venience, and  that  it  is  a  great  economy  of  time 
to  the  student  to  find  technical  and  scientific 
words  also  under  one  alphabetical  arrange- 
ment. So  far  the  "  Encyclopaedic,"  though 
its  range  may  be  wider  than  that  of 
others,  can  claim  no  especial  novelty.  A 
similar  remark  will  apply  to  its  number- 
less little  woodcuts,  which  have  the  excellent 
merit  of  being  also  of  a  strictly  elucidatory 
kind,  enabling  the  reader  to  get  a  clearer  notion 
of  the  thing  described  than  mere  letterpress  is  in 
the  particular  instance  able  to  give.  Besides 
these  features,  however,  an  unusually  large 
number  of  archaic  and  provincial  words  will 
here  be  found,  the  definitions  and  illustrative 
quotations  being  in  these,  as  in  other  instances, 
the  result  of  original  research  and  study.  Of 
the  simple  means  by  which  more  or  less  obsolete 
words  and  their  indications  are  indicated,  pro- 
nunciation marked  and  etymology  denoted,  a 
notion  can  only  be  gathered  by  examination  of 
its  pages.  The  crowning  and  distinguishing  char- 
acteristic of  "The  Encyclopaedic,"  however, 
which  w  ill  probably  most  contribute  to  give  it  a 
standard  character,  is  sufficiently  indicated  by 
its  title.  It  aims,  in  fact,  at  combining  in  one 
arrangement  a  dictionary  of  our  language  in 
the  most  comprehensive  sense  of  the  term,  with 
a  condensed  encyclopaedia.  The  pages,  which 
are  of  the  size  known  as  extra  crown  quarto, 
are  printed  in  triple  columns  of  solid  but  clear 
type,  and  number  about  400  in  each  volume. — Ex. 


LABEL  VARNISH. 


A  varnish  for  preserving  labels  from  deface- 
ment, and  which  makes  an  excellent  coating  for 
labels  not  subjected  to  the  influence  of  alcohol, 
is  made  as  follows  :  White  shellac,  one  ounce; 
carbonate  of  lead,  four  drams;  ether,  half  pint. 

Place  the  white  shellac  in  a  mortar,  and  re- 
duce to  a  moderately  fine  powder ;  then  transfer 
to  a  bottle  containing  ether,  and  set  aside,  shak- 
ing the  bottle  occasionally,  until  the  powder 
resolves  itself  into  a  uniform  solution ;  then  add 
the  lead,  in  fine  powder;  shake  well,  and  filter 
through  paper,  returning  the  first  portions  of 
the  filtrate,  two  or  three  times,  until  it  comes 
through  perfectly  clear.  To  prevent  the  loss  of 
ether,  by  evaporation,  in  the  absence  of  a  more 
suitable  contrivance,  while  filtering,  place  four 
or  five  folds  of  paper  on  the  counter,  on  which 
rests  the  bottle  containing  the  funnel  and  the 
filter,  over  which  place  a  ring-jar  (or  a  tin-can) 
— one  that  will  just  fit  being  preferable  to  a 
much  larger  one— (the  larger  the  jar  the  more 
space  to  be  occupied  by  the  ether  vapor).  Ordi- 
nary shellac  may  be  used,  but  it  imparts  a 
brownish  color  to  the  labels. 

The  varnish  should  be  applied  to  the  label 
evenly,  avoiding  overlapping  streaks,  which  will 
show  when  dry.  The  label  thus  treated  will  be 
smooth  as  glass  and  perfectly  legible;  it  may  be 
washed,  scrubbed  and  otherwise  treated,  and 
still  remain  clean  and  nice.  If  two  or  more 
coats  of  the  varnish  are  applied,  it  dries  hard 
and  smooth,  and  the  warmth  of  the  hand  will 
not  make  any  impression  on  it. 


Ink  Extractor. — A  new  ink  stain  extractor, 
to  remove  ink  from  the  skin,  fingers,  paper, 
linen  or  other  materials,  comes  in  envelopes  con- 
taining forty  pieces  of  chemically  prepared 
paper.  It  is  used  by  applying  to  the  ink-spot, 
wetting  well  with  water,  when  the  ink  will  dis- 
appear.   It  is  put  up  in  boxes  of  fifty  envelopes. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &:  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
Ci>re  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 

SUPERFINE    QUALITY.  EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITT? 

In     handsome     Light     Blue     Boxes     containing    one-quarter    of 


ream   of    Note    Paper    each,    and    bearing  in  blue   letters   de- 
scription  of    contents. 
Ill  separate    Boxes   of    uniform    size,  are   one-eighth  of   a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  ciuabty  to  the  paper. 


In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  >  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agency,  G-EO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


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ANNOUNCEMENT 


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L.  PRAITG  <£  CO. 


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the  close  of  the  Easter  Season  we  beg  to  express  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  their  kind  and  flattering  appreciation 


of  our  eflfoi'ts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productions.  We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsements 
which  our  Cliristmas  Cards  received  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  Witli  one  accord  these  expo- 
nents of  public  taste  have  accorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  productions  in  the  market.  The  London  Queen,  for 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

"  Sorry  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  "  the  old  country"  to  confess  it,  but  proud  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  the  young  daughter  over 
the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create,  with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  will  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  representative  American  talent  in  the  preparation  of  designs, 
and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

The  particulars  of  our  new  lines  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Scripture  Texts,  and  other  novelties  will  be 
announced  during  May. 

Our  agents  will  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends  with  the  new  sample  books  during  May  and  June. 


WE    WOULD    CALL    SPECIAL  ATTENTION  TO   OUR  LARGE   LINE    OF 


te 


CONGRATULATION    AND   WEDDING    CONGRATULATION    CARDS. 


Our  line  has  been  greatly  increased  this  spring,  and  we  feel  confident  will  satisfy  all  demands.  The  line  consists  of  Plain  Cards, 
Fringed  Cards,  Double  Fringed  Cards,  Cards  in  book  form,  with  ornamental  leatherette  protectors  ;  Satin  Print  Cards,  in  mats,  &c. 
Our  New  Price  List  is  now  ready. 

A  number  of  new  series  have  also  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS,  and  additions  have  been  made  to  our  f 
other  lines  of  goods,  comprising  Copies  for  Panel  Painting,  Artistic  Plaques,  &c.,  &c. 


FPLIOE    LISTS    SENT    OlST    ^FFLIO^TION". 


NEW  YORK ;  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnnt  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street.  \ 

SAN  FRANCISCO :  529  Commercial  St.     J 


L.    P>J^.^]XC^    &    OO., 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


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MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,  GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,  DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  LINE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  IVIazarIn  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROGCO  in  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Cray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Gafe,  Terra- 

Gotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIYEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJP2.    LIN'S    OIT-    BR-ISTOL.    BO^PtlDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  imsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  iPlain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 


Decorated  Jfote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc. 


GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO, 


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f  The  Most  Perfect  and  Complete  Liae  of  FILE  GOODS  Manufactured 

?  

EASTERN  TRADE  SUPPLIED   FROM 

New  York  Branch,  No.  28  BOND  STREET. 

•  Illustrated  Catalogue  to  Dealers  on  application. 


CHASE'S  IMFROVED  UQUID  GLUE 

A    For  Cementing  Wood,  Glass,  Jewelry,  Crockery,  Furniture,  Leather,    k 
Ornaments  and  Bric-a-Brac  of  every  Description. 

HOLDS  FANCY  CARDS  IN  SCRAP  BOOKS  WITHOUT  WRINKLING  OR  DISCOLORING. 

Every  bottle  nas  a  nice  Cap  and  Brush  ready  for  immediate  use,  and  is  warranted  to  give  perfect 
SATISFACTION.  r.R  MONEY  REFUNDED.  The  Glue  is  packed  in  nice  strong  hinged  cover  boxes,  rhadt  for 
SHIPMENT  wiTHuDT  REPACKING,  with  fancy  labels  and  twelve  beautiful  picture  cards,  lithographed  in 
colors  (one  for  each  boitle),  in  every  dozen  box. 


^^I=I^IC:E]     ILiIST."^*- 


each. 


2oz..  1  doz.  inbox,     .       .       .     per  doz.,     $1.50  j   Quarts,  Screw-Top  Cans, 
Half  Pints,  Screw-Top  Cans,  .       .   each,         .35      Half  Gallons,  Screw-Top  Cans, 
Pints,  Screw-Top  Cans.     ..."  .50  ]   Gallons  Screw-Top  Cans, 

Bulk  Glue  is  packed  in  improved  screw-top  cans,  and  is  warranted  not  to  deteriorate  with  age, 
either  before  or  after  u^e.  It  is  a  «-<IANT  IN  STKENGTH,  always  ready  for  use,  economical, 
and,  once  carefully  tried,  you  will  never  be  without  it. 


HOLWAY,  WRIGHT  &  RICH,  Sole  Agents. 


BOSTON ; 

No.  135   State   Street. 


NEW  YOKK : 

No,  167  Chambers  Street. 


BALTIMORE  ; 

No.  4  Coinmcroe  .«treet. 


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[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  In  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 


NEW    PATENTS. 


No.  273,981.    Combined  Pocket  Knife    and    Rule.— 

Eli  S.  Glover,  Battle  Creek,  Mich. 
1.  In  a  pocket-knife,  the  construction  of  the 
handle  in  parts  (the  parts  being  marked  veith  a 
scale  for  lineal  measurement)  hinged  together  at 
the  ends,  v^hereby  the  handle  can  be  opened  out 
to  form  a  continuous  straight  rule.  2.  With  a 
folding  pocket-rule  for  lineal  measurement,  the 
combination  of  one  or  more  cutting  blades  at- 
tached to  the  rule- joint. 
No.  273,989.  Printer's-Ink   Case.— Cyrus  Heller,  Wil- 

liamsport.  Pa. 
No.  274.005.  Game  Counter. — J.  Lee  Knight,  Topeka, 

Kan. 
No.  274,031.  Tablet  for  Teaching  Penmanship.— EUa 

Lee  Requa,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

The  combination  of  a  perforated    guide  or 
pattern  sheet  and  a  writing  tablet  or  flap  se- 
cured thereto. 
No.   274,047.  Twine-Holder.- M.  Elmer  Stephenson, 

La  Porte,  Col.,  assignor  to  one-half  to  Cameron 

W.  Garbutt,  same  place. 
No.  274,053.    Advertising  Device,  Card  and  Picture 

Holder.— Elmore  W.  Taylor,  Detroit,  Mich. 

A  device  consisting  of  a  blank  and  card,  the 
blank  being  cut  and  bent  into  suitable  shape, 
and  so  held  by  the  edges  of  the  card,  which  fit 
into  suitable  recesses  or  openings  in  the  upturned 
sides  of  the  blank. 

No.  274,084.  Air  Cushioning  Apparatus  for  Printing 
Machines.  —  Luther  C.  Crowell,  Brooklyn,  as- 
signor to  R.  Hoe  &  Co.  New  York,  N.  Y. 

DESIGNS. 
No.  13,729.  Type.— James  A.  St.  John,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Term  of  patent  3)^  years. 
No.    13,794  and  13,795.    Font  of  Type.— George   F. 

Giesecke,  Leipsic,   Saxony,  Germany.    Term  of 

patents  7  years. 

TRADE-MABKS. 
No.  10,095.  Cigarette  Paper.— Leonide  Lacroiz,  Fils, 
Angouleme,  (Charente,)  France. 

"  The  words  '  Goudron  Mais  La '  and  the 
symbol  of  a  cross." 

No.  10,098.  Writing  Fluid.— Carter,  Dinsmore  &  Co., 
Boston,  Mass. 

"The  word-symbol  '  Carter's,'  used  in   con- 
nection with  the  word  '  Fluid.'" 

No.    10,099.  Writing  Ink.— Carter,   Dinsmore  &  Co., 
Boston,  Mass. 
"  The  out-line  of  a  shield  within  a  border." 

No.   10,100.  Mucilage.— Carter,  Dinsmore  &  Co.,  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  and  New  York,  N.  Y. 
"  The  word  symbol  '  Carter's.'" 

No.    10,101.  Writing  Ink.— Carter,   Dinsmore  &  Co., 
Boston,  Mass.,  and  New  York,  N.  Y. 
"  The  word-symbol  '  Carter's.' " 

No.  10,102.  Mucilage.— Carter,  Dinsmore  &  Co.,  Bos- 
ton, Mass,  and  New  York,  N.  Y. 

LABELS. 
No.  8,082.  Title  :  "Eternal  Ink."— Charles M.  Higgins, 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
No.  8,033.    Title  :   "  Engrossing   Ink."  —  Charles   M. 

Higgins,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
No.  8,071.  Title:    " FIske's  Tissue  Paper  Label."— 

George  C.  Fisk,  Springfield,  Mass. 


Excess  of  ceremony  is  always  the  companion 
of  weak  minds ;  it  is  a  plant  that  will  never 
grow  in  strong  soil. 


The  lower  plate  is  drawn  up  {gainst 
the  stationary  upper  plate. 


Copi  Presses. 

Self-Adjusting.     Parts    Interchangeable. 

Gold  Medal  Awarded  at  the  International 
Cotton  Exposition  of  18S1. 

\iriLL.COX   &  THOMPSON, 

Brooklyn  Needle  Works  and  Fulton  Foundry 
Nos.  21  10  27  Fiirinaii  S1r«'«'t 

BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 


JANENTZKV  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Art  Pottery,  including  Plaques  and  Vases  of  various 
shapes,  with  flowers  in  relief,  modeled  by  hand,  in  a  most 
artistic  manner.  Our  collection  is  the  largest  and  choicest 
in  the  market. 
I.  V.  G.  Glaze,  for  imitating  the  imported  Liraoge  goods. 
Barbotine  Grounding  Color  and  £namel  Vai  nish, 
for  preparing  and  finishing  the  decorations. 
Illustrated  Price  Lists  furnished  on  application. 
Sole  Manufacturers  of  PAPIER  MA  CHE  PLAQUES, 
Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Ebonized,  Gold  Edged, 
Gilt  or  SUvered  ;  PAPIER  MACHE  MIRROR  PLAQUES  ; 
JANENTZKY  &  CO.'S  SUPERFINE  ARTISTS'  OIL  COLORS,  in  collapsible  tubes;  OIL,  WATER  and 
CHINA  COLOR  PAINTING  MATERIALS  of  every  description  ;  DRAUGHTSMENS'  SUPPLIES  ;  WAX 
FLOWER  MATERIALS.    Send  for  Catalogue. 


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MANUFACTURED  FOK  THE  TRADE  BY  THE 


Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Co. 

.   117  FULTON  STREET,  NEV^  YORK. 

^-*-f« 


Print  Paper,  in  10  sizes  and  styles.  Ruled  and  Unruled. 

Neutral  Tint  Paper,  17  sizes  and  styles.  Ruled  and  Unruled. 
Engine-Sized  Laid  Paper,  9  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 

Book  Pads,  bound  on  end  only,  10  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 
Counting -House  Tablets,  6  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 


-cf-*-!*- 


Tub-Sized,    Loft-Dried,    Extra    Fine    Superfine,    Linen    and    Quadrille,    put    up    -with    Blotter 

Attaehnnent,    in    the   elegant   and    convenient 

AMERICAN    BLOTTER  TABLET. 


I^^  HEAVY    DISCOUNTS    TO    LARGE    DEALERS. 


E^.-A.i3i3EiiD  :p.^:peE;S  .^^  s:peci.a.XjT"Y". 


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iees-4. 


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lSSS-4r. 


•TRADE  MARK 


RAPHAEL  TUCK  &  SONS' 

Artistic  CliristmasiNew  Year  Cards, 


FORBES  COMPANY,  SOLE  AGENTS, 

181  Devonshire  St.,  B05T0IT;  22  Bond  St.,  NEW  YOEK. 


?HE  great  favor  with  which  our  last  year's  line  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards  were  received,  first  by  dealers  and  then  by  the  public,  and 
"    with  the  increased  excellence  of  our  present  collection  of  over  THREE  HUNDRED  AND  FIFTY  SERIES,  many  designs 
by  Artists  who  have  proved  themselves  popular  favorites,  and  with  every  number  executed  in  a  manner  which  has  always  marked  our  Cards, 
we  feel  assured  that  we  shall  still  hold  the  favor  for  1883  which  we  have  received  in  the  past. 

jj^    THE     PRICES    SPEAK     FOR     THEMSELVES    WHEN     EXAMINED    ^A^1TH     THE    CARDS.    -^ 


FORBES  COMPANY,  Sole  Agents. 


-♦-o-»- 


RAPHAEL  TUCK  &  SONS. 


OUR    SPECIAL 


FAIL  NOTELTIES 


I^OI^    1333. 


OUR    REAL   WATOOMBE   TERRA-OOTTA    PLAQUES. 

In  offering  these  to  the  public,  we  are  pleased  to  say  that  we  are  able  now  to  present  a  Plaque  which  is  in  itself  the  genuine  article,  and  not  an  imitation  of 
it.  These  Plaques  are  a  new  departure,  and  surpass  all  others  from  the  fact  that  they  cannot  warp  or  crack,  and  when  lifted  have  the  full  weight  of  a  Porcelain 
Plaque  without  resorting  to  the  artificial  means  of  loading.  

OUR    SERIES    OF    FIRE-PLACE    ORNAMENTS, 

Consisting  of  a  line  of  Folding  Screens  and  Fan  Shields,  we  trust  may  find   the  success  which  the  amount  of  money  and  labor  expended  would  warrant  i 
These  goods  must  be  seen  to  be  appreciated,  as  no  cut  or  description  can  give  an  idea  of  the  beautiful  effect  obtained. 


GEMS   OF  FOREIGN   SCENERY 


Is  an  entirely  new  line  recently  added  to  our  publications,  consisting  of  an  assortment  of  the  most  charming  bits  of  Foreign  Scenery  (exquisite  hand-work  in  ,1 
color),  on  he  ivy  gilt  and  bevel-edged  boards.  Each  is  in  an  envelope,  with  or  without  a  Birthday  motto,  as  desired,  and  packed  in  boxes  of  dozens.  In  addition,  11 
and  packed  in  the  same  manner,  we  offer  an  assortment  of  Twenty-five  Hand-painted  Flower  Subjects. 


Our  Albertype  Engravings,  which  have  proved  so  popular  in  the  past,  we  are  prepared  to  supply  to  the  trade  this  season  in  Portfolios  of  one  hundred  each— 
a  portfolio  and  stand  for  same  being  furnished  free  with  each  100  copies.  This  enables  any  retailer  to  keep  his  stock  in  good  condition  and  easily  accessible,  the 
stand  being  also  an  ornament  to  the  store. 

NEW    PUBLICATIONS.— A  series  10  Portfolios,  8  x  10  inches  each,  containing  U  Albertype  Engravings— with  a  list  giving  title  and  name  of  painter  1 
and  engraver  of  each  reproduction. 

GREAT  MINDS  IN  M  USIC— Ten  Portraits,  11  x  14,  of  the  greatest  musical  composers,  in  a  handsome  portfolio. 


•^fp^Sr-"    FORBES  OOMP'Y,  Boston  and  New  York. 


THE    AMERIOAIN^    STATIOIS^ER. 


NEW    PATENT- 


PIN-FASTENERS 


TT7HE  shanks  of  these  Fasteners  are  made  of  pin-wire,  with  ^Z 
X       ground  points  equal  to  the  best  made  pins,  and  may  be     I 
inserted  in  tlie  finest  goods  without  injuring  the  fibre  of     11 
the  same.  They  are  admirably  adapted  for  ticketing  and  binding 

Silks,  "Woolens,  and  all  description  of  Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  Carpets,  Rugs,  Mats,  &c. 
Dressing  Shops  and  Shop  Windows,  and  attaching  Tags  and  Price  Tickets  to  goods 
therein. 

FORCE  THE  PINS  THROUGH  THE  GOODS  AND  TURN 
DOWN  THE  SHANKS. 

McGill's  Patent  Single -Stroke  Staple -Press,^ 


OS.  1  &  2. 


McGill's  Patent  Staple  Pasteners.       Staple  Suspending  Kings.       Staple  Binders  and  Wire  Eings. 

Steel  and  Brass  Wire. 


IM0.2. 


N0.3, 


rao.s. 


The  Presses  insert,  with  a  single  stroke,  all  this  line  of  Staple  Fastenings  and 

Suspending  Rings. 


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pHPlHS.SAm.ING  DRY  goods:. 


fpmfBf<rriNGCLbni!NGs  &  c. 

OVER  ONE  HUNDRED~^ — — -VAR/ETIES  AND  SIZES 

MANUFACTURED    BY 

HOLMES, BO  OTH&HAYDEJS^S. 

FACTORIES  WATERBURY  CONN. 


"VlcGlLkl. 

!:TIS"  P  AT  E  N  T  "5^ 

SUSPENDING  RINGS 

Braces  foR 


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No.  49  CHAMBERS  STREET,  NEW  YORK 


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THE    AMEEIOAIsr    STATIOE^ER 


New  Machine  for  Stitching  Books. 

This  Machine  will  sew  anything  in  the  >A^ay  of  Pamphlets  or  Blank  Books  up  to  four  signatures. 
It  makes  a  stitnh  of  any  desired  length,  and,  on  ordinary  -work,  as  nnany  as  ten  thousand  Books  a  day 
are  turned  out  by  one  Machine.  These  Machines  have  proved  a  perfect  success,  and  are  now  used  by 
nearly  every  prominent  Blank  Book  Maker  and  Pamphlet  Binder  in  New  York. 

1^"  Correspondence  solicited,  -when  full  information  will  be  furnished  and  names  of  parties  using 
Machines  given.      Address 

AUGUSTUS    H.  TENNIS, 

26  xj3srioN"  sG;iTJ^R.E,  isrE:"w  ^^oi^k:  oit'X'. 


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Munich,   Germany. 


106  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


OUR     LINE     OF 


CHRISTMAS,  NEW  YEAR  CARDS, 


soTJ^^Ensriiis,  M 


y. 


OF  OCR  OWN  MANUFACTURE,  _p^^jp    M^MM* 


JLTXTE^    ISOAV^    IIEA.I>Y. 


The  Trade  are  respectTuUy  invited  to  \A^ithhold  placing  their  orders  until  they  have 
exdmined  our  line,  as  it  is  pronounced  the  strongest  ever  issued. 


CALENDARS   AND   SATIN    DESIGNS 

In  Sheets  for   Manufacturing   Purposes. 


I 


18  8  3. 


18  84. 


CHRISTMAS  AND  NEW  YEAR  CARDS. 

THOMAS   NELSON   &   SONS 

Have  made  arrangements  with  Messrs.  ROMANET  &  CO.,  of  Paris  and  London,  -which  enables 
them   to  offer  a   Superb    Line  of    Ne^A^  and   Elegant   Designs. 

Great  care  has  been  taken  in  selecting  subjects,  and  every  effort  made  to  make  this  new  line 
THE  most  popular. 

Our  Travelers  are  now  on  the  road  \Arith  Samples,  and  it  certainly  will  be  to  the  advantage  of 
he  Trade   to  see  this   line  before   placing   orders. 


May  3,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAJSr    STATiOJ^ER 


629 


FAMILY«PULPIT  BIBLES 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE 

NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 

724,  726  (Si  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

TXTE  invite  the  attention  of  the  Book  Trade  to  the  ONLY  Quarto  Bibles  pubUshed,  containing  CON- 
^  ^       TRASTED  EDITIONS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT,  in  which  the  Old  (King  James  Version)  and 
the  Revised  Version  are  placed  in  parallel  columns.    Also, 

MARTIN  LUTHER'S  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLES, 

—  AXD  — 

HAYDOCK'S  APPROVED  HOLY  CATHOLIC  BIBLES. 

AU  of  the  above  contain  an  niustraced  Bible  Dictionary,  Pictorial  History  of  the  Books  of  the  Bible . 
Maps,  Illuminated  Plates  and  other  valuable  Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Features. 

We  employ  the  most  skilled  workmen,  use  only  the  best  materials,  and  guarantee  better  grades  of  paper 
and  handsomer  printing  than  can  be  found  in  any  other  Family  Bibles  published  in  America,  while  oui- 
prices  are  as  low  as  any  other  publisher's. 

Having  the  largest  estabUshment  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles, 
we  can  furnish  them  in  great  variety  of  new  and  attractive  bindings  and  warranted  first-class  in  every 
particular. 

ORDER  ONLY  "THE  MTIuML  COMTRASTED  EDITIOH." 

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  BOOKSELLERS  in  the  UNITED  STATES  and  CANADA 


BROOK£:'S     .A.XXXOI^.A.XIC     XNKST.A.ND 

NO  MORE  DUST  OR  FLIES  IN  YOUR  INK.       NO 

EVAPORATION  OR  THICKENING  CAUSED 

BY  EXPOSURE  TO  THE  AIR. 


IT  is  complete,  simple  in  construction,  cannot  get  out  of 
order,  can  be  used  by  any  one  at  first  sight.    Made  in 

plain    or    figured 
Bronze,    Nickel 
Plated,  Gold  Figured     , , 
Nickel,  Single  or  DouWe 
Founts,  Flint  or  Cut  G'ass 
in  upwards  of  forty  diff^r- 

1  ■[  iir .<,^g-)w|i||i  ent  styles.    Price  List  and 

fi  !   Ij^inTlMlK  Discounts  sent  to  the  trade 

'fS?  |.r      ''''™\^^^^^5:^^     upon  application  to 


J.  A.  GUSS,    I 


Cut  No.  I  shows  the  Stand  Closed.    The  cover  being  automatically 
adjusted  keeps  the  stand  always  closed  when  ink  is  not  needed. 


Vrkfinn-  fH-v    T>Q         ^^'^  ^°-  ^  shows  the  Stand  Open.      The  fingers  restmg  on  the 
ispi  lllg   viry  J  rditf  lever  causes  the  cover  to  be  lifted  easily,  ready  to  receive  the  pen. 
.  By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  ink,  the  stand. 

Ui  S.  A.  immediately  closes. 


IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


BIRTHDAY  CAEDS, 

The  finest  line  ever  offered  to  the  Trade  will  be  shown  this  week  by  our  Tpavelers  who  are  on  the  road.       Please  reserve 
your  orders,  it  ■will  pay  you. 

.{>      :  No.  290    BROADV/AY,   NEY/  YORK.  :=:{' 


Birthday,  Wedding  and  Condolence  Cards.  $10.00  to  $50.00. 

SFEOIlvaiElISr    Si^lva:FI-.E     LOTS.       TR-^IDE    SXJFFLIEID. 

ver  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  Imported).^^ 


m'  Await  our  Travelers  before  orde  ing  Christmas  Cards,      m^  Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 

D.  V7.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U.  S.  A. 


630 


THE    AMERICAN    STATICIZER 


PH.  HAKE 


—MANUFACTURER    OF— 


Fine  Envelopes,  Papers, 

AHD  WEDIIHa  STATIOITEIIY, 

Cards  and  Card  Board, 


ORDERS  OF  DANCING, 


'ane^  anb  P^ysf-^^Je  ^arbs. 


MANUFACTORY  AND  WAREROOMS: 

62,  64:,  06  i&  68  Ann,  and  151  &  155  William  St., 


Headquarters  for  Every  Article  Named  Above. 


NEW  STYLE  FOR  1883.— NEW  PRICE  LIST. 


The  NOVELTY  Paper  Fastener. 


(Patented  in  Europe  and  America.) 

Drives  and  Clinches   a   Staple  Oi 

Suspension   Ring   at   a 

Single  Blow. 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Bindint; 
Books,  Ringing  Show  Cards  anil 
Pamphlets,  &c.,  &c.,  with  400  Steel 
Staples  and  50  Steel  Suspension 
Rings,  boxed. 

Sample  by  mail,  all  complete. 
Fifty  Ceuts. 

Staples,  all  sizes,  50  cents  per  1000. 

Suspension  Rings,  50  cents  per  Box 

of  500  Rings. 

The  Trade  will  be  suppUed,  cash  with 

order,  at  the  following  rates: 
Suspension   Ring   Paper   Fast- 
ener (as  above),  per  Gross,    S48.00 
Steel  Suspension  Rings,  per  M,  .667^ 
Novelty  Staples,  per  M,     .      .      .33J^ 

Strangers  are  referred  for  our 
standing  to  the  Pubhsher  of  this 
Paper,  to  anv  of  the  Express  Com- 
panies, or  to  Bradstreet's  Mercantile 
Agency. 

Sole  Agents  for   United   States   and 
Canada, 

57  Maiden  Lane,  Nbw  York. 

i®^  For  Illustrated  Catalogue  of 
our  Patented  Specialties  in  Station- 
ers' Hardware,  address, 


» For  the  HOME  TKADE  or  EXPORT 
i'  Y  the  Sole  Manufacturers, 

Philadelphia  Novelty  «fg.  Co..  821  Cherry  St..  Phila.,  Pa.  Cable  Arldress.  "Noroltv.- 


LIPMAN'S  INDISPENSABLE 

EYELET  MACHINE, 

Newest   and    Bestl       Also,    the 

"  Improved"  and  the  "  Tri 

Patent." 

Hover's  MANUSCRIPT  Paper 

Saves  your  Eyesight  and  gives 
a  Blacker  Manuscript. 

H.  L.  LIPMAN,  51  South  Fourth  St.,  Philadelphia. 


Are  nsed  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  an 
advertisement  of  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE  & 
ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

Its  EIGHT  Trunk  Lines  Traverse  the  best  portions 
of  Northern  Illinois,  WISCONSIN,  MINNESOTA, 
DAKOTA  and  IOWA. 

Located  directly  on  its  lines  are  the  cities  of  CHI- 
CAGO, MILWAUKEE,  LaCrossk,  Wi.voka,  ST. 
PAUL,  MINNEAPOLIS,  Madison,  Prairie  dc  Chikn, 
Mason  City,  Sio;  s  City,  Yankton,  Albert  Lea, 
ABERDEEN,  DUBUQUE,  ROCK  ISLAND,  CEDAR 
RAPIDS,  and  COUNCIL  BLUFFS,  as  weU  as  innu- 
merable other  principal  business  centres  and  favor- 
ite resorts  ;  and  passengers  going  West,  North,  South 
or  East  are  able  to  use  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE 
&  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY  to  the  best  advantage. 

Ticket  offices  everywhere  are  supplied  with  Maps 
and  Time  Tables  which  detail  the  merits  of  the  line, 
and  agents  stand  ready  to  furnish  information,  and 
sell  tickets  at  cheapest  rates  over  the  CHICAGO, 
MILWAUKEE  &  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

A.  V.  II.  CARPENTER,  General  Pass,  and 

Ticket  Agt. 
GEO.  H.  HEAFFORD,  Ass't  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 
S.  S.  MERRILL,  General  Manager 
J.  T.  CLARK,  General  Superintendent 

THE  KANDY  BLOTTER 

Is  the  Most  Simple,  the  C!heapest  and  by  far  the  Most 
Popular  Blotter  in  use.  It  is  an  article  of  quick  sale 
and  large  profit. 


The  above  Cut  shows  the  Hanuv  Blottkr  in  use. 


Manufacturing  Stationer, 
No.  105  South  4th  Street,  PHILADELPHIA, 


May  3,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEICAN    STATIOI^EE. 


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KEUFFEL  &   ESSER 


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PARAPON"    1^^^"^^^^^  PAPERS,  in  EoUs  or  Sheets,  Plain  or  Mounted 

J^  j'V.iV.rV.vJvyi^  on  Muslin.     Acknowleded  to  be  the  best  Drawing  Papers 

made.    Quality  warranted.    Please  observe  the  water-mark  "  Paragon"  (trade-mark). 

rvTTpr  FV"    DRAWING  PAPERS,  in   Rolls  in  3  widths,  in  Sheets   27x40. 
LJ  yJ  I    Lj]—l/\.  A      substitute    for    Manilla,    exceller.tlv    adanted  for     T>fitail 


Drawing- 
Quality  warranted. 


A    substitute  for  Manilla,   excellently    adapted  for    Detail 
Tough,    even    grain.      No    higher    in    price    than    Alanilla. 


PREPARED  BLUE  PROCESS  PAPERS 


AND  PAPERS  FOR  BLUE  PROCESS  (UNPREPARED.) 
Oar  Papers  will  keep  for  a  long  time  ;  always  fresh  made  when  ordered, 
warranted. 


Quality 


^SEND    FOR    CIRCULARS   AND   SAMPLES.^ 


Cooke's  Patent  Renewable  Memorandum  Books,  the  Patent  Triplex 
Telegraph  Blank,  Cooke's  Patent  Duplicating  Salesman's  Order  Book,  the 
C.  &  C.  Brass  and  Plain  Edge  Rulers,  Russell's  Lumber,  Case  and  Package 
Pencils,  Russell's  Accountant's  Checking  Pencils,  Cooke's  Transfer  Crayon 
Art  Impression  Papers,  Cooke's  Clean,  Dry  Carbon  Papers,  Excelsior 
Moist  Carbon  Papers  of  every  description,  Excelsior  Oiled  Manifold  Papers, 
in  all  colors.  Excelsior  and  Crystal  Oiled  Boards,  the  Favorite  Letter,  Note 
and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite  Banker's  Note  Case,  the  Champion  Postal  and 
Business  Card  File,  the  Standard  Letter  and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite 
Expanding  Document  Envelope,  the  Favorite  Safe  and  Collection  Wallets, 
Notabad  Letter  File,  the  Excelsior  Letter  File,  the  Standard  Cabinet  File, 
the  Favorite  Indexed  Desk  Tablet,  the  Favorite  Memorandum  Book,  &c. ;  all 
of  our  own  manufacture. 


"Ledger  Brand"  American-Russia 


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J.  L.  SHOEMAKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Manufacturers, 

BOOKBINDERS'    WAREHOUSE, 


~m    SEND    FOR   SAMPLE.    0- 


ESTABLISHED    BY    HENRY    COHEN,    1838. 


Envelope   Manufacturer, 

WHOLESALE  STATIONER  ^iPOBTEB  OF  FANCY  GOODS. 

No,  505  CHESTNUT  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 

Envelopes  in  over  One  Thousand 
varieties  ;  new  revised  net  price 
list  just  issued.  Coronet  Circulars 
tor  Printers  and  Advertising  pur- 
poses. Home  Mills  Ruled  Papers, 
m  Commercial,  Letter,  Cap  and 
Legal,  all  weights  and  rulings. 
Keni  Mills  Laid  Pure  Linen  Papers, 
all  weights  and  sizes;  samples  and 
prices  sent  to  the  trade  on  appl'ca- 
tion.  Double-Strength  Mucilage, 
Satinette  Copying  Books  and  Paper. 
Everpoint  Leads  for  all  Gold,  Auto- 
matic and  Propelling  Pencils. 


.^^^. 


SPECIALTIES. 
New  styles  of  Papeteries  for 
Spring  Trade  ;  a  large  and  elegant 
assortment.  New  "Zenith"  Glass 
Mucilage  Stand.  Blank  Books,  half 
and  full  bound,  in  all  sizes  and 
qualities.  Penholders,  Lead  and 
Slate  Pencils  in  every  grade.  Scrap 
Books,  both  Foreign  and  American, 
in  new  and  artistic  designs.  Library 
Inkstands  in  walnut,  plain  or  pol- 
ished. General  Staple  Stationery 
in  all  new  styles  and  designs. 


When   People  are   Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  UFE 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe  :  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it.  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."  — ^■j:.  [/  S.  Minister^  E.  B. 
Washburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed  — one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  while  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer s  Report  for  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ars  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 

I 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


OF   AMERICA. 


I 

E.  S.  BOWEN, 

General  Supt., 

New  York.       j  j 

JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  York. 


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THE    AMEBiOA^    8TATiO]^EE. 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  axe 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  imder  this  head.  The  trade  ai-e 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

A.  A.  Stevens,  printer,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich., 
has  sold  out. 

Frederick  P.  Steele,  printer,  Waterbury, 
Conn.,  is  dead. 

H.  H.  Haskins,  dealer  in  paper  hangings,  New 
Orleans,  La. ,  is  dead. 

D.  G.  Higley,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Fair- 
field, la.,  has  been  burned  out. 

Repass  &  Ward,  newsdealers,  &c.,  Fairfield, 
la.,  have  sold  out  to  A.  G.  Scranton. 

The  Eureka  Paper  Novelty  Company,  New 
York  city,  has  been  damaged  by  fire. 

George  A.  Dyer,  stationer,  Elk  Rapids,  Mich., 
has  sold  out  to  Rusbmore  &  Holbrook. 

Beverly  &  Jelks,  publishers,  Hawkinsville, 
Ga.,  has  been  burned  out;  partly  insured. 

Jacob  Myers,  dealer  in  paper  hangings,  Balti- 
more, Md.,  has  filed  an  insolvent's  petition. 

Henry  A.  Allen,  newsdealer,  &c.,  Ware, 
Mass.,  has  been  succeeded  by  Allen  &  Gates. 

A  receiver  has  been  appointed  for  H.  Mount- 
castle,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Cartersville,  Ga. 

The  trustee  of  E.  H.  Edwards,  stationer, 
Barrie,  Ont.,  has  advertised  the  firm's  stock  for 
sale. 

P.  &  W.  Monson,  picture-frame  dealer,  New- 
market, Ont.,  is  offering  fifty  cents  on  the 
dollar. 

Foster  &  Smith,  bookbinders.  New  York  city, 
have  dissolved  partnership.  Robert  Foster  con- 
tinues. 

Lovejoy  &  Pitchford,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Atlanta,  Ga.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Each  continues. 

R.  H.  Smith  &  Co.,  rubber  type  manufactur- 
ers, Springfield,  Mass.,  have  admitted  Arthur  C. 
Harvey  to  partnership. 

M.  Lynch  &  Son,  booksellers  and  stationers. 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Lynch  &  Lester  continue. 

Leigh  Brothers,  stationers,  Paducah,  Ky., 
have  admitted  J.  T.  Hamilton,  to  partnership, 
under  the  style  of  Leigh  Brothers  &  Hamilton. 

Sues,  Raplee  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  and 
wholesale  dealers  in  toys,  Louisville,  Ky.,  have 
dissolved  partnership.    Sues  &  Spurrier  succeed. 

Aaron  Gottlieb,  paper  dealer,  at  No.  323  East 
Houston  street.  New  York,  was  damaged  by 
fire  on  Tuesday  morning.  Loss  on  stock,  $1,000, 
and  on  the  building  §200. 

Myers  Brothers  have  opened  a  branch  store  at 
34  Bond  street,  for  the  display  of  satin  novelties 
and  fancy  cards.  Members  of  the  trade  visiting 
the  city  should  see  these  goods. 

T.  Sinclair  &  Son,  Philadelphia,  have  got  out 
three  new  series  of  pictorial  blotters,  viz. :  "Keep 
Cool,"  "Telephone,"  and  "Slang."  Some 
comical  points  are  made  on  these  blotters  and 
they  are  generally  good  "  take  offs"  of  everyday 
life  and  manners.  The  paper  is  a  good  absorb- 
ent. Sinclair  &  Son,  aided  by  the  manager  of 
their  business,  George  M.  Hayes,  are  doing  u 
rushing  trade,  and  are  said  to  be  printing  and 
selling  an  average  of  over  a  million  of  cards 
daily. 


The  Standard  Envelope  Company  met  on  Mon- 
day, at  Springfield,  Mass.,  and  cancelled  all 
contracts  with  dealers  as  far  as  they  referred  to 
combination  on  prices,  the  new  order  of  things 
to  go  into  effect  on  May  1.  A  reporter  of  The 
Stationer  called  on  George  H.  Jones,  of  Ber- 
lin &  Jones,  in  reference  to  the  matter,  and 
Mr.  Jones  said  :  "  The  members  had,  so  far  as 
known,  maintained  prices  up  to  this  time,  but 
one  manufacturer  not  in  the  combination  has 
for  some  time  been  known  to  take  orders  be- 
low the  combination  prices.  Owing  to  this  fact, 
and  for  self-preservation,  it  was  mutually  agreed 
to  declare  war  against  outsiders,  and  now  the 
banners  are  unfolded  on  the  battlements  of  the 
inclosures  of  each  manufacturer,  and  the  em- 
blems of  the  skull  and  cross-bones  appear.  The 
lamb  is  now  invited  to  enter  the  fold  with  the 
perfect  assurance  that  the  wolf  has  taken  his 
departure,  and  that  it  can  lie  down  in  pastures 
green.  At  last,  for  the  near  future  the  envel 
ope  manufacturers  are  entirely  disinterested, 
and  intend  to  become  liberal  benefactors  to  the 
trade.  It  must  be  borne  in  mind  that  the 
Standard  Envelope  Company  has  not  been  dis- 
solved, and  there  is  every  probability  that  it 
will  not  be." 

A  London  letter  says  :  "  There  seems  to  be  a 
demand  springing  up  for  American  advertising 
cards,  and  the  inquiry  on  this  side  is  genuine 
and  appreciative;  and  I  believe  if  the  prices 
and  samples  were  made  known,  that  consider- 
able orders  would  result  to  your  manufacturers. 
There  is  a  piquancy  about  Buffords'  and  other 
American  productions,  and  they  compare  very 
favorably  with  anything  English  or  Parisian; 
while  the  vigorous  outline  of  the  respective  de- 
signs creates  interest  and  attention.  Advertisers 
use  them  freely  whenever  they  can  get  them; 
the  drawback  is  that  scarcely  anybody  knows 
where  to  place  their  orders." 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  this  week  brought 
out  several  designs  in  shape  advertising  novel- 
ties, which  come  both  plain  and  embossed. 
Among  the  most  prominent  are  the  following: 
"Two  Mittens  "  in  a  wicker  basket;  the  "  Old 
Iron  Kettle,"  illuminated  with  a  moonlight  ma- 
rine view;  the  "  Three  Friends,"  consisting  of  a 
girl,  a  cat  and  a  dog  ;  the  "  Washtub,"  the 
"  Water-Lilies,"  with  an  ideal  female  figure; 
the  "  Owl,"  and  one  series  which  includes  four 
figure  designs.  This  house  has  also  just  intro- 
duced a  new  line  of  book  marks  and  a  line  of 
translucent  folders,  which  are  illuminated  with 
figure  designs. 

James  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  have  in  course  of 
pieparation  something  which  they  claim  to  be 
the  most  complete  and  elegant  line  of  menu, 
guest  and  dinner  cards  ever  shown.  The  de- 
signs will  all  be  new  and  original,  embracing 
some  styles  especially  adapted  to  college  and 
club  entertainments.  Others  will  be  gotten  up 
especially  to  cater  to  the  trade  which  demands 
very  expensive  and  recherche  cards.  They  are 
now  manufacturing  specially-selected  designs  to 
meet  each  particular  occasion  where  parties  de- 
sire something  very  exclusive. 

The  Merriam  Manufacturing  Company,  Dur- 
ham, Conn.,  has  got  out  a  new  catalogue  of 
stationers'  tin  goods,  tin  toys,  &c.  The  list  is 
very  full  and  will  be  a  useful  reference  for  the 
trade. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  are  offering  packages  of 
chromo  and  advertising  cards,  100  to  the  pack- 
age, no  two  alike,  for  the  use  of  persons  who 
keep  card  albums. 

John  W.  Emery,  publisher  of  the  Press, 
Farmington,  Minn.,  is  advertising  to  sell  out. 


McCormick  &  McDonnell,  printers,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa. ,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

E.  Hughes,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Providence, 
R.  I. ,  has  sold  ont  to  Goff  &  Parmalee. 

A.  M.  Tinter,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Jackson, 
Mich.,  has  sold  out  to  Holden  &  Larrabee. 

A.  Brentano  &  Co. 's  branch  store,  at  Washing- 
ton, D.  0.,  is  said  to  be  of  pronounced  success. 

William  Payne,  printer  and  bookbinder, 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  has  sold  out  to  John  De  Veny. 

Moses  Perry,  paper-stock  dealer,  Albany, 
N.  Y.,  has  been  burned  out ;  insured. 

Owing  to  a  large  increase  in  business,  G.  H. 
Floto  &  Co.  have  removed  to  88  and  90  Reade 
street,  where  they  have  secured  commodious 
apartments. 

Sackett  &  Rankin,  stationers,  printers  and 
lithographers,  who  have  been  located  for  a  great 
many  years  on  the  northeast  corner  of  William 
and  Pine  streets.  New  York,  have  removed  to  34 
Cortlandt  street. 

F.  S.  Cooley,  who  left  the  employ  of  the  Tower 
Manufacturing  Company  in  March,  in  impaired 
health,  has  greatly  improved  and  is  engaged  at 
present  with  C.  W.  Allen,  bookseller  and  sta- 
tioner, Malone,  N.  Y. 

A  new  firm,  styled  the  Artistic  Fancy  Box 
Company,  has  been  organized  in  this  city  for 
the  manufacture  of  fancy  papeteries,  jewelry, 
and  perfumery  boxes,  and  other  novelties  in 
plush,  leather  and  satin.  The  factory  is  at  106 
and  108  Centre  street,  and  the  office  and  sales- 
room are  at  51  John  street,  where  some  excel- 
lent samples  are  on  exhibition.  The  firm  began 
business  on  May  1.   J.  H.  Van  Kirk  is  manager. 

The  mysterious  disappearance  of  Orrin  P. 
Smith,  who  has  been  doing  business  at  20  Reade 
street,  New  York,  as  paper  manufacturers' 
agent,  has  furnished  a  subject  for  considerable 
comment  in  the  paper  trade  this  week.  Mr. 
Smith  has  been  in  business  on  his  own  account 
for  about  a  year,  handling  considerable  of  the 
product  of  several  paper  manufacturing  con- 
cerns on  commission.  Prior  to  that  time  he  had 
been  employed  for  several  years  as  a  salesman 
for  C.  B.  Hewitt  &  Co.,  paper  dealers  on  Boek- 
man  street.  Nothing  has  been  known  of  his 
whereabouts  by  his  family  or  business  asso- 
ciates since  Thursday,  April  26.  On  that 
day  he  left  his  office,  and  stated  to  one  of 
his  clerks  that  he  was  going  up  to  Harlem  on 
business,  and  he  has  not  been  seen  since.  Vari- 
ous opinions  are  expressed  as  to  the  cause  of  his 
disappearance.  An  intimate  friend  and  a  near 
neighbor  in  Brooklyn  says  that  he  very  fre- 
quently complained  of  suffering  from  headache, 
and  expresses  the  opinion  that  Mr.  Smith's  mind 
had  become  alienated,  and  that  he  had  "com- 
mitted suicide."  Others  express  the  opinion 
that  as  he  was  known  at  times  to  carry  consid 
erable  money  about  him,  he  has  been  foully 
dealt  with.  The  fact  that  he  owes  considerable 
money  furnishes  still  another  motive  for  his  dis- 
appearance. He  is  said  to  be  indebted  to  vari- 
ous manufacturers  and  dealers  about  $10,000, 
among  them  being  the  Oswego  Paper  Company, 
about  $5,000;  Wilder  &  Co.,  Boston,  $1,500; 
Frank  Jones,  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y.,  $500;  Carter, 
Rice  &  Co.,  Boston,  $500,  and  O'Connor,  Kim- 
ball &  Co.,  New  York,  about  $250.  His  busi- 
ness since  his  disappearance  has  been  in  charge 
of  Charles  Kimball  and  L.  Atwood,  two  of  his 
clerks,  and  who  are  bothconnected  with  him  by 
marriage.  His  ofiice  was  closed  on  Wednesday 
afternoon.  His  wife  and  children,  who  reside  in 
Brooklyn,  have  no  knowledge  of  his  where- 
abouts. Mr.  Smith  is  well  spoken  of  by  those 
who  know  him,  and  the  more  general  impres- 


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sion  is  that  he  has  either  been  foully  dealt  with, 
or  that  he  has  taken  his  own  life. 

John  B.  Martin,  paper-stock  dealer,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  is  dead. 

The  McKinnon  Pen  Company,  New  York,  has 
removed  to  18  John  street. 

Leroy  W.  Fairchiid  is  fitting  up  his  oflaces  at 
18  John  street  in  neat  style. 

William  Henderson,  stationer  and  toy  dealer, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  sold  out. 

H.  E.  Warren,  wholesale  dealer  in  paper  bags, 
Richmond,  Va.,  has  discontinued. 

W.  B.  Walkup,  dealer  in  picture  frames,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  has  been  burned  out. 

J.  W.  Johnson,  printer,  Dayton,  Ohio,  has 
been  succeeded  by  Johnson  &  Watson. 

J.  W.  Peterson,  publisher  of  the  Union-Ban- 
ner, Carlyle,  111.,  has  been  burned  out. 

U.  B.  Morton,  publisher  of  the  Union  City 
Anchor,  Union  City,  Tenn.,  has  sold  out. 

B.  Guggenheimer  &  Co  ,  paper-stock  dealers, 
Chicago,  111.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Cooke  &  Cobb,  stationers,  10  Broadway,  New 
York,  have  removed  to  146  Chambers  street. 

Ryan  &  Covert,  publishers  of  the  Evening 
News,  Bvansville,  Ind.,  have  sold  out  to  the 
Evansville  Tribune. 

The  St.  Louis  Falcon  Publishing  Company, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  has  been  incorporated  with  a 
capital  stock  of  $1,000. 

Hubbs  &  Lamb,  wholesale  dealers  in  manilla 
papers.  New  York  city,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   Charles  Hubbs  continues. 

White  &  Scott,  publishers  of  the  State  Jour- 
nal, Parkersburg,  W.  Va  ,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.   A.  B.  White  continues. 

A.  S.  Barnes  &  Co.  have  shipped  this  week  a 
large  consignment  of  books  and  stationery  to 
Cape  Town  and  Lagos,  West  Africa. 

Manchester  &  Bingham,  manufacturers  of 
paper  boxes.  New  York  city,  have  dissolved 
partnership.    C.  O.  Manchester  continues. 

Schrader  &  Stahl,  manufacturers  of  leather 
purses.  New  York  city,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship. The  New  York  Purse  and  Novelty  Com- 
pany continues. 

J.  A.  Linde  has  just  brought  out  several  ad- 
vertising novelties.  Among  them  are  figures 
representing  a  little  girl  in  a  swing,  Paul  and 
Virginia  in  a  swing,  and  Japanese  dolls. 

A.  C.  Barnes,  of  A.  S.  Barnes  &  Co.,  sailed 
with  his  family  on  Wednesday  for  Europe.  He 
intends  to  visit  several  of  the  European  cities 
during  his  absence.  He  will  return  in  about 
four  months. 

The  Jessup  &  Moore  Paper  Company  has  re- 
moved its  New  York  ofiice  to  Room  2,  Bennett 
Building,  Nos.  93  and  95  Nassau  street,  and  has 
also  removed  its  warehouse  to  113  New  Church 
street,  which  is  connected  with  the  office  by  pri- 
vate telephone. 


Before  you  go  off  anywhere  for  the  summer 
send  for  a  copy  of  the  beautiful  little  volume  en- 
titled "Mackinac  Island:  The  Wave- Washed 
Tourists'  Paradise  of  the  Unsalted  Seas."  It 
contains  full  and  graphic  descriptions  of  the 
most  romantic  and  delightful  region  in  eastern 
North  America — islands,  lakes,  rivers  and  wild- 
woods,  whose  air  cures  hay  fever,  catarrh, 
asthma  and  bronchitis.  All  the  waters  teem 
with  brook  trout,  and  the  dainty  grayling 
which  is  found  nowhere  else  in  the  new  world; 
with  whitefish,  pike,  pickerel,  perch  and  muska- 
longe.  All  the  forests  abound  with  deer,  bear, 
wild  turkeys,  pheasants,  quails  and  other  game, 
including  now  and  then  a  lordly  elk.  The 
scenery  is  grand,  the  boating  and  bathing  de- 
lightful, and  the  whole  region  is  rich  in  historic, 
legendary  and  poetic  interest.  The  book  is  from 
the  pen  of  the  well-known  Dakota  journalist 
and  author.  Col.  P.  Donan ;  is  profusely  and  ex- 
quisitely illustrated  by  McLean  ;  and  is  sent 
free  and  postage  page  to  any  address  on  appli- 
cation by  letter  or  postal-card  to  O.  W.  Rug- 
gles  general  passenger  agent,  Michigan  Central 
Railroad,  Chicago. 

J.  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  are  now  putting  up 
boxes  which  are  specially  adapted  for  printers' 
use.  One  combination  consists  of  one  hundred 
gold-edged  cards,  with  envelopes  to  match.  A 
second  consists  of  one  hundred  cards  scored  to 
fold  oblong,  with  envelopes,  and  a  third  is  put 
up  with  one  hundred  cards,  regular  octavo  size, 
scored  in  the  middle  to  fold  and  fit  the  N.  S.  S}4 
envelope.  These  papeteries,  designed  for  print- 
ers to  use  in  printing  notices  and  wedding  invi- 
tations, are  very  convenient,  and  meet  a  want 
long  felt  by  the  out-of-town  trade. 

Edwin  E.  Wiley,  dealer  in  picture  frames, 
Hartford,  Conn.,  has  been  succeeded  by  the  E. 
B.  Wiley  Company,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
115,000. 

The  May  number  of  "Our  Little  Ones"  is 
bright  and  pleasant,  and  will  be  joyfully  wel- 
comed by  the  young  hearts  at  home. 

Augustus  Rice  (Continental  Chromo  Com- 
pany), New  York  city,  was  sold  out  by  the 
sheriff  on  April  27. 

Baughmau  Brothers,  Richmond,  Va.,  have 
offered  their  unpreferred  creditors  thirty  cents 
on  the  dollar. 

McComas  Brothers,  publishers  of  the  Sentinel, 
Union,  Ore.,  have  sold  out  to  J.  M.  Scanland. 


H.  Dillard,  publisher  of  the  News,  Princeville, 
Ore.,  has  sold  out  to  D.  W.  Aldridge. 

Lucien  M.  Stayner,  manufacturer  of  fly  paper. 
Providence,  R.  I.,  has  been  burned  out. 

Frank  H,  Yeager,  publisher  of  the  Phcenix 
Journal,  PhcBuixville,  Pa.,  has  sold  out  to  V.  N. 
Shaffer. 

Tanmion  &  Pinhard,  printers,  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
have  been  burned  out.  Loss  estimated  at  $1,500; 
insurance,  $1,200. 

Rosenbaum  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  agents  for 
Savage's  wire  easels,  have  issued  a  jobbing  price 
list  of  these  goods. 

Gustavo  Haas,  paper  box  manufacturer.  New 
York  city,  advertises  that  he  continues  to  use 
the  style  of  Haas  &  Co. 

Curtiss,  Hill  &  Pettinger,  publishers.  Albina, 
Ore.,  have  dissolved  partnership,  C.  J.  Hill  re- 
tiring.   Curtiss  &  Pettinger  continue. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  Mr.  Weber,  of 
Vergho,  Ruhling  &  Co.,  Chicago,  111.;  Mr. 
Beacon,  of  J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.,  Philadelphia; 
Mr.  Cowperwaite,  representing  John  Wanna- 
macher,  Philadelphia;  William  Mann,  represent- 
ing James  D.  Gill,  Springfield,  Mass. ;  A.  F. 
Roberts,  Lakeville,  Conn. ;  C.  H.  Bull,  of  C.  H. 
Bull  &  Sons,  Middlegranville  N.  Y. ;  Mr.  Gush- 
ing, of  Gushing  &  Brother,  Philadelphia. 

Moss  &  Co.,  stationers,  Philadelphia  (Isaac 
M.  Moss  and  Cyrus  I.  Detre),  have  failed. 
Judgments  were  entered  against  Mr.  Moss  and 
against  the  firm  for  $16,000  and  $33,580.82  re- 
spectively in  favor  of  L.  Lowengrund  as  trus- 
tee. The  firm's  paper  also  went  to  protest.  A 
statement  will  be  ready  this  week.  Mr.  Moss 
will  make  an  assignment  with  preference  for 
those  of  his  creditors  who  have  loaned  him 
money.  The  firm  is  the  oldest  stationery  house 
in  Philadelphia  and  has  been  established  for 
forty  nine  years.  It  is  believed  that  the 
creditors  will  lose  little.  Isaac  M.  Moss,  who  is 
very  old  and  is  recognized  as  a  very  honest 
man,  has  the  sympathy  of  all  of  the  trade. 
Among  the  New  York  creditors  are  Kiggins, 
Tooker  &  Co.,  Daniel  Slote  &  Co.,  Liebenroth. 
Von  Auw  &  Co.,  Boorum  &  Pease,  Henry  Bain- 
bridge  &  Co.,  Koch,  Sons  &  Co. 

Oppenheimer  &  Nighthart,  booksellers  and 
stationers,  Jefferson,  Tex.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.   C.  A.  Nighthart  succeeds. 


GARTER 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Postei',  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Staloners  and  Printers. 

1    «i i»  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


-®       PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS. 


— •-  SUPERIOR  TO   ALL   OTHERS.-^- 

Send,    fop   Samples   and    Prices. 

GEO.  F.  KING  &  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    Manufacturers. 

STATIONERS  and  PAPER  DEALERS, 
29    Hawley   Street,   BOSTON,  MASS. 


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DIRECTORY. 

Copying  Books- 

Papers— Fancy. 

MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F.,                Philadelphia,  Pa. 

BECK,  CHARLES,              609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  $10  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Engravers. 

Paper  Manufacturers. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

WILTSHIRE,  HARRY,                  78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 

JERSEY   CITY    PAPER   CO.,    White   and   Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper.  .Tersev  Citv.  N.  .7. 

Eyelet  Machines. 

BURCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 

Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 

KISSAM,  B.  A.,                         32  Beekman  St..  N.  Y. 

Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  111. 

UPMAN.  HYMEN  L..               51  South  4th  St..  Phila. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  IVIaterials. 

Envelope  Manufacturers. 

Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 

ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

A.BBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.        50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON.                  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

JANENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134 and  136  WilUam  St.,  N.  Y. 

Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 

AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO.,           23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y . 

Art  Publishers. 

HILL,  W.  H.,                                       Worcester,  Mass. 

BUFFOED'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  295 

HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO.,               Holyoke,  Mass. 

Rubber  Stamps. 

Broadway,  N.Y.,  &  156  &  158  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  HI. 

LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs  of  all  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  st ,  Boston 

FORBES  LITHOOKArHlC  MfO.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

REAY.  M.  A..                                       77  John  St..  N.  Y. 

THE    LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 

School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 

PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St..  Philadelphia. 

CLARK.  C.  W..  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 

WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Co.,  27  Franklin  St..  Boston,  Mass. 

TABER.  CHAS.,  &  CO.,                   New  Bedford,  Mass. 
Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St..  N.  Y. 

Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 

Blanl<  Book  Manufacturers. 

.  U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,   Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c.,                                     170  Clark  st.,  Chicago,  lU. 

SHEPARD,   G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 

BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 

Scrap  Book  Pictures. 

COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 

T^,      .,                   TV 

Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 

BECK,  CHARLES,              609  Chestnut  St..  Fhila.,  Pa. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 

Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 

Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 

GAY,  AARON  R..  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

MENDE.  PAUL.                               16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 

ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.     101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 

KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO.,            14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

Globes. 

Shelf  Paper  Manufacturers. 

PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  St., Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Aia)REWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  HI.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8, 12,  18  and  30 in.  diam. 

ROGERS,  L.  H.,                            75  Maiden  Lane,  N  Y. 

Silk  Ornaments. 

Bookbinders. 

NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  38  in.  diameter.    Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

PALM  &  FECHTELER,  \  l^^^^t^'^^^^Jt 

Grain  Tables. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    iVIakers 
Materials. 

Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,                Rochester,  N.  Y. 

EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, 0.,  and  Chicago,  111. 

Gummed  Paper 

Stationers'  Hardware. 

Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 
DENNISON   MANUi'ACTURING   CO.,   21    Milk   st., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;   630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 

SMITH,  J.  0.,  MFG.  CO.,                    51  John  St.,  N.  Y 
J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 

CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

AGAR,    AT.F.XANDFR.                      lift  Willia.m  st, ,  N    Y 

mCKOK,  W.  O.,                                  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

U.  e.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILT  J  AM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 

KING,  GEO.   F.,  &  MERRILL, 

HOWARD  mON  WORKS,                     Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

29  Hawley  st,,  Boston,  Mass. 

McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 

WARD,  BLARCUS,  &  CO.,                  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  lU. 

Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 

Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  $cc. 

PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila. 

SANBORN,  GEO   H  &  SONS  51  Beekman  st    N   Y 

GAYNOR  &  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  BeU  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c..  New 
Haven,  Conn. 

Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners.  &c.,  &c. 

HAKE,  PH.                                     155  WiUiam  St.,  N.  V 

SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

Letter  Files. 

LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Bookbinders'  Materials. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 

Stationers'  Specialties. 

GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  WUham  St.,  N.  Y. 

Send  for  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists. 

GANE  BROTHERS,                      106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

DENNISON    MANUFACTURING   CO.,    21    Milk  St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;    630  Chestnut  St., 

GRLFFIN,   U.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  804  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat> 
ents  and  Sole  Mfrs.    Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.                                  Springfleld,  Mass. 

Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Tag  Manufacturers. 

Card  Board  Manufacturers. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 

DENNISON   MANUFACTURING    CO.,  21    Milk   St., 

TKUfiK,  S.,  <S  SON,                        190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 

bLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr.,                81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

Boston;    198  Broadway,   N.  Y.;    630   Chestnut  St., 

McHTJGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blani  Cards,  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 

Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St..  N.  Y. 

Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 

Toys  and  Games. 

Paper. 

BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  st.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

PRIOR  &  HTTiGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  St.  and 
42  &  44  German  st.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  FiUton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,   Tissue,   Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 

COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON.  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 

HAKE,  PHILIP,                             155  WiUiam  St.,  N  Y 

Copying  Presses. 

WEIDMANN.  A.,                             306  Broadway.  N.  Y. 

UU  BBAKU.  H.  N.,                  313  to  319  E.  22d  it.,  N.  Y. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

Fire!     Fire  I    Fire!!! 

G.  J.  MOFFAT.      179  St.  John  gt..  New  Haven.  Conn. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    CarpentersrUle,  111. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 

SHHIVER,  T..  &  CO.,             333  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 

BECK,  CHARLES,             609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

ANDEBSON  &  STANTON, 

Tatum,  SAMUEL  C,  &  00.,               Cindnnati,  0. 

HOWARD  IRON  WORKS,                      Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

188  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 

May  3,  1883.  J 


THE    AMEEICAIT    STATIOJSTEU 


635 


OBITUARY. 


William  Platnee. 
William  Plainer,  the  well  known  retired 
paper  dealer  and  manufacturer,  died  at  his 
residence  at  Newark,  N.  J.,  of  Bright's  disease, 
on  Saturday,  April  38.  Mr.  Plainer  was  born 
in  Columbia  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1818.  When 
eighteen  years  of  age  he  went  to  Lee,  Mass.,  as 
a  clerk  with  Platner  &  Smith,  paper  manufac- 
turers. About  four  years  afterward  he  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business  at  Lee,  Mass.,  on 
his  own  account,  and  continued  therein  until 
about  the  year  1847,  when  he  went  to  XJnion- 
ville,  Conn.,  and  with  S.  Q.  Porter  established 
the  paper  manufacturing  firm  of  Platner  & 
Porter,  which  continued  under  this  style  until 
1854,  when  it  was  changed  to  the  corporate 
name  so  very  well  known  as  the  Platner  & 
Porter  Manufacturing  Company.  This  concern 
has  been  very  successful  in  business.  At  the 
last  named  date  he  sold  his  interest  in  the  con- 
cern to  Henry  C.  Hulbert,  and  returned  to  Lee 
and  retired  temporarily  until  1866,  when  he 
came  to  New  York  and  joined  George  W.  Car- 
son in  the  sale  of  paper  under  the  style  of  Plat- 
ner &  Carson.  After  a  few  years  Mr.  Carson 
withdrew  from  the  firm  and  a  new  partner- 
ship was  formed,  embracing  Mr.  Platner,  Mr. 
Miller  and  F.  A  Flinn,  under  the  style  of  Plat- 
ner, Miller  &  Co.  In  1876,  owing  to  ill  health, 
Mr.  Platner  withdrew  from  the  firm  and  retired 
from  active  business,  the  firm  name  being  then 
changed  to  Miller  &  Flinn,  the  same  as  at 
present. 

The  deceased  was  twice  married,  and  his  last 
wife  is  still  living,  as  are  also  a  son  and  daughter 
by  the  first  wife,  and  two  sons  through  his 
second  marriage.  He  was  known  as  a  man  of 
the  strictest  integrity,  and  no  one  stood  higher 
in  commercial  honor.  He  was  singularly  up- 
[  right  in  all  his  dealings.  His  funeral  took  placg 
on  Tuesday  afternoon  and  was  attended  by  a 
large  concourse  of  friends,  among  the  number 
being  many  of  his  old  business  aquaintances. 


A    LUMINOUS   SLATE 


One  of  the  most  curious  adaptations  of  lumi- 
nous paint  is  a  slate,  supplied  by  a  London  firm, 
which  can  be  written  upon  in  the  dark  with  an 
ordinary  lead-pencil.  The  writing  or  drawing 
appears  as  so  many  lines  of  darkness  surrounded 
by  a  background  of  light.  Under  many  cir- 
cumstances such  a  slate  may  be  found  very  use- 
ful ;  but  it  cannot  fail  to  be  a  source  of  much 
amusement.  No  phosphorus  or  other  inflam- 
mable material  is  employed  in  the  manufacture 
of  the  slate,  its  luminous  properties  being  de- 
rived solely  from  its  power  of  giving  out  light 
absorbed  during  the  day.  The  writing  or  draw- 
ing on  the  slate  can  be  easily  removed  bj'  a 
moist  rag  or  sponge,  and  the  slate  itself  cannot 
be  worn  out,  its  luminous  powers  being  re  ex- 
cited by  exposure  to  light  from  day  to  day.  As 
a  writing-tablet  for  desk  or  ofllces  the  luminous 
slate  may  also  be  used,  resembling  as  it  does  in 
color  and  form  the  ordinary  porcelain  slate. 


A  new  button-hook  has  been  brought  out  by 
the  Stylographic  Pen  Company,  New  York. 
The  hook  is  made  with  a  case,  the  end  of  which 
being  slightly  turned,  the  hook  can  be  pulled 
out  and  locked  for  use,  when  it  cannot  be  moved 
or  shot  back,  until  a  reverse  motion  of  the  end  is 
made.  This  hook  is  small,  strong  and  orna- 
mental, and  will  spin  a  button  into  its  hole  with- 
out the  slightest  diflBculty  or  strain.  It  is  made 
of  steel,  and  the  case  is  of  mottled  or  black  hard- 
rubber  with  nickel  trimmings.  The  same  idea 
will  also  be  applied  to  glove  fasteners. 


ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

SHAPE    NOVELTIES, 

REWARD,  BIRTHDAY,  and  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Orders  of  Dance,  Menus, 
Tassels,  Marriage  Certificates,  Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Advertis- 
ing Fans,  Plaques,  Crayons,  Calenders,  &c.,  &c. 


CHICAGO:   156  «e  158  MOVROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


TURNER    &i    HARRISON'S 


HIGHLY    FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Manufactory'and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OUR   READING   STYLES: 

No.  39 Falcon        No.    76 Swan        No  203  Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  ...  Commercial       No.  707 ... .  Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank       No.  403 Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 
New  York  Agents.  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  TVilUam  Street. 


"    THE  BLACK  &  CLAWSON  CO.'S 

Inprovd  Perforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES : 


|^~  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

THE  BLACK  &  CLAWSON  CO.. 

Mention  American  Stationer.  B.atnilton,  Ohio , 


J".  E-  LIlsTIDEl, 


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Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T-A-CS-S    -^I^TID    O-TJliv^    Xj-<ft-BEILS, 
PUBLISHER  OF 


— *- 


Oliromos,  Folders    sunci 


Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $2.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  ai.       olds,  by  mail,  $1.00. 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  OkDER. 


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giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
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BRANCH  OFFICES. 

Western  OflSce  :  P.  G.  Monroe,  General  Manager, 
8  Lakeside  Building,  Chicago,  III. 

Eastern  Office  :  E.  P.  Harris,  General  Manager, 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia  Office  :  J.  Viennot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Southern  Office ;  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, corner  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside \^  ^ud|ate  Circus  Building. 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo Vigo,  Spain. 

G.  Galvagno Turin,  Italy. 

B.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa.  Italy. 

T  TT  .j„  Ti„„„„  i  Amsterdam,  Holland,  and 

J.  H.  de  Bussy -j     ^^^  p^^jj  gj^j  indies, 

T_i,_  TT „„  J  Melbourne,    Sydney,    and 

John  Hogan -j     Adelaide.  Australia. 

R.  T.  Wheeler Dimedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  Q.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent,  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Camilo  Garcia Puntarenas.  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana,  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

JoeS  A.  Barroe Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Edward  Grauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hljos CuraQoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder .Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Lissa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

Q.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  0.  Thrum ]  "aSdg"'"'    Sandwich     Isl- 

John  G.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

0.  Haight Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes \  ^Zi^^hi^!"^^^'  ^""^ 

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the  best  cloth  binder  in  the  market.  Deliverable  at 
the  publication  office.    Price,  fifty  cents. 


May  has  come,  and  spring  is  still  back- 
ward. We  shall  probably  jump  into  sum- 
mer without  any  prelude  of  delightful 
weather,  which  lends  so  much  attraction  to 
the  earlier  half  of  the  year,  and  helps  to 
stir  up  business. 


That  we  are  not  "  out  of  the  woods  "  is 
shown  by  the  fact  that  another  long  estab- 
lished house  in  a  neighboring  city  has  sus- 
pended. We  are  told  that  in  this  instance 
the  liabilities  will  probably  be  completely 
met.  This  is  the  way  to  fail  if  failures 
must  come. 


It  is  anticipated  that,  after  the  provisions 
of  the  new  tariff  take  effect,  there  will  be 
change  from  the  quietude  of  trade,  and 
tliat  greater  activity  will  be  apparent. 
There  is  reasonable  ground  for  the  belief. 
The  movement  in  lines  afifected  by  the  re- 
duction in  the  internal  revenue  taxes  has 
become  quite  pronounced  within  the  last 
three  days,  and  it  is  known  that  many  im- 
porters are  withholding  goods  from  the 
market  pending  the  changes  in  the  tariff. 
The  year  will  doubtless  show  a  fair  average 
business,  free  from  excitements. 


The  frequency  with  which  we  are  plied 
with  inquiries  as  to  who  manufactures  cer- 
tain lines  of  goods,  prompts  us  to  ask  those 
who  control  or  produce  them  why  they  are 
so  slow  to  advertise  their  wares.  We  have 
been  and  are  always  ready  to  supply  our 
readers  with  the  information  sought,  but  it 
would  be  of  advantage  to  the  manufactur- 
ers, as  we  frankly  admit  it  would  be  to 
us,  if  the  information  was  always  kept  be- 
fore the  trade  by  proper  advertisement  in 
The  Stationer.  Probably  there  are  manu- 
facturers or  men  otherwise  engaged  in  busi- 
ness, who  have  never  realized  the  advan- 
tage of  consistent  and  persistent  advertis- 
ing, and  we  are  constantly  impressed  with 
the  fact  that  there  are  many  who  do  not 
study  this  feature  of  enterprise  scientifi- 
cally. It  is  not  a  sign  of  weakness  to  pro- 
claim your  business,  and  to  let  people  know 
what  inducements  you  can  offer.  It  is  on 
the  contrary  an  exercise  of  intelligence, 
which,  properly  directed,  is  prolific  in  re- 
sults and  satisfactory  in  its  returns. 


Readers  of  thla  paper  who  avail  themselves  of  the 
information  obtained  from  its  columns,  by  advertise 
ment  or  otherwise  are  requested  to  notify  their  cor- 
espondents of  the  source  of  their  information. 


ACCORDING  to  the  statement  of  a  promi- 
nent manufacturer  made  to  one  of  our  re- 
porters this  week,  the  combination  of  the 
envelope  manufacturing  houses,  known  as 
the  Standard  Envelope  Company,  has  not 
been  dissolved,  but  a  mutual  release  from 
the  obligation  to  sell  goods  at  a  standard 
price  has  been  made  for  the  purpose  of 
waging  war  against  parties  who  are  not  in 
the  combination  and  who  have  been  under- 
selling it.  The  trade  are  probably  quite 
well  informed  of  the  situation  as  to 
prices,  inasmuch  as  offers  have  been  made 
to  them.  Whether  the  competition  thus 
inaugurated  is  going  to  lead  to  slaugh- 
ter and  demoralization,  or  whether  under 
the  new  impulse  quantities  of  goods 
are  to  be  disposed  of,  to  be  followed  by  a 
further  reduction  in  price  after  considerable 


stocking  up  has  been  effected,  remains  to 
be  seen.  There  is  no  possible  objection  to 
the  act  of  the  manufacturers  in  meeting 
competition  in  the  way  most  effective  in 
protecting  their  interests.  All  that  buyers 
can  ask  is  that  if  so-called  bottom  figures 
are  made  to  induce  them  to  buy  largely, 
they  shall  not  be  afterward  undersold  by 
the  manufacturers.  There  has  been  com- 
plaint on  this  score  before,  and  the  envelope 
makers  cannot  complain  if  buyers  limit 
their  purchases  in  distrust  of  some  such 
proceeding. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


Subscribers  want  price,  sizes,  &c.,  of  asbestos  writ- 
ing paper. 
Ans. — Have  not  heard  of   it,  and  cannot  find 
anyone  vrho  has. 

G.  W.  M.  wants  name  of  manufacturer  of  "  gold 
leaf,"  straw  paper,    and  of    "Ancram"  straw 
paper, 
^ns.— R.  T.  Smart,  Troy,  N.Y.,  runs  the  "Gold 
Leaf"  mill;  C.  J.   Cave  &  Co.,  New  York,  are 
agents.    The   "Ancram"  paper  is  made  at  An- 
cram,   Columbia    County,   N.   Y.,   by    George 
H.  Peaslee;  Jos.  Hayward  &  Co.,  are  New  York 
agents. 

R.  D.  sends  sample  of  yellow  copying  paper,  and 
wants  to  know  who  makes  it. 
Ans.  —  Ivanhoe    Manufacturing     Company, 
Paterson,  N.  J. 

B.  wants  to  know  what  mill  manufactures  "  Hudson 
Mills"  paper. 
Ans. — We  do  not  know.  It  is  a  special  brand 
made  to  order  for  and  controlled  by  the  Kiggins 
&  Tooker  Company,  New  York.  The  name  is 
suggestive  of  a  well-known  mill  on  the  Hudson. 

W.  L.  S.  &  Co.  want  to  know  where  to  get  Stephens' 
black  bordering  ink. 

Ans. — Jas.  D.  Whitmorefe  Co.,  Myers  Broth- 
ers, and  E.  Kimpton,  all  in  New  York. 
Subscriber,  last  week,  wanted  the  name  of  the  man- 
ufacturer of  "Hamburg  Lineu  "  writing  paper. 

Ans. — We  have  beard  from  the  manufacturer, 
who  sends  us  a  sample.  It  is  made  by  John  A. 
Decker,  at  the  Forest  Grove  Mill,  Lee,  Mass., 
and  S.  A.  Rudolph's  Sons  &  Co.,  Philadelphia, 
say  that  they  control  it.  Some  of  these  gentle- 
men would  do  well  to  advertise  it. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 


[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real,     ., 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.]                                                 f 
Mortgagor.          NEW  YORK  CITY.              Amount. 

J.  Gelb,  (B.  S.) $150 

F.  H.  Adams 300 

J.  M.  MuIIin 450 

A.  Roeder 350 

MIDDLE  STATES. 

Knecht,  Freschle  &  Son,  Newark,  N.  J 1,400 

EASTERN   STATES. 

Geo.  A.  Hennyberry,  Boston,  Mass 100 

Benjamin  F.  Pinder,  Boston,  Mass 100 

Edward  F.  Rollins,  Boston,  Mass 600 

WESTERN  STATES. 

Geo.  W.  Woy,  Longmont,  Col.  (Real) 650 

John  R.  Curry,  Silverton,  Col.  (Real) 600 

Millers  Brothers,  Marshalltown,  la 100 

W.  W.  Stevens,  Joliet,  111 600 

Orman  &  Son,  Ottawa,  111    750 

Wm.  Alder  et  al.,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  (Real) 2,000 

Charles  Fromm,  Chillicothe,  Ohio 1,650 

SOUTHERN  STATES. 

Miller  &  Clark,  St.  Louis,  Mo 1,300 

Louis  Korb,  Louisville,  Ky 2,000 


May  3,  1883,J 


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637 


[Correspondents  are  requested  to  write  on  only  one 
side  of  their  paper.  No  responsibility  forthe  opinions 
of  correspondents  attaches  to  this  paper.] 


A  Claim  to  Priority. 

To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer  : 

On  page  598  of  The  American  Stationer  for 
April  36,  1883,  under  the  heading  "Trade  Gos- 
sip," it  is  stated  that  "  The  National  Publishing 
Company,  Philadelphia,  is  the  exclusive  pub- 
lisher of  the  contrasted  editions  of  the  New  Tes- 
tament (in  which  the  King  James  and  Revised 
versions  are  placed  in  parallel  columns  on  the 
same  page)."  In  reference  to  the  above,  we 
send  you  the  inclosed  circular,  and  would  state 
that  our  "Comparative  New  Testament "  (ar- 
ranged as  above  described)  was  the  first  edition 
of  the  kind  published.  As  the  other  notice  ap- 
peared in  your  .journal,  you  will  oblige  us  by  in- 
serting this.    Yours,  respectfully. 

Porter  &  Coates. 


DIFFICULTIES   OF  A  LITERARY   STYLE. 


The  art  of  composition,  indeed,  says  Disraeli 
the  Elder  in  his  ' '  Literary  Character  of  Men  of 
Genius,"  is  of  such  slow  attainment,  that  a  man 
of  genius  late  in  life  may  discover  how  its 
secret  conceals  itself  in  the  habit;  how  discipline 
consists  in  exercise,  how  perfection  comes  from 
experience,  and  unity  is  the  last  effort  of  judg- 
ment. Pox  meditated  on  a  history  which 
should  last  with  the  language;  he  met  his  evil 
genius  in  this  new  province.  Rapidity  and  the 
Are  of  his  elocution  were  extinguished  by  a 
pen  unconsecrated  by  long  and  previous  study ; 
he  saw  that  he  could  not  class  with  the  great 
historians  of  every  great  people  ;  he  com- 
plained, while  he  mourned  over  the  fragment 
of  genius  which,  after  such  zealous  prepa- 
ration, he  dared  not  complete.  Curran,  an 
orator  of  vehement  eloquence,  often  strikingly 
original,  when  late  in  life  he  was  desirous  of 
cultivating  literary  composition,  unaccustomed 
to  its  more  gradual  march,  found  a  pen  cold  and 
destitute  of  every  grace.  Rousseau  has  glow- 
ingly described  the  ceaseless  inquietude  by 
which  he  obtained  the  seductive  eloquence  of 
his  style  ;  and  has  said  that,  with  whatever  tal- 
ent a  man  may  be  born,  the  art  of  writing  is 
not  easily  obtained.  The  existing  manuscripts 
of  Rousseau  display  as  many  erasures  as  those 
of  Arlosto  or  Petrarch  ;  they  show  his  eagerness 
to  dash  down  his  first  thoughts,  and  the  art  by 
which  he  raised  them  to  the  impassioned  style  of 
his  imagination.  The  memoir  of  Gibbon  was 
composed  seven  or  nine  times,  and,  after  all, 
was  left  unfinished  ;  and  Buffon  tells  us  that  he 
wrote  his  "  Epoques  de  la  Nature"  eighteen 
times  before  it  satisfied  his  taste.  Burns'  anxi- 
ety in  finishing  his  proofs  was  great.  "  All  my 
poetry,"  said  he,  "  is  the  effect  of  easy  composi- 
tion, but  of  laborious  correction."  Ariosto 
wrote  in  sixteen  different  ways  the  celebrated 
stanza  in  which  he  describes  a  tempest,  while 
Petrarch  made  twenty-four  alterations  in  a 
single  verse. 


Ularliet  %tviuvc(. 


Oppice  op  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  May  2,  1883.     ( 

THE  MONEY  MA.RKET.—The  influx  of  money 
is  large,  and  exchange  at  the  West  and  South  is  still 
in  favor  of  this  centre.  We  are  therefore  likely  to 
have  a  comfortable   easy  money  market  during  the 


remainder  of  the  spring  and  summer.  There  was  a 
show  of  strength  in  the  stock  market  early  in  the 
week,  but  it  was  merely  spasmodic,  the  market  sub- 
sequently having  relapsed  into  a  dull  and  depressed 
condition,  with  the  business  mainly  confined  to  trad- 
ing among  the  brokers.  Dividend-paying  railroad 
mortgages  are  moderately  active  and  generally  firm 
Governments  quiet  and  steady.  Foreign  exchange  is 
in  light  supply,  and  sterling  has  advanced,  Continen- 
tal showing  no  appreciable  change. 

THE  PA.PER  MARKET.— The  same  dull  and 
sluggish  movement  as  for  some  weeks  past  is  stiil 
reported  by  the  city  jobbing  trade,  and  there  is  very 
little  prospect  of  any  decided  change  from  this  con- 
dition of  trade  for  some  time  yet  to  come.  This 
lethargy  is  not  confined  to  the  paper  trade,  but  ex- 
tends to  many  other  branches,  and,  as  a  natural  re- 
sult, the  paper  industry,  although  among  the  last, 
feels  the  effect  of  a  general  depression  in  business 
very  sensibly.  With  the  manufacturers,  while  a 
great  many  find  steady  employment  on  orders,  there 
are  those  who  find  it  difflcult  to  keep  their  mills  run- 
ning because  of  the  lack  of  business.  The  straw 
wrapping  manufacturers  are  still  trying  to  come  to 
some  understanding  about  closing  down  their  mills 
and  lessen  the  production,  and  to  this  end  were  to 
have  met  on  yesterday  at  Albany  to  discuss  the  mat- 
ter. 

TaE  STA.TIOMERT  M A  K K ET—There  has 
been  very  little  change  in  the  general  condition  of 
trade  since  our  last  report.  In  s  me  sections  of  the 
country  a  slight  improvement  is  reported  to  have 
taken  place,  as  the  mail  orders  to  manufacturers  in 
this  city  indicate.  This  slight  revival  is  said  to  be 
owing  to  the  fact  that  parties  who  could  not  reach 
business  centres  during  the  early  spring  because  of 
the  bad  state  of  the  road>,  are  now  beginning  to 
make  purchases.  Travelers  who  have  returned 
within  the  last  few  days  confirm  the  report  that  job- 
bers are  only  buying  such  goods  as  will  keep  them 
going  till  they  secure  their  stocks  for  the  fall  trade, 
which  is  generally  expected  to  be  heavy.  Notwith- 
standing the  fact  that  only  light  sales  are  being 
effected,  most  people  seem  to  think  that  trade  is  in 
a  healthy  condition  ;  that  business  will  soon  revive, 
and  that  the  coming  trade  will  be  transacted  on  a 
basis  that  will  be  more  profitable  to  the  manufac- 
turer and  jobber  than  for  some  years.  Business  men 
are  now  heard  to  indulge  in  sanguine  predictions  for 
the  future,  while  some  time  ago  they  talked  with 
much  reservation  and  doubt  in  regard  to  it.  The 
dealers  in  staple  goods  in  general  report  a  fair  trade, 
with  a  perceptible  improvement.  Trade  in  gold  pens 
and  pencils  is  also  reported  fair,  while  most  of  those 
who  handle  steel  pens  say  that  trade  is  slow.  The 
fancy  goods  dealers  are  at  present  very  dull,  but  this 
is  to  be  expected  at  this  season  of  the  year.  Some  of 
the  fancy  card  men  have  their  travelers  on  the  road 
with  samples  of  their  Christmas  and  New  Year's 
lines  and  are  actively  pushing  trade  in  other  ways. 
New  lines  of  advertising  novelties  are  being  weekly 
introduced  and  some  of  the  recent  designs  are  very 
rich.  The  demand  for  these  goods  is  steadily  in- 
creasing. 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM    NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN    PORTS, 

For  the  Week  Ended  May  1,  1883. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c., 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK. 

For  the  Week  Ended  April  27,  1883. 


Albums 

Books  

Newspapers . 
Engravings 

Ink      

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils 

Paper 

Steel  Pens... 

Other 

Totals  . . , 


13 
785 


10 

1551 

331 

43,084 

67 

3,457 

29 

6,402 

28 

1,377 

11 

1,193 

39 

794 

13,757 

265 
$70,880 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases. 
Books,  cases, 
■stationery . . . 
Totals... 


19,819 

83,860 

1,382 

5,821 

109 

2,322 

73 

4,038 

146 

24,935 

21,529 

$40,976 

STATIONERY  EXPORTS   FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  April  21  to  May  1,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases  to  Hamburg,  1;  to  Cuba,  5;  to 
Mexico,  3;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  4;  to  Liver- 
pool, 38;  to  Bremen,  1;  to  Glasgow,  1;  to  Nova  Sco- 
tia, 3;  to  British  West  Indies,  5;  to  Brazil,  10;  to 
Central  America,  2. 

PAPER,  to  Liverpool,  27  pkgs.;  to  London,  Ics.; 
10  Porto  Rico,  2  pkgs.,  600  rms. ;  to  Bremen,  5  cs.,  20 
pkgs.;  to  British  West  Indies,  1,009  rms.,  4  cs.,  135 
pkgs. ;  to  Cuba,  9,800  rms.,  12  cs.,  243  pkgs. ;  to  Mex- 
ico, 25  pkgs. ;  to  Chili,  5  cs. ;  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 26  cs. ;  to  Brazil,  1,006  pkgs.,  3  cs. ;  to  Ham- 
burg, 34  cs. ;  to  Copenhagen,  2  pkgs. ;  to  Glasgow,  17 
cs. ;  to  Nova  Scotia,  1  cs. ;  to  French  West  Indies, 
6  cs. ;  to  Haytl,  3  pkgs. ;  to  Santo  Domingo,  1  pkg.,  200 
rms.;  to  British  Guiana,  8,000  rms.;  to  Venezuela,  1 
cs.,  4  pkgs.;  to  Central  America,  210  rms. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Cuba,  8;  to  Mexico,  26;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia,  12;  to  Brazil,  4;  to  Liver- 
Ijool,  49;  to  Hamburg  1;  to  Nova  Scotia,  3;  to  British 
West  Indies,  8;  t)  French  West  Indies,  2;  to  Hayti, 
2;  to  Santo  Domingo,  34;  to  Oporto,  6;  to  Central 
America,  1. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Cuba,  2;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  34;  to  Brazil,  210;  to  Hamburg, 
9;  to  Venezuela,  10;  to  Newcastle,  3;  to  Newfound- 
land 10;  to  British  West  Indies,  27;  to  Bordeaux,  15; 
to  Ecuador,  12;  to  Central  America,  257. 

INK,  packages,  to  Cuba,  13;  to  Central  America,  8. 

SL.VTES,  cases,  to  Bremen,  30;  to  Newcastle  42; 
to  Hull,  59;  to  British  West  Indies,  37;  to  Brazil,  28. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  3. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  British 
West  Indies,  10;  to  Venezuela,  13;  to  Cuba,  7;  to 
Brazil,  4;  to  Mexico,  7;  to  Santo  Domingo,  1;  to  Uni- 
ted States  of  Colombia,  14;  to  Liverpool.  1. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  packages,  to  Hamburg,  48 
to  Bremen,  1. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Bremen,  4;  to  Glas- 
gow, 2;  to  Cuba,  3. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &c.,  cases,  to 
Hamburg,  1;  to  Mexico,  1;  to  Glasgow,  2;  to  Santo 
Domingo,  2;  to  Brazil,  1;  to  Cuba,  1. 

CHROMOS,  ENGRAVINGS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Ham- 
burg, 10;  to  Cuba,  10;  to  Liverpool,  2. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1;  to  Ham- 
burg, 5;  to  Brazil,  1. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  3. 

SCHOOL  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Liverpool,  1. 

DRAWING  MATERIALS,  cases,  to  Venezuela,  2. 

PAPER  BOXES,  packages,  to  Cuba,  2. 

MAPS,  packages,  to  Hamburg,  2;  to  Mexico,  1. 

IMPORTATIONS   OF  PAPER. 

From   April   24,   to   May   1,    1883. 
G.  Gennert,  Hammonia,  Hamburg,  7  cs. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same,  5  cs. 
C.  H.  George,  Pavonia,  Liverpool,  5  cs. 
Pratt  &  Farmer,  by  same,  3  cs. 
Kinney  Tobacco  Company,  Labrador,  Havre,  1  cs. 
B.  Lawrence  &  Co.,  Denmark,  London,  2  cs. 
A.  Ireland,  State  of  Nevada,  Glasgow,  5  cs. 
American  News  Company,  Schiedam,  Rotterdam, 
6  cs.  copying. 
Forstmann  &  Co..  Switzerland,  Antwerp,  2  cs. 
Gane  Brothers,  by  same,  4  cs. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same,  5  cs. 
MoUer  &  Emmerich,  by  same,  4  cs.  hangings. 
G.  J.  Kraft,  Gellert,  Hamburg,  6  cs. 
E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  by  same,  10  co. 
G.  Gennert,  by  same,  3  cs. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same,  2  cs. 
John  Walker,  by  same,  3  cs. 


638 


THE    AMERIOAT^    STATIOISTER 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 


NO  BETTER  f.'?; 


Finished  gnods  in  the  market. 
es  made.   • » 


Send  tor  my  New  Catalogue ;  something  new  to  be  found  in  it. 

An  extra  discount  on  orders  placed  now.    An  early 

shipment  if  wanted  immediately. 

^I    -WILL    NOT    BE    UNDERSOLD. 

Save  freight.   My  Malleable  Arch  Presses  are  light, 

and  will  not  break.    Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but 

_ .    a  trifle  more  than  cast  iron.    Manufactured  only  by 

H.N.HUBBARD, 

313  to  313  Ea.st  T-^^reirLty-secoaaca.  Street,  I^e^?;?-  "STorlz. 


NEW  TORE  G0FYIN6  PRESSES. 


Received  the  Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copy 
Ing  Presses  at  the  Pari 
ISzpositiun  of  1876 


Large  Steel- Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  22  x  24. 


All  sizes,  from  smallest 
to  the  largest  in  use.  All 
styles,  from  lowest  priced 
o  the  most  elaborate 
Inish. 


Large  Steel-Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  22  x  24. 


Catalogues  on  applieation  to      T.    SHRIYER   &   CO.,    333   EdSt    Flfty-SiXth   St.,    NCW   YOFIL. 


H.  McALLASTER  &  CO., 

PUBLISHERS  OF  AND  JOBBERS  IN 

ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

IMPORTED   BIKTHDAY,   BEVEL-KUGE   AND  FOLDING   CARDS, 

Scrap    ^ictiires,    Sli-a-pe    2iTo-veltles,    Tra-d-e    Oa-rds,    dec, 
Nos.  196  and  198  CLARK   STREET,  CHICAGO,   ILL. 

WE  have  the  largest  variety  and  the  Latest  and  Be>t  Goods  in  the  market,  being  the  selections  from  all 
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639 


OBPACHER  BROTHERS'  NEW  GOODS. 


Obpacher  Brothers  have  just  completed  their 
line  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  cards.  It  em- 
braces a  great  variety  of  designs,  all  of  which 
are  new,  and  many  of  them  are  strikingly  beau- 
tiful. It  includes  everything  to  suit  all  tastes 
and  requirements,  and  it  should  be  seen  by  those 
interested.  Among  the  different  series  the  more 
prominent  are  the  following  described:  No.  578, 
in  three  designs,  representing  deer,  boars  and 
foxes.  Nos.  583  and  589  are  large  cards  showing 
floral  designs  with  religious  mottoes.  No.  640 
comes  in  six  designs,  all  of  which  represent  ferns 
and  flowers.  No.  641  is  a  strikingly  pretty  se- 
ries in  six  designs,  showing  a  rhombodial-shaped 
centre-piece  of  woven  evergreens  bordered  with 
flowers  of  rich  hues.  No.  650  is  a  floral  series, 
embracing  roses,  pansies,  morning-glories,  lilacs, 
forget-me-nots  and  honeysuckles.  No.  658  is  an 
animal  series,  and  comes  in  three  designs,  show- 
ing a  lion,  a  tiger  and  a  panther,  each  in  his  lair. 
No.  662  is  a  gilt  bevel-edged  panel  card,  illumi- 
nated with  a  bouquet  of  flowers.  No.  668  is  a 
religious  series,  and  comes  in  six  designs  which 
illustrate  incidents  connected  with  the  Saviour's 
birth,  or  the  church  festivities  in  commemora- 
tion thereof. 

In  No.  718  there  are  six  designs,  which  show 
children  at  several  kinds  of  amusement.  This 
series  is  very  richly  gotten  up.  The  four  de- 
signs of  No.  719  represent  fancy  urns  filled  with 
flowers.  No.  734  has  amorets  on  boughs  cov- 
ered with  flowers,  engaged  in  different  kinds  of 
amusement.  The  ground  color  of  this  series  is 
of  gold,  on  which  appears  a  white  space,  con- 
taining an  appropriate  motto.  No.  727  is  in  four 
beautiful  designs,  the  ground  color  being  gold, 
and  the  illuminations  shields  on  which  are  selec- 
tions from  Shakespeare,   the  whole  being  sur- 


rounded with  flowers,  among  which  birds  are 
flitting.  No.  738  shows  dogs'  heads,  and  No.  743 
vases  filled  with  flowers  on  a  screen,  which 
hangs  from  a  roller.  No.  759  is  a  panel  card 
showing  a  tulip  in  full  blossom;  the  back 
of  this  card  is  of  buff  ground,  on  which 
appears  a  briar  bramble  in  bloom.  No.  769 
comes  in  four  designs,  each  of  which 
shows  a  little  girl  engaged  at  play.  No.  771 
consists  of  three  designs,  and  represents  cats 
playing  among  flowers.  The  designs  of  No.  772 
show  mice  dressed  in  costume  and  in  comic  atti- 
tudes among  flowers.  No.  773  has  three  designs 
of  a  floral  panel  card,  each  consisting  of  a 
wreath  of  roses.  In  No.  776  there  are  six  de- 
signs of  folders,  showing  flowers,  the  backs  be- 
ing ornamented  with  conventional  leaves.  No. 
778  shows  three  rich  landscapes  with  wild  ani- 
mals, including  zebras,  ostriches,  antelopes  and 
bisons.  No.  805  comes  in  three  designs  of  panel 
cards,  with  or  without  a  border,  with  rich  floral 
designs.  No.  808  is  in  six  designs,  each  of  which 
shows  a  popular  flower  in  the  centre,  around 
which  a  halo  appears.  In  807  there  are  babies 
in  the  midst  of  flowers  catching  butterflies. 
Ideal  heads  form  the  subject  of  812.  No. 
813  comes  in  four  designs  of  spring,  sum- 
mer, autumn  and  winter,  each  showing 
a  handsome  young  maiden  in  some  em 
ployment  peculiar  to  the  season.  No.  814  has 
four  designs  of  tropical  birds  among  flowers. 
This  series  comes  in  panels.  No.  819  is  a  bird 
series.  No.  820  has  six  designs,  each  of  which 
represents  a  neat  oblique  cross  embedded  in 
flowers.  No.  821  is  a  baby  series,  and  shows 
children  in  different  kinds  of  amusement.  No. 
823  is  also  a  baby  series,  which  is  richly  gotten 
up  and  comes  on  a  gold  ground.  No.  834  is  a 
very  rich  card.  No.  835  is  a  season  series,  the 
designs  representing  lovers  in  each  season.     No. 


830  is  devoted  to  landscape.  No.;866  has  cupids 
and  No.  867  shows  juveniles  at  play  with  dogs. 
No.  869  is  a  very  neat  card,  the  design  showing 
a  child  in  bed  playing  with  toys.  This  card  is 
surrounded  by  a  rich  border  and  has  an  elegant 
gold  floral  back.  No.  879  comes  in  four  designs 
of  folding  cards,  with  cupids  in  different  atti- 
tudes. Besides  these,  there  are  several  beautiful 
floral  designs  and  novelties,  which  will  be  again 
referred  to  in  these  columns. 


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THE    AMEEIOATsT    STATIOI^ER. 


641 


A   PETRIFIED   FOREST. 


The  visitor  to  the  petiitied  forest  near  Corrizo, 
on  the  Little  Colorado,  will  begin  to  see  the 
signs  of  petrification  hours  before  he  reaches  the 
wonder  ;  here  and  there  at  almost  every  step  in 
the  road  small  pieces  of  detached  limbs  and 
larger  stumps  of  trees  may  be  seen  almost  hid- 
den in  the  white  sand.  The  road  at  a  distance 
of  ten  miles  from  Corrizo  enters  au  immense 
basin,  the  slope  being  nearly  a  semicircle,  and 
this  inclosed  by  high  banks  of  shale  and  white 
fine  clay.  At  the  entrance  of  this  semicircular 
basin  the  exploring  party  camped  and  a  fire  was 
quickly  burning.  The  meal  consi>ted  of  bacon, 
beefsteak  and  coffee,  after  partaking  of  which 
the  party  camped  for  the  night.  In  the  morn- 
ing it  only  required  half  an  hour's  good  driving 
to  reach  the  heart  of  the  immense  petrified  forest, 
and  then  such  a  wonder  met  our  gaze  as  no  one 
can  ever  realize  until  they  make  that  very  trip 
for  themselves. 

The  petrified  stumps,  limbs,  and,  in  fact, 
whole  trees  lie  about  on  all  sides,  the  action  of 
the  waters  for  hundreds  of  years  have  gradually 
washed  away  the  high  hills  round-about,  and 
the  trees  that  once  covered  the  high  table  lands 
now  lie  in  the  valley  beneath.  Immense  truuks, 
some  of  which  will  measure  over  five  feet  in 
diameter,  are  broken  and  scattered  over  a  sur- 
face of  three  hundred  acres.  Limbs  and  twigs 
cover  the  sand  in  every  direction  and  the  visit  n- 
is  puzzled  as  to  where  he  shall  begin  to  gall  er 
the  beautiful  specimens  that  lie  within  easy 
reach.  There  are  numerous  blocks  or  trunk>  of 
this  petrified  wood  that  has  the  appearance  tor 
all  the  world  of  having  been  just  cut  down  by 
the  woodman's  axe,  and  the  chips  are  thrown 
around  on  the  ground  so  that  one  instinctively 
picks  them  up  as  he  would  in  the  log  camps  of 
Michigan  and  Pennsylvania. 

Many  of  the  small  particles  and  even  the 
whole  heart  of  some  trees  have  now  become 
thoroughly  crystallized  and  the  beautiful  col- 
ored cubes  sparkle  in  the  sunshine  like  so  many 


diamonds.  Every  color  of  the  rainbow  is  dupli- 
cated in  these  crystals,  and  those  of  an  ame- 
thyst color  would  pass  the  eye  of  a  novice  for 
the  real  stone.  The  grain  of  the  wood  is  plainly 
shown  in  nearly  every  specimen,  making  the 
pieces  more  beautiful  than  ever. 

Although  the  party  went  armed  with  pick 
and  crowbar,  they  were  entirely  unnecessary, 
for  thousands  of  broken  fi-agments  can  be  gath 
ered  all  about  you,  ami  the  sunlight  striking 
upon  the  crj'stallized  particles  point  out  their 
hiding-places  to  the  eager  searcher  after  curi 
osities. — Albuquerque  Journal. 

THE  MILLER  BROS.CUTLERYCO. 

MERIDBSr,  CONN. 


STANDARD  POCKET  CUTLERY, 

Ladles'  Scissorg  and  Ink  Erasers. 

Make  all  styles  0  f 

STEEL   PENS. 


PATENT    ADJUSTABLE 

QUILL-ACTION,   RESERVOIR   PEN, 

THE  ACME. 


Other  leading   Pens   are  Falcon,   No.  22,  extra 

fine,  333  ;  College,  28  ;  Easy  Writer, 

130;  Round  PolLt,  20. 


PRICE    LISTS    FURNISHED    TO    DKALERS 
ON    APPLICATION. 


STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 

LAMBIE  DICTIONARY  HOLDEE,   PERFECIION  BOOK  RESTS.  LEDGER  RESTS, 

— =«>SCHOOL    FURNITURE    AND    SUPPLIES.^= — 

FRENCH  &.  CxiOATE,  4  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

■     l^-SRND    FOR    NEW    CATALOGUE. 


McC  I  LL'S 

Patent  Fasteners, 

For  Fastening  Papers,   Sampling  Dry 

Goods    and    for    all    Kinds    of 

Light   Binding. 

M  C  GI  Lli' S  Suspension   Rings, 
■D  A  rpTTW-rr  Braces,  Hangers 

irJ^XXASi  1.  and  Staples, 

For    Suspending    and     Hanging    Cards,    Pictures, 
Samples,  &c.,  &c. 

m:ooii^il.'»  x».a.te:nt 


Jlaglg-ltiibjtafle  pm 


FOR  INSERTING  McGILL'S  PATENT 

Staple-Pasteners,  Staple-Binders  and  Staple- 
Suspending  Eings,  &c. 


MANUFACTDEBRS, 

HOLMES,  BOOTH  &  HAYDENS, 

49  Chambers  St..  New  York. 

■J.  H.  Debussy 

will  be  glad  to  receive  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists  of 
Printing  Machine?,  Type  and  other  Office  Materials, 
as  well  as  samples  of  Paper  and  Novelties  in  the 
Printing  business. 


STEAiVI  PRINTING  WORKS,  AMSTERDAM. 


B  W^TMB,  MOT©; 

FOR  RUNNING  ALL  KINDS  OF  LIGHT  MACHINERY  AND 

PRINTING  PRESSES  by  Y7ATER-POVy^ER. 

HYDKANT    PKESSUHE    CHEAPER,    QUICKER    AND    SAFER    THAN    STEAM. 

T-^7v7-o   H-U-ndxeca.    IPrirLtirLg-    IEZo-clsss    are  tlo^tt   -ULsirig-   tli.e   Tiiexls  Hivdlotor. 
Give  name  and  number  of  Presses  and  Water  Pressure  per  square  inch  in  the  street  mains. 

I  m-send  for  Circular.     TUERK  BROS,  k  JOHNSTON,  86  &  88  Market  St.,  Chicago,  Ills. 


Motor  witu  (juvtE.so.t. 
Mark  Hanson.  Omaha,  Neb     i   •  placed 

Hawyard  Motor. 
Index,  Evanston,  Hi.    Displaced  Baclsus 

Motor. 
Transcript,  Golden,  Col. 
Standard,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 
Sun,  San  Antonio,  Texas.    Disp.  Backus. 
Register  Printing  Co.,  South  Bend,  Ind  , 

No.  13,  driving  4  presses.    Formerly 

used  a  4-horse-power  engine. 


WE  KEFEK   TO   A  FEW  PRINTING  OFFICES   THAT   ARE  USING 

DRIVING   THEIR  PRESSES. 

Bishop  Brothers  Printing  House,  Bur; 

lingtou,  Iowa. 
Tribune,  Salt  Lake.    Displaced  a  large 

Backus  Motor. 
Sentinel,  Peru,  Ind. 
Gazette.  Owego,  N.  Y. 
Blade,  Owego,  Owego,  N.  Y. 
Florida  Union,  Jacksonville. 
Times,  Hornellsville,  N.  Y. 
Republican,  Salamanca,  N.  Y. 


Pioneer  Magnet,  Big  Rapids. 

Gazette,  Niagara  Falls. 

Gazette,  Stillwater,  Minn. 

Tribune,  Winona,  Minn. 

Express,  Red  Oak,  Iowa. 

Lumberman,  Stillwater,  Minn. 

Hawkeye,  Burlington,  la. 

Tuttle  &  Co.,  Rutland.  Vt„  Ofdcial 
Printers  to  State  of  Vermont.  Dis- 
placed lOhorse-power  engine. 


THE   TUERK  MOTOR  FOR 

Republican,  Johnstown,  N.  Y.  Dis- 
placed Backus. 

R.  Putnam,  Chillicothe,  O.  Displaced 
Backus. 

Herald  and  Globe,  Rutland,  Vt. 

Review,  Rutlaml,  Vt 

Courant,  New  Castle,  Pa. 

Daily  Union.  Rock  Island,  HI. 

Tribune,  TifSn,  Ohio. 

Chronicle  Pub  Co.,  Leadville,  Col. 


T^TTeeTA^TT     PA_TT!rTS    ^°^  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &o. 

hII  \m   1^9  1^9  Ml  MMi  M^  M    MMM  H^     Mi  N^  p  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 

ounce  bottles  in  a  box-one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  full  directions  for  using  the  colors.     No 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Full  Line   of  Pictiirc  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 

W.  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  CMca^o,  111. 


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THE    AMEBIC A:N"    STATIONER. 


NEW    BIRTHDAY  CARDS 

{MY   OWN  PUBLICATIONS), 

And  Importer  of  STATIONERS'    SPECIALTIES. 


■  stock  now  here,  and  Orders  should 
be  placed  early. 


WILLY  WALLACH,  78  Chambers  Street,  Xew  York. 

SPRINGFIELD  CITY  PAPER  CO. 


3Er>WA.Dar>    C.    I^eBOUHGIlOIS,    I»roi>r. 


Hiampden     Street,, 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


Paper,  Enreloiies  ait  Fapteries. 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PtAIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

OKNAMENTAt 

LETTERING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.     It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 
Manufactured  in  six  differ-        Q        1      ^     ^  voih<2.. 
ent  sizes.    Packed  one doz.   i    ^i    i  <>    '^""^•^   r<^v^v^. 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.    Also  J    1        i  "  " 

put  up  in   sets  containing  '^       i     * 
one  of  each  kind  and  one   I    9       ^  "  " 

each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3.  V      '    ^'^ 


4 

5 


'1  ^ 


\  brilliant  colors,  put  up 
r  in  boxes  containing  one 
I  doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
)  doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 
We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 
^g~  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  D.  "WHITMOBE  &  CO.,  Agents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  WlUiam  Sts.,  NEW  YORK. 

JOSEPH  #;i  LLOTf S 
"*  STEEr'PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World* 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  aiui  Ladies,  170.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands. 
^^  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  die.,  furnished  <yn  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  Jolm  Street,  New  York.  HENKT  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 

•^^ Latest  Plaques,  Palettes,  Cards  and  Novelties. 


We  always  have  in  Stock  a  full  line  of  all  the  leading  Novelties, 
them  direct  from  the  Manufacturers. 


We  receive 


12  Samples  of  the  Best,  postpaid,  $1.00. 1 2  Samples  of  the  Fast  Selling,  postpaid,  50c. 


Cor.  Madison  <£•  Dearborn  Sts. 
CHICAGO. 


-•^ESIAftLTSaEn    lS14.c%^- 


J.  S.  Rockwell  &  Co., 

lOl   <Sb   103   3D-u.a.iie    Street,   itTe-w   ITox^ 

HA>-UFACTURERa  AND  mPORTEBS  OF 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Manufacturers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

1«.USSIA.    I^TDA-TIIER,     CHAMOIS,    A.M:ER,ICA.T>f    K.XJ«^S!IA, 

No.  18  High  Street,  Boston,  Mass, 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEET  DESCEIPTIOX. 

Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metai-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

291  nata  St.,  Cor.  Worthlngton. 

Spxiaag^slca.,  -   •   lwd:a.ss. 

Oldest  Rubber  Stamp  Manury  in 

New  England  &  Largest  in  the  IT.  S. 


The  Chas,  Stewart  Paper  Co. 

139, 141  &  143  Walnut  St., 
CINCIIVIV^TI,    OlrJo, 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers 
of  every  description 

News,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 
Wrapping 

^    ^   ^    "^     ^  AI.SO, 

A  Full  Line  of 

BLANK  BOOKS, 

OFFICE    STATIONERY, 

Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding 

and  Invitations,  and  the 

NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 

AS  PAST  AS  PRODUCED. 


STATIONEKS  and  PKINTEKS  are  requested 
to  .send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Goods  suited  to 
their  wants. 


DRESSER,  M'^LELLM  &  CO., 

PiiWisliers,Booisellers  I  Stationers. 

BLAM  BOOK  MANUFACTURERS. 

47  Exchange  Street,      •      •      FOBTLAND,  MB. 


Publishers  of  Oliver 'a  Precedents,  New  Eldition;  Maine 
Reports,  Luce's  Maine  Probate  Practice,  Kings- 
bury's Maine  Townsman,  Bolster's  Tax  Col- 
lector and  Form   Book,  Young  People's 
History  of  Maine,  Legal  Blanks 
of  all  kinds. 

ACRIN  L.  DRKSSER,   E.  8.  E.  M'LKLLAN.   W.  W.  ROBEHTS. 


May  3,  1883.] 


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N.  B. — All  persons  axe  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell- 
ing, or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
infringing  on  our  Patents. 

GEO.  H.  SANEOEN  &  SONS, 


No.  51  Beekman  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE    IMPROVED    SANBORN 


The  cut  is  a  facsimile  of  the  Improved 

SANBORN  GEM. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue  of  our  other 
Cutters  and  Bookbinders',  Printers'  and  Paper- 
Box  Makers'  Machinery. 


PAPER  AND  CARD  GUTTER. 

Best  X^eA^er  Cixtter  Ever   ]yra<Je. 

TDOWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and  easy  to  work.  Has 
-L  lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  double, 
for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

STANDARD  MACHINERY  CO.,  Mystic  River,  Conn. 


HARDING  PAPER  CO. 

-^MANUFACTURERS  OF -g^ 


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-$=- 


FIijA.T    jAJSTJD    ItXJLBr). 


SPECIALTIES :  Ledger  Record  Parchment  and  Cream  Linen  Papers. 


Mills  at  Excello,  Butler  Co.,  Ohio,  and  Franltlin,  Warren  Co.,  Ohio. 

coRRESPoNDEKCB  soLiciTicD.      P.O.  Address.  FRANKLIN,  Warrcn  Co.,  Ohio. 


NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES   NUMBERED    OR    FLAIN. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

BRTJITS'WICIS   LIITEIT. 

Cream.     Fine  Laid.     IVIade  from  EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Strictly  No.  1  Linen  Stocl<, 
each  sheet  water-marked.    Put  up  500  Sheets  to  Ream. 

FOR  strength,  color  and  finish,  we  guarantee  it  equal  to  any  paper  in  the  market. 
Great  pains  will  be  taken  to  keep  this  brand  fully  up  to  standard,  and  the  trade  can 
rely  upon  its  being  fully  equal  to  sample  at  all  times.  All  sizes  and  weights  constantly 
carried  in  stock.  Envelopes  to  rioatch,  put  up  in  handsome  tinted  glazed  boxes,  one- 
quarter  thousand  with  engraved  blue  and  gold  bands,  all  full  government  high  cut. 

POWERS  PAPER  CO.,  35  Lyman  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 


a.  L.  ST.  JOMiV, 

Agent. 


[    New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 
JOHM^    I^ETI^IE,  Jr., 

No.   110    READE   ST.,    NEW   YORK, 

DEPOT  FOB 

B.  FPLEKTOH:    OOFYIlSTGh    USTKS, 

Goortall's  Camden  Wliist  Markers,  Rotary  Dampers,  &c. 
KNICKERBOCKER    PLAYING    CARDS, 

•  Lithographers'  Machinery,    Round   Hole   Treadle   Perforators,    Ink   Qriudiug   Mills,   &c. 


PICTURE    FRAMES. 


Picture  frames,  like  everything  else  to-day, 
are  subject  to  change  of  fashion.  The  desire  for 
decorative  effect  has  reached  them,  and  the 
plain  wooden  frame,  with  Its  high  polish,  would 
scracely  be  found  in  the  least  progressive  store. 
If  that  is  little  to  be  regretted,  the  same  cannot 
be  said  of  the  fact  that  no  amount  of  search 
would  enable  us  to  find  the  exquisite  carvings 
which  in  early  days  made  the  frame  that  in- 
closed a  beautiful  picture  a  gem  in  itself.  It 
would  be  almost  impossible  to  find  in  modern 
homes  any  of  those  incomparable  frames  in  in- 
tricate carving  which,  in  the  galleries  of  Europe, 
are  as  worthy  of  attention  as  the  masterpieces 
they  embellish.  In  Antwerp,  more  especially, 
such  treasures  abound — frames  of  carved  wood 
from  the  hand  of  Verbruggen,  which  are  worth 
a  king's  ransom — which,  indeed,  no  money  could 
buy.  Fashion  to-day  calls  for  work  of  a  totally 
different  kind.  Gilding  and  bronze  have  taken 
the  place  of  wood,  and  within  the  last  few  years 
great  attention  has  been  paid  to  work  of  the 
kind,  so  that  the  processes  of  gilding,  bronzing 
and  burnishing  have  been  brought  to  the  greatest 
perfection. 

It  is  very  diflBcult  at  first  sight  to  gauge  the 
value  of  a  picture  frame  ;  indeed,  there  would 
appear  to  be  no  accurate  standard  of  price.  All 
depends  upon  the  work  bestowed  upon  each 
frame,  the  genuineness  of  the  materials  used 
and  the  care  bestowed,  and  nicety  of  finish. 
Purchasers  are  often  surprised  at  finding  that 
frames  which  at  first  sight  appear  exactly  alike 
vary  greatly  in  price;  that  the  one  may  cost  $3 
or  $4,  and  the  other  four  times  the  amount,  but 
the  fact  is,  that  they  belong  to  two  distinct 
classes,  and  connoisseurs,  and  those  who  pay  at- 
tention to  the  subject,  may  readily  learn  to  dis- 
tinguish them.  The  market  is  supplied  in  very 
large  numbers  with  what  are  known  as  "  auc- 
tion frames,"  which  are  manufactured  by  the 
thousand  and  sold  to  small  dealers,  auctioneers 
and  peddlers.  Apparently  heavily  gilded,  they 
are  in  reality  made  up  of  almost  worthless  ma- 
terials, at  a  cost  of  perhaps  75  cents  or  $1,  and 
are  readily  sold  for  twice  the  amount.  These 
are  the  frames  which  supply  the  Southern  and 
Western  markets  as  accompaniments  to  the 
copies  of  good  or  attractive  pictures,  for  which 
there  is  always  a  demand.  Such  copies  are 
made  by  artists  of  a  certain  calibre  at  the  rate 
of  35  or  40  cents  apiece,  or  at  less  cost,  even 
when,  as  is  often  the  case,  a  dealer  engages  an 
aspiring  artist  by  the  day  or  week,  and  expects 
to  find  eight  or  ten  copies  made  iu  a  day.  Prob- 
ably it  is  among  this  class  of  artists  that  the  im- 
mortal red  lobster  crawling  over  its  native  rocks 
originated,  doubtless  as  an  improvement  upon 
the  sombre  appearance  of  the  original.  The 
frames  which  accompany  these  ingenious  works 
of  art  are  in  every  respect  worthy  of  them. 
They  are  constructed  of  the  cheapest  and  least 
durable  materials.  The  foundation  is  of  the 
commonest  flat  board,  worth  perhaps  5  cents, 
upon  which  muslin  of  equal  value  is  stretched 
and  tacked  into  position,  preliminaries  which 
furnish  occupation  for  lads  eager  to  earn  $3  a 
week,  who  are  expected  to  turn  out  an  average 
of  1,000  each  in  their  six  working  days.  Size  of 
glue  and  water  is  laid  liberally  over  this  founda- 
tion with  a  large  brush,  and  as  it  dries  a  further 
wash  of  more  consistency,  in  which  whiting  is 
mixed  with  the  glue  and  water,  is  added  ;  the 
ornamental  design  is  molded  in  a  composition  of 
whiting  and  glue,  and  washed  over  with  shellac 
and  alcohol.  Now  comes  the  process  of  first 
coloring,  and  a  mixture  of  fat  nut  oil  and  yellow 
ochre  is  prepared,  and  with  it  the  entire  surface 


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THE    AMEEIOA]^^    STATIOI^ER 


is  washed  over.  These  various  processes  com- 
pleted, the  frame  is  placed  away  to  dry  for 
several  days,  and  is  then  ready  for  the  "  gild- 
ing," which,  in  the  case  of  cheap  work,  is  also 
done  by  boys,  who  are  supplied  with  thinly 
beaten  metal  leaves,  which  are,  however,  a  good 
deal  thicker  than  gold  leaves,  and  which  are 
laid  over  the  oiled  surface,  adhering  to  it  slight- 
ly, and  are  then  worked  over  the  intricacies  of 
the  design  with  a  sash  tool.  To  all  appearance 
such  frames  are  gilt,  but  the  brass  of  which  the 
metal  leaf  is  made  is  liable  to  turn  black,  and,  as 
a  precaution  against  this,  the  frames  receive  a 
coating  of  varnish. 

It  is  easy  to  understand  how  by  this  method 
the  market  is  kept  supplied  with  cheap  frames, 
which,  moreover,  are  very  good  in  appearance. 
They  are  not  very  durable,  it  is  true,  soon  lose 
their  lustre,  and  are  liable  to  crack  at  the  least 
exposure  to  heat;  but  then  they  are  very  cheap, 
and  bring  pleasure  and  brightness  into  many 
homes  where  the  expense  of  a  handsome  frame 
could  hardly  be  incurred.  These  cheap  frames 
follow  the  fashion,  too.  At  one  time  there  was 
a  great  demand  for  gray  woods,  tooled  and  en- 
graved in  gold.  When  made  of  thoroughly 
st-asoued  material  and  artistically  decorated, 
these  frames  are  quite  expensive;  but  enter- 
piise  succeeded  in  producing  cheap  specimens, 
and  the  market  for  higher-priced  varieties  was 
ruined.  At  the  present  moment  the  most  fash- 
ionable frames  are  those  of  burnished  bronze. 
They  are  high-priced  and  cannot  be  readily 
imitated,  and  require  the  greatest  nicety  of 
workmanship  and  finish.  Skilled  artisans  are 
engaged  for  the  gilding  and  burnishing  at 
salaries  averaging  $3  to  $3.50  a  day,  and  the 
very  best  materials  are  used  for  the  entire 
frame.  First-class  pine  wood  serves  as  a  foun- 
dation, and  a  coating  of  whiting  and  size  fills  up 
the  irregularities  in  the  grain  of  the  wood,  thus 
securing  a  perfectly  smooth  surface  for  the  re- 
ception of  the  ornamental  design.  Even  in  the 
most  elaborate  frames  there  is  now  but  little 
c.irving,  almost  all  the  designs  being  molded, 
but  so  carefully  and  artistically  that  they  have 
the  appearance  of  intricate  carving.  When 
ready  for  the  first  gilding,  the  gilder  takes  the 
frame  in  charge  and  is,  first  of  all,  obliged  to 
ascertain  that  the  surface  is  perfectly  even, 
which  he  secures  by  rubbing  it  with  fine  sand- 
paper, coating  it  with  pipe-clay  and  again  rub- 
bing it  with  the  sand-paper.  The  process  of 
suioothiug  with  sand-paper  is  an  important  one, 
several  times  repeated  in  the  making  of  a  first- 
class  frame.  And  size  and  whiting  also  play  a 
very  prominent  part.  Portions  that  are  to  be 
burnished  receive  three  distinct  coatings  of  bur 
nished  gold  size,  and  afterward  gold-leaf  is  laid 
upon  all  the  burnished  portions  with  alcohol  and 
water.  After  allowing  three  hours  for  drying, 
the  work  of  burnishing  begins,  and  the  beauty 
and  value  of  the  frame  depends  upon  the  skill 
with  which  this  instrument  in  handled.  Still 
more  nice,  perhaps,  is  the  operation  of  laying  on 
the  gold-leaf  between  the  burnished  portions,  so 
much  care  being  needed  in  avoiding  the  bur- 
nished portions  of  the  design.  The  gold-leaf  is 
placed  upon  a  cushion,  lifted  upon  the  point  of 
a  knife  and  blown  into  position.  When  the  en- 
tire surface  is  covered  it  is  patted  down  with  a 
soft  cotton  wad,  and  a  very  fine  badger  hair 
brush  removes  the  small  particles  of  gold,  which 
are  saved  and  sold  to  assayists  and  others.  A 
sizing  of  glue  and  water  is  laid  on  over  the  gild- 
ing with  a  camel's-hair  brush,  and  the  frame  is 
complete. 

The  fashionable  bronze  frames  are  somewhat 
differently  constructed.  The  first  foundation 
and  composition    are    covered   with  red    clay, 


then  with  three  coatings  of  size,  with  the  last 
of  which  powdered  bronze  is  mixed.  A  brush 
dipped  in  the  powdered  bronze  is  then  used  for 
the  ornamental  portions,  which  are  first  bur- 
nished and  afterward  varnished  with  Damar 
varnish.  The  designs  for  decorative  frames  are 
molded  in  boxwood  molds,  each  frame  receiving 
a  separately  molded  ornament.  Among  the 
most  fashionable  are  those  made  as  copies  of 
Florentine  frames,  but  these  are  only  manufac- 
tured to  order,  and  are  often  in  imitation  of 
rich  carvings.  A  great  deal  of  the  good  effect 
of  a  frame  depends  upon  the  size  and  quality  of 
the  margin.  Of  these,  technically  known  as 
mats,  there  are  three  varieties,  coming  respec- 
tively from  Germany,  Paris  and  London.  The 
German  mats  are  rounded  at  the  edge,  those 
from  Paris  are  square,  and  the  English  are  plain 
flat  Bristol  boards.  Gilding  is  introduced  occa- 
sionally into  them  all.  Panel  frames  to  hold 
three  or  more  pictures  are  very  little  in  demand 
in  this  city,  unless  for  celebrated  pictures 
brought  from  abroad  or  for  special  artists.  For 
oil  paintings  deep  frames  are  usually  sold  ;  for 
engravings,  water-colors,  and  photographs  flat 
ones  are  preferred.  Porcelain  is  rarely  used 
here  now,  although  the  introduction  of  medal- 
lions is  occasionally  ordered.  A  very  high- 
priced  frame  may  value  $400,  but  this,  of 
course,  would  be  something  special. 

Some  years  ago  plain  gilded  headings  or  mold- 
ings were  greatly  in  favor  for  engravings,  but 
this  has  entirely  gone  out  of  fashion.  Following 
them,  as  a  relief  to  their  severity  of  style,  em- 
bossed velvet  insertions  first  appeared  about 
seven  years  ago,  and,  although  there  has  been  a 
certain  revival  of  this  fashion  recently,  and  vel- 
vet and  plush  margins  are  introduced,  they  are 
not  liked  by  high-class  buyers.  Frames  for  valu- 
able pictures  are  preferred  of  heavy  bronze  or 
rich  gilt,  and  even  the  frosted  frames  which  were 
in  universal  demand  a  while  ago  are  less  cared 
for  now,  as  they  have  been  imitated  in  common 
material.  This  is,  of  course,  the  great  difficulty 
with  which  purchasers  and  makers  alike  have  to 
contend,  for  no  one  enjoys  paying  a  high  price 
for  a  valuable  frame  to  find  it  copied  in  inferior 
material  elsewhere  for  half  the  price.  So,  too, 
many  designs  which  had  a  run  of  popularity 
have  been  so  cleverly  imitated  in  inferior  work 
manship  that  they  have  become  too  common  for 
further  sale.  It  is  rather  interesting  to  learn 
the  influence  that  fashion  has  upon  various  de- 
partments of  business.  At  first  sight  we  would 
hardly  be  disposed  to  imagine  that  weddings  and 
picture  dealers  had  much  in  common.  Such, 
however,  is  the  case.  Since  "  art  "  acquiied  its 
recent  popularity,  it  has  been  deemed  the  cor- 
rect thing  to  offer  a  picture  as  a  briiiul  gift,  and 
it  is  certainly  one  that  is  likely  to  increase  in 
popularity.  Few  people  are  overloaded  with 
paintings,  and  a  young  couple  would  probably 
find  a  better  use  for  any  number  of  pictures  than 
for  an  indefinite  number  of  soup  ladles  and  cof- 
fee-pots. One  young  lady  in  high  society  re- 
cently received  ihirty-two  clocks  upon  her  wed- 
ding day.  How  much  better  it  would  have 
been  for  her  had  they  been  pictures  !  One  can 
scarcely  conceive  of  any  house  iu  which  thirty- 
two  time-pieces,  exclusive  of  watches,  could  be 
tolerated. 

A  large  element  in  the  expense  of  a  picture 


frame  is  the  glass.  This  maybe  of  the  com- 
monest or  of  the  finest  crystal.  Beveled  glass  is 
rarely  used  in  this  country  for  the  purpose,  al- 
though in  France  and  Italy  it  is  often  met  with. 
For  plain  wooden  frames  oak  is  much  used; 
so,  too,  is  bird's-eye  maple,  but,  as  we  have 
seen,  the  demand  for  wooden  frames  is  on  the 
decrease,  mainly  because  so  many  of  inferior 
quality  have  been  manufactured.  No  definite 
rule  can  be  given  as  to  the  choice  of  a  picture 
frame;  it  must  remain  a  matter  of  taste,  and  is 
largely  dependent  upon  fashion.  Just  now 
those  of  bronze  take  the  lead,  al''ce  for  oil  paint- 
ings, water-colors,  etchings  and  engravings,  but 
soon  public  taste  may  demand  a  revival  of 
carved  and  molded  woods,  and  iu  spite  of  an 
acknowledged  admiration  for  the  perfect  work- 
manship of  high-class  gilders  and  burnishers,  it 
must  be  admitted  that  no  modern  work  can  out- 
rival the  exquisite  carvings  of  earlier  periods. 
Certainly  the  introduction  of  plush  for  frames 
has  not  added  to  their  artistic  value,  and  this  is 
a  fashion  which  will  scarcely  be  long-lived,  al- 
though just  at  present  such  frames  are  largely 
bought.  Some  of  the  most  effective  which  we 
have  seen  in  gilt  are  those  on  which  there  is  a 
combination  of  frosted  work  and  what  has  the 
appearance  of  carving  in  high  relief,  although 
in  reality  it  is  only  the  result  of  well-molded 
ornament  laid  upon  the  flat  surface. 

Many  amateur  artists  further  decorate  gilded 
frames  in  colors,  but  these  attempts  are  not 
very  successful,  it  being  a  diflB^cult  matter  to 
carry  out  a  design  in  oils  upon  a  gilt  surface. 
Every  one  who  has  traveled  in  Europe  is  famil- 
iar with  the  effect  of  the  dead-level  gold  frames 
which  were  so  much  used  a  hundred  years  ago, 
and  vchich  are  often  found  in  churches  and  mon- 
asteries, and  never  met  with  here.  So,  too,  if 
we  consider  foreign  frames,  we  reach  the  ex- 
quisite carvings  in  light  wood  which  are  univer- 
sal in  Switzerland  and  Germany,  and  which  find 
their  way  here  as  photograph  frames,  and  in 
which  so  large  a  trade  is  done  at  fashionable 
watering-places.  Side  by  side  with  them  are 
those  of  leather,  which  at  one  time  were  very 
greatly  in  demand,  whether  in  plain,  colored, 
varnished  or  molded  leathers.  These  are  ex- 
quisitely made  by  the  Hungarians,  and  for 
small  picture  frames,  portrait  stands,  &c.,  are 
much  admired.  All,  or  almost  all,  the  gilded 
and  bronze  frames  in  demand  here  are  of  domes- 
tic manufacture,  and  are  quite  distinct  in  de- 
sign and  coloring  from  anything  European.  We 
und-'stand  that  they  are  so  far  equal,  if  not 
superior,  to  those  of  foreign  make  that  orders 
are  constantly  received  here  from  England  and 

France. — Ex. 

•*-*-^ 

TRANSPARENT   VARNISH. 

Shellac,  best  bright  orange,  bruised 88  parts. 

Shellac,  bleached,  bruiseJ 176     '" 

Saiidarac,  powdered Il5     " 

Absolute  alcohol 1,000     " 

Add  the  absolute  alcohol  to  the  mixed  res- 
ins in  a  flask,  add  a  little  coarsely  powdered 
glass,  and  shake  the  flask  occasionally  until  all 
soluble  matters  are  dissolved.  Then  set  the  flask 
aside  for  a  mouth,  pour  off  the  clear  solution, 
and  filter  the  residue  through  absorbent  cotton. 
If  the  solution  is  needed  in  a  hurry,  the  resins 
may  be  digested  with  the  alcohol  at  a  gentle 
heat. 


.    LOCJKE:    <5c    CO., 

27  SOUTH  SIXTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 

Ulazeil  id  Fancr  Faprs,  hw  Laces,  Cards  M  Cardboards 

CHROMO    ADVERTISING    CAROS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 


May  3,  1883.] 


THE    AMEKIOA]^    STATIONER. 


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Marcus  Ward -frCQ 

Birthday  ^  Cards. 


1SS3 


IN     PLAIN    CARDS,    SINGLE    AND    DOUBLE    FRINGES. 


1SS3 


The  attention  of  the  Trade  is  called  to  the  new  jackets  of 

STJ:N"ID.A.^y"-SCH:OOL^RE"V^.A.E,I3   C_i^E,IDS 

LONDON  and  BELFAST.        .^      ^ sample  books  now  ready.      -*-       734  BBOADWAT,  Wew  York. 


L.  C.  TOV/ER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 


M4NUFACTURER  OF 


THERHOHETERS 

OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION. 

lower's  Weather  Prognosiicaior. 


SOLE  AOENT  FOR 

Lament  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
St«m's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Trianprular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


R.  A.  ROGERS  &  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the — 


Peffectiofi  Paper  Ojstef  Buckets 


DAYTON,    OHIO. 


AMD  SEALING  WAX. 


IIV    ^LTL.    VA.K.1ETIES. 


SANFORD    MFG.   CO.,   CHICAGO.    Ills. 


^im" 


BASE  BALLS.-To  the  Trade. 


/PiCK^J^x^  f-  Ol  ^ 


Per  doz.  net. 
New  League  Match  Ball,  white.  Gut  Stitch,    .       .  $12  00 
"    Treble       "        "      treble  wound,  red,  .       .      9  00 
"        "  "  "      white,       .      9  00 

Professional      "        "      1  oz.  moulded  rubber,  red,  8  00 
"        "  "  "    white.  8  GO 

Amateur  "        "regulation  size  and  weight.  red,6  00 

N.  B.— Each  one  of  our  league,  Treble  and  Profes- 
sional Balls  are  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  put  in  a  separate 
box.  and  then  one  dozen  inclosed  in  a  very  neat  box  and 
labeled 

We  furnish  sample  partition  cases  containing  fifteen 
styles  of  balls,  each  net,  per  case,  $6.00.  Dealers  will 
fliid  these  cases  very  convenient  to  sell  from. 

Pf  CK  &  SNYDER,  Manf'rs,  126  to  130  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Peerless     lulling     Oase, 

—  Patented  September  12,  1882.  — 
DUBABLE   AND   HANDSOME!     BECOMMENDS   ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 

ALSO, 

THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  FiUng  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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MUCILAGE, 

A  MUCILAGE  made  from  pure  gum  arabic,  that  will  dry  quick, 
stick  fast  on  wood,  tin,  cotton  or  woolen  cloth,  without 
curling,  has  a  bright  appearance  and  agreeable  smell,  and  de- 
posits no  sediment ;  will  keep  in  perfect  condition  any  length  of 
time  in  any  climate ;  is  just  what  dealers  and  consumers 
want.  Send  for  samples  and  prices.  Make  your  own  tests  and 
judge  for  yourselves. 

GUARANTEE  CHEMICAL  COMPANY, 

2126  io  2130  Race  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


iol 


THE^DOOLEY   PAPER    CUTTERS 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


Tie  Atlantic  Worls,  East  Boston, 


Hand  Cutter. 


MOKEIS  ADLEE,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAELES  BEOK,  609  Chestnut  Street,  PhiladelpMa. 
PELOTIZE  &  OART,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Richmond. 
aEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  CO.,  241  St.  Glair  Street,  Cleveland, 
OSTRANDER  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Ohicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBERGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  LIST. 


Hand-Cutter,  with  Stbam  Fixtures' 


THE  CONTINENTAL  MUGILAKE 


j^i<nD 


Jet  Black  Writings  Ink. 


V^RITING  INKS, 

-i-  EXTRA    WHITE    GUM     MUCILAGE,  ^ 

HOUSEHOLD   PASTE, 

Sealing  Wax,  Writing  Desk  Inkstands,  Sponge  Cups, 
ROUND   INKSTANDS  WITH   GLASS  STOPPERS, 

ETC.,     ETC. 


Our  goods  are  all  put  up  with  Patent  Wood  Top  Corks  or  Cork  Screws,  as  may  be  desired. 


CONTINENTAL    MFG.  CO., 

4:26  &  4:28  Market  Street, 

I.  ADDISON  BUSH,  Manager.  PHILADELPHIA,   PA. 


These  Goods  can  be  ordered  of  any  Wholesale  Druggist  or  Stationer,  or  general 
Storekeeper,  in  any  part  of  the  United  States.    Send  for  Price  List  of  o\xr  Inks. 


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FAMILY  AND  PULPIT  BIBLES. 


Equal  to  the  Best  London  and  Oxford  Editions,  at  Half  their  Prices. 

nted  from  six  sets  of  electro-plates  of  different    size  type,  and   bound  in  the   most   durable 

elaborate   styles. 

NEW  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLE 


J 


TWO  THOUSAND  Illustrations,  containing  Bible  Dictionary  and  History  Books  Illus- 
trated, Colored  Maps,  &c.,  at  lower  prices  than  any  other  published. 


PHOTOGRAPH  ALBUMS, 

Strong   Bindings,    New   and   Beautiful   Styles   in 

PLUSH,    MOROCCO,    TURKEY    MOROCCO,    SEAL -SKIN,   CALF   and   RUSSIA. 


1^"  New  Illustrated  Catalogue  mailed  on  application. 

A.  J.  HOLMAN  &  CO.,  American  BlWe warehouse,  1222  Arch  St.,  PMld.,  Pd. 


AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 


E.  &  jE3:_  t.  _A^isrTH:o]N"^5r  &  co. 


-Manufacturers  of- 


591  Broadivay,  New  York, 

Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames,         |  Photographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Albums,  Qraphoscopes,  Photographs,  |  Stereoscopes  and  Views, 


Opposite  Metropolitan  Hotel. 

Fine  Leather  and  Plush  Goods, 
Indctint  Engravings. 


It^"  Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic — Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c. 


BOOIIINDERS'  WIEESTITCHING  MACHINE 


Of  Largest  Capacity  and  Range.    Power  and  Hand  Combined. 

»  SPECIAL  STEEL  WIRE  FOR  THEIR  USE. 

Wire  per  thousand  books  costs  but  one-third  that  used  by  any  other  Stitcher. 

Manufactured  by  CHARLES  CARR,  Granite  St.,  South  Boston,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A. 


R.  T.  &  S.  BLOOD,  Jr., 

Formerly  with  THE  AMERICAN  BANK  NOTE  CO. 


CONSECUTIVE    NUMBERING,     ^ ^ 

BLANK    BOOK    PAGING, 
•^ -*-  And   PERFORATING. 


I>ro.  S 1    Joli-is.    street,    liTsTrr    "STorJs. 

j^.   TVE:ir>3J[^iLiv]x, 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 

UANUFACTUBERS  OF 

TIN  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  ot  Duane  St.,  New  York. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Fancy  Ml  Ulassware,  Gla,  Toys,  Mi 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 

C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

^Tos.^2©,J,31.  ^and.  33  ^arlc  :E=*la,ce,  niTe-^Tr  "SToras. 


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JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  4-3  and  45  Beekman  and  166  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  Envelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
Uoorning   Stationery  of  aU    ELlnds   and  all 

Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  Latest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  ot  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Uoorning,  Bevel-Edged  and  N  el- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Papeteries  and  Card  Cabinets ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE. 

THF,  T-ARORST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY. 

LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

2  UNION  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

OF  INDKXING  NAMES  FOB 

Leiiers,  Lelter-Boois,  &c. 


ALSO, 


LETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


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—  MANTTFACTURER  OF  ■ 


Copying'  Paper MJBooks, 

MANN'S 


{litles  Jtegistered) 

PARCHMENT Old  Reliao.e,  Bui^ 

RAILROAD Yellow— Best  Known. 

tVHITE  MNEN Has  not  its  Superior. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAXi New  Article-Cheap. 


NEW   LIST   AND   DISCOUNTS  MARCH   1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


12  and  8  inch 


GLOBE 


IN  TJBTE   MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CHAS.  W,  HOLBROOK, 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 


List  includes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

INCLUDniG  THE  CELEBRATED 

No.  048. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING   NUMBEUS: 

Fine 333,444,     232. 

Elastic 135,  128,     126. 

Medium 048,     14,     1 30. 

Blunt... 122,  183,  1743. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up 309,256,1876. 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 
application  to 

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Works:  Warehouse  : 

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THE   SIDDALL   ENVELOPE 

MADE  BY 

Theodore  W  Siddall 
1706  Venango  Street  Philadelphia 

I  make  heavy  manilla  enTelope"!  cf  any  size 
and  shape;    c'thor  flat  ..r  bell.ws  pattern 


Address  for  Prices,  &c., 

J.  H.  ATWATER.  Providence,  K.  1. 

J,  H.  BE  lUBSY, 


&  9 

General  Commission  Mercliant, 

Publisher  and  Wholesale  Hooksrller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS    AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AHERICAN  MANUFACTURERS,  JNVKN- 
TORS,  &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Publishing  Department. 

The  India  Mercttrt,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shippixg 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  axd  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algesieen  Dagblad  van  Nederlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  D&partment  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  AustraUa 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Bvery  information  will  be  supphed  by  addi-essing 

J.  H.  I>13   BXJSSY, 

93.  Heerengracht  Amsterdam 


May  3,  1883.] 


THE    AMEKIOAJST    STATICIZER. 


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WHO  IS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  QEOQRAPHY  OF  THIS  CUON- 
TRY  WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAPTHATTHE 


CBICAGO.  ROCK  ISLAND  &PAGIFICR' 

By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
£ast  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
rien  passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Hortou  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Bleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points,  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
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The  celebrated  Chinese  Encyolopaedia,  which 
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Museum  some  months  ago  for  £1,500,  has  been 
safely  lodged  in  that  institution.  It  forms  the 
most  important  acquisition  to  the  great  national 
library  which  has  been  made  for  some  time 
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parallel  to  it  extant  in  the  literature  of  other 
countries.  It  is  comprised  in  5,020  volumes,  and 
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under  appropriate  headings,  and  accompanied 
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includes  the  treatises  ranging  from  1150  B.  c.  to 
about  the  year  1700  of  our  era,  and  it  professes 
to  represent  every  branch  of  Chinese  literature, 
with  the  single  exception  of  works  of  fiction. 

It  was  compiled  in  the  early  part  of  the 
eighteenth  century  by  an  imperial  commission 
under  the  orders  of  the  great  Emperor  Kang  Hi 
So,  well  known  to  us  from  the  accounts  of  the 
Jesuit  missionaries,  whom  he  favored  and  as- 
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art  and  learning.  This  emperor  was  himself  a 
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his  literary  investigations,  by  the  alterations 
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Chinese  literature  then  in  existence.  A  com- 
mission of  high  officials  was  appointed  to  select 
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over  forty  years,  terminating  in  the  publication 
of  the  work  in  1726.  For  the  purpose  of  print- 
ing it  a  complete  font  of  copper  type  was  cast, 
under  the  direction  of  the  Jesuits,  who  probably 
superintended  the  printing. 

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has  been  much  reduced  since  the  time  of  the 
issue  by  various  casualties.  The  whole  impres- 
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China,  that  no  copy  is  known  to  be  accessible 
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[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.  J 

Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,        I 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  May  8,  1883.  J 

Chas.  K.  Wadham  &  Co.,  30  Franklin  street, 
have  purchased  the  stock  of  goods  manufactured 
by  Prank  S.  Thayer,  at  79  Franklin  street,  and 
oflEer  to  close  them  out  at  special  rates.  The 
business  of  Chas.  K.  Wadham  &  Co.  was  begun 
by  Thayer  &  Wadham  some  five  years  ago. 
On  January  1,  1882,  Mr.  Wadham  bought  out 
Mr.  Thayer,  and  continued  the  business  under 
the  present  firm  name,  while  Mr.  Thayer  estab- 
lished himself  at  79  Franklin  street.  The  pur- 
chase of  Mr.  Thayer's  stock  by  Mr.  Wadham 
again  concentrates  the  business  at  the  old  stand. 
Mr.  Wadham  has  associated  with  him  Frank  W. 
Fray  and  John  W.  Pray.  The  business  was 
begun  on  a  small  scale,  but  has  gradually  grown 
to  such  proportion  as  to  place  the  firm  among 
the  represen  ative  jobbing  houses  in  the  East. 
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playing samples,  and  has  added  a  number  of 
lines  of  miscellaneous  stationery  goods,  making 
his  stock  of  these  goods  more  complete. 

Frank  S.  Thayer  continues  his  business  as 
manager  of  the  Cross  Pen  Company  at  79  Frank- 
lin street. 

John  Ammon,  of  J.  R.  Osgood  &  Co.,  has  just 
returned  from  a  western  trip. 

Walter  F.  Cushiug,  recently  with  Frank  S. 
Thayer  and  formerly  with  Thayer  &  Wadham, 
has  been  engaged  by  Charles  K.  Wadham  & 
Co. 

C.  W.  Clark  offers  a  novelty  for  schools  in 
Elliott's  combined  map  chart  and  blackboard. 
It  is  a  case  two  to  five  inches  thick,  the  front  of 
which  is  a  blackboard  behind  which,  arranged  so 
as  to  slide  out,  are  a  number  of  maps. 

John  B.  Davids,  M.  J.  Anderson  and  Mr. 
Warren,  of  the  National  Publishiug  Company, 
have  been  in  town  during  the  past  few  days. 

William  A.  Davis,  manufacturer  of  the  U.  S. 
Treasury  mucilage  and  writing  inks,  reports 
spring  trade  as  far  ahead  of  previous  years.  I 
understand  that  his  goods  are  popular  with  the 
trade  in  Boston,  as  in  other  sections  of  the 
country.  His  brilliant  crimson  fluid  and  stylo- 
graphic  ink  are  splended  articles,  and  the  new 
"  Sensible  "  bottles  with  black  enameled  wood 


caps  for  U.  S.  Treasury  mucilage  are  fast  gain- 
ing in  popularity. 

Boston's  new  route  to  Providence,  via  the 
New  York  and  New  England  Railroad,  is  evi- 
dently increasing  in  popularity,  judging  from 
its  enlarged  patronage. 

The  rather  warm  weather  of  the  past  day  or 
two  remind  business  people  of  summer  vaca- 
tions. I  understand  that  the  Fitch  burg  Rail- 
road, in  connection  with  the  Boston,  Hoosic 
Tunnel  and  Western,  will  make  arrangements 
quite  as  desirable  as  heretofore  for  travel  to 
Saratoga,  this  line  being  the  shortest  route  to 
that  point.  The  Eastern  road  will  have  in- 
creased facilties  for  the  accommodation  of  the  in- 
creasing number  of  passengers  to  the  various 
resorts  on  the  coast  of  Maine  and  to  the  White 

Mountains.  H. 

♦ 

CINCINNATI    ITEMS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  May  8,  1883. 

There  is  not  a  press  in  the  city  that  is  not  hum- 
ming, and  yet  sales  over  the  counter  and  ship- 
ments are  light.  One  would  think  that  the  sales 
during  the  festival  of  the  drama  would  be  brisk, 
but  they  were  not  as  a  rule.  One  exception  was 
the  enormous  sale  of  photographs  of  prominent 
actors  and  actresses  by  W.  H.  Pounsford  &  Co. 
Sheppard  fixed  up  their  show-window  brightly, 
and  the  photos  went  like  hot  cakes. 

Birthday  and  wedding  cards  are  running  very 
steadily.  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  have  cases  lumi- 
nous with  them,  and  the  sales  never  cease,  and 
are  subject  to  no  ebb  and  flow.  Birthdays 
come  daily  and  marrying  goes  on  without  abate- 
ment. The  cards  are  so  pretty  and  so  appro- 
priate that  it  is  no  wonder  people  take  to  them. 

The  Dennison  Manufacturing  Company  has 
had  a  splendid  spring  trade,  and  has  not  got 
through  with  it  yet. 

Edwin  Hoole,  of  Snider  &  Hoole,  has  been  to 
Chicago  and  to  Washington,  and  has  just  re- 
turned. His  trade  in  bookbinders'  machinery 
and  material,  in  fact,  in  the  whole  line  of  his  busi- 
ness, has  been  exceedingly  encouraging,  and  the 
outlook  is  good. 

Everybody  complains  that  margins  are  small. 
Well,  who  made  them  small,  and  why  did  the 
guilty  party  make  them  small  ?  And  if  he  did, 
is  it  a  crime  ?  Turn  the  whole  trade  out  on  a 
turnpike  and  bid  the  guiltless  man  throw  the 
first  stone,  and,  ten  to  one,  not  a  stone  would  be 
thrown.  Why  don't  about  three-fourths  of  the 
trade  return  to  good-brood,  generous-living  mar- 
gins and  try  them  for  about  two  years — ^just 
about  long  enough  for  the  other  fourth,  with 


quick  sales  and  small  profits,  to  get  all  the  busi- 
ness to  themselves  ? 

Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  say  that  Peck's  Sun's 
"Bad  Boy"  outsells  all  other  books  of  the  kind 
just  now.  They  give  the  cheering  information 
also  that  people  are  buying  classics  for  their  li- 
braries— English  masterpieces.  James  T.  Fields, 
in  a  lecture  a  few  years  ago,  stated  something  he 
spoke  of  as  at  or  about  the  time  "  the  people  quit 
reading  Washington  Irving. "  Robert  Clarke  & 
Co.  testify  that  Washington  Irving  still  goes, 
especially  in  the  country.  They  also  testify 
that  there  is  an  extraordinary  run  on  books  of 
travel  and  adventure,  and,  in  fact,  that  people 
are  filling  their  libraries  pretty  generously. 

Papers  have  pretty  good  sale,  on  very  close 
margins  though.  Still  the  mills  keep  grinding 
it  out.  The  election  this  fall  in  Ohio  will  work 
some  of  the  newspaper  off.  Figures  are  very 
low,  but  rags  and  other  paper  materials  are  also 
very  low.  Fancy  stationery  in  jobbing  lines  is 
about  through,  its  season  has  been  indeed  for 
some  weeks.  Then  there  is  a  sort  of  lull  in 
almost  all  branches  of  business  the  country  over. 
All  classes  of  business  men  are  conservative. 
Only  the  best  men,  from  a  mercantile  stand- 
point, can  get  credit.  Those  who  take  advan- 
tage of  discount  for  cash  have  the  preference  in 
every  respect. 

Money  is  easy  on  good  collateral.  Indifferent 
paper  is  unsalable.  Bonded  warehouse  whisky 
receipts  have  no  value  worth  mention  as  colla- 
terals. All  branches  of  manufacture,  no  mat- 
ter what  the  description  of  the  wares  produced, 
are  busy.  The  outlook  for  wheat — winter  wheat 
— is  reported  less  favorable  than  at  this  season 
last  year.  There  is  time,  plenty,  for  the  corn 
and  tobacco  yet,  both  of  which  are  staples  here. 
There  is  no  reason  apparent  at  the  present  mo- 
ment for  dullness  in  business.  A  large  amount 
of  last  year's  wheat  is  in  store,  and  farmers  are 
more  nearly  out  of  debt  than  they  were  a  year 
ago.  Prince  William. 


TORONTO   WALKS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Toronto,  Ont.,  May  4,  1883. 
Since  our  last  walk,  and  in  fact  before,  the 
city  commissioner  has  marshaled  his  cohort  and 
tumbrels,  and  along  the  principal  streets  a  vig- 
orous warfare  has  been  waged.  The  contest 
was  sharp  but  decisive.  The  enemy  had  mud 
barricades  in  all  directions,  but  the  valiant  fel- 
lows under  the  able  command  of  the  chief  and 
his  subs,  waded  boldly  in  with  a  grand  flourish 
of  shovels,  and  countenances  radiant  with  the 
certainty  of  success.  It  was  an  intensely  excit- 
ing scene,  which  I  regret  exceedingly  that  you 


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missed,  and  the  numerous  little  side  scenes. 
"  Bedad,  this  bates  turf-cutting  in  Ireland," 
says  an  old  veteran  to  his  mate.  But  we  cannot 
follow  up  the  campaign  and  its  Incidents.  A 
victory  was  won.  The  aspect  in  most  of  our 
streets  is  altogether  changed,  and  we  may  ven- 
ture out  now  without  any  fear  of  getting  stuck 
in  the  mud. 

The  first  house  on  our  card  to-day  is  that  of 
Buntin,  Reid  &  Co.  (late  Buntin,  Brother  & 
Co.).  This  change  you  have  already  noted,  and 
it  is  one  which  should  have  been  made  long  ago, 
for  Mr.  Reid  has  been  the  head  and  front  of  the 
establishment  for  a  number  of  years;  but  with 
all  of  his  energy  and  push,  and  other  qualities 
which  have  won  the  esteem  and  confidence  of 
the  Canadian  trade,  Mr.  Reid  is  unassuming, 
and  pursues  his  way  straightforward  to  the  ob- 
ject he  has  in  view.  He  has  succeeded,  and 
while  the  house  makes  little  noise,  and  confines 
itself  to  legitimate  trade,  it  has  gained  the  con- 
fidence of  the  public,  and  moves  on  quietly  with 
most  satisfactory  results.  It  is  one  of  the  best 
known  and  most  reliable  houses  in  the  trade. 

The  Toronto  News  Company,  under  the  man- 
agement of  Mr.  Irving,  is  a  smaller  edition  of 
the  American  News  Company  in  your  city. 
Through  the  energy  of  Mr.  Irving  the  trade  of 
this  company  has  been  worked  up  to  large  pro- 
portions. The  company  has  pretty  much  the 
entire  control  of  all  foreign  magazines  and 
trading  papers,  and  it  is  through  it  that  our 
dealers  are  supplied.  Beside  this  it  does  largely 
in  miscellaneous  books,  stationery  and  fancy 
goods. 

McKay,  Lockhart  &  Co.,  envelope  manufac- 
turers. Mail  Building,  are  working  their  way 
into  a  fair  trade. 

Alexander,  Glare  &  Cable,  lithographers,  en- 
gravers, &c.,  are  second  to  none  in  the  class  of 
work  they  turn  out.  They  are  young  men,  thor- 
oughly conversant  with  their  basiness,  and  ex- 
ecute some  of  the  best  work  to  be  seen  in  this 
country. 

There  are  two  other  houses  worthy  of  note  in 
the  same  line,  viz.:  Grant,  Barfoot  &  Co.,  and 
the  Toronto  Lithographic  Company,  both  of 
which  have  a  good  line  of  custom  and  turn  out 
good  work. 

Among  our  retail  booksellers,  Alfred  Ridding- 
ton  has  been  probably  the  most  successful.  A 
prominent  feature  of  his  busines  is  second-hand 
books,  of  which  he  carries  a  very  large  stock 
and  in  which  be  does  a  large  trade.  He  also 
carries  a  large  stock  of  current  literature,  fancy 
goods,  &p. 

Then  we  have  the  upper  Canada  Bible  and 
Tract  Society,  established  over  fifty  years  ago, 
under  the  management  of  John  Young,  the 
Willard  Tract  Depository,  Carswell  &  Co., 
dealers  in  law  books  and  law  stationery,  W.  R. 
Haight,  books  and  stationery,  A.  R.  Lorimer 
and  a  host  of  others. 

We  have  several  subscription  book  publishers, 
and  among  the  first  is  George  Virtue.  Besides 
his  own  publications,  he  handles  nearly  all  of 
the  art  publications  of  any  note,  both  English 
and  American,  on  this  side,  and  his  travelers 
are  continually  moving  about  the  city  and  coun- 
try delivering  parts  of  the  innumerable  illus- 
trated works  that  find  their  way  by  this  means 
into  the  homes  of  so  many  of  our  people. 

Now,  one  more  place  and  we  have  done.  Step 
with  us  into  the  Grip  Printing  and  Publishing 
Company's  sanctum,  and  allow  me  to  introduce 
you  to  Mr.  Grip,  our  Canadian  Punch,  not  by 
any  means  a  formidable  or  forbidding  looking 
individual,  yet  a  man  of  undoubted  talent. 
J.  W.  Bengaugh  has  not  only  made  for  himself 
a  name  in  Canada  but  outside  of  it,  as  a  close 


sketcher  of  the  ludicrous  and  comical  side  of 
humanity,  and  his  paper,  Grip,  has  secured  a 
prominent  place,  and  its  weekly  issue  is  looked 
forward  to  with  considerable  interest. 

Now,  my  dear  sir,  if  you  are  not  tired  of  this 
long-spun-out  walk  I  am,  and  shall  end  it.  I 
might  have  gone  on  talking  about  this,  that  and 
the  other  for  some  weeks  more,  but  there  is  a  limit 
to  endurance  on  both  sides.  I  am  thoroughly 
knocked  up  myself,  and  I  have  a  suspicion  that 
when  your  eye  catches  this,  you  will  exclaim  : 
"Thank  the !"  C.  H. 


THE    BANK    OF    ENGLAND   PRINTING- 
OFFICE. 


Having  completed  some  monetary  business  at 
the  Bank  of  England  the  other  day,  we  wended 
our  way  through  passage  after  passage  and  up  a 
winding  staircase  to  the  new  quarters  assigned 
to  the  important  department  of  that  very  im- 
portant establishment,  which  is  under  the  man- 
agement of  Walter  J.  Coe.  This  gentleman,  it 
may  be  recollected,  succeeded  to  the  post  of 
printer  to  the  bank  on  the  death  of  his  much 
respected  father  a  year  or  two  ago.  We  had 
special  reasons  for  paying  the  visit,  for  we  had 
heard  that  the  last  issue  of  dividend  warrants 
had  been  printed  by  a  novel  machine  that  per- 
formed at  one  operation  what  had  previously 
required  two  and  sometimes  three  workings. 
As  may  be  supposed,  it  is  not  everybody  who 
desires  to  inspect  the  office  where  the  bank-notes 
are  manufactured  that  can  do  so  ;  the  Old  Lady 
of  Threadneedle  Street  is  naturally,  and  neces- 
sarily, jealous  of  intrusion,  and  though  visitors 
of  distinction  are  from  time  to  time  allowed  to 
penetrate  into  the  sacred  precincts  of  the  print- 
ing-office, the  ordinary  stranger  finds  it  hard  to 
gain  admission.  This  was  not,  however,  our  first 
visit  to  Mr.  Coe's  department,  and  so  on  our  ex- 
pressing a  desire  to  inspect  the  new  machinery, 
permission  was  readily  and  cordially  granted, 
and  Mr.  McPherson,  the  deputy  manager,  has- 
tened to  show  us  the  object  we  came  to  see. 

It  is  to  the  inventive  genius  of  this  gentleman 
that  the  machine  in  question  owes  its  existence, 
and  this  is  not  the  first  time  that  the  bank  has 
been  indebted  to  him  for  the  means  of  turning 
out  the  very  special  work  it  requires.  Not  long 
ago  it  was  thought  impossible  for  the  bank-notes 
to  be  printed  otherwise  than  on  a  platen  ma- 
chine. Mr.  McPherson  has,  however,  succeeded 
in  substituting  cylinder  machines  of  peculiar 
construction,  whereby  the  notes  are  printed  and 
numbered  almost  simultaneously  at  the  rate  of 
1,000  an  hour.  These  machines  have  the  appear- 
ance of  small  perfecting  machines,  there  being 
two  impression  cylinders  and  a  transferring 
cylinder  between.  Under  the  first  cylinder  is 
the  forme  for  printing  the  notes,  while  under  the 
other  are  the  automatically  shifting  steel  fig- 
ures for  numbering  them.  The  paper  used  being 
very  hard  and  the  printing  being  required  to  be 
of  great  excellence,  ordinary  packing  will  not 
do,  so  it  has  been  arranged  that  the  first  impres- 
sion cylinder  shall  carry  a  parchment  tympan 
on  which  the  forme  is  made  ready  with  a  skill 
and  nicety  hardly  to  be  surpassed.  The  result  is 
that  the  notes  are  turned  out  with  an  accuracy 
and  sharpness  of  impression  at  least  as  great  as 
when  they  were  worked  slowly  on  the  noisy, 
but  otherwise  excellent,  platen  machines  con- 
structed by  Napier.  A  special  flying  apparatus 
causes  the  printed  notes  to  be  delivered  at  the 
side  of  the  machine,  where  they  are  checked  by 
the  clerk  told  oflf  for  the  purpose. 

But  to  return  to  the  dividend  warrants.  Some 
of  our  readers  may  not  know  what  a  dividend 
warrant  is,  so  we  wUl  describe  it.    It  is  a  piece 


of  post  octavo  paper,  hand-made,  thick  and  very 
hard,  on  which  is  printed  an  authority  to  the 
cashiers  to  pay  to  the  f  undholder  or  bearer  a 
certain  stated  sum,  being  the  amount  of  divi- 
dend falso  stated  in  figures),  less  the  income  tax, 
due  upon  the  amount  of  stock  held  by  the  fund- 
holder,  which  again  is  stated  in  the  body  of  the 
warrant.  Each  warrant  bears  a  number  corre- 
sponding with  that  of  the  entry  in  the  cashier's 
book.  It  is  obvious,  therefore,  that  every  war- 
rant contains  so  many  particulars  peculiar  to 
itself,  that  in  ordinary  establishments  the  body 
alone  would  be  printed,  and  the  three  or  four  sets 
of  figures  would  be  afterward  filled  in  by  hand. 
This,  indeed,  used  to  be  done  at  the  bank  many 
years  ago,  but  there  being  240,000  fundholders, 
it  was  very  desirable  that  the  documents  should 
be  printed  if  this  could  be  done  expeditiously. 
The  first  plan  adopted  was  to  set  up  the  names 
and  amounts  in  ordinary  types,  to  stereotype 
them,  and  then  to  cut  up  the  plates  into  por- 
tions, one  for  each  fundholder.  This  was  better 
than  writing,  but  was  mechanically  slow,  and 
by  no  means  satisfactory.  Then  Mr.  McPherson 
and  the  late  Mr.  Coe  made  a  grand  improve- 
ment. They  had  little  types  cast,  not  more  than 
a  quarter  of  an  inch  high,  and  these  were  slid 
into  clips,  which  at  once  served  as  composing- 
stick,  galley  and  chase.  Prom  them  the  spe- 
cial items  on  the  warrants  were  printed  by 
separate  workings,  a  fresh  set  of  slips  being  ne- 
cessary for  each  warrant. 

Mr.  McPherson's  latest  invention  is  a  cylin- 
der machine  which  turns  out  an  entirely  com- 
plete warrant  at  each  revolution.  There  are 
three  impression  cylinders,  each  having  its  own 
forme.  The  first  prints  the  unchanging  body  of 
the  warrant,  the  next  prints  the  consecutive 
numbers  and  the  crossing,  where  the  latter  is  re- 
quired, while  the  third  prints  the  figures  which 
are  changed  at  every  impression.  These  are  ob- 
tained in  the  following  way  :  The  clips  for  a 
number  of  warrants  are  placed  in  lines  and  fed 
into  the  machine  ;  three  are  required  for  each 
warrant,  and  as  the  cylinder  revolves,  a  piece  of 
mechanism  takes  the  first  three,  and  passes  them 
into  position  ;  then  an  impression  is  taken  from 
them,  the  registration  being  always  quite  accu- 
rate, and  immediately  afterward  they  are  auto- 
matically carried  away,  passed  or  to  a  travel- 
ing band,  and  delivered  to  an  attendant  at  the 
the  side  of  the  machine,  their  place  being  im- 
mediately taken  by  the  next  three  slips. 

It  is  a  beautiful  piece  of  printing  machinery, 
excellently  constructed  by  Middleton  &  Co.  So 
well  does  it  perform  its  functions  that  it  turns 
out  the  warrants  at  the  rate  of  a  thousand  an 
hour  with  an  infinitesimally  small  number  of 
spoils. — Printers^  Register,  London. 


NON-COPYING    INK-PENCILS. 

E.  Wolff  &  Son,  London,  are  also  introducing 
a  new  ink-pencil,  the  writing  of  which  is  black 
and  indelible,  or  non  copying,  having  none  of 
the  objectionable  smudging  qualities  which 
black-lead  or  colored  pencils  usually  have.  For 
writing  in  note-books  or  upon  post  cards  such  a 
pencil  L<5  therefore  especially  useful.  Red  and 
blue,  as  well  as  black,  refills  can  also  be  had.  The 
writing,  of  whatever  color,  is  at  once  indelible, 
without  the  application  of  moisture,  and  the 
colored  point  is  easily  propelled  or  withdrawn. 
The  general  form  and  ornamentation  of  this 
pencil  are  extremely  neat,  and  the  size  is  such 
that  it  can  be  conveniently  carried  in  the  pocket. 


When  you  find  an  unkind  feeling  toward  an- 
other person  rising  in  your  heart,  that  is  the 
time  not  to  speak  to  a  fellow  being. 


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are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 

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In  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription   of    contents. 

kn  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one^uarter  reaan 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

AU  this  Stationery  may  be  reUed  on  t .  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


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tractive and  ^IstanUal  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agency,  GEO.  B.  HTIRD  &  CO.,  75  Bee!m,an  Street. 


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^^^  of  our  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productions.  We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsements 
which  our  Christmas  Cards  receive!  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  With  one  accord  tiiese  expo- 
nents of  public  taste  have  accorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  pFoductions  in  the  market.  Tlie  London  Queen,  for 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

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the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spai'ed  no  expense  to  create,  with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  will  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
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and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

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Herewith  is  given  an  illustration  of  the  adap- 
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ment of  the  means  for  suspend- 
ing a  thermometer  from  the 
wall.  Everyone  who  is  familiar 
V9ith  the  usual  form  of  the 
thermometer  case  knows  how 
apt  it  is  to  be  displaced  or 
knocked  from  its  position  to 
the  injury  of  the  glass  tube. 
In  this  instance  the  metal  case 
is  continued  in  the  form  shown 
and  has  an  eye  for  the  admis- 
sion of  the  nail,  which  after- 
ward slips  into  a  slot  whereby 
the  thermometer  is  safely  re- 
tained in  position.  L.  C.  Tower, 
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and  binders,  and  has  for  its  ob- 
ject the  construction  of  a  sim- 
ple \  Tactical  device  which  will 
not  only  file  but  also  bind  to- 
gether one  or  a  number  of 
newspapers  in  such  manner  as  that,  in  adding 
them  to  the  file  from  day  to  day,  the  pages 
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and  be  as  eflfectively  and  conveniently  secured 
as  in  a  regularly-bound  book. 

It  consists  in  the  combination,  with  a  suitable 
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stick,  and  between  which  the  mner  edges  of  the 
papers  to  be  filed  are  inserted  and  confined  by 
means  of  flexible  tongues  or  fastening-points 
projecting  from  one  fixed  strip  through  the 
papers  and  through  apertures  upon  the  opposite 
strip,  upon  which  their  projecting  ends  are 
folded  over  and  fastened  down  by  slides. 

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binder  with  a  number  of  papers  secured  therein. 

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supporting  stick  or  holder,  which  is  light  and 
convenient  for  use,  and  with  this  advantage 
over  other  files  in  use — viz.,  that  all  the  pages  of 
a  paper  are  brought  together  consecutively,  one 
page  following  the  other  in  regular  order,  as  in 
a  book,  whether  one  or  many  numbers  are 
placed  on  file.  The  stick  is  sometimes  formed 
in  two  divisions,  hinged  or  pivoted  together,  so 
that  the  binding-strips  secured  to  one  division 
may,  when  closed  together  upon  the  papers,  be 
covered  by  the  second  division,  which  then  may 
be  locked  to  the  first,  so  as  to  prevent  a  removal 
of  the  papers  without  permission. 

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manufacturers. 


NEW    PATENTS. 


No.  274,148.    Mechanical  Toy.— William  X.  Stevens, 
Washington,  D.  C. 
The  combination,  with  a  hoop  or  w  heel,  of  a 
toy  figure  hung  to  the  same,  between   the  axis 
and  circumference  thereof. 

No.  274.201.  Pocket  Cigar  Clipper.— Frank  G.  John- 
son, Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
No.  274,248.  Index  Tag  for  Books,  &c.— Gustavo  An- 

kelen,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
No.  274,370.  Toy  Horse —Francis  W.  Carpenter,  Har- 
rison, N.  Y. 
No.  274,348.  Shipping  Tag.— Thos.   E.  Lewis,  Vicks- 
burg.  Miss. 
A  shipping  card  or  tag  having  holes,  with  en- 
trance-slots leading  from  them  to  the  edge  of 
the  card,  and  flaps  adapted  to  be  turned  and  se- 
cured over  the  entrance-slots. 

No.  274,400.  Card  or  Ticket  Holder.  W.  Horace  Soper, 
Baltimore,  Md. 

No.  274,415.  Making  Luminous  Paper.— Wm.  Trot- 
ter, Jr.,  Oyster  Bay,  N.  Y. 

The  process  of  rendering  paper  uniformly  lu- 
minous on  its  surface,  consisting  in  applying  to 
paper  lumitious  or  phosphorescent  material,  or  a 
composition  containing  such  material,  and  in 
distributing  such  material  or  composition  by 
pressure  uniformly  over  the  surface  of  the 
paper  desired  to  be  covered. 

No.  274,429.  Binder  for  Pamphlets,  &c.— Henry  S. 
Williams,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of  one-half 
to  Edward  L.  Shipman  and  James  D.  Shipman, 
both  of  same  place. 
No.  274,430.  Newspaper  File  and  Binder. — Henry  S. 
Williams,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of  one-half 
to  Edward  L.  Shipman  and  James  D.  Shipman, 
both  of  same  place. 


EARLY    PRINTING     AND     ENGRAVING. 


According  to  Vasari,  the  important  discovery 
of  Chalcography  was  made  by  Thomaso  Fini- 
guerra,  a  Florentine  goldsmith  of  the  fifteenth 
century,  who  lived  from  1400  to  1460.  The  man- 
ner in  which  he  made  this  discovery  is  thus  given 
by  the  Rev.  T.  F.  Dibdin  : 

"  Of  engraving  upon  copper,  the  earliest 
known  impression  is  that  executed  by  one 
Thomaso  Finiguerra,  a  goldsmith  of  Florence, 
with  the  date  of  1460  upon  it.  One  of  the  fol- 
lowing circumstances  is  supposed  to  have  given 
rise  to  the  discovery.  Finiguerra  chanced 
to  cast,  or  let  fall  a  piece  of  copper,  engraved 
and  filled  with  ink,  into  melted  sulphur;  and  ob- 
serving that  the  exact  impression  of  his  work 
was  left  on  the  sulphur,  he  repeated  the  experi- 
ment on  moistened  paper,  rolling  it  gently  with 
a  roller.  This  origin  has  been  admitted  by  Lord 
Walpole  and  Mr.  Landseer;  but  another  has 
been  also  mentioned  by  Huber  :  '  It  is  reported,' 
says  he,  '  that  a  washerwoman  left  some  linen 


upon  a  plate  or  dish  on  which  Finiguerra  had 
just  been  engraving,  and  that  an  impression  of  the 
subject  engraved,  however  imperfect,  came  ofif 
upon  the  linen,  occasioned  by  its  weight  and 
moistness.  We  learn  also  from  Vasari, '  continues 
Huber,  '  that  as  early  as  the  year  1450,  the  same 
artist  had  engraved  very  ingeniously,  upon  a 
chalice  [or  sacramental  cup]  some  small  figures 
of  The  Passion  of  our  Saviour,  for  the  service 
of  the  Church  of  St.  John,  of  Florence,  &c.' 
'  But,'  observes  Huber,  'it  is  material  to  remark, 
that  we  have  no  direct  evidence  whatever  of  the 
workmanship  of  Finiguerra  ;  for  his  name  is 
not  subscribed  to  any  of  his  productions.  The 
efforts  of  Boticello  and  Baldini,  his  contempor- 
aries and  acquaintances,  seemed  to  be  strength- 
ened by  somewhat  less  exceptional  evidence.'" 

With  respect  to  this  grand  discovery,  the 
learned  Buonarroti  observes  : 

"  That  it  would  be  suflicient  to  occasion  our 
^.stonishment  that  the  ancients  did  not  discover 
the  art  of  chalcography,  were  it  not  known  that 
discoveries  of  this  sort  generally  occur  accident- 
ally to  mechanics  in  the  exercise  of  their  call- 
ing." 

Different  opinions  also  exist  upon  this  subject : 
that  Masso  Finiguerra  is  entitled  to  full  merit, 
the  reader  will  have  no  doubt,  after  an  attentive 
perusal  of  Mr.  Ottley's  valuable  work  on 
"Early  Engraving." 

From  the  specimens  of  engravings  on  metal, 
preserved  in  our  museums,  it  appears  evident 
that  the  Egyptians,  the  Greeks,  the  Etruscans, 
the. Romans,  &c.,  were  all  well  acquainted  with 
the  art,  though  they  had  not  the  good  fortune 
to  discover  the  means  of  taking  an  impression 
from  them  ;  had  it  not  been  for  the  before- men- 
tioned accidental  circumstance,  we  might  still 
have  remained  ignorant  that  such  a  thing  was 
possible.  Strutt  mentions  an  engraviag  in  the 
British  Museum,  upon  the  sheath  of  a  sword, 
representing  five  figures  in  outline  ;  impressions 
might  be  taken  from  it,  if  the  metal  would  bear 
the  pressure. 

See  the  fragments  of  some  of  those  massive 
pillars,  covered  with  hieroglyphics  and  inscrip- 
tions, brought  from  the  Egyptian  land,  many  of 
which  have  stood  the  test  of  ages,  and  proudly 
appeared  to  bid  defiance  to  Time's  all-devouring 
hand.  After  viewing  these  relics  of  antiquity, 
can  we  assert,  that  the  art  of  carving  or  en- 
graving was  unknown  to  the  ancients  from  a 
very  remote  date  ? 

Do  we  not  find  in  Holy  Writ,  that  seals  were 
in  use  from  the  most  early  period,  as  well  as 
brands  and  other  instruments,  for  the  purpose 
of  marking  ?  Consequently,  the  essence  of  the 
art  must  have  been  familiar  to  the  ancients  at 
that  epoch. 

In  the  early  stage  of  the  world  do  we  not  read 
in  the  Scriptures  the  accounts  of  the  graven 
and  molten  images,  which  were  worshiped  by 
the  idolatrous  inhabitants  of  the  earth  ?  Can 
anyone  require  more  convincing  proof  of  their 
knowledge  of  the  rudiments  of  the  art  than 
what  is  contained  in  almost  every  book  of  the 
inspired  writings  ? 

Taking,  as  we  all  do,  the  Sacred  Volume  for 
our  guide,  we  can  have  no  hesitation  in  fixing 
the  period  when  carving  and  engraving  was 
first  known,  soon  after,  if  not  prior  to,  the  fiood. 

After  perusing  this  statement,  it  is  not  im- 
probable that  some  one  will  exclaim,  "  It  is  not 
worth  contesting  who  was  the  inventor;  it  having 
been  produced,  like  most  other  ingenious  inven- 
tions, from  simple  unmeaning  originals,  which 
would  be  little  credit  to  the  individual  to  be 
pronounced  the  author."  We  certainly  stand 
more  indebted  to  the  genius  of  some  of  ithe  later 
improvers  than  to  the  first  projector. — Ex. 


May  10,  1883.] 


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FORBES  COMPAMY,  Sole  Agents. 


RAPHAEL  TUCK  &  SONS. 


-«-o-»- 


>*- 


OUR  SPECIAL 


FALL  NOTEITIES 


T^OTZ.    1.3B3. 


OUR   REAL   WATOOMBE   TERRA-OOTTA    PLAQUES. 


In  offering  these  to  the  public,  we  are  pleased  to  say  that  we  are  able  now  to  present  a  Plaque  which  is  in  itself  the  genuine  article,  and  not  an  imitation  of 
it.  These  Plaques  are  a  new  departure,  and  surpass  all  others  from  the  fact  that  they  cannot  warp  or  crack,  and  when  lifted  have  the  full  weight  of  a  Porcelain 
Plaque  without  resorting  to  the  artificial  means  of  loading. 

OUR   SERIES   OF    FIRE-PLACE    ORNAMENTS, 

Coasistin?  of  a  line  of  Folding  Screens  and  Fan  Shields,  we  trust  may  find   the  success  which  the  amount  of  money  and  labor  expended  would  warrant 
These  goods  must  be  seen  to  be  appreciated,  as  no  cut  or  description  can  give  an  idea  of  the  beautiful  effect  obtained. 


4 


G-EMS   OF  EOREIG-N   SCENERY 

Is  an  entirely  new  line  recently  added  to  our  publications,  consisting  of  an  assortment  of  the  most  charming  bits  of  Foreign  Scenery  (exquisite  hand-work  in 
color),  on  heivy  gilt  an  1  bevel-edgeJ  boards.  Each  is  in  an  envelope,  with  or  without  a  Birthday  motto,  as  desired,  and  packed  in  boxes  of  dozens.  In  addition, 
and  packed  in  the  same  manner,  we  offer  an  assortment  of  Twenty-five  Hand-painted  Flower  Subjects. 


^A-LBEPITYFES 


Our  A-lbertype  Engraviags,  which  h  iva  proved  so  popular  in  the  past,  we  are  prepared  to  supply  to  the  trade  this  season  in  Portfolios  of  one  hundred  each—  1 
a  portfolio  and  stand  for  same  being  furnished  free  with  each  100  copies.  This  enables  any  retailer  to  keep  his  stock  in  good  condition  and  easily  accessible,  the  ' 
stand  being  also  an  ornament  to  tlie  store. 

NEW    PUBLICATIONS.— A  series  10  Portfolios,  8  x  10  inches  each,  containing  12  Albertype  Engravings— with  a  list  giving  title  and  name  of  painter 
and  engraver  of  each  reproduction. 

GREAT  MINDS  IN  MtTSIC— Ten  Portraits,  11  x  14,  of  the  greatest  musical  composers,  in  a  handsome  portfolio. 


Catalogues  on 
application. 


FORBES  COMP'Y,  Boston  and  New  York. 


May  10,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAIN'    STATIOI^ER 


661 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company, 

^-^HOLYOKE,     MASS.,^^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.:. 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

"PARSONS    LINEN    LEDGER."  "SCOTCH   LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

ISTo.  152  Broadway,  ISTgatv-  York. 


INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  BATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES.  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

'^°  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 

MAITOPACTURERS  OF 

TIM  AMD  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  KOYELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


C.    F.    A.    HINRICHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

Fici  Goods,  Glassware,  Clina,  Tofs,  Gaies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,   &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C,  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

l^os.  23,  31  and.  33  Maoris  IPlace,  ITe-wr  "STorDs. 


*  ANNOUNCEMENT.-^ 


Owing  to  my  coristantly-increasiiig  business,  as  Manager  of 
The  Cross  Pen  Company,  I  have  this  day  sold  the  stock  of  goods 
formerly  manufactured  by  me,  at  No.  79  Franklin  Street,  Boston, 
together  with  the  goodwill  of  the  business,  to  Messrs.  CHAS.  K. 
WADHAM  &  CO.,  who  will  continue  the  manufacture  of  my  well- 
known  specialties,  at  No  30  Franklin  Street,  and  to  whom  I  would 
cordiaUy  commend  the  trade  to  favor  with  their  patronage. 

FRANK   S.  THAYER. 
Boston,  May  1,  1883. 


Having  purchased  the  above  stock  at  an  advantage,  we  offer 
the  same  to  the  trade  at  a  special  reduction  from  jobbing  rates. 
The  line  consists  of  Blank  Books,  Photogi-aph,  Card  Albums  and 
Fine  Stationery,  that  are  not  to  be  obtained  elsewhere. 

CHAELES  K.  WADHAII  &  CO., 

(Successors  to  THAYER  &  WADHAM,) 

Manufacturers  of  BLANK  BOOKS, 

—  IMPORTERS  OF  — 

Photograph  Albums,  Jobbers  of  General  Stationers'  Goods, 

30  FRANKLIN   STREET, 

Fine  Printing  in  all  its  branches.  BOSTOKT,  I^-A-SS. 


062 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


■9 


Munich,   Germany. 


106  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


OUR     LINE    OF 


CHRISTMAS,  NEW  YEAR  CARDS, 


AND- 


SOTJATEIsrHiS,  -^ 


OF  OCR  OWN  MANCFACTUKE,     W-^f 


AllE    ]N<>W    llEAOY. 


The  Trade  are  respectfully  invited  to  withhold  placing  their  orders  until  they  have 
examined  our  line,  as  it  is  pronounced  the  strongest  ever  issued. 


CALENDARS   AND   SATIN    DESIGNS 

In   Sheets   for   Manufacturing    Purposes. 


Erie^ChicagoLine 


PASSENGER  ROUTE. 


rpHS  SHORTEST,  QUICKEST,  AND  SAFEST 
X  ROUTE  to  all  points  EAST.  Fine  tracks  and 
lowest  rates.  The  only  route  ninninf:  PULLMAN 
PALACK  HOTKL  COACHES  from 

NEW  YORK  to   CHICAGO, 

LEATINO  AT  7  P.M., 

IMaking  direct  connection  at  Chicago  for  all  points 

beyond. 

You  should  travel  by  the  E.  &  C.  LINE, 

"RTT'r^  A  TTCtlP  its  trains  run  through  from 
£>J1j\jJ\  U  O JIj  New  York  to  Chicago,  avoid- 
ing the  dangers  of  transfers,  the  risks  attending  the 
changing  of  cars,  and  the  possibility  of  missing 
connections. 

BECAUSE 


the  Palacb  Hotel  Coaches 
run  in  connection  with  its 
trains,  furnish  ]\Ieals  as  good  as  can  be  liad  at  any 
first  class  hotel,  and  allow  passengers  to  eat  wilh  as 
much  comfort  as  at  their  own  homes. 

"Rinn  A  TTCITP  Dot  one  passenger  has  been 
JJJLi\.jJ:\.  U  iSSh  killed  or  even  injured  on  its 
trains  since  the  opening  of  the  line  five  years  ago. 
Nor  has  an  accident  of  any  kind  occurred. 

"RTPP!  A  TTQIT  ^^^  great  variety  of  scenery 
JJ J-lV^n.  (J  O J:j  on  this  line  renders  the 
journey  pleasant  and  profitable. 

"RTP/^  A  TTQIT  provision  has  been  made  for 
JJJ-t\JX^%JtJXj  running  the  trains  from 
•Mansfield,  ••ppi'iinl"  to  destination,  whenever  tlit-y 
crrive  after  departure  of  train  forming  regular  con- 
nect ion.  Thi-<  insurer  a  continuous  passage  between 
New  York  and  Chicago. 

A.  E.  CLARK,  Gen'l  Passenger  Agent, 

Cleveland,  Ohio. 

J.  T.  HOSFORD,  Gen'l  Western  Ag't,  Chicago,  111. 


yateli,|itT.oiiisaflapacl 

RAILVy^AY. 


The  Great  POPULAR  THOROUGHFARE 

tteaching  in  THE  MOST  DIRECT  MANNER  all  the 
GREAT    CITIES    OF    THE    AVEST. 

and   passing   through  the 

GARDEN  OF  THE  WORLD. 


This  Company  nms  the  Finest  Passenger  Equi  p- 
ment,  and  operates  the  .'^lost  Extemled  Systeiu 
of  Throu:;h  Cars  on  the  Continent.  Tickets  to  .I'l 
points  North,  East,  South  and  West  for  sale  at  offices 
of  all  coimecting  lines. 


i^~  Send  Postal  for  the  largest  and  he.st 
~punty  map  of  the  "Western  States  ever  piib- 
iished.    Sent  Free  to  any  address. 

J.  C.  GAULT,  I  H.    C.  TOWNSENT). 

Gen'l  Manager,  |        Gen'l  Pass.  Agent, 

ST.  LOUIS.  MO.  I  ST.  LOUIS,  MO 


THREE  GREAT  CITIES  OF  THE  WEST 


Linked  Together  by  the 

Chicago  and  Alton  Railroad 

TWO   TRAINS   A   DAT 

and  no  Change  of  Cars  of  any  class  between  Chicago 

and  Kansas  City,  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  and 

St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.    Union  Depots 

in  East  St.  Louis,  St.  Louis,  Kansas 

City  and  Chicago. 

No  other  line  runs  PALACE  WHntNG  CARS 

between  Chicago  and  Kansas  City.  Chicago  and  St. 

Louis,  and  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.    Meals  equal  to 

those  served  in  any  First-Class  Hotel,  only  75  Cents. 

THE     FINEST     PALACE     RECLINING    CHAIR 

CARS  in  the  World  are  Rim  in  all  Through  Trains 

Day  and  Night  without  Change,  and  free  of  extra 

CHARGE. 

PULLMAN  PALACE  SLEEPING  CARS,  the  Finest, 
Best  and  Safest  in  use  anywhere. 

The  Best  and  Quickest  Route  from  CHICAGO  TO 
MEMPHIS,  MOBILE,  NEW  ORLEANS  and 
all  Points  South  via  St.  Louis.  The  Short  Line  to  Mis- 
souri, Arkansas,  Texas,  Kansas,  Colorado,  New 
Mexico,  Arizona,  Nebraska,  CaUfornia,  &c.  The 
Great  Exclusion  Route  between  the  North  and  South, 
and  to  and  from  Kansas  Lands  and  Colorado  Health 
Resorts  and  Mining  Districts. 

See  that  yotirTickets  read  Via  CHICAGO  AND 
ALTON  RAILROAD.  For  Maps,  Time  Tables,  and 
all  information,  address 

JAMES  CHARLTON, 
General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent, 
210  Dearborn  St.,  cor.  i  dams  St.,  CHICAGO,  ILI* 
J.  C.  McMULLLN    Gen'"  f'anager,  CHICAGO,  ILI. 


May  10,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEIOA]^    eTATIOBER. 


663 


N.  B.— All  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell- 
ing, or  Using  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
infringing  on  our  Patents. 

GEO.  H.  SANEOEN  &  SONS, 


No  51  Beekman  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE    IMPROVED    SANBORN 


ultLLOCKrCitUtOLeL  cm. 


The  cut  is  a  facsimile  of  the  Improved 

SANBORN  GEM. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue  of  our  other 
Cutters  and  Bookbinders',  Printers'  and  Paper- 
Box  Makers'  Machinery. 


PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER. 

T?esr  X^o^er   Cutter  E-ver   Mlade. 

TDOWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and  easy  to  work.  Has 
-•-  lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  double, 
for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  laiife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

STANDARD  MACHINERY  CO.,  Mystic  River,  Conn. 


HARDING  PAPER  CO. 

-=>3- MANUFACTURERS  OP  «g^ 

^=-  First-class  Animal  Sized  and  Loft-Dried  -^^' 


HTHITllf  Q  •!•  WAW: 


-:^^ 


FX^J^T    .A.1ST1D    HXJXjBr). 


-c©- 


SPECIALTIES :   Ledger  Record  Parchment  and  Cream  Linen  Papers. 


Mills  at  Excello,  Butler  Co.,  Ohio,  and  Franklin,  Warren  Co.,  Ohio. 
Correspondence  Solicited.         P.O.  Address.  FRANKLIN,   Warreil   CO.,   OhiO. 


NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Leo^al  Caps, 

LINES    NUMBERED    OR    FLAIN. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


BRUITSWICK   LIITEIT. 


Cream. 


Fine  Laid.     Made  from  EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Strictly  No.  1  Linen  Stock, 
each  sheet  water-marked.    Put  up  500  Sheets  to  Ream. 


FOR  strength,  color  and  finish,  we  guarantee  it  equal  to  any  paper  in  the  market. 
Great  pains  will  be  taken  to  keep  this  brand  fully  up  to  standard,  and  the  trade  can 
rely  upoa  its  being  fully  equal  to  sample  at  all  times.  All  sizes  and  weights  constantly 
carried  in  stock.  Envelopes  to  match,  put  up  in  handsome  tinted  glazed  boxes,  one- 
quarter  thousand  with  engraved  blue  and  gold  bands,  all  full  government  high  cut. 

POWERS  PAPER  CO.,  35  Lyman  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

^'  ^f  Je».^t!^"'^1    New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 
JOHN   FETRIE,  Jr.. 

No.   110    READE   ST.,    NEW   YORK, 

depot  for  

^.   B.  F-PLEISTOtl    OOFYHNTGi-    IISTKIS, 

Goodall's  Camden  Wliist  Markers,  Rotary  Dampers,  &c. 
KNICKERBOCKER    PLAYING    CARDS, 

Lithographers'  Machinery,   Round   Hole   Treadle   Perforators,    Ink   Grinding   Mills,   &c. 


WARRANTED 

karat  diamnnd-pomted  gold  ptii,  hard  rubber  holder. 
Absolutely  nou-corroaive,  certain  in  flow  and  action 
Over  5U,(HJUaow  in  use.  Not  one  rejected  or  thrown 
aside.  We  also  make  cheap  fountain  and  dipping  pena 
of  indium  and  silver,  dianaond-pointed,  non-corrosive 
We  warrant  our  pens  and  will  refund  price  paid  ua  for 
any  pen  not  entirely  satisfactory  after  ten  days'  trial 
For  descriptive  price-list  and  terms  to  agents,  address 

THE  WALKE  PEN  M'F'G  CO. 

HAMILTON.  OHIO. 


Are  used  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  an 
advertisement  of  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE  & 
ST.  PAUL  EAI  -WAY. 

Its  EIGHT  Trunk  Lines  Traverse  the  best  portions 
of  Northern  Illinois,  WISCONSIN,  MINNESOTA, 
DAKOTA  and  IOWA. 

Located  directly  on  its  lines  are  the  cities  of  CHI- 
CAOO,  MILWAUKEE,  LaCrossk,  Winona,  ST. 
PAUL,  MrNNEAPOLIS,  Madison,  Prairie  du  Chien, 
Mason  City,  Sioix  City,  Yancton,  Albert  Lea, 
ABERDEEN,  DUGUQUE,  KOCK  ISLAND,  CEDAE 
RAPIDS,  and  COUNCIL  BLUFFS,  as  weU  as  innu- 
merable other  principal  business  centres  and  favor- 
ite resorts  ;  and  passengers  going  West,  North,  South 
or  East  are  able  to  use  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE 
&  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY  to  the  best  advantage. 

Ticket  offices  everywhere  are  supplied  with  Maps 
and  Time  Tables  which  detail  the  merits  of  the  line, 
and  agents  stand  ready  to  furnish  information,  and 
sell  tickets  at;  cheapest  rates  over  the  CHICAGO, 
MILWAUKEF,  &  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

A.  V.  H.  CARPENTER,  General  Pass,  and 

Ticket  Agt. 
GEO.  H.  HEAFFORD,  Ass't  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 
S.  S.  MERRILL,  General  Manager 
J.  T.  CLARK,  General  Superintendent 


R.H.SMITH&CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEKT  DESCRIPTION. 

Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 

291   mala  St.,  Cor.  VTorthlnglou. 

Spriia.g£.©ld.,   •   •    i,Ia,ss. 

Oldest  Rubber  Stamp  Manufy  in 

New  England  &  Largest  in  the  TJ.  S. 


664 


THE    AMERIOAlSf    STATIOI^ER 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

J.  F.  Hughes,  printer,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  is 
dead. 

T.  O.  Walker,  publisher,  Bloomfield,  Iowa, 
has  sold  out, 

J.  "W.  Johnson,  publisher  of  the  Republican, 
Fulton,  Mo.,  has  sold  out. 

Leon  Levy,  fancy -goods  dealer,  Detroit,  Mich., 
has  sold  out  to  Lucy  Monroe. 

Armable,  Mallet  &  Co.,  stationers,  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  have  been  attached. 

A.  Gottlieb,  dealer  in  shelf  paper.  New  York 
city,  has  been  damaged  by  fire. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  announcement  of 
Chas.  K.  Wadham  &  Co.,  Boston. 

J.  A.  Booth,  of  Booth  &  Fonda,  publishers  of 
the  Sentinel,  Oakland,  Cal.,  is  dead. 

M.  T.  Buchanan,  paper-stock  dealer.  New 
York  city,  has  made  an  assignment. 

E.  A.  Day,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Daven- 
port, Iowa,  has  sold  out  to  J.  H.  Cassell. 

A.  J.  Wallace,  bookseller  and  stationer,  De- 
catur, 111.,  has  sold  out  to  J.  H.  Bevans. 

Shattuck  &  Fletcher,  dealers  in  printers'  ink, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

William  Patten,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Waterbury,  Conn. ,  has  sold  out  to  George  N. 
Ells. 

Carter  &  Gibson,  printers,  Dallas,  Tex.,  have 
changed  their  style  to  the  Carter- Gibson  Com- 
pany. 

L.  M.  Welton  &  Co.,  publishers,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  L.  M.  Welton 
continues. 

Hazzard  &  Parks,  dealers  in  paper  hangings, 
Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  have  sold  out  to  Weaver 
Brothers. 

Alex.  M.  Hays  &  Co.,  fancy  goods  dealers. 
New  York  city,  have  been  succeeded  by  Camer- 
den  &  Forster. 

F.  C.  &  W.  Glass,  publishers  of  the  Pan  Han- 
dle News,  Wellsburg,  Va.,  have  been  burned 
out.    Insured. 

William  D  Fuller,  publisher  of  the  Tribune, 
Newaygo,  Mich.,  has  been  damaged  by  fire;  loss, 
$500;  insured. 

Carey  &  Woodruflf,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Seattle,  Wash.  Ter.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
J.  A.  Carey  &  Co.  succeed. 

Godfrey  &  Pike,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Bridgeport,  Conn.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Adrian  S.  Godfrey  continues. 

C.  B.  Eaton  &  Co. ,  wholesale  and  retail  sta- 
tioners, Worcester,  Mass.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership, H.  H.  Browing  retiring. 

William  S.  Gottsberger,  printer.  New  York 
city,  has  formed  a  limited  partnershipto  May  1, 
1886,  with  a  special  capital  of  $30,000. 

Willy  Wallach  has  established  a  branch  house 
at  Paris.  Reference  was  recently  made  in  these 
columns  to  the  establishment  of  another  at 
Cassel. 

J.  T.  S.  Libby,  publisher  of  the  Dover  En- 
quirer, Dover,  N.  H.,  has  admitted  John  Scales 
to  partnership,  under  the  style  of  Libby  & 
Scales. 


Willy  Wallach  has  the  sole  control  of  the  prize 
exhibition  line  of  Christmas  cards  published  by 
James  Campbell  &  Sons,  Toronto  and  London. 
The  designs  of  these  cards  represent  Canadian 
scenes.  This  firm  also  controls  between  300  and 
400  series  of  the  Christmas  productions  of  Phil- 
lipps  Brothers,  London,  a  full  description  of 
which  will  appear  in  a  future  issue  of  The  Sta- 
tioner. 

The  attention  of  the  trade  is  invited  to  a  de- 
scription of  the  John  Howard  Payne  souvenir 
in  another  column.  It  will  be  found  interesting, 
as  the  souvenir  has  been  introduced  very  op- 
portunely before  the  public  interment  of  the 
famous  author.  The  demand  may  greatly  ex- 
ceed the  present  edition,  and  dealers  ought  to 
order  as  early  as  possible. 

T.  L.  Johnson,  so  well  known  in  the  stationery 
trade,  has  accepted  the  position  as  traveler  for 
Keuffel  &  Esser,  made  vacant  by  Chas.  Willich, 
Jr. ,  who  resigned  on  May  1  to  go  to  Chicago. 
The  Stationee  congratulates  both  Keuffel  & 
Esser  and  Mr.  Johnson,  as  there  is  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  the  connection  will  be  of  benefit  to 
both  parties. 

John  Glenn,  Marcus  Ward  &  Co.'s  enterpris- 
ing salesman,  left  this  city  on  Monday  evening 
for  a  Western  trip.  He  took  with  him  a  full 
line  of  samples  of  the  firm's  Christmas  cards 
which  are  claimed  to  be  the  finest  goods  ever 
brought  out  by  this  house.  The  designs  are  all 
new  and  original. 

Dwigbt  C.  Thurber,  superintendent  for  the 
Powers  Paper  Company,  Springfield,  Mass.,  was 
shot  on  Wednesday  by  his  wife,  but  he  is  not  be- 
lieved to  be  fatally  wounded.  The  couple  have 
not  lived  together  since  March.  After  pleading 
to  be  taken  back  she  shot  him  in  the  back  of  the 
head. 

J.  E.  Linde  has  in  course  of  preparation  sev- 
eral advertising  novelties  in  shape  form,  which 
will  be  ready  in  a  few  days.  This  firm  now  occu- 
pies the  whole  building,  165  William  street. 

The  Artistic  Fancy  Box  Company,  51  John 
street,  is  showing  a  neat  line  of  goods.  Among 
its  specialties  are  beveled  mirrors  with  plush 
ornamental  frames. 

Thomas  Kenworthy,  paper-stock  dealer,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  has  admitted  John  Kenworthy  to 
partnership,  under  the  style  of  John  Kenworthy 
&  Brother. 

J.  P.  May,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Pulaski, 
Tenn.,  has  admitted  T.  H.  May  to  partnership, 
under  the  style  of  J.  P.  May  &  Son. 

It  is  said  that  some  of  the  envelope  manufac- 
turers are  offering  to  sell  at  figures  which  others 
estimate  below  cost. 

James  F.  Hey  &  Co.,  printers,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  have  been  burned  out.  Loss,  about  $7,000; 
partly  insured. 

W.  S.  Carson,  job  printer,  Greenfield,  Mass., 
has  admitted  S.  C.  Clark,  to  partnership. 

Levi  L.  Tate,  printer  and  publisher  of  the 
Chronicle,  Williamsport,  Pa.,  is  dead. 

J.  E.  Rastall,  publisher,  Burlingame,  Kan., 
has  sold  out  to  C.  M.  Sheldon  &  Co. 

The  Retail  Grocer's  Publishing  Company,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  has  been  incorporated. 

B.  Borrowclougb,  stationer.  Port  Hope,  Ont., 
has  sold  out  to  W.  H.  Parsons. 

Davis  &  Heineman,  printers,  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

B.  P.  Blank,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Allen- 
town,  Pa.,  has  sold  out. 

H.  Lesser,  fancy-goods  dealer,  Marion,  N.  Y., 
has  moved  to  Palmyra. 


J.  H.  Huggins,  newsdealer,  Meriden,  Conn., 
is  closing  out. 

Benjamin  M.  Roff,  newsdealer,  Danbury, 
Conn. ,  is  dead. 

Aikin,  Lambert  &  Co.  have  in  course  of  prep- 
aration several  novelties. 

Pearce  &  Clapp,  publishers,  Whitehall,  111., 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

E.  S.  Mclntire,  publisher  of  the  Commercial, 
Mitchell,  Ind.,  has  sold  out. 

Rosenblatt  &  Ettlinger,  stationers,  Chicago, 
111.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

William  Souls  &  Co.,  paper-stock  dealers.  New 
York  city,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

James  Knight,  publisher  of  the  Republican, 
Darlington,  Wis. ,  has  been  burned  out. 

All  of  Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  &  Co.'s  travelers 
are  on  the  road  with  full  lines  of  samples. 

James  Bentiff  &  Son,  publishers  of  the  Demo- 
crat, Darlington,  Wis.,  have  been  burned  out. 

Webber  &  Cline,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Topeka,  Kan.,  have  sold  out  to  Geo. W.Hopkins. 

Eaton,  Small  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Gunnison,  Col.,  are  starting  a  branch  store  at 
Ironton. 

Nute,  Manker  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  dealers 
in  wall-paper,  Peoria,  111.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership. 

George  Home  &  Co.,  stationers,  Montreal, 
Quebec,  have  dissolved  partnership.  George 
Home  continues. 

Martin  Garrison  &  Co.,  publishers,  Boston, 
Mass. ,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Martin  Gar- 
rison continues  under  the  same  style. 

Benton,  Sproul  &  Nichols,  manufacturers  of 
paper  boxes.  New  Haven,  Conn.,  have  dissolved 
partnership.    Benton,  Nichols  &  Co.  continue. 

W.  A.  Kelsey  &  Co.,  dealers  in  printers'  ma- 
terials, Meriden,  Conn.,  have  admitted  Frank 
Edgerton  and  L.  G.  Birdsey  to  partnership, 
under  the  same  style. 

A  new  magazine  for  young  people  has  made  its 
appearance.  It  is  issued  weekly  and  is  known 
as  "Mastery,  Useful  Pastimes  for  Young  People." 
The  oflBce  of  publication  is  at  842  Broadway, 
New  York. 

Young  &  Sons,  43  North  Seventh  street,  Phila- 
delphia, are  making  profile  papers  under  J.  M. 
Goodwin's  patent.  There  are  features  in  these 
papers  which  invite  the  attention  of  engineers 
and  draughtsmen. 

J.  L.  Shoemaker,  of  J.  L.  Shoemaker  &  Co., 
Philadelphia,  has  been  absent  for  a  few  days  on 
a  hurried  trip  to  the  larger  Western  cities.  The 
same  house  reports  good  trade  from  the  North- 
eastern district,  where  it  is  frequently  represent- 
ed by  Horace  H.  Smith. 

Jas.  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  have  brought  out  a 
full  and  elegant  line  of  papeteries  in  all  the 
latest  shades.  They  put  up  boxes  assorted  in 
the  latest  tints  of  paper  and  envelopes  to  match, 
one,  two,  and  four  quires  in  a  box.  This  is  a 
very  convenient  way  for  retailers  to  carry  the 
new  shades,  and  consumers  can  get  an  assort- 
ment of  colors. 

Palmer  &  Co.,  Stonington,  Conn.,  have  dis- 
solved partnership,  and  a  new  stock  company 
has  been  formed  under  the  style  of  the  Palmer 
Art  Company.  The  headquarters  are  at  36 
Bond  street,  this  city;  the  factory  remains  at 
Stonington.  The  new  firm  has  an  ample  capital 
and  it  is  its  intention  to  continue  the  manufac- 
ture of  fine  art  goods  on  an  enlarged  scale.  The 
attention  of  the  trade  is  called  to  this  new  art 
publishing  house,  and  visitors  to  the  city  should. 


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THE    AMEElOAl^    STATIOI^ER 


665 


not  fail  to  call  at  the  warerooms  and  inspect  the 
new  winter  goods  there  exhibited. 

Evans  &  Gardner  have  removed  to  324  Pearl 
street,  where  they  have  secured  more  commo- 
dious quarters  for  their  growing  trade. 

J.  Geo.  Hintz,  for  several  years  with  Levi  J. 
Smith,  has  started  in  business  as  bookseller  and 
stationer  at  712  Penn  street,  Reading,  Pa. 

Dawson  Brothers,  booksellers,  stationers,  &c., 
Montreal,  will,  on  June  1,  remove  their  principal 
store  from  No.  159  to  233  St.  James  street. 

J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.'s  May  bulletin  of  new 
publications  is  ready  for  distribution.  They 
announce  a  new  edition  of  the  life  of  Alex.  H. 
Stephens. 

Frank  S.  Thayer,  Boston,  has  sold  out  his 
manufacturing  business  to  Chas.  K.  Wadham  & 
Co.,  and  will  devote  his  entire  attention  to  the 
management  of  the  business  of  the  Cross  Pen 
Company. 

It  is  stated  that  there  has  been  no  business  or 
financial  trouble  with  the  Continental  Manufac- 
turing Company,  Philadelphia,  as  reported.  Its 
business  is  going  on  as  usual,  and  it  reports  in- 
creased sales  this  spring. 

H.  T.  Cram,  E.  J.  Evans  and  Jnhn  Ham, 
Maryville,  Mo.,  have  entered  into  copartnership 
for  the  purpose  of  carrying  on  the  book  and 
news  business  under  the  name  of  the  Post  OfHce 
Book  and  News  Company. 

The  New  England  Manufacturers  and  Me- 
chanics' Institute  Fair,  to  begin  September  5  in 
Boston,  is  meeting  with  excellent  encouragement 
in  the  matter  of  exhibits  of  Southern  products. 
The  North  Carolina  Legislature  has  appropriated 
$10,000  for  the  purpose,  the  authorities  in  Geor- 
gia are  moving  in  the  matter,  and  the  Governor 
of  Mississippi  writes,  assuring  the  management 
that  that  State  shall  be  represented.  A  large 
space  in  the  central  part  of  the  lower  floor  will 
be  devoted  to  exhibits  of  Southern  products. 

M.  Knauth,  17  William  street.  New  York,  has 
the  agency  for  the  ink  extractor  lately  noticed 
in  The  Stationer.  He  also  has  the  agency  for 
the  Vienna  soap  sheets.  These  sheets  are  put 
up  in  convenient  packets,  each  separate  leaf, 
which  can  easily  be  detached  from  the  book, 
being  an  independent  piece  of  soap  sufficient 
for  once  washing  of  the  hands.  The  packet  in 
form  and  size  resembles  a  book  of  cigarette 
papers.  It  is  a  very  convenient  thing  for  trav- 
eler's use.    Send  for  samples. 

The  gamey  and  delicious  grayling,  which  is 
in  every  respect  as  far  superior  to  the  brook 
trout  as  that  speckled  beauty  is  to  an  eel  or  a 
catfish,  was  long  supposed  to  be  wholly  a  Eu- 
ropean fish.  It  was  discovered  a  few  years  ago 
in  the  streams  of  Northern  Michigan,  where  it 
abounds  in  countless  myriads,  though  it  is  found 
nowhere  else  in  America.  The  Michigan  Cen- 
tral Railroad  has  just  issued  an  attractive  book 
on  the  region  in  which  this  rare  dainty  of  the 
waters  abounds.  This  little  volume  is  sent  free 
to  any  address  on  application  to  O.  W.  Ruggles, 
general  passenger  agent,  Chicago.  Send  for  one. 


Gen.  C.  I.  Walker,  of  the  firm  of  Walker, 
Evans  &  Cogswell,  Charleston,  S.  C,  has  been 
recently  elected  president  of  the  Charleston 
Manufacturing  Company.  This  is  a  large  enter- 
prise with  $500,000  paid  up  capital.  Its  cotton 
factory  has  just  been  completed  and  started  up 
It  was  necessary  that  a  first-class  business  man 
should  be  at  the  head  of  the  enterprise,  as  its 
success  affects  not  only  the  stockholders,  but,  as 
it  is  the  initiatory  cotton  factory  in  Charleston, 
it  is  of  vast  interest  to  the  city.  The  relations 
of  General  Walker  with  Walker,  Evans  &  Cogs- 
well remain  unchanged,  although  a  ^ great  deal 
of  the  detail  which  he  looked  after  will  have  to 
be  taken  care  of  by  the  very  capable  assistants 
which  the  firm  has  gathered  around  it.  General 
Walker's  capital  and  capacity  will  still  be  with 
the  old  house,  and  it  is  generally  believed  that 
he  has  enough  of  the  latter  to  do  full  justice  of 
the  cotton  factory,  while  the  prosperity  to 
Walker,  Evans  &  Cogswell  will  be  unabated. 

A.  R  Block,  bookseller  and  stationers  North 
Attleboro,  Mass.,  reports  that  trade  is  very  fair 
in  fine  artistic  goods.  The  jewely  business  at 
North  Attleboro  this  season  is  quiet,  but  the 
people  in  that  town  are  all  enterprising  and  are 
making  preparations  for  a  good  fall  trade.  Mr. 
Block  proposes  to  offer  a  line  of  stationery  goods 
more  complete  than  any  presented  in  North  At- 
tleboro in  former  years. 

Geo.  F.  King  &  Merrill,  Boston,  are  introduc- 
ing a  new  pen,  with  turn-up  points,  called  the 
"Nonpareil  No.  7."  King's  "office  pen"  is 
gaining  in  popularity. 


G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  have  in  course  of  prepara- 
tion, a  fine  line  of  Christmas  novelties,  which 
will  be  ready  soon. 

Le  Roy  W.  Fairchild  has  secured  the  control 
of  the  sale  of  the  McKinnon  stylographic  pen, 
and  all  orders  for  this  article  must  now  be  sent 
to  this  firm. 

The  National  Publishing  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, reports  a  splendid  spring  trade  for  its  new 
line  of  family  and  pulpit  bibles,  with  the  con- 
trasted edition  of  the  New  Testament  in  parallel 
columns. 

The  "  Visit  to  the  Circus  "  and  the  "Visit  to 
the  Minstrels,"  two  new  color  books,  illustrating 
two  of  our  most  popular  amusements,  which  are 
about  to  be  published  by  McLoughlin  Brothers, 
will,  it  is  expected,  receive  a  very  cordial  wel- 
come from  the  little  folks. 

Hard  &  Parsons  have  this  week  received 
orders  from  England  for  their  paleographic  note 
paper.  This  brand  has  met  with  a  success  be- 
yond the  firm's  anticipations.  The  house  is  now 
producing  it  in  visiting  cards,  ball  programmes 
and  in  card  cabinets,  the  latter  being  specially 
adapted  for  artistic  printing. 

The  "Sun  German  Barber  "  is  the  title  of  a 
little  publication  which  includes  a  number  of  the 
"interviews"  with  a  German  barber  and  his 
lively  assistant,  which  have  appeared  in  the 
columns  of  the  New  York  Sun  during  the  past 
eight  months.  A  few  new  ones  appear  in  this 
brochure.  The  author  is  Julian  E.  Ralph  and 
he  has  hit  off  many  good  things  in  the  guise  of 
humor. 


FOLEY'S   PAT.  IMPROVED  STYLOGRAPHIC  PEN. 


Great  reduction  in  price  :  No.  1,  $1.75;  No.  2,  $2.50;  No.  3,  $2.50;  No.  4,  $3.  A  liberal  discount  to  the  Trade. 
FOLlEY'S  patent  stylus  is  the  best  and  only  Pen  with  point,  spring  and  cleaner  in  air  tube.  Fully 
warranted,  and  exchangeable  for  gold  pens  and  pencUs. 

We,  the  subscribers,  who  know  the  value  of  FOLEY'S  PENS  from  constant  use  of  them  for  a  number  of 


Beardsley. 

Wm.  A.  Fall,  Pres.  Com  Exchange  Bank;  P>.  H. 
Lowry,  Pres.  Nat'l  Bank  of  the  Republic;  F.  D.  Tap- 
pan,  Pres.  Gallatin  Nat'l  Bank;  C.  F.  Tlmpson.  Cashier 
Continental  Bank;  I.  G.  Ogden,  Cashier  New  York  Co. 
Nat'l  Bank;  Chas.  Dennis,  Vice-Pres.  Atlantic  Mutual 
Ins.  Co. ;  Daniel  D.  Smith,  Pres.  Commercial  Ins.  Co  ; 
Elwood  Walter,  Pres.  Mercantile  Mutual  Ins.  Co.; 
Wm.  L.  Jenkins.  Pres.  Bank  of  America;  J.  W.  Lewis, 


Leather  Nat'l  Bank ;  A.  F.  Wilmarth,  Vice-Pres.  Home 
Fire  Ins.  Co. ;  Morris  Franklin,  Pres.  New  York  Life 
Ins.  Co. ;  Clark,  Dodge  &  Co. ;  White,  Morris  &  Co. ; 
Vermilye  &  Co.;  Winslow,  Lanier  &  Co.;  Wells, 
Fargo  &  Co.;  United  States  Ex.  Co.;  Barclay  & 
Livingston ;  George  D.  Arthur  &  Co. ;  H.  T.  Morgan  & 
Co. ;  American  Ex.  Co. ;  Adams  Ex.  Co. ;  T.  Ketchum 
&  Co. ;  S.  B.  Chittenden  &  Co. ;  Johnson  &  Higgins. 


JOHN  FOLKY,  Goid  Pen  and  Stylographic  Pen  Manufacturer,  3  Astor  House,  Broadway,  New  York, 


GARTER 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  >rews,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^'PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

1    ^ ^  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE,  BOSTOH.  MASS.       ®- 


TTi'ir 


-^  SUPERIOR  TO   ALL   OTHERS.-^- 

Send   for   Samples   and.    Prices. 

^        GEO.  F.  KIM  &  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    Manufacturers. 

STATIONEES  and  PAPEB  DEALERS, 
29   Hawley   Street,   BOSTON,  MASS. 


066 


THE    AMERICAI^    STATIONEE. 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  »10  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BUKCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggrists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  111. 


Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 


ABBOTT.  A.  H.,  &  CO.        50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  295 
Broadway,  N.Y.,&  156  &  158  Monroe  St.,  Chicago.  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Wahiut  st.,  PhUadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  st.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  st.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  st,,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  St., Philadelphia,  Pa. 


BookbinderSi 


WATUtS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  DaUy  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 


Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  lU. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 
CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P  ,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  lU. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS.  &  CO..  Ru'ing  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         ^iS  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  Wilham  St.,  N.  Y 


GANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Books- 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Blain  st.,  St.  Louis.  Mo. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  WUUam  st..  N.  Y 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  St..  N.  Y. 

Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 
BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,         Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKE,  PHILIP, 


155  WUliam  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersrille,  III. 


8HRIVER,  T.,  &  CO., 


East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C,  &  00., 


Cincinnati,  O. 


Eyelet  Machines^ 


LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L.. 


51  South  4th  St..  Phila 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A.. 


77  John  St..  N.  Y. 


THE   LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHAHLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  st.,  Chicago.  111. 

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Globes. 

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St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 

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List  on  application. 


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United  States.  Springfield.  Mass. 

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TRADEMARKS    UNDER    THE    NEW 
TARIFF. 


The  new  tariflf  provides  that  trademarks 
which  may  be  adopted  by  any  American  man- 
ufacturer may  be  deposited  with  the  Secretary 
of  the  Treasury  and  distributed  to  customs  offi- 
cers, and  that  when  so  distributeil  no  goods 
having  such  trademark  shall  be  imported,  unless 
the  person  owning  the  trademark  is  the  im- 
porter of  the  goods.  Apprehensions  have  been 
expressed  that  under  this  provision  American 
manufacturers  might  adopt  foreign  trademarks 
and  so  prevent  the  importation  of  foreign  goods 
bearing  the  same.  The  opinion  is  entertained  at 
the  Treasury  Department  that  before  any 
action  is  taken  with  regard  to  the  enforcement 
of  this  provision  the  person  applying  must  prove 
his  ownership  to  the  trademark  used  by  him  by 
proper  registration  in  the  Patent  Office.  No  defi- 
nite action  has  yet  been  taken  by  the  depart- 
ment. The  question  is  now  under  considera- 
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^■■*-^ 

"A  GOOD   FELLOW." 


A  San  Francisco  house  has  had  printed  and 
circulated  1,000  slips  of  an  editorial  which  ap- 
peared in  The  Stationer  of  April  12.  Inas- 
much as  this  seems  to  have  struck  a  vein  of 
thought  which  commends  itself  to  the  trade  it 
has  been  thought  best  to  reprint  it,  as  follows  : 

"  We  earnestly  advise  the  young  men  in  the 
stationery  trade  not  to  be  ambitious  of  the  title 
'a  good  fellow.'  When  one  thinks  of  all  that 
the  expression  implies  in  its  ordinary  accepta- 
tion, it  seems  to  be  a  synonym  for  easy-going 
good-nature  and  a  fearful  disregard  of  responsi- 
bility. And,  when  we  consider  how  much  far- 
ther the  easy-going  characteristic  may  be  car- 
ried, and  what  a  laxity  of  moral  tone  and 
principle  it  may  induce,  we  are  more  than  ever 
impelled  to  say  to  the  young  man  whose  eye  is 
now  onward  and  upward,  and  whose  motto  is 
'Excelsior,'  do  not  be  'a  good  fellow.'  If  the 
term  were  only  to  be  used  in  its  highest  sense, 
we  should  expect  to  find  paragons  of  virtue  such 
as  scarcely  exist;  but  still,  men  can  strive  for 
that  moral  culture  which  preserves  the  sense  of 
honor  in  the  midst  of  temptation  and  keeps 
them  safe  from  obloquy.  It  is  not  necessary 
that  men  should  become  ascetic,  nor  that  they 
should  ignore  the  cheerful  side  of  life.  We  be- 
lieve in  being  jolly  and  in  the  exercise  of  cour- 
tesy and  good  temper.  These  help  to  brighten 
our  intercourse  with  our  neighbors;  but  to  pass 
beyond  them  is  weakness." 


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giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
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From  what  we  can  gather,  the  slaughter 
has  begun.  It  is  alleged  that  the  envelope 
manufacturers  are  cutting  prices  fearfully 
and  some  of  them  to  an  extent  which  sur- 
prises even  their  competitors.  We  recall 
the  remarks  of  a  prominent  manufacturer 
reported  last  week,  and  would  like  to  know 
who  represents  the  lamb  spoken  of — the 
manufacturer  or  the  buyer  ? 


A  CORRESPONDENT,  long  identified  with 
the  manufacture  of  stamps,  presents  an  in- 
teresting statement  adverse  to  the  claim  of 
certain  parties  for  royalty  on  check-pro- 
tector stamps.  He  confirms  our  precon- 
ceived opinion  that  the  demand  which  has 
been  made  upon  the  users  of  stamps  de- 
signed for  the  purposes  mentioned  is  merely 
a  bluflf,  which  is  only  successful  where  par- 
ties are  timid.  We  do  not  know  the  fea- 
tures of  the  case  said  to  have  been  decided 
by  Judge  Blatchford,  but  we  are  sure  that 
the  right  of  the  parties  to  the  patent  alleged 
to  have  been  infringed  was  never  properly 
set  before  him  nor  fairly  disputed.  Inas- 
much as  many  stationers  are  engaged  in 
selling  check  protectors  of  various  kinds, 
we  invite  the  attention  of  the  trade  par- 
ticularly to  the  communication  in  another 
column,  and  suggest  that  it  is  desirable  to 
keepi  it  for  guidance  and  reference.  The 
Stationers'  Board  of  Trade  will  find  in  this 
subject  a  sufficiently  serious  matter  for  con- 
sideration, and  it  ought  to  take  a  part  in 
protecting  the  trade  if  it  desires  to  occupy 
the  representative  position  which,  it  seems 
to  us,  it  ought  to  hold. 


One  of  the  features  of  business  adverted 
to  in  our  market  report  deserves  the  atten- 
tion of  manufacturing  and  importing 
houses.  We  refer  to  the  statement  that 
there  is  reason  for  complaint  of  the  practice 
of  pushing  trade  ahead  of  the  season.  We 
think  that  this  objection  is  not  illfounded 
and  that  not  only  is  there  no  necessity,  but 
that  it  is  injudicious  to  attempt  to  make 
buyers  reach  conclusions  far  in  advance  of 
their  wants  and  before  they  have  had  the 
least  opportunity  of  ascertaining  the  proba- 
bly requirements  of  consumers,  or  the  pos- 
sible nature  of  the  demand.  We  had 
scarcely  got  over  the  holidays  before  we 
began  to  receive  announcements  of  what 
was  to  come  forth  for  the  ensuing 
season,  and  the  rush  is  now  to  get  out  sam- 
ples of  goods  for  the  November  and  Decem- 
ber trade.  It  is  pleaded  in  defense  of  this 
extreme  of  enterprise,  that  competition  is 
so  rife  that  the  early  bird  alone  can  catch 
the  worm.  This  may  be,  but  we  suggest  to 
our  friends  in  the  trade,  who  are  expected 
to  make  the  purchases,  that  it  has  also  been 
remarked  that  the  worm  was  foolish  to  be 
out  so  early.  We  do  not  think  that  there 
is  much  advantage  to  be  gained  in  rusliing 
the  season.  A  reliable,  well  established 
house  can  sell  its  goods  later  in  the  year 
and  in  the  face  of  competition,  if  it  only 
takes  pains  to  let  the  trade  know  that  it  in- 
tends to  offer  buyers  something  worthy 
of  their  consideration  later  on,  but  does 


not  wish  to  urge  orders  before  cus- 
tomers are  able  to  gauge  the  probable 
extent  of  their  requirements.  But,  on  the 
other  hand,  we  do  not  advise  buyers  to 
withhold  orders  until  it  becomes  a  matter 
of  difficulty  to  fill  them.  There  must  be 
some  anticipation  of  what  will  be  wanted, 
and  there  is  just  as  much  prudence  in  buy- 
ing seasonably  as  there  is  lack  of  discretion 
in  making  purchases  too  far  in  advance  or 
out  of  season.  It  will  soon  be  the  proper 
time  to  provide  for  the  early  fall  trade,  and 
after  that  duty  is  discharged  it  will  do  to 
arrange  for  the  holiday  demands.  We 
think  that  there  will  be  profit  and  advan- 
tage for  the  wholesale  and  the  retail  mer- 
chant in  not  being  "  too  previous." 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale.;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

H.  A.  De  Knatel  (R.) S260 

E.  S.  Dodge 3,5o0 

C.H.Gillespie 3,500 

W.  H.  Heath  (R.) 700 

E.  B.  Penrose 1,000 

G.  E.  Ferine 5,000 

Schaare  &  Rice 500 

James  Sheehy 650 

W.  Wilson 350 

A.  Anderson  (R.) 2,500 

Hooker,  Knox  &  Tuttle 1,000 

Geo.  F.  Ilsley  (R.) 420 

J.  S.  Ogilvie 15,000 

W.  A.  Palmer  (R.)  550 

E.  B.  Penrose  (B.  S.) 1,000 

Note. — In  our  issue  of  April  26,  under  this  head, 
two  mortgages  of  $12,000  each,  was  reported,  seem- 
ingly, against  Thos.  A.  O'Keefe.  Examination  of  the 
records  shows  that  only  one  mortgage  for  $12,000  has 
been  given  by  that  gentleman. 


EASTERN   STATES. 

Weymouth  &  Honigh,  Boston,  Mass 800 

Wm.  H.  Hill,  Boston,  Mass.  (B.  S.),  (mortgage 

S350  discharged) 1,200 

John  J.  Lonergan,  Boston,  Mass  50 

Wm.  J.  Wilson 2,038 

WESTERN  STATES. 

Robt.  H.  Tilney,  Boulder,  Col 1,300 

John  R.  Curry,  Silverton,  Col.  (Real) 400 

J.  A.  Monger,  Peoria,  III.  (R.) 1,500 

John  B.  Connor,  Indianapolis,  Ind.  (Real) 3,000 

Journal  Association,  Des  Moines,  Iowa 3,320 

D.  J.  Crapo,  Detroit,  Mich.  (R.) 200 

R.  E.  Tincent  &  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich.  (B.  S.) 100 

James  V.  Fitzgerald,  St.  Paul,  Minn 675 

John  Holland,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,   (Real;   $8,000 

mortgage  cancelled) 8,000 

W.  S.  Moss,  Portland,  Ore 1,000 

C.  Davis  (Davis  &  Phillips),  Malta,  lU 86 

J.  W.  Burke  (Burke  &  Coutts),  Kellogg,  Iowa 

(Real) 600 

A.  H.  Isler,  Columbus,  Ohio  (R.) 300 

Gazette  Printing  Company,  Janesville,  Wis. ..  10,000 

SOUTHERN  STATES. 

George  W.  Monteith,  St.  Louis,  Mo 339 

Joseph  E.  Airey,  Baltimore,  Md.  (B.  S.) 500 


Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  :  Mr.  Stone, 
Denver,  Col. ;  Mr.  Cowles,  of  Cowles  Brothers, 
Hamden,  N.  Y. ;  C.  H.  Styles,  Allentown,  Pa. ; 
Herbert  Pembroke,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah;  H. 
H.  Merriam,  Springfield,  Mass. ;  Alfred  Birnie, 
of  the  Biraie  Paper  Compaay,  Springfield, 
Mass. 


May  10,  1883.] 


THE  amerioa:^^  station^er 


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ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


M.  C.  J.  asks  where  the  ink  extractor   described  in 
The  Stationer  of  May  3  can  be  had. 
Ans. — M.   Knauth,   17  William    street,   New 
York,  has  the  control  of  it. 

J.  E.  T.,  A.  A.  and  W.  W.  want  to  know  where  the 
prices  for  coins  mentioned  in  The  Stationer  of 
April  26  can  be  obtained. 
Ans. — There  are,  we  find,  different  quotations 
for  some  of  the  coins.  Some  of  the  prices  al- 
ready given  are  lower  than  those  quoted  by 
other  parties,  and  in  some  instances  they  are 
higher.  One  dealer  quotes  differently  on  the 
same  coins,  as,  for  instance,  he  quotes  on  one  list 
the  silver  dollar  of  1804  at  $400,  and  on  another 
list  he  offers  to  pay  for  the  same  coin  $600. 
Most,  if  not  all,  of  the  dealers  have  lists  which 
they  will  forward  to  any  address,  at  a  cost  of 
five  cents  and  upward.  Our  correspondents 
might  address  for  further  information  T.  B. 
Bennell,  304  Broadway,  New  York  ;  Scott  & 
Co.,  721  Broadway,  New  York,  and  R.  W.  Mer- 
cer, 147  Central  avenue,  Cincinnati.  We  are 
led  to  suppose  that  the  prices  offered  for  coins 
vary  according  to  the  orders  that  dealers  re- 
ceive. Of  course  certain  coins  will  command 
exceedingly  high  values  because  of  their  rarity. 


IMPORTANT  TO   INVENTORS. 


In  a  decision  given  some  time  ago  by  the  Com- 
missioner of  Patents  he  held  that  he  has  author- 
ity to  institute  proceedings  like  those  in  inter- 
ference cases  to  obtain  testimony  upon  which  to 
determine  whether  an  invention  has  been  in  pub- 
lic use  or  on  sale  for  two  years  or  more  prior  to 
the  filing  of  an  application  for  a  patent  therefor. 
This  decision  has  been  recently  confirmed  by  the 
Secretary  of  the  Interior,  which  confirmation 
will  establish  a  new  practice  in  the  Patent  OflBce, 
in  substance  as  follows  :  Where  a  petition  is 
presented  asking  that  an  investigation  be  had  to 
determine  whether  an  invention  which  is  the 
subject  of  an  application  for  a  patent  has  been 
in  use  for  two  years,  the  commissioner  will  di- 
rect the  Examiner  of  Interferences  to  fix  a 
time  for  taking  testimony  by  the  petitioner  to 
show  the  facts  alleged  in  the  petition,  giving 
thirty  days  for  the  production  of  such  testimony. 
At  the  expiration  of  that  time  the  inventor  or 
his  assignee  may  produce  testimony  to  show  that 
the  facts  alleged  are  not  true.  The  testimony 
will  be  returned  to  the  Patent  OfQce  and  con- 
sidered in  the  same  manner  as  testimony  taken 
in  interference  cases. 


Black  Dye  for  Wood.  —  First  sponge  the 
wood  with  a  solution  of  chlorhydrate  of  aniline 
in  water,  to  which  a  small  quantity  of  copper 
chloride  is  added.  Allow  it  to  dry,  and  go  over 
it  with  a  solution  of  potassium  bichromate.  Re- 
peat the  process  two  or  three  times,  and  the 
wood  will  take  a  flue  black  color,  unaffected  by 
light  or  chemicals. 


The  "  Salnameh,"  or  ofScial  almanac,  of  the 
Ottoman  Empire  for  1882  gives  some  returns  of 
the  books  that  appeared  in  Turkey  during  the 
year.  The  total  number  printed  in  Turkish  was 
98,  mostly  history,  science  and  belles-lettres  ;  in 
Greek,  50,  mostly  romances  and  theological ;  then 
Armenian,  38  (not  including  the  work  of  the 
Armenian  presses  at  Venice  and  Paris)  ;  Bulga- 
rian, 4,  and  Hebrew,  2.  No  books  in  Arabic  are 
recorded,  but  perhaps  this  may  be  explained  by 
the  fact  that  Mohammedan  theology  and  Mo- 
hammedan poetry  are  always  reproduced  by 
written  copies. 


W^nxliti  %txfuxvi. 


Office  of  The  American  Stationer,  f 
Wednesday,  May  9,  1883.     ( 

THE  MONET  iff^iJK^T.— The  discount  rates 
of  prime  mercantile  paper  in  the  local  market  are 
5@6  per  cent.,  and  7@10  percent,  for  second-class 
signatures,  with  but  a  moderate  demand.  The  stock 
market  has  shown  a  somewhat  stronger  tone,  but 
the  dealings  continue  moderate  and  there  is  still  a 
conspicuous  absence  of  outside  operators,  necessary 
for  an  active  movement  and  sustained  buoyancy, 
notwithstanding  the  growing  ease  of  the  money  mar- 
ket. There  has  been  some  pressure  to  sell  govern' 
ments,  under  which  prices  have  yielded  a  little  to 
buyers.  The  market  for  railroad  mortgages  con- 
tinues strong  and  moderately  active.  Foreign  ex- 
change is  dull,  but  quite  steady. 

THE  PAPER  MJLRKET.r-The  general  market 
has  been  subject  to  very  little  change  during  the  past 
week,  business  continuing  upon  a  very  conservative 
basis,  indicated  by  the  very  general  disposition  of 
dealers  to  take  no  more  goods  than  are  absolutely 
necessary  to  keep  up  assortments,  irrespective  of 
values.  Many  of  the  manufacturers  of  fine  writings, 
rather  than  resort  to  cutting  prices,  are  reducing 
their  output  by  shortening  their  production  and  ad- 
justing it  more  nearly  to  the  existing  demand.  The- 
market  as  yet  is  not  experiencing  any  inconvenience 
from  the  large  production,  but  if  drought  or  other 
causes  do  not  intervene  to  lessen  it,  the  effect  will  be 
reflected  upon  the  market  within  the  next  thirty 
days.  Prices  have  not  varied  to  any  extent  within 
the  week,  and  may  be  said  to  be  fairly  steady 
throughout. 

THE  STATIONERY  MARKET— The  gen- 
eral condition  of  trade  during  the  past  week  has 
been  scarcely  satisfactory,  although  the  tendency  is 
toward  improvement.  The  volume  of  business  in 
any  line  has  not  been  up  to  expectations,  although 
many  of  the  dealers  in  staple  goods  consider  busi- 
ness fair  for  this  season  of  the  year.  A  few  houses 
report  that  in  certain  specialties  they  are  having  a 
good  demand,  but  in  these  cases  the  goods  required 
are  either  such  as  are  in  steady  consumptive  demand, 
or  are  those  in  which  stocks  have  run  very  low. 
Most  of  the  business  is  done  on  mail  orders  and  these 
indicate  the  state  of  trade  in  different  sections  of  the 
country.  In  most  instances  an  improvement  and  a 
decided  change  for  the  better  is  noted,  while  in 
others  there  appears  to  be  a  lack  of  any  active 
movement.  Of  course,  there  are  many  lines  that 
have  only  their  special  seasons,  and  outside  of  these 
periods  little  business  is  expected.  Such  is  the  case 
with  the  fancy  card  and  fancy  goods  trade.  Many 
of  the  houses  embarked  in  the  former  are  now  push 
ing  their  Christmas  goods,  while  others  believe  that 
the  trade  will  not  place  orders  for  this  line  for  some 
time  yet,  and  are  now  resting  on  their  oars.  The 
same  feeling  prevails  among  the  fancy  goods  trade. 
It  is  now  generally  believed  that  pushing  business  out 
of  its  natural  channel  by  forcing  dealers  to  take  stock 
long  before  they  actually  need  it.  is  becoming  objec- 
tionable, and  that  travelers  will  have  to  wait  for  the 
proper  season  to  effect  sales.  In  some  lines  it  has  of 
late  been  noticed  that  prices  have  been  cut  consider- 
ably, and  that  while  fair  sales  have  been  made,  but 
little  profit  has  been  derived.  The  envelope  manu- 
facturers are  now  competing  with  each  other  at 
prices  which  some  claim  are  actually  below  cost,  and 
which  it  is  expected  will  lead  to  no  good  result.  The 
toy  dealers  report  trade  moderate.  The  gold-pen 
and  pencil  manufacturers  say  that  it  is  fair  ;  the 
blank-book  makers  call  it  fair  to  good,  and  those 
handling  steel  pens,  slow.  A  good  trade  is  be- 
ing reported  in  hammocks,  of  which  many  new 
styles  are  out.    Collections  are  said  to  be  easy. 

VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM   NEW   YORK   TO    FOREIGN   PORTS, 

For  the  Week  Ended  May  8, 1883. 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases. 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery... 
Totals.... 


3,612 


3,027 

$592 

311 

4,003 

95 

3,850 

96 

8,314 

83 

8,099 

$84,358 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER.  BOOKS,  &c., 
AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 
For  the  Week  Ended  May  4,  1883. 


Albums 

Books 

Newspapers. 
Engravings 

Ink        

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils 

Paper 

Steel  Pens . . . 

Other 

Totals  . . . 


•609 


197 

23,854 

46 

1,381 

33 

6,049 

58 

80i 

1 

190 

78 

484 

178 

9,976 

3 

1,600 

9 

1,298 

STATIONERY  EXPORTS   FROM  NEW  YORK, 

From  May  1  to   May  8,   1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  3;  to  Hamburg,  27; 
to  Liverpool,  28;  to  London.  2;  to  Glasgow,  1;  to 
British  Australasia,  2;  to  Cuba,  1;  to  Brazil,  2;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia,  17;  to  Liberia,  12;  to 
Japan,  1. 

PAPER,  to  Bremen,  4  pkgs.,  1  cs. ;  to  Hamburg,  13 
pkgs. ;  to  Liverpool,  25  cs. ;  to  London,  21  pkgs. ;  to 
British  West  Indies,  7  pkgs.;  to  Havre,  29  cs.,  6 
pkgs. ;  to  British  Australasia,  6  pkgs. ;  to  Cuba,  86 
pkgs. ;  to  Argentine  Republic,  5  pkg.s. ;  to  Brazil,  2,500 
rms.,  6  pkgs.;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  137 
pkgs. ;  to  Mexico,  20  pkgs. ;  to  Africa,  2  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Bremen,  2;  to  Liverpool, 
20;  to  London,  10;  to  British  West  Indies,  3;  to 
Havre,  1;  to  British  Australasia,  2;  to  Cuba,  11;  to 
Brazil,  9;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  31;  to  Uru- 
guay, 1 ;  to  Mexico,  29;  to  Liberia,  2. 

PERFU.MERY,  packages,  to  Gibraltar,  21;  to  Can- 
ada, 1;  to  Glasgow,  1.50;  to  British  West  Indies,  100; 
to  British  Africa,  58;  to  British  Australasia,  6;  to 
Central  America,  18;  to  Brazil,  180;  to  United  States 
of-  Colombia,  12;  to  Liberia,  52;  to  Hayti,  2. 

INK,  packages,  to  British  Australasia,  3;  to  Pi- 
raeus, 1. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Amsterdam,  141;  to  Hull,  10;  to 
Nova  Scotia.  5;  to  British  Australasia,  98;  to  Mex- 
ico, 4. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  4;  to  Rotterdam, 
3;  to  Liverpool,  3;  to  London,  3. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Bremen 
6;  to  Hamburg,,!;  to  Antwerp,  1;  to  British  Austra- 
lasia, 8;  to  Cuba,  22;  to  Brazil,  1;  to  Mexico,  32. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  3;  to 
London,  4;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  3. 

TYPE  WRITERS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  6. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  1 ;  to  British 
West  Indies,  6;  to  British  Australasia,  8. 

ENGRAVINGS,  CHROMOS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Liver- 
pool, 1. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &c.,  cases,  to 
London,  6;  to  Glasgow,  5;  to  British  West  Indies,  1; 
to  British  Australasia,  11 ;  to  United  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 1. 

LETTER  FILES,  cases,  to  London,  4. 

GOLD  PENS,  cases,  to  British  Africa,  2. 

DRAWING  MATERIALS,  cases,  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  1. 

IMPORTATIOKS   OF  PAPER. 

From    May   1,    to    May    8,     1883. 
Kellar  &  Co.,  Amerique,  Havre,  2  cs. 
MoUer   &   Emmerich,    Waesland,  Antwerp,  2  cs. 
hangings. 
Scoville  Manufacturing  Company,  by  same,  18  cs. 
E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  by  same,  1  cs. 
A.  Ireland,  State  of  Alabama,  Glasgow,  5  cs. 
Kaufraann  &  Strauss,  Main,  Bremen,  9  cs. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Rugia,  Hamburg,  5  cs. 
McCoy  &  Sanders,  Alaska,  Liverpool,  1  cs. 
John  Walker,  by  same,  1  cs. 
Geo.  J.  Kraft,  Westphalia,  Hamburg,  4  cs. 
E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  by  same,  2  cs. 
Keuffel  &  Esser,  by  same,  7  cs. 
May  Brothers,  Westphalia,  Havre,  13  cs. 


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»-:5p&When    People   are   Traveling  Co 
fort  and  Safety  are  the 


m- 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIIE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
1  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe:  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it.  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— £jr.  U  S.  Minister,  E.  B. 
IVashburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  t88i.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed  -one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  wnile  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer s  Report  for  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ars  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROOTE 


E.  S.  BOWEN, 

General  Supt., 

New  York. 


OF   AMERICA. 


I 


JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen    I'assenger  Agt.,  New  Vork. 


I.,  IB.  cfe,  T7V. 

1  ROUTE  !  \ 

THE  GREAT  THROUGH  ROUTE 

Between  the  EA«!T,  WEST,  NORTH  and  SOUTH. 

This  Great  Through  Route  is  now  conipleted  and  in 
fuU  operation,  RUNNING  THROUGH  PASSENGER 
TRAINS  DAILY  as  follows: 

Three  solid  trains  each  way  between  Columbus 
Indianapolis  and  Peoria ;  two  trains  each  way  between 
Columbus,  Indianapolis  and  Decatur;  two  trains  each 
way  between  Sandusky,  Indianapolis,  Peoria  and 
Decatur;  two  trains  each  way  between  Sandusky, 
Day  t  on  and  Cincinnati ;  three  trains  each  way  between 
Sandusky,  Springfield  and  Columbus ;  four  trains 
each  way  between  Columbus,  Springfield,  Dayton 
and  Cincinnati;  two  trains  each  way  between  Colum- 
bus, Springfield,  Indianapolis  and  Chicago  —  with 
Sleeping  and  Reclining  Chairs  on  Night  Trains,  and 
elegant  Parlor  and  Modem  Day  Coaches  on  Day 
Trains.  

Its  track  is  laid  with  HEAVY  STEEL  RAILS, 
thoroughly  ballasted,  with  easy  grades  and  fewcurves. 

Traversing  as  it  does  the  heart  of  the  three  great 
States  of  Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois,  uniting  in  close 
business  relationship  the  capital  cities  of  the  first  and 
second,  with  the  second  city  of  the  third,  and  passing 
through  a  large  number  of  the  most  important  cities 
and  towns  in  each,  and  with  all  its  central  location 
makes  it  the  Shortest  and  Most  Desirable  Route 
between  the  East  and  'Wesi".  

THROUGH  TICKETS  AND  BAGGAGE  CHECKS 
to  all  principal  points,  NORTH,  .SOUTH,  EAST 
and  WEST,  can  be  obtained  at  any  ticket  ofiice  of 
the  I.,  B.  (Sr  W.  R'y;  also  via  this  Route  at  all  railroad 
oflSces  throughout  the  country.  Rates  always  as  low 
as  the  lowest. 

Don't  purchase  tickets  to  any  point  without  first 
consulting  the  Agents  of  the  I.,  B.  &  W.  R'y. 

Particular  advantages  offered  to  Western  Emi- 
grants. LAND  and  TOtJRIST  TICKETS  to  aU  points 
reached  by  any  line. 


672 


THE    AMEEICAJN"    STATIOKER 


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[Correspondents  are  requested  to  write  on  only  one 
side  of  their  paper.  No  responsibility  for  the  opinions 
of  correspondents  attaches  to  this  paper.] 

The  Prioi'ity  Clainii 

Philadelphia,  May  7,  1883. 
To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer  : 

In  your  issue  of  May  3,  under  head  of  "  Com- 
munications," we  notice  a  statement  over  the 
name  of  the  respected  firm  of  Porter  &  Coates, 
in  which  they  claim  priority  as  publishers  of  the 
old  and  new  versions  of  the  New  Testament  in 
parallel  columns. 

Soon  as  the  revised  version  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment was  issued  we  printed  the  two  versions  in 
parallel  columns  and  put  them  in  our  bibles 
under  the  title  of  "  Contrasted  Editions  of  the 
New  Testament."  We  claim  to  be  the  only 
publishers  who  have  issued  family  bibles  con- 
taining the  two  versions  of  the  New  Testament 
in  parallel  columns. 

National  Publishing  Company. 


Check-Protector  Stamps. 

To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer  : 

In  looking  over  The  Stationer  of  April  26,  I 
noticed  your  editorial  bearing  on"  Check- Pro- 
tector Stamps."  This  is  a  matter  which  is  caus- 
ing considerable  agitation  among  stationers  as 
well  as  the  general  public,  for  which  there  is  no 
good  or  legitimate  reason. 

I  have  been  a  stamp  manufacturer  fon  twenty 
years  and  am  known  personally  or  by  reputa- 
tion to  at  least  the  majority  of  the  stationery 
trade ;  hence  I  have  thought  it  best  to  make  a 
brief  but  plain  statement  of  facts  for  the  benefit 
of  the  stationers  among  whom  we  have  a  long 
list  of  customers. 

I  have  carefully  examined  the  Carseley  patent 
and  alleged  improvement  in  check  stamps,  which 
I  suppose  your  remarks  in  The  Stationer  were 
based  upon.  The  specifications  of  the  patent 
are  very  ambiguously  drawn — evidently  with 
the  intent  to  build  upon  the  same  a  broad  con- 
struction. When,  however,  it  is  carefully  ex- 
amined in  connection  with  the  state  of  the  art 
of  stamp  making  for  the  past  fifteen  years,  his 
claims  and  alleged  improvement  amount  to  as 
near  nothing  as  words  can  be  found  to  express 
that  result. 

The  most  that  the  Carseley  patent  could  pre- 
tend to  claim  is  the  special  style  of  configura- 
tion of  the  dies,  as  shown  in  his  drawings,  and 
yet  it  appears  that  the  Patent  Office  required 
him  to  disclaim  any  particular  design  of  die,  as 
a  clause  in  the  patent  reads,  "  I  desire  it  to  be 
distinctly  understood  that  I  make  no  claim  to 
any  particular  configuration,  outline,  or  design 
of  figure  in  the  die." 

"But  I  claim  dies  with  matched,  raised,  and 
sunken  figures,  substantially  as  described,  where- 
by said  dies  may  emboss  and  cut  through  the 
paper  in  the  manner  specified." 

In  a  word,  the  Carseley  patent  claims  the 
special  form  of  dies  which  his  drawings  show, 
and  nothing  more.  I  know  of  no  one  but  those 
interested  in  the  Carseley  patent  who  are  using 
the  special  device  which  he  claims. 

The  dies  which  have  been  in  most  common  use 
for  fifteen  years  past  for  check-protector  stamps 
have  been  formed  with  teeth  of  a  pyramidal 
shape  with  a  sunken  die  to  match  the  combined 
action  of  the  same,  at  once  embossing  and  break- 
ing the  fibres  of  the  paper.  Stamps  of  this  de- 
scription were  manufactured  and  in  common 
use  at  least  fifteen  years  ago.  The  writer  was 
manufacturing  them  in  1871,  and  has  been  con- 


tinually since.   They  were  made  and  sold  in  New 
York  at  an  earlier  period. 

I  will  now  call  your  readers'  attention  to  sev- 
eral patents  of  a  date  prior  to  Carseley's. 

The  first  was  granted  on  August  30,  1870,  No. 
106,963  ;  the  other  on  December  3,  1872,  No. 
133,567.  The  first  was  about  four  and  the  latter 
about  two  years  previous  to  the  Carseley  patent. 
Both  of  these  patent  devices  emboss  and  break 
the  fibre  of  the  paper  in  their  operation. 

In  one  of  these  patents,  the  patentee  says  in 
his  specifications  : 

"  I  make  no  claim  to  the  pointed  jaws  (which 
formed  a  part  of  the  die),  for  I  am  aware  that 
they  are  not  new." 

Results  cannot  be  patented.  Therefore,  em- 
bossing and  breaking  the  fibre  of  the  paper 
check  to  prevent  alteration  cannot  be  monopo- 
lized by  any  one,  but  the  various  devices  for 
producing  this  useful  result  may  be  patented. 

The  dies,  formed  with  a  series  of  teeth  in 
pyramidal  shape,  previously  described  as  being 
those  most  commonly  used,  have,  by  common 
consent,  been  regarded  as  public  property  for 
many  years. 

If  people  who  are  called  upon  for  $20  royalty 
prefer  to  pay  it  rather  than  to  investigate  the 
validity  of  the  claim,  or  to  be  annoyed  with  the 
matter,  they  have  a  right  to  their  choice,  but  if 
every  individual  would  meet  such  a  fraudulent 
operation  as  it  deserves,  short  work  of  the  oper- 
ators would  be  made. 

The  New  York  Journal  of  Commerce  has  given 
this  matter  considerable  attention  in  the  past, 
and  has  thereby  placed  the  parties  operating  in 
this  royalty  business  in  bad  odor  before  the 
public.  I  am  credibly  informed  that  the  check- 
stamp  operators  were  literally  "fired  out"  of 
Boston. 

As  you  suggest,  I  hope  that  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade  will  give  this  matter  its  earnest 
attention  for  the  benefit  of  the  stationery  trade, 
as  a  considerable  portion  of  the  same  deal  in 
this  class  of  goods. 

In  closing,  I  wish  to  assure  all  stationers  that, 
in  view  of  the  facts  connected  with  this  matter, 
they  have  no  cause  to  fear  to  use  or  sell  the 
check  stamps  with  dies  such  as  I  have  described 
as  being  in  common  use  prior  to  the  Carseley 
patent,  the  teeth  composing  a  part  of  the  die 
being  in  the  form  of  a  pyramid,  the  same  being 
the  most  practical  and  efficient,  as  well  as  public 
property. 

I  know  that  there  are  several  parties  in  New 
York  who  manufactured  these  goods  before 
largely,  and  who  have  accumulated  much  evi- 
dence, retained  able  counsel,  and  are  waiting 
for  the  check-stamp  agitators  to  put  in  an  ap- 
pearance, but  for  some  reasons  best  known  to 
themselves,  the  latter  prefer  to  avoid  the  manu- 
facturers and  extort  money  from  the  unsuspect- 
ing. Much  more  might  be  said  in  relation  to 
this  matter,  but  this  letter  is  already  too  long. 
B.  B.  Hill, 
of  the  B.  B.  Hill  Mfg.  Co. 


Willy  Wallach  shows  some  novelties  in  the 
fancy  goods  line,  from  which  it  is  intended  to 
take  import  orders  for  the  fall  trade.  Among 
them  is  a  new  design  of  a  photograph  album,  to 
one  cover  of  which  are  attached  feet  whereon  to 
rest  the  album,  while  the  other  opens  so  as  to  be 
in  a  perpendicular  position.  Among  the  other 
novelties  are  ivory  and  gold  necessaries,  and 
very  fine  card-cases  and  portmonnaies  with 
gold  and  silver  mounting,  rich  and  elegant  fans 
in  feather,  ivory  and  ebony,  with  tasteful  silver 
ornamentations.  One  of  these  fans  in  albatross 
feathers  is  exquisite  ;  china  menu  holders  are 
also  included  in  these  novelties. 


A  SOUVENIR 


A  Payne  souvenir  just  published  by  L.  Prang  & 
Co.  comes  very  appropriate  at  this  time  when 
the  name  of  this  immortal  poet  is  on  every 
tongue,  and  while  preparations  are  being  made 
on  a  large  scale  for  the  public  interment  of  the 
man  whose  name  is  familiar  in  every  household 
as  the  author  of  the  beautiful  poem  "Home, 
Sweet  Home." 

John  Howard  Payne  was  for  many  years 
United  States  Consul  at  Tunis,  and  upon  leaving 
for  his  post  the  last  time,  in  1849,  he  wrote  an 
autograph  copy  of  his  famous  poem  for  Mrs. 
M.  D.  Gilman,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  at  whose 
death  it  came  into  the  possession  of  her  brother, 
Dr.  Dunbar  S.  Dyson,  of  Washington,  D.  C, 
now  of  Bloomington,  111.,  at  whose  house  Mr. 
Payne  had  been  staying  in  Washington.  This 
autograph  copy  L.  Prang  &  Co.  have  secured, 
and  have  photographically  copied  and  repro- 
duced it  under  the  Albertype  process,  thereby 
obtaining  an  exact  facsimile  of  the  handwriting 
of  the  illustrious  poet. 

With  it  they  secured  also  from  Dr.  Dunbar  a 
pencil  portrait  of  Payne,  drawn  in  1849,  shortly 
before  his  last  departure  for  Tunis,  by  a  Miss 
Freeman,  of  New  York  city,  a  celebrated  por- 
trait painter  of  that  day,  which  by  his  friends 
and  acquaintances  was  considered  as  a  very  ac- 
curate and  life-like  picture.  This  portrait  L. 
Prang  &  Co.  have  also  reproduced  by  the  Al- 
bertype process  and  the  copy  is  an  excellent  re- 
production of  the  original,  looking  exactly  like  a 
pencil  sketch. 

The  "Souvenir"  is  made  up  in  the  shape  of 
a  folder  and  consists  of  four  pages.  The  first 
page  bears  the  title  : 


:      JOHN  HOWARD   PAYNE.      : 
:  Souvenir.  : 

and  the  name  of  the  publishers.  The  first  in- 
side page  shows  the  facsimile  of  the  poem,  the 
second  the  portrait,  and  the  back  cover  brings 
a  "  History  of  the  Autograph  and  Portrait  of 
John  Howard  Payne,"  in  the  shape  of  a  state- 
ment of  their  origin  and  a  voucher  for  their 
genuineness  by  Dr.  Dunbar  S.  Dyson,  signed  by 
him  and  sworn  to  before  a  notary  public.  In 
addition  to  this  L.  Prang  &  Co.  have  secured 
and  appended  the  signatures  of  a  number  of 
men  of  high  reputation,  such  as  Governor  Ham- 
ilton, Judges  Reeves  and  Scott,  Congressmen 
Rowell,  Stevenson  and  Tipton,  who  attest  that 
they  have  known  Dr.  Dyson  many  years,  and 
have  perfect  confidence  in  the  facts  regarding 
the  poem  and  portrait  as  he  represented  them. 
Thus  their  genuineness  is  beyond  a  doubt. 

It  is  known  to  all,  that  Mr.  Payne  died  in  Tunis, 
and  that  his  remains  were  brought  back  to  his 
native  country  at  the  expense  of  Mr.  Corcoran, 
of  Washington,  who  personally  received  them 
upon  their  arrival  at  New  York  ;  that  they  lay  in 
state  there,  and  were  then  transferred  to  Wash- 
ington, where  they  will  be  buried  with  public 
honors  early  in  June. 

It  is  as  a  memorial  of  this  occasion  that  L. 
Prang  &  Co.  issued  this  souvenir,  and,  although 
a  large  edition  has  been  prepared,  it  is  expected 
that  it  will  soon  be  disposed  of  and  prove  inad- 
equate to  the  demand,  since  almost  everybody 
who  knows  the  beautiful  poem  will  be  anxious 
to  secure  an  autograph  copy  and  a  true  por- 
trait of  its  author.  The  trade  are  therefore  ad- 
vised to  place  their  orders  early. 


B.  Holman,  ink  manufacturer,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
has  been  damaged  by  fire;  insured. 


May  10.  1883.1 


THE    AMEEIOAIT    STATIONEE. 


673 


NOTES  ABOUT   TOWN 


At  the  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  Sta- 
tioners' Board  of  Trade,  held  on  Tuesday,  Stern 
&  Lyon,  toy  dealers.  New  York,  were  admitted 
to  membership. 

Boorum  &  Pease  have  issued  a  new  net  price- 
list  of  photograph  albums  of  their  manufacture. 
This  list  is  very  full.  The  firm  will  have  their 
line  of  leather  and  plush  boxes  ready  by  June  1. 

J.  H.  Buflford's  Sons  are  about  to  make  a  vast 
improvement  in  the  design  of  the  "  Old  Oaken 
Bucket."  The  draft  is  already  made  and  it  in- 
cludes the  old  well  and  a  farm  scene.  The  de- 
mand for  this  article  which  is  at  present  very 
large,  will  no  doubt  be  greatly  increased  by  the 
change  of  design.  The  firm's  line  of  Christmas 
cards  will  be  ready  to  show  to  the  trade  about 
June  1. 

Max  Griebel,  of  L.  Prang  &  Co.,  has  just  re- 
turned from  headquarters  in  Boston,  and  reports 
that  the  line  of  Christmas  and  fall  goods  are 
being  pushed  with  the  greatest  possible  energy. 
An  unusually  large  force  is  at  work  finishing  and 
preparing  goods,  and,  although  the  line  is  larger 
than  ever,  it  is  confidently  expected  that  a  full 
stock  will  be  ready  early  in  September,  so  that 
all  first  orders  can  be  shipped  promptly.  The 
new  line  of  Christmas  cards  consists  of  over 
forty  entirely  new  series,  a  variety  of  special- 


tieSj  besides  satin  goods  and  some  of  the  favorites 
of  last  season.  There  will  also  be  a  large  ad- 
dition to  the  birthday  line  «ind  some  twenty 
very  pretty  new  series  of  Sunday-school  text 
cards.  Complete  sample  sets  for  the  trade  will 
be  ready  soon  after  May  15,  and  price  lists  will 
be  issued  shortly.  The  list  of  contributors  of 
designs  includes  some  of  the  most  prominent 
names  known  to  the  American  art  world.  This 
in  itself  is  a  sufficient  guaranty  of  their  excel- 
lence and  of  the  appropriateness  of  the  new 
goods. 

W.  H.  Parsons  &  Co.,  paper  dealers.  New 
York,  have  got  settled  in  their  fine  quarters  at 
66  and  68  Duane  street,  to  which  they  removed  a 
week  or  ten  days  ago.  In  the  meantime,  one  of 
the  handsomest  suites  of  offices  in  the  trade  has 
been  fitted  up  by  the  firm,  and  ample  accommo- 
dation has  been  arranged  for  the  storage  of  paper 
on  the  first  floor  and  in  the  subcellar.  The 
building  is  of  iron  and  has  fireproof  qualities. 

E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.  have  just  received 
several  new  panels  and  cabinets  of  Mary  An- 
derson in  the  characters  of  Parthenia  and 
Galatea ;  also,  new  panels  and  cabinets  of 
Martinot.  This  house  reports  a  large  sale  for 
views  of  the  East  River  Bridge  and  other 
scenes  around  New  York  city  by  Gubleman. 
These  pictures  are  faithful  representations,  and 
are  richly  and  elaborately  finished. 


A.  H,  ANDREWS  &  CO., 

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(60  kinds),  Liquid  Slating,  Outline  Maps,  all  kinds  Charts, 
Dustless  Erasers  (see  cuts),  best  and  cheapest  extant  ;  Alpha  Dustless  Ciayon, 

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Trains. 

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COMMERCIAL  VIRTUES. 


At  the  annual  dinner  of  the  New  York  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce,  on  Tuesday  evening,  Henry- 
Ward  Beecher  responding  to  the  sentiment 
"  Merchants  and  Ministers,"  spoke  in  substance 
as  follows  : 

It  may  seem  a  little  strange  that  in  one  toast 
two  professions  so  dissimilar  should  be  associated. 
Partly  1  suppose  it  is  because  one  preaches  and 
the  other  practices.  There  are  very  many  func- 
tions that  are  performed  in  common.  Merchants 
are  usually  men  before-handed  ;  ministers  are 
generally  empty-handed,  and  they  form  impor- 
tant pillars  in  the  structure  of  the  church.  Min- 
isters are  appointed  to  go  forth  to  attend  councils 
and  conventions,  and  delegates  are  always  sent 
with  them.  The  object  of  the  delegate  is  to  keep 
the  minister  sober  and  pay  his  expenses.  They 
are  a  very  useful  set  of  men  in  the  church.  But 
there  are  some  commercial  functions  that  they 
have  in  common.  It  is  the  business  of  the  min- 
ister to  preach  the  truth ;  it  is  the  interest  of  the 
merchant  to  practise  it.  I  hold  that  not  the 
church  itself  is  more  dependent  upon  fundamen- 
tal morality  than  is  the  whole  commercial 
structure  of  the  world.  There  are  three  great 
elements  that  are  fundamental  elements.  They 
are  the  same  everywhere,  among  all  people  and 
in  every  business — truth,  honesty,  fidelity. 

THE  ART  OF  SPEAKING  THE  TRUTH. 

Speaking  the  truth  is  an  artificial  matter. 
Men  are  no  more  born  to  speak  the  truth  than 
they  are  to  fire  rifles,  and,  indeed,  it  is  a  good 
deal  alike,  for  there  is  only  a  man  now  and  then 
who  can  hit  the  bull's-eye,  and  a  great  many  can- 
not hit  the  target.  Speaking  the  truth  requires 
that  a  man  should  know  what  is  truth.  It  is  not 
an  easy  thing  to  be  a  true  man.  We  part  with 
our  fancies  and  call  them  truth,  our  interests 
and  call  them  truth,  and  we  part  with  our  con- 
sciences more  often  and  call  that  truth.  Now, 
the  reason  why  these  are  fundamental  moral- 
ities and  why  they  are  so  important  to  the  com- 
mercial interests  of  men  is  this  :  Commerce  dies 
the  moment  it  is  sick  in  the  degree  in  which  men 
cannot  trust  each  other.  If  a  man  can  invest 
his  hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars  on  the 
ocean  or  in  distant  countries  where  men  can 
not  understand  the  documents  we  write,  it 
shows  that  there  is  trust  between  man  and  man, 
buyers  and  sellers,  and  if  there  is  trust  between 
them  it  is  because  experience  has  created  the 
probabilities  of  truthfulness  in  the  actions  of  men 
and  all  the  concordant  circumstances.  If  men 
did  not  believe  in  the  truth  of  men  they  never 
would  send  to  China,  Japan  or  Mexico  their 
great  properties  and  interests,  with  no  other 
guarantee  than  that  the  men  are  trustworthy. 
The  shipmaster  must  be  trustworthy,  the  of- 
ficers of  the  government  must  be  trustworthy ; 
and  that  business  goes  on  and  increases  the 
world  over  is  a  silent  testimony  that,  bad  as 
men  do  lie,  they  do  not  lie  bad  enough  to  sepa- 
rate man  from  man. 

Now,  I  wish  to  call  your  attention  to  one  un- 
pleasant state  of  fact.  It  is  not  to  me  so  very 
surprising  that  men  intrusted  with  large  interests 
are  found  to  be  so  breakable.  There  is  nothing 
in  the  make- up  of  a  president  that  should  cause 
him  to  make  off  with  the  funds  committed  to 
him  under  his  administration;  there  is  nothing 
in  being  a  cashier  or  a  director  to  rot  out  a  man 
so  that  he  shall  snap  under  temptation.  Yet  I 
admit  all  men  are  breakable.  Men  are  like  tim- 
ber. Oak  will  bear  a  stress  that  pine  will  not. 
Pine  and  hemlock  have  their  own  capacity  un- 
der test  by  square  foot  or  square  inch ;  but  there 
never  was  a  stick  of  timber  made  on  earth  that 
could  not  be  broken  at  some  pressure,  and  never 


a  man  born  that  could  not  be  broken  at  some 
pressure — not  always  in  the  same  place.  There 
are  many  who  cannot  be  broken  by  money  pres- 
sure but  who  can  be  by  the  pressure  of  flattery. 
There  is  many  a  man  who  cannot  be  broken  by 
flattery,  but  who  can  be  warped  and  biased  by 
social  connections.  There  are  many  men  you 
cannot  tempt  with  red  gold,  but  whom  you  can 
tempt  by  dinners  and  conviviality. 

One  way  or  another  every  man  is  vincible 
and  needs  his  fellows  and  his  institutions  around 
him  to  hold  him  up.  There  is  a  great  deal  of 
meaning  in  those  simple  words  of  the  Lord's 
Prayer,  "  Lead  us  not  into  temptation."  No 
man  knows  what  he  will  do  according  to  the 
nature  of  the  temptation  adapted  to  his  pe- 
culiar weakness.  But  it  does  seem  that  one 
peculiarity  is  that  it  requires  piety  to  be  a 
rascal.  It  would  almost  seem  as  if  a  man  must 
serve  as  superintendent  of  a  Sunday-school  in 
order  to  secure  passage  to  Sing  Sing.  How  is  it 
that  pious  men  are  defrauding  their  wards,  and 
leading  men  in  charge  are  running  oft  with 
hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars  ?  In  other 
words,  it  would  seem  as  if  religion  was  simply  a 
cloak  for  rascality.  The  time  is  coming  when 
we  must  go  back  to  old-fashioned,  plain  indoc 
trination  in  our  pulpits. 

THREE  THINGS  TO  BE  DONE. 

What  are  we  coming  to  ?  It  seems  to  me  that 
there  are  three  things  to  be  done.  In  the  first 
place  the  household  must  do  its  work.  The 
things  we  learn  from  fathers  and  mothers  we 
never  forget.  They  become  incorporated  into 
our  being  and  become  instincts,  apparently,  al- 
most. Next,  it  seems  to  me,  this  doctrine  of 
truth,  equity,  fidelity,  must  form  a  much  larger 
part  and  a  much  more  instructive  part  of  the 
ministry  and  the  church  than  it  does  to-day. 
The  wonder  is  a  great  many  times  expressed 
why  the  churches  are  so  thin  and  men  do  not  go 
to  meeting.  The  churches  are  always  popular 
when  people  hear  something  there  that  they 
want  to  hear.  Where  they  receive  that  which 
gives  them  life  and  food  for  the  right  and  in- 
citement in  all  the  ways  of  life,  there  they  will 
go  and  go  again  and  again.  When  men  are 
hungry  and  get  what  they  need,  they  go  every 
day.  But  next  there  must  be  public  sentiment 
among  all  honorable  merchants,  that  shall 
frown,  without  fear  or  favor,  upon  all  obliquity, 
upon  everything  in  commerce  at  home  or 
abroad  that  is  opposed  to  equity,  truth  or  fidel- 
ity. These  three  qualities  are  indispensable  to 
the  prosperity  of  commerce.  With  them,  with 
the  stimulus,  enterprise,  opportunities  and^ 
means  that  we  have  in  our  hands,  America  can 
carry  the  world;  but  without  this  commercial 
under-strata  in  the  commerce  of  America  we 
shall  do  just  as  foolishly  as  every  people  have 
done,  and  shall  come  to  the  same  disasters  in  the 
long  run  that  they  have  come  to. 

So  then,  gentlemen,  this  toast,  "  Ministers  and 
Merchants,"  is  not  so  strange  a  combination 
after  all.  You  are  the  merchants  and  I  am  the 
minister,  and  I  have  preached  to  you  and  you 
have  sat  still  and  heard  the  whole  of  it.  A  lie 
is  bad  from  top  to  bottom  and  beginning  to  end, 
and  so  is  cheating,  except  in  umdrellas  and  slate- 
pencils.  There  is  a  little  line  drawn  before  you 
come  quite  up  to  the  dead  line  of  actual  trans- 
gression. When  a  young  man  swears  he  will 
teach  a  whole  system  of  doctrines  faithfully, 
nobody  believes  him,  but  he  is  excused  because 
everybody  knows  that  he  does  not  know  what 
he  is  saying  and  don't  understand.  When  a 
lawyer  says  in  a  bad  case,  "  On  my  soul,  I  be- 
lieve my  client  to  be  an  injured  man,"  we  know 
he  is  lying  ;  he  knows  it ;  the  jury  knows  it,  and 
80  it  is  no  lie  at  all.     Why,  even  when  engineers 


make  one  estimate,  we  pay  up  another.  There 
are  lies  of  courtesy,  lies  of  ignorance  and  pro- 
fessional lies,  lawyers'  lies  and  theologians'  lies 
— and  they  are  good  men — and  the  common,  vul" 
gar  lies,  calico  lies,  broadcloth  lies,  cotton  lies, 
silk  lies  and  those  most  verminous  and  multi- 
tudinous of  all  lies,  the  lies  of  grocers.  [He 
might  have  added,  paper  lies. — Ed.] 

Gentlemen,  I  have  been  expected  to  say  a 
word  or  two  on  the  subject  of  monopolies.  I 
wish  there  were  a  few  men  who  had  a  monopoly 
of  lying  and  that  they  had  it  all  to  themselves. 

No,  I  go  back  to  my  first  statement.  The 
church  and  the  store  have  a  common  business 
before  them  to  lay  the  foundation  of  sound  mo- 
rality. The  minister  and  the  merchant  have  a 
like  interest — the  minister  for  the  good  of  the 
community  and  the  merchant  for  his  own  sake' 
Gentlemen,  lying  ought  to  be  put  exactly  in  the 
same  category  of  vermin — use  a  fine  tooth- 
comb,  use  it  every  day  !  And  so, with  my  bene- 
diction, gentlemen,  I  will  leave  you  to  meditate 
on  these  important  topics. 


Samuel  Raynor  &  Co.  have  put  up  in  front  of  • 
their  building  a  new  patent  Dunne  fire-escape, 
so  that  the  employes  can  easily  reach  the  street 
in  case  of  fire.  The  building  was  previously 
supplied  with  what  was  considered  suflicient 
means  of  exit,  having  three  fire-escapes  in  the 
rear  connecting  with  an  adjacent  building,  four 
outlets  to  the  roof  from  the  top  floor,  and  double 
stairways  connecting  the  upper  with  the  lower 
floors;  but,  to  prevent  any  possibility  of 
danger  to  its  two  hundred  and  fifty  employes  by 
suffocation  from  smoke  in  case  of  fire,  the  firm 
has  gone  to  great  expense  to  have  the  additional 
large  fire-escape  erected.  Notwithstanding  the 
extensive  means  of  escape  the  building  is  pro- 
vided with,  it  is  also  supplied  with  ample  appli- 
ances for  extinguishing  Are  if  discovered  before 
it  makes  much  headway,  there  being  seven  fire- 
extinguishers,  a  large  supply  of  axes  and  fifty 
pails  of  water  placed  at  convenient  intervals. 


McLoughlin  Brothers  have  in  press  and  will 
shortly  issue  the  following  new  toy-books : 
"Visit  to  the  Circus,"  "The  Wonderful  Per- 
forming Dogs,"  "  The  Monkey  Circus,"  "A  Visit 
to  the  Minstrels,"  "  Gulliver's  Travels  in  Brob- 
dingnag,"  "  Gulliver's  Travels  in  the  Kingdom 
of  Lilliput,"  "Grimms' Fairy  Tales,"  "Landseer's 
Picture  Book"  (dogs),  "  Landseer's  Picture  Book" 
(animals).  These  books  will  be  handsomely  print- 
ed in  colors  and  be  uniform  in  size  and  style 
with  their  "  Shakesperian "  and  "Mother  Goose 
in  a  New  Dress "  series,  and  will  undoubtedly 
command  a  large  and  ready  sale.  They  have 
also  many  other  novelties  under  way,  including 
several  new  games  which  they  anticipate  will 
become  very  popular  with  the  trade. 


SOA.P    SZISEIT    BOOXCS. 

{Soap  in  Paper  Shape. ) 

40  sheets  in  a  Book,  in  boxes 

of  25  books.      Very    useful   for 

traveling.     Every  leaf   being  a 

buhstitute  for  a  piece  of  soap. 

— The   Ink  JCxtractor. — Large 

discount  to  the  Stationery  Trade. 

'/<i>  MANUEL  KNAUTH,  Sole  Agent, 

J?"  5  &  7  So.  William  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 

Prices— 18.00,  $9.00  and  $14.00 

per  100  books. 


JUST  PUBLISHED, 

By  Fr.  Hohenstein,  in  the  Luther  town  of  Mansfeld, 
Prussia,  for  the  celebration  of  the  four  hundredth 
birthday  of  the  great  Reformer. 

I^XTXIXSR  .A.IjiBTJm, 

containing  true  Cabinet  Photographs  of  Luther  and 
the  Luther  places,  Eisleben,  Mansfeld  and  Witten- 
berg, with  descriptive  text. 

To  be  had  for  cash  only.    Price  12  Reichsmarks ; 
net  eauh  album,  10  albums  110  Reichsmarks. 


May  10,  1883  ] 


rHE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


677 


MARCUS  WARD-frCQ 

Birthday 


1SS3      ^irxxiaa-TT"  -k  s^^a.ra.s.     isss. 

sfia 

IN    PLAIN    CARDS,    SINGLE    AND    DOUBLE    FRINGES. 


The  attention  of  tlie  Trade  is  called  to  the  new  Packets  of 

LONDON  and  BELFAST.        .^k-      ^ sample  books  now  ready.      -*-       734:  BROADWAY,  New  York. 


L.  C.  TOWER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 

MiKCPACTDRBB  OF 

THERHQHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosticaior. 


SOLE  AGENT  FOR 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  FuU  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


R.  A.  ROQERS  &  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the— 


Perfection  Paper  Ofster  Buckets 


— AND— 

DAYTON,    OHIO. 


AMD  SEALING  WAX. 


IIV    A.LI^    "VA.K.IETIES , 


SANFORD    MFG.   CO.,   CUIOAOO,   Ills. 
The     I^eerless^     lulling     OasC; 

—  Patented  September  12,  1882.  — 
DURABLE   AND   HANDSOME!    RECOMMENDS   ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 

ALSO, 


THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

HAMMOCKS 

—  AND  — 

SCHOOL   BAGS. 


For  Catalogue,  Price  List  and  Discount,  apply  to 


678 


THE    AMEEIOAK    STATIOISTER. 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 

Un    DCTTCD  Finished  goods  in  the  market. 
nU    DC  I  I  tn  stylos  made.  . • 

Send  for  my  New  Catalogue;  something  new  to  be  found  In  it. 
An  extra  discoimt  on  orders  placed  now.    An  early 

shipment  if  wanted  immediately. 
^I   "WILIi   NOT    BE   UNDERSOLD. 

Save  freight.  My  Malleable  Arch  Presses  are  light, 
and  will  not  break.  Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but 
a  trifle  more  than  cast  iron.    Manufactured  only  by 

H.N.HUBBARD, 

313  to  31.©  lESast  T-^T^erLtsr.secorLd.  Street,  ^Te-w  "STor^. 


NEW  TORE  C0FTIN6  PRESSES. 


Received     the     Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copy- 
ing Presses  at  the  t  ar 
ISzposition  of  1878 


Large  Steel-Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  22x24. 


All  sizes,  from  smallest 
to  the  largest  in  use.  Ali 
styles,  from  lowest  priced 
to  the  most  elaborate 
finish. 


Large  Steel- Arcli 

Railroad  Press; 

Platen,  22  x  24. 


Catalogues  on  applicaUon  to      T.   SHRIYER  &  CO.,    333  EdSt   Fifty-SlXth  St.,   NGW  YOfk. 


H.  McALLASTER  &  CO., 


PUBLISHERS  OF  AND  JOBBERS  IN 


ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

IMPOKTED   BIBTHDAT,   BEVEL-EDGE  AND  FOI-DING  CARDS, 

Scra,p    DPict-u-res,    Slia,pe    iToTT-eltles,    Tracie    Oa,ria.s,   <Scc., 
Nos.  196  and  198  CLARK  STREET,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 

WE  have  the  largest  variety  and  the  Latest  and  Best  Goods  in  the  market,  being  the  selections  from  all 
the  manufacturers  combined  with  those  of  our  own.  We  carry  in  stock,  and  sell  at  same  price  and 
terms,  the  goods  of  BufTord's  Sons,  Sinclair  &  Son,  Iiinde,  Tobin  and  others.  New  Cards  always 
sent  free  to  our  customers  as  soon  as  issued.  Mounted  Samples,  50  cents  ;  full  line,  unmounted,  $6.00,  with 
rebate  ;  pamples  of  New  Cards  (to  the  Trade  only),  25  cents.  Correspondence  from  the  Trade  invited. 
Monthly  Wholesale  Price  List  to  Printers  only,  who  enclose  a  business  card.  If  you  want  rock  bottom 
prices  for  the  Latest  Novelties,  do  not  fail  to  write  us.  We  have  a  New  Line  of  Gold  Ground  Trade 
Cards,  finest  and  cheapest  in  the  land.    Full  samples,  25  cents. 

A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   &  CO., 

—MANUFACTURERS   OF- 
—FOR— 

STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 

527     ^R,0H:    STFLEET,    PMIL^DEI-iFHI^. 


STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 

lAMBlE  DICTIONARY  HOLDER,  PERFECTION  BOOK  RESTS,  LEDGER  RESTS, 

— =^SCHOOL    FURNITURE    AND    SUPPLIES.*:^ — 

FRENCH  &.  CHOATE,  4  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

^^SEND    FOR    NEW    CATALOGUE. 


EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  f^ast   14th  St.,    Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 

For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  aU  principal 

cities.    Trade  TJst  furnished  on  apph'cation. 


w 


^rade  ^ract 


No.    1 


"^31 


Our  Effort  is  to  make  such 
goods  (and  only  such)  as  Live 
Dealers  will  sell  with  pleasure 
and  profit  combined. 
That  they  must  be  Flrnt-class  and  Salable  goes 
without  saying,  as  we  guarantee  everything.  That 
he  goods  have  merits  of  Novelty  and  Stability 
is  unquestioned.  The  whole  force  promises  renewed 
efforts  to  produce  those  new  things  that  combine  so 
nicely  the  strong  points  of  both  the  Staple  and  the 
Novel.  The  Trade  Mark,  "KEYSTONE,"  is  syn- 
onomous  vrith  Pbrpection  in  material,  manufacture 
and  finish.  A  notice  by  letter  or  postal  card  that  you 
wish  to  be  kept  advised  on  all  things  new  in  our  line 
pertaining  to  the  Stationery  Trade  will  be  made  note 
of  and  always  attended  to.  Careful  and  prompt  at- 
tention to  all  inquiries.  Samples,  circulars  and 
prices  sent  on  request.    Mention  this  paper. 

J.  C.  BLAIR, 

:L^a,3a."u.fa,ct-ULriii.gr   Sta,tio2a.er, 
HUNTINGDON.  PA. 


M^RRANTEDl 


SUPERIOf 


Stamping  Inks,  Mncilaee,  &o.,  .- 

184  WILLIAM    STREET,   NEW   YORK.  l| 

NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  ENGLAND  R.R. 

Resumption  of  the  favorite  Transter  Steamer 
Maryland  Route.  Through  Pullman  Cars  for 
PHILADELPHIA,  BALTIMORE  and  WASHINGTON, 
WITHOUT  CHANGE,  connecting  with  through  trains  to 
Florida  and  all  points  Sontli  and  West,  Train 
leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.,  daily. 

Leave  Bobton  for  Grand  Central  Depot,  NEW 
YORK,  at  9  A.  M. ;  returning,  leave  New  York  at  11 
.\.  M.  and  11.34  P.  M.,  week  days.  Pullman  Palace 
Cars  run  through. 

NOKWICH  LINE  for  NEW  YORK  (Umited 
tickets),  $3.  Train  leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.  week 
riays,  connecting  with  elegant  steamers  City  of 
Worcester  and  City  of  New  York ;  returning,  leave 
New  York  at  5  P.  M. 

Trains  leave  BOSTON  for  PROVIDENCE  at  9  and 
11.45  A.  M.,  3.30  and  6  P.  M.  ;  returning  at  8.15  and 
1 1.20  A.  M.,  1.30,  5.30  and  7  P.  M.  Round  Trip,  limited 
tickets,  $1.50. 

Tickets,  Staterooms  and  Berths  secured  at  office, 
3'22  Washington  Street,  comer  of  Milk,  and  at  Station, 
foot  of  Summer  Street,  Boston. 

S.  M.FELTON,  Jr.,  A.  C.  KENDALL, 

General  Manager.  Qen.  Pass.  Agent. 

'"'s  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  public  vrith  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods. 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Comer  Main  and  Bridge  StreetSi 

SPmNQFIELD.  UASS. 


May  10,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOA^    STATTO:?^EE. 


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Co.,  send  by  first  express 
50  M.  boxes  Chicago  Uni- 
versal Local. 


BIRNIE  PAPER  CO., 

SPRINGFIELD,  MASS., 


and  Fapete^is 

♦ 

NEW  YORK,  60  DUANE  STREET. 


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These  papers,  made  from  the  purest  fibre,  without  any  foreign  admixture,  each  sheet  separately  formed  by  hand  in  a  mold,  couched 
by  vertical  pressure  and  slowly  dried  by  air,  possess  a  toughness,  hardness  and  strength  unapproachable  by  any  machine-made  papers 

Lor  Legal  use,  for  Scrip  or  Bonds,  and  for  all  purposes  demanding  great  durability,  these  hand-made  papers  are  invaluable. 

The  heavier  sorts  are  double  sized,  and  they  will  bear  repeated  erasure  and  constant  handling  beyond  all  other  makes,  so  that  for 
Ledger  and  Account-Book  purposes  none  can  compare  with  them. 


£r2H:«2!:i  JOSEPH  ARNOLD,  Eynsford  Mills,    KENT,   ENQLAND. 


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of  the  Clamp  upon  the  paper  is   always   greater   than   the   resistance    against   the    knife,  without   the    aid    of 
Springs,  Weights,  or  Friction  ot  any  kind,  POSITIYELY  AUTOMATIC.     ^  Send  for  Price  List ; 
also  of  our  Hand-Clamp  Cutter,   "The  Sheridan,"  the  old  reliable. 

T.    W.    &  C.   B.  SHERIDAN,  25  Centre  St.,  New  York. 


680 


THE   AMEEIOA]^   STATIONER 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  16S  V^illiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  Envelopes  for 

Correspondence, 
monrning   Stationery  of  all    Kinds    and  all 

Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Dnvelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  Hiatest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  of  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  N  el- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Papeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE. 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY. 

LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

2  UNION  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

OP  INDEXING  NAMES  FOR 

Leiprs,  Leller-Boois,  k. 

ALSO, 

LETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


529   MARKET   ST.,   PHILADELPHIA    51  Liberty  St.,  New  York, 


MANUFACTURER  OF  - 


Copying  PaperM.Books, 

MANN'S 


(Jitles  Registered) 

PARCHMENT Old  Keliable,  Bui-. 

RAILROAD TeUow— Best  Known. 

WHITE  LINEN Has  not  its  Super'or. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAr......  ..New  Article-Cheap. 


NEW   LIST   AND   DISCOUNTS  MARCH   1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


12  and  8  inch 


GLOBE 


JA"  THE   MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CHAS.  W.  HOLBROOK, 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 


List  includes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

INCXUDING  THE  CELEBRATED 

No.  048. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING   NUMBERS: 

Fine SSS.  444,     232. 

Elastic 135,  128,     126. 

Medium 048,     14,     1 30. 

Blunt 122,  183,  1743. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up....    309,256,1876. 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 

application  to 

THE  ESTERBROOK  STEEL  PEN  CO., 

Works:  Warkhoose  : 

Camden,  N.J.  26  John  St.,  New  York. 

THE   SIDDALL  ENVELOPE 

MADE  BY 
rHEODOKE  W   SiDDALL 

1706  Venango  Street  Philadelphia 


I  make  heavy  manilla  envelope    cf  any  size 
and  shape:    "-ther  flat  <ir  helKws  pattern 


Ad'iress  for  Trices,  Sm.. 

J.  H.  ATWATER.  Providence,  R.  I. 

General  Commission  Mercliant, 

Publisher  and  Wholesale  JSooksHler  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS    AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITIOX.  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AUKKICAN  M  VJNUFACTUJtEK^,  J.\VK>- 
TOKS,  &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
followmg  branches  vriU  be  represented  by  him. 

Publisliing  Department. 

Tece  India  Mebcurt,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  pubhshed  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  Tee  SHippwa 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  JouaNAL.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  I'a- 
pei-s:  Algemeen  Dagblad  va;j  NEDEELANDsCixE,  Indie 
of  Batavia.     The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  <S:c. 

Intending  exhibitors  shoiild  make  early  application. 
Every  information  wiU  be  supphed  by  addieohing 

J.  H.  r>E   BUSSY, 

93.  Heerengracht  Amsterdam 


May  10,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOA^"    STATIOISTER 


681 


WHO  IS  ONACQU  AtNTED  WITH  THE  QEOQRAPHY  OF  THIS  COUN- 
TRY WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


CflICAGO.ROCKISLAND&PACIFICR'Y 


By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  care,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City.  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
coQuecta  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points,  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
ca^^o  and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Pamous 

"ALBERT  LEA  ROUTE.'' 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneea  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
gusta, Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Past  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  atid  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  al, 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan- 
tages. 

For  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Pold- 
ers of  the 

GREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Office,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.  ST.  JOHN, 

Vice-Pres.  &  Gen'l  M'g'r.  Gen'  1  TW.  &  Pass.  Agt, 

CHICAGO- 

JAMES    A.   WHITNEY, 

COUlTSELOIl-AT-LA'W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and  Irade^ 
Mark  Causes, 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY,U.S,A. 


JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  United  States  and  Foreign  Patentt 

and  Trade-MarkSf 

No.  140  Nassau  St..  New  Tork  City. 


American,  Canadian,  British  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed,  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured,  Trade-marlcs  and  Labels  pro 
tected  by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted.  Opinions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
&c.,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Busincss  may  be  transacted  either 
ill  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  Icent  in- 
violably SECRET  and  CONFIDENTIAL. 

TAMES  A    WHITNEY.  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  City 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE,  CO. 

Electrotjpers  &  Stereotjpers, 

84  and  26  VANDEWATER  STREET. 
^^  Electrotypes  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Metal. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS  OP  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OP 

Fine   Notes,   Envelopes    Visiting    Cards    and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126  <5c  128   IDXJ^KTH:   ST- 

AU  Goods  bearing  the  accompanj  ing  Trade-Jliark  are  warranit-d. 


—JOBBERS  OF— 


GENERAL  STATIONERY 

AND  MANUFACTURERS  .OF 

Blank  Books 

OP  WHICH  WE  HAVE  MANY 


WARD 


AND 


GAY. 


Card  Department. 

Complete  in  all  its  arrangements,  and  en 

tirely  separate  from  the  other  branches 

of  our  business.    Large  room  on 

second  floor  devoted  wholly  to 

ADVERTISING,  BIRTHDAY,  CHRISTMAS, 
EASTER  AND  VALENTINE 


178-184  Devonshire  Street,  Boston.       ^"be^^ro^br^rhoSll'toXsl^r^^^^^ 
HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 


<  Q 


Salesroom,  84  <&  86  Chambers  St.,  New  York 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARS^SCISSORS 


OF    EVERT    DESCRIPTION. 


SPRING  IMPORTATIONS 


NOW    ALL 
OPEN. 


Select  your  stock  before  May  1,  as  after  that  the  high  tariff  goes  into  effect, 
and  wUl  increase  prices  materially. 


A    HOST   OF   NOVELTIES 


iisr  j-a.f-a.n-ese:   FOR,aEii.^i3srs. 


NIPPON  MERCANTILE  CO.,  of  Tokio,  310  Broadway,  New  York. 


SEND     FOR     CATALOGUE. 


L  L  BROWH  FAFER  C0MFM7, 

.A.Z3.A.Iia:S,    ]!iaJ\.SS.A.CZIT7SE:XTS,  XT.  S.  A.. 

Sk ►-       Manufacturers  of  Flrst-Class      -* 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


-*■     WHIOE  WILL  STAND  THE  SEVEEEST  TESTS  OP  EEAStJEB  AND  EE-WEITIHO,    -• 

being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


682 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONEE. 


SHORT   WEIGHTS. 


The  wrong-doing  and  the  question  of  the  re- 
sponsibility of  parties  who  put  short-weight 
papers  on  the  markets  are  brought  up  in  a  letter 
addressed  to  the  English  Paper  Makers'  Monthly 
Journal,  and  which  appears  in  the  last  issue  of 
that  paper.    The  letter  reads  as  follows  : 

LABELS  ON  PAPER. 
To  the  Editor  of  the  Paper  Makers'  Monthly  Jour- 
nal : 

Sir— Manufacturers  of  printing  papers  now  seldom 
use  their  own  mill  labels  but  put  on  those  sent  by 
their  customers.  There  would  seem  to  be  a  bad 
practice  arising  in  consequence  of  this  in  some  in 
stances  where  the  reams  are  labeled  in  such  a  way 
as  to  appear  heavier  than  actual  scale  weight.  The 
fact  of  calling  the  figures  on  wrappers  "  Nos."  in- 
stead of  "lbs."  looks  too  much  like  an  intention  to 
deceive  when  the  figures  indicate  a  greater  weight 
than  the  ream  of  paper  really  is. 

In  these  very  depressed  times  we,  of  course,  mu'^i 
accept  and  obey  all  "  orders,"  but  surely  any 
"tricks  of  trade"  are  highly  reprehensible,  and 
should  not  find  support  from  respectable  manufac 
turers.  Surely  in  such  times  as  these  the  trade 
should  be  elevated  and  improved  by  sound  quality 
and  sterling  value.  There  is  too  much  "  shoddy  ' 
afloat  nowadays,  and  the  paper  trade  is  suffering 
from  its  continuance.  Old  Fogey. 

The  issue  is  very  plainly  stated.  Not  only  do 
the  English  paper  makers  put  fictitious  weight 
marks  on  the  wrappers  of  their  papers,  using 
for  that  purpose  the  labels  sent  by  their  custom- 
ers, but  they  also  practise  the  deceit  of  calling 
the  figures,  which  are  usually  taken  to  indicate 
weights,  numbers.  There  is  great  breadth  and 
fullness  to  this  charge,  which  seems  to  indicate 
that  the  fault  is  general  with  the  English  trade. 
We  would  be  loth  to  assert,  and  we  do  not  be- 
lieve that  there  are  many  American  paper 
makers  who  lend  themselves  to  such  schemes  to 
deceive  the  unwary.  The  trade  know  to  what 
extent  like  practices  are  in  vogue  in  this  coun- 
try, and  whatever  the  place  of  origin  of  such 
devices  these  "tricks  of  trade"  are  more  than 
"reprehensible,"  as  the  English  paper  maker 
mildly  puts  it.  But  we  cannot  understand  how 
any  paper  maker,  English  or  American,  who 
professes  to  entertain  the  repugnance  which  the 
writer  of  the  letter  quoted  expresses  in  regard 
to  these  short-weight  systems,  can  say  that  he 
"must  accept  and  obey  all  orders."  This 
seems  to  us  a  mental  and  moral  obliquity  more 
startling  than  that  of  the  man  who  is  avowedly 
a  rogue,  and  who  is  indifferent  if  his  trickery  is 
found  out.  We  agree  that  the  trade  "  should  be 
elevated  and  improved  by  sound  quality  and 
sterling  value,"  but  it  never  will  be  if  such 
illogical  reasoning  is  used  to  elevate  and  refine 
it.  The  manufacturer  may  assert  that  be  makes 
his  paper  to  order,  and  is  bound  to  comply  with 
his  customer's  requirements  as  long  as  the  latter 
conforms  to  his  contract  as  to  price,  &c.,  and  he 
may.try  to  deny  his  responsibility  to  the  public 
by  declaring  that  he  made  the  paper  full  weight 
according  to  the  dealer's  orders,  and,  that  done, 
he  was  under  no  obligation  to  the  consumer;  but 
the  claim  is  specious  and  the  attempt  futile. 
Were  he  to  become  in  turn  the  victim  of  a  like 
procedure  he  would  be  prompt  in  its  condemna- 
tion. We  hold  to  what  we  have  heretofore  and 
always  asserted,  and  that  is,  that  the  practices 
mentioned  can  be  largely  overcome  and  defeated 
it  the  manufacturer  will  refuse  to  lend  himself 
to  them  and  if  he  will  not  accept  all  orders — as 
the  English  manufacturer  suggests — whether 
the  "times  are  hard"    or   otherwise. — Paper 

Trade  Journal. 

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bound.    5.  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  writes  and  rules 

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DAYTON   DAQS. 

[FROM  OTJB  RBGULAH    COBBESPONDENT.] 

Dayton,  Ohio,  May  14, 1883. 
The  cool  dry  weather  has  interfered  largely 
with  the  work  of  the  farmers,  and  things  look  a 
little  backward  throughout  the  country.  One 
thing  is  certain  of  this  section,  and  it  is  that  the 
wheat  crop  will  fall  very  much  below  an  aver- 
age. The  fruit  prospect  was  never  better,  and 
in  this  way  the  farmer  may  make  up  an  average 
income. 

Trade  is  quiet.  There  is  no  doubt  about  that 
fact.  Travelers  are  not  very  plenty.  Mr.  Hutt, 
of  the  Florence  Manufacturing  Company,  was 
here  last  week,  and  reported  much  larger  sales 
than  last  year. 

Mr.  Watkins,  of  the  American  Lead  Pencil 
Company,  put  in  an  appearance  and  was  serene 
in  regard  to  trade. 

Mr.  Hopkins  and  Mr.  Latham  are  on  the  way, 
both  with  the  finest  line  of  autographs  ever 
shown— at  least  they  say  so. 

James  Rickey,  after  about  twenty -five  years 
active  business  life  in  our  city,  has  contracted  to 
sell  his  store  and  good-will  to  Crane,  Jackson  & 
Crane.  The  new  firm  will  take  possession  about 
July  1,  and  will  consist  of  James  P.  Crane, 
Ernest  Jackson  and  Joe  Crane.  These  are  all 
active,  energetic  young  men,  and  will  move  one 
door  north  of  the  present  location  of  the  store, 
into  a  new  room,  twice  the  size  of  their  present 
quarters.  They  intend  to  drop  miscellaneous 
books,  and  handle  stationery  and  wall-paper. 

Another  new  venture  in  our  city  is  the  His- 
torical Family  Record  Publishing  Company, 
which  is  an  incorporated  company  and  finds  a 
large  sale  for  its  illustrated  "  Historical  Family 
Record  and  Album  "  in  every  State  in  the  Union. 
The  work  is  sold  by  subscription,  but  many  of 
the  company's  agents  are  book  dealers  in  the 
country  seats  and  employ  canvassers  to  sell  the 
work.  Rev.  Dr.  Berger  is  president;  O.  O  Ozias, 
treasurer ;  P.  H.  Davis,  general  manager ;  all  are 
of  this  city. 

George  Rutledge,  proprietor  of  the  Mud  River 
paper  mills,  has  just  returned  in  greatly  im- 
proved health  from  Hot  Springs,  Arkansas, 
where  he  had  gone  for  treatment  for  rheumatism. 
G-.  P.  Tangeman  and  others,  of  Hamilton  and 
Locbland,  have  bought  another  paper  mill  at 
Monroe,  Mich.,  and  will  run  it,  with  Mr.  Scott, 
formerly  of  Delphos,  Ohio,  as  manager.  They 
claim  that  there  is  nothing  in  making  paper,  and 
by  running  two  mills,  they  expect  to  double 
their  profits.    Twice  0  is  0  was  the  old  rule. 


R.  S.  Rogers  &  Co. ,  in  their  new  factory,  are 
getting  up  the  nicest  line  of  school  pencil-pads  I 
have  seen,  and  are  gratified  by  their  sales. 

Among  the  mills  things  are  not  very  rose-col- 
ored. Plenty  of  orders  at  a  low  price  seems  to 
be  the  rule.  And  there  is  not  much  prospect  of 
improvement.  The  recent  shut-down  has  not  as 
yet  done  much  good  ;  but  as  the  mills  are  to  lie 
idle  for  one  week  each  month,  better  results  are 
expected.  This  shut-down  applies  to  wrapping 
mills  only,  and  is  general  throughout  the  West 
and  the  Miami  Vallet. 


CINCINNATI   CHIPS. 


[FROM  OUB  BEGUIiAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  May  14,  1883. 

While  "all  nature,"  as  the  outdoor  world  has 
been  termed  once  or  twice  at  least  by  poetic 
writers.is  showing  evidences  of  luxuriant  growth, 
in  bud  and  leaf  and  blossom,  the  business  world 
wears  a  dreary  look,  suggestive  of  the  inert  con- 
dition of  vegetable  life  in  midwinter.  From  all 
quarters  the  word  comes  that  business  is  bad,  col- 
lections are  slow,  nobody  is  buying,  and  all  of  the 
standard  complaints  uttered  during  dull  times 
are  to  be  heard  now.  Sometimes  a  hopeful  dealer 
says  that  the  bad  weather  of  the  backward  spring 
has  had  an  effect  on  business,  or  that  some  local 
cause,  that  will  soon  be  removed,  has  done  this 
thing,  and,  therefore,  it  is  only  temporary;  but 
still,  the  fact  remains,  that  business  is  dull. 
Politicians  will  soon  be  able  to  lay  it  all  to  the 
folly  of  the  other  party  in  not  taking  proper  ad- 
vice. An  important  fact  in  the  case  is,  that  the 
complaint  is  general  in  all  branches  of  trade,  sta- 
tioners and  book  and  paper  dealers  do  not  stand 
alone.  There  is  just  one  explanation  which  may 
fairly  be  made  on  the  hopeful  side  of  the  picture, 
and  that  is,  that  in  this  latitude  farmers  are  at 
their  work  so  closely  that  they  cannot  stop  to 
buy  a  box  of  matches.  This  puts  a  heavy  check 
on  business,  for  while  they  haven't  time  to  buy, 
they  also  haven't  time  to  sell  their  products,  and 
so  the  wheels  of  trade  are  clogged.  But  this 
cannot  answer  as  a  reason  for  dull  trade  beyond 
about  two  weeks  more.  If  there  is  not  a  reviv- 
al in  that  time  the  cause  must  be  looked  for  else- 
where. 

But,  while  all  that  is  above  stated  is  true  of 
sales,  it  is  a  little  remarkable  that  our  manufac- 
turing stationers  are  runuing  at  full  speed,  the 
amount  of  mercantile  and  book  printing  called 
for  is  enormous.  The  presses  groan,  and  in  some 
establishments  work  is  going  on  day  and  night 
in  order  to  keep  up  with  orders. 

The  local  trade  affords  nothing  in  the  way 
of  news  this  week,  except  the  names  of  visiting 


brethren  who  have  given  a  call.  Among  these  are 
W.  A.  Hall,  of  Holyoke,  Mass.,  representing  the 
Worthington  Paper  Company  ;  Mr.  Cleare,  of 
Geo.  W.  Cross  &  Co.,  Saugerties,  N.  Y.  ;  W.  A. 
Sanders,  of  C.  B.  Dickinson  &  Co.,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. ;  E.  W.  Giles,  of  Estebrook  Steel  Pen 
Company,  and  Mr.  Classon,  of  the  Plimpton 
Manufacturing  Company,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Prince  William. 


TORONTO   WALKS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Toronto,  Ont.,  May  11,  1883. 

There  is  a  disagreeable  disease  quite  prevalent 
in  these  days  known  as  cacoethes  scribendi. 
Now,  I  know  something  of  physic  and  can  diag- 
nose, pretty  correctly,  the  ordinary  ailments 
that  float  about,  and  especially  those  that  lay 
hold  of  my  own  internal  arrangements,  and  I 
protest,  though  the  symptoms  are  strong  against 
me,  I  haven't  got  it.  No,  sir.  And,  if  it  were 
not  for  the  weighty  responsibility  that  rests 
upon  me  as  the  "  Regular  Correspondent  of  The 
American  Stationer  "  for  this  important  city, 
and  I  may  say,  in  fact,  for  the  great  Dominion 
of  Canada,  you  could  not  by  any  known  scien- 
tific, or  in  fact  any  other  principle,  draw  a  line 
out  of  me,  and  especially  when  people  will  insist 
on  making  me  say  work  for  walk. 

I  finished,  as  I  supposed,  my  walk  (not  work, 
mind),  through  much  trial  and  tribulation,  as 
you  have  seen,  and  thought  I  would  have  a  rest 
(perhaps  you  thought  so  too),  but  circumstances 
drove  me  out  of  town,  and,  of  course,  it  is  im- 
portant that  the  business  world  should  know  all 
about  it,  and  so  it  comes  to  pass  that  I  am 
forced  to  indite  another  letter.  But  you  may 
bet  your  bottom  doUar,  this  is  the  last  for  a  short 
while  at  least. 

Now  that  I  have  worked  off  this  gas,  let  us 
settle  down  into  something  like  practical  talk. 
We  are  being  whirled  away  West  by  the  Grand 
Trunk,  and  as  we  go  we  notice  that  the  fields  are 
taking  on  the  appearance  of  life  and  beauty. 
The  farmers  are  at  work  in  full  force,  with 
plow  and  drag.  Here  and  there,  in  very 
sheltered  places,  may  be  seen  a  bit  of  snow,  but 
it  has  a  dirty,  sickly  look,  as  though  it  had  been 
out  on  a  spree,  and  would  be  glad  if  old  Sol 
would  shove  it  out  of  sight,  and  he  will  very 
shortly ;  there  is  no  doubt  about  that.  Ah  !  here 
we  are  at  Guelph  and  will  step  out. 

I  am  glad  it  is  not  a  part  of  my  duty  to  get  up 
descriptions  of  our  cities  and  towns.  If  it  was,  I 
do  not  know  of  a  place  I  would  like  to  try  my 
hand  on  better  than  the  flourishing  little  city  of 
Guelph.  We  are  on  business  bent,  and  though 
we  do  not  shut  our  eyes  to  the  progress  notice- 


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able  on  all  hands,  our  objective  centre  is  the 
establishment  of  T.  J.  Day,  bookseller,  stationer, 
&c.,  who  receives  us  cordially.  Mr.  Day  is  well 
known  to  our  trade  and  is  one  of  the  most  push- 
ing and  successful  men  in  the  trade  west  of  this 
city.  He  is  a  very  close  buyer,  but  he  repu- 
diates the  axiom  of  buying  in  the  cheapest  and 
selling  in  the  dearest  market.  His  principle  is 
to  buy  cheap  and  sell  cheap.  The  most  of  my 
customers,  he  said  to  me,  do  not  come  to  my 
store  out  of  any  personal  regard  to  myself,  but 
because  they  can  do  a  little  better,  and  that  is  the 
hold  I  have  on  them,  and  I  may  add  that  is  one 
secret  of  his  success. 

London  is  going  ahead  and  is  becoming  an 
important  manufacturing  centre.  Besides  the 
number  of  industries  already  established,  new 
factories  and  machine  shops  are  going  up  in  all 
directions.  The  London  Free  Press,  besides  its 
large  publishing  and  job  department,  has  added 
another  for  lithographic  work,  and  is  very  busy. 
Reid  Brothers,  wholesale  stationers,  blank- 
book  makers,  &c.,  are  withdrawing  from  the 
stationery  business,  and  confining  themselves  to 
the  manufacture  of  paper  bags  and  blank-books. 
They  have  good  premises  and  are  pushing  young 
men. 

J.  I.  Anderson  &  Co.  are  the  leading  booksel- 
lers. They  have  a  fair  store,  carry  a  large 
stock  and  do  a  first-class  trade.  Mr.  Anderson 
is  by  birth  a  Scotchman,  a  young  man  of  good 
address  and  enjoys  a  crack.  He  inherits  those 
characteristic  traits  of  his  countrymen  by  the 
exercise  of  which  so  many  of  them  push  their 
way  to  the  front  in  this  country. 

W.  L.  Carrie  comes  next,  and  is  one  of  the 
oldest  booksellers  in  the  town.  He  carries  a 
well-assorted  stock  and  a  good  business.  Then 
follow  Mr.  Mills,  E.  A.  Taylor,  &c. 

Our  next  stride  is  to  Hamilton,  which  is  our 
Canadian  Birmingham.  The  manufacturing  in- 
dustries of  this  city  are  growing  apace,  but  we 
must  keep  to  our  record,  and  for  importance  the 
Hamilton  Spectator,  no  doubt,  ranks  first.  Be- 
sides this  paper,  which  has  a  large  circulation,  and 
is  a  prominent  exponent  of  public  opinion  in 
the  province,  its  proprietors  are  large  publish- 
ers and  job  printers,  and  turn  out  first-class 
work.  They  have  extensive  premises,  and  em- 
ploy a  large  staff. 

R.  Duncan  &  Co.,  booksellers,  stationers,  &c., 
are  here,  and  if  they  have  not  the  best  retail 
business  in  the  province,  are  certainly  not 
second.  Mr.  Duncan  is  in  the  prime  of  life, 
though  one  looking  at  his  "  lyart  haffets " 
would'nt  think  so.  (I  hope  he  won't  be  mad  for 
making  this  mention.)  He  was  so  busy  that  I 
could  only  get  a  hearty  shake,  and  "call  again," 
which  I  could  not  do. 

John  Eastwood  &  Co.,  in  the  same  line,  are 
too  well  known  to  require  any  other  notice  than 
that  they  are  going  on  as  usual,  and  that  means 
a  good  deal.  Mr.  Eastwood  is  one  of  those  for- 
tunate people  who  can,  because  of  a  successful 
business  career,  take  the  world  comfortably, 
which  he  is  inclined  to  do.  Mr.  Cloak  has  the 
chief  oversight,  and  keeps  the  establishment  up 
to  the  work. 

Robert  Duncan,  of  Robert  Duncan  &  Co.,  is 
sole  proprietor  of  the  Duncan  Lithographing 
Company,  which  purchased  the  old  and  well- 
established  lithographing  business  of  the  late 
firm  of  Bantz,  Clayton  &  Burton,  who  sold  out 
on  account  of  financial  difficulties  on  the  1st  of 
September  last.  Mr.  Duncan  finding  the  build- 
ing as  well  eis  the  plant  of  his  predecessors  in- 
adequate for  the  prompt  execution  of  the  orders 
for  lithographing  that  came  pouring  in  on  him 
during  his  first  three  months  of  possession, 
purchased  a  most  suitable  site  immediately  in 


rear  of  his  stationery  store,  on  which  he  has 
erected  a  substantial  three-story  brick  building 
88  feet  long  by  35  feet  wide,  specially  planned 
to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  business  and 
fitted  with  all  the  modern  improvements.  The 
cost  of  the  building  and  site  was  $9,500.  The 
new  building  will  be  ready  for  occupation  in 
June.  A  new  15  horse- power  engine  and  boiler,  a 
double  royal  Potter  lithographic  machine  and 
other  necessary  machinery  to  successfully  and 
economically  carry  on  the  business  in  all  of  its 
branches,  will  be  put  in  as  soon  as  the  new  build- 
ing is  ready  for  occupation.  Mr.  Duncan  is 
quite  happy  over  his  new  investment  and  says 
that  he  will  push  it  as  well  as  it  can  be  done.  He 
is  most  fortunate  in  securing  such  a  lucrative 
and  well-established  business  and  that  too  at  a 
great  bargain.  Such  a  bargain  is  not  met  with 
often. 

The  management  of  the  Duncan  Lithograph- 
ing Company  is  in  the  hands  of  Charles.  Ley  den, 
who  has  been  for  thirteen  years  in  Mr.  Dun- 
can's employ. 

There,  now,  Mr.  Editor,  I  am  done;  I  shan't 
worry  you  again  for  some  time.  Drop  the  cur- 
tain and  let  us  go  out  and— aw  revoir!       C.  H. 


BOSTON   BRIEFS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAK  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,        I 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  May  15,  1883.  J 

For  the  past  few  days  business  has  been  dull 
in  the  stationery  trade,  even  for  this  time  of  the 
year.  I  find  Knight,  Adams  &  Co.  quite  busy 
in  blank-books,  but  with  no  special  activity  in 
other  branches  of  trade. 

Geo.  F.  King  &  Merrill,  if  appearances  are 
not  deceiving,  are  busy  in  all  lines. 

Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser  are  having  a  large 
trade  in  scrap-books  and  autograph  albums,  with 
a  fair  business  in  other  lines. 

Ward  &  Gage  report  business  as  not  specially 
active  at  the  moment. 

A  good  fall  trade  is  anticipated  ;  also  a  good 
trade  in  Christmas  cards. 

Ward  &  Gay  will  offer  a  line  of  Christmas 
cards,  the  finest  ever  shown  by  them.  It  will 
embrace  the  choicest  cards  of  the  various  pub- 
lishers and  many  novelties  of  their  own. 

Chas.  K.  Wadham  &  Co.  are  getting  out  new 
designs  in  card-albums  and  blank-books. 

L.  Prang  &  Co.'s  John  Howard  Payne  sou- 
venir issued  last  week  is  voted  a  decided  suc- 
cess in  beauty  of  design  and  artistic  merit. 

Charles  H.  Whiting,  Boston  jobbing  house, 
has  been  made  agent  for  S.  C.  Grigg  &  Co., 
Chicago. 

Geo.  C.  McLane,  representing  the  Dixon  Cru- 
cible Company  ;  Mr.  Fisher,  of  Evans  &  Plum- 
mer;  Mr.  Clapp,  of  E.  P.  Dutton;  Mr.  Popper,  of 
S.  Hildesheimer;  Mr.  Gaily,  of  Loeb  &  Brother; 
John  D.  Carson,  treasurer  of  the  Carson  & 
Brown  Paper  Company  and  F.  E.  Hafely,  of 
E.  &  J.  B.  Young  &  Co.,  have  been  in  town  dur- 
ing the  past  few  days. 

J.  Baird,  61  Essex  street,  is  doing  an  increas- 
ing business  in  cards  and  shape  novelties.  One 
sale  of  Christmas  cards  made  by  him  this  season 
is  the  largest  ever  made  in  his  store.  H. 


BLACKBOARD  PAINT  OR  VARNISH. 


rac  in  }{  gallon  of  alcohol,  at  a  gentle  heat;  and 
also  1  oz.  of  gutta  percha  in  SJ^  fl.  ozs.  of  oil 
of  turpentine.  Mix  both  solutions  together, 
then  add  1  lb.  of  finely  powdered  emery  and  \}4 
ozs.  of  lampblack.  Put  a  thick  coat  of  this  paint 
on  the  wood,  then  place  the  blackboard  in  a 
horizontal  position  and  set  fire  to  the  paint  at 
the  lower  edge.  When  the  alcohol  has  been 
burned  off,  extinguish  the  flame  and  afterward 
apply  a  fresh  coat.  When  dry,  paint  again  four 
or  five  times,  but  without  igniting  the  alcohol. 
If  any  of  the  first  coats  show  uneven  spots  or 
blisters,  they  may  be  removed  by  careful  sand- 
papering. 

'^■*-^— 

A    VALUABLE    TABLE. 


The  following  tables  are  of  interest.  They 
are  from  the  report  made  by  the  Tariff  Com- 
mission, and  were  used  during  the  recent  session 
of  Congress  in  the  course  of  a  speech  in  the  in- 
terest of  protection  : 

AGE. 

United  States,  dating  from  the  Declaration  of 

Independence years.  100 

United  Kingdom,  dating  from  William 

the  Conqueror 800 

France,  dating  from  Charlemagne 1,100 

Germany,         "                    "           1,100 

Austria,            "                    "           1,100 

Bussla,  dating  from  Peter  the  Great 350 

POPULATION. 

United  States 50,150,000 

Great  Britain 34,505,000 

France 37,166,000 

Germany 45,367.000 

Russia 8^,400,000 

Austria 39, 175,000 

WEALTH 

United  states. '. $55,000,000,000 

Great  Britain 45,000,000,000 

France 40,000,000,000 

Germany 25,000,000,000 

Russia 15,000,000,000 

Austria 14,000,000,000 

DEBT. 

United  States 1,800,000,000 

Great  Britain  3,800,000,000 

France 4,000,000,000 

Germany 90,000,000 

Russia 2,000,000,000 

Austria 2,000,000,000 

EXPENSE. 

United  Stat-^s 257,000.000 

GreatBritain 41.5,000,000 

France 650.000,000 

Germany 150,000.000 

Russia 600,000,000 

Austria 370,000,000 

PKonncTioN. 
United  States — 

Agriculture 7.500,000,000 

Manufactures 8,000,000,000 

Great  Britain — 

Agriculture 1,200,000,000 

Manufactures .- 4,000,000,000 

France- 
Agriculture 2,000,000,000 

Manufactures 8,500,000,000 

Germany — 

Agriculture 1,800,000,000 

Manufactures 2,200,000,000 

Russia- 
Agriculture 2,000,000,000 

Manufactures 1,300,000,000 

Agriculture 1,000,000,000 

Manufactures 1,500,000,000 


A  good  blackboard  should  not  only  have  a 
deep  black  surface,  without  gloss,  but  should 
also  have  a  fine  grain  so  as  to  readily  take  the 
marks  made  upon  it  by  chalk. 

Among  the  more  recent  methods  for  produc- 
ing such  a  surface,  the  following  may  be  quoted  : 

Dissolve  9  ozs.  of  shellac  and  2}^  ozs.  of  sanda- 


It  has  been  proved  by  experiments  conducted 
on  the  lofty  tower  of  the  Antwerp  Cathedral, 
that  the  velocity  of  the  wind  increases  with  the 
height  of  observation.  Anemometers  were 
placed  at  three  galleries  on  the  tower,  at  the 
heights  of  74.18,  89.06  and  104  metres  respective- 
ly, a  metre  being  39.37  inches,  and  more  than 
200  observations  were  made.  The  average  ve- 
locity of  all  winds  was  found  to  be  6.26  metres 
at  the  lower  gallery,  6.88  metres  at  the  middle 
one,  and  7.23  at  the  upper.  That  the  increase 
bears  a  regular  proportion  to  the  height  is 
proved  by  the  fact  that  a  formula  for  calculat- 
ing the  velocity  at  the  upper  or  lower  gallery 
from  that  at  the  middle  one  was  deduced  by  the 
experimenter,  and  a  comparison  of  the  values 
calculated  with  those  obtained  from  observa- 
tion showed  them  to  be  in  close  agreement,  even 
in  the  extreme  case  of  very  low  or  very  high 
yeloQity  of  wind,  m 


May  17,  1883.  J 


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The  Parsons  Paper  Company, 

^^HOLYOKE,     MASS.,  -=3^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS   PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

"PARSONS    LINEN   LEDGER:'  "SCOTCH  LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 

IDAX-.T03Sr,  Ivdl^SS.,  XJ.S.A.. 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
cure  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 

SUPERFINE    QUALITY.  EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In     handsome     Light     Blue     Boxes     containing    one-quarter    of     a 


ream   of    Note    Paper    each,    and    bearing  in  blue   letters   de- 
scription  of    contents. 
In   separate    Boxes   of    uniform    size,  are   one-eighth  of   a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  to  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  sdect  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  he  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
aeneral  Agency,  G-EO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  BeeJcman  Street, 


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ANNOUNCEMENT 


L.  PRANG  <a  CO. 


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-•^je 


^Hffl^T  the  close  of  the  Easter  Season  we  beg  to  express  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  their  kind  and  flattering  appreciation 
^^^^    of  our  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productions.     We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsements 

which  our  Christmas  Cards  received  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  With  one  accord  these  expo-  I 
nents  of  public  taste  have  aoeorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  productions  in  the  market.  The  London  Queen,  for  ] 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

"  Sorry  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  "  the  old  country"  to  confess  it,  but  proud  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  the  young  daughter  over 
the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create,  with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  will  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  representative  American  talent  in  the  preparation  of  designs, 
and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

The  particulars  of  our  new  lines  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Scripture  Texts,  and  other  novelties  will  be 
announced  during  May. 

Our  agents  will  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends  with  the  new  sample  books  during  May  and  June, 


WE    WOULD    CALL    SPECIAL   ATTENTION  TO   OUR  LARGE  LINE    OF 


CONCJRATULATION    AND   WKDDINQ    CONQEATULATIOH    CARDG, 


Our  line  has  been  greatly  increased  this  spring,  and  we  feel  confident  will  satisfy  all  demands.  The  line  consists  of  Plain  Cards. 
Fringed  Cards,  Double  Fringed  Cards,  Cards  in  book  foi-m,  with  ornamental  leatherette  protectors  ;  Satin  Print  Cards,  in  mats,  &c-. 
Our  New  Price  List  is  now  ready. 

A  number  of  new  series  have  also  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS,  and  additions  have  been  made  to  oui' 
other  lines  of  goods,  comprising  Copies  for  Panel  Painting,  Artistic  Plaques,  &c.,  &c. 


FR,IOE     LISTS    SENT    OlsT    ^FFLIO-A^TIOlSr. 


NEW  YORK ;  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADKLPHU:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO :  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCI.SCO:  629  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


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May  17,  1883.  J 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER. 


689 


GI-EOE.GI-E1  E.  HZTmiD  &  CO., 

— =^|  79  Beekman  Street,  New  York,  \. 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

"WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

n  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,  GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,  DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  tINE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  Hbyi  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Cray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJR.   I-.IN"E    OF-    BFtlSTOL.    BO-A.R.XDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gut  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 


Decorated  J^ote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc. 


GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


THE  GLOBE  FEES  CO,,  WHATI, 


Manufacture  the  most  complete  and  popular  line  of  STATIONEJRS'  FILE 
GOODS  made  in  America.     Liberal  Terms  to  Dealers. 

11^=  Eastern  Trade  supplied  from  New  York  Branch,  JVo.  28  Bond  Street, 
ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE  TO  DEALERS  ON  APPLICATION. 


IH^DOOLEY   PAPER   CUTTERS 


MANUFACTUBED    BY 


Tie  itlmitic  Worls,  East  Boston,  Im. 


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Hand  CoTrsR, 


MOREIS  ADLEE,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAKLES  BEOK,  609  Ohestmit  Street,  PMladelphia. 
PELOUZE  &  OAET,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Kichmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Glair  Street,  Cleveland. 
OSTEANDER  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
¥.  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

f=END  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  LIST. 


HAND-CnTTKR,    WITH  STKAM   FiXTURKS. 


690 


THE    AMEEIOAJ^    STATIOT^ER 


[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  novelties 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

KNICKERBOCKER   TABLET. 


The  Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Company 
has  just  brought  out  a  new  line  of  drawing  tab- 
lets styled  "  The  Blnickerbocker  "  which  are  put 
in  two  sizes,  4Xx9  inches  and  23^x7  inches.  They 
are  made  of  a  fine  quality  of  drawing  paper  and 
are  suitable  for  professional  or  amateur  artists. 
They  come  in  covers  similar  to  those  of  the 
firm's  perfect  pencil  line,  and  are  copyrighted. 
The  engraving  illustrates  the  copyrighted  de- 
sign. 

♦ 

STAMPING  INK. 


NEW    PATENTS. 


Ordinary  printers'  ink  consists  of  lamp-black 
and  linseed-oil  size  or  varnish,  and  stamping  ink 
is  produced  from  it  by  thinning  it  with  boiled 
linseed  oil.  If  the  stamping  inks  are  not  im- 
pressed into  the  paper  very  strongly,  they  can 
be  removedj  although  sometimes  this  removal  is 
attended  with  considerable  difficulty.  It  is  of 
great  importance  to  use  such  stamping  ink  as 
cannot  be  removed  under  any  circumstances 
from  papers  of  value  —  for  instance,  checks, 
postage  stamps  and  other  documents. 

In  order  to  produce  such  ink  as  cannot  be  erad- 
icated, mix  with  the  ink,  first,  iron-oxide  com- 
binations; second,  oxidulated  iron  combinations; 
third,  metallic  iron  in  the  finest  possible  solution 
or  powder.  The  iron-oxide  salts  form  basic  com- 
binations when  exposed  to  the  air,  and  the 
metallic  as  well  as  the  oxidulated  combinations 
are  oxidized  to  a  still  higher  degree.  A  combina- 
tion takes  place  between  the  materials  and  the 
sizing  and  cellulose  of  the  paper,  which  com- 
binations can  always  be  traced,  even  when 
every  appearance  of  the  black  color  has  been 
removed.  The  chemical  reagent  is  most  simple, 
and  consists  of  sulphide  of  ammonium,  which 
will  immediately  show  any  traces  of  iron,  and 
will  thus  indicate  any  attempts  that  have  been 
made  to  remove  the  ink. 

An  improved  indelible  stamping  ink  consists 
of  linseed-oil  size  or  varnish,  sixteen  parts ;  best 
lamp-black,  six  parts  ;  sesquicbloride  of  iron, 
from  two  to  five  parts. 

To  use  the  ink  for  stamping,  it  is  diluted  by 
adding  about  one-eighth  of  the  bulk  of  the 
ink  of  boiled  linseed-oil  size  or  varnish.  These 
inks  can  only  be  used  with  rubber  stamps,  as 
metal  stamps  would  be  destroyed  and  oxidized. 
In  order  to  avoid  such  destruction  of  metal 
stamps,  dissolve  the  above-named  quantity  of 
sesquicbloride  of  iron  in  absolute  spirits  of  wine, 
and  add  more  than  a  sufficient  quantity  of  iron 
powder  to  reduce  the  chloride,  and  then  mix  the 
rapidly'drying  sesquioxide  of  iron  with  above- 
mentioned  printers'  or  other  ink.  Besides  ses- 
quioxide of  iron,  the  following  can  also  be  used, 
to  wit :  iron  sulphate,  protoxalate  of-iron  oxide. 
From  the  oxidul  salts  the  protochloride  of  iron 
can  be  produced.  The  protosulphide  of  iron  can 
be  produced  by  the  precipitation  of  iron  vitriol 
with  hydrosulphuret  of  ammonia,  and  the  iron 
vitriol  is  produced  perfectly  free  from  water 
in  a  finely  powdered  state ;  or  all  the  above- 
named  salts  can  be  worked  down  by  spirits  of 
wine  and  mixed  with  metallic  iron  powdered  if 
desired. 

This  ink  has  been  patented  and  is  controlled  by 
Constantiu  Schmidt. 


No.  274,891.  Engraving  Machine.— Maximilian  Joseph 

Salm,  Hanau,  Germany,  assignor  of  one-half  to 

Ludwig  Limbert,  same  place. 
No.  274.519.  Production  of  Surfaces  for  Printing,  &c. 

—Joseph  Julius  Sachs,  The  Woodlawns,  Sunbury- 

on-Thames,    County    of    Middlesex,     England. 

Filed  November  17,  1882.  (No  specimens.) 
The  process  of  producing  printing  surfaces, 
by  covering  the  surface  of  the  roller  or  plate 
with  a  resisting  coating,  placing  upon  the  sur- 
face of  this  roller  or  plate  a  pattern  which  is 
caused  to  adhere  to  the  roller  or  plate  by  some 
sticky  material  or  by  its  own  elasticity,  then 
removing  the  resisting  material  through  the  in- 
terstices of  the  pattern,  and  then  forming  a 
printing  surface. 
No.    274,528.    Ellipsograph.  —  Charles   W.    Stickney, 

Washington,  D.  C. 
No.   274,529.  Newspaper  Wrapping  and   Addressing 

Machine.— Hadwen  Swain,  Denver,  Col. 
No.  874,534.  Web-Printing  Machine.— Jules  P.  Vienot, 

New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  R.  Hoe  &  Co.,  same 


"^       fe, -  S?        (3 


place.    Patented  in  England  October  8, 1881,  No. 

4,285. 
No.    274,546.    Clipper  for  Printing  Presses.— Henry 

Ay  res,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
No.    274,549.    Copying    Roller.- Chas.    E.     Baldwin, 

New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Cornelius 

Beard. 

A  copying' roller  consisting  of  an  elastic  and 
absorbent  roller  and  an  inelastic  non-absorbent 
roller,  held  in  position  apart  from  and  parellel 
with  each  other  by  a  suitable  handle. 
No.  274,556.  Method  of  Preparing  Blocks  of  Wood 
for  Engraving. — Wm.  Brah,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

1.  A  method  of  preparing  blocks  of  wood  for 
use  in  wood  engraving,  consisting  of  first  filling 
its  exterior  pores  or  surface  with  a  preparation 
composed  of  white  of  egg,  water,  fiake-white 
and  salicylic  acid.  3.  A  method  of  preparing 
blocks  of  wood  for  use  in  wood  engraving, 
consisting  in  first  filling  its  surface  with  a  com- 
pound of  albumen,  water,  flake-white  and  sali- 
cylic acid,  and  then  covering  the  same  with  a 
moisture-proof  coating  or  varnish.  3.  A  com- 
pound for  treating  the  surface  or  exterior  pores 
of  wood  designed  for  use  in  the  making  of  wood- 
cuts, composed  of  white  of  egg,  water,  flake- 
white  and  salicylic  acid. 

No.  274,558.    Printing  Press.- John    Brooks,    Plain- 
field,  N.  J. 
No.  274,560.    Mechanism  for  Operating  the  Beds  of 


Printing  Presses.- Andrew  Campbell,  Brooklyn 
assignor  to  John  McLoughlin  and  Edmund  Mc- 

Loughlln,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  274,566.    Blackboard   Eraser.- David    L.    Croft, 

Springfield,  Ohio. 
No.  274,605.    Drawing-Table.— Arnold  Hermann,  Ho- 

boken,  N.  J. 
The  combination  of  a  supporting  column,  a 
vertically  adjustable  post,  a  drawing-table  hav- 
ing a  bracket-frame  pivoted  to  the  upper  end  of 
the  post,  and  a  clamping  device  applied  to  the 
bracket-frame  and  actuated  by  a  connecting-rod, 
and  elbow-lever  fulcrumed  near  the  lower  front 
edge  of  the  table,  so  as  to  adjust  the  table  to  any 
desired  inclination. 
No.  274,610.    Case  for  Toilet  Sets.— Joseph  O.  Jas- 

magy,  Brooklyn,  and  Dan  H.  Frost,  New  York, 

N.  Y. 
No.  274,637.    Stamp-Canceling  Device. — Thomas  Mc- 

Cabe,  Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada. 
No.  274,629.    Sketcher's  Easel.— Mary  A.  Merrill,  San 

Francisco,  Cal. 
No.  274,668.    Manufacture  of  Dominos,  Checks,  and 

Similar  Articles. — Charles  C.  Shepherd,  Passaic, 

N.J. 
1.  A  domino  or  check  bavins  a  back  and  a 
surface  of  celluloid  or  other  similar  material  re- 
cessed to  show  the  spots  or  marks  through  the 
surfacing.  3.  A  method  of  making  domino«, 
checks  or  similar  articles,  consisting  in  surfacing 
a  slab  of  dark  material  with  adhesive  layer  of 
opaque  light-colored  celluloid  or  similar  mate- 
rial, and  then  pressing  openings  through  such 
surfacing  by  a  die,  so  as  to  render  the  dark  back 
visible. 
No.  274,672.    Adjustable  Hook.— Frank  D.  Thomason, 

Chicago,  111. 
No.  274,679.    Fountain  Pen.— Henry  A.  Walker,  Ham- 
ilton, Ohio. 

No.  274,681.    Galley  Type-Lock.— Samuel  D.  Webb, 
Washington,  D.  C,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Hector 
McNeill,  same  place. 
No.  274,688.    BUI  File.— Pierson  J.  Wicks,  Saltersville 

N.J. 
No.  274,719.    Book  Adjuster  and  Supporter.— Charles 
F.  Carlock,  New  York,  and  Charles  H.  Davids, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;   said  Davids  assignor  to  said 
Carlock. 
A  book  support  having  a  clamp  composed  of  a 
platform  and  a  spring,  the  latter  having  an  ex- 
tended bearing  surface  upon  the  face  of  the 
platform  passing  around  the  edge  of  and  under 
the  platform,  and  secured  upon  its  under  surface 
at  or  near  its  centre,  whereby  the  clamp  will 
adjust  itself  to  various  angles  and  thicknesses 
without  changing  the  bearing. 
No.  274,728.    Apparatus  for  Casting  Printers'  Rollers. 

Chas.  W.  Crutsinger,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
No.  374,729.    Bill  File.— Marcus  J.  David,  Rochester, 

N.  Y. 
Nor  274,737.    Back  for  Picture  and  other  Frames.— 
Lorenz  A.  Deuther,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of 
one-half  to  Duncan  &  Johnston,  Chicago,  111. 
No.  274,773.    Mirror   and    Picture    Support.— Philip 
Hufeland,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Peter 
Wiederer,  same  place. 
No.  274,774.    Mirror    and   Picture    Support.— Philip 
Hufeland,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Peter 
Wiederer,  same  place. 
No.  274,799.    Puzzle-Card  for  Object  Teaching.— Sey- 
mour Lyman,  White  Plains,  N.  Y. 
A  puzzle  or  object-lesson  card  bearing  upon  it 
a  picture  of  the  object  treated  of  and  a  vertical 
line  of  letters,  each  of  which,  in  part,  forms  a 
horizontal  line  of  words  relating  to  the  object 
and    constituting    an   acrostic,   which   card  is 
severed  horizontally  into  many  separable  parts 
or  divisions. 
No.  374,804.    Automatic  Moistening  Device. — Edmund 

C.  McVoy,  Easton,  Pa. 
No.  274,832.    Paper  File.— James  S.  Shannon,  Hins- 
dale, lU. 


May  17,  1883.J 


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ILLIOMT! 


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MANUFACTUKED  FOK  THE  TRADE  BY  THE 


Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Co. 

117   FULTON   STREET,  NEVV^  YORK. 

m <§-*-§=- ■ 


Print  Paper,  in  10  sizes  and  styles.  Ruled  and  Unruled. 

Neutral  Tint  Paper,  17  sizes  and  styles.  Ruled  and  Unruled. 
Engine-Sized  Laid  Paper,  9  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 

Book  Pads,  bound  on  end  only,  10  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 
Counting-House  Tablets,  6  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 


->§-*-§:- 


Tub-Sized,    L,oft-Dried,    Extra    Fine    Superfine,    Linen    and    Quadrille,    put    up    -with    Blotter 

Attachment,    in    the   elegant   and    convenient 

AMERICAN    BLOTTER   TABLET. 


HEAVY    DISCOUNTS   TO    LARGE    DEALERS. 


r>..^iDiDEiD  :p_^:pee.s  -A_  s:e>eci^^lt^^. 


R.  T.  &  S.  BLOOD,  Jr. 

Formerly  with  THE  AMERICAN  BANK  NOTE  CO. 


CONSECUTIVE    NUMBERING,     -^ ^ 

BLANK    BOOK    PAGING, 
-^ -^  And   PERFORATING. 


3iTo.  S 1    Tolurj.    Street,    2iTe-V7-    "STorns. 
Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 


MANUFACTURERS  OP 


TIN  AMD  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  oi  Duane  St.,  N"ew  York. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRIOHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

FiC7  Ms,  (ilaiime,  CbM,  Tors,  Gk, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,   &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

ITos.  23,  31  a,33.d.  33  I'axas:  Flace,  2:Te-w  IToxlss.. 


^  ANNOUNCEMENT. -^^ 


Owing  to  my  constantly-increasing  business,  as  Manager  of 
The  Cross  Pen  Company,  I  have  this  day  sold  the  stock  of  goods 
formerly  manufactured  by  me,  at  No.  79  Franklin  Street,  Boston, 
together  with  the  goodwill  of  the  business,  to  Messrs.  CHAS.  K. 
WADHAM  &  CO.,  who  will  continue  the  manufacture  of  my  well- 
known  specialties,  at  No  30  Franklin  Street,  and  to  whom  I  would 
cordially  commend  the  trade  to  favor  with  their  patronage. 

FRANK   S.  THAYER. 
Boston,  May  1,  1883. 


Having  purchased  the  above  stock  at  an  advantage,  we  offer 
the  same  to  the  trade  at  a  special  reduction  from  jobbing  rates. 
The  line  consists  of  Blank  Books,  Photograph,  Card  Albums  and 
Fine  Stationery,  that  are  not  to  be  obtained  elsewhere. 

CHARLES  H.  WADHAM  &  CO., 

(Successors  to  THAYER  &  WADHAM,) 

Manufacturers  of  BLANK  BOOKS, 

—  IMPORTBRS  OP  — 

Photograph  Albums,  Jobbers  of  General  Stationers'  Goods, 

30  FRANKLIN   STREET, 
Fine  Printing  in  all  its  branches  BOSTOIsT,  OS^C^^SS. 


092 


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S^^    THi:  BBST  FILING   DEVICBS   BVER   INVBNTBD  !   ^^m^ 


SHANNON 


FILES 


rWITH      T^lSTHD     "WITHOTJT     OO^VCI'E.ESSOI?.  ) 


'  0  •  Q- 


OPEN  AND  EMPTY. 


BINDING  CASES 


FILLED  AND  SHUT. 


.£^imD 


HUNDREDS  OF  THOUSANDS 

WHO    USE    THE 

Shannon  Filing"  Devices 

BKAR    TKSTIMONY     TO    THK     FACT 
THAT    THF.V    ARK 

Hie  kM  kess  of  tlie  % 

in  the  line  of  stationery 

Specialties. 

They  are  in   demand  in 

Every  Quarter  of  the  Globe. 


NOTICE. 

Chicago,  May  ist,  1883. 

The  partnership  heretofore  existing 
between  the  undersigned  under  the 
style  of  Shannon  &  Mead  has  been 
dissolved  by  mutual  consent,  and  they 
have  sold  and  transferred  the  business 
of  said  firm  to 

Clague,  Wegman,  Schucht,  &  Co., 
who  will  continue  the  business,  and  foi' 
whom  we  bespeak  the  patronage  and 
friendly  consideration  of  our  former 
customers. 

J.  S.  SHANNON. 
J.  H.  MEAD. 


FILING  CABINETS, 

Glague,  Wegman,  Schlicht,  &  Go., 


PRINCIPAL    OFFICE  (Successors  to  J.  S.  Shannon  and  Shannon  &  Mead) 

55-69   West   Main   Street,  Sole 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.  Owners  mi  a  Manufacturers. 


BRANCH    OFFICE, 
37    Lakeside    Biiildini^. 
CHICAGO,  ILL 


May  17,  1883.] 


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693 


FAMILY*PULPIT  BIBLES 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE 

NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO. 


724,  726  &  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

WE  invite  the  attention  of  the  Book  Trade  to  the  ONLY  Quarto  Bibles  published,  containing  CON  - 
TRA.STED  EDITIONS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT,  in  which  the  Old  (King  James  Version)  and 
the  Revised  Version  are  placed  in  parallel  columns.    Also, 

MARTIN  LUTHER'S  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLES, 

—  AND  — 

HAYDOCK'S  APPROVED  HOLY  CATHOLIC  BIBLES. 

All  of  the  above  contain  an  Ulustraced  Bible  Dictionary,  Pictorial  History  of  the  Books  of  the  Bible , 
Maps,  niuminated  Plates  and  other  valuable  Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Features. 

We  employ  the  most  skilled  workmen,  use  only  the  best  materials,  and  guarantee  better  grades  of  paper 
and  handsomer  printing  than  can  be  found  in  any  other  Family  Bibles  published  in  America,  while  oiu- 
prices  are  as  low  as  any  other  pubUsher's. 

Having  the  largest  establishment  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles, 
we  can  furnish  them  in  great  variety  of  new  and  attractive  bindings  and  warranted  first-class  in  every 
particular. 

ORDER  ONLY  "THE  NATIONAL  CONTRASTED  EDITION." 

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  BOOKSELLERS  in  the  UNITED  STATES  and  CANADA 


o-===^=sC;.A.TA.r.OGX7E:5     A.ND     TEKVaS     FURNISXXSD      ON     A.PPI<ICA.XION.  s=:=x-«. 


NO  MOKE  DUST  OR  FLIES  IN  YOUE  INK.      NO 

EVAPORATION  OR  THICKENING  CAUSED 

BY  EXPOSURE  TO  THE  AIR. 


T  is  complete,  simple  in  construction,  cannot  get  out  of 
order,  can  be  used  by  any  one  at  first  sight.    Made  in 

plain    or    figured 
Bronze,    Nickel 
Plated,  Gold  Figured 
Nickel,  Single  or  Double 
Founts,  Flint  or  Cut  Glass 
in  upwards  of  forty  differ- 
ent styles.    Price  List  and 
Discounts  sent  to  the  trade 
upon  application  to 


Cut  No.  1  shows  the  Stand  Closed.    The  cover  being  automatically 
adjusted  keeps  the  stand  always  closed  when  ink  is  not  needed. 


J.  A.  GUSS, 

So/e  Agent, 

Wm>jTi<r  Oii-v    "Pq         ^^'^  ^°'  ^  shows  the  Stand  Open       The  fingers  resting  on  the 
Opi  tllg   Vliy  J  x  d. ,  lever  causes  the  cover  to  be  lifted  easily,  ready  to  receive  the  pen. 


U.  S.  A. 


By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  ink,  the  stand 
immediately  closes. 


IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


BIRTHDAY  CARDS, 

s  ever  offered  to  the  Trade  will  be  shown  this  week  by  our  1 
pay  you. 

4  Ho.  290    BROADV^AY,   NEV7  YORK. -^ 


The  finest  line  ever  offered  to  the  Trade  will  be  shown  this  week  by  our  Traveleps  -who  are  on  the  road.       Please  reserve 
your  orders,  it  will  pay  you. 


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Birthday,  Wedding  and  Condolence  Cards,  $10.00  to  $50.00. 

SFEOIlv^EISr    Si^IMIFLES     LOTS.       TI?,JL3DE    SXJPFI-.IEID- 

-►^-^9^  Over  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  Imported),  ff^^ 


*T^e 


'SW  Await  our  Travelers  before  orde  ing  Ohristmas  Oards. 


Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 


D.  V^.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U.  S.  A. 


Cl*4 


THE    AMEEICAlSr    STATICIZER. 


RAPHAEL  TUCK  &  SONS' 

Artistic  CJiristmas « New  Year  Cards 


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TRADE  MARK 


I^/P'B)  M.  Tf^T^! 


THE  iucreased  favor  these  Cards  have  already  met  from  the  Jobbing  Trade  this  year,  assures  us  we  were  not  mistaken  in  pronouncing 
it  early  in  the  season  as  the  most  desirable  and  complete  line  in  the  market.     "We  offer  350  Series,  representing  1,200  Cards,  by 
the  greatest  and  most  popular  Artists  of  the  day,  all  printed  in  the  style  that  has  distinguished  this  line  in  the  past. 

^  rrOATEX^XIES    FOR    1883. 


REAL  WATC0M6E  TERRA  COTTA  FLAQOES. 

A  Series  of  SO  Beaatifol  Fire  Screens 
anil   Sbields. 

The  most  artistic  Room  Ornaments  yet  produced. 


RELIEFS,  ALBERTYPES, 

GEMS  OF  FOREIGN  SCENERY,  &c. 


•seNEW   PUBLICATION,  res- 

GREAT  MINDS  IN  MUSI''.  — A  Series  of  10 
Portraits  and  Biographical  Sketches  of  the 
Greatest  Composers  of  the  World. 


TKKKA-LOITA    fL.A.iiVE. 


y       |^"SEND    FOB    CATALOGUES.       Y 


FOLDING    SCREEN. 


FORBES   COMPANY,  181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston;   22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

— «^i.—  ADDRESS    ALL    CORRESPONDENCE    TO     BOSTON     OFFICE.  i-<^= — 


■P 


Munich,    Germany. 


106  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


OUR     LINE     OF 


CHRISTMAS,  NEW  YEAR  CARDS, 


AND 


SOTJ^^EnSTII^S, 


551 


«»K  Ol  K  OWN  MANUFACTUKE, 


f>M    IHBMmjHdf     ^"^    ^^**^^     KEAOV. 


The  Trade  are  respecirully  invited  to  withhold  placing  their  orders  until  they  have 
examined  our  line,  as  it  is  pronounced  the  strongest  ever  issued. 


CALENDARS  AND   SATIN    DESIGNS 

In   Sheets  for   Manufacturing    Purposes. 


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May  17,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEICAI^    eTATIOEER. 


695 


N.  B. — ^AU  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying,  Sell 

ing,  or  Usirg  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 

infringing  on  our  Patents. 

GEO.  H.  SANBORN  &  SONS, 


No.  51  Beekman  Street, 
NEW  YORK. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE    IMPROVED    SANBORN 


The  cut  is  a  facsimile  of  the  Improved 

SANBORN  GEM. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue  of  our  other 
Cutters  and  Bookbinders',  Printers'  and  Paper- 
Box  Makers'  Machinery. 


PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER. 

Best  Le-ver   Cxxtter  E-ver   AJCa-de. 

POWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and  easy  to  work.  Has 
lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  double, 
for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

STANDARD  MACHINERY  CO,,  Mystic  River,  Conn. 


HARDING  PAPER  CO, 

-J^  M.\NUFACTURERS  OF -€*- 

^=-  First-class  Animal  Sized  and  Loft-Dried  ^^ S 


WHITllf  G  •:•  FAP^m 


-^-     rLA.x  ^A.isri3  PtrrXjEiD. 


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SPECIALTIES :  Ledger  Record  Parchment  and  Cream  Linen  Papers. 


Mills  at  Excello,  Bit  ler  Co.,  Ohio,  and  Frnuhlin,  Warren  Co.,  Ohio. 

coRBESpoNDENCB  Solicited.      P.O.  Address,  FRANKLIN,  Warren  Co.,  Ohio. 


NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES    NUMBERED    OB   PLAIN. 

521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE. 


BRTJITSWICK   LllTElT. 

Cream.     Fine  Laid.     IVIade  from  EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Strictly  No.  1  Linen  Stocl<, 
each  sheet  water-marl<ed.    Put  up  500  Sheets  to  Ream. 

FOR  strength,  color  and  finish,  we  guarantee  it  equal  to  any  paper  in  the  market. 
Great  pains  will  be  taken  to  keep  this  brand  fully  up  to  standard,  and  the  trade  can 
rely  upon  its  being  fully  equal  to  sample  at  all  times.  All  sizes  aud  weights  constantly 
carried  in  stock.  Envelopes  to  match,  put  up  in  handsome  tinted  glazed  boxes,  one- 
quarter  thousand  with  engraved  blue  and  gold  bands,  all  full  government  high  cut. 

POWERS  PAPER  CO.,  35  Lyman  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 


a.  lu.  ST.  JOHN,  1 

Agent.  I 


JOHN   I^ETME,  Jr.. 

No.   110    READE  ST.,   NEW  YORK, 

DEPOT  FOB 

B.  FPtElSrOH:    OOFYirsTGi-    IISIKS, 

Goodall's  Camdeu  Whist  Markers,  Rotary  I>ampers,  &c. 
KNICKERBOCKER    PLAYING    CARDS, 

•  Lithographers'  Machinery,    Round   Hole   Treadle   Perforators,   Ink   Orinding   Mills,   &c. 


WARRAKTED 

Walke'N   I'lexible  Fonntain  Pen.    Pat. 
Dee.  H,  1880,  by  H.  A.  WAI^KC;.      Best  16 

k.irat  diarncud-pointed  gold  pen,  hard  rubber  bolder. 
Absolutely  non-corroaive,  certain  in  flow  and  action. 
Over  5O,UU0  now  in  uae.  Not  one  rejected  or  thrown 
aside.  We  also  make  clieap  fountain  and  dipping  pens 
of  iridium  and  silver,  diamond-pointed,  non-corrosive. 
We  warrant  our  pens  and  will  refund  price  paid  us  for 
any  pen  not  entirely  satisfactory  after  ten  oaya'  trial. 
For  descriptive  price-list  and  terms  to  agents,  address 

THE  WALKE  PEN  M'F'G  CO. 

HAMILTON.  OHIO. 


C  H  I  <^    *   ' 

I  LWAUKEZEI 

AND 

ST.  PAUL  R'Y. 


Are  used  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  an 
advertisement  of  tlie  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE  & 
ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

Its  EIGHT  Trunk  Lines  Traverse  the  best  portions 
of  Northern  Illinois,  WISCONSIN,  MINNESOTA, 
DAKOTA  and  IOWA. 

Located  directly  on  its  lines  are  the  cities  of  CHI- 
CAOO,  MILWAUKEE,  LaCrosse,  Winoka,  ST. 
PAUL,  MINNEAPOLIS,  Madison,  Prairie  du  Chien-, 
Mason  City,  Sio;x  City,  Yank.to.v,  Albert  Lea, 
ABERDEEN,  DUBUQUE,  ROCK  ISLAND,  CEDAR 
RAPIDS,  and  COUNCIL  BLUFFS,  as  weU  as  innu- 
merable other  principal  business  centres  and  favor- 
ite resorts  ;  and  passengers  going  West,  North,  South 
or  East  are  able  to  use  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE 
&  ST.  PAUL  R.4.ILWAY  to  the  best  advantage. 

Ticket  offices  everywhere  are  supplied  with  Maps 
and  Time  Tables  which  detail  the  merits  of  the  line, 
and  agents  stand  ready  to  furnish  information,  and 
sell  tickets  at  cheapest  rates  over  the  CHICAGO, 
MILWAUKEE  &  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

A.  V.  H.  CARPENTER,  General  Pass,  and 

Ticket  Agt. 
GEO.  H.  HEAFFORD,  Ass't  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 
S.  S.  MERRILL,  General  Manager 
J.  T.  CLARK,  General  Superintendent 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEBT  DESCBIPTIOJr. 

Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

291  Bain  St.,  Cor.  Worthlngton. 

Spriaa.g£.eld.,  ■   .   Svlass. 

Oldest  Hubber  Stamp  Manufy  In 

New  England  &  Largest  iathe  XJ.  S. 


69G 


THE    AMERIOAJ^    STATIOJI^ER 


%xn&z  (§ossxp. 

All  new  goods  and  designs  ■which  are 
not,  strictly  speaMng,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

Kierski  &  Co.,  stationers.  El  Pasco,  Tex.,  have 
sold  out. 

Augustine  Young,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Lewis- 
ton,  Me.,  is  insolvent. 

A.  H.  Fonda,  stationer.  Independence,  la.,  has 
sold  out  to  Moses  Jesmer. 

Fred.  Perry,  printer,  Toronto,  Ont.,  has  been 
burned  out.    Fully  insured. 

Henry  Nauert,  printer,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  has 
sold  out  to  Norman  E.  Mack. 

Carrie  Rosenstein,  fancy  goods  dealer.  Pater- 
son,  N.  J.,  is  offering  to  compromise. 

Walter  A.  Hunt,  paper-box  manufacturer, 
Weymouth,  Mass.,  is  advertising  to  close  out. 

Albred  &  Beers,  printers,  Montgomery,  Ala., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  WilUam  E.  Albred 
continues. 

James  McCauIey,  importer  of  books  and  sta- 
tionery, Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  been  sold  out  by 
the  sheriff. 

M.  V.  Ingram,  publisher  of  the  Democrat, 
Clarksville,  Tenn.,  has  sold  out  to  Hall  &  De 
Grafenreid. 

M.  E.  Thornton,  publisher  of  the  Post-Appeal, 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  has  made  an  application  to  have  a 
receiver  appointed. 

Hurst  &  Co.,  publishers,  New  York  city,  have 
advertised  the  dissolution  of  the  firm,  under  date 
of  January  10,  1883. 

Rose  &  Stokes,  dealers  in  picture  frames, 
Meriden,  Conn.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
M.  D.  Rose  continues. 

Thayer  &  Holland,  printers  and  stationers, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
H.  J.  Thayer  continues. 

Beckwith  &  Woy,  publishers  of  the  Press, 
Longmont,  Col.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Beckwith  &  Flory  succeed. 

Hart  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  stationers,  To- 
ronto, Ont.,  have  admitted  A.  K.  Roy  to  part- 
nership under  the  same  style. 

Philip  Hauck  &  Brother,  paper-box  manufac- 
turers, Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.   Philip  Hauck  continues. 

Calkins,  Barton  &  Calkins,  publishers,  Downie- 
ville,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership,  H.  M. 
Calkins  retiring.     Calkins  &  Barton  continue. 

The  second  number  of  Mastery  is  out.  This 
seems  to  be  a  taking  little  magazine  for  the 
young  folks.  It  amuses  yet  conveys  informa- 
tion and  suggestions  of  a  useful  character. 

Mason  &  Erb,  booksellers  and  stationers,  Dal- 
las, Tex.,  have  dissolved  partnership,  J.  E. 
Mason  withdrawing.  Paul  F.  Erb  &  Co.  suc- 
ceed. Mr.  Erb  will  settle  the  accounts  of  the 
late  firm.  Mr.  Mason  continues  his  business  at 
Galveston. 

L.  Russell,  9  Spruce  street,  has  started  the  pub- 
lication of  the  "  Clara  Belle  Library."  The  first 
number  of  the  series,  "Clara  Belle's  Giddy 
Girls,"  is  just  ready.  It  has  a  number  of  hits  at 
the  girls  of  the  period.  The  character  of  these 
may  be  inferred  from  the  titles  of  the  articles, 
viz..  "The  Duidine,"  "Fooling,  but  Rarely 
Fooled,"  "  The  Professional  Beauty,"  &c. 


The  suggestions  for  the  co  operative  indexing 
of  current  periodicals,  submitted  by  Mr.  Poole 
and  Mr.  Fletcher,  and  also  by  Mr.  Stetson,  in 
the  January  number  of  the  Library  Journal, 
have  met  with  such  prompt  action  on  the  part 
of  interested  librarians  that  Mr.  Stetson's 
monthly  plan  has  already  gone  into  operation, 
and  in  such  a  manner  as  to  prepare  the  way  for 
Mr.  Poole's  annual  and  quinquennial  continua- 
tions. It  may  be  safely  announced  that  both 
plans  will  be  thoroughly  tested.  A  modification 
has  been  made  in  Mr.  Stetson's  plan  for  the 
monthly  indexing.  Instead  of  using  the  hecto- 
graph, it  has  been  decided  that  during  1883,  as 
an  experiment,  the  references  shall  be  printed 
in  the  Library  Journal.  The  first  installment, 
covering  the  months  of  January,  February  and 
March,  and  for  six  American  monthlies,  April 
as  well,  appears  in  the  April  number.  The  Li- 
brary Journal  has  also  introduced  another  fea- 
ture calculated  to  meet  a  want  as  much  felt  be- 
yond the  limited  circle  of  librarians  as  is  the 
want  of  the  index.  This  is  its  new  department 
of  "  Literature  for  the  Young,"  edited  by  Miss 
C.  M.  Hewins,  Librarian  of  the  Hartford  Li- 
brary Association,  who,  among  librarians,  and 
surely  in  her  own  community,  is  enjoying  the 
reputation  as  one  of  the  most  enthusiastic  and 
competent  workers  in  this  special  field.  In  this 
department  books  suitable  for  the  young  will  be 
reported  (on  the  plan  of  the  "  Library  Purchase 
List"),  with  critical  citations  of  authorities; 
notes  and  suggestions  from  various  sources  on 
reading  and  the  best  use  of  books  will  also  be 
included. 

Charles  Cohen,  Philadelphia,  reports  trade 
good  for  the  season  of  the  year.  Mr.  Cohen's 
representatives  in  Europe  have  been  sending  out 
very  attractive  assortments  of  photograph  al- 
bums, leather  toilet  cases,  Vienna  cut-glass  ink- 
stands, repousse  brass  ware,  papier-mache  work 
in  floral  and  Japanese  designs,  porcelain  card  re- 
ceivers and  a  host  of  other  goods  in  the  line  of 
fancy  articles  suitable  for  the  autumn  and  holi- 
day trade.  The  display  is  made  in  the  show 
rooms  and  Mr.  Cohen  asks  the  trade  to  visit  the 
establishment  with  a  view  to  inspect  and  to  the 
placing  of  import  orders. 

The  Powers  Paper  Company,  Springfield, 
Mass.,  and  62  and  64  Duane  street.  New  York, 
has  one  of  the  finest  hnes  of  Christmas  cards, 
both  in  artistic  design  and  style,  yet  shown  in 
the  market,  comprising  some  500  designs,  plain 
and  fringed  with  a  new  pattern.  Buyers  wiU 
do  well  to  inspect  this  line  before  placing  orders, 
as  for  elegance  coupled  with  low  prices  it  is 
thought  to  be  unsurpassed.  A  novelty  in  glove 
envelopes  has  just  appeared  and  is  selling  large- 
ly.    It  is  made  only  by  this  company. 

O.  O.  Pettit  and  W.  Barg.  Casey  have  formed 
a  copartnership  under  the  style  of  the  Mount 
Vernon  Book  and  News  Company,  at  Mount 
Vernon,  111.  They  have  just  started  in  business 
as  stationers  and  general  newsdealers,  and  are 
the  first  to  engage  in  it  exclusively  at  that 
point.    They  propose  to  represent  the  trade. 

Attention  is  called  to  an  advertisement  of  A.  J. 
Holman  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  that  appears  in 
another  place.  Dealers  who  are  called  upon  for 
special  albums  for  college  or  other  classes 
will  do  well  to  correspond  with  Holman  &  Co. 

Mallett,  Annable  &  Co.,  stationers,  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  are  offering  fifteen  cents  on  the 
dollar. 

F.  Friedman,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Lewiston, 
Me.,  is  advertising  to  close  out. 

S.  M.  Thompson,  publisher  of  the  Eagle,  Ox- 
ford, Miss.,  is  dead. 


C.  R.  GLlsou,  printer,  Haverhill,  N.  H.,  has 
sold  out. 

H.  H.  House,  of  House  &  Hooper,  paper 
hanger,  Bath,  Me.,  is  dead. 

W.  R.  Reid,  picture  dealer,  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
has  made  an  assignment. 

Jos.  W.  Bradley,  of  Bradley  &  Co.,  publish- 
ers, Philadelphia,  Pa.,  is  dead. 

J.  W.  Hallock,  publisher  of  the  Sentinel, 
Sparta,,  Mich. ,  has  sold  out  to  R.  A.  Maynard. 

Mrs.  Charles  P.  Wilkins,  bookseller  and  sta- 
tioner, Geneva,  N.  Y.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Mrs.  S.  D.  Thompson,  fancy  goods  dealer, 
Pittsfield,  Me.,  has  sold  out  to  Miss  Martha 
Brackett. 

The  Artistic  Fancy  Box  Company  has  this 
week  added  several  new  designs  to  its  line  of 
papeteries. 

The  Mount  Vernon  Manufacturing  Company, 
manufacturers  of  shawl  straps,  New  York  city, 
has  dissolved  partnership  and  a  new  firm  has 
been  formed  under  the  same  style. 

J.  E.  Linde  is  working  hard  getting  matters 
in  order  in  those  portions  of  the  building  which 
he  has  recently  secured.  Among  the  improve- 
ments is  an  elevator. 

G.  W.  Leman  &  Brother  have  just  brought 
out  a  new  design  of  pencil.  It  has  a  magic 
movement,  and  is  in  the  form  of  a  screw.  It 
can  be  used  either  as  a  bar  or  charm  for  a  watch 
chain  or  as  a  pocket  lead  pencil.  It  comes  in 
gold  and  nickel. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  D.  T.  Stamford, 
New  Brunswick,  N.  J. ;  Mr.  Hornthall,  of  Hom- 
thall  &  Brother,  Plymouth,  N.  C. ;  Mr.  Thorp, 
of  Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser,  Boston;  H.  V. 
Leavitt,  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  S.  A.  Brown,  Ellen- 
viUe,  N.  Y. 

William  I.  Martin,  of  Samuel  Raynor  &  Co., 
and  his  daughter,  with  O.  H.  Greenleaf,  presi- 
dent of  the  Holyoke  Paper  Company,  and 
daughter,  will  sail,  per  steamship  Baltic,  on 
Saturday  for  Europe.  They  intend  to  remain 
away  four  months,  and  have  the  following  pro- 
gramme of  travel  laid  out  :  They  will  land  at 
Liverpool,  and  will  thence  visit  in  succession 
London,  Paris,  Rome,  Vienna,  Geneva,  Cologne, 
Amst«rdam,  Paris,  London,  Scotland  and  Ire- 
land. 

John  B.  Davids'  new  indelible  ink  is  meeting 
with  a  good  demand  from  the  trade.  It  has 
only  been  offered  since  May  1,  and  he  has  al- 
ready sold  forty  gross  of  bottles  and  has  orders 
for  another  forty-five  gross.  He  has  also  brought 
out  a  nice  line  of  stamping  inks  in  six  different 
colors— black,  blue,  crimson,  violet,  green  and 
red.  They  are  listed  very  low  and  put  up  in 
one-ounce  round-shouldered  square  bottles,  and 
also  in  one-quarter  ounce  bottles,  for  retail  pur- 
poses. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  this  week  intro- 
duced a  series  of  "Dude"  cards  in  six  designs, 
each  of  which  represents  a  fop  in  one  of  the 
attitudes  peculiar  to  this  particular  freak  of  the 
human  family  This  firm  has  added  several 
new  designs  of  fans  to  its  already  large  line, 
and  it  reports  trade  in  these  goods  as  being  ex- 
cellent. Owing  to  the  large  demand  for  its  em- 
bossed goods,  this  house  had  to  increase  its 
facilities  by  the  addition  of  a  new  and  improved 
embossing  machine,  by  means  of  which  it  hopes 
to  to  be  able  to  fill  its  orders  promptly.  The 
firm  is  now  offering  special  inducements  on  the 
sale  of  certain  numbers  of  its  stock  which  it  is 
clearing  out,  so  as  to  make  room  for  new  goods. 


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697 


A  circular  containing  a  list  of  these  numbers 
will  be  forwarded  to  the  trade  on  application. 

J.  L.  Hissong,  printer,  Howard  City,  Mich., 
has  sold  out  to  J.  W.  Hallock. 

Henry  Clay  Green,  stationer,  Hoopeston, 
111.,  has  sold  out  to  I.  S.  Moses. 

D..  McNeill,  publisher  of  the  Counsellor,  Te- 
hama, Cal.,  has  been  burned  out. 

M.  R.  Beard,  stationer,  Sacramento,  Cal.,  has 
admitted  J.  C.  Kelly  to  partnership. 

Mrs.  M.  P.  Silsbie,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Peabody,  Kan.,  has  sold  out  to  B.  A.  Disney. 

Ellis  &  McQuade,  publishers  of  the  Sentinel, 
Lodi,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  W.  R. 
Ellis  continues. 

Attention  is  invited  to  the  advertisement  of 
"  R.,"  who  is  seeking  a  situation.  The  adver- 
tiser's attainments  are  well  spoken  of. 

The  J.  G.  Shaw  Blank-Book  Company,  New 
York,  having  secured  the  whole  building,  83  and 
85  Duane  street,  has  removed  its  ofSces  and 
salesroom  to  the  first  floor. 

Alvin  Record's  new  pulp  mill,  at  Livermore 
Falls,  Me^,  was  partially  destroyed  by  fire  on 
May  10.  The  machinery  was  saved,  but  is  in  a 
damaged  condition.  Other  mills  were  saved  by 
hard  labor. 

George  B.  Hurd,  79  Beekman  street,  New 
York,  have  just  brought  out  two  beautiful  shades 
of  yellow,  termed  "  Golden  Rod  "  and  "  Oriole," 
in  superfine  and  extra  superfine  qualities  of 
writing  paper,  of  which  they  will  furnish 
samples  on  application. 

The  Christian  Observer,  Louisville,  Ky.,  an- 
ticipates its  arrival  at  the  age  of  threescore 
years  and  ten,  by  reproducing  in  miniature  the 
first  page  of  its  first  issue,  dated  September  4, 
1813.  This  journal  has,  therefore,  had  a  long 
career  of  useful  service,  and  may  be  congratu- 
lated that  it  has  lived  so  well. 

The  National  Publishing  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, has  issued  its  spring  catalogue  of  family 
bibles  and  standard  books.  Every  dealer  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada  should  have  one.  It 
is  handsomely  illustrated  with  engravings  of  the 
bindings,  which  are  invaluable  to  the  dealer  in 
making  up  orders  understandingly. 

Fire  broke  out  at  two  o'clock  on  Saturday 
morning  last  on  the  third  floor  of  the  four-story 
brick  building,  No.  23  Union  square,  occupied  by 
the  Manhattan  Steam  Printing  Company.  The 
stock  and  machinery  in  the  printing  ofiice  were 
damaged  $4,000.  "Water  damaged  the  property 
of  A.  L.  Bogart,  an  electrician,  on  the    second 


floor,  to  the  amount  of  $1,000,  and  the  building 
was  injured  to  an  equal  amount. 

E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.  show  this  week 
pictures  of  the  last  scene  in  the  second  act  of 
the  "  Russian  Honeymoon,"  now  being  played 
at  the  Madison  Square  Theatre.  They  are  ex- 
cellently finished  and  come  in  panels  and  cabi- 
nets.    Palk  is  the  photographer. 


A  YOUNG  MAN,  WELL  EDUCATED,  SPEAKING 
and  writing  French  perfectly,  wishes  engage- 
ment as  Correspondent,  &c. ;  willing  to  begin  at  a 
small  salary.    Address  R.,  office  American  Stationer. 


HOELP  WANTED-A  GOOD  CHANCE  FOR  AN 
Advertising  Canvasser,  familiar  with  the 
stationery  trade,  on  a  two  months'  job,  for  an 
established  institution.  Address  A.  G.,  P.  O.  Box 
643,  New  York. 

A  RARE  OPPORTUNITY. 


FOR  S\.LE— One  of  the  best  Book,  Ftationery  atd 
Wall  Paper  establishments,  in  one  of  the  most  enter- 
prising and  flouri-ihing  cities  in  the  State  of  Ohio. 
The  most  satisfactory  reasons  given  for  selling.  The 
only  establishment  of  the  kind  in  a  place  of  12,000 
inhabitants,  making  this,  indeed,  a  rare  chance  for 
one  understanding  the  business.  Address  BOOK- 
SELLER, office  American  Stationer. 


GARTER 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

51    «§ i»  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  CO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS.       ®- 


e:.  g.  locke:  a.  go., 

27  SOUTH  SIXTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 

Hiazeil  id  Fancy  Pagers,  Paper  Laces,  Cards  and  Gardtiearis 

CHROMO    ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 

Copi  Presses. 

Self-Adjusting.     Parts    Interchangeable. 

Gold  Medal  Awarded  at  the  International 
Cotton  Exposition  of  1881. 

■WILLCOX  &  THOMPSON, 

Brooklyn  Needle  Works  and  Fulton  Foundry 
Nos.  21  to  27  Furman  Street, 


w 4   The  lower  plate  Is  drawn  up  against 

the  stationary  upper  plate. 


BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 


J.  G-.  IiTTVaA.N  <5c   CO., 

30,  32  &  34  SOUTH  SIXTH  ST.,  and  600  &  602  JATNE  ST., 

Zarge  Stock  and  Great  Variety.  I»H:iIjA.I>EIjI*mA,  I»a. 


— ^ 


— •-  SUPERIOR  TO   ALL   OTHERS.  -*— 


Send,    for   Samples   and.    Prices. 


GEO.  F.  KING  &  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    Manufacturers 

STATIONERS  and  FAFEB  DEALERS, 
29   Hawley   Street,    BOSTON,  MASS. 


AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 


-Manufacturers  of- 


591  Broadivay,  New  fork. 

Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames, 
Albums,  Graphoscopes,  Photographs, 


Photographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Stereoscopes  and  Views, 

([^(Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic — Celeltjrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c 


&  CO-, 

Opposite  Metropolitan  Hotel. 

Fine  Leather  and  Flush  Q-oods, 
Indotint  Engravings. 

&c. 


698 


THE    AMERICAIS    STATIONEE. 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  ander  tbls  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  SIO  per  annnm  for  each  card. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BURCKHAET  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamlshers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters.  Chicago,  ni. 


Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 

4.BBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

JA.NENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers. 

1125  Chestnut  st.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  295 
Broadway,  N.Y.,  &  156&  158  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LTTHOGRAPHTC  MFG.  CO., 

131  Devonshire  St..  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  st..  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms.  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Mmor st.,Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  DaUy  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  ia3  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  lU. 


HICKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


MrADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO..  Ruing  and  Paging 
Machinery,  Ac,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  Wilham  st.,  N.  Y 


QANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  st.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  st.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  st.,  N.  Y. 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Aim  st.,  N.  Y. 
Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLLINS,  A.  M..  SON,  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKE,  PHILIP, 


155  William  st.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  22d  gt.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    CarpentersrUle,  HI. 


SHRIVER,  T.,  &  CO., 


East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C,  &  CO., 


Olnciiuiati,  O. 


Copying  Books. 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F..                Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Engravers. 

WILTSHIRE,  HARRY,                 T8  Nassau  st. 

N.  Y. 

Eyelet  Machines. 

LIPMAN,  HYMEN  L..                51  South  4th  st.. 

Phila 

Envelope  Manufacturers. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  st. 

,  N.Y. 

HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A.. 


77  John  St..  N.  Y. 


THE   LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester.  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 


U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  st.,  Chicago,  lU. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 
ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 

Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL. 


16  Howard  st,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  Dl..  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12, 18  and  30  in.  diam. 

NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  FrankKn  Globes, 
5, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 


Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.  Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Gum  Labels  and  Seals. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St.. 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles, 
cox  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  &c. 

GAYNOR  &  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  BeU  Letter 
Boxes,  BeU  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 


Letter,  Cabinet  and  Library  Files. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.  Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


liLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  JR  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St..  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 


SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 


Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 
G.  J.  MOFFAT.      179  St.  John  St..  New  Haven.  Conn. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 
BECK.  CHARLES, 609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila..  Pa. 


HOWARD  mON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,   White   and   Colored 
Tissue  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cuttmg  and  Eyelettinsf. 


KISSAM.  B.  A., 


32  Beekman  St..  N.  Y . 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN.  LA5IBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane.  N.  Y . 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND,  H.  C  .  &  Co  ,  Mfrs.  of  all  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  st ,  Boston 

Sealing  Wax  Manufacturers. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  si., 
Boston:  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  6.30  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago:  143  Walnut 
St..  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 

School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK,  C.  W..  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  a7  Franklin  St..  Boston,  Jlass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,   Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES. 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper  Manufacturers. 


ROGERS,  L.  H., 


75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  6rnaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER,]«,^Lj™|-te'hfc^;_y,^, 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING   COBIPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates 
Dominoes,  Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y'. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  st.,  N.  Y. 

J.  F.  MTJRCH,  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING,  GEO.  F.,  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 

PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila. 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 

HAKF.,  PH 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y. ;  630  Chestnut  st., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearbomst.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 


Toys  and  Games. 


LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 


PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

WEIDMANN.  A...  <n«  RmartwAv    V.  V. 


Fire!     Fire  I     Fire  i  i  i 

For  Insurance  rates  address 

iNDEBSON  &  STANTON, 

ISa  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 


May  17,  1883.1 


THE    AMERICA:^    STATIOI^ER 


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DOLLS,   IN    A   BUSINESS   POINT   OF 
VIEW. 


r 


About  Christmas  times  the  value  of  a  single 

eek's  importation  of  dolls  into  the  port  of  New 

York  alone,  is  sometimes  as  high   as  $600,000. 

The  cost  of  some  of  these  playthings  not  un- 
Jrequently  runs  up  to  the  hundreds  of  dollars. 

How  the  items  are  made  may  be  guessed  when 
it  is  known  that  a  ready  made  doll's  costume  of 
ordinary  elegance  is  worth  |50,  apd  such 
costumes  are  made  for  spring,  summer,  winter 
and  autumn,  as  a  doll  could  not  reasonably  be 
expected  to  wear  the  samejclothes  the  year 
round.  The  banner  doll  in  one  shop  is  valued 
at  $95.  Her  dress  and  jewels  are  very  rich 
and  elaborate.      An  economical  one    in   white 

latin,   with  a   white  satin  cap    trimmed   with 

wan's  down,  poke  bonnet  ditto,  silk  stockings 
and  kid  slippers,  will  cost  $50.  An  sestbetic  doll 
in  old-gold  plaid  plush  sacque,  with  a  blue  satin 
dress  and  red  satin  bonnet  with  ostrich  tips, 
a  mere  matter  of  $45. 

But  these  dolls  do  not  go  out  alone,  they  re- 
quire "  bag  and  baggage,"  elegant  trousseau 
boxes  of  toilet  articles,  trunks,  bandboxes,  &c. 
A  tolerable  wardrobe  includes  two  extra 
dresses;  one  of  fancy  satin,  the  other  of  white 
satin;  a  full  line  of  underwear;  lace  caps,  fash- 
ionable hats,  necklaces,  ear-rings,  brooches  and 
a  basket  of  flowers.  Some  wardrobes  are  ar- 
ranged in  handsome  boxes  ;  others  in  trunks, 
ready  for  starting.  A  fair  wardrobe  costs  $12; 
some  are  $9,  while  a  limited  wardrobe  for  a 
very  young  doll  is  only  ninety-eight  cents. 

A  miniature  bedstead  with  a  brocade  velvet 
spread  and  cardinal  satin  cushion  costs  $9. 
More  luxurious  couches  for  dolls  cost  $15.  Cun- 
ning rustic  chairs  are  $3  and  $4.  Bronze  high 
chairs,  secured  in  a  manner  to  prevent  very  ac- 
tive dolls  from  jumping  or  falling  out  of  them, 
are  $8  and  $10  apiece.  Lace-curtained  cradles 
for  dolls,  which  have  not  yet  been  weaned,  may 
be  had  for  $9. 

WANTED. 


Two  experienced  Salesmen,  fully  acquainted  with 
the  Qeneral  Stationery  and  PrintioK  business,  whole- 
sale and  retail ;  one  for  the  store  and  one  for  the 
road ;  best  of  references  required.  Address  CLARKE 
&  COURTS,  Stationers  and  Printers,  Galvestont 
Texas. 

FOR   SALE^ 

A  Wholesale  ad  Retail  Book,  Stationery  and  Wall 
Paper  business,  doing  a  profitable  trade  in  a  western 
city  of  thirty  thousand  inhabitants.  (30,000).  Capital 
required  about  |1.5,000.  Address  I,  care  of  American 
Stationer. 


FOR  SALE. 

A  Stationery  and  Wall  Paper  busine  s,  paying  well, 
new  st  ck,  good  location  ;  a  fine  opening  f  r  one  wi  h 
capi  al,  ab  ut  $5000  ;  reason-  for  selling,  other  bu8i_ 
ness  deaaands  all  attention.  Address  FOWLER  & 
HUBBARD,  133  Kansas  avenue,  TopeVa,  Kansas. 


MUSTANG  MAIL£R 


MACSTNE,  $10;  GAZLJET8,  GO  cts,  each, 

SOLD  BY  ALL  TYPE  FOUNDERS  AND  BY  THE 

ST,  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDRY, 

Sole  Mnnufacturers. 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

SHAPE    NOVELTIES, 

REWARD,  BIRTHDAY,  and  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Orders  of  Dance,  IVIenus, 
Tassels,  Marriage  Certificates,  Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Advertis- 
ing Fans,  Plaques,  Crayons,  Calenders,  &c.,  &c. 


CHICAGO:   156  &  158  MONROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 

HIGHLY    FINISHED 


a  STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

\  Manofactorj^and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Bnttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia, 

OUR   liEADIHG   STYtES: 

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tor  and  a  representative  of  the  interests  of  every  one 
connected  with  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  country,  in  all  cases 
^ving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
.V  review  of  foreign  markets  and  accounts  of  move- 
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and  complete  exponent  of  the  trade. 
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made  to  all  inquiries  addressed  to  us  on  any  subjects 
of  interest  to  the  trade. 

Communications  on  all  trade  matters  are  earnestly 
solicited.    Address 

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American  Stationer  Association, 

74  DuANE  Street,  New  York. 

BRANCH  OFFICES. 

Western  Office :  P.  G.  Monroe,  General  Manager, 
8  Lakeside  Buildino,  Chicago,  III. 

Eastern  Office  ;  E.  P.  Harris,  General  Manager, 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia  Office :  J.  Viknnot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Sonthern  Office :  F.  Q.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, corner  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts..  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside f  u,S.  ^^''''^  ^"^^^S- 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo Vigo,  Spain. 

G.  Galvagno Turin,  Italy. 

8.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa,  Italy. 

T  TT  j»  Ti„„„„  i  Amsterdam,  Holland,  and 

J.  H.  de  Bussy -j     ^j^g  p^jgjj  -j^^^  indies. 

,_!,_  TT „„  i  Melbourne,    Sydney,    and 

John  Hogan -j     Adelaide.  Australia. 

R.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  G.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent,  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Camilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana,  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

Josfi  A.  Barroe Barranquilta,,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Edward  Grauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hljos Curajoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Llssa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  CaatUla Tampico,  Mexico. 

Q.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  G.  Thrum |  ^aSd^"'    ^°**'^'=^     ^^ 

John  G.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Halght Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes ]  ^t^'^ST.""'*''  ^"^""^ 

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Information  obtained  from  its  columns,  by  advertise- 
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respondents of  the  source]of  their  information. 


Our  export  lists  continue  to  be  very  well 
sustained.  The  stationery  and  paper  trades 
must  keep  in  mind  the  foreign  demand  and 
exert  themselves  to  encourage  it.  It  is 
probably  seen  by  this  time  that  it  would 
have  been  well  to  have  been  more  active  in 
this  direction  long  ago. 


When  May  opened  it  seemed  as  if  we 
were  about  to  jump  into  summer,  but  of 
late  April  seems  to  have  been  lingering  with 
her  sister  month,  and  the  consequence  has 
been  that  seed  time  is  backward  and  trade 
waits  upon  a  deferred  demand.  Our  re- 
ports still  note  the  safe  and  conservative 
character  of  business,  a  disposition  which, 
we  think,  time  will  justify. 


Recurring  to  the  check  protector  stamp 
case,  of  which  we  have  had  considerable  to 
say  of  late,  we  feel  assured  that  the  demand 
which  has  been  made  for  royalty  is  not 
justified  by  the  righteousness  of  the  claim. 
We  have  no  doubt  that  the  issues  as  to  the 
novelty  of  th6  invention  and  the  right  of 
the  patentee  to  protection  therefor  were 
never  properly  placed  before  the  United 
States  Court,  and  that  no  evidence  was  ad- 
duced to  show  how  weak  and  unjustifiable 
the  patent  is.  We  think,  therefore,  that  any 
one  who  allows  himself  to  be  intimidated  by 
the  demand  for  royalty  and  by  threatened 
legal  proceedings  to  enforce  it  is  a  fool,  and 
one  who  ought  not  to  be  trusted  to  do  busi- 
ness, because  of  want  of  capacity.  But 
it  may  happen  that  the  threat  of  a  suit  will 
be  enforced  against  someone  who  can  ill 
afford  to  incur  the  expense  of  litigation. 
Here  is  where  the  Stationers'  Board  of 
Trade  should  step  in  and  announce  that  it 
is  prepared,  through  its  own  legal  advisers, 
to  oppose  the  claim  for  royalty,  and  to  con- 
test the  validity  of  the  patent  whenever 
suit  shall  be  brought  on  behalf  of  the  pat- 
entee or  of  anyone  claiming  under  him 
against  any  member  of  the  trade. 


Brief  allusion  is  made  elsewhere  to  the 
work  of  a  member  of  a  well-known  station- 
ery house  in  the  collection  of  data,  and  the 
preparation  of  a  history  which  will  proba- 
bly rank  among  the  most  interesting  con- 
tributions to  our  literature.  We  are  led  to 
ask  why,  when  there  are  so  many  who  are 
identified  in  a  business  way  with  literature 
and  the  accessories  to  study,  there  should 
be  so  few  persons  in  the  trade  that  are 
known  in  connection  with  literary  effort. 
If  the  growing  men  in  business  would  only 
try  to  distinguish  themselves  for  something 
beyond  the  direct  details  of  their  work,  and 
put  their  thoughts,  when  free  from  business 
cares,  on  something  higher  than  a  "  mash  " 
or  a  game  of  pool,  they  might  amount  to 
something  more  than  they  do.  Why  is  it 
that  at  our  dinners  it  becomes  necessary  to 
import  some  few  people  who  have  made  a 
specialty  of  speech-making,  or  are  other- 
wise publicly  known  to  give  eclat  to  the 
affair?  One  of  the  most  noticeable  features 
of  trade  gatherings  is  the  notable  inability 
of  the  trade  to  speak  for  itself.    Some  of 


this  deficiency  is,  we  are  aware,  due  to 
modesty,  but  should  the  vein  once  be  opened 
up,  we  feel  sure  that  it  would  be  prolific. 
But  we  did  not  start  out  with  the  idea  of  a 
monologue  on  after-dinner  speeches.  We 
only  wanted  to  impress  upon  the  members 
of  the  younger  generation  the  fact,  hap- 
pily illustrated-  in  the  person  of  a  Califor- 
nian  stationer,  that  there  is  something  that 
can  be  done  in  life  outside  of  the  dry  rou- 
tine of  trade  to  reflect  honor  upon  them  and 
to  benefit  their  day  and  generation. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


F.  H.  D.  wants  address  of  Harwood  &  Sons,  bise-ball 
manufacturers. 
Ans. — Natick,  Mass. 

Subscriber  asks  who  makes  or  controls  Olmstead's 
bill-files  ? 

Ans. — Manhattan  Brass  Company,  475  First 
avenue,  New  York. 

W.  J.  C.  D.  wants  the  address  of  manufacturer  or 
dealer  in  imitation  stained-glass  paper. 

^ns.— Made  by  S.  Van  Campen  &  Co.,  324 
Pearl  street,  New  York;  McCaw,  Stephenson  & 
Co.,  Linenhall  Works,  Belfast,  Ireland;  and  also 
sold  by  F.  M.  Johnson  &  Co. ,  Domestic  Build- 
ing, Broadway  and  Fourteenth  street,  New 
York,  and  by  L.  Lum  Smith,  912  Arch  street, 
Philadelphia. 

C.  J.  wants  to  know  who  makes  or  keeps,  in  New 
York  or  Boston,  roll-paper,  super-calendered  and 
writing,  white  and   colored,  ■  suitable  for  small 
web  presses. 
Ans. — The  only  firm  that  we  know  of  likely  to 
keep  such    paper  in  stock  is  the  Albany  Card 
and  Paper  Company,  Albany,  N.  Y.    It  can  be 
supplied  to  order  by  any  of  the  paper  manufac- 
turers making  the  kinds  of  paper  sought. 

C.  &  C.  wants  to  know  who  manufactures  or  sells 
manilla  papers,   such  as  the  railroad  and  tele- 
graph companies  use. 
Ans. — The  Chemical  Paper    Company,  Hol- 
yoke,  has  the  contract  for  furnishing  the  paper 
used  by  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company 
and  Geo.  W.  Millar  &  Co.,  New  York,  are  the 
agents.    To  go  over  the  list  of  manufacturers 
who  can  supply  such  paper  would   take  more 
time  and  space  than  we  can  afford.    You  will 
do  well  to  consult  Lockwood's  Directory  of  the 
Paper  Trade. 

W.  L.  A.   wants  :    1.  Names  of   good  parlies  from 

whom  to  .buy  base-balls  and  bats.    2.  Where  to 

buy  hammocks. 

Ans.—l.  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Brother,  Chicago  ; 

Peck  &  Snyder,  New  York.    2.  R.  Fideau,  43 

Dey  street.  New  York;  Tower  Manufacturing 

Company,  306  Broadway,  New  York. 


OBITUARY. 


Stephen  J.  W.  Tabor. 
Stephen  J.  W.  Tabor,  formerly  fourth  auditor 
of  the  Treasury  Department,  died  at  Indepen- 
dence, la.,  last  Thursday.  Born  at  Corinth, 
Vt.,  August  5,  1815,  he  became  an  orphan  at  the 
age  of  eleven  years.  He  received  an  academic 
education,  and  began  active  life  as  a  school 
teacher,  in  addition  to  which  he  wrote  for  the 
press  and  published  a  work  translated  from  the 
French.  He  was  connected  at  one  time  with  a 
paper  published  in  this  city  called  the  Beacon, 
and  also  with  the  Sun.  In  1837  he  removed  to 
Ashfield,  Mass.,  and  there  studied  medicine.  He 
next  took  charge  of  a  newspaper  in  Northamp- 
ton, and  in  1840  was  graduated  from  the  College 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  in  this  city.  From 
that  time  till  1855  he  practised  as  a  physician, 
and  in  the  latter  year  went  to  Iowa,  and  there 


t 


May  17,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONEE. 


701 


published  a  paper  called  the  Civilian.  He 
served  for  several  years  as  county  judge,  and 
also  as  county  treasurer  and  recorder.  In  1863 
President  Lincoln  appointed  him  fourth  auditor, 
which  position  he  held  until  within  a  few  years. 
He  was  th^  possessor  of  a  fine  library,  and  is 
said  to  have  had  an  unsurpassed  collection  of 
works  on  tobacco,  tea  and  coffee. 


THE    PACIFIC   COAST    HISTORIAN. 


The  Record-Union,  of  Sacramento,  Cal.,  prints 
a  seven-column  sketch  of  the  literary  work  of 
Hubert  Howe  Bancroft,  who  has  undertaken 
the  preparation  of  a  history  of  the  Pacific  States, 
the  first  volume  of  which  has  lately  been  pub- 
lished. This  author  is  a  member  of  the  well- 
known  firm  of  A.  L.  Bancroft  &  Co.,  and  his 
industry  and  research  have  collected  material 
of  the  greatest  value,  both  as  relating  to  our 
own  Pacific  Coast  territory  and  to  Mexico  and 
Central  America.  Mr.  Bancroft's  work,  at  first 
taken  up  with  a  view  to  give  a  complete  history 
of  California,  led  him  by  a  necessary  chain  of 
connection  to  extend  his  investigations  and  en- 
large his  line  of  authorities,  and  the  result  has 
been  that  he  has  secured  the  most  extensive,  as 
it  is  the  most  valuable  library  and  collection  of 
works  bearing  on  the  Spanish  conquest  and  the 
development  of  Western  America  under  white 
domination. 

MORTGAGES,   ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

Mary  Haverty  (R.) S3,358 

McBride  Brothers  (R.) 5,740 

Wm.  H.  Baker.... 525 

MIDDLE  STATES. 

Norman  E.  Mack,  Buffalo,  N.  Y 14,000 

Van  Duzee  &  Co.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y 200 

James  W.    Rowe    (James  W.  Rowe  &  Co!), 
Utlca,  N.  Y.  (Real) 8,200 

EASTERN  STATES. 
Murray  M.  Wing,  Boston,    Mass.    ($700   dis- 
charged    798 

Wm.  S.  and  Wm.  E.  Gray,  Boston,  Mass 25 

Jos.  F.  Travers,  Boston,  Mass.  (B.  S.) 1 

James  D.  P.  Wingate,  Exeter,  N.  H 1,000 

WESTERN  STATES. 

Robt.  E.  A.  Withey,  St.  Paul,  Minn 675 

Pauly  &  Aschenbach,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 1,200 

Sullivan  &  Co.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 1,500 

Otto  Pinhard,  Cleveland,  Ohio 200 

C.  V.  Walls,  Newman,  111 200 

C.  V.  Walls,  Newman,  111.  (Real) 200 

Leon  Summerlln,  Toledo,  111 450 

Frank  H.  Smith,  Indianapolis,  Ind 950 

Leo  Chapman,  Mason  City,  Iowa 3,000 

A.  M.  May  &  Co.,  Waukon,  Iowa 700 

SOUTHERN  STATES. 

Richardson  &  Brown,  Baltimore,  Md.  (B.  S.). . .  785 

Geo.  W.  Monteith,  St.  Louis,  Mo 2,000 

Henry  J.  Lampe,  Kansas  City,  Mo    900 

Ittarliet  l^jeirxjeitr. 

Oppicb  op  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  May  16,  1883.     f 

THE  MONEY  MARKET.— Money  continues 
easy  and  in  good  supply,  but  otherwise  featureless. 
Call  loans  on  stock  collateral  were  3®4  per  cent,  and 
2®3  per  cent,  on  United  States  bonds.  The  stock 
market  continues  dull,  weak  and  featureless,  and 
there  is  an  absence  of  animating  influences.  Govern- 
ment bonds  remain  quiet,  with  slight  fluctuations. 
Railroad  Mortgages  are  firm  and  moderately  active. 
Foreign  exchange  is  In  light  supply,  and  there  has 
been  a  fractional  advance  in   rates,  closing  fuUy 


steady.     Commercial  and  security  bills  are   quite 
scarce. 

THE  PAPER  MARKET.— la  instances  a  slight 
improvement  in  trade  is  reported  ;  but  that  the 
character  of  business  is  unsatisfactory  is  evident 
from  the  complaints  heard  both  from  the  manufac- 
turer and  dealer.  The  spring  season,  now  well  ad- 
vanced, has,  for  the  most  part,  been  disappointing, 
and  business  men  are  looking  forward  to  the  autumn 
with  hopeful  anticipations.  A  great  deal  now  de- 
pends upon  the  result  of  the  present  season's  crops, 
and  there  seems  to  be  a  general  feeling  that  it  would 
not  be  safe  to  enter  upon  new  business  of  any  kind 
until  more  is  known.  As  regards  prices,  the  most 
pronounced  weakness  of  any  grade  of  paper  is 
shown  in  the  low  grades  of  manillas,  rope  manillas 
holding  fairly  firm.  Tissue  manillas  and  straw  wrap- 
pings are  irregular  and  show  little  strength. 

THE  STATIONERY  MARKET— r)miBS  the 
past  week  there  has  been  a  slight  improvement  in 
the  general  condition  of  trade.  The  dull  feeling 
which  pervaded  business  centres  has  brightened  con- 
siderably, and  although  the  volume  of  trade  trans- 
acted does  not  warrant  any  immediate  expectations, 
a  confident  feeling  prevails  that  an  active  movement 
may  spring  up  at  any  moment.  A  great  many  trav- 
elers are  now  on  ihe  road,  and  some  of  them  are 
said  to  be  doing  a  fair  business,  while  others  report 
that  a  conservative  policy  prevails,  and  that,  as 
a  rule,  dealers  are  only  buying  for  immediate 
wants.  This  state  of  affairs  is,  however,  at  pre- 
sent attributed  to  the  fact  that  tha  farmers  are 
still  busy  with  spring  work.  It  seems  to  be  generally 
thought  that,  as  the  season  advances,  an  increased 
demand  will  be  made  on  retailers,  and  that  jobbers 
and  dealers  will  correspondingly  increase  their  or- 
ders. Owing  to  the  healthy  feeling  which  now  pre- 
vails, it  is  believed  that  the  fall  trade  will  be  unusu- 
ally large,  as  stocks  are  quite  low;  but  close  buying 
and  small  margins  may  be  expected.  In  fancy 
goods,  trade  during  the  past  few  days  has  showed 
more  activity  than  it  has  at  any  time  since  the  close 
of  the  holiday  sales.  Dealers  in  domestic  steel  pens 
report  business  fair,  while  those  handling  the  im- 
ported goods  say  that  trade  is  slow.  In  some  lines 
of  fancy  stationery,  trade  is  said  to  be  good.  The 
blank-book  manufacturers  report  orders  increasing, 
while  staples  in  general  are  regarded  as  being  in  fair 
demand. 


VALUE  OF  IMPOETS  OF  PAPER.   BOOKS,  &c., 
AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 
For  THE  Week  Ended  May  11,  1883. 


Albums 

Books . 

Newspapers.. 
Engravings. . , 

Ink 

Lead  Pencils  , 
Slate  Pencils  . 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Other 

Totals  . . . . 


20 


557 


266 

33,675 

33 

1,468 

26 

6,312 

47 

2,604 

23 

4,771 

1 

15 

131 

16,665 

4 

6,598 

4 

249 

873,756 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER   BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM    NEW    YORK   TO   FOREIGN    PORTS, 

For  the  Week  Ended  May  15,  1883. 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases. 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery.. . 
Totals.... 


$31,978 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEVj^  YORK, 

From  May  8  to   May  15,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  1;  to  Liverpool,  40;  to 

London,  2;  to  Glasgow,  1;  to  British  Australasia,^  10; 


to  Cuba,  1;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  2;  to  Danish  West 
Indies,  7;  to  Nova  Scotia,  8;  to  Havre,  1;  to  Vene- 
zuela, 1 ;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  9 ;  to  British 
West  Indies,  7. 

PAPER,  to  Bremen,  4  cs.;  to  Liverpool,  2  cs.,  16 
pkgs. ;  to  London,  33  cs. ;  to  British  West  Indies,  63 
pkgs.;  to  Havre,  19  pkgs.;  to  British  Australasia,  5 
cs. ;  to  Cuba,  60  pkgs.,  2,300  rms. ;  to  Brazil,  200  pkgs. ; 
to  United  States  of  Colombia,  149  pkgs. ;  to  Mexico, 
176  pkgs.,  3c8. ;  to  Danish  West  Indies,  2  pkgs.,  179 
rms.;  to  Copenhagen,  16  pkgs. ;  to  Amsterdam,  1  cs. ; 
to  Antwerp,  1  cs. ;  to  Canada,  2  pkgs. ;  to  Glasgow,  16 
pkgs.,  6  cs. ;  to  Nova  Scotia,  Ics.;  to  Sandwich  Isl- 
ands, 34  pkgs. ;  to  Chili,  18  pkgs  ;  to  Santo  Domingo, 
100  rms.;  to  Venezuela,  20  pkgs.,  500  rms. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Bremen,  2;  to  Liverpool, 
71;  to  London,  40;  to  British  West  Indies,  12;  to 
British  Australasia,  2;  to  Cuba,  12;  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  20;  to  Mexico,  34;  to  Dutch  West  In- 
dies, 3;  to  Danish  West  Indies,  4;  to  Hamburg,  1;  to 
Amsterdam,  2;  to  Newfoundland,  2;  to  Glasgow,  3; 
to  Santo  Domingo,  1 ;  to  Venezuela,  5. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Glasgow,  1 ;  to  British 
West  Indies,  309;  to  British  Australasia,  50;  to  Bra- 
zil, 10;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  74;  to  Dutch 
West  Indies,  25;  to  Danish  West  Indies,  20;  to  New- 
foundland, 3;  to  Liverpool,  5;  to  Havre,  31;  to  Cuba, 
6;  to  Chili,  14;  to  Mexico,  50. 

INK,  packages,  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  5;  to  London, 
894;  to  Cuba,  44;  to  Santo  Domingo,  5;  to  Venezuela, 
23;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  18. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Glasgow,  16;  to  Nova  Scotia,  5; 
to  British  West  Indies,  10;  to  Cuba,  16. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  4 ;  to  London,  1 ;  to 
British  Australasia,  1 ;  to  Mexico,  3. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Bremen, 
31;  to  Cuba,  1;  to  Mexico,  13;  to  Dutch  West  Indies, 
5;  to  Liverpool,  2;  to  Venezuela,  13;  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  8. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  4;  to  Hamburg,  2;  to  Amsterdam,  8;  to 
Glasgow,  4. 

LEAD  PENCILS,  cases,  to  Chili,  4. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Uverpool,  3. 

ENGRAVINGS,  CHROMOS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Liver- 
pool, 1 ;  to  Bremen,  1 ;  to  Cuba,  2. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &c.,  cases,  to 
London,  50;  to  British  West  Indies,  1 ;  to  British  Aus- 
tralasia, 113;  to  Hamburg,  12:  to  Liverpool,  3;  to 
Cuba,  5;  to  Mexico,  6. 

PAPER -BOXES,  cases,  to  Uuited  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 10. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  5. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  3. 

PLAYING  CARDS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  4;  to  Lon- 
don, 1. 

FANS,  cases,  to  Cuba,  4;  to  Mexico,  1. 

'     IMPORTATIONS   OF  PAPER. 

From   May   8     to    May    15,    1883. 

G.  H.  Barbey,  Canada,  Havre,  6  cs. 

H.  N.  Reilly,  by  same,  6  cs. 

Rummel  &  Voigt,  by  same,  1  cs. 

C.  H.  George,  by  same,  3  cs.  hangings. 

C.  H.  George,  Scythia,  Liverpool,  7  cs. 

Herter  Brothers,  by  same,  1  cs. 

R.  F.  Dominio,  Kraljivica,  Bordeaux,  5  cs.  filtering   ■ 

E.  Hermann.  Elbe,  Bremen,  2  cs. 

Kaufmann  &  Strauss,  by  same,  7  cs. 

Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  Donau,  Bremen,  10  cs. 

G.  Meier,  by  same,  1  cs. 

E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co. ,  by  same,  4  cs. 

L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Nederland,  Antwerp,  18  cs. 

Keuffel  &  Esser,  by  same,  7  cs. 

Henry  Griffln  &  Son,  Silesia,  Hamburg,  8  cs. 

Eimer  &  Amend,  by  same,  1  cs. 

Chas.  Beck,  Normandie,  Havre,  6  cs. 

Jerome  &  Co.,  by  same,  6  cs. 

Kiggins  &  Tooker,  by  same,  10  cs. 

W.  A.  Shastey  &  Co.,  by  same,  5  cs. 

Alexander  Roux,  by  same,  8  cs. 

Dinglestedt  &  Co..  by  same,  2  cs. 

Harris,  Hughes  &  Co.,  by  same,  3  cs, 


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THE    AMEEIOAJSf    STATICIZER 


AMERICAN  AND  EUROPEAN  ART 
SCHOOLS. 


In  my  judgment  we  have  arrived  at  that  place 
in  the  development  of  the  means  for  sound  in- 
struction in  this  country  that  provides  a  per- 
fectly adequate  course  of  discipline  for  the  art 
student.  The  academies  of  Europe  are  not  more 
thoroughly  equipped  than  are  some  of  our  own 
institutions.  They  ofiEer  no  facilities  that  may 
not  be  enjoyed  at  home  with  this  exception, 
viz.,  that  of  working  by  the  side  of  clever,  eager, 
earnest  fellow-pupils.  This  exception  may,  in- 
deed, be  said  to  comprise  almost  everything 
that  is  of  value,  as  it  includes  the  traditions  or 
prestige  of  the  ateliers,  which  rests  in  the  pupils. 
The  cursory  visits  of  the  master  or  professor, 
devoting  but  an  hour  or  two  a  week  to  eighty  or 
a  hundred  pupils,  with  a  word  of  condemnation 
or  approval  for  each— hardly  more  than  a  brief 
ejaculation — is,  however,  a  stimulus  that  the 
students  themselves  can  only  rightly  estimate 
the  value  of.  Its  force  rests  in  the  exalted  esti- 
mation in  which  the  maestro  is  held ;  a  word  of 
approval,  which  is  of  rare  occurrence,  having 
for  them  the  character  of  a  flash  from  Olpmpus. 
It  is  the  esprit,  the  atmosphere,  the  enthusiasm, 
that  does  the  business. 

While  we  have  the  institutions,  therefore,  we 
have  not  yet  the  pupils  that  may  form  a  favor- 
able comparison  with  those  we  find  in  the 
crowded  academies  of  Europe.  Time  is  required 
to  supply  this  material  of  the  fibre  and  con- 
sistency we  find  abroad.  Independent  of  the 
merits  of  the  master,  time  is  required  to  form 
the  traditions  that  hold  the  pupil  to  his  tasks, 
that  curb  his  will  with  bit  and  bridle,  and  bend 
him  to  the  fundamental  elements  of  discipline. 
In  Europe,  the  pupils  themselves  govern  the 
ateliers,  and  in  a  democratic  way,  they 
regulate  affairs,  form  the  rules,  and  see  that 
they  are  enforced.  The  tone  and  character  of 
the  work  even  is  often  in  reality  the  influence  of 
a  few  vigorous  leading  pupils  whose  power  is 
recognized  and  felt  to  be  dominant.  They  oc 
cupy,  in  effect  without  commission,  the  place  of 
tutors  in  colleges,  who,  being  nearer  the  pupils 
than  the  professors,  are  better  able  to  un- 
derstand their  need,  and  make  known  to  them 
the  elementary  methods  that  they  themselves 
have  but  recently  learned.  The  master,  having 
long  passed  the  Rubicon,  has  to  retrace  his 
steps  to  reach  his  pupil,  and  is  apt  to 
look  down  upon  him  with  impatience  from 
too  high  a  plane  to  fully  understand  or 
sympathize  with  his  struggles.  Among  the 
pupils,  however,  the  eye  of  the  weaker  one  is 
ever  fastened  on  the  stronger ;  he  sees  the  pro- 
cess laid  bare  in  what  is  going  on  under 
his  observations;  he  "gets  the  hang  of  it" — 
that  is,  of  technique — and  so  he  learns  to 
handle  the  implements  and  manipulate  the 
means  with  some  skill  ;  things  which  the 
master    gives     little     attention    to,     teaching 


rather  how  to  see  the  object  you  are  work- 
ing from  ;  to  imitate  it  simply,  broadly,  char- 
acteristically ;  to  observe  the  planes,  model  the 
forms,  give  the  surfaces  and  substance  truth- 
fully— in  short,  it  is  drawing,  modeling,  sub- 
stance, and  relief  that  concerns  the  master's 
oversight ;  you  ii  ay  flounder  with  the  pallet  as 
you  please  if  you  only  get  at  the  nature  of  these 
qualities.  To  sum  up  these  considerations,  all 
these  means  of  instruction  can  now  be  found  at 
home  ;  and  with  the  exception  of  the  quality  of 
the  pupils  and  the  prestige  of  famous  names, 
there  is  but  little  distinction  between  the  instruc- 
tion that  may  be  had  here  and  that  which  ob- 
tains in  Paris.  It  is  natural  to  exaggerate  the 
importance  of  that  which  is  far  removed  from 
us,  and  which  the  imagination  colors ;  it  is 
human  nature  also  to  depreciate  facts  when 
they  do  not  harmonize  with  current  opinion ; 
yet,  nevertheless,  the  case  is  as  I  have  stated  it. 
The  student  of  art  may  now  get  all  the  element- 
ary discipline  that  is  needful  without  going 
abroad,  and  in  a  far  richer  way  than  Albrecht 
Diirer  did  in  his  native  Nuremberg — which  he 
never  left  until  his  fame  had  preceded  him — or 
than  Velasquez  did,  or  Rembrandt,  or  Franz 
Hals,  who,  by  the  way,  set  up  an  academy  of 
his  own.  In  short,  there  is  "  no  end  "  of  illustri- 
ous names  of  those  who  graduated  from  acade- 
mies no  larger  than  a  windmill,  and  whose 
maestri  were  by  no  means  famous. — John  F. 
Weir,  in  Harper''s  Magazine. 


INDELIBLE  INK. 


ELECTROTYPING   HAND-WRITING. 

Coat  a  smooth  surface  of  glass,  or  metal,  with 
a  smooth,  thin  layer  of  gelatine  and  let  it  dry. 
Then  write  or  draw  upon  it  with  an  ink  contain- 
ing chrome  alum,  expose  it  to  the  sunlight  until 
dry,  and  immerse  the  plate  in  water.  Those 
parts  of  the  surface  which  have  not  been  written 
upon  will  swell  up  and  form  a  relief  plate,  while 
those  parts  which  have  been  written  upon  with 
the  chrome  ink  have  become  insoluble  in  water 
after  exposure  to  light.  The  relief  may  be  trans- 
ferred to  plaster-of-paris,  and  from  this  may  be 
made  a  plate  in  type  metal. 


THE  HANDY  BLOTTER 

Is  the  Most  Simple,  the  Cheapest  and  by  far  the  Most 
Popular  Blotter  In  use.  It  is  an  article  of  quick  sale 
and  large  profit. 


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Braconnet  obtains,  by  the  following  process,  a 
chestnut  brown  solution  which  when  used  on 
fabrics  will,  it  is  asserted,  resist  the  strongest 
chemical  reagents.  Twenty  grammes  good  pot- 
ash are  dissolved  in  boiling  water  and  mixed 
with  ten  grammes  of  leather  residues  and  five 
grammes  flour  of  sulphur;  the  whole  heated  to 
dryness  in  an  iron  pan.  The  heating  is  still  con- 
tinued, energetically  stirring  the  mass  mean- 
while till  it  softens,  care  being  taken  not  to  let  it 
catch  fire.  It  is  then  carefully  dissolved  with 
water,  filtered,  and  kept  in  closed  bottles  for 
use. — Cotton,  Wool  and  Iron. 


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(Soap  in  shape  of  Paper)  in 

boxes  of  25  books  at  40  sheets. 

Very  useful  for  traveling— every 

leaf  substituting  a  piece  of  Soap. 

Prices,   $8.00,    59.00   and   $14.00 

per  100  books. 

The  Ink   Extractor.— $6.C0 

■l<i>  per  100  envelopes.    Discount  to 

v*o    Jobbers.    Agents  wanted. 

MANUEL  KNAUTH,  Sole  Agent, 
5  &  7  So.  William  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 


^;-:~s5When   People  are  Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe  :  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— £jr.  [/.  S.  Minister,  E.  B. 
Washburne, 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed -one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  while  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer's Report  /or  i88r. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  are  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 

'-  ERIE  RAILWAY 


THE  GREAT 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


I 


OF  AMERICA. 


E.  S.  BOWEN, 

General  Supt., 

New  York.       \  \~ 

JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  Vork. 


New  Machine  for  Stitching  Books. 

This  Machine  will  sew  anything  in  the  way  of  Pamphlets  or  Blank  Books  up  to  four  signatures. 
It  makes  a  stitoh  of  any  desired  length,  and,  on  ordinary  work,  as  many  as  ten  thousand  Books  a  day 
are  turned  out  by  one  Machine.  These  Machines  have  proved  a  perfect  success,  and  are  now  used  by 
nearly  every  prominent  Blank  Book  Maker  and  Pamphlet  Binder  in  NeAA^  York. 

lag-  Correspondence  solicited,  when  full  information  will  be  furnished  and  names  of  parties  using 
Machines  given.      Address 

AUGUSTUS    H.  TENNIS, 

26    XJ2Sri03Sr    SQ,TJ^R,E,    ISTE'W    YOPtlC    CITY. 


ft 


May  11-,  1883.]  THE    AMEEIOA!^    STATIOT^ER.  705 

T.  SINCLAIR  &.  SON, 


I 


ESTABLISHED   OVER    FORTY  YEARS, 

LITHOGRAPHERS  AND  PUBLISHERS  OF 

ADVERTISINB  SPECIALTIESlirnirTRADE. 

THE    LARGEST    HOUSE    AND    MOST    EXTENSIVE    LINE    IN    THE    WORLD. 

OUR    LIST    EMBRACES    THE    FOLLOWING: 

FINE  CHROMO  CARDS. 

CHEAP  PICTURE  CARDS, 

FOLDING  CARDS  AND  PROGRAMMES, 
COTTAGE  CHROMOS, 

SERIAL  FOLDING  CARDS, 

ADVERTISING  BLOTTERS, 

PATENT  SELF-SUPPORTING  CARDS, 

PATENT  SHAPE  NOVELTIES,  ETC. 

THE    FOLLOWING    NEW    PATENT    DESIGNS    AND    COPYRIGHTED    NOVELTIES    ARE    NOW    READY: 

THE    OLD    WOMAN    WHO    LIVED    IN    A    SHOE," 

"THE    SCHOOL-BOY'S    SLATE,    WITH    BOUQUET," 

»"THE    BACHELOR'S    NEEDLE-BOOK," 
"THE    DOG    KENNEL    AND    TRESPASSING    CATS," 
"THE    MYSTERIOUS    RABBIT," 

"THE    PATENT    WHISK    BROOM," 
"THE    SOLDIER    BOY'S    HAT," 

"THE    CARD    POCKET    BOOK," 

"THE    SEA    SHELL    FOLDER," 

"THE    FISH    POCKET    BOOK," 

"THE    DRUMMERS'    BAG," 

"THE    BOYS'    COCKADE    HAT." 

HUNDREDS    OF    NEW    DESIGNS    IN    CARDS.       JOBBERS    IN    PRINTERS'    SUPPLIES    SHOULD    SEND    FOR    SAMPLES. 
DEALERS    SHOULD    INSIST    ON    BEING    SHOWN    "SINCLAIR'S"    CARDS    AND    NOVELTIES. 

NEW  YORK  OFFICE  AT  HOME  OFFICE  AND  WORKS i 

57  MAIDEN  LANE.  -    WATSON  &  PARK,      506  &508  NORTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA., 

SPECIAL  AGENTS.  \  -^i  U.  S.  A.  v^ 

GEO.  M.  HAYES,  -  -  GENERAL  MANAGER. 


706 


THE    AMERTOA^^    STATTONEE. 


COLLEGE :  CLASS  ALBUMS. 


^ 


^ 


*H  E  trade  are  invited  to  note  the  fact  that  we  possess  superior 
facilities  for  the  manufacture  of   PHOTOGRAPH   ALBUMS 

3^  to  order  for  Colleges,  Societies,  &c.,  and  are  ready  to 
estimate  upon  such  work  at  all  times.  We  have  had  many  calls 
for  this  class  of  work  during  the  past  twenty  years,  and  have 
made  Albums  for  the  graduating  classes  of  many  prominent 
institutions.  We  make  a  specialty  of  elegant  and  durable  books 
at  underrate  cost. 

A.  J.  HOLMAIT  c&  CO.,  Philadelphia. 


1 


MuciLAce 


»y  mailcFrnm 


MUCILAGE. 


A  MUCILAGE  made  from  pure  gum  arable,  that  will  dry  quick, 
stick  fast  on  wood,  tin.  cotton  or  woolen  cloth,  without 
curling,  has  a  bright  appearance  and  agreeable  smell,  and  de- 
posits no  sediment ;  will  keep  in  perfect  condition  any  length  of 
time  in  any  climate ;  is  just  what  dealers  and  consumers 
want.  Send  for  samples  and  prices.  Make  your  own  tests  aiid 
judge  for  yourselves. 

GUARANTEE  CHEMICAL  COMPANY, 

2126  to  2130  Race  St.,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 


]  a 


T5TTSSI-A.it     PA_HTTS    ^^^  coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &c. 

■■■  •  ^^   K^  N^***irfi^  iii     lAiikA  iii^      ill   M^9  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 


sight  one- 


ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  full  directions  for  using  the  colors. 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Full   Line  of  Picturc  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 


No 


18  8  3 


W.  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  Soutli  CJark  Street,  CMca^o,  111. 

18  84. 


CHRISTMAS  AND  NEW  YEAR  CARDS. 


THOMAS    NELSON   &  SONS 

Have    made    arrangements    ^A^ith    Messrs.    ROMA  NET    &    CO.,    of    Paris  and    London,    ^A7hieh    enables 

them   to  offer  a  Superb   Line  of    New  and   Elegant   Designs.  ^ 

Great  care  has  been  taken  in  selecting  subjects,  and  every  effort  made  to  make  this  new  line 
THE  most  popular. 

Our  Travelers  are  no^A''  on  the  road  with  Samples,  and  it  certainly  will  be  to  the  advantage  of 
the  Trade  to  see  this   line  before   placing   orders. 


May  17,  1883,] 


THE    AMERIOAI^    STATIOISTER. 


TOT 


THE  PLIMPTON  MFG.  CO 


—  OF 


pi^ptTF-or^iD,    coisrisr.. 

Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quality  of  No,  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them.  Printed  or  Plain,  as  Low,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights,  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts, 

JOB  PRINTERS'  SUPPLIES, 

Ruled  Business  Headings, 

PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN   GREAT   VAMETY,       SEND   FOR   DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE   LIST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE  CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  PhiladelpMa. 


PEARCE  &  HOAGLAND, 


MANUFACTURERS    OF 


Gold  Pens,Peii"-!^Pencil  Gases  ^  Toothpicks 


OF  EVES7  BESCBIFTIOIT. 

Sole  Manufacturers 
of  the 


Qnill  Reserve  Toothpick. 


CLOSED 

The  only  Pick  that  w^iii  not  injure  the  Teeth.    Office  and  Factory,  29  Point  St.,  Providence,  E.  I. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES 


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ILLINOIS  IROS  AND  BOLT  CO ,  30  to  36  Main  St.,  Carpentersville,  Kane  Co.,  III. 


POTSDAMER  k  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 
PHILADEIiPHIA,  PA., 


^^- 


Liopaiililc  Art  Fnicatis. 


BTCHBD   FOI.DIN6   AND   SINGI.£ 
ADVERTISING   CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost.  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 

AoENTS  FOR  Sale  of  Goods  : 
HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street, 

New  York. 
A,  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  627  Arch  Street, 

Philadelphia. 


RAIL  WAV 


The  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  I  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED  I  and  hence  the 

Lending  Bailway  of  the  West  and  Northwest ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota, Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  0(3- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  Omaha,  JJenver,  Leadville,  Salt  Zake, 
San  Francisco,  Deadwood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan,  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse.  Owatonna,  and   all 

Soints  in   Minnesota,    Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and    the 
orthwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  tne 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago,  PuUman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railwaj^. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  wUl  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  ISF"  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNG,  Gen.  Supt.,  Chicago. 


Secority  Letter  Boi 

BEST  AND  CHEAPEST. 

A.A.WEEKS,SOLEMANUFACIURER, 

82  Jolm  Street,  New  York. 


708 


THE    AMEEICAJ^f    STATIOKER 


NEW    PATENT* 


PIN-FASTENERS 


TTTHE  shanks  of  these  Fasteners  are  made  of  pin-wire,  with  ^ 
1  ground  points  equal  to  the  best  made  pins,  and  may  be 
inserted  in  the  finest  goods  without  injuring  the  fibre  of 
the  same.  They  are  admirably  adapted  for  ticketing  and  binding 
Silks,  Woolens,  and  all  description  of  Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  Carpets,  Rugs,  Mats,  &c. 
Dressing  Shops  and  Shop  Windows,  and  attaching  Tags  and  Price  Tickets  to  goods 
therein. 


FORCE  THE  PINS  THROUGH  THE  GOODS  AND  TURN 
DOWN  THE  SHANKS. 


McGiU's  Patent  Single-Stroke  Staple-Press,  n 


OS.  1  &  2. 


McGiU's  Patent  Staple  Pasteners.       Staple  Suspending  Eings.      Staple  Binders  and  Wire  Eir  j 

Steel 'and  Brass  Wire. 


N0.3. 


N0.2. 

The  Presses  insert,  with  a  single  stroke,  all  this  line  of  Staple  Fastenings  and 

Suspending  Rings. 


VM  PAIHT  mMmm  M. 


^l&lii^^^^^ 


iJ    \^L^^:^\:y^\»^'^a^^l;N\\\\\\\'\\\  -^L-^^i^y^^;^ 


pAPERS.SAimiNG  DRYGooos^ 

OVER  ONE  HUNDRED— — —VARIETIES  AND  SIZES 

MANUFACTURED   BY 

HOLME S  ,B O  OTH  &  HAYD  E  IN^  S . 

FACTORIES  WATERBURY  CONN. 

No.  49  CHAMBERS  STREET,  ^WN  YORK. 


'.u3"  P  AT  E  N  T^^^K 

SUSPENDING  RINGS 
BRACES  ^% 


May  17,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOA^    STATIOISrER 


709 


MARCUS  -WARD-fc^-CO. 

Birthday 


1SS3 


IS  S3. 

IN    PLAIN    CARDS,    SINGLE    AND    DOUBLE    FRINGES. 

The  attention  of  the  Trade  is  called  to  the  new  Vaekets  of 

LONDON  and  BELFAST.        .^^     ^- sample  books  now  ready.     -*-       784=  BROADWAY,  New  York. 


L.  C.  TOV/ER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 


MiKUFACTURER  OF 


THERHOHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

lower's  Weather  Prognosticator. 


SOLE  AOENT  FOR 

Lament  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


R.  A.  ROQSRS  k  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the — 


PeMon  Paper  Ofster  Buckets 


— AND— 

DAYTON,    OHIO. 


SEND   FOR  price:  X.IST. 


HOLYOKE,  MASS. 


MS 


ITV    A-L.!^    VA-18.1ETIES . 


SANFORD    MFG.    CO.,   CHICAOO.    Ills. 
The     I^eerless     lulling     O  as  e. 

—  Patented  September  12,  1882.  — 
DTTRABLE   AND   HANDSOHE !     RECOMMENDS   ITSELF   AT    SIGHT ! 


THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

HAMMOCKS 

—  AND  — 

SCHOOL   BAGS. 


Rsj-i'Sb 


'-  For  Catalogue,  Price  List  and  Discount,  apply  to 

R  FDEAU.  43  Dey  Street,  New  York. 


710 


THE    AMERICA!^    STATIONER. 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 

nPTTCn  Finished  goods  in  the  market. 
DL  I  I  Cn  styles  made.  «- • 

for  my  New  Catalogue;  something  new  to  be  found  in  It. 
An  extra  discount  on  orders  placed  now.    An  early 

shipment  if  wanted  Immediately. 
^-I    -WILL    NOT    BE    UNDERSOIiD. 

Save  freight.  My  Malleable  Arch  Presses  are  light, 
and  will  not  break.  Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but 
a  trifle  more  than  cast  iron.    Manufactured  only  by 

H.  N.  HUBBARD, 

313  to  31©  East  T-^77-erLt3r.secoaa.<^  Street,  3iTe-w  "STorls. 


EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


HEW  TORE  COPTING  PRESSES. 


Received     the     Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copj 
Ing  Presses  at  the  Par  ^ 
E^osition  of  187S 


Large  Steel-Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  83x24. 


All  sizes,  from  smallest 
to  the  largest  in  use.  All 
styles,  from  lowest  priced 
to  the  most  elaborate 
finish. 


Large  Steel- Arch 
Railroad  Press; 


^^^^^r     Platen,  88x24. 


OatalogueB  on 


application  to  T.  SHRIYER  &  CO.,  333  East  Fifty-Sixth  St.,  New  York. 
A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   &  CO., 

—MANUFACTURERS   OF- 
— FOR^ 

STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 

527    ^F2,0H:    STR-EET,    I=K[IL.-A.IDEIL.FPII-A.. 


STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES, 

LAMBIE  DICTIONARY  HOLDEE,  PERFECTION  BOOK  RESTS,  LEDGER  RESTS, 

— =«'SCHOOL    FURNITURE    AND    SUPPLIES.6= — 

FRENCH  &  CHOATE,  4  Bond  Street,  New  ITork. 

^-SEND    FOR    NEW    CATALOGUE. 


Lithographic  Publisher  of 

Sunday  and  Day  School  Rewards, 

BIRTHDAY  AND  BLANK  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

NOTES,  DRAFTS  AND  RECEIPTS. 

MARRIAGE     CERTIFICATES, 

82  5i  84  Beekman   Street,  New  York. 


44  East   14tli  St.,    Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  all  principal 
cities.    Trade  List  furnished  on  application. 


^rade  ^ract 


No.    1 


Our  Effort  is  to  make  such 
*\  II       goods  (and  only  such)  as  Live 

\\ I        Dealers  will  sell  with  pleasure 

X^mm^Sm/  and  profit  combined. 
That  they  must  be  Firft-class  and  Salable  goes 
without  saying,  as  we  guarantee  everything.  That 
the  goods  have  merits  of  NoTelty  and  Stability 
is  unquestioned.  The  whole  force  promises  renewed 
efforts  to  produce  those  new  things  that  combine  so 
nicely  the  strong  points  of  both  the  Staple  and  the 
Novel.  The  Trade  Marls,  "KEYSTONE."  is  syn- 
onomous  with  Pbrpbction  in  material,  manufacture 
and  finish.  A  notice  by  letter  or  postal  card  that  you 
wish  to  be  liept  advised  on  all  things  new  in  our  line 
pertaining  to  the  Stationery  Trade  will  be  made  note 
of  and  always  attended  to.  Careful  and  prompt  at- 
tention to  all  inquiries.  Samples,  circulars  and 
prices  sent  on  request.    Mention  this  paper. 

J.  C.  BLAIR, 

ILv^a.n.'u.fact-u.riii.g^   Sta,tioan.er, 
HUNTINGDON,  PA. 


QiiB.DavidsiCo 


^^RRANT^ 


Stamping  Inks,  Mncilaee,  &o., 
184  WILLIAM   STREET,   NEW   YORK. 


NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  ENGLAND  R.R. 

Resumption  of  the  favorite  Transler  Steamer 
Maryland  Koute.  Through  Pullman  Cars  for 
PHILADELPHIA,  BALTIMORE  and  WASHINGTON, 
WITHOUT  CHANGE,  Connecting  with  through  trains  to 
Florida  and  all  points  South  and  West,  Train 
leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.,  daily. 

Leave  Boston  for  Gkand  Central  Depot,  NEW 
YORK,  at  9  A:  M. ;  returning,  leave  New  York  at  11 
A.  M.  and  11.34  P.  M.,  week  days.  Pullman  Palace 
Cars  run  through. 

NORWICH  lilNE  for  NEW  YORK  (limited 
tickets),  $3.  Train  leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.  week 
days,  connecting  with  elegant  steamers  City  of 
Worcester  and  City  of  New  York ;  returning,  leave 
New  York  at  5  P.  M. 

Trains  leave  BOSTON  for  PROVIDENCE  at  9  and 
11.45  A.  M.,  3.30  and  6  P.  M.  ;  returning  at  8.15  and 
11.20  A.  M.,  1..30,  5.30  and  7  P.  M.  Round  Trip,  limited 
tickets,  $1.50. 

Tickets,  Staterooms  and  Berths  secured  at  ofSce, 
322  Washington  Street,  corner  of  Milk,  and  at  Station, 
foot  of  Summer  Street,  Boston. 

S.  M.FELTON,  Jr.,  A.  C.  KENDALL, 

General  Manager.  Gen.  Pass.  Agent. 

Gill's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Corner  Main  and  Bridge  StreetSi 

SPRINGFIBLD.  MASS. 


May  17.  1883.1 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOIvTER. 


711 


THE  ENGLISH  PATENT  LAWS. 


A  bill  has  been  laid  before  Parliament  for  the 
amendment  of  the  English  patent  laws.  The 
bill  is  designed  to  amend  and  consolidate  in  a 
single  measure  the  provisions  of  the  numerous 
laws  relating  to  patents,  designs  and  trade- 
marks, while  simplifying  procedure,  lessening 
the  cost  and  increasing  the  protection  afforded. 
Under  English  patent  laws  as  at  present  exist- 
ing the  fee  for  obtaining  a  patent  is  $100,  with 
further  payments  of  $250  before  the  expiration 
of  the  third  year,  and  $500  before  the  expiration 
of  the  seventh  year  of  the  patent.  Under  the 
proposed  law  a  patent  will  be  obtainable  for 
$20.  While  the  amount  of  the  further  payments 
remain  unaltered  the  payment  of  the  $250  is 
postponed  to  the  fourth  year,  so  that  a  four 
years'  patent  will  cost  only  $20.  Again,  under 
the  existing  acts,  an  intending  patentee  or  his 
agent  has  to  apply  personally  at  the  Patent 
OfBce  at  least  seven  times,  making  four  separate 
payments  and  using  four  documents  for  the  ap- 
plication. By  the  pending  bill  this  procedure  is 
much  simplified. 

The  following  are  the  other  principal  new 
provisions  : 

I.  Limitation  of  patent  to  one  invention  made 
statutory  ;  with  a  proviso  .that  it  shall  not  be 
competent  in  an  action  or  other  proceeding  to 
object  to  a  patent  on  the  ground  that  it  com- 
prises more  than  one  invention. 

3.  Extension  of  provisional  protection  from 
six  to  fifteen  months,  or  from  application  to 
sealing  of  patent. 

3.  Extension  of  first  term  of  a  patent  from 
three  to  four  years.  The  duration  of  patents 
will  continue  to  be  fourteen  years. 

4.  The  specification  is  to  contain  distinct  state- 
ment of  claims.  This  will  be  of  great  service 
for  the  purposes  of  indexing  and  reference. 

5.  Deposit  of  complete  specification  before  the 
grant  of  the  patent.  This  must  be  made  within 
nine  months  from  date  of  application,  with  a 
provisional  specification  for  patent. 

6.  Appointment  of  examiners  to  examine  ap- 
plications for  the  purpose  of  seeing  that  the  in- 
vention is  subject-matter  for  a  patent,  and  that 
its  nature  has  been  fairly  described  ;  to  compare 
complete  with  provisional  specifications,  for  the 
purpose  of  seeing  that  they  correspond,  and  to 
examine  a  mendments  and  disclaimers. 

7.  Appeal  to  law  officer  from  examiners. 

8.  Enlargement  of  time  for  payment  of  fees 
and  renewal. 

9.  Publication  of  an  illustrated  journal  of  pat- 
ented inventions. 

10.  Discontinuance  of  register  of  proprietors  ; 
copies  of  deeds,  &c.,  hitherto  copied  therein  to 
be  supplied  by  the  parties  interested  at  their 
own  cost. 

II.  Discontinuance  of  sending  to  Edinburgh 
and  Dublin  transcripts  of  letters  patent  and 
deeds,  and  certified  copies  of  specifications  and 
disclaimers,  but  printed  copies  of  the  Patent 
Office  publications  will  be  sent  to  these  cities. 

12.  Transfer  of  Patent  Museum  to  Department 
of  Science  and  Art,  with  power  to  require  mod- 
els on  payment. 

13.  The  provisions  of  the  separate  acts  relating 
to  the  protection  of  unpatented  inventions  ex- 
hibited at  industrial  and  international  exhi 
bitions  are  repealed  and  re-enacted  in  the  bill. 


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The  India  Mebcurt,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
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The  India  Gxude.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shippixq 
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PHILADELPHIA  ITEMS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Philadelphia  OrricE  of  the  Lockwood  Press,  ) 

150  South  Fourth  Street.        >■ 

Philadelphia.  May  23,  1883.     ) 

The  manufacturers  and  dealers  of  Philadel- 
phia were  not  disappointed  with  the  spring 
trade,  as  they  had  expected  a  smaller  trade, 
and  while  the  former  restricted  their  produc- 
tion the  latter  limited  their  purchases,  and  the 
effect  of  this  wise  provision  has  been  to  give  all 
a  chance  to  prepare  for  the  next  winter  season, 
which,  in  all  probability,  will  be  quite  good. 
The  American  Stationer  has  done  much  to- 
ward promoting  this  exercise  of  good  judgment 
by  its  wise  counsels,  which  have  awakened  the 
prudence  of  business  men. 

The  affairs  of  Moss  &  Co.  have  been  put  into 
the  hands  of  a  receiver,  as  you  have  already 
announced.  The  store  in  Chestnut  street  will 
be  kept  open  until  most  of  the  stock  is  closed 
out.  This  will  take  three  or  four  months.  A 
dividend  will  then  be  paid  to  the  creditors.  The 
amount  of  the  payment  cannot  now  be  forecast. 

C.  L.  Detre,  formerly  of  the  firm  of  Moss  & 
Co.,  is  now  with  Geo.  McDowell  &  Co.,  who  will 
derive  the  benefit  of  the  great  many  friends 
which  Mr.  Detre  has  in  the  trade. 

The  Philadelphia  branch  house  of  the  Denni- 
son  Manufacturing  Company,  has  been  largely 
extending  its  business,  and  this  is  du^  to  the 
capable  management  of  Fred.  B.  Gilbert,  who, 
for  more  than  a  year  has  had  the  direction  of 
this  house,  and  has  given  it  a  great  impulse  in 
finding  out  new  outlets  for  the  goods  for  which 
the  company  has  such  a  deservedly  high  reputa- 
tion. Some  well-devised  alterations  have  been 
made  in  the  company's  store,  which  is  one  of  the 
best  organized  in  lower  Chestnut  street. 

In  England  and  France  the  ladies  in  the  high- 
est circles  of  society  are  accustomed  to  seal  their 
letters  with  wax  impressed  with  their  coat-of- 
arms.  The  Dennison  Manufacturing  Company, 
with  the  view  of  enabling  American  ladies  to 
follow  this  aristocratic  custom  has  to  manufac- 
ture boxes  containing  five  sticks  of  wax  in  dif- 
ferent colors.  Each  box  contains  a  stamp  en- 
graved with  a  letter  of  the  alphabet,  so  that  the 
purchaser  of  a  box  can  choose  that  which  con- 
tains the  desired  initial.  This  article  is  called 
"The  Dennison  Alpha  Beta  Sealing  Wax." 
Such  of  our  merchants,  like  Dreka,  Bailey, 
Banks  &  Biddle,  as  have  the  fashionable  trade, 
find  a  greatly  increasing  demand  for  this  article. 

The  Dennison  Catalogue,  which  has  jtist  been 
brought  out,  is  a  fine  specimen  of  printing  and 


engraving,  and  is  being  distributed  among  the 
trade. 

George  W.  Arms  &  Co.  have  moved  into 
their  new  quarters,  at  the  northeast  corner  of 
Chestnut  and  Fourth  streets,  where  they  will 
have  more  room,  and  will  extend  their  manu- 
facture of  stationery  goods. 

Travelers  for  Nagle  &  Co.,  blank- book  manu- 
facturers, report  a  very  good  trade.  Their 
Western  business  is  said  to  be  specially  good. 

The  Guarantee  Chemical  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, has  established  a  good  reputation  for  its 
mucilage,  which  is  considered  a  superior  article 
for  offices  and  general  use.  The  increase  of  busi- 
ness has  compelled  the  company  to  enlarge  its 
facilities  for  production.  It  is  now  able  to  fur- 
nish any  quantity  of  one  of  the  best  articles  in 

that  line.  J.  Viennot. 

• 

BOSTON   NOTES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Boston,  May  22, 1883. 

Quite  frequently  in  my"perambulations  among 
the  trade,  the  answers  to  the  question  "  How  is 
business  ? "  have  been  so  conflicting  as  to  render 
it  difiicult  to  coma  to  any  definite  conclusions. 
To-day,  however,  there  is  substantial  agreement 
in  the  statement  that  "  Trade  is  quiet." 

As  has  been  said  before,  however,  the  feeling 
is  hopeful  for  the  fall  trade  and  in  fact  orders 
for  goods  to  be  delivered  at  that  time  are  quite  as 
large  as  in  former  years,  when  samples  have  been 
shown. 

The  Dennison  Manufacturing  Company  has 
issued  a  very  fine  catalogue.  It  is  finely  printed 
on  Crane's  imitation  parchment  (No.  56),  and 
contains  thirty  pages,  12  x  14  inches,  some  of 
which  are  printed  in  colors. 

William  A.  Davis'  Treasury  carmine  ink  has 
been  ordered  by  the  United  States  Treasury 
Department  in  double  the  quantity  used  last 
year. 

Charles  H.  Whiting  will  soon  bring  out  a  new 
book  for  children,  "  Those  Dreadful  Mouse 
Boys,"  by  a  Boston  lady  who  withholds  her 
name. 

E.  G.  Thorp,  of  Winkley^  Thorp  &  Dresser,  has 
returned  from  a  Western  trip  in  the  best  of 
spirits.  His  sales  of  their  elegant  new  lines  of 
autograph  albums  and  scrap  books  have  fully 
justified  the  remarks  made  in  my  letter  some 
weeks  since  concerning  them.  Orders  already 
in  hand  with  their  staple  goods  will  require  the 
work  of  from  150  to  175  hands  to  fiJL 

G.  H.  Floto,  of  G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.,  New  York, 
made  us  a  call  last  week. 

Frank  S.  Thayer  is  out  of  town  for  two 
weeks. 


Geo.  F.  King  &  Merrill  are  getting  out  two 
new  stub  pens — "  Nonpareil "  No.  5  and  9. 

Knight,  Adams  &  Co.  have  received  their  first 
invoice  of  samples  of  foreign  novelties,  and  will 
have  their  line  of  samples  ready  and  men  on  the 
road  early  in  June. 

Carter,  Dinsmore  &  Co.,  the  well-known  ink 
and  mucilage  people,  have  plans  under  way  for 
an  extensive  factory  to  be  erected  this  summer 
on  the  outskirts  of  Boston.  From  two  to  five 
acres  of  land  will  be  required.  The  main  build- 
ing will  be  three  stories,  each  floor  containing 
12,000  square  feet  of  floor  space  ;  in  addition  to 
this,  there  will  be  warehouses,  box  manufac- 
tory, printing  office,  tenement  houses,  stables, 
&c.,  giving  a  capacity  for  turning  out  25,000  to 
50,000  bottles  per  day.  The  project  has  been 
under  consideration  a  number  of  years,  and 
with  a  view  of  erecting  a  model  establishment 
in  every  particular,  Mr.  Carter  has  visited  a 
number  of  the  finest  chemical  establishments  of 
Germany,  Switzerland,  France  and  England, 
and  no  reasonable  expense  will  be  spared  to  ac- 
complish that  result.  The  Carters'  ink  business 
was  first  started  by  making,  in  a  small  way,  their 
combined  writing  and  copying,  in  the  lofts  of 
Carter  Brothers'  paper  store,  in  1858.  Every  year 
since  that  time  has  witnessed  an  increased  sale. 
In  the  sixties  their  annual  product  was  only  2,000 
gross.  Last  year  it  was  over  40,000  gross.  That 
the  business  has  been  constantly  before  the  pub- 
lic has  been  owing  to  the  untiring  efforts  of  J. 
P.  Dinsmore,  J.  W.  Carter  giving  his  attention 
more  especially  to  the  manufacturing. 

Arthur  Marsh,  of  Koch,  Sons  &  Co.  ;  Mr. 
Gerhard,  of  Boorum  &  Pease  ;  Mr.  Woods,  of 
the  Esterbrook  Pen  Company  ;  Mr.  Kirby,  of 
Whitmore,  Nicol  &  Co.;  S.  Hamburger,  of 
Louis  Stern  ;  Mr.  Hard,  of  Hard  &  Parsons, 
and  Mr.  Southworth,  of  the  Southworth  Paper 
Company,  have  been  in  town  during  the  past 

few  days.  H. 

« 

CINCINNATI    GOSSIP. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  May  22,  1883. 
There  is  something  in  one's  latitude.  Breadth 
in  the  business  man  is  a  sterling  quality.  But  I 
didn't  mean  that.  I  meant  to  be  understood 
geographically.  The  storm,  you  know,  which 
has  just  snowed  the  Northwest  under  so  inglori- 
ously,  and  is  now,  as  I  write,  whipping  the 
lakes  into  foam  and  crashing  the  huUs  of  vessels 
like  egg-shells,  skipped  the  immediate  territory 
of  Cincinnati  almost  in  Ohio  and  Indiana,  and 
altogether  in  Kentucky.  Snow,  deep  snow,  in 
May  in  this  latitude  1  Let  us  pause  to  shiver 
and  catch  breath  I     What  will  it  do  to^busi- 


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THE    AMEEIOAN    STATI0:NER 


ness  ?  Hadn't  we  better  keep  hoping  for 
the  best  till  we  learn  the  facts  ?  Mischief 
has  been  wrought,  lives  have  been  lost,  fields 
and  villages  have  been  desolated.  All  this  is 
sad.  Business  will  feel  it  in  the  localities  af- 
fected. The  fruits  have  been  damaged  in  many 
places — not  in  all.  Many  fields  of  corn  will 
have  to  be  planted  again,  but  till  the  5th 
and  even  the  15th  of  June,  from  the 
thirty-eighth  parallel  of  latitude  north  gives 
time  enough  for  that.  This  frost  that  nip- 
ped the  fruit  and  chilled  the  growing  corn, 
will  leave  a  chill  on  business  which  will  be  felt 
spmpathetically  south  of  the  path  of  the  storm. 
Cincinnati  trade  has  not  fairly  recovered  yet 
from  the  effect  of  the  February  flood.  This 
storm  will  affect  northern  local  trade  directly 
more  than  it  will  that  of  Cincinnati.  Territory 
tributary  to  this  city  south  of  here  has  escaped. 
But  the  ramifications  of  trade  in  this  body  poli- 
tic of  ours  are  such  that  no  part  of  the  body  can 
be  injured  without  more  or  less  hurting  the 
whole  body.  But  there  are  vitality  and  vigor 
in  the  country,  and  what  is  severe  injury  to  a 
locality  is  but  a  scratch  to  the  great  mighty 
body. 

Business  here  has  been  dull  and  is  growing 
duller.  A  late,  chilly  spring,  while  it  kept  the 
crops  back,  restrained  trade.  As  all  calamities, 
whether  local,  are  exaggerated,  so  their  imme- 
diate effect  on  business  is  greatest.  People  will 
wait  a  while  now  to  look  over  the  field  before 
they  make  up  their  minds  what  to  do  next. 
This  will  make  trade  duller.  Already  manufac- 
turing business  in  the  stationery  line  has  begun 
to  slacken.  It  has  continued  good  long  after  the 
advent  of  dullness  in  storeroom  sales.  Still,  peo- 
ple are  cheerful.  There  is  no  reason  why  they 
should  be  otherwise.  Producers  are  admonished 
to  be  cautious.  If  they  heed  the  admonition  the 
surplus  production  will  soon  be  worked  off.  The 
great  engine  of  trade  is  working  off  rash  pro- 
ducers pretty  rapidly.  "  Failure  1"  "  failure  !" 
comes  daily  by  wire.  Here  in  Cincinnati  and  in 
the  Cincinnati  region,  the  failures  in  business 
have  been  few,  and  in  the  paper  and  stationery 
lines  there  have  been  none.  Paper  is  dull 
at  low  prices,  and  the  immediate  out- 
look is  not  encouraging.  A  little  warm 
seasonable  weather  would  do  wonders  for 
the  great  region  north  of  the  Ohio  River. 
South  of  that  river  there  is  no  occasion 
for  complaint.  Kentucky  looks  like  a  park 
carpeted  with  emerald  velvet.  Tennessee 
has  been  past  bloom  for  a  fortnight  and 
the  early  fruit  season  there  is  in  its  prime.  A 
fortnight  more  will  tell  the  story  for  the  crop 
prospects  and  no  doubt  a  good  story.  Let  us 
wait  in  good  spirits. 

People  keep  on  reading  and  book-makers  keep 
making  books.  "I'd  have  a  boy  of  mine  now 
study  to  be  an  oculist "  said  Alex.  Hill,  last 
evening.  "  Well  why  ?  "  I  asked.  Because  peo- 
ple will  read,  and  they  want  cheap  books,  and 
cheap  books  are  in  small  print,  on  bad  paper, 
and  these  make  bad  eyes."  So  the  books  are  not 
cheap  after  all,  if  they  cost  boys  and  girls  their 
eyesight.  Cheap  books  have  invaded  Robert 
Clarke  &  Co. 'a  book  store.  The  firm  resisted  the 
encroachment  and  the  assault,  so  to  speak,  for  a 
time,  but  at  last  capitulated.  It  was  no  use  to 
standout.  "In  England,"  said  Mr  Hill,  "the 
books  are  made  for  the  rich  chiefly,  and  they 
are  well  printed  in  large  type,  on  good  paper 
and  are  well  bound;  but  here  everybody  reads  a 
great  deal,  and  cheap  books  are  demanded." 

Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  have  in  press  a  transla- 
tion from  the  German,  by  Brec  Sallter,  of  this 
city,  Dr.  Arnold  Spina's  "  History  of  Tuber- 
culosis." They  also  have  in  press  Clement  Bate's 


annotation  slips  for  the  Ohio  Reports  and  the 
Ohio  State  Reports— a  law  publication. 

The  Commercial  Gazette  yesterday  had  the 
following  paragraph  : 

An  original  poem  by  Thomas  Buchanan  Bead,  as 
written  by  the  poet's  hand,  dedicated  by  him  and 
presented  to  his  friend,  Mrs.  A.  B.  Merriam,  of  Avon- 
dale,  with  daintily  conceived  devices  about  its  mar- 
gin, is  among  the  beautiful  attractions  in  Stevens' 
window  upon  Fourth  Street.  A  poet's  own  pen-touch 
of  thought  might  seem  to  be  sufficiently  attractive  in 
itself  without  embellishment,  but  with  the  added 
grace  of  an  artist's  fancy  it  lifts  itself  at  once  into  a 
greater  object  of  interest,  as  well  as  complementing 
the  author  by  a  rich  setting  to  the  diamond  of  his 
sparkling  thought.  The  handsome  display  of  Long- 
fellow's, Emerson's,  Holme's  manuscript  poems,  pre- 
sented by  Mrs.  James  T.  Fields,  of  Boston,  to  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  our  city,  ought  to  be  embalmed  and 
beautified  in  the  same  way  to  arrest  the  attention  of  a 
casual  observer  to  the  value  of  these  choice  manu 
script  poems,  and  Mrs.  James  T.  Fields,  the  deceased 
author's  wife,  would  not  be  unmindful  of  this  deli- 
cate compliment. 

Among  the  recent  trade  visitors  have  been 
T.  S.  James,  of  Daniel  Slote  &  Co.,  New  York  ; 
James  Wallace,  of  the  Southworth  Company, 
Springfield,  Mass.,  and  Thomas  Parramore,  of 
the  American  Standard  Ink  Company,  Freder- 
ick, Maryland.  Prince  William. 


A  SCREED  ON  PAPER. 


The  paper  maker  of  the  day  is  discredited  by 
Kegan  Paul  in  an  article  on  "  The  Production  and 
Life  of  a  Book,"  which  appeared  in  the  April 
number  of  the  Fortnightly  Review.  In  that  part 
of  his  article  referring  to  the  paper  used  in 
books,  Mr.  Paul  says  :  "  That  the  great  bulk  of 
the  paper  now  made  is  not  so  good  as  it  used  to 
be,  is,  I  suppose,  universally  admitted.  One  rea- 
son is  obvious.  Far  greater  quantities  are  used 
every  year,  the  best  paper  is  made  from  linen 
rag,  and  there  is  less  linen  rag  available  since 
the  larger   wear  of  calico  and  woolen  goods." 

[Here  Mr.  Paul  is  at  fault.  It  may  be  that  a 
large  and  increasing  quantity  of  paper  is  poorer 
than  that  formerly  in  use,  but  he  should  have 
considered  that  for  the  purposes  for  which  it  is 
required  it  is  all  that  is  wanted.  The  consump- 
tion and  supply  of  linen  rags  is  greater  despite 
his  assertion  to  the  contrary,  and  any  one  who 
wants  "  pure  linen  "  paper  can  have  all  that  he 
wants  of  it  if  he  will  shape  his  orders  accord- 
ingly.—Ed] 

Mr.  Paul  then  goes  on  to  say:  "Ultimately, 
of  course,  paper  is  now  what  it  always  was 
since  first  it  was  made  from  the  fibres  of  the 
rush  or  papyrus.  It  was  at  first  manipulated  in 
no  degree;  the  outer  peel  was  stripped  off  the 
rush,  and  the  strips  were  fastened  together. 
Gradually  it  was  discovered  that  the  vegetable 
fibre,  beaten  and  disintegrated  into  pulp,  then 
allowed  under  certain  conditions  to  settle  into  a 
film  and  dried,  was  better.  But  the  more  the 
fibres  can  be  disintegrated  the  better  the  paper; 
and  no  process  is  so  complete  as  the  making  it 
in  the  first  place  into  another  material,  and  al- 
lowing it  to  be  worn  and  broken,  as  the  com- 
pletest  mode  of  destroying  its  stringiness. 
Every  kind  of  material  has  been  tried,  espe- 
cially those  on  which  St.  Paul  said  it  would  not 
do  to  lay  a  foundation — '  wood,  hay,  stubble ' 
— the  most  common  being  the  coarse  form  of 
vegetable  fibre  known  as  esparto  grass,  a  spe- 
cies of  broom.  In  Sweden,  previous  to  1866,  a 
newspaper  was  printed  for  some  considerable 
time  on  a  paper  made  from  horse  dung."  [The 
manufacture  of  paper  from  this  product  was 
experimental.  Mr.  Paul  attaches  a  ridiculous 
importance  to  this  circumstance. — Ed.] 

Continuing,  he  says;  "  It  is  not  wholly  fanciful 


that  human  wear  and  use  has  something  to  do 
with  the  excellence  of  paper,  as  with  all  other 
things  of  art.  Mechanism  is  fatal  to  the  higher 
and  more  spiritual  qualities  which  make  art.  It 
has  its  great  uses  in  cheapening  and  rendering 
plenteous  much  which  is  valuable  and  in  a 
limited  degree  beautiful.  But  just  as  a  chromo- 
lithograph is  vile  compared  with  an  oil  paint- 
ing, just  as  a  photograph  of  a  picture  compared 
with  a  beautiful  print  of  it,  so  in  exact  pro- 
portion as  you  bring  human  work  and  human 
wear  to  bear  on  paper  and  printing  you  will 
have  it,  of  its  kind,  supremely  good,  or  only 
tolerable.  This  brings  us  to  another  reason  why 
old  paper  was  better  than  all  but  the  best  to  be 
now  procured.  It  was  all  hand-made  ;  there 
was  no  machinery.  The  best  paper  now  made, 
such  as  Whatman's  in  England,  or  the  best 
Dutch,  which  is  all  still  made  by  band,  is  better, 
or  at  least  as  good,  as  was  ever  made  since  the 
world  was  ;  but  the  greater  part  of  cheap  paper 
is  bad."  [Mr.  Paul  evidently  clings  to  the  old 
because  his  tastes  are  altogether  antiquated, 
and  his  bias  in  that  direction  will  not  permit 
him  to  realize  why  it  is  preferable  that  paper 
should  be  cheaper,  even  if  it  is  poorer.  There 
is  a  great  deal  of  bad  paper,  to  be  sure,  and 
even  the  ancient;  hand-made  papers  are  not 
exempt  from  the  same  charge.  But  his  as- 
sertion is  too  sweeping.  There  are  machine- 
made  papers  that  will  vie  with  hand-made  in 
strength  and  beauty.  He  is  wrong  in  derogat- 
ing from  the  merits  of  the  British  papers  and 
evidently  has  not  seen  some  of  the  finer  prod- 
ucts of  the  American  mills.  As  we  have  re- 
marked, good  paper  can  be  had,  if  it  is  wanted  ; 
but  for  ordinary  use,  who  wants  it  ?  The  cheap- 
ening of  paper  has  widened  human  intelligence 
and  helped  education.  Mr.  Paul's  ideas  are  re- 
trogressive. — Ed.  ] 

INTERESTING   ARCH/EOLOGICAL    DIS- 
COVERIES. 


Some  extensive  researches  were  recently  made 
at  the  ancient  cemetery  at  Madisonville,  Ohio, 
and  the  results  are  undoubtedly  worthy  of  note. 
Near  the  cemetery  are  several  earth-circles, 
from  43  to  58  feet  in  diameter.  Trenches  run 
through  four  of  them  revealed  in  the  centre  of 
two,  on  the  clay  bottom,  beds  of  ashes,  in  which 
were  potsherds,  flint-fiakes  and  burned  bones, 
with  a  perforated  clam-shell.  In  the  trench,  on 
the  clay,  there  were  found  a  rudely-chipped 
stone  hoe,  a  rude  stone  ax  with  a  groove,  a  split 
pebble,  *a  fragment  of  a  stone  gorget,  worked 
antler  tips,  and  several  rude  arrow  points.  The 
results  of  the  examination  of  these  circles  proved 
them  to  be  the  sites  of  habitations,  over  which 
from  1  to  2  feet  of  leaf  mold  formed  since  the 
central  fires  were  deserted  and  the  circular 
structures  fell  from  decay.  The  things  found 
within  the  circles,  and  the  abundance  of  house- 
hold utensils,  implements  and  refuse  found  in 
the  ashpits,  suggest  the  possibility  that  on  spe- 
cial occasions  all  the  articles  in  the  house,  with 
ornaments,  implements  and  other  personal  ob- 
jects, were  partly  destroyed  by  fire,  and  the 
remnants,  being  gathered  up  with  the  ashes, 
were  deposited  in  a  pit  dug  for  the  purpose, 
while  the  great  number  of  broken  bones  of  var- 
ious animals  mixed  with  the  ashes  indicate  that 
at  such  times  feasts  were  held.  Such  a  custom 
would  account  for  the  character  of  the  contents 
of  the  pits,  and  the  great  number  of  the  pits 
would  indicate  a  long- continued  occupation  of 
the  village. 

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Many  a  father  is  little  more  to  bis  children 
than  a  mere  danger  signal. 


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Will  stand  the  severest 
test  of  Color,  Cliuatb, 
Ink  OB  Wear. 


Being  Triple  Sized  (a  process  entirely  our  own)  and  Loft  Dried,  can  be  erased  and  written  upon  the  fifth  time  distinctly.    None  genuine  without  the  water 
mark,  thus— Old  Berkshire  Mills  Linen  Ledger,  and  date.  ^_____    .—.,..        .*  i.         u. 

CARSON?&  BROWN  CO.,  Manufacturers. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 

ID-A.3L.T03Sr,  IvI^SS.,  XJ.S..A.. 


These  Goods,  which'  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  piest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 

SUPERFINE    QUALITY.  EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 


la  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  duality  to  the  paper. 


In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one^uarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  to  be  according  to  representatioB 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  zn  at- 
tractive  and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen 'at  the^mil,or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agency,  GEO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street 


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ANNOUNCEMENT 


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L.  FRAUG  <Si  CO. 


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^S^T  the  close  of  the  Easter  Season  we  beg  to  express  thanks  to  otir  patrons  and  friends  for  their  kind  and  flattering  appreciation 
^^1^  of  our  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productions.  We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsements 
which  our  Christmas  Cards  received  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  With  one  accord  these  expo- 
nents of  public  taste  have  accorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  productions  in  the  market.  The  London  Queen,  for 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

"  Sorry  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  "  the  old  country"  to  confess  it,  but  proud  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  the  young  daughter  over 
the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create,  witl>  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  will  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  representative  American  talent  in  the  preparation  of  designs, 
and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

The  particulars  of  our  new  lines  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Scripture  Texts,  and  other  novelties  will  be 
announced  during  May. 

Our  agents  will  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends  with  the  new  sample  books  during  May  and  June, 


WE    WOULD    CALL    SPECIAL  ATTENTION  TO   OUli   LARGE   LINE    OF 

BIRTHDAY   CARDS, 

COHQBATULATION    AND   WEDDING    CONGRATULATION    CARDS. 


Our  line  has  been  greatly  increased  this  spring,  and  we  feel  confident  will  satisfy  all  demands.  The  line  consists  of  Plain  Cards, 
Fringed  Cards,  Double  Fringed  Cards,  Cards  in  book  form,  wiih  ornamental  leatherette  protectors  ;  Satin  Print  Cards,  in  mats,  &c. 
Our  New  Price  List  is  now  ready. 

A  number  of  new  series  have  also  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS,  and  additions  have  been  made  to  our 
other  lines  of  goods,  comprising  Copies  for  Panel  Painting,  Artistic  Plaques,  &c.,  &c. 


FR.IOE:    LISTS    SEISTT    OlST    -A^FFLIG^TIOIST, 


NEW  YORK ;  38  Bond  Street.  1 

PHILADKLPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street.  I 

CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street,  [ 

SAN  FRANCISCO:  529  Commercial  St.  j 


L.    JPH^^IVG^    &    OO., 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


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G-EOIiGhE  E.  HETJE-ID  So  CO., 

— "^1  79  Beekman  Street,  New  Yorh,  | 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

"WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

n  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,   GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,  DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  IjINE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  Kbyi  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Cray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJI^   LIN'S    Oir-    BR-ISTOL.    BO^PtlDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gut  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 


Decorated  Jfote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc. 


GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO, 


TBE  mOBE  FILES  CO..  MIIATI, 

Manufacture  the  most  complete  and  popular  Hue  of  STATIONERS'  FILE 
GOODS  made  in  America.     Liberal  Terms  to  Dealers. 

1^°"  Eastern  Trade  supplied  from  New  York  Branch,  Wo.  28  Bond  Street. 
ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE  TO  DEALERS  ON  APPLICATION. 


TH^DOOLEY   PAPER   GUI 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


Tie  Atlantic  Worts.  East  Bostoi,  Mass. 


Hand  ''  ttkh 


MORRIS  ABLER,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
0HARLE3  BEOK,  609  Ohestnut  Street,  Philadelphia. 
PELOUZE  &  OART,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON.  Washington  and  Richmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Cleveland. 
OSTRANDER  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBERGE.  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  LIST. 


Hand  LlTTKR     with  bTKAM    FlXlURES 


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THE    AMERiOAE    STATIOI^EB. 


[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  noveltie 
issued  In  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

PLASTIC   COMPOSITION. 


Gustav  Jacob  Lesser,  of  Frankfort-on-the- 
Main,  Germany,  has  invented  and  patented  a 
plastic  and  elastic  composition,  which  may  be 
softened  by  heat  and  then  molded  into  any  de- 
sired form. 

It  consists  in  combining  glue,  gelatine,  lead 
compounds,  glucose,  either  white  or  brown,  such 
as  is  obtained  from  corn,  and  glycerine  with 
water,  so  as  to  produce  a  permanent  nondecay- 
ing  compound  or  compounds,  applicable  for  form- 
ing elastic  rolls,  elastic  pads,  inking  rolls  and 
pads,  and  for  other  useful  purposes.  The  glue 
and  gelatine  preferred  is  that  made  from  the 
skins  of  fur-producing  animals,  from  glove- 
leather,  and  from  the  bones  of  small  animals. 

The  process  is  as  follows  :  Take  25  pounds  of 
glue,  and  of  this  take  12)^  pounds  of  glue  and  6 
pounds  of  gelatine,  and  put  them  to  soak  for 
about  twenty-four  hours  in  28  pounds  of  soft 
water,  which  has  been  previously  boiled,  cooled 
and  cleared.  The  other  12^  pounds  of  glue  are 
put  to  soak  in  35  pounds  of  glucose,  previously 
melted  to  a  very  thin  liquid,  and  allowed  to 
soak  for  about  twenty-four  hours.  Put  the 
quantity  of  glue  and  gelatine  in  a  copper  boiler 
and  let  it  melt  by  a  slow  fire  or  steam,  and 
when  entirely  melted  add  1  pound  of  extract  of 
lead  in  a  very  clear  liquid  (this  liquid  28°  Baum4) 
to  about  5  pounds  of  the  water  in  which  the 
glue  has  been  soaked,  sometimes  in  clear  water. 
This  extract  must  lodge  for  two  or  three  hours 
in  the  water,  and  mix  thoroughly  with  the  glue 
and  gelatine.  Then  add  the  other  123^  pounds 
of  glue  and  glucose,  which  is  melted  at  the 
same  time,  and  in  which  add  15  pounds  of  gly- 
cerine ;  mix  all  thoroughly,  remove,  and  let  it 
cool  off  for  two  or  three  days.  The  water  pre- 
viously boiled  will  prevent  mildew.  The  ex- 
tract of  lead  makes  the  composition  in  whole 
harder.  The  glucose,  which  generally  contains 
a  slight  quantity  of  acid,  will  also  preserve  the 
material,  and  the  glycerine  finishes  the  same  in 
making  it  still  more  tough. 


STEREOTYPE    MATRICES. 


A  new  method  of  producing  stereotype  ma- 
trices consists  in  making  slight  but  sharply  de- 
fined impressions  from  clearly  cut  types  into 
lead  or  analogous  soft  metal.  The  soft  metal 
thus  impressed  can  be  used  with  sunken  charac- 
ters by  inking,  wiping  and  printing  for  what  is 
known  as  "  plate  printing,"  but  for  ordinary 
printing  the  plates  simply  serve  as  matrices, 
from  which  to  produce  relief-plates  by  electro- 
typing  or  analogous  means.  With  these  relief- 
plates  surface-printing  may  be  performed.  After 
getting  a  very  thin  coating  of  oxide  on  the  sur- 
face, by  a  sufQcient  exposure  to  the  air  or  other- 
wise, the  plate  can  be  used  as  a  mold  from  which 
to  cast  the  reverse  plates  in  ordinary  type  metal, 
or,  preferably,  in  a  more  fusible  metal.  The 
matrix  or  mold-plate  is  made  to  receive  the  im- 
pressions by  facing  a  rigid  back  piece  with  soft 
metal  joined  by  fusion.  The  mold-plate  is 
mounted  in  a  holder  capable  of  being  moved  for 
the  spacing,  and  the  types  are  successively  im- 
pressed therein  by  a  series  of  punches  held  in  a 
wheel  in  a  position  parallel  to  the  axis  and  capa- 
ble of  being  moved  endwise.  The  wheel  is  ro- 
tated by  suitable  mechanism,  which  allows  it  to 


be  stopped  without  stopping  the  whole  machine, 
and  is  arrested  in  the  right  position  at  the  will 
of  the  operator  by  striking  one  of  a  series  of 
keys  which  brings  the  proper  stop  into  contact 
with  a  spur  or  projection  on  the  wheel  at  a  re- 
quired point  in  its  circuit.  There  is  no  recoil  of 
the  punch-wheel  when  it  is  arrested.  The  im- 
pression is  withheld  until  the  punch- wheel  is 
stopped  and  is  then  produced  by  a  further  move- 
ment of  the  same  key.  The  locking  levers  are 
arranged  in  one-half  instead  of  the  whole  of  the 
circle  in  two  or  more  tiers  acting  on  fiaages 
fixed  on  the  punch-wheel. 

The  depression  and  subsequent  liberation  and 
elevation  of  the  proper  key  efifects,  first,  the 
stopping  of  the  wheel  with  the  desired  type  or 
punch  in  position,  then  the  impression  of  that 
punch  and  its  withdrawal,  then  the  unlocking 
and  allowing  the  wheel  again  to  commence  its 
active  rotation,  and  lastly,  and,  to  a  certain 
extent,  simultaneously  with  the  unlocking,  &c. . 
the  feeding  or  moving  of  the  mold-plate  which 
receives  the  impression,  this  latter  being  to  a 
greater  or  less  distance,  according  to  the  width 
of  the  particular  letter  which  has  just  been  im- 
pressed. An  excess  of  force  is  provided  for 
each  impression,  and  there  is  a  flrmly-supported 
stop  close  to  the  impression  surface  to  receive 
the  excess  of  force  and  insure  that  all  the  letters 
are  impressed  to  an  exactly  uniform  depth. 
Adequate  provision  is  made  for  varying  the 
spacing  to  "justify"  or  make  the  lines  all  of 
equal  length.  The  machine  is  so  operated  that 
all  irregularities  in  the  spacing,  should  any  oc- 
cur, are  near  the  middle  of  each  line,  as  in  ordi- 
nary typography,  where  it  bu"}  slightly  affects 
the  appearance  of  the  print.  Provision  is  also 
made  for  conveniently  varying  the  distance 
of  the  several  letters  apart  in  the  whole  or 
a  part  of  the  words  to  facilitate  justification. 
After  the  completion  of  each  line  the  receptive 
mold-plate  is  shifted  in  position  to  the  proper 
extent  to  receive  the  next  line  of  impressions; 
and  there  are  facilities  for  giving  more  or  less 
space  between  the  lines  in  flue  degrees  of  grada- 
tion. There  are  key-levers  for  designating  the 
types  or  punches  to  be  impressed  in  their 
proper  order.  These  are  also  connected  with 
the  feeding  mechanism,  so  that  their  operation 
effects  a  proper  amount  of  feed  for  each  letter. 
There  is  another  set  or  series  of  key  levers  for 
effecting  the  spacing  between  the  words.  These 
serve  by  feeding  the  mold-plate  along  to  a 
greater  or  less  extent,  according  to  which  of  the 
series  is  operated ;  and  there  is  still  a  third  set  or 
series  of  key -levers  for  line-spacing.  They  move 
the  mold-plate,  when  each  line  is  finished,  in  the 
proper  direction  to  prepare  for  the  next  line. 
The  extent  of  the  space  thus  induced  between 
the  lines  is  greater  or  less,  according  as  one  or 
another  key  of  the  series  is  operated.  All  these 
several  series  of  key-levers  may  lie  side  by  side 
in  an  apparently  continuous  line,  the  keys,  which 
extend  up  therefrom  and  are  provided  with 
suitable  buttons  to  receive  the  touch  of  the 
fingers,  being  arranged  in  several  rows  or 
banks. 


NEW    PATENTS. 


No.  274,836.  Pen  and  Pencil  Holder.— Thomas  W.  F. 
Smitten,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  274,861.  Match-Box.— Robert  Wallace,  Walling- 
ford.  Conn. 

No.  274.898.  Method  of  Making  Inlaid  Frames.— An 
drew  B.  Baughart  and  Charles  H.  Treat,  Frank- 
ford,  Del. 

No.  274,918.  Machine  for  Making  Stereotype  Ma- 
trices.—Charles  H.  Davids,  Brooklyn,  assignor  to 


himself,  and  David   F.    Davids   and   May   DoW 
Davids,  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y. 
No.  274,941.    Machine   for   Inserting   and   Clinching 

Staples.  —Isaac  W.  Heysinger,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
No.  274,941.     Method  of   and  Means   for  Producing 
Patterns  upon  Printing  Blocks. — Andrew  Jack- 
son, Chester,  Pa. 
No.  274,978.    Brush  for  Bronzing  and  for  other  Pur- 
poses.—  Joseph  F.  Sargent,  Worcester,    Mass., 
assignor  of  one-half  to  Henry  W.  Mason,  same 
place. 
No.  374,979.    Adhesive  Paste. — George  Schanze  and 
John  B.  Weigman,  Baltimore,  Md. 
An  adhesive  paste  which  consists  of  fermented 
gluten  thickened  with  flour. 

No.  274,980.    Toy   Blocks.— Seth   B.  Scott,  Orange, 
N.  J. 
Toy  blocks  in  sets,  each  of  which  blocks  is  a 
portion '  of  a  cube,  and  the  cubes  formed  by 
blocks  of  one  set  are  half  the  measurement  of     '; 
cubes  formed  by  blocks  of  another  set. 
No.   274,936.      Book-Sewing    Machine.  —  David    M. 
Smyth,  Hartford,  Conn.,  assignor  to  the  Smyth 
Manufacturing  Company,  same  place. 
The  combination,  in  a  book  sewing  machine, 
of  a  semicircular  needle  having  a  hook  near  the 
end,    and     means    for    partially    rotating    the 
needle,  a  support  for  the  notched  signatures, 
and  means    for  presenting  the  thread   to  the 
hook,  so  that  the  thread  is  drawn  into  the  signa- 
ture and  looped. 

No.  274,993.     Type.— Henry   H.    Thorp,    Cleveland,      i 
Ohio.  ■' 

Provides  the  type  or  types  which  are  likely  to    - 
follow  the  letter  "  t "  with  a  continuation  of  the 
cross  line,  so  as  to  give  printing  in  script  type 
the  appearance  of  an  engraving  or  of  having 
been  written  by  hand. 

No.    275,027.     Hanging    Book-Shelves.— Mahlon    S. 
Drake,  Newark,  N.  J.,  assignor  to  Joseph  J.  Wal- 
ton, same  place. 
No.  275,053.    Toy  Milch  Cow.— William  H.  Mantz  and 
Robert  Blum,  Mount  Vernon,  111. 
A  tank  provided  with  an  ejecting-pump  with^    M 
a  suitable  connecting  rod  for  ejecting  milk.  I 

No.  275,068.    Toy  Savings  Bank.— Edward  L.  Morrisj.     S 
Boston,  Mass.  *" 

No.  275,110.    Box  for   Toilet   Sets— Franz   Zander,. 
New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Isaac  Kaufmann. 
and  Sigmund  Kaufmann,  both  of  same  place. 
No.  275,111.    Archery  Target.- John  W.  C.  Alday, 

Dayton,  Ohio. 
No.  275,113.  Printing  Machine.— Ed wyn  Anthony, 
New  York.  N.  Y. 
The  combination  and  arrangement  of  two 
form  bearing  cylinders  (whose  axes  are  parallel 
to  one  another)  and  impression  and  carrier  cyl- 
inders, with  mechanism  for  deflecting  (after  it 
has  been  printed  on  both  sides)  the  path  of  one 
of  the  webs,  whereby  two  distinct  webs  are 
simultaneously  printed  on  both  sides. 

DESIGNS. 
No.  13,814.    Pencil.— Joseph  Reshower  and  August 
Heck,  New  York,  N.  Y.    Term  of  patent,  7  years. 

No.  13,815.  Toy  Pistol.— Charles  F.  Ritchel,  Bridge- 
port, Conn.,  assignor  to  the  Unexcelled  Fire- 
works Company,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Term  of 
patent,  3}^  years. 

No.  13,816.    Toy  Pistol.— Charles  F.  Ritchel,  Bridge-    ,, 
port.   Conn.,  assignor  to   the  Unexcelled   Fire-    [, 
works   Company,    New  York,  N.  Y.     Term    of 
patent,  3]4  years. 

No.  13,818.  Envelope.— Giovanni  Sieckenberger,  New 
York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Bradley  A. 
Hard  and  Samuel  Parsons,  same  place.  Term  of 
patent,  7  years. 

No.  13,819.  Writing  Paper.— Giovanni  Sieckenberger, 
New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Bradley 
A.  Hard  and  Samuel  Parsons,  same  place.  Term 
of  patent,  7  years. 


May  24,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER 


723- 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company, 

^€=>  HOLYOKE,     MASS.,^=s^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

''PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

"PARSONS    LINEN    LEDGERr  ''SCOTCH   LINEN    LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

ISTo-  152  Broadway,  ISTew  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES.  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

g^°  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 


MANnFACTURXSS  OF 


TIN  AKD  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Duane  St.,  New  York. 

C.    F.    A.    HiNRIOHS, 

IMPORTER  OF 

FiCf  Gooilii,  (jlasswiire,  CblM,  Tofs,  Hies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   MetaZ-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

iTos.  2S,  31  smcL  33  Faxls  ^lace,  I;Te-^7r  "SToras. 


^  ANNOUNCEMENT. -#^ 


OwiDg  to  my  constantly-increasing  business,  as  Manager  of 
The  Cross  Pen  Company,  I  have  this  day  sold  the  stock  of  goods 
formerly  manufactured  by  me,  at  No.  79  Franklin  Street,  Boston, 
together  with  the  goodwill  of  the  business,  to  Messrs.  CHAS.  K. 
WADHAM  &  CO.,  who  will  continue  the  manufacture  of  my  well- 
known  specialties,  at  No  30  Franklin  Street,  and  to  whom  I  would 
cordially  commend  the  trade  to  favor  with  their  patronage. 

FRANK   S.  THAYER. 
Boston,  May  1,  1883. 


Having  purchased  the  above  stock  at  an  advantage,  we  offer 
the  same  to  the  trade  at  a  special  reduction  from  jobbing  rates. 
The  line  consists  of  Blank  Books,  Photograph,  Card  Albums  and 
Fine  Stationery,  that  are  not  to  be  obtained  elsewhere. 

CHAELES  K.  WADHAM  &  CO., 

(Successors  to  THAYER  &  WADHAM,) 

Manufacturers  of  BLANK  BOOKS, 

—  IMPORTERS  OF  — 

Photograph  Albums,  Jobbers  of  General  Stationers'  Goods, 

30  FRANKLIN   STREET, 
Fine  Printing  in  all  its  branches  BOSTOnST,  3VC^A.SS 


724 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER 


i^°    THE  BBST  FILING   DJEVICBS   BVBB   IWVBWTBD  ! 


SHANNON 


FILES 


("VT^ZTH    A_3srnD    ^w^ithiotjt    co^n^ipi^essoi^  ) 


OPEN  AND   EMPTY. 


BINDING  CASES 


FILLED  AND  SHUT. 


.A.3Sri5 


HUNDREDS  OF  THOUSANDS 

WHO    USE    THE 

Shannon  Filing  Devices 

15EAR    TESTIMONY     TO    THE     FACT 
THAT    THEY    ARE 

Ilie  blest  Sun  of  tlie  % 

in  the  line  of  stationery 

Specialties. 

They   are,  ix   di'.mand  in 

Every  Quarter  of  the  Globe. 


NOTICE. 

Chicago,  May  ist,  1883. 

The  partnership  heretofoie  existing 
between  the  undersigned  under  the 
style  of  Shannon  &  Mead  has  been 
dissolved  by  mutual  consent,  and  they 
have  sold  and  transferred  the  business 
of  said  firm  to 

Clague,  Wegman,  Schlicht,  &  Co., 
who  will  continue  the  business,  and  for 
whom  we  bespeak  the  patronage  and 
friendly  consideration  of  our  former 
customers. 

J.  S.  SHANNON. 
J.  H.  MEAD. 


FILING   CABINETS, 

Glague,  Wegman,  Schlicht,  &  Go, 


<> 


PRINCIPAL    OFFICE,  (Successors  to  J.  S.  Shannon  and  Shannon  &  Mead)  BRANCH    OFFICE, 

55-69    \Vc'st    Main    Street,  Sole  37    Lakeside    Building. 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.  Owners  and  Manufncturers.  CHICAGO,  ILL 


May  24,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER 


725 


FAMILY*PULPIT  BIBLES 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE 

NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO. 

724,  726  &  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

T  X  7E  invite  the  attention  of  the  Book  Trade  to  the  ONLY  Quarto  Bibles  published,  containing  OON 
^  ^       TRASTED  EDITIONS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT,  in  which  the  Old  (King  James  Version)  and 
(111'  Revised  Version  are  placed  in  parallel  columns.    Also, 

MARTIN  LUTHER'S  ILLUSTRATED  GERMAN  BIBLES, 

—  AND  — 

HAYDOCK'S  APPROVED  HOLY  CATHOLIC  BIBLES. 

All  of  the  above  contain  an  DlustraceJ  Bible  Dictionary,  Pictorial  History  of  the  Books  of  the  Bibles 
"Maps,  Illuminated  Plates  and  other  valuable  Illustrated  aud  Descriptive  Features. 

We  employ  the  most  skilled  vrorkmen,  use  only  the  best  materials,  and  guarantee  better  grades  of  paper 
•iiid  handsomer  printing  than  can  be  found  in  any  other  Family  Bibles  published  in  America,  while  our 
pi  ices  are  as  low  as  any  other  pubUsher's. 

Having  the  largest  establishment  in  the  United  States  for  the  manufacture  of  Family  and  Pulpit  Bibles 
\  >  can  furnish  them  in  great  variety  of  new  and  attractive  bindings  and  warranted  first-class  in  every 
\i  irticular. 

ORDER  ONLY  "THE  MATIONAL  CONTRASTED  EDITION." 

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  BOOKSELLERS  in  the  UNITED  STATES  and  CANADA. 


.o-^^===s)  c;a.tai.oc;x7e:s    a.nd    terimcs    fxtrmisxisd    on    a.z>pi<ica.tion.  <3=.^ 


NO  MORE  DUST  OR  FLIES  IN  YOUR  INK.      NO 

EVAPORATION  OR  THICKENING  CAUSED 

BY  EXPOSURE  TO  THE  AIR. 


f  T  is  complete,  simple  in  construction,  cannot  get  out  of 
order,  can  be  used  by  any  one  at  first  sight.    Made  in 

)  1  a i n    or    figured 
Sronze,    N  ickel 
Plated,  Gold  Figured 
Nickel,  Single  or  Douole 
Founts,  Flint  or  Cut  Glass 
in  upwards  of  forty  differ 
ent  styles.    Price  List  and 
Discounts  sent  to  the  trade 
upon  application  to 


A.  GUSS, 

Safe  Agent, 


Cut  No.  1  shows 
adjusted  keeps  the 


the  Stand  Closed.    The  cover  being  automatically 
stand  always  closed  when  ink  is  not  needed. 


VrkiMiKT   PJ  +  ir     "Pq  ^"■'^  '^"      snows  ine  siana  upen       xne  nugers  resnng  on  ine 

Opi  lllg   \jlhy,  IT  d. ,  levcr  causes  the  cover  to  be  lifted  easily,  ready  to  receive  the  pen. 


U.  S.  A. 


By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  ink,  the  stand 
immediately  closes. 


IMPORTERS,   MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


BIRTHDAY  CAEDS, 

The  finest  line  ever  offered  to  the  Trade  will  be  shown  this  ■week  by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road.       Please  reserve 
your  orders,  it  will  pay  you. 


JSTos.   S8  &  90  BEADE   ST,,  NEW   YORK. 


6-1 


Birthday,  Wedding  and  Condolence  Cards.  $10.00  to  $50.00. 

SFEOmVLEN-    Si^lvi:F>I-..E:     LOTS.       TFLJLIDBZ    SXJ]PPIL.IEID. 

^^^  Over  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  Imported).  ^^^ 


III^"  Await  our  Travelers  before  ordeJng  Christmas  Cards. 


Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 


D.  V/.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U.  S.  A, 


726 


THE    AMEEIOATvT    STATIOISTER. 


RAPHAEL  TUCK  &  SONS' 

Artistic  Ciiristmas » New  Year  Cards 


TRADE  MARK 


THE  increased  favor  these  Cards  have  already  met  from  the  Jobbing  Trade  this  year,  assures  us  we  were  not  mistaken  in  pi-onouncing 
it  early  in  the  season  as  the  most  desirable  and  complete  line  in  the  market.     We  offer  350  Series,  representing  1,200  Cards,  by 
tiie  greatest  and  most  popular  Artists  of  tlie  day,  all  printed  in  the  style  that  has  distinguished  this  line  in  the  past. 


NOVSr-TISS    FO 

REAL  WATCOMBE  TERRA  COTTA  FLAQDES.  ^ 

A  Series  of  90  Beautifal  Fire  Screens 
and   Shields. 

The  most  artistic  Boom  Ornaments  yet  produced. 


R    1883 


BELIEFS,  ALBERTYPES, 

6E1IIS  OF  FOREIGN  SCENEBT,  &c. 


•sS^NEW   PUBLICATION.  r9{- 

GREAT  MINDS  IN  MUSI"*.  — A  Series  of  10 
Portraits  and  Biographical  Sketches  of  the 
Greatest  Composers  of  the  World. 


TEKRA-Col'lA    l>LA<iUK. 


5^"  SEND    FOB,    CATALOGUES.      Y 


FOIiDING    SCREEN. 


FORBES   COMPANY,  181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston;   22  Bond  Street,  New  Yorl<. 

— 4^^  ADDRESS     ALL    CORRESPONDENCE    TO     BOSTON     OFFICE.  — rfo — 


Munich,   Germany. 


106  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


OUR     LINE    OF 


CHRISTMAS,  NEW  YEAR  CARDS, 


AND- 


soTj^^Eirais, 


OF  OPR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.  J%)J^    B&B&^M    li 


Wif). 


A-IIE    ]NO"W    K.E!AT>Y. 


The  Trade  are  respectfully  invited  to  ^A/^ithhoId  placing  their  orders  until  they  have 
examined  our  line,  as  it  is  pronounced  the  strongest  ever  issued. 


CALENDARS   AND   SATIN    DESIGNS 

In   Sheets  for   Manufacturing   Purposes. 


May  24,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEIOAS"    STATIOI^IEE. 


727 


N.  B. 


-All  persons  are  hereby  cautioned  against  Buying.^Sell- 
ing,  or  UslDg  Machines,  either  Lever  or  Wheel, 
infringing  on  our  Patents. 


am  H.  SANBOEN  &  SONS, 


No.  51  Beekman  Street, 

NEW  YOKE. 


152  &  154  Monroe  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


THE    IMPROVED    SANBORN 


IUllOM-£llUgUI.tJIL 

The  cut  is  a  facsimile  of  the  Improved 

SANBORN  GEM. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue  of  our  other 
Cutters  and  Bookbinders',  Printers'  and  Paper- 
Box  Makers'  Machinery. 


PAPER  AND  CARD  CUTTER. 

Best  Tu&^sr&v  Cixtter  E-ver   Blade. 

"POWERFUL,  heavy,  accurate  and  easy  to  work.  Has 
-L  lines  and  brass  rules  on  table  front  and  back,  front 
side,  back  side  and  back  gauges.  Back  gauge  is  double, 
for  cutting  two  sizes  at  once.  Knife  6  inches  wide. 
Adjustment  screws  for  setting  knife.  Lever  swings  to  the 
left  in  front  of  table. 

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Mills  at  Mxcello,  Butler  Co.,  Ohio,  and  Franhlin,  Warren  Co.,  Ohio. 

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each  sheet  water-marl<ed.    Put  up  500  Sheets  to  Ream. 

FOR  strength,  color  and  finish,  we  guarantee  it  equal  to  any  paper  in  the  market. 
Great  pains  will  be  taken  to  keep  this  brand  fully  up  to  standard,  and  the  trade  can 
rely  upon  its  being  fully  equal  to  sample  at  all  times.  All  sizes  and  weights  constantly 
carried  in  stock.  Envelopes  to  match,  put  up  in  handsome  tinted  glazed  boxes,  one- 
quarter  thousand  with  engraved  blue  and  gold  bands,  all  full  government  high  cut. 

POWERS  PAPER  CO.,  35  Lyman  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 
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DEPOT  FOR 

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Never  fails  to  excite  harmless  and  pleasant  sur- 
prise when  the  trick  is  practiced  upon  the  unsus- 
pecting victim.  It  consists  of  a  light,  strong  metal 
shelUhe  size  and  shape  of  a  common  cigar,  wrapped 
with  tobacco-colored  paper  so  as  to  perfectly  re- 
semble one,  and  has  a  spiral  spring  concealed  with- 
in that  may  be  released,  at  the  will  of  the  operator, 
by  slightly  pressing  a  trigger  that  is  attached  to 
the  small  end  of  the  Cigar.  When  released,  it  will 
fly  out  from  twelve  to  fifteen  inches  with  a  rattling 
noise,  so  quickly  that  while  the  person  towards 
whom  it  is  pointed  can  see  something  coming  and 
hear  something,  he  can  not  tell  just  what  has  hap- 
pened, until  after  he  has  made  a  big  efifort  to  dodge 
a  small  joke. 

Sample  by  mail,  15  cts. 

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Peter  C.  Thomson,  Cincinnati,  O. 


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139, 141  &  143  Walnut  St., 
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Cards  and  Invitations,  and  the 

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AS  PAST  AS  PRODtJCED. 


STATIONERS  and  PRINTERS  are  requested 
to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Gloods  suited  to 
their  wants. 

COMIVION-SENSE 

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A    NEW    DEVICE    FOR    FILING    AND 
BINDING    NEWSF^APERS, 

So  that  the  pages  and  papers  are  always  in  con- 
secutive order,  and  are  as  easily  found  as  in  a 
bound  book.  The  papers  are  firmly  bound,  in  a 
neat  polished  stick,  and  cannot  slip  about  or  work 
loose  in  use. 

ASA  L.   SHIPMAN'S  SONS.  Sole  Mfrs., 

10  Murray^Street,  NewlTork  City. 


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All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "  Novelties"  wUl  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 


Israel  W.  Moody,  stationer,  Boston,  Mass., 
has  become  insolvent. 

C.  W.  Green,  publisher,  Lake  Valley,  N.  M., 
will  remove  to  Kingston. 

W.  H.  Morrish,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Chatham, 
Ont.,  has  sold  out  to  John  Morrish. 

"W.  G.  Powell,  publisher  of  the  Star,  Paris, 
Ont.,  has  been  sold  cut  by  the  sheriff. 

C.  Stuebing,  of  C.  Stuebing  &  Co. ,  wholesale 
fancy  goods  dealers,  Berlin,  Ont.,  is  dead. 

F.  J.  Ulsh,  publisher  of  the  Transcript, 
Brook ville,  Kan.,  has  sold  out  Harry  Swift. 

Parson  &  Hoss,  publishers  of  the  Journal, 
Louisiana,  Mo.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Carrie  Rosenstein,  fancy  goods  dealer.  Pater- 
son,  N.  J.,  has  compromised  with  her  creditors. 

Jones,  Elliott  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Columbus,  Ohio,  have  made  an  assignment. 

Mrs.  J.  M.  Theno  &  Co.,  dealers  in  fancy 
goods.  Fort  Atkinson,  Wis.,  has  been  burned 
out. 

Smith  &  Seligman,  bookbinders,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Joseph  Selig- 
man continues. 

C.  C.  &  M.  M.  Short,  paper-hangers,  Buffalo, 
N.  TT.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Short  & 
Johnson  succeed. 

Donaldson  &  Co. ,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Natchez,  Miss.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  T. 
R.  Donaldson  succeeds. 

Thomas  Ewing,  dealer  in  inks,  mucilage,  &c., 
Philadelphia.  Pa.,  is  advertised  to  be  closed  out 
by  the  sheriff  on  May  28. 

Winkler  &  Ehrenzwtig,  paper-stock  dealers, 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
S.  Ehrenzwtig  continues. 

The  Elkhart  Straw  Board  Company,  Elkhart, 
Ind.,  has  been  succeeded  by  the  Globe  Tissue 
Paper  Company,  with  a  capital  of  $40,000. 

O.  D.  Forbes,  formerly  with  Carter,  Rice  & 
Co.,  Boston,  has  connected  himself  with  F.  S. 
Bradley  &  Co.,  paper  dealers.  New  Haven, 
Conu. 

The  Merriam  Manufacturing  Company,  Dur- 
ham, Conn.,  is  the  wholesale  agent  for  Styles' 
letter  copying  bath,  which  has  met  with  so  great 
commendation. 

The  San  Francisco  Journal  of  Commerce,  San 
Francisco,  Cat.,  has  been  incorporated  under  the 
firm  name  of  the  San  Francisco  Journal  of 
Commerce  Publishing  Company. 

The  firm  of  Shannon  &  Mead,  manufacturers 
of  flies,  Chicago,  111.,  has  been  dissolved  by 
mutual  consent.  The  business  has  been  sold  and 
transferred  to  Clague,  Wegman,  Schlicbt  &  Co., 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 

The  new  catalogue  of  the  Dennison  Manufac- 
turing Company  is  very  attractive.  It  has  evi- 
dently been  prepared  with  care  and  exhibits  the 
designs  of  the  company's  specialties  to  advan- 
tage. The  notable  feature  is  the  grouping  of  the 
samples  of  tissue  papers,  and  another  is  the 
printing  of  the  illustrations  of  seals  and  labels  in 
the  appropriate  colors.  The  work  is  handsomely 
bound  in  cloth. 


John  W.  Lovell  &  Co.,  publishers.  New  York, 
have  got  out  a  new  edition  of  Edward  Kellogg's 
"  Labor  and  Capital"  as  one  of  the  numbers  of 
"Lovell's  Library."  This  is  a  remarkable 
book.  The  first  edition  of  this  work  was  pub- 
lished in  1848,  under  the  title  of  "  Labor  and 
Other  Capital;  or,  the  rights  of  each  secured 
and  the  wrongs  of  both  eradicated."  At  that 
time  the  publication  of  such  a  work  by  a  rich 
and  prosperous  merchant  of  New  York  created 
considerable  excitement  and  discussion  among 
political  economists.  Mr.  Kellogg  believed  that 
the  government  of  the  United  States  should 
issue  all  money  and  currency  that  should  be 
allowed  to  go  into  circulation.  The  present 
United  States  treasury  note  is  a  partial  exem- 
plification of  this  plan.  The  whole  work  has 
such  a  bearing  upon  the  financial  and  political 
state  of  the  country  to  day  that  the  publishers 
reel  justified  in  issuing  it  in  a  cheap  form,  thus 
placing  it  within  the  reach  of  all  who  are  inter- 
ested in  the  industrial  problem. 

The  Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Company  is 
working  hard  at  its  new  lines  so  as  to  have  a 
large  stock  ready  for  the  coming  season,  as  the 
firm  anticipates  a  great  demand  for  these  goods. 
With  this  end  in  view,  new  machinery  has  been 
brought  into  requisition,  and  besides  other 
things,  a  new  Thompson  &  Son  stitcher,  which 
makes  the  holes  and  drives  the  staples  at  the 
same  time.  The  firm's  representatives  will 
shortly  go  on  the  road,  and  they  hope  that  their 
friends  will  give  them  as  cordial  a  reception  as 
they  have  previously  received. 

Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  &  Co.  show  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  lines  of  autograph  albums  and 
scrap-books  that  have  ever  been  offered  in  this 
market.  The  bindings  are  rich  and  are  hand- 
somely illuminated.  The  autograph  albums 
contain  some  elegant  illustrations,  particularly 
the  new  lines  of  floral  autographs,  which  are  ex- 
quisite. A  very  neat  design  illustrates  the  seven 
days  of  the  week  in  a  rich  and  striking  manner. 
All  of  the  goods  are  of  such  an  order  of  merit 
that  they  will  have  to  be  seen  to  be  appre- 
ciated. 

The  Industrial  Publication  Company,  New 
York,  has  just  published  a  practical  little  work 
by  Fred.  T.  Hodgson,  which  will  be  of  invalu- 
able service  to  every  carpenter  and  joiner  and 
besides  be  of  advantage  to  persons  who  are  able 
to  handle  tools.  It  is  known  as  "  Practical  Car- 
pentry," and  is  a  guide  to  the  correct  working 
and  laying  out  of  all  kinds  of  carpenters'  and 
joiners'  work.  As  an  industrial  handbook,  this 
publication  is  one  of  the  most  practical  every- 
day works  that  has  been  brought  out. 

Jansen,  McClurg  &  Co.,  Chicago,  have  re- 
moved to  117,  119  and  131  Wabash  avenue,  cor- 
ner of  Madison  street.  The  new  building  is  72  by 
150  feet,  containing  six  floors.  The  main  floor 
and  basement  are  devoted  to  the  retail  trade  of 
the  house.  The  oflBlces  and  sample  counters  are 
on  the  second  floor.  The  remaining  floors  are 
used  for  storing  stock,  &c. 

Clague,  Wegman,  Schlicht  &  Co.,  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  have  acquired  the  sole  right  to  manufac- 
ture the  Shannon  file,  having  acquired  the  in- 
terest of  the  late  Arm  of  Shannon  &  Mead 
therein.  This  firm  has  just  issued  a  new  cata- 
logue of  specialties  of  its  manufacture,  includ- 
ing the  Shannon  files  and  filing  cabinets. 

The  Palmer  Art  Company,  36  Bond  street,  is 
fast  getting  ready  for  the  trade.  The  lines  of 
goods  which  it  shows  are  beautiful,  some  of 
them  being  gorgeous  and  of  great  variety. 
Visiting  members  of  the  trade  ought  to  see  the 
goods. 


J.  A.  Caldwell,  publisher,  Newark,  Ohio,  has 
sold  out. 

Richard  Huntington,  publisher,  Yarmouth, 
N.  S.,  is  dead. 

M.  A.  Griswt  M  and  wife,  publishers,  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  have  sold  out. 

Davey  &  Broadhead,  picture-frame  dealers, 
Ottawa,  Out.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Thomas  Davey  continues. 

Elliott  H.  Jones  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners, Columbus,  Ohio,  have  made  an  assign- 
ment to  Charles  Tappan.  Their  assets  are  $4,000 
and  their  liabilities  the  same. 

B.  T.  Searing  has  opened  an  office  at  60  Duane 
street.  New  York,  for  doing  business  as  mill- 
agent  and  wholesale  dealer  in  card-board,  cut 
cards,  lithographers'  papers,  &c. 

Parties  intending  to  place  orders  for  McCarty 
&  Hasberg's  line  of  school  bags  ought  to  do  so  at 
once  to  have  them  in  time  for  the  fall  openingof 
the  schools.     Orders  are  rapidly  coming  in. 

Jas.  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  extend  to  the  trade 
visiting  the  city  an  invitation  to  make  the  firm's 
establishment  their  headquarters  while  in  town. 
Ample  facilities  will  be  found  there  for  the 
transaction  of  such  business  as  requires  oflBce 
accommodations,  and  the  trade  will  be  entirely 
welcome  to  avail  themselves  of  this  offer. 

Ogden  Brothers,  stationers,  Knox  ville,  Tenn., 
have  dissolved  partnership,  Chas.  H.  Ogden  and 
William  Ogden  retiring.  They  are  succeeded 
by  Ogden  Brothers  &  Rule,  the  naw  firm  consist- 
ing of  Samuel  R.  Ogden,  William  Rule  and 
Alfred  Ogden.  The  new  firm  assumes  all  liabili- 
ties and  collects  all  accounts  due  to  the  old  firm. 

The  family  bibles  recently  issued  by  the  Na- 
tional Publishing  Company,  Philadelphia,  ^  in 
fine  morocco  and  levant  bindings,  are  works  of 
art,  surpassed  by  none  and  equaled  by  few  bind- 
ing establishments  in  the  United  States.  This 
company  is  fast  securing  a  wide  spread  reputa- 
tion among  the  trade  for  artistic  and  beautiful 
workmanship  at  low  prices. 

The  Greneral  Passenger  Department  of  the 
Erie  Railway  has  issued  a  very  interesting  and 
convenient  guide  book  for  the  use  of  people 
seeking  country  resorts  for  the  summer  season. 
It  is  called  "Summer  Homes  and  Rambles 
along  the  Erie  Railway,"  and  is  a  complete  di- 
rectory to  towns,  country  places,  lakes  and 
woods  within  easy  reach  of  New  York,  with 
lists  of  hotels,  boarding  houses,  distances,  rates 
of  fare,  terms  of  board,  &c. 

The  new  "  Trick  Segar,"  made  by  Peter  G. 
Thomson,  Cincinnati,  is  intended  as  an  innocent 
means    of   amusement  for  people  addicted  to 
practical  jokes.   It  is  harmless  and  sure  to  catch 
the  victim  unprepared.     It  consists  of  a  light 
metal  shell,  shaped  like  a  cigar,  and   wrapped 
with  tobacco  colored  paper  so  as  to  make  a  per-  - 
feet  imitation.     A  spring  within  is  released  by  a 
small  trigger  at  the  end  of  the  cigar,  and  makes 
a  buzzing  sound  like  an  explosion.      The  victim  1 
sees  and  hears  something  alarming  without  bav- 1 
ing  the  slightest  notion  of  what  it  is. 

J.  H.  Buffiord's  Sons  have  now  ready  the  new 
design  of  their  "Oaken  Bucket."  It  shows  a 
farm  scene  with  a  lake  view  in  the  distance,  and 
a  young  farmer  about  letting  the  bucket  down 
into  the  well.  This  firm  has  now  brought  out 
the  shape  advertising  novelty  "  The  Owl,"  in 
embossed  form,  and  it  is  one  of  the  greatest  hits 
which  the  house  has  ever  made.  Importers  who  , 
have  seen  it  have  asked  for  samples  to  send  , 
abroad,  but  were  refused  until  the  stock  is  com- 
plete. This  house  has  also  brought  out  a  series 
of  plaques  with  ideal  figures- of  young  and  hand- 


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some  girls  which  will  probably  meet  with  much 
favor. 

Gates  &  Co.,  printers,  Boston,  Mass.,  hav« 
failed. 

W.  B.  Alley,  printer,  Truro,  N.  S.,  has  been 
burned  out. 

R.  L.  Anderson,  dealer  in  picture  frames, 
Baltimore,  Md.,  is  dead. 

Campbell  &  Pannell,  printers,  Vicksburg, 
Miss.,  have  been  attached. 

E.  G.  Sutherland,  publisher  of  the  Journah 
White  Plains,  N.  Y.,  is  dead. 

H.  T.  McGill,  printer  and  publisher,  Leaming- 
ton, Ont.,  has  been  burned  out. 

Kalmus,  Benno  &  Co.,  picture  dealers,  Boston, 
Mass, ,  have  become  insolvent. 

Edward  Love  joy,  picture  dealer,  Chicago, 
111.,  has  assigned  to  R.  B.  Jenkins. 

S,  S.  Benedict,  publisher  of  the  Carbondale 
Advance,  Carbondale,  Pa.,  is  dead. 

Maher  Brothers,  newsdealers,  Waterbury, 
Conn.,  have  sold  out  to  Martin  Bergin. 

Sutton  &  McMurray,  publishers,  Wapako- 
netta,  Ohio,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

John  M.  Selkirk,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Leamington,  Ont.,  has  been  burned  out. 

Don  F.  Miller  &  Co.,  advertising  agents,  Oak- 
land, Cal. ,  have  sold  out  to  C.  M.  Havens. 

William  Burgess,  printer,  Boston,  has  been 
foreclosed  under  a  chattel  mortgage  for  $15,700. 

T.  H.  McElwain,  manufacturer  of  gold 
frames,  Chicago,  111.,  has  sold  out  to  J.  C.  New- 
comb. 

J.  D.  Lynch,  publisher  of  the  Evening  Ex- 
press, Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  has  sold  out  to  Geo.  J. 
Denis. 

Watts  &  McDonough,  bookbinders,  Louisville, 
Ky.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Mr.  Watts 
continues. 

N.  S.  McKlnsey,  publisher  of  the  Lassen  Ad- 
vocate, Susan ville,  Cal.,  has  admitted  D.  W. 
Hayden  to  partnership,  under  the  style  of  Mc- 
Kinsey  &  Hayden. 

The  new  lines  of  orders-of-dance  placed  on  the 
market  by  James  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  have  nfet 
with  a  very  flattering  recognition  by  the  trade. 
The  firm  has  taken  large  orders  for  present  de- 
livery, and  the  sales  are  said  to  be  far  in  excess 
of  last  season.  This  concern  holds  itself  in 
readiness  to  fill  all  orders  for  menu  cards  and 
orders-of-dance  at  the  shortest  possible  notice. 

A  terrific  explosion  occurred  on  Monday  after- 
noon about  three  o'clock  at  the  works  of  this 


Wolverine  Car  Roofing  and  Paper  Company,  in 
the  eastern  suburbs  of  the  city  of  Detroit,  Mich. 
The  works  were  on  four  sides  of  an  open  court 
150  feet  square,  the  boiler  and  engine  room  were 
in  one  corner  of  the  court,  and  the  entire  works, 
except  the  office  and  finishing  room  on  one  side, 
were  destroyed..  The  engineer,  William  Thomp- 
son, and  the  fireman,  Peter  Prank,  were  buried 
in  the  ruins.  Thompson  was  instantly  killed. 
Frank  lived  a  few  hours  after  being  removed. 
He  had  smelled  the  felt  covering  of  the  boiler 
burning  just  before  it  exploded  and  went  up  to 
see  what  caused  it  and  was  found  wedged 
against  the  chimney.  A  large  number  of  female 
employes  engaged  in  picking  over  rags  in  the 
top  story  of  one  wing  had  barely  escaped  when 
that  part  of  the  edifice  collapsed.  Henry 
Groome,  a  clerk  in  the  office,  had  gone  out  of 
the  boiler  room  a  moment  before  the  explosion, 
and  felt  himself  lifted  by  it  and  thrown  against 
a  pile  of  paper  fifty  feet  away.  The  ruins 
quickly  caught  fire,  and  in  a  short  time  burned 
so  fiercely  as  to  prevent  the  work  of  examining 
the  wreck.    The  wind  was  blowing  very  hard. 


and  at  five  different  times  portions  of  standing 
wall  fell.  At  five  o'clock  several  members  of 
the  Fire  Department  were  at  work  close  to  a^ 
wall,  when  suddenly  it  fell  and  caught  four  of 
them.  They  were  under  a  little  archway,  on 
the  second  floor  of  the  wing  used  for  storing 
paper,  and  as  the  wall  fell  the  floor  gave  way 
beneath  them.  A  huge  pile  of  paper  caught  the 
force  of  the  falling  brick,  but  they  were  covered 
by  a  mass  of  rubbish  and  it  took  half  an  hour  to 
get  them  out.  They  were  all  taken  to  their, 
homes.  The  boiler  which  exploded  was  of 
100  horse-power  and  had  been  inspected  only 
a  week  previously.  It  was  one  of  a  battery  of 
three  and  was  carrying  sixty-five  pounds  of 
steam.  No  one  knows  the  cause  of  the  disaster 
and  it  is  generally  ascribed  to  low  water.  The 
mill  was  a  handsome  new  structure,  erected  only 
a  few  months  ago,  and  cost  $90,000.  The  loss  is 
between  $50,000  and  $60,000,  on  which  there  is 
about  $30,000  insurance. 

Thomas  C.  Shepherd,  of  Christy,  Shepherd  & 
Garrett,  manufacturers  of  wall  paper.  New 
York  city,  is  dead. 


FOLEY'S  PAT.  IMPROVED  STTLOGRAPHIC  PEN. 


Great  reduction  In  price  :  No.  1,  SLTO;  No.  2,  $2.60;  No.  3,  $8.50;  No.  4,  $3.  A  liberal  discount  to  the  Trade. 
FOLEY'S  PATENT  STYLUS  is  the  best  and  only  Pen  with  point,  spring  and  cleaner  in  air  tube.  Fully 
warranted,  and  excbangeable  for  gold  pens  and  pencils. 

We,  the  subscribers,  who  know  the  value  of  FOLEY'S  PENS  from  constant  use  of  them  for  a  niunber  of 


Beardsley,  Cashier  Nat'l  Bank  of  North  America; 
Wm.  A.  Fall,  Pres.  Corn  Exchange  Bank;  P-  H. 
Lowry,  Pres.  Nat'l  Bank  of  the  RepubUc;  F.  D.  Tap- 
pan,  Pres.  GaUatin  Nat'l  Bank;  0.  F.  Timpson,  Cashier 
Continental  Bank;  I.  G.  Ogden,  Cashier  New  York  Co. 
Nat'l  Bank ;  Chas.  Dennis,  Vice-Pres.  Atlantic  Mutual 
Ins.  Co. ;  Daniel  D.  Smith,  Pres.  Commercial  Ins.  Co. ; 
Elwood  Walter,  Pres.  Mercantile  Mutual  Ins.  Co.; 
Wm.  L.  Jenkins.  Pres.  Bank  of  America;  J.  W.  Lewis, 


Traders' Nat'l  Bank;  J.  M.  Crane,  Cashier  Shoe  and 
Leather  Nat'l  Bank;  A.  P.  Wilmarth,  Vice-Pres.  Home 
Fire  Ins.  Co. ;  Morris  Franklin,  Pres.  New  York  Life 
Ins.  Co. ;  Clark,  Dodge  &  Co. ;  White,  Morris  &  Co. ; 
Vermilye  &  Co.;  Winslow,  Lanier  &  Co.;  Wells, 
Fargo  &  Co.;  United  States  Ex.  Co.;  Barclay  & 
Livingston;  George  D.  Arthur  &  Co. ;  H.  T.  Morgan  & 
COjj  American  Ex.  Co. ;  Adams  Ex.  Co. ;  T.  Ketchum 
&  Co. ;  S.  B.  Chittenden  &  Co. ;  Johnson  &  Higgins. 


JOHN  FOLKY,  Gold  Pen  and  Stylographic  Pen  Manufacturer,  3  Aster  House,  Broadway,  New  York 


CARTER, 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

1»  Send  for  Samples, 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


RIOE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS. 


— ^  SUPERIOR  TO   ALL   OTHERS.  -^- 

Send   for   Samples  and    Prices. 


GEO.  F.  KING  &  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    Manufactmrers 

STATIONERS  and  PAPER  DEALERS, 
29   Hawley    Street,   BOSTON,  MASS. 


AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 

E-  &  HI.  T.  .A-lsTTHIOISr-ir  &  CO 


591  Broadway,  New  Torh, 

Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames, 
Albums,  Graphoscopes,  Photographs, 


Manufacturers  ot- 

Photographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Stereoscopes  and  Views, 


Opposite  Metropolitan  Hotel. 

Fine  Leather  and  Plush  Goods, 
Indotint  Engravings. 


t^  Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic-Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transpareacies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c. 


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THE    AMEEICA^    STATIONER 


DIRECTORY. 

Copying  Books. 

Papers— Fancy. 

MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F.,                Philadelphia,  Pa. 

BECK.  CHARLES,             609  Chestnut  St.,  Phfla.,  Pa. 

Cards  nnder  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  SIO  per  annnm  for  each  card. 

Engravers. 

Paper  Manufacturers. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

WILTSHIRE,  HARRY,                 78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 

JERSEY    CITY    PAPER   CO..    wmte   and   Colored 
tissue  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  City.  N.  J. 

Eyelet  Machines. 

BUKUKHAKT  <E  BKU.,  Wholesale,  F'me  Brashes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  Vamishers,  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  111. 

Paper  Ruling,  Cuttmg  and  Eyeletting. 

KISSAM,  B.  A.,                         32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 

LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L..               51  South  4th  St..  Phila. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 

Envelope  Manufacturers. 

Pen  Manufacturers — Steel. 

ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.    For 
the  trade  only,                   33  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

AJBBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON.                PhUadelphia.  Pa. 

JANENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO.. 

134 and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 

Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 

Art  Publishers. 

HILL,  W.  H.,                                       Worcester,  Mass. 
HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO.,               Holyoke,  Mass. 

ATKTN,  LAMBERT  &  CO.,           23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y . 

BUFFOKD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  295 

Rubber  Stamps. 

Broadway,  N.Y.,  &  156 &  158  Monroe  st.,  Chicago.  HI. 

LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  aU  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  st.,  Boston. 

FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

REAY.  M.  A..                                       77  John  St..  N.  Y. 

THE   LOGAN   &   LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass.                                                  ; 

Sealing  Wax  Manufacturers. 

PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  st..  Philadelphia. 

DENNISON   MANUFACTUEUNG   CO.,    21    Milk  St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;   630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Wahiut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Masg. 
Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,                  New  Bedford,  Mass. 
Salesrooms,  28  Bond  st.,  N.  Y. 

Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,   Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..                                     170  Clark  st.,  Chicago,  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 

School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 

BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  80,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 

CLARK.  C.  W..  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  Franklin  st.,  Boston,  Mass. 

COTTON  ^  GOTTT.T)    Mnmifaof.iirers   of   the   Yankee 

Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 

Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 

SHEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 

GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

MENDE.  PAUL,                               16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 

Globes. 

KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO.,            14  iVIilk  St.,  Boston. 

Scrap  Book  Pictures. 

A  -^                v,.. .,     T^ 

PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Bookbinders. 

ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  111.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 

BECK,  CHARLES,              609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 

NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16, 18  and  30  in.  diameter.    Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  st.,  N.  Y. 

WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  DaUy  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Shelf  Paper  Manufacturers. 

Book    Binders'    and    Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

Grain  Tables. 

ROGERS,  L.  H.,                            75  Maiden  Lane,  NY. 

DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  S1.2o; 
mailed  by  the  publishers.                Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Gum  Labels  and  Seals. 

Silk  Ornaments. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 

PALM  &  FECHTELER,]«,Vsrrclu^^''o,]ll. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 

DENNISON   MANUFACTURING   CO.,   21    Milk   St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;    630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  st.,  St.  Louis. 

Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates. 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Stationers'  Hardv\rare. 

DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO.,                            Chicago,  111. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

HICKOK,  W.  O.,                                    Harrisburg,  Pa. 

U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS, 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 

HOWARD  IRON  WORKS,                      Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

SMITH,  J.  v.,  MJ'G.  CO.,                      51  John  St.,  N.  Y 
J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 

McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO..  Ru'ing  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  Dl. 
Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  &c. 

Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mir.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 

AGAR,  ATiEXANDER,                  110  WilUam  St.,  N.  Y. 

GAYNOR  &  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  BeU  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 

KING,  GEO.   F.,  &  MERRILL, 

SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

29  Hawley  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO.,                  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Letter,  Cabinet  and  Library  Files. 

Bookbinders'  Materials. 

Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 

PHLLA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  PhUa. 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 

QARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  Wilham  St.,  N.  Y. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

GANE  BROTHERS,                       106  Duane  st.,  N.  Y. 

HAKE,  PH.                                     155  WUUam  St.,  N.  Y 

GRIFFIN,   H.,   &  SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  T., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.    Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.                                  Springfield,  Mass. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 

LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Tag  Manufacturers. 

Card  Board  Manufacturers. 

DENNISON   MANUFACTURING   CO.,  21   Milk   St., 

TRIER,  S.,  &  SON,                      190  WilUam  St.,  N.  Y. 

BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr  ,                81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;   630  Chestnut  st., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 

MCHUGU,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 

MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St..  N.  Y. 

Paper. 

St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 

Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 

Toys  and  Games. 

BECK,  OHART.FJ^,  609  Chest.nut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 

ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 

BAKE,  PHILIP,                             155  WilUam  St.,  N.  Y. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 

42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Copying  Presses. 

WJODMANN.  A..                                  MK  Broadwav.  N.  V. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

HUBBARD,  H.  N.,                 313  to  319  E.  28d  St.,  N.  Y. 

Fire!     Fire  I     Fire!!! 

G.  J.  MOFFAT.      179  St.  John  St..  New  Haven.  Conn. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersrille,  lU. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 
BECK.  CHARLES,              609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 
HOWAED  mON  WORKS,                       Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

For  Insurance  rates  address 

»U±UVl£lt,  T.,  <S  CO.,              333  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 

4N1)EBS0N  &  STAMON, 

Ta'I'UM,  8AJHUEL  C,  &  CO.,               Cincinnati,  0. 

152  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 

May  24,  1883.1 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOIsTER 


731 


OBITUARY. 


I 


William  Chambbbs,  LL.D. 
A  dispatch  from  London  on  Sunday  announced 
the  death  of  William  Chambers,  LL.D.,  the  well- 
known  publisher.  He  was  born  at  Peebles,  in 
the  year  1800,  and  received  a  good  education  in 
his  native  town.  With  his  elder  brother,  Rob- 
ert, who  died  in  1871,  Dr.  Chambers  served  an 
apprenticeship  with  a  bookseller.  He  began 
business  on  his  own  account  in  an  humble  way 
in  1819.  He  added  printing  to  his  small  business 
in  the  following  year,  after  acquiring  a  self- 
taught  knowledge  of  the  art.  In  those  primitive 
days,  type  was  not  readily  obtained,  and  Mr. 
Chambers  supplied  the  necessities  of  his  trade 
by  carving  on  wood  the  letters  he  desired  for 
headings.  In  this  manner  he  published  a  small 
periodical  called  the  Kaleidoscope,  which  was 
composed  and  edited  by  his  brother,  Robert.  In 
1829  the  brother  united  in  the  production  for 
the  first  time  of  a  gazetteer  of  Scotland,  the 
matter  for  which  was  written  by  his  brothers 
in  their  odd  moments,  and  was  finally  is- 
sued in  1832.  Dr.  Chambers  began  the  pub- 
lication of  the  Edinburgh  Journal  in  1832. 
On  February  4,  six  weeks  before  the  Penny 
Magazine  was  issued.  Chambers'  Journal 
was  in  the  hands  of  the  public  and  ob- 
tained a  circulation  of  50,000  copies.  In  1834 
the  brothers  began  the  publication  of  a  series  of 
popular  treatises  called  "Information  for  the 
People."  This  was  followed  by  the  "  Cyclopee" 
dia  of  English  Literature,"  with  biographica 
notices  of  authors  and  extracts  from  their 
works,  "The  People's  Editions  of  Standard 
English  Works,"  "The  Educational  Course," 
the  latter  a  library  of  classical  and  general 
fc'i  >  oilge  and  finally  "Papers  for  the  Peo- 
ple." Dr  Chambers  has  also  published  a  vol- 
ume of  "  Sketches  in  America."  In  1849  he  pur- 
chased the  estate  of  Glenormiston,  Peebleshire, 
where  he  interested  himself  in  the  promotion  of 
public  improvements.  In  1859  he  made  the  val- 
uable gift  to  his  native  village  of  a  suite  of 
buildings  consisting  of  a  public  reading-room, 
library,  lecture-hall  and  gallery  of  art,  called 
"  Chambers  Institution."  He  became  Lord- 
Provost  of  Edinburgh  in  1865  and  was  re- 
elected in  1869.  He  received  the  degree  of 
LL.D.  from  the  Edinburgh  University  in  1872. 


ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J.  H.  Debussy 

will  be  glad  to  receive  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists  of 
Printing  Machines,  Type  and  other  Office  Materials, 
as  well  as  samples  of  Paper  and  Novelties  in  the 
Printing  business. 

STEAM  PRINTING  WORKS,  AMSTERDAM. 

L  I  IT-  E-T  I  Ivl  E 

This  Calendar  stands  11}^  in.  high, 
and  8  in.  wide  at  base,  and  is  a  com- 
bination of  blocks,  cards  and  figures. 
The  frame  is  made  substantial  and 
durable,  and  warranted  perfect  in 
every  respect,  with  metal  front 
(nickel  plated).  The  Blocks  are  so 
arranged  that  by  changing  them 
once  a  month,  according  to  direc- 
tions, you  get  a  complete  Calendar  for  the  next 
month,  and  so  on.  Price,  $1.50  by  express.  Trade 
supplied.    Patent  for  sale. 

J.  BATH,  79  Washington  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

T.  SINCLAIR  &  SON, 

Trade  Publishers  of 

Lithographic  Advertising  Specialties 

New  York  Branch:       '      506  &  608  Worth  St., 
57  Maiden  Lane.  Philadelphia. 

■WATSON  &  PARK.  |  GEO.  M.  HAYES,  Man'r. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

SHAPE    NOVELTIES, 

REWARD,  BIRTHDAY,  and  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Orders  of  Dance,  Menus, 
Tassels,  Marriage  Certificates,  Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Advertis- 
ing Fans,  Plaques,  Crayons,  Calenders,  &c.,  &c. 


CHICAGO:   156  &  158  MONROE  STREET.  BOSTON 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


39  FEDERAL  STREET. 


TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 

HIGHLY   FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Manufactory  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Bnttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OUK    READING   STYLES: 

No.  89 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  ...  Commercial       No.  707.... Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.49  ,..Bank       No.  405.     ...Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 

New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  "OrUliam  Street. 


THE  BLACK  &CLAISON  CO, 'S 

InpniTed  Fer&raiiir 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


^^  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

THE  BLACK  &  CLAWSON  CO., 

T  Mention  American  Stationer.  B-amilton,  Ohio. 


J".  E.  LIIsriDE,  ^ — * 


-*- 


Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

a?.A.C3-s  -A.3iTr)  o-TJiLvd:  Ij-^bex-s, 

PUBLISHER  OF 


Oliromos,  Folders    and. 


i*j 


165   T^illiam   St.,  IVe^^  "Vorii. 


Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $2.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  an     '"olds,  by  mail,  f  1.00 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOABD  MADE  TO  OiJ)EB. 


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THE    AMEEICAIil    STATIOJSTER 


DETOTED  TO  THE  INTERESTS  OF  THE 

btationery  and  Fancy  Goods  Trades. 

WEEKLY-$2.00  PER  ANNUM. 
Single  Copies      ...      -        10  Cents. 

NEW  YORK.  THURSDAY,  MAY  24,  1883. 

Advertisements  cannot  be  received  for  insertion  in 
the  current  week  later  than  12  m.  on  Wednesday.  The 
charge  for  advertising  is  25  cents  a  line,  each  inser- 
tion. Special  terms  for  standing  and  displayed  ad- 
vertisements to  be  had  on  application. 

This  journal  aims  to  be  a  medium  of  information 
for  and  a  representative  of  the  interests  of  every  one 
connected  with  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  coimtry,  in  all  cases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
A  review  of  foreign  markets  and  accounts  of  move- 
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and  complete  exponent  of  the  trade. 
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Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

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Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

Josd  A.  Barroe Barranquilla.,  Colombia. 

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Edward  Qrauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

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J.  O.  Ryder ...  Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Cohen  de  Lissa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

Q.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  G.  Thrum ]  ^ands"'"'    ^*°^^<=''    ^■ 

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Subscribers  to  The  Stationer  can  be  supplied  with 
the  best  cloth  binder  in  the  market.  Deliverable  at 
the  publication  ofBce.    Price,  fifty  cents. 

Readers  of  this  paper  who  avail  themselves  of  the 
information  obtained  from  its  columns,  by  advertise- 
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reapoDdeate  ot  the  source 'of  their  information. 


Under  the  new  arrangement  of  buying 
stationery  supplies  for  the  Navy  Depart- 
ment at  Washington,  a  different  order  of 
things  will  be  enforced.  Bids  will  be  re- 
ceived on  distinct  items  and  the  trade 
throughout  the  country  can  compete.  Un- 
der the  old  system,  now  done  away  with  by 
Congress  in  consolidating  the  appropriation 
for  stationery  for  the  department  and  its 
bureaus,  which  had  previously  been  kept 
separate,  it  was  possible  for  a  bidder  well- 
posted  as  to  the  probable  requirements  of 
the  Navy  Department  to  largely  reduce  the 
figures  of  the  bid  on  one  item  and  while 
putting  on  a  good  price  for  other  goods  se- 
cure the  contract  thereby  in  a  lump.  This  is 
not  a  new  dodge  in  the  matter  of  bidding 
for  public  supplies  and  it  ought  to  have  been 
guarded  against  before.  Public  contracts 
ought  to  be  offered  in  detail  and  then  there 
would  be  fairer  competition,  while  the  gov- 
ernment would  not  be  caught. 


A  SYSTEM  obtains  in  England  of  register- 
ing the  names  of  parties  who  are  able  to 
compete  for  public  contracts  and  of  sending 
them  forms  for  making  tenders  or  proposals 
whenever  the  time  comes  that  supplies  are 
wanted.  We  are  not  sure  that  in  making 
its  demands  for  goods  our  government  does 
not  at  times  send  out  the  proper  blanks  to 
manufacturers  known  to  be  able  to  meet 
the  requirements,  but  that  this  is  not  gen- 
erally done,  we  are  quite  certain.  It  would 
be  a  good  thing  if  such  a  rule  was  adopted 
and  made  invariable,  according  to  the  Eng- 
lish method.  Taking,  for  example,  an  in- 
stance where  a  call  is  made  for  papers  of 
different  kinds,  and  which  no  one  mill  is 
able  to  supply,  if  a  registry  of  dealers  in 
and  manufacturers  of  paper  was  kept,  the 
blanks  could  be  sent  to  each  manufacturer 
and  dealer  registered.  Every  person  wish- 
ing to  have  his  name  entered  on  such  a  list 
would  be  entitled  to  registry  on  demand. 
The  same  rule  could  be  made  to  apply  to 
the  stationery  trade,  and  thus  in  addition 
to  the  publicity  given  by  advertisement  the 
government  could  extend  the  knowledge  of 
its  requirements,  generally  and  as  to  de- 
tails, among  the  classes  of  merchants  and 
manufacturers  best  able  to  meet  its  require- 
ments. 


A  COMMUNICATION  f  rom  a  prominent  mer- 
chant and  manufacturer  in  Philadelphia 
appears  in  another  column.  It  relates  to 
our  foreigQ  commerce,  and  gives  reasons 
why  our  foreign  trade  is  affected.  There  is  no 
doubt  that  our  correspondent  speaks  by 
the  card.  If  our  readers  will  go  back  to 
the  files  of  The  Stationer  for  1879-80  they 
will  find  that  we  substantially  set  forth  the 
same  facts  and  reproached  the  American 
trade  for  their  shortsightedness  in  reject- 
ing or  neglecting  the  opportunities  then 
offering  for  pushing  and  extending  their 
trade  abroad.  We  cited  an  instance  where 
one  paper  maker,  who  had  been  offered  a 
then  fair  price  for  paper  to  be  supplied  to  a 
journal  in  Brazil,  and  who  had  been  willing 
and  even  anxious  to  open  up  the  export 


field,  suddenly  declined  to  enter  into  the 
contract  and  broke  off  with  his  correspon- 
dent and  agent  in  Brazil  solely  for  the  reason 
that  the  "  boom"  had  set  in  and  that  he 
was  able  to  secure  a  better  price  for  his 
goods  at  home  than  he  had  previously  been 
glad  to  take  on  the  foreign  order.  We 
w&rned  the  trade  then  against  such  sui- 
cidal action,  and  said  that  the  time  would 
come  when  all  that  had  been  made  by  high 
prices  at  home  could  not  offset  the  loss 
incurred  by  such  a  rejection  of  a  steady  ex- 
port market.  The  time  has  now  come  to  jus- 
tify our  warning,  and  the  gentleman  whose 
letter  we  print  emphasizes  in  distinct  terms, 
and  from  his  own  experience,  the  situation 
as  we  then  conceived  it.  Had  the  paper 
manufacturer  to  whom  we  have  referred 
not  been  led  aside  by  the  glittering  promise 
of  a  short-lived  spurt  in  trade,  he  would 
since  and  now  have  been  enjoying  the  privi- 
lege of  placing  his  product  with  a  foreign 
customer  at  a  considerably  higher  price 
than  has  obtained  since  the  first  marked 
decline  in  the  price  of  paper,  and  the  profit 
thereby  derived  would  have  been  much  in 
excess  of  that  secured  in  the  days  of  ex- 
citement. As  it  was  in  this  instance,  so  it 
was  in  others;  and,  as  our  correspondent 
remarks,  the  advance  in  the  cost  was  so 
pronounced  that  foreign  connections  were 
lost  and  American  goods  were  shut  out 
from  competition  in  the  world's  markets. 
We  invite  the  serious  attention  of  our  read- 
ers to  the  remarks  of  our  correspondent. 
They  expose  forceful,  living  facts.  That 
the  stimulus  to  paper  production  has  been 
wholly  due  to  the  "  boom,"  is  perhaps  too 
much  to  say.  Manufacture  would  have 
been  extended  without  it,  but,  of  course, 
not  so  greatly  as  if  it  had  never  come. 
Even  now,  in  the  face  of  large  produc- 
tion and  limited  consumption,  in  propor- 
tion to  the  capacity  of  the  mills,  the  paper 
making  industry  is  extending  and  new 
mills  and  improvements  are  reported  week 
by  week.  That  the  time  will  come  when 
all  of  this  extension  will  serve  its  purpose 
we  have  no  doubt,  but  it  will  be  sooner 
reached  by  stretching  out  to  foreign  mar- 
kets and  keeping  such  an  even  range  of 
prices  that  we  can  place  our  goods  to  ad- 
vantage with  a  constant  and  not  fitful  out- 
let. We  believe  that  our  merchants  and 
manufacturers  are  now  better  disposed  to 
seek  and  retain  the  foreign  buyers.  If  they 
have  gained  anything  by  past  experience 
they  will  be  able  to  do  much,  but  they 
must  remember  that  it  is  beginning  all  over 
again,  and  that  the  beginnings  are  slow. 
When  they  shall  have  attained  a  market  by 
labor,  they  must  be  cautious  how  they 
risk.  The  same  business  principle  that 
leads  to  conservatism  at  home— not  the 
conservatism  of  the  "  pennywise  and 
pound  foolish,"  but  of  common-sense 
judgment  and  prudence — will  keep  them 
from  falling  into  the  error  of  rejecting 
trade  because  of  ephemeral  advantages  in 
the  home  markets.  That  there  is  a  chance 
for  us  abroad  we  are  assured,  and  as  one 
evidence  of  this,  we  refer  our  readers  to  a 


May  24,  1883.  | 


THE    AMEEIOA:^"    STAT10I^^ER 


783 


communication  under  the  head  of  "Answers 
to  Correspondents,"  in  which  an  English 
merchant  makes  the  frank  avowal  that 
"American  goods  are  in  vogue"  in  Eng- 
land. 


^ommunxcutwns. 


[Correspondents  are  requested  to  write  on  only  one 
side  of  their  paper.  No  responsibility  for  the  opinions 
of  correspondents  attaches  to  this  paper.] 


Why  Our  Export  Trade  is  Affected. 

Philadelphia,  May  18, 1883. 
To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer  : 

A  perusal  of  the  several  articles  that  have  ap- 
peared in  your  valuable  journal  during  the  past 
few  months  on  the  subject  of  exporting  paper 
and  stationery,  has  induced  me  to  communicate 
to  you  an  outline  of  my  experience  in  that 
branch  of  trade.  During  several  years  prior  to 
1879,  stimulated  by  a  desire  to  find  fresh  fields 
for  the  product  of  the  manufacturing  depart- 
ments of  my  establishment,  I  determined  to  in- 
troduce my  envelopes  and  other  proprietary 
articles  into  Mexico  and  South  America.  At  a 
considerable  expense  travelers  were  engaged, 
who,  representing  in  addition  kindred  lines  of 
trade,  visited  many  points  in  the  countries 
named  and  opened  up  very  desirable  connec- 
tions. Even  on  the  Continent  of  Europe  unex- 
pected success  was  met  with  in  the  acceptance 
of  many  articles  of  stationery,  it  being  proven 
that  prices  were  nearly  on  a  level  with  those  of 
competing  countries,  while  the  style  of  boxing, 
labeling  and  packing  were  so  far  in  advance  of 
what  had  been  previously  known,  as  to  com- 
mand ready  purchasers. 

In  the  zenith  of  this  success  the  so-called 
"boom"  of  the  autumn  of  1879  was  reached, 
resulting,  as  you  are  well  aware,  in  a  sharp  and 
heavy  advance  in  the  cost  of  all  products  enter- 
ing into  the  manufacture  of  envelopes  and  sta- 
tionery. For  example,  paper,  the  leading  arti- 
cle for  export  both  in  cut  papers  and  envelopes, 
was  advanced  from  30  to  40  per  cent. ;  iron,  for 
.  stationers'  hardware,  was  increased  20  to  30  per 
cent. ;  straw  boards,  a  considerable  item  in  box- 
ing, went  from  $4.5  to  $75  per  ton,  and  so  on 
throughout  the  list. 

Remonstrance  was  of  no  avail,  and  a  serious 
statement  as  to  the  injury  the  export  trade  was 
receiving  (if  it  were  not  its  death-blow)  was 
treated  very  lightly,  the  mill-owners  explain- 
ing that  such  was  of  little  importance  to  them 
now  that  their  mills  were  running  on  full  time 
and  prices  were  certain  to  remain  at  the  then 
inflated  figures  for  many  years.  In  fact,  this 
notion  was  so  strongly  believed  in  by  the  ma- 
jority of  mill-owners  as  to  lead  to  a  large  in- 
crease of  producing  facilities,  the  result  of 
which  is  to  be  seen  in  the  present  par- 
tial stagnation  of  the  paper  trade.  You  will 
understand  that  my  foreign  correspondents 
had  to  be  advised  from  time  to  time  as  to  the 
advances  in  this  market  referred  to  above,  and 
the  rasult  wa^,  as  expected,  an  entire  with- 
drawal of  the  connections  that  had  been  eagarly 
sought  for  and  secured  at  a  large  outlay  of 
money.  Naturally,  after  such  expensive  expe- 
riences, I  hardly  feel  warranted  in  making 
another  effort  in  the  same  direction,  as  I  can  have 
no  reasonable  assurance  of  the  moderate  sta- 
bility of  market  prices.  With  apologies  for  in- 
truding so  far  on  your  valuable  space,  believe 
me,  faithfully  yours,         Charlks  J.  Cohkn. 


The  proposals^for  supplying  stationery  for  the 
different  government  departments  will  be 
opened  on  the  dates  mentioned  ;  War  Depart- 


ment, May  38:  Treasury  Department,  June  5; 
Navy  Department,  June  6;  Post  OflBce  Depart- 
ment— ticket  punches,  June  2  ;  miscellaneous, 
June  5  ;  wrapping  paper,  June  5  :  blanks  for 
M.  O.,  June  6;  envelopes,  June  7:  twine,  June  7; 
balances,  June  7;  marking  stamps,  June  7,  and 
for  first  and  second  class  postmasters,  June  5. 

OmoK  OP  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  May  23,  1883.     ( 

THE  MONET  MA.RKET.— The  money  market 
was  very  quiet  and  almost  featureless,  except  for 
unusual  ease,  the  supply  of  loanable  funds  being 
much  in  excess  of  demands.  Oall  loans  on  stock  col- 
lateral were  generally  3  per  cent.,  the  extreme  rates 
being  2@2)^  per  cent.  On  government  bonds  the 
rates  were  as  low  as  1@3  per  cent.  The  stock  mar- 
ket continues  bearish, .  with  prices  generally  lower 
and  more  liberal  realizing  sales.  In  several  cases 
quotations  are  lower  than  they  have  been  in  many 
months.  Government  bonds  are  quiet  and  railway 
mortgages  feverish,  in  sympathy  with  the  share  list 
Foreign  exchange  has  further  advanced  on  a  scarcity 
of  bills  and  a  good  demand. 

TOE  PAPER  MARKET.— There  is  nothing 
new  or  of  much  interest  to  be  said  in  regard  to  the 
state  of  trade.  Business  with  the  dealers  continues 
to  be  reported  as  very  dull,  with  very  few  large 
orders  placed. by  consumers.  Sharp  competition  is 
quoted  for  the  limited  number  that  offered,  thus 
leading  to  very  low  figures.  This  is  particularly  so 
in  the  low  grades  of  super-calendered  book  and  en- 
gine-sized flat  papers,  which  are  being  largely  pro- 
duced, and  on  a  dull  market  are  accumulating. 
Loft-dried  writings  are  more  firmly  maintained  than 
the  lower  grades.  Manilla  papers  are  still  weak  and 
news  shows  very  little  strength;  in  fact,  soma  manu- 
facturers begin  to  show  considerable  anxiety  to  se- 
cure   orders. 

THE  STATION ERT  MARKET.— The  gene- 
ral condition  of  trade  has  changed  very  little  since 
our  last  report.  There  is,  however,  a  slight  Improve- 
ment noticed  in  some  lines,  and  a  feeling  prevails 
that  an  active  movement  will  soon  take  place.  As 
the  spring  trade  has  not  been  up  to  expectations,  a 
large  and  early  fall  business  is  looked  for.  This  is 
based  on  the  assertion  of  travelers  and  on  communi- 
cations received  from  parties  throughout  the  coun- 
try, that  the  jobbers  and  dealers  generally  are  clear- 
ing out  their  old  stocks,  this  being  the  rule  more  than 
the  exception  this  spring.  It  is  said  that  the  tariff 
agitation  had  a  good  deal  to  do  with  this  action,  and 
that  it  has  helped  the  conservative  feeling  which  has 
prevailed  with  all  classes  of  buyers.  Some  im- 
porters hint  that  overproduction  has  been  the  cause 
of  the  dullness  in  trade  during  the  past  few  months; 
but  the  more  knowing  ones  assert  that  the  overstock- 
ing last  fall  which  was  effected  with  injudicious  pur- 
chases caused  jobbers  to  be  particular  in  making 
their  selections  in  future.  For  the  present  and  en- 
suing month  little  business  is  expected,  but  July  is 
looked  for  as  a  sort  of  turning  point  in  trade.  Im- 
porters are  making  great  preparations  for  the  fall, 
but  it  is  said  that  they  are  doing  so  with  caution  and 
under  certain  provisions.  Some  of  the  dealers  in 
staples  report  better  business  than  for  some  weeks, 
while  others  report  it  fair.  The  envelope  manufac- 
turers are  doing  a  rather  brisk  trade,  notwithstand- 
ing the  great  competition.  In  gold  pens  a  moderate 
business  is  being  transacted.  In  domestic  steel  pens 
a  fair  trade  is  reported,  while  business  in  imported 
pens  is  said  to  be  slow.  Moderate  sales  are  reported 
in  fancy  goods.  The  fancy  card  men  are  now  all  on 
the  alert,  and  the  Christmas  lines  are  being  pushed 
with  unusual  energy. 

VALUE  OF  EXFOBTS  OF  PAPER  BOOKS,  Ac, 

FROM  NEW  YORK  TO  FOREIGN  PORTS. 

For  the  Week  Ended  May  32, 1883. 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs.. 
Paper,  cases. 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery... 
Totals.... 


18,340 

869 

«5 

59 

303 

194.36 


$3,180 

6,539 

866 

5,507 

11,010 


$27,101 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER.  BOOKS,  &c. 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 
For  the  Week  Ended  May  18,  1883. 


Albums 

Books  

Newspapers.. 
Engravings 

Ink      

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils  , 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Other 

Totals ... 


7 

$376 

450 

37,618 

61 

4,035 

45 

9,573 

124 

1,747 

15 

2,208 

3 

58 

107 

6,876 

1 

a 

21 

3,948 

834 

$66,429 

STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From  May  15  to  May  22,  1883. 
BOOKS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  1;  to  Hamburg,  15; 
to  Havre,  2;  to  Liverpool,  9;  to  Glasgow,  1;  to  Lon- 
don, 5;  to  British  West  Indies,  3;  to  Nova  Scotia, 
2;  to  Cuba,  3;  to  Cadiz,  1;  to  Santo  Domingo,  2;  to 
Mexico,  11;  to  Brazil,  1;  to  Central  America,  3;  to 
Argentine  Republic,  1;  to  United  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 1. 

PAPER,  to  Bremen,  19  cs. ;  to  Liverpool,  9  pkgs. ; 
to  London,  155  pkgs. ;  to  British  Honduras,  47  pkgs. ; 
to  British  West  Indies,  27  pkgs.,  1,490  rms. ;  to  Nova 
Scotia,  1  pkg. ;  to  British  Guiana,  1,000  rms.;  to 
Cuba,  241  pkgs.,  40  cs.,  5,000  rms. ;  to  Porto  Rico, 
9,290  rms.,  282  pkgs.;  to  Hayti,  13  pkgs.;  to  Santo 
Domingo,  460  rms.,  30  pkgs.;  to  Mexico,  38  pkgs.;  to 
Uruguay,  10  pkgs. ,  5  cs. ;  to  Brazil,  11  pkgs. ,  1,000  rms. ; 
to  Venezuela,  4  pkgs.;  to  Argentine  Republic,  8 
pkgs. ;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  5  pkgs . 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Bremen,  3;  to  Hamburg, 
3;  to  Havre,  3;  to  Liverpool,  39;  to  Glasgow,  2;  to 
London,  1;  to  British  West  Indies,  6;  to  Newfound- 
land, 2;  to  British  Guiana,  1;  to  Porto  Rico,  16;  to 
Hayti,  1;  to  Santo  Domingo,  7;  to  Mexico,  16;  to 
Brazil,  57;  to  Argentine  Republic,  40;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  1. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Antwerp,  56;  to  Liv- 
erpool, 22;  to  Glasgow,  50;  to  Gibraltar,  500 ;  to  Brit- 
ish Honduras,  4;  to  British  West  Indies,  126;  to  New- 
foundland, 3;  to  Cuba,  30;  to  Tarragona,  1;  to  Porto 
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TRADE -MARKS    IN    FOREIGN    COUN- 
TRIES. 


By  James  A.  "Whitnet,  Counselob-at-Law. 


GREAT  BRITAIN  AND  CANADA. 

Trade-marks  in  Great  Britain  are  in  general 
protected  by  the  trade-mark  law  of  the  13th  of 
August,  1875,  which  went  into  effect  on  January 
1,  1876.  This  act  defined  very  clearly  a  very 
large  proportion  of  trade-marks  and  threw  light 
upon  a  class  of  proprietary  symbols  concerning 
which  legal  usage  had  been  somewhat  indefinite. 
There  are,  however,  numerous  trade-marks 
which  are  not  brought  within  the  scope  of  the 
statute  and  which,  therefore,  still  rest  upon  a 
common  law  basis.  The  law  expressly  reserved 
the  rights  and  privileges  of  the  corporation  of 
SheflBeld  cutlers,  whose  marks  for  many  genera 
tions  have  possessed  distinctive  and  characteris- 
tic status  before  the  British  courts. 

No  distinction  is  made  between  British  subjects 
and  foreigners,  as  concerns  the  right  to  secure 
protection.  A  provision  is  made  that  a  corpora- 
tion or  association  may  secure  a  trade-mark  in 
the  same  manner  as  an  individual.  A  special 
oflBce  for  the  registry  of  trade  marks  has  been 
established  at  the  Department  of  Patents  in 
London. 

A  trade-mark  can  be  registered  either  as  ap- 
plied to  a  special  article  or  to  a  particular  class 
of  products.  Products  in  general  are  divided 
into  fifty  classes,  any  one  of  which  may  be  in- 
cluded under  a  single  trade-mark.  If  several 
persons  simultaneously  demand  the  registry  of 
the  same  trade-mark,  the  right  is  determined  by 
judicial  proceedings.  The  English  law,  how- 
ever, differs  from  ours  in  this,  that  opposition 
may  be  made  to  the  grant  of  a  trade  mark  by 
parties  not  claiming  the  right  to  it  themselves. 
Any  person  prejudiced  can,  after  five  years 
registry,  demand  that  a  mark  be  struck  from 
the  register  on  the  ground  that  the  alleged  pro- 
prietor has  no  interest  in  the  class  of  products 
for  which  he  has  registered  the  trade- mark. 

The  formalities,  although  clear  are  compli- 
cated, and  the  time  required  is  not  less  than 
three  months  under  the  most  favorable  circum- 
stances. 

The  definitions  of  a  trade-mark  are  substantial- 
ly the  same  as  in  this  country,  except  that  it  has 
been  held  that  a  word  alone,  unaccompanied  by 
any  symbol  or  arbitrary  sign,  cannot  be  made 
the  subject  of  registry.  English  legal  ingenuity 
has,  however,  avoided  the  apparent  dangers  of 
such  a  definition  by  conserving  to  holders  of 
trade- marks  which  consist  of  a  word  or  words 
only,  the  protection  of  the  common  law  and  of 
the  accepted  principles  of  equity.  One  of  the 
leading  cases  in  which  British  courts  extended 
judicial  protection  to  a  trade-mark  composed  of 
a  word  only  related  to  one  of  American  origin, 
the  well-known  "lactopeptine." 

The  duration  of  the  registry  of  an  English 
trade-mark  is  fourteen  years;  this  can  be  succes- 
sively prolonged  by  new  registries,  provided  that 
each  application  for  re-registry  is  made  before 
the  expiration  of  the  old.  By  payment  of  an 
extra  tax,  however,  the  application  may  be 
made  at  any  time  within  three  months  after 
the  expiration  of  the  old  term.  Registry  gives 
a  prima  facie  or  a  priori  title  to  the  mark, 
which  after  five  years  from  the  date  of  the  regis- 
try is  taken  as  positive  evidence,  provided  that 
the  owner  still  continues  in  the  business. 

There  is  no  special  legislation  for  the  punish- 
ment of  infringers,  but  the  general  principles 
governing  the  infraction  of  individual  rights 
are  observed.  Each  transfer  of  a  trade  mark 
must  be  registered. 


Property  in  a  trade-mark  is  transmitted 
by  inheritance,  marriage,  bankruptcy  proceed- 
ings or  any  other  mode  of  transmission  usual 
with  personal  property.  A  trade-mark,  however, 
cannot  be  transferred  except  with  the  good-will 
of  the  firm  or  business  in  whose  behalf  it  is 
registered.  The  assignee  should  register  the 
cession  forthwith ;  nevertheless,  he  can  transfer 
his  own  right  to  a  third  party  before  registering 
the  transfer  to  himself. 

In  Canada  property  in  trade-marks  is  con- 
trolled by  the  act  of  1868,  as  amended  in  1872. 
Any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  no  matter 
where  domiciled  or  doing  business,  can  obtain 
registry  for  a  trade-mark  in  Canada.  The  ap- 
plication is  filed  with  the  Minister  of  Agricul- 
ture, at  Ottawa.  The  law  is  modeled  on  that 
of  the  United  States,  and  its  underlying  princi- 
ples approach  more  clearly  to  those  of  our  own 
country  than  to  those  of  Great  Britain. 

In  Canada  any  name,  signature,  word,  letter, 
device,  emblem,  figure,  sign,  seal,  stamp,  dia- 
gram, label,  card  or  other  mark  alone  or  com- 
bined, constitutes  a  trade  mark.  This  Canadian 
defini  ion  of  a  trade-mark  is  perhaps  broader 
than  any  merely  statutory  definition  in  any 
other  country,  although,  in  fact,  no  broader 
than  is  actually  the  case  in  the  United  States. 

The  duration  of  the  privilege  is  not  limited. 
Any  person  having  registered  a  trade-mark  may 
have  it  struck  from  the  register  whenever  he  so 
desires.  The  definitions  of  infringement  are 
clear  and  comprehensive,  and  complicity  is  as- 
similated to  the  principal  o£fense,  both  in  char- 
acter and  punishment.  Infringers  are  liable  to 
a  fine  or  to  imprisonment  of  not  more  than  two 
years,  either  with  or  without  bard  labor.  Ac- 
tions for  infringement  are  brought  before  the 
ordinary  tribunals  of  the  country.  Transfers 
are  registered  on  the  margin  of  the  original 
registry  of  the  mark. 


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All  Weights,  Grades  and  Sizes. 
POST-OFFICE    BOXES,     BILL    HEAD 
\.SES,  and  oilier  UN  GOODS,  adapted  to 
e  best  Commercial  Stationers'  Trade. 
A    FDtL    I.1NE    OF   TIN    TOYS. 
WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR  THE 

STILES'  PATENT  COPYING  BATHS. 


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THE    AMEElOAJSr    STATIONER 


New  Machine  for  Stitching  Books. 

This  Machine  -will  sew  anything  in  the  way  of  Pamphlets  or  Blank  Books  up  to  four  signatures. 
It  makes  a  stitch  of  any  desired  length,  and,  on  ordinary  -work,  as  many  as  ten  thousand  Books  a  day 
are  turned  out  by  one  Machine.  These  Machines  have  proved  a  perfect  success,  and  are  now  used  by 
nearly  every  prominent  Blank  Book  Maker  and  Pamphlet  Binder  in  Ne-w  York. 

11^"  Correspondence  solicited,  when  full  information  -will  be  furnished  and  names  of  parties  using 
Machines  given.      Address 

AUGUSTUS    H.  TENNIS, 

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IHIS  is  the  only  Self-Clamping  Cutter  ia  which  the  knife  is  operated  from  above,  and  in  which  the  pressure 
of  the  Clamp  upon  the  paper  is    always    greater   than    the    resistance    against   the   knife,  without   the    aid    of 
Springs,  Weights,  or  Friction  of  any  kind,  POSITITELY  AUTOMATIC.     fW  Send  for  Price  List ; 
also  of  our  Hand-Clamp  Cutter,   "The  Sheridan,"  the  old  reliable. 

T.    W.    &   C.   B.   SHERIDAN,  25  Centre  St.,  New  York. 


16  8  3 


18  84. 


CHRISTMAS  AND  NEW  YEAR  CARDS. 

THOMAS   NELSON   &   SONS 

Have  made  arrangements  with  Messrs.  ROMANET  &  CO.,  of  Paris  and  London,  -which  enables 
them   to  offer  a   Superb   Line  of   New  and   Elegant  Designs. 

Great  care  has  been  taken  in  selecting  subjects,  and  every  effort  made  to  make  this  new  line 
THE  nnost  popular. 

Our  Travelers  are  no^A7^  on  the  road  with  Samples,  and  it  certainly  will  be  to  the  advantage  of 
the  Trade  to  see  this   line  before  placing  orders. 


May  24,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOKEE. 


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THE  PLIMPTON  MFG.  CO. 


—  OF 


H:.A.PtTir'OR,iD,    coisrisr.. 

Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quahty  of  No,  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  lATill  Sell 
them,  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights,  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 


Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &g., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY.       SEND   FOR   DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE   LIST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE   CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  Philadelphia. 

PEARCE  &  HOAGLAND, 


MANUFACTURERS    OF 


Gold  Pens.Peri'j^iPencil  Gases  ^  Toothpicks 


OF  EVEB?  SESCEIFTIOIT. 

Sole  Manufacturers 
of  the 


Quill  Reserve  Toothpick. 


The  only  Pick  that  will  not  injure  the  Teeth. ,  Office  and  Factory,  29  Point  St.,  Providence,  R.  I, 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES. 


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POTSDAMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 
PHILADELPHIA.  PA., 

yigraDlic  Art  Ptticaiioi, 

.-=:$ $:^ 

BTCHIID    FOLDING    ANJO    SINGLE 
ADVERTISING    CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel, 
less  than  half  its  cost.    No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 

Agents  for  Sale  of  Goods  : 

HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &;  CO.,  527  Arch  Street 

Philadelphia. 


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gS  ^L  ICHICAGO  &   NORTH-WESTERN  RAilWAVI 


The  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  1  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED  1  and  hence  the 

Leading  Railway  of  the  West  and  Northwest! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  Omaha,  Denver,  Leadville,  Salt  Lake, 
San  Francisco,  Deadwood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan,  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse,  Owatonna,  and  ail 

Soints  in   Minnesota,    Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and    thp 
brthwest. 

At  Coimcil  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  tne 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railwa}[. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  t^~  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNG,  Gen.  Supt.,  Chicago. 


SiicDrltF  Letler  Box. 

BEST   AND   CHEAPEST. 

A.A.WEEKS,SOLEIlAANUFACTUREe, 

82  John  Street,  New  York. 


740 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOl^EE. 


ASSIGNMENT    OF    THADDEUS   DAVIDS 
it  CO. 


Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co.,  ink  manufacturers, 
New  York,  made  an  assignment  yesterday  to 
Jas.W. Todd,  president  of  the  Board  of  Education, 
New  Rochelle,  giving  first  preferences  amount- 
ing to  ^30,000,  Edward  S.  Clinch,  the  counsel 
of  Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co.,  informed  a  reporter 
for  The  Stationer  that  the  assignment  was 
caused  by  the  issue  of  notes  by  Geo.  W.  Davids, 
a  son  of  Thaddeus  Davids,  who  committed  sui- 
cide last  month.  Geo.  W.  Davids,  who  was  the 
confidential  clerk  of  the  firm,  issued  notes  bear- 
ing the  firm's  name  to  the  amount  of  about  $150,- 
000.  Of  this  amount  about  $20,000  is  entered  in 
the  books  of  the  firm,  and  this  is  made  a  second 
preferred  claim  by  the  assignment.  The  total 
liabilities,  including  the  notes  issued  by  the  late 
Geo.  W.  Davids,  are  estimated  to  be  about  $200,- 
000.  It  is  believed  by  Mr.  Clinch,  however,  that 
these  notes  cannot  be  collected.  The  assets  of 
the  firm  amount  to  about  $133,000.  "  It  was 
Thaddeus  David's  intention,"  said  Mr.  Clinch, 
"  not  to  make  an  assignment,  but  to  fully  meet 
all  legitimate  demands  made  upon  him,  even 
though  some  of  them  were  based  upon  paper 
improperly  issued  by  his  son.  He  was  led  to 
make  the  assignment  after  discovering  the  ex- 
tent of  these  irregular  issues,  in  order  to  protect 
the  regular  creditors  of  his  firm." 

The  creditors  are  divided  into  three  classes, 
the  first  consisting  of  all  who  transacted  a  regu- 
lar and  legitimate  business  with  the  bouse. 
These  being  the  merchandise  creditors  will  be 
paid  100  cents  on  the  dollar.  The  second  class 
comprises  the  holders  of  the  irregular  notes 
which  were  entered  on  the  books.  These  notes 
amount  to  about  $20,000,  and  whatever  of  these 
may  be  legally  due  will  also  be  paid  in  full. 
The  third  class  of  creditors  includes  the  holders 
of  irregular  notes  not  entered  on  the  books  and 
who  are  not  known  by  the  firm.  The  following 
is  a  list  of  the  creditors  of  the  first  and  second 
classes  : 

Francis  Vianest,  New  York,  $3,166.67;  Ed- 
ward North,  New  York,  $1,143.50;  Snyder  & 
Black,  New  York,  $1,174.45;  John  Do  veil. 
Brooklyn,  $539;  More,  Jonas  &  More,  Bridgton, 
N.  J.,  $946.40;  the  West  Side  Glass  Company, 
Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  $838.41;  Joseph  A.  Clark  & 
Co.,  Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  $390.54;  Daniel  Slote  & 
Co.,  New  York,  $664.38;  John  Robinson  &  Co., 
New  York,  $331.57;  E.  G.  Selchow,  New  York, 
.$383.54;  D.  Murphy  &  Sons,  New  York,  $172.60; 
H.  C.  Fox  &  Sons,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  $330.36; 
F.  Reading  &  Co.,  Williamsport,  Pa.,  $188.16; 
Audruxkorry  &  Dunk,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  $109; 
Nathaniel  Beggs,  New  York,  $135.05;  Miles 
Brothers  &  Co.,  New  York,  $75;  D.  S.  Yeoman, 
Brooklyn,  $81;  Jones  &  Skinner,  New  York, 
$31;  A.  S.  Rollins,  New  York,  $30.10;  Marx  & 
Rawolle,  New  York,  $15;  Lindsay  Fairfax, 
Baltimore,  Md  ,  $6.36;  John  W.  Quincy,  New 
York,  $11.55;  Hughes  &  Merker,  New  York, 
$12.35;  Wadsworth,  Martinez  &  Longman, 
New  York,  $39.16;  Rickhardt  &  Kuttrofl, 
New  York,  $107.50;  Lazell,  March  &  Gardiner, 
New  York,  $28.01;  Louis  Dejonge  &  Co.,  New 
York,  $18.75;  J.  Cosgrove  &  Son,  New  York, 
$7.65;  Floyd  &  Newins,  New  York,  $13.60;  Bur- 
nett &  Co.,  New  York,  $10.58;  the  National 
Wood  Treatment  Company,  Brooklyn,  $7.80; 
Thurston  &  Braidich,  New  York,  $1,558.54; 
J.  McKenna,  New  York,  $45.06;  the  Common- 
wealth Ice  Company,  New  York,  $30;  William 
P.  Todd,  New  Rochelle,  $35;  Fraser  &  Lee,  New 
York,  $1113;  Edward  S.  Clinch,  New  York, 
$100;  School  District  No.  1,  in  the  town  of  New 
Rochelle,  for  such  amount  as  may  be  found  due  | 


by  us;  Daniel  Slote  &  Co.,  $3,000;  George  Mil- 
ler, $3,500;  the  Union  National  Bank,  $3,260.40; 
De  Rham  &  Co.,  $3,647;  Cassius  Welles  and 
Louis  Hass,  $3,063;  unknown  owner  of  note  for 
$3,356.60;  unknown  owner  of  note  for  $3,637.83; 
unknown  owner  of  note  for  $1,471.  The  latter 
amounts  are  on  notes  which  were  indorsed  by 
the  firm.  The  remaining  creditors  are  those 
whose  claims  will  be  contested. 

On  May  22  a  new  firm  styled  Thaddeus  Davids 
Company  was  formed.  It  is  incorporated,  and 
will  continue  the  business  at  137  and  139  Wil- 
liam street.  Cyrus  H.  Loutrel  is  president  and 
David  F.  Davids  secretary  and  treasurer. 


■  street,  Philadelphia. 


MORTGAGES,   ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  n 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S ,  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

Andrew  Carigliano $165 

Handy  &  Walters  (R.) 3,T45 

D.  &  J.  Sadlier(R.)  '.'..  To  secure  notes 

J.  St.  Clair  (R.) -....,... 500 

Handy  &  Walters ;7. 475 

R.  C.  Magill 155 


MIDDLE  STATES. 
Ann  E.  Collins,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  (B.  S.).. 

John  M.  Duck,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

Henry  N.  Hanna,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  (B.  S.) 
V&n  Duzee  &  Co.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y 


Edward  M.  Taylor,  Rochester,  N.  Y.  (B.  S.). 


550 
300 
550 
3,000 
450 


EASTERN   STATES. 

Robert  J.  Bath,  et  ux. ,  Boston,  Mass SOO 

Mallett,  Annable  &  Co.,  Springfield,  Mass 85 

Flint  &  Son,  Rockingham,  Vt.  (Real  and  chattel)  6,000 

W.  A.  Evans  &  Brother,  Boston,  Mass 1 

Chas.  S.  Coburn,  Lawrence,  Mass 500 

French  &  Harris,  Springfield,  MasS 33 


WESTERN  STATES. 

JohnKeller,  Denver,  Col 367 

Hull  Brothers,  Pueblo,  Col.  (B.  S.) 1,800 

C.  P.  Undehend  &  Co.,  Pueblo.  Col 350 

C.  C.  Carlln,  et  ux.,  Boonesboro.  la.  (Real) SOO 

H.  Glafke,  Denver,  Col 500 

W.  H.  Sloane,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 2,000 

Samuel  Turner,  Cincinnati,  Ohio  (B.  S.)  139 


SOUTHERN  STATES. 

Fulenwider  Brothers  &  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo 650 

John  Fulenwider  (F.  Bros.  &  Co.) 475 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


S.    L.    K.    M.  wants  to  know  the  address  of   the 
chemical  Rubber  Company. 
Ans. — We  do  not  know  it.    Can  anybody  tell 
us? 

O.  &  H.  ask:  1.  For  the  publisher  of  "Address" 

books,  size  about  7x10  inches.  3.  Manufacturer  of 

Hill's  blotter  pads  for  copying  books. 

Ans. — 1.  The  size  wanted  does  not  seem  to  be 

known.     The  largest  size  that  we  have  seen  in 

stock  is  3%x5%  inches.    Any  size  will  be  made 

to  order  by  any  of  the  well-known  blank- book 

houses,  such  as  Liebenroth,   Van  Auw  &  Co., 

Boorum  &  Pease  and  others  in  this  and  other 


cities.    3.  B.  H.  Hill,  - 

All  wholesale  stationers  handle  them. 

E.  L.  F.  &  Co.  send  samples  of  safety  check  papers 
and  want  to  know  where  to  get  such  papers. 
Ans. — The  patterns  and  colors  are  those  run 
by    Francis    &    Loutrel,  New  York,  but  they 
seem  to  be  poor  imitations. 

J.  J.  E.  asks  address  of  manufacturer  of  ink  extrac- 
tor mentioned  in  The  Stationer  of  May  3. 

Ans. — The  article  is  made  in  Vienna,  and  its 
sale  in  this  country  is  controlled  by  M.  Knauth, 
17  William  street.  New  York. 

W.  S.,  who  lately  inquired  about  "  American 
BufiE"  copying  paper,  is  referred  to  the  follow- 
ing communication  for  information  : 

60  Queen  Victoria  St.,  London,  E.  C,  I 
May  10,  1883.         j 
To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer  : 

Your  journal,  which  reaches  me  regularly,  is  read 
with  interest  and  profit.  I  notice  an  inquiry  by 
W.  S.  in  issue  of  April  26  (page  60i),  as  to  "  Ameri- 
can Buff  "  copying,  sample  of  which  I  inclose.  This 
is  of  English  manufacture  and  is  controlled  by  me. 
The  name  is  given  to  it  as  a  handle,  American  goods 
being  in  vogue  here  just  now.  I  shall  be  happy  to 
quote  your  correspondent  prices  on  application. 

Yours,  very  truly,  Fred.  Hawke. 

Alpha,  who  asked  a  few  weeks  ago  where  the 
"  Evadne  "  brand  of  paper  is  made,  is  informed 
that  a  correspondent  tells  us  that  it  is  an  N  or 
imperfect  of  the  Whiting  Paper  Company's 
make.      We  thank  our  friend  who  supplies  the 

information. 

■^^^ 

The  bids  for  stationery  supplies  to  the  Interior 
Department  were  opened  on  Monday,  and  for 
the  House  of  Representatives  on  Wednesday  of 
this  week. 

^-*"* 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  :  Mr.  McKinley, 
of  A.  &  W.  McKinley,  Halifax,  N.  S. ;  Mr. 
Slasson,  of  E.  A.  Lewis  &  Co.,  Bridgeport, 
Conn.;  J.  McDonald,  of  John  Walker  &  Co., 
London;  J.  P.  Ambler,  Poughkeepsie;  C  H. 
Ames,  Cory,  Pa. ;  Jas.  Inglis,  Paterson,  N.  J. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEEY  DESCBIPTIOJr. 

Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 

291   Halo  St.,  Cor.  Worthlngton. 

Oldest  Eubber  Stamp  Manury  in 
New  England  &  Largest  In  the  XT.  S. 


MUSTANG  MAII.£R 


PATENTED 

MACHTKE,  $10;  GAZZETS,  SO  cts.  eacK 

SOLD  BY  ALL  TYPE  FOUNDERS  AND  BY  THE 

ST.  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDRY, 

Sole  Manufacturers. 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


The  lower  plate  is  drawn  up  against 
the  stationary  upper  plate.         j 


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Coiying  Presses. 

Self-Adju sting.     Parts    Interchangeable. 

Gold  Medal  Awarded  at  the  International 
Cotton  Exposition  of  18S1. 

WILLCOX  &  THOMPSON, 

Brooklyn  Needle  Works  and  Fulton  Foundry 
Nos.  21  to  27  Fnrniaii  Street, 

BKOOKIiYN,  N.  Y. 


May  24,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOJl^^ER 


741 


MARCUS  Ward-s^CQ 

Birthday 


1SS3.     ^irTxidaTT"  H-  \^^a.z7cxs.     isss. 

IN     PLAIN    CARDS,    SINGLE    AND    DOUBLE    FRINGES. 


The  attention  of  the  Trade  is  called  to  the  new  Packets  of 

LONDOK  and  BELFAST.        .^^     ^- sample  books  now  ready.      .*-       7S4:  BROADWAY,  New  York. 


L.  C.  TOWER, 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 


THERHOHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosticaior. 


SOLE  AGENT  FOB 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking; 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


R.  A.  ROGERS  k  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the — 

Peffecfioo  Paper  Oyster  Buckets 


DAYTON,    OHIO. 


IIV    AJJ^X^    VARIETIES. 


SANFORD    MFG.   CO.,   CHICAGO,    Ills. 

—  Patented  September  12,  1883.  — 
DUKABLE   AND  HANDSOME!    RECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 


ALSO, 

THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

HAMMOCKS 

—  AND  — 

SCHOOL   BAGS. 


For  Catalogue,  Price  List  and  Discount,  apply  to 


742 


THE    AMEKIOA]Sr    STATIOT^ER. 


HDBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 

nrTTrn  Finished  goods  in  the  market. 
DL  I  I  lH  Styles  made.  . » 

for  my  New  Catalogue;  somethinK  new  to  be  found  in  it. 
An  extra  discount  on  orders  placed  now.    An  early 

shipment  if  wanted  immediately. 
^~I   "WILIi   NOT   BE   UNDERSOLD. 

Save  freight.  My  Malleable  Arch  Presses  are  light, 
and  wiU  not  break.  Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but 
a  trifle  more  than  cast  iron.    Maniifactured  only  by 

H.N.HUBBARD, 

313  to  313  East  1?-KKrsiz.ty.ss(zoix6L  Street,  3iTe-w  "STox^s. 


NEW  YORK  C0FTIN6  PRESSES. 


Received  the  Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copy- 
ing Presses  at  the  Paris 
Exposition  of  1S7S 


Large  Steel-Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  32x34. 


All  sizes,  from  smallest 
to  the  largest  in  use.  AU 
styles,  from  lowest  priced 
to  the  most  elaborate 
finish. 


Large  Steel-Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  82x24. 


catalogues  on  application  to      T.    SHRIYER  &   CO.,    333   EdSt    Flfty-SiXtll   St.,    NCW   YOFL 

A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   &  CO, 


-MANTJFACTUEERS   OF- 


©mrd^  mmd  Omrd  B©m£'di 


-FOR- 


STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 
527    J^T^Cm    STR.EET,    FH:iL.^r)EI-.PK[I-A.. 


STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 

LAMBIE  DICTIONARY  HOLDER,  PERFECTION  BOOK  RESTS.  LEDGER  RESTS, 

— =^SCHOOL    FURNITURE    AND    SUPPLIES.e=— 

FRENCH  &  CHOATE,  4  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

^?-SEND    FOR    NEW    CATALOGUE. 


crosiisr  Gi-iBSOisr, 

Lithographic  I*ublisher  of 

Sunday  and  Day  School  Rewards, 

BIRTHDAY  AND  BLANK  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

NOTES,  DRAFTS  AND  RECEIPTS. 

MARRIAGE     CERTIFICATES, 

82  (Si  84  Beekman   Street,   Heyv  York. 


EDWARD  TODD  &  CO., 


44  East   14tli  St.,   Union    Square. 

BEST  QUALITY  IN  THE  MARKET. 


For  Sale  by  Stationers  and  Jewelers  in  all  principal 
cities.    Trade  List  furnished  on  application. 


^rade  ^ract 


No.    1 


Oar  ££fort  is  to  make  such 
i\  ji       goods  (and  only  such)  as  Live 

l\ I        Dealers  will  sell  with  pleasure 

X^^S^^Smt  and  profit  combined. 
That  they  must  be  Firft-class  and  Salable  goes 
without  sayiDg,  as  we  guarantee  everything.  That 
the  goods  have  merits  of  NoTelty  and  Stability 
is  unquestioned.  The  whole  force  promises  renewed 
efforts  to  produce  those  new  things  that  combine  so 
nicely  the  strong  points  of  both  the  Staple  and  the 
Novel.  The  Trade  Mark,  "KETSTONE."  is  syn- 
onomous  with  Perfection  in  material,  manufacture 
and  finish.  A  notice  by  letter  or  postal  card  that  you 
wish  to  be  kept  advised  on  all  things  new  in  our  line 
pertaining  to  the  Stationery  Trade  will  be  made  note 
of  and  always  attended  to.  Careful  and  prompt  at- 
tention to  all  inquiries.  Samples,  circulars  and 
prices  sent  on  request.    Mention  this  paper. 

J.  C.  BLAIR, 

ILvdra,a:iia.fa,ctia.xi2:3.g-   Statioaaex,. 
HUNTINGDON,  PA. 


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stamping   Inks,  Mncilaee,  &c., 
184  WILLIAM    STREET,   NEW   YORK. 


NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  ENGLAND  R.R. 

Resumption  of  the  favorite  Tratisler  Steamer 
Maryland  Koute.  Through  Pullman  Cars  for 
PHILADELPHIA,  BALTIMORE  and  WASHINGTON, 
WITHOUT  CHANGE,  Connecting  with  through  trains  to 
Florida  and  all  points  South  and  West,  Train 
leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.,  daily. 

Leave  Boston  for  Grand  Central  Depot,  NEW 
YORK,  at  9  A.  M. ;  returning,  leave  New  York  at  11 
A.  M.  and  11.34  P.  M.,  week  days.  Pullman  Palace 
Cars  run  through. 

NOKTVICH  tINE  for  NEW  YORK  (limited 
tickets),  $3.  Train  leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.  week 
days,  connecting  with  elegant  steamers  City  of 
Worcester  and  City  of  New  York ;  returning,  leave 
New  York  at  5  P.  M. 

Trains  leave  BOSTON  for  PROVIDENCE  at  9  and 
11.45  A.  M.,  3.30  and  6  P.  M.  ;  returning  at  8.15  and 
11.20  A.  M.,  1.30,  5.30  and  7  P.  M.  Round  Trip,  lunited 
tickets,  $1.50. 

Tickets,  Staterooms  and  Berths  secured  at  office, 
322  Washington  Street,  comer  of  Milk,  and  at  Station, 
foot  of  Summer  Street,  Boston. 

S.  M.FELTON,  Jr.,  A.  C.  KENDALL, 

General  Manager.  Gen.  Pass.  Agent. 

Gill's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  pubUc  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods 


VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Comer  Main  and  Bridge  Streets, 

SPRINGFIEIJ).  UASS. 


May  24,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOJ^EE. 


743 


PLUSH    FOR   APPLIQUE. 


In  preparing  plush  for  appliqu^  work,  fine 
linen  or  holland  is  employed,  stretched  in  a 
frame  and  evenly  strained  therein.  The  out- 
lines of  the  various  pieces  wanted  to  back  the 
plush  are  then  traced  on  the  wrong  or  under 
side  of  the  holland  by  the  usual  process  of 
tracing  and  transferring  papers.  The  diflEerent 
parts  of  the  design  must  not  be  traced,  or  rather 
arranged  symmetrically  as  in  the  future  finished 
work,  but  all  the  various  parts  must  be  traced 
on  the  holland,  so  they  shall  all  go  the  same 
way  of  the  stuflE  ;  that  is,  if  the  first  piece  is  to 
be  cut  out  of  the  diagonal  way  of  the  stuff,  all 
the  rest  must  be.  Space  enough  must  be  left 
between  each  tracing  of  parts  to  insure  a  good 
margin  for  cutting.  A  paste  must  then  be  made 
of  three  tablespoons  of  flour  and  as  much  rosin, 
finely  powdered,  as  will  lie  on  a  shilling-piece  ; 
that  is,  about  the  size  of  a  quarter  (Federal 
money).  Mix  them  smoothly  with  half  a  pint 
of  water,  pour  into  an  iron  saucepan,  and  stir 
till  it  boils  ;  let  it  boil  five  minutes.  Use  this 
paste  cold,  spreading  it  evemy  over  the  face  or 
upper  side  of  the  holland;  then  place  the  plush, 
in  one  whole  piece  back  downward  on  the  pasted 
holland,  smoothing  and  pressing  it  down  with  a 
soft  cloth  to  the  holland.  Let  it  dry  gradually; 
be  in  no  haste  to  cut  out  your  appliques  which 
had  just  been  backed.  The  tracing  has  been 
done  on  the  under  side;  it  will  now  be  seen  why. 
Procure  a  very  sharp  scissors,  take  backing  and 
its  plush  out  of  the  frame  and  proceed  to  cut, 
following  the  outlines  carefully,  and  going  rather 
outside  of  them  than  otherwise,  but  very  close 
to  them.  Next  arrange  your  parts  to  form  the 
design,  which  should  be  marked  off  In  chalk  on 
plush,  or  clay  pencil,  on  satin  or  silk;  tack  down 
the  plush  appliques  lightly  in  their  place,  and 
then,  when  all  is  arranged  to  your  taste,  over- 
cast the  parts  finely  to  the  ground.  To  conceal 
the  overcasting,  gold  threads,  two  in  number,  or 
slender  silken  cords,  are  used,  couched  down  to 
foundation,  and  plush  appliqu6  edges.  Stems 
and  stamens  of  flowers  are  expressed  in  stem  or 
in  chain  stitch  in  silks  or  crewels,  and  hearts  of 
flowers  by  French  knots  in  silk. — Art  Inter- 
change. 

■^■*-^ — 

BOOK  CLEANING. 


Some  of  the  books  in  the  last  installment  of 
the  Sunderland  sale  had  been  ruined  by  clumsy 
attempts  to  clean  them.  A  Terence,  with  the 
date  1469,  would  be  the  earliest  known  printed 
copy,  if  the  date  were  genuine.  But  the  paper 
was  so  grievously  rotted  by  chemicals  that  the 
volume  sold  for  twenty-five  shillings.  In  an- 
other copy,  so  extremely  rare  that  Dibden  only 
knew  it  in  an  imperfect  state,  and  Brunet  did 
not  know  it  at  all,  the  paper  had  also  been  rot- 
ted in  the  cleaning,  and  the  book  sold  for  four 
pounds.  It  seems  a  pity  that  a  beginner  in  the 
fine  art  of  washing  books  chose  such  valuable 
specimens  for  first  experiments.  In  the  "Annu- 
aire  du  Bibliphile"  f  or  1862,  M.  Meray  teaches  the 
poor  collector  how  to  make  a  clean  and  valuable 
book  out  of  a  dirty  and  ignoble  specimen.  If  a 
book  be  greasy,  you  separate  the  sheets  and  dip 
them  in  a  solution  of  potasse  caustique,  follow- 
ing up  this  by  a  bath  of  Eau  de  Javel,  with  a 
fourth  part  of  clear  water.  A  bath  of  sulphide 
of  soda  follows,  and  it  only  remains  to  hang  the 
sheets  up  dry,  on  strings  stretched  across  a 
room.  When  paper  is  "  cottony"  and  rotten,  a 
bath  in  water,  in  which  gelatine  has  been  dis- 
solved with  a  little  alum,  may  be  recommended. 
It  would  be  extremely  interesting  to  make  these 
experiments  on  the  books  of  our  friends. — Sx. 


uo 


ll 


—  MANUFACTURERS  OF 


BLANK  BOOKS, 

Pass  and  Memorandum  Books,  &c. 

Scrap  and  Autograph  Books 


IMPORTERS  OF 

PHOTOGRAPH    ALBUMS. 

Sole  Agents  of  J.  F.  KNIPP  &  CO.,  Offenbach. 


48,  50  and  52  Franklin  St.   (P.O. Box 3215),   NEW  YORK 


IVI.  J.  ANDERSON, 

Successor  to  ANDERSON  &  CAMERON, 


SPECIALTIES: 

School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  &c. 

GUM  LABELS  AND  LAW  SEALS,  MARRIAGE  CERTIFICATES,  GOLD  BEVEL  VISITING 
CARDS,  ALL  STYLES,  SHIPPING  AND  MERCHANDISE  TAGS,  &c. 


NO   TKAVEIiEKS. 


SEND    FOK    PRICE    I^ISTS    AND    DISCOUNTS. 


JAS.  R.  CROMPTON, 

Paper  Tmill  39.T  Maker, 

#> #• 

Elton  Paper  Mills,  Bury,  Lancashire, 

LONDON— 60  Queen  Yictoria  Street,  E.  C.        MANCHESTER— 8  Sussex  Street. 


PARIS 


—MANUFACTURER   OF- 


White  and  Colored 


PARIS 


1867. 


COPYING,  TRACING  (unprepared), 

MANIFOLD,  CARTRIDGES, 

CIGARETE,  PRINTING  PAPERS 

SAMPLES    AND     PRICES    ON     APPLICATION. 


Manufacturer  of  the  CEtEBKATED  (Dog  Label) 

GRASS    BLEACHED    or   SILVER    TISSUE, 

For  Jewelers,  Gold  and.  Silver  Smiths,  &e. 


DEPOT  FOR  "  GJiA.SS  BLEACHED"  AND  COZORED  TISSVES: 

The  "Dennison"   Manufacturing  Co.,  21  Milk  Street,  Boston,  and  Branches. 
AXso    for    COLORED    TISSUES: 

OEO.  J.  ZEAFT,  ITos.  4S  and  60  Haiden  Lane,  XTe*^  Tork. 


744 


THE   AMERICA]^   STATIONER 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  166  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  Xlnvelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
Monrning   Stationery  of  aU    Kinds    and  all 

Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  I.atest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  ol  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Monrning,  Bevel-Gdged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Fapeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE. 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  UNE  IN  THE  CITY. 

LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

2  UNION  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

OF  INDEXING  NAMES  FOR 

Leflprs,  Letter-Boois,  &c. 


ALSO, 


liETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


529   MARKET   ST.,   PHILADEIiPHIA    51  Liberty  St.,  New  York, 


MANUFACTURER  OF  - 


Cop3riiig  PaperM^ooks, 

MANN'S 


{litles  Megistered) 

PARCHMENT Old  Reliable,  But. 

RAILROAD Yellow— Best  Known. 

WHITE  MNEN Has  not  its  Superior. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAX New  Article-Cheap. 


NEW  LIST   AND  DISCOUNTS  MARCH  1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


♦- 


12  and  8  inch 


-# 


GLOBl 


IN  THE   MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CHAS.  W.  HOLBROOI, 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 

List  includes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks;  &c.,  &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

INCLUDINa  THE  CELEBRATED 

No.  048. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING  NUMBERS: 

Fine 333,444,     232. 

Elastic 13S,  128,     126. 

Medium 048,     14,     1 30. 

Blunt 122,  183,  1743. 

Bpoad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up....    309,  2S6,  1876. 
Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 

application  to  1 

THE  ESTERBROOK  STEEL  PEN  CO., 

Works:  Warehouse  : 

Camden,  N.J.  26  John  St.,  New  York. 

THE   SIDDALL  ENVELOPE 

MADE  BT 

Theodore  W  Siddall 
1706  Venango  Street  Philadelphia 


I  make  heavy  manilla  envelope    :t  any  size 
and  shape:    c'ther  flat  or  bell.ws  pattern 


Address  for  Trices,  &c., 

J.  H.  ATWATER,  Providence,  R.  L 

J.  H.  DE  B¥SSY, 

General  Commission  Merchant, 

Publisher  and  Wholesale  Bookseller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS   AGEXT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AiVlJfiRlCAN  MAJNUFACTUKKKS,  JNVKN- 
TOKS,  &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Publisbing  Department. 

The  India  Mercury,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  pubUshed  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shippinq 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  A^-D  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemeen  Dagblad  vak  Nederlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotit  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  Department  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  wUl  be  supplied  by  addi-essing 

J.  H.  r>E   BUSSY, 

93.  Heerengracht  Amsterdam 


May  24,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^^    STATIOlJi^ER 


745 


WHO  JS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  COUN- 
TRY WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


CHICA(}O.ROCKISLAND&PACIFICR'Y 

By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
£last  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  oars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  B.e- 
clining  Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  th©  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  Hiver  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Pamous 

"ALBERT   LEA  ROUTE.'' 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
gusta, Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  OfBces  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  al, 
ways  as  low  aB  competitors  that  offer  less  advan- 
tages. 

Por  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Fold- 
ers of  the 

GREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Office,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.ST.  JOHN, 

Vice-Pres.  &,  Gen'l  M'g'r.  Gen'l  Tkt.  &  Pass.  Agt. 

CHICAGO. 

JAMES    A.   WHITNEY, 

COTnTSELOE-AT-LA'W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and  Trader 
Mark  Causes. 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY,  U.S.  A. 


JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  United  States  and  Foreign  Patent* 

and  Trade-Marks, 

No.  140  Nassau  St.,  New  York  City. 

American,  Canadian,  Bntisli  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed,  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured,  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro- 
tected by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted.  Opinions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
&c.,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  jvish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Business  may  be  transacted  either 
in  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  kent  in- 
violably SECRET  and  CONFIDENTIAL. 

FAMES  A   WIITTN'KY   t(o  Nn'^sau  "^t    N  Y.  Citv 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE,  CO. 

Eleclrotjpers  &  Stereotypers, 

24  and  26  VANDEWATER  STREET. 
tST" Electrotypes  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Metal. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  MANUFACTtJRKRS  OF  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OF 

Fine   Notes,   Envelopes    Visiting    Cards    and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126<Scl2S   IDXJ-A.ISrE   ST. 

All  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-JHark  are  vrarranted. 


—JOBBERS  OF— 


GENERAL  STATIONERY 

I    AND  MANUFACTURERS.OF 

Blank  Books 

OF  WHICH  WE  HAVE  MANT 


WARD 


AND 


6AY. 


Card  Department. 

Complete  in  all  its  arrangements,  and  en 

tirely  separate  from  the  other  branches 

of  our  business.    Large  room  on 

second  floor  devoted  wholly  to 

ADVERTISING,  BIRTHDAY,  CHRISTMAS, 
EASTER  AND  VALENTINE 


78-184  Devonshire  Street,  Boston. 


No  finer  or  more  extensive  assortment  can 
be  shown  by  any  house  in  this  country. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 


Salesroom,  84  &  86  Chambers  St.,  New  York 


a  ?  GO 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARSj^SCISSORS 


OF    EVERT    DESCRIPTION. 


SPRING  IMPORTATIONS 


NOW    ALL 
OPEN. 


Select  your  stock  before  May  1,  as  after  that  the  high  tariff  goes  into  effect, 
and  will  increase  prices  materially. 


A    HOST   OF    NOVELTIES 


IKT    J"-^F-A.ISrESE     FOR,CJEIL.-A.I2SrS. 


NIPPON  MERCANTILE  CO.,  of  Tokio,  310  Broadway,  New  York. 


SEND     FOR    CATALOGUE. 


L  L  BROWN  FAFER  C0MFM7, 

ft  ^        Manufacturers  of  First-CIass       -^ ■- 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 

»►     WHICH  WILL  STAND  THE  SEVEEEST  TESTS  OF  EEASUBE  AND  SE-WEITIHa,    -« 


being  double  Sized>nd^LoftI  Dried.  ^Thesel  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain^^a 
sizing  thatlreaists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly>quare,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


746 


THE    AMEEIOAJ^^    STATiOI^EE. 


WOODCUTS  IN    RUSSIA   FIFTY   YEARS 
AGO. 


Russia  has  always  been  behind  other  nations 
in  the  matter  of  civilization.  With  all  her  ad- 
vancement during  the  last  half-century,  she  is 
still  considered  to  be  a  semi-barbaric  nation. 
Education  has  been  making  rapid  strides  in  her 
midst,  but  the  mass  of  the  people  are  grossly 
ignorant  and  superstitious,  notwithstanding.  If 
such  be  the  case  now,  what  it  must  have  been 
fifty  years  ago  may  be  conceived  upon  the 
perusal  of  the  following  extract  from  No.  xx.  of 
the  Quarterly  Journal  of  Education,  published 
about  the  year  1835  : 

"  Woodcutting  is  an  art  which  employs  whole 
villages  in  Russia,  but  it  is  of  the  coarsest  and 
most  uncouth  description,  with  respect  both  to 
the  skill  of  the  artist  and  the  subjects  upon 
which  he  employs  it.  The  prints  produced, 
which  are  religious  subjects,  historical  events, 
or  fables,  legends  and  humerous  conceits,  find  a 
ready  sale  throughout  the  emperor's  dominions. 

Among  others,  we  have  seen  a  representation 
of  Mount  Sinai  at  the  moment  of  the  delivering 
of  the  tables  to  Moses,  but  so  full  of  matter  that 
we  must  not  attempt  to  describe  it.  In  fact, 
there  is  scarcely  a  single  occurrence  or  charac- 
ter of  importance  in  the  Old  Testament  which 
is  not  attempted;  and,  to  crown  the  whole,  we 
are  favored  with  a  sunbeam  striking  straight 
through  Mount  Sinai  and  darting  upon  St. 
Catherine's  tomb.  A  genealogical  tree  of 
Christ,  from  Abraham  to  Joseph,  gives  up  the 
portraits  of  forty-two  of  Christ's  ancestors;  and 
in  the  print  of  the  '  Last  Judgment '  is  an  im- 
mense serpent,  each  of  the  parts  of  whose  tail  is 
appropriated  to  some  one  or  other  of  all  the 
vices  of  human  nature  ;  while  the  birds  and 
fishes,  in  accordance  with  Holy  Writ,  are  dis- 
gorging themselves  of  the  flesh  of  man.  A 
'  Catalogue  Raisonne '  and  the  portraiture  of 
forty-five  saints  are  accompanied  by  a  circum- 
stantial enumeration  of  the  number  of  drops  of 
blood  which  the  Redeemer  lost  for  mankind's 
sake.  In  a  large  circular  '  Map  of  the  World,' 
Asia  is  called  '  the  quarter  of  sunrise,'  and  it 
ends  with  the  Happy  Islands  of  Macaria,  next 
to  Paradise.  Africa  is  termed  '  Noon,'  and  in 
one  direction  extends  from  the  White  Sea  and 
Atlantic  ;  Europe  retains  its  proper  name, 
and  is  assigned  as  the  portion  of  Noah's 
eldest  son,  Japhet  ;  while  the  remaining 
quarter,  America,  'not  long  ago'  discovered 
by  Spanish  and  French  '  Niemzy  '  or  dumb 
persons,  as  the  Russians  designate  all  foreigners, 
ia  represented  as  the  largest  of  all  islands,  and 
inhabited  by  a  people  who  know  no  written 
characters,  have  no  religion,  and  live  500  years 
and  upward,  eat  baked  meat  and  nutmegs,  and 
are  subjects  to  the  French  and  Spanish  mon- 
archs.  The  island  of  Malta  is  set  down  as  full 
of  teachers  and  wise  men,  herbs  and  vegetables, 
and  the  island  of  Minorca  is  inhabited  by  sav- 
ages; but  the  city  of  Moscow,  with  its  walls  and 
towers,  steeples  and  churches,  occupies  a  larger 
share  of  the  print  than  either  Asia  or  America. 
St.  Petersburg,  however,  appears  to  have  been 
out  of  the  designer's  good  graces,  for  its  site  is 
designated  by  only  seven  miserable  stunted  firs 
and  beeches.  After  all,  this  map  is  '  cunningly ' 
devised  with  reference  to  the  traditions  current 
among  an  ignorant  and  superstitious  race ;  any 
attempt  to  break  in  upon  them  would  be  but 
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LOUISVILLE    ITEMS. 


[FROM  OUB  REGULAB  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Louisville,  Ky.,  May  26,  1883. 

General  trade  here  has  been  very  quiet  during 
the  past  month,  presenting  no  new  features  and 
offering  but  little  ground  for  comment. 

The  State  Convention  last  week  and  the  races 
this  week  brought  large  crowds  of  strangers, 
and  some  particular  lines  have  thereby  had  a 
temporary  stimulus.  The  regular  spring  trade 
with  jobbers  and  manufacturers  is  over  and 
business  is  gradually  sloping  down  to  the  dull 
period  known  everywhere  as  "between  sea- 
sons." 

Retailers  speak  encouragingly  the  last  few 
weeks ;  the  weather  having  been  in  the  main  fa- 
vorable, enabled  them  to  regain  what  was  lost 
earlier  in  the  season.  Speaking  of  the  weather, 
the  cold  wave  that  hovered  about  us  at  the  open- 
ing of  the  week  barely  missed  ruining  the  fruit 
prospects  and  other  important  crops,  but  fortu- 
nately no  permanent  damage  was  done,  and  in 
the  opinion  of  the  State  Commissioner  of  Agri- 
culture, Kentucky  can  produce  good  average 
crops  of  all  of  her  staples  this  year  if  the  present 
favorable  stand  is  maintained. 

The  booksellers  and  stationers  report  matters 
rather  dull,  though  not  exceptionally  so.  Print- 
ers are  having  a  continued  good  run  of  orders. 

Quite  a  number  .of  Eastern  paper  mills,  new 
to  this  market,  hisive  latterly  had  representatives 
reaching  for  trade  here,  and  very  low  prices 
have  been  quoted  in  some  instances ;  their  exer- 
tions to  sell  indicate,  perhaps,  a  depression  in 
their  customary  trade  fields. 

In  this  connection  I  would  like  to  ask  Tbe 
Stationer's  opinion  as  to  whether  the  capacity 
of  the  manufactories  in  America,  all  kinds  in- 
cluded, is  not  so  greatly  in  excess  of  the  wants 
of  .their  markets  that  they  can  in  six  months' 
steady  operations  produce  sufBcient  to  cover 
twelve  months'  consumptive  demand,  and  if 
there  is  such  a  capacity  for  overproduction  in 
manufactured  goods,  what  is  the  remedy  and 
what  the  outlook  ?  In  Kentucky  there  has  been 
an  overproduction  of  whisky,  and  hence  this 
trade  is  stagnant;  in  Pennsylvania  overproduc- 
tion in  iron'  has  caused  a  declining  and  sick 
market.  What  is  to  be  the  outcome  of  this  state 
of  affairs  so  common  and  frequently  recurring 
in  our  manufacturing  circles  ? 

The  Southern  Exposition  at  Louisville,  which 
will  open  on  August  1,  has  aroused  such  a  warm, 
enthusiastic  interest  in  all  parts  of  this  country 


and  in  so  many  parts  of  Europe  and  throughout 
the  world  that  a  magnificent  success  in  point  of 
exhibits  and  attendance  is  now  absolutely  as- 
sured. The  detail  organization  has  been  per- 
fected and  operated  with  a  military  promptness 
and  precision ;  the  various  committees,  composed 
of  practical,  enlightened,  public-spirited  men, 
are  working  with  as  much  care  and  industry  as 
they  could  devote  to  their  private  affairs.  The 
extensive  Exposition  buildings  are  approaching 
completion  and  will  be  ready  in  good  time. 

C.  E.  Hopkins,  of  Liebenroth,  Von  Auw  & 
Co.,  New  York;  H.  B.  Handy,  Morgan  Enve- 
lope Company,  Springfield,  Mass.,  and  E.  L. 
Stone,  Langfeld,  Turner  &  Andrews,  Philadel- 
phia, are  among  the  numerous  recent  visitors. 

The  Medical  Herald,  a  monthly  known  to  the 
profession  everywhere,  enters  its  fifth  year  un- 
der a  new  arrangement,  by  which  Gleason  & 
Skillman  become  the  publishers.        Bourbon. 


CINCINNATI    NOTES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  May  28,  1883. 

Most  unfavorable  and  unbusinesslike  weather 
characterized  the  past  week.  The  only  good 
weather  we  have  here  that  can  be  counted 
on  to  last  any  length  of  time  worth 
taking  into  the  account,  is  during  an  ex- 
position or  a  musical  opera  or  dramatic 
festival.  Of  course,  this  depresses  trade  and 
causes  grumbling  ;  but  trade  isn't  depressed 
here.  Iron  manufacturers  are  cleaned  out  en- 
tirely as  fast  as  they  can  turn  off  the  goods  ; 
manufacturers  of  agricultural  implements  say 
that  they  never  had  such  a  demand  for  their 
products  ;  carriages  are  going  out  at  the  rate  of 
three  to  four  thousand  a  week.  Don't  erect  any 
exclamation  points  at  this  statement,  for  right 
here  is  the  greatest  carriage  manufacturing 
centre  in  the  known  world.  It  sends  carriages 
to  every  nation  on  the  globe.  In  harness-mak- 
ing it  is  not  far  behind  the  first,  if  it  is  not  al- 
ready foremost.  Cincinnati-made  harness  goes 
all  over  New  England,  and  it  goes  to  Old  Eng- 
land. During  last  week  a  lot  of  saddles  made 
here  were  shipped  to  Jerusalem,  the  Sacred 
City.  Cincinnati  saddles,  within  three  months, 
may  be  traversing  Mount  Lebanon,  or  may  rest 
on  the  soil  of  Nebo  or  the  rocks  of  Gerazim.    ; 

The  harness  trade  is  brisk.  In  the  shoe  manu- 
facturing the  lock-out  which  paralyzed  business 
in  that  line  for  two  weeks  closed  by  the  workmen 
receding  from  the  position  they  took  in  viola- 
tion of  a  compact  betvyeen  themselves  and 
the  manufacturers.  General  business  has  not 
boomed,  neither  has.it  tottered.    Paper  is  about 


the  dullest  thing  in  the  market  ;  but  its  turn 
will  come. 

Manufacturing  stationers  are  experiencing  a 
let-up  in  business,  but  they  need  a  rest.  The 
Globe  Piles  Company  gets  no  rest,  asks  none.don't 
want  any,  so  long  as  collections  are  easy.  By 
the  way,  there  is  complaint  in  some  lines  that 
collections  just  now  are  not  very  easy.  Busi- 
ness men  are  never  satisfied  on  that  score  and 
never  ought  to  be.  If  they  were  harder  still 
to  please  in  this  regard  there  would  be  fewer 
bad  debts  and  fewer  failures. 

John  Holland  is  now  pushing  the  Dexter 
fountain  pen.  It's  a  "daisy"  unless  it's  a 
"primrose."  It's  whichever  is  the  better  of  the 
two.  He  hardly  gets  one  lot  of  pens  off  before 
he  makes  some  improvement  and  starts  afresh. 
His  new  twenty-five  cent  extension  pencil  is  the 
novelty  now. 

If  any  body  tells  you  business  Is  bad  in  Cin- 
cinnati— bad  in  an  average  way — don't  you  be- 
lieve him.  On  the  sidewalk  in  front  of  Snider 
&  Hooles  the  other  day  lay  a  great  heap 
of  packages,  some  destined  for  Utah,  others  for 
Vermont,  others  for  Australia.  This  is  literal 
fact. 

"Billy"  Carpenter,  of  W.  B.  Carpenter  & 
Co,,  has  been  rusticating  during  the  dull  season. 
He  found  his  two  or  three  days'  absence  caused 
a  large  accumulation  of  correspondence  on  his 
desk  awaiting  his  return. 

Nobody  can  go  a  long  Fourth  street  without 
halting  before  the  show-windows  of  Robert 
Clarke  &  Co.,  George  Stevens  and  W.  H. 
Pounsford  &  Co.  They  are  treasures  of  style 
in  that  art. 

You  may  expect  to  hear  reports  of  dullness 
here  during  the  coming  August.  It  always  is 
dull  here  in  spots  the  year  round,  but  the  dullest 
spot,  and  the  biggest  of  the  dull  spots,  is  in  Au- 
gust, about  dog-days.  Why  look  at  our  clear- 
ing-house exchanges  and  say  dull.  Look  the  fact 
in  the  face,  that  our  fruits  and  our  crops  were 
more  than  a  match  for  the  visit  of  winter 
weather  last  week,  and  then  look  down  in  the 
mouth  if  you  want  to  convict  yourself  Of  ingrati- 
tude. The  wheels  are  moving  and  the  rattling 
of  the  train  is  almost  tranformed  into  a  healthy 
buzz  Some  cars  have  been  side-tracked, 
but  the  main  track  is  tremulous  with  motion  and 
resonant  with  Ufe.  Get  out  of  the  way  if  you 
can't  go  and  don't  want  to  be  run  over.  It's  the 
dreamer  who  thinks  that  business  is  awfully 
dull.  It's  a  slander  on  the  times  to  pronounce 
it  dull.  All  labor  is  employed  and  what  is  well 
is  promptly  paid,  and  what  is  better  is  well  paid; 
and  what  is  best  of  all  is,  that  it's  likely  to  con- 
tinue  to   be  employed  and  to  be  better  paid. 


750 


THE    AMEE10a:N    STATIOJ^EE. 


Speculation  droops  and  languishes.  Legitimate 
business  is  cautious,  but  it  is  thrifty  and  enjoys 
good  health.  Prince  William. 


THE  CARSELEY  CHECK  STAMP. 


We  treated  of  this  subject  at  great  length  sev- 
eral years  ago,  but  every  mail  brings  us  fresh 
inquiries  concerning  it.  On  March  23,  1872,  R. 
B.  Carseley  applied  at  Washington  for  a  patent 
for  a  check  stamp.  In  this  application  he  gave 
away  his  own  case,  and  showed,  in  our  judg- 
ment, conclusive  reasons  why  the  application 
should  not  be  granted.  He  stated  that  there  was 
a  check  stamp  in  common  use  similar  to  the  one 
for  which  he  desired  a  patent.  He  said  :  "Here- 
tofore embossing  dies  for  hand  and  other  stamps 
have  been  so  made  that,  when  new,  paper  would 
be  cut  by  them  in  the  embossing  operation." 
He  went  on  to  say  that  this  had  been  considered 
an  objection,  and  it  had  been  customary  to 
stamp  a  thin  piece  of  brass  or  other  metal  to 
round  oflE  the  points  and  prevent  the  perfora- 
tion. The  use  of  this  stamp,  after  it  was  blunt- 
ed, he  insisted  did  not  prevent  the  alteration  of 
the  check,  since  the  cutting  of  the  paper  at  the 
apex  of  the  embossed  surface  is  the  thing  most 
desirable,  in  order  that  the  ink  may  be  absorbed 
in  all  attempts  to  alter  the  document.  His  in- 
vention consisted  simply  in  perfecting  the  punc- 
ture and  improvement  in  the  form  of  the  cut, 
so  that  the  perforations  were  not  continued  in  a 
straight  line,  and  there  was  less  danger  of 
punching  out  a  piece  of  the  paper.  In  plain 
terms,  what  the  old  stamps  did  incidentally  his 
did  designedly,  and  his  only  improvement, 
therefore,  was  a  substitution  of  a  stamp  with  a 
fancy  figure  for  one  of  straight  lines,  and  with 
sharper  points  to  do  the  puncturing  more  thor- 
oughly. 

We  do  not  wonder  that  his  application  was 
laughed  at  in  the  patent  oflBce,  and  that  it  lay 
from  March,  1872,  to  June,  1874,  a  period  of  over 
two  years,  without  any  action  being  taken 
thereon.  On  the  23d  of  June,  1874,  a  patent  for 
it  was  granted.  We  had  in  our  possession  two 
years  ago  some  documents  showing  under  what 
influences  and  upon  what  grounds  the  grant 
(No.  1.52,329),  was  made,  but  as  they  are  not  now 
in  hand  we  leave  that  part  of  the  story  untold. 

The  old  stamps  still  continued  in  common  use, 
but  many  manufacturers  adopted  the  "improve- 
ment," and  thus  all  kinds  of  fancy  stamps  came 
into  being,  and  were  freely  sold  by  all  the  sta- 
tioners without  reference  to  the  patent.  In 
1877,  three  years  after  the  grant,  a  suit  was 
commenced  by  the  attorney  of  Carseley  in  the 
Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States,  before  Judge 
Benedict,  against  Randall  &  Tenney,  manufac- 
turers, for  infringement.  Judgment  was  speed- 
ily obtained,  and  with  a  copy  of  this  the  agents 
of  the  patentee  began  the  work  of  reaping  their 
harvest.  They  called  on  every  one  in  this  city 
who  was  using  any  kind  of  a  check  stamp  and 
demanded  the  sum  of  $20.  On  payment  of  this 
amount  the  customer  could  retain  his  old  stamp, 
buy  any  other  new  one  or  have  one  of  Carseley's 
at  his  pleasure.  At  this  point  the  merchants  ap- 
pealed to  us.  We  advised  them  not  to  pay.  We 
instituted  a  laborious  search  into  the  whole  his- 
tory of  the  patent  and  the  movements  under  it. 

We  had  copies  made  of  all  the  papers  at 
Washington,  and  a  full  detail  of  the  stenogra- 
phic report  of  the  trial  of  the  suit  against  Ran- 
dall &  Tenney.  It  was  our  opinion  that  this  suit 
was  wholly  collusive  between  plaintiff  and  de- 
fendant. When  we  hinted  at  this  in  our  paper, 
Mr.  Randall  called  upon  us  and  denied  it,  but 
admitted  he  offered  the  evidence  whatever  in 
bis  defense,  as  bis  lawyers  told,  him  he  would  win 


without  it.  We  invested  about  $150  in  prepar- 
ing the  papers  and  collecting  evidence  to  show 
ample  reason  why  the  patent  should  not  be  sus- 
tained, and  offered,  if  the  merchants  desired  it, 
to  present  them  with  the  result  of  our  labors, 
and  leave  them  to  defend  themselves  from  what 
we  regarded  as  an  imposition.  It  seemed  to  us 
that  if  the  patentee  had  honestly  desired  to  find 
a  market  for  his  own  stamp  instead  of  making 
a  levy  on  those  who  had  used  some  other,  he 
would  have  proceeded  against  the  many  who 
were  making  and  selling  the  alleged  infringe- 
ments. The  stationers  openly  defied  him,  and 
asked  why  he  did  not  assail  them  instead  of 
threatening  their  customers. 

It  is  true  that  "  what  is  everybody's  business 
is  nobody's  business."  Instead  of  accepting  our 
offer,  and  making  up  a  fund  to  defend  them- 
selves from  this  levy,  each  of  the  merchants  set- 
tled as  best  he  could.  It  is  said  by  the  paten- 
tee that  each  of  quite  a  long  catalogue  of 
merchants  and  bankers  paid  him  $20  as  a  com 
promise.  We  do  not  believe  it,  and  we  had  a 
list  of  a  number  who  asserted  to  us  that  they 
settled  for  a  much  less  sum.  It  seemed  to  us  a 
cowardly  thing  to  do,  but  we  had  no  personal 
interest  in  the  matter,  and  could  not  prevent  it. 

This  was  about  two  years  ago,  and  the  paten- 
tee is  still  following  his  gainful  calling,  which, 
on  the  face  of  it,  is  altogether  legal.  We  have 
had  letters  from  Boston,  Salem,  Pall  River, 
Providence,  Philadelphia,  and  many  other 
places,  describing  the  same  scenes,  and  asking 
for  advice.  One  man  wrote  us  that  a  smart 
salesman  came  through  the  streets  of  his  city 
selling  a  check  stamp  for  $3.  Not  many  days 
after  another  man,  claiming  to  be  the  agent  of 
the  patentee,  came  through  and  demanded  $20 
for  the  infringement.  Our  informant  is  not 
naturally  a  suspicious  man,  but  he  could  not 
help  asking  himself  whether  this  was  a  mere 
"  coincidence,"  or  the  parties  operated  in  cou- 
ples. 

There  are  two  ways  of  carrying  on  business 
under  the  possession  of  such  a  patent.  One  is  to 
make  the  stamps  for  sale,  offering  them  at  say 
$5  each,  and  prevent  by  suit  any  one  from  mak- 
ing or  selling  an  infringement.  The  other  way 
is  to  encourage  the  making  and  selling  of  in- 
fringements, or  at  least  to  take  no  steps  to  pre- 
vent such  competition,  and  then  to  fix  a  price, 
say  $20,  at  which  to  settle  with  all  who  use  any 
other  stamp,  and  can  be  frightened  into  such  a 
contribution. 

In  June  of  last  year  a  firm  of  merchants  who 
have  some  pluck  as  well  as  capital,  were  called 
upon  to  hand  over  the  $20,  and  when  they  de- 
clined to  do  it,  they  received  a  notice  that  they 
would  be  sued  it  they  did  not  pay  by  a  given 
day.  They  called  on  us,  and  we  recapitulated 
the  facts  above  given  and  told  them  frankly 
that  while  we  discouraged  all  litigation  on  any 
subject,  if  it  were  our  case  we  would  pay  $1,000 
in  defense  rather  than  $20  in  tribute.  They 
agreed  with  us,  and  put  an  advertisement  in  our 
paper  calling  on  all  who  desired  to  go  in  with 
them  in  defense  of  their  rights  to  send  their  ad- 
dress to  box  2,716,  New  York  Post-Office.  Some 
twenty  or  thirty,  we  believe,  responded,  and  the 
firm  prepared  for  resistance,  This  was  June  14, 
1882,  but  there  has  been  nothing  to  resist.  No 
suit  has  thus  far  been  brought,  and  the  plucky 
firm  has  been  left  severely  alone  by  the  pat- 
entees who  made  such  loud  threats.  In  the 
meantime  the  $20  assessments  go  on  all  over  the 
country,  and  easy-going  people  pay  the  money, 
with  a  slight  loss,  perhaps,  of  self-respect,  but  a 
gain  in  ease  and  quiet.  Since  we  began  this 
article  we  have  received  a  letter  of  inquiry  from 
a  large  manufacturer  at  Worcester,  Mass.,  who 


has  been  visited  for  a  like  contribution.  At  this 
late  day  we  offer  no  advice  in  the  premises;  all 
that  we  had  to  say  we  said  some  years  ago.  We 
do  not  aflSrm  that  no  one  will  be  sued  who  re- 
sists payment.  The  tribute  may  cost  less  than  a 
defense.  Those  who  prefer  paying  the  former, 
and  are  not  sensitive  on  the  subject,  can  settle 
in  all  cases  for  $20.  There  were  times  in  the  his- 
tory of  this  city  when  the  leading  merchants 
and  bankers  would  not  like  to  figure  in  such  a 
list  as  has  been  printed  and  is  now  widely  circu- 
lated by  the  agents  of  this  patentee.  But  it  did 
not  cost  much — in  money — whereas  to  have  fol- 
lowed the  advice  we  then  gave,  and  resisted, 
might  have  resulted  in  a  contribution  to  cover 
the  expenses  of  a  suit.  And  so  they  paid  the 
tribute. — Journal  of  Commerce. 


LUMINOUS   PAPER. 


A  novel  process  for  rendering  paper  luminous, 
consists  in  applying  to  the  paper  a  com- 
pound of  china  clay,  blanc  fixe,  or  other  analo- 
gous substance,  and  luminous  or  phosphorescent 
material,  preferably  sulphide  of  calcium,  and 
in  subsequently  distributing  the  compound  by 
pressure  uniformly  over  the  surface  of  the  paper. 
By  employing  pressure  to  distribute  the  com- 
pound containing  the  luminous  material  a  very 
uniform  surface  is  secured,  free  from  streaks, 
and  the  luminosity  of  which  is  not  varied  or 
streaky. 

In  preparing  this  paper  the  inventor  takes 
china  clay,  blanc  fixe,  or  other  substance  suita- 
ble for  finishing  paper,  and  adds  thereto  a  quan- 
tity of  sulphide  of  calcium  or  other  luminous 
material  equal  to  about  30  per  centum,  more  or 
less,  of  the  whole  compound.  The  ingredients  are 
thoroughly  commingled  by  grinding  or  in  any 
other  suitable  way,  and  care  should  be  taken  to 
avoid  the  presence  of  any  metallic  oxides  in  the 
compound.  This  compound  may  be  applied  to 
the  paper  by  roUers.  The  ordinary  grounding- 
machine  can  be  used  for  this  purpose.  The  com- 
pound is  subsequently  distributed  evenly  over 
the  paper  by  subjecting  the  paper  to  pressure. 
The  pressure  may  be  applied  by  an  ordinary 
press  or  by  any  other  suitable  means. 

The  compound  described  imparts  a  luminous 
finish  or  surface  to  the  paper,  and  the  pres- 
sure which  is  applied  serves  to  distribute  the 
compound  uniformly  over  the  paper,  and  to  pre- 
vent the  streaky  or  varied  appearance  which 
the  luminous  surface  would  present  if  pressure 
were  not  employed. 


IRIDIUM   PLATING. 

W.  L.  Dudley  recently  announced,  before  the 
Ohio  Mechanics'  Institute,  that  the  problem  of 
electroplating  with  iridium  has  been  solved  by 
employing  a  suitable  solution  of  the  metal  and 
properly  regulating  the  electric  current.  The 
solution  is  kept  at  uniform  strength  by  using  a 
plate  of  ridinm  as  the  anode.  The  metal  is  de- 
posited in  the  reguline  state,  and  takes  a  good 
polish.  A  bufflng-wheel  that  will  grind  off  nic- 
kel plating  in  a  few  minutes  only  serves  to  polish 
the  ridium.  Thin  platinum  foil,  coated  with 
ridium,  retains  its  flexibility,  and,  if  the  coating 
is  not  too  thick,  it  will  not  readily  scale  off. 
Copper  plates  for  engravings,  faced  with  ridium, 
would  possess  marked  advantages  over  steel  en 
gravings. 


I 


The  oldest  existing  printing  office  in  Prance  is 
believed  to  be  that  of  Georges  Jacob,  in  Orleans. 
It  was  established  in  1480,  and  became,  in  1687, 
the  property  of  Isaac  Abraham  Jacob.  Since 
that  time  it  has  continued  in  the  same  family, 
having  successively  passed  from  father  to  son. 


i 


May  31,  1883.J 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER 


751 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company, 

^^=»HOLYOKE,     MASS.,  ^=3-' 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

"PARSONS    LINEN    LEDGER."  "SCOTCH   LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured   by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities : 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

in  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

in  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  /  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
G-eneral  Agency,  G-EO.  B.  HURD  &;  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street, 


752  THE    AMERIOAI^    STATIOISTER. 


^ 


ANNOUNCEMENT 


L.  FRANG  <£  CO. 

..jj^ ®:=-0"»-T=s ^ 

QS^T  the  close  of  the  Easter  Season  we  beg  to  express  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  their  kind  and  flattering  appreciation 
^^1^^  of  our  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  art  productioas.  We  feel  a  pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsements 
which  our  Christmas  Cards  received  from  the  American,  English  and  also  the  German  press  With  one  accord  these  expo- 
nents of  public  taste  have  accorded  to  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar  productions  in  the  market.  The  London  Queen,  for 
example,  speaks  of  our  Cards  in  the  following  flattering  terms  : 

"  Sorry  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  "  the  old  country"  to  confess  it,  but  proud  as  we  are  for  the  honor  of  the  young  daughter  over 
the  sea  to  acknowledge  it,  we  do  acknowledge  that,  for  artistic  conception  and  imaginative  rendering,  added  to  beauty  of  execution, 
the  cards  of  Messrs.  Prang,  of  Boston,  distance  every  other." 

We  are  bound  to  maintain  the  superiority,  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create,  with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged 
experience,  a  series  of  novelties  for  the  next  Christmas  Season,  which  we  have  no  doubt  yvill  meet  the  expectations  of  the  Trade.  We 
have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  representative  American  talent  in  the  preparation  of  designs, 
and  besides  have  secured  the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  most  eminent  European  artists. 

The  particulars  of  our  new  lines  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards,  Birthday  Cards,  Scripture  Texts,  and  other  novelties  will  be 
announced  during  May. 

Our  agents  will  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends  with  the  new  sample  books  during  May  and  June. 


WE    WOULD    CALL    SFECIAL  ATTENTION  TO   OUR  LARGE   LINE    OF 

BIRTHDAY   CARDS, 

CONQBATULATIOH    AND   WEDDING    CONQRATULATION    CARDS.    I 


Our  line  has  been  greatly  increased  this  spring,  and  we  feel  confldent  will  satisfy  all  demands.  The  line  consists  of  Plain  Caids, 
Fringed  Cards,  Double  Fringed  Cards,  Cards  in  book  form,  with  ornamental  leatherette  protectors  ;  Satin  Print  Cards,  in  mats,  &c. 
Our  New  Price  List  is  now  ready. 

A  number  of  new  series  have  also  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS,  and  additions  have  been  made  to  our 
other  lines  of  goods,  comprising  Copies  for  Panel  Painting,  Artistic  Plaques,  &c.,  &c. 


PFLIOE    LISTS  SENT    OilST    ^F>FIL.IO-A.TI01Sr. 

NEW  YORK ;  3S  Hond  Street.  \  "B-fc-M-^    ▲    T*J-,rf^-^         Si         ^^-^^-^^ 

PHILADKLPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street.     I  X^.       Jr^JbC/^^J3l  fjT      43K^      V_yt^.5 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street.                   \ 
SAN  FRANCISCO:  629  Commercial  St.     j  BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S,  A. 


May  31,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOA]^    STATIONER 


753 


=^"^1  79  Beekman  Street,  New  York,  | 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

n  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,  GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,  DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  LINE  OF  'WEDUING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJR,    LUSTE    OIT-    BI^ISTOILi    BO-A.R.IDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  qualitj',  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 


Decorated  JVote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Mo. 


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STYLOGRAPHIC    FOUNTAIN   PEN. 


A  new  form  of  stylographic  pen  is  shown  in 
the  drawings.  It  is  known  as  the  Morton  Stylo- 
graphic  Fountain  Pen,  and  a  patent  has  just 
been  granted  for  it.  In  this  pen  there  is  a  cush- 
ion or  spring  composed  of  soft  rubber  or  other 
similar  material  inclosed  in  a  cap  or  short  tube 
placed  on  the  lower  end  of  the  air-tube,  which 
gives  a  certain  amount  of  elasticity  to  the  writ- 
ing point,  and  by  its  vibratory  movement  pre- 
vents the  ink  from  drying  in  the  tube  near  the 
point.  The  air-tube  in  the  upper  part  of  the  pen 
is  loosely  screwed  and  enlarged  near  the  screw, 


C  the  point  section,  D  the  holder,  B  the  air-cap, 
F  the  air-tube,  and  G  the  needle-holder,  which 
fits  within  the  point  section.  The  writing  with 
this  pen  is  done  entirely  with  the  needle.  Wil- 
liam Weed,  32  New  Church  street.  New  York,  is 
the  manufacturers'  agent. 


NEW    PATENTS. 


No.  275,123.  Lead  or  Crayon  Holder.— Claes  W.  Bow- 
man, New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Joseph  Eeck- 
endorfer,  same  place. 

No.  275,154.  Machinery  for  Folding  Paper,  &c.— Wil- 
liam 0.  Cross,  Boston,  Mass. 

No.  275,194.  Postal  Cabinet.— Lyman  C.  Gray,  Fort 
Dodge,  la. 

No.  275,205.  Lock  for  Stencil  Plates.— Wm.  M.  Harris, 
Menlo,  la. 

No.  275,209.  Rotating  Toy.— Dietrich  Helneke,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y. 

No.  275,214.  Bronzing  Machine.— James  Humphrey, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


No.  275,517.     Crayon  Holder.-xJoshua  Pusey,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 
No.  275,526.    Game.— Edward  S.  Sackett,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. 
A  game  apparatus  consisting  of  a  shallow  box 
divided  into    compartments    by  partitions  ex- 
tending longitudinally  from  one  end  of  the  box 
to  the  other,  and  permanently  secured   therein, 
each  compartment  containing  numbered  blocks. 
No.  275,578.    Box  for  Stationery.— Adolph  G.  Brown, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  275,598.    Combined  Desk  and  Blackboard.— Wil- 
liam E.  Crandall,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
No.  275,601.     Card  or  Sample  Holder.— Francis  L. 
Cutter,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
A  card  or  sample  holder  consisting  of  a  hook 
formed  integral  with  a  shank,  having  a  longitu- 
dinal  slit   extending  along  the  length  of  th^ 
shank,  at  right  angles  to  the  direction  in  which 
the  hook  projects,  to  form  two  parallel  longitu- 
dinal spring-arms,  the  outer  extremities  of  which 
are  disconnected,  whereby  the  hook  may  be  sus- 


so  as  to  fit  tightly  in  a  corresponding-sized  bore 
in  the  top  of  the  pen. 

The  needle  is  of  one  size  throughout,  and  has 
cut  in  its  lower  end  one  or  more  flutes  or  grooves, 
five  being  preferred,  to  conduct  the  ink  from  the 
tube  down  to  the  paper,  the  diflference  in  the 
size  of  the  needle  above  the  grooves  and  the 
size  of  the  bore  in  the  metal  tube  being  just  suf- 
ficient to  properly  govern  the  supply  of  ink. 
The  upper  end  of  the  needle  is  enlarged  to  form 
a  head,  which  rests  against  the  rubber  spring  or 
cushion,  and  both  the  needle  and  the  cushion 
being  kept  in  position  by  a  cap  held  frictionally 
to  the  lower  end  of  the  air-tube  or  an  extension 
of  it.  The  rubber  cushion  allows  of  an  endwise 
vibratory  movement  of  the  needle,  preventing 
dry  ink  forming  in  the  tube.  It  also  makes  an 
easier  and  softer  writing  pen  than  those  with  a 
fixed  point.  The  upper  end  of  the  air-tube  is 
provided  with  a  screw-thread,  and  just  below 
the  screw  it  is  slightly  enlarged  to  form  a  piston. 
A  hole  is  bored  in  the  upper  part  of  the  ink 
reservoir  of  such  a  size  that  the  piston  will  just 
enter  and  be  able  to  pass  through  the  bore,  but 
tight  enough  to  make  an  air-tight  joint.  The 
upper  part  of  the  bore  is  cut  interiorly  with  a 
screw-thread  to  engage  loosely  the  correspond- 
ing screw  on  the  air-tube.  Thus  by  removing 
the  air-cap  and  turning  the  air-tube  by  the 
knurled  head  the  air-tube,  carrying  the  needle, 
can  be  screwed  in  or  out  to  properly  adjust  the 
distance  that  the  end  of  the  needle  projects  from 
the  end  of  the  tube  so  that  the  pressure  of  writ- 
ing will  not  force  the  needle  up  far  enough  to 
allow  the  end  of  the  tube  to  touch  the  paper,  and 
also  to  extend  the  needle  as  it  wears  away,  thus 
keeping  the  writing  point  always  the  same  until 
it  is  entirely  worn  out,  when  it  may  easily  be 
replaced  by  a  new  one  by  simply  removing  the 
cap  and  dropping  out  the  rubber  cushion.  The 
fluted  end  of  the  needle  may  also  be  tipped  with 
ridium,  to  more  effectually  prevent  wear. 
In  the  cut  A  is  the  point  cover,  B  the  needle. 


Stylographic  Fountain  Pen. 

No.  275,215.  Process  of  Manufacturing  Sheets  of  Cel- 
luloid and  other  Plastic  Material. — Isaiah  S. 
Hyatt,  Morristown,  N.  J.,  assignor  to  the  Cellu- 
loid Manufacturing  Company,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  275,216.  Apparatus  for  Molding  Celluloid  and 
Analogous  Plastic  Material. — Isaiah  S.  Hyatt, 
Morristown,  N.  J.,  assignor  to  the  Celluloid  Man- 
ufacturing Company,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  275,226.  Apparatus  for  Stretching  Gelatine- 
Coated  Sheets.— Otto  Lelm,  London,  England. 
Patented  in  France  October  11,  1880,  No.  138,352; 
in  Belgium,  October  15,  1380,  No.  52,651 ;  in  Eng- 
land October  18,  1880,  No.  4,248;  in  Italy  May  U, 
1881 ;  in  Austria-Hungary  October  3,  1881,  and  in 
Germany  October  21,  1881,  No.  15,711. 

No.  275,282.  Toy.— John  Stanton  and  Charles  Rellng, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

No.  275,308.     Game.— Edward  G.  WilUams,  Brooklyn, 
assignor  to  Ives,  Blakeslee  &  Co.,    New  York, 
N.  Y. 
A  game  of  ten-pins  composed  of  pins  severally 

made  in  sections,  so  that  part  of  each  pin  may 

be  knocked   over  without  affecting  the  other 

part. 

No.  275,316.  Method  of  Mannfacturing  Picture 
Mounts  and  Frames.— Charles  A.  Wright,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  assignor  to  Alfred  Collins,  Edward 
Cope  and  Henry  H.  Collins,  all  of  same  place. 

No.  275,329.  Alphabet  Block  and  Case.— William  E. 
Crandall,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of  one-half 
to  Edward  I.  Horsman,  same  place. 

No.  275,343.  Method  of  Inlaying  and  Embossing  Cel- 
luloid.—William  F.  Weber,  Newark,  N.  J. 

No.  275,103,  Compasses. — Jacob  Neimeyer,  At- 
lanta, la. 

No.  275,450.  Advertising  Device.— Joseph  Wrights- 
man,  Harper,  Kan. 

No.  275,475.     Arithmetical  Chart.— Jas.    B.    Finch, 
San  Jos6,  Cal. 
An  arithmetical  chart  consisting  of  a  series  of 

numbers  in  horizontal  rows,   with  intervening 

signs,  in  combination  with  independent  strips 

moving  in  guides  at  the  left  side,  and  adjustable 

so  as  to  bring  the  different  numbers  upon  the 

strip  into  line  with  those  upon  the  main  sheet. 


pended  from  a  line  and  the  arms  serve  to  receive 
and  properly  present  a  card  or  sample; 

No.  275,602.  Bill-  File.— Marcus  J.  David,  Rochester, 
N.  Y. 

No.  275,606.  Packing-Box  for  Ruling  Machines.— 
Wm  Charles  Demain,  Medford,  Mass. 

No.  275,618.  Engraving  .Machine.-Stephen  D.  Engle, 
Hazleton,  Pa. 

No.  275,627.  Indian  Club.— Charles  W.  Foster  and 
Wells  W.  Dudley,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

No.  275,63i.  E^asel.- Francis  S.  Frost,  Arlington, 
Mass. 

No.  275,664.  Type  Setting  and  Distributing  Machitie. 
— Louis  K.  Johnson  and  A.  Augustus  Low,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y. 

No.  875,696.  Music  Leaf  Holder.— Edward  B.  Phelps, 
Springfield,  Mass. 

No.  275,771.  Toy  Hoop.— Thomas  K.  Keith,  Haver- 
hill, Mass.,  assignor  to  himself,  and  Leonard 
Whitney  and  Roswell  Carleton,  same  place. 

No.  275,780.    Pocket-Book.— Michael  W.  Mahar,  Na- 
tional Military  Home,  Ohio,  assignor  of  three- 
fourths  to  John  M.  Patterson,  Windfall,  Ind. 
designs. 

No.  13,830.  Font  of  Printing  Type.— James  M.  Con- 
ner, New  York,  N.  Y.    Term  of  patent,  14  years. 

No.  13,831  Printing  Type.— Georg  Giesecke,  Leipsic, 
Saxony,  Germany.    Term  of  patent,  14  years. 

No.  13,834.  Font  of  Type.— William  W.  Jackson, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  assignor  to  Farmer,  Little  & 
Co.,  New  York,  N.  Y.    Term  of  patent,  7  years. 

No.  13,8:37.  Toy  Fulminate  Exploder.— Edward  L, 
Morris,  Boston,  Mass.    Term  of  patent,  7  years. 

No.  13,844.  Font  of  Printing  Type.— James  M.  Con- 
ner, New  York,  N.  Y.    Term  of  patent,  14  years. 

No.  13,S48.  Font  of  Printing  Type.— Herman  Ihlen 
burg.  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  assignor  to  MauKellar, 
Smiths  &  Jordan,  same  place.  Term  of  patent, 
14  years. 

No.  13,849.  Font  of  Printing  Type.— William  W.  Jack 
son,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  assignor  to  MacKellar, 
Smiths  &  Jordan,  same  place.  Term  of  patent, 
7  years. 

No.  13,850.    Border  for  Printing  Type.    Carl  Mailer, 
Chicago,  111.,  assignor  to  Marder,  Luse  &  Co 
same  place.    Term  of  patent,  14  years. 


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tention to  all  inquiries.  Samples,  circulars  and 
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adjusted  keeps  the  stand  always  closed  when  ink  is  not  needed. 


J.  A.  GUSS, 

So/e  Agent, 

ini'iMo-  rif\r     "Pa  CiT  No.  2  shows  the  Stand  Open.       The  fingers  resting  on  the 

>jJI  lHj5   l^liy,  l:<l.,iev  r  causes  the  cover  to  be  lifted  easily,  ready  to  receive  the  pen. 

By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  ink,  the  stand 

immediately  closes. 


U.  S.  A. 


IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


BIETHDAY  CAEDS, 

The  finest  line  ever  offered  to  the  Trade  will  be  shown  this  week  by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road.       Please  reserve 
your  orders,  it  will  pay  you. 


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Kos.   88  &  90  READE   ST.,  NEW   YORK.  >=^t* 


Birthday,  Wedding  and  Condolence  Cards,  $10.00  to  $50.00. 

SFEOiivOiEisr  s^:m:fx-.e   lots,     tflaide;   stji^flied. 
^^i  Over  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  i  m ported).  ^E^->  |"> 

•-^ii'^  A nj^^^^ 

^W  Await  our  Travelers  before  orde  ing  Christmas  Oards.      B^^  Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 

D.  W.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U.  S.  A. 


758 


THE    AMERICAS'    STATIOj^ER. 


RAPHAEL  TUCK  &  SONS' 

Artistic  Cliristmas « New  Year  Cards 


FOIi     1883. 


TRADE  MARK 


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El- 


THE  iucreased  favor  these  Cards  have  already  met  from  the  Jobbing  Trade  this  year,  assures  us  we  were  not  mistaken  in  pronouncing 
it  early  in  the  season  as  the  most  desirable  and  complete  line  in  the  market.     We  offer  350  Series,  representing  1,200  Cards,  by 
the  gpreatest  and  most  jyopular  Artists  of  the  day,  all  printed  in  the  style  that  has  distinguished  this  line  in  the  past. 

rrov^sr.'riss   for  1883. 


REAL  WATCOMBE  TERRA  COTTA  PLAQUES. 

A  Series  of  30  Beautiful  Fire  Screens 
anil   Sbields. 

The  most  artistic  Boom  Ornaments  yet  produced. 


RELIEFS,  ALBERTYPES, 

GEMS  OF  FOREIGN  SCENERY,  &c. 


"SQ^NEW   PUBLICATION.  rS5« 

GREAT  MINDS  IN  MUSI  .  —  A  Series  of  10 
Portraits  and  Biographical  Sketches  of  the 
Greatest  Composers  of  the  World. 


TJERKA-COTTA    PLAQUE 


l^W  SEND    FOR    CATALOGUES. 


FOLDING    SCREEN. 


FORBES   COMPANY,  181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston;   22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

— 4->^  ADDRESS    ALL    CORRESPONDENCE    TO     BOSTON     OFFICE,  -^i^ 


Munich,    Germany. 


106  Duane  St,  Kew  York. 


OUR     LINE     OF 


CHRISTMAS,  NEW  YEAR  CARDS, 


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soTJ^^Eisrii^s. 


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OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE,     lf^)*»    ^(, 


AllE    INOAV     ItEAOV. 


The  Trade  are  respectfully  invited  to  withhold  placing  their  orders  until  they  have 
examined  our  line,  as  it  is  pronounced  the  strongest  ever  issued. 


CALENDARS   AND   SATIN    DESIGNS 


In   Sheets  for   Manufacturing    Purposes. 


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May  31,  1883.J 


THE    AMEEIOAIS    STATIONER 


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THE  PLIMPTON  MFG,  CO 


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Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quality  of  No.  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them,  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  L.O'Wer. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights.  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 

Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN    GREAT   VARIETY.        SEND    FOR   DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE    UST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE   CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  Philadelphia. 


PEARCE  &  HOAGLAND, 


MANUFACTURERS    OF 


Gold  Pens,  Pen  "-^  Pencil  Gases  ^  Toothpicks 


OP  EVEE7  DESOEIPTION. 

Sole  Manufactupers 
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Quill  Reserve  Toothpick. 

The  only  Pick  that  will  not  injure  the  Teeth.    Office  and  Factory,  29  Point  St.,  Providence,  K.  I. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

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POTSDAMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 
PHILADELPHIA.  PA., 


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Liopaplic  Art  Pllcatiois. 


ETCHED    FOI-DING    ANO    SINGtE 
ADVEBTISING    CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel, 
less  than  half  its  cost.    No  colors  or  tints  used    ut 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 


Agents  foe  Salk  of  Goods  : 

HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  WiUiam  Street 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street 

Philadelphia. 


^  'C  ICHICAOO  &   NORTH-WESTEHN  RAiLWAVI 


The  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  I  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED  I  and  hence  the 

Leading  Railway  of  the  West  and  Northwest  I 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
aU  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota, Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  uniaha,  Jienver,  Leadville,  Salt  I,ake, 
San  Francisco,  Deadwood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan,  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse.  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  maefe  with  ine 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Xdne  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago,  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  win  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  t^~  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNG,  Gen.  Supt.,  Chicago. 


SecirilF  Letter  Box. 

BEST   AND   CHEAPEST. 

A.  A.  WEEKS,  SOLE  MANUFACTURER, 

82  Jolrn  Street,  New  York. 


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THE    AMEEiCAJN    STATION  Eli. 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  axe 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "  Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

Volney  Moon,  publisher,  Alamosa,  Col.,  is 
dead. 

Jonas  C.  Cole,  picture  frame  dealer,  Amherst, 
N.  S.,  is  dead. 

J.  B.  Crouch,  printer,  Florence,  Kau.,  has  sold 
out  to  A.  M.  White. 

The  Modesto  Publishing  Company,  Modesto, 
Cal.,  has  been  attached. 

J.  T.  Gray  &  Co.,  printers,  Boston,  Mass., 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

James  Barnes,  of  the  Nova  Scotia  Printing 
Company,  Halifax,  N.  S.,  is  dead. 

Flora  E.  Haviland,  fancy  goods  dealer, 
Danville,  Vt.,  is  closing  up  her  business. 

E.  O.  Randall,  publisher  of  the  Gazette, 
Columbus,  Ohio,  has  sold  out  to  Hann  &  Adair. 

The  fourth  number  of  Mastery  has  appeared. 
This  little  magazine  is  a  great  attraction  for  the 
children. 

Edward  Lovejoy,  dealer  in  photographs,  &c., 
Chicago,  111.,  has  made  an  assignment  to  Robert 
E.  Jenkins. 

Wilson  &  McCully,  publishers  of  the  Chroni- 
cle, Dayton,  W.  T.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
E.  T.  Wilson  continues. 

G.  W.  Temple,  publisher,  Gunnison,  Col.,  has 
sold  out  his  interest  in  the  Gunnison  Review- 
Press  to  John  L.  Hurst. 

E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.  show  several  new 
photographic  views  of  the  East  River  bridge, 
all  of  which  are  finely  executed. 

White  &  Schermerhom,  dealers  in  paper,  and 
successors  to  the  C.  C.  White  Paper  Company, 
New  York,  have  removed  to  46  West  Broadway. 

Robinson  Brothers,  New  York,  proprietors  of 
the  Gray's  Ferry  Printing  Inks  Works  have  just 
issued  a  new  sample-book  of  inks  of  their  manu- 
facture. 

A.  &  A.  P.  SpitzU,  West  Troy,  New  York, 
have  sold  to  E.  C.  Beach,  of  Boston,  their  entire 
business,  with  the  exception  of  their  publishing 
department. 

Thaddeus  Davids  &  Co.  have  handed  over  to 
the  trustees  of  the  Stationers'  B9ard  of  Trade 
$1,.500,  the  amount  of  its  funds  held  by  the  late 
treasurer,  George  W.  Davids,  at  the  time  of  his 
death. 

The  proposals  for  furnishing  stationery  sup- 
pUes  for  the  War  Department  were  opened  at 
Washington,  on  Monday.  There  were  twenty- 
nine  bidders.  Prices  are  said  to  average  about 
the  same  as  last  year.  The  awards  will  be  de- 
clared in  about  one  week. 

Keuffel  &  Esser,  127  Fulton  street,  this  city, 
are  exhibiting  a  large  line  of  their  goods  at  the 
National  Exposition  of  Railway  Appliances  at 
Chicago,  and  they  request  their  friends  visiting 
there  not  to  fail  to  see  their  exhibits.  Among 
the  goods  shown  are  drawing  papers,  tracing 
papers,  heliographic  papers,  profile  and  cross- 
section  papers,  mathematical  instruments,  meas- 
uring tapes,  surveyors'  chains,  metre  and  vara 
chains,  railroad  leveling  rods,  hard-rubber  tools, 
technical  colors,  indelible  inks,  drawing  tables, 
and  many  other  articles  in  drawing  and  engi- 
neering materials. 


A  fire  broke  out  at  28  to  36  Hawley  street, 
Boston,  on  Saturday  morning  last.  It  origi- 
nated in  the  basement  occupied  by  Geo.  H. 
Morrill,  manufacturer  of  printing  inks,  and  ex- 
tended to  other  floors,  burning  out  Conant  & 
Newhall,  printers,  John  T.  David,  book  agent, 
Wallace  &  Gould,  manufacturers  of  paper 
rulers,  the  Readers  and  Writers  Economy  Com- 
pany, the  Library  Company,  W.  H,  Thompson 
&  Co.,  publishers,  D.  Lancy,  manufacturer  of 
ink-wells,  and  Gunn,  Curtis  &  Co.,  color 
printers. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  line  of  Christmas  cards  will  be 
ready  in  a  few  days,  and  when  completed  it  will 
be  one  of  the  handsomest  and  most  striking  in 
the  market.  The  firm  has  secured  the  richest 
designs  from  the  lines  produced  by  some  of  the 
best  manufacturers.  The  styles  of  fringes  to  be 
used  are  new  and  original,  and  will  greatly  en- 
hance the  beauty  of  the  cards. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  :  J.  K.  Gill,  of  J. 
K.  Gill  &  Co.,  Portland,  Ore.;  Wm.  Whiting, 
Pittsfleld,  Mass. ;  J.  C.  Heaton,  of  J.  C.  Heaton 
&  Brothers,  Victoria  and  Cucro,  Tex. ;  Jas.  A. 
Hart,  Sing  Sing,  N.  Y. ;  Andrew  Sellick,  Nor- 
walk.  Conn. 

The  Artistic  Fancy  Box  Company,  51  John 
street,  is  showing  an  elegant  line  of  papeteries, 
perfumery  and  jewel  boxes,  &c.,  which  the 
trade  ought  to  see.  The  designs  are  all  rich  and 
many  of  them  come  in  plush  and  satin,  richly 
embellished  and  ornamented. 

J.  E.  Linde  has  in  course  of  preparation  sev- 
eral novelties  in  advertising  goods,  which  it  is 
said  will  surpass  any  previous  efforts  of  the 
house  in  this  line. 

Peter  G.  Thomson,  Cincinnati,  is  ofiEering  a 
new  and  complete  line  of  toy-books  and  games 
which  the  trade  are  invited  to  examine. 

J.  H.  Bonnell  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  print- 
ing ink.  New  York  city,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   Bonnell  &  Valentine  continue. 

Johnson  &  Higley,  paper-pail  manufacturers, 
Medina,  N.  Y.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Johnson  &  Nichol  continue. 

Lampe  &  Lambrecht,  engravers,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Emil  Lampe 
&  Co.  succeed. 

Ewing  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  inks  and  mu- 
cilage, Philadelphia,  have  been  sold  out  by  the 
sheriff. 

It  is  reported  that  Barngrove  &  Binght, 
printers,  Bedford,  la.,  will  soon  dissolve  partner- 
ship. 

Jones,  Elliott  &  Co. ,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Columbus,  Ohio,  have  made  an  assignment. 

M.  A.  Lewis,  of  M.  A.  Lewis  &  Co.,  wholesale 
dealers  in  fancy  goods,  Boston,  Mass.,  is  dead. 

Weber  &  Haslam,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Osage  City,  Kan.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

The  stock  of  George  Irwin,  stationer,  Dur- 
ham, Ont.,  has  been  sold  out  by  the  sheriff. 

S.  B.  Orson,  paper-box  manufacturer,  To- 
ronto, Ont.,  has  sold  out  to  Samuel  Hall. 

J.  W.  Thurman,  paper  bag  manufacturer, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  has  been  attached. 

George  P.  Scots,  paper  dealer,  Leavenworth, 
Kan. ,  has  sold  out  to  John  P.  Madden. 

C.  H.  Gilmore,  stationer.  Council  Bluffs,  la., 
is  reported  to  have  left  town. 

J.  P.  &  J.  M.  Zediker,  publishers,  Franklin, 
Neb.,  have  sold  out. 

B.  H.  Daly,  printer,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  has 
be«n  attached. 


E.  C.  Millgate,  dealer  in  wall  paper,  Utica, 
N.  Y.,  has  been  burned  out. 

D.  E.  Merchant,  card  printer,  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  is  advertising  his  business  for  sale. 

Louis  Korb,  dealer  in  wall-paper,  Louisville, 
Ky.,  has  made  an  assignment  to  Phillip  Korb. 

H.  P.  Kimber,  of  H.  P.  Kimber  &  Co.,  pub- 
lishers of  the  Register,  Newburg,  N.  Y.,  is  dead. 

Augustin  Young,  dealer  in  fancy  goods,  Lew- 
iston,  Me.,  is  reported  in  insolvency.  Assets 
light. 

Walter  F.  Hunt,'paper  box  manufacturer, 
Weymouth,  Mass.,  has  had  his  stock  damaged 
by  fire. 

The  duties  on  hemp  and  manilla  school-bags 
are  advanced  by  the  tariff  coming  into  operation 
on  July  1.  The  agents  for  the  Parker  Dundee 
bags  have  just  received  a  consignment  of  all 
sizes.  Buyers  will  have  to  send  in  orders  imme- 
diately if  they  desire  to  avail  themselves  of  the 
present  low  rate. 

James  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  have  in  course  of 
preparation,  and  will  place  before  the  trade  in 
time  for  the  fall  trade,  one  of  the  most  elegant 
lines  of  fancy  boxes  ever  shown.  This  house  is 
noted  for  the  elegance  of  its  fall  display  of 
boxes,  but  this  year's  line  promises  to  eclipse  all 
previous  efforts  in  magnitude  and  style. 

Charles  J.  Cohen,  Philadelphia,  has  been 
spending  ten  days  at  his  new  home  in  Atlantic 
City,  and  has  returned  to  his  manifold  duties 
with  renewed  health  and  strength.  Mr.  Cohen 
has  secured  a  roomy  cottage  for  occupancy  un- 
til autumn,  and  expects  to  pass  several  days  of 
each  week  with  his  family  at  Philadelphia's 
noted  watering  place. , 

George  A.  Raisbeck,  the  enterprising  and  in- 
defatigable traveling  representative  for  Phil 
Hake,  has  left  for  the  West  with  samples  of  the 
entire  line  of  the  firm's  novelties,  a  description 
of  which  will  be  found  in  another  column.  If 
rich  and  original  novelties  can  be  of  avail  in 
causing  his  trip  to  be  successful,  he  is  sure  to 
make  unusually  large  sales. 

The  contract  for  engraving  the  new  postal 
notes  was  awarded  on  Saturday  to  the  Homer 
Lee  Bank-Note  Company,  New  York.  The 
prices  to  be  paid  are  :  For  each  completed  book 
of  postal  notes  with  three  printings,  $1.58  ;  for 
each  completed  book  of  250  money  order  drafts, 
823.82  5-10;  for  each  completed  book  of  fifteen 
money-order  drafts,  $1.47  4-10.  The  contract 
was  awarded  for  four  years,  beginning  Au- 
gust 15. 

The  Springdale  Paper  Company,  Westfleld, 
Mass.,  of  which  J.  E.  Taylor  is  treasurer,  is 
making  strictly  first-class  writing  papers  in  all 
the  prevailing  styles  of  colors  and  tints.  The 
company  is  kept  very  busy  on  orders.  The  long 
experience  of  Mr.  Taylor  in  ministering  to  the 
wants  of  the  trade  in  the  manufacture  of  pape- 
teries, warrants  the  belief  that  his  services  will 
be  invaluable  to  the  company  in  the  preparation 
of  goods  which  will  meet  requirements. 

A  Portland,  Me.,  paper,  of  May  25,  says  :  "It 
was  reported  several  days  ago  that  the  bark 
Norena,  of  Portland,  had  put  into  Charleston, 
S.  C,  disabled.  The  Norena  arrived  here  yes- 
terday morning  in  tow  of  the  tug  Storm  King, 
of  Boston,  by  which  she  was  brought  from 
Charleston.  She  was  damaged  in  the  heavy 
gale  of  May  2,  in  latitude  32.30,  longitude  79°, 
losing  her  foremast,  main  topmast  and  jibboom. 
She  had  a  cargo  of  sugar,  which  she  took  on 
board  at  Matanzas.  The  cargo  was  uninjured, 
and  no  one  of  the  crew  was  hurt.  Aurin  L. 
Dresser,  of  this  city,  was  on  board.    The  cargo, 


May  31,  1883.] 


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consigned  to  George  S.  Hunt  &  Co.,  arrived 
safely  on  the  disabled  vessel.  The  Norena  will 
be  repaired  and  put  into  first-class  condition  at 
this  port."  A  correspondent  remarks  that  this 
has  a  sort  of  classical  flavor,  and  refers  to  Vir- 
gil i.  1,  10. 

The  line  of  Knickerbocker  tablets  recently 
brought  out  by  the  Acme  Stationery  and  Paper 
Company,  come  in  the  following-named  styles  : 
Drawing,  blotter  and  perforated  or  scratch  pads. 
The  drawing  tablets  come  in  two  sizes — 5)^x9 
and  43^x7  ;  the  blotter  is  in  three  sizes — com- 
mercial note,  packet  note  and  Congress  letter  ; 
the  perforated  tablet  or  scratch  pad  is  produced 
in  five  sizes,  as  follows :  2%x4X,  4x7,  33^x6, 
4%x8,  and  5^x9.  All  of  these  goods  are  put  up 
in  a  neat  and  attractive  form,  and  are  meeting 
with  the  same  favor  as  the  other  lines  offered  by 
this  house. 


IHOW  PRINTING    WENT   TO  ENGLAND, 


I 


The  sack  of  Mentz  in  1462  exercised  a  greater 
influence  upon  the  progress  of  typography  than 
any  other  historical  event.  It  dispersed  among 
the  different  countries  of  Europe,  men  who  had 
practically  learned  the  art  in  the  German  city. 
It  is  worthy  of  notice  that  several  of  the  proto- 
printers  were  German,  such  as  Sweynheym  and 
Fannartz,  who  introduced  printing  into  Italy. 

It  is  unfortunate  that  these  printers  have  not 
left  on  record  any  particulars  of  the  origin  of 
their  offices.  All  that  we  know  about  them  is 
gathered  from  the  colophons  of  their  books  or 
accidental  allusions  by  contemporary  chroniclers. 
The  following  tables,  founded  on  De  Vinne's, 
show  the  dates  at  which  printing  was  commenced 
in  the  several  towns  mentioned,  and,  where  pos- 
sible, the  names  of  the  first  printers: 

THE  NETHERLANDS. 

Utrecht,  Nicholas  Ketelaer  and  Gerard  de 
Leempt,  1473;  Alost,  John  of  Westphalia,  1473; 
Lourain,  John  Veldener,  1473;  Bruges,  Colard 
Mansion,  1475;  Brussels,  Brothers  of  the  Com- 
mon Life,  1476;  Gouda,  Gerard  Leeu,  1477; 
Deventer,  Richard  Paffroed,  1477;  Delft,  Jacob 
Jacobzoon,  1477;  St.  Maartensdyk,  Werrecoren, 
1478;  Nimegren,  Gerard  Leempt,  1479;  Zuell, 
unknown  printer,  1479;  Audenarde,  Arn.  I'Em- 
pereur,  1480;  Hasselt,  Pereg  Bermentho,  1480; 
Antwerp,  Matt.  Vander  Goes,  1482;  Leyden, 
Henry  Henry,  1483;  Gand,  Arnold  I'Empereur, 
1483;  Culenberg,  John  Veldener,  1483;  Haarlem, 
Jacob  Bellaert,  1483;  Bois-le-Duc,  Gerard 
Leempt,  1484;  Schoonhoven,  Brotherhood,  1495; 
Schiedam,  unmarried  printer,  1498. 

In  the  fifteenth  century,  Bruges  was  the  me- 
tropolis of  Flanders,  and  the  residence  of  the 
sovereigns  of  the  House  of  Burgundy.  It  was 
one  of  the  most  opulent  cities  on  the  Continent, 
and  artists  and  craftsmen  of  all  kinds  were  en- 
gaged there  in  great  numbers.  So  important  a 
branch  of  commerce  had  the  manufacture  of 
books  become  that  there  sprang  up  "  The  Guild 
of  St.  John  the  Evangelist,"  who  was  patron 
saint  of  the  scribes.  In  1454,  the  Duke  of  Bur- 
gundy granted  the  guild  a  formal  chapter  and 
special  privileges.    The  volume  containing  an 


account  of  the  receipts  and  expenditure  of  the 
guild,  with  the  entrance  fees  of  the  original 
members,  is  still  preserved  in  the  city  archives 
of  Bruges. 

The  following  are  the  various  branches  of  in- 
dustry that  were  employed  in  the  manufacture 
of  books  : 

Librariers  et  bockverkopers.  Booksellers  ; 
Prenter  ver  coopers,  Printsellers  ;  Scilders, 
Painters  ;  Vinghette  in  Mers,  Painters  of 
vignettes;  Scrivers  et  bouc-scrivers.  Scriveners 
and  copyists  of  books;  Verlichters,  Illuminators; 
Prentei's,  Printers,  either  from  blocks  or  types; 
Bouc-binders,  Bookbinders;  Reim-makers,  Cur- 
riers: Drooch-scherrers,  Cloth-shearers;  Parke- 
ment-makers,  et  fransyn-makers.  Parchment 
and  vellum  makers  ;  Grispel  Synders,  Boss 
carvers  ;  Letter  snyders  ;  Boss  carvers  ;  Letter 
snyders,  letter  engravers  ;  Beelde  makers. 
Figure  engravers. 

Little  is  known  of  the  history  of  Colard  Man- 
sion, but  it  is  almost  certain  that  he  was  the 
first  printer  in  Bruges. 

His  trade  was  that  of  a  writer  of  fine  manu- 
scripts, and  there  is  a  copy  in  the  British 
Museum  of  a  novel  entitled  "Romuleon,"  beau- 
tifully illuminated  and  bound  in  vellum,  writ- 
ten by  "  CoUinet "  (diminutive  of  Collaert 
Colard). 

Mansion  was  a  contributor  from  1454  to  1473. 
In  1471  he  was  "doyen"  or  dean,  and  he  held 
the  office  for  two  years,  at  the  expiration  of 
which  time  he  is  supposed  to  have  left  Bruges 
for  a  year,  in  order  to  learn  the  new  art  of 
printing;  but  there  is  no  evidence  to  that  effect 
on  record.  His  name  subsequently  appeared  on 
the  guild  books,  until  1484,  after  which  it  is  not 
to  be  found.  He  appears  to  have  fallen  into 
embarrassed  circumstances,  and  went  to  live  in 
one  of  the  poorest  streets  in  Bruges,  leading  out 
of  the  Rue  des  Carmes.  His  printing  was  car- 
ried on  in  one  of  two  rooms  over  the  porch  of 
the  church  of  St.  Donatus  Here  he  finished  in 
May,  1484,  a  beautiful  edition  of  Ovid's  Meta- 
morphoses, 386  leaves  folio,  with  many  wood- 
cuts printed  in  separately  from  the  text.  About 
three  months  later  he  left  the  city.  In  October 
his  apartments  were  made  over  to  another  mem- 
ber of  the  same  guild,  also  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  books.  Nothing  more  is  known  of 
Mansion  after  this  event. 

Like  all  the  earliest  printers,  Mansion  issued 
most  of  his  books  without  date,  and  many  even 
without  name  or  place.    About  twenty-four  are 


known.  By  an  elaborate  examination  of  the 
typographical  peculiarities  of  the  productions 
of  William  Caxton  and  of  Colard  Mansion,  Mr. 
Blades  has  shown,  it  may  be  said,  to  demonstra- 
tion, that  it  was  the  Bruges  printer  who  taught 
the  art  to  our  countrymen.  Mr.  Blades  has 
thus  disproved  the  assumptions  of  bibliograph- 
ers, who  regard  Ulric  Zell,  of  Cologne,  as  Cax- 
ton's  preceptor,  but  there  are  those  who  still 
adhere  to  this  last  view. — Brit,  and  Col.  Printer 
and  Stationer. 


Experiments  are  being  made,  according  to  the 
Polytechnische  Notizblatt,  in  Paris,  with  a  new 
alloy  having  a  white  color,  yet  containing  no 
nickel.  It  is  said  to  be  very  strong  and  mal- 
leable. It  is  made  of  copper  and  ferro-man- 
ganese,  the  proportions  being  varied  according 
to  the  purpose  to  which  the  alloy  is  to  be  em- 
ployed. An  alloy  of  forty  parts  of  copper  and 
sixty  parts  of  ferro-manganese,  with  a  suitable 
quantity  of  some  appropriate  flux,  produces  a 
metal  of  such  tenacity  that  it  surpasses  the  best 
steel  armor  plates.  The  melted  mixture  is  cast 
in  blocks  and  is  perfectly  malleable.  To  obtain 
a  white  metal  that  can  be  rolled  out  in  sheets, 
the  above  alloy  is  melted  again,  and  20  or  25  per 
cent,  of  zinc  or  white  metal  added,  which  im- 
parts to  it  the  desired  quality.  A  plate  of  the 
first-named  alloy  two  inches  thick  was  found  by 
experiment  to  offer  more  resistance  to  a  cannon 
ball  than  a  steel  armor  plate  of  the  same  thick- 
ness. This  new  kind  of  "  white  bronze  "  is  not 
to  be  confounded  with  the  alloy  used  in  this 
country  under  the  same  name  for  gravestones 
and  monuments,  and  which  consists  principally 

of  zinc. 

^-♦-•^ 

The  typefounding  establishment  of  Genzsch 

&  Heyse  at  Hamburg,  a  house  well  known  in 

England  for  its  much  valued  German  mediaeval 

type,   celebrated  on  the  28th  of  February  the 

fiftieth  anniversary  of  its  existence.    To  com- 

memmorate  the  event,  Herr  Emil  Genzsch  has 

founded  a  fund  for  the  assistance  of  the  widows 

and  orphans  of  his  workmen.    About  260  people 

took  part  in  the  festival. 

^ 

Nickel-plated    stereotypes    are    now   coming 

more  and  more  into  use  in  Germany,  for  they 

will  outlast  ten  common  stereos.     Typefounders 

are  now  nickel-plating  their  copper  matrices,  as 

thereby  a  better  result  is  obtained,  while  the 

matrix  is  rendered  much  more  durable.     The 

copper  is  plated  before  it  is  punched. 


GARTER 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


t^^PAPER  of  Every  i Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

I    ^ 1»  Send  for  Samples. 

RICE  &  CO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS. 


TTi'ir 


-^  SUPERIOR  TO   ALL   OTHERS,-^- 


Send   for   Samples   and.    Prices. 


GEO.  F.  KING  &  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    Manufacturers. 

STATIONERS  and  PAPEK  DEALERS, 
29   Hawley   Street,    BOSTON,  MASS. 


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DIRECTORY. 

Car<l8  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  SIO  per  annam  for  each  card. 

Artists'  Brushes. 

BURCKHART  &  BRO.,  Wholesale,  Fine  Brushes  and 
Pencils  for  Artists,  vamishers.  Gilders,  Druggists, 
Coach  and  Fresco  Painters,  Chicago,  HI. 


Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  Dl. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  295 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,  &  156  &  158  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.:  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 

GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,Philadelpliia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  111. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P  ,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


HICKOK,  W.  0., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO..  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO., 


181  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


GANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON. 


190  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards.  51  Ann  St.,  N.  Y. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  st.,  PhUadelphia,  Pa. 
COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
HAKE,  PHILIP.  155  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 

Copying  Presses. 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO..    Carpentersrille,  111. 


8HRIVER,  T.,  &  CO., 


8.33  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TATUH,  SAMUEL  C,  &  OO., 


Cincinnati,  O. 


Copying  Books. 


MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


TSNassnu  St..  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L.. 


51  South  4th  St..  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.    For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  st.   N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  St.,  N.  T. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St..  Phila..  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A., 


■  John  St..  N.  Y. 


THE   LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 


WHITCOMB,  G^  HENRY,  &  CO..  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO..  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  St.,  Chicago.  111. 


Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY.  E.  &  H.  T..  &  CO..  591  Broadway.  N.  Y. 
Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL. 


16  Howard  St..  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  III.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  FrankUn  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Kochester,  N.  Y. 


Gum  Labels  and  Seals. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  14;i  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Ini'  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

U.  £.  TREASURY  JIUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston.  Mass. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 

COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St..  Chicago,  111. 

Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  &c. 

GAYNOK  &  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  Bell  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  conn. 


Letter,  Cabinet  and  Library  Files. 

THK  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Typct 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


bLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  JR  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 


SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 


Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 


G.  J.  MOFTAT.      179  St.  John  «t..  Npw  Haven.  Conn. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 


BECK.  CHARLES. 


609  Chestnut  St..  Phila.,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK.  CHARLES. 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


.JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,    White   and   Colored 
tissue  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 


KISSAM,  B.  A.. 


32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steeli 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON, 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  aU  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  MiUs;  St.,  Boston. 

Sealing  Wax  Manufacturers. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y. ;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 

CLARK,  C.  W..  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  Franklin  st.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,   G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the- 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL.  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper  Manufacturers. 


ROGERS,  L.  H., 


75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER,]«5^^^JJ^|ef(^^?^N^Jii 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates,. 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  St.,  N.  Y 

J.  F.  MURCH.  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING.  GEO.   F..  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  st ,  Boston,  Mass . 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


Pmi.A.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila. 
Pa.— Foimtain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  PhUa.,  Pa., 
Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St.,, 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y. ;  630  Chestnut  st.,, 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearbomst.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Toys  and  Games. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts... 
N.  Y.,  Manufactiu'ers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  st.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

WEIDMANN.  A..  306  Broadway.  N.  Y. 

Fire!     Fire!     Fire!!! 

For  Insurance  rates  address 

INDEBSON  &  STANTON, 

152  BROADWAY,  NEW  YOEK.. 


May  31,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOA^    STATIOI^ER 


'63 


OBITUARY. 


William  C.  Cowan. 
William  C.  Cowan,  a  well-known  stationery 
salesman,  died  of  pai'alysis  at  his  residence  in 
this  city,  on  Sunday  morning  last.  Mr.  Cowan 
was  born  in  Scotland  in  the  year  1842,  and  when 
about  three  years  old  emigrated  to  Canada 
with  his  family,  who  settled  at  Cowansville,  in 
the  Province  of  Quebec.  After  receiving  a 
liberal  education,  young  Cowan  attended  a  medi- 
cal college  for  some  time,  but  his  duties  there  not 
agreeing  with  his  constitution,  he  was  obliged  to 
give  up  the  idea  of  becoming  a  physician.  He 
was  then  apprenticed  to  Alexander  Buntin  &  Co. , 
stationers,  Montreal.  In  1863,  after  serving  his 
time,  he  came  to  New  York,  where  he  secured  a 
position  with  Cutter,  Tower  &  Co.  After  re- 
maining with  this  firm  for  a  couple  of  years,  he 
changed  his  position  for  one  with  W.  C.  Rogers 
<fe  Co.,  and  subsequently  engaged  in  business  on 
his  own  account,  but  not  being  successful,  he 
connected  himself  with  the  firm  of  George  H. 
Reay  as  a  salesman,  where  he  remained  about 
ten  years.  In  the  latter  part  of  1881  he  secured 
a  position  with  Phil  Hake,  in  whose  employ- 
ment he  was  at  the  time  of  his  death.  The  de- 
ceased attended  business  on  Friday,  and  was 
taken  ill  soon  after  his  arrival  home.  He  leaves 
a  widow  and  one  child  about  eleven  years  old. 
The  remains  were  taken  to  Cowansville,  on  Mon- 
day afternoon  for  Intermeut.  Mr.  Cowan  stood 
high  in  the  estimation  of  all  of  his  acquaintances. 


Official  promulgation  has  been  made  of  the 
fact,  that  American  citizens  can  protect  their 
trade-marks  in  Switzerland  the  same  as  citizens 
of  that  country.    This  protection  is  reciprocal. 


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The  relation  of  supply  to  demand  has  been 
exercising  the  minds  of  a  good  many  people. 
The  only  thing  to  do  to  overcome  any  sur- 
feit of  goods  in  the  market  is  to  look  for 
customers.  In  dull  times,  advertise  to  com- 
pel attention,  and  in  active  moments  still 
advertise  to  attract  it.  Trade  does  not  go 
where  it  is  not  invited.  If  home  markets 
are  dull,  look  for  buyers  abroad.  The  ex- 
port field  has  scarcely  been  touched  by 
Americans. 


Pursuing  the  subject  of  our  export  trade, 
we  have  a  few  suggestions  to  subniit  to  our 
readers.  The  first  is,  that  trade  relations 
with  any  market  if  once  secured  should  be 
retained,  even  if  the  profits  arising  there- 
from are  inconsiderable.  Anyone  who  will 
stop  to  consider  the  strength  of  an  estab- 
lished connection  with  a  line  of  steady  cus- 
tom will,  we  think,  concede  that  this  propo- 
sition needs  no  argument.  It  requires  no 
more  than  the  application  of  common 
sense  and  of  the  most  ordinary  business 
principles,  which  the  experience  of  hun- 
dreds of  years  of  trading  has  shown  to  be 
sound  in  theory  and  practical  in  their  appli- 
cation. The  mistake  of  neglecting  one 
medium  for  disposing  of  goods  where  the 
returns  are  certain,  if  small,  in  order  to 
make  the  most  of  a  sudden  spurt  of  activ- 
ity in  any  other  direction  has  been 
made,  and  the  results  of  such  short- 
sightedness have  been  painful.  As  a 
second  proposition,  we  urge  that  our 
manufacturers  and  merchants  should  try  to 
study  the  tastes  and  peculiarities  of  those 
with  whom  they  wish  to  open  trade.  The 
plan  of  chancing  an  invoice  of  goods  on  a 
market  without  previously  acquired  knowl- 
edge of  its  character,  is  too  hap-hazard  a 
way  of  doing  business.  It  may  succeed 
at  times,  but  oftener  leads  to  disappoint- 
ment. There  are  sometimes  goods  which 
appeal  of  themselves  to  the  good  opinion  of 
everyone  who  sees  them,  and  which  are 
sure  to  secure  a  demand  ;  but,  as  a  rule, 
samples  should  be  tested  and  men  with 
sufficient  information  of  the  ground  to  be 
covered  should  be  engaged  to  criticise,  sug- 
gest and  elaborate.  If  this  plan  of  work  is 
too  large  to  be  undertaken  by  one,  it  should 
be  united  in  by  several.  It  would  not  be 
amiss  to  establish  bazaars  in  which  there 
might  be  exhibited  or  exposed  for  sale  the 
goods  suited  to  th  e  needs  of  the  locality, 
and  where  unfamiliar  articles  and  novelties 
could  be  shown  and  explained,  and  a  sys- 
tem of  education  be  thereby  inaugurated. 
The  method  of  putting  up  goods  would  also 
need  attention,  and  with  strict  attention  to 
packing  and  with  careful  provision  against 
loss  which  might  result  from  a  slovenly 
way  of  shipping  articles,  there  would  be  an 
added  prestige  which  would  be  found  to  be 
invaluable  as  against  competition  of  any 
kind.  We  have  thus  outlined  a  few  points 
for  those  who  would  like  to  extend  their 
trade  into  foreign  markets.  The  filling  in 
can  be  done  by  those  who  are  interested. 
The  suggestions  are  not  fresh,  but  they  are 
those  which  have  come  at  different  times 


and  in  diiferent  forms  from  consular  repre- 
sentatives of  this  country  and  from  the  ex- 
perience of  people  who  have  had  full  oppor- 
tunity for  discerning  wherein  the  interests 
of  American  trade  lie.  They  are  also  the  out- 
come of  hints  and  sometimes  open  avowal 
of  persons  who  do  not  sympathize  with 
the  extension  of  our  commerce,  but  who 
admit  the  dangers  while  they  deplore  the 
prospect  of  our  competition. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


C.  J.  wants  to  know  who  makes  paper  napkins. 

.4  ns.- -Cleveland  Paper  Company,  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

F.  L.  I.  wants  names  of  manufacturers  or  jobbers  of 
type-writers. 
Ans.—'E.  Remington  &  Sons,  279  Broadway: 
Davids  Typographing  Company,  5  Beekman 
street  ;  Hall  Type  Writer  Company,  853  Broad- 
way; Stephen  T.  Smith,  14  Park  Place,  and 
Wycoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict,  281  Broadway — 
all  in  New  York. 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S  .  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY  Amount. 

F.H.Adams $500 

Minnie  J.  Anderson 3,000 

C.  Hy nested,  Jr.  (R.) 6,000 

J.  C.  Hatfield 2,500 


EASTERN   STATES. 

L.  N.  Gurdy,  Boston,  Mass 

Eugene  P.  VVhitcomb,  Boston,  Mass.. 
J.  H.  Lamay,  Holyoke,  Mass 


175 

300 

2,000 


MIDDLE  STATES. 
Daniel  Bradley,  Newark,  N.  J 1,000 


WESTERN  STATES. 

Henry  Lees,  Denver,  Col 

Zottman  Brothers,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

B.  H.  Daly.  San  Francisco,  Cal 

Chas.  Bruckman,  Denver,  Col.  (B.  S.)  

Leadville  Democratic  Printing  Campany,  Lead- 

ville.  Col 

W.  H.  Flory,  Longmont,  Col.  (Real) 

A.  E.  Nugent,  Fargo,  Dak 

H.S.  Hill,  Peoria,  111 

Samuel  Eees,  Omaha,  Neb.  (purchase  money. 

Real) 

Rutledge  Paper  Company,  Dayton,  Ohio  (Real). 


169 

2,000 

852 

800 

2,377 

30 

1,600 

3.000 

2,500 
5,000 


SOUTHERN  STATES. 

H.  Linch,  Augusta,  Ga.  (Real) 1,000 

W.  B.  McDaniel,  Columbia,  S.  C.  600 


One  of  the  most  ingenious  adaptations  of  elec- 
tricity, recently  introduced,  is  that  by  which 
machinery  when  in  motion  may  be  instantly 
stopped — as  in  the  case  of  an  engine.  A  wire 
rope,  coiled  around  the  stem  of  the  throttle 
valve  of  the  engine,  carries  a  weight  which  is 
held  in  place  by  a  rest,  and  the  whole  arrange- 
ment is  such  that  the  passing  of  an  electric  cur- 
rent along  a  wire  releases  this  rest  and  causes 
the  weight  to  fall.  The  tension  thus  thrown 
upon  the  wire  rope  acts  upon  the  throttle  valve, 
cuts  off  the  supply  of  steam,  and  consequently 
stops  the  machinery.  Buttons,  with  wire  con- 
nections, are  placed  in  different  parts  of  the 
works,  and  on  pressing  anyone  of  these  the  pas- 
sage of  an  electric  current  acts  as  above  men- 
tioned. In  any  factory  these  electric  buttons 
can  be  placed  in  every  room,  or  several  of  .them 
in  a  large  room,  as  may  be  required.  Should 
anyone  happen  to  be  caught  by  the  machinery, 
the  simple  pressing  of  a  button  in  the  most  dis- 
tant part  of  the  factory  will  quickly  stop  the 
whole. 


May  31,  1883.]    . 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOl^ER. 


705 


BOSTON   GOSSIP. 


[FROM  OUR  RHGUIiAR  CORRKSPONDBNT.] 

Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,        I 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  May  29,  1883.  ( 

A  fire  last  Friday  morning  about  one  o'clock, 
at  32  Hawley  street,  resulted  in  loss  to  the  fol- 
lowing parties  directly  or  indirectly  connected 
with  the  stationery  trade  :  Gunn,  Curtis  &  Co., 
color  printers,  library  bureau,  library  supplies; 
Conant  &  Newhall,  printers;  Wallace  &  Gould, 
paper  rulers;  Geo.  H.  Morrill  &  Co.,  printers' 
ink,  and  Littlefield  &  Warren,  printers.  Gunn, 
Curtis  &  Co.'s  loss  will  be  from  $15,000  to  $20,- 
000,  of  which  something  like  one-half  is  covered 
by  insurance.  This  loss  is  principally  in  stock 
labels.  The  Library  Bureau's  loss  is  estimated 
at  from  $13,000  to  $14,000  ;  insurance,  $8,000. 
Melvil  Dewey  sustains  the  principal  part  of  this 
loss.  Geo.  H.  Morrill  &  Co.'s  loss  is  fully  cov- 
ered by  insurance.  The  property  of  the  other 
parties  mentioned  was  practically  totally  de- 
stroyed, but  we  are  unable  to  obtain  the  value 
or  amounts  covered  by  insurance.  Geo.  P.  King 
&  Merrill  lost  some  $500  worth  of  paper,  &c., 
in  the  hands  of  printers  and  rulers. 

Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser  are  adding  sufiB- 
ciently  to  their  bindery  to  double  its  capacity, 
which  is  necessitated  by  large  orders  for  scrap- 
books  and  autograph  albums. 

Ward  &  Gay,  among  their  various  novelties 
for  the  coming  season,  will  oflfer  hand-painted 
winter  scenes  on  the  fungous  excretions  of  pine 
trees.  In  the  paintiag  of  these  advantage  is 
taken  of  the  peculiar  shape  of  each  piece  to  rep- 
resent some  natural  feature  in  the  painting. 

Melvil  Dewey,  late  manager  of  the  Library 
Bureau,  has  accepted  the  position  of  librarian  of 
Columbia  College,  New  York.  H.  E.  Davidson 
will  hereafter  occupy  the  position  of  manager 
and  Mr.  Dewey  that  of  consulting  librarian  of 
the  bureau. 

Represent  itives  of  Langfeld,  Turner  &  An- 
drews (C.  B.  Turner),  P.  P.  Kellogg  &  Co.,  and 
J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.  are  in  town.  H. 


Some  of  the  worst  railway  accidents  which 
have  occurred  after  dark  have  been  traced  to 
the  inability  of  the  engine  driver  to  distinguish 
a  red  from  a  white  light — an  optical  defect 
known  as  "  Daltonism."  An  accident  from  this 
cause  ought  in  future  to  be  an  impossibility,  for 
Andrew  W.  Tuer  ("  Bartolozzi "  Tuer)  and 
James  Cleminson,  a  well-known  railway  engi- 
neer, have  conjointly  invented  a  new  system  of 
railway  signalling,  consisting  mainly  in  continu- 
ing at  night  the  use  of  the  ordinary  day  sema- 
phore signal,  the  arms  or  pointers  being  boxed 
and  illuminated  internally,  so  as  to  form  a  broad 
and  continuous  band  of  white  light,  the  position, 
as  by  day,  determining  whether  the  road  is  clear 
or  blocked.  The  new  signal  can  naturally  be 
seen  from  a  much  greater  distance  than  a  single 
red  or  white  light,  and  it  is  obvious  that  its 
roeaniug  could  only  wilfully  be  misinterpreted. 
—The  World. 


Plarlict  ^tmzxxi. 


Office  of  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  May  30,  1883.      I 

TaE  MONET  MARKET.— Thern  Is  just  now  a 
plethora  of  loanable  funds  in  the  banks,  whose  re- 
serves are  larg;er  than  they  have  been  since  January, 
with  currency  still  flowing  in  from  the  South  and 
West.  T  e  rates  for  call  loans  are  down  to  2  to  3  per 
cent.,  while  prime  mercantile  paper  readily  passes 
at  4  to  6  per  cent.  That  we  shall  have  an  easy  money 
market  during  the  summer  months  seems  altogether 
probable.  The  stock  market  is  without  feature  of 
general  interest.    The  same  rpluctance  on  the  part 


of  the  public  to  buy  that  has  now  prevailed  for 
months  is  still  showing  itself.  Government  bonds 
show  little  change.  The  4's  and  4}^'s  are  attracting 
the  most  attention  and  are  relatively  firm.  Railroad 
mortgages  are  irregular  in  price,  and,  on  the  whole, 
quiet.  Foreign  exchange  has  advanced,  the  supply 
being  light  and  the  demand  has  improved. 

THE  PA.fER  JaA.RKET.— The  city  trade  is 
beginning  to  experience  something  of  the  dullness 
incident  to  midsummer.  The  summer  term  of 
quietude  usually  begins  in  June,  but  the  paper  trade 
feels  this  somewhat  earlier  than  in  past  seasons. 
There  are  some  signs  of  life  shown,  it  is  true,  in  the 
movement  of  paper  in  various  centres  of  the  trade, 
but  there  is  very  little  activity  of  a  brisk,  busy  sea- 
son. We  hear  of  quite  a  good  many  manufacturers 
shortening  their  production  rather  than  to  accumu- 
late stock  on  a  market  of  growing  dullness.  Prices 
have  shown  no  perceptible  change  during  the  week, 
but  rule  fairly  steady. 

TME  STATIONERY  M  A  RKET.— There  has 
been  little  or  no  perceptible  improvement  in  the  con- 
dition of  trade  during  the  past  week.  Some  of  the 
manufacturers  do  not  appear  to  be  disappointed  at 
this  state  of  affairs,  as  th  y  say  that  it  is  natural  to 
expect  only  a  moderate  tmde  now  as  the  spring  season 
is  about  ended.  Others,  however,  think  that  trade 
should  be  steadily  picking  up,  owing  to  the  backward 
condition  of  business  during  the  past  four  or  five 
months.  Buyers  are  still  acting  in  a  conservative 
way  and  are  only  ordering  for  immediate  require- 
ments. This  state  of  affair.^  is  expected  to  last  till 
about  July  1,  when  it  is  generally  believed  that  the 
turning  point  in  business  will  have  arrived,  and  that 
soon  thereafter  great  activity  will  prevail.  Some 
firms  are  making  ample  preparations  with  a  view  to 
a  large  fall  trade,  while  others  are  not  so  sanguine 
and  are  securing  only  light  stocks  compared  with 
previous  years.  Among  the  latter  are  almost  all  of 
the  importers.  It  is  now  generally  conceded  that 
jobbers  and  dealers  handling  imported  goods  will 
keep  back  their  orders  as  much  as  possible,  so  as  to 
secure  the  latest  novelties,  and  that  the  importers 
understandiner  this  are  preparing  accordingly.  In 
imported  steel  pens,  trade  is  reported  slow,  while  in 
the  domestic  articles  it  is  said  to  be  fair.  The  gold 
pen  manufacturers  report  a  moderate  trade,  but  say 
that  they  hive  orders  to  be  filled  later  in  the  season. 
In  drawing  materials  and  blank  books,  business  is 
reported  from  fair  to  moderate;  in  fancy  goods  and 
fine  stationery  it  is  said  to  be  slow  Staple  stationery 
in  general  is  reported  to  be  in  fair  demand,  while 
some  specialties  are  said  to  be  a  great  request. 

VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  Of  PAPER.    BOOKS,  &c. 

AT  THE  I'ORT  OF  NKW  YORK, 
For  thb  Wkkk  Endko  May  25,  1H83. 


Albums  

Books  .  .  . 
Newspapers  . 
Engravings 

Ink       

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils  . 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Other 

Totals  . . . . 


6 

$401 

32? 

35,677 

59 

2,372 

30 

8,871 

5 

723 

9 

2,141 

172 

17,037 

1 

460 

6 

614 

1,055 
$63,640 

VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PaPER   BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM    NEW    YORK    TO    FOREIGN    PORTS, 

For  the  Week  Ended  May  30,  1883. 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery . . 
Totals.... 


7,149 


6,256 

$1,3;9 

451 

6,851 

126 

3,898 

110 

7,860 

206 

8,753 

B38,691 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From   May  23  to  May   30,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  3;  to  Hamburg,  11;  to 
London,  11;  to  Liverpool,  48;  to  British  West  Indies, 
2;  to  British  Australasia,  7;  to  Cuba,  1;  to  Mexico, 
13;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  10;  to  Venezuela, 
1 ;  to  Japan,  5. 

PAPER,  to  Danish  West  Indies,  3  pkgs. ;  to  Dutch 
West  Indies,  1  cs.;  to  Bremen,  6  pkgs.,  1  cs. ;  to  Rot- 
terdam, 3  cs. ;  to  Hamburg,  10  cs  ;  to  London,  63  cs  ; 
to  Glasgow,  1  cs. ;  to  Liverpool,  21  cs. ;  to  British 
West  Indies,  1.471  rms.,  12  pkgs  ;  to  Honduras,  60 
rms. ;  to  British  Australasia,  7  cs. ;  to  British  Guiana, 
1,000  rms.;  to  Cuba,  1,885  rms.,  8  cs.,  62  pkgs.;  to 
Brazil,  700  rms. ;  to  Africa,  10  cs. ;  to  Mexico,  67  pkgs. ; 
to  Central  America,  140  rms.;  to  United  States  of 
Colombia,  220  pkgs.,  2  cs. ;  to  Venezuela,  1,000  rms., 
70  pkgs. ;  to  Porto  Rico,  10  pkgs.,  7  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Oporto,  1 ;  to  Hamburg,  7; 
to  London,  53;  to  Liverpo  .1,  41 ;  to  British  West  In- 
dies, 4;  to  British  Australasia,  3;  to  Cuba,  26;  to 
Brazil,  1;  to  Mexico,  11;  to  Central  America,  7;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia,  Jl;  to  Venezuela,  6;  to 
Argentine  Republic,  2. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  Oporto,  16;  to  London, 
2;  to  British  West  Indies,  51 ;  to  Honduras,  1 ;  to  Cuba, 
20;  to  Brazil,  95;  to  Central  America,  12;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  49;  to  Venezuela,  46;  to  Argen 
tine  Republic,  2;  to  Porto  Rico,  13. 

WRITING  DESKS,  cases,  to  British  Australasia, 
144. 

INK,  packages,  to  British  Australasia,  12;  New 
Brunswick,  33;  to  Cuba.  22;  to  Mexico,  1;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  22;  to  Venezuela,  5;  to  Porto 
Rico,  5. 

PAPER  FILES,  case?,  to  Liverpool,  2. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  38;  to  British  West 
Indies,  10;  to  British  Australasia,  62;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  3;  to  Argentine  Republic,  10. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Christiania,  1;  to  Hamburg, 
7;  to  London,  3;  to  Liverpool,  t;  to  British  Austra- 
lasia, 2;  to  Mexico,  10. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Dutch  West 
Indies,  2;  to  Hamburg,  6;  to  British  West  Indies,  9; 
to  Cuba.  6;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  55;  to 
Venezuela,  28;  to  Porto  Rico,  5. 

MAPS,  cases,  to  Mexico.  1. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Glasgow,  4;  to  Brit- 
ish West  Indies,  2;  to  Cuba,  8;  to  Venezuela,  7. 

ENGRAVINGS,  CHROMOS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Ham- 
burg, 3;  to  Liverpool,  9;  to  British  West  Indies,  1; 
to  Mexico,  1  ;  to  Central  America,  1  ;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  1. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &c.,  cases,  to 
Hamburg,  4;  to  London,  10;  to  Liverpool,  2;  to  British 
Australasia,  6;  to  Tasmania,  5;  to  Cuba,  3;  to  Mexico 
9;  to  United  States  of  Colombia.  3;  to  Venezuela,  1. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  packages,  to  Oporto,  3. 

PAPER  BOXES,  cases,  to  Uuited  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 14. 

ELECTROTYPES,  cases,  to  British  Australasia,  1. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  1 ;  to  British 
Australasia,  1. 

FANS,  cases,  to  Cuba,  6. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  10;  to 
Antwerp,  38;  to  Liverpool.  6. 

BINDERS'  MATERIALS,  cases,  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  1. 

PLAYING  CARDS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  3;  to  Lon- 
don, 2. 

HAMMOCKS,  packages,  to  United  Sta'es  of  Colom- 
bia, 2. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  Rotterdam,  10;  to  Glasgow,  10. 

TYPE  WRITERS,  packages,  to  London,  2;  to  Liv- 
erpool, 1 ;  to  Sandwich  Islands,  2. 

IMPORTATIONS   OF  PAPER. 

From    May   23    to     May     30,     1883. 
J.  P.  Smith,  France,  Havre,  10  cs. 

A.  Ireland,  State  of  Georgia,  Glasgow,  8  cs. 
Perkins,  Goodwin   &  Co. ,  Assyrian  Monarch,_Lon- 

don,  6  cs. 
Baldwin  Brothers  &  Co.,  Adriatic,  Liverpool,  2cs. 
C.  H.  George,  by  same,  1  cs. 
L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  Pennland,  Antwerp,  8  cs. 

B.  lUfelder,  by  same,  5  cs. 

J.  Campbell  &  Co.,  by  same,  8  cs. 


766 


THE   AMEEIOAIt^    STATIOE"ER 


SO/^P-SHSST    BOOKS. 

(Soap  in  shape  of  Paper)  in 
boxes  of  25  books  at  40  sheets. 
Very  useful  for  traveling— every 
leaf  substitutiDK  a  piece  of  Soap. 
Prices,  $8.00,  $9.00  and  $14.00 
per  100  books. 

The   Ink   Extractor $6.C0 

^<j)  per  100  envelopes.    Discount  to 
.^-^^..^    Jobbers.    Agems  vranted. 
rS^        MANUEL  KNAUTH,  Sole  Agent, 
5  &  7  So.  William  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 

J.  H.  Debussy 

will  be  glad  to  receive  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists  of 
Printing  Machines,  Type  and  other  OfBce  Materials, 
as  well  as  samples  of  Paper  and  Novelties  in  the 
Printing  business. 


"*fentN.«2-' 


STEAM  PRINTING  WORKS,  AMSTERDAM. 

J.  B-A.IPIID, 

Dealer  in  EMBOSSED  PICTURE,  HOLIDAY  and 

BIRTHDAY  CARDS. 
NOVELTIES  in  SHAPE  GOODS,  PAPER  BOXES,  &c. 

No.  61  E>SEX  STREET,  BOSTON. 
^p~  Price  Lists.  Circulars  and  Samples  Solicited. 

THE  MILLER  BROS.CUTLERYCO. 

MERIDEN,  CONN. 


STANDARD  POCKET  CUTLERY, 

Ladies'  Scissors  and  Ink  Erasers. 

Make  all  styles  o  f 

STEEL   PENS. 


PATENT    ADjUSXABLS 

QUILL-ACTIOlJ,   RESERVOIR   PEN, 

THE  ACME. 


Other  leading   Pens   are  Falcon,  No.  22,  extra 

fine,  333  ;  College,  28  ;  Easy  Writer, 

130;  Round  Point,  20. 


PRICE    LIST.S    FURNISHED    TO    DEALERS 
ON    APPLICATION. 


LIPMAN'S  INDISPENSABLE 

EYELET  MACHINE, 

Newest   and    Bestl       Also,    the 

"  Improved"  and  the  "  Tri 

Patent." 

Hover's  MANUSCRIPT  Paper 

Saves  your  Eyesight  and  gives 
a  Blacker  Manuscript. 

H.  L.  LIPMAN,  51  South  Fourth  St.,  Philadelphia. 

THE  HANDY  BLOTTER 

Is  the  Most  Simple,  the  Cheapest  and  by  far  the  Most 
Popular  blotter  in  use.  It  is  an  article  of  quick  sale 
and  large  profit. 


The  above  Cut  shows  the  Handy  Blotter  in  use. 

Manufacturing  Stationer, 
No.  105  South  4th  Street,  PHILADELPHIA. 


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made. 


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riTTPI  FY"    I^I^^^ING  PAPERS,  in  Rolls  in  3  widths,  in  Sheets  27x40. 
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Drawing-, 

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A    substitute  for 
Tough,    even    grain.      No 


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PREPARED  BLUE  PROCESS  PAPERS 

AND   PAPERS  FOR  BLUE  PROCESS   (UNPREPARED.) 
Our  Papers  will  keep  for  a  long  time  ;  always  fresh  made  when  ordered.    Quality 
warranted. 


^  SEND    FOR    CIRCULARS  AND   SAMPLES.' 


Cooke's  Patent  Renewable  Memorandum  Books,  the  Patent  Triplex 
Telegraph  Blank,  Cooke's  Patent  Duplicating  Salesman's  Order  Book,  the 
C.  &  C.  Brass  and  Plain  Edge  Rulers,  Russell's  Lumber,  Case  and  Package 
Pencils,  Russell's  Accountant's  Checking  Pencils,  Cooke's  Transfer  Crayon 
Art  Impression  Papers,  Cooke's  Clean,  Dry  Carbon  Papers,  Excelsior 
Moist  Carbon  Papers  of  every  description.  Excelsior  Oiled  Manifold  Papers, 
In  all  colors.  Excelsior  and  Crystal  Oiled  Boards,  the  li'avorite  Letter,  Note 
and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite  Banker's  Note  Case,  the  Champion  Postal  and 
Business  Card  File,  the  Standard  Letter  and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite 
Expanding  Document  Envelope,  the  Favorite  Safe  and  Collection  Wallets, 
Notabad  Letter  File,  the  Excelsior  Letter  File,  the  Standard  Cabinet  File, 
the  Favorite  Indexed  Desk  Tablet,  the  Favorite  Memorandum  Book,  Sic;  all 
of  our  own  manufacture. 


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BOOKBINDERS'   WAKEUOUj^E, 


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Envelope   Manufacturer, 

WHOLESALE  STATIONER  ^IMPORTER  OF  FANCY  GOODS 

No.  505  CHESTNUT  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 

Envelopes  in  over  One  Thousand 
varieties  ;  new  revised  net  price 
list  just  issued.  Coronet  Circulars 
for  Printers  and  Advertising  pur- 
poses. Home  Mills  Ruled  Papers, 
in  Commercial,  Letter,  Cap  and 
Legal,  all  weights  and  rulings. 
Kent  Mills  Laid  Pure  Linen  Papers, 
all  weights  nnd  sizrs;  samples  and 
prices  sent  to  the  trade  on  appUca- 
tion.  Double-Strength  Mucilage, 
Satinette  Copying  Books  and  Paper. 
Everpoint  Leads  for  all  Gold,  Auto- 
matic and  Propelling  Pencils. 


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SPECLALTIES. 
New  styles  of  Papeteries  for 
Spring  Trade  ;  a  large  and  elegant 
assortment.  New  "  Zenith  "  Glass 
Mucilage  Stand.  Blank  Books,  half 
and  full  bound,  in  all  sizes  and 
qualities.  Penholders,  Lead  and 
Slate  Pencils  in  every  grade.  Scrap 
Books,  bath  Foreign  and  American, 
in  new  and  artistic  designs.  Libraiy 
Inkstands  in  walnut,  plain  or  pol- 
ished. General  Staple  Stationery 
in  all  new  styles  and  designs. 


May  31,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOITEE. 


767 


Stationery  and  Fancy  Goods  Department. 

J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  &  CO. 

715  8f  717  Market  Street,  Philadelphia, 


Agents  fop  the  Sale  of 


PENNSYLVANIA  "D"  SCHOOL  SLATES, 

Discounts  furnished  on  application. 

Importer  of  Dundee  Hemp  and  Madras  School  Bags  and 
German  Slate  Pencils. 

^SCHOOL  STATIONERY^ 

Also,  have  constantly  in  Stock  the  following  Specialties: 

TS'riting  Papers,  Szivelopes,  Inks,  Pens,  <&c. 

OUR  CHROMO  COMPOSITION  BOOHS, 

IN  GROSS  LOTS,  WE  FURNISH  WITH  DEALERS'  IMPRINTS.     (SEND  FOR  SAMPLES.) 

pw  Dealers  who  have  not  received  a  copy  of  our  Illustrated  Wholesale  Catalogue  of  Stationery  can  obtain 

same  by  sending  address. 


27  SOUTH  SIXTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA. 

Glazes  anil  Fancy  Paiiers,  Paper  Laces,  Cards  aoil  Cardboards 

CHROMO    ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 

NEW  STYLE  FOR  1883.— NEW  PRICE  LIST. 


The  NOVELTY  Paper  Fastener. 


(Patented  in  Europe  and  America.) 

Drives  and  Clinches   a  Staple  or 

Suspension   Ring   at  a 

Single  Blow. 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Binding 
Books,  Ringing  Show  Cards  and 
Pamphlets,  &c.,  &c.,  with  400  Steel 
Staples  and  50  Steel  Suspension 
Rings,  boxed. 

Sample  by  mail,  all   complete. 
Fifty  Cents. 

Staples,  all  sizes,  50  cents  per  1000. 

Suspension  Rings,  50  cents  per  Box 

of  500  Rings. 

The  Trade  will  be  supplied,  cash  with 

order,  at  the  following  rates: 
Suspension  Ring   Paper  Fast- 
ener (as  above),  per  Gross,    $48.00 
Steel  Suspension  Rings,  per  M,  .66% 
Novelty  Staples,  per  M,     .      .      .33j| 

Strangers  are  referred  for  our 
standing  to  the  Pubhsher  of  this 
Paper,  to  any  of  the  Express  Com- 
panies, or  to  Bradstreet's  Mercantile 
Agency. 


Sole  Agents  for   United   States   and 
Canada, 

57  Maiden  Lank,  New  York. 

|^~  For  Illustrated  Catalogue  of 
our  Patented  Specialties  in  Station- 
ers' Hardware,  address, 

^  For  the  HOME  TBAD£  or  EXPORT 
y  the  Sole  Manufacturers, 


Philadelphia  Noyelty  Mfg.  Co..  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila.,  Pa.  Cable  Address,     Novelty." 


PHIL    HAKE'S  CHRISTMAS   LINE. 


Realizing  that  for  Christmas  purposes  this 
season  the  public  demands  a  better  class  of 
goods  than  has  been  previously  offered,  Phil 
Hake  has  made  ample  preparations  to  satisfy 
the  most  fastidious.  To  this  end  he  has  secured 
for  a  factory  the  large  building  known  as  132 
and  134  Essex  street.  This  edifice  has  a  frontage 
of  64  feet  and  is  100  feet  deep.  It  contains  six 
stories  and  basement  and  everything  needed  to 
carry  on  the  business  is  manufactured  therein. 
In  the  first  story  all  the  machinery  used  by  the 
firm  is  bi-.ilt  and  repaired.  The  second  story  is 
the  printing  and  engraving  department.  The 
third  story  is  the  envelope  factory.  The  fourth 
is  set  apart  for  a  stock-room;  the  fifth  is  the 
card  factory,  and  the  sixth  is  the  novelty  de- 
partment. About  two  hundred  skilled  hands 
are  employed. 

Since  January  Mr.  Hake  and  his  assistants 
and  designers  have  been  at  work  to  produce  a 
line  of  goods  that  could  not  be  excelled  in  the 
American  market,  and  the  result  of  their  labor 
shows  that  they  have  not  worked  in  vain.  The 
line  comprises  goods  suitable  for  jobbers  and 
retailers,  all  of  whom  can  amply  satisfy  them- 
selves from  the  large  and  exquisite  variety  of 
selections  offered.  In  the  finer  goods  there  are 
fifty  styles,  or  double  the  number  of  those  pro- 
duced in  any  other  season.  The  higher-priced 
goods  come  in  the  most  attractive  and  unique 
forms,  and  surpass  in  beauty  of  design  anything 
that  the  house  has  previously  offered.  They 
are  principally  in  plush  and  new  shades  of  satin, 
with  flowers  and  other  ornaments  of  an  elegant 
character.  Among  the  new  goods  is  a  design  of 
raised  satin  roses  in  delicate  shades,  which  are 
fully  equal  to  similar  imported  articles.  These 
goods  come  mounted  on  handsome  shades  of 
satin,  and  ornamented  with  corrugated  satin 
and  rich  fringe.  The  rose  ornamentation  can 
be  raised  like  a  leaf,  and  when  opened  it  ex- 
poses appropriate  verses.  Another  design  shows 
hand  embroidered  plush  and  satin  flowers,  so 
arranged  as  to  colors  that  the  effect  is  striking. 
A  new  feature  in  a  line  of  sachets  is  the  intro- 
duction of  a  small  silk  flower,  such  as  the  forget- 
me-not,  daisy,  &c.,  in  place  of  the  usual  fringes. 
This  gives  one  of  the  richest  effects,  and  it  will, 
no  doubt,  meet  with  much  favor. 

A  design  representing  a  lyre  has  plush  sides, 
with  golden  strings,  and  is  decorated  with  a 
golden  ornament,  representing  a  bunch  of  acorns 
tied  with  satin  ribbons.  Another  is  in  the  shape 
of  a  fancy  and  unique  casket  containing  an  ele- 
gant collection  of  flowers,  including  apple  blos- 
soms, daisies,  geraniums,  all  of  which  represent 
nature  as  close  as  art  can  possibly  do  it.  An- 
other shows  a  basket  of  fancy  plush  containing 
domestic  artificial  flowers,  with  a  chenille  and 
satin-cord  handle.  A  rich  novelty  comes  in  the 
shape  of  a  transparent  porcelain  plaque,  ele- 
gantly painted  in  oil  colors,  showing  native 
flowers  of  various  hues.  This  is  surrounded  by 
a  plush  ring  and  set  in  a  satin  mat,  richly  fringed 
and  embellished.  A  very  neat  article  repre- 
sents a  lady's  satchel,  but  it  is  in  reality  a  minia- 
ture muff  with  a  compartment  for  a  small  hand- 
kerchief, and  it  is  decorated  with  a  delicate 
spray  of  small  flowers.  A  beautiful  design  is 
shown  in  the  shape  of  a  fancy  scalloped  card, 
with  a  round  satin  centre,  on  which  is  a  hand- 
painted  landscape.  These  are  only  a  few  of 
many  choice  designs  of  a  line  which  has  never 
been  surpassed  in  this  country,  and  the  full  line 
must  be  seen  to  be  thoroughly  appreciated. 

In  New  Year  calling  cards  the  firm  shows 
seventy-five  styles,  all  of  them  entirely  new  and 
original,  and  of  the  richest  and  most  unique 


768 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER. 


patterns.  The  cards  are  so  designed  that  each 
will  suit  either  a  single  caller  or  parties  ranging 
from  two  to  six  persons.  In  visiting-cards  a 
new  idea,  called  the  "Esthetic  bevel"  card, 
has  been  introduced.  The  card  is  edged  with 
all  of  the  fashionable  shades  in  small  spaces, 
about  one-twelfth  of  an  inch  in  length,  and  these 
are  sandwiched  with  similar  gold  spaces.  In  the 
staple  goods  of  this  line  this  house  claims  to 
have  the  largest  selection  in  the  country.  In 
wedding  stationery  the  firm  has  introduced  a 
new  style,  which  consists  of  two  hammered  sil- 
ver bands,  each  about  an  inch  wide,  running 
across  the  top  and  bottom  of  the  sheet  respect- 
ively. Other  new  styles  in  this  line  consist 
of  orange  blossoms  on  a  silver  card  board  and 
a  folding  card  with  a  satin  panel  on  each  flap. 
For  business  circulars  the  firm  has  introduced  a 
folder  which  comes  with  a  flap  in  imitation  of 
alligator,  and  another  which  comes  with  a  flap 
in  imitation  of  a  sealed  envelope,  and  contain- 
ing a  slit  which  keeps  it  shut  and  thereby  ad- 
mits it  to  the  mails  for  one  cent  as  an  unsealed 
communication.  In  illuminated  writing  papers 
the  designs  are  varied  and  exquisite. 


TYPOGRAPHICAL  ANTIQUITIES. 

Reference  was  recently  made  to  the  celebrated 
work  by  Joseph  Ames,  entitled  "Typographical 
Antiquities."  The  following  are  some  biographi- 
cal particulars  concerning  its  author. 

Joseph  Ames  was  born  is  1689,  and  died  in  1759. 
He  was  an  ironmonger  in  London.  The  full 
title  of  great  book  was  "Typographical  An- 
tiquities; being  an  historical  account  of  print- 
ing in  England,  with  some  memoirs  of  our 
ancient  printers,  and  a  register  of  the  books 
printed  by  them  from  the  year  1471  to  1600;  with 
an  appendix  concerning  printing  in  Scotland 
and  Ireland,  to  the  same  time,  London,  1749." 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Lewis,  who  had  been  collecting 
materials  for  a  history  of  printing  in  England, 
urged  Mr.  Ames  to  undertake  the  task.  The 
latter  was  unwilling  to  accede  to  this  proposi- 
tion, doubting  his  competency,  and  being  aware 
that  Mr.  Palmer  was  occupied  with  the  same 
design.  Mr.  Palmer's  work,  "  The  General  His- 
tory of  Printing,  &c.,"  appeared  in  1732,  and  so 
much  disappointed  the  expectations  of  those 
conversant  with  the  subject,  that  Mr.  Ames  de- 
termined to  take  the  matter  in  hand.  It  should 
be  stated  that  Mr.  Palmer  did  not  live  to  com- 
plete his  book.  The  portion  relating  to  the  Eng- 
lish printers  was  written  by  George  Psalmanaa- 
zar  of  "  Formosa "  celebrity  ;  the  Scotch  and 
Irish  printers  were  not  noticed  at  all.  Mr.  Ames 
had  most  valuable  aid  in  bis  undertaking.  The 
good  rector  of  Margate,  who  had  originally 
urged  him  to  the  task,  laid  his  "  auld  world" 
collections  at  his  feet.  The  enthusiastic  John 
Anstis,  Garter  King  at-Arms,  that  "boast  of 
heraldry,"  who  had  devoted  his  days  and  nights 
to  poring  over  the  dusty  scrolls  of  antiquity, 
"  Their  ample  page, 
Rich  with  the  spoils  of  time,  did  now  unroll," 
to  the  edification  and  vast  delight  of  our  learned 
man  of  iron.  That  prince  of  literary  baronets. 
Sir  Hans  Sloane,  permitted  him  to  labor  in  his 
library  and  rest  in  his  garden  ;  where,  after 
dining  on  50,000  books  and  3,500  manuscripts,  he 
could  gather  his  dessert  from  luscious  fruit 
trees,  weighed  down  with  their  golden  burden. 

Lord  Orford's  library  was  at  his  command, 
and  the  erudition  of  many  friends,  ready  to 
supply  knowledge, to  correct  error  and  to  suggest 
improvement.  Mr.  Ames  himself  had  been 
amassing  literary  treasures  for  a  quarter  of  a 
century.     AVe  can  imagine  with  what  gratifica- 


tion, after  the  traffic  of  the  day,  he  closed  his 
doors  at  twilight's  first  haze  and  left  his  iron 
for  his  books.  Surely  Dr.  Johnson  was  right 
when  he  said  that  the  happiest  life  in  the  world 
is  that  of  a  man  of  business  with  a  taste  for  lit- 
erature 1  Always  in  his  library,  he  might  tire 
even  of  his  books;  but  obliged  to  be  much  apart, 
like  a  true  lover,  he  leaves  them  with  re- 
gret, and  hastens  to  them  with  delight.  In  1749 
the  "Magnum  Opus"  made  its  appearance. 
For  the  times,  it  was  a  good  book;  and  its  recep- 
tion was  truly  gratifying  to  the  author.  It  told 
pretty  much  what  was  then  known ;  but,  better 
still,  it  set  literary  miners  to  work,  and  by  their 
researches  much  more  was  made  known. 
Ames  modestly  declares  : 
"I  do  also  ingenuously  confess,  that  in  at- 
tempting this  History  of  Printing,  I  have  un- 
dertaken a  task  much  too  great  for  my  abilities, 
the  extent  of  which  I  did  not  so  well  perceive  at 
first.  ...  I  have  at  least  cleared  away  the 
rubbish,  and  furnished  materials  toward  a  more 
perfect  structure. " 

Doubtless  much  of  its  merit  was  owing  to  our 
friendly  Garter,  who  tells  Ames  : 

"  Use  no  ceremony  in  commanding  anything 
inmy  power  (1737).  .  .  .  You  may  without  any 
apology  command  me,  for  I  have  thought  it  my 
duty  to  assist,  as  far  as  it  is  my  power,  all  who 
oblige  the  public." — Anstis. 

Ames  would  put  down  his  questions  on  a  folio 
sheet,  and  Anstis  wrote  out  answers  for  him. 

Mr.  William  Herbert,  another  literary  man 
of  business,  was  so  fortunate  as  to  obtain  from 
Sir  Peter  Thompson  Ames'  own  copy  of  his 
work,  interleaved  with  a  great  number  of  his 
MS.  additions  and  notes.  Herbert  zealously  de- 
voted himself  to  preparing  a  new  edition  of  the 
Typographical  Antiquities.  He  published  vol- 
ume first  in  1785,  volume  second  in  1786  and  vol- 
ume third  and  last  in  1790.  This  was  a  consid- 
erable advance  upon  the  original  work,  but 
much  was  yet  required  to  make  a  complete 
History  of  British  Typography.  The  great  ob- 
jections to  Herbert's  volumes  are  their  dry  tech- 
nicality and  catalogue  stiffness.  His  accuracy 
and  laborious  perseverance  cannot  be  too  much 
commended;  but  we  want  more  in  a  book  than 
precision  and  faithfulness.  We  want  a  volume 
which  can  be  read — not  merely  consulted. 

Now,  of  all  Englishmen  who  have  ever  lived, 
there  never  was  a  man  better  suited  to  make  a 
dry  study  attractive,  and  a  learned  subject  plain, 
than  Dr.  Dibdin,  of  Roxburghe  memory.  This 
magician  could  with  his  pen  dress  up  a  begrimed, 
uncouth-looking  volume  in  more  attractive  style 
than  could  Grolier's  binder  with  his  most  cun- 
ning tools.  He  could  convert  "Belindas"  and 
".^mas,"into  Bibliomaniacs,  and  make  a  dry 
catalogue  of  old  English  poetry  more  attractive 
than  the  last  novel.  It  was  but  necessary  for 
him  to  apply  the  epithets  "  excessively  rare,"  or 
"  exceedingly  curious,"  and  the  neglected  Cax- 
ton  in  your  garret  would  buy  you  a  year's  cloth- 
ing for  your  household,  and  the  old  family 
Bible  would  defray  your  Christmas  festivities. 

Now,  Dr.  Dibdin,  so  exactly  fitted  to  give  us  a 
well  digested,  accurately  arranged  and  withal 
readable  and  attractive  history  of  British  Typo 
graphy,  undertook  the  task  Our  zealous  editor 
gave  no  less  than  £42  for  the  interleaved  Ames 
we  have  referred  to,  and  set  manfully  to  work 
to  let  the  world  see  what  could  be  done  in  this 
department.  In  1810  the  first  volume  appeared, 
supported  by  a  most  respectable  subscription, 
headed  by  George  III.,  the  Dukes  of  York  and 
Kent,  and  eighteen  public  libraries.  The  second 
volume  was  published  in  1812,  the  third  in  1816, 


and  the  fourth  in  1820. — Br.  and  Col.  Printer 
and  Stationer. 


ARGENTINE. 


Under  this  name  a  new  substance  is  now  used 
in  Germany  for  tin-plating  metals  and  printing 
on  fabrics  and  paper.  The  material  is  simply 
tin  reduced  in  the  wet  way  by  a  process  which 
is  described  as  follows  by  a  German  industrial 
paper :  Rods  of  zinc  are  placed  into  a  solution  of 
stannous  chloride  in  water  strongly  acidulated 
with  hydrochloric  acid.  The  spongy  tin  rises 
chiefiy  to  the  surface,  is  collected  in  a  sieve, 
washed  with  water,  and  dried  with  a  gentle 
heat. 

In  order  to  make  a  good  preparation  of  argen- 
tine, which  should  be  light  in  weight,  of  a  light 
gray  color,  and  possess  covering  power  equal  to 
that  of  white  lead,  two  conditions,  according  to 
C.  Prescher,  must  be  observed.  First,  the  solu- 
tion of  tin  salt  must  be  very  dilute,  containing 
120  grams  tin  salt  in  60  litres  of  water;  and 
second,  in  removing  the  floating  sponge  of  tin 
from  the  surface  of  the  liquid  with  a  sieve,  care 
must  be  taken  not  to  press  it.  After  being  dried, 
if  these  precautions  have  been  taken,  the  mate- 
rial can  be  rubbed  under  water  to  a  fine  powder 
and  passed  through  a  hair  sieve,  without  ac- 
quiring any  metallic  appearance.  The  argen- 
tine can  then  be  mixed  with  the  requisite 
proportion  of  starch  paste,  and  used  for 
making  silver  paper  by  either  painting  or  print- 
ing it  upon  the  paper.  The  small  quantities  of 
spongy  tin  remaining  in  the  sieve  can  be  dis- 
solved in  hydrochloric  acid,  diluted  with  an 
equal  bulk  of  water,  and  added  to  the  next  solu- 
tion of  tin  salt.  The  same  water  can  be  used  ten 
or  twelve  times  for  dissolving  the  tin  salt.  The 
protochloride  of  zinc  that  is  formed  can  be  sep- 
arated by  evaporating  the  water,  or  after  con- 
centration can  be  used  as  soldering  liquid,  or  for 
cleaning  iron  goods  that  are  to  be  tinned. 

This  tin  powder  is  very  suitable  for  tinning  all 
metals,  lead  excepted.  For  this  purpose  the  tin 
powder  is  mixed  to  the  consistency  of  a  paste 
with  a  hot  concentrated  solution  of  sal  ammo- 
niac, and  is  then  painted  upon  the  object  to  be 
plated,  after  which  the  object  is  subjected  to  the 
heat  of  a  spirit  lamp  or  Bunsen  burner  for  about 
a  minute.  The  tin  melts  and  covers  the  object 
evenly.  It  is  then  washed  and  cleaned  with 
chalk,  which  gives  it  a  fine  polish.  To  obtain  a 
thick  plating  the  operation  can  be  repeated.  In 
this  way  also  tin  plated  goods  can  be  repaired 
in  places  where  the  plating  has  become  damaged, 
and  designs  can  also  be  painted  upon  metal  ob- 
jects by  painting  the  tin  powder  on  in  this  way. 

To  produce  a  coating  of  Britannia  metal  the 
argentine  is  mixed  with  from  5  to  10  per  cent, 
of  reduced  antimony.  The  reduced  antimony 
is  prepared  by  placing  zinc  rods  in  a  dilute  solu- 
tion of  antimonic  chloride  to  which  hydrochloric 
acid  has  been  added  until  the  white  precipitate 
formed  disappeared.  Owing  to  the  gases  evolved 
both  in  the  manufacture  of  the  argentine  and  of 
the  reduced  antimony,  the  reduction  must  be 
carried  on  in  the  open  air  or  under  the  draught 
of  a  flue. 

In  order  to  plate  zinc  goods  with  tin  or 
Britannia  metal,  it  is  only  necessary  to  paint 
them  evenly  with  a  concentrated  solution  of  tin 
salt,  to  which  five  per  cent,  of  sal  ammoniac  is 
added.  The  reduced  tin  which  is  formed  is  then 
dried  upon  the  object  and  heat  applied  till  the 
tin  melts.  The  painting  is  repeated  until  no  re- 
duced tin  is  formed  upon  the  object. 

Argentine  is  supplied  in  Germany  at  the  rate 
of  five  marks  a  kilo,  or  about  fifty-seven  cents  a 
pound. 


May  31,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOl^EE. 


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A   DARK-BLUE    MARKING    INK. 


Christian  Knab,  in  Munchberg,  Bavaria, 
makes  a  blue  preparation  good  for  marking 
trunks  and  boxes,  because  it  readily  combines 
with  wood,  cloth,  &c  ,  and  resists  the  action  of 
the  weather.  His  process  is  given  in  the  Deutsche 
Industrie  Zeitung  as  follows  :  100  pounds  of  a  30 
per  cent,  fluid  extract  of  logwood  are  put  in  a 
suitable  kettle,  with  3  quarts  of  alcohol,  to 
which  2  pounds  of  hydrochloric  acid  has  already 
been  added. 

The  mixture  is  kept  at  68°  Fahr.,  and  well 
stirred  until  thoroughly  mixed.  iS'ext  he  dis- 
solves 10  pounds  of  (yellow)  chromate  of  potas- 
sium in  30  pounds  of  boiling  water,  and  adds  to 

20  pounds  of  hydrochloric  acid,  stirring  well, 
and  when  it  has  cooled  to  86°  Pahr.,  stirs  it  very 
slowly  into  the  mixture  already  in  the  kettle. 
The  whole  is  then  warmed  to  about  185°  Fahr. 
The  mass,  which  then  becomes  an  extract,  is 
stirred  a  short  time  longer,  and  to  it  is  added  30 


pounds  of  dextrine  mixed  with  20  pounds  of  fine 
white  earth  (terra  alba),  and  well  stirred 
through.      The   mass,    when    taken    from    the 


kettle,  is  put  into  a  mill  where  it  is  thoroughly 
worked  together.  It  is,  lastly,  put  into  tin 
boxes  and  left  standing  a  long  time  to  dry  out. 


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Satin-Fringed  Birthday  Cards. 

FEPi    BOX    OON"T-A.IlSri]SrGI-    fzf\ 

(Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^^  ^J 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7th  Street,  Philadelphia. 


txze:  bosxon  jobbing  xxoxjse:." 


*- 


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Jobber  of  Stationery.     Misoellaneous  and  School  Books. 


CHARLES    H.    WHITING, 

Successor  to  HALL  &  WHITING 

PTTRI.ISHFR,  MA.w.owa.Bor  Rf.ANK    BOOKS, 

Ko.  32   BBOMFIELD    STB.EET,    BOSTON,   MASS. 


THE    RICHMOND    PAPER    MANUFAC- 
TURING COMPANY. 


An  illustration  of  that  active  enterprise  which 
bids  fair  to  bring  the  South  into  prominence  as 
a  manufacturer,  is  afforded  by  the  Richmond 
Paper  Manufacturing  Company,  Richmond,  Va. 

The  paper  mill  belonging  to  this  company  is 
located  on  the  site  of  one  built  in  1834,  and 
which  continued  in  operation  until  1865,  when  it 
was  burned  upon  the  evacuation  of  Richmond, 
on  April  3.  During  the  war  the  company  held 
the  contract  for  supplying  the  Confederate  gov- 
ernment with  all  of  its  bank-note  and  bond  paper, 
and  for  such  newspapers  as  directed  by  th^it 
government. 

The  present  mill  was  built  in  1873,  when  a 
joint  stock  company  was  formed  for  this  pur- 
pose under  the  name  of  the  Richmond  Paper 
Manufacturing  Company,  under  which  style  the 
business  is  still  conducted,  with  E.  D.  Christian 
as  president  and  A.  H.  Christian  as  secretary. 

In  the  beginning  of  its  career  the  company 
produced  only  book  and  newspaper,  but  it  has 
added  thereto  blotting  paper.  After  the  ex- 
penditure of  a  good  deal  of  money  and  much 
hard  work,  it  has  succeeded  in  perfecting  its 
formula  for  the  successful  production  of  this 
special  grade  of  goods,  and  its  "  Climax  "  brand 
of  blotting  is  not  excelled  as  to  quality.  This 
blotting  paper  is  made  from  pure  cotton  fibre, 
is  put  up  by  standard  weights  and  warranted 
full  weight  in  every  package.  As  an  absorbent, 
it  is  enough  to  say  that  it  meets  with  exactness 
all  of  the  requirements  for  a  well  made  blotting 
paper,  its  characteristics  having  secured  recog- 
nition among  consumers  and  dealers.  In  point 
of  price  it  is  cheap.  The  New  York  selling 
agent  for  the  "  Climax  "  blotting  is  N.  H.  Fur- 
ness,  13  Temple  Court,  5  and  7  Beekman  street. 

The  Richmond  Paper  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany has  found  that  the  growth  of  its  business 
required  an  extension  of  its  producing  capacity 
and  it  has  been  obliged  to  add  to  its  machinery. 
It  has  a  warehouse  and  deals  largely  in  all  kinds 
of  paper. 

' ^■♦-^ . 

KOCH,  SONS  8t  CO.'S  NOVELTIES. 


Koch,  Sons  Sc  Co.  have  now  ready  their  com- 
plete line  of  goods  for  the  fall  trade.  It  em- 
braces a  great  variety  of  articles,  all  novelties, 
and  which  are  said  to  be  the  most  unique  goods 
of  the  kind  ever  offered. 

In  autograph  albums  there  is  an  unusually 
large  variety  of  styles,  which  include  every  de- 
sign from  the  plainest  to  the  most  elaborately 
finished.  Among  the  most  notable  is  "The 
Year,"  which  contains  colored  lithographs  of  a 
very  high  order,  representing  the  twelve 
months.  The  illustrations  show  landscapes  and 
are  richly  finished.  The  title  page  also  contains 
illuminations  representative  of  the  months 
This  book  comes  in  different  bindings,  viz.: 
cloth  with  very  elaborate  illuminations  em- 
bossed in  gold  and  silver  ;  padded  Persian  calf, 
stamped  with  the  title  iu  gold  ;  plain  padded 
antique  leather,  plain  padded  alligator,  and  in 
alligator  with  the  word  "album"  in  antique 
raised  silver  letters  ;  plain  calf  and  in  calf  with 
the  word  "  album."  It  also  comes  in  padded 
calf  illuminated  with  inlaid  fancy  colored 
leathers. 

The  "Ideal  Album"  is  another  strikingly  at- 
tractive book.  It  contains  twelve  ideal  heads 
done  in  lithographs  resembling  steel-plate  en- 
gravings. Landscapes  in  each  of  these  litho- 
graphs also  represent  the  months  of  the  year. 
This  book  is  bound  in  cloth  embossed  in  black 
andj  gold  with  an  imitation  of   a  terra-cotta 


77  2 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER. 


medallion,  and  it  is  also  bound  in  the  same  style 
as  "The  Year." 

The  "  Bird's  Nest"  has  seven  illustrated  land- 
scapes, each  of  which  shows  prominently  a 
bird's  nest.  This  book  is  also  bound  in  the  dif- 
ferent styles  previously  mentioned. 

The  juvenile  series  embraces  a  great  variety 
and  contains  illustrations  of  fairy  tales  with  the 
story  told  in  verse.  Among  them  are  "  Cinder- 
ella," "  The  Sleeping  Beauty,"  "Little  Red  Rid- 
ing Hood,"  "Santa  Claus,"  &c.  They  are  de- 
vised to  suit  the  peculiar  tastes  of  children. 
Among  the  novelties  of  design  in  binding  are 
those  in  hammered  leather,  which  are  neat  and 
plain,  yet  rich.  The  antique  leather  styles  are 
all  also  rich  and  show  figures  representing  birds, 
fishes  and  other  animals,  such  as  were  known 
centuries  ago.  Another  design  has  the  word 
"  album"  embossed  is  antique  letters  which  are 
now  very  popular. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  all  of  the  leather 
autograph  albums  of  this  house  this  year  are 
padded.  In  the  cloth  style  of  binding  the  vari- 
eties are  also  very  rich.  One  of  the  most  promi- 
nent is  the  golden  plaque  line,  the  embossing  of 
which  shows  golden  plaques  of  exquisite  design. 
Another  is  embossed  so  as  to  represent  antique 
porcelain  ware.  Plush  goods  come  both  em- 
bossed and  plain.  They  can  be  had  with  the 
word  "  album  "  in  antique  letters  or  inlaid  with 
the  word  "autograph''  in  nickel,  or  without 
either. 

In  scrap-books  there  is  shown  a  great  variety. 
Among  the  most  prominent  is  the  St.  Nicholas, 
the  cover  of  which  is  illuminated  with  embossed 
designs  representing  Santa  Claus.  Another  de- 
sign contains  a  chromo  panel,  in  the  centre  of 
the  cover,  surrounded  by  rich  embossed  designs. 
The  parroquet  series  includes  three  designs, 
each  of  which  has  embossed  figures  represent- 
ing parroquets  in  their  natural  colors,  and  flow- 
ers of  a  rich  hue.  Another  series  containing 
four  designs  is  Japanesque  in  character. 

The  golden  plaque  series  is  one  of  the  richest 
ever  shown,  having  three  exquisite  designs,  each 
showing  plaques  in  gold  and  colors,  and  contain- 
ing ideal  heads. 

A  large  line  of  plainer  cloths  and  leatherette 
goods  in  imitation  alligator,  with  antique  letters, 
is  also  shown.  One  design,  with  alligator  back 
and  corners  and  cloth  sides,  is  very  neat.  Among 
the  other  goods  in  this  line  are  those  which  come 
partly  in  morocco  and  cloth,  and  in  padded 
plush,  and  with  gilt  or  plain  edges.  The  firm 
makes  its  scrap-books  in  sizes  varying  from  ten 
to  one  hundred  leaves. 

Among  the  other  new  goods  shown  by  this 
house  are  music  wrappers  in  plush  and  alligator, 
hammered  antique  Russia,  morocco,  seal  and 
other  leather,  spring-back  music  folios  in  great 
variety,  writing  desks  in  plush  and  leather  and 
in  all  sorts  of  designs  and  styles.  One  of  the 
plush  designs,  lined  with  satin,  is  a  very  neat 
article.  The  other  lines  which  this  house  has 
recently  .brought  out  will  be  described  in  a 
tuture  issue  of  The  Stationer. 


PEARL    PATTERNS    ON    CLOTH. 


Flexible  mother-of-pearl  patterns  are  produced 
on  cloth  stuffs,  according  to  a  recent  German 
patent,  as  follows :  On  a  soft  elastic  base  is 
placed  thin  caoutchouc  as  large  as  the  pattern, 
and  upon  this  a  thin  plate  of  copper,  with  the 
pattern  cut  through.  Over  the  copper  is  placed 
the  cloth  on  which  the  mother-of-pearl  pattern 
is  to  be  produced.  A  heater  is  now  passed  over 
the  whole,  with  the  result  of  melting  the  thin 
caoutchouc,  and  causing  it  to  be  pressed  up 
against    the    cloth,    in   form    of    the    pattern. 


The  cloth  is  now  removed  with  its  adhesive  pat 
tern,  and  powdered  mother-of-pearl  is  sprinkled 
on  it  ;  then  a  heater  is  passed  over  it,  and  any 
superfluous  powder  is  removed  with  a  soft  brush. 
A  fine  crape-stuff,  moistened  with  gum  solution, 
is  next  laid  on  the  mother-of-pearl  pattern,  and, 
after  drying,  adheres  to  it  with  protective  effect, 
while  the  varying  color  of  the  mother-of-pearl 
is  but  little  affected. 


A  soft  alloy  which  attaches  itself  so  firmly  to 
the  surface  of  metals,  glass  and  porcelain  that  it 
can  be  employed  to  solder  articles  that  will  not 
bear  a  very  high  temperature  can  be  made  as 
follows  :  Copper  dust  obtained  by  precipitation 
from  a  solution  of  the  sulphate  by  •  eans  of  zinc 
is  put  in  a  cast  iron  or  porcelain-lined  mortar 
and  mixed  with  strong  sulphuric  acid,  specific 
gravity  1.85.  From  20  to  30  or  36  parts  of  the 
copper  are  taken,  according  to  the  hardness  de- 
sired. To  the  cake  formed  of  acid  and  copper 
there  is  added,  under  constant  stirring,  seventy 
parts  of  mercury.  When  well  mixed  the  amal- 
gam is  carefully  rinsed  with  warm  water  to  re- 
move all  the  acid,  and  then  set  aside  to  cool.  In 
ten  or  twelve  hours  it  is  hard  enough  to  scratch 
tin.  If  it  is  to  be  used  now,  it  is  to  be  heated  so 
hot  that  when  worked  over  and  brayed  in  an 
iron  mortar  it  becomes  as  soft  as  wax.  In  this 
ductile  form  it  can  be  spread  out  on  any  surface, 
to  which  it  adheres  with  great  tenacity  when  it 
gets  cold  and  hard. 

^-q^ssWhen    People   are    Traveling  Com 
fort  and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LllE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe :  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— .fi'jr.  U.  S.  Minister^  E.  B. 
Washburne. 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed— one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  wTiile  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
gineer's Report  for  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  are  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


I 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


I 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


E.  S.  BOWEN,  — j — -_    ,.■-„,-. i— 

General  Supt.,  |      OF    AMERICA.     | 

New  York.       |  | 

JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  York. 


MUSTANG   MAII.SR 

:^  IE!  -A.  T?  S      T  H  -El      "WO  DEt  XjX><> 


PATENTED 

MjICJEIINE,  $10;  C^AZZEYS,  SO  cts.  each. 

SOLD   BV  ALL   TYPE   FOUNDERS  AND   BY  THE 

ST.  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDRY, 

Sole  Mnnufacturcra, 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


PAT.   APRIL  3.    1833. 


ii 


THE  TRICK  CIGAR 


?> 


Never  fails  to  excite  harmless  and  pleasant  sur- 
prise when  the  trick  is  practiced  upon  the  unsus- 
pecting victim.  It  consists  of  a  light,  strong  metal 
shell  the  size  and  shape  of  a  common  cigar,  wrapped 
with  tobacco-colored  paper  so  as  to  perfectly  re- 
semble one,  and  has  a  spiral  spring  concealed  with- 
in that  may  be  released,  at  the  will  of  the  operator 
by  slightly  pressing  a  trigger  that  is  attached  to 
the  small  end  of  the  Cigar.  When  released,  it  will 
fly  out  from  twelve  to  fifteen  inches  with  a  rattling 
noise,  so  quickly  that  while  the  person  towards 
whom  It  is  pointed  can  see  something  coming  and 
hear  something,  he  can  not  tell  just  what  has  hap- 
pened, until  after  he  has  made  a  big  effort  to  dodge 
a  sniall  joke. 

Sample  by  mail,  15  cts. 

Special  Terms  to  Dealers  and  Agents, 
Peter  C.  Thomson,  Cincinnati,  O. 

The  Chae.  Stewart  Paper  Co. 

139, 141  &  143  Walnut  St., 
CllVCIlVl^y  TI,    03xSo, 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers 
of  every  descriptioi.  ^i- 
News,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 
Wrapping 

^^  A  Full  Line  of 

BLANK  BOOKS, 

OFFICE    STATIONERY, 
Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding 
Cards  and  Invitations,  and  the 

NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 

AS  FAST  AS  PRODUCED. 


STATIONERS  and  FKINTEKS  are  requested 
to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Goods  suited  to 
their  wants. 

COMMON-SENSE 

NEWSPAPER  HOLDER. 


A    NEW    DEVICE    FOR    FILING    AND 
BINDING    NEWSPAPERS, 

So  that  the  pages  and  papers  are  always  in  con- 
secutive order,  and  are  as  easily  found  as  in  a 
bound  book.  The  papers  are  firmly  bound,  in  a 
neat  polished  stick,  and  cannot  slip  about  or  work 
loose  in  use. 

ASA  L.  SHIPMAN'S  SONS,  Sole  Mfrs., 

10  Murray  Street,  New  York  City. 


May  31,  1883.  J 


THE    AMEEIOAK    8TATIOKEE. 


773 


MARCUS  Ward-s^CQ 

Birthday 


IS  S3.     ^irxxiaaTT  -i-  (^a.z'as.     isss. 

IN    PLAIN    CARDS,    SINGLE    AND    DOUBLE    FRINGES. 

4#§= 

Tht  attfntitin  of  the  Trade  is  called  to  the  new  Ftrekets  of 

STJIsriD.A-~3r-SCB:OOX.   B,E"Vsr^^B,3D  C^^IRIDS 

LONDON  and  BELFAST,        .^     »- sample  books  now  keady.      >*-       734=  BROADWAY,  New  York. 


L.  C.  TOV^ER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 
bjnufacturkr  of 

THERHOHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosticator. 


SOLE  AGENT  FOR 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor'Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop. 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


R.  A.  ROQERS  &  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the — 

* # 

Perfectioo  Paper  Ofster  Buckets  | 


— AND— 

DAYTON,    OHIO. 


#A\ID  SEALIIMG  WAX. 


IIV    A.JL.11-    V^illEOrUBS . 


SANFORD   MFG.   CO.,   CHICAGO,    Ills. 


Tlie     Peerless     F'iliii^     Oase, 

—  Patented  September  12,  1882.  — 
DURABLE   AND  HANDSOME!     EECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 

ALSO, 

THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET. 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  FiUng  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
coimts,  &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cdjginnati,  Ohio. 


FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

HAMMOCKS 

—  AND  — 

SCHOOL   BAGS. 


For  Catalogue,  Price  List  and  Discount,  apply  to 


774 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIC]^  ER 


78   CHAMBERS    STREET, 

^y.Yf   YORK, 


CHRISTMAS  AD  NEW  YEAR  CARDS  FOR  18834, 

-«-^   FROM   500   TO  600    DIFFERENT   DESIGNS.   «>-> 

THE   I.ONDON   ART   GAI.I.EKY   SERIES — Published  by  Philipp  Brothers.  London,  England. 
THE  CANADIAN  PRIZE  EXHIBITION  CARDS Published  by  James  Campbell  &  Sons,  Toronto,  Canada,  for  which  I  am  Sole  Agent  for  the  United  States. 


sprhtgfield  city  papee  go, 


EI>W"A.ItI>    C.    LeBOUKOEOIS,    X»ropr. 


liampden     Stree-t, 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


hm,  Minn  ani  FaD6teries. 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PliAIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

ORNAMENTAI. 

LETTERING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  Snish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 

Manufactured  in  six  differ-  /    f)       1      i^.^t,  Ay,yi\/t  "X     i    },</-£-,    ^A^iX/t  I      A  special  Ink  is  also 

ent  sizes.    Packed  one doz.   I    *^»    TS"   I^CfV  VUtOe.  ^,  ^  VtVOfV  WtCe.  I   manufactured    in    six 

of  a  kind  in  a  box.    Also  Jit          "              '<  ^     ^       "              "  V  '"'i'^^'^t  colors,  put  up 

put  up   in   sets  containing  "S     '  >     o  ^»    8  T  in  boxes  containing  one 

one  of  each  kind  and  one   |    O       ^          "               "  ^     J.       "              "  1   ^°^-  of  a  kind,  also  one 

each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3.          V       '    ^^                                            '2  /   doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 
We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 
^^  Circular*!  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  D.  WHITMOBE  Si  CO.,  Agents,  41,  43  &  46  Beekman  and  166  William  Stg.,  NEW  ¥ORK. 


JOSEPH  f^l  LLOTT*S 
"^  STEEL^PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World  • 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,  I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404, 390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  aU  hands. 
t^"  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  <te.,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  HENET  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


JUSJifM  iJiLLUn  &  SUJ!IS,  «!  Joiin  Street,  Hew  lorfc  HJiNiil  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 

^^  Latest  Plaques,  Palettes,  Cards  and  Novelties. 

We  always  have  in  Stock  a  fall  line  of  all  the  leading  Novelties.      We  receive 
them  direct  from  the  Manufacturers. 

12  Samples  of  the  Best,  postpaid,  $1.00. 1 2  Samples  of  the  Fast  Selling,  postpaid,  50c. 


Cor,  Madison  <g  Dearborn  Sfs. 
CHICAGO. 


-ge  ESTA  ItLTSUED     ISH.<%  — 


J.  S.  Rockwell  &  Co., 

lOl   <Sb   103   ZDnaaa-e   Street,  aSTe^Tr  "g'orJr, 
UAinTFAcnmsBs  ikd  upobtsbs  or 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Manufacturers,  Etc.,  Etc 

UUt^STA.    TL.EA.THETI,    CHAMOIS,    A.M:EIIICA.1V    RX7«i^IA, 

No.  18  High  Str«et,  Boston,  Mass. 


CHIC 

M  I  lwaukeie: 

AND 

ST.  PAUL  .R'Y. 

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Are  nsed  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  an 
advertisement  of  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE  & 
ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

Its  EIGHT  Trunli  Lines  Traverse  the  best  portions 
of  Northers  Illisois,  WISCONSIN,  MINNESOTA, 
DAKOTA  and  IOWA. 

Located  directly  on  its  lines  are  the  cities  of  CHI- 
CAGO, MILWAUKEE,  LaCrossk,  Winoka,  ST. 
PAUL,  M  NXEAPOLIS,  Madison,  Prairie  du  Chien, 
Mason  City,  Sioix  City,  Yankto.s,  Albert  Lea, 
ABERDEEN,  DUBUQUE,  ROCK  ISLAND,  CEDAR 
RAPIDS,  and  COUNCIL  BLUFFS,  as  weU  as  innu- 
merable other  principal  business  centres  and  favor- 
ite resorts  ;  and  passengers  going  West,  North,  S">uth 
or  East  are  able  to  use  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE 
&  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY  to  the  best  advantage. 

Ticket  offices  everywhere  are  supplied  with  Maps 
and  Time  Tables  which  detail  the  merits  of  the  line, 
and  agents  stand  ready  to  furnish  information,  and 
sell  ticliets  at  cheape.<!t  rates  over  the  CHIOAGfO, 
MILWAUKEE  &  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

A.  V.  H.  CARPENTER,  General  Pass,  and 

Ticket  Agt. 
GEO.  H.  HEAFFORD,  Ass't  Gen.  Pass.  Agt 
S.  S.  MERRILI^  General  Manager       ' 
J.  T.  CLARK,  General  Superintendent 


May  31,  1883.J 


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775 


ENGLISH    CARD   NOVELTIES. 


I 


Marcus  Ward  &  Co.'s  line  of  Christmas  cards 
is  the  largest  and  most  elegant  ever  offered  by 
this  celebrated  bouse. 

The  designs  are  all  new  and  original  and  con- 
tain appropriate  Christmas  and  New  Year's 
mottoes.  The  cards  can  be  had  either  plain  or 
fringed,  and  the  latter  either  single  or  double. 
The  following  named  series  are  among  the  most 
prominent  of  the  line  : 

No.  207  comes  in  three  designs,  one  of  which 
represents  a  cat  playing  with  a  lobster,  another 
a  cat  teasing  a  frightened  bird,  and  the  other  a 
dog  looking  bewildered  at  a  bird  breaking  out 
of  its  shell ;  No.  207a  has  two  designs,  one  repre- 
senting cats  climbing  a  tree  to  rob  a  bird's  nest, 
and  the  other  cats  climbing  a  ladder  to  surmount 
a  brick  wall,  the  side  of  which  is  covered  with 
briars ;  No.  222  consists  of  four  designs,  each 
showing  a  lake  view  and  floral  sprays  ;  the 
verses  of  this  series  are  by  Miss  Havergal ;  the 
design  of  No.  239  shows  English  butterflies  hover, 
ing  around  flowers.  No.  231  comes  in  four  de- 
signs, each  containing  a  circular  space  in  which 
pansies,  wild  roses,  dafi'odils,  and  crocuses  ap- 
pear ;  No.  236  is  a  figure  series  in  plaque  form, 
each  design  showing  a  bust  of  a  pretty 
girl ;  No.  241  is  a  flower  series  embrac- 
ing four  designs,  in  two  of  which  the 
China  aster  appears  ;  No.  241a  is  somewhat 
similar  to  No.  241;  No.  248  consists  of  six  rich 
designs,  the  ground-color  being  of  drab  and  the 
illuminations  representing  sprigs  of  flowers, 
which  come  as  near  nature  in  resemblance  as 
possible:  No.  251  is  a  series  of  three  designs  of 
unique  figures,  by  Kate  Greenaway;  No.  287 
shows  four  designs  of  floral  cards,  the  flowers 
appearing  on  an  oval  gilt  ground,  and  represent- 
ing fuchsias,  forget-me  nots,  daisies  and  cro- 
cuses; No.  289  consists  of  oblong  floral  cards,  in 
six  designs;  No.  294  has  three  designs,  two  of 
which  show  a  bunch  of  primroses  and  the  other 
a  bunch  of  violets  ;  No.  400  embraces  four  de- 
signs of  large  floral  cards,  with  dark  ground 
and  ornamental  borders;  No.  406  is  a  figure 
series,  the  designs  of  which  represent  children 
at  play  on  the  sea-shore;  Nos.  413  and  413a  are 
series  of  large  bright  figure  cards,  richly  illumi- 
nated; No.  415  shows  four  designs  by  Walter 
Crane,  each  representing  a  little  girl  playing  at 
housekeeping. 

The  designs  of  No.  420  are  cupids  representing 
artists  at  work  ;  No.  428  illustrates  four  designs 
of  Australian  flowers  by  a  native  artist  ;  No. 
430  has  four  designs  of  landscapes  in  a  circle  in 
the  middle  of  the  card  with  floral  groupings  in 
the  foreground  ;  No.  435  comes  in  three  designs, 
each  showing  mice  feasting  on  Christmas  deli- 
cacies. The  designs  of  456  are  embellished  with 
figures  of  handsome  girls  ;  No.  460  comprises 
four  designs,  by  Kate  Greenaway;  No.  467  illus- 
trates growing  ferns  in  alabaster  vases  on  a 
neat  dark  ground  ;  No.  474  is  in  three  designs  of 
holly,  mistletoe,  and  holly  and  ivy,  and  has  orna- 
mental backs  ;  No.  490  comes  in  three  designs  of 
roses  in  rich  colors  on  gilt  ground  ;  No.  601  is 
the  Shakespeare  souvenir.  It  consists  only  of 
one  design,  and  illustrates  the  seven  ages  of 
man,  as  described  by  the  famous  poet  ;  No.  616 
comes  in  four  figure  designs,  which  are  richly 
gotten  up  and  elaborately  finished.  The  cards 
in  No.  1216  are  of  the  same  design  as  the  latter, 
but  have  illustrated  backs  and  are  folders  ;  No. 
627  is  a  rich  rose  series  ;  No  647  contains  three 
designs  illustrating  the  "  Mother  Goose's  Story," 
"  Where  are  you  going  to,  my  pretty  maid," 
&c.,  but  modified  to  suit  aesthetic  tastes. 

Each  of  the  designs  of  657  shows  a  little  girl 
dressed  in  rich  old  English  costume;  No.  663 
comprises  two  designs,  each   containing  figures 


representing  a  youth  and  an  old  man,  which  are 
intended  to  illustrate  the  old  year  and  the  new ; 
No.  692  is  in  four  designs,  all  of  which  include 
scenes    in  connection  with  the  Nativity  ;  No. 


1,288  is  a  large  folding  card,  showing  two  angels 
proclaiming  the  birth  of  the  Saviour.  The  back 
of  this  card  is  in  imitation  of  wood  and  is  nicely 
ornamented. 


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Card  Boards  and  Cards  of  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Fapeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE. 

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List  includes  other  styles,  as  weU  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.,  &c.' 


ESTERBROOK'S 

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mCLUDIKO  THE  CEHJSBRA'TED 

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Medium 048,     14,     ISO. 

Blunt 122,  183,  1743. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up 309,  256,  1  876. 

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application  to 

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MADE  BY 

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and  shape:   e'lher  flat  or  bell.ws  pattern 


Address  for  Prices,  &c., 

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General  Commission  Merchant, 

Publisher  and  Wholesale  Jiooksfller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS   AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AHKKICAN  M  VKUrACTUKli;K>i,  INVKN- 
TORS,  &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  repiesented  by  him. 

Publisliiag  Department. 

The  India  Mebotjry,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sba,  aud  Tee  Shipping 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pei-s:  Algemeen  Dagblad  van  Nedbrlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  D.partmcnt  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  <S:c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application 
Every  information  wiU  be  supplied  by  addressing 

J.  H.  I>ia   BUSSY, 

93.  Heerengracht,  Amsterflam 


May  31,  1883.] 


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By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
viea  passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs,  Leaven- 
worth, Atchison,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
In  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
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"ALBERT   LEA  ROUTE.' 

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Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

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American,  Canadian,  British  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed.  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro 
tected  by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted,  Opmions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
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CANADIAN    XMAS   CARDS. 


Barber  &  Ellis,  Toronto,  Ont.,  have  published 
a  series  of  prize  Christmas  cards,  from  designs 
by  Canadian  artists.  These  cards,  as  a  whole, 
are  bright  and  graceful  contributions  to  the  line 
of  holiday  souvenirs,  and  are  well  designed  and 
produced. 

The  Canadians  are  to  be  congratulated  on  the 
taste  and  enterprise  which  has  ipduced  these 
pretty  contributions,  and  the  publishers  are  to 
be  commended  for  the  general  excellence  of  the 
work.  The  verses  on  the  backs  of  the  cards  are 
appropriate,  and  were  written  specially  for  the 
purpose  by  the  Canadian  authoress,  Kate  Sey- 
mour McLean. 

There  are  twelve  designs  :  No.  1,  the  first 
artist  and  popular  prize,  designed  by  Cruik- 
shank,  represents  the  interior  of  a  monastery, 
with  a  quintet  of  monks  playing  Christmas 
carols  ;  an  angel  is  ringing  the  monastery  bell 
and  the  "  guiding  star  "  shines  high  in  the  heav- 
ens. Card  No.  2  shows  a  "Lady  Feeding 
Doves  "  upon  the  snowy  ground.  In  No.  3  the 
"  Hunter's  Life,"  with  emblems  of  the  chase,  is 
illustrated.  Nos.  4  and  7  represent  "  Children 
Waiting  for  Santa  Claus."  In  one  instance,  the 
children  in  their  night-clothing  are  sitting  or 
standing  before  the  open  hearth  ;  their  stockings 
are  hung  up,  and  they  seem  loth  to  leave  the 
chimney  when  the  advent  of  the  Saint  is  ex- 
pected. In  the  other  card,  two  children  have 
each  hung  up  a  stocking  before  undressing,  and 
have  fallen  asleep,  Santa  Claus  appearing  as  a 
vision  in  their  dreams.  No.  5  is  the  "  Star  of 
Bethlehem,"  with  the  dawn  of  the  Christmas 
morn.  No.  6  is  the  "  Anunciation,"  brilliant  in 
color  and  representing  the  angels  appearing  to 
the  shepherds.  No.  8  represents  a  "Sleeping 
Hunter,"  camped  for  the  night  in  the  midst  of 
snow.  "  Xmas  Bells  "  is  the  title  of  No.  9.  No. 
10  is  "  The  Skater."  In  No.  11  a  very  pretty 
treatment  and  charming  picture  is  given  of  a 
"  Child  and  Kid."  No.  12  is  the  "Water  Lily  " 
card. 


A  Two-Roller  Glossing  and  Gumming  Machine, 
with  polished  iron  rollers,  with  third  roller  for 
regulating  supply,  and  a  complete  apparatus  for 
heating  ;  length  o£  roller,  22  inches  ;  diameter,  9}4 
inches;  value,  $300  ;  will  sell  for  considerably  less  to 
a  cash  purchaser.  Address  MeP.,  office  American 
Stationer. 


A  Salesman  and  Solicitor  having  an  established  city 
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DALLAS    DOINGS. 


[CORRESPONDENCE  OF  THE   STATIONER.] 

Dallas,  Tex.,  May  31,  1883. 

Dallas  is  one  of  the  most  lively,  go  ahead 
towns  in  this  wonderfully  progressive  State  of 
Texas.  In  1880,  her  population  was  10,358  ;  to- 
day it  is  not  less  than  34,000.  This  is  no  place 
for  laggards,  but  wide-awake  business  men,  who 
keep  abreast  of  the  times,  find  themselves  on  the 
high  road  to  independence. 

Although  this  is  generally  accounted  a  dull 
season,  the  stationery  trade  is  quite  active,  and 
dealers  apparently  have  no  difficulty  in  secur- 
ing what  in  the  Northern  or  Eastern  States 
would  be  deemed  fabulous  prices. 

J.  B.  Fears  has  recently  succeeded  A.  Shone. 
Mr.  Fears  reports  a  good  trade.  He  thinks  that 
the  approaching  fall  season  will  gladden  the 
hearts  of  Dallas  stationers. 

The  firm  of  Mason  &  Erb  has  been  dissolved, 
Mr.  Erb  buying  the  interest  of  his  partner. 
The  style  of  the  Arm  is  now  Paul  F.  Erb.  Paul 
is  one  of  those  shrewd,  active,  yet  withal  genial 
and  jovial  characters  who  are  wonderfully  gift- 
ed with  tact.  A  shake  of  the  band  here,  a  bow 
and  a  smile  there,  a  pretty  little  compliment 
yonder,  and  a  friendship  is  formed  which  brings 
trade  to  the  establishment  and  money  to  the 
coffers  of  Paul  P.  Erb.  His  trade  in  city  and 
country  is  daily  increasing. 

Manufacturers  and  jobbers  do  not  pay  suffi- 
cient attention  to  the  trade  of  Texas.  If,  in- 
stead of  constantly  cutting  the  throats  of  each 
other  in  closely-fought  fields,  they  would  make 
an  occasional  trip  to  the  "  Lone  Star  State," 
your  correspondent  is  of  the  opinion  that  they 
would  have  uo  cause  to  regret  their  action. 

Reklaw. 


BOSTON    BITS. 


[from  our  regular  correspondent.] 

Eastbrk  Office  Lockwood  Press,        { 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  June  5,  1883.  j 

Jones  went  into  the  back  door  of  his  store 
this  morning  and  found  five  of  his  clerks  sitting 
on  boxes  or  leaning  against  the  counters  in  that 
part  of  the  building.  On  being  asked  what  he 
was  doing,  John  answered  with  commendable 
frankness,  "  Nothing,"  and  the  other  four  suc- 
cessively remarked  that  they  were  "  helping 
John ; "  and  that  is  about  the  way  I  found  most 
of  the  stationers  employed  to-day. 

In  fact,  careful  inquiry  among  the  trade,  and 
the  reports  of  buyers  in  the  market,  lead  to  the 


conclusion  that  the  volume  of  trade  has  been 
materially  smaller  during  the  past  month  than 
during  May  of  last  year.  As  for  the  outlook,  I 
am  at  a  loss  to  find  any  one  who  expects  to  be 
very  severely  taxed  to  fill  orders  for  the  next 
sixty  days. 

Closing  stores  at  two  o'clock  on  Saturday  af- 
ternoons is  a  commen  able  custom  which  is  now 
very  generally  observed.  This,  like  the  observ- 
ance of  holidays,  doubtless  indicates  that  people 
are  coming  to  the  conclusion  that  the  volume  of 
business  done,  or  at  least  of  profits  shown,  is  not 
in  exact  proportion  to  the  number  of  hours 
spent  at  the  desk  or  counter.  For  that  matter, 
the  necessity  of  rest  and  recreation  is  coming 
more  and  more  to  be  recognized  every  year. 

A  recent  ride  over  the  eastern  road  impressed 
me  with  several  ideas  in  connection  with  coun- 
try recreation.  Prom  the  large  number  of  cot- 
tages of  all  sizes  building  along  the  coast  and 
the  almost  innumerable  houses  painting  and 
dressing  up,  evidently  for  summer  boarders,  it 
would  seem  that  the  whole  city  might,  at  least 
for  a  few  days,  breathe  the  pure  air  of  the  coun- 
try sea-side. 

In  town  during  the  past  few  days  were  C.  R. 
Sawyer,  of  Salt  Lake;  D.  D.  Merrill,  manager 
of  St.  Paul  News  Company ;  representatives  of 
Henry  Levy  &  Son,  Dick  &  Fitzgerald'  David 
McKay,  Philadelphia,  and  John  Foley. 

Winkley,  Thorp  &  Dresser  have  just  issued 
the  new  volume  of  "  St.  Nicholas,"  and  it  is  an 
elegant  specimen  of  book-making. 

L.  W.  Hopkins,  of  the  Boston  Jobbing  House 
(Chas.  H.  Whiting),  has  just  returned  from  a 
very  successful  trip,  making  good  sales,  es- 
pecially of  blank-books.  H. 


OUR  LONDON   LETTER. 

[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

5  LuDOATE  Circus  Buildings,      I 
London,  E.  C,  May  19,  1883.  j 

The  London  season  is,  or  ought  to  be,  now  at  its 
height.  Wealth  and  fashion,  beauty  and  talent, 
and  the  very  creme  de  la  creme  of  the  white- 
handed  and  blue-blooded  are  or  should  be  assem- 
bled within  the  thirty  odd  tniles  circumference 
which  constitute  the  unwieldy  monster,  the 
overgrown  and  insatiate  giant,  London.  It  fol- 
lows, therefore,  that  the  enterprising  merchant 
and  the  industrious  trader  should  alike  be  en- 
gaged in  the  agreeable  occupation  of  "making 
hay  while  the  sun  shines,"  for  London  full 
means,  or  should  mean,  London  busy.  But 
somehow  or  other,  though  the  hay-makers  are 
waiting  anxiously  for  the  sun  of  wealth  to  shine 
forth  and  are  ready  enough  to  carry  out  their 
share  of  the  performance,  there  seems  but  little 


prospect  of  their  reaping  a  very  copious  harvest. 
There  seems  to  be  a  hitch  in  the  solar  System, 
and  the  beams  of  the  sun-god  fail  to  reach  the 
expectant  worshipers,  and  like  an  ill-managed 
"  property"  sun  in  a  provincial  theatre  it  "  won't 
work."  The  causes  of  this  effect,  "  for  this 
effect  defective  comes  by  cause,"  are  many  and 
various,  political,  social  and  commercial.  In 
common  with  other  European  countries,  Eng- 
land is  considerably  agitated  by  the  possibilities 
of  political  and  social  changes,  which,  rightly 
or  wrongly,  the  moneyed  classes  regard  with 
some  apprehension,  and  as  possible  change  may 
mean  possible  loss,  there  is  a  disposition  to  take 
extra  care  of  the  money-bags  and  to  avoid  all 
unnecessary  expenditure.  Then,  again,  the 
at-one-time-unquestioned  commercial  supremacy 
of  England  is  becoming  every  year  less  marked. 
Nations  once  our  customers  are  now  our  rivals, 
and  strikes  and  lockouts  have  caused  trade  to 
flow  into  foreign  channels,  while  trade  rivalries, 
and,  in  some  cases,  commercial  immorality, 
have  damaged  to  some  extent  the  once-fair 
fame  of  the  English  merchant.  Altogether,  it  is 
undeniable,  that  the  London  season  is  no  longer 

I  the  rich  harvest  for  trader  and  manufacturer 
that  it  once  was. 
Perhaps  for  the  very    reasons  given  above, 

!  there  is  no  question  that  for  most  articles  of  use 
and  ornament  appertaining  to  the  stationery 
trades,  the  prices  are  lower  than  ever  before,  so 
that  there  is  an  advantage  for  the  buyer  at  any 
rate. 

Among  the  fastidious  that  have  obtained  fol- 
lowers in  all  grades  of  society  is  that  of  wearing 
a  blue  ribbon  as  an  indication  of  the  wearer's 
abstinence  from  intoxicating  drinks.  B.  Sul- 
man  &  Co.,  of  the  Metropolitan  Works,  Milton 

,  street,  London,  have  brought  out  some  fancy 
note  paper  and  envelopes  which  are  likely  to 
obtain  considerable  favor  from  those  who  adopt 
this  distinctive  badge.  The  blue  ribbon  series 
are  in  several  varieties  and  shades,  the  device,  a 
small  knot  of  ribbon,  is  well  executed  and  the 
appearance  pleasing.  Messrs.  Sulman  have  also 
introduced  the  "  athlete"  (consisting  of  Illustra- 
tions of  games  and  their  devotees)  and  the  ma- 
rine, on  superior  paper,  with  colored  represen- 
tations of  yachting,  boating,  fishing,  &c. 

The  season  for  valentines  and  Easter  cards 
having  passed  away,  that  for  Christmas  cards 
is  being  looked  forward  to,  at  any  rate  by  the 
shopkeepers,  if  not  by  the  public.  In  no  branch 
of  fancy  goods  has  progress  been  more  marked 
than  in  these  articles.  A  few  years  ago  the 
makers  of  Christmas  cards  were  but  few  and  far 
between,  and  the  largest  of  them  only  turned 
out  a  few  goods,  now  there  are  between  forty 
and  fifty  makers  who  produce  editions  of  five 


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hundred  or  a  thousand  gross  of  each  pattern. 
The  enormous  growth  of  the  sales  of  these  goods 
ought  to  have  largely  benefited  the  trade  gen- 
erally, and  would  have  done  so  but  for  the  un- 
fair competition  to  which  reference  has  been 
made  in  previous  letters.  This  year  the  quality 
of  the  Christmas  cards  is  well  kept  up,  and  though 
few  novelties  have  been  introduced,  the  improve- 
ment in  the  execution  of  the  designs  noticeable  in 
the  production  of  several  houses  shows  that  there 
is  practically  no  limit  to  the  resources  of  chromo- 
lithography  and  the  other  methods  of  printing 
employed  in  the  manufacture  of  these  articles. 
Among  the  firms  who  have  again  entered  the 
field,  Raphael  Tuck  &  Son,  Marcus  Ward  &  Co., 
Hildesheimer  &  Co.  and  Schipper,  again  occupy 
leading  places  and  a  description  of  these  and 
other  eminent  art  goods'  manufacturers  will 
perhaps  be  of  sufiicient  interest  to  occupy  some 
portion  of  your  next  London  letter;  at  present 
an  opportunity  has  not  been  afforded  for  a  com- 
plete inspection  of  the  many  varied  and  artistic 
designs. 

We  are  looking  forward  with  some  interest 
to  the  forthcoming  Stationery  and  Printing 
Trades  Exhibition,  at  the  Agricultural  Hall, 
London.  Some  opposition  to  the  holding  of  this 
show  was  offered  in  certain  quarters,  and  it  was 
said,  perhaps  with  some  truth,  that  sufiQcient 
progress  had  not  been  made  by  the  trades  to  be 
represented  since  the  last  exhibition,  held  two 
years  ago,  to  make  the  forthcoming  one  a  suc- 
cess ;  but  the  enterprise  of  the  promoters  has 
overcome  all  obstacles,  and  the  intelligent  for- 
eigner will  have  an  opportunity  either  of  "  spy- 
ing out  the  nakedness  of  the  land,"  or,  as  we 
hope,  of  marking  the  progress  still  being  made 
in  some  of  the  industrial  arts  by  the  country  of 
Stephenson  and  Arkwright.  W.  P.  C. 


CINCINNATI    SYNTHESES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  June  4,  1883. 

Dealers  in  news  paper  complain  of  desperate 
dullness  in  that  staple.  A  news-paper  man — 
that  is,  one  who  is  closely  identified  with  the 
business — told  me  last  Saturday  night  that  he 
had  heard  of  news  paper  being  offered  at  5}£ 
cents.  The  oldest  man  in  the  business  can't  re- 
member the  time  when  it  was  offered  so  low,  if 
it  really  was  offered  at  that  figure  in  this  in- 
stance. But  there  is  a  great  deal  of  it  in  the 
market,  and  some  holders,  in  the  nature  of  the 
case,  may  be  expected  to  be  anxious  to  sell. 
The  large  manufacturers  are  able  to  hold  for 
better  prices,  but  that  is  not  comfortable.  Cam- 
paign season  will  soon  be  here,  and  that  will 
work  off  a  lot.  Spring  is  now  opening  fairly, 
with  a  good  prospect  for  crops,  and  business 
men  will  be  wanting  circulars  to  send  out. 
Then,  on  the  other  hand,  July  and  August  are 
not  far  away,  with  their  regular  dullness;  Still, 
take  it  all  in  all,  this  glut  will  not  last  and  is 
not  likely  to  occur  again  in  a  hurry.  Trade 
will  have  its  ups  and  downs,  and  this  is  one  of 
its  "downs." 

General  trade  is  good.  In  some  lines  it  is  brisk. 
Money  is  by  no  means  tight.  It  is  cautious, 
but  can  be  had  at  reasonable  rates.  In  fancy 
stationery  there  is  a  steadily  growing  busmess. 
The  windows  are  adorned  with  it  in  such  a  way 
as  to  tempt  buyers;  besides,  it  is  really  tasteful 
and  pretty,  and  it  is  only  natural  that  people 
should  want  it. 

John  Holland  is  one  of  the  healthiest  men  in 
the  city.  If  you  could  see  him  you'd  take  him 
for  anything  but  a  dead  man,  yet  some  mis- 
chievous fellows  have  been  reporting  him  dead. 
Dead    men    don't  stand    all   day    in    the  shop 


and  give  personal  supervision  of  the  strictest 
sort  to  nearly  a  hundred  skilled  workmen  in 
precious  metals.  Dead  men  don't  get  orders 
from  half  a  score  of  stationers  right  in  New 
York  city,  and  see  personally  that  they  are 
filled  scrupulously  and  promptly.  John  Hol- 
land does  that,  and  before  this  is  in  print,  several 
supplies  of  his  goods  well  be  on  sale  in  New  York 
city.  Dead  men  don't  snap  their  eyes  over  suc- 
cess in  electro-plating  with  iridium,  but  that  is 
precisely  what  John  Holland  has  done  this  week 
and  this  discovery  is  one  of  the  great  events  of 
the  age.  The  process  is  cheap,  rapid  and  efii- 
cient  in  every  respect — a  splendid  achievement. 
It  is  the  only  method  by  which  pure  iridium  can 
be  obtained,  and  the  uses  to  which  it  can  be  ap- 
plied are  innumerable.  By  this  process  plati- 
num foil  can  be  coated  with  iridium  without 
losing  its  flexibility. 

The  Globe  Files  Company  is  kept  astonish- 
ingly busy.  The  run  on  it  seems  to  be  endless, 
and  it  is  increasing  in  volume.  The  business 
force  at  its  oflBce  and  wareroom  is  worked  every- 
day at  the  top  of  its  speed,  and  its  shipments  are 
to  all  quarters  of  the  country.  No  enterprise 
has  been  attended  with  speedier  or  more  con- 
tinued success,  and  none  have  a  better  outlook 
for  the  future. 

Wilstach,  Baldwin  &  Co.  are  busy,  but  are  not 
overrun  with  orders.  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  are 
keeping  all  hands  busy  on  bookwoik.  Brad- 
ley's presses  are  all  going.  Woodrow  has  a  fair 
run  of  work.  J.  R.  Mills  &  Co.  are  active,  and 
manage  to  keep  every  one  about  the  concern 
busy.  To  say  Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Co.  are 
running  at  high  pressure  is  only  to  utter  a 
truism.  Skinner  has  recovered  from  the  flood 
and  is  driving  matters.  Mallory  &  Webb,  and 
their  neighbors,  W.  B.  Carpenter  &  Co.,  are 
thriving. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  trade  visitors  who 
have  been  here  recently  : 

Byron  Weston,  Dalton,  Mass. ;  E.  C.  Rogers, 
of  Massasoit  Paper  Company,  Holyoke,  Mass. ; 
Mr.  Dewey,  of  Holyoke  Envelope  Company, 
Holyoke,  Mass. ;  James  T.  Watkins,  American 
Pencil  Company,  New  York;  H.  B.  Handy, 
Morgan  Envelope  Company,  Springfield,  Mass. ; 
E.  W.  Giles,  Esterbrook  Steel  Pen   Company, 

New  York ;  Mr. ,  of  Miller  Brothers  Steel 

Pen  Company,  Meriden,  Conn. ;  Mr.  Wallace, 
Southworth  Paper  Company  ;  Gamaliel  H. 
Graves,  James  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.,  New  York; 
B.  A.  Stone,  of  Langfeld,  Turner  &  Andrews, 
Philadelphia;  Charley  Plummer,  the  bad  boy 
who  tells  good  stories,  of  Evans,  Pjummer  & 
Co.,  New  York;  Mr.  Pike,  of  M.  A.  Reay,  New 
York;  Mr.  Classon,  Plimpton  Manufacturing 
Company,  Hartford;  Mr.  Clogston,  Powers  Pa- 
per Company,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Some  of  the  traveling  boys  say  "  horridly 
dull,'"  others  " business  fair,"  and  a  few  "first- 
rate."  Traveling  salesmen  in  the  stationery 
trade  cannot  lie. 

Stationers  have  all  agreed  to  close  at  3  p.  m. 
on  Saturdays,  and  have  formed  base-ball  clubs 
to  vie  with  each  other.  Mallory  &  Webb's 
club  played  against  W.  B.  Carpenter  &  Co.'s 
nine  on  the  2d  inst. ;  score,  2  to  1  in  favor  of 
Mallory  &  Webb — eleven  innings.  A  large 
crowd  and  heads  of  both  houses  present.  The 
defeated  club  set  up  a  barrel  of  lemonade.  Af- 
ter the  banquet  all  parted  in  love  with  each 
other  to  meet  "some  other  Saturday"  soon. 
The  features  of  the  game  were  the  excellent 
pitching  and  catching  of  both  clubs  and  the 
home  run  of  Ed.  Sellers,  when  he  knocked  a 
ball  to  the  fence  at  middle  field. 

Stationers  are  all  smooth,  and  I  hear  of  no 
changes,  asking  for  further  time  or  failures. 


W.  B.  Carpenter  &  Co.  say  that  their  April 
and  May  sales  exceed  those  of  the  corresponding 
months  in  1882. 

It  is  almost  superfiuous  in  speaking  of  Charles 
Stewart  &  Co.  to  say  that  they  are  doing  a 
prosperous  business.  That  is  always  supposable 
of  them  with  the  great  variety  of  goods  in 
which  they  deal,  always  taking  into  account 
their  thorough  knowledge  of  the  wants  of  their 
territory  and  their  successful  experience  in 
supplying  them. 

As  much  may  be  said  of  Louis  Snider's  Sons. 
There  is  no  intermission  to  the  demand  for  the 
stock  carried  by  the  Dennison  Tag  Company. 
A.  H.  Pounsford  &  Co.  in  their  great  variety 
and  range  of  stationery,  staples,  notions,  fancy 
goods  and  art,  archery  and  game  appliances  are 
always  busy  with  one  thing  or  another.  George 
Stevens,  book  and  notion  bazaar,  always  pre- 
sents a  lively  appearance. 

Krehbiel,  at  his  "Aldine  Printing  Works," 
with  his  sleeves  rolled  up  and  the  bread-earning 
sweat  on  his  brow,  wears  a  countenance  lumin- 
ous with  the  exhilaration  of  success.  Alfred 
Warren,  on  Central  avenue,  shows  one  of  the 
brightest  little  book  and  stationery  shops  in  the 
whole  city.  Hawley,  on  Vine  street,  with  his 
news  and  all-sorts  shops,  one  of  the  wonders  of 
the  Queen  City,  surprises  everybody  with  the 
promptness  with  which  he  serves  his  houseful 
of  customers.  Perry  &  Morton,  his  near  neigh- 
bors, are  standing  examples  of  thrift  in  busi- 
ness. Peter  G.  Thomson  was  never  busier 
than  now  in  publishing  enterprises,  and  his 
bookstore  seen  through  the  windows  or  across 
the  counter  never  looked  brighter. 

H.  W.  Derby,  the  representative  of  the  Harpers' 
is  here  to  stay.  He  meets  a  permanent  want  of 
the  trade  and  he  knows  how  to  do  it  splendidly. 
The  business  of  Snider  &  Hoole  is  running  with 
its  own  momentum  and  gains  steadily  in 
volume.  Samuel  C.  Tatum  has  an  undiminished 
demand  for  his  letter-copying  presses.  The 
Peerless  Paper  File  Company  don't  find  business 
a  bit  dull.  Russell,  Morgan  &  Co.  will  soon  oc- 
cupy their  new  manmoth  printing  house.  The 
great  building  going  up  for  the  Strobridge 
Lithographing  Company  will  be  one  of  the 
wonders  of  the  Queen  of  the  West. 

Prince  William. 


VIENNA    EXHIBITION     OF    GRAPHIC 
ARTS. 


An  International  Exhibition  of  Graphic  Arts, 
soon  to  be  held  at  Vienna,  is  designed  to  bring 
into  prominent  view  the  improvement  and  de- 
velopment of  the  graphic  arts  in  Europe  and 
the  United  States  during  the  second  half  of  the 
nineteenth  century.  It  will  therefore  comprise 
only  such  works  as  have  been  produced  since 
1850,  with  a  few  exceptions,  in  the  case  of  some 
special  inventions  which  immediately  influenced 
the  productions  of  the  specified  period.  It  is 
proposed  to  exhibit :  1,  Copper  and  steel  engrav- 
ings ;  2,  Etc  ings  ;  3,  Lithographs ;  4,  Wood 
engravings ;  5,  Drawings  and  paintings  pro- 
duced with  a  view  to  engraving. 

The  exhibition  will  also  comprise  heliotypes 
and  illustrated  works  in  which  any  reproductive 
graphic  art  has  been  employed,  except  the  art 
of  direct  photography.  There  will  be  collective 
exhibitions  of  various  States  and  countries,  and 
individual  exhibitions  sent  by  artistic  societies 
and  publishers. 

The  Exhibition  will  open  on  September  15  and 
will  close  on  October  31.  The  intention  to  ex- 
hibit should  be  made  known  before  July  15,  and 
goods  should  be  sent  before  August  15. 


June  7,  1883.] 


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test  of  Color,  Climatb, 
Ink  or  Wear. 


Being  Triple  Sized  (a  process  entirely  our  own)  and  r.oft  Dried,  can  be  erased  and  written  upon  the  fifth  time  distinctly.    None  genuine  without  the  water 
mark,  thus— Old  Berkshire  Mills  I.lnen  liCdger,  and  date. „ 

CARSON  &  BROVSTN  CO.,  Manufacturers. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  ftiiest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities  :■ 

EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

In    attractive    Lavender    Colored  Boxes  containing   one-quarter  ream 
of   Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.    Cor- 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

la  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

in  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


responding  to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 
AU  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  <  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
aeneral  Agency,  G-EO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


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SEASON    1883-1884. 


SEASON    1883-1884. 


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'E  beg  to  express  our  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  the  kind  and  flattering  appreciation  of  our  past  efforts,  and  feel  a 
pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsement  which  our  Cards  have  received  from  the  American,  English,  German 
and  Australian  press.  With  one  accord  these  exponents  of  public  taste  have  given  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar 
productions  in  the  market.  We  are  bound  to  maintain  this  superiority ;  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spai-ed  no  expense  to  create, 
with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged  experience,  a  Series  of  Novelties  for  the  Christmas  Season,  which,  we  have  no  doubt,  will  meet  the 
expectations  of  the  Trade.  We  have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  REPRESENTATIVE 
AMERICAN  TALENT  in  the  preparation  of  designs,  and  besides  have  secured  the  cooperation  of  some  of  the  most  EMINENT 
EUROPEAN  ARTISTS. 

OTJR  LINE  IS  NOW  COMPLETED,  and  our  agents  are  on  the  road  to  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends.  An  inspection  of  the 
Sample  Books  will  convince  them  that  in  regard  to  ORIGINALITY  AND  VARIETY  OF  DESIGN,  EXCELLENCE  AND 
RICHNESS  IN  EXECUTION,  it  far  exceeds  our  last  year's  efforts.  To  give  an  idea  of  the  high  artistic  order  of  the  line,  we  would 
say  that  it  comprises  : 


FIGURE    DESIGNS  by  Miss  Dora.  Wheeler,  Miss  Kosina  Kmmbt,  | 
Miss  L.  B.  Humphrey,  Miss  L.  B.  Comiss,  Elihu  Vbddkr,  Walter  Satterlee, 
A.  F.  Brooks,  and  others. 

LANDSCAPE   DESIGNS  by  W.  Hamilton  Qibson,  Thouas  Moran, 
F.  L.  Smith,  and  others. 

ANIMAL   DESIGNS  by  B.  E.  Bensbll  and  Harry  Beard. 


FLOWER  AND  BIRD  DESIGNS  by  Miss  Fidelia  Bridges, 
Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney,  Jean  Robie,  of  Brussels  ;  H.  Giacomelli,  of  Paris,  and 
others. 

THE  LITERARY  MATTER  in  connection  with  our  designs  has 
been  carefully  attended  to— among  others,  by  Mrs.  Celia  Thaxter,  Mrs.  Emily 
Shaw  Forman  and  Joaquin  Miller. 


OUR  REGULAR  LINE  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards  will  comprise  plain  cards,  fringed  cards,  and  double  fringed  cards, 
varying  in  price  from  30  cents  to  $60,  per  set  of  12. 

PROTECTORS  are  furnished  with  all  fringed  cards,  and  also  ENVELOPES  for  all  series  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  more. 
Besides  our  REGULAR  LINE,  we  would  call  special  attention  to  the  following 

NOVELTIES    AND    SPECIALTIES: 


ALADDIN'S  LAMP.  This  is  one  of  the  most  elaborate  and  elegant 
Christmas  Gift  Cards  we  have  ever  offered  to  the  trade.  It  is  a  large  folding 
card,  heavily  fringed,  and  provided  with  a  leatherette  protector.  The  front  out- 
side page  is  a  design  of  peacock  feathers  on  satin  ;  the  left  inside  page  contains 
a  poem  specially  written  for  this  gift  by  Joaquin  Miller,  also  on  satin,  and  sur- 
rounded by  a  delicate  border  of  Oriental  design  ;  the  right  inside  page  presents 
Aladdin  bearing  his  lamp,  after  a  painting  by  the  eminent  American  artist, 
Elibu  Vedder  ;  and  to  complete  the  whole,  the  back  is  embellished  with  a  most 
unique,  artistic  design  of  high  order. 

RUSKIN  CALENDAR  FOR  1884.  At  the  solicitation  of  some 
of  our  business  friends,  we  have  this  year  decided  to  bring  out  a  Calendar,  and 
are  happy  to  be  able  to  announce  that  we  shall  issue  A  CALiENDAR  FROM 
JOHN  RUSK  IN,  FOR  1884.  This  consists  of  an  artistic  mount  with  a  block 
calendar,  having  suitable  selections  from  John  Ruskin's  works  for  each  day  of 


the  year.  The  selections  have  been  made  by  a  lady  well-known  for  her  culti- 
vated taste  and  judgment  The  mount  has  been  designed  by  a  well-known 
Boston  artist,  and,  coming  from  her  thought  and  tasteful  {.kill,  the  form  and 
decoration  will  be  a  fi  ting  accompaniment  to  the  words  within  This  Calendar 
will  be  a  source  of  pleasure  to  all  who  love  and  appreciate  Rusk  in,  that  they 
may  have  every  morning  a  jewel  from  the  treasure  of  his  noble  and  earnest 
thought. 

"THE  CHRISTMAS  SHEAF."  A  folding  card,  with  inside  pages, 
in  color,  stamped  out  in  the  shape  of  a  sheaf  of  wheat.  Tied  with  silk  cord  and 
tassels. 

"THE  CHRISTMAS  BOOK."  A  surprisingly  natural  represen- 
tation of  an  open  book,  with  floral  designs  by  Mrs.  Fisher,  and  original  poems 
by  Joaquin  Miller. 


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The  great  success  attending  our  efforts  in  this  line  has  induced  us  to  bring  out  a  number  of  new  Series,  consisting  of  Flowers,  Landscapes  and  Figure  Designs. 
These  are  elegantly  finished  in  several  Htyles,  in  fringed  tinted  mats,  with  cord  and  tassels  ;  on  mounts,  with  silk  fringe  and  cord  ;  in  book  form,  richly  fringed  and 
with  leatherette  protectors,  and  on  rich  Plush  mounts.     Prices  vary  from  $1.50  to  $3.60  each. 


We  have  made  large  additions  to  our  BIRTHDAY  line,  comprising  Plain  Cards,  Fringed  and  Double  Fringed  Cards  and  Art  Prints  on  Satin.  Numerous 
Series  at  popular  prices  have  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCKIPTURK  TKXT  CARUS.  New  FLOAVER  PIEt  ES  in  Mats,  &c.  THANKSPIVING  CARDS, 
—Our  line  will  also  be  shown  now. 

Descriptive  Price  Lists  of  our  CHRISTMAS  and  NEW  YEAR  CARDS  are  now  ready,  and  will  be  sent  on  application. 


NEW  YORK  ;  38  Bond  Street 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO:  629  Commercial  St. 


L.    I>I^.4.IVG^    &    OO., 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


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G-EJOE-G-E  B.  SITJIir)  Sd  CO., 

=^=\  79  Beekman  Street,  New  York,  \ 


MANUFACTUREES  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Qualities,  GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,  DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  Ij1N£  OP  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers,  • 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  In  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Cray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gut  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 

Decorated  JVote  Paper-  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc.  GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


TEE  GLOBE  FILES  CO..  CiCINlTI, 

Manufacture  the  most  complete  and  popular  Hue  of  STATION  EMS'  FILE 
GOODS  made  in  America.     Liberal  Terms  to  Dealers. 

1^"  Eastern  Trade  supplied  from  New  York  Branch,  Wo.  28  Bond  Street. 
ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE  TO  SEALERS  ON  APPLICATION. 


ihlDOOLEY   paper   GUI 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


Tie  Atlantic  fforls,  East  Boston 


Hand  Cotter 


MOEEIS  ADLEK,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAELES  BEOK,  609  Chestnut  Street,  PhiladelpMa. 
PELOUZE  &  GARY,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Eiclimond. 
aEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Cleveland 
OSTEANDEE  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Chicago.  . 
W.  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  UST. 


RiUD-CUTTER,   WITH  StKAM   FlXlURBS. 


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Irade  lloxrelties* 

[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  noveltie 
issued  In  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

NEW    PATENTS. 


No.  275,804.    Fan.— Daniel  S.  Cooke,  Providence,  R.  I. 
A  fan  having  a  non-folding  blade,  to  which  is 
secured  a  pocket  or  receptacle,  the  interior  of 
which  is  accessible. 
No.  275,825.  Fountain  Attachment  for  Pens.— Timothy 

Hawkes  and  Lewis  A.  Hawkes,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 
No.  275,882.      Artist's   Box.— William    H.    Brownell, 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
The  combination,  with  a  box  for  artists'  ma- 
terials, of  a  pad  hinged  to  one  edge  of  the  upper 
part  of  the  box  and  provided  with  over-turned 
edges  for  holding  papers  on  the  pad. 

No.  275,912.  Stylographic  Fountain  Pen.— John  Hol- 
land, Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

No.  275,949.  Hand  Mirror  Holder  for  Toilet  Cases.— 
August  Schulze,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  of 
three-fourths  to  Sigmund  Langsdorf ,  same  place. 

No  275,957.  Machine  for  Moistening  Paper.— John  H. 
Stonemetz,  Erie,  Pa. 

No.  275,958.    Appliance  for  Making  Stereotype-Plates. 

— John  H.  Slonemetz,  Erie,  Pa. 
No.  275,983.    Ink  Bottle.— Alexander  W.  Brinckerhoff, 

Upper  Sandusky,  Ohio. 

An  inkstand  having  an  aperture  in  its  base,  a 
seat  above  the  same  for  an  internal  stopper, 
grooves  in  the  side  of  the  dipping-well,  which 
extend  upward  from  said  seat,  and  an  internal 
stopper  for  closing  the  aperture  in  the  base. 
No.  276,001.    Binder  or  Holding  Device.— W.   Eock- 

well  Clough,  Newark,  N.  J. 
No.  276,096.    Machine  for  Bringing  Paste  Substances 
into  Conical  Form.— George  W.  Thomas,  Balti- 
more, Md.,  assignor  to  Jerome  I.  Vogeler,  same 
place. 

No.  276,097.  Toy. -Peter  G.  Thomson,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

No.  276,101.    Game-Counter.- William  A.  Wales,  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  assignor  to  the  Auburndale  Watch 
Company,  same  place. 
An  instrument  for  registering  both  the  points 
in  the  game  and  the  number  of  games,  consist- 
ing of  a  case,  a    circular-numbered  dial  plate 
mounted  on  a  spindle,  a  ratchet-wheel  fixed  to 
such    spindle,    a   spring-pawl    bearing    on    the 
ratchet,   and  having   an    operating  plunger,   a 
holding-pawl,  slotted  face-plate  and  an  exterior 
movable  pointer  pivoted  on  a  central  boss  on  the 
face-plate  surrounding  the  spindle. 

No.  276,109.  Toy  or  Self-Righting  Egg.— MUton 
White,  Sr.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

An  artificial  egg  provided  with  a  counterbal- 
ance weight  at  one  end,  which  will  cause  the 
egg  to  always  assume  an  upright  position  and 
rest  upon  that  end  wherein  the  weight  is  placed. 
No.  876,128.  Automatic  Crayon  -  Holder.— Charles 
Andrew,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

The  combination,  with  an  automatic  crayon- 
holder  such  as  described,  of  means  for  limiting 
the  protrusion  of  the  crayon  tube  and  regu- 
lating the  dilation  of  the  clumping-jaws  so  as  to 
prevent  the  entire  withdrawal  of  the  crayon. 

TRADE-MARKS. 
No.  10,142.— Wooden  Toy  Goblets.— Ha wley  &  Hoops- 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
"The  arbitrary  word  symbol  '  Tom  Thumb.'" 
No.  10,154.     Chalk  Crayons.— Parmenter  Cray  on  Com 
pany,  Walthara,  Mass. 
"The  arbitrary  word  '  Pyraraido.'" 
No.  10,157.     Metalhc  Pens.- Esterbrook   Steel   Pen 
Manufacturing  Company,  Camden,  N.  J. 
"The  number  '239.'" 


Silicate  Bool(  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  cloth.  Un- 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  Wooden 
Blackhoards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paint-brush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  $1:  Quart,  S1.75  ;  Half 

Gallon,  $3.25  ;    Gallon,  $6. 

Wood  Blackboards.— Made  of  very  be<:t  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilinum  (Stone  (iloth).— A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury;  36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  $1.25  and  82  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards. — Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,  2x3  ft.,  $1  ;  No.  2,  21^x314 
ft ,  $1.50 ;  No.  3,  3  X  4  ft.,  $2.     G^"  Send  for  Circular. 

NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO.,  191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 


Blackboards. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Art  Pottery,  including  Plaques  and  Vases  of  various 
shapes,  with  flowers  in  relief,  modeled  by  hand,  in  a  most 
artistic  manner.  Our  collection  is  the  largest  and  choicest 
in  the  market. 
I.  V.  G.  Glaze,  for  imitating  the  imported  Liraoge  goods. 
Barbotine  Grounding  Color  and  Knainel  Vainish, 
for  preparing  and  finishing  the  decorations. 
Illustrated  Price  Lists  furnished  on  application. 
Sole  Manufacturers  of  PAPIER  MiCME  PLAQUES, 
Plain  White-,  Black  Japanned,  Ebonized.  Gold  Edged, 
Gilt  or  SUvered  ;  PAPIER  JfACHE  MIRROR  PLAQUES  ; 
JANENTZKY  &  CO.'S  SUPERFINE  ARTISTS'  OIL  COLORS,  in  collapsible  tubes;  OIL,  WATER  and 
CHINA  COLOR  PAINTING  MATERIALS  of  every  description  ;  DRAUGHTSME^fS'  SUPPLIES  ;  WAX 
FLOWER  MATERIALS.    Send  for  Catalogue. 


1125   CHESTNUT   STREET,   PHILADELPHIA. 


The  Standard. 


ESTABLISHED  1816. 


The  Standard, 


■  MANUFACTURERS  OF  - 


—  ALSO,  — 

Copying   Ink,  Writing   Fluid,  Carmine   lnl<.  Red    Ink,  Blue    Ink,  Ink   Powder, 
Marking  and   Stencil    Inks,  &c. 

IsT'os.    Ill  tSc    113    -^^^j^rr^l^l    STI^EET,  BOSTOnSr,  3iv^.A-SS. 


'i'  TiMOE^onrriEiTy  + 


Satin-Fringed  Birthday  Cards. 

FER,    BOX    001SrT^IN"IlsrG-    fZf\ 

(Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^J  ^J 

S~ElSir    BV    MAIL   OTV    RECEIPT    OF    I'KICE:.-^^ 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7th  Street,  Philadelphia. 


"xixe:  boston  jobbing  xioxtse:." 


'«'- 


--*- 


Jobber  of  Stationery.     Miscellaneous  and  School  Books. 
CHARLES    H.    WHITING, 


Successor  to  HALL  &  WHITING 


PUBLISHER,^iE^iiiE^BLANK   BOOKS, 

No.  32    BltOMFIELD    STREET,    BOSTON,  "MASS. 


June  7,  1883.1 


THE    AMEB1(JA_N    STATIOl^EE 


787 


CELEBRATED  "CLIMAX"  BLOHINQ  PAPER, 


•* 


Manufactured  by   RICHMOND    PAPER    MANUFACTURING    CO.,    RICHMOND,   Va. 

N.  H.  FURNESS,  Selling  Agent,  5  «c  7  Beekman  St.,  Room  12,  Temple  Court,  New  York  City. 


THE  CONTINENTAL  MUCILAGE 


-A^isriD 


Jet  Black  ^W^rlting  Ink, 

~        V/RITING  INKS, 

-f  EXTRA    WHITE    GUM     MUCILAGE,  ^ 

a  OUSHOLD    PAST  , 

Sealing  Wax,  Writing  Desk  Inkstands,  Sponge  Cups, 
ROUND   INKSTANDS  WITH   GLASS  STOPPERS, 

BTC,    ETC. 


Our  goods  are  all  put  up  with  Patent  Wood  Top  Corks  or  Cork  Screws,  as  may  be  desired. 


CONTINENTAL    MFQ.  CO., 

4:26  &  4:28  Market  Street, 

I.  ADDISON  BUSH,  Manager.  PHILADELPHIA,   PA. 


These  Goods  can  be  ordered  of  any  Wholesale  Druggist  or  Stationer,  or  general 
Storekeeper,  in  any  part  of  the  United  States.    Send  for  Price  List  of  our  Inks. 


788 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOI^ER 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 


NO  BETTER  ^It^ 


Finished  goods  in  the  market, 
made.   « • 


Send  for  my  New  Catalogue;  something  new  to  be  found  in  it. 

An  extra  discount  on  orders  placed  now.    An  early 

shipment  if  wanted  immediately. 

^"I    -WILL    NOT    BE    UNDERSOLD. 

Save  freight.   My  Malleable  Arch  Presses  are  light, 

and  will  not  break.    Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but 

.    a  trifle  more  than  cast  iron.    Manufactured  only  by 


H.N.HUBBARD, 

313  to  33.©  East  1'T«7-ea:it37-.secon.d.  Street,  I^e-VvT-  "STor^s. 


NEW  YORK  COPYING  PRESSES. 


Received  the  Only 
Medal  awarded  for  Copy- 
ing Presses  at  the  Paris 
Elxposition  of  1878 


Large  Steel-Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  22  x  84. 


Ail  sizes,  from  smallesi 

;he  largest  in  use.   All 

>  les,  from  lowest  priced 

the  most  elaborate 

fin  sb. 


^^  Large  Steel- Arch 
Railroad  Press; 
Platen,  22x34. 


catalogues  on  application  to      T.   SHRIVER  &  CO.,    333  EdSt   Flfty-SiXtll  St.,   NGW  YOPk. 


A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   &  CO., 

— MA^^UFACTURERS   OF- 


-FOR— 


STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 

527    ^R,CH:    STFtEET,    PlilL J^IDELFIil^. 


STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 

LAMItlE  DICTIONARY  HOLDER,   PERFECTION  BOOK  RESTS.  LEDGER  RESTS, 

— =«  SCHOOL    FURNITURE    AND    SUPPLIES.  e= — 

FRENCH  &  CHOAT£,  4  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

^r-SRND    FOR    NEW    CATALOGUE. 


L  L.  BROWN  PAPER  C0MPM7, 

A-OAVaS,    naA.SS.A.CXZX7SE:TXS,  X7.  S.  A.. 

^       Manufacturers  of  Flrst-Class       -* 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


-^     WHICH  WILL  STAND  THE  SEVEEEST  TESTS  OF  EEASUEE  AND  EE-WEITINO,     -^ 


being  double  Sized^and^CiOftlDried.^hesel Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  ;beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  thatYeaista  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Biaders'^oarJs.  trimmed  perfectly>quare,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBEH  STAMPS 

OF  ETEEir  DESCRIPTION. 


Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 

291    Oaln  St.,  Cor,  Worthlngton. 

Spri3a.gfi.0ld.,   -   -    X/Cctss. 

Oldest  Hubber  Stamp  Manury  in 

NewT  England  &  Largest  in  the  IT.  S. 


^rade  ^ract 


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No.    1 


Our  Eflfort  is  to  make  such 
goods  (and  only  such)  as  Live 
Dealers  will  sell  with  pleasure 
and  profit  combined. 
That  they  must  be  Firpt-class  and  Salable  goes 
without  saying,  as  we  guarantee  everything.  That 
the  goods  have  merits  of  Novelty  and  Stability 
is  unquestioned.  The  whole  force  promises  renewed 
efforts  to  produce  those  new  things  that  combine  so 
nicely  the  strong  points  of  both  the  Staple  and  the 
Novel.  The  Trade  Mark,  "KEYSTONE."  is  syn- 
onomous  with  Perpbction  in  material,  manufacture 
and  finish.  A  notice  by  letter  or  postal  card  that  you 
wish  to  be  kept  advised  on  all  things  new  in  our  line 
pertaining  to  the  Stationery  Trade  will  be  made  note 
of  and  always  attended  to.  Careful  and  prompt  at- 
tention to  all  inquiries.  Samples,  circulars  and 
prices  sent  on  request.    Mention  this  paper. 

J.  C.  BLAIR, 

Itvdia/Xi.vi.fact'u.rin.g'   Sta,tion.er, 
HUNTINGDON,  PA. 


OFio/wiar   is^t^a. 


stamping   Inks,  Mncilaee,  &c., 
184  WILLIAM   STREET,   NEW   YORK. 


NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  ENGLAND  R.  R. 

Resumption  of  the  favorite  Transfer  Steamer 
Maryland  Koute.  Through  Pullman  Cars  for 
PHILADELPHIA,  BALTIMORE  and  WASHINGTON, 
WITHOUT  CHANGE,  connecting  with  through  trains  to 
Florida  and  all  points  South  and  West,  Train 
leaves  Boston  at  6.30  P.  M.,  daily. 

Leave  Boston  for  Grand  Central  Depot,  NEW 
YORK,  at  9  A.  M. ;  returning,  leave  New  York  at  11 
A.  M.  and  11.34  P.  M.,  week  days.  Pullman  Palace 
Cars  run  through. 

NORWICH  LINE  for  NEW  YORK  (limited 
tickets),  %'A.  Train  leaves  Boston  at  0.30  P.  M.  week 
days,  connecting  with  elegant  steamers  City  of 
Worcester  and  City  of  New  York ;  returning,  leave 
New  York  at  5  P.  M. 

Trains  leave  BOSTON  for  PROVIDENCE  at  9  and 
n.45  A.  M.,  3.30  and  6  P.  M.  ;  returning  at  8.15  and 
11.20  A.  M.,  1.30,  5.30  and  7  P.  M.  Round  Trip,  limited 
tickets,  $1.50. 

Tickets,  Staterooms  and  Berths  secured  at  office, 
322  Washington  Street,  corner  of  Milk,  and  at  Station, 
foot  of  Summer  Street,  Boston. 

S.  M.FELTON,  Jr.,  A.  C.  KENDALL, 

General  Manager.  Gen.  Pass.  Agent. 

Gill's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Corner  Main  and  Bridge  Streets, 

SPRINQFIELD,  MASS. 


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ties manufactttred  by  them  in 


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ANNOUNCEIVIENTS    OF 


A  Superb  Variety  of  the  most  Saleable  Goods  ever  offered. 


The  "Santa  Claus"  Series — Illustrating  Santa 
Claus,  Cinderella,  Red  Riding  Hood,  Sleeping 
Beauty,  &c. 

The  "Year" — Twelve  magnificent  illustrations  of 
the  months  in  appropriate  bindings. 

The"  Bird-Nest"  Album — Exquisite  illustrations 
of  flowers  and  scenery  in  various  bindings. 

ISilWllM®  WWWMMWB  ©1  1 


The  "Ideal"  Album — Twelve  idealistic  illustra- 
tions of  the  months  in  a  variety  of  bindings. 

The  "Golden  Plaque"  Album. 

The  "  Lily  of  the  Valley"  Series,  and  a  large 
variety  in  Seal  Skin,  Alligator,  Roman  Leather, 
Plush,  Leatherette,  Cloth,  &c.,  &c. 


MB^fcV^    -blMBS  OF  V3BRY  CBilS:^lP  SCRAPS. 


I'he  ganta  Claus  Series.  I'l^e  Qolden  Plaque  Series.  I'he  Bird-jlest  geries. 

l/he  Paroquet  geries.  I'he  I^ustic  geries. 


NEW  MUSIC  FOLIOS  IN  CLOTH,  IMITATION  CLOTH,  PLUSH,  &c, 

NEW  MUSIC  WRAPPERS  AND  ROLLS,  in  Seal  Skin,  Russia,  Alligator,  Roman  Leatlier,  Plush,  &c. 

NEW  BACKGAMMON  BOARDS,  CHESS  BOARDS, 

&e.,  &e.,  &e.,  &e.,  &e. 


We  solicit  an  inspection  before  placing  orders,  as  the  goods  are 
especially  handsome  and  attractive,  and  vv^ill  undoubtedly  prove  more  sale- 
able than   any  goods   hitherto   offered  by   us. 


P.  o.  Box  939.  15(6  William  Street  and  75  to  8S  Ann  Street, 

New  Catalogues  will  be  ready  immediately  and  will  be  forwarded  on  application. 


June  7,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


793 


FAMILY^PULPIT  BIBLES 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE 


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We  claim  the  following  advantages  for  the  "  National  Contrasted  Editions  ": 
Tirst.— The  only  Quarto  Bible  containing  the  Contrasted  Testaments,  in  which  the 
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jeconfZ.— Larger,  better  spaced,  and  more  readable  type  in  all  cheap  and  medium  grades. 
ritird. — Latest  and  most  attractive  variety  of  side  stamps. 
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BINDINGS  GUARANTEED  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST.   PRINTING  SUPERIOR 
TO  ANY.    PRICES  AS  LOW  OR  LESS  THAN  OTHERS. 


Luther's  Illustrated  German  Bible, 

Containing  Bjblk  Dictionary,  History  of  the 
Books,  Map-',  Illuminated  Plates  and  many  other 
beautiful  features,  elaborately  illustrated,  mak- 
ing the  most  complete  and  best  illustrated 
German  Bible  in  the  country  at  lower  prices  than 
any  other  edition. 


Haydock's  Approved  Calholic  Bible, 

Containing;  a  complete  Catholic  Dictionary 
and  a  large  amount  of  biblical  matter,  em- 
bellithed  with  hundreds  of  magnificent  en- 
gravings and  illuminated  plates. 
Illustrated  Catalogue,  containing  full  descrip- 
tion, prices,  &c.,  mailed  on  application. 


.^..=3)  ORDERS  FOR  SAMPLE   LOTS  RECEIVE   PROMPT  ATTENTION  AND  LOWEST  PRICES. 


NO  MORE  DUST  OR  FLIES  IN  YOUR  INK. 
EVAPORATION  OR  THICKENING  CAUSED 
BY  EXPOSURE  TO  THE  AIR. 


NO 


f  T  is  complete,  simple  in  construction,  cannot  get  out  of 
order,  can  be  used  by  any  one  at  first  sight.    Made  in 

plain    or    figured 
Bronze,    Nickel 
Plated,  Gold  Figured 
Nickel,  Single  or  Double 
Founts,  Flint  or  Cut  Glass 
in  upwards  of  forty  differ- 
ent styles.    Price  List  and 
Discounts  sent  to  the  trade 
upon  application  to 


Cut  No.  1  shows  the  Stand  Closed.    The  cover  being  automatically 
adjusted  keeps  the  stand  always  closed  when  ink  is  not  needed. 


A.  GUSS 

So/e  Agent, 

^Im.inn-  Pi+ir     "Po         ^^'^  ^°'  "^  snows  me  Btana  upen.       xne  nngers  resting  on  tne 
Opi  ing   Ivlty )  Id. ,  levcT  causes  the  cover  to  be  lifted  easily,  ready  to  receive  the  pen. 


U.  S.  A. 


By  removing  the  hand,  as  you  take  the  pen  from  the  ink,  the  stand 
immediately  closes. 


IMPORTERS,   MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


BIRTHDAY  CAEDS, 

The  finest  line  ever  offered  to  the  Trade  will  be  shown  this  week  by  our  Travelers  who  are  on  the  road.       Please  reserve 
your  orders,  it  will  pay  you. 


Kos.  88  &  90  READE   ST.,  NEW   YORK. 


— s>i 


Birthday.  Wedding  and  Condolence  Cards,  $10.00  to  $50.00. 

SPEOIlvdlEN"    S^O^dlFLE     LOTS.       TR,-A.IDE:    SXJFFLIEID. 

-•^^^^  Over  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  Imported).  ^1^'  ^'- 


%  <n^. 


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It^"  Await  our  Travelers  before  orde  ing  Christmas  Cards.      I^~  Orders  for  Specimen  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 

D.  W.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U  S.  A, 


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The  Parsons  Paper  Company, 

^^HOLYOKE,     MASS.,^?^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS, 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commerciil 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

''FAJiSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,    HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

"PARSONS-  LINEN    LEDGER."  ''SCOTCH    LINEN    LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


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and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them,   Printed  or  Plain,  as  Low,  if  not  Lower. 

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as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights.  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 


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less  than  half  its  cost     No  colors  or  tints  used     ut 
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we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chrorao  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 


Agents  fob  Salb  op  Goods  : 

HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street 

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:  The  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  I  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED  1  and  hence  the 

Leading  Railway  of  the  West  and  Northwest  I 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  itmaka,  /tenver,  I,e<i<lviUe,  Salt  Lake, 
San  Francisco,  Deadwood.,  f>iotix  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan,  Mar- 
quette, Fond du  Lac,  watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Wioona,  La  Crosse,  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At  Coimeil  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  ine 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
ern Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  ^~  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNG,  Gen.  Supt,  Chicago. 


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BEST   AND   CHEAPEST. 

A.  A.  WEEKS,  SOLE  MANUFACTURER, 

82  John  Street,  New  York. 


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All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

Joseph  Wolf,  fancy  goods  dealer,  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  is  dead. 

A.  Coons,  stationer,  BakersSeld,  Cal.,  has 
been  burned  out. 

The  Pilot  Publishing  Company,  Ogden  City, 
Utah,  has  sold  out. 

The  Daily  New  Mexican,  Santa  F6,  N.  M., 
has  been  discontinued. 

Gates  &  Co.,  printers,  Boston,  Mass.,  have 
sold  out  to  S.  A.  Gates. 

L.  P.  Lesler,  publisher  of  the  Boscobel  Dial, 
Bascobel,  Wis.,  is  dead. 

J.  C.  Beers,  of  J.  B.  Beers  &  Co.,  map  pub- 
lishers, New  York  city,  is  dead. 

W.  A.  Smith,  newsdealer,  Albuquerque, 
N.  M.,  is  about  to  quit  business. 

The  Albuquerque  Review,  Albuquerque,  N. 
M.,  is  to  be  removed  to  Santa  ¥&. 

W.  H.  Bailache  &  Co.,  publishers,  Albu- 
querque, N.  M.,  have  removed  to  Santa  F6. 

David  Bennett,  of  D.  Bennett  &  Son,  station- 
ers and  toy  dealers.  New  York  city,  is  dead. 

H.  M.  Aller,  publisher  of  the  Press,  Leaven 
worth,  Kan.,  has  sold  out  to  Frank  T.  Lynch. 

O.  S.  Currier,  paper-box  manufacturer,  Brent- 
wood, N.  H.,  has  removed  to  Haverhill,  Mass. 

E.  Devine  &  Co.,  printers  and  publishers, 
Watford,  Ont.,  have  made  an  assignment  in 
trust. 

Brown  &  Gilrup,  publishers  of  the  Herald, 
Mount  Pleasant,  la.,  have  been  succeeded  by 
Mr.  Brown. 

Ames  &  Greenameyer,  booksellers  and  sta- 
tioners, Niles,  Mich.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
J.  H.  Ames  succeeds. 

Henry  Baney,  manufacturer  of  paper  boxes, 
Wallingford,  Conn.,  has  sold  out  to  the  Judd 
Manufacturing  Company. 

John  Ottman,  lithographer.  New  York  city, 
advertises  that  he  will  do  business  under  the 
style  of  Mayer,  Merkle  &  Otterman. 

P.  Bates,  of  Linton  Brothers  &  Co.,  cardboard 
manufacturers,  Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  has  withdrawn 
from  the  firm  and  sold  his  interest  to  the  remain- 
ing partners,  who  continue  under  the  same  style. 

H.  W.  Schweckendiek  &  Co.,  wholesale  sta- 
tioners, Baltimore,  Md.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship by  limitation,  and  a  nevF  firm  has  been 
formed  with  H.  W.  Schweckendiek  as  general 
partner,  and  Alexander  H.  Schulz  as  special 
partner,  to  May  31,  1888,  with  a  capital  of 
$10,000. 

Fire  broke  out  about  three  o'clock  on  Wednes- 
day morning  on  the  fourth  floor  of  Nos.  .51  and 
.53  Maiden  lane,  occupied  by  Evans  &  Geddes, 
blank-book  manufacturers,  and  the  flames  spread 
with  great  rapidity  through  their  inflammable 
stock,  and  extended  to  the  other  floors.  After 
an  hour's  hard  work  the  fire  was  got  under  con- 
trol. Among  the  losses  were  Evans  &  Geddes, 
$2,000  ;  Sears  &  Cole,  printers,  &c.,  second  and 
third  floors,  No.  51,  .$500  ;  Sigismund  Ullman, 
printers'  supplies,  first  floor.  No.  51,  fl.OOO  ; 
Thompson  &  Moreau,  printers,  second  and  third 
floors,  No.  .53,  $19,000. 


Palliser,  Palliser  &  Co.,  Bridgeport,  Conn., 
the  well-known  architects  and  publishers  of 
standard  works  on  architecture,  have  lately  is- 
sued a  sheet  containing  plans  and  specifications 
of  a  very  tasteful  modern  eight-room  cottage 
with  tower,  and  also  with  the  necessary  modifi- 
cations for  building  it  without  the  tower,  and 
with  but  six  rooms  if  desired.  Details  are  given 
of  mantels,  stairs,  doors  and  casings,  cornices, 
&c.  The  publishers  have  found  it  the  most 
popular  plan  they  have  ever  issued,  and  state 
that  it  has  been  adopted  in  more  than  five  hun- 
dred instances  within  their  knowledge.  The 
same  firm  issues  specifications  in  blank  adapted 
for  frame  or  brick  buildings  of  any  cost;  also, 
forms  of  building  contract,  and  several  books 
on  modern  inexpensive,  artistic  cottage  plans, 
which  are  of  great  practical  value  and  con- 
venience to  everyone  interested. 

R.  Worthington  will  issue  next  week,  simul- 
taneously with  its  publication  in  England,  Al- 
gernon Charles  Swinburne's  new  volume,  en- 
titled "A  Century  of  Roundels."  The  volume 
comprises  one  hundred  poems,  in  which  the  poet 
treats  of  sixty-one  distinct  subjects  in  that  rich, 
musical  English  for  which  he  is  so  justly  ad- 
mired, and  in  a  variety  of  form  that  will  render 
the  book  of  special  interest  to  students  of  the 
poetic  art.  Some  of  the  most  remarkable  of  the 
roundels  describe  a  swimming  expedition  in  the 
Channel  Islands  with  Theodore  Watts,  and  are 
written  in  response  to  Mr.  Watts'  series  of 
"  Sonnets  from  the  Channel,"  printed  in  the 
London  AthencBum  last  autumn. 

Charles  J.  Cohen,  Philadelphia,  has  received, 
by  sailing  vessel,  from  Bremen  a  large  invoice 
of  slate  pencils  in  the  full  variety  of  sizes  and 
lengths.  Mr.  Cohen  states  that,  by  special  ar- 
rangement with  the  mines,  he  has  been  enabled 
to  obtain  this  exceptionally  large  shipment  at 
prices  very  much  lower  than  have  for  some  time 
prevailed  in  the  slate  region.  This  entire  lot  is 
cased  in  ten  thousand,  enabling  nearly  every 
dealer  to  take  a  case,  thus  securing  the  most 
favorable  prices  obtainable. 

The  invitations  to  the  opening  of  the  Brooklyn 
Bridge  were  printed  by  Tiflfany  &  Co.  in  their 
finest  style,  and  were  certainly  handsome  speci- 
mens of  engraving.  All  of  the  cardboard  and 
paper  on  which  the  25,000  invitations  were 
printed  was  furnished  by  Jas.  D.  Whitmore  & 
Co.,  and  for  elegance  in  finish  and  purity  in 
stock  it  is  thought  that  these  invitations  cannot 
be  excelled. 

Z.  Crane,  Jr.,  &  Brother,  Dalton,  Mass.,  have 
forwarded  a  nicely  prepared  sample  box  of  the 
pure  paper  pulp  from  which  their  famous  note- 
paper  and  envelopes  are  made.  These  boxes  are 
mailed  free  to  stationers  on  application,  and 
they  must  form  quite  a  new  and  interesting  or- 
nament for  the  show-case. 

C.  R.  Zimmerman  has  just  finished  three  new 
water-color  drawings — "  A  Lost  Opportunity," 
'"Stopping  an  Incomer,"  and  "  A  Side-Show." 
These  charming  pictures  have  been  reproduced 
and  are  sold  by  Janentzky  &  Co.,  Philadelphia. 
They  can  be  had  in  sheet  or  in  mat. 

John  T.  Hoag,  for  many  years  connected  with 
and  well  known  in  the  paper  trade,  has  resumed 
business,  and  has  opened  an  office  at  Room  57, 
Tribune  Building,  this  city,  for  the  purpose  of 
dealing  in  paper  and  p  per  makers'  supplies. 

H.  Siebold  &  Co.,  dealers  in  lithographic  ma- 
terials. New  York  city,  have  advertised  the  dis- 
solution of  the  firm  from  May  IS,  and  that  J.  H. 
Siebold  continues  under  the  same  style. 

Baughman  Brothers,  stationers,  Richmond, 
Va.,  who  recently  failed,  have  resumed  business. 


William  Pemberton,  printer,  Uxbridge,  Ont., 
has  been  burned  out. 

I.  J.  Slattery,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Colum- 
bus, Neb. ,  has  sold  out. 

The  Pueblo  Printing  House,  Pueblo,  Cal. ,  has 
been  burned  out  ;  insured. 

J.  P.  Sternaman,  picture-frame  dealer,  Berlin, 
Ont..  has  sold  out  to  H.  S.  Huber. 

A  bailiflf  is  in  possession  of  the  store  of  Samuel 
S.  Cann,  stationer,  Hamilton,  Ont. 

The  Loring  Paper  and  Twine  Company,  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  is  closing  out  its  business. 

Thomas  W.  Arthur,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Halifax,  N.  S.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

R.  S.  Bowman,  publisher  of  the  Independent, 
Berwick,  Pa.,  is  in  the  hands  of  the  sheriff. 

J.   B.   Trayes,    printer   and   publisher.   Port 
Hope,  Ont.,  is  advertising  his  business  for  sale. 
Isaac  Elsas  &  Co.,   paper-stock  dealers,  At- 
lanta,  Ga.,have  dissolved  partnership.    Isaac 
Elsas  succeeds. 

Robert  S.  Davis,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Boston,  Mass.,  has  been  succeeded  by  Leach, 
Shewell  &  Sanborn. 

The  June  number  of  "  Our  Little  Ones  "  is  out, 
as  bright  and  sprightly  as  ever.  It  is  a  great 
thing  for  the  children^ 

John  A.  Lonabaugh,  of  Lonabaugh  &  Sons, 
printers  and  publishers  of  the  Centennial  Ad- 
vertiser, Philadelphia,  Pa.,  is  dead. 

The  Daily  Virginian  newspaper  office,  Lynch- 
burg, Va. ,  was  totally  destroyed  by  fire  on  May 
30.    The  loss  is  §30,000;  insurance,  $15,000. 

Watson  &  Park,  dealers  in  stationers'  special- 
ties. New  York,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
The  business  will  be  continued  at  51  Nassau 
street  by  R.  R.  Watson,  to  whom  all  bills  will 
be  paid  and  who  will  settle  all  accounts  of  the 
old  firm. 

The  Crocker  Manufacturing  Company's  paper 
mill,  at  Holyoke,  was  damaged  $25,000  by  fire 
on  Tuesday  afternoon.  The  insurance  on  the 
whole  property  is  $65,000.  The  duster,  rag,  and 
machine  room  were  destroyed,  together  with 
considerable  stock  and  machinery.  The  stock 
room  was  badly  scorched.  The  Dickinson  & 
Clark  new  paper  mill  caught  fire  three  times, 
but  the  damage  was  slight. 

An  assignment  for  the  benefit  of  creditors  was 
filed  on  Thursday,  May  31,  by  Charles  D.  Myers 
and  Abraham  E.  Simons,  composing  the  firm  of 
Myers  Brothers,  dealers  in  fine  stationery,  and 
doing  business  at  63  John  street  and  34  Bond 
street,  to  Frederick  M.  Littlefield,  with  the  fol- 
lowing preferences  :  Nassau  Bank,  $3,818.44  ; 
Lewis  L.  Levy,  $3,500 ;  Catherine  C.  Myers, 
$3,000  ;  Henry  Leo,  $300  ;  Geo.  I.  Luck,  $1,000, 
and  C.  W.  Jencks  &  Brother,  $500,  making  a 
total  of  $10,118  44.  The  nominal  assets  are 
$33,295.45  ;  the  actual,  $18,448.81,  and  the  lia- 
bilities are  $14,335.30.  Among  the  principal 
creditors  are  the  following-named :  Nassau 
Bank,  $3,800  ;  Lewis  S.  Levy  $3,500  ;  Catherine 
C.  Myers,  $3,000  ;  Henry  Leo,  $300  ;  George  J. 
Luck,  $1  000  ;  Charles  W.  Jencks  &  Brother, 
$1,040  ;  Marcus  Ward  &  Co.,  $1,161  ;  H.  Lieber- 
necht,  $313  ;  John  Walker  &  Co.,  $337  ;  Aga- 
wam  Paper  Company,  $522  ;  Rosenbaum  &  Co., 
$316  ;  Massasoit  Paper  Company,  $232  ;  A.  Carr, 
$104.  All  of  the  other  debts  are  each  under 
$100.  At  a  meeting  of  the  creditors,  held  yes- 
terday afternoon  at  the  assignee's  office,  in  the 
Bryant  Building,  Liberty  and  Nassau  streets,  a 
statement  was  submitted,  and  the  following- 
named  committee  appointed  to  inquire  into  the 
affairs  of  the  firm,  viz. :  Alfred  Ireland,  Charles 


June  7,  1883.1 


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797 


Jeucks  and  Henry  Bainbridge.  The  committee 
is  to  report  next  Wednesday. 

George  Anderson,  toy  dealer,  Philadelphia,  has 
been  sold  out  at  auction. 

C.  C.  Wick,  of  C.  C.  Wick  &  Co.,  publishers, 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  is  dead. 

Gates  &  Co.,  printers,  Boston,  Mass.,  are  com- 
promising at  20  per  cent. 

A  receiver  has  been  appointed  for  the  Card- 
well  Lithograph  Company,  New  York  city. 

John  H.  Thomas,  bookseller  and  stationer, 
Dayton,  Ohio,  has  been  succeeded  by  Thomas, 
Mayer  &  Van  Sant. 

Samples  of  all  of  Phil.  Hake's  new  goods  can 
now  be  seen  at  the  firm's  showrooms,  William 
and  Ann  streets.  The  display  is  well  worth 
seeing. 

Farley,  Paul  &  Baker,  wholesale  stationers, 
Philadelphia,  have  been  awarded  the  contract 
for  fancy  paper  and  leather  goods  for  the 
National  House  of  Representatives. 

Henry  L.  Warren,  of  the  National  Publishing 
Company,  Philadelphia,  has  returned  from  his 
spring  trip,  and  reports  his  trade  fully  up  to  last 
year.  The  many  orders  already  received  assure 
the  entire  success  of  the  new  line  of  family 
Bibles. 

The  celebrated  Prouty  power  press,  which  is 
advertised  in  this  week's  Stationee,  is  said  to 
be  meeting  with  unparalleled  success  in  the 
history  of  power  presses.  With  its  late  im- 
provements it  is  thought  to  be  a  perfect  gem. 
In  the  past  thirty  days  W.  G.  Walker  &  Co. 
have  shipped  the  Prouty  into  eleven  different 
States.  Printers  say  that  the  Prouty  is  equal 
to  any  other  press  that  they  can  purchase  for 
twice  the  money.  It  runs  very  easy  and  does 
all  grades  of  work,  and  is  becoming  immensely 
popular. 

The  Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue  on 
Friday  issued  a  circular  supplementary  to  cir- 
cular No.  359,  in  regard  to  the  redemption  and 
cancellation  of  stamps  imprinted  on  checks, 
drafts,  &c.  It  provides  that  imprinted  checks 
and  drafts  may  be  sent  to  the  Internal  Revenue 
Bureau  at  once,  instead  of  from  July  1,  as  orig- 
inally intended.  Such  as  are  received  will  be 
canceled  and  returned,  if  possible,  by  July  1. 
They  may  be  presented  in  sheets  or  in  books, 
and  will  be  returned  in  the  same  condition. 
Blanks  which  have  been  compressed  into  blocks 
or  pads  must  be  separated  before  presentation. 
The  canceled  stamps  will  be  designed  by  the  im- 
printed words,  "  Stamp  redeemed."  Requests 
for  cancellation  in  any  other  form  or  at  any 
place  except  the  office  of  the  Commissioner  of 
Internal  Revenue  will  not  be  considered.  Claims 
should  be  made  ou  form  81,  copies  of  which  will 
be  furnished  upon  application.  Cases  will  be 
taken  up  in  the  order  of  their  receipt.  .  If  the 
claim  in  any  case  is  complete,  the  stamps  ac- 
companying it  will  be  canceled  at  once.  If  the 
claim  is  not  complete,  the  stamps  will  be  laid 
aside  until  additional  and  satisfactory  evidence 
is  received. 


Burnett  &  Tillotson,  publishers  of  the  Stan- 
dard, Leavenworth,  Kan.,  have  sold  out  to 
Frank  T.  Lynch. 

Owing  to  the  advent  of  the  warm  weather, 
the  demand  for  hammocks  is  daily  increasing, 
and  R.  Fideau,  43  Dey  street,  is  busy  filling  large 
orders  for  these  goods,  especially  for  the  Para- 
dise hammocks. 

A  representative  of  The  Stationer  was  lately 
in  Holyoke,  and  having  occasion  to  call  on  the 
Holyoke  Envelope  Company,  after  being  shown 
through  its  immense  envelope  manufactory, 
whose  products  are  already  so  well  known  to  the 
trade,  was  taken  by  the  president,  Mr.  Abbe, 
through  the  new  papeterie  department  which 
has  lately  been  added.  Samples  and  goods  in 
process  of  manufacture  were  exhibited,  the  line 
comprising  some  of  the  most  elegant  and  useful 
goods  of  this  description  that  have  yet  been 
shown.  This  part  of  the  company's  business  is 
run  entirely  separate  as  to  detail  from  the  en- 
velope department,  and  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  experienced  persons,  as  the  line  attests. 
The  company  is  to-day  making  over  three  hun- 
dred diflferent  styles  of  papeteries  of  all  grades 
and  all  prices  ;  in  fact,  too  many  and  too  varied 
to  attempt  description.  It  will  be  desirable  for 
the  wholesale  trade  to  examine  these  goods  be- 
fore placing  orders  for  papeteries.  Mr.  Abbe 
incidentally  remarked  that  the  company  does 
not  propose  to  peddle  the  line,  but  intends  to 
seek  the  jobbing  trade  exclusively,  and  to  sell  to 
them  only. 


Hard  &  Parsons  have  brought  out  an  emblem- 
atic Christmas  card.  The  design  represents  a 
structure  symbolical  of  the  Church  of  Christ. 
The  whole  is  poised  in  ethereal  space,  and  in  the 
lower  part  is  seen  the  reflection  of  Evil,  invidi- 
ously watching  the  progress  of  Christianity. 
The  structure  rests  on  a  horizontal  base,  on 
which  is  depicted  the  Gospel  story  of  the  Star 
of  Bethlehem.  The  mingled  stripes  of  blue  and 
red  are  emblematic  of  "  the  truth  of  love"  and 
"the  love  of  truth."  The  central  panel,  the 
main  feature  of  the  card,  represents  a  heavenly 
spirit  arrayed  in  white,  descending  from  heaven 
to  earth,  bearing  in  her  right  hand  an  olive 
branch  and  in  her  left  a  thorny  cross,  suggest- 
ing that  by  the  Cross  peace  reigns  on  earth. 
On  the  top  are  the  Greek  letters  Alpha  and 
Omega,  the  beginning  and  the  end.  On  the 
tyrapans  of  the  two  lateral  panels  are  two  me- 
dallions, representing  the  Old  Testament,  with 
the  torah,  the  decalogue  and  Aaron's  rod;  the 
second  represents  the  New  Testament,  with  the 
Gospel  of  St.  John,  the  cross  and  the  palm  of 
martyrdom.  On  a  scroll  are  the  names  of  the 
four  Evangelists  in  Greek.  The  peacock  over 
the  top  of  the  arch  is  the  emblem  of  Incorrupti- 
bility, Eternity  and  Resurrection,  while  the 
organ  conveys  the  idea  of  praise.  The  whole 
design  is  inclosed  by  a  gothic  border,  on  which 
is  inscribed  the  usual  Christmas  greeting.  The 
same  firm  has  another  gothic  card,  for  which 
several  English  houses  have  already  given  large 
orders. 


FOLEY'S   PAT.  IMPROVED   STYLOGRAPHIC  PEX. 


Great  reduction  in  price  :  No.  1,  $1.75;  No.  2,  $2.50;  No.  3,  $2.50;  No.  4,  $3.  A  liberal  discount  to  the  Trade. 
FOLEY'S  PATENT  STYLUS  is  the  best  and  only  Pen  with  point,  spring  and  cleaner  in  air  tube.  Fully 
warranted,  and  exchangeable  for  gold  pens  and  pencils. 

We,  the  subscribers,  who  know  the  value  of  FOLEY'S  PENS  from  constant  use  of  them  for  a  number  of 
years,  cheerfully  recommend  them  to  those  who  wish  for  the  best  and  most  perfect  Gold  Pen  ever  made. 

Signed  by  the  following  gentlemen  and  over  1,000  Cashier  Union  Nat '1  Bank;  Wm.  H.  Cox,  Cash! 
others:  G.  S.  Coe,  Pres.  Am.  Ex.  Nat'l  Bank;  J.  A.  Mpr>Vianips'  Nnt.'l  Tiank  .r  TSiirII  PrB.-s  Tmnortfirs  at 
Beardsley,   Cashier  Nat'l  Bank  of  North  America; 


Wm.  A.  FaU,  Pres.  Corn  Exchange  Bank;  P.  H 
Lowry,  Pres.  Nat'l  Bank  of  the  RepubUc;  F.  D.  Tap- 
pan,  Pres.  Gallatin  Nat'l  Bank ;  C.  F.  Timpson,  Cashier 
Continental  Bank ;  I.  G.  Ogden.  Cashier  New  York  Co. 
Nat'l  Bank;  Chas.  Dennis,  Vice-Pres.  Atlantic  Mutual 
Ins.  Co. ;  Daniel  D.  Smith,  Pres.  Commercial  Ins.  Co  ; 
Elwood  Walter,  Pres.  Mercantile  Mutual  Ins.  Co.; 
Wm.  L.  Jenkins.  Pres.  Bank  of  America;  J.  W.  Lewis, 


Cashier 
Mechanics'  Nat'l  Bank,  J.  Buell,  Pres.  Importers  and 
Traders'  Nat'l  Bank;  J.  M.  Crane,  Cashier  Shoe  and 
Leather  Nat'l  Bank;  A.  F.  Wilmarth,  Vice-Pres.  Home 
Fire  Ins.  Co. ;  Morris  Franklin,  Pres.  New  York  Life 
Ins.  Co. ;  Clark,  Dodge  &  Co. ;  White,  Morris  &  Co. ; 
Vermilye  &  Co.;  Winslow,  Lanier  &  Co.;  Wells, 
Fargo  &  Co.;  United  States  Ex.  Co.;  Barclay  & 
Livingston;  George  D.  Arthur  &  Co.;  H.  T.  Morgan  & 
Co. ;  American  Ex.  Co. ;  Adams  Ex.  Co. ;  T.  Ketchum 
Co. ;  S.  B.  Chittenden  &  Co. ;  Johnson  &  Higgins. 


JOHN  FOLKY,  Gold  Pen  and  Stylographic  Pen  Manufacturer,  3  Aster  House,  Broadway,  New  York 


GARTER, 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  'Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

1»  Send  for  Samples. 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


RICE  &  GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON,  MASS 


TCR"^" 


SUPERIOR  TO   ALL   OTHERS.-^- 

Send,    fop    Samples   and.    Priees. 


GEO.  F.  KING  &  MERRILL, 

Blank.    Book    Manufacturers. 

STATIONERS  and  PAPER  DEALERS, 
29    Hawley    Street,    BOSTON,  MASS. 


798 


THE  ameeica:n   stationer 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  wl]I  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  $10  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 

ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

JANENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  295 
Broadway,  N.Y.,&  156&  158  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  UTHOQRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.:  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Hoston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLBS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 


SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Wahiut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  III. 


Bookbinders'  Machinery. 


CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


mCKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


GABNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  WiUiam  st.,  N.  Y. 


QANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  st.,  N.  Y. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKF.,  PHTT.rP. 

155  William  St. 

N.  Y. 

Copyi 

ng  Presses. 

HUBBARD,  H.  N., 

313  to  319  E.  22d  St. 

N.  Y. 

ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    CarpentersTUle,  lU. 

8HRIVEB,  T.,  &  CO., 

333  East  56th  St., 

N.  Y. 

TATUM.  SAMUEL  C. 

&  CO.,               CInciimati.  O. 

Copying  Books. 

MURPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  st.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


LIPMAN.  HYMEN  L., 


51  South  4th  St..  Phila. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  .MANUFACTURER.     For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  st.  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134 and  136  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY,  M.  A.. 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


THE   LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 


WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c.,  170  Clark  St..  Chicago,  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


MENDE,  PAUL, 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 

16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  111.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8, 12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 

NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  pubUshers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Gummed  Paper 


Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 
DENNISON   MANUFACTURING   CO.,   21    Milk   St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;    630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


cox,  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  HI. 
Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  &c. 

GAYNOB  <S  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  Bell  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 


Letter,  Cabinet  and  Library  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mf rs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr., 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfuUy  given), 
57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 


SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelphia. 


Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 


Q.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,    White   and    Colored 
►tissue  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  City.  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting;. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


32  Beekman  St..  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers- Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON, 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN,  I^MBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y . 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  all  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  St.,  Boston 

School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK,  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  Scbool  Furniture 
Co.,  27  Franklin  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,   O.  W.    &   CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.    Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


009  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper  Manufacturers. 


ROGERS,  L.  H., 


75  Maiden  Lane,  NY. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER,]«5^^/-^|ent^^j^^^^^^^^^ 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  st.,  N.  Y. 

J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR.  ALEXANDER, 


110  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING,  GEO.   F.,  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


PhUadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties- Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila. 
Pa. — Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  WUUam  St.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  PhUa.,  Pa. 
Star  Copying  Pads. 

DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  MUk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cinciimati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  st., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
PhUadelphia;  155  Dearbomst.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Toys  and  Games. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  37  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

PRIOR  &  HLLGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WEIDMANN,  A., 


306  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fire!     Fire!    Fire!!! 

For  Insurance  rates  address 

INDEBSON  &  STANTON, 

158  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 


Juue7,   1883.1 


THE    AMEEIOAN    8TAT10NEE. 


799 


ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

SHAPE    NOVELTIES, 

REWARD,  BIRTHDAY,  and  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Orders  of  Dance,  IVIenus, 
Tassels,  Marriage  Certificates,  Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Advertis- 
ing Fans,  Plaques,  Crayons,  Calenders,  &c.,  &c. 


CHICAGO:    156  &  158  MONROE  STKEET.  BOSTON:   S9  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 

TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 

HIGHLY    FINISHED 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS. 

Manufactory  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Buttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

ODK    tEADING    STYLES: 

No.  39 Falcon        No.    7B Swan        No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  5T  . . .  Commercial        No.  707 ....  Bank  Falcon        No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No.  49  Bank        No.  405.     ...Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

No.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 

New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  ^VUUam  Street. 


THE  BLACK  &CLAWSON  CO. 'S 

Imprmd  Ferforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


ttS~  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

THE  BLACK  &  CLAWSON  CO.. 

I     Mention  American  Stationer.  Matnilton,  Ohio. 


J-.  E.  XillsTIDIE, 


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Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T-j^OrS,  .^^j^TJD  OrTJiiA:  rj.<f^BE:x.-s, 

PUBLISHER   OF 


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Oliromos,  Folders    stud. 

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Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $2.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  ai.       olds,  by  mail,  $1.00 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADES  OF  PAPER  AND  CARD-BOARD  MADE  TO  OltDER. 


VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER,  BOOKS,  &c, 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 
For  the  Week    Ended   June   1,    1883. 


Albums 

Books 

Newspapers . . 
Engravings . . . 

Ink      

Lead  Pencils  . 
Slate  Pencils  . 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Other 

Totals 


5 

414 

62 

34 

94 

7 

4 

170 

4 

14 

798 


8431 
54,229 
2,944 
10,473 
1,616 
1,351 
293 
13,175 
4,900 
2,690 


$92,102 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER   BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM   NEW    YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS, 

Fob  the  Week  Ended  June  6,  1883. 


Paper,  reams 

Paper,  pkgs 

Paper,  cases 

Books,  cases 

Stationery 

Totals 


1,1 
608 
115 
66 
76 
2,760 


11,363 
2,808 
7,563 
6,038 
«28,153 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS   FROM   NEW  YORK, 

From    May  30  to  June   6,  1883 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  1;  to  Bremen,  1;  to 
LiveiTJOol,  30;  to  Newfoundland,  3;  to  Nova  Scotia, 
1;  to  British  West  Indies,  5;  to  Havre,  4;  to  Cuba, 
3;  to  Mexico,  5;  to  Venezuela,  7. 

PAPER,  to  Hamburg,  36  pkgs. ;  to  Bremen,  33  cs. ; 
to  Liverpool,  3  cs.,  33  pkgs.;  to  Glasgow,  6  cs. ;  to 
London,  60  pkgs.;  to  British  West  Indies,  5  pkgs., 
195  rms. ;  to  Cuba,  45  cs.,  23  pkgs.,  1,000  rms. ;  to 
Hayti,  1  pkg. ;  to  Brazil,  700  rms.,  453  pkgs.;  to  Peru, 
5  cs. ;  to  Mexico,  15  pkgs. ;  to  Chili,  6  pkgs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  6;  to  Rotter- 
dam, 1;  to  Liverpool,  40;  to  London,  9;  to  Nova  Sco- 
tia, 3;  to  British  West  Indies,  3;  to  Cuba,  4;  to  Bra- 
zil, 5;  to  Porto  Rico,  1;  to  Mexico,  9;  to  Genoa,  1. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  British  West  Indies,  50: 
to  Cuba,  23;  to  Hayti,  1;  to  Brazil,  100;  to  Mexico, 
6;  to  Chili,  -36;  to  Venezuela,  26. 

INK,  packages,  to  Liverpool,  12;  to  Cuba,  27;  to 
Mexico,  100. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  13;  to  British  West 
Indies,  1 ;  to  New  Brunswick,  10. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &c.,  cases,  to 
Hamburg,  3;  to  Liverpool,  11;  to  London,  12;  to 
Cuba,  2;  to  Brazil,  1 ;  to  Mexico,  4. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  2;  to  Bremen, 
5;  to  Copenhagen,  1. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  5;  to  London,  1;  to 
Nova  Scotia,  1. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1. 

TYPE  WRITERS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1. 

PLAYING  CARDS,  cases,  to  London,  4. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  Newfound- 
land, 6;  to  British  West  Indies,  3;  to  Cuba.  7;  to 
Mexico,  2. 

ENGRAVINGS,  CHROMOS,  &c.,  cases,  to  British 
West  Indies,  8. 

IMPORTATIONS   OF  PaPER. 

From   May    30   to     June     6,     1883. 
C.  H.  George,  Pavonia,  Liverpool,  7  cs.  hangings. 
L,  De  Jonge  &  Co,,  Suevia,  Hamburg,  5  cs, 

B.  lUfelder,  by  same,  1  cs. 

E,  &  H,  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  by  same,  2  cs. 
G,  Gennert,  by  same,  4  cs, 

F,  J.  Emmerich,  Labrador,  Havre,  5  cs. 

Pettier   &    Stymus   Manutacturing  Company,  by 
same.  2  cs,  hangings, 
Warren,  Fuller  &  S,,  by  same.  2cs,  hangings. 
Kaufmann  &  Strauss,  Rhein,  Bremen,  5  cs, 
J.  D,  Whitmore  &  Co,,  Servia,  Liverpool,  9  cs. 
E,  &  H,  T.  Anthony  &  Co,,  Bohemia,  Hambiu-g. 

Hensel,  Bruckmann  &  L,,  by  same,  4  cs. 
L,  De  Jonge  &  Co,,  by  same,  4  cs. 

C,  B,  Benjamin,  by  same,  2  cs.  filtering, 

G,  Gennert,  Hammonia,  Hamburg,  3  cs  i 


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he  current  week  later  than  12  M.  on  Wednesday.  The 
charge  for  advertising  is  25  cents  a  line,  each  inser- 
tion. Special  terms  for  standing  and  displayed  ad- 
vertisements to  be  had  on  application. 

This  journal  aims  to  be  a  medium  of  information 
tor  and  a  representative  of  the  interests  of  every  one 
connected  with  the  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  country,  in  all  cases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  interest. 
A  review  of  foreign  markets  and  accounts  of  move- 
ments abroad  will  also  be  furnished,  and  no  pains 
will  be  spared  to  make  The  Stationer  a  thorough 
and  complete  exponent  of  the  trade. 
Subscription  and  postage  for  Great  Britain, 

per  annum 12s. 

Any  information  our  readers  may  wish  to  obtain 
shall  be  cheerfully  g^iven,  and  prompt  replies  wUl  be 
made  to  all  inquiries  addressed  to  us  on  any  subjects 
of  interest  to  the  trade. 

Communications  on  all  trade  matters  are  earnestly 
solicited.    Address 

HOWARD  LOCKWOOD,  Pres.  and  Treas. 
American  Stationer  Association, 

74  DcANE  Street,  New  York. 

BRANCH  OFFICES. 

Western  Office  :  P.  G.  Monroe,  General  Manager, 
8  Lakeside  Buildinq,  Chicago,  III. 

Eastern  Office  :  E.  P.  Harris,  General  Manager, 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia  Office  :  J.  Viennot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Southern  Office  :  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, corner  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside ]  ^  LoS  ^""''"^  Building. 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo Vigo,  Spain. 

G.  Qalvagno Turin,  Italy. 

S.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa,  Italy. 

J  vs  Aa  R„o.i7  i  Amsterdam,  Holland,  and 

J.  H.  ae  Bussy i     the  Dutch  East  Indies. 

Tnhn  Hoo-ftn  i  Melbourne,    Sydney,    and 

John  Hogan -j     ^^eiai^e   Australia. 

R.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  G.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent.  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Camilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Calne  y  Carricaburu Havana,  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

JoM  A.  Barros Barranquille,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Edward  Grauert Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Bethencourt  e  hljoa Curagoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Conen  de  Lissa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

G.  C!.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  Q.  Thrum ■!  ^aSds"""'    ^*°'*^^''^'^     ^' 

John  G.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Haight Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes ]  *^  o^iS^w^'^'®'"'  ^"''^ 

Subscribers  to  The  Stationer  can  be  supplied  vrith 
the  best  cloth  binder  in  the  market.  Deliverable  at 
the  publication  office.    Price,  fifty  cents. 

Readers  of  this  paper  who  avail  themselves  of  the 
information  obtained  from  its  columns,  by  advertise- 
ment or  otherwise,  are  requested  to  notify  their  cor- 
lespondenta  of  the  source  of  their  information. 


A  GRAND  exposition  commemorative  of 
the  333d  anniversary  of  the  founding  of  the 
city  of  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico,  will  be 
opened  on  July  2.  It  promises  to  be  a  bar- 
barous as  well  as  civilized  pageant,  in  which 
different  tribes  of  Indians  will  figure  in 
juxtaposition  with  the  American  of  Saxon 
or  of  Spanish  blood.  There  will  be  a  num- 
ber of  special  features,  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant being  a  mining  and  industrial  dis- 
play. New  Mexico  is  fast  trending  into  the 
path  of  higher  civilization  and  we  hope  that 
the  day  is  not  far  distant  when  she  shall 
shine  forth  as  one  of  the  brightest  stars  in 
moral,  intellectual  and  material  wealth  that 
grace  our  American  constellation. 


The  chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Statistics  of 
the  Treasury  Department  contributes  an  in- 
teresting paper  to  the  North  American  Re- 
view for  June  in  which  he  sets  forth  the 
growth  of  American  manufactures  and  its 
relation  to  the  other  great  interests  of  the 
country.  He  points  out — what,  of  course, 
it  has  not  been  difficult  to  discover — that 
our  export  of  manufactured  goods  has  not 
kept  pace  with  their  production  and  that 
really  it  is  largely  in  arrears  when  con- 
sidered relatively  to  its  extent  of  years  ago. 
The  exports  from  the  United  States  to  Brazil, 
Chili,  Central  America,  United  States  of 
Colombia,  Venezuela,  Peru,  Uruguay  and 
the  Argentine  Republic  exceed  in  the  ag- 
gregate the  exports  from  France  to  those 
countries,  yet  in  the  item  of  paper  the 
value  of  the  French  exports  to  the  countries 
named  is  $1,481,726,  while  ours  is  only 
$447,876.  Mexico  buys  more  paper  from 
France  than  from  the  United  States,  and 
yet  she  is  our  next-door  neighbor  on  the 
south  and  we  have  greater  facilities  for 
reaching  her  markets  if  we  are  so  inclined. 
This  showing  is  exasperating,  and  to  say  the 
very  least  it  is  discreditable  to  the  business 
acumen  and  enterprise  of  the  American  pa- 
per and  stationery  trades. 


In  discussing  the  business  outlook  the 
Bankers'  Magazine  for  June  asserts  that 
there  is  a  very  uncomfortable  feeling  as  to 
the  future,  and  that  for  a  year  at  least 
manufacturers  have  made  no  profits.  Look- 
ing for  the  cause,  our  contemporary  attrib- 
utes the  business  depression  chiefly  to  rail- 
road mismanagement  and  the  consequent 
disinclination  or  fear  of  the  public — or  at 
least  that  part  of  it  which  is  wont  to  gamble 
or  "  take  a  flyer  "  in  Wall  street — to  engage 
in  stock  speculations  or  so-called  invest- 
ments. This  is  giving  the  stock  mai-ket 
credit  for  a  great  deal,  and  if  it  is  to  be  ac- 
cepted as  true  it  points  the  way  to  the  sup- 
pression of  stock  gambling  by  statutory 
enactment.  If  these  influences,  worked  to 
suit  the  greed  or  desires  of  a  few,  are  to 
imperil  and  jeopardize  the  happiness,  com- 
fort and  well-being  of  the  masses,  it  is  not 
surprising  that  we  should  hear  of  mutter- 
ings  and  the  outburst  of  socialistic  tenden- 
cies. But  are  the  railways  and  their  mis- 
management prime  movers  in  everything 
that  excites  business  and  aids  manufacture 


by  inducing  consumption?  That  stock 
speculation  has  its  influence  there  is  no 
doubt ;  but  there  are  other  potent  influ- 
ences on  general  trade.  Strikes  have  an 
important  effect  in  restricting  the  purchas- 
ing power  of  the  people,  and  the  competi- 
tion to  get  rich  and  make  money  fast  out- 
side of  the  stock  arena  induces  a  specula- 
tion as  wild  and  important  in  its  effects, 
perhaps,  as  any  other.  But  the  subject  is 
too  broad  to  discuss  at  this  moment.  It  is 
full  of  suggestion,  and  we  have  only 
touched  upon  it,  taking  a  text  which  may 
lead  up  to  thought  and  cause  reflection 
among  our  readers. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


F.  H.,  60  Queen  Victoria  street,  London,  E.  C,  sends 
sample   of  buff   blotting,  and   wants   name  of 
manufacturer. 
Ans.   The  sample  is    "  Treasury,"    made  by 

•Joseph  Parker  &  Son,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

O.  R.,   Omaha,  Neb.     1.  Sends  sample  of  "cloth- 
faced  "  blotting-paper,  and  wants  to  know  who 
makes  it.    2.  Wants  address  of  manufacturer  of 
Paragon  inkstands.    3.  Names  of  manufacturers 
of  boardclips  with  clips  of  iron,  brass  or  nickel. 
4.  Who  manufactures  oil-board. 
Ans. — 1.  Controlled  by  Bay  State  Paper  Com- 
pany,  Springfield,   Mass.  ;    do    not   know    the 
manufacturer.      2.    La   Belle  Glass  Company, 
Bridgeport,  Ohio.     3.  Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co., 
New  York  ;  W.   E.   Bradner  &  Co.,  Newark, 
N.  J.    4.   We  believe  that  almost  every  large 
wholesale  stationery  bouse  prepares  it  ;  Henry 
Bainbridge  &  Co.  do. 


MORTGAGES,   ETC. 


[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S.  bill  of  sale;  and  Ileal, 
a  mortgage  ou  real  estate.] 
Morlgayor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amoxcnt. 

Donovan  &  Or  vis $180 

A.  A.  Morton     550 

J.  Phair 301 

L.  R.  Goodwin  (R  ) 1,000 

C.Hart(R.)  3,556 

Toddings,  Dunn  &  Co 2,000 


EASTERN    STATES. 

E.  W.  Taylo  -,  Boston,  Mass 250 

Sam'l  Anderson,  Lynn,  Mass.  (prior  discharged)  100 
Asa  M.  Frye,  Lynn.  Mass.  (prior  discharged). ..  200 
Sarah  A.  Gates,  Boston,  Mass 1,500 


WESTERN  STATES. 

William  Burgess,  Chicago,  111 2,769 

H.  S.  Hill,  Peoria,  111.  (Real) 2,000 

Keil  Brothers,  Fort  Wayne,  Iiid.  (Real) 5,000 

V.  K.  Bruce,  Big  Rapids,  Mich 450 

G.  W.  Strata,  Denver,  Col  1,035 

Wm.  D.  Pratt,  Indianapolis,  Ind 650 

Frank  Scheirich,  Indianapolis ,  Ind.  (Real) 760 

W.  C.  Dennis,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich 855 


SOUTHERN  STATES. 

Richardson  &  McNulty,  Savannah,  Ga 3,807 

G.  C.  Hackstafif,  et  ux.,  Sedalia,  Mo 168 

H.  D.  Mentzel,  Ellicott's  City,  Md  9,030 


The  discovery  has  just  been  made  at  Puerto 
Principe,  Cuba,  of  a  large  lithographic  stone 
quarry,  that  has  been  proclaimed  by  experts  to 
be  superior  to  the  finest  imported  from  Ger- 
many, which  had  heretofore  been  considered 
the  best  in  the  world. 


An  art  loan  exhibition  of  paintings  is  being 
held  at  Gill's  Art  Galleries,  Springfield,  Mass. 
The  collection  comprises  the  works  of  many 
well-known  artists,  and  Mr.  Gill  is  entitled  to 
great  credit  in  securing  it. 


i 


June?,  1883.  J 


THE    AMERIOAI^    STATIOInTER 


801 


THE  LOCKWOOD  PRESS. 

ANNUAL  DINNER. 

Last  Friday  night,  June  1,  the  Lockwood 
Press  celebrated  its  foundation  with  the  annual 
dinner,  given  by  Howard  Lockwood,  to  the 
members  of  his  staff.  The  occasion  was  com- 
memorative of  the  eleventh  anniversary  of  the 
Paper  Trade  Journal,  from  which  the  Lock- 
wood  Press  had  its  origin,  and  of  the  other 
journals  under  the  same  management.  The  din- 
ner came  off  at  the  Lotos  Club. 

The  invited  guests  were  J.  W.  French,  presi- 
dent American  Paper  -  Makers'  Association  ; 
George  L.  Pease,  president  Stationers'  Board  of 
Trade;  D.  P.  Crocker,  secretary  American  Pa- 
per-Makers' Association  ;  W.  H.  Mailler,  of 
Mailler  &  Quereau;  Herbert  Jewell,  of  Jewell 
Milling  Company  ;  Marc  A.  Blumenberg,  of  the 
Musical  Courier ;  Edward  C.  Anderson,  and 
Col.  Henry  C.  Lockwood.  At  a  late  hour  Mr. 
French  telegraphed  his  inability  to  be  present, 
as  did  also  Mr.  Jewell. 

The  dinner  card  was  a  handsome  display  of 
typography,  in  colors,  and  was  a  specimen  of 
artistic  hand-work.  It  consisted  of  four  cards 
of  cream  bristol,  5x7,  ribbon-tied  at  the  top. 
The  exterior  cards  served  as  covers,  and  the  two 
interior  cards  were  printed  as  follows  : 
1873-1883. 

THE    LOCKWOOD    PRESS. 

"The Paper  Trade  Journal" 11th  Anniversary. 

"  The  American  Stationer  " 9th  Anniversary. 

"  '^*Jour™a[".^.°.  ^^*"  .*."^.  ^^^°^!'.  \  «'^  Anniversary. 
"  The  Millers'  Journal " 15th  Year. 

HOWARD    LOCKWOOD, 
Publisher  and  Proprietor. 

Publication  Department. 
Thomas  Walden,  E.  P.  Harris,  Boston, 

J.  C.  Gallagher,  J.  Viennot  Philadelphia, 

S.  L.  K.  Monroe,  P.  G.  Monroe,  Chicago, 

Chas.  K.  Hammitt,  C.  C.  Walden. 

Editorial  Department. 
James  A.  Colvin,  LL.B.,     Wm.  E.  Simmons, 
Michael  Scaalan,  Samuel  J.  Allaire, 

John  E.  Hearsey,  E.  E.  Hooper, 

D.  G.  Tepper,  Patrick  Cunniam, 

Charles  Kirchhoff,  Geo.  E.  Miles. 

Printing  Department. 
Oswald  Maune,  Henry  A.  Maley, 

Patrick  O'Connor,  William  G.  Parker, 

Daniel  F.  Keenan,  C.  A.  Lynch. 

Annual  Dinner   Given  by  Howard  Lockwood  to 
HIS  Staff,  at  the  Lotos  Club,  Friday, 
June  1,  1883. 

ME^fu. 

Little  Neck  Clams, 
potagbs. 
Bisque  de  Homard. 

Consommg  d,  la  Royale. 

HORS  d'cEUVBBS. 

Olives.  Vari6s.  Badis. 

RELEVES. 

Saumon  Boulli,  Sauce  aux  Crevettes. 

Salade  de  Concombre. 

Pommes  de  Terre. 

Boucb6es  ^  la  Reine. 
entrees. 
Agneau  de  Printemps  roti,  Sauce  d,  la  Menthe. 
Petits  Pois  Verts. 

Pommes  de  Terre,  a,  la  Duchesse. 

Ris  de  Veau,  a  la  Perigord. 

Asperges. 

Sorbet  au  Kirsch. 

roti. 
English  Snipe  CardSs.  Salade  de  Laitue. 

Fromage. 

Cremes  Glac6es  VariSes. 
Fruits.  Fraises.  Gateaux. 

Caf6. 

VINS. 

Chablis.  Amontillado.        Liebfraumilch. 

Pontet  Canet. 

Veuve  Clicquot  (yellow  label). 


The  dinner  was  enjoyed,  and  after  the  coflfee 
toasts  were  offered  and  responded  to.  The  toast 
to  the  American  Paper  Makers'  Association  was 
not  responded  to  in  the  absence  of  Mr.  French. 
The  remaining  toasts  were  as  follows  : 
' '  The  American  Stationer  :    A  man  of  great 

resource  and  infinite  variety."    Responded 

to  by  Geo.  L.  Pease. 
"The    Paper    City:     Her  foundations   are  of 

rags,  but  her  battlements  are  glorious.     She 

converteth  poverty   into  wealth."      D.    P. 

Crocker  replied. 
"  Our  Merchant  Marine  and  Our  Export  Trade  : 

'  When  our  Ships  are  on  the  Sea.'  "    W.  H, 

Mailler. 
"  The  'Dusty'  Miller— Who  fattens  others  that 

he  may  fatten."    Herbert  Jewell  was  as- 
signed to  this  toast,  but  in  his  absence  it 

was  not  responded  to. 
"  Arts  and  Journalism — '  There's  music  in  the 

air.'"    Marc  A.  Blumenberg. 
"  Lawyers  and  Merchants— One  makes  and  the 

other  'on  the  make.'"  Col.  H.  C.  Lockwood. 
"  Publishers  and  Advertisers — Two    necessary 

condiments  in  business."  Chas.  K. Hammitt. 
"The   Art  of   Talking — Prom    an    advertising 

point  of  view."    P.  G.  Monroe. 
"Wives  and  Daughters — Home  treasures — and 

costly."    D.  G.  Tepper. 
With  other    impromptu    sentiments,    music, 
stories,  &c.,  the  dinner  lasted  well  toward  dawn. 


A    NEW    TYPE-WRITER. 


A  new  kind  of  type- writer  is  being  introduced 
in  Rome,  which  is  said  to  be  capable  of  record- 
ing and  prining  words  as  rapidly  as  they  can  be 
spoken.  This  the  inventors  endeavor  to  secure 
by  improved  mechanicism,  and  by  the  use  of 
a  logographic  system.  It  has  as  its  object  the 
construction  of  type-writing  machines  for  print- 
ing in  ordinary  letters  with  the  same  speed  with 
which  a  person  can  make  a  speech,  and  the  im- 
provements consist  mainly  in  a  new  order  to 
be  given  to  the  letters  of  the  alphabet  and  their 
arrangement  in  series  of  groups,  and  the  appli- 
cation of  the  letters  thus  arranged  to  lever 
arms  operated  by  means  of  keys  ;  in  the  con- 
struction of  sectors  on  which  are  engraved  the 
letters  of  each  series,  such  sectors  having  a 
convergence  given  to  their  outer  side  in  such 
manner  that  the  impression  of  the  letter  shall 
be  effected  simultaneously  and  in  order. 


A    NEW    DRAWING    PAPER, 


M.  Juncker,  of  Paris,  has  invented  a  drawing 
paper  which  is  said  to  present  great  facilities 
where  rapidity  of  execution  is  desired.  It  is  a 
paper  enameled  with  a  preparation  of  stearine 
and  wax.  On  this  surface  the  work  may  be 
done  with  lamp-black  or  bistre,  or  any  tone  de- 
sired, mixed  either  with  oil  or  essence.  As  re- 
gards the  drawing,  it  may  be  executed  either 
with  a  lithographic  crayon  or  fine  brushes,  but 
for  rapid  working — recording,  for  instance,  an 
impression  of  nature,  an  effect  of  light  and 
shade,  the  composition  of  a  landscape,  &c. — the 
paper  may  be  covered  with  a  coat  of  the  pig- 
ment, and  the  light  obtained  by  scraping  or 
wiping  out  with  a  rag,  and  attenuating  or 
strengthening  the  tones  as  required.  The  enam- 
eled surface  of  the  paper  permits  the  working 
and  reworking  of  the  same  study,  ad  infinitum,. 
Hitherto  fusain  or  charcoal  has  been  considered 
the  quickest  means  of  obtaining  effects.  With 
this  paper  an  artist,  knowing  what  he  wishes  to 
produce,  could  certainly  work  far  more  rapidly 
than  with  charcoal.  The  paper  is  made  either 
white  or  tinted.     The  French  painters  Luminals 


and  Vuillefroy  have  tried  it  for  studies,  both  in 
single  tints  and  in  colors,  and  find  that  it  offers 
many  resources,  owing  to  the  aid  given  by  the 
surface  in  the  rapid  production  of  the  effects. 
The  product  is  called  "papier  Juncker,"  or 
"papier  stearine." 

W^ixxhtl  %zmtxxi. 

Office  of  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  June  6,  1883.     f 

THE  MONEY  MjiRKET.— Money  continues 
abundant  and  rates  low,  the  demands  from  all  classes 
of  borrowers  being  easily  supplied.  In  commercial 
paper,  preference  is  given  for  notes  maturing  in  Oc- 
tober. We  quote  60  to  90  days  indorsed  bills  receiva- 
ble, 4@5  per  cent. ;  four  months'  acceptances,  5@5]4, 
and  good  single  names,  four  to  six  months  to  run, 
5J^@6.  The  tone  of  the  stock  market  the  last  few 
days  has  been  for  the  most  part  "bullish."  Govern- 
ment bonds  have  slightly  improved,  while  railroad 
mortgages  are  firm,  with  the  demand  promoted  by 
the  plethora  of  and  low  rates  for  money.  Foreign 
exchange  is  in  rather  better  supply  and  in  less  active 
demand,  and  quotations  are  unchanged. 

THE  PA.JPEK  ilf^BK^T.— The  conditions  and 
tendencies  of  trade  have  not  materially  changed. 
The  spring  season  proper  is  over,  and  the  distribu- 
tive movement  is  gradually  decreasing,  and  we  have 
entered  upon  what  is  usually  the  dullest  month  of 
the  year.  So  far  as  the  immediate  outlook  is  con- 
cerned the  prospect  is  not  flattering,  but  in  the  event 
of  a  successful  agricultural  season,  there  is  no  rea- 
son to  doubt  that  trade  during  the  autumn  months 
will  be  fairly  prosperous.  Meanwhile  there  is  much 
the  same  pronounced  conservatism  in  regard  to  ven- 
tures for  the  future  that  has  been  so  conspicuous  a 
characteristic  generally  for  several  months  past. 
While  business  is  not  likely  to  be  much  more  un 
profitable  during  the  summer  than  it  has  been  during 
the  spring,  it  must  be  admitted  that  the  feeling 
among  the  trade,  manufacturers  and  dealers  alike,  is 
the  reverse  of  cheerful.  The  continuation  of  fail 
ures  has  still  a  more  or  less  discouraging  influence, 
although  it  is  to  be  noted  that  the  aggregate  amounts 
involved,  for  the  most  part,  have  been  quite  incon 
siderable. 

XB.E  STATION ERY  MJiJiKET.— There  has 
been  a  considerable  improvement  in  the  condition  of 
trade  during  the  past  few  days.  The  volume  of 
business  transacted,  however,  has  not  been  large, 
but  for  some  lines  good  orders  have  been  received 
for  future  delivery,  while  demands  have  been  made 
for  others  that  were,  in  fact,  not  subjected  to  an  in- 
quiry for  several  months.  This  is  considered  a  sud- 
den brightening  up  of  business  that  last  week  was 
not  expected,  as  many  in  the  trade  then  viewed  the 
prospects  as  gloomy.  Some  attribute  the  sudden 
movement  in  business  to  the  advent  of  the  warm 
weather,  while  others  say  that  the  conservative  pol- 
icy pursued  for  some  time  by  jobbers  and  dealers  in 
purchasing  only  for  immediate  requirements  has 
reached  its  limit,  and  that  now  they  have  to  prepare 
earlier  than  usual  for  the  fall  trade.  This  has  been 
anticipated  for  some  time  by  many  of  the  knowing 
ones  of  the  trade,  some  of  whom  gave  up  the  spring 
business  at  an  early  date,  after  a  careful  study  of 
the  then  situation.  Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  an 
advanced  movement  has  been  the  rule,  there  are  a 
few  houses  which  do  not  appear  to  have  felt  it,  but 
which  believe  that  activity  in  trade  is  not  far  off. 
Nearly  all  of  the  fancy-goods  dealers  report  busi- 
ness improved  and  the  prospects  excellent,  whUe  the 
fancy -card  men  are  anticipating  a  great  demand  for 
their  Christmas  lines.  This  is  particularly  so  with 
those  who  make  a  specialty  of  novelties,  one  house 
in  this  line  reporting  that  its  present  orders  are 
heavier  than  usual  at  this  season  of  the  year.  In  toys 
and  games  business  is  reported  to  be  fair,  and  in  do- 
mestic steel  pens  it  is  said  to  be  improving,  while  in 
the  imported  articles  it  is  slow;  this,  however,  is 
owing  to  the  fact  that  the  new  tariff  as  it  relates  to 
these  goods  will  go  into  effect  on  July  1.  In  blank 
books  trade  is  said  to  be  fair.  The  gold-pen  manu- 
facturers appear  to  be  satisfied  and  are  actively  pre- 
paring for  a  large  demand.  The  staple  stationery 
business  in  general  shows  an  improved  condition. 


802 


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clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
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And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  .\ew  York,  at 
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platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
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IMPERIAL   BUILDINGS,    LUDGATE    CIRCUS, 

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June?,  1883.1 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOJSTER. 


803 


«^i;  ;      PRINTING  PRESSES  by  V^ATER-POV/ER. 


TUW' 


I  WMTMB.  MOT©; 


9 


FOK  RUNNING  ALL  KINDS  OF  LIGHT  MACHINERY  AND 


HYDKANT    PRESSCKE    CHEAPER,    QUICKER    AND    SAFER    THAN    STEAM. 

T-w^o    laiimd  red.    IPrirj.ti12.gr    Hoiisss    are   no-v^   "U-sin-g-   tli.e   T'-u.erls   Ivdiotor. 
Give  name  and  number  of  Presses  and  Water  Pressure  per  square  inch  in  the  street  maina 


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Motor  with  Gover.vo.c 
Mark  Hanson.  Omaha,  Neb     Displaced 

Hawyard  Motor. 
Index,  Evanston,  III.    Displaced  Backus 

Motor. 
Transcript,  Golden,  Col. 
Standard,  Cedar  Rajjids,  Iowa. 
Sun,  San  Antonio,  Texas.    Disp.  Backus. 
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Express,  Red  Oak,  Iowa. 

Lumberman,  Stillwater,  Minn. 

Hawkeye,  Burlington,  la. 

Tuttle  &  Co.,  Rutland.  Vt„  C 
Printers  to  State  of  Vermont, 
placed  10-horse-power  engine. 


PRINTING   OFFICES   THAT   ARE   USING 
DRIVING   THEIR  PRESSES. 

Bishop  Brothers  Printing  House,  Bur- 
lington, Iowa. 

Tribune,  Salt  Lake.     Displaced  a  large 
Backus  Motor. 

Sentinel,  Peru,  Ind. 

Gazette,  Owego,  N.  Y. 

Blside,  Owego,  Owego,  N.  Y. 
fficial     Florida  Union,  Jacksonville. 
Dis-    Times,  Hornellsville,  N.  Y. 

Republican,  Salamanca,  N.  Y. 


THE   TUERK  MOTOR   FOR 


Dis- 


Republican,    Johnstown,    N.   Y. 

placed  Backus. 
R.  I^utnam,   Chilhcothe,  O.    Displaced 

Backus. 
Herald  and  Globe,  Rutland,  Vt. 
Review,  Rutland.  Vt 
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VIOLET,  BLUE,  GREEN.  CRIMSON,  CARMINE  AND  BLACK.      DAVIS'  NEW  CIRCULAR  INK  RACK  AND  ASSORTED  WRITING  INKS. 

U.  S.  TREASURY    MUCILiAGE,  "with    Elegant    New   Engraved.   Label    in   Three   Colors,   Guarantee    Labels   and   Corkscrews. 

]VEan\i.facture<i  l>y   "WIX^X^IAIVI    A.  I>A.VIS,    IS   Arcli   St.,  OBoston,  3Iass.,  TJ.fri.A.. 

SPRINGFIELD  CITY  PAPEH  CO. 


E;i>"WA.Kr>    C    lL,eJ30XJK.0E0IS,    ^ropr. 


H;eLmpd.eii     Street,, 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


Faner,  MMu  and  Faiieteries. 


BooK-BiNBEES'  WiEESTiTcrae  Machine 


Of  Largest  Capacity  and  Range.    Power  and  Hand  Combined. 

t  SPECIAL  STEEL  WIRE  FOR  THEIB  USE. 

Wire  per  thousand  books  costs  but  one-third  that  used  by  any  other  Stitcher. 

■Manufactured  by  CHARLES  CARR,  Granite  St.,  South  Boston,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A 


C.    F.    A.    HlNRICHS, 


IMPORTER  OF 


Fancy  Goods,  Glassware,  CMna,  Toys,  Gmes, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   LarnpSf 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

3iTos.  2S,  31  and.  33  :F'a.x3s  nace,  "HT^-^Tr  'S'oras. 

ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

No.  152  Broadwav,  ISTgav  ^5rork. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES.  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

im°  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of 

Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 

MAin7r.ACTURKBS  OF 

TIN  AMD  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Duane  St.,  New  York-. 


804 


THE    AMEEIOA]^    STATIOISTER 


NOTES  ABOUT  TOWN. 


J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  repor  I  u  lirisk  trade  in  ad- 
vertising fans. 

Samuel  Parsons,  of  Hard  &|Parsons,  has  gone 
on  a  three  months'  pleasure  trip  to  Europe. 

Samuel  I.  Knight,  of  "the  Acme  Stationery 
and  Paper  Company,  is  enjoying  the  waters  of 
Saratoga  this  week. 

H.  C.  A.  Gibbs,  traveling  representative  for 
Willy  Wallach,  returned  on  Saturday  from  a 
Western  trip  of  three  weeks'  duration. 

Mrs.  Wallach,  widow  of  the  late  Willy  Wal- 
lach, died  at  her  residence  at  Ravenswood,  L.  I., 
on  June  2,  and  was  buried  in  Greenwood  Ceme- 
tery on  June  5. 

'J'he  stock  of  architectural  publications  and 
artists'  materials  of  A.  C.  Cohrs  &  Co.,  at  No.  89 
Third  avenue,  was  damaged  by  fire  Friday 
night.     The  loss  i8  less  than  $1,000. 

The  Dennison  Manufacturing  Company  an- 
nounces a  material  reduction  in  the  prices  of 
Dennison 's  patent  shipping  tags,  and  the  atten- 
tion of  the  trade  is  particularly  invited  to  the 
new  discounts. 

E.  Morgan,  of  Springfield  :  W.  H.  Hill,  of 
Worcester ;  Abbe  and  Tyner,  of  Holyoke ; 
Plympton,  of  Hartford,  and  Prescott,  of  White 
&  Corbin,  formed  a  family  party  (all  in  one  en- 
velope) in  the  sleeper  for  Washington  on  Tues- 
day night. 

G.  H.  Floto  &  Co.  are  producing  a  line  of 
repouss^  brass  work,  which  is  original  and 
unique.  Some  of  the  articles  cannot  fail  to  have 
a  large  sale.  The  trade  can  see  samples  at  the 
firm's  rooms,  Nos.  88  and  90  Reade  street,  during 
the  coming  season. 

The  traveling  representatives  of  the  Acme 
Stationery  and  Paper  Company  are  now  on 
the  road  and  have  with  them  a  full  line  of  the 
firm's  samples.  The  new  lines  recently  intro- 
duced are  reported  to  be  meeting  with  much 
favor.  This  house  anticipates  a  large  fall  trade. 
Its  new  catalogue  will  be  ready  by  July  1. 

C.  F.  A.  Hinrichs  will  in  a  few  days  receive 
a  large  and  new  line  of  cut  glass  and  colored 
Venetian  inkstands  and  paper-weights,  a  full 
line  of  bouquet  holders  in  china,  bisque  and 
glass,  a  line  of  plaque  roses,  bisque  statuettes  of 
all  sizes,  and  parian  busts  of  poets  and  authors, 
and  a.  large  line  of  fancy  lamps  in  barbetine 
ware. 

The  new  and  interesting  art  of  amateur  dry- 
plate  photography  may  be  readily  learned  from 
the  most  recent  publication  of  E.  &  H.  T.  An- 
thony &  Co.,  entitled,  "How  to  Make  Photo- 
graphs :  a  Manual  for  Amateurs,"  by  T.  C. 
Roche,  and  edited  by  H.  T.  Anthony.  This 
work  can  be  readily  understood  by  any  person  of 
ordinary  intelligence,  the  practical  part  having 
been  written  by  one  of  the  most  expert  practi- 
cal photographers  in  the  world.  The  frontispiece 
is  an  instantaneous  photograph  of  Broadway, 
New  York,  printed  by  gaslight,  in  five  seconds, 
on  glossy  gelatine  bromide  paper,  this  being  the 
only  book  ever  illustrated  in  this  way. 

The  American  Crayon  and  Slate  Company  re- 
ports that  its  Vermont  soapstone  pencils  are 
ready  for  the  market  and  that  even  at  the  ad- 
vanced price  they-are  meeting  with  a  good  de- 
mand. The  articles  are  said  to  be  of  a  finer 
quality  this  year.  The  new  Virginia  soapstone 
pencil,  called  the  Albemarle,  surpasses  expecta- 
tions in  quality  and  sales.  All  orders  for  tne 
line  can  now  be  filled  promptly,  as  the  firm  has 
greatly  increased  its  facilities.    This  house  also 


reports  that  the  new  crayons  called  Pyramido 
and  its  line  of  school  slates  are  meeting  with 
great  favor. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  Mr.  Gillies,  Ham- 
ilton, Ont. ;  Mr.  Sternheim,  of  Magenheim, 
Sternheim  &  Co  ,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  Edward 
A.  Adey,  of  Wilkins  &  Adey,  Houston,  Tex. ; 
H.  L.  Honey  and  Zenos  Parmenter,  of  Waltham, 
Mass. 

Hard  &  Parsons  have  now  in  preparation 
eight  designs  of  the  most  superior  order  of 
merit,  all  of  which  are  intended  for  gift  cards. 
A  line  of  these  goods  will  be  ready  for  the  re- 
tail trade  about  August  1.  This  bouse  is  also 
bringing  out  a  line  of  artistic  novelties,  which 
are  said  to  embrace  some  of  the  richest  goods 
ever  offered  in  this  market.  The  designs  are  all 
original.  The  firm's  latest  novelty  in  the  pape- 
terie  line  consists  of  a  sheet  of  small  size  letter- 
paper,  which  is  intended  to  be  folded  in  letter 
form  and  used  without  an  envelope,  the  fasten 
ing  to  be  made  by  sealing  wax,  a  stick  of  which 
is  contained  in  each  box.  For  papeteries  in- 
tended for  tourists  or  travelers,  the  sheets  are 
stamped  "  Tramp,"  "  Eq  route." 

The  salesmen  in  the  stationery  trade  down 
town  have  formed  themselves  into  a  base-ball 
club,  under  the  name  of  the  William  Street 
Nine,  its  members  being  from  the  firms  of  Dan. 
Slote  &  Co.,  Kiggins  Tooker  Company,  Samuel 
Ray  nor  &  Co.,  J.  D.  Whitmore&Co.,  and  other 
well-known  houses.  On  last  Saturday  afternoon 
they  played  their  first  game  of  the  season  with 
the  clothing  house  of  Dayton,  Close  &  Co.,  and 
came  off  victorious  with  the  following  score  : 


William  Street  Nine. 

Gerken,  c 1 

Kehoe,  1.  f 1 

Rhoades,  s.  s 1 

Heitkamp,  3d  b 1 

Shuster,  p 1 

Howe,  1st  b 2 

Maynard,  c.  f 1 

Van  Vleck,  r.  f 4 

Clarke,  2d  b 3 


Dayton,  Close  &  Co. 

Christy,  c 2 

Dayton,  p 1 

Kayser,  1st  b 1 

Fairchild,  2d  b 1 

Lawrence,  1.  f 1 

Navarro,  s.  s 1 

Deutch,  c.  f .        ......  0 

McNally,  ;M  b 1 

Wilkinson,  r.  f 1 


Total  runs 14       Total  runs, 

The  seicretary  of  the  William  Street  Nine  is 
Benj.  Howe,  166  William  street,  who  will  be 
pleased  to  hear  from  other  base-ball  clubs  in  the 
stationery  or  other  wholesale  houses  and  ar- 
range for  a  game  on  any  Saturday  afternoon 
during  the  summer. 

W  A N T  E  D .  — PRACTICAL  STATIONER  OF 
many  years  experience,  desires  a  situation  as 
Salesman  (traveling  preferred)  for  paper  manufac- 
turing company,  or  any  kindred  business.  Address 
S.,  14  High  street,  Boston,  Mass. 


ThoChasiStowartPaporCoi 

139, 141  &  143  Walnut  St., 
CXIS CINIS ATI,    OHIO, 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers 
of  every  description  of 

News,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 
Wrapping 

^    ^   ^    '•^      -^  AI.SO, 

A  Full  Line  of 

BLANK  BOOKS, 

^^  ^     y^         OFFICE    STATIONERY, 
•^0^  //  Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding 

Cards  and  Invitations,  and  the 

NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 

AS  FAST  AS  PRODUCED. 


STATIONERS  and  PRINTERS  are  requested 
to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Goods  suited  to 
their  wants. 


COMMON-SENSE 

NEWSPAPER  HOLDER. 


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Common-Sense 
NewspaperHolder 

PAT.   MARCH  20,  I8S3. 


No.  Of  Patent  874,429. 


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A    NEW    DEVICE    FOR    FILING    AND 
BINDING    NEWSPAPERS, 

So  that  the  pages  and  papers  are  always  in  con- 
secutive order,  and  are  as  easily  found  as  in  a 
bound  book.  The  papers  are  firmly  bound,  in  a 
neat  polished  stick,  and  cannot  slip  atout  or  work 
loo&e  in  u  e. 

A<A  L.   SHIPMAN'S  SONS,  Sole  Mfrs., 

10  Murray  Street,  New  York  City. 


JOHN   I>EXRIE:,  Jr.. 

No.   110   READE   ST.,   NEW  YORK, 

DEPOT  FOR 

J^.   B.  F-PLElSrOH:    OOFYIKTGh    IISTKIS, 

Goodall's  Camden  Whist  Markers,  Rotary  Dampers,  &c. 

KNICKERBOCKER    PLAYING    CARDS, 

Lithographers'  Machinery,    Round   Hole   Treadle   Perforators.    Ink   Grinding   Mills,   &c. 


Gold   Medal  Awarded  at  the  Interna- 
tional Cotton  Exposition  of  1881. 


The  lower  plate  is  drawn  up  against 
the  stationary  upper  plate. 


Copying   Presses, 

FINE  IRON  CASTINGS, 

Tool    a,ii.d.    ZPa-tterii    ItvdZa-lsiirLg-, 

PLAIN    AND     OMNAMESTAL     J^AFAyNING. 


Sewing  Machine  Needles. 
"WJLI.COJt   «St   tiiom:i»so]v, 

Brooklyn     Needle     Works    and     Fulton     Foundry, 
21  to  27  FURMAN  ST.,  BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 


June  7,  1883.J 


THE    AMERICAN    STATICIZER. 


805 


TO    THIEl    Tli^^IDE. 


Gentlemen  :— Annually,  since  ISS'T',  we  have  offered  our  New  Samples  of  Oia^X^ISTILvdZ-A-S  0-A-I^3DS,  and  yearly- 
have  we  been  encouraged  to  renewed  efforts. 

Our  permanent  staff  in  the  Designing  Rooms  has  been  steadily  increasing,  and  every  issue  of  New  Patterns  is  greater  in  number 
than  that  of  the  previous  year. 

Competitions  in  design  among  unskilled  amateurs,  and  lavish  advertising  of  cards  produced  from  their  drawings,  have  only 
resulted  in 

MARCUS  WARD'S  CARDS 

BEING  MORE  IN  DEMAND  THAN  EVER. 

Again  we  have  to  announce  the  completion  of  our  XDIESIO-ISTS  for  the  2:TETX7'  SE-^S03iT,  all  printed  at  our  own 
WORKS.  We  think  our  artists  have  surpassed  themselves  in  novelty  and  beauty  of  design.  The  quality  of  our  work  is  well-known, 
and  the  variety  and  value  leave  nothing  to  be  desired.      Jl^"  Saomple-IBoolss  aao-^JT"  in.  oTO-r  Tra^T-elers'  l^-aTxcls. 

Yours  respectfully, 

MARCUS   WARD   &   CO., 

LONDON  AND   BELFAST.  734  Broadway,   New  York. 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PLAIN,     FANCY, 

AND 

ORNAMENTAL, 

LETTERING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 


Manufactured  in  six  differ- 
ent sizes.  Packed  one  doz. 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.  Also 
put  up  in  sets  containing 
one  of  each  kind  and  one 
each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3. 


icft  1\}ibC'. 


1 


also 


3,        inck  ^tM^e.  I  „4u?aXre'd"'ii^  tl 

A     ^       u              u  \  brilliant  colors,  put  up 

>   g  r  in  boxes  containing  one 

^      I        (                <i  I  doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 

»   5  J  doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 

We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 

|^~  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  1>.  WHITMORE  &  CO.,  Agents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  William  Sts.,  NEW  YORK. 

JOSEPH  |;i  LLOTfS 
**  STEEL^PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World* 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,  I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands. 
i^W  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  <fcc.,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  HENKT  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


"^Latest  Plaques,  Palettes,  Cards  and  Novelties. 


We  always  have  in  Stock  a  full  line  of  all  the  leading  Novelties, 
them  direct  &om  the  Manufacturers. 


We  receive 


12  Samples  of  the  Best,  postpaid,  $1,00. 1 2  Samples  of  the  Fast  Selling,  postpaid,  50c. 

•"^~l      T"     /V        I     ^~l       MT^C^     Cor.  Madison  di  J^earborn  sts. 
^.->'Jlll C^ trJ LN      lOj  CHICAGO. 

^  ESTAIiLTSHED    181i.<% 

J.  S.  Rockwell  &  Co., 

lOl   sSc   1.03   ID-u.a3a.e   Street,  OiTe-^Tr  TTor^s:, 

MANtTPACTURKHS  ilND  IMPORTERS  OF 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Manufacturers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

RUSSIA.  iL.Ti:A.TriETi,   CHAMOIS,  A.M:ii:R,icA.T>f  tiu'^sia,, 

No.  18  High  Striiet,  Boston,  Mass. 


M  I  lwaukeie: 

AND 

ST.  PAUL  R'Y. 


StriiiadLiiiis 

Are  used  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  an 
advertisement  of  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE  & 
ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

Its  EIGHT  Trunk  Lines  Traverse  the  best  portions 
of  Northern  Ilmxois,  WISCONSIN,  MINNESOTA, 
DAKOTA  and  IOWA. 

Located  directly  on  its  lines  are  the  cities  of  CHI- 
CAGO, MILWAUKEE,  LaCrosse,  Wi.vona,  ST. 
PAUL,  MINNEAPOLIS,  Madison,  Prairie  du  Chien, 
Mason  City,  Siorx  City,  Yanston,  Albert  Lea, 
ABERDEEN,  DUBUQUE,  ROCK  ISLAND,  CEDAR 
RAPIDS,  and  COUNCIL  BLUFFS,  as  well  as  innu- 
merable other  principal  business  centres  and  favor- 
ite resorts  ;  and  passengers  going  West,  North,  South 
or  East  are  able  to  use  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE 
&  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY  to  the  best  advantage. 

Ticket  offices  everyvfhere  are  supplied  with  Maps 
and  Time  Tables  which  detail  the  merits  of  the  line, 
and  agents  stand  ready  to  furnish  information,  and 
sell  tickets  at  cheapest  rates  over  the  CHICAGO, 
MILWAUKEE  &  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

A.  V.  n.   CARPENTER,  General  Pass,  and 

Ticket  Agt. 
GEO.  H.  HEAFFORD,  Ass't  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 
'     S.  S.  MERRILL,  General  Manager 
J.  T.  CLARK,  General  Superintendent 


80(5 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOISTER 


New  Machine  for  Stitching  Books. 

This  Machine  -will  sew  anything  in  the  \A^ay  of  Pamphlets  or  Blank  Books  up  to  four  signatures. 
It  makes  a  stitch  of  any  desired  length,  and,  on  ordinary  work,  as  many  as  ten  thousand  Books  a  day 
are  turned  out  by  one  Machine.  These  Machines  have  proved  a  perfect  success,  and  are  no^A7  used  by 
nearly  every  prominent  Blank  Book  Maker  and   Pamphlet  Binder  in  New  York. 

p^  Correspondence  solicited,  AA^-hen  full  information  ATvill  be  furnished  and  names  of  parties  using 
Machines  given.      Address 

AUGUSTUS    H.  TENNIS, 

ae  xjisrioisr   sq,xj^r,e!,  isrE^AT  ■^of^k:  gitit. 

T^iTTf?ST_A_TT     F^^TTTTS    "^^^  Oolormg  Photographs,  Prints,  &c. 

*^   ^^  ^^       ■ii«i  tm  ^  Ml     HB^  HI  Ml  ^      HI   ma0  p  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 


put  up 

ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  fdul  directions  for  using  the  colors. 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Fiill  Liiic  of  Picturc  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by- 


No 


"W,  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


UNIQUE!    CONVENIENT!     ECONOMICAL!  #_>^;-^ 

The  Tapley  Self-Indexing  Letter  File  is  the  best  ever  made  for  the  m^ 
average  business  oflB.ce. 

It  occupies  no  valuable  space,  is  simple  in  operation,  and  costs 
less  to  operate  than  any  other. 

Send  for  Complete  Illustrated  Circular  to  the  Sole  Manufacturers, 

MILTON   BRADLEY  &  CO., 

zn     Spiixig-field.,  Ifcvdia-ss.     ttt 


AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 


591  Broadway,  New  York, 

Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames, 
Albums,  Graphoscopes,  Photograplis, 


EC.  T.  .A^lsTTEIIOIsr"'^ 

Manufacturers  of 

Fhotcgrapliic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Stereoscopes  and  Views, 


Opposite  Metropolitan  Hotel. 

Fine  Leather  and  Plush  Goods, 
Indotint  Engravings. 


1®~  Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic — Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c. 


THE  PRINTING  TIMES  AND  LITHOGRAPHER, 

An  Illustrated  Technical  and  Fine-Art  Journal  of 

Typogrnphy,     TAthography,     Paper- Slaking, 

and  the  Auxiliary  Trades. 

THE  NEW  SERIES  COMMENCED  JANUARY,  1875. 

THE  PRINTING  TIMES  AND  LITHOGRAPHER 
is  a  high  class  journal,  devoted  to  the  Printing 
and  Graphic  Arts,  in  all  their  various  forms.  It  de- 
rives its  information  from,  and  circulates  in,  all 
parts  of  the  world.  No  paius  are  spared  to  insure 
the  accuracy  of  its  intelligence  and  to  render  it  in 
every  respect  worthy  of  the  support  of  Letterpress 
Printers  and  Lithographers,  as  well  as  Artists,  Anti- 
quaries, and  Literary  Men  generally. 

Published  on  the  15th  of  each  month,  4to,  in  wrap- 
per, price  6d.  Annual  subscription  (payable  in  ad- 
vance), 8s.,  post  free  to  the  United  States.  Rates  of 
Subscrii)tions  for  foreign  countries  on  application. 
Post-ofnce  orders  to  be  made  payable  at  the  West 
Central  District  Post  Office,  High  Holborn,  of 
WYMAN  &  SONS,  74  and  75  Great  Queen  Street, 
London.  W.  C.  EngHnd. 


MUSTANG   MAIUBR 


PATENTEO 

MACnJNIC,  $  /O:  a  A  LT.ETS,  50  cts.  earJu 

SOLD  DY   ALL   TYPE   FOUNDERS   AND   BY  THE 

ST.  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDRY, 

Sole  UnQufacturcrs. 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


—   OP    THE   — 

New  England  Manufacturers  and  Mechanics  Institute, 

Will  be  held  in  OBOSTOiV,  TMCASS.,  from  Sept.  5  to  Nov.  3, 
TEN       <j^' 


SPACE.L^ 


NO    ENTRY    FEE.      NO    CHARGE    FOR    SPACE. 

JL  Grand  XTatiozial  Zxidustrial  Exposition, 

SHOWING   THE   RICH  AND  VARIED   RESOURCES   OF   THE   SOUTH,  THE   PRODUCTS   OF 
THE  WEST,  AND  THE  INVENTIVE  GENIUS  AND  MECHANI- 
CAL  INGENUITY  OF  THE  NORTH. 


The  Exhibiiions  of  the  Institute  offer  unparalleled  opportunities  for  showing  the  progress  in  mechani- 
cal arts,  or  for  introducing  new  inventions.  Artists,  Inventors,  Mechanics  and  Manufacturers  of  America, 
cordially  invited  to  contrib\ite.     For  application  blanks  or  particulars,  address 

JOHN  F.   WOOD,  Treas.,  3S  Hatvley  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


Juae  7.   m3.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER 


807 


BARBER  k  ELLIS 


SE1E,IES 


-OP  — 


ARTISTIC  PEI2E 


Xmas  Cards 


BRITITSWICK   LIITEIT. 

Cream.     Fine  Laid.     Made  from  EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Strictly  No.  1  Linen  Stock, 
each  sheet  water-marked.    Put  up  500  Sheets  to  Ream. 

FOR  strength,  color  and  finish,  we  guarantee  it  equal  to  any  paper  in  the  market. 
Great  pains  will  be  taken  to  keep  this  brand  fully  up  to  standard,  and  .the  trade  can 
rely  upon  its  being  fully  equal  to  sample  at  all  times.  All  sizes  and  weights  constantly 
carried  in  stock.  Envelopes  to  match,  put  up  in  handsome  tinted  glazed  boxes,  one- 
quarter  tliousand  with  engraved  blue  and  gold  bands,  all  full  government  high  cut. 

POWERS  PAPER  CO.,  35  Lymaii  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

[    New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 


a.  lu.  ST.  joi-iiv, 

A.  gent. 


ORIGINAL  DESIGNS, 

BY  PROMINENT  ARTISTS. 


SUITABLE  TO  SUBJECT  MATTER, 

BY  THE   EMINENT  AUTHORESS, 

KATE    SEYMOUR     MacLEAN. 


#- 


-<i> 


DESCRIPTIVE.   I 

^ # 

No.  1.  First  Artist  and  Popular  Prize, 

By  Cruickshank.     "  The    Monks 

at  the  Quintell." 
Second    Artist's    Prize,    $100.      By 

JOPLING.    "Lady  Feeding  Doves.' 
Second    Popular    Prize,    $100.      By 

Shrapnel.     "  The  Hunter's  Life." 
Third    Artist's   and    Popular    Prize, 

$120.    ByMissTULLY.    "Children 

Dreaming  of  Santa  Claus." 
Companion  to  No.  4.    By  Miss  Tully  . 

"  Waiting  for  Santa  Claus." 
Fourth  Artist's  Prize,  $40.     By  Mrs. 

Hamilton.    "  Star  of  Bethlehem." 
Fourth  Popular  Prize,  $40.     By  Mrs. 

SCHRIEBER.    "The Annunciation." 
"  Sleeping  Hunter." 
"  Christmas  Bells." 
"The  Skater." 
"  The  Child  and  Kid." 
"The  Water  Lily." 


2. 
3. 

4. 

7. 
5. 
6. 


9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 


Sole  Agent  for  the  United  States, 

JOHN  GIBSON, 

Lithograph  Publisher  and  Importer, 
82  &  84   BEEKMAN   STREET, 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 

S  Salesroom. 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARSiSCISSORS 


OF    EVERT    DESCHIPTION. 


HOLYOKE,  MASS.,  U.S.A., 

The  Largest  Manufacturers  of  Fine  Papers  in  the  World. 

THUEE   MII.TjS-TOTAI,    VAJTjT   FJiOWCT,  'iO    TONS. 


All  descriiitions  of  LOFT-DRIED  PAPERS  in  stock  or  made  at  short  notice.  Our 
great  facilities  enable  us  to  make  as  good  paper,  and  at  as  low  a  price  for  the  quality, 
as  any  mill  in  the  country. 

HAVE    YOU    SEEN    


"SINCLAIR'S    LATEST?" 

F  NOT,  CO   TO  THE    NEAREST  CARD  JOBBER   AND   INSIST  ON   SEEING 
"THE    CARD    FIENDS"  AND   OTHER 

NEW  CARDS  and  NOVELTIES. 
T.  SINCLAIR   &  SON, 

CEO.  M.  HAYES,  Manager.  506  &  508  NORTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

JOIEEEIST    GrlBSOnST, 

82  &  84  Beekman  Street,  New  York, 

miwE  sftiji  mm 

Blazils  XTotes,  Drafts,  Zleceipts, 

ls^a,rria,g-e  Certifica,tes,  <5cc. 

SmCIA-I^TI  KS.— A  full  line  of  Christmas,  New  Year's  and  Birthday  Cards,  made  up  with 
new  fringes,  and  in  assorted  styles,  with  fancy  mountings. 

I  would  call  special  attention  to  my  SATIN  NOVELTIES,  which  are  artistic  and  odd  in  design.  A 
full  assortment  of  Stevens'  Sills;  l$t>olc-]\£a,i"l5.ers. 


808 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


STAINED    FLOORS. 


Tho  popularity  of  stained  floors  goes  on  in- 
creasing. Nowhere  are  they  more  appreciated 
than  in  sleeping  rooms,  where  sweetness  and 
freshness  are  the  main  considerations.  Just 
what  is  the  best  stain  is  a  difiicult  question  to 
decide.  A  writer  in  the  London  Queen  is  of 
opinion  that  permanganate  of  potash  is  the  best. 
It  is  much  used  in  the  navy,  and  is  very  satis- 
factory in  sitting  rooms  and  sleeping  rooms.  As 
most  people  know,  permanganate  of  potash  not 
only  stains  but  purifies  and  disinfects  the  rooms 
which  are  stained.  The  mode  of  procedure  is 
this  :  Procure  a  good  quality  of  permanganate 
of  potash,  dissolve  about  an  ounce  and  a  half  of 
the  crystals  in  a  gallon  of  boiling  water — this 
will  make  quite  a  dark  stain — use  a  stick  to  stir 
up  the  mixture;  then  with  a  painter's  flat  brush 
lay  on  the  stain,  working  the  way  of  the  grain 
of  the  wood  quickly  and  boldly.  A  small  brush 
is  useful  for  corners  and  crevices,  and  a  pair  of 
heavy  gloves  should  be  worn  while  at  work,  as 
the  permanganate  stains  very  considerably. 
Salts  of  lemon  or  the  lemon  juice  will,  however, 
quickly  remove  the  stains  from  the  hands. 
"When  dry  the  staining  can  be  repeated  if  the 
color  is  not  dark  enough,  and  then  when  per- 
fectly dry  the  floor  should  be  rubbed  dry  with 
an  old  duster,  and  linseed  oil  should  be  rubbed 
on  freely  with  a  piece  of  flannel,  always  apply- 
ing it  with  the  grain  of  the  wood.  Two  or  three 
layers  of  the  oil  are  an  improvement  and  firmly 
set  the  stain.  The  floor  is  then  ready  to  be  pol- 
ished with  beeswax  and  turpentine.  To  prepare 
this  spread  or  cut  up  the  wax  into  small  pieces, 
put  it  in  a  gallipot,  and  pour  suQicient 
spirits  of  turpentine  over  it  just  to  cover  it;  set 
the  pot  in  the  oven  or  on  the  stove  until  the  wax 
is  thoroughly  melted,  then  set  it  aside  to  get 


cold,  when  it  should  be  of  the  consistency  of 
pomatum.  Put  on  the  wax,  not  too  much  of  it, 
with  a  piece  of  flannel,  and  polish  with  a  polish- 
ing brush  or  a  big  silk  duster.  This  mode  of 
treating  floors  is  quite  the  best  and  most  whole- 
some for  bedrooms,  which  should  be  stained  all 
over,  under  the  beds  and  everywhere.  They 
can  be  kept  very  clean  and  bright  by  a  daily 
rubbing  with  the  duster  and  a  weekly  applica- 
tion of  beeswax  and  turpentine.  Turpentine  is 
cleansing,  and  floors  so  treated  do  not  require 
the  weekly  scrubbing  which  is  so  objectionable 
in  cold  and  wet  weather.  Some  people  object 
that  these  floors  require  so  much  labor;  but 
after  they  are  once  well  polished  the  labor  is  not 
more  than  scrubbing  floors  and  washing  oil- 
cloths, and  they  take  away  two-thirds  of  the  ter- 
rors of  house-cleaning.  Those  who  like  the  more 
common  varnished  floors  should  stain  the  floors 
as  above;  but  instead  of  the  linseed  oil  a  coat  of 
size  should  be  laid  on.  This  can  be  obtained  at 
the  paint  shops,  and  should  be  dissolved  in  boil- 
ing water  to  the  consistency  of  thin  gum,  and 
then  laid  on  with  the  brush  evenly  and  with  the 
grain.  When  the  size  is  perfectly  dry  and  hard 
it  can  be  varnished  with  one  or  two  coats  of 
copal  or  egg-shell  flat  varnish.  These  floors  re- 
quire to  be  dusted  daily,  and  to  have  a  little  lin- 
seed oil  rubbed  in  occasionally.  These  require 
less  care  than  a  waxed  floor,  but  when  they  get 
shabby  they  are  not  so  readily  renovated.  A 
flannel  bag,  in  which  the  broom  can  be  incased, 
is  the  best  floor  duster  and  one  most  easily  man- 
aged. 

•^■*-^~ . 

SUBSTITUTE    FOR    GUTTAPERCHA. 


About  50  kilogs.  of  powdered  copal  and  7X  to 
15  kilogs.  of  sublimed  sulphur  are  mixed  with 
about  double  the  quantity  of  oil  of  turpentine  or 


with  55  to  66  litres  of  petroleum  and  heated  in  a 
boiler  provided  with  a  stirring  apparatus  to  a 
temperature  of  122°-150°  C,  and  stirred  until 
completely  dissolved.  The  mass  is  now  allowed 
to  cool  to  38^  C.  and  mixed  with  a  solution  of 
about  3  kilogs.  of  casein  in  weak  ammonia  water 
to  which  a  little  alcohol  and  wood-spirit  had 
been  added.  The  mass  is  then  again  heated  to 
122°-150"  C.  until  it  is  thin-fluid.  It  is  now  boiled 
with  a  15  to  25  per  cent,  solution  of  nutgall  or 
catechu,  to  which  about  J^  kilog.  of  ammonia 
had  been  added.  After  boiling  for  several  hours, 
the  mass  is  cooled  off,  washed  in  cold  water, 
kneaded  in  hot  water,  then  rolled  out  and  dried. 


so/\.p-sxie:e:t'  books. 

(Soap  in  shape  of  Paper)  in 
boxes  of  25  books  at  40  sheets. 
Very  useful  for  traveling — every 
leaf  substituting  a  piece  of  Soap. 
Prices,  $8.00,  |9.00  and  $14.00 
per  100  books. 

The  Ink   Extractor fS.CO 

^^^^'aisnm'y^^  P®""  ^^  envelopes.    Discount  to 
■■J^Sfc— --^^T?    Jobber.*.    Agents  wanted 
'■^^S^r^sfo^        MANUEL  KNAUTH,  Sole  Agent, 
'ent JS.-_«-  5  &  7  So.  William  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 


FOR   SALE. 

A  Wholesale  ai.d  Retail  Book,  Stationery  and  Wall 
Paper  business,  doing  a  profitable  trade  in  a  western 
city  of  thirty  thousand  inhabitants.  (30,000).  Capital 
required  about  $15,000.  Address  I,  care  of  American 
Stationer. 

WOFi   SALE. 

A  Book,  Stationery  and  Fancy  Goods  Business,  in 
Saco,  Maine  ;  established  ten  years.  Stock  well 
bought  and  well  kept.  Good  steady  trade.  Sole 
cause  of  selling,  owner's  ill  health.    Address 

H    B.  KENDRICK  &  CO., 

Saco,  Me. 


Wonderful  Prouty  Power  Printing  Press. 


The 


NO  TAPES. 

NO    PULLIES. 
NO  FLIERS. 

SELF-INKER. 
SELF-DELIVERY. 


PROUTX  POWER  PRESSES  shipped  into  eleven 
States  in  past  thirty  days. 


A  BONANZA! 

A   POWER- PRESS 

AND  ENGINE 

ALL  FOR  $700. 


GUARANTEED 


First-Olass  Newspaper 


POSTER   WOJtK. 

RUNS    BY    HAND    OR 
STEAM. 

No  Type  Grinding. 

EASIEST  PRESS  IN  THE 
MARKET. 


TESTiiva:oisriAi-.s. 


"I  am  most  emphatically  pleased  with  the  Prouty.    I  would  not  trade  it  for 
aC press  (price  81.000.)     It  runs  eodicr.it  is  jnuch  sjmp/er,  and  does  its 


work  as  rapidly  and  well  "  J.  F 

"  VVould  not  exchange  it  for  any  of  the 

"The  Prouty  is  the  "  Boss  press." 


MITCHELL,  Greenville,  Texas. 
Big  Injun'  presses." 
J.  A.  AVERY,  Waukeegan,  111. 
C.  G.  ST  ARKS,  Berlin,  Wis. 


SIZES    ^ISriD    PPLIOES,  &cc. 


"  For  the  country  office,  printing  1000  to  4000  circulation,  there  is  no  other 
press  worthy  to  be  compared  with  it.  ' 

Waterloo  TRIBUNE.  Waterloo,  Iowa. 

"We  profess  to  be  a  practical  pressman,  and  having  had  experience  with 

nearly  all  kinds  of  presses,  believe  ourselves  to  be  a  competent  judge.     The 

Prouty  is  the  simplest  and  easiest  ninning  power  press  in  the  market,  and  will 

do  as  good  work  as  any  machine  made."  F.  M.  HAISLET,  Newhampton,  Iowa. 

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No.  1,  7  Column, 

No.  2,  8  Column,  or  5  Column  Quarto. 

No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3,000  lbs. 
3,600    " 

4,200     " 


1,000  per  hour. 
900 
800 


Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $515. 
590. 
665. 


Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $25  extra. 
Bool' Fountain,     25  to    40 


Address  all  orders  or  inquiries  for  further  particulars  to 


W.  G.  WALKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Proprietors,  Madison,  Wis. 


THE    AMEEIOA^    STATIONER 


NEW    PATENT 


PIN-FASTENERS 


TTTHE  shanks  of  these  Fasteners  are  made  of  pin-wire,  with 

X       ground  points  equal  to  the  best  made  pins,  and  may  be 

inserted  in  the  finest  goods  without  injuring  the  fibre  of 

the  same.  They  are  admirably  adapted  for  ticketing  and  binding 

Silks,  "Woolens,  and  all  description  of  Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  Carpets,  Rugs,  Mats,  &c. 
Dressing  Shops  and  Shop  Windows,  and  attaching  Tags  and  Price  Tickets  to  goods 
therein. 

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FORCE  THE  PINS  THROUGH  THE  GOODS  AND  TURN 
DOWN  THE  SHANKS. 

McGilFs  Patent  Single-Stroke  Staple -Press^ 


OS.  1  &  2. 


McGill's  Patent  Staple  Pasteners.       Staple  Suspending  Kings.     .  Staple  Binders  and  "Wire  Eings. 

Steel  and  Brass  Wire. 


810 


THE    AMERIOAIT    STATIONEE. 


RAPHAEL  TUCK  &  SONS' 

Artistic  Christmas » New  Year  Cards 


TRADE  MARK 


THE  increased  favor  these  Cards  have  already  met  from  the  Jobbing  Trade  this  year,  assures  us  we  were  not  mistaken  in  pronouncing 
it  early  in  the  season  as  the  most  desirable  and  complete  line  in  the  market.     We  offer  350  Series,  representing  1,200  Cards,  by 
the  greatest  and  most  popular  Artists  of  the  day,  all  printed  in  the  style  that  has  distinguished  this  line  in  the  past. 

rarov£:iL.TiE:s  for   i883. 


REAL  WATC0M6E  TERRA  COTTA  PLAQUES. 

A  Series  of  30  Beautiful  Fire  Screens 
and  Shields. 

The  most  artistic  Room  Ornaments  yet  produced. 


BELIEFS,  ALBERTYPES, 

GEMS  OF  FOEEIGN  SCENERY,  &c. 


°:6^NEW   PUBLICATION,  r©!- 

GREAT  MINDS  IN  MUSIC  — A  Series  ot  10 
Portraits  and  Biographical  Sketches  of  the 
Greatest  Composers  of  the  World. 


TEKKA-COTTA    PLAQUE. 


y       iSf-SEND    FOB.    CATALOGUES.      Y 


FOLDING    SCREEN. 


FORBES   COMPANY,  181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston;  22  Bond  Street,  New  Yorl<. 

— 4^—  ADDRESS    ALL    CORRESPONDENCE    TO     BOSTON    OFFICE.  —^ — 


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Munich,    Germany. 


lOGDuaneSt.,  New  York. 


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The  Trade  are  respectfully  invited  to  withhold  placing  their  orders  until  they  have 
examined  our  line,  as  it  is  pronounced  the  strongest  ever  issued. 


CALENDARS   AND   SATIN    DESIGNS 

In   Sheets  for   Manufacturing    Purposes. 


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Hello  1  Bimje  Paper 
Co.,  send  by  first  express 
50  M.  boxes  Chicago  Uni- 
versal Local. 


BIRNIE  PAPER  CO., 


SPRINGFIELD,  MASS., 


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NEW  YORK,  60  DUANE  STREET. 


w/iicaoro 


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L.  C.  TOV7ER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 

UiNnPACTURER  OF 

THERHOHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

lower's  Weather  Prognosiicator. 


SOLE  AGENT  FOR 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


E.  A.  ROGBRS  k  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the — 

Perfection  Paper  Ojstef  Buckets  | 


DAYTON,    OHIO. 


AMD  SEALING  WAX. 


IIV    A-LL    VA-RIETIES. 


SANFORD   MFG.   CO.,   CHICAGO,    Ills. 
The     T^eerless     lulling     OasO; 

—  Patented  September  12,  1883.  — 
DURASLE  AND  HANDSOME!     BECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 


-ALSO,- 


THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET, 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Piling  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

HAMMOCKS 


—  AND- 


SCHOOI^   BAGS. 


For  Catalogue,  Price  List  and  Discount,  apply  to 

R.  FIDEAU.  43  Dey  Street.,  Hew  York. 


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THOMAS    NELSON   &   SONS 

Have  made  arrangements  >A^ith  Messrs.  ROMANET  &  CO.,  of  Paris  and  London,  -which  enables 
them   to  offer  a   Superb   Line  of   Ne-w  and   Elegant   Designs. 

Great  care  has  been  taken  in  selecting  subjects,  and  every  effort  made  to  make  this  new  hne 
THE   most   popular. 

Our  Travelers  are  now  on  the  road  with  Samples,  and  it  certainly  will  be  to  the  advantage  of 
the  Trade  to  see  this  line  before   placing  orders. 


June  7,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOA]Sr    STATIOJ^ER. 


813 


IMPROVED   PAPIER-MACHE    PROCESS 


A  durable  and  inexpensive  method  of  em- 
ploying papier-mache  as  a  substitute  for  mat- 
tings, carpets,  oil-cloths,  and  other  floor  cover- 
ings has  been  lately  introduced,  the  simplicity 
of  the  process  being  also  an  additional  advan- 
tage in  its  favor.  After  the  floor  has  been  thor- 
oughly cleaned,  the  holes  and  cracks  are  filled 
with  paper  putty,  made  by  soaking  newspaper 
in  a  paste  made  of  wheat  flour,  water,  and 
ground  alum,  that  is,  to  one  pound  of  such  flour 
are  added  three  quarts  of  water  and  a  table- 
spoonful  of  ground  alum,  these  being  thoroughly 
mixed.  With  this  paste  the  flour  is  uniformly 
coated,  and  upon  this  a  thickness  of  manilla  or 
hardware  paper  is  placed,  or  if  two  layers  are 
desired,  a  second  covering  of  paste  is  spread  on 
the  first  layer  of  manilla  paper,  and  then  the 
second  thickness  of  paper  is  put  on,  and  the 
whole  allowed  to  become  perfectly  dry;  on  this 
being  accomplished  another  surface  of  paste  is 
added,  succeeded  by  a  layer  of  wall-paper  of 
any  style  or  pattern  desired.  On  the  work  be- 
coming entirely  dry,  it  is  covered  with  two  oi' 
more  coats  of  sizing,  made  by  dissolving  one 
half-pound  of  white  glne  in  two  quarts  of  hot 
water,  and  when  this  has  dried,  a  coat  of  "hard 
oil  finish  varnish,"  nothing  more  being  required 
after  the  latter  has  had  time  to  become  thor- 
oughly dry  in  every  part. 


JAMES    A.    WHITNEY, 

COUNSBLOR-AT-LA-W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and  Trade- 
Mark  Causes, 


JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  United  States  andt'oreign  Patents. 

and   Trade-Marks, 

No,  140  Nassau  St.,  New  York  City. 


American,  Canadian,  British  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  tiled,  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro- 
tected by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted,  Opmions  on 
yuestions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
<ftc.,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Business  may  be  transacted  either 
in  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  kept  in- 
violably SECRET  and  confidential. 

JAMES  A.  WHITNEY,  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  City 

J.  H.  Debussy 

will  be  glad  to  receive  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists  of 
Printing  Machines,  Type  and  other  Office  Materials, 
as  well  as  samples  of  Paper  and  Novelties  in  the 
Printing  business. 


STEAM  PRINTING  WORKS,  AMSTERDAM. 

J".  B.A.IFIID, 

Dealer  in  EMBOSSED  FICTUBE,  HOLIDAY  and 

BIRTHDAY  CABDS. 
NOVELTIES  in  SHAPE  GOODS,  PAPER  BOXES,  &c. 

No.  61  ESSEX  STREET,  BOSTON. 
t^~  Price  Lists,  Circulars  and  Samples  Solicited. 


WARRANTED 

Walkers   riesible  FoanUiin  Pen.    Pat. 
Dec.  14,  1880,  by  H.  A.  WAI^KIS.      Best  16 

kiirat  diamond-pointed  gold  pen,  hard  rubber  holder. 
Absolutely  DOD-corro»ive,  ceitain  in  flow  and  action. 
Over  SO.IHJO  now  in  use.  Not  one  rejected  or  thrown 
aside.  We  also  make  cheap  fountain  and  dipping  pens 
of  iridium  and  ailver,  diamondrpointed,  non-corrosive. 
We  warrant  our  pens  and  will  refund  price  paid  us  for 
any  pen  not  entirely  satisfactory  after  ten  aays'  trial. 
For  descriptive  price-list  and  terms  to  agents,  address 

THE  WALKE  PEN  M'F'G  CO. 

HAMILTON.  OHIO. 


HARDING  PAPER  CO. 

-^MANUFACTURERS  OF-g*» 

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SPECIALTIES :  Ledger  Record  Parchment  and  Cream  Linen  Papers. 

Mills  at  Excello,  Butler  Co.,  Ohio,  and  Franklin,  Warren  Co.,  Ohio. 


Correspondence  Solicited.         P.O.  Address,  FRANKLINj  Warren   CO.,  OhiO. 

BLAUg  BOQgS- 

NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES   XUMBEBED    OB   FLAIS. 

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE.  821  COMIIERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  Pi. 

A.  H.  ANDREWS  &  CO., 


195  WABASH  AVENUE,  CHICAGO. 

Largest  Manufacturers  of  the  best  School  Desks,  Globes 
(60  kinds),  Liquid  Slating,  Outline  Maps,  all  kinds  Charts, 
Dustless  Erasers  (see  cuts),  best  and  cheapest  extant ;  Alpha  Dustless  Crayon, 

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TRADE -MARKS    IN     FOREIGN     COUN- 
TRIES. 


By  James  A.  Whitney,  Counsklor-at-Law. 

IWBITTEN  POK  THB  STATIONER.] 
II. 

FRANCE. 

The  law  and  practice  concerning  trade-marks 
in  other  countries,  although  only  incidental  to 
American  industries,  may  be  of  some  practical 
interest  to  American  manufacturers  and  dealers. 
The  ethics  and  practice  of  trade-mark  law  has 
been  much  more  subject  to  refinements  and 
elaboration  in  Europe,  especially  in  France,  than 
here.  At  the  same  time,  in  most  European  coun- 
tries, the  procedure  and  definitions  are  more  clear 
than  with  us,  inasmuch  as  this  always  occurs 
where  the  practice  is  controlled  by  a  code,  pure 
and  simple,  instead  of,  as  in  this  country  and  in 
Great  Britain,  by  a  mingling  of  common  and 
statute  law. 

In  France,  marques  de  fahrique  et  de  com- 
merce include  names  of  a  distinctive  character, 
terms  denoting  character,  implements,  imprints, 
stamps,  seals,  letters,  figures,  envelopes,  and,  in 
short,  all  signs  serving  to  distinguish  the  prod- 
ucts of  one  manufactory  from  those  of  another, 
or  articles  of  one  branch  of  commerce  from 
others  of  the  same  branch.  This  is  a  much 
broader  distinction  than  has  been  adopted  un- 
der any  singly  head  of  trade-mark  law  in  this 
country  or  in  Great  Britain,  although  if  we 
should  bring  'together  all  that  has  been  deter- 
mined on  the  subject  by  our  State  and  Federal 
Courts  we  should  probably  approximate  nearly 
as  broad  a  definition,  though  not  so  clearly  for- 
mulated. It  is  necessary,  in  order  to  secure  ex- 
clusive property  to  a  trade-mark  in  Prance,  that 
two  copies  shall  be  deposited  with  the  clerk  of 
the  Tribunal  of  Commerce.  I  may  here  remark 
that  the  English  practice  of  registry  appears  to 
be  modeled  mainly  upon  the  French,  but  is  less 
complete,  owing  to  the  fact  that  in  the  English 
practice  there  is  a  collision  and  almost  a  contra- 
diction between  the  terms  of  the  statute  and  the 
practice  under  the  common  law,  both  of  which 
within  certain  limits  are  simultaneously  in 
foree. 

The  term  »f  the  registry  of  a  French  trade- 
mark is  fifteen  years,  but  this  can  always  be  ex- 
tended for  another  term  of  fifteen  years  by  a 
new  registry.  These  repeated  registries,  al- 
though at  intervals  of  years,  in  a  country  so 
full  of  -manufacturers  as  France,  serve  to  defray 
the  expense  in  the  registry  oflBce.  Foreigners 
who  possess  industrial  establishments  in  France 
have  substantially  the  same  protection  as  native 
Frenchmen.  Other  foreigners  enjoy  the  same 
privileges,  provided  that  diplomatic  conventions 
are  in  existence  between  their  own  country  and 
Prance,  establishing  the  reciprocity  for  trade- 
marks. In  this  last  case,  the  deposit  of  the  for- 
eign mark  is  required  to  be  with  the  clerk  of  the 
Tribunal  of  Commerce  in  the  Department  of  the 
Seine. 

The  provisions  for  the  punishment  of  infrac- 
tions of  trade-marks  are  very  severe;  they  in- 
clude fines  and  imprisonment,  and  the  publica- 
tion of  the  results  of  the  trial  in  the  newspapers 
at  the  cost  of  the  offender,  and,  in  some  cases, 
the  confiscation  of  the  products  falsely  marked. 
Great  care  has  been  taken  in  the  phraseology  of 
the  several  acta  which  constitute  the  present  law, 
to  make  them  comprehensive,  it  being  expressly 
provided  that  all  of  the  dispositions  of  the  law 
shall  be  extended  to  wines,  brandies  and  other 
drinks,  grains,  and  generally  to  all  products  of 
agriculture.  The  introduction  of  any  products 
into  France  bearing  the  name  of  a  French  man- 


ufacturer, or  that  of  a  French  manufactory,  is 
prohibited. 

Although  there  is  no  specific  statute  or  provi- 
sion on  the  point,  it  is  generally  admitted  that  a 
trade-mark  registered  in  France  is  covered  also 
in  the  French  colonies  and  reciprocally.  The 
principal  foreign  countries  which  have  recipro- 
cal arrangements  with  France  concerning  trade- 
marks are  :  the  United  States,  Germany,  Eng- 
land, Austria,  Belgium,  Holland,  Italy,  Peru, 
Portugal,  Russia,  Sweden  and  Norway,  and 
Switzerland.  Perfect  reciprocity  as  concerns 
trade-marks  is  established  between  the  citizens 
of  France  and  the  United  States  by  the  conven- 
tion of  1869. 

The  Spanish  law,  I  may  here  remark,  is  such 
that  the  French  have  the  same  rights  in  Spain  as 
the  Spanish  themselves,  and  this  appears  to  be 
extended  to  all  nations,  our  own  included. 

One  important  feature  of  the  French  trade- 
mark law  is,  what  is  known  as  obligatory  marks 
which  relate  to  certain  branches  of  manufac- 
ture, and  special '  decrees  render  it  imperative 
that  they  should  be  afiixed.  These  classes  com- 
prise among  others  the  production  of  printing 
and  articles  of  gold  and  silver,  envelopes  con- 
taining playing-cards,  weapons  of  war,  and  such 
arms  as  are  sold  in  commerce,  poisons,  pharma- 
ceutical products,  soaps,  cloth,  velvet,  cotton 
and  woolen  threads.  Artificial  mineral  waters 
are  subjected  to  numerous  special  obligations 
designed  to  establish  a  plain  and  clear  distinc- 
tion between  them  and  the  natural  products. 

I  have  remarked  that  two  copies  are  necessary 
to  be  deposited  to  secure  registry ;  one  of  these 
copies  is  sent  to  the  Conservatoire  des  Arts  et 
Metiers,  thereby  providing  at  this  place  an  as- 
sembly of  all  of  the  trade-marks  in  France. 
Nowhere  in  Europe,  so  far  as  my  own  observa- 
tion has  gone,  is  the  administration  relating  to 
trade-marks  more  complete  and  symmetrical  in 
its  details  than  in  the  ofiice  I  have  just  mentioned. 
There  are  some  exceptions  specified  by  the 
law  as  incapable  of  forming  marks  of  trade. 
Thus  the  armorial  bearings  of  a  family  are  pri- 
vate property  which  no  one  can  transform  into 
a  commercial  symbol  without  authorization.  Al- 
though theoretically  the  arms  of  a  city  are  open  to 
the  same  objection,  yet  in  practice  these  are  fre- 
quently used.  The  French  law  goes  much  farther 
than  our  own  in  permitting  well-known  words 
to  be  appropriated  as  trade-marks,  but  where 
the  language  is  shown  to  be  absolutely  necessary 
to  actually  designate  the  article  no  exclusive 
property  can  he  obtained  in  the  use  of  such 
language;  thus,  Bougie  de  VEtoile  or  star-candle 
has  been  held  to  be  a  valid  trade-mark,  whereas 
Vemis  Anglais  or  English  varnish  is  held  to  be 
incapable  of  such  appropriation.  The  use  of 
personal  names  is  based  on  substantially  the 
same  basis  as  in  the  United  States.  As  a  rule, 
they  cannot  be  appropriated,  although  some 
names  have  become  so  identified  with  the  pro- 
duct of  certain  establishments  which  they  were 
originally  employed  to  designate  that  they  are 
now  held  to  be  the  exclusive  property  of  the 
manufacturers.  A  large  number  of  French  de- 
cisions on  points  like  these  are  full  of  interest  on 
account  of  the  close  distinctions  drawn  and  the 
clear  reasoning  shown  in  their  deductions.  It  is 
not  necessary  that  the  mark  should  be  absolutely 
new  ;  it  is  sufficient  if  it  is  new  in  the  special  in- 
dustry in  which  it  is  applied.  This  is  essentially 
the  same  doctrine  which  obtains  in  the  United 
States  on  this  head. 

The  extent  to  which  this  class  of  proprietory 
rights  is  protected  in  France,  is  illustrated  in  the 
case  of  Menier  v.  Buisson,  decided  at  Lyons 
about  twenty  years  ago,  and  in  which  it  was 
held  that  the  completion  of  the  deposited  trade- 


mark for  registry,  authorized  the  bringing  of  a 
suit  against  imitators  or  counterfeiters  of  the 
mark,  even  though  the  offense  was  committed 
before  the  registry.  Where  a  trade-mark  was 
registered  by  a  foreigner  in  France,  the  aban- 
donment of  the  trade-mark  in  his  own  country 
will  act  as  an  estoppel  against  the  lawful  reg- 
istry of  the  mark  in  France. 

Assignments  of  trade-marks  are  regulated  by 
provisions  of  the  Code  Civil,  and  are  therefore 
subject  to  rules  which  determine  the  transfer  of 
all  property.  In  the  transfer  of  a  business  es- 
tablishment, unless  there  is  a  speciel  stipulation 
to  the  contrary,  the  sale  of  a  business  will  carry 
with  it  the  concession  of  the  trade-marks  which 
have  been  in  use  in  immediate  connection  with 
the  business.  Careful  provision  is  made  as  to 
the  jurisdiction  of  certain  courts  for  the  trial  of 
trade-mark  cases. 

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CHICAGO    SIFTINCS. 


[CORRESPONDENCE  OP  THE  STATIONER.] 

Chicago,  June  7,  1883. 

Trade  generally  in  the  stationery  and  fancy 
goods  line  for  the  past  week  has  been,  on  the 
whole,  fairly  good.  I  notice,  from  reports  of 
the  larger  houses,  an  increase  in  the  number  of 
country  buyers,  who  prefer  to  come  to  the  city 
to  choose  their  stock  rather  than  to  give  travel- 
ers their  orders.  I  do  not  wish  to  discourage 
the  "boys,"  but  undoubtedly  trade  Is  growing 
that  way — at  least,  in  Chicago — it  being  such  a 
central  point  and  so  easily  accessible  from  its 
very  many  railways  centring  here.  Of  this  I 
will  write  further  on  another  occasion. 

The  principal  firms  are  now  allowing  their 
employes  to  arrange  their  time  for  their  annual 
vacations.  Most  houses  allow  two  weeks,  while 
pay  may  be  drawn  ahead,  if  they  so  desire; 
others,  one  week  with  pay  and  one  week  at  their 
own  expense.  Some  allow  one  or  two  weeks 
and  no  pay,  while  a  few — and  only  a  few,  I  am 
glad  to  say — do  not  give  any  vacation,  except 
those  days  which  the  law  allows,  and  even  then 
keep  some  of  their  staflP  around  to  grumble  and 
che  wtheir  thumbs  and  envy  their  more  lucky 
brothers  with  more  generous  employers. 

The  leading  bouses,  Jansen,  McClurg  &  Co., 
Culver,  Page,  Hoyne  &  Co.,  J.  M.  W.  Jones 
Stationery  Company,  Brown,  Pettibone  & 
Kelly,  Cameron,  Amberg  &  Co.,  are  also  kindly 
closing  their  places  of  business  on  Saturday  af- 
ternoons at  three  o'clock  for  the  summer  months, 
thus  giving  their  help  a  chance  to  do  a  little 
shopping  on  their  own  account,  or  go  a-flshing 
or  anything  else  they  may  choose,  that  can  be 
done  in  a  few  hours.  This  move  is  a  good  one 
and  in  the  right  direction,  and  undoubtedly  it 
will  be  no  loss  to  these  houses,  and  I  trust  that 
next  year  there  will  be  a  general  closijig  of  at 
least  all  of  the  stationery  houses  at  one  o'clock 
instead  of  three,  for  it  is  a  well-known  fact  that 
Saturday  afternoon  business  in  Chicago  does  not 
amount  to  anything.  If  people  cannot  buy  their 
stationery  between  seven  o'clock  on  Monday 
morning  and  one  o'clock  Saturday  afternoon, 
they  might  give  the  tired  clerk  a  chance,  and 
put  it  off  until  the  following  Monday,  and  in  the 
meantime  pray  on  Sunday  for  a  little  bit  of 
charity. 

I  notice  a  decided  improvement  in  the  ar- 
rangement of  the  store  windows  since  you  drew 
attention  to  them  some  weeks  ago.  Culver, 
Page,  Hoyne  &  Co.  keep  theirs  bright  and  at- 
tractive; Skeen  &  Stuart  seem  to  have  a  tasty 


man  around  the  house,  for  their  windows  gener- 
ally look  well;  Brown,  Pettibone  &  Kelly  also 
show  an  improvement.  J.  M.  W.  Jones  wants  a 
little  touching  up,  as  well  as  quite  a  number  of 
other  houses.  Next  week  I  will  write  you  further 
in  regard  to  this  window  business,  as  well  as 
mention  other  houses  in  reference  to  the  early 
closing  movement,  whom  I  trust  will  follow 
suit  in  the  example  set  them  by  the  above- 
named  firms. 

The  National  Exposition  of  Railway  Appli- 
ances is  drawing  now  greater  crowds  than  at 
the  first  week  of  its  opening,  and  things  are  now 
almost  all  in  their  proper  places.  I  think  that, 
on  the  whole,  the  attendance  has  not  been  so 
great  as  expected.  The  managers  of  the  Craw- 
ford House,  close  to  the  Exposition  buildings  on 
Adams  street,  have  laid  themselves  out  specially 
to  attract  visitors  to  the  Exposition,  and  more 
particularly  railroad  men.  The  Palmer  House 
and  Grand  Pacific,  as  well  as  the  Leland,  are  all 
in  the  vicinity,  and  are  doing  a  rushing  business. 
With  Barnum's  big  show  entering  the  city  to- 
day, it  looks  as  if  Chicago  held  more  people  than 
there  are  houses  to  shelter,  for  the  streets  are 
crammed.  Otom. 


BOSTON    GOSSIP. 


[from  our  regular  correspondent.] 

Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,        1 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  June  12,  1883.  f 

John  A.  Lowell  &  Co.  issue  no  Christmas 
cards  this  season,  but  will  offer  a  fine  assortment 
of  New  Year  goods.  Mr.  Lowell  will  remain  in 
Europe  until  August. 

Charles  H.  Whiting,  of  the  Boston  Jobbing 
House,  issues  a  circular  in  which  attention  is 
called  to  the  fact  that  he  has  completed  arrange- 
ments with  L.  Prang  &  Co.,  Raphael  Tuck  & 
Sons,  Obpacher  Brothers,  and  Wirth  Brothers 
&  Owens,  to  carry  a  full  line  of  their  Christmas 
cards,  and  solicits  orders  for  these  goods. 

Arthur  Carter,  of  H.  H.  Carter,  has  returned 
from  Europe  with  samples  of  novelties  in  Christ- 
mas cards. 

Granting  to  employes  a  vacation  of  two 
weeks  with  full  pay  is  certainly  a  very  generous 
custom.  I  believe  it  is  observed,  however,  by 
about  every  house  in  the  trade  here  in  Boston. 
Already  some  are  availing  themselves  of  the 
opportunity  thus  afforded  to  go  to  the  mountains 
or  seashore. 

Special  efforts  made  by  many  of  the  transpor- 
tation companies  render  a  large  number  of  very 
attractive  resorts  easily  accessible  from  Boston. 
The  Fitchburg  Railroad,  in  connection  with  the 
B.,  H.  T.  and  W.,  runs  express  trains  through  to 
Saratoga  in  the  shortest  practicable  time.     The 


Eastern  road  is  on  hand  with  fast  trains  for  the 
White  Mountains  and  the  numerous  seaside  re- 
sorts in  Maine  and  New  Hampshire.  The  New 
York  and  New  England  takes  you  from  the  foot 
of  Summer  street,  without  change  of  cars,  to 
the  most  beautiful  part  of  the  Hudson,  at  Fish- 
kill,  and  to  numerous  other  places  worth  visit- 
ing. This  road  issues  a  guide  in  which  are  out- 
lined a  large  number  of  excursion  routes  at  re- 
duced rates. 

E.  G.  Adams,  of  Knight,  Adams  &  Co.,  is  ex- 
pected from  Europe  next  Saturday. 

The  following  named  parties  have  been  in 
town  during  the  past  few  days  :  B.  Lawrence,  of 
B.  &  P.  Lawrence  ;  H.  L.  Judd  &  Co.'s  agent; 
Mr.  Owens,  of  Wirth  Brothers  &  Owens;  Mr. 
Stokes,  of  White,  Stokes  &  Allen ;  Mr.  McNiel, 
of  Leggett  Brothers  ;  Mr.  Porter,  of  Porter  & 
Coates;  Nathan  Babcock,  of  the  Babcock  Print- 
ing Press  Manufacturing  Company,  New  Lon- 
don, Conn.;  H.  C.  Whitcomb,  Worcester;  Peter 
G.  Thompson,  of  Cincinnati,  and  Mr.  Glenn,  of 
Marcus  Ward  &  Co.  H. 


ST.   LOUIS   ITEMS. 


[CORRESPONDENCE  OF  THE  STATIONER.] 

St.  Lodis.  June  8,  1883. 

Apparently  as  a  last  resort  the  weather  dur- 
ing the  past  few  days  has  favored  us  with  a 
touch  of  summer.  Our  late  spring  has,  of  course, 
paralyzed  some  forms  of  trade,  but  stationers 
and  printers  have  been  comparatively  busy  all 
along.  Now  that  it  seems  somewhat  certain 
that  summer  is  not  to  be  dropped  out  of  our  list 
of  seasons  this  year,  but  will  extend  once  more 
her  warm  welcome  to  us,  we  may  look  for  in- 
creased trade. 

There  are  signs  of  activity  in  connection  with 
the  Mound  City,  which  hold  up  before  the  mind's 
eye  of  the  old  resident  a  picture  of  a  booming 
future.  The  talk  of  our  grand  exposition  building 
of  next  year  has,  no  doubt,  been  cycloned  even 
to  Gotham.  About  §550,000  have  been  actually 
subscribed,  and,  with  the  $600,000  to  which  the 
directors  hope  to  increase  it,  we  expect  to  erect 
a  building  unsurpassed  anywhere.  Missouri 
Park  has  been  donated  by  the  city,  and  will 
make  a  beautiful  site.  This  project  promises 
much  for  St.  Louis,  whose  rural  neighbors  are 
of  the  class  to  encourage  heartily  shows  and  ex- 
positions of  all  kinds.  Add  to  this  our  two  new 
asphaltum  streets,  furnishing  fine  drives  to  our 
parks,  which  must  be  done  under  contract  by 
October  1,  our  prospective  cable  and  elevated 
railroads,  and  the  paving  of  the  business  part 
of  the  city  with  fine  granite  blocks,  which  is 
now  going  on  rapidly,  and  you  will  see  we  aie 
on  the  road  to  increased  enterprise  and  pros- 


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THE    AMEE1CA:N    STATiOI^EE. 


perity.     "  So  might  it  be."    So  much  for  the 
city  in  general. 

As  to  the  stationery  trade,  the  demands  upon 
it  seem  to  increase  in  quantity,  and  still  more  in 
calls  for  new  office  equipments.  "  Increased  fa- 
cilities "  is  the  word  from  everyone  and  every- 
thing. "  Give  us  something  to  save  time."  And 
the  supply  has  come  and  is  coming.  Indexes 
and  trial  balance  books  of  new  form  to  save 
bookkeepers'  time;  wages  tables  and  calculators 
for  the  accountant;  printed  blanks  for  all  pur- 
poses, have  sprung  into  use  to  meet  this  demand, 
and  along  with  these  the  Wooten  and  other  im- 
proved desks,  the  cabinet  letter-filing  systems 
and  the  writing  machine.  Of  the  last,  the  im- 
proved type  writer  was  the  first  to  be  of  much 
practical  value.  The  new  caligraph  is  a  great 
improvement  on  the  old  type  writer,  and  its 
ease  of  manipulation  and  its  cheapness  have  in- 
duced many  business  houses  to  make  use  of  it. 
These  machines  are  being  asked  for  of  station- 
ers, and  in  time  will  probably  be  one  of  the 
common  articles  of  trade. 

Another  machine  that  has  been  brought  to 
our  notice  is  the  stenograph, for  short-hand  writ- 
ing, which  goes  with  the  writing  machine. 
The  day  rapidly  draws  on  when  to  be  a  live 
business  man  is  to  have  a  stenographer  and  a 
writing  machine  in  your  office.  Parker,  Ritter 
&  Co.  have  been  the  calligraph  agents  here  for 
some  months;  and  finding  the  calligraph  pro- 
duced an  addition  to  the  already  large  calls  for 
stenographers,  they  have  become  agents  for  the 
stenograph  also.  They  furnish  the  machine  and 
complete  instructions,  either  in  the  school  here 
or  printed.  It  is  a  wonderfully  simple  contri- 
vance, and  is  so  soon  mastered  that  the  old  sys- 
tems of  shorthand  will  find  it  a  formidable  rival. 
Those  who  are  employing  stenographers  say 
that  they  prefer  it  to  short-hand  in  every  way. 
Its  correctness  and  legibility  are  the  great 
points,  connected  with  the  fact  that  it  can  be 
learned  in  one-third  the  time  required  for  the 
old  systems.  Parker,  Ritter  &  Co.  control  this 
invention  in  the  United  States,  and  intend  to 
push  it. 

Four  sole  agents  for  Russian  Moheta  pens  have 
called  on  us  this  season,  which  shows  active  en- 
terprise in  that  "  foreign  "'  manufactory. 

The  ink-makers  have  not  neglected  us  here. 
Four  new  brands  have  been  added  to  the  list, 
and  more  samples  have  been  distributed  to 
assist  the  poor  public  in  carrying  on  business 
without  patronizing  the  stationers. 

The  Buxton  &  Skinner  Stationery  Company 
has  added  facilities  and  increased  business.  Its 
success  in  the  city  is  a  wonder  to  older  houses. 

The  Levison  &  Blythe  Stationery  Company, 
like  the  trunk  lines  Fast,  is  always  at  its  depot, 
making  good  time  and  low  rates.  Its  inks  are 
becoming  more  and  more  widely  known  and 
used.  An  article  of  merit  is  its  own  best  adver- 
tisement. I  understand  that  the  company  has 
discarded  the  policy  of  solicitors  and  drummers, 
preferring  less  expensive  and  equally  certain 
ways  of  increasing  business. 

The  "Rugged  Mountain"  in  the  printing 
business,  R.  P.  Studley  &  Co.,  maintains  its 
same  place.  Its  railroad  business  is  enough  to 
keep  it  constantly  busy. 

R.  &  T.  A.  Fnnis  are  at  their  stand,  with 
about  the  most  nicely  arranged  stationery  estab- 
lishment in  the  city. 

R.  D.  Patterson  &  Co.'s  fire  seems  only  to 
have  enabled  them  to  renovate  their  store  and 
stock.  They  have  their  old  stand,  with  all  of 
the  advantages  of  new  store  arrangements. 

The  strike  of  the  coal  miners  near  us  in  Illi- 
nois a  week  ago  was  a  serious  matter,  though 
all  is  now  again  serene.     But  there  was  some 


blood  shed  last  week  when  the  soldiers  met  the 
mob.  It  seems  to  be  a  disputed  question  who 
is  responsible,  that  is,  who  began  the  firing,  but 
the  mob  had  evil  intentions  and  can  blame  no 
one  but  themselves. 

The  H.  R.  Hildreth  Printing  Company  is  do- 
ing the  great  part  of  the  small  railroad  printing 
of  the  city  now. 

I  am  happy  to  say  that  there  is  not  much 
unusual  and  worthy  of  particular  mention  going 
on.  Our  city  is  steadily  engaged  and  pursues 
the  monotonous  course  of  trade  with  even  strides, 
which  may  not  be  of  special  interest  to  observ- 
ers, but  are  most  satisfactory  to  those  doing 
the  stepping.  A  member  of  one  of  our  very 
largest  houses  told  me  the  other  day  that  its 
business  was  averaging  an  increase  of  333^  per 
cent,  over  any  previous  year — that  means  sev- 
eral millions  additional. 

Another  time  I  may  be  able  to  tell  something 

more  startling.  Minerva. 

♦ 

DAYTON    NOTES. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Dayton,  Ohio,  June  11,  1883. 

Two  weeks  of  good  weather  have  put  a  better 
face  on  matters  throughout  this  section.  Trade 
is  fairly  active,  and  things  look  brighter  for  the 
fall  season  than  a  month  ago.  May  was  con- 
sidered a  very  dull  month  by  everyone.  "Much 
poorer  trade  than  last  year,"  &c. 

I  took  the  trouble  to  ask  two  large  dealers  how 
their  trade  had  been  during  the  month,  and  each 
gave  a  doleful  account  of  May's  trade — "  No 
life  in  it."  Each  one  was  very  much  surprised 
when  asked  to  refer  to  his  sales-book  to  compare 
sales  with  last  season,  to  find  that  more  goods 
had  been  sold  this  season  than  last. 

John  H.  Thomas  is  busily  engaged  invoicing 
his  stock,  expecting  to  associate  with  himself  in 
business  W.  C.  Mayer,  formerly  of  Odell  & 
Mayer,  and  M.  Van  Sant,  for  many  years  in  the 
employ  of  James  Rickey.  The  new  firm  ex- 
pects to  occupy  a  new  room  on  August  1;  and 
composed  as  it  is  of  three  young,  well-posted 
and  energetic  young  men,  its  prospects  are  flat- 
tering. 

James  Rickey  is  winding  up  his  business  here, 
preparatory  to  his  removal  to  Minneapolis. 

Crane  &  Jackson  are  busily  engaged  in  get- 
ting ready  to  open  on  July  1  in  Mr.  Rickey's 
room. 

No  other  changes  worthy  of  note  have  come 
to  my  knowledge. 

Travelers  are  very  scarce.  Mr.  Livingston, 
of  Weil,  Livingston  &  Co.,  showed  a  very  nice 
line  of  ladies'  satchels,  pocket-books,  &c.,  and 
displayed  a  good  line  of  orders. 

Mr.  Wright,  of  Phil.  Hake  &  Co.,  had  a  good 
show  of  Christmas  novelties — much  better  than 
last  season — and  reports  good  sales. 

Mr.  Whitney,  with  Patberg  &  Co.,  had  some 
beautiful  goods  in  the  picture-frame  line,  and  is 
well  satisfied  with  bis  trade. 

The  new  baggage  regulations,  of  restricting 
the  weight  of  any  trunk  to  2.50  pounds,  has  cre- 
ated somewhat  of  a  panic  among  traveling  men, 
compelling  them,  in  many  instances,  to  ship 
their  heavy  trunks  by  express.  It  is  hard  to 
understand  why  an  express  messenger  can  han- 
dle a  trunk  that  is  too  heavy  fo."  a  baggage 
master. 

Now,  that  the  railroad  companies  have  made 
an  arbitrary  rule  in  regard  to  baggage,  is  it  not 
about  time  that  they  paid  some  regard  to  hand- 
ling it  ?  The  endeavor  seems  to  be,  how  much 
they  can  damage  your  trunk.  The  trunk-makers 
are  happy,  however,  at  the  action  of  the  trunk 
lines. 


Wm.  Altick,  of  our  city,  has  left  a  little 
paper-weight  and  pen-extractor  on  my  desk,  and 
it  is  a  mighty  convenient  little  article.  Any 
one  who  has  tugged  away  at  the  stump  of  a  steel 
pen— and  soiled  his  fingers— and  his  temper,  will 
appreciate  the  convenience  of  it.  Mr.  Altick  is 
getting  ready  to  produce  it  on  a  large  scale. 

The  demand  for    advertising   novelties   con- 
tinues good,  and  many  stationers  have  helped 
over  a  dull  season  by  their  sale  throughout  the 
Miami  Vallet. 


GOLD  PAINT. 


It  is  now  about  fifteen  years  since  gold  paint 
was  put  on  the  market.  It  grew  out  of  a  neces- 
sity for  some  cheaper  substance  than  gold  leaf, 
which  was  not  readily  adapted  to  many  classes 
of  work,  and  where  available  was  not  easily  em- 
ployed except  by  skillful  experts.  The  prepara- 
tion of  a  bronze  powder  and  varnish,  both  in 
this  country  and  Europe,  called  "  gold  paint," 
has  attained  great  popularity.  It  is  durable, 
and  at  the  same  time  can  be  easily  applied. 
That  these  preparations  are  largely  employed  on 
such  work  as  frescoing,  furniture  and  other 
classes  of  decorative  work,  is  a  sufficient  indica- 
tion of  their  merit.  But  it  is  not  only  in  the  va- 
rious branches  of  art  that  they  have  gained  such 
great  favor.  The  convenient  manner  in  which 
they  are  put  up,  and  the  low  price  at  which 
they  are  offered,  places  them  within  the  reach 
of  anyone  who  has  a  desire  to  try  his  hand  at 
decoration.  As  they  can  be  used  on  paper, 
wood,  stone,  iron,  plaster-of-paris,  and  innumer- 
able other  substances,  they  are  adapted  to  all 
kind  of  decorative  purposes.  A  common  plaster 
cast  coated  with  gold  paint  is  made  to  look  like 
its  metal  original,  and,  unless  very  closely  in- 
spected, a  fine  cast  neatly  covered  with  the  paint 
can  hardly  be  distinguished  from  the  real 
bronze.  We  have  been  shown  samples  of  work 
on  ordinary  plaster  images  that  had  been  ex- 
posed to  all  conditions  of  sun  and  atmosphere 
for  over  a  year,  that  retained  their  original 
brilliancy  unimpaired  in  the  slightest  degree. 
The  ordinary  observer  would  not  know,  unless 
told,  that  they  were  imitations  of  metal.  Mir- 
ror and  picture  frames  that  have  become  tar- 
nished and  defaced  by  age,  discolored  household 
ornaments  and  various  little  knick-knacks  may 
be  made  to  take  on  their  original  brilliancy  again 
with  a  coat  of  this  gold  paint  at  a  trifling  cost. 
The  advantages  to  be  derived  from  the  introduc- 
tion of  this  paint  are  innumerable  and  cannot  be 
over-estimated.  — Painters'  Magazine. 


A  piece  of  mosaic  worlr,  measuring  about  140 
feet,  and  so  well  preserved  that  the  designs  are 
easily  traceable,  is  reported  to  have  been  re- 
cently discovered  on  the  beach  of  the  Gulf  of 
Carthage.  It  bears  three  inscriptions  in  Roman 
capitals,  and  on  each  side  a  seven-branched 
candlestick.  The  designs  include  figures  of  birds, 
lions  and  fishes,  ornamental  scrolls,  &c.  The 
general  sense  of  the  inscriptions  appears  to 
chronicle  the  construction  of  a  synagogue 
erected  by  the  Jews  resident  in  the  country 
under  the  domination  of  the  Romans.  Pfere 
Delattre,  the  well-known  archaeologist  of  Tunis, 
the  modern  Carthage,  is  now  examining  ethis  r- 
markable  mosaic,  and  will  probably  arrive  at 
the  exact  meaning  of  the  three  inscriptions. 
The  outer  walls  of  the  building  of  which  it  must 
have  formed  part  are  entirely  destroyed,  nothing 
remaining  but  the  foundations  and  the  pave- 
ment, which  are  buried  some  three  or  four  feet 
in  the  earth.  It  was  erected  near  the  shore, 
and  the  sea,  which  has  been  gaining  on  this  part 
of  the  coast,  now  comes  up  to  within  a  few  feet 
of  the  remains. 


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The  Parsons  Paper  Company, 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

''PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

''PARSONS    LINEN   LEDGER."  "SCOTCH   LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE.  Jr..  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  finest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 

EXTRA    SUPERFINE  ^QUALITY. 
In   attractive   Lavender   Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  -with  contents  printed  in  red.    Cor- 


SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

in  handsome  Light  Blue  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  of  a 
ream  of  Note  Paper  each,  and  bearing  in  blue  letters  de- 
scription  of    contents. 

In  separate  Boxes  of  uniform  size,  are  one-eighth  of  a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  o.uality  to  the  paper. 


responding  to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 
All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  *  be  according  to  representation 
It  IS  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trada 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  suhstanUal  form.  Goods  can  he  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agency,  aEO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


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SEASON    1883-1884. 


L.  ¥mMM 


Ghristmas  and  New  Tear  Cards. 


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^E  beg  to  express  our  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  the  kind  and  flattering  appreciation  of  our  past  efforts,  and  feel  a 
pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsement  which  our  Cards  have  received  from  the  American,  English,  German 
and  Australian  press.  With  one  accord  these  exponents  of  public  taste  have  given  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar 
productions  in  the  market.  We  are  bound  to  maintain  this  superiority ;  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create, 
with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged  experience,  a  Series  of  Novelties  for  the  Christmas  Season,  which,  we  have  no  doubt,  will  meet  the 
expectations  of  the  Trade.  We  have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  REPRESENTATIVE 
AMERICAN  TALENT  in  the  preparation  of  designs,  and  besides  have  secured  the  cooperation  of  some  of  the  most  EMINENT 
EUROPEAN  ARTISTS. 

OUR  LINE  IS  NOW  COMPLETED,  and  our  agents  are  on  the  road  to  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends.  An  inspection  of  the 
Sample  Books  will  convince  them  that  in  regard  to  ORIGINALITY  AND  VARIETY  OF  DESIGN,  EXCELLENCE  AND 
RICHNESS  IN  EXECUTION,  it  far  exceeds  our  last  year's  efforts.  To  give  an  idea  of  the  high  artistic  order  of  the  line,  we  would 
say  that  it  comprises  : 


FIGURE  DESIGNS  by  Miss  Dora.  Wheeler,  Miss  Rosina  Ehhet, 
Miss  L.  B.  Humphrey,  Miss  L.  B.  Comins,  Elihu  Tedder,  Walter  Satterlee, 
A.  F.  Brooks,  and  others. 

LANDSCAPE  DESIGNS  by  W.  Hamilton  Gibson,  Thomas  Moban, 
F.  L.  Smith,  and  others. 

ANIMAL   DESIGNS  by  B.  E.  Bensell  and  Harry  Beabu. 


FLOWER  AND  BIRD  DESIGNS  by  Miss  Fidelia  Bridges, 
Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney,  Jean  Robie,  of  Brussels ;  H.  Giacomelli,  of  Paris,  and 
others. 

THE  LITERARY  MATTER  in  connection  with  our  designs  has 
been  carefully  attended  to— among  others,  by  Mrs.  Cklia  Tbaxteb,  Mrs.  Emilt 
Shaw  Forman  and  Joaquin  Miller. 


OUR  REGULAR  LINE  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards  will  comprise  plain  cards,  fringed  cards,  and  double  fringed  cards, 
varying  in  price  from  30  cents  to  $60,  per  set  of  12. 

PROTECTORS  are  furnished  with  all  fringed  cards,  and  also  ENVELOPES  for  all  .series  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  more. 
Besides  our  REGULAR  LINE,  we  would  call  special  attention  to  the  following 

NOVELTIES    AND    SPECIALTIES: 


ALADDIN'S  LAMP.  This  is  one  of  the  most  elaborate  and  elegant 
Christmas  Gift  t'ards  we  have  ever  offered  to  the  trade.  It  is  a  large  folding 
card,  heavily  fringed,  and  provided  with  a  leatherette  protector.  The  front  out- 
side page  is  a  design  of  peacock  feathei's  on  satin  ;  the  left  inside  page  contains 
a  poem  specially  written  for  this  gift  by  Joacjuin  Miller,  also  on  satin,  and  sur- 
rounded by  a  delicate  border  of  Oriental  design  ;  the  right  inside  page  presents 
Aladdin  bearing  his  lamp,  after  a  paintii>g  by  the  eminent  American  artist, 
Elibu  Vedder  ;  and  to  complete  the  whole,  the  back  is  embellished  with  a  most 
unique,  artistic  design  of  high  order. 

RUSKIN  CALENDAR  FOR  1884.  At  the  solicitation  of  some 
of  our  business  friends,  we  have  this  year  decided  to  bring  out  a  Calendar,  and 
are  happy  to  be  able  to  announce  that  we  shall  issue  A  CALENDAR  FRO.>I 
JOHN  KUSKIN,  FOB  1884.  This  consists  of  an  artistic  mount  with  a  block 
calendar,  having  suitable  selections  from  John  Rcskin's  works  for  each  day  of 


the  year.  The  selections  have  been  made  by  a  lady  well-known  for  her  culti- 
vated taste  and  judgment  The  mount  has  been  designed  by  a  well-known 
Boston  artist,  and,  coming  from  her  thought  and  tasteful  skill,  the  form  and 
decoration  will  be  a  fi  ting  accompaniment  to  the  words  within  This  Calendar 
wiU  be  a  source  of  pleasure  to  all  who  love  and  appreciate  Ruskin,  that  they 
may  have  every  morning  a  jewel  from  the  treasure  of  his  noble  and  earnest 
thought. 

"THE  CHRISTMAS  SHEAF."  A  folding  card,  with  inside  pages, 
in  color,  stamped  out  in  the  shape  of  a  sheaf  of  wheat.    Tied  with  silk  cord  and 

tassels. 

"THE  CHRISTMAS  BOOK."  A  surprisingly  natural  represen- 
tation of  an  open  book,  with  floral  designs  by  Mrs.  Fisber,  and  original  poems 
by  Joaquin  Miller. 


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^«  CXIB.ZSTMJLS    JLZIT    FUZZTTS    OZT    SJSlTZIT. 


The  great  success  attending  our  efforts  in  this  line  has  induced  us  to  bring  out  a  number  of  new  Series,  consisting  of  Flowers,  Landscapes  and  Figure  Designs. 
These  are  elegantly  finished  in  several  styles,  in  fringed  tinted  mats,  with  cord  and  tassels  ;  on  mount  \  with  silk  fringe  and  cord  ;  in  book  form,  richly  fringed  and 
with  leatherette  protectors,  and  on  rich  Plush  mounts.    Prices  vary  from  $1.50  to  $3.60  each. 


We  have  made  large  additions  to  our  BIRTHDAY  line,  comprising  Plain  Cards,  Fringed  and  Double  Fringed  Cards  and  Art  Prints  on  Satin.  Numerous 
Series  at  popular  prices  have  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CARDS.  New  FLOWER  PIECES  in  Mats,  &c.  THANKSGIVING  CARDS, 
—Our  line  will  also  be  shown  now. 

Descriptive  Price  Lists  of  our  CHRISTMAS  and  NEW  YEAR  CARDS  are  now  ready,  and  will  be  sent  on  application. 


NEW  YORK ;  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO:  529  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


June  14,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER 


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"=^|  79  Beehman  Streetf  New  York,  | 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

W£  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,  GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,  DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  LIN£  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  Revi  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Cray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


I 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF   FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJR,   LinSTE    Oir-    BR,ISTOL    BO^FtlDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 

Decorated  JVote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc.  GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  CfflCiNATL 

Manufacture  the  most  complete  and  popular  line  of  STATIONERS'  FILE 
GOODS  made  in  America.     Liberal  Terms  to  Dealers. 

|^=  Eastern  Trade  supplied  from  New  York  Branch,  No.  28  Bond  Street. 
ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE  TO  DEALERS  ON  APPLICATION. 


TH^DOOLEY   PAPER   CUTTERS 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


t 


Hand  Ccttbr, 


MOKEIS  ADLEK,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAELES  BEOK,  609  Ohestnut  Street,  PhiladelpMa. 
PELOUZE  &  OAKY,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Eiohmond. 
GEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Oleveland. 
OSTKANDEE  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Ohicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCI^LAB  AND  PRICE  UST. 


Band-Cutter,  'with  Steau  Fixtures. 


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RAPHAEL  TUCK  &  SONS' 

Artistic  Cliristmas  *  New  Year  Cards 


Affamts- 


TRADE  MARK 


THE  increased  favor  these  Cards  have  already  met  from  the  Jobbing  Trade  this  year,  assures  us  we  were  not  mistaken  in  pronouncing 
it  early  in  the  season  as  the  most  desirable  and  complete  line  in  the  market.     "We  offer  350  Series,  representing  1,300  Cards,  by 
the  greatest  and  most  popular  Artists  of  the  day,  all  printed  in  the  style  that  has  distinguished  this  line  in  the  past. 

NOVSLTIES    FOXl    1883. 


REAL  WATCOMBE  TERRA  COTTA  PLAQUES. 

A  Series  of  30  Beautifal  Fire  Screens 
and  Shields. 

The  mosf  artistic  Room  Ornaments  yet  produced. 


RELIEFS,  ALBERTYPES, 

GEMS  OF  FOREIGN  SCENERY,  &c. 


•50  NEW   PUBLICATION.  rSi- 

GREAT  MINDS  IN  MUSI^  — A  Series  of  10 
Portraits  and  Biographical  Sketches  of  the 
Greatest  Composers  of  the  World. 


TBKKA-COTTA    PI-AQUE 


IB^-SEND    FOR    CATALOGUES. 


FOtDING   SCREEN. 


FORBES   COMPANY,  181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston;  22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

— .4i^  ADDRESS    ALL    CORRESPONDENCE    TO     BOSTON    OFFICE.  — f#= — 


The 


Wonderful  Prouty  Power  Printing  Press. 


NO  TAPES. 

NO    PULLIES. 
NO  FLIERS. 

SELF-INKER. 
SELF-DELIVERY. 


A   BONANZA! 


A  POWER- PRESS 


AND  ENGINE 

ALL,  FOR  $700.      ^ 


PROUTY    POWER  PRESSES  shipped  into  eleven 
States  in  past  thirty  days. 


GUARANTEED 


First-Olass  Newspaper 

AND 
POSTE-B  WOIIK. 

RUNS    BY    HAND    OR 
STEAM. 

No  Type  Grinding. 

EASIEST  PRESS  IN  THE 
MARKET. 


TESTIlvi:OISri-A.LS. 


"I  am  most  emphatically  pleased  with  the  Prouty.    I  would  not  trade  it  for 

aC press  (price  $1,000)     It  inins  easier,  it  is  much  simpler,  and  does  its 

work  as  rapidly  and  well  "  J.  F.  MITCHELL,  Greenville,  Texas. 

"  Would  not  exchange  it  for  any  of  the  '  Big  Injun'  presses." 

J.  A.  AVERY,  Waukeegan,  111. 
"The  Prouty  is  the  "  Boss  press."  C.  G.  STARKS,  Berl  n.  Wis. 


"  For  the  country  office,  printing  1000  to  4000  circulation,  there  is  no  other 
press  worthy  to  be  compared  with  it." 

Waterloo  TRIBUNE,  Waterloo,  Iowa. 

"We  profess  to  be  a  practical  pressman,  and  having  had  experience  with 
nearly  all  kinds  of  presses,  believe  ourselves  to  be  a  competent  judge.  The 
Prouty  is  the  simplest  and  easiest  running  power  press  in  the  market,  and  will 
do  as  good  work  as  any  machine  made."  F.  M.  HAISLET,  Newhampton,  Iowa. 


SIZES    ^N"3D    FI^IOES,  &cc. 


No.  1,  7  Column, 

No.  2,  8  Column,  or  5  Column  Quarto. 

No.  8,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3.000  lbs. 
3,600     " 
4,200     " 


1,000  per  hour. 
900 
800 


Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $515. 
590. 
665. 


Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $25  extra. 
Book  Fountain,     25  to    40 


Address  all  orders  or  inquiries  for  further  particulars  to 


W.  G.  WALKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Proprietors,  Madison,  Wis. 


June  14,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATiOi^iEK. 


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FAMILY^PULPIT  BipLES 

PUBUSHED  BY  THE 

NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO. 

724,  726  &  728  Cherry  Street,  Philadelphia. 

We  claim  the  following  advantages  for  the  "National  Contrasted  Editions  ": 
First.— The  only  Quarto  Bible  containing  the  Contrasted  Testaments,  in  which  the 
Old  King  James  and  the  Revised  Versions  are  placed  in  parallel  columns. 
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[We  will  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  noveltie 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  no^^  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 


NEW    PATENTS. 


No.  276,164,  Mucilage-Wafer.— Joseph  I.  Donahue, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
A  vcafer  composed  o£  a  perforated  fibrous 
fabric  covered  on  both  sides  with  adhesive  ma- 
terial and  having  the  perforations  filled  there- 
with. 
No.  276,166.     Shippihg-Tag.— William    F.  Edwards, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
No.  276,167.     Shipping-Tag.— William    F.    Edwards, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  assignor  of  two-thirds  to  George 
Quigley  and  Peter  T.  Schultz,  both  of  same  place. 
An  improved  shipping-tag,  label  or  card  of 
suitable  material,  having  two  separate  lines  or 
series  of  lines  or  spaces  for  address  upon  its 
front  face,  one  space  for  the  shipper  and  the 
other  space  for  the  consignee,  and  provided  with 
a  shiftable  slide  for  changing  the  character  of 
address,  so  that  the  same  card,  tag  or  label  shall 
serve  to  forward  goods  or  articles  to  market  and 
for  the  return  of  the  empty  case  to  the  shipper. 
No.  276,171.    Case  or  Envelope  for  Putting  up  Cigar- 
ettes  for   the    market.— Edwin  J,  Fraser,    San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Louis  W. 
Boyer,  same  place. 
No.  ^876,191.    Programme- Card  for   Dances.— Ernest 
Mendum,  Melrose,  and  Sylvester  G.  Swett,  Boston, 
Mass. 
A  programme-card  for  dances,  containing  the 
number  and  special  order  of  the  dances  selected 
and  the  names  of  the  composers  or  source  of  the 
music  therefor,   and  provided    with    racks    or 
other  suitable  means  for  receiving  and  holding 
removable    and   interchangeable   strips,    upon 
which    the  names  of   the   holders  of  the  pro- 
gramme-cards are  or    may  be  inscribed,    and 
which  strips  are  exchangeable  among  the  cards 
of  the  dancers  in  engaging  partners. 

No.  276,204.  Stereotype-Plate  Holder.— Ferdinand 
Wesel,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  276.207.  Printing  Press.— George  E.  Adams,  Fow- 
lerville,  Mich.,  assignor  of  one-balf  to  John  C. 
Ellsworth,  same  place. 

No.  276,221.  Device  for  Straightening  Sheets  Deliv- 
ered from  the  Fly  of  a  Printing  Press.— Thomas 
H.  Bowes,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

No.  276,224.  Apparatus  for  Pasting  Sheets  in  Bind- 
ing Books.— Galen  Carlton,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and 
David  M.  Smyth,  Hartford,  Conn.,  assignors  to 
the  Smj'th  Manufacturing  Company,  Hartford, 
Conn. 

No,  276,227.  Toy  Vehicle.— Geo.  S.  Crosby,  Bridge- 
port, Conn.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  James  Wat- 
son, Jr.,  same  place. 

No.  276,234.    Hammock.— Josef  Fichtner,  Milwaukee, 

Wis.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Gottlieb  Patek,  same 

place. 
No.  276,2.51.     Child's  Rattle.— Philip  Lesson,  Newark, 

N.  J.,  assignor  to  Leo  Schlesinger  &  Co.,  New 

York,  N.  Y. 

No.  276,265.  Cutter  for  Paper,  Cloth,  &c.— Johann  A. 
H.  Meyer,  Dresden,  Saxony,  Germany.  Patented 
in  Germany  June  18,  1880,  No.  12,712;  in  Eng- 
land October  2ti,  1880,  No.  4,364;  in  Luxemburg 
October  27,  1880,  No.  85;  in  Belgium  October  30, 
1880,  No.  52,906;  in  Austria-Hungary  December 
14,  1880,  No.  34,437  and  No.  38,476,  and  in  Italy 
December  31,  1880,  XXIX,  432. 

No.  276,267.  Map  and  Chart  Case.- Hiram  E.  Moon, 
Richmond,  Ind. 

No.  276,277.  Stand  and  Rack  for  Newspapers.- Ru- 
dolph Pelz,  Baltimore,  Md. 

No,  276,296.     Machine  for  Cutting  Notches   in  the 


Backs   of   Books.— David  M.   Sinyth,   Hartford, 
Conn.,  assignor  to  the   Smyth   Manufacturing 
Company,  of  Connecticut. 
No.  276,314.    Envelope.— Montgomery    H.    Watson, 

Dayton,  Ohio, 
No.  276,362.     Clasp  for  Pocket-Books,  &c.— George 

Crouch,  New  York,  N  Y. 
No.  276,369.  Apparatus  for  Separating  and  Folding 
Paper.— William  Ashley  Wilson  and  George  Dun- 
can, Liverpool,  England,  and  George  Lauder, 
Pittsburg,  Pa.  Patented  in  England  November 
19,  1870,  No.  3,031. 
No.  276,389.    Ornamentation  of  Ceramics. — Annie  L. 

Gorham,  Boston,  Mass. 
No.  276,399.    Penholder.— Daniel  Hepp,  Chicago,  111. 
No.   276,425.      Stylographic   Fountain  Pen.— Marion 
H.  Kerner,  New  York,   N.  Y.,  and  Charles   L. 
Downes,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. ;  said  Downes  assignor 
to  said  Kerner. 
No.  276,512.     Pencil  Fastener.— Joseph  F.  Webster, 

Needham,  Mass. 
No.  276,514.    Book-Support  for  Writing  Desks  —Jas. 

B.  Whitaker,  Loretto,  Va. 
No.  276,517.     Printing    Press.— George    Williamson, 
Cambridge,  assignor  of   one  half  to  Walter  G. 
Chase,  Brookline,  Mass. 
No.  276,524.    Toy.— George   S.    Crosby,    Bridgeport, 

Conn. 
No.  276,535.    Penholder.— Joseph  G.  Hester,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  assignor  to  Julius  Lansburg,  same 
place. 
No.  276,539.    Knockdown  or   Building-Block  Toy.— 
William  S.  Reed,  Leominster,  Mass. 
A  knockdown  toy  composed   wholly  or  par- 
tially of  individual  portions  or  building  blocks, 
one  or  more  of  which,  when  displaced  by  a  de- 
vice or  mechanism  connected  therewith,  causes 
the  destruction  of  the  integrity  and  continuity 
of  the  object  formed  thereby. 

No.  276,543.    Lead  or  Crayon-Holder.— Richard  W. 

Uhlig,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Joseph  Reck- 

endorfer,  same  place. 
A  check-ring  loosely  surrounding  the  lead- 
tube  and  provided  with  spring- fingers  for  clasp- 
ing the  lead,  in  combination  with  the  lead  grasp- 
ing and  releasing  mechanism,  the  sheath,  and  a 
stop  or  shoulder  on  or  in  the  holder  for  limiting 
the  forward  movement  of  the  check-ring. 

DESIGNS. 

No.  13,8.51.  Inkstand. — John  Murray,  New  York, 
N.  Y.    Term  of  patent,  i}4  years. 

No.  13,859.  Font  of  Printing  Type.— Herman  Ihlen- 
burg,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  assignor  to  MacKellar, 
Smiths  &  Jordan,  same  place.  Term  of  patent  14 
years. 

No.  13,869.  Card  —George  M.  Hayes,  Philadelphia. 
Pa.    Term  of  patent,  3>4  years. 

No.  13,870.  Font  of  Printing  Type.— Julius  Herriet, 
New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  David  Wolfe  Rruce, 
same  place.    Term  of  patent,  14  years. 

Nos.  13,871  to  13,873,  inclusive.  Font  of  Printing- 
Type. —  Herman  Ihlenburg,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
assignor  to  David  Wolfe  Bruce,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
Term  of  patents,  14  years. 

TRADE-MARKS. 
No.   10,158.     Metallic  Pens.— Esterbrook   Steel    Pen 
Manufacturing  Company,  Camden,  N.  J. 
"The  number  '333.'" 
No,    10,159.    Metallic   Pens.— Esterbrook   Steel    Pea 
Manufacturing  Company,  Camden,  N.  J. 
"The  number  '314.'" 
No.    10,160.    Metallic   Pens.— Esterbrook    Steel    Pen 
Manufacturing  Company,  Camden,  N.  J. 
"The  number  '3-14.'" 
No.    10,161,     Metallic   Pens.— Esterbrook   Steel    Pen 
Manufacturing  Company,  Camden,  N.  J. 
"The  number  '128.'" 

No.  10,198.     Cigarette   Paper.-^May  Brothers,  New 
York,  N.  Y. 
"The  representation  of  two  bands  crossing 


each  oLher,  upon  one  of  the  b-iud.s  Ubiug  the  rep- 
resentation of  one  or  more  ears  of  corn." 
No.  10,205,    Printing  Presses. — The  Babcock  Printing 

Press  Manufacturing   Conapauy,    New   London, 

Conn. 
"  The  word-symbol  '  Standard.'  ■' 

LABELS. 
No.  3,140.    Title:  "Cover  to  Sample  Book."— J.  H. 
Lane  &  Co.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  3,151.  Title:  " Carbolated  Sachet,  Envelope  or 
Pad  "  (for  Disinfectants). — Lucius  A.  Le  Mieux, 
Seymour,  Wis. 

No.  3.152.  Title  :  "Wellington  Mills  Standard  Flex- 
ible Cabinet  Glass  Paper."- Henry  A.  Page, 
Boston,  Mass. 

No.  3,153.  Title  :  "  Wellington  Mills  Standard  Flex- 
ible Cabinet  Glass  Paper."— Henry  A  Page 
Boston,  Mass. 

REISSUES. 
No.    10,.300.     Paper  -  Folding    Machine.— Luther    C. 

Crowell,  Boston,  Mass.,  assignor  to  R    Hoe  & 

Co.,  New  York,  N.  Y.    Original  No.,  186,309,  dated 

January  16,  1877. 
No.  10,309.    Metallic  Bill-File  Case.— John  C.  Lang, 

Washington,  D.  C,  assignor  co  the  National  Shelf 

and  File  Company,  same  place.     Original  No. 

262,79!,  dated  August  15,  IS^-i. 
No.  10,311.    Paper-Perforating  Machine. — Roswell  T. 

Smith,  Nashua.  N.  H.    Original  No.  233,882,  dated 

November  2,  1880. 
No.  10,319.      Mechanical  Toy.— William  X.   Stevens, 

Washington,  D.   C.    Original  No.,  274, US,  dated 

March  20,  If  83. 


OLD  TAPESTRY. 


A  discovery  of  a  suite  of  tapestries  was  made 
in  a  church  at  Valetta  (Malta)  last  year.  The 
Order  of  the  Knights  of  Malta  had  caused  them 
to  be  executed  at  the  Paris  Gobelins  factory 
about  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  century. 
They  have,  however,  suffered  considerably  from 
having;  been  kept  in  the  mouldj'  cupboards  of 
a  damp  sacristy.  In  order  to  restore  them 
in  a  suitable  and  artistic  manner,  it  is  said 
that  the  English  goveriimeut  applied  to  the 
Gobelins  factory  for  the  needful  quantity  of 
wool  for  the  desired  restoration  This  request 
was  at  once  complied  with,  but  it  was  found 
that  the  requisite  artistic  and  executive  skill 
was  not  to  be  obtained  in  Malta  to  insure  the 
successful  carrying  out  of  the  work.  At  the 
request  of  the  English  government,  it  is  said  that 
M.  Uarcel,  the  director  of  the  Gobelins  factory, 
is  to  proceed  to  Malta  with  a  competent  assist- 
ant, and  will  remain  there  for  a  short  time  to 
superintend  the  carrying  out  of-  the  process  of 
renewal.  The  thread  which  is  now  used  by  the 
Gobelins  factory  is  said  to  correspond  exactly 
in  shade  with  that  of  the  older  work,  this  being 
a  point  of  essential  importance  in  connection 
with  the  proposed  restoration. 


EBONIZINC. 


To  imitate  black  ebony,  first  wet  the  wood 
with  a  solution  of  logwood  and  copperas,  boiled 
together,  and  laid  on  hot.  For  this  purpose  two 
ounces  of  logwood  chips,  with  one  and  a  half 
ounces  of  copperas,  to  a  quart  of  water  will  be 
required.  When  the  work  has  become  dry  wet 
the  surface  again  with  a  mixture  of  vinegar  and 
steel  filings.  This  mixture  may  be  made  by  dis- 
solving two  ounces  of  steel  filings  in  half  a  pint 
of  vinegar.  When  the  work  has  become  dry 
again  sandpaper  down  until  quite  smooth  ;  then 
oil  and  fill  in  with  powdered  drop-black  mixed 
in  the  filler.  Work  to  be  ebonized  should  be 
smooth  and  free  from  holes,  &c.  The  work  may 
receive  a  light  coat  of  quick-drying  varnish,  and 
then  be  rubbed  with  finely  pulverized  pumice- 
stone  and  linseed-oil  until  very  smooth. 


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leaves  Boston  at  6  30  v.  M.,  daily. 

Leave  Boston  for  Grand  Cbntral  Depot,  NEW 
YORK,  at  9  A.  M.  week  days,  6.30  P.  M.,  daily  ; 
returning,  leave  New  York  at  11  A.  M.  and  11,34 
P.  M.  week  days.  10.30  P.  M.  Sundays.  Pullman  Palace 
Cars  run  through. 

NORWICH  LINE  for  NEW  YORK.  Train  leaves 
Boston  at  7  P.  M.  week  days,  connecting  with  elegant 
steamers  City  of  Worcester  and  City  of  Boston ; 
returning,  leave  New  York  at  5  P.  M. 

Trains  leave  BOSTON  for  PROVIDENCE  at  9  A.  M., 
and  3.10  and  5.45  P.  M.  ;  returning  at  8.15  and  11.20 
A.  M.,  and  4.30  P.  M.,  all  Express  Trains.  Round  Trip, 
limited  tickets,  $1.50. 

Tickets,  Stateroomes  and  Berths  secured  at  office, 
322  Washington  Street,  corner  of  Milk,  and  at  Station, 
foot  of  Summer  Street,  Boston. 


S.  M.  FELTON,  Jr., 
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A.  C.  KENDALL, 

Gen.  Pass.  Agent. 


Importer  and  Manufacturer  of 

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MANUFACTURER  OF 

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No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Duane  St.,  New  York. 

R.  T.  &  S.  BLOOD,  Jr. 

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BLANK    BOOK    PAGING, 
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C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 


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Fancy  Gooils,  Glassware,  Gla,  Toys,  Gaies, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

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:rt  Souvenirs,  woliday  xM-oods,  &:c., 

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the  most  varied,  and  the  finest  line  of  goods — new  designs 
of  our  o^A/^n  manufacture — ever  sho^wn  in  this  country. 


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SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


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HE  B.  B.  HILL  MANUFACIURING  COMPANY, 

Hanufaoturers    of   Check    Protector    Stamps    that   do    not 

^JUP  Interfere  with  Carsley's  Patent  or  any  other.    Also,  all  kinds 

of  Dating  Stamps,  Numbering  Machines,  Seal  Presses  and  Copying  Presses  of 

latest,  best  patterns  and  improvements.    Also,  the  Blotter-Bath  for  rapid  letter 

copying,  which  has  become  so  popular,  and  overcomes  the  tedious  process  of 

copying   letters.    A    full    line  of  Stamp   Goods  always   on   hand.    Send   for 

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591  Broadway,  New  York,  Manufacturers  of Opposite  Metropolitan  Hotel. 

Fine  Leather  and  Flush  G-oods, 
Indotint  Engravings. 


Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames,         I  Photographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Albums,  Graphoscopes,  Photographs,  |  Stereoscopes  and  Views, 


1®"  Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic — Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  &c. 


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The  Trade  are  respectfully  invited  to  withhold  placing  their  orders  until  they  have 
examined  our  line,  as  it  is  pronounced  the  strongest  ever  issued. 


CALENDARS   AND   SATIN    DESIGNS 

In  Sheets  for  Manufacturing   Purposes. 


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THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOl^ER 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
act,  strictly  speaking,  "Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 

J.  M.  Dormer,  publisher,  Candelaria,  Nev.,  has 
sold  out. 

George  D.  Ormiston,  paper-stock  dealer,  Hali- 
fax, N.  S.,  is  dead. 

Thomas  P.  Connelly,  stationer,  Halifax,  N.  S., 
has  been  burned  out. 

C.  Bohm,  proprietor  of  the  Norfolk  News  Com- 
pany, Norfolk,  Va.,  is  dead. 

Frederick  Jenkins,  of  Romanet  &  Co.,  Paris 
and  London,  is  visiting  New  York. 

E.  R.  Fiske  &  Son,  printers,  Worcester, 
Mass.,  are  advertised  to  be  sold  out  by  a  mort- 
gagee. 

Dennis  Golfer,  dealer  in  paper  hangings, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  been  sold  out  by  the 
sheriff. 

The  Brooklyn  factory  of  James  F.  Smith,  pa- 
per-stock dealer.  New  York  city,  has  been 
damaged  by  Are. 

Baltz  &  Twomey,  gold-leaf  manufacturers, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Harry  J.  Baltz  continues. 

The  stock  and  fixtures  of  George  M.  Harding, 
picture  dealer,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  are  in  the  con- 
stable's hands  and  are  advertised  for  sale. 

At  the  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  Sta- 
tioners' Board  of  Trade,  held  last  Tuesday, 
Stern  &  Lyon  were  elected  to  membership. 

Willy  Wallach,  who  has  been  in  Europe  for 
the  past  four  months,  will  sail  from  Liverpool 
for  this  city  on  June  16,  per  steamship  Arizona. 

F.  B.  Clement,  128  Duane  street,  has  lost  a 
child  by  death,  and  the  trade,  among  whom  he 
is  well  known,  generally  express  their  sym- 
pathy with  Mr.  Clement  in  his  bereavement. 

H.  K.  Curtis  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Tribune 
and  Farmer,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  been  sold 
out  by  the  sheriff,  and  a  new  firm  has  been 
formed  under  the  style  of  the  Tribune  and  Far- 
mer Company,  Limited. 

It  is  said  that  the  toy  and  fancy  goods  dealers 
have  had  in  contemplation  the  formation  of  an 
organization  somewhat  similar  to  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade,  but  the  latter  body  has  offered 
special  inducements  to  the  toy  and  fancy  goods 
men  to  join  it,  which  it  is  believed  will  be  ac- 
cepted. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  creditors  of  Myers  Broth- 
ers, held  on  Wednesday  afternoon  at  the  office 
of  the  assignee,  Frederick  M.  Littlefield,  Bryant 
Building,  Liberty  and  Nassau  streets,  the  latter 
was  empowered  to  continue  the  business  for  the 
benefit  of  the  creditors,  and  to  retain  the  mem- 
bers of  the  firm  to  assist  him. 

There  has  been  a  long  felt  want  for  a  type- 
writer paper  which  would  take  any  desired 
number  of  impressions  from  one  writing.  There 
has  been  made  especially  for  this  purpose  a  linen 
paper,  free  from  pinholes,  and  which  takes  the 
peculiar  ink  of  the  type-writer  distinctly  and 
enables  the  writer  to  take  from  one  to  ten  or 
more  impressions,  according  to  the  thickness  of 
paper,  from  one  writing.  This  paper  is  sold 
only  by  the  Powers  Paper  Company,  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  and  62  to  64  Duane  street.  New 
York. 


The  Babcock  Printing  Press  Manufacturing 
Company,  New  London,  Conn.,  is  a  new  com- 
pany, organized  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of 
Connecticut,  with  the  following  named  officers  : 
Chas.  B.  Maxson,  president  ;  Nathan  Babcock, 
secretary  and  treasurer,  and  Geo.  P.  Fenner,  su- 
per intendent.  Mr.  Babcock  was  formerly  of  the 
firm  of  Cottrell  &  Babcock,  and  his  associates 
are  men  of  long  experience  and  practical  knowl- 
edge of  the  business.  Their  shop  is  fitted  with 
the  best  of  tools  and  supplied  with  every- 
thing necessary  to  facilitate  good  work.  A 
number  of  their  presses  are  now  working  in  va- 
rious parts  of  the  country  and  giving  satisfac- 
tion. 

Thomas  Toby  &  Co.,  stationers,  New  York, 
made  an  assignment  on  last  Saturday,  and  on 
Monday  a  meeting  of  the  creditors  was  held  at 
which  the  firm  offered  to  compromise  at  thirty- 
three  cents  on  the  dollar,  to  be  paid  in  notes  at 
six,  nine  and  twelve  months  respectively.  All 
of  the  creditors  accepted  with  the  exception  of 
Henry  Lindenmeyr.  The  Powers  Paper  Com- 
pany is  the  heaviest  creditor,  its  claim  being  for 
about  $600.     The  liabilities  are  said  to  be  $4,000. 

Parker,  Ritter  &  Co.,  St.  Louis,  are  sending 
out  a  business  card  from  which  a  small  cork 
hangs  by  a  thread.  The  card  has  printed  on  it 
the  following  remark  :  "  Say  !  If  you  are  ap- 
proached by  any  other  than  a  representative  of 
the  house  of  Parker,  Ritter  &  Co.,  printers 
stationers,  lithographers,  binders  and  blank- 
book  makers,  420  North  Third  street,  put  this 
dangling  cork  in  your  ear  and  tell  him  you  are 
deaf." 

A  new  monthly  journal  called  Indoors  and 
Outdoors  has  appeared.  It  is  devoted  to  town 
and  country  improvement  and  sanitary  reform, 
its  editors  being  Charles  F.  Wingate,  sanitary 
engineer,  and  John  Y.  Culyer,  civil  engineer 
and  landscape  architect.  It  is  the  official  paper 
of  the  National  Association  for  Sanitary  and 
Rural  Improvement.  The  paper  is  handsomely 
printed,  and  is  practical  and  interesting  in  the 
character  of  its  contents. 

The  National  Railway  Publication  Company, 
46  Bond  street.  New  York,  has  just  issued  the 
first  number  of  the  "  Knickerbocker  Ready  Ref- 
erence Guide,"  which  is  railway,  boat,  horse  car 
and  stage  time-table  and  guide  to  every  town 
and  city  within  fifty  miles  of  New  York.  A 
good  map  accompanies  the  volume.  The  work 
is  to  appear  monthly,  and  its  usefulness  will  be 
quickly  appreciated. 

Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Co.,  Cincinnati,  have 
just  issued  a  new  catalogue  of  blank-books,  &c., 
of  their  manufacture.  It  is  very  neatly  bound 
in  olive-green  cloth  tooled  in  Indian  red,  imita- 
tion russia  back.  A  feature  of  its  contents  are 
the  illustrations  of  blank-books  in  colors.  The 
list  is  handsomely  printed  on  cream  paper. 

J.  B.  Linde,  165  William  street.  New  York, 
has  got  out  a  sample  book  of  the  "  pure  Monarch 
linen  "  papers  controlled  by  him.  These  goods 
are  made  .500  sheets  to  the  ream,  and  their  char- 
acteristics commend  them  to  the  attention  of  the 
trade. 

Harry  C.  Spring,  printer  and  binder,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  has  been  succeeded  by  the  Spring 
Printing  Company,  which  has  been  incorporated 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $9,000. 

W.  B.  Wallich  &  Brother,  booksellers  and 
stationers,  York,  Pa.,  have  sold  out  to  Adam 
Spangler,  Jr.,  who  will  take  over  the  business 
on  July  1. 

N.  F.  Guertin  has  started  in  business  as  a  job- 
bing stationer,  at  No.  162  St.  James  street,  Mon- 
treal, Canada. 


W.  A.  Rakestraw,  newsdealer,  &c.,  Columbus, 
Ohio,  has  sold  out. 

Henry  Holton,  bookseller  and  stationer,  Hart- 
ford, Conn.,  is  dead. 

S.  A.  Peckham,  newsdealer,  &c.,  Windham, 
Conn.,  has  sold  out  to  C.  R.  Corey. 

The  Iron  Publishing  Company.  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  has  been  sold  out  by  the  sheriff. 

McCarty  &  Hasburg  are  beginning  to  get 
their  new  goods  in  for  the  fall  trade. 

T.  W.  Walton,  publisher  of  the  Post,  Cald- 
well, Ean.,  has  sold  out  to  H.  S.  Lane. 

J.  H.  Livingston,  of  C.  H.  Davenport  &  Co., 
printers,  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  has  retired. 

J.  B.  Trayes,  printer  and  publisher.  Port 
Hope,  Ont.,  is  offering  to  compromise. 

"Mastery,"  No.  6,  has  made  its  appearance, 
and  is  as  instructive  and  interesting  as  previous 
numbers. 

De  Huff  &  Mitchell,  booksellers  and  stationers , 
Lebanon,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership;  J.  A. 
De  Huff  continues. 

G.  W.  Lehman  &  Brother.  160  William  street, 
can  supply  the  trade  with  R.  D.  Dovell's  inks, 
mucilage  and  sealing  wax. 

Horner,  Rhoades  &  Co.,  notion  dealer.',  &e., 
Kansas  City,  Mo.,  have  made  an  assignment, 
with  preferences  to  home  creditors. 

J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.'s  June  bulletin  of  new 
publications  is  out.  The  midsummer  number  of 
Lippincott's  Magazine  (July)  will  be  ready  on 
June  15,  and  promises  to  be  unusually  attractive. 

T.  Sinclair  &  Son,  Philadelphia,  have  got  out 
a  new  thing  for  the  Fourth  of  July  called  the 
"Boy's  Cockade  Hat,"  which  is  said  to  be  selling 
rapidly,  and  to  excite  to  rampant  patriotism 
every  youngster  who  gets  hold  of  it. 

It  is  asserted  that  the  trade,  who  have  sold 
the  National  Publishing  Company's  family  Bi- 
bles, with  the  contrasted  Testament,  say  that, 
when  placed  side  by  side  with  other  editions, 
the  preference  is  almost  always  given  to  the 
"  National,"  which  has  the  King  James  and  re- 
vised Testaments  in  parallel  columns  on  the 
same  page. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  ready  their  new 
price-list  for  July.  It  consists  of  forty-four 
pages  and  includes  a  large  number  of  new 
goods,  which  replace  some  of  the  older  produc- 
tions which  have  been  dropped  owing  to  the 
firm's  line  becoming  so  large.  Besides  the  price- 
list,  samples  of  the  latest  novelties  will  be  sent 
to  the  trade  on  application. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  recently  made  great 
improvements  in  their  warerooms,  and  the  taste 
displayed  in  the  change  reflects  great  credit  on 
Frank  G.  Bufford,  the  genial  manager  of  the 
concern.  Among  other  things,  an  elaborately 
fitted-up  office  has  been  set  apart  for  George  H. 
Davis,  the  leading  salesman  of  the  New  York 
house,  whose  indefatigable  exertions  are  duly 
recognized  by  the  high  estimation  in  which  he  is 
regarded  by  the  house. 

Leon  Isaacs  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  manufactur- 
ers of  the  "  Glucinum  "  pens,  have  issued  a  cir- 
cular which  has  been  addressed  to  every  sta- 
tioner in  the  country,  to  caution  them  against 
unscrupulous  persons  who  fraudulently  imitate 
their  pens  and  packages,  and  claim  to  be  con- 
nected with  the  firm.  Leon  Isaacs  &  Co.  do  not 
employ  travelers  ;  orders  are  always  taken  by 
Leon  Isaacs  or  his  partner,  Mr.  Voorsanger  ; 
their  pens  are  stamped  L.  Isaacs  &  Co.,  "Glu- 
cinum," and  have  a  facsimile' of  the  signature  of 
the  firm.     Information  leading  to  the  detection 


June  14,  1883.] 


THE    AMEKIOAN    STATIONER. 


833 


of  parties  practising  the  fraud  complained  of 
will  be  very  gratefully  received  by  the  firm. 

Bremner  &  Walton,  lithographers,  Chicago, 
111.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

The  Quincy  Journal  Printing  Company, 
Quincy,  111.,  has  been  incorporated. 

C.  C.  Fulton,  of  C.  C.  Fulton  &  Co.,  publishers 
of  the  American,  Baltimore,  Md.,  is  dead. 

William  H.  Tripp,  newsdealer,  bookseller  and 
stationer,  St.  Johns,  Mich.,  has  sold  out  to  C.  H. 
Lee. 

A.  E.  Rising,  publisher  of  the  Spink  County 
Herald,  Ashton,  Dakota,  has  sold  out  to  A.  A. 
Selleck. 

Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.,  wholesale  stationers, 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  have  been  succeeded  by 
Eaton,  Lyon  &  Allen. 

Huggins  &  Shelley,  booksellers  and  stationers, 
Knoxville,  111.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  P. 
D.  Huggins  continues. 

Plaisted,  Calvert  &  Waldron,  puolishers  of 
the  Gazette,  Lewiston,  Me.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.   Calvert  &  Waldron  continue. 

C.  H.  Caldtvell,  job  printer,  Birmingham, 
Ala.,  has  admitted  F.  A.  B.  Smith  to  partner, 
ship  under  the  style  of  Caldwell  &  Smith. 

Fire  broke  out  on  Monday  afternoon  in  the 
publishing  house  of  Johnson  &  Getting,  on  the 
third  floor  of  the  building  Nos.  122  and  124  Du- 
ane  street,  New  York.    The  loss  was  $1,000. 

The  Palmer  Art  Company,  36  Bond  street, 
shows  samples  of  a  line  of  goods  that  it  would 
be  hard  to  excel.  All  of  the  designs  are  unique, 
novel,  original  and  rich,  and  are  oflEered  at  un- 
usually low  rates. 

A  fire  occurred  on  Monday  night  in  the  elec- 
trical apparatus  factory  of  C.  E.  Jones  &  Bro- 
ther, in  the  upper  story  of  the  paper  house  of 
Ross,  Robbins  &  George,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  The 
fire  was  confined  to  the  Jones'  rooms,  but  water 
ran  down  upon  the  paper  below,  valued  at 
$50,000.    The  total  loss  is  830,000;  insured. 

A  fire  broke  out  on  Monday  afternoon  in  the 
warerooms  of  Newcomb  Brothers,  paper-hang- 
ers and  decorators,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  The  damage 
to  the  building  is  light,  but  it  is  thought  that  the 
stock,  which  was  valued  at  $50,000  and  insured 
for  $28,000,  is  badly  injured  by  water  and 
smoke. 

G.  H.  Floto's  line  of  Christmas  cards  have 
been  produced  this  year  with  fancy  lithograph 
backs,  which  include  some  handsome  designs. 
Particular  attention  is  being  paid  to  the  fringing 
of  these  goods.  The  latest  Christmas  novelty 
produced  by  this  house  is  one  called  the  "  Dream 
of  Patience."  It  illustrates  the  twenty  lovesick 
maidens  who  appear  in  the  opera  of  "  Patience." 
The  card  shows  twenty-eight  colors  which  are 
beautifully  intermingled.  This  concern  also  ex- 
hibits a  fine  line  of  glove  and  handkerchief 
cases  in  satin  and  plush,  surmounted  with  bows 
and  sheafs  of  wheat.  The  line  of  novelties  is 
large,  and  most  of  the  designs  are  strikingly 
beautiful. 


The  schedules  of  Benjamin  Lawrence  and  Al- 
bert Asher,  composing  the  firm  of  Lawrence  & 
Co.,  stationers,  at  No.  39  Barclay  street,  who 
made  an  assignment  for  the  benefit  of  their 
creditors  to  Ellis  S.  Yates,  were  filed  on  Wednes- 
day in  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  They 
state  their  liabilities  at  $164,066.15  ;  nominal 
assets,  $100,670.70,  and  actual  assets,.  $55,218. 85. 
Among  the  assets  are  merchandise  nominally 
worth  $66,92,5.37,  actually  $47,731.04  ;  open  ac- 
counts and  notes,  nominally  $31,470.33,  actually 
$6,210.71  ;  real  estate,  nominally  $7,.500,  actu- 
ally $1,000;  fixtures,  nominal  value  $770,  actual 
value  $275.  Total  nominal  value  of  assets,  $106,- 
665.70,  actual  value,  $55,216.75. 

The  new  tints,  "Oriole"  and  "Golden  Rod," 
lately  introduced  by  G.  B.  Hurd  &  Co.,  New 
York,  are  meeting  with  a  ready  sale  in  both 
superfine  and  extra  superfine  grades.  This 
house  makes  a  specialty  of  getting  out  new 
tints,  and  has  introduced  a  new  white  ink  to  use 
with  the  dark-tinted  papers.  Among  other  new 
goods  that  will  be  ready  for  fall  inspection  very 
soon  are  the  hammered  silver  paper  and  cards, 
which  copy  the  design  now  so  fashionable  very 
closely,  but  need  to  be  seen,  however,  to  be  ap- 
preciated ;  and  stationers  will  find  it  to  their 
advantage  to  write  for  sample-book  and  price- 
list  of  their  complete  line,  which  will  be  for- 
warded free. 

The  Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Company  re- 
ports business  at  present  in  every  way  satisfac- 
tory, and  that  the  new  Knickerbocker  goods  are 
sold  as  fast  as  they  can  be  produced.  The  trade 
are  reminded,  that  by  placing  orders  at  once  an 
earlier  supply  of  goods  will  be  insured.  Parties 
desiring  to  see  the  firm's  line,  but  who  cannot 
call  at  the  warerooms,  will  be  sent  a  sample 
package,  with  quotations  of  prices  and  discount, 
on  application.  Visiting  stationers  are  invited  to 
call  and  examine  the  stock. 

Watrous  &  Sturdevant,  publishers  of  the 
Daily  Courier,  Fort  Collins,  Col.,  have  dissolved 
partnership.    Ansel  Watrous  continues. 

The  Powers'  Paper  Company's  new  line  of 
Christmas  cards  demand  an  inspection  from  all 
who  deal  in  these  goods.  This  line  includes 
some  500  different  styles,  and  is  said  to  be  hav- 
ing an  unprecedented  sale,  and  to  secure  the 
most  desirable  styles  orders  should  be  sent  in 
now  for  goods  to  be  delivered  in  October,  as 
there  will  be  only  one  edition  of  this  line.    Sam- 


ples for  inspection  may  be  seen  at  Springfield, 
Mass.,  or  at  the  New  York  office,  62  an  I  64 
Duane  street. 


PAPER  FELTING. 


A  new  paper  felting  made  by  the  use  of  spent 
bark  and  woolen  cotton,  or  equivalent  fibrous 
wastes,  is  said  to  supply  a  roofing-felt  and  car- 
pet-lining of  a  flexible,  elastic,  tenacious,  at- 
tractive, moth-proof  character,  with  greater 
economy  and  satisfaction  than  has  heretofore 
been  practicable. 

In  preparing  this  paper  the  materials  are 
utilized  in  sustantially  the  following  propor- 
tions :  from  20  to  25  per  cent — preferably  the 
former — of  spent  bark,  preferably  of  oak  or 
pine  ;  20  to  25  per  cent,  of  cheap  woolen,  cotton, 
or  other  fibrous  waste,  preferably  25  per  cent. ; 
15  per  cent,  of  straw  (preferably  bleached),  or  of 
course  meadow  hay,  and  the  balance  in  what  is 
known  as  "colors,"  in  some  cases  substituting,  as 
stock  may  require,  10  per  cent,  of  satinets  for 
an  equal  amount  of  colors  to  secure  greater 
strength.  The  proportions  given  may  be  varied 
and  for  the  straw  or  hay,  colors  or  other  cheap 
fibre  may  be  substitued. 

The  spent  bark  is  ground  in  any  ordinary 
beating  engine,  or  in  a  suitable  bark-grinder, 
and  the  other  materials  are  beaten,  with  the 
bark  so  disintegrated  in  the  beating  engine,  to  a 
pulp  suitable  to  pass  over  the  dryers  of  a  cyl- 
inder machine,  and  be  turned  off  and  rolled  up 
as  a  paper  felting.  The  methods  and  conditions 
of  doing  this  are  well  known  to  anyone  ordi- 
narily familiar  with  such  manufactures. 

Bark  may  be  used,  though  more  expensively, 
before  it  has  become  spent.  Most  stress  is  laid 
on  the  use  of,  preferably,  spent  bark  and  the 
woolen  or  cotton  or  other  cheap  wastes — the 
bark  as  giving  body  and  strength,  color,  and 
moth-proof  quality,  and  the  waste  materials- 
woolen,  cotton,  &c. — as  giving  peculiar  softness 
and  flexibility,  all  being  especially  economical. 
The  spent  bark  produces  a  rich  color,  and  by 
the  use  of  a  little  lime — say  one  bucketful  to 
about  four  hundred  pounds  of  stock — this  color 
is  heightened  to  a  rich  brown.  Any  desired 
color  may  be  produced  by  the  use  of  any  proper 
coloring  materials  therefor. 

This  invention  secures  by  the  use  of  tan  a 
soft,  flexible  material,  which  utilizes  spent  bark 
in  its  entirety  without  waste  or  expensive  treat- 
ment. 


GARTER 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


I^^PAPER  of  Every  ^Description  for 
Stationers  and  Printers. 

1    Ǥ 1*  Send  for  Samples. 

RIGE&GO. 


PAPER   WAREHOUSE.  BOSTON.  MASS 


SUPERIOR  TO   ALL   OTHERS.^- 

Send    for    Samples   and    Prices. 


GEO.  F.  KIM  &  MERRILL, 

Blank    Book    Manufacturers, 

STATIONERS  and  PAPER  DEALERS, 
29   Hawley    Street,    BOSTON,  MASS. 


834 


THE    AMEEICAJN    STATIONER. 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  under  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  SIO  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
ABBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  m. 

JA.NENTZKY  &  CO.,  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Art  Publishers. 

BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  29.^ 
Broadway,  N.Y.,  &  156  &  158  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  III. 

FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Wahiut  St.,  Philadelphia. 

TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 
BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  st.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st., Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'   and    Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  m. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 

CRANSTON  &  CO., 


79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  ni. 


mCKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruluig  Machinery, 

Springfleld,  Mass. 

SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

Bookbinders'  Materials. 
QARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


QANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &  SONS,  54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Lonis,  Mo. 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  st.,  N.  Y. 
Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  st.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLLINS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,        Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKE,  PHILIP, 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N., 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersrille,  111. 


8HRIVER,  T.,  &  CO., 


333  East  S6th  st.,  N.  Y. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C,  &  CO.. 


Oinciniiatl,  O. 


Copying  Books. 


MUKPHY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  st.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


UPMAN,  HYMEN  L., 


51  South  4th  St.,  Phila. 


STIMPSON,  E.  B., 


31  Spruce  St.,  N.  Y. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.    For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  st. ,  N.  Y. 

BERLIN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A., 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


THE   LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 

WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 
Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  st..  Chicago,  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 

ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 

Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE,  PAUL, 


16  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  Dl..  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8, 12, 18  and  30  in.  diam. 

NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5, 6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 


Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Gummed  Paper 


Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 
DENNISON   MANUFACTURING   CO.,   21    Milk   St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.  Y.:   630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 

U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRrUNG  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufactiu^r,  Boston,  Mass. 

Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 

cox,  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  DL 

Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  $tc, 

GAYNOR  &  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  BeU  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 

Letter,  Cabinet  and  Library  Files. 

THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.  Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfleld,  Mass. 

Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 

BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr  ,  81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 
57  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

Paper. 

ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 


SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  ToUet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  PhUadelphia. 


Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

G.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St..  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 

BECK,  CHARLES, 609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

HOWARD  mON  WORKS,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


I  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY   PAPER   CO.,    White  and   Colored 
i^issue  and  Copying  Paper,  .lersey  City.  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 


KISSAM,  B.  A., 


Beekman  St..  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKTN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y. 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND,  H.  C,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  aU  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  23  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK,  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  Franklin  st.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,  G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper  Manufacturers. 


ROGERS,  L.  H., 


75  Maiden  Lane,  N  Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PAT  M  *■  TTETiTTT'Ti'T  T?t>   f  6  W.  Fourtecnth  St.,  N.  Y. 
PALM  &  FECHTELER,  -j  ^  ^asaUe  St.,  Chicago,  lU. 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  St.,  N.  Y. 

J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING.  GEO.  F.,  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  St.,  Boston,  Mass . 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO^  821  Cherry  st.,  Phila. 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners,  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Star  Copying  Pads. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati ;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincmnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 

Toys  and  Games. 

LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 


PRIOR  &  HHiGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WEIDMANN.  a.. 


:«6  Broadway.  N.  Y. 


Fire!     Fire!     Fire!!! 

For  Insurance  rates  address 

4NDEBS0N  &  STAMOM, 

158^B0ADWAY,  new  YORK. 


June  14    18H3. 


THE    AMERICAN.  STATIOE^ER 


885 


ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J.  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

SHAPE    NOVELTIES, 

REWARD,  BIRTHDAY,  and  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Orders  of  Dance,  iVIenus, 
Tassels,  Marriage  Certificates,  Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Advertis- 
ing Fans,  Plaques,  Crayons,  Calenders,  &c.,  &c. 


CHICAGO : 


156  &  158  MOVROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET. 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


TURNER    &    HARRISON'S 

HIGHLY   FINISHED 


m^wBWW; 


STANDARD  STEEL  PENS., 

Manufactorf  and  Warehouse,  Twelfth  and  Bnttonwood  Sts.,  Philadelphia. 

OUR    LEADING   STYI.es  : 

No.  39 Falcon       No.    76 Swan       No.  203 Legal  Medium  Stub 

No.  57  . . .  Commercial       No.  707 ... .  Bank  Falcon       No.  307 Broad  Stub 

No  49  Bank        No.  405.     ...Engrossing       No.  103 E.  Fine 

IS^.  504 Beaded  School  Pen. 

Inventors  and  Sole  Owners  of  the  Series  of  Russia  Moheta  Pens.     Samples  and  Prices  free  on  application. 
New  York  Agents,  H.  BAINBRIDGE  &  CO.,  101  ^Villiam  Street. 


THE  BLACK  k  CLAWSON  CO.'S 

kprmd  Perforator 

MADE  IN  THREE  SIZES: 


I^T"  Descriptive  Circular  and  Prices  furnished  on  ap- 
plication to 

THE  BLACK  &  CliAWSON  CO., 

Mention  American  Stationer.  Hamilton,  Ohio. 


-*-- 


J-.  E.  LIItTIDE, 


Hie 


Wholesale  Paper  and  Card-board, 

T-A-O-S    .A.IsrX3    OrTJli^    Xj-A-BEI-S, 
PUBLISHER  OF 


Cliromos,  Folders    sund. 


— « -j^  ^ 

165   TV^illiam   St.,  IVe^«v  York. 

Complete  Set  of  Chromos  and  Folds,  by  mail,  $2.00.  |  Skeleton  Set  of  Chromos  and    old«,  by  maU,  Jl.OO 
ALL  SIZES  AND  GRADE,"     F  PAPER  AND  CARDBOARD  MADE  TO  OkDER, 


MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S..  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

Charles  W.  Adams SS63 

S.  Davis 3,700 

J.  B,  Jackson... ],.377 

Kienle&  Altbagen 160 

J.  P.  Tracy  (B.  S.) 200 

Walter  H.  Beadle 500 

Eckstein,  HofCman  &  Parr  (R.) 2,800 

Jacob  Hay,  Jr.  (R.) 320 

M.  F.  Norton 500 

Sackett,  Wilhelms  &  Betzig  (R.) 2,767 

MIDDLE  STATES. 

W.  R.  Benedict.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 115 

E.  W.  Beach  (Hicks  &  Beach),  Buffalo,  N.  Y. . . .  1,000 
Mary  G.  Armstrong,  Trenton,  N.  J.  (Real  83,000 

discharged) 5,000 

D.  Holscher,  Buffalo,  N.  Y 179 

EASTERN  STATES. 

Hattie  T.  Bates,  Boston,  Mass  500 

Gates  &  Co.,  Boston,  Mass 1,.500 

John  P.  Tenney  (Gates  &  Co.),  Boston,  Mass. 

(B.S.) 1 

M.  M.  Wing,  Boston,  Mass.  ($798  discharged). . . .  1,000 

Remington  Ward,  Newport,  R.  I 

P.  F.  Dodge  &  Son,  Providence.  R.  I 2,000 

Arthur  W.  Laugblin,  Portland,  Me 67 

Arthur  W.  Laughlin.  Portland,  Me 1 

Hezekiah  Smith,  Portland,  Me 50 

EUridge  Gould,  Boston,  Mass 350 

WESTERN  STATES. 
W.  D .  Page,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  (purchase  money)   1,300 

Conzman  &  Hess,  Terre  Haute,  Ind 750 

Peter  Gfroerer,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  (Real) 500 

A.  B.  Funk,  Spirit  Lake,  la.  (Real) 900 

G.  W.  Hunt,  Storm  Lake,  la 3,500 

L.  E-  Richards,  Pinckney,  Mich 853 

G.  Miller  (A.  Waugh  &  Co.),  San  Francisco.  Gal. 

(Real) 15,000 

J.  R.  Curry,  Silverton,  Col 300 

Alfred  E.  Mick,  Ashland,  lU 300 

Edward  C.  Webster,  La  Salle,  HI.  (Real) 350 

Linn  Lee,  Wabash.  Ind.  (Real) 1,300 

Otis&  Post,  Cedar  Rapids,  la 1,000 

«-*"»- • 

TO   CLEAN    ELECTROTYPES. 

The  turpentine  brush  should  be  used  upon  cop- 
per electros  Immediately  after  working;  other- 
wise tbe  ink  which  remains  in  the  fine  lines  may- 
generate  acids  and  destroy  the  block.  It  is  a 
good  plan  to  clean  a  second  time  with  pure  oil. 
If  the  ink  has  been  allowed  to  dry  on  the  lines 
it  may  be  necessary  to  use  creosote  first,  and 
then  additionally  treat  the  block  in  the  manner 
above  recommended. 

Dealer  in  EMBOSSED  PICTURE,  HOi.IDAY  and 
BIR.HDAY  CARDS. 

NOVELTIES  in  SHAPE  GOODS,  PAPER  BOXES,  &c. 

No.  61  E^SEX  STREET,  BOSTON. 
^F"  Price  Lists,  Circulars  and  Samples  Solicited. 

FOR   SALE^ 

A  Wholesale  ai-d  Retail  Book,  Stationery  and  Wall 
Paper  business,  doing  a  profitable  trade  in  a  western 
city  of  thirty  thousand  inhabitants.  (30,000).  Capital 
required  about  $1.5,000.  Address  I,  care  of  American 
Stationer. 

ITOR.   SALE. 

A  Book,  Stationery  and  Fancy  Goods  Business,  in 
Saco,  Maine  ;  established  ten  years.  Stock  well 
bought  and  well  kept.  Good  steady  trade.  Sole 
cause  of  selling,  owner's  ill  health.    Address 

H.  B.  KENDRICK  &  CO., 

Saco,  Me. 


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There  is  to  be  a  $600,000  exhibition  at 
St.  Louis.  This  modest  estimate  of  first- 
cost  leads  us  to  imagine  that  much  more 
will  be  spent  on  the  affair  and  when  the 
amount  of  stirring  up  likely  to  occur 
throughout  that  part  of  the  country  is 
taken  into  account,  there  will  be  "  a  right 
smart  lot "  of  business  done  out  that  way. 
The  exhibition  ought  to  be  a  success.  It 
deserves  the  help  of  everybody  who  can 
afford  to  sustain  it,  whether  by  money,  pre- 
cept or  exhibits.  St.  Louis  has  been  put- 
ting her  streets  in  order,  and  we  shall  prob- 
ably hear  less  about  her  acres  of  mud  in 
the  future.  This  shows  that  she  means 
business. 


We  give  this  week  the  speeches  made  at 
the  Lockwood  Press  dinner.  One  of  the 
gentlemen  occupying  a  prominent  position 
in  the  stationery  trade  took  occasion  to  re- 
mark that  he  had  prepared  a  speech  in 
which  he  had  replied  to  divers  comments 
of  The  Stationer  made  during  the  past 
year.  We  don't  want  to  "give  our  friend 
away,"  but  he  seems  to  have  committed 
himself  to  the  statement  that  he  had  lost 
the  manuscript  of  a  speech  intended  to  ex- 
cuse himself  and  his  coadjutors  from  what 
he  unquestionably  thought  to  be  well-placed 
criticism  on  our  part.  That  it  would  have 
taken  him  fifteen  hours  to  get  through  the 
job,  we  don't  at  all  doubt.  But,  consider- 
ing what  we  have  escaped,  Tve'll  forgive 
him. 


A  DECIDED  improvement  in  business  is  re- 
ported this  week,  and  the  dull  feeling  which 
seems  to  have  crowded  down  on  the  mar- 
ket is  apparently  passing  away.  We  hope 
that  nobody  in  the  trade  has  been  dismal. 
Where  few  bad  debts  have  been  made  and 
credits  have  been  kept  within  well-defined 
limits,  it  will  be  found  that  trading  has  not 
been  altogether  unprofitable,  even  if  mar- 
gins have  needs  been  small.  One  of  our 
correspondents  gives  us  a  story  of  the  des- 
pairing sort  of  feeling  which  prevailed  in 
his  town,  and  shows  how  ill-founded  it 
was,  by  citing  the  instance  of  two  firms, 
which  after  making  a  gloomy  retrospect, 
on  being  asked  to  sum  up  their  sales,  found 
to  their  surprise  that  they  had  done  a  big- 
ger business  than  before.     Thus  it  is. 


A  GREAT  deal  is  heard  about  "  bloated 
monopolies  "  nowadays,  and  we  don't  know 
but  we  shall  be  called  on  to  take  up  the  re- 
frain. The  gentlemen  engaged  in  the  sale 
of  toys  and  fancy  goods  have  had  a  notion 
of  getting  up  a  trade  organization  some- 
what after  the  plan  of  the  Stationers' 
Board,  but  the  latter  steps  in  to  woo  the 
"  fancy  "  and  invites  the  former  into  its  par- 
lor. Now,  this  seems  to  us  like  trying  to 
run  the  trade  association  business  all  in  one 
direction,  and  to  create  one  of  the  monopo- 
lies concerning  which  there  has  been  so 
much  outcry.  Perhaps  the  genial  Presi- 
dent of  the  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade  will 
bear  in  mind  that  this  is  another  thing 
which  he  will  have  to  present  in  a  favor- 
able light  for  his  own  side  when  he  gets 


up  his  next  long  speech.  But,  in  all  serious- 
ness, we  don't  think  that  two  organizations 
are  necessary.  The  alliance  between  the 
stationeiy,  fancy  goods  and  toy  manufac- 
turers and  dealers  is  too  close  to  sanction 
any  disruption,  even  in  commercial  associ- 
ations. The  existing  Board  of  Trade  has 
become  well  established,  and  if  not  quite 
as  complete  in  its  methods  as  we  might  ex- 
pect or  desire,  it  can  easily  be  shaped  to 
meet  every  requirement  of  the  different 
trade  interests  which  are  too  intimate  in 
their  relationship  to  stand  apart.  We  must 
confess  that  we  approve  of  a  monopoly  in 
this  respect  and  think  it  will  not  be  to  the 
advantage  of  anyone  interested  to  oppose 
the  union  suggested.  If  the  houses  which 
are  out  of  the  existing  organization  will 
enter  it  and  heartily  sustain  its  aims  and 
efforts,  they  can  help  to  shape  its  action 
and  insure  improvement.  The  body  thus 
strengthened  will  acquire  force  and  be  able 
to  hold  a  more  authoritative  position  among 
commercial  organizations  and  can  project 
and  carry  out  many  suggestions  of  general 
trade  interest  and  advantage  which,  per- 
haps, it  has  hitherto  been  deterred  from 
doing  because  of  reasons,  economical  or 
prudential,  in  their  foundation. 


®0mmuuxjcaii0tt$. 


[Correspondents  are  requested  to  write  on  only  one 
side  of  their  paper.  No  responsibility  for  the  opinion  s 
of  correspondents  attaches  to  this  paper.] 


Wants  to  Know. 

Savannah,  Ga.,  June  11,  1883. 
To  the  Editor  of  The  Stationer: 

I  am  a  constant  and  a  "  close  "  reader  of  The 
Stationer.  What  I  read  I  think  about,  per- 
haps study,  if  necessary.  Now  I  would  lik  every 
much  to  know  about  that  "Dallas"  correspon- 
dence signed  by  "  Reklaw  "  who  says,  first  : 
"  Although  this  is  generally  accounted  a  dull 
season,  the  stationery  trade  is  quite  active  and 
dealers  have  no  diflBculty  in  securinj<  what,  in 
the  Northern  or  Eastern  States,  would  be  deemed 
fabulous  prices."  In  the  same  breath  he  names 
two  firms  which  have  dissolved.  Each  had  two 
partners,  one  of  each  bought  the  other  out.  The 
retiring  partners  quit  the  business.  Now,  if 
there  is  going  to  be  such  a  splendid  business,  "  to 
gladden  the  hearts  of  Dallas  stationers,"  how  is 
it  thusly  ?  Business  here  in  all  branches  is  very 
dull  and  every  traveler  who  has  been  here  from 
the  South  bears  witness  to  that  fact.  Will  Mr. 
Reklaw  please  explain  1  Georgia. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


O.  R.,  Omaha,  Neb.,  who  inquired  about  oil- 
board,  is  further  informed  that  John  Mitchell, 
438  West  Madison  street,  Chicago,  makes  a 
specialty  of  its  manufacture. 


GOLD    GLASS. 


There  appears  to  be  quite  a  run  of  late  by 
manufacturers  upon  novelties  in  expensive  gold 
and  silver  artistic  glass.  The  executors  of  the 
late  Joseph  Webb,  of  the  Coalburn  Hill  Glass 
Works,  Stourbridge,  have  entered  the  lists  and 
have  brought  out  what  they  term  the  "  New 
Gold  Glass."  It  is  made  in  various  ornamental 
shapes  for  the  drawing-room.  The  surface  has 
a  crumpled  appearance,  colored  with  gold,  which 


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is  worked  into  it  in  the  course  of  manufacture. 
The  gold  surface  is  not  to  be  compared  with 
gilding,  it  being,  as  it  were,  a  top  layer  of  the 
glass,  and  is  brought  in  combination  with  differ- 
ent colored  bodies.  Some  are  worked  out  in 
green  and  others  in  amber  glass.  The  elevation 
of  the  crumpled  shapes  admits  the  light  through, 
which  throws  up  the  tinge  and  adds  to  the  effect. 
This  firm  also  makes  a  specialty  of  glass  furni- 
ture. These  are  beautifully  upholstered  suites, 
and  what  is  usually  woodwork  is  substituted  by 
elaborately  cut  crystal. 


VISIBILITY   OF    RULED    LINES. 


At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Boston  Scientific 
Society,  Prof.  W.  A.  Rogers  read  a  paper  on 
fine  ruling,  from  which  a  few  interesting  points 
are  worth  especial  notice.  The  professor  stated 
that  he  had  ruled  band  lines,  in  which  the  lines 
were  so  fine  and  delicate  that  they  could  not  be 
distinguished  with  a  microscope,  although  their 
spacing  was  much  within  the  power  of  the 
microscope  to 'resolve.  Yet  there  could  be  no 
mistake  about  the  existence  of  the  lines,  for 
several  seasons :  The  pressurie  of  the  diamond 
on  the  glass  was  suflScient  to  produce  the  cut; 
while  moving  over  the  surface  of  the  glass  it 
produced  the  peculiar  singing  sound,  which  is 
always  indicative  of  the  action  of  the  diamond 
on  glass,  and  finally  the  lines  became  visible 
when  filled  with  fine  graphite. 

There  is  a  limit  beyond  which  lines  cannot  be 
filled  with  graphite.  That  limit  is  from  one- 
eighth  to  one-nine-thousandth  of  an  inch. 

A  most  surprising  result  of  some  of  the  exper- 
iments of  Professor  Rogers  is  that  the  naked  eye 
can  discern  not  only  single  lines  that  cannot  be 
seen  with  a  microscope,  but  that  it  can  also  de- 
tect errors  which  the  microscope  will  not  show. 

Thus,  he  has  a  glass  upon  which  lines  are  dis- 
tinctly visible  to  the  naked  eye,  and,  although 
an  objective  of  low  power  will  show  them,  one 
of  a  higher  will  not. 

Again,  even  errors  or  imperfections  in  ruling, 
which  cannot  be  seen  or  measured  with  the  mi- 
croscope, may  reveal  themselves  to  the  eye  by 
a  peculiar  waviness  of  the  image. 

The  professor  attributes  the  failure  of  the  ob- 
jective to  show  the  lines,  as  mentioned  above,  to 
the  present  impossibility  of  illuminating  the 
lines  with  light  of  the  exact  angle  of  incidence 
required,  and  the  proper  angle  of  illumination, 
he  thinks,  deserves  more  careful  attention. 


market  ^jexrxjexu* 


Office  op  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday.  June  13,  1883.     f 

TBE  MONET  ia:A.RKET.^The  financial  situa- 
tion is  altogether  satisfactory.  Money  is  abundant 
and  the  rates  of  interest  low,  prime  commercial 
paper  being  reidily  discouQ'ed  at  4@,'5  per  cent. , 
while  the  rates  for  call  loans  are  2@,3  per  cent.  The 
stock  market  has  shown  less  buoyancy  this  week 
than  last,  though  there  has  been  no  general  or 
marked  weakening  in  prices.  Reports  that  some  of 
the  trunk  lines  are  cutting  freight  rates  have  had 
rather  an  unsettling  effect.  Railroad  mortgages  are 
generally  firm  but  quiet,  and  Government  bonds  are 
quiet  and  steady.  The  supply  of  foreign  exchange 
has  slightly  increased  and  the  market  is  less  firm,  but 
rates  are  not  lower. 

TUJE  fA.PER  MARKET.— The  first  half  of 
the  month  has  passed  with  a  comparatively  dull,  un- 
satisfactory paper  marlcet,  and  quiet  times  are 
looked  for  among  dealers  during  the  ensuing  sixty  or 
ninety  days.  Although  the  spring  season  was  disap- 
pointing, and  fell  short  of  expectations,  prices  have 
in  the  main  settled  down  upon  what  is  considered  a 
safe  basis,  and  the  way  has  thus  been  paved  for  im- 


provement during  the  autumn  months.  It  is  confi- 
dently hoped  that  the  latter  half  of  the  year  will 
make  at  least  partial  amends  for  the  shortcomings  of 
the  first.  There  is  still  some  looking  around  among 
manufacturers  for  orders,  but  very  many  have  all  of 
the  business  that  they  can  attend  to.  Prices  are  so 
low  that  there  is  no  room  for  any  further  scaling, 
and  buyers  do  not  succeed  in  getting  much  conces- 
sions from  present  figures,  except  on  some  of  the 
grades  of  manillas,  straw  wrappings  and  tissues. 

TBE  STATIONERY  MARKET.— The  condi- 
tion of  trade  during  the  past  week  shows  generally 
that  the  slight  movement  in  business  which  was  no- 
ticed in  our  last  report  has  increased,  and  that  the 
volume  of  business  transacted  has  been  considerably 
larger  than  for  a  like  period  of  time  for  several 
months.  In  almost  every  line  of  businisss  this  has 
been  the  rule,  and  manufacturers  and  importers  are 
now  preparing  extensively  to  meet  the  large  fall 
trade  which  is  generally  expected.  A  great  many 
houses  report  orders  on  hand  for  future  delivery, 
and  some  firms  say  that  the  present  demand  exceeds 
their  expectations.  The  sudden  revival  of  trade  is 
attributed  to  the  change  in  the  weather,  the  resump- 
tion of  the  iron  business,  and  to  the  opening  of  the 
fall  dry-goods  trade.  Probably  all  of  these  lend  their 
share,  but  the  fact  that  the  stocks  of  jobbers  and  deal- 
ers throughout  the  country  are  low  must  also  be  taken 
into  account.  Quite  a  number  of  out-of-town  buyers 
have  been  visiting  the  city,  and  all  of  them  speak 
hopefully  of  the  prospects  of  an  excellent  fall  trade. 
Within  the  past  few  days,  lines  in  which  there  has 
been  little  or  no  movement  for  some  time  have  been 
sought  after  and,  besides  numerous  inquiries,  fair 
sales  have  been  effected.  This  has  been  particularly 
so  with  the  better  class  of  imported  steel  pens.  In 
the  cheaper  grades  of  these  articles  there  is  little  or 
no  movement  expected  until  after  July  1,  when  the 
tariff  will  go  into  effect.  In  domestic  steel  pens  a 
satisfactory  trade  is  reported.  The  gold  pen  and 
pencil  business  is  said  to  be  no  to  expectations  for 
this  season  of  the  year.  Dealers  in  fancy  goods  and 
Christmas  and  holiday  novelties  report  extensive 
inquiries  and  fair  sales.  Dealers  in  toys,  fireworks 
and  out-door  games  say  that  trade  is  brisk  and  blank- 
book  manufacturers  report  business  picking  up.  The 
staple  trade  in  general  is  fair. 

VALUE  OF  IMPORTS  OF  PAPER.  BOOKS,  &c., 
AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 
For  the  Week    Ended   June   8,   1883. 


Albums 

Books  

Newspapers . . 
Engravings 

Ink  

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils 

Paper 

Steel  Pens 

Other 

Totals  ... 


40 


83,011 

10,8!2 

8,302 

6,085 

5,116 


15 
321 


$27,662 


VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER   BOOKS,  &c., 
FROM    NEW    YORK   TO   FOREIGN   PORTS. 
For  the  Week  Ended  Jdnb  13,  1883. 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs  . 
Paper,  cases. 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery . . . 
Totals 


9,384 


8,407 

81,450 

401 

3,980 

276 

6,036 

137 

9,537 

163 

8,859 

$29,862 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS   FROM   NEW  YORK. 

From  June  6  to  June  13,  1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to   Hamburg,  13;  to  Bremen,  3;  to 

Liverpool,  37;  to  Nova  Scotia,  1;  to  British  Austral- 


asia, 7;  to  Cuba,  11;  to  London,  4;  to  Hong  Kong,  4; 
to  British  Guiana,  3;  to  British  Africa,  12;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  20;  to  Porto  Rico,  2;  to  Brazil,  7; 
to  Japan,  8. 

PAPER,  to  Hamburg,  7  pkgs. ;  to  Liverpool,  15  os. ; 
to  London,  87  cs. ;  to  British  West  Indies,  53  pkgs., 
667  rms. ;  to  Cuba,  25  cs ,  47  pkgs  ;  to  Brazil,  500 
rms.,  12  cs  ;  to  Mexico,  48  pkgs.,  16  cs. ;  to  Amster- 
dam, 25  pkgs.;  to  Hull,  10  pkgs.;  to  Nova  Scotia,  17 
cs. ;  to  British  Australasia,  1  pkg. ;  to  Santo  Domingo, 
32  pkgs. ;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  98  pkgs. ;  to 
Porto  Rico,  4,250  rms.,  0  cs.,  178  pkgs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  5;  to  Liver- 
pool, 44;  to  London,  2;  to  Nova  Scotia,  2;  to  Cuba,  17; 
to  Brazil,  16;  to  Porto  Rico,  5;  to  Mexico,  19;'  to 
Genoa,  2;  to  Bremen,  5;  to  Danish  West  Indies,  2; 
to  Havre,  1;  to  Santo  Domingo,  9;  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  34;  to  Uruguay,  1;  to  Chili,  4. 

PERFU.MERY,  packages,  to  British  West  Indies,  18; 
to  Hayti,  25;  to  Brazil,  107;  to  Mexico,  40;  to  Chill, 
3;  to  London,  52;  to  British  Australasia,  45;  to  Uni' 
ted  States  of  Colombia,  100;  to  Porto  Rico,  15;  tc[ 
Uruguay,  25;  to  British  Africa,  28. 
.  INK,  packages,  to  Liverpool,  12;  to  Cuba,  5fi;  to 
Santo  Domingo,  3;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  3; 
to  Porto  Rico,  4;  to  Japan,  75. 

LETTER  FILES,  cases,  to  London,  24. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  British  Australasia,  178;  to  Am- 
sterdam, 100;  to  Hull,  10;  to  British  Quiana,  6;  to 
Brazil,  ,8;  to  British  West  Indies,  25. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &c.,  cases,  to 
Liverpool,  5;  to  Mexico,  2;  to  British  Australasia,  39; 
to  Santo  Domingo,  3;  to  United  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 3. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Antwerp,  1 ;  to  Mexico, 
1;  to  Brazil,  4. 

NEWSPAPERS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  2. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Japan,  2;  to  London,  8;' to 
Hamburg,  9;  to  Mexico,  3;  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 1;  to  Brazil,  2. 

ALBUMS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  1 ;  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  1. 

TYPE  WRITERS,  cases,  to  Brazil,  2. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  Amsterdam,  2. 

PLAYING  CARDS,  cases,  to  British  Australasia,  7. 

PAPER  BOXES,  cases,  to  United  States  of  Colom- 
bia, 7. 

PAPER  BAGS,  packages,  to  Porto  Rico,  30. 

PRINTING    MATERIALS,    packages,    to    British 
West  Indies,  1;  to  Mexico,  21;  to  Liverpool,  10;  to  . 
London,  33;  to  Santo  Domingo,  3;  to  United  States  of  . 
Colombia,  20;  to  Porto  Rico,  8;  to  Brazil,  3;  toUru. 
guay,  3. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Glasgow.  2;  to  Mex- 
ico, 6;  to  Uruguay,  1. 

ENGRAVINGS,  CHROMOS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Mexico, 
1;  to  Brazil,  1. 

HAMMOCKS,  cases,  to  Glasgow,  1. 

ELECTROTYPES,  cases,  to  Bremen,  1. 

PRINTING  PRESSES,  packages,  to  Hamburg,  4'; 
to  Newfoundland,  2. 

IMPORTATIONS   OF  PAPER. 

From    June    6    to    June     13,    1883. 
F.  W.  Devoe  &  Co.,  France,  London,  1  cs. 
B.  Lawrence,  by  same,  3  cs. 

A.  Ireland,  State  of  Nevada,  Glasgow,  11  cs. 
Kaufmann  &  Strauss,  Elbe,  Bremen,  2  cs.  colored. 
F.  J.  Emmerich,  St.  Germain,  Havre,  3  cs.  ' 
Goodwin  &  Co.,  by  same,  5  cs.  cigarette. 

J.  Walker,  Alaska,  Liverpool,  2  cs. 
Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  Salier,  Bremen,  8  cs. 
E.  Ludwig,  Nemesis,  Havre,  1  cs. 
Augustin  &  Dusel,  by  same,  20  cs.  luminous. 
Henry  Bainbridge  &  Co.,  by  same,  9  cs. 
Baldwin  Brothers,  Britannic,  Liverpool,  1  cs.  hang- 
ings. 
K.  Gledhill,  by  same,  4  cs. 

B.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  Gellert,  Hamburg,  5  cs. 
Scoville  Manufacturing  Company,  by  same,  2  cs. 
Moller  &  Emmerich,  by  same,  1  cs.  hangings. 

L.  De  Jonge  &Co.,  by  same,  5  cs.  ' 


838 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER 


THE    LOCKWOOD    PRESS. 

SPEECHES  AT  THE  DINNER 


Following  are  some  of  the  remarks  made  at 
the  annual  dinner  of  the  Lock  wood  Press,  which 
was  held  at  the  Lotos  Club  on  Friday,  June  1. 

The  toast,  "  The  American  Stationer  :  A  man 
of  great  resource  and  infinite  variety,"  was  re- 
sponded to  by  the  president  of  the  Stationers' 
Board  of  Trade. 

SPEECH  OF  GEO.    L.   PEASE. 

Mr.  Lockwood  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Lock- 
wood  Press  :  When  I  received  the  invitation 
to  be  here  to-night,  I  was  reminded  of  my 
promise,  made  at  a  very  late  hour  a  year 
ago,  to  be  with  you  again  on  this  occasion.  I 
assure  you,  therefore,  that  I  have  not  forgotten 
that  promise.  I  have  thought  of  it  many  times 
within  the  last  twelve  months,  and  resolved  to 
keep  my  faith  with  you.  But  I  did  not  promise 
to  make  a  speech  when  I  should  meet  you  again. 
I  made  my  maiden  speech  here  last  year,  when 
I  was  called  upon  unexpectedly  and,  of  course, 
without  any  preparation.  It  is  somewhat  dif- 
ferent to-night,  for  I  did  expect  to  speak,  and  I 
prepared  a  speech  that  would  take  from  twelve 
to  fifteen  hours  in  its  delivery — [laughter] — but, 
alas,  to  my  great  disappointment,  and  to  your 
pleasure,  probably,  we  had  a  Bridge  Opening 
here  a  few  days  ago,  and  at  that  presentation  a 
friend  of  mine  came  to  me,  knowing  I  had  taken 
a  great  deal  of  pains  in  preparing  the  speech  for 
this  evening,  and  requested  the  loan  of  it  for  the 
occasion.  I  gave  it  to  him,  and  he  delivered  it, 
and  I  afterward  heard  that  it  bridged  him  over 
very  nicely.  [Laughter.]  I  regret  that  I 
haven't  that  speech  to  deliver,  because  in  that 
[  attempted  to  answer  many  editorials  that 
have  appeared  in  The  American  Stationer 
and  Paper  Trade  Journal  during  the  last  year, 
and  have  vindicated  the  character  of  the  Board 
of  Trade  as  well  as  of  its  officers.  I  had  named 
to  you  the  great  efforts  that  have  been  made 
by  the  members  of  the  board  to  secure  a  bank- 
rupt law.  I  had  also  named  the  efforts  that 
had  been  used  by  members  to  secure  the  export 
trade.  I  showed  you  where  many  members  had 
sold  their  goods  at  a  great  sacrifice,  at  a  price 
far  below  what  it  cost  to  produce  them  at  a 
time  when  the  customers'  shelves  were  empty 
and  they  were  clamoring  for  the  goods.  I  had 
also  advocated  very  short  credit  in  mercantile 
matters,  and  no  credit  at  all  where  your  neigh- 
bor wanted  to  borrow  any  money.  I  had  also 
prepared  statistics  and  tables  which  it  would  take 
about  six  weeks  to  wade  through ;  and  still  later 
on  I  had  taken  the  opposite  tack  of  a  late  edi- 
torial that  appeared  in  The  Stationer  about 
business  men,  their  occupation,  &c. — something 
about  playing  pool.  [Laughter.]  Another  point 
1  had  taken  up,  and  that  was  a  matter  that  I 
think  is  very  curious,  and  that  has  troubled  our 
friend  Lockwood  for  the  last  three  or  five  years 
a  great  deal,  and  that  is  "  Short  Count  and  Short 
Weights."  [Laughter.]  I  do  not  believe  in  those 
things  under  any  circumstances — not  even  at  a 
journalistic  dinner.  [Laughter.]  It  would  be 
useless  for  me  to  go  on  and  enumerate  the  mat- 
ters I  had  in  that  speech.  I  am  really  sorry  I 
haven't  It  here  to-night.  I  wish  to  thank  Mr. 
Lockwood  for  his  kind  invitation  to  meet  you 
all,  and  to  compliment  the  gentlemen  connected 
with  the  Lockwood  Press  upon  the  skill  they  ex- 
hibit each  week  in  the  journals  they  bring  out. 
It  is  certainly  a  great  pleasure  to  read  their 
productions  from  week  to  week.     [Applause.] 

To  the  next  sentiment,  "  The  Paper  City:  Her 
foundations  are  rags,  but  her  battlements  are 


glorious  ;  she  converteth  poverty  into  wealth," 
Mr.  Crocker  replied. 

speech  op  D.   p.    CROCKER. 

I  think,  gentlemen,  that  this  is  a  pretty  rough 
thing  to  invite  a  countryman  up  here  among 
you  city  fellows,  telling  him  only  that  it  is  a 
very  informal  thing — no  necessity  of  a  claw- 
hammer coat,  or  anything  of  the  kind  —  and 
then,  after  filling  him  up,  spoil  his  enjoyment 
by  suddenly  and  unexpectedly  calling  upon  him 
for  a  speech.  [Laughter.]  Gentlemen,  I  rep- 
resent the  must  humble  class  represented  here 
to-night.  [A  voice,  "  except  insurance."]  No, 
sir,  I  won't  except  insurance.  I  am  a  mere 
grinder.  [Laughter.]  Now  you  know  there 
are  a  great  many  kinds  of  grinds.  [Laughter.] 
There  is  the  hand- organ  grind  and  the  grind 
spoken  of  in  the  Bible,  where  it  says  that  "  two 
are  grinding  at  the  mill,  one  is  taken  and 
the  other  left."  Then  there  is  the  poor  rag 
grinder.  It  does  look  to  me,  gentlemen,  as 
if  the  rag  grinder  is  the  one  who  is  going  to 
get  left  in  the  present  stage  and  tendency 
of  the  market.  I  am  certainly  very  happy  to 
be  here  to-night  and  give  you  a  cordial  greeting 
and  I  am  proud  to  respond  to  the  sentiment  of 
"  The  Paper  City."  Mr.  Lockwood  always  ad- 
vertises every  chance  he  can  get,  as  when  he 
says  of  me  that  I  am  from  Holyoke.  Well,  in 
one  sense  of  the  word,  I  am  from  Holyoke. 
I  am  there  when  the  sun  shines,  but  all  my 
night  work  is  in  Springfield.  All  of  my 
rag  grinding  is  done  at  Holyoke  during 
the  day.  I  feel  as  if  I  was  a  cat  in 
rather  a  strange  garret  here,  for  I  only  see 
here  one  or  two  familiar  faces  ;  but  when  I  re- 
flect that  without  the  rag  grinder  your  occupa- 
tion would  be  gone,  perhaps,  I  feel  a  little  pride 
and  a  little  self-complacency  in  being  with  you. 
Without  paper,  gentlemen,  you  might  be  grind- 
ing something  also — organs,  or  something  else, 
laughter],  as  your  inclinations  might  prompt 
you  to.  Let  me  say  that  grinding  wood  is  one 
of  the  principal  parts  of  our  business.  We 
grind  the  trees  of  the  forest  and  to-day  were  it 
not  for  the  development  of  that  branch  of  the 
business,  the  reducing  of  trees  into  pulp  by 
chemical  processes,  the  paper  business  on  which 
you  are  dependent  would  be  in  an  entirely  dif- 
ferent state.  Paper  would  be  an  expensive  com- 
modity in  this  country  if  we  were  not  reducing 
the  forests  to  paper.  My  grandfather  made  paper 
by  band,  and  my  father  learned  the  business  by 
shaking  up  paper  in  a  hand-mold.  Machinery 
has  reached  such  a  state  of  development  now 
that  we  produce  to-day  tons  where  we  used  to 
pounds.  A  mill  that  would  reduce  two  or  three 
hundred  pounds  was  in  those  days  a  large  mill. 
There  are  plenty  of  mills  to-day  in  New  England 
and  the  West  that  are  producing  from  nine  to 
twelve  tons  daily.  Without  wood  this  could  not 
be  done  ;  so  that  when  we  come  right  down  to 
the  bottom  facts,  we  are  dependent  to-day  upon 
the  presence  of  the  forests.  If  we  imported 
enough  rags  to  make  all  the  paper  that  is  made 
in  the  country  to-day,  the  price  of  rags  would 
mount  up  to  such  a  figure  that  paper  could  not 
be  furnished  at  reasonable  prices,  and  we  should 
not  enjoy  the  free,  even  lavish,  use  of  it  that 
we  do. 

But,  gentlemen,  I  am  afraid  I  am  "  talking 
shop,"  and  ought  to  refrain  forthwith,  for  cer- 
tainly this  occasion  should  only  bring  forth  sen- 
timent. I  must  say,  that  I  am  both  surprised 
and  gratified  to-night.  I  may  say  that  I  feel 
happy  to-night  in  meeting  a  corps  of  editors  and 
assistants  so  able,  so  cordial  in  their  greetings, 
and  such  good  fellows.  [Applause.]  I  had  no 
Idea  that  our  friend  Lockwood,  who  is  the  pio- 


neer in  paper-trade  journalism,  had  any  need  of 
or  recourse  to  such  resources  as  these.  I  am  im- 
pressed with  the  magnitude  of  his  work,  not 
only  in  its  amount,  but  in  the  results  achieved. 
I  am  very  sorry  that  Mr.  French,  the  president 
of  our  association,  is  not  here  to-night.  I  think 
that  he  would  tell  us  a  great  many  things  that 
would  be  of  interest,  and  if  we  go  to  Saratoga 
on  the  last  Wednesday  in  July,  I  presume  that 
we  shall  hear  from  him  there.  I  am  a  little  sus- 
picious that  he  is  saving  up  his  "thunder  "for 
his  opening  speech  on  that  occasion ;  and  our  ex- 
pected pleasure  to-night  is  therefore  only  post- 
poned for  the  present.  I  am  myself  a  very  poor 
representative  of  the  paper  trade.  I  come  in  to 
take  the  place  of  a  gentleman  who  represented 
a  finer  line  of  our  trade  than  I  do,  and  my  duties 
end  when  I  merely  notify  the  members  of  the 
craft  of  their  annual  meeting.  That  is  where  I 
expect  they  will  end,  and  I  should  not  feel  like 
getting  up  here  and  pretending,  under  these  cir- 
cumstances, to  represent  the  paper  trade  of  the 
United  States,  ilj  vocation  is  among  the  more 
common  grades  of  paper.  I  am  not  what  we  call 
a  "high-toned"  paper  manufacturer  ;  I  don't 
make  the  linen  ledgers  and  the  fine  "  writings," 
and  the  specimen  whioh  our  friend,  Mr.  Pease, 
advertises  to  the  world  that  will  stand  all  the 
different  processes — scratching,  and  all  that — 
and  then  allow  itself  to  be  written  over  without 
difficulty.    I  make  the  medium  grades. 

I  do  not  want  to  sit  down  without  paying  a 
compliment  to  the  "  Paper  City."  It  is  my  for- 
tune to  be  there  during  the  hours  of  daylight,  as 
I  have  said,  and  I  resided  there  a  few  years  be- 
fore I  made  Springfield  my  home.  Holyoke  to- 
day is  the  largest  paper  manufacturing  centre 
in  the  world  "by  a  large  majority."  I  don't 
know  of  any  other  place  that  approaches  it  in 
this  or  any  other  country.  Holyoke  is  still 
growing.  Paper  mills  are  not  building  to-day, 
for  there  is  no  call  for  any  further  building. 
We  are  now  overstocked,  but  Holyoke  is  pro- 
ducing a  large  amount  of  paper  of  every  grade. 
A  few  years  ago  there  were  but  few  mills  there 
making  the  finer  grades;  now  we  have  almost 
every  variety,  and  Holyoke,  I  think,  is  the 
"banner  city"  of  the  world,  and  I  have  no 
doubt  it  will  remain  so  for  a  long  time  to  come. 
[Applause.] 

The  next  toast,  "  Our  Merchant  Marine  and 
Our  Export  Trade  :  '  When  our  Ships  are  oh 
the  Sea,'  "  was  responded  to  by  W.  H.  Mailler. 
response  of  w.  h.  mailler. 

It  is  with  great  diffidence  I  arise  to  say  even 
a  few  words  before  those  so  closely  connected 
with  newspapers,  &c.,  but  I  have  been  obliged 
at  times  to  make  paper  myself  and  was  well 
satisfied  if  a  bank  president  thought  it  good  pa- 
per. On  this  pleasant  occasion  we  may  congrat- 
ulate ourselves  upon  all  of  us  being  good  paper 
makers. 

I  believe  paper  has  been  used  in  making  many 
articles  not  thought  to  be  possible  a  few  years  ago, 
including  boats,  but  I  have  not  yet  heard  of  the 
article  being  used  in  the  construction  of  ships. 
I  wish  that  or  iron  or  some  other  article  could 
be  made  to  compete  with  the  iron  ships  that 
England  is  so  kindly  furnishing  us  with  to  carry 
away  our  exports,  the  owners,  however,  taking 
good  care  to  pocket  all  the  profits  they  can  from 
the  freight  we  pay. 

I  have  been  connected  with  the  shipping  in- 
terest of  New  York  for  forty-srven  years,  and 
well  remember  the  arrival  of  the  English 
steamers  Sirius  and  Great  Western,  in  April, 
1838.  The  building  of  the  Collins  line  of  steamers 
was  a  magnificent  failure.  With  modern  im- 
provements, steam  is  destined  to  do  the  bulk  of 


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the  ocean  carrying  trade,  as  it  does  the  inland, 
but  most  unfortunately  we  are  not  in  a  position 
yet  to  compete  with  England  in  building  iron 
steamers. 

There  are  at  this  moment  laying  in  the  port 
of  New  York,  67  steamers,  72  ships,  189  barks, 
66  brigs,  and  265  schooners.  More  than  one-half 
of  the  steamers  and  square-rigged  vessels  are 
foreigners,  but  there  is  business  offering  for  all. 

Oar  sea-going  vessel  interests  do  not  compare 
with  England  in  its  growth,  but  we  are  con- 
stantly building  vessels  that  in  strength,  adapta- 
tion and  beauty  exceed  those  of  any  other  na- 
tion, and  our  present  fleet,  amounting  to  the 
aggregate  tonnage  of  4,165,000  tons,  of  which 
545  sea-going  vessels  were  built  last  year,  is  an 
interest  important  enough  to  receive  more  con- 
sideration from  the  government,  and  a  better 
navy  for  its  protection  than  we  have  at  present. 

The  growth  of  the  commerce  of  the  United 
States  is  something  that  is  diflScult  to  realize, 
even  with  the  figures  before  us,  say,  of  our  im- 
ports and  exports. 

In  1860  the  exports  of  the 

IT.  S.  amounted  to $4,000,000,000 

Imports 3,620,000,000 

$7,620,000,000 

In  1882  the  exports  of  the 

U.  S.  amounted  to $8,400,000 ,000 

Imports 7,600,000,000 

$16,000,000,000 

—An  increase  of $8,380,000,000 

which  means  a  great  deal  to  a  great  many  peo- 
ple. About  60  per  cent,  of  this  business  is  done 
in  the  port  of  New  York,  but  about  flve-sixths 
of  the  exports  are  of  agricultural  products,  and 
for  this  time  in  our  history  the  export  of  manu- 
factured goods  bears  entirely  too  small  a  pro- 
portion to  our  total  exports. 

For  thirty  years  past  I  have  been  intimately 
connected  with  the,  Australian  trade  as  owner  of 
vessels,  charterer  of  vessels,  and  exporter.  The 
total  importation  of  Australasian  wheat,  includ- 
ing New  Zealand,  was,  in  1879,  $235,000,000 
value.  The  United  States  last  year  exported  to 
these  colonies  less  than  $9,000,000  worth. 

I  must  say  that  our  exports  to  Australasia  are 
increasing  to  some  extent,  and  many  new  lines 
of  goods  ;  but  is  only  a  fraction  of  what  it  ought 
to  be. 

Of  course,  their  relations  are  more  intimate 
with  England.  We  take  very  little  of  their 
wool,  owing  to  our  high  tariff,  and  I  fear  our 
manufacturers  are  too  indifferent  to  the  impor- 
tance of  the  export  trade,  asking  larger  profits 
than  their  English  competitors  do,  and  often  un- 
willing to  take  the  pains  of  selection  and  pack- 
ing required  to  foster  the  trade  ;  but  we  may  as 
well  say  here  that  they  are  handicapped  by  high 
tariff  on  raw  material  imported,  which  tends  to 
make  high  prices  and,  necessarily,  high  labor. 

The  same  state  of  facts  exist  in  regard  to  com- 
parative exports  to  other  countries  ;  but  our  in- 
genuity, in  labor-saving  machines  and  appliances 
enable  us  to  compete  with  other  nations  toler- 
ably well,  and  experience  and  intelligence  will 
in  time  push  aside  all  obstacles,  and  make  us  a 
nation  not  only  the  greatest  in  natural  produc- 
tions, but  manufactures  also. 

It  is  very  appropriate  here  that  I  should  bear 
witness  to  the  very  great  value  of  the  enter- 
prise and  labor  of  our  worthy  host  and  his  as- 
sistants in  aiding  and  promoting  the  commerce 
of  the  country  by  the  publication  of  his  Ameri- 
can Mail  and  Export  Journal  which  presents  in 
a  most  intelligent  and  valuable  form,  not  only 
the  productions  of  our  own  country  for  the 
benefit  of  foreigners,  but  the  state  of  trade  and 
peculiarrequirements  of  almost  every  country 
in  the  wide  world— a  style  of  newspaper  that 


may  be  called  one  of  the  wonders  of  the  nine- 
teenth century,  which  could  not  have  been  pub- 
lished or  supported  when  I  began  business,  and 
that  was  not  very  long  ago,  as  you  may  judge 
from  my  apparent  age. 

Long  may  he  flourish. 

The  next  regular  toast,  "Arts  and  Journalism 
— '  There's  music  in  the  air,'  "  was  replied  to  by 
Mr.  Blumenberg. 

SPEECH  OF  MARC  A.   BLUMENBERG. 

I  think,  gentlemen,  that  you  have  imposed  a 
very  ungrateful  task  upon  me.  I  think  that  the 
arts  and  journalism  are  very  intimately  asso- 
ciated in  this  city  in  the  shape  of  Art-Journal- 
ism. [Applause]  Of  all  the  arts  that  have  come 
down  to  us  from  ancient  times,  I  think  music  is 
the  one  that  appeals  to  us  most  forcibly  at  the 
present  time.  I  do  not  want  to  be  ultra  in  this 
matter,  but  I  think  that  the  art  of  music  occu- 
pies relatively  to  our  civilization  the  same  posi- 
tion that  the  art  of  sculpture  occupied  in  the 
days  of  Phidias  and  Pericles,  and  that  the  art  of 
the  painter  occupied  in  the  days  of  the  Italian 
Renaissance.  Music  to-day  is  the  art  of  the 
present  age,  and  the  natural  outgrowth  of  this 
is  the  creation  of  musical  journals.  The 
times  demand  them  and  they  exist.  In  the 
United  States,  of  course,  as  we  are  a  progressive 
nation,  there  are  many  of  these  publications. 
"  There's  music  in  the  air."  Many  of  them  have 
gone  up — in  a  balloon — and  there's  lots  of  music 
around.  Some  are  going  up  and  some  are  go- 
ing down.  I  don't  want  to  be  personal  about 
this  thing,  but  I  want  to  give  you  my  ideas  about 
it.  A  gentleman  said  to  me  the  other  day, 
"  That  musical  journal  of  yours  is  an  elegantly 
printed  paper."  "  I  said,  "  I  don't  see  anything 
in  that."  Said  he,  "I  have  never  in  my  life 
seen  a  better  printed  paper."  Said  I,  "  What 
do  you  mean?"  Said  he,  "I  miean  it  is  beauti- 
fully printed;  the  typography  is  excellent."  Said 
I,  "  Anything  else  ? "  Said  he,  "  That  easel  in 
front  with  that  picture  on  it  is  beautiful."  Said 
I,  "Anything  else  ?"  Said  he,  "No."  [Laughter.] 
Said  I,  "  That  is  all  due  to  Howard  Lock  wood. 
Haven't  you  anything  to  say  for  me  f  "  "  No," 
said  he.  "You  will  find  the  best  printed 
papers  are  always  the  worst  edited.  The 
trouble  with  it  is  you  don't  seem  to  strike  the 
popular  vein.  You  don't  go  in  to  the  music 
of  the  masses.  There  are  some  of  the  most 
magnificent  songs  that  have  ever  been  written 
that  you  don't  even  mention  in  your  paper. 
There  is  that  pathetic  song,  'Father's  pants 
are  breaking  at  the  knees.'  There  is  that  beau- 
tiful homily,  '  Mother's  teeth  are  plugged  with 
zinc'  [Laughter.]  You  haven't  said  one  word 
about  that.  There  is,  again,  that  familiar 
duet,  '  Sister,  let  me  chew  your  ear.'  Not  one 
word  in  your  so-called  musical  journal  of  that. 
And  for  what  reason  do  you  leave  out  that 
pathetic  and  exquisite  little  m.orceau,  '  Baby's 
empty,  cradle's  gone  away  1'  You  never  can 
expect  a  circulation  of  over  250  if  you  keep  on 
like  that,  and  half  of  those  are  not  going  to  pay 
up.  How  are  you  going  to  get  along  in  musical 
journalism.  Everything  is  classical."  Said  I, 
"  My  friend,  you  don't  know  the  names  of  those 
fellows.    Why  don't  you  say  something  kind 

of  Beethoven.   Handel,    Mozart "    "Well," 

he  interrupted,  "that  is  the  Mozartless 
thing  I  ever  heard  you  say."  [Laughter.].  I 
said,  "  I  think  I  know  those  things  better  than 
you  do.  You  are  too  Mendelssohn  about  these 
things."  [Cries  of  "Ohl  oh  1"]  Said  he, 
"Haydn't  you  better  Handel  that  subject  a 
little  more  carefully."  I  told  him  I  would  im- 
mediately resign  and  go  into  the  advertising 
business  and  let  him  edit  the  paper.     And  from 


that  conversation  I  have  derived  the  following 
philosophical  conclusion  :  That  it  is  much  better 
to  get  up  a  well-printed  musical  paper — I  don't 
know  how  many  inches  to  the  pound — and  dis- 
tribute it  free  gratis,  for  nothing — and  never 
send  a  bill — or  pay  the  one  you  owe  the  printer, 
simply  giving  him  your  note  at  four  months 
without  interest  and  renew  it  when  it  becomes 
due.    [Laughter.] 

I  am  much  obliged  to  you  for  the  compliment 
you  pay  me  in  asking  me  to  address  you  this 
evening.  I  have  not  the  pleasure  of  knowing 
all  of  you,  and  many  of  you  have  not  the  pleas- 
ure of  knowing  me.  Mr.  Lock  wood  knows  me  a 
little.  After  a  while  he  wiU  know  me  much 
better.  I  know  he  has  some  ideas  about  the 
future  acquaintance  between  us,  and  I  hope  it 
will  always  be  as  pleasant  as  it  as  been  for  the 
last  six  months.  I  am  very  glad  to  have  met 
you  all,  gentlemen,  and  I  am  very  glad  to  have 
made  arrangements  with  Mr.  Lockwood  which, 
so  far  as  I  am  concerned,  have  been  perfectly 
satisfactory.  As  far  as  he  is  concerned,  he  has 
got  to  answer  for  himself. 

The  toast,  "  Merchants  and  Lawyers — (or 
Lawyers  and  Merchants):  One  makes  and  the 
other  '  on  the  make,' "  was  responded  to  by  Col. 
Lockwood. 

RESPONSE  OP  HENRY  C.   LOCKWOOD. 

Mr.  Toastmaster  and  Gentlemen  :  I  am  very 
happy  to  meet  you  again,  and  I  think  that  I 
shall  avail  myself  of  this  opportunity,  at  least, 
to  find  fault  with  the  toastmaster.  He  said  to 
me,  as  we  were  coming  upstairs  to-night,  "  I 
may  possibly  call  upon  you  to  respond  to  a  toast, 
but  I  want  to  impose  at  least  two  conditions, 
first,  that  you  shall  not  speak  longer  than  five 
minutes  and,  second,  that  you  shall  not  tell  any 
army  stories."  Now,  I  think  that  there  is  a 
little  underlying  animus  in  this  toast,  and  if  I 
may  try  to  find  out  the  source  of  it,  I  think  that 
I  must  look  to  the  other  end  of  the  table,  for  I 
see  there  a  gentleman  who  was  once  a  member 
of  the  bar  himself.  However  that  may  be,  I 
have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  the  vocation 
of  the  lawyer  is  past.  I  take  it  that  in  the  fu- 
ture, no  matter  what  complications  may  occur  ■ 
or  difSculties  take  place  among  the  merchant 
class  and  the  manufacturing  interests  of  this 
great  country,  their  troubles  will  be  adjusted 
among  themselves.  It  makes  no  difference 
whether  the  manufacturer  has  a  diflBculty 
arising  out  of  the  manufacture  of  his  com- . 
modities,  either  in  that  manufacture  or  in  the 
marketing  of  the  product,  or  the  editor  a  difflr 
culty  in  expressing  some  opinion  in  relation  to 
them,  their  intention  in  the  future  is  to, 
settle  the  di£Sculty  among  themselves  and 
that,  as  I  said  before,  the  avocation  and  vo- 
cation of  the  lawyer  is  a  matter  of  bygone  days. 
At  any  rate,  in  looking  over  this  territory  of  the 
city  of  New  York  to-night,  I  am  convinced  that, 
there  is  a  greater  interest  here  to-nigH  upon  ■ 
this  island  of  New  York  in  manufacturing  and 
in  producing  and  extending  by  the  producers 
and  merchants  probably  than  in  any  other  area 
throughout  our  great  country.  We  see  the  prac- 
tical results.  They  are  producers.  The  lawyer 
is  a  non-producer.  He  does  nothing  toward  the 
accomplishment  of  these  great  results,  and,  of 
course,  I  can  see  no  object  in  continuing  the 
lawyer.  We  see  the  results  of  manufacture  to 
the  merchant — great  warehouses,  palatial  man-. 
sions,  elegant  homes,  equipages,  and  everything 
that  pertains  to  wealth  and  luxury  on  every 
side  of  us. 

So,  as  near  as  I  can  get  at  it,  this  toast  is  about 
right  as  it  is.  The  manufacturer  and  the  mer- 
chant make  all  and,  therefore,  the  lawyer  has; 


840 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER 


nothing    to  make,    although   "on    the    make.' 
[Laughter.] 

Wives  and  Daughters  :  "  Home  treasures  and 
— costly,"  was  responded  to  by  D.  G.  Tepper. 

RESPONSE  OF  D.  G.   TEPPER. 

Mr.  Lock  wood  and  Gentlemen  :  I  am  sure  I 
am  very  sorry  my  name  has  been  coupled  with 
this  toast  where  there  are  so  many  who  could 
have  responded  to  it  more  readily  and  accepta- 
bly. I  think  that  there  will  be  entire  unani- 
mity, however,  in  the  belief  that  one  of  the  hap- 
piest conditions  to  which  a  man  can  attain  is  to 
be  wedded  to  a  good,  faithful  wife.  [Applause.] 
I  presume  almost  every  man  in  this  room  is  a 
married  man.  Therefore,  you  all  can  testify  to 
the  correctness  of  my  statement.  If  I  had  been 
brought  up  as  a  sailor,  like  my  friend  Monroe, 
with  a  wife  in  every  port  [Laughter],  I  might 
speak  differently.  I  can  only  speak  from  my 
own  experience,  which  is  that  married  life 
is  the  happiest  and  most  correct  for  every 
man.  "With  regard  to  daughters,  I  cer- 
tainly have  some  and  they  are,  indeed, 
a  joy  and  comfort  to  me.  As  Colonel  Colvin 
remarked  to  me,  they  are  somewhat  expensive 
luxuries.  I  find  almost  every  week,  when  I  go 
home,  a  list  made  out  of  purchases  that  are  to 
be  made.  One  must  have  new  shoes,  another 
needs  a  new  cap,  the  pants  are  out  at  the  knees, 
&c.,  and  there  is  never  a  time  that  my  wife 
cannot  justly  say  that  something  is  needed  for 
the  children.  But,  gentleman,  I  look  forward 
to  the  future,  and  I  think  when  we  find  them 
growing  up  and  going  out  into  the  world  to 
make  a  mark  for  themselves,  and  coming  home 
at  holiday  times  to  say  cheerful  words  to  us,  we 
shall  feel  proud  of  them  and  forget  these  little 
harrassing  troubles  and  anxieties  that  some- 
times seem  now  to  about  make  up  the  sum 
of  life,  and  feel,  moreover,  that  we  have 
done  our  part  in  building  up  the  future  great- 
ness of  this  glorious  country.  I  thank  you  all 
very  much  for  your  courtesy  in  listening  to  me, 
because  I  suppose  I  am  the  only  foreigner  here, 
and  I  would  like  to  take  this  opportunity  to  ex- 
press the  pleasure  I  feel  in  attending  this  Amer- 
ican dinner.  Perhaps,  before  many  years  have 
passed,  if  I  should  again  have  the  pleasure  of 
meeting  you  at  your  anniversary  dinner,  I  shall 
have  the  honor  of  attending  it  as  an  American 
citizen.  [Applause.]  Englishmen,  as  a  rule,  are 
supposed  to  be  very  pig-headed,  and  to  express 
themselves  as  seeing  nothing  very  good  in  this 
country  ;  but,  although  I  like  occasionally  to  in- 
dulge in  a  little  pleasant  chaflE  with  our  friends 
in  the  office,  I  see  a  very  great  deal  that  is  good 
and  glorious  and  splendid  in  this  country.  I 
do  see  that  all  those  rusty  incrustations  that  we 
find  in  almost  everything  on  the  other  side  are 
not  to  found  here.  You  have  started  free  from 
any  of  those  trammels  and  troubles,  and  there 
is  a  much  brighter  future  for  this  country  than 
I  can  See  for  any  other.  Let  us  hope  its  future 
may  realize  the  promise  of  the  present.  [Ap- 
plause.] 

Mr.  Hammitt  was  called  on  to  reply  to  "  Pub- 
lishers and  Advertisers  :  Two  necessary  condi- 
ments to  business." 

RESPONSE  BY  CHAS.    K.   HAMMITT. 

"  Blessed  are  those  that  expect  nothing,  for 
they  shall  not  be  disappointed,"  and  I  fear  if 
you  expect  anything  spicy  from  me  this  even- 
ing you  will  be.  I  scarcely  approve  the  senti- 
ment as  it  is  written.  I  do  not  regard  the  pub- 
lisher and  advertiser  as  simply  "condiments," 
in  business,  simply  the  "  spice"  of  business.  A 
condiment,  as  I  understand  it,  is  required  to  ren- 
der food  more  palatable  ;  but  the  food  will  nour- 
ish and  consequently  be  food  without  the  condi- 


ment, and  business  could  not  exist  and  still  be 
business  without  the  publisher  and  the  adver- 
tiser. Pick  up  the  newspaper'of  any  town  or 
small  city  and  study  its  adver  tising  columns. 
The  extent  of  its  advertising  patronage  is  an 
infallible  test  of  the  enterprise  of  the  town 
and  the  advertisements  an  index  to  the 
enterprise  of  the  merchants  of  the  place.  Go 
further.  Visit  the  town,  investigate  the 
improvements  that  have  been  made  for 
the  general  good.  Ascertain  at  whose  sugges- 
tion these  improvements  have  been  made  and 
who  have  shouldered  and  carried  through  the 
work,  and  you  will  find  that  those  to  whose 
energies  the  most  is  due  are  in  their  business  re- 
lations advertisers.  Leave  the  smaller  cities,  go 
into  our  own  and  visit  the  mercantile  exchanges 
and  boards  of  trade,  select  the  men  who  lead  in 
great  enterprises,  those  who  hold  broad  views 
not  only  regarding  their  own  business  but  in  all 
that  concerns  the  general  good;  study  their 
business  history  and  you  will  learn  that  the 
foundation,  at  least,  of  their  trade  was  built  up 
by  advertising.  Study  the  character  and  history 
of  the  men  who  have  given  their  capital,  brains 
and  influence  to  opening  canals,  building 
bridges,  laying  railroads,  stretching  telegraph 
and  telephone  wires,  sending  mammoth  vessels 
to  ply  between  the  ports  of  different  countries 
and  in  their  individual  relations  you  will  find 
them  advertisers. 

Are  these  only  "condiments"  in  business? 
Investigate  the  wonderful  achievements  of  the 
past  century.  Study  the  course  of  the  news- 
paper press  toward  them.  Weigh  the  influence 
of  the  newspaper  in  inspiring  confidence  in  the 
community.  Think  of  the  gigantic  undertakings 
of  the  newspapers  in  the  collection  of  news,  in 
the  exploring  of  undiscovered  portions  of  the 
world,  in  ascertaining  the  effects  of  the  atmos- 
pheric changes  and  calculating  at  what  time  we 
may  expect  storms  on  particular  continents. 
Consider  the  vast  amount  of  work  that  has  been 
done  in  gathering  and  classifying  industrial 
and  commercial  information  and  presenting  it 
to  the  business  world  in  a  concise  and  useful 
manner,  and  weigh  the  influence  of  all  those  on 
commerce  in  general,  and  remember  that  this 
work  is  done  under  the  direction  of  publishers, 
and,  tell  me,  are  they  only  "  condiments "  in 
business  ?  No,  no.  If  there  is  life  in  business — 
and  who  will  question  the  life  of  the  busy 
thoroughfares  of  the  metropolis  ? — then  let  us 
place  publishers  and  advertisers  where  they  be- 
long— the  very  vitality  of  business.    [Applause.] 

"  The  Art  of  Talking  :  From  the  advertising 
point  of  view,"  brought  out  Mr.  Monroe. 

RESPONSE  BT  P.  G.  MONROE. 

Mr.  Lockwood  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Lock- 
wood  Press  :  This  isn't  a  fair  shake.  [Laughter.] 
I  came  here  chock-full  to  talk  about  the  glor- 
ious present  and  the  magnificent  future  of 
ithe  great  West,  and  you  have  got  me  down 
here  for  what  simply  means  "gab."  [Laughter.] 
You  want  me  to  represent  the  "  advertising 
fiend."  Well,  I'll  do  it.  The  publisher  may 
publish  and  the  advertiser  may  advertise,  but 
the  advertising  fiend  is  the  one  that  has  got 
to  be  on  hand  to  bring  them  together.  Now, 
I  would  a  great  deal  rather  have  spoken  on 
hese  other  subjects  than  on  the  Art  of  Talk- 
ing. If  you  had  asked  me  to  take  President 
French's  place  I  could  have  told  you  why  he 
took  French  leave  of  you  this  evening.  And 
then,  when  you  come  down  to  the  American 
Stationer's  Board  of  Trade.  I  did  want  to  speak 
about  that.  They  interfere  too  much  with  our 
relations  in  the  West,  and  we  don't  want  any 
truck  with  them.  And  the  "Paper  City." 
Why,  we  can  kite  more  paper  in  Chicago  than 


any  city  in  the  country.  As  for  our  merchant 
marine,  why,  I  could  beat  that  talk  all  to  noth- 
ing. I  was  a  boy  before  the  mast  once  in  an 
Australian  clipper,  and  I  know  all  about  "  hard 
tack"  and  "salt  horse."  I  know  all  about  the 
whole  business,  and  the  reason  why  the  Ameri- 
can marine  has  decayed  is  because  he  don't  get 
grub  enough  before  the  mast.  [Laughter.] 
Now,  I  wouldn't  have  gone  to  work  as  Colonel 
Lockwood  did,  and  given  the  whole  snap  away. 
I  know  lawyers  in  our  place  that  get  S250  in 
one  fee,  and  don't  do  anything  either.  I  could 
have  talked  about  wives  and  daughters,  too.  I 
have  only  got  two  daughters,  but  they  weigh 
more  than  Tapper's  seven.  I  know  something 
about  Tepper's  seven,  too.  Why,  I  am  in  the 
export  business.  There  are  seven,  that  I  know 
of,  that  I  exported  from  Chicago  to  New  York, 
at  Mr.  Tepper's  earnest  request,  he  being  here. 
That  brings  me  down  to  my  toast — "  The  Art  of 
Talking." 

It  was  Solomon,  I  believe,  that  once  said  that 
"Speech  was  silver  and  silence  was  golden." 
At  that  rate  a  giraffe  must  be  worth  his  weight 
in  diamonds,  because  he  can't  speak  a  word. 
Evidently  Solomon  wasn't  in  the  advertising 
business  ;  because  you  may  talk  all  you  like 
about  grinding;  the  advertising  man  hasn't  any- 
thing to  grind  but  "  wind."  He  has  got  to  grind 
the  ducats  right  out  of  that  wind.  Of  course, 
if  he  has  got  something  behind  him,  that  sort  of 
braces  him  up;  but,  at  the  same  time,  it  is  wind 
he  is  grinding  all  the  time. 

Now,  there  is  a  good  deal  of  difference  be- 
tween talking  and  "  gab."  A  man  that  has  got 
something  to  talk  about  and  knows  how  to  talk 
is  a  power  in  the  land.  'Way  back  as  far  as  the 
time  when  "Tom"  Walden  was  a  boy  [laugh- 
ter] there  was  a  right  smart  warrior  in  Greece 
by  the  name  of  Philip.  At  the  same  time  there 
was  another  fellow  there  by  the  name  of  De- 
mosthenes who  didn't  have  anything  in  the 
world  behind  him  but  his  "jaw,"  his  "cheek," 
his  "  talk,"  and  he  went  clean  over  this  war- 
rior. You  talk  about  the  power  of  the  press. 
What  is  it  but  talking  on  paper  ?  It  is  talk 
that  molds  sentiment,  that  forms  opinion.  It 
is  talk  that  wields  the  power  in  every  nation, 
from  the  savage  that  doesn't  know  how  to  write 
to  the  civilized  man  that  writes  too  much.  I 
shan't  talk  any  more,  because,  from  my  stand- 
point, if  silence  is  worth  so  much  more  than 
talking,  I  am  "casting  pearls  before  swine." 
[Applause  and  laughter.] 


Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  Joseph  Levy,  of 
Joseph  Levy  &  Co.,  New  Orleans,  La.;  Mr. 
Winkley,  of  Winkley,  Thorpe  &  Dresser,  Bos- 
ton ;  E.  Niedecken,  of  H.  Niedecken  &  Co.,  Mil- 
waukee, Wis. ;  Mr.  Hess,  of  the  St.  Louis  Book 
and  News  Company,  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  Mr.  Allen, 
of  Eaton,  Lyon  &  Allen,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. ; 
Mr.  Boland,  of  Shorb  &  Boland,  St.  Louis,  Mo. ; 
Mr.  Frankenthal,  of  Frankenthal,  Bachman  & 
Co.,  San  Francisco  ;  Mr.  Andrews,  of  Cobb,  An- 
drews &  Co.,  Cleveland,  Ohio  ;  Mr.  Bo  wen,  of 
Bowen,  Stewart  &  Co.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  Mr. 
Ainsley,  of  the  Western  News  Company,  Chica- 
go ;  W.  H.  Cogswell,  of  Walker,  Evans  &  Cogs- 
well, Charleston,  S.  C. ;  D.  A.  Hailman,  of  Hail- 
man  Brothers,  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  J.  R.  Dayton,  of 
J.  R.  Dayton  &  Co.,  Springfield,  111.;  Mr.  Sie- 
bold.  New  Orleans,  La. 


When  two  or  more  colors  are  mixed  together, 
the  hue  produced  does  not  result  from  the  loss  of 
the  particles  of  either  the  colors  by  absorption 
or  chemical  changes  of  any  kind.  The  micro- 
scope reveals  the  fact  that  minute  particles  of 
each  color  remain  entirely  separate. 


June  14,  1883.] 


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ART  TREASURES. 


It  seems  that  Russia  possesses  some  of  the 
most  remarkable  collections  of  works  of  art 
now  known.  They  are  variously  distributed  in 
church,  state,  public  and  private  collections, 
and  represent  many  priceless  objects  in  gold, 
silver  and  other  materials.  Some  time  since  an 
Jindertaking  was  successfully  put  on  foot  by  the 
South  Kensington  Museum,  London,  to  procure 
reproductions  of  selections  from  all  these  collec- 
tions by  electrotyping.  It  was  ascertained  that 
a  single  set  would  cost  £5,000,  but  that  if  three 
sets  were  made  at  the  same  time  they  could  be 
produced  at  something  less  than  £4,000  each. 
A  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art 
authorized  the  trustees  to  unite  with  the  South 
Kensington  Museum,  at  his  expense,  in  procur- 
ing a  set,  and  the  three  sets  are  now  in  progress, 
one  of  which  comes  to  New  York. 

The  reproductions  will  be  completed  during  the 
coming  summer,  and  probably  be  ready  for  exhi- 
bition at  the  autumn  opening  of  the  museum. 

The  practical  educational  value  of  the  objects, 
says  a  city  daily,  cannot  but  be  large.  In  the 
department  of  gold  and  silver  work  the  exam- 
ples are  especially  remarkable.  The  Russian  ex- 
plorations at  Kertch  supply  the  most  ancient 
specimens.  The  only  known  ancient  helmet  of 
gold  is  among  these,  a  Scythian  work,  egg- 
shaped,  with  ornamentation  in  beaten-up  de- 
signs, shell,  spine,  leaf  and  flower  work.  The 
gold  mask  found  in  the  tomb,  called  from  it  the 
tomb  of  the  Queen  of  the  Mask,  where  it  cov- 
ered the  face  of  the  occupant;  a  Graeco-Scythian 
gold  covering  of  a  bow-case  with  pure  Greek 
work,  of  great  beauty;  tazzas,  vases,  tores, 
bracelets,  and  a  variety  of  work — all  are  also 
from  the  Kertch  collection  in  the  Hermitage. 

The  private  treasury  of  the  Winter  Palace 
contains,  however,  in  the  plate-room,  a  wonder- 
ful store  of  old  silver  and  gold,  which  has  hith- 
erto been  unknown  to  the  public  eye,  and  now 
furnishes  many  magnificent  specimens  for  re- 
production. There  is  here  a  gold  toilet  service 
called  the  Empress  Anna  Ivanovra  service,  sup- 
posed to  be  German  work  of  about  1730.  The 
service  is  royal,  not  only  including  toilet  arti 
cles  of  every  kind,  but  breakfast  and  tea  equip- 
ages, candlesticks,  lamps,  mirrors,  saucepans, 
and  various  other  things.  Nine  of  the  chief 
objects  are  among  the  reproductions.  A  colossal 
silver  wine-cistern  is  five  feet  »ix  inches 
long  by  three  feet  six  inches  high,  and 
weighs  8,000  ounces.  It  is  an  old  Eng- 
lish work — an  oval  vase  supported  on  four 
panthers  :  the  handles  a  man  and  a  wo- 
man, half  figures  ;  panels  show  boys  and 
young  satyrs  playing  ;  festoons  of  vines  and 
grapes  abound;  and  the  grand  piece  is  altogether 
rich  and  elaborate.  Many  other  pieces  from  the 
plate-room  are  reproduced,  showing  the  metal 
work  of  various  nations  and  times.  The  repro- 
duction of  the  wine-cistern  is  estimated  to  cost 
£400.  There  are  objects  of  ancient  Russian  pro- 
duction, from  the  Hermi  age,  and  Persian  or 
Sassanian  works.  A  white  marble  group  ap- 
pears, a  dead  child  borne  shoreward  by  a  dol- 
phin, which  is  attributed  to  Raphael. 

The  Kremlin  treasury  contains  relics  of  an- 
cient gifts  to  Russian  czars,  when  it  was  the 
custom  for  foreign  embassies  to  propitiate  the 
northern  bears,  as  they  still  do  barbarous 
sovereigns,  by  gifts.  A  considerable  quantity 
of  old  English  plate  was  thus  taken  to  Russia  by 
embassies,  of  which  reproductions  now  come  to 
us  as  art  treasures.  A  life-size  eagle,  silver  gilt, 
was  a  seventeenth  century  present  from  a  king 
of  Denmark,  as  well  as  a  pair  of  leopards,  nearly 
lite  size,- on  pedestals,  dated  1600.    Jugs,  fiagons, 


tankards,  lamps,  of  great  variety  and  beauty, 
will  furnish  abundantaid  to  many  who  are  now 
practising  hammered  work  for  amusement,  and 
to  artizans  who  work  for  sale,  giving,  as  they 
do,  an  inexhaustible  amount  of  instruction  in 
pattern,  form,  designs  and  styles  of  decoration. 
We  learn  that  an  extensive  addition  is  about  to 
be  made,  also  by  private  gift,  to  the  museum's 
collection  of  historical  glass.  In  this  depart- 
ment it  is  already  rich,  and  in  some  parts  of  it 
richer  than  any  other  museum. — Crockery  and 
Glass  Journal. 


SCREENS. 


Screens,  as  decorative  agents,  are  increasingly 
popular  in  our  midst.  Not  only  is  a  great  deal 
of  time  bestowed  upon  the  elaboration  of  work 
for  such  a  purpose,  but  the  frames  themselves 
are  of  great  artistic  worth.  Prices  for  screens 
may  vary  almost  indefinitely,  and  a  home-made 
article,  costing  perhaps  a  couple  of  dollars,  gives 
as  much  absolute  pleasure  as  marvels  of  skill 
which  cost  from  $50  to  f  1,000.  Every  kind  of 
material  is  used  in  their  manufacture,  from 
common  paper,  covered  with  decorative  cards 
or  figures,  to  embossed  leathers,  opalescent 
and  painted  glass,  painted  canvas  or  open 
wood-work  lined  with  costly  materials.  Nov- 
elties in  design  are  constantly  met  with, 
and  to-day  the  set  panel  is  often  supple- 
mented with  a  short  drapery,  or,  as  in  the 
case  of  very  costly  ones,  the  panel  is  entirely 
superseded  by  a  curtain  of  expensive  material, 
embroidered  in  raised  or  applique  work,  and 
suspended  from  rings.  One  of  the  richest 
screens  in  this  city  is  in  a  private  house,  and 
was  expressly  imported  from  Japan  by  its 
owner.  It  is  of  white  watered  silk,  inclosed  in 
ivory  frames,  and  embroidered  in  many  colored 
silks  with  a  waving  border  of  flowers  so  artisti- 
cally wrought  that  it  is  more  like  a  parterre  of 
living  beauty  than  a  mere  representation.  Jap- 
anese screens  of  every  variety  may  be  found  in 
our  midst,  many  of  which,  it  is  satisfactory  to 
lovers  of  true  Eastern  art  to  know,  never  have 
surroundings  other  than  those  in  which  we  find 
them.  An  immense  trade  in  so-called  Eastern 
screens  is  carried  on,  yet  it  does  not  require  any 
great  amount  of  experience  to  detect  them. 
With  an  increased  skill  of  later  years  there  is  still 


something  both  in  needlework  and  art  of  East- 
ern origin  that  defies  copy.  Some  of  the  needle- 
work, for  instance,  which  is  framed  for  screens 
and  is  the  production  of  Japan;ese  ladies  (usually 
of  religious  orders),  is  so  perfect  in  its  reproduc- 
tion of  nature  that  it  is  scarcely  possible  to  be- 
lieve that  it  is  only  a  copy.  Birds  on  the  wing, 
flowers  which  seem  literally  to  tremble  in  a 
breeze,  are  so  exquisitely  wrought  that  a  "spirit" 
seems  actually  to  inspire  them  which  has  so  far 
defied  competition.  Chinese  screens,  too,  are 
bewildering  in  the  variety  and  weirdness  of 
their  design  and  coloring  ;  indeed,  there  is  a 
brightness  in  the  tones  selected  which  is  a  little 
out  of  harmony  with  the  aesthetic  humor  of 
the  modern  home.  The  latest  for  frames  is  for 
those  of  Moorish  design,  and  as  much  skill 
is  bestowed  upon  the  elaborate  wood-work 
or  metal  as  upon  the  panels  themselves  ;  in- 
deed, it  often  seems  as  if  screens  were  in  danger 
of  becoming  somewhat  like  pictures  in  that  re- 
spect, overshadowed  and  overborne  by  the 
rcassive  nature  of  the  setting.  Those  which  are 
exact  facsimiles  of  old-style  screens  escape  this 
danger.  We  have  a  fair  example  of  this  in  one 
made  by  one  of  the  members  of  the  Decorative 
Art  Society,  in  which  the  frame  is  an  exact  re- 
production of  the  days  of  Louis  XVI.  This 
screen  is  a  very  remarkable  example  of  ribbon 
work  upon  white  satin,  and  the  simple  frame  is 
particularly  well  suited  to  the  severe  style  of 
the  work.  The  back  is  lined  with  fluted  satin, 
which  is  also  an  improvement  upon  some  of  the 
backs  which  are  chosen  for  modern  work.  The 
sum  at  which  it  is  valued,  $210,  does  not  seem 
excessive. 

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Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
&c.,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  inconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Busincss  may  be  transacted  either 
in  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  kent  in- 
violably SECRET  and  CONFIDENTIAL. 

TAMES  A   WHITNEY,  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  City 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE,  CO. 

Electroljjers  &  Stereotjjers, 

24  and  26  VANDEWATER  STREET. 
^^"Electrotypes  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Metal. 


844: 


THE    AJNfEErOAN    STATIOINER. 


THE    AMSTERDAM    EXHIBITION. 


Although  the  Amsterdam  Exhibition  has  been 
formally  opeued,  the  buildings  are  not  expect- 
ed to  be  finished  before  July  1,  and  possibly 
later.  Of  course  this  interferes  with  the  ar- 
rangement of  exhibits  and  any  account  of  the 
exhibition  must  be  necessarily  vague  and  incom- 
plete. •  No  catalogue  has  been  prepared  and 
there  is  consequently  a  good  deal  of  hunting 
around  for  the  different  classes  which  visitors 
specially  wish  to  examine.  A  brief  review  of 
what  can  be  seen  in  the  stationery  line  at 
present  appears  in  the  Stationery  Trades  Jour- 
nal, London,  from  which  the  following  is  ex- 
tracted : 

The  English  section  is  smaller  than  that  of 
Germany,  France  or  Belgium,  and  is  moreover 
very  shabby.  The  only  handsome  display  it 
contains  is  that  of  Love  &  Harvey,  Paris  and 
London,  who  have  a  large  and  really  well-ar- 
ranged case  of  leather  goods  and  fancy  articles. 
A  long  way  after  them  come  Goodall  &  Son, 
with  specimens  of  their  various  produc- 
tions ;  H.  C.  Stephen's  ink  ;  D.  Leonardt  & 
Co.'s  pens  in  a  broken  case;  Perry's  pens  ; 
Rimmel's  perfumery,  and  a  long  way  apart 
from  the  rest,  in  an  obscure  corner.  Dean 
<te  Son's  toy-books,  and  beside  it  a  stand 
of  American  trade  publications.  The  above 
is  the  sum  total  of  the  exhibits  appertain- 
ing to  the  stationery  trades. 

The  German  department  was  in  a  fair 
state  of  order  and  completion.  F.  A.  Rich- 
ter  &  Cie.  had  a  fine  display  of  building 
blocks,  seemingly  made  of  some  composi- 
tion, probably  paper,  and  colored.  Carl  Hahne, 
of  Hanover,  has  a  case  of  manufactured 
stationery,  including  many  packets  bearing 
labels  in  imitation  [of  English  goods.  Some 
exceedingly  good  specimens  of  illuminated 
die- work,  crests,  monograms,  figures,  &c., 
were  shown  by  the  same  house.  Martin 
Schleisinger,  of  Berlin,  showed  Christmas 
cards,  reliefs,  and  other  chromo  work  of  the 
kind,  and  a  similar  display  was  also  made  by 
Julien  Klinkhardt,  of  Berlin.  Dunkensbuhler 
&  Co.,  Nuremberg,  had  a  handsome  case  of 
cedar  pencils,  and  of  metallic  pen  and  pencil 
cases.  The  entire  department,  as  far  as  the 
trade  is  concerned,  presented  little  interest  and 
less  novelty. 

The  French  department  is  very  much  behind- 
hand, but  it  will  be  the  largest  and  finest  in  the 
building.  The  decoration  of  the  department 
itself  has  been  most  carefully  attended  to,  and 
when  finished,  it  will  be  extremely  handsome. 
Only  very  few  of  the  French  exhibits  were  even 
partly  ready.  Morel  &  Cie.  showed  some  of 
their  splendid  works,  "  L'Art  Arabe  "  and  others. 
Charles  Chardon,  Paris,  has  some  superb  exam- 
ples of  printing,  wood  and  steel  engravings, 
etchings,  and  process  engravings  of  various 
kinds.  Quantin  of  Paris  also  shows  those  re- 
markable colored  illustrations  of  his,  from  his 
"L'Ombrelle"  and  other  publications.  The 
only  show  of  bookbinding,  worthy  of  the  name, 
is  in  the  French  department.  The  case  is  that 
of  Quinet,  51  Rue  Galande,  Paris,  and  contains 
some  most  artistic  specimens  of  inlaid  morocco. 

The  only  exhibit  which  attracted  attention  in 
the  Austrian  division  was  that  of  S.  Spitzer  & 
Co.,  of  Vienna.  They  have  a  fine  show  of  small 
paintings  in  oil,  brass  goods,  and  other  fancy 
articles.  Some  minor  novelties  were  shown,  but 
nothing  of  special  interest. 

The  Russian  department  contains  one  exhibit 
of  much  beauty,  that  of  C.  F.  Woerffel,  of  St. 
Petersburg.     Numerous   small   articles,  paper- 


.weights  and  other  ornamental  trifles  in  mala- 
;chite  and  lapis  lazuli,  were  very  handsome.  A 
jcase  of  magnificently  finished  bronzes  is  shown 
■by  the  same  firm.  They  are  comparatively 
small,  the  subjects  are  entirely  Russian,  and 
jtheir  finish  is  equal  to  the  best  German  or 
iFrench  work. 

■  la  the  Dutch  department  it  was  natural 
to  look  for  two  classes  of  exhibits,  chromo- 
lithography  and  hand-made  papers.  In  the  for- 
mer class,  Tressling  (&  Son,  of  Amsterdam,  ex- 
!hibited  their  reproductions  of  the  old  masters, 
Rembrandt,  Gerard  Dow,  Jan  Steen,  Rubens, 
and  others.  Tressling  &  Son  are  also  printers 
of  toy-books  and  the  cheaper  kind  of  chro  nos. 
L.  Van  Lier  &  Co.,  of  Haarlem,  also  exhibited 
toy-books  ;  but  curiously  enough,  the  specimens 
were  entirely  English,  having  been  done  for 
Griffith  &  Farran  and  Gardner,  Darton  &  Co. 
Of  the  Dutch  paper-makers,  Van  Gelder  &  Son, 
of  Amsterdam,  stand  first.  The  finest  qualities 
of  band-made  printings  and  writings,  imitations 


given.  The  American  Stationer  is  indebted 
to  its  London  contemporary,  the  British  and 
Colonial  Printer  and  Stationer  for  a  block  from 
which  the, illustration  referred  to  is  printed. 

!         ^ ■^■■*-^~- 

AMUSING  ADVERTISING. 


of  antique  papers,  plate-papers  for  printing  etch- 
ings and  engravings,  and  other  varieties,  are 
shown  by  them.  The  great  centre  of  the  paper- 
making  industry  is  Apeldoorn,  in  Gelderland, 
two  or  three  hours'  journey  by  rail  from  Am- 
sterdam. The  hand-made  paper  manufac- 
turers of  this  district  have  a  joint  exhibit, 
each  one  contributing  a  portfolio  of  sam- 
ples. Only  about  sixteen  exhibit,  although  in 
Apeldoorn  alone  there  are  no  less  than  twenty- 
eight  firms  in  the  business.  The  exhibitors  in- 
clude E.  Van  Delden  ;  W.  &  G.  J.  Palm,  of  Bek- 
bergen  ;  J.  Van  Houston  &  Son,  G.  Van  Ries- 
sen  ;  T.  H.  Huiskamp,  of  Eerbeek  ;  Jacob  Van 
Delden  ;  T.  Sanders  &  Son  ;  W.  A.  Sanders,  of 
of  Eerbeek,  and  others.  '  Gray  boards  were  also 
exhibited  by  several  of  the  houses.  Many  of 
the  papers  shown  in  this  group  were  of  moder- 
ate quality  and  somewhat  rough  finish.  The  ex- 
traordinary toughness  and  lasting  qualities  of 
the  older  Dutch  paper  was  exemplified  by  the 
the  condition  of  the  prayer-books  and  bibles  ex- 
amined in  one  of  the  churches.  The  books  were 
printed  in  1826,  and  have  been  in  almost  daily 
use  ever  since,  yet  the  leaves  were  perfectly 
sound,  and  not  a  section  had  started  from  the 
rough  parchment  bindings.  There  are  several 
exhibits  of  bookbinding,  but  the  Dutch  binders 
are  very  far  behind.  Their  account-books  are 
clumsy  and  badly  finished,  and  their  library 
bindings  are  no  better. 

In  the  British  Colonial  Section,  the  ex- 
hibits were  generally  from  the  Government  De- 
partments, and  represented  the  mineral,  vege- 
table and  other  productions  of  each  colony. 
Some  very  fine  photographs  of  aborigines  by 
J.  W.  Lindt,  of  Melbourne,  were  conspicuous, 
and  a  case  from  the  Government  Printing 
Office,  New  South  Wales,  contained  creditable 
specimens  of  account  books,  reports  and  other 
publications. 

A  souvenir  of  the  exhibition  appears  in  the 
form  of  a  medal,  of  which  an  illustration  is 


Persons  do  not  generally  consult  the  advertis- 
ing, columns  of  a  newspaper  with  a  view  to  find- 
ing amusing  reading ;  and  yet  occasionally  it  is 
to  be  met  with  there— as  an  advertisement,  taken 
from  a  Berlin  journal,  testifies.  The  advertiser, 
with  a  happy  knack  of  killing  several  birds  with 
one  stone,first  solicits  the  sympathy  of  friends  and 
acquaintances  for  the  loss  he  has  just  sustained 
by  the  death  of  his  dearly  loved  wife,  next  in- 
timating his  desire  to  find  a  suitable  wet-nurse 
for  the  infant  whose  birth  cost  the  mother's  life. 
After  this  he  goes  on  to  state  that  "it  would  not 
be  distasteful  to  him  to  enter  into  correspon- 
dence with  a  lady  of  mature  years  and  amiable 
disposition,  having  a  certain  fortune  at  her  com- 
mand, with  a  view  to  a  second  marriage." 
Tbe  lady,  he  adds,  must  be  a  good  business 
woman,  acquainted  with  the  drapery  trade 
and  capable  of  overlooking  his  well-known 
establishment,  where  "orders  are  carefully 
attended  to  and  executed  within  twenty- 
four  hours  after  they  are  given."  Having 
thus  appealed  for  sympathy,  for  a  nurse, 
for  a  second  wife,  and  called  attention  to 
his  shop,  the  enterprising  tradesman  and 
widower  concludes  by  stating  that  he  is 
about  to  sell  off  his  stock  at  a  sheer  loss; 
that  he  removes  on  such  a  day  to 
more  extensive  premises  and  that  he  is 
anxious  to  find  lodgers  for  his  first  floor,  ex- 
cellently adapted  for  offices,  &c.  A  postscrip- 
tum  tacked  on  to  this  singular  advertisement 
respectfully  solicits  the  custom  of  the  public, 
whose  interests  have  always  been  the  chief  con- 
cern of  the  bereaved  draper.— Ete. 


SEALING    WAX. 


The  following  formulae  are  stated  to  give  good 
results : 

Red. — a.  Take  of  very  pale  shellac  4  oz. ;  cau- 
tiously melt  it  in  a  bright  copper  pan  over  a 
clear  charcoal  fire,  and  when  fused,  add  of 
Venice  turpentine  1}£  oz. ;  mix,  and  further  add 
of  vermilion  3  oz. ;  remove  the  pan  from  the  fire, 
cool  a  little,  weigh  it  into  pieces,  and  roll  them 
into  circular  sticks,  on  a  warm  marble  slab,  by 
means  of  a  polished  wooden  block  ;  or  it  may  be 
poured  into  molds  while  in  a  state  of  fusion. 
Some  persons  polish  the  sticks  with  a  rag  until 
quite  cold. 

b.  Shellac,  3  lbs. ;  Venice  turpentine,  Ij^  lbs. ; 
finest  cinnabar,  2  lbs. ;  mix  as  before. 

Both  the  above  are  "fine." 

c.  As  the  last,  but  using  one-half  less  of  ver- 
milion.    Inferior. 

d.  Resin,  4  lbs. ;  shellac,  2  lbs. ;  Venice  turpen- 
tine and  red  lead,  of  each  1}4  lbs. ;  as  before. 
Common. 

Black. — a.  Shellac,  60  parts ;  finest  ivory 
black,  reduced  to  an  impalpable  powder,  30 
parts  ;  Venice  turpentine,  20  parts.    Fine. 

b.  Resin,  6  lbs. ;  shellac  and  Venice  turpentine, 
of   each  2  lbs. ;    lampblack,   q.   s.      Inferior. — 

New  Remedies. 

■ ♦♦•» ■ 

A  contemporary  gives  the  following  direcr 
tions  for  dyeing  wood  black  :  First  sponge  the 
wood  with  a  solution  of  chlorhydrate  of  aniline 
in  water,  to  which  a  small  quantity  of  copper 
chloride  is  added.  Allow  it  to  dry,  and  go  over 
it  with  a  solution  of  potassium  bichrbmate.  Re 
peat  the  process  two  or  three  times  and  the  wood 
will  take  a  fine  black  color  unaffected  by  light 
or  chemicals. 


June  14,  1883.J 


THE  ameeioa:n   stationek. 


845 


TO    THZIB    TI?,^^IDE.  ^— 

Gentlemen  :— Annually,  since  ISS'T',  we  have  offered  our  New  Samples  of  Om^ISTlS/dlji^S  0..<^I^XDS,  and  yearly- 
have  we  been  encouraged  to  renewed  efforts. 

Our  permanent  staff  in  the  Designing  Rooms  has  been  steadily  increasing,  and  every  issue  of  New  Patterns  is  greater  in  number 
than  that  of  the  previous  year. 

Competitions  in  design  among  unskilled  amateurs,  and  lavish  advertising  of  cards  produced  fi"om  their  drawings,  have  only 
resulted  in 

MARCUS  WARD'S  CARDS 

BEING  MORE  IN  DEMAND  THAN  EVER. 

Again  we  have  to  announce  the  completion  of  our  ZDESIO-IjTS  for  the  3iTE"V\7"  SE.A.S03iT,  all  printed  at  our  own 
WORKS.  We  think  our  artists  have  surpassed  themselves  in  novelty  and  beauty  of  design.  The  quality  of  our  work  is  well-known, 
and  the  variety  and  value  leave  nothing  to  be  desired.      ^^  SaarrLple-Booilss  11.0"^^  irL  oiir  Tra,T7-elers'  l3.a-n.ca.s. 

Yours  respectfully, 

LONDON   AND   BELFAST. 


MARCUS   WARD   &   CO., 

734   Broadway,   New  York. 


The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PLAIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

OBNAMENTAL 

LETTERING. 

Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 


Manufactured  in  six  differ- 
ent sizes.  Packed  one  doz. 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.  Also 
put  up  in  sets  containing  ' 
one  of  each  kind  and  one 
each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3. 


0, 

xV  t-nc^v  -Mjibe. 

3, 

■^  in 

1, 

i        " 

4, 

t      " 

2, 

T^^        " 

5, 

^      ' 

vcfv  -vui^. 


A  special  Ink  is  also 
manufactured  in  six 
.  brilliant  colors,  put  up 
in  boxes  containing  one 
doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 


We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 
1^"  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  D,  WHITMOKE  &  CO.,  Agents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  WlUiam  Sts.,  NEW  YORK. 


lOSEPHI^ILLOTfS 
^  STEEr'PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World  • 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,  I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.     Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands. 
^^  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  c&c,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  HENEY  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


"^ Latest  Plaques,  Palettes.  Cards  and  Novelties. 


We  always  have  in  Stock  a  full  line  of  all  the  leading  Novelties, 
them  direct  from  the  Manufacturers. 


We  receive 


12  Samples  of  the  Best,  postpaid,  $1.00. 1 2  Samples  of  the  Fast  Selling,  postpaid,  50c. 


osij^i'insr's. 


Cor.  Madison  <&  Uearhorn  Sts. 
CHICAGO. 


-§i  ESTABLISHED    1814. 


J.  S.  Rockwell  &  Co., 

lOl.   «Sc   103   13-u.ajn.©   Street,  3iTe-w  'Z'ox^ 

MANTJFACT0IIERS  iJfD  IMP0RTKR3  Or 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Manufacturers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

IIUSSIA.    3L,EA.TH:ETt,    CHAMOIS,    A.3£ERIC^1V    RTJ«SgiIA.r 

No.  18  High  Street,  Boston,  IVIass. 


Are  vised  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  an 
advertisement  of  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE  & 
ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

Its  EIGHT  Trunk  Lines  Traverse  the  best  portions 
of  Northern  Illinois,  WISCONSIN,  MINNESOTA, 
DAKOTA  and  IOWA. 

Located  directly  on  its  lines  are  the  cities  of  CHI- 
CAGO, MILWAUKEE,  LaCrosse,  Winoka,  ST. 
PAUL,  MINNEAPOLIS.  Madison,  Prairie  nu  Chien, 
Mason  City,  Sioux  City,  Yanrton,  Albert  Lea, 
ABERDEEN,  DUBUQUE,  BOCK  ISLAND,  CEDAR 
RAPIDS,  and  COUNCIL  BLUFFS,  as  well  as  innu- 
merable other  principal  business  centres  and  favor- 
ite resorts  ;  and  passengers  going  West,  North,  South 
or  East  are  able  to  use  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE 
&  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY  to  the  best  advantage. 

Ticket  offices  everywhere  are  supplied  with  Maps 
and  Time  Tables  which  detail  the  merits  of  the  line, 
and  agents  stand  ready  to  furnish  information,  and 
sell  tickets  at  cheapest  rates  over  the  CHICAGO, 
MILWAUKEE  &  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

A.  V.  n.  CARPENTER,  General  Pass,  and 

Ticket  Agt. 
GEO.  H.  HEAFFORD,  Ass't  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 
S.  S.  MERRILL,  General  Manager       '' 
J.  T.  CLARK,  General  Superintendent 


846 


THE    A.MERIOAIT    STATIOII^ER 


HDBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 


NO  BETTER  f.';.' 


Finished  goods  in  the  market. 
es  made.   • » 


Send  for  my  New  Catalogue;  something  new  to  be  found  in  it. 

An  extra  discount  on  orders  placed  now.    An  early 

shipment  if  wanted  immediately. 

^-I    -WILL    NOT    BE    UNDERSOLD. 

Save  freight.  My  Malleable  Arch  Presses  are  light, 
and  will  not  break.  Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but 
a  trifle  more  than  cast  iron.    Manufactured  only  by 

H.N.  HUBBARD, 

313  to  31©  DBa,st  T-w^en.t3r.secorLd.  Street,  ^iTeT^  "STorls. 


NEW  TORE  II0PTIN6  PRESSES. 


Received     the     Only 
.Medal  awarded  for  Copv 
ing  Presses  at  the  Vt  r 
rSxpositinn  of  187S 


Large  Steel-Arch 
Railroad  Press: 
Platen,  82x24. 


All  8)268,  from  smallest 

o  tbe  largest  in  use.    All 

8t>  les,  from  lowest  priced 

to    the  most  elaborate 

finlsli. 


Large  Steel- Arch 

Hailroad  Press; 

Platen,  22x84. 


oataioguea  on  application  to  T.  SHRIYER  &  CO.,  333  East  Fifty-slxth  St.,  Ncw  York. 

A.    M.    COLLINS,   SON    Sl  CO., 


—MANUFACTURERS   OF- 


©mi'dg  mmd  ©mrdL  B^mrdi 


-FOR- 


STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 

STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 

LAMBIE  DICTIONARY  HOLDER.   rERFECTION  BOOK  RESTS.  LEDGER  RESTS, 

— <*  SCHOOL    FURNITURE    AND    SUPPLIES.  *= — 

FRENCH  &  CHOATJE,  4  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

^r-SRND    FOR    NEW    CATALOGUE. 

LL BROWN  FAFER  WANT, 

A.13A.VilS,    I!kI.A.SSA.CXIX7SE:XXS,  XT.  S.  IL. 

►-       Manufactxxrers  of  First-Class       -• 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


-*■     WHICH  WILL  STAND  THE  SEVEEEST  TESTS  OF  E2ASUBE  AND  EE-WEITINO,     -*- 


-» 


beins;  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strengrth  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severest  erasure  and  re-writlng  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  tor  Ruling  Machine. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEBT  DESCKIPTION. 


Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

291   llala  St.,  Cor.  Wortblnglon. 

Oldest  Bubber  Stamp  Manufy  In 
New  England  &  Largest  in  the  TJ.  S. 


^ade  ^ract 


"^3 


No.    1 


Our  Effort  is  to  make  siicli 

Koods  (and  only  such)  as  Live 
Dealers  will  sell  with  pleasure 
and  profit  combined. 
That  they  must  be  rir»t-o.lass  aad  Salable  goes 
without  saying,  as  we  guarantee  everything.  That 
the  goods  have  merits  of  Novt-lty  and  Stability 
is  unquestioned.  The  whole  force  promises  renewed 
efforts  to  produce  those  new  things  that  combine  so 
nicely  the  strong  points  of  both  the  Staple  and  the 
Novel.  The  Trade  Mark,  "  KEVeTONE."  is  syn- 
onomous  with  Perfection  in  matejial,  manufacture 
and  finish.  A  notice  by  letter  or  postal  card  that  you 
wish  to  be  kept  advised  on  all  things  new  in  our  line 
pertaining  to  the  Stationery  Trade  will  be  made  note 
of  and  always  attended  to.  Careful  and  prompt  at- 
tention to  all  inquiries.  Samples,  circulars  and 
prices  sent  on  request.    Mention  this  paper. 

J.  C.  BLAIR, 

ItviCa,n.-ULfa,ct-u.ri3n.g-   Sta-tioaner, 
HUNTINGDON.  PA. 


SnB.DayidsiCo^^ 


Pg^RRAMTEPl 


Stamping   Inks,   Mncilaere,   &c., 
184   WILLIAM    STREET,   NEW    YORK. 

Gill's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Corner  Main  and  Bridge  Streets, 

SPRINGFIELD.  MASS. 

T.  SINCLAIR  &  SON, 

Trade  Publishers  of 

Llthographio  Advertising  Specialties 

New  York  Branch:       '      506  &  508  North  St., 
57  Maiden  Lane.  PHnjUDELPHlA. 

WATSON  &  PARK.  |  GEO.  M.  HAYES,  Man'r. 


MUSTANG  MAII.£R 


i^^^^-^   V     PATENTED 

MACBINE,  $10;  GAZZETS,  SO  cts.  eaclu 

SOLD   BY  ALL   TYPE   FOUNDERS  AND   BY  THE 

ST.  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDRY, 

Sole  Manufacturers, 

ST.  tOUIS,  MO. 


June  14,  1888. 


THE    AMEEIOA^    STATIOKER. 


847 


JAPANESE  PERFUME  VASES. 


The  finest  Satsuma  perfume  vases  of  Japan 
are  models  of  delicious  body  coloring,  or  resem- 
bling purest  cream  in  tone  or  the  soft  quality  of 
an  infant  Mongolian  skin,  embodied  in  a  vitreous 
craquel^  glaze,  so  minute  that  the  unaided  eye 
hardly  observes  its  web-like  tracery.  A  wealth 
of  buds,  blossoms,  flowers,  intertwining  plants 
and  vines,  as  free  and  elegant  as  if  growing  in 
their  own  soil  and  attired  in  their  best,  is  scat- 
tered over  them  with  utmost  delicacy  of  ar- 
rangement, amid  belts  of  flying  golden  mist, 
like  the  fleecy  glamour  of  sky  of  a  moist  sum- 
mer's day,  and  bordered  by  circlets  at  base  and 
top  of  rich  diaper  or  other  conventional  designs. 
Sometimes  these  vases  are  constructed  in  two 
dome-shaped  stories,  the  upper  and  smaller  one 
fitting  into  the  open  top  of  the  lower,  in  a  ring 
supported  by  a  species  of  porcelain  network,  in 
the  shape  of  inverted  acute  arches,  giving  addi- 
tional constructive  lightness  to  the  whole,  and 
recalling  the  general  motive  of  Arabic  architec- 
ture. The  top  also  has  similar  perforations, 
while  the  bigger  dome  below  displays  windows 
or  perforations  of  stilfmore  eccentric  shape,  the 
spaces  between  all  these  openings  being  filled 
with  scroll  work  in  gold.  Handles  and  feet  of 
grotesque,  but  not  unpleasing  heads  or  masks, 
complete  the  vase. 


TAXING    COMMERCIAL    TRAVELERS. 


In  staid  Connecticut,  the  land  of  bargaining 
and  steady  habits,  a  hot  war  has  broken  out 
over  the  question  whether  cities,  or  States,  have 
a  right  under  the  constitution  to  tax  commer- 
cial travelers.  The  question  in  this  instance 
is  limited  to  the  municipality  of  New  London, 
but  the  excitement  which  it  has  caused  is  State- 
wide, several  of  the  principal  lawyers  and  State 
officials  of  Connecticut  being  enlisted  in  its  dis- 
cussion, and  the  principles  which  it  involves  ex- 
tend to  every  State  and  citj'  in  the  Union. 
Many  of  the  Southern  and  a  few  of  the  Western 
communities  and  States  have  adopted  laws  or 
passed  ordinances  designed  to  protect  "  home  in- 
dustry "  by  deterring  the  representatives  of 
distant  commercial  centres  from  obtruding 
superior  bargains  and  facilities  upon  their 
benighted  inhabitants.  In  fighting  this  pro 
scriptive  spirit  the  Drummer,  now  named 
the  Merchant  and  Traveller,  of  Cincin- 
nati, has  built  up  its  distinctive  reputation.  Un- 
doubtedly the  imposition  of  prohibitive  taxa- 
tion upon  business  men  from  other  States  is  as 
contrary  to  the  spirit  of  the  national  constitu- 
tion as  a  tax  upon  their  goods  would  be.  Com- 
munities may  possibly  have  a  right  to  exact 
from  this  class  of  business  interests  a  moderate 
revenue  in  return  for  the  protection  which  is  af- 
forded them  through  the  police,  courts  and  other 
local  machinery  of  society.  The  doctrine  of 
"  taxation  for  revenue  only  "  will  apply  as  truly 
to  the  drummer's  carpet  bag  as  to  any  interna- 
tional exchange  of  the  world's  commodities. 
Connecticut  will  do  the  whole  country  a  service 
it  it  shall  succeed  to  any  extent  in  removing  ex- 
isting obstructions  to  "commerce  between  the 
States. " — Telegram. 


so.a.p-sxie:e:t  books. 

^j^S^^^  (Soap  in  shape  of  Paper)  in 

/i^iitss.  »iiaS!&^  boxes  of  25  books  at  40  sheets. 
Very  useful  for  traveling— every 
leaf  substituting  a  piece  of  Soap. 
Prices.  $8.00,  |9.00  and  $14.00 
per  100  books. 

The  Ink   Extractor $ii.CO 

^fSVr  »»«BT!*«>!  -y^^  P®""  100  envelopes.    Discount  to 
V>^SE==si^S'ir    Jobbers.    Agents  vifanted 

"«^f^f^^        MANUEL  KNAUTH,  Sole  Agent, 
'eatJSL;*  5  &  7  So.  William  St.,  N.  Y.  City! 


wm 


Silicate  Boolf  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  cloth.  Un- 
eqnaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencE.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools. 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  Wooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paint  brush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  SI ;  Quart,  S1.75  :  Half 

Gallon,  $3.35  ;   Gallon,  $6. 

Wood  Blackboards. — Made  of  very  be«t  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapilinum  (Stone  (Sloth).— A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury;  36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  $1.25  and  $2  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards  —Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,2x3  ft.,  $1 ;  No.  2,  2^  x  3)4, 
ft ,  $1.50 ;  No.  3,  3  X  4  ft.,  $2.    I^~  Send  for  Circular. 

NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO.,  191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 


Blackboards. 


JANENTZKY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Art  Pottery,  including  Plaques  and  Vases  of  various 
shapes,  with  flowers  in  relief,  modeled  by  hand,  in  a  most 
artistic  manner.  Our  collection  is  the  largest  and  choicest 
in  the  market. 
I.  U.  G.  Glaze,  for  Imitating  the  imported  Limoge  goods. 
Barbotine  Grounding  Color  and  £nanael  Vainisli, 
for  preparing  and  finishing  the  decorations. 
Illustrated  Price  Lists  furnished  on  application.  • 
Sole  Manufacturers  of  PAPIER  MACHE  PLAQUES. 
Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Ebonized,  Gold  Edged. 
Gilt  or  SUvered  ;  PAPIER  MACHE  MIRROR  PLAQUES  ; 
.JANENTZKY  &  OO.'S  SUPERFINE  ARTISTS'  OIL  COLORS,  in  collapsible  tubes  ;  OIL,  WATER  and 
CHINA  COLOR  PAINTING  MATERIALS  of  every  description  ;  DRAUGHTSME^fS'  SUPPLIES  ;  WAX 
FLOWER  MATERIALS.    Send  for  Catalogue. 


1125    CHESTNUT   STREET,   PHILADELPHIA. 


The  Standard, 


ESTABLISHED  1816. 


The  Standard. 


'M.T^MM^  ^  ma^mi 


■  manbpacturers  op  - 


—  ALSO,  — 

Copying  Ink,  Writing  Fluid,  Carmine   Ink,  Red    Ink,  Blue    Ink,  Ink    Powder, 

Marking  and   Stencil   Inks,  &c. 

iTos.   13.1  <2a   113    TTIT-^rr^:!?,    STI^EET,  BOSTOitT,  3Nvd:.A.SS. 


+  IHMI'OI^'rJBI)  -^ 


Satin-Fringed  Birthday  Cards. 

FEi^   BOX  ooisrT-A.i]srii<rc3-   e/\ 

(Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^^^  ^J 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7th  Street,  Philadelphia. 


"XXXS   BOSTON  JOBBINC3t  XIOXJSE:." 

°§  Jobber  of  Stationery.     Miscellaneous  and  School  Books.  g° 

* i ^ .X. 

CHARLES    H.    WHITING, 

Sdcckssob  to  hall  &  WHITING 

PTIRT.TSHF.R,  M..w.cwa..o.  Rl.ANK    BOOKS, 

No.  32   BBOMFIELD    STREET,    BOSTON,   MASS. 


848 


THE    AMEEiOAN    STATIOISTER 


/v,jopKct|.     .::^|_/      ;j^%. 


MUCILAGE. 

A  MUCILAGE  made  from  pure  gum  arabic,  that  will  dry  quick, 
stick  fast  on  wood,  tin,  cotton  or  woolen  cloth,  without 
curling,  has  a  bright  appearance  and  agreeable  smell,  and  de- 
posits no  sediment ;  will  keep  in  perfect  condition  any  length  of 
time  in  any  climate ;  is  just  what  dealers  and  consumers 
want.  Send  for  samples  and  prices.  Make  your  own  tests  and 
judge  for  yourselves. 

GUARANTEE  CHEMICAL  COMPANY, 

2126  fo  2130  Race  St.,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 


L.  C.  TOWER, 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 

MINCPACTURER  OF 


THERHQHETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosiicator. 


SOLB  AOEKT  FOR 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


E.  A.  ROQEES  k.  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the— 

A 

Perfection  Paper  Oyster  Buckets 


DAYTON,    OHIO. 


SEND   FOR  PRXCE  ZmIST. 


HOLYOKE,  MASS. 


mi 


■SEND   FOB   LIST  PBIOB  AND 
SASiPLKS. 


OH 

>*^ 

h.  ■< 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS  OF  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OF 

Fine   Notes,   Envelopes    Visiting    Cards   and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Pine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126acl2S   IDXJ-A-lSrE:   ST. 

All  Qoods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-JHark  are  warranted. 


AMD  SEALING  WAX. 


ITV    A-lLilLi    VARIETIES. 


SANFORD    MFG.   CO.,   OHICAaO,   Ills. 

—  Patented  September  12,  1882.  — 
DUBASLE   AND  HANDSOME!    RECOMMENDS  ITSELF  AT   SIGHT! 

ALSO, 

THE  PEERLESS  FILE  CABINET. 

which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
coimts,  &c.,  address 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Co., 

No.  8  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


June  14,  ISSa.J 


THE    AMERIUAN    STATiO JS:ER 


849 


eiiRB[R  i  m 


SERIES 


-OF  — 


I 


ARTISTIC  PEI2E 


Xmas  Cards 


-^> 


ii 

ORIGINAL  DESIGNS, 

BY  PROMINENT  ARTISTS. 


irngmal  Wom^B^ 


SDITABLF,  TO  SUBJECT  MATTER, 

BY  THE  EMINENT  AUTHORESS, 

KATE    SEYMOUR     MacLEAN. 


«> ^ 

I    DESCRIPTIVE.   I 

« #■ 

No.  1.  First  Artist  and  Popular  Prize,  SfSOO. 

By   Cruickshank.     "  The    Monks 

at  the  Quintell." 
Second    Artist's    Prize,    $100.      By 

JOPLING.    "Lady  Feeding  Doves.' 
Secoud    Popular    Prize,    $100.      By 

Shrapnel.     "  The  Hunter's  Life." 
Third    Artist's   and   Popular    Prize, 

$120.    ByMissTuLLY.    "Children 

Dreaming  of  Santa  Glaus." 
Companion  to  No.  4.    By  Miss  Tully. 

"  Waiting  for  Santa  Claus." 
Fourth  Artist's  Prize,  $40.     By  Mrs. 

Hamilton.    ' '  Star  of  Bethlehem. " 
Fourth  Popular  Prize,  $40.     By  Mrs. 

SCHRIEBER.    ' '  The  Annunciation." 
"  Sleeping  Hunter." 
"  Christmas  Bells." 
"The  Skater." 
"  The  Child  and  Kid." 
"  The  Water  Lily." 


3. 
3. 
4. 

7. 
5. 


10. 
11. 
13. 


Sole  Agent  for  the  United  States, 


JOHH  GIBSON, 

Lithograph  Publisher  and  Importer, 

82  &  84  BEEKMAN  STREET, 


BRUITSWICK   LINBIT. 

Cream.     Fine  Laid.     Made  from  EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Strictly  No.  1  Linen  Stock, 
each  sheet  water-marked.    Put  up  500  Sheets  to  Ream. 

FOR  strength,  color  and  finish,  we  guarantee  it  equal  to  any  paper  in  the  market. 
Great  pains  will  be  taken  to  keep  this  brand  fully  up  to  standard,  and  the  trade  can 
rely  upon  its  being  fully  equal  to  sample  at  all  times.  All  sizes  and  weights  constantly 
carried  in  stock.  Envelopes  to  match,  put  up  in  handsome  tinted  glazed  boxes,  one- 
quarter  thousand  with  engraved  blue  and  gold  bands,  all  full  government  high  cut. 

POWERS  PAPER  CO.,  35  Lymau  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 


J,  Li.  ST.  JOHN, 


[    New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO., 

Salesroom,  84  S  86  Chambers  St.,  New  York. 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARS^SCISSORS 


OF    EVEKY    DESCRIPTION. 


Fipei  Oompaij 


HOLYOKE,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A., 

The  Largest  Manufacturers  of  Fine  Papers  in  the  World. 

TTTMEE   miLZS-TOTAr    DAJJLY  PMODVCT,  20    TONS. 


All  descriptions  of  LOFT-DRIED  PAPERS  in  stock  or  made  at  short  notice.  Our 
great  facilities  enable  us  to  make  as  good  paper,  and  at  as  low  a  price  for  the  quality, 
as  any  mill  in  the  country. 


HAVE    YOU    SEEN 


"SINCLAIR'S   LATEST?" 

IF  NOT,  CO  TO  THE   NEAREST  CARD  JOBBER  AND  INSIST  ON  SEEING 
"THE    CARD    FIENDS"  AND   OTHER 

NEW  CARDS  and  NOVELTIES. 
T.  SINCLAIR   &  SON, 

CEO.  M.  HAYES,  Manager.  506  &.  508  NORTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

Joi3::isr  gkibsozst, 

82  &  84  Beekman  Street,  New  York, 

mmim  ^mii  mm 

Blank  XTotes,  Drafts,  Receipts, 

H^vCaxria.g-e  Certificates,  <Scc. 

St»ECIA.I..TIES.— A  full  line  of  Christmas,  New  Year's  and  Birthday  Cards,  made  up  with 
new  fringes,  and  in  assorted  styles,  with  fancy  mountings. 

I  would  call  special  attention  to  my  SATIN  NOVELTIES,  which  are  artistic  and  odd  in  design.  A 
full  assortment  of  SteA^ens*  jSills:  Soolc^Sfarkers. 


850 


THE   AMEEiOAJN"   STATIONER 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  166  William  St.,  H.  Y. 


FasKiouable  Note  Papers  and  Envelopes  for 

Correspon  d  ence. 
Mourning   Stationery  of   all    Kinds    zind  all 

Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  I.atest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  of  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Fapeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE. 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  UNE  IN  THE  CITY. 

LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

2  UNION  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


IMPROVED    SYSTEM 

OF  IDDEXING  NAMES  FOB 

Leiprs,  Letter-Books,  k. 


LETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


VvTILLI^A.]^     DVT  A  T\r  NT 

529   MARKET   ST.,   PHILADELPHIA    51  Liberty  St.,  New  Yorlc, 


—  MANTJFACTXTRER  OF  — 


Copying  PaperM.Books, 

MANN'S 


{litles  Segiatered) 

PAKCHMENT....!.. Old  Reli<»Oi.e,  Isui-. 

It AIIiROAD Tellow— Best  Known. 

iVHITE  MNEN Has  not  its  Super  or. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAL New  Article-Cheap. 


NEW  LIST   AND   DISCOUNTS  MARCH  1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


1 2  and  8  inch 


IN  THE   MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CHA8,  W.  HOLBROOl 


Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 


List  includes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.    &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

INCLUDING  THE  CELEBRATED 

No.  048. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING   NUMBERS: 

Fine 333,444,     232. 

Elastic 13S,  128,     126. 

Medium 048,     14,     1 30. 

Blunt... 122,  183,  1743. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up...      309,256,1876. 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade   on 

application  to 

THE  ESTERBROOK  STEEL  PEN  CO.. 

Works:  Wakkhousk  : 

Camden,  N.J.  26  John  St.,  New  York. 


THE  SIDDALL  ENVELOPE 

HADE  BY 

Theodore  W  f  iddall 
1706  Venango  Street  Philadelphia 


I  make  heavy  manilla  envelopes  of  any  size 
and  shape  ;   either  flat  or  bellows    pattern 


Address  for  I  Vices,  &c., 

J.  H.  ATWATER,  Providi-nc-,  H.  I. 


J.  H.  Dl  lUSSY, 

General  Commission  Merchant, 

Publisher  and  Wholesale  Boohsi-ller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS    AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1S83,  for 
AVIEKICAN  M.A.1NUFACTUKEKS.  JNVKN- 
TOKS,  &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

PablisMng  Department. 

The  Indlsl  Mercury,  an  esport  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  pubUshed  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  Isdia  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  Tee  SniPPiNa 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  aijd  Export  Journai^.  Tee 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algemeen  Dagblad  van  Nederlandscee,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  D.partment  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  will  be  supplied  by  addressing 

J.  H.  I>E   BUSSY, 

93.  Heerengracht  Amsterdam 


June  14,  1883.J 


THE    AMERICA]^    STATIONER 


851 


WRITING    FLUIDS. 


Albert  S.  Davis,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  gives  in 
"  New  Remedies,"  formulas  for  inks,  which  he 
thinks  peculiarly  adapted  for  the  use  of  drug- 
gists, owing  to  the  fact  that  their  color  is  not 
impaired  by  acids;  that  they  possess  great  dura- 
bility and  are  not  corrosive.  The  color  of  the 
blue  ink  is  yellowish  purple,  turning  to  deep, 
rich,  purplish  blue  in  a  few  seconds.  The  black 
ink  is  brown  at  first  and  changes  color  quite  as 
rapidly.  Should  there  be  any  precipitate  after 
exposure,  a  small  quantity  of  water  of  ammo- 
nia, added  drop  by  drop,  will  instantly  redis- 
solve  it.  In  the  first  part  of  the  recipe,  the  fer- 
rocyanide  of  potassium  is  converted  into  the 
ferrocyanide  of  ammonium,  because  it  acts  so 
satisfactorily,  although  ferrocyanide  of  potas- 
sium, simple  citrate  of  iron  and  hydrate  of  po- 
tassium sufficient  to  dissolve  the  precipitate  first 
formed,  would  make  a  much  more  stable 
mixture. 

BLUE  INK. 

Ferrocyanide  of  potassium  l  of  each.  1  drachm 

ConcentratPd  water  of  ammonia,  S 

Tartaric  acid 84  grains 

Water 4  ozs. 

The  liquids  are  to  be  taken  by  measure.  Mix 
and  filter  to  separate  the  bitartrate  of  potas- 
sium.   Then  add  : 

Ammonio-citrate  of  iron 80  grains 

Concentrated  water  of  ammonia 20  minims 

Aniline  blue 4  grains 

Gum  arable 35  grains 

BLACK  INK. 

Add  to  the  above  10  grains  of  gallic  acid,  or, 
better,  the  sam«i  quantity  of  pyrogallic  acid.  It 
makes  a  perfectly  clear  mixture. 


BLUE    INK. 


A  fine,  deep  and  pure  blue  ink  may  be  pre- 
pared, according  to  Ohme,  in  the  following  man- 
ner : 

One-half  ounc;e  each  of  ferrocyanide  of  potas- 
sium and  of  sul|3hate  of  iron  (ferrous  sulphate) 
are  dissolved,  s€  parately,  in  one  pint  of  distilled 
water  by  the  aid  of  heat,  the  filtered  solutions, 
while  still  hot,  mixed  in  a  capacious  vessel  and 
two  pints  more  Df  distilled  water  added.  After 
the  precipitate  has  subsided,  the  supernatant 
liquid  is  careful  :y  decanted  (best  by  means  of  a 
siphon)  and  th'S  precipitate  transferred  to  a 
linen  strainer,  \vhere  it  is  allowed  to  drain.  It 
is  now  transferred,  by  means  of  a  horn-spatula, 
into  a  porcelain  capsule,  the  latter  placed  on  a 
water-bath  and  the  precipitate  oxidized  by  a 
mixture  of  13C  grains  of  nitric  acid  (specific 
gravity  1.225)  and  110  grains  of  strong  sulphuric 
acid,  under  constant  stirring.  After  twenty- 
four  hours'  standing,  the  precipitate  is  trans- 
ferred to  a  wide-mouthed  bottle  and  washed 
with  distilled  water — which  is  to  be  decanted 
after  the  solid  matter  has  subsided — until  the 
water  no  longer  gives  a  reaction  for  sulphuric 
acid  (with  a  few  drops  of  solution  of  barium 
chloride).  The  precipitate  is  now  transferred 
with  water  on  a  paper-filter,  where  it  is  allowed 
to  drain.  The  filter  is  finally  lifted  with  care 
from  the  funnel,  and  spread  out  on  several 
thicknesses  of  blotting  paper  laying  on  very  po- 
rous bricks.  When  the  blue  precipitate  has  ac- 
quired the  consistence  of  a  jelly,  it  is  rubbed  in 
a  porcelain  or  wedge  wood  mortar  with  fifty 
grains  of  oxalic  acid,  and  the  whole  diluted 
with  distilled  water  until  it  measures  four 
quarts.  An  addition  of  gum  arable  is  not  neces- 
sary. If  it  is  desired,  from  three  to  six  ounces 
of  best  white  acacia  may  be  dissolved  in  the 
above  volume. 


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more  uniform  in  Weight  Color  and  Finish.    4.  It  never  cockles  if  properly 
bound.    5.  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  wTites  and  rules 
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WHOLE  I^O.  417. 


(S^oxxtsponAtnct. 


PHILADELPHIA  PHASES. 


[from  our  regular  correspondent.] 

Philadelphia  Office  of  thbIjOckwood  Press,) 

150  South  Fourth  Street,        } 

Philadelphia,  June  19,  1883.     J 

J.  Warren  Coulston,  the  assignee  of  Moss  & 
Co.,  had  a  conference  last  week  with  the  credi- 
tors, as  to  the  best  method  of  disposing  of  the 
stock  in  the  interest  of  all  concerned.  It  has 
been  decided  to  hold  the  stock  for  a  few  weeks 
longer  and  afterward  to  close  the  store  and  sell 
the  building  which  belongs  to  the  estate.  In 
fact,  the  creditors  have  reason  to  congratulate 
themselves  on  the  result  of  this  liquidation.  The 
following  figures  will  show  the  assets  as  well  the 
indebtedness  of  the  estate. 

ASSETS. 

Book  account,  (deducting  the  bad  accounts) . .  $6,903 
Stock  appraised,  (about  33  per  cent,  below 

cost).:  18,513 

Personal  estate 500 

Real  estate  (as  per  an  offer  at  auction) 65,000 

Total $90,916 

LIABILITIES. 

Bills  payable. . ..'.......' ...  $18,495.95 

Open  accounts 18,9S2.41 

Mortgage 35,000.00 

Preferred  claims 18,000.00 

Total $90,478.36 

After  deducting  the  expenses  of  liquidating 
(which  have  been  managed  very  judiciously  by 
the  assignee),  it  is  certain  that  the  creditors  will 
receive  aoout  seventy-five  cents  on  the  dollar, 
and  perhaps  more. 

The  blank-book  manufactory  established  in 
1855  by  Wm.  B.  Edwards,  who  was  one  of  the 
most  able  men  in  this  line,  was  sold  at  public 
auction  on  June  16.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Ed- 
wards, his  son  W.  W.  Edwards,  succeeded  him, 
and  it  is  by  his  order  that  the  sale  took  place. 

Business,  as  is  usual  at  this  time  of  the  year,  is 
dull,  but  we  anticipate  a  good  fall  season  and 
are  preparing  for  it.  The  importations  of  fancy 
goods  by  J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.,  as  well  as  by 
Chas.  J.  Cohen,  are  large;  in  fact,  larger  than 
those  of  previous  years. 

The  paper  dealers  keep  to  their  prices,  con- 
trary to  what  was  said  in  a  certain  .iournal.  J. 
G.  Ditman  does  not  sell  and  is  not  prepared  to 
sell  at  any  price.that  may  be  given.  Such  firms 
as  J.  G.  Ditman,  Rudolph's  Sons  &  Co.,  or  A.  G. 
Elliot  &  Co.,  never  permit  themselves  to  pursue 
such  an  injudicious  practice.  You  may  be  certain 
that  any  such  movement  will  never  come  from 
Philadelphia.  The  houses  mentioned  know  how 
to  wait  without  seeking  to  force  the  market. 


They  have  the  means  to  hold  their  stock  if  they 
can't  sell  at  a  reasonable  profit. 

Among  our  manufacturers,  Langfeld,  Turner 
&  Andrews  are  remarked  this  year  for  their 
beautiful  and  extensive  line  of  novelties  in  porte- 
monnaies  and  leathergoods.  They  have  begun 
to  receive  orders  for  the  fall,  and  report  a  fair 
and  encouraging  prospect. 

The  B.  B.  Hill  Manufacturing  Company,  since 
it  has  transferred  its  establishment  to  Phila- 
delphia, has  enlarged  greatly  its  producing  ca- 
pacity. The  arrangements  of  its  factory,  which 
I  inspected  at  your  request,  are  perfect,  and 
permit  the  firm  to  produce  four  times  more 
goods  than  before,  and  yet  the  company  finds  it 
impossible  to  keep  a  stock  in  store  because  of 
the  number  of  orders  it  has  to  fill.  This  house 
makes  a  full  line  of  all  kinds  of  hand-stamp 
goods  known  in  the  market.  Its  check  pro- 
tector, which  has  a  great  reputation,  is  in  de- 
mand. It  sells  a  large  quantity  of  copying 
presses  which  rank  among  the  best  sold  in  this 
market.  It  is  unnecessary  to  comment  on  its 
blotter-baths,  because  they  are  fully  appreciated 
by  everyone  who  has  used  them.  In  fact,  the 
establishment  of  the  B.  B.  Hill  Manufacturing 
Company  is  certainly  the  most  interesting  of  its 
kind  and  also  the  largest  in  this  country. 

J.  ViBNNOT. 


CINCINNATI    CIRCUMAMBULATIONS. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  June  16,  1883. 

Now  comes  the  twilight  of  the  real  dull  sea- 
son of  the  year.  Thus  far  Cincinnati  has  es- 
caped cyclones  and  storms,  great  fires,  pestilence 
and  great  calamities,  but  it  cannot  hope  to 
escape  the  dull  season  which  comes  annually  to 
everybody  and  which  is  due  within  a  fortnight. 
We  have  not  had  a  bit  of  hot  weather  here  thus 
far,  but  when  it  does  come  we  may  expect  a 
scorch. 

Since  my  last  letter  the  iron  workers  have 
become  pacified  and  gone  to  work.  No  labor 
troubles  at  all  are  vexing  us  now,  but  there  are 
some  in  prospect  among  the  shoe  manufacturers 
on  the  20th  of  this  month  when  the  season  ends. 
General  business  averages  fairly  good  and 
money  is  to  be  had  at  reasonable  rates. 

Ross,  Robbins  &  George,  on  Monday  night, 
June  11,  lost  $50,000  by  damage  by  water  during 
a  fire  in  the  stores  above  their  warerooms  on 
Walnut  street,  below  Fourth  street.  They  were 
not  touched  by  the  fire,  but  water-soaked  their 
stock  and  made  pulp  of  it.  Insurance  in  good 
companies  fully  covers  their  loss.  They  are 
dealers  in  paper  of  all  kinds. 

This  week  the  University  School  of  Design 


has  made  its  exhibition,  and  an  admirable  one 
it  is.  The  predominance  of  life  studies,  original 
designs  and  spirited  charcoal  sketches,  together 
with  industrial  work,  are  among  its  distinguish- 
ing features. 

Hawley  is  now  having  a  driving  trade  in  base- 
ball goods.  These  are  sold  largely  by  stationers 
here  and  elsewhere  in  the  West.  It  is  a  curious 
study  where  this  toggery  is  made.  Nantucket 
makes  the  balls,  Michigan  makes  the  bats,  Chi- 
cago the  masks,  and  Cincinnati  the  caps  (some  of 
them  at  all  events). 

Manufacturing  stationers  are  driving  away 
with  all  their  men  and  machinery  and  do  not 
complain  just  now  of  any  drag  in  their  business. 

The  Globes  File  Company  is  still  pressed  with 
work  full  of  orders  ahead,  and  busy  day  and 
night  filling  them. 

One  sign  of  the  times  is  the  rush  for  iron  and 
steel  for  the  manufacture  of  iron  safes  which  is 
an  immense  industry  here.  Times  in  the  coun- 
try generally  cannot  be  either  bad  or  threaten- 
ing when  the  demand  for  this  article  is  great. 

The  variety  of  envelopes  and  of  fancy  writ- 
ing paper  as  to  style,  shape,  ornamentation,  in- 
dicates that  taste  varies  for  these  articles  and 
that  fancy  papers  are  in  demand. 

Invitation  cards  to  various  kinds  of  enter- 
tainments here  are  frequently  written  by  hand 
and  decorated  with  colors,  indicating  the  char- 
acter of  the  entertainment.  In  a  recent  whist 
party  the  guests  were  assigned  to  tables  by  cards 
with  their  names  written  on  them  and  minia- 
ture playing  cards  painted  by  hand  on  one  cor- 
ner. 

Carpenter's  storemen  against  the  shopmen 
had  it  out  in  a  game  of  base-ball  on  Saturday 
last.  Any  one  who  ever  gazed  upon  the  forms 
of  the  storemen  need  not  be  told  that  the  shop- 
boys  beat  them  badly. 

H.  W.  Derby  is  doing  a  thriving  business  in 
handling  Harper's  Magazine,  Weekly,  Bazar, 
and  Young  Folks  and  his  book  publications. 

Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  have  had  on  exhibition  a 
copy  of  John  Howard  Payne's  "Home,  Sweet 
Home,"  written  by  himself,  in  plain,  neat  script. 

The  fire  on  Monday  night  came  next  door  to 
the  Charles  Stewart  Paper  Company,  but  it  did 
not  hurt  the  establishment  in  the  least. 

Snider  &  Hoole  are  having  the  usual  call  for 
their  supplies  of  binders'  material  and  machi- 
nery, and  they  fill  orders  with  commendable 
promptness  and  energy,  thanks  to  a  complete 
and  almost  perfect  system. 

Many  of  the  stationers  are  now  taking  an  ac- 
count of  stock.  This  calls  a  halt  in  business 
long  enough  to  see  how  it  stands  as  to  profit  and 
loss. 

J.  R.  Mills  &   Co.  are  doing  something  occa- 


856 


THE    AMEEICA^^    STATIONEE. 


sionally  in  the  way  of  adding  to  our  foreign  ex- 
ports. Snider  &  Hoole  perhaps  do  more.  There 
is  not  much  done  here,  however,  in  the  way  of 
the  export  of  stationery  or  paper. 

Manufacturers  of  wood-working  machinery, 
of  iron  safes,  and  of  harness  and  saddlery,  and 
even  of  buggies,  export  largely. 

Prince  William. 


LOUISVILLE    LEAFLETS. 


[FROM    OUR  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

Louisville,  Ky.,  June  15, 1883. 

The  business  situation  continues  quiet  and 
steady;  collections  for  spring  sales  are  coming 
in  tolerably  well,  and  the  number  of  failures 
among  small  traders  in  the  country  is  percept- 
ibly decreasing.  There  seems  to  have  been  no 
speculative  buying  among  merchants  of  late, 
the  tendency  having  been,  and  being  still,  to- 
ward caution  against  taking  more  goods  than 
needed  for  regular  current  wants;  so,  with  the 
good  farming  outlook,  the  feeling  is  contented 
and  confident  for  the  fall  season. 

Rains  almost  daily  for  the  past  two  weeks 
have  interfered  with  retail  trade.  The  demand 
for  stationery  has  been  good;  the  paper  market 
is  quiet;  the  printing  business  maintains  ac- 
tivity; invitations  and  programmes  are  ordered 
freely,  now  that  the  season  for  school  com- 
mencements and  amateur  benefits  is  at  its  height. 

The  Southern  Exposition  is  marching  onward 
to  a  splendid  opening  on  August  1,  and  will  as- 
suredly have  a  magnificent  career  of  100  days, 
the  term  set  for  it.  The  Louisville  freight  lines 
at  a  meeting  agreed  that  all  shipments  for  the 
Southern  Exposition  paying  the  regular  rates  to 
Louisville  and  returned  within  sixty  days  after 
the  Exposition  closes  shall  be  returned  free  for 
exhibitors. 

It  is  pleasant  to  read  the  sentiments  expressed 
at  the  banquet  given  at  Delmonico's  in  New 
York  a  few  days  ago  to  the  representatives  of 
our  Exposition  by  such  eminent  men  as  General 
Grant,  Senator  Bayard,  John  Jay,  Cyrus  W. 
Field,  and  others;  all  agreed  that  the  Exposition 
will  have  a  great  influence  in  removing  what- 
ever sectional  feeling  may  still  exist  between 
the  people  North  and  the  people  South,  and 
that  its  educational  eflEects  will  be  quite  as  great 
as  its  commercial  results. 

The  buildings  are  now  receiving  the  finishing 
touches,  and  the  space  is  now  being  properly 
mapped  out  and  assigned. 

On  Tuesday  afternoon,  June  13,  in  this  city, 
the  American  Printing  House  for  the  Blind  was 
dedicated  with  appropriate  ceremonies.  The 
building,  which  is  the  first  one  ever  erected  in 
the  world  for  the  sole  purpose  of  printing  for 
the  blind,  adjoins  the  Kentucky  Institute  for  the 
Education  of  the  Blind,  in  a  beautiful  grove 
fronting  Franklin  avenue.  On  the  ground  floor 
is  situated  the  office,  press-room  and  stereotyp- 
ing department;  the  second  floor  is  the  book- 
binding and  packing  department,  while  on  the 
third  floor  is  the  composing  room.  There  is  also 
a  commodious  basement  for  general  purposes. 
The  building  is  a  substantial  brick  structure, 
45  X  25  jfeet,  with  a  wing  of  two-stories  height, 
25x41  feet,  together  with  a  large  fireproof 
vault  to  be  used  for  the  storage  of  electrotype 
plates.  The  method  of  stereotyping  employed 
in  the  institution  was  designed  by  B.  B.  Hun- 
toon,  the  accomplished  superintendent,  and  his 
foreman,  M.  MacCabe.  The  printing  press  was 
bought  in  Chicago.  The  list  of  books  to  be 
printed  is  selected  by  the  executive  committee, 
which  is  composed  of  the  superintendents  of  the 
various  institutions  for  the  blind  throughout  the 
country.    Among  the  trustees  are  John  P.  Mor- 


ton, of  J.  P.  Morton  &  Co.,  and  "Walter  N.  Hal- 
deman,  president  of  the  Courier-Journal  Com- 
pany. 

Judge  Wm.  F.  Bullock,  in  dedicating  the  build- 
ing, gave  an  interesting  sketch  of  the  institution 
from  its  inception,  as  shown  in  the  following 
address  : 

The  facts  In  relation  to  the  American  Printing 
House  for  the  Blind  are  these  :  The  original  act  of  in- 
corporation was  passed  by  the  Legislature  of  Ken- 
tucky and  approved  January  20,  1858.  This  act  em- 
bodies all  necessary  provisions  and  safeguards  to 
carry  its  comprehensive  purposes  into  full  effect. 
The  grand  design  of  its  projectors  was  to  supply  the 
schools  for  the  education  of  the  blind  throughout  the 
United  States  with  the  necessary  books  and  all  other 
appliances  for  teaching.  This  want  was  sensibly  felt 
at  that  time,  and  it  was  believed  it  could  be  supplied 
with  the  co-operation  of  other  States.  The  experi- 
ment was  entered  upon,  as  was  supposed,  under  fav- 
orable auspices.  On  April  3,  1861.  this  act  was 
substantially  re-enacted,  with  provisions  somewhat 
enlarged  and  looking  particularly  to  the  interests  of 
institutions  of  other  States,  and  designed  to  secure 
their  efifective  and  cordial  co-operation.  Again,  on 
January  3,  1865,  the  several  acts  were  so  amended 
as  to  appropriate  $5  annually  for  every  blind  person 
in  the  State  of  Kentucky,  according  to  the  census  of 
the  United  States,  in  aid  of  the  American  Printing 
House  for  the  Blind. 

Such,  in  brief,  is  a  statement  of  the  legislation  of 
Kentucky  in  reference  to  this  institution.  It  will  thus 
be  seen  that  the  original  design  was  first  conceived 
and  carried  into  effect  in  this  State.  The  plan  was  com- 
menced with  the  hope  that  other  States  would  pass 
auxiliary  acts  in  furtherance  of  this  benevolent 
scheme  and  subsidiary  to  the  charter  passed  by  the 
State  of  Kentucky.  Several  of  the  Southern  States 
did  in  fact  enact  charters  in  good  faith,  and  one  of 
them  comphed,  in  a  single  instance,  by  the  payment 
of  the  sum  then  due.  It  is  just  to  say  that  this 
scheme  of  wise  and  co-operative  benevolence  was  in- 
terrupted and  finally  disrupted  by  the  sectional  war 
which  commenced  in  1861,  and  the  effects  of  which 
were  sensibly  felt  soon  after  the  passage  of  the  act 
last  referred  to. 

The  question  is  still  undetermined  as  to  the 
liability  of  these  States,  incurred  by  reason  of  their 
several  charters.  The  facts  are  now  referred  to 
merely  as  matter  of  history,  and  not  in  the  spirit  of 
complaint.  During  all  the  years  from  1858  to  1879, 
this  institution  has  been  sustained  almost  entirely  by 
active  individual  efforts  originating  with  the  Board 
of  Trustees  and  the  generous  support  of  the  Common- 
wealth of  Kentucky.  I  may  be  permitted  to  add  that 
its  affairs  were  conducted  with  the  strictest  economy, 
and  in  a  manner  which  secured  the  confidence  of  the 
enlightened  friends  of  the  blind  throughout  the 
United  States. 

I  have  briefly  referred  to  the  history  of  this  insti- 
tution prior  to  March  3.  1879.  At  that  time  the  Con- 
gress of  the  United  States,  prompted  by  an  enlight- 
ened public  sentiment  and  the  urgent  appeals  of  the 
institutions  for  the  education  of  the  blind  through- 
out the  United  States,  appropriated  "  the  sum  of 
§250,000,  to  be  set  apart  as  a  perpetual  fund  for  the 
purpose  of  aiding  the  education  of  the  blind  in  the 
United  States  of  America,  through  the  American 
Printing  House  for  the  Blind."  This  sum,  as  re- 
quired, has  been  invested  "in  United  States  interest- 
bearing  bonds,  bearing  interest  at  4  per  cent.,  of  the 
issue  of  July,  1879,  and  upon  their  maturity  to  rein- 
vest their  laroceeds  in  other  United  States  bonds,  and 
so  on  forever." 

Since  the  passage  of  this  act  it  has  been  carried 
into  effect,  and  all  its  provisions  literally  compUed 
with  by  the  Kentucky  Board  of  Trustees.  Ours  is. 
therefore,  a  State  corporation,  liberally  patronized 
and  sustained  bv  the  Federal  Government  for  pur- 
poses deemed  national  in  their  character. 

I  take  great  pleasure  in  adding  that  this  building 
and  these  beautiful  grounds  are  the  contributions  of 
our  noble  commonwealth  to  a  common  object.  The 
real  estate  and  the  permanent  fixtures  are  her's,  but 
with  true  magnanimity  she  tliis  day  dedicates  their 
use  to  the  public  good.  She  deems  it  no  sacrifice, 
but  it  is  her  free-will  offering  for  the  afflicted  blind  of 
our  common  countrv. 


You  will  pardon  me  for  saying  that  our  institution 
has  a  fame  already  acquired  of  which  we  are  justly 
proud.  Notwithstanding  the  difficulties  we  have  had 
to  encounter  and  the  limited  means  in  our  possession, 
we  have  acquired  a  high  character  throughout  the 
civilized  world,  which  has  been  recognized  and  ac- 
knowledged by  those  best  qualified  to  judge  and  pass 
upon  the  merits  of  our  work.  The  Superintendents 
of  the  Insti'utions  for  the  Education  of  the  Blind  in 
the  United  States  have  borne  and  still  bearcheerfui 
and  unqualified  testimony  to  the  efficiency  and  ability 
of  our  able  and  indefatigable  Superintendent,  B.  B. 
Huntoon.  His  improvements  in  the  art  of  printing 
and  the  invention  of  tangible  apparatus  for  the  edu- 
cation of  the  blind  are  gratefully  acknowledged  by 
all  who  are  practically  acquainted  with  their  wants. 

I  feel  fully  authorized  to  add  in  this  connection 
that  the  American  Printing  House  for  the  Blind  at 
the  Centennial  Exposition,  in  the  United  States,  and 
similar  expositions  in  Paris  and  Vienna,  has  been  as- 
signed a  high,  if  not  the  highest,  place  among  all 
similar  institutions  in  the  world.  I  do  not  mention 
these  facts  in  the  spirit  of  boasting,  but  simply  as  a 
just  tribute  to  the  patient  and  persevering  labors  of 
its  superintendent  and  trustees  for  the  last  twenty- 
five  years.  We  have  the  comforting  assurance  that 
we  have  not  labored  in  vain. 

We  this  day  take  possession  of  this  building, 
erected  by  the  liberality  of  the  State  of  Kentucky, 
and  enter  upon  a  new  career  with  increased  and  ade- 
quate facilities  for  greater  usefulness.  It  is  our  full 
purpose  to  open  a  wider  field  of  literature  for  the 
blind  and  multiply  the  means  and  facilities  for  their 
education.  We  propose  to  vindicate  the  generous 
confidence  reposed  in  us  by  the  general  government 
and  to  satisfy  the  State  of  Kentucky  that  her  munifi- 
cence has  not  been  misplaced. 

I  would  do  injustice  to  this  occasion  if  I  failed  to 
return  the  thanks  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  the  ac- 
complished architect,  C.  J.  Clarke,  for  the  plan  and 
completion  of  this  structure  so  well  adapted  in  every 
respect  for  the  purposes  intended.  We  also  bear 
cheerful  testimony  io  the  fidelity  of  all  the  builders 
employed  in  its  construction.  Here  it  stands  in  full 
view  of  that  other  noble  edifice,  the  building  for  the 
education  of  the  blind,  and  both  of  them  proud  mon- 
uments of  Kentucky  liberality.  Our  beautiful  and 
growing  city  may  be  congratulated  that  she  has  such 
institutions  within  her  borders,  planted  by  the  State 
and  sustained  by  her  munificence. 

We  beg  to  thank  this  large  assembly  for  the 
kindly  interest  they  have  manifested  in  the  cause  to 
which  this  building  is  now  dedicated.     BouRBON. 


BOSTON    BITS. 


[from  our  regulah  cokrespondent.  ] 

Eastern  Office  Lockwood  Press,        | 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  June  19,  1883.  i 

The  17th  of  June,  "  Bunker  Hill  Day,"  falling 
on  Sunday,  yesterday  (Monday)  was  very  gener- 
ally observed  as  a  holiday. 

J.  H.  BuflCord's  Sons  have  a  large  part  of  their 
force  at  the  present  time  on  fans.  Of  these 
goods  they  get  out  a  great  variety  and  sell  a 
vast  number. 

John  F.  Wood,  treasurer  of  the  New  England 
Manufacturers  and  Mechanics'  Institute,  has 
just  returned  from  a  trip  to  the  Pacific  coast 
and  through  the  Western  States,  in  the  interest 
of  the  coming  fair  of  the  institute,  to  be  opened 
in  September.  The  exhibit  this  fall  will  prob- 
ably surpass  by  far  those  of  former  years  in  the 
matter  of  manufacturing  processes,  to  be  shown 
by  machinery  in  motion.  The  art  exhibition 
will  also  surpass  that  of  last  year.  Contribu- 
tions will  be  made  by  various  well-known 
American  artists.  The  department  is  in  charge 
of  Frank  T.  Robinson. 

The  Cross  Pen  Company,  79  Franklin  street, 
is  about  to  place  upon  the  market  quite  a  num- 
ber of  interesting  novelties  in  the  line  of  pens, 
pencils  and  kindred  goods. 

Charles  H.  Whiting  has  been  made  agent  for 
Robert  Clarke  &  Co.,  of  Cincinnati.  H. 


June  31,   1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOJN'ER. 


857 


OUR  LONDON  LETTER. 


[FROM  OUB  REGULAR  CORRESPONDENT.] 

5  LuDGATK  Circus  Buildings,      I 
London,  E.  C,  June  9,  1883.  j 

A  spring  of  more  than  average  disagreeable- 
ness  and  caprice  has  been  followed  by  a  month 
or  more  of  bright,  genial,  "open"  weather,  which 
has  gladdened  the  hearts  of  the  farmers  and 
made  even  Londoners  hopeful.  The  sun  has 
actually  been  visible  for  several  days  in  succes- 
sion, a  phenomenon  rare  enough  in  itself  to  be 
regarded  as  the  precursor  of  great  events.  The 
consequently  cheerful  appearance  of  the  fash- 
ionable streets  and  promenades  of  the  town  has 
drawn  large  numbers  of  gaily-dressed  people 
from  their  homes  and  imparted  a  brilliant  ap- 
pearance to  the  favored  quarters  where  rank 
and  fashion  go  a-shopping.  The  prospects  of 
the  farmer  and  fruit  grower  are  more  favorable 
than  they  have  been  for  several  years,  so  that 
they  are  inclined  to  take  a  more  hopeful  view  of 
life  than  is  their  wont. 

Our  International  Fisheries  Exhibition  now 
opened  at  South  Kensington  is  also  a  subject  on 
which  we  are  congratulating  ourselves,  both  on 
account  of  its  success  as  a  "  show  "  and  because 
of  the  possible  cheapening  of  an  article  of  food, 
the  price  of  which  has  hitherto  been  kept  up 
artificially  by  fish-rings  and  monopolies.  On 
the  whole,  then,  we  are  disposed  to  take  heart 
and  believe  that  things  are  "  looking  up." 

The  Durable  Printers'  Roller  Company,  of  the 
Viaduct  Works,  Farringdon  Road,  London,  is 
making  a  special  composition  for  printers'  roll- 
ers, which,  although  not  quite  equal  in  point  of 
delicacy  and  fineness  to  the  "Durable,"  is  of 
great  excellence  and  suitable  for  all  ordinary 
work.  It  is  called  the  "Commercial,"  and  is 
much  lower  in  price  than  the  "  Durable." 

The  fashionable  art  of  coloring  photographs 
on  convex  glasses,  known  as  chromo-photog- 
raphy,  can  now  be  easily  learned  by  means  of 
boxes  containing  every  requisite,  with  instruc- 
tions for  use,  which  are  sold  by  J.  Barnard  & 
Son,  of  233  Oxford  street,  London. 

The  number  of  firms  who  have  this  year 
"gone  in  "  for  Christmas  and  New  Year  cards 
is  greater  than  ever,  so  also  in  the  majority  of 
cases  is  the  number  of  designs  produced,  one 
firm,  for  instance  (Raphael  Tuck  &  Sons),  hav- 
ing published  no  less  than  350  complete  sets,  or 
the  large  number  of  1,200  separate  designs.  A 
very  positive  proof  of  the  continued  and  in- 
creasing popularity  of  Christmas  and  New  Year 
cards.  As  the  majority  of  the  cards  now  in 
favor  are  really  in  a  greater  or  less  degree 
works  of  art,  it  is  certainly  satisfactory  to  find 
that  the  demand  for  articles  of  trade,  which  are 
not  only  harmless,  but  which  have  a  distinctly 
educating  influence,  shows  a  continuance  of  the 
steady  growth  which  has  marked  it  since  the  in- 
troduction of  high-class  color  printing  into  the 
domain  of  greeting  cards.  The  giving  and  re- 
ceiving of  these  mementoes  of  the  festive  season 
are  certainly  among  the  pleasures  that  lighten 
the  gloom  of  the  winter.  The  happiness  of  life 
is  made  up  of  little  things  ;  a  little  neglect,  a 
fancied  slight  will  often  cause  a  more  than  fan- 
cied pain,  while  a  thrill  of  joy  is  quickened  in 
the  heart  by  some  small  act,  that  tells  us  we  are 
not  forgotten,  but  that  love  and  friendship 
blossom  for  us  still. 

Among  the  ablest  exponents  of  popular  arts, 
and  the  most  industrious  disseminators  of  its 
multitudinous  aspects,  must  certainly  be  placed 
the  well-known  firm  already  alluded  to.  Tuck 
&  Son  deservedly  occupy  a  place  in  the  van  of 
art  progress,  their  productions  combining  in  a 


high  degree  artistic  taste  with  mechanical  ex- 
cellence. This  year  they  have  combined  all  that 
was  best  in  their  last  year's  publications  with 
much  that  is  fresh  both  in  design  and  effect. 
What  may  be  termed  the  pictorial  card  is  the 
forte  of  this  firm,  each  card  being  in  itself  "  an 
image  of  beauty."  Among  the  many  varieties 
deserving  attention,  mention  may  be  made  of 
the  reproductions  of  drawings  by  eminent  artists 
with  the  original  oil,  water-color,  or  pen-and- 
ink  effects,  such  as  landscapes,  rural  scenes,  sea 
views,  the  heads  of  sailors  and  children,  the  ad- 
mirable etchings,  the  production  of  which  is 
astonishing  at  the  low  prices  charged. 

Marcus  Ward  &  Co.  are  so  well  known  as  the 
publishers  of  high-class  chromo-lithographic 
works,  that  it  goes  without  saying  that  their 
Christmas  cards  are  marked  by  great  ability  of 
design  and  perfection  of  finish.  Deserving  of  a 
special  praise  are  the  "Thatched  Cottage" 
series,  which  are  very  eflfective  rustic  scenes, 
and  the  several  sets  from  the  designs  of  Kate 
Greenaway,  in  which  the  quaint  figures  are  sur- 
rounded by  the  rich  and  elegant  scroll  work  of 
Thomas  Crane,  whose  facile  pencil  has  contrib- 
uted so  largely  to  the  success  oC  this  year's  pub- 
lications, notably  in  the  decoration  of  the  backs 
and  borders  of  the  cards.  "  Flowers  in  a  letter" 
is  another  that  is  sure  to  be  a  favorite. 

S.  Hildesheimer  still  maintains  the  position  he 
has  so  justly  earned  as  the  publisher  of  cards 
of  great  beauty  and  variety.  The  fidelity  to 
nature  which  distinguishes  the  floral  designs 
both  in  drawing  and  coloring,  is  as  admirable 
as  is  the  excellence  of  finish  imparted.  A  num- 
ber of  reproductions  of  quaint  drawings  of 
children  engaged  in  various  pursuits,  with  re- 
markably characteristic  faces,  will  be  very  pop- 
ular. Feather-edged  cards  are  a  novelty  now 
introduced  by  this  firm  for  the  first  time. 

Eyre  &  Spottiswoode  have  some  very  beauti- 
ful designs  of  flowers,  some  in  vases  and  others 
growing  in  pots,  and  one  of  a  rich,  luxuriant 
plant,  bursting  through  a  hole  in  a  wall.  This 
is  very  fine,  as  is  also  the  drawing  and  coloring 
of  "  Butterflies  on  leaves." 

Hildersheimer  &  Faulkner  have  this  year  pro- 
duced some  of  the  finest  cards  in  the  market, 
both  as  to  design  and  execution,  though  it  must 
be  admitted  they  have  not  been  above  taking  a 
hint  from  their  American  contemporaries.  Their 
"  Patience"  card,  executed  in  oil-painting  style, 
in  nearly  thirty  colors,  is  a  triumph  of  color- 
printing;  so  also  is  the  illustration  of  "Where 
the  Bee  Sucks."  Their  "Children  at  the  Sea 
Side  "  will  also  greatly  please. 

A  Leipsic  house,  Meissner  &  Buch,  has  some 
splendid  specimens  of  floral  cards  and  others,  in 
which  landscapes,  woodland  scenes,  &c.,  are  in- 
troduced. These  cards,  which  are  mostly  on 
roughed  paper,  are,  in  their  way,  unsurpassed. 

Acting  on  the  idea  that  many  people  wish  to 
give  as  a  Christmas  card  something  worth  keep- 
ing, W.  A.  Mansell  &  Co.,  of  271  and  273  Ox- 
ford street,  London,  have  issued  a  large  number 
of  landscapes,  rustic  scenes,  &c.,  in  the  highest 
style  of  chromo-lithography,  from  the  drawings 
of  well-known  artists,  which  will  certainly  en- 
joy a  great  and  deserved  popularity.  The  per- 
fection to  which  the  art  has  been  brought  in 
these  series  is  simply  marvelous,  it  being  very 
difficult  to  detect,  at  a  short  distance,  the  differ- 
ence from  oil  or  water-color  originals.  They 
are  issued  in  sets  contained  in  a  portfolio,  and 
form  a  really  welcome  Christmas  present.  An 
equally  admirable  series  are  the  photographic 
reproductions  of  drawings  of  "  Happy  Child- 
hood," "  Sweet  Womanhood,"  "  Maidens  Fair," 
&c.  These  are  to  h&  had  either  plain  or  colored, 
and  are  mounted  on  gilt  and  bevel-edged  cards 


of  various  tints,  with  mottoes  in  gold  at  foot  or 
on  back.  The  photographs  of  landscapes,  sea 
views,  flowers,  &c.,  published  by  this  firm  are 
also  worthy  of  high  praise,  both  for  their  merits 
as  photographs  and  for  the  admirable  manner 
in  which  they  are  printed  and  colored.  All  of 
Messrs.  Mansells'  productions  are  distinguished 
by  the  excellent  quality  of  the  materials  used 
and  the  high  finish  imparted. 

Marlborough,  Gould  &  Co.,  of  Old  Bailey, 
have  issued  a  catalogue  of  cards  for  painting 
and  a  list  of  their  hand-painted  cards  which 
will  be  of  use  to  the  trade.  This  firm  has  this  year 
made  a  specialty  of  hand  painted  cards  and  has 
produced  on  card-board  illustrations  in  ivory, 
porcelain,  terra-cotta,  real  ivory,  wood,  &c.,  a 
large  number  of  designs,  both  floral  and  land- 
scape of  great  merit,  the  coloring  is  excellent 
and  the  "  get  up  "  and  finish  all  that  could  be 
desired.  They  are  certainly  among  the  best 
hand-painted  cards  yet  produced  in  this  country, 
and  remarkably  low  priced.  A  new  horseshoe 
card-rest  made  of  polished  brass  and  intended 
either  for  the  mantelpiece  or  hanging  on  the  wall, 
will  be  found  useful  for  the  purpose  of  display- 
ing cards  received  or  holding  plaques,  &c.  A 
number  of  fancy  goods  sundries  will  also  be 
found  in  the  catalogue  referred  to.      W.  F.  C. 


TRADE  -  MARKS    IN     FOREIGN    COUN- 
TRIES. 


By  James  A.  Whitney,  Counselor-at-Law. 

WRITTEN  POK  THE  STATIONER. 

in. 

GERMANY,    AUSTRO-HUNGAEY. 

The  trade-mark  law  of  Germany  was 
passed  on  November  30,  1874,  and  went  into 
effect  on  May  1,  1875.  Parties  in  trade  and  com- 
merce in  Germany  must,  in  order  to  receive  the 
benefit  of  the  law,  have  their  firms  inscribed  on 
the  registry  in  commerce.  Parties  not  engaged 
in  any  defined  commercial  business  are  therefore 
excluded  from  the  benefit  of  the  law.  Foreign- 
ers belonging  to  and  residing  in  a  country  having 
reciprocal  trade-mark  relations  with  Germany 
are  entitled  to  protection.  Those  residing  in 
Germany  have  rights  identical  with  those  of 
native  Germans,  and  like  them  are  subject  to 
the  requirements  of  being  inscribed  on  the  so- 
called  book  of  commerce.  The  mere  formalities 
need  not  here  be  considered,  except  that  the 
declaration  included  in  the  application  must  ex- 
pressly set  forth  that  the  applicant  accepts  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  tribunal  of  Leipsic  for  all  ac- 
tions or  legal  proceedings  concerning  the  marks 
sought  to  be  registered.  A  foreigner  must  furn- 
ish a  legalized  copy  of  the  registration  papers 
under  which  his  trade-mark  is  protected  In  his 
own  country,  or  in  place  of  this,  other  proof  of 
his  right  to  the  mark  deposited.  He  should  also 
select  his  domicile  for  the  purpose  of  the  trade- 
mark at  the  seat  of  the  Imperial  Tribunal  of 
Commerce.  The  registry  of  trade-marks  is  pub- 
lished in  the  official  journal  of  the  empire. 

A  legal  trade-mark  in  Germany  may  com- 
prise either  a  name,  a  commercial  design  or  an 
emblem.  The  list  of  marks  excliided  from  reg- 
istry is  larger  than  that  of  most  other  coun- 
tries. Thus  marks  consisting  exclusively  of 
figures,  letters  or  words  cannot  be  legally  de- 
posited, but  their  combination  with  emblematic 
signs  may  constitute  the  two  together,  a  dis- 
tinctive mark  which  as  a  whole  is  susceptible  of 
protection.  Official  blazons  cannot  be  adopted 
as  trade-marks.  It  has  been  thought  necessary 
to  include  in  the  law  a  provision  that  designs  of 
a  nature  to  produce  scandal  cannot  be  the  ob- 
ject of  registry  ;  this,  however,  is  a  provision 
that,  whether  embodied  in  the  statutes  or  not,  is 


858 


THE    AMERIOAJN    STATIONER. 


one  included  in  the  law  and  practice  of  all 
countries.  The  use  of  marks  not  strictly  trade- 
marks in  their  character  are  covered  by  legis- 
lation in  accord  with  the  common  law  of  Ger- 
many as  relating  to  unfair  competition  in 
business. 

The  term  of  registry  is  ten  years,  which  can 
be  renewed  indefinitely.  If  it  is  not  renewed 
before  the  term  expires  the  mark  becomes  open 
to  the  public.  This  is  the  rule  applied  to  per- 
sons domiciled  in  Germany.  A  mark  of  registry 
by  a  stranger  will  expire  with  the  expiration  of 
the  registry  in  his  own  country,  or  more  strictly 
speaking,  in  the  country  in  which  the  mark  has 
been  first  registered.  It  is  therefore  necessary 
in  some  cases  to  apply  for  renewal  long  before 
the  expiration  of  the  ten  years  term  in  Ger- 
many. In  other  words,  before  the  expiration 
of  the  term  of  the  first  registration  in  other 
countries. 

With  each  change  of  domicile  the  owner  of 
the  trade-mark  should  have  it  reregistered  in  his 
new  locality.  This  requirement  is  particularly 
applicable  to  parties  personalty  domiciled  or 
resident  in  Germany. 

In  order  to  enable  a  foreigner  to  prosecute  an 
infringer  of  his  trade-mark  it  is  necessary  to 
show  that  the  owner  has  regularly  registered 
the  mark  in  Germany,  that  the  mark  had  been 
previously  legally  protected  by  registry  in  his 
own  country,  and  that  he  has  duly  accepted  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  tribunal  at  Leipsic. 

The  punisement  for  infringement  is  fine  or  im 
prisonment,  the  latter  for  a  term  which  may  be 
extended  to  six  months.  In  addition  to  this 
damages  may  be  collected.  In  some  cases,  pre- 
sumably those  in  which  the  actual  damages 
would  be  slight,  the  court  can  allow  to  the  owner 
of  the  mark  an  indemnity  not  exceeding  five 
thousand  marks,  or  say  about  twelve  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars.  It  is  necessary  that  the  suit 
should  be  brought  by  the  person  actually  in- 
jured by  the  infringen-ent  ;  in  other  words,  by 
the  actual  owner  of  the  trade-mark  engaged  in 
the  business  to  which  it  relates. 

Under  certain  equitable  conditions  a  trade- 
mark may  be  stricken  from  the  register,  among 
others,  upon  the  expiration  of  an  unrenewed 
term,  or  if  the  trade-mark  is  found  to  be  such  as 
is  not  countenanced  by  the  statute.  These 
erasures  are  published  in  the  official  journals  of 
the  empire.  The  law  makes  no  provision  as  to 
the  transmission  of  the  right  of  property  result- 
ing from  the  registry  of  the  trade-mark ;  the  as- 
signment of  marks  therefore  rests  upon  the  prin- 
ciples which  govern  the  transmission  of  property 
under  the  common  law  ;  nevertheless,  it  ap- 
pears to  be  the  clear  intention  of  the  law  that  in 
such  case  the  assignor  should  ask  that  the  regis- 
try by  him  should  be  cancelled  and  that  the  as- 
signee should  forthwith  obtain  a  new  registry 
in  his  own  name. 

Under  the  convention  of  1872  Americans  have 
the  same  rights  in  trade-marks  in  Germany  as 
German  citizens,  and  vice-versa. 

The  Austrian  trade-mark  law  is  of  earlier 
date  than  that  of  Germany,  having  been  passed 
on  December  7,  1858.  In  its  general  administra- 
tion the  trade-mark  practice  is  similar  to  that  of 
Germany.  The  law  includes  as  valid  trade- 
marks all  special  signs  serving  to  distinguish  in 
any  branch  of  trade  and  commerce,  merchandise 
and  the  products  of  manufacture,  such  as  em- 
blems, vignettes,  &c.  Signs  in  common  use  in 
commerce  for  indicating  certain  classes  of  goods 
or  qualities  of  goods  cannot  be  protected  as 
trade-marks,  nor  those  which  consist  simply  of 
letters,  words,  figures  or  any  arms  of  any  state 
or  province  ;  nevertheless  marks  which  comprise 
letterd,  words  or  figures  in  combination  with 


emblematic  devices  may  be  protected,  as  in  Ger- 
many and  also  in  some  other  countries,  to  which 
reference  may  be  hereinafter  made.  The  ex- 
clusive right  to  a  trade-mark  is  inherent  in  the 
industrial  enterprise  for  which  it  was  designed, 
or  in  connection  with  which  it  was  first  adopted  ; 
the  term  enterprise  being  here  used  in  its  broad- 
est sense  as  indicating  the  business  of  a  person, 
firm  or  corporation.  The  same  mark  may  be 
employed  in  a  different  industry  without  inter- 
fering with,  or  being  interfered  with  by,  the 
antecedent  mark.  There  is  no  limit  to  the  term 
of  registry  for  Austrians,  but  in  the  case  of  for- 
eigners the  registry  expires  with  the  registry  of 
the  mark  in  their  own  country.  A  mark  in 
common  and  public  use  in  the  country  of  its 
origin  cannot,  unless  perhaps  in  very  excep- 
tional cases,  be  made  the  object  of  exclusive 
right  in  Austria.  This  is  a  provision  in  the 
treaty  of  reciprocity  between  Austria  and 
France,  and  undoubtedly  applies  to  other  coun- 
tries. 

The  convention  of  1872  between  the  United 
States  and  the  Austro-Hungarian  Empire,  pro- 
vides for  reciprocity  in  the  matter  of  the  regis- 
tration of  trade- marks,  and  the  punishment  of 
infrins;ers.  It  also  provides  that  "  If  the  trade- 
mark has  become  public  property  in  the  country 
of  its  origin,  it  shall  be  equally  free  to  all  in  the 
countries  or  territories  of  the  other. " 

The  punishment  for  an  infringement  of  trade- 
marks is  by  a  fine  of  from  twenty -five  to  five 
hundred  florins,  say,  from  twelve  dollars  and  a 
half  to  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  indepen- 
dent of  damages  that  may  be  awarded  by  the 
civil  tribunals.  The  instruments  or  machines 
used  wholly  or  principally  in  the  work  of  in- 
fringement may  be  destroyed  at  the  demand  of 
the  party  injured.  In  case  of  repeated  infringe- 
ments by  the  same  person,  the  fine  may  be 
doubled,  and  imprisonment  from  one  week  to 
three  months  may  be  inflicted.  The  flnes  are 
devoted  to  the  poor  fund  of  the  place  where  the 
infringement  occurs.  If  the  infringer  is  unable 
to  pay  the  flne  he  may  be  imprisoned  one  day 
for  every  two  dollars  and  a  half  of  the  amount 
of  the  fine.  If  the  judge  is  so  inclined,  he  may 
order  the  publication  of  the  judgment. 

As  concerns  the  transfer  of  trade-marks,  a 
change  of  ownership  in  an  establishment  carries 
with  it  a  transfer  of  the  trade-marks  used  in  the 
business.  Within  three  months  of  the  sale,  the 
mark  must  be  reregistered  in  the  name  of  the 
new  owner,  and  this  registry  should  be  accom- 
panied with  proof  that  he  has  also  obtained  the 
establishment  to  which  the  mark  originally  be- 
longed. This  provision  is  not  necessary,  how- 
ever, in  cases  where  the  business  is  continued  by 
the  widow  or  the  minor  children,  or  the  heirs  of 
a  deceased  manufacturer,  or  where  it  is  carried 
on  in  behalf  of  the  heirs  collectively,  or  in  cases 
where  the  change  from  one  owner  to  another  is 
a  direct  consequence  of  bankruptcy  proceed- 
ings. 

'»-*-^ 

CAREFUL  BUYING. 


The  most  important  part  of  the  business  of  a 
retail  merchant  is  the  buying  of  his  stock.  It 
requires  more  tact,  acumen  and  knowledge  than 
any  other  department.  Among  the  many  trade 
aphorisms  which  have  been  handed  down,  there 
is  none  which  contains  more  truth  than  that 
"goods  well  bought  are  half  sold."  The  member 
of  the  flrm  who  attends  to  this  department 
needs  to  keep  himself  well  informed  not  only  on 
the  current  markets  and  the  course  of  prices, 
but  on  the  wants  of  the  trade  to  which  he 
caters.  He  must  know  just  how  much  of  any 
one  article  be  can  handle  to  the  best  advantage. 


He  must  keep  his  stock  well  balanced,  have 
just  enough  of  everything  to  keep  him  going 
nicely.  He  must  keep  himself  posted  on  new 
articles  in  the  trade,  and  should  always  have 
time  to  inquire  into  the  merits  and  sala- 
ble qualities  of  any  new  goods  which  may  be 
brought  to  his  attention.  He  should  be  a  man 
of  good  address  and  good  business  habits.  When 
he  goes  to  buy,  he  should  know  what  he  wants, 
buy  it  as  quickly  as  is  compatible  with  the 
proper  care  for  his  own  interests,  and  leave. 
The  wholesale  dealer  and  his  salesmen  are  al- 
ways glad  to  do  business  with  such  a  man,  and 
when  they  find  him,  he  always  creates  a  feeling 
of  confidence,  and  they  are  willing  to  do  better 
by  him,  when  possible,  than  by  his  slow,  uncer- 
tain congenitor  who  doesn't  know  exactly  what 
he  wants  and  how  to  get  it.  Business  is  busi- 
ness ;  and  when  a  man  shows  that  he  under- 
stands his  business,  he  always  commands  respect 
and  stands  high  in  the  estimation  of  the  business 
community,  no  matter  whether  his  purchases 
are  large  or  small  at  the  moment. — Merchants' 
Review. 


WATER-PROOFING   PAPER. 


A  new  process  for  water-proofing  paper  con- 
sists in  coating  or  saturating  paper  with  a  natu- 
ral bitumen  or  wax  known  as  "ozocerite."  This 
invention  is  designed  to  supply  a  long-felt  want 
among  meat  and  fish  venders  in  producing  a  pa- 
per which  will  be  water-proof,  and  at  the  same 
time  will  not  impart  to  the  article  inclosed  with- 
in the  paper  discoloration  or  a  disagreeable 
odor. 

Paper  has  heietofore  been  rendered  water- 
proof by  means  of  paraffine,  which  answers  the 
purpose  well ;  but  owing  to  its  cost  it  has  not 
and  cannot  come  into  general  use.  Paper  has 
also  been  rendered  waterproof  by  means  of 
coal-tar  and  its  products  ;  but  owing  to  its  of- 
fensive odor  it  cannot  be  used  to  wrap  provis- 
ions of  any  kind,  and  its  use  is  necessarily  con- 
fined to  wrapping  hardware,  or  in  wrapping 
articles  to  protect  them  from  the  ravages  of  in- 
sects. 

In  preparing  the  paper  any  of  the  well-known 
machines  used  in  the  manufacture  of  roofing- 
felt,  in  which  a  heating-tank  is  provided,  and 
devices  for  removing  a  surplus  of  the  coating  or 
saturating  material  can  be  used.  The  ozocerite 
is  then  placed  in  the  melting-tank  and  reduced 
by  heat  to  the  desired  consistency.  The  paper, 
which  is  in  long  strips  or  rolls,  is  then  drawn 
through  the  melted  or  liquid  ozocerite,  and  any 
surplus  of  the  coating  material  removed  there- 
from. The  papier  may  then  be  pa.ssed  through  a 
drying  chamber,  so  that  the  paper  can  be  cut  to 
the  desired  size  and  packed  into  reams  and  bun- 
dles, ready  for  use.  The  paper  can  also  be  taken 
as  it  comes  from  the  paper- making  machine  and 
before  it  is  quite  dry  and  subjected  to  the  action 
of  the  ozocerite. 

The  prime  object  of  the  invention  is  to  satu- 
rate the  ordinary  wrapping  paper  used  by 
butchers  and  meat  and  fish  venders  with  a  com- 
pound which  will  be  odorless  and  colorless — 
that  is,  will  not  discolor  the  article,  and  at  the 
same  time  render  it  water-proof  and  strong. 

Another  advantage  of  the  invention  is  that  a 
much  lighter  paper  can  be  used,  and  the  slight 
cost  of  the  saturating  material  makes  it  possi- 
ble thereby  to  produce  a  paper  which  will  cost 
only  a  trifle  more  than  the  ordinary  wrapping 
paper. 

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Silvering  Powder. — Nitrate  of  silver,  13 
grains  ;  common  salt,  30  grains  ;  cream  tartar, 
200  grains — mix.  Moisten  with  water  and  rub 
on  the  article  with  wash-leather.  Gives  a  white, 
silvery  appearance  to  brass,  copper,  &c. 


Juneai,  1883.J 


THE    AMEBIC  AN    eTATIO^ER. 


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Will  stand  the  severest 
test  of  Color,  Cliuatk, 
Ink  or  Wkar. 


Being  Triple  Sized  (a  process  entirely  our  own)  and  Loft  Dried,  can  be  erased  and  written  upon  the  fifth  time  distinctly.    None  genuine  without  the  water 
mark,  thus— Old  Berkshire  Mills  Linen  Ledger,  and  date. 

CARSON  Sc  BROIVN  CO.,  Manufacturers. 

Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  Jr.,  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  fiiiest  foreign  manu f oritur es, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities : 

SUPERFINii    QUALITY.  EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

/ii     handsome     Light     Blue     Boxes     containing    one-quarter    of     a 


ream   of    Note    Paper    each,    and    bearing  in  blue   letters   de- 
scription  of    contents, 
in   separate    Boxes   of    uniform    size,  are   one-eighth  of   a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
responding to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  relied  on  t  >  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trade. 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agency,  aEO.  B.  HURD  &  CO.,  79  BeeJcman  Street. 


860 


THE    AMERICAN     STATIONER. 


SEASON    1883-1884. 


SEASON    1883-1884. 


Christmas  and  Ngw  Tear  Cards. 


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'e  beg  to  express  our  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  the  kind  and  flattering  appreciation  of  our  past  efforts,  and  feel  a 
pardonable  pride  at  the  very  emphatic  endorsement  which  our  Cards  have  received  from  the  American,  English,  German 
and  Australian  press.  With  one  accord  these  exponents  of  public  taste  have  given  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar 
productions  in  the  market.  We  are  bound  to  maintain  this  superiority ;  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create, 
with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged  experience,  a  Series  of  Novelties  for  the  Christmas  Season,  which,  we  have  no  doubt,  will  meet  the 
expectations  of  the  Trade.  We  have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  REPRESENTATIVE 
AMERICAN  TALENT  in  the  preparation  of  designs,  and  besides  have  secured  the  cooperation  of  some  of  the  most  EMINENT 
EUROPEAN  ARTISTS. 

OUR  LINE  IS  NOW  COMPLETED,  and  our  agents  are  on  the  road  to  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends.  An  inspection  of  the 
Sample  Books  will  convince  them  that  in  regard  to  ORIGINALITY  AND  VARIETY  OF  DESIGN,  EXCELLENCE  AND 
RICHNESS  IN  EXECUTION,  it  far  exceeds  our  last  year's  efforts.  To  give  an  idea  of  the  high  artistic  order  of  the  line,  we  would 
say  that  it  comprises  : 


FIGURE  DESIGNS  by  Miss  Dora  Wheeler,  Miss  Rosina  Eiiuet, 
Miss  L.  B.  Humphrey,  Miss  L.  B.  Comins,  Elihu  Vbddeb,  Walter  Satterlee, 
A.  F.  Brooks,  and  others. 

LANDSCAPE  DESIGNS  by  W.  Hamilton  Qibson,  Thomas  Moran, 
F.  L.  Smith,  and  otliers. 

ANIMAL   DESIGNS  by  B.  E.  Bensell  and  Harry  Beard. 


FLOWER  AND  BIRD  DESIGNS  by  Miss  Fidelia  Bridges, 
Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitnbt,  Jean  Robib,  of  Brussels  ;  H.  Giacomelli,  of  Paris,  and 
others. 

THE  LITERARY  MATTER  in  connection  with  our  designs  has 
been  carefully  attended  to -among  others,  by  Mrs.  Celia  Thaxter,  Mrs.  Emily 
Shaw  Forman  and  Joaqdin  Miller. 


OUR  REGULAR  LINE  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards  will  comprise  plain  cards,  fringed  cards,  and  double  fringed  cards, 
varying  in  price  from  30  cents  to  $60,  per  set  of  12. 

PROTECTORS  are  furnished  with  all  fringed  cards,  and  also  ENVELOPES  for  all  series  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  more. 
Besides  our  REGULAR  LINE,  we  would  call  special  attention  to  the  following 

NOVELTIES    AND    SPECIALTIES: 


ALADDIN'S  LAMP.  This  is  one  of  the  most  elaborate  and  elegant 
Christmas  Gift  Cards  we  have  ever  offered  to  the  trade.  It  is  a  large  folding 
card,  heavily  fringed,  and  provided  with  a  leatherette  protector.  The  front  out- 
side page  is  a  design  of  peacock  feathers  on  satin  ;  the  left  inside  page  contains 
a  poem  specially  written  for  this  gift  by  Joaquin  Miller,  also  on  satin,  and  sur- 
rounded by  a  delicate  border  of  Oriental  design  ;  the  right  inside  page  presents 
Aladdin  bearing  his  lamp,  after  a  painting  by  the  eminent  American  artist, 
Elihd  Vedder  ;  and  to  complete  the  whole,  the  back  is  embellished  with  a  most 
unique,  artistic  design  of  high  order. 

RUSKIN  CALENDAR  FOR  1884.  At  the  solicitation  of  some 
of  our  business  friends,  we  have  this  year  decided  to  bring  out  a  Calendar,  and 
are  happy  to  be  able  to  announce  that  we  shall  issue  A  CAI^ENDAB  FROM 
JOHN  KUSKIN,  FOB  1884.  This  consists  of  an  artistic  mount  with  a  block 
calendar,  having  suitable  selections  from  John  Rusein's  works  for  each  day  of 


the  year.  The  selections  have  been  made  by  a  lady  well-known  for  her  culti- 
vated taste  and  judgment.  The  mount  has  been  designed  by  a  well-known 
Boston  artist,  and,  coming  from  her  thought  and  tasteful  skill,  the  form  and 
decoration  will  be  a  Siting  accompaniment  to  the  words  within  This  Calendar 
will  be  a  source  of  pleasure  to  all  who  love  and  appreciate  Ruskin,  that  they 
may  have  every  morning  a  jewel  from  the  treasure  of  his  noble  and  earnest 
thought. 

"THE  CHRISTMAS  SHEAF."  A  folding  card,  with  inside  pages, 
in  color,  stamped  out  in  the  shape  of  a  sheaf  of  wheat.  Tied  with  silk  cord  and 
tassels. 

"THE  CHRISTMAS  BOOK."  A  surprisingly  natural  represen- 
tation of  an  open  book,  with  floral  designs  by  Mrs.  Fisher,  and  original  poems 
by  Joaquin  Miller. 


CSZlZSTMiLS    iLRT    FUZXTTS    OZT    SATZZT. 


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The  great  success  attending  our  efforts  in  this  line  has  induced  us  to  bring  out  a  number  of  new  Series,  consisting  of  Flowers,  Landscapes  and  Figure  Designs. 
The=e  are  elegantly  finished  in  several  styles,  in  fringed  tinted  mats,  with  cord  and  tassels  ;  on  mounts,  with  silk  fringe  and  cord  ;  in  book  form,  richly  fringed  and 
with  leatherette  protectors,  and  on  rich  Plush  mounts.    Price.s  vary  from  $1.50  to  $3.60  each. 


We  have  made  large  additions  to  our  BIRTHDAY  line,  comprising  Plain  Cards,  Fringed  and  Double  Fringed  Cards  and  Art  Prints  on  Satin.  Numerous 
Series  at  popular  prices  have  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TEXT  CABUS.  New  FLOWEB  PIECES  in  Mats,  &c.  THANKSGIVING  CABDS, 
—Our  line  will  also  be  shown  now. 

Descriptive  Price  Lists  of  our  CHRISTMAS  and  NEWi^SgEAR  CARDS  are  now  ready,  and  will  be  sent  on  application. 


NEW  YORK ;  38  Bond  Street. 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAGO:  112  Monroe  Street. 
SAN  FRANCISCO :  529  Commercial  St. 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


June  21,  13&3.J 


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MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,   GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,   DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  LINE  OF  WEUDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  Nev/  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 


The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Gray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIYEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJR,    X-iHSTE    OF-    BR,ISTOLi    BO-A.R,IDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 

Decorated  Kote  Taper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Mc.  GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  CfflCHATI, 

Manufacture  the  most  complete  and  poptdar  line  of  STATIONERS'  FILE 
GOODS  made  in  America.     Liberal  Terms  to  Dealers. 

li^"  Eastern  Trade  supplied  from  New  York  Branch,  iVo.  28  Bond  Street. 
IliliUSTRATED  CATALOGUE  TO  DEALERS  ON  APPLICATION. 


iHE_DOOLEY   PAPER   CUTTERS 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


Worn,  East  BostOD,  lass. 


Hand  Cctter, 


MOKEIS  ADLEE,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAKLES  BEOK,  609  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia, 
PELOTIZE  &  GARY,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L.  PELOUZE  &  SON.  Washington  and  Richmond. 
aEO.  S.  NEWOOMB  &  00.,  241  St.  Olair  Street,  Cleveland. 
OSTEANDEE  &  HUKE,  81  &  83  Jack&on  St.,  Chicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBEEGE.  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCUt-AR  AND  PRICE  UST. 


Haks-Cutter,  with  Stkau  Fixture. 


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[We  vrill  be  glad  to  receive  samples  of  all  noveltie 
issued  in  the  trade,  and  will  notice  all  such  which 
possess  merit  free  of  charge.  It  is  desirable  to  ac- 
company descriptions  with  cuts  whenever  possible.] 

NEW    PATENTS. 


No.  276,547.  Machine  for  Printing  Endless  Paper.— 
Egbert  Abadie,  Paris,  France.  Patented  in  Bel- 
gium, January  3,  1883,  and  in  France,  January  15, 
1883. 

No.  876,586.    Toy.— Ezra  Holden,  Chicago,  111. 

No.  276,591.  Plate-Printing  Press.— Jos.  S.  Ives,  New 
York,  N.  Y. 

No.  276,601 .  Blank-Book.— August  E.  Kipp,  Dayton, 
Ohio,  assignor  to  the  Holden  Manufacturing 
Company,  same  place. 

No.  276,631.  Printing-Press  Movement —Chas.  F. 
Owen,  Chicago,  111. 

No.  376,643.  Calendar.— Lewis  M.  Switzler,  Colum- 
bia, Mo. 

No.  276,659.  Pencil  or  Crayon  Holder.— John  S. 
Birch,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  276,672.  Sheet  Delivery  Apparatus  for  Printing 
Machines.— Luther  C.  Crowell,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

No.  276,692.  Fountain  Pen.— Frank  Holland,  Man- 
chester, Conn. 

No.  276,728.  Paper-Hanging  Machine  and  Rack.— 
Henry  Staib,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  276,744.  Paper-Bag  Machine.— Charles  F.  Annan, 
Boston,  Mass. 

No.  276,746.  Toy  Trundle  or  Hoop.— Jacob  F.  Bahret, 
Fort  Wayne,  lud. 

No.  276,777.  Process  of  Manufacturing  Electrotype 
Rollers  for  Imitating  Leather  and  Other  Materi- 
als.—Noah  L.  Cocheu,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  assignor 
to  himself,  Timothy  Youle  Brown,  New  York, 
and  George  Brown  Walton,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  trus- 
tees. 

No.  276,779.  Hand-Stamp  Printing  Press.— Thomas 
B.  Cosley,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

No.  276,787.  Roller  Book-Backing  Machine. — Edward 
P.  Donnell,  Chicago,  111. 

No.  276,800.     Lead  Pencil  Case.— William  E.   Gard, 

Baltimore,  Md. 
No.  276,812.    Pencil  or  Crayon  Holder.— Franz  Hardt- 

muth,  Budweis,  Austria-Hungary. 
No.  276,819.    Indicator  for  Schools.— George   Hogan, 

New  Brighton,  N.  Y. 
No.  276,825.      Sectional   Inking-Roller.- William   F. 

Jones,  Baltimore,  Md. 
No.  276,961.    Paper  Pocket-Book.— Charles  de  Quill- 

feldt.  New  York,  N.   Y.,  assignor  to  Donaldson 

Brothers,  same  place. 
No.  276,902.     Paper   Card-Case.— Charles   de   Quill- 

feldt,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  assignor  to  Donaldson 

Brothers,  same  place. 
No.  276,947.     Machinery    for   Composing    Types. — 

Frederick  Wicks,  Glasgow,   County  of  Lanark, 

Scotland.     Patented  in  England,   April  16,  1879, 

No.  1,640;  in  France,  October  25,  1879,  No.  l.H3,350; 

in  Germany,  November  2,  1879,  No.  10,064,  and  in 

Belgium,  March  11,  1881,  No.  .54,070. 
No.  276,852.    Fastening  for  Bags,  Pocket-Books,  Ac- 
John  W.  Meaker,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


There  is  a  curious  clock  in  the  cathedral  at 
Lubick,  Germany.  On  the  end  of  the  hour-hand 
there  is  a  little  clock,  which  keeps  exact  time 
with  the  big  clock.  This  little  time-piece  of 
course  goes  round  and  round  the  larger  dial,  and 
reminds  one  of  a  "  wheel  within  a  wheel."  In  a 
Bwiss  museum  there  is  a  watch  that  is  only 
three-sixteenths  of  an  inch  in  diameter.  It  is  in- 
serted in  the  top  of  an  old-fashioned  pencil-case, 
such  as  our  grandmothers  used  to  possess.  Its 
little  dial  not  only  indicates  hours,  minutes  and 
seconds,  but  also  the  days  of  the  mouth. 


Silicate  iml  Slates. 
Black  Diamond  Slating. 


Neatly  and  strongly  bound  in  cloth.  Un- 
equaled  marking-surface  for  slate  or  lead 
pencil.  Superior  erasible  qualities.  Light, 
Portable,  Noiseless,  Durable.  Used  in  all 
wide-awake  Schools.  ' 


The  best  Liquid  Slating  (without  ex- 
ception) for  Walls  and  Wooden 
Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
and  most  durable  surface. 
Easily  applied  by  any  one,  with 
a  common  paint  brush,  to  any 

surface.    Put  up  in  tin  cans  of  various  sizes,  with  full  directions  for  use.    Pint,  $1 ;  Quart,  $1 .75  ;  Half 

Gallon,  $3.25  ;    Gallon,  $6. 


Blackboards. 


Wood  Blackboards. — Made  of  very  be«t  material.  Finest  surface. 
All  sizes.  Lapili.vum  (Stone  Ciloth).— A  perfect  flexible  black- 
board. Rolls  tightly  like  a  map,  without  injury,  36  and  46  inches 
wide  ;  81-25  and  S2  per  yard.  Roll  Blackboards  — Lapilinum 
mounted  on  Rollers.  Prices,  No.  1,  2x3  ft.,  $1  ;  No.  2,  2Jrg  x  3J^ 
ft ,  $1.50  ;  No.  3»  3  X  4  ft.,  $2.     er~  Send  for  Circular. 


NEW  YORK  SILICATE  BOOK  SLATE  CO.,  191  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 

JANENTZKV  &  CO., 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS. 

Art  Pottery,  including  Plaques  and  Vases  of  various 
shapes,  with  flowers  in  relief,  modeled  by  hand,  in  a  most 
artistic  manner.  Our  collection  is  the  largest  and  choicest 
in  the  market 
I.  U.  G.  Glaze,  for  imitating  the  imported  Limoge  goods. 
Barbotine  Grounding  Color  and  Bnatnel  Varnish, 
for  preparing  and  finishing  the  decorations. 
Illustrated  Price  Lists  furnished  on  application. 
Sole  Manufacturers  of  PAPIER  MACHE  PLAQUES, 
Plain  White,  Black  Japanned,  Ebonized,  Gold  Edged, 
Gilt  or  Silvered  ;  PAPIER  MACHE  MIRROR  PLAQUES  ; 
JANENTZKY  &  CO.'S  SUPERFINE  ARTISTS'  OIL  COLORS,  in  collapsible  tubes  ;  OIL,  WATER  and 
CHINA  COLOR  PAINTING  MATERIALS  of  every  description  ;  DBAUGHTSMENS'  SUPPLIES  ;  WAX 
FLOWER  MATERIALS.    Send  for  Catalogue. 


1125    CHESTNUT   STREET,   PHILADELPHIA. 


The  Standard. 


ESTABLISHED  1816. 


The  Standard. 


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-  MANUFACTURERS  OP  - 


—  ALSO,  — 

Copying   Ink,  Writing  Fluid,  Carmine   Ink,  Red    Ink,  Blue    Ink,  Ink   Powder, 
Marking  and   Stencil   Inks,  &c. 

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Satin-Fringed  Birthday  Cards. 

FER,     BOX    003SrT^IKri3Sr<3-     f"/\ 

(Assorted,  Plain  and  Embossed).  ^J  ^J 

SENT'    BY    MAII^   OTV    RECEIPT    OF    JPlllCE.— ^- 

T.  M.  SIMPSON,  21  South  7tli  Street,  Philadelphia. 


"tize:  boston  jobbing  zioxtse:. 


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CHARLES    H.    WHITING, 


PUBLISHER, 


Successor  to  HALL  &  WHITING 


MANUFACTURER 


ZTBLANK   BOOKS, 


No.   32    BROMFIELD    STREET,    BOSTON,  'MASS. 


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CA^LENDARS   AND   SATIN    DESIGNS 

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STEAM. 

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MARKET. 


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"I  am  moat  emphatically  pleased  with  the  Prouty.    I  would  not  trade  it  for 

aC press  (price  $1,000)     It  runs  eaitier,  it  is  much  simpler,  and  does  its 

work  as  rapidly  and  well  "  J-  E.  MITCHELL,  Greenville,  Texas. 

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J.  A.  AVERY.  Waukeegan,  111. 
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"  For  the  country  oflHce,  printing  1000  to  4000  circulation,  there  is  no  other 
press  worthy  to  be  compared  with  it." 

Waterloo  TRIBUNE,  Waterloo,  Iowa. 

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nearly  all  kinds  of  presses,  believe  ourselves  to  be  a  competent  judge.  The 
Prouty  is  (he  simplest  and  easiest  running  power  press  in  the  market,  and  will 
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No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


3.000  lbs. 
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900 
800 


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665. 


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Book  Fountain,     25  to    40 


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Parlor  Cars  between  Cincinnati  and  Toledo. 


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on  Station  Agent,  or  addresB  G.  T.  A.,  Cincinnati,  O. 

SAM'L  STEVENSON, 
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Vioe-Presideat. 


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Fliirida  and  all  points  South  and  AVest.  Train 
leaves  Boston  at  6  30  •'.  M.,  daily. 

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V.  M.  week  days.  10.30  V.  M.  Sundays,  Pullman  Palace 
Cars  run  througli, 

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Huston  at  7  V.  M,  weekdays,  connecting  with  elegant 
steamers  City  of  Wuicester  and  City  of  Boston; 
returning,  leave  New  York  at  5  P.  M. 

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and  3.10  and  5.15  P.  M.  ;  returning  at  8.15  and  11.20 
A.  M  ,  and  4.30  P.  M..  all  Express  Trains.  Round  Trip, 
limited  tickets,  $1.,50. 

Tickets,  Stateroomes  and  Berths  secured  at  office, 
Sii  Washington  Street,  corner  of  Milk,  and  at  Station, 
foot  of  Summer  Street,  Boston. 

S.  M,  FELTON,  Jr.,  a.  C.  KENDALL, 

Qeneral  Uanager.  Qen.  Pass.  Asent 


WHO  IS  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  QEOGRAPHY  OFTHIS  UuUN- 
TRY  WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


TA-KIE    THE 


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By  the  central  position  of  its  line,  connects  the 
East  and  the  West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
ries passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Blu  fife  (Leaven- 
worth, Atchison.  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Umon  Depots  w^ith  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  the  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  betw^een  Chi- 
ca^go  and  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  via  the  Pamous 

"ALBERT  LEA  ROUTE.'- 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
gusta, Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap-* 
olis  and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  OfBcesin 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  aU 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  ofi"er  less  advan- 
tages. 

For  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Fold- 
ers of  the 

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it  your  nearest  Ticket  Offlee,  or  address 
r?.  R.  CABLE,  E.ST.  JOHN, 

Vioe-Pres.  &  Gen'l  M'g'r,  Gen'l  Tkt.  &  Pass.  Agt. 

CHICAGO- 

JAMES    A.   WHITNEY, 

OOUNSELOR-AT-LA'W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and  Trader 
Mark  Causes. 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY.  U.S.  A. 


JAMES  A.  WHITNEY, 

Solicitor  of  United  States  and  Foreign  Patenta 

and  Xrade-JUarks, 

No.  140  Nassau  St.,  New  York  City. 

American,  Canadian,  Bntish  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed.  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro 
tected  by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted,  Opmions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
^c,  &c. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  mconsiderable  importance 
to  those  who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Busipcss  may  be  transacted  either 
in  pel  son  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  keiit  in- 
violably SECRET  and  CONFIDENTIAL. 

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THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE,  CO. 

Electrolypers  &  Stereotners, 

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t^°  Bneotrotypea  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Metal. 


Bee  Line  Route! 

POPULAR  THOROUGHFARE 

BETWEEN    THE 

ESAST  and  VITEST. 


No  Midnight  Changes! 

No  Emigrant  Trains! 
Oonnections  in  TJnion  Depots  for  all  Points. 

^^"The  unequaled  facilities  offered  by  this  Com- 
pany for  luxurious  travel  are 

£legant,  easy  riding,  Day  Coaches. 

Slegaut  Wagner  and  'Woodruff  Drawing 
Boum  and  Sleeping  Cars. 

£legant  Horton  Reclining  Chair  Cars,  be- 
tween l.ake  £rie  (Cleveland,)  and  the  Missis- 
sippi River,  (St.  Louis,)  FREE. 

Model  Hotel  Cars  attached  to  Express 
Trains,  which,  together  with  a  Track  and  Road  Bed 
of  known  excellence,  you  are  assured  Comfort  and 
Safety  with 

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1^"  Bear  in  mind  that  our  through  car  routes  are 
numerous  and  excellent,  a  great  convenience  to  ali 
travelers. 

^P"  The  only  Line  to  the  East  via 

Cleveland  and  Niagara  Palls. 

Consult  your  best  interests  by  af-king  for  and  se- 
curing a  Ticket  via  the  Bee  Line.  For  Maps,  Time 
Tables,  and  other  information,  call  on 

E.  B.  THOMAS,  Gen'l  Manager, 

0.  B.  SKINNER,  Traffic  Manager, 

A.  J.  SMITH,  Gen'l  Pass.  Agent, 

CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 

"MONON  ROUTE"  1 

Louisville,  New  Albany  and 


Chicago  Railway. 


THE    ONtT    LINE    RUNNING 


Solid  Trains: 


AND 


Pullman  Sleepers 


— BETWEEN- 


Chicago,  Louisville,  Nashville, 
Montgomery,  ThomasviUe, 


-AND  — 


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Only  line  between  CHICAGO  and  I.OUISVII.U!; 

under   one    management,    and    running   its 
Entire  Trains  between  the  two  cities. 


TICKET  OiTICES  IN  CHICAGO, 

122  Randolph  St.,  Palmer  House,  Grand  Pacific, 

and  at  Depot,  12th  and  State  Streets. 

LOUISVILLE  OFFICES, 

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Gen'l  Trav.  Passr.  Agt.,  Gen'l  Passr.  Agt., 

Cbicaoo,  Ili..  Louisyuxe,  Ey. 


June  21,  1883.] 


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PHILADELPHIA, 


—  MAffUPACTURERS  OP  - 


GLUGINUM  PENS. 


INOTTCE  Tt>  THE  T  K.A.T>E.— We  call  attention  to  our  circular  letter,  datedJune  10 
1883,  which  has  been  directed  to  our  patrons  and  principal  stationers  in  this  country,  containing  bome  very 
important  information  to  consumers  of  our  celebrated  Qlucinum  Pens.  We  confidently  claim  that  they  are 
the  best  series  of  writing  pens  ever  placed  before  the  public  The  demand  for  them  is  constantly  increas- 
ing on  account  of  the  uniformity,  smoothness  of  points,  and  durability  ov  r  all  other  steel  pens.  These 
""■  Pens  and  the  word  Glucinum  are  copyrighted  and  registered  at  the  Patent  Office,  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  United  States  ot  America,  . 

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Between  the  EAST,  "W JEST,  NORTH  and  SOUTH. 

This  Great  Through  Route  is  now  completed  and  in 
full  operation,  RUNNING  THROUGH  PASSENGER 
TRAINS  DAILY  as  follows: 

Three  solid  trains  each  way  between  Columbus 
Indianapolis  and  Peoria ;  two  trains  each  way  between 
Columbus,  Indianapolis  and  Decatur;  two  trains  each 
way  between  Sandusky,  Indianapolis,  Peoria  and 
Decatur;  two  trains  each  way  between  Sandusky, 
Dayton  and  Cincinnati ;  three  trains  each  way  between 
Sandusky,  Springfield  and  Columbus ;  four  trains 
each  way  between  Columbus,  Springfield,  Dayton 
and  Cincinnati ;  two  trains  each  way  between  Colum- 
bus, Springfield,  Indianapolis  and  Chicago  —  with 
Sleeping  and  Reclining  Chairs  on  Night  Trains,  and 
elegant  Parlor  and  Modern  Day  Coaches  on  Day 
Ti*3,iiis 

Its  track  is  laid  with  HEAVY  STEEL  RAILS, 
thoroughly  ballasted ,  with  easy  grades  and  few  curves. 

Traversing  as  it  does  the  heart  of  the  three  great 
States  of  Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois,  uniting  in  close 
business  relationship  the  capital  cities  of  the  first  and 
second,  with  the  second  city  of  the  third,  and  passing 
through  a  large  number  of  the  most  important  cities 
and  towns  in  each,  and  with  all  its  central  location 
makes  it  the  Shortest  and  Most  Desirable  Route 
between  the  East  and  West. 

THROUGH  TICKETS  AND  BAGGAGE  CHECKS 
to  all  principal  points,  NORTH,  SOUTH,  EAST 
and  "WEST,  can  be  obtained  at  any  ticket  office  of 
the  I.,  B.  &  W.  R'y;  also  via  this  Route  at  all  railroad 
offices  throughout  the  country.  Rates  always  as  low 
as  the  lowest. 

Don't  purchase  tickets  to  any  point  without  first 
consulting  the  Agents  of  the  I.,  B.  &  W.  R'y. 

Particular  advantages  offered  to  Western  Emi 
grants.  LAND  and  TOURIST  TICKETS  to  all  points 
reached  by  any  line 


Erie  iChicago  Line 


PASSENGER    ROUTE. 


THE  SHORTEST,  QUICKEST,  AND  SAFEST 
ROUTE  to  all  points  EAST.  Two  trains  to  the 
East  daily,  leaving  Chicago  at  5.40  P.  M.  and  11  P.  M. 
The  only  route  nmning  PUIiLMAN  PALACE 
HOTEIi  COACHES  between 

NEW  YORK  and  CHICAGO. 

<  LEA.yiNa    CH.lCA.GO  A.T  S.40  P.M., 

Returning  leave  New  York  at  8  P.  M., 

Making  direct  connection  at  Chicago  for  all  points 

beyond. 

You  should  travel  by  the  E.  &  C.  tINE, 

"DTTi/^  A  TTCI'Ij'  its  trains  run  through  from 
iJllsKjlX  U  OJCj  New  York  to  Chicago,  avoid- 
ing the  dangers  of  transfers,  the  risks  attending  the 
changing  of  cars,  and  the  possibility  of  missing 
connections. 

■piJi  pi  A  TTCnr  tl^6  Palace  Hotel  Coaches 
J^J-I  \JJ^  \J  0£j  run  in  connection  with  its 
trains,  furnish  Meals  as  good  as  can  be  had  at  any 
first-class  hotel,  and  alliw  passengers  to  eat  with  as 
much  comfort  as  at  their  own  homes. 

■pip/^  A  TTCJIT'  °°*  ""^  passenger  has  been 
lJlli\Jj\.  U  iOXJ  killed  or  even  injured  on  its 
trains  since  the  opening  of  the  line  five  years  ago. 
Nor  has  an  accident  of  any  kind  occurred. 
"DTripi  A  TTQTI'  *^®  great  variety  of  scenery 
±JJll\J£\.\JiJlli  on  this  line  renders  the 
journey  pleasant  and  profitable. 
■pif/^  A  TTCJTp  provision  has  been  made  for 
-DJ-lvxl.  \J  0£j  running  the  trains  from 
Mansfield,  "  Special "  to  destination,  whenever  they 
arrive  after  departure  of  train  forming  regular  con- 
nection. Thi-i  insures  a  continuous  passage  between 
New  York  and  Chicago. 


A.  E.  CLARK,  Gea'l  Passenger  Agent, 

Cleveland,  Ohio. 

J.  T.  HOSFOED,  Gen'l  Western  Agt.,  Chicago,  III. 


ffM_SUiMPii? 


RAILVy^AY. 


riie  Great  POPULAR  THOROUGHFARE 

OF    ^lUETtlCA.. 

Beaching  in  THE  MOST  DIRECT  MANNER  all  the 
GREAT    CITIES    OF    THE    WEST, 

and   passing  through  the 

GARDEN  OF  THE  WORLD. 


This  Company  nms  the  Finest  Passenger  Equip- 
ment, and  operates  the  Most  Extended  System 
of  Through  Cars  on  the  Continent.  Tickets  to  all 
points  North,  East,  South  and  West  for  sale  at  offices 
of  all  coimecting  Unes. 


F^°°  Send  Postal  for  the  largest  and  best 
county  map  of  the  Western  States  ever  pub- 
lished.   Sent  Free  to  any  address. 

J.  C.  GAULT,  |H.    C.  TOWXSEND, 

Gen'l  Manager,  Gen'l  Pass.  Agent,  ' 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO.  I  ST.  LOUIS.  MO 


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THE    AMERIOAE    STAT10:N^ER 


%xn&c  gossip* 

All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
Qot,  strictly  speaking,  "  Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 


R.  W.  Smith,  stationer,  Oroville,  Cal.,  has  sold 
out. 

Freeland  Brothers,  fancy  goods  dealers,  Bioom- 
ingtoD,  III.,  are  closing  out. 

R.  E.  Hanney  &  Co.,  printers,  Chicago,  111., 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

A.  R.  Campbell,  stationer.  South  Pueblo,  Col., 
has  sold  out  to  A.  L.  Pugard. 

J.  S.  Abrahamson,  manufacturer  of  paper 
boxes,  Chicago,  III.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

E.  J.  Hale  &  Son,  publishers  and  stationers. 
New  York,  have  removed  to  66  and  68  Reade 
street. 

E.  R.  Bennett  has  formed  a  connection  with 
the  Palmer  Art  Company  in  the  capacity  of 
salesman. 

"Tex,"  the  newsdealer,  Belton,  Tex.,  has 
come  up  like  a  Phoenix  from  the  ashes,  and  is 
again  located. 

W.  B.  Boorura  has  been  chosen  as  a  director  of 
the  Board  of  Trade  and  Transportation,  vice 
J.  D.  Jones,  resigned. 

The  manufacturers  of  and  dealers  in  straw 
board  met  yesterday  at  the  Grand  Central  Ho- 
tel, this  city. 

H.  Birrell,  with  Ivison,  Blakeman,  Taylor  & 
Co.,  has  returned  from  a  two  months'  pleasure 
trip  to  Europe. 

W.  R.  Safford,  paper  hanger,  &c.,  Athol 
Centre,  Mass. ,  is  reported  to  have  failed.  Lia- 
bilities, $4,000.  From  20c.  to  25c.  on  the  dollar 
are  expected. 

G.  W.  Leman&  Brother  have  just  brought  out 
a  new  stylographic  pen,  called  the  "  Acme."  It 
is  pointed  with  platinum,  and  is  offered  to  the 
trad©  at  a  very  low  price. 

J.  D.  Yost,  of  H.  S.  Crocker  &  Co.,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  is  expected  in  town  soon.  It  is 
said  that  Mr.  Yost  intends  to  make  some  heavy 
purchases  when  he  arrives. 

Robt.  J.  Lester,  manager  of  the  Chicago  house 
of  J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons,  is  now  on  his  semi-an- 
nual trip  to  the  East.  He  visited  headquarters 
at  Boston  last  week  and  is  doing  Gotham  this 
week.  Mr.  Lester  reports  business  excellent 
and  says  that  if  supplied  with  more  goods  than 
he  usually  carries  he  could  sell  them. 

McLoughlin  Brothers  have  in  preparation  new 
editions  of  the  following  named  books:  "May 
Bell  Series,"  plain  and  colored  ;  "  Aunt  Jeuny's 
Series,"  8  vo.,  six  kinds,  with  colored  illustra 
tions  in  each  ;  "  Aunt  Mary's  Series,"  of  the 
same  description  ;  "  Natural  History  A,  B,  C  ;  " 
"Alphabet  of  Animals,  4to."  They  are  also 
bringing  out  a  new  nest  of  backgammon  boards. 
The  Post-office  Department  contract  for 
wrapping  paper  has  been  secured  by  Dobler, 
Mudge  &  Chapman,  of  Baltimore.  The  con 
tracts  for  stationery  supplies  for  first  and  second- 
class  post-offices  have  been  given  to  George  Mc- 
Dowell &  Co.  and  J.  G.  Ditman  &  Co.,  Phila- 
delphia; James  R.  Michael  and  William  A. 
Wheeler,  Jr.,  New  York;  William  A.  Davis, 
Boston;  White,  Corbin  &  Co.,  Rockville,  Conn.; 
Plattner  &  Portner  Manufacturing  Company, 
Unionville,  Conn.,  and  Holyoke  Envelope  Com- 
pany, Holyoke,  Mass. 


The  American  Tract  Society  has  just  pub 
lished  several  new  series  of  Scripture  text  cards 
in  floral  and  other  designs.  These  are  known  as 
"Words  of  Faith,"  '-Faithful  Sayings,"  "The 
Whosoevers  of  the  Bible,"  "  Bible  Words,  No. 
45,"  and  " Sure  Promises."  The  "Bible  Words '> 
come  in  sheets  of  six  cards,  with  perforations 
for  detaching.  The  "Sure  Promises"  are  two 
cards  on  a  sheet. 

The  Industrial  Publication  Company,  New 
York,  has  published  a  compact  yet  comprehen- 
sive treatise  by  Fred.  T.  Hodgson,  on  the  use, 
care  and  abuse  of  handsaws.  The  scope  of  this 
work  seems  to  be  very  comprehensive,  and  it  is 
doubtless  of  value  to  all  who  have  occasion  to 
handle  a  saw. 

The  Merriam  Manufacturing  Company,  Dur- 
ham, Conn.,  is  the  agent  for  Stiles'  patent  copy- 
ing bath,  which  has  attracted  So  much  attention 
of  late.  This  company  has  increased  its  facili 
ties  for  manufacturing  cash-boxes  and  other 
stationers'  tin  goods,  and  can  fill  orders  promptly 
from  a  fresh  stock. 

Charles  Scribner's  Sons  have  sold  to  Ivison, 
Blakeman,  Taylor  &  Co.  their  list  of  school 
text-books,  comprising  Guyot's  geographies  and 
wall  maps,  Sheldon's  readers,  Folter's  arith- 
metics, Cooley's  science  books,  Tenney's  zoolo- 
gies, &c. 

Samuel  Garre,  Obpacher  Brothers'  handsome 
and  enterprising  representative,  returned  on 
Monday  from  a  three  months'  trip,  and  reports 
that  the  firm's  line  met  with  great  favor  with 
the  trade.     He  secured  considerable  orders. 

A  game  of  base-ball  was  played  on  Saturday, 
June  16,  at  the  Union  Grounds,  between  the 
New  York  Paper  Trade  Base-Ball  Club  and  the 
McKesson  &  Robbins  Base-Ball  Club,  which  re- 
sulted in  an  easy  victory  for  the  former. 

C.  M.  Ward,  28  Bond  street,  is  the  New  York 
agent  for  the  Globe  Files  Company,  of  Cincin- 
nati. He  has  a  full  line  of  the  popular  goods 
manufactured  by  this  company.  He  has  a  new 
"  address  "  ready  for  the  trade. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  new  advertisement  in 
to-day's  issue  of  Charles  J.  Cohen,  Philadelphia. 
Mr.  Cohen  reports  the  establishment  in  prime 
order  for  school  trade  with  all  of  the  novelties 
of  the  season  exhibited. 

A  fire  broke  out,  on  June  9,  in  the  upper  story 
of  the  Jackson  Paper  Company's  mill  at  Jack- 
son, Mich.  About  $5,000  damage  resulted, 
mostly  to  material  and  stock.     Fully  insured. 

A  fire  broke  out,  on  June  12,  in  the  No.  2  mill 
at  Menominee,  Mich.,  belonging  to  the  Mari- 
nette and  Menominee  Paper  Company,  of  Mari- 
nette, Wis.     Loss  §20,000. 

R.  Fideau,  43  Dey  street,  reports  a  steadily 
increasing  demand  for  hammocks.  Mr.  Fideau's 
line  is  one  that  should  be  seen  by  all  wanting 
these  goods. 

A.  S.  Barnes  &  Co.  shipped  on  Wednesday  per 
steamship  Scythia  a  large  consignment  of  school 
books  to  an  American  college  in  Constantinople. 

The  Raplee  Manufacturing  Company,  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  has  been  incorporated,  with  a  capital 
of  $100,000,  to  manufacture  children's  carriages. 

Schall  &  Brother,  printers  and  lithographers, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Schall  &  Vanderbeck  succeed. 

Hubbard  Brothers,  publishers,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  have  admitted  F.  W.  Judd  to  partnership 
under  the  same  style. 

Thompson  &  Tyler,  publishers  of  the  Daily 
Times,  Columbus,  Ohio,  have  been  succeeded  by 
the  Times  Company. 


Robert  McClenehan,  stationer,  Sigourney,  la., 
is  dead. 

A.  G.  Scranton,  newsdealer,  .&c.,  Fairfield, 
la.,  is  dead. 

William  M.  Edwards,  stationer,  Shawnee- 
town,  III.,  is  dead. 

M.  E.  Thornton,  publisher  of  the  Post  Appeal, 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  has  sold  out. 

John  W.  Lesher  &  Brother,  paper-hangers, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  failed. 

Bruce  S.  Aldrich,  newsdealer,  &c.,  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.,  has  sold  out  to  A.  C.  Carr. 

C.  H.  Pierce  &  Co.,  pi-inters  and  stationers, 
Lafayette,  Ind.,  have  sold  out. 

Curtis  &  Pettinger,  publishers  of  the  Herald 
Albiiia,  Ore.,  are  out  of  business. 

F.  D.  Eddy,  stationer,  Lowell,  Mats.,  has  been 
closed  out  under  a  chattel  mortgage. 

H.  R.  Ruth,  fancy  goods  dealer.  Alliance, 
Ohio,  has  been  succeeded  by  Ruth  &  Sons. 

A.  J.  Klein  &  Co.,  picture  frame  dealers, 
Newark,  N.  J.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

Mr.  Richards,  of  the  American  News  Com- 
pany, has  just  returned  from  a  European  trip. 

Fiederick  Mahony  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the 
Saturday  Evening  Express,  Boston,  Mass.,  have 
failed. 

Greene  &  Brook,  publishers,  Kingston,  N.  M., 
have  dissolved  portnership.  C.  W.  Greene 
continues. 

R.  L.  Durant  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  station- 
ers, Woodstock,  Vt.,  have  sold  out  to  T.  E. 
Burdette. 

A  traveling  salesman  wants  an  engagement 
with  a  blank  book  bouse.  His  advertisement 
will  be  found  in  another  column. 

The  Artistic  Fancy  Box  Company,  51  John 
street,  has  recently  added  many  new  and  at- 
tractive designs  to  its  already  large  line. 

E.  A.  Robinson  &  Co.,  dealers  in  paper  and 
twine,  Lewiston,  Me.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.    Wood,  Robinson  &  Co.  continue. 

Dispatches  from  New  Orleans  state  that  G.  T. 
Lathrop,  dealer  in  books  and  stationery,  has 
made  an  assignment.  The  liabilities  are  report- 
ed at  $13,170,  and  nominal  assets  $34,000.  Col- 
lections were  very  poor,  and  he  was  recently 
sued  by  New  York  creditors  for  $1,050. 

Fred.  J.  Levy  arrived  on  Friday  last  per 
steamer  Celtic,  after  an  absence  of  nearly  four 
months.  His  stay  in  Europe  was  devoted  to 
visiting  the  various  manufacturers  employed  by 
Henry  Levy  &  Son  and  superitending  the  new 
line  of  goods  which  they  propose  introducing 
for  the  coming  fall  trade,  samples  o£  which  will 
be  ready  for  inspection  the  middle  of  July. 

Particular  attention  is  invited  to  the  adver- 
tisement of  the  Palmer  Art  Company,  36  Bond 
street,  in  another  column.  The  firm's  assertion 
is  a  sweeping  one,  but  the  novelties  and  new  de- 
signs shown  are  beautiful  and  warrant  speaking 
highly  of  them.  To  appreciate  these  goods,  ac- 
cording to  their  worth,  parties  interested  should 
see  them. 

Phil  Hake  is  constantly  adding  new  and  at- 
tractive designs  to  his  line  of  satin  embossed 
flowers.  Mr.  Hake  is  the  only  manufacturer  of 
these  goods  in  this  country,  and  the  articles  he 
is  producing  are  equal  to  any  imported.  The 
designs,  too,  are  studied,  so  as  to  suit  the  taste 
of  the  American  people,  and  they  are  all  orig- 
inal. These  goods  will  form  a  feature  in  Christ- 
mas and  New  Year's  novelties,  and  they  can  be 
also  used  for  many  purposes  of  decoration.  A 
beautiful  thing  in  this  line  is  a  rose  reproduced 


June  21,  1883.J 


THE  ameeioa:n  statioi^ee. 


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of  natural  size  and  color.  Such  goods  command 
success. 

G.  N.  Matzger,  stationer,  Dayton,  W.  T.,  has 
sold  out. 

J.  H.  Sline,  publisher  of  the  Gazette,  Heppner, 
Ore. ,  has  sold  out. 

John  H.  Thompson,  printer,  Stirling,  Ont., 
has  been  burned  out. 

Chas.  E.  Graves,  paper  hanger,  Clyde,  N.  Y., 
has  made  an  assignment. 

Naugle  &  Howard,  publishers,  Morning  Sun, 
la.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

J.  Leach  &  Co.,  printers,  Rockingham,  Vt., 
have  sold  out  to  C.  F.  Meacham. 

Stovel  &  Son,  printers,  Mount  Forest,  Ont., 
have  made  an  assignment  iu  trust. 

G.  T.  Lathrop,  bookseller  and  stationer.  New 
Orleans,  La.,  is  asking  for  an  extension. 

Mock  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Era,  Fowler, 
Ind.,  have  sold  out  to  Corkins  &  Mellish. 

Scott  &  Minier,  stationers,  Screator,  111.,  have 
dissolved  partnership.    W.  H.  Scott  continues. 

The  Transcript  Publishing  Company,  Peoria, 
111.,  has  increased  its  capital  stock  to  $50,000. 

Spannberg  &  Rooks,  paper-stock  dealers,  De- 
troit, Mich.,  have  made  an  assignment  to  D.  W. 
Simons. 

Fleischer  &  Levy,  paper  hangers,  Scran  ton. 
Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  J.  A.  Fleischer 
continues. 

Worley,  Hart  &  Greend,  lithographic  prin- 
ters, Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partner- 
ship.   Worley  &  Hart  continue. 

C.  E.  Thompson,  manufacturer  of  rubber 
stamps,  Montreal,  Quebec,  is  offering  to  com- 
promise at  1.5  cents  on  the  dollar. 

Mithoff,  Evans  &  Hubbard,  manufacturers 
of  children's  carriages,  Columbus,  Ohio,  have 
asked  to  have  a  receiver  appointed. 

The  National  Publishing  Company,  Philadel- 
phia, uses  a  clear,  white  paper  in  all  of  its  Bi- 
bles, even  to  the  cheapest  grades.  The  trade  are 
invited  to  compare  the  paper  and  letterpress  in 
the  National's  cheap  Bible  with  any  others  pub- 
lished. Large  type  at  the  same  price  as  small  is 
certainly  an  advantage. 

Fowler  &  Wells  have  republished  Dr.  Wm.  A. 
Alcott's  work  on  "  Tobacco  :  its  Physical,  Intel- 
lectual, and  Moral  Effects  on  the  Human  Sys- 
tem," with  notes  and  additions  by  Nelson  Sizer. 
This  is  a  strong  argument  against  the  use  of  the 
"  weed."  The  same  firm  has  also  just  issued 
"Natural  Cure  of  Consumption,  Constipation, 
Bright's  Disease,  Neuralgia,  Rheumatism,  Colds 
(Fevers),  &c. — The  Origin,  Prevention,  and  Re- 
moval of  Disease.  A  Manual  of  Hygiene  for 
Well  and  Sick,"  by  C.  E.  Page.  This  work  is 
designed  not  only  for  popular  reading,  but  as  a 
text-book  for  physicians  of  all  schools,  the  most 
intelligent  of  whom  are  coming  more  and  more 
to  realize  the  importance  of  hygiene  as  an  aid 
to,  if  not  as  the  principal  treatment  of,  all  dis- 
orders. 


Alexander  Agar  has  been  elected  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Trade  and  Transportation. 

E.  D.  Shea,  publisher  of  the  Newfoundlander, 
St.  Johns,  Newfoundland,  has  closed  up  busi- 
ness. 

James  D.  Gill  writes  from  Springfield,  Mass., 
that  Wra.  H.  Mann  has  no  longer  any  connec- 
tion with  his  business. 

The  Clinton  Paper  Mills,  at  Steubenville, 
Ohio,  were  damaged  by  a  storm  which  passed 
over  the  West  on  Monday  last. 

Lippe  &  Markendorff,  dealers  in  picture 
frames,  Brooklyn,  E.  D.,  have  dissolved  part- 
nership.   Samuel  Lippe  continues. 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  tra  'e  to 
the  city  during  the  week,  were  E.  W.  Pratt,  of 
J.  L.  Fairbanks  &  Co.,  Boston,  Mass.;  H.  Cop- 
perwait,  of  John  Wannemaker  &  Co.,  Phila- 
delphia; Mr.  Merrill  and  W.  C.  Robles,  of  Mer- 
rill, Meigs  &  Co.,  Indianapolis,  Ind.;  Prior  and 
Hilgenberg,  Baltimore,  Md. ;  Mr.  Gibson,  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio;  Peter  G.  Thompson,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio;  Mr.  Adey,  of  William  &  Adey,  Houston, 
Tex.  Several  of  those  mentioned  in  last  week's 
issue  are  still  in  town. 

A  meeting  of  the  creditors  of  E.  G.  Rideout  & 
Co.  was  held  a  few  days  ago  at  which  the  firm 
made  an  offer  of  settlement  25  per  cent,  on  time, 
this  offer  was  not  received  favorably,  but  it  is 
thought  that  the  creditors  would  very  gen- 
erally accept  50  per  cent.,  one-half  cash  and  the 
remainder  on  time.  A  committee  of  five  was 
appointed  to  confer  with  the  firm  and  endeavor 


to  secure  a  better  offer.  This  committee  is  com- 
posed of  Mr.  Perry,  of  Bulkley,  Dunton  &  Co. ; 
Mr.  Carr,  of  Henry  Lindenmeyr;  Mr.  Mayo,  of 
the  Merrimac  Paper  Company ;  Mr.  Ripley,  re- 
presenting J.  H.  Bates,  and  Samuel  H.  Molleson, 
chairman.  This  committee  was  in  session  on 
last  Friday  afternoon. 

The  line  of  artistic  illuminated  papeteries  im- 
ported by  the  Powers  Paper  Company  for  the 
fall  trade,  is  said  to  be  one  of  the  finest  ever 
shown  in  this  country  and  especially  adapted  to 
fine  trade.  The  designing  and  execution  exhibit 
artistic  merit  and  skill  of  high  order  comparing 
with  the  finest  card  work.  Each  box  contains 
from  three  to  seven  designs.  Among  the  various 
novelties  especial  attention  is  called  to  a  line  of 
"  fern  effects "  made  with  the  natural  leaves, 
mounted  on  the  paper  and  having  envelopes 
illuminated  with  designs  to  match.  The  boxes 
are  handsome  and  would  readily  sell  without 
the  contents.  These  goods  are  manufactured 
for  and  are  imported  and  controlled  solely  by 
this  house,  and  samples  are  now  open  for  in- 
spection and  can  be  seen  at  the  New  York  sales- 
rooms, No.  63  and  64  Duane  street.  Goods  are 
deliverable  in  August,  and  to  secure  consumers 
against  any  of  the  delays  often  encountered  by 
importers  of  novelties,  it  is  desirable  that  orders 
should  be  placed  at  an  early  date.  These 
goods  must  be  seen  to  be  fully  appreciated,  it  be- 
ing impossible  to  give  any  description  that  will 
do  them  justice,  as  they  are  radically  different 
from  any  line  heretofore  presented  to  the  Ameri- 
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Ins.  Co. ;  Clark,  Dodge  &  Co. ;  White,  Morris  &  Co. ; 
Vermilye  &  Co.;  Winslow,  Lanier  &  Co.;  Wells, 
Fargo  &  Co.;  United  States  Ex.  Co.;  Barclay  & 
Livingston;  George  D.  Arthur  &  Co.;  H.  T.  Morgan  & 
Co. ;  American  Ex.  Co. ;  Adams  Ex.  Co. ;  T.  Ketchum 
&  Co. ;  S.  B.  Chittenden  &  Co. ;  Johnson  &  Higgins. 


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GARTER, 


Writing  Papers,  Ledgers,  Linens, 

Book,  News,  Poster,  Blottings, 

Manilla,  and  Twines. 


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Stationers  and  Printers. 

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GEO.  F.  KING  &  MERRILL, 


Blank    Book    Manufacturers. 

STATIONEKS  and  PAPER  SEALERS, 
29   Hawley    Street,    BOSTON,  MASS. 


870 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOINER. 


DIRECTORY. 

Cards  nnder  this  heading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  SIO  per  annnm  for  each  card. 


Artists'  and  Drawing  IVIaterials. 


iBBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.       50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  IlL 


JA.NENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Art  Publishers. 


BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  295 
Broadway,  N.Y.,  &  156  &  158  Monroe  St.,  Chicago.  HI. 


FORBES  UTHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO.. 

181  Devonshire  St..  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 


TABER  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  st..  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  .30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the   Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


GAY.  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor  st.,Philadelphia,  Pa, 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and    Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  lU. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 
CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  lU. 


mCKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS. 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS.  &  CO..  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 

SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  St..  N.  Y. 

SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  C.  B..         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 

Bookbinders'  Materials. 

181  WUham  St.,  N.  Y 


QARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO., 


UANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y  , 
and  304  N.  Main  st.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Bronzing. 


SARGENT    BRONZING    MACHINE  Co..  553    Man 
sirter,  Worcester,  Mass 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S..  &  SON, 


190  William  st..  N.  V. 


McHUGH.  P.  P..  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  st.,  N.  Y. 
Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLLINS,  A.  M..  SON.  &  CO..        PhUadelphia,  Pa. 
HAKF.,  PHILIPJ 


155  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


HITBBARD.  H.  N.. 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO..    Carpentersrille,  111. 


3HRIVER,  T..  &  CO..  a33  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 

TATUM.  SAMUEL  C.  &  CO.. 


Cincinnati.  O. 


Copying  Books. 


MLKJ-HT'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


LIPMAN,  HYMEN  L.. 


51  South  4th  St.,  PWla. 


STIMPSON,  E.  B., 


31  Spruce  St.,  N.  Y. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.    For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  st.  N.  Y. 

BERIJN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A.. 


•  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


THE   LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 

WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  St.,  Chicago.  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 


ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL, 


16  Howard  st.,  N.Y. 


Clobes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  HI.,  and  19  Bond 
St..  N.  Y.— Globes.  3,  5,  6,  8, 12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  Franklin  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 

Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Gummed  Paper 


Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 
DENlflSON    MANUFACTUEING   CO.,   21    Milk   St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway.  N.  Y.;    630  Chestnut  St.. 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 

Inw  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX,  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  8(C. 

GAY'NOK  <S  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  BeU  Letter 
Boxes,  BeU  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c.,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 


Letter,  Cabinet  and  Library  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jr  . 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St..  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 

SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting.  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  St.,  Philadelfhia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

G.  J.  MOFFAT.       179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven.  Conn. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 
BECK.  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St..  Phila.,  Pa 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON   WoKKS, 


Ijuffalo,  N.  Y. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY    CITY   PAPER   CO.,    White   and    Colored 
hjissup  and  Copying  Paper.  .Tersev  City.  N.  .7. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting. 
KISSAM,  B.  A..  .  32  Beekman  St..  N.  Y. 

Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKLN,  LA51BERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.Y. 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DEVIOND,  H.  C.  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  all  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  st ,  Boston. 


School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK,  C.  W..  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  1  ranklin  st.   Boston,  Mass. 

Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEP.ARD,   G.  W.    &  CO..    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.    Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  st.,  Phila..  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL.  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper  Manufacturers. 


ROGERS,  L.  H., 


75  Maiden  Lane,  NY. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER]6^^L^feent^st^.  Y.^ 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 

EMBOSSING   COMPANY,  THE.  Wire-bound  ylates. 
Dominoes,  Checkers,  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y 

Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  St.,  N.  Y 

J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 

Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 

AGAR  ALEXANDER  110  William  St.,  N.  V 

KING.  GEO.  F..  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  St.,  Boston,  Mas.< . 


WARD,  MARCUS,  &  CO.. 


Philadelphia.  I 'a 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 

PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  821  Cherry  St..  Phila 
Pa.— Fountain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners.  &c..  <S:a 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  William  St.,  N'.  v 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila..  Pa. 


Star  Copying  Pads. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  si., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y. ;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  1*3  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y.;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Toys  and  Games. 


LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  2:3  Murray  and  27  Warren  .-its., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties 


PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  st.   aii<l 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


WE'miAVV.  A. 


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ANDERSON  &  STANTOiN, 


152  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 


June  21,  1883.1 


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871 


ESTABLISHED     1830. 


J,  H.  BUFFORD'S  SONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  LITHOGRAPHIC  PUBLISHERS  OF 

SHAPE    NOVELTIES, 

REWARD,  BIRTHDAY,  and  ADVERTISING  CARDS, 

Chromos,  Fold  Cards,  Fringed  Cards,  Visiting  Cards,  Orders  of  Dance,  IVIenus, 
Tassels,  Marriage  Certificates,  Agricultural  and  School  Diplomas,  Advertis- 
ing Fans,  Plaques,  Crayons,  Calenders,  &c.,  &c. 


CHICAGO:   156  &  158  MOWROE  STREET.  BOSTON:   39  FEDERAL  STREET 

WORKS  AT  HARRISON  SQUARE,  MASS. 


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tional  Cotton  Exposition  of  1881.        >■ 


The  lower  plate  is  drawn  up  against  ^ 
the  stationary  upper  plate.  • 


Copying   Presses, 

FINE  IRON  CASTINGS, 

Tool    and.    IPa-ttexn.    ^v<Ea,!teing', 

PLAIN    AND     ORNAMENTAL     JAPASNING. 


Sewing  Machine  Needles. 

Brooklyn     Needle     Works    and     Fulton     Foundry 
21  io  27  FUR  MAN  ST.,  BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 


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PRICES    FOR    FIRST   EDITIONS. 


In  the  library  of  Henry  Herman,  sold  recently 
in  London,  were  a  great  many  of  first  editions 
— some  being  the  only  ones — for  which  very 
high  prices  were  paid.  A'Beckett's  "  Comic 
History  of  England  and  Rome,''  Punch  Office, 
1847-52,  £5  10s.;  "  Actors  in  Daylight,  or  Pen- 
cilings  in  the  Pit,"  portraits,  1838-39,  and  "  Act- 
ors by  Gaslight,  or  '  Boz '  in  the  Boxes,"  por- 
traits, 1838-39,  £5  12s.  6d.;  Combe's  "Dr.  Syn- 
tax," three  volumes,  1820-21,  £8  5s.;  Dickens' 
"Visit  to  Lancaster,"  1857,  from  "Household 
Words,"  with  autograph  letter,  £3  7s.  6d. ;  Dick- 
ens' "  Extraordinary  Gazette  "  and  "Meeting  of 
the  Mudfog  Association,"  1838,  £5  12g.  6d.; 
"  Great  Expectations,"  first  edition,  1861,  £5 
12s.  6d. ;  "  Pickwick  Papers,"  first  edition,  1841, 
£4  4s. ;  Dickens'  Sunday  under  three  heads — 
"As  It  is,"  as  "  Sabbath  Bills  would  Make  It," 
and  "As  It  Might  be  Made,"  by  Timothy 
Sparks,  first  edition,  1836,  £6  17s.  6d. ;  "  Sketch- 
es by  Boz,"  first  edition,  1836-37,  £8  5s.; 
"  Posthumous  Papers  of  the  Pickwick  Club," 
first  edition,  plates  by  Seymour  and  Phiz, 
£4  4s.  ;  Dickens'  "  Memoirs  of  Grimaldi," 
1838,  first  edition,  with  the  cancelled  plate  of  the 
last  song,  £7  5s. ;  "  Oliver  Twist,"  1840,  £5  ; 
"Christmas  Carol,"  first  edition,  1843;  "  Chimes, 
Cricket  on  the  Hearth,"  1846 ;  "  The  Haunted 
Man,"  first  edition,  £6  12s.  6d. ;  Dickens'  "  Curi- 
ous Dance  Round  a  Curious  Tree,"  1852,  £4  4s. ; 
Dickens'  "Child's  History  of  England,"  first 
edition,  1852-54,  £4  17s.  6d. ;  "  Pierce  Egan's  Life 
in  London,"  first  edition,  1821,  £4  10s. ;  "  The 
Germ,"  with  etchings  by  Holman  Hunt,  1850, 
£5  10s.;  Keats'  "Poems,"  first  edition,  uncut, 
1817,  £10 10s. ; "  Endymion,"  first  edition,1818,  un- 
cut, £448. ;  "  Lamia,  Isabella  and  Other  Poems,'' 
first  edition,  1820,  £6  6s.;  Ruskin's  "Golden 
River,"  first  edition,  1851,  £2  19s. ;  Ruskin's 
"Notes  on  Royal  Academy,"  and  other  pam- 
phlets, £4  10s. ;  "Modern  Painters,"  with  the  first 
edition  of  one  volume,  1846-60,  £32  ;  "  Stones  of 
Venice,"  1818,  £16;  Shelley— "  Laon  and  Cy- 
thia"  ("Revolt  of  Islam"),  first  edition,  with 
the  suppressed  passages,  £5  5s. ;  Tennyson — 
"  Poems  by  Two  Brothers,"  1827,  £4 ;  Poems 
chiefly  lyrical,  1830,  £3. 


NEW   WHITE    LIGHT. 


A  Russian  invention  in  the  science  of  illumina- 
tion is  announced  in  the  Engineer  by  Captain  A. 
de  Khotinsky,  of  St.  Petersburg.  It  is  a  form  of 
the  calcium  light,  and  is  thus  described:  The  re- 
fractory material  has  the  shape  of  a  prism  or 
pencil  made  of  a  specially  prepared  magnesia 
compound,  which  is  unaffected  by  air,  and  is 
even  not  spoiled  by  water;  it  stands  the  tem- 
perature so  well  that,  although  it  looks  so  deli- 
cate and  thin,  it  will  remain  burning  for  three 
hundred  hours.  A  stream  of  oxygen  and  coal 
gas  under  very  low  pressure — eight  inches  of 
water — is  directed  on  to  the  axis  of  the  prism, 
which  becomes  incandescent,  and,  unlike  the  cal- 
cium light,  it  is  not  a  point,  but  a  line  of  light  of 
about  two  inches  long,  and,  moreover,  this  light 
radiates  all  round.  When  coal  gas  is  not  to  be 
obtained,  it  can  be  superseded  by  kerosene,  spirit 
or  other  form  of  lamp.  In  St.  Petersburg  it  is 
in  use  in  the  State  paper  manufactory,  where 
color-printing  is  executed  on  a  large  scale.  In 
the  shops  where  colored  silks  and  other  fabrics 
are  sold,  the  advantage  of  the  new  white  light  is 
especially  appreciated.  The  size  and  shape  of 
the  burners  and  prisms  are  made  in  great  vari- 
ety, so  as  to  give  light  from  25  to  300  candles. 


The  flatterer  has  not  an  opinion  good  enough 
either  of  himself  or  others. 


872 


THE    AMEEICAISI    STATIOISTEE. 


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trades.  It  contains  a  full  and  trustworthy  survey  of 
the  market  for  stationery  in  this  country,  in  all  cases 
giving  the  actual  prices  at  which  goods  can  be  bought 
of  importers  and  jobbers  in  this  city,  together  with  a 
detailed  account  of  novelties  in  the  trade,  patents 
relating  to  stationery,  and  current  items  of  Interest. 
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of  interest  to  the  trade. 

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BRANCH  OFFICES. 

■Western  Office  :  P.  G.  Monroe,  General  Manager, 
8  Lakeside  Building,  Chicago,  III. 

Eastern  Office  :  E.  P.  Harris,  General  Manager, 
49  Federal  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia  Office :  J.  Viennot,  General  Man- 
ager, 150  South  Fourth  St. 

Sonthern  Office :  F.  G.  Hancock,  General  Man- 
ager, CORNER  Broad  and  Alabama  Sts.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

FOREIGN  GENERAL  AGENTS. 

W.  F.  Catcheside ]  ^  ^^gate  Circus  Building. 

Elfwing  &  Co Stockholm,  Sweden. 

John  L.  Sprague Gibraltar,  Spain. 

Leonardo  Pardo Vigo,  Spain. 

G.  Galvagno Turin,  Italy. 

S.  Bernard Venice  and  Florence,  Italy. 

W.  &  P.  Shepherd Leghorn  and  Genoa,  Italy. 

J  Tt  A^  ,,„„„„  t  Amsterdam,  Holland,  and 

J.  H.  ae  Bussy -j     ^j^g  pyj^jj  jjast  Indies. 

,„v,„  n „„  i  Melbourne,    Sydney,    and 

John  Hogan -j     Adelaide.  Ailstrafik. 

B.  T.  Wheeler Dunedin,  New  Zealand. 

W.  Snelling Brisbane,  Queensland. 

A.  G.  Webster Hobart  Town,  Tasmania. 

Knight  &  Co Newchwang,  China. 

I.  D.  Clark Shanghai,  China. 

Sargent.  Farsari  &  Co Yokohama,  Japan. 

Wm.  B.  Deming Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Camilo  Garcia Puntarenas,  Costa  Rica. 

Caine  y  Carricaburu Havana,  Cuba. 

Seymour  Keeler Valdivia,  Chili 

Job6  a.  Barros Barranquilla,  Colombia. 

Carl  Th.  Bergmann Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Eklward  Grauert ..  Montevideo.  Uruguay. 

Betliencourt  e  hljos Curagoa,  W.  I. 

Da  Costa  &  Co Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.  O.  Ryder .Tamatave,  Madagascar. 

I.  J.  Conen  de  Lissa Port  Louis,  Mauritius. 

Joaquin  G.  Castilla Tampico,  Mexico. 

G.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal, 

Thomas  G.  Thrum ]  ^aSds"'"'    ^"^'''''^     ^^" 

John  G.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Halght Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes ]  "  c'^i^Z\"'°'*^'''  ^"""^ 

Subscribers  to  The  Stationer  can  be  supplied  with 
the  best  cloth  binder  in  the  market.  Deliverable  at 
the  publication  office.    Price,  fifty  cents. 

Readers  of  this  paper  who  avail  themselves  of  the 
information  obtaineci  from  its  columns,  by  advertise- 
ment or  othenvlae,  are  requested  to  notify  their  cor- 
respondents of  the  nource  of  their  information. 


The  cheerful  outlook  for  trade  continues. 
Our  report  this  week  indicates  an  assuring 
condition  of  business  affairs.  This  ought 
not,  however,  to  lead  people  to  expect  too 
much,  nor  to  induce  them  to  relax  that 
vigilance  which  is  so  essential  to  liberty — 
from  bad  debts  and  failing  debtors. 


According  to  notice  printed  in  another 
column  the  American  Paper  Manufacturers' 
Association  will  meet  at  Saratoga  on  July 
35.  Why  doesn't  the  Stationers'  Board  of 
Trade  hold  a  conclave  at  the  same  place  at 
the  same  time.  We  think  that  the  two 
bodies  might  unite  in  formulating  some 
action  that  would  be  acceptable  to  both  the 
stationery  and  paper  trades  and  take  posi- 
tion on  some  of  the  important  issues,  legis- 
lative or  otherwise,  that  demand  an  au- 
thoritative expression  of  opinion  from  the 
commercial  bodies  of  the  country. 


Running  across  a  little  paragraph  in  an 
exchange  the  other  day,  we  were  much  im- 
pressed with  the  force  of  its  remark.  It 
was  as  follows:  "We  sometimes  meet  an 
original  gentleman,  who,  if  manners  had 
not  existed,  would  have  invented  them." 
Something  to  this  effect  seems  to  have  come 
under  our  notice  before,  and  perhaps  be- 
cause, in  this  instance,  it  stood  out  alone, 
it  had  unusual  prominence.  Now,  we 
know  that  some  of  our  readers  will  say, 
that  we  are  going  to  preach  another  sermon 
or  indulge  in  a  lecture,  but,  if  we  are,  we 
shall  not  be  long  about  it.  If  all  who  read 
this  will  cut  out  the  few  lines  quoted,  paste 
them  on  a  card  and  read  them  two  or  three 
times,  they  will  grow  bigger  in  their  sig- 
nificance, and  we  believe  that  there  is  no 
true  man  but  will  wish  that  he  had  them 
printed  in  "large  type."  There  is  a  sugges- 
tion for  the  younger  men  who  have  not  yet 
had  their  characters  molded  by  years  of 
confinement  within  rigid  outlines  of  trade 
and  business  example.  Conventional  po- 
liteness is  only  a  veneer.  The  "original 
gentleman"  is  he  who,  like  the  poet,  is 
"  born,  not  made."  It  is  to  be  remarked 
that  some  very  good  natural  products  can 
be  spoiled  in  handling.  We  don't  doubt  that 
there  are  many  original  gentlemen  in  trade, 
as  there  are  also  many  natural  boors.  In 
the  one  instance  the  instinctive  grace  of 
soul  and  manners  should  not  be  permitted 
to  become  soiled  or  injured  in  its  contact 
with  life.  Preserve  it  and  refine  it.  The 
uglier  and  crosser-grained  characters,  if 
they  have  a  soul  at  all,  may  be 
softened  and  improved  by  the  exam- 
ple that  may  be  set  them,  and  if  their 
hearts  are  not  wholly  indurated  they  will 
be  the  better  of  it.  Let  it  be  impressed 
that  in  trade  circles  as  in  those  of  secular 
or  religious  society  there  is  opportunity  for 
the  display  of  manners,  and  that  he  is  most 
original  as  a  gentleman  who  does  not  need 
to  be  admonished,  but  who  can  rather 
frame  his  conduct  by  those  rules  of  cour- 
tesy and  kindness  which  are  spontaneous 
and  generous  in  their  outgrowth. 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 

E.  W.  C,  Boston,  asks  for  a  list  of  envelope  manu- 
facturers, with  the  addresses. 
Ans. — We  can't  give  it  here.   We'll  advise  you 
privately. 

L.  C,  Woodstock,  Ont.,  asks  if  there  is  any  paper 
published    in   Chicago   as    The   Stationer  and 
Printer,  and,  if  so,  its  address. 
Ans. — Yes.     167  Dearborn  street. 
[The  parties  who  inquired  several  weeks  ago 
about  an  "  address  book  "  send  us  word  that  it  is 
published  by  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.,  Cincinnati.] 

.^^♦♦_ . 

MORTGAGES,  ETC. 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  a 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S..  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

Chas.  M.  Green  (R.) $7,885 

H.  K.  Sarasohn 900 

Wood  &  Cornish  1,500 

MIDDLE  STATES. 
Andrew  B.  Dobbs,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 300 

EASTERN    STATES. 

Shannon  &  Chadbourne,  Boston,  Mass 300 

Geo.  W.  Kittell ,  Springfield,  Mass 1,500 

Leach,  Shewell  &  Sanborn,  Boston,  Mass 14  000 

Wm.  F.  Woodman,  Newton,  Mass 400 

WESTERN  STATKS. 

Wm.  T.  Biggs,  Liberty ville.  111 300 

J.  W.  Jarnagin,  Oskaloosa,  la 200 

C.  J.  Krehbiel,  Cincinnati,  O.  (R.)  "3,429 

Sabin  Robbins  (Ross,  Robbins  &  Co.).  Cincin- 
nati, O.  (Real) 2  913 

John  G.Doren,  Dayton,  O.  (R.) 1,388 

Frank  Hartman,  Durango,  Col 2,000 

Henry  H.  Meadows,  Streator,  III.  (B.  S.) 200 

J.  O.  Hardesty,  Indianapolis,  Ind 800 

Gertrude  Munchrath,  Sioux  City,  la.  (Real) 2,850 

A.  P.  Cramer,  Walnnt,  la.  (B  S.). ' 

Frank  T.  Sheppard,  Walnut,  la 325 

Wm.  E.  Davidson,  Eureka,  Nev.  (B.  S.) Cond'l 

•*-*-^ 

AMERICAN   PAPER    MANUFACTURERS' 
ASSOCIATION. 

Springfield,  Mass.,  Juue  16,  18S3. 

The  sixth  annual  meeting  of  the  American 
Paper  Manufacturers'  Association  will  be  held 
at  the  Grand  Union  Hotel,  Saratoga  Springs, 
N.  Y.,  on  Wednesday,  July  25,  prox.,  at  11 
o'clock,  A.  M. 

Manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of  paper  are  in- 
vited to  attend  and  become  members  of  the  as- 
sociation. The  matter  of  increasing  the  ex- 
port of  paper  should  receive  the  careful  atten- 
tion of  every  paper  manufacturer.  Other  sub- 
jects of  importance  will  come  before  the  meet 
ing  and  a  large  attendance  is  desired.  Per  order 
of  the  executive  committee. 

D.  P.  Crocker,  Secretary. 
■*-*--^- 

On  June  6  the  Money  Order  Division  of  the 
Post  oflBce  Department  opened  the  bids  of  a 
number  of  competitors  for  the  work  of  printing 
and  furnishing  certain  blanks  and  blank-books 
for  the  service,  and  a  few  days  later  made  the 
awards  to  Wynkoop  &  Hallenbeck,  of  New 
York,  and  Matlack  &  Harvey,  of  Philadelphia. 
The  bid  of  Wynkoop  &  Hallenbeck,  on  the  ag- 
gregate for  blank-books,  was  $34,992.88  ;  that  of 
the  Public  Printer  for  the  same  work  was  $34,. 
64.5.52  ;  but  as  the  Examining  Committee  un- 
derstood the  estimate  of  the  Public  Printer,  it 
was  compelled  to  award  the  work  to  the  New 
York  firm.  The  Philadelphia  firm's  bid  was 
$18,513.54  for  the  unbound  blanks  and  the  Public 
Printer's  estimate  was  $14,933.23,  but,  according 
to  the  understanding  of  the  estimate  as  submit- 
ted, the  Public  Printer's  bid  would  be  the  higher. 


June  21,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOJSTEE. 


ST3 


The  Postmaster-General,  upon  the  explanation 
of  the  Public  Printer  made  after  the  awards 
were  announced  cancelled  the  bids  awarded  and 
ordered  a  readvertising  for  proposals  and  esti- 
mates. This  course  subjected  the  Post-office  De- 
partment to  criticism,  and  raised  the  question 
whether  such  treatment  of  competitors  would 
not  effectually  drive  off  all  competition.  The 
criticisms  appear  to  have  received  attention  in 
the  department,  and  it  was  officially  announced 
on  Wednesday  that  upon  the  complaint  of  the  bid- 
ders, and  aftera  careful  review  of  the  matter,  the 
Postmaster-General  has  reached  the  conclusion 
that  the  decision  of  the  committee  appointed  to 
open  and  examine  such  proposals  was  correct, 
and  that  the  awards  made  thereon  were  just 
and  proper.  He  has,  therefore,  rescinded  his 
order  revoking  these  awards,  which  was  made 
under  a  misapprehension,  has  directed  the  with- 
drawal from  publication  of  the  readvertise- 
ment  for  proposals,  and  ordered  that  the  origi- 
nal awards  remain  in  full  force  and  effect. 


The  discovery  of  a  salt  lake  three  quarters  of 
a  mile  in  diameter  on  the  top  of  a  volcanic 
mountain  about  150  miles  southwest  of  Albu- 
querque is  reported  by  United  States  Marshal 
Morris'On,  of  Kew  Mexico,  who  recently  visited 
it  with  Senator  Logan  and  Surveyor-General 
Atkinson.  The  water  is  so  strongly  impreg- 
nated with  salt  that  a  thick,  spongy  crust  has 
formed  around  the  margin.  This  natural  sup- 
ply of  pure  salt  is  said  to  have  been  long  known 
to  the  Indians.  But  the  most  curious  feature  of 
the  lake,  said  Marshal  Morrison  to  a  reporter  of 
the  St.  Louis  Republican,  is  a  tall  white  column 
of  volcanic  origin  which  rises  from  its  centre  to 
the  height  of  100  feet,  sloping  toward  the  top, 
and  rough  enough  to  be  ascended  with  much 
difficulty.  On  reaching  its  summit  the  travelers 
were  suprised  to  find  that  the  cone  was  hollow, 
and  enclosed  at  its  base  a  pool  of  dark  green 
water,  to  which  they  clambered  down.  They 
found  no  incrustations  like  those  on  the  outside, 
but  the  brine  was  so  strong  that  a  hand  or  stick 
thrust  into  it  came  out  perfectly  white  with  in- 
numerable particles  of  salt. 


Market  ^mizxo. 


Oppicb  of  Thb  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  June  20,  1883.     ( 

THE  MONEY  XAKKET.— The  money  market 
remains  in  a  tranquil  and  easy  condition.  The  banks 
are  stronger  than  they  were  a  year  ago,  and  they  will 
soon  increase  their  reserves  through  the  heavy 
Treasury  disbursements  to  be  made  early  next  month. 
The  discount  rates  of  prime  mercantile  paper  are 
4@,6  per  cent.,  while  on  pledge  of  stock  collateral 
money  is  loaning  at  a@  3  per  cent.  The  stock  market 
has  at  times  betrayed  a  weaker  tone.consequent  upon 
the  failures  at  Chicago,  but  the  fluctuations  have  not 
been  very  wide,  and  every  decline  has  been  promptly 
recovered.  Government  and  railroad  bonds  are  firm 
but  quiet.  Foreign  exchange  is  in  belter  supply,  and 
with  but  a  light  demand  rates  have  declined. 

THE  HAPER  M. -I  KKET.— There  is  about  the 
game  spirit  o£  caution  and  conservatism  that  has 
been  so  conspicuous  a  feature  of  trade  for  many 
weeks  past,  and  business  among  our  city  dealers  is 
confined  almost  entirely  to  the  actual  requirements 
of  consumers  and  distributors.  Prices  have  been 
subject  to  no  change,  as  they  are  for  the  most  grades 
about  as  low  as  is  warranted  by  the  cost  of  produc- 
tion, and  the  opinion  is  quite  freely  expressed  that 
prices  generally  are  quite  as  low  as  they  are  likely  to 
be  this  summer.  Such  is  the  caution  of  some  large 
consumers  that  few  of  them  have  the  courage  to 
purchase  against  a  reaction,  which  others  are  san- 
guine will  come  as  soon  as  something  more  definite 
is  known  about  the  harvests  and  the  effect  of  the 
changes  in  the  new  tariff.  Although  neither  of  these 
considerations  is  likely  to  have  a  direct  effect  upon 


the  paper  trade,  it  will  share  in  the  result  of  their 
influence  upon  all  branches  of  general  business, 
whether  favorable  or  otherwise.  Loft-dried  writings 
hold  their  own,  all  things  considered.  Book  and 
news  continue  easy,  and  the  production  is  large. 
Manillas  are  only  in  moderate  movement,  but  are 
steadier  at  the  late  decline.  Straw  wrappings  are 
also  very  dull,  and  prices  are  largely  nominal. 
Binders'  and  straw  boards  move  slowly. 

THE  STATIOXERT  JUA  UK ET.-The  revival 
in  business,  which  was  reported  last  week,  has  since 
been  maintained,  in  a  manner  which  gives  great  en. 
couragement  for  a  very  active  movement  soon.  Most 
of  the  houses  report  steadily  increasing  orders,  and 
some  assert  that  the  demand  is  heavier  than  at  this 
time  a  year  ago.  It  is  also  said  that  while  the 
amount  of  sales  in  some  lines  has  been  considerable, 
the-proflts  are  light,  as  the  cutting  of  prices  has  been 
practised  to  an  unusual  extent  this  year,  and  this  is 
defended  on  the  ground  that  competition  is  sharp. 
Others,  however,  say  that  they  do  not  encounter  this 
difficulty,  and  that  they  secure  fair  prices  for  the 
same  goods.  The  business  transacted  is  mostly  by 
mail  orders,  although  some  large  purchases  have 
been  made  by  visiting  dealers  during  the  week. 
The  city  houses  are  also  beginning  to  make 
selections,  and  their  buyers  have  been  active 
in  inspecting  the  various  lines  shown  by  manu. 
facturers  and  importers.  All  of  the  indications 
point  toward  a  healthy  feeling  in  business  affairs, 
and  the  trade  in  general  believe  that  they  will  have 
every  reason  to  be  satisfied  before  the  close  of  the 
year.  In  domestic  steel  pens  trade  is  reported  good, 
and  in  the  imported  articles  fair  to  good.  The  gold 
pen  and  pencil  manufacturers  say  that  business  is 
equal  to  that  usually  transacted  at  this  season  of  the 
year.  The  blank  book  manufacturers  report  trade 
steadily  increasing.  Business  in  the  fancy  goods 
trade  has  not  opened  up  yet,  although  some  sales 
are  being  made  and  considerable  orders  have  been 
taken  for  future  delivery.  Those  handling  Christ- 
mas cards  and  other  novelties  in  that  line  differ  con- 
siderably as  to  the  prospects.  Some  claim  large 
sales,  while  others  say  that  there  has  been  no  move- 
ment in  that  direction  yet.  Trade  in  staple  stationery 
in  general  is  looking  up. 

VALUE  OF  IMPOSTS  OF  PAPER.   BOOKS,  Sec, 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 

For  the  Week   Ended   June    15,   1883. 


Albums 

Books 

Newspapers. 
EMgravings 

Ink      

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils 

Paper 

Steel  Pens... 

Other 

Totals  . . . 


18 

$2,076 

313 

29.067 

37 

1,298 

38 

10,033 

17 

709 

5 

1,066 

110 

641 

98 

8,551 

10 

742 

646 

$54,782 

VALUE  OF  EXFOBTS  OF  PAPER    BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM    NEW   YORK   TO   FOREIGN    PORTS, 

Fob  the  Week  Ended  June  20,  1883. 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkg8.. 
Paper,  cases. 
Books,  cases. 
Stationery... 
Totals.... 


646 


7,045 

$]  ,380 

982 

5,590 

43 

2,774 

119 

11,253 

143 

8,320 

$29,317 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEW  YORE. 

From  Jdne  13  to  June  20,   1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  1 ;  to  Danish 

West  Indies,  4;  to  Hamburg,  9;  to  Liverpool,  35;  to 

Glasgow,  3;  to  London.  10;  to  British  Honduras.  2; 

to  British  West  Indies,  6;  to  British  Australasia,  31; 


to  Havre,  3;  to  Cuba,  3;  to  Central  America.  1;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia,  14;  to  Brazil.  1. 

PAPER,  to  Hamburg,  1  cs.;  to  Liverpool.  11 
cs. ;  to  London,  7  cs.,  41  pkgs. ;  to  British  West 
Indies,  10  pkgs.,  1,181  rms.,  4  cs. ;  to  Cuba,  5,000 
rms.,  79  pkgs. ;  to  Brazil,  603  pkgs.,  1  cs. ;  to  Danish 
West  Indies,  7  pkgs.,  275  rms.;  to  Antwerp,  1  cs. ; 
to  Glasgow,  1  cs. ;  to  British  Honduras,  296  rms.;  to 
British  Australasia,  1  cs. ;  to  New  Zealand,  2  cs. ;  to 
Central  America,  293  rms.,  4  pkgs.;  to  Uruguay,  2 
cs. ;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  3cs.,  188  pkgs.;  to 
Chili,  15  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  2;  to  Liver- 
pool, 35;  to  Cuba,  2;  to  Mexico,  7;  to  Dutch  West 
Indies,  7;  to  Bremen,  1;  to  Gibraltar,  1;  to  British 
West  Indies,  9;  to  New  Zealand,  3;  to  Central  Amer- 
ica, 13;  to  Uruguay,  2;  to  United  States  of  Colombia, 
33;  to  Venezuela,  25;  to  Sandwich  Islands,  3. 

PERFUMERY,  packages,  to  British  West  Indies, 
310;  to  Hayti.  425;  to  Brazil,  115;  to  London.  51;  to 
British  Australasia,  8;  to  Dutch  West  Indies,  7;  to 
Danish  West  Indies,  25;  to  Rotterdam,  26;  to  Liver- 
pool, 25;  to  British  Honduras,  60;  to  Cuba,  2;  to  Cen- 
tral America,  51 ;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  72; 
to  Venezuela,  4. 

INK,  packages,  to  Liverpool,  13;  to  Cuba,  3;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia,  19;  to  British  Austral- 
asia, 27;  to  New  Zealand,  90;  to  Brazil,  5;  to  Vene- 
zuela, 9;  to  Hayti,  2. 

LETTER  FILES,  cases,  to  London,  28. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  British  Australasia,  48;  to  Hull, 
17;  to  Copenhagen,  .50;  to  London,  100;  to  British 
West  Indies,  1;  to  Uruguay,  10;  to  Argentine  Repub- 
lic, 20. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &g.,  eases,  to 
Liverpool,  5;  to  Mexico,  3;  to  British  Australasia,  I; 
to  Danish  West  Indies,  2;  to  Glasgow,  5;  to  London, 
7;  to  British  West  Indies,  1 ;  to  Uruguay,  1 ;  to  Uni- 
ted States  of  Colombia,  4. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Japan,  2;  to  London,  1;  to 
Mexico,  11;  to  Liverpool,  4;  to  British  Australasia, 
1;  to  Uruguay,  1. 

PENS,  cases,  to  Bremen,  1. 

TYPE  WRITERS,  cases,  to  London,  67;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  3. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  2. 

PLAYING  CARDS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  4;  to  Lon- 
don, 2. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  British 
West  Indies,  7;  to  Liverpool,  3;  to  Danish  West  In- 
dies, 4;  to  Cuba,  21;  to  United  Stales  of  Colombia,  3; 
to  Brazil,  5;  to  Venezuela,  33. 

ENGRAVINGS,  CHROMOS,  &c.,  cases,  to  Ham- 
burg, 3;  to  Liverpool,  1;  to  British  West  Indies,  1; 
to  Cuba,  5. 

CELLULOID  GOODS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  24;  to 
British  Australasia.  1. 

FANS,  cases,  to  British  West  Indies,  8;  to  Canada, 
1;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  26. 

VALENTINES,  cases,  to  British  Australasia,  2. 

ARTISTS'  MATERIALS,  cases,  to  United  States 
of  Colombia,  1. 

TAGS,  cases,  to  Brazil,  1. 

IMPORTATIOHS   OF  PAPER. 

From    June    13    to    June    20.    1883. 

Merchants'  Dispatch  Company.  Amsterdam,  Rot- 
terdam, 3  cs. 

C.  H.  George,  Denmark,  London,  1  cs.  hangings. 

F.  J.  Emmerich,  Amerique,  Havre,  3  cs. 

E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co..  Waesland,  Antwerp, 
14  cs. 

Baldwin  Brothers  &  Co.,  by  same,  3  cs. 

Kaufmann  &  Strauss,  Fulda,  Bremen,  3  cs.  colored. 

Mayer,  Merkel  &  Otmann,  by  same,  6  cs. 

C.  H.  George,  Gallia,  Liverpool,  3  cs.  hangings. 

W.  Campbell,  Normandie,  Havre,  15  bales. 

Hertz  Brothers,  by  same,  4  cs.  hangings. 

R.  &  H.  Desoir,  by  same,  5  cs. 

Goodwin  &  Co.,  by  same,  14  cS.  cigarette. 

Robert  Graves  &  Sons,  by  same,  15  bales. 

E.  Hermann,  Habsburg,  Bremen,  2  cs.  colored. 

Keuffel  &  Esser,  Westphalia,  Hamburg.  4  cs. 

L.  De  Jonge  &  Co.,  by  same,  3  cs.  colored. 

J.  Walker,  Wisconsin,  Liverpool,  1  cs. 


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The  Parsons  Paper  Company. 

In  ad-dition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

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THE    AMEEICAN    STATIOJSTER 


GEOLOGICAL  CHANGES. 


Recent  exploration  and  leveling  show  that  the 
surmise  of  Gen.  G.  K.  Warren  to  the  effect  that 
Lake  Winnipeg  once  discharged  itself  into  the 
Mississippi  on  the  south,  instead  of  Hudson's  Bay 
on  the  east,  is  correct.  Prof.  James  D.  Dana,  the 
well-known  geologist,  in  a  paper  in  the  Amerncan 
Journal  of  Science,  discusses  the  evidence,  and 
shows  that  the  change  was  due,  not  to  a  barrier 
of  ice  or  earth,  but  to  a  change  of  level  over  a 
wide  area.  The  geological  facts  he  adduces 
point  to  the  following  succession  of  events  : 
The  lake  deposits,  being  underlaid  by  un- 
stratifled  drift,  show  that  before  the  great 
lake  existed  a  glacier  had  moved  southward 
over  that  region,  and  deposited  morainic  mate- 
rial. The  high,  level  prairie  on  either  side  of 
the  lake  region  and  of  the  Minnesota  Valley  is 
made  up  of  this  unstratified  drift  ;  but  the 
generally  level  surface  in  the  part  next  the  lake 
valley,  and  the  stratification  in  the  material 
show  that  the  floods  from  the  melting  ice  level- 
ed it.  This  period  of  floods  was  followed  by 
the  era  of  the  great  lake  ;  that  is  to  say,  of 
quiet  waters  and  gentle  deposits,  with  a  slow 
discharge  over  the  Lake  Traverse  region,  which 
appears  to  have  been  brought  about  by  a  dimi- 
nution in  the  slope  of  the  general  surface,  which 
was  part  of  a  great  change  of  slope  which 
went  on,  as  General  Warren  has  explained,  un- 
til the  land  was  reduced  to  its  present  inclina- 
tion and  the  stream  to  its  present  courses. 


ELECTRIC   MOTOR. 


G.  Tissandier  has  described  to  the  Paris  Acad- 
emy of  Science  his  new  electrical  motor  for  bal- 
loons. It  consists  of  a  screw  propeller,  with  two 
helicoidal  blades  nearly  ten  feet  in  diameter,  a 
Siemens  dynamo  electrical  machine  of  new  de- 
sign, and  a  light  bichromate  of  potash  battery. 
It  is  intended  to  propel  an  elongated  balloon  of 
about  1,000  cubic  yards  capacity.  The  frame 
of  the  screw  propeller  weighs  15}4  pounds,  is 
stretched  with  silk  varnished  with  india-rubber 
lacquer,  and  kept  taut  by  steel  wire  stretchers. 
The  dynamo-electric  machine  has  four  electro 
magnets  in  the  circuit,  and  frame  parts  are  of 
cast  steel,  so  as  to  bring  the  weight  down  to 
121  pounds.  It  drives  the  screw  by  gear, 
which  reduces  the  speed  in  the  proportion  of 
10  to  1;  thus,  if  the  coil  makes  1,200  revolutions 
a  minute,  the  screw  makes  120.  It  gives  out  220 
foot-pounds  per  second  with  a  useful  effect  of  55 
per  cent.  The  bichromate  battery  gives  a  bet- 
ter yield  than  accumulators  of  the  same  weight. 
It  consists  of  an  element  divided  into  four  series 
and  arranged  in  tension.  The  element  consists 
of  an  ebonite  cell  holding  four  litres— or  0.88  gal- 
lons—and containing  ten  plates  of  zinc  and 
eleven  cakes  of  retort  carbon,  arranged  alter- 
nately. The  immersed  surface  of  the  zinc  is  one- 
third  that  of  the  carbons.  This  battery,  charged 
with  a  highly  concentrated  and  very  acid  solu- 


tion, i»  cuiiaLuiit  fur  two  hours.  Thu  liquid  be- 
comes heated  as  it  is  impoverished,  and  the  dura- 
tion of  activity  may  be  prolonged  by  the  addition 
of  chromic  acid. 


ETCHING  LIQUID  FOR   STEEL. 

Mix  one  ounce  sulphate  of  copper,  one  half 
ounce  of  alum,  and  one-half  a  teaspoonful  of 
salt  reduced  to  powder,  with  one  gill  of  vinegar 
and  twenty  drops  of  nitric  acid.  This  liquid 
may  be  used  for  either  eating  deeply  into  the 
metal  or  for  imparting  a  beautiful  frosted  ap- 
pearance to  the  surface,  according  to  the  time  it 
is  allowed  to  act.  Cover  the  parts  you  wish  to 
protect  from  its  influence  with  beeswax,  tallow 
or  some  similar  substance. 


SPONGE. 


Scientists  have  wrestled  long  and  bitterly  over 
the  nature  and  origin  of  a  sponge.  Up  to  not 
many  years  ago  most  of  them  agreed  on  classi- 
fying it  simply  as  one  of  the  infinite  series  of 
submarine  vegetables.  Later  scientific  opinion, 
however,  sets  down  the  sponge  as  an  animal, 
or  rather  a  bunch  of  minute  animals  of  low  or- 
ganism, cell  shaped,  equipped  with  a  stomach 
and  digestive  machinery,  throwing  off  from 
their  bodies  masses  of  fecundated  eggs,  and  de- 
veloping in  combination  with  each  other  that 
fibrous  mass  which  ultimately  reaches  our  mar- 
kets as  the  sponge  of  commerce.  Take  one  of 
these  masses  which  we  call  a  sponge,  and  exam- 


iue  it  more  critically.  It  will  be  found  to  be  a 
group  of  small  fibrous  cells  which,  after  ramify- 
ing more  or  less,  connect  with  large  round  aper- 
tures penetrating  far  into  the  sponge  mass.  By 
suction,  or  some  more  occult  process,  the  sea 
water  is  drawn  through  the  smaller  cells  and 
their  partitions.  The  living  organism  then  takes 
up  from  the  passing  fluid  and  devours  the  minute 
algse,  on  which  it  is  supposed  to  feed.  The 
water,  then  loaded  with  excrement,  pours  out- 
ward in  a  constant  current  through  the  larger 
orifices. 


The  Williamson  Stewart  Paper  Company, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  has  made  an  assignment  to  J.  P. 
White.  Its  assets  are  $152,000,  subject  to  a 
deed  of  trust  for  nearly  $100,000.  The  company, 
which  had  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000,  comprised 
Charles  Stewart,  Joseph  E.  Lawton,  George 
Lane  and  Frederick  Williamson.  Mr.  William- 
son says  that  the  immediate  cause  of  the  failure 
was  a  threat  on  the  part  of  Mr.  Lawton  to  apply 
for  the  appointment  of  a  receiver.  For  five 
years  the  firm  had  sustained  heavy  losses.  He 
says  that  the  liabilities  can  be  placed  at  $219,- 
500,  of  which  $100,000  is  preferred.  The  assets 
are  placed  at  $202,385,  including  open  accounts, 
$96,000;  stock,  $96,000,  and  bills  receivable, 
$100,000. 


One  gains  courage  by  showing  himself  poor  ; 
in  that  manner  one  robs  poverty  of  its  sharpest 
sting. 


A   Revolution    in    Stylograpliic    Pens 
The  Ijatest  Improvement. 


IT  Ib  constructed  on  stiictiy  scientific  principles,  and  bring  devoid  of  the  complications  which  exist  in  old 
styles  is  less  liable  to  get  out  of  order.  It  has  no  springs  to  be  affected  by  the  action  of  the  ink.  The 
reedle  is  rigidly  fixed  to  a  flexible  air  tube  extending  entirely  through  the  harrel,  whi  h  when  writing  is 
constantly  vibrating  throughout  ttie  entire  length  of  the  barrel  agitating  th»  ink  and  causing  a  perfect  flow 
to  the  point.  It  is  unequaled  by  any  writing  instrument  of  the  kind  ever  offered  for  public  favor,  and  gives 
entire  satisfaction  to  all  who  use  them.  It  is  constructed  of  the  best  material  throughout,  and  the  point  is 
of  platina  alloyed  with  iridium.  Prices:  No.  1,  Plain,  S«l ;  No.  2.  Engraved,  $1.25  ;  vo.  3,  Gold  Mounted, 
S1.50  ;  No.  4,  Entire  Gold  Cap,  S3 ;  No.  5,  Mottled  Ruling  Pen,  $1.50.    |^-  Send  for  Circulars. 

THE  KERNER  STYLOGRAPHIC  PEN  CO.,  25  Bond  St.,  NEW  YORK. 


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MANUFACTURERS  OF 

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PRANG'S    XMAS  NOVELTIES. 


Prang's  Christmas  cards  are  now  ready  for 
inspection  ;  the  firm's  travelers  are  on  the  road, 
and  the  jobbers  have  been  supplied  with  their 
samples.  The  season  is  therefore  now  fairly 
started.  It  is  a  greater  task  than  ever  to  do 
these  goods  justice  in  the  limited  space  at  com- 
mand, because  the  line  is  so  much  more  exten- 
sive than  in  former  seasons,  and  also  because 
the  goods  are  so  much  finer  than  formerly. 

There  are  no  prize  cards  in  the  line  this  year, 
but  many  of  the  artists,  who  in  former  com- 
petitions received  prizes,  are  contributors  of  de- 
signs, among  them  being  Dora  Wheeler,  Kosina 
Emmett,  L.  B.  Humphrey,  Walter  Satterlee, 
and  in  addition  names  of  national  repute  are 
represented,  such  as  Elihu  Vedder,  Thomas  Mo- 
ran,  Harry  Beard,  Fidelia  Bridges  and  Mrs.  O.  E. 
Whitney,  all  of  whom  may  be  called  representa- 
tive American  artists.  The  line  contains  also 
designs  from  the  brush  of  some  of  the  most 
eminent  European  artists,  such  as  Jean  Robie, 
of  Brussels,  and  H.  Giacomelli,  of  Paris.  The 
lithographic  work,  too,  shows  a  marked  improve- 
ment, and  adds  much  to  the  artistic  value  of  the 
cards. 

The  cards  a.re  packed  in  the  old  way,  which, 
heretofore,  has  proved  so  satisfactory  to  the 
trade.  Fringes  are  largely  used,  and  some 
beautiful  new  styles  are  offered;  all  cards  have 
ornamental  backs ;  show-cards  are  furnished  with 
every  order. 

There  are  over  fifty  entirely  new  series,  and 
in  addition  to  these  a  number  of  very  rich  spec- 
ialties. Some  of  last  year's  series  are  also  offered 
again,  at  reduced  prices,  but  these  will  not  be 
mentioned,  since  it  is  proposed  to  touch  only 
upon  the  new  goods  to-day. 

Of  smaller  and  cheaper  cards,  Mrs.  O.  E. 
Whitney  has  designed  some  very  attractive 
series,  such  as  Nos.  1,101,  1,103,  1,104,  which, 
though  very  cheap,  are  pleasing  iu  effect.  Nos . 
1,109  and  1,124  contain  four  Egyptian  designs  by 
Miss  F.  B.  Townsend  and  present  an  entirely 
novel  appearance.  Set  No.  1,113  shows  chaste  de- 
sign of  flowers  and  vases  by  Alois  Lunzer,and  No. 
1,113  brings  fine  views  by  G.  M.  White,  the  one  a 
landscape,  the  other  a  sea  view.  No.  1,114  has 
ideal  children's  heads  by  A.  F.  Brooks,  surround- 
ed by  flowers  and  dense  foliage.  In  No.  1,115, 
Felicia  Bridges  presents  designs  of  birds  on  the 
wing,  in  her  well-known  characteristic  style. 
No.  1,116  has  four  design  of  figures  and  animals, 
by  Harry  Beard,  conceived  in  excellent  humor. 
Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney  shows  her  accustomed  skill 
in  fine  floral  compositions  in  No.  1,517,  one  ex- 
hibiting a  graceful  bouquet  of  azaleas,  the 
other  arbutus  and  moss.  No.  1,118  shows  ani- 
mal designs,  wild-ducks  and  a  deer  by  A.  F. 
Tait.  No.  1,119,  in  oblong  shape,  presents 
sea  views  by  Felicia  Bridges.  No.  1,130  has 
winter  landscapes  by  T.  L.  Smith,  while  No. 
1,131  has  handsome  children's  figures  by  L.  B. 
Cousins,  humming-birds  and  butterflies  are 
delicately  pictured  by  G.  Coleman  in  set  No. 
1,133.  No.  1,133,  by  Walter  Satterlee,  has  a 
silver  border  encircling  a  sky-blue  ground  in- 
terspersed with  silver  stars;  in  the  centre  of 
which  is  pictured  a  silver  crescent  with  the  in- 
fant Saviour  resting  on  it,  while  above  the 
beads  of  angels  appear.  No.  1,135  shows  dainty 
wreaths  of  daisies,  clover,  forget  me  nots,  helio- 
trope and  autumn  leaves,  by  F.  Bridges.  No. 
1,136  shows  owls  and  landscapes  in  an  odd  and 
novel  combination  by  E.  B.  Bensell.  A  very 
pretty  little  fan  is  presented  in  set  No.  1,137F  by 
a  series  of  landscape  designs  by  Mrs.  O.  E. 
Whitney,  with  a  delica'ely  tinted  back  of  bird 
designs.    This  card  is  only  sold  fringed.    No. 


1,138  has  flowers  and  butterflies  by  F.  Bridges  in 
panel  shape  on  tinted  ground  with  border.  A 
rich  coloring  is  shown  in  Thomas  Moran's  card, 
No.  1,139,  "  The  Mountains  of  the  Holy  Cross," 
to  which  special  attention  is  called.  One  of  the 
richest  cards  ever  shown  is  Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney's 
set  No.  1,130  of  floral  designs.  It  is  a  large 
square  card  with  a  gilt  line  for  border,  which 
surrounds  a  dark  shaded  ground  with  gold  orna- 
mentation, in  whose  centre,  gracefully  grouped 
azaleas  and  sweetbrier  appear  on  a  dark  shaded 
crimson  background,  standing  out  boldly.  No. 
1,131,  by  H.  Giacomelli,  is  a  masterly  design  of 
birds.  No.  1,133  has  companion  figure  designs 
by  D.  E.  Wyand  and  Walter  Satterlee. 

Two  attractive  cards  are  contained  in  set  No. 
1,133,  by  F.  Bridges.  One  design  depicts  the  ex- 
terior of  a  country  home  in  spring,  with  a  pro- 
fusion of  foliage  and  bright  flowers  covering  its 
walls,  window  and  door,  and  the  companion  pic- 
ture shows  an  orchard  in  spring  with  the  trees 
in  full  blossom.  No.  1,134  has  dainty  figure 
designs,  "The  Light  of  Our  Home,"  by  B. 
Rumpt;  the  other,  '"The  Light  of  the  World," 
by  F.  W.  Dewing.  No.  1,135F  contains  floral 
designs  on  black  ground,  on  half  round  fans,  by 
Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney,  with  a  handsome  back.  In 
No.  1,136,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Shepard  depicts  "Home 
at  Christmas  Time "  most  charmingly.  Sur- 
rounded by  a  beautiful  border,  the  picture  of  a 
happy  home  is  shown.  No.  1,137  has  large  de- 
signs of  flowers  and  vases,  very  natural  and 
rich  in  coloring. 

Rosina  Emmet  depicts  "  Christmas  Dreams  " 
charmingly  and  poetically  in  design  No.  1,138. 
The  idea  is  very  happily  conceived,  and  the 
combination  of  colors  is  artistic.  In  No.  1,139 
L.  B.  Humphrey  shows  Longfellow  seated  be- 
fore his  hearth  in  the  twilight,  surrounded  by 
his  little  folks.  The  border  is  formed  of  dark 
tiles  with  figures  and  quotations  from  his  poems. 
On  a  panel  it  bears  the  verse  : 

"  Between  the  dark  and  the  daylight, 
When  the  night  is  beginning  to  lower, 
Comes  a  pause  in  the  day's  occupations. 
That  is  known  £s  the  children's  hour." 

The  portrait  is  good,  the  figures  are  happily 
grouped.  No.  1,140  has  floral  compositions  from 
the  brush  of  Jean  Robie,  of  Brussels,  who  is  ac- 
knowledged to  be  the  greatest  flower  painter 
now  living.  It  is  useless  to  attempt  to  describe 
the  peculiar  richness  of  these  designs  and  the 
astonishing  reality  of  the  flowers.  They  are 
artistic  in  the  highest  degree,  and  if  framed 
will  prove  an  acquisition  for  the  parlor  walls. 
Dora  Wheeler,  in  No.  1,141,  depicts  "  Christmas 
Angels "  happily  and  artistically,  in  a  large- 
sized  card.  Two  angels,  with  lighted  tapers, 
appear  amid  light  clouds,  surrounded  by  a  beau- 
tiful border  of  drab  with  silver  ornamentation, 
bearing  the  words,  "  Peace  on  Earth."  No.  1,143 
is  quite  a  novelty.  Its  front  and  back  covers  rep- 
resent a  sheaf  of  wheat  with  birds  picking  out 
the  kernels.  The  six  inside  pages  contain  as  many 
explanatory  poems,  reciting  an  old  Norwegian 
custom,  according  to  which  a  sheaf  of  wheat  is 
placed  outdoors  on  Christmas  Day  as  a  feast  for 
the  birds. 

Another  decided  novelty  is  No.  1,143,  a  repre- 
sentation of  an  open  book,  one  page  showing 
floral  designs,  the  other  handsome  lettering. 
The  designs  are  by  Mrs.  Fisher  and  the  original 
poems  are  by  Joaquin  Miller.  The  back  is  a  re- 
alistic representation  of  an  open  book,  and  if 
laid  on  the  table  it  may  be  taken  for  one. 

Elihu  Vedder  is  represented  in  the  line  by  a  gor- 
geous card  called  "Aladdin's  Lamp."  The  outside 
is  a  handsome  leatherette  cover  with  ' '  Christmas 
Wishes  "  stamped  upon  it  in  gold.  This  opened, 
the  first  page  discloses  a  bunch  of  peacock  feath- 


ers finely  grouped  and  printed  on  white  satin.  It 
is  mounted  in  a  heavy  mat  of  drab  board.  The 
first  inside  page  is  also  printed  on  satin,  and  has 
an  original  poem  by  Joaquin  Miller  set  in  a  deli- 
cate ornamental  border.  The  second  inside  page 
brings  Vedder's  conception  of  Aladdin,  carrying 
his  lamp  and  treasures  on  a  tray  held  high  above 
his  head,  while  he  is  descending  the  steps.  The 
figure  is  beautiful  and  the  coloring  of  his  flow- 
ing robe  very  rich.  A  border  of  gracefully  ar- 
ranged peacock  feathers  in  all  of  their  natural 
brilliancy  runs  up  on  either  side.  The  back  is  in 
delicate  tints  of  drab,  and  prominently  shows 
the  burning  lamp,  the  smoke  from  which  is 
gracefully  ascending  and  mingling  with  the  deli- 
cate hues  of  the  design  of  the  border,  which  rep- 
resents jewels.  The  whole  card  is  surrounded 
by  an  extraordinarily  heavy  and  rich  fringe. 

The  "  John  Ruskin  Calendar  "  is  also  a  desir- 
rable  novelty.  It  represents  a  palette  of  dark 
color,  with  artistic  ornamental  border  in  gold 
and  conventional  flowers  on  the  left  side.  In  the 
right-hand  lower  corner  is  the  pad  containing 
the  calendar,  each  leaf  of  which  quotes  suitable 
selections  from  John  Ruskin's  works  for  each 
day  of  the  year,  which  have  been  made  by  a 
lady  well  known  for  her  cultivated  taste  and 
judgment.  The  mount  has  been  designed  by  a 
well-known  Boston  artist,  and,  coming  from  her 
thought  and  tasteful  skill,  the  form  and  decora- 
tion will  be  a  fitting  accompaniment  to  the 
words  within.  This  calendar  will  be  a  source  of 
pleasure  to  all  who  love  and  appreciate  Ruskin 
that  they  may  have  every  morning  a  jewel  from 
the  treasure  of  his  noble  and  earnest  thought. 

The  above-quoted  series  forms  the  line  of 
Christmas  cards  and  specialties,  but,  though 
large  enough  in  itself,  there  is  still  an  important 
addition  offered  in  the  shape  of  a  number  of  se- 
ries of  elegant 

CHRISTMAS  ART  PRINTS  ON  SATIN, 

made  up  in  a  variety  of  shapes,  and  printed 
on  white  satin  of  a  very  fine  quality.  This 
line  consists  of  ten  different  series,  but  as 
most  of  them  are  finished  in  three  or  ^.f our 
styles  the  line  is  really  much  larger.  No. 
1,144  consists  of  designs  of  flowers  and  vases, 
printed  on  satin,  mounted  in  a  drab  mat,  which 
is  surrounded  by  a  fine  double-looped  fringe.  It 
is  mounted  on  stiff  board,  and  has  a  very  hand- 
some back.  No.  1,144 A  is  the  same  series, 
mounted  differently,  the  satin  piece  not  being 
set  in  a  mat,  but  raised  like  a  cushion,  encircled 
by  a  heavy  silk  cord,  and  mounted  on  a  drab 
board,  which  is  ornamented  as  above  ■with 
fringe,  on  a  heavy  board,  with  the  same  back. 
No.  1,144P  is  again  the  same  series,  mounted  like 
1,144A,  with  the  difference  that  the  cushioned 
satin  is  mounted  upon  fine  silk  plush  instead  of 
board,  and  the  fringe  is  omitted.  All  cards  so 
mounted  have  easel  backs.  No.  1,144DF  is  the 
same  series  in  book  form,  in  a  handsome  leather- 
ette cover.  Its  four  pages  consist  of  ornamental 
front  and  back,  and  inside  two  satin  pieces  in 
mats  and  fringed. 

Having  thus  described  the  various  mountings, 
it  will  suflBce  on  the  following  series  to  describe 
them  simply  by  letters,  which  will  denote  the 
style  of  mounts  above  mentioned.  They  will 
either  bear  the  plain  number  (as  in  1,144),  or 
will  be  distinguished  by  the  letters  A,  P  or  DF, 
which  will  be  a  suflBcient  explanation.  No.  1,045 
has  two  designs  of  humming-birds  and  butter- 
fiies  on  white  satin,  and  can  also  be  bad  A  and 
P.  The  same  applies  to  No.  1,146,  which  is 
mounted  in  the  same  three  styles.  It  consists  of 
beautiful  floral  designs  of  Mayflowers  and  Aza- 
leas. No.  1,147  has  six  flne  floral  panel  designs 
on  satin,  by  F.  Bridges,  and  can  also  be  had  A, 
PorDF.    No,  1,148  brings  two  designs  of  chil- 


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dren  and  flowers  by  L.  B.  Humphrey,  also  on 
satin,  and  is  oflfered  also  in  A  and  P  styles.  No. 
1,149  DF  comes  in  this  one  style  only.  It  is  in 
book  form,  with  leatherette  cover.  The  front 
page  presents  a  delicately  tinted  conventional 
design,  with  an  original  poem  written  for  it  by 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Fromau.  The  left  inside  page  shows 
a  floral  design,  by  Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney,  on  white 
satin,  while  the  opposite  page  presents  the  de- 
sign, "The  Light  of  our  Home,"  described  in 
1,134.  The  back  is  conventional  of  the  same 
style  as  the  front  cover,  and  the  whole  card  is 
elegantly  fringed.  No.  1,150  presents  four 
wreaths  of  flowers  on  white  satin,  designed  by 
F.  Bridges,  and  also  comes  in  the  A  and  P  styles. 
All  of  these  satin  goods  are  highly  perfumed, 
and  each  card  is  packed  separately  in  a  neat 
box. 

To  meet  the  great  demand  for  fine  satin  pieces, 
L.  Prang  &  Co.  also  offer  the  above  described 
pieces  unmounted,  to  be  used  by  ladies  for  orna- 
mental fancy  needlewoik.  For  more  conve- 
nient handling,  and  to  save  damage,  they  are 
pasted  on  board  with  gilt  edges,  but  when 
wanted,  can  easily  be  pulled  off  from  the  board. 
The  numbers  so  offered  are  Nos.  1,144S,  1,145S, 
1,146S,  1,147S,  and  1.150S. 

Since  each  of  these  satin  pieces  are  offered  in 
so  many  different  ways,  dealers  are  cautioned  to 
be  careful  in  giving  the  proper  number,  as 
quoted,  since  the  distinction  lies  only  in  the  let- 
ter appended  to  the  number.  To  avoid  the  pos- 
sibility of  an  error  the  meaning  of  these  letters 
may  be  recapitulated,  taking  1,144  as  an  exam- 
ple ;  1,144S  means  the  plain  satin  piece  for 
needle  work;  1,144  is  mounted  in  mat  as  de- 
scribed above;  1,144A  is  cushioned  and  mounted 
on  board;  1,144P  is  with  plush  border  and  easel 
back  as  described,  and  1,144  DP  in  book  form. 
The  same  letters  apply  to  all  of  these  satin  series. 

Another  novelty  is  the  adoption  on  some  of 
the  cheaper  series  of  cards  of  religious  senti- 
ments instead  of  the  usual  Christmas  inscription. 
This  has  been  done  in  compliance  with  many 
requests  made  in  previous  seasons  by  pastors, 
Sunday-school  superintendents,  Sunday  school 
teachers  and  others  for  a  Scripture-text  Christ- 
mas card.  To  meet  this  demand  appropriate 
selections  have  been  made  from  the  Scriptures, 
and  have  been  put  upon  series  No.  1,101,  1,102, 
1,104  and  1,107.  Unless  especially  stated  that 
the  Scripture  texts  are  wanted  all  orders  will 
be  filled  by  sending  usual  lettering. 

The  line  of  New  Year  cards  is  also  large, 
and,  as  last  season,  in  numbers  it  corresponds 
with  the  Christmas  numbers,  which  makes  it 
easy  for  dealers  to  select.  The  Christmas  num- 
bers run  in  the  1,100,  thoseof  New  Year  cardsin 
the  1,500.  Thus  No.  1,101  is  a  Christmas  card,  and 
No.  1,.501  the  same  card  with  New  Year  letter- 
ing, and  80  all  through  the  line.  L.  Prang  & 
Co.  have  also  made  a  large  addition  to  their 
line  of  birthday  cards,  on  paper  as  well  as  on 
satin  ;  that  some  thirty  new  series  have  been 
added  to  their  line  of  Sunday-school  text-cards  ; 
that  some  fine  sets  of  copies  for  panel  painting, 
and  of  new  plaques,  heads  and  flower  pieces  in 
mats  for  framing  have  been  brought  out,  all  of 
which  shall  be  described  for  the  benefit  of  deal- 
ers in  an  early  number. 

WANTED  -1  OSITION  ASTRAVELING  8ALES- 
man,  for  a  Blank  B  'Ok  House  ;  have  n 
thorouRh  kaow  edge  of  the  busine-is  ;  12  years' 
erperienc« ;  i-ommanl  a  good  Western  trade. 
Address  M.  I.  D.,  Americaa  Station  r. 

WANTED- A  PARTN  R  WITH  84,000  to  $6,000 
Ca  ital  in  an  already  well  •'stablished  Sta- 
tionery and  Nrws  business,  in  a  live  Westero  ti)wn  of 
about  40,001)  populati  )n,  and  with  but  one  other  com- 
peting Stationery  firm  in  the  place  ;  none  but  ihose 
thorouKhly  acquaint  d  withthi  Stationery  busine88 
need  aiiMwer.  For  particulars,  address  X.  Y.  Z.,  office 
American  Stationer. 


COmmON'  SENSE 

BINDER. 


The  MO  T  COMPLETE  AND  PERFECT  DEVICE 
ever  offered  the  public  for  filing  and  binding  Pam- 
phlets, Periodicals,  Magazines,  Sheet  Music,  and 
loose  Papers  of  every  description. 

The  BINDING  DEVICE  is  composed  of  steel 
strips  or  stubs,  between  which  the  papers  are  held 
firmly — as  in  a  vice— by  means  of  two  or  more  Steel 
Fasteners,  which  cannot  stretch  and  allow  the  papers 
to  work  loose,  or  the  hook  to  sag  from  the  cover. 

—  SPECIAL  MERITS  :  — 

Convenience.      Simplicity.     Durability. 

ASA  L.  SHIPMAN'S  SONS,  Sole  Mfrs., 

10  Murray  Street,  New  York  City. 


The  Shortest,  Quickest  and  Only  Direct  Route 

— BETWEEN — 

CHICAGO  AND  NEW  OKLrEANS, 

Memphis,  Vicksburg  and  Mobile. 

THE  ONLY  ROUTE  RUNNING 
I»A.I^A.<J1l:    !-5lL.3EEI»XlVG    CjVUS 

— THROUGH  BETWEEN — 

Chicago  and  New  Orleans  litbout  Change, 

WITH  TIME  IN  ADVANCE  OF  ANY  OTHER. 


The  Quickest  Boute  between 

CHICAGO   AND   ST.  LOUIS, 

Without  Change  of  Cars. 

Palace  Sleeping  Cars  between  Chicago  and  Si  Louis 

Making  direct  connections  at  St.  Louis,  in  Union  De 
pot,  to  and  from  Kansas  City,  Atchison,  Leavenworth 
St.  Joseph  and  all  points  West. 


xhe  Shortest  anU  Unly  Koute  between 

Without  Change  of  Cars. 
Making  direct  connections  at  Cairo  (or  St.  Louis),  to 
'ind  from  Little  Rock,  Hot  Springs,  Dallas,  Ft.  Worth, 
Houston,  Galveston  and  San  Antonio. 


This  is  the  Shortest  Route  between  Chicago 
and  Arkansas  and  Texas. 

A  Direct  Route  io  Peoria,  Springfield  and  Keokuk. 

The  only  route  rxinning  Through  Trains  from 
Chicago  to  Dubuque,  Independence,  Waterloo, 
Charles  City,  Cedar  Falls,  Ackley,  Fort  Dodge 
and  Sioux  City,  making  direct  connections  at 
Bioux  City  for  Yankton,  Fort  Pierre,  and  all  parts 
of  Dakota,  including  the  Black  Hills  Gold  Fields. 

For  Tickets  and  Information,  apply  to  the  I.  C.  R. 
R.  Ticket  Office,  121  Randolph  Street  (near  Clark), 
and  at  the  Depot,  foot  of  Lake  Street. 

A.  H.  HANSON,  J.  F.  TUCKER, 

Qen.  Pass.  Agent.       Traf^c  Manager,  Chicaga 


F-OR.   S^LiE. 


A  Book,  Stationery  and  Fancy  Goods  Business,  in 
Saco,  Maine  ;  established  ten  years.  Stock  well 
bought  and  well  kept.  Good  steady  trade.  Sole 
cause  of  selling,  owner's  ill  health.    Address 

H.  B.  KENDRICK  &  CO., 

Saco,  Me. 


TO  STATIOMERS  and  LITHOGRAPHERS 


A  Stationer  of  twtnty  years'  exp-rience,  wishes  a 
position  in  some  Stationery  or  Lithograp'  ic  house, 
where  hs  i ervices  will  com  •  and  a  fair  salary  ; 
understand*  Printing  and  Plate  Engraving,  is  a  g  od 
Salesman,  and  is  qua  ified  to  take  charge  of  a  s  ore 
or  branch  store;  Western  or  Middle  States  preferred; 
good  references.  Address  G.  A.  C,  car'  American 
Stationer,  74  Tuane  s-treet,  New  York. 


JBOAP-SXXEST    BOOKS. 

(Soap  in  shape  of  Paper)  in 
boxes  of  25  books  at  40  sheets. 
Very  useful  for  traveling— every 
leaf  substituting  a  piece  of  Soap. 
Prices.  $8.00,  $9.00  and  $14.00 
per  100  books. 

The   Ink   Extractor $6.C0 

Zq)  per  100  envelopes.    Discount  to 
^-fC'    Jobbers.    Agent  s  wanted, 
^        MANUEL  KNAUTH,  Sole  Agent. 
5  &  7  So.  William  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 


•^^ents^f 


J.  H.  Debussy 

will  be  glad  to  receive  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists  of 
Printing  Machines,  Type  and  other  Office  Materials, 
as  well  as  samples  of  Paper  and  Novelties  in  the 
Printing  business. 

STEAM  PRINTING  WORKS,  AMSTERDAM. 


|f-:^pa,When   People  are  Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRIHCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE! 


COMFORT 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
1  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe:  and  1  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers."— ,£'j:.  i/.  S.  Minister^  E.  B. 
Washburne. 


SAFETY! 


"5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed -one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  while  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
^^ineer^s  Report  for  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ar«  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


I 


I 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


E.  S.  BOWEN,  — i — rt-    AMCDi/^A      \~ 

General  Supt.,  |      ^^   AMERICA.     | 

New  York.       |  | 

JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  Vork. 


June  21,  1883.] 


THE  ameeioa:n'  stationer 


881 


BARBEfi  &  ELLIS 


SEE,IES 


-OF- 


ARTISTIC  PRIZE 


Xmas  Cards 


ORIGINAL  DESIGNS, 

BY  PROMINENT   ARTISTS. 


imffmml'  Womw^t 


SClTABIiE  TO  SUBJECT  MATTER, 

BY  THE  EMINENT  ADTBORESS, 

KATE    SEYMOUR     MacLEAN. 


I    DESCRIPTIVE.    I 

«». # 

No.  1.  First  Artist  and  Popular  Prize,  $300. 

By  Cruickshank.     "  The    Monks 

at  the  Quintell." 
"    2.  Second    Artist's    Prize,    $100.      By 

JOPLING.    "Lady  Feeding  Doves.' 
"    3.  Second    Popular    Prize,    $100.      By 

Shrapnel.     "The  Hunter's  Life." 
"    4.  Third    Artist's   and    Popular    Prize, 

$120.    ByMissTuLLY.    "Children 

Dreaming  of  Santa  Claus." 
"    7.  Companion  to  No.  4.    ByMissTuLLY. 

"  Waiting  for  Santa  Claus." 
"    5.  Fourth  Artist's  Prize,  $40.     By  Mrs. 

Hamilton.    "  Star  of  Bethlehem." 
"    6.  Fourth  Popular  Prize,  $40.     By  Mis. 

SCHRIEBER.    "The  Annunciation." 
"    8.  "  Sleeping  Hunter." 
"    9.  "  Christmas  Bells." 
"10.  "  The  Skater." 
"  11.  "The  Cliild  and  Kid." 
"  12.   "The  Water  Lily." 


Sole  Agent  for  the  United  States, 

JOHH  GIBSON, 

Lithograph  Publisher  and  Importer, 
82  &  84  BEEKMAN   STREET, 


BRTTITSWICK   LUTEIT. 

Cream.     Fine  Laid.     Made  from  EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Strictly  No.  1  Linen  Stock, 
each  sheet  water-marked.    Put  up  500  Sheets  to  Ream. 

FOR  strength,  color  and  finish,  we  guarantee  it  equal  to  any  paper  in  the  market. 
Great  pains  will  be  taken  to  keep  this  brand  fully  up  to  standard,  and  the  trade  can 
rely  upon  its  being  fully  equal  to  sample  at  all  times.  All  sizes  and  weights  constantly 
carried  in  stock.  Envelopes  to  match,  put  up  in  handsome  tinted  glazed  boxes,  one- 
quarter  thousand,  with  engraved  blue  and  gold  bands,  all  full  government  high  cut. 

POWERS  PAPER  CO.,  35  Lymaii  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 


^'  ^'lI^^tY^^'"'  \    New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 

Salesroom,  84  <&  80  Chambers  St.,  New  York. 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARSmSCISSORS 


OF    EVERY    DESCniPTION. 


HOLYOKE,  MASS.,  U.S.  A., 
The  Largest  Manufacturers  of  Fine  Papers  in  the  World. 

THREE   miLZS-TOTAL    DAILY   rjtODVCT,  SO    TONS. 


f 


All  descriptions  of  LOFT-DRIED  PAPERS  in  stock  or  made  at  short  notice.  Our 
great  facilities  enable  us  to  make  as  good  paper,  and  at  as  low  a  price  for  the  quality, 
as  any  mill  in  the  countiy. 


HAVE    YOU    SEEN 


"SINCLAIR'S   LATEST?" 

IF  NOT,  CO  TO  THE    NEAREST  CARD  JOBBER   AND   INSIST  ON  SEEING 
"THE    CARD    FIENDS"  AND   OTHER 

NEW  CARDS  and  NOVELTIES. 
T.  SINCLAIR   &  SON, 

CEO.  M.  HAYES,  Manager.  506  &  508  NORTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


joHinsr  GhZESonsr, 

82  &  84  Beekman  Street,  New  York, 

ADiEBf  isii  mil  mp^ 

Blaxils  XTotes,  Drafts,  Heceipts, 

Itv/dZarriag^e  Oextificates,  <Sz;c. 

Sr'EOrAT^'TI  F;S.— A  fuU  Une  of  Christmas,  New  Year's  and  Birthday  Cards,  made  up  wiih 
new  fringes,  and  in  assorted  styles,  with  fancy  mountings. 

I  would  call  special  attention  to  my  SATIN  NOVELTIES,  which  are  artistic  and  odd  in  design.  A 
full  assortment  of  >5>t«i  veils'  IS  ills  liool«.-M!ai"l5.ei's. 


882 


THE    A.MEEIOAI^    STATIONER 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 

kin     DCTTCD   Finished  goods  in  the  market. 
nU.    DlI  illn   Styles  made.   . • 

Send  for  my  New  Catalogue;  somethinK  new  to  be  f  ound  in  it. 

An  extra  discount  on  orders  placed  now.    An  early 

shipment  if  wanted  immediately. 

^"I    WILL    NOT    BE    UNDERSOLD. 

Save  freight.  My  Malleable  Arch  Presses  are  light, 
and  will  not  break.  Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but 
a  trifle  more  than  cast  iron.    Manufactured  only  by 

H.N.HUBBARD, 

3X3  to  31©  East  T-w^eiit^r-secoand.  Street,  iTeTTT-  "STorDs. 


HEW  TORE  C0PTIN6  PRESSES. 


For 

BAILKOAD, 

EXPRESS 

and 

TRANSPORTA 

TION  GO'S. 


Catalogues 

sent  on 
appl'cati'^n. 


For 
RAILROAD, 
EXPRESS 
and 
TRANSPORTA- 
TION GO'S. 


Catalogues 

sent  on 
application. 


Large  Steel-Arch  Railroad  Pi  ess  ;    Platen,  2i  x  2-J. 


T.  SHRITER  &  CO.,  333  East  Fifty  sixth  Street,  New  York. 


A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   a.  CO., 

—MANUFACTURERS   OF- 
— FOR- 

STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 
527  ^r,ch:  str.ee:t,  fh:il.-a.ide:lfh:i^. 


STATIONERS'  SPECIALTIES. 

I.AMRIE  DICTIONARY  HOLDER,  PERFECTION  BOOK  RESTS,  LEDGER  RESTS, 

— =^  SCHOOL    FURNITURE    AND    SUPPLIES.  e= — 

FRENCH  &,  CHOATE,  4  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

^r-SEND    FOR    NEW    CATALOGUE. 


L  L  BROWN  FAFER  COMFMI, 

AJiA.VIlS,   SaA.SSA.CZXX7SSTXS,  XT.  S.  JV. 

►-       Manufacturers  of  First-Class       -« 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


^     WHICH  WILL  STAND  THE  SE7EEEST  TESTS  OP  EEASUEE  AMD  EE-¥EITINa,     -• 

being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  reaistg  the  aeverert  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binder*'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEET  DESCRIPTION. 


Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 

291  main  St.,  Cor,  Worthlngton. 

Spxi3a.g£.sld.,   -   •    3«Ea.ss. 
Oldest  Rubber  Stamp  Manufy  in 
New  England  &  Largest  in  the  U.  S.   ' 


^rade  ^ract 


"^3 


No.    1 


Our  Eflfort  is  to  make  such 
goods  (and  only  such)  as  Live 
Dealers  will  sell  with  pleasure 
and  profit  combined. 
That  they  must  be  Fir^t-class  and  Salable  goes 
without  saying,  as  we  guarantee  everything.  That 
the  goods  have  merits  of  Novelty  and  Stability 
is  unquestioned.  The  whole  force  promises  renewed 
efforts  to  produce  those  new  things  that  combine  so 
nicely  the  strong  points  of  both  the  Staple  and  the 
Novel.  The  Trade  Mark,  "  KEYSTONE,"  is  syn- 
onomous  with  Perfection  in  material,  manufacture 
and  finish.  A  notice  by  letter  or  postal  card  that  you 
wish  to  be  kept  advised  on  all  things  new  in  our  line 
pertaining  to  the  Stationery  Trade  will  be  made  note 
of  and  always  attended  to.  Careful  and  prompt  at- 
tention to  all  inquiries.  Samples,  circulars  and 
prices  sent  on  request.    Mention  this  paper. 

J.  C.  BLAIR, 

3s/d:a,a:i.-u.fa,ct-u.rin.g-   Stationer, 
HUNTINGDON,  PA. 


stamping  Inks,  Mncilaee,  &c., 
184   WILLIAM   STREET,   NEW   YORK. 


Gill's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  pubUc  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Corner  Main  and.  Bridge  Streets, 

SPRINGFIELD,  MASS. 

T.  SINCLAIR  &  SON, 

Trade  Publishers  of 

Lithographic  Advertising  Specialties 

New  York  Branch:       |      506  &  508  North  St., 
57  Maiden  Lane.  Philadelphia. 

WATSON  &  PARK.  |  GEO.  M.  HAYES,  Man'r. 


MUSTANG  MAIIiSR 

:^ :e3 ..A. ri? s    'X'xzx:    "WOfcXjX). 


llfACirrXF:,$10;  <}AZZ:ETS,  so  cts.  eacli, 

SOLD  BY  ALL   TYPE   FOUNDERS  AND   BY  THE 

ST.  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDRY, 

Sole  MaQufacturers, 

'  ST-  I.OUIS,  MO. 


June  31,  1883.] 


THE  amehioa:n  statio:?ter. 


883 


CHINESE    PRINTERS  AND  PRESSMEN. 


In  working  a  band-press,  such  as  a  double- 
demy  Columbian  or  Albion,  the  Chinese  press- 
men have  some  curious  ways.  No.  1  press- 
man puts  the  sheet  of  paper  on  the  tympan, 
and  rolls  in  the  bed  of  the  press,  but  he  does  not, 
as  he  ought,  pull  over  the  bar  or  lever  by  which 
the  impression  is  produced.  No,  he  is  No.  1, 
and  he  only  does  the  skillful  work  of  putting 
on  the  paper  and  rolling  in  and  out  the  bed. 
No.  2  works  the  hand  ink-roller,  and  a 
coolie  on  the  off  side  does  the  heavy  work  by 
shoving  over  the  lever  with  both  hands, 
and  he  has  to  take  off  the  printed  sheet, 
too.  They  can  print  about  three  hundred  copies 
an  hour  in  this  way.  In  correcting  a  column 
Chinese  printers  begin  at  the  bottom  instead  of 
the  top  ;  "  running  over  "  a  line  or  two,  they  do 
it  in  the  column,  without  taking  the  lines  into  a 
composing-stick.  We  once  ventured  to  give  a 
Chinese  compositor  some  hints  about  the  way 
to  correct  a  proof  and  runover  lines,  but  he  told 
us  he  had  been  a  compositor  ten  years,  that  he 
learned  at  a  mission  press,  and  that  he  knew 
better.  Although  we  had  learned  how  to  do  it 
fifteen  years  before,  he  would  not  be  persuaded, 
and  he  had  to  be  left  to  do  it  his  own  way.  The 
pressmen,  however,  are  more  amusing  than  the 
compositors.  There  is  scarcely  a  Chinese  press- 
man who  will  venture  to  lift  up  a  large  page  of 
type  ;  they  always  prefer  shoving  it  on  a  tward 
and  carrying  it  in  that  way ;  and  it  is  perhaps 
just  as  well  that  they  do,  for  their  locking-up  of 
a  form  is  not  to  be  depended  on.  —JSJx. 


SILVERING    IRON. 


A  manufacturer  in  Vienna  employs  the  fol- 
lowing process  for  silvering  iron  :  He  first  covers 
the  iron  with  mercury,  and  silvers  by  the  gal- 
vanic process.  By  heating  to  300°  Centigrade,  the 
mercury  evaporates  and  the  silver  layer  is  fixed. 
Ironware  is  first  heated  with  diluted  hydro- 
chloric acid,  and  then  dipped  in  a  solution  of 
nitrate  of  mercury,  being  at  the  same  time  in 
communication  with  the  zinc  pole  of  an  electric 
battery,  a  piece  of  gas  carbon  or  platinum  being 
used  as  an  anode  for  the  other  pole.  The  metal 
is  soon  covered  with  a  layer  of  quicksilver,  is 
then  taken  out  and  well  washed  and  silvered  in 
a  silver  solution.  To  save  silver,  the  ware  can 
be  first  covered  with  a  layer  of  tin.  One  part  of 
cream  of  tartar  is  dissolved  in  eight  parts  of 
boiling  water,  and  one  or  more  tin  anodes  are 
joined  with  the  carbon  pole  of  a  Bunsen  ele- 
ment. The  zinc  pole  communicates  with  a  well- 
cleaned  piece  of  copper,  and  the  battery  is  made 
to  act  till  enough  has  deposited  on  the  copper, 
when  this  is  taken  out  and  the  ironware  put  in 
its  place.  The  ware  thus  covered  with  tin 
chemically  pure  and  silvered  is  much  cheaper 
than  any  other  silvered  metals. 


ALUMINIUM-COATED    IRON. 

Dr.  Gehring,  ot  Landshut,  has  invented  a  pro- 
cess by  which  ordinary  iron  may  be  rendered 
highly  ornamental.  The  invention  of  obtaining 
aluminium  very  cheaply  led  Dr.  Gehring  to  coat 
iron  with  aluminium,  in  the  same  way  as  iron 
plates  are  now  tinned,  and  converted  into  tin 
plates.  The  inventor  states  that  his  process  is  in- 
expensive. He  uses  a  Bunsen  burner  with  a  blast 
or  a  muffle,  and  is  thus  able  to  manufacture  vari- 
ous objects  of  the  durable  metal  for  daily  use,  the 
coating  of  aluminium  giving  them  a  silver-white 
lustre.  He  also  produces  a  gold  lustre  or  any 
other  color,  and  even  an  enamel  coating,  all  of 
which  substances  are  said  to  adhere  very  firmly 
to  aluminium.  Aluminium,  like  tin,  does  not 
oxidize  under  normal  conditions,  and  even  stands 
the  heat  of  an  ordinary  fire,  while  it  is  much 
more  lustrous  than  tin. 


HO 


i| 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


BLANK  BOOKS, 

Pass  and  Memorandum  Books,  &o. 

Scrap  and  Autograph  Books 


IMPORTERS  OF 

PHOTOGRAPH    ALBUMS. 

Sole  Agents  of  J.  F.  KNIPB  S  CO.,  Offenbach. 


48,  50  and  52  Franklin  St.   (P.O. Box 3215),   NEW  YORK 

m.  J.  ANDERSON, 

Successor  to  ANDERSON  &  CAMERON, 


SPECIALTIES: 

School  Reward  Cards,  Blank  Notes,  Drafts,  Receipts,  &c. 

GUM  LABELS  AND  LAW  SEALS,  MAREIAGE  CERTIFICATES,  GOLD  BEVEL  VISITING 
CARDS,  ALL  STTLES,  SHIPPING  AND  MERCHANDISE  TAGS,  &c. 


NO   TRAVELKRS. 


SEND    FOR    PRICK    LISTS    AND    DISCOUNTS. 


JAS.  R.  CEOMFTON, 

Paper  Tmill  39.T Maker, 

#- #■ 

Elton  Paper  Mills,  Bury,  Lancashire, 

LONDON— 60  qneen  Victoria  Street,  E.  C.        MANCHESTER— 8  Sussex  Street. 

PARIS 


—MANUFACTURER    OF— 

TISSIE  PlPIl 

White  and  Colored. 

COPYING,  TRACING  (unprepared), 

MANIFOLD,  CARTRIDGES, 

CIGARETE,  PRINTING  PAPERS. 

SAMPLES    AND     PRICES    ON     APPLICATION. 


PARIS 


1  87(8. 


Manufactitrer  of  the  CEIiGBRATED  (Dog  Label) 


GRASS    BLEACHED    or   SILVER    TISSUE, 

For  Jewelers,  Gold,  and  Silver  Smiths,  <&e. 

DEPOT  FOR  "  OBASS  BLEACBED"  AND  COLORED  TISSUES: 

The  "  Dennisou "   Mannfacturing  Co.,  21  Milk  Street,  Boston,  and  Branches. 

^Iso    lor    COLOItEE*    TISSUEW  : 

GEO.  J.  ERAFT,  ITos.  4S  and   50  Maiden  Lane,  ^Qvr  York. 


884 


THE    AMEl^lOA^    8TATlO]^ER. 


THE  PLIMPTON  MPG.  CO. 


—  OF 


ti^^n^TF-OPlID,     OOKTlSr.. 

Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quaHty  of  No.  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  o^  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them.  Printed  or  Plain,  as  L.OW,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights.  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 


Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY.        SEND   FOR    DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE   LIST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE   CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  Philadelphia. 


PEARCE  &  HOAGLAND, 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 


Gold  Pens.Pen''j!^Pencil  Cases  'jh  Toothpicks 


OF  EVEE7  DESOEIPTION. 

Sole  Manufacturers 
of  the 


Qflill  Reserve  Toothpick. 


CLOSED 

The  only  Pick  that  will  not  injure  the  Teeth.    Office  and  Factory,  29  Point  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES 


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POTSDAMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 
PHILADELPHIA.  PA., 

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ETCHED    FOLDING    AND    SINGI.E: 
ADVERTISING    CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost.  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  OHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 


Agents  for  Sale  of  Goods  : 

HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street, 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  527  Arch  Street, 

Philadelphia. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  AND  BOLT  CO.,  30  to  36  Main  St.,  Carpentersville,  Kane  Co.,  III. 


The  Chicago  ^Northwestern  Railway 


Is  the  OLDEST  1  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED  1  and  hence  the 

Lending  Itailway  of  the  West  and  Northwest ! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota, Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon.  Arizona.  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Bluffs,  Omaha,  I'enver,  Leadville,  Salt  T^nke, 
San  Francisco,  Deiidwood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Oreen  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan.  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo. 
Bismarck.  Winona.  La  Crosse,  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  thf 
Northwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  tne 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio. 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  selling  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  ^~  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNQ.  Gen.  Supt.,  Chicago 


SecnrilF  Letter  Boi. 

BEST   AND   CHEAPEST. 

A.A.WEEKS,SOLEMANUFACIUBER, 

82  John  Street,  New  York. 


June  21,  1883.  J 


THE    AMEEICAJN    STATIOJ^ER. 


885 


TO    THE]    Tli^A^DEl. 


Gentlemen  :— Annually,  since  ISS'7',  we  have  offered  our,  New  Samples  of  pm^ISTH^viC^^S  C-^I^IDS,  and  yearly 
have  we  been  encouraged  to  renewed  efforts. 

Our  permanent  staff  in  the  Designing  Rooms  has  been  steadily  increasing,  and  every  issue  of  New  Patterns  is  greater  in  number 
than  that  of  the  previous  year. 

Competitions  in  design  among  unskilled  amateurs,  and  lavish  advertising  of  cards  produced  from  their  drawings,  have  only 
resulted  in 

MARCUS  WARD'S  CARDS 

BEING  MORE  IN  DEMAND  THAN   EVER. 

Again  we  have  to  announce  the  completion  of  our  J_)J=JSI<3-3SrS  for  the  nSTETTsT"  SS.A.S03iT,  all  printed  at  our  own 
WORKS.  We  think  our  artists  have  surpassed  themselves  in  novelty  and  beauty  of  design.  The  quality  of  .our  work  is  well-known, 
and  the  variety  and  value  leave  nothing  to  be  desired.      |^°  Sample-Booilss  ho-^tt"  ixi  oixr  TraTrelexs'  liaaad-s. 

Yours  respectfully, 

MARCUS   WARD   &   CO., 

LONDON   AND   BELFAST.  734  Broadway,   New  York. 


^  The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOB 
PLAIN,    FANCY, 

AND 

ORNAMENTAL, 

LETTERING. 


Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 


Manufactured  in  six  differ-  /■  0  -J  j^^/-£i  „^,lS/y 
ent  sizes.  Packed  one  doz.  \  ^^  T'^  t41-OfV  Wide, 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.    Also  7    1        1  "  " 


put  up  in  sets  containing  "S 
one  of  each  kind  and  one  /    O 
each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3.  \    ■^) 


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A  special  Ink  is  also 
manufactured  in  six 
.  brilliant  colors,  put  up 
in  boxes  containing  one 
doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 


We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 
^^  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.  D.  WHITMOBE  &  CO.,  Agents,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  WiUiam  Sts.,  NEW  YORK. 

IOSEPH|;iLLOTfS 
^  STEEr'PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World* 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exoosition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,  I  70.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands. 
^g~  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  dtc,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  HENET  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 

"^Latest  Plaques,  Palettes.  Cards  and  Novelties. 


We  always  have  in  Stock  a  full  line  of  all  the  leading  Novelties, 
them  direct  from  the  Manufacturers. 


We  receive 


12  Samples  of  the  Best,  postpaid,  $1.00. 1 2  Samples  of  the  Fast  Selling,  postpaid,  50c. 


OSI^A.I'IIsr'S. 


Cor.  Madison^  t&  Dearborn  Sts. 
CMICAOO. 


^  ESTAIiLTSHED    1814, 


J.  S.  Rockwell  &  Co., 

lOl   sSb   103   HDiiarLe   Street,  ITe-w  TTor^r, 

MAKUFACTURBRS  AND  IMPORTERS  OF 

EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Mannfacturers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

UUSSI^    LEATHETX,    CHAMOIS,    A-MERICA^N    RTJ«SS!iIA.< 

No.  18  High  Str«et,  Boston,  Mass. 


C   H  I  < 

M  1  lwaukeie: 

AND 

ST.  PAUL  R'Y. 


^S^Ss 


Are  used  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  an 
advertisement  of  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE  & 
ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

Its  EIGHT  Trunk  Lines  Traverse  the  best  portions 
of  Northern  Illixois,  WISCONSI^f,  MINNESOTA, 
DAKOTA  and  IOWA. 

Located  directly  on  its  lines  are  the  cities  of  CHI- 
CAGO, MILWAUKEE,  LaCrosse,  Winoka,  ST. 
PAUL,  MINNEAPOLIS,  Madison,  Prairie  du  Chien, 
Mason  City,  Sioux  City,  Yankton,  Albert  Lea, 
ABERDEEN,  DUBUQUE,  ROCK  ISLAND,  CEDAR 
RAPIDS,  and  COUNCIL  BLUFFS,  as  weU  as  innu- 
mer:ible  other  principal  business  centres  and  favor- 
ite resorts  ;  and  passengers  going  West,  North,  South 
or  East  are  able  to  use  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE 
&  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY  to  the  best  advantage. 

Ticket  offices  everywhere  are  supplied  with  Maps 
and  Time  Tables  which  detail  the  merits  of  the  line, 
and  agents  stand  ready  to  furnish  information,  and 
sell  tickets  at  cheapest  rates  over  the  CHICAGO, 
MILWAUKEE  &  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

A.  V.  H.  CARPENTER,  General  Pass,  and 

Ticket  Agt. 
GEO.  H.  HEAFFORD,  Ass't  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 
S.  S.  MERRILL,  General  Manager 
J.  T.  CLARK,  General  Superintendent 


886 


THE   AMEEIOAN   STATIONER. 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Mauutacturers  aud  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  166  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


Fashionable  Note  Papers  and  Envelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
Mourning   Stationery  of   all    Kinds    and  all 

Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  Latest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  of  Bvery  Descrip- 
tion. 

Visiting,  Monrning,  Bevel-Edged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Papeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE. 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  UNE  IN  THE  CITY. 


LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

2  UNION  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mans. 


IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

OP  INDEXING  NAMES  VOR 

Leflprs,  Letter-.Boots,  k. 


ALSO, 


I^ETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


529  MARKET  ST.,  PHII.ADEI.PHIA    51  Liberty  St.,  New  York, 


■  MANUFACTURER  OP  — 


Copyii^  PaperM. Books. 

MANN'S 


(litlea  Registered) 

PARCHMENT Old  Keli*^.<>.  l.u 

RAILROAD Yellow— Bi-8t   K    oh  n. 

WHITE  MNEN Has  not  its  Super  or. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAI, New  Article-Cheap. 


NEW  LIST   AND   DISCOUNTS  MARCH   1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


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12  and  8  inch 


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GLOll 


IN  THE  MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CHAS.  W.  HOLBROOl 


Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 


List  iDcludes  other  styles,  as  well  as 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Boot  Blocks,  Sec.    &c. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 

INCLUDIKQ  THE  CBLXBRATBD 

No.  048. 


FALCONPEN 

LEADING   NUMBERS: 

Fine 333,444,     232. 

Elastic 136,  128,     126. 

Medium 048,     14,     ISO. 

Blunt 122,  183,  1743. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up...      309,236,1876. 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 

application  to 

THE  ESTERBROOK  STEEL  PEN  CO.. 

Works:  Warkhousk  : 

Camden,  N.  J.  26  John  St.,  New  York. 

J".   Bj^IPLID, 

Dealer  in  EMBOSSED  FICTUBE,  HOLIDAY  and^ 
BIRTHDAY  CARDS.  > 

NOVELTIES  in  SHAPE  GOODS,  PAPER  BOXES,  &c! 

No.  61  E-SEX  STREET,  BOSTON. 
^g^  Price  Lists,  Circulars  and  Samples  Solicited. 


Address  for  Prices,  &c., 

J.  H.  ATWATER,  Providence,  R.  I. 


General  Cofflmisslon  Merchant, 

Publisher  and  Wholesale  Boohseller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS    AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Ajnsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  for 
AMERICAN  M.A^NUFACTUKERS,  INVKN- 
TORS,  &c.,  and  will  guarantee  that  their  intei'ests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Publishing  Department. 

Ji'HE  India  Mercury,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Guide.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shipping 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department. 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Journal.  The 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pers: Algbmeen  Dagblad  va-v  Nederlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  Export  D  partment  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  New  Zealand,  Kgypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  information  wiU  be  supplied  by  addi'essing 

J.  H.  r>E   BUSSY, 

93.  Heerengracht  Amsterdam 


June  21.  18f3.] 


THE    AMEEiOAN     STATIONER. 


887 


New  Machine  for  Stitching  Books. 

This  Machine  -will  se^A/^  anything  in  the  -way  of  Pamphlets  or  Blank  Books  up  to  four  signatures- 
It  makes  a  stitch  of  any  desired  length,  and,  on  ordinary  work,  as  many  as  ten  thousand  Books  a  day 
are  turned  out  by  one  Machine.  These  Machines  have  proved  a  perfect  success,  and  are  no\A/^  used  by 
nearly  every  prominent  Blank  Book  Maker  and  Pamphlet  Binder  in  Ne^w  York. 

It^"  Correspondence  solicited,  Mvhen  full  information  vi^ill  be  furnished  and  names  of  parties  using 
Machines  given.      Address 

AUGUSTUS    H.  TENNIS, 

26  xjisrioisr   sq,xj^r,e,  n'e^w  "^or.k:  oit^x". 

T5TTggTiV  JT     IPA.TTTTS    ^^^  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &c. 

■■  ^  ^^  ^^  K^«i««i™^  M    MM  A  mm^     mm   ta^y  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eieht  one- 


No 


ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  full  directions  for  using  the  colors, 
TEACHER  REQUIRED.      Full  Line  of  Picturc  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 

VT.  F.  LAMBDIN  &  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


4" 


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UNIQUE!    CONVENIENT!     ECONOMICAL! 

The  Tapley  Self-Indexing  Letter  File  is  the  best  ever  made  for  the 
average  business  ofl&ce. 

It  occupies  no  valuable  space,  is  simple  in  operation,  and  costs 
less  to  operate  than  any  other. 

Send  for  Complete  Illustrated  Circular  to  the  Sole  Manufacturers, 

MILTON   BRADLEY  &  CO., 


THE    BEST    FILINtt    DEVICES    EVER    INVENTED! 


Shannon  Binding  Case,  Closed. 


SHANNON 

piles  and  finding  Gases, 

filing  Gablnets, 
JVLuslc  finding  pevlces. 

IN  DEMAND  IN  EVERY  QUARTER  OF  THE  GLOBE ! 

SINGLE  ARCH  FILE. 

The  superior  excellence  of  these  Filinf/  Devices 
is  the  secret  of  their  unprecedented  success. 

OWNED   AND   MANUFACTURED  SOLELY   BY 

Clape,  Ifspan,  SdilicU, !  Co., 

(  Successors  W  J.  S.  SHANNON  and  SHANNON   &   MEAD) 

PRINCIPAL    OFFICE,  BRANCH    OFFICE, 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.  CHICAGO.  ILL 

SEND  FOR  ILLUSTRATED  CIRCULAP 


STANDARD  FILE, 

with  Pen  Extractor. 


888 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER 


NEW    PATENT  « 


PIN-FASTENERS. 


TTTHE  slianks  of  these  Fasteners  are  made  of  pin-wire,  with  4^ 
X  ground  points  equal  to  tlie  best  made  pins,  and  maj'  be 
inserted  in  the  finest  goods  without  injuring  the  fibre  of 
h  e  same.  They  are  admirably  adapted  for  ticketing  and  binding 
Silks,  Woolens,  and  all  description  of  Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  Carpets,  Rugs,  Mats.  &c. 
Dressing  Shops  and  Sliop  Windows,  and  attaching  Tags  and  Price  Tickets  to  goods 
therein. 


VlJ)/!f -*■-«--♦-♦-->■  S- •»• -r -^-i-«">-S 


--»•-♦••«■-»•-#■-»■■*■•*•■*••♦•- 


FORCE  THE  PINS  THROUGH  THE  GOODS  AND  TURN 
DOWN  THE  SHANKS. 

McGill's  Patent  Single-Stroke  Staple -Press,:^ 


OS.  1  &  2. 


McGill's  Patent  Staple  Pasteners.       Staple  Suspending  Eings.       Staple  Binders  and  Wire  Ein 

Steel 'and  Brass  Wire. 


N0.3. 


N0,2. 


The  Pi"esses  insert,  with  a  single  stroke,  all  this  line  of  Staple  Fastenings  and 

Suspending  Rings. 


%  WMWB  Fliilaifi'tt 


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ff^}^^^:^PmcnicKmiO  CLOTHINGS 


'•^^HT  BINDING  OF  ALL 


OVER  ONE  HUNDRED 

MANUFACTURED   BY 

HOLMES,BOOTH&HAYDENS. 

FACTORIES  WATERBURY  CONN. 

No.  49  CHAMBERS  STREET,  NE'W  YORK 


June  31,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOIS^EE. 


889 


Hello  !  Birnie  Paper 
Co.,  send  by  first  express 
50  M.  boxes  Chicago  Uni- 
versal Local. 


BIRNIE  PAPER  CO, 

SPRINGFIELD,  MASS., 


NEW  YORK,  <iO   DUANE  STREET. 


W'&lK&tlZ'SJi. 


L.  C.  TOWER, 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 

BAKUFACTURER  OF 


TflERHQHETERS 

OP  EVEEY  DESCRIPTION, 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosiicaior. 


SOLE  AGENT  FOR 

Lament  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  Full  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Crayons. 


E.  A.  ROGERS  &  CO., 

— Manufacturers  of  the — 

4k #> 

Perfection  Paper  Ofster  Buckets  | 


DAYTON,    OHIO. 


HARD  &  PARSONS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS  OF  A  SUPERIOR  LINE  OF 

Fine    Notes,   Envelopes    Visiting    Cards    and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

lQe&clQ&   DTJ^ISTE   ST. 

All  Ooods  beariner  the  accompanying  Trade-Mark  are  warranted. 


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Louisville  Exposition,  Medal  and  diploma  from  United  States  Centennial 
Commission,  Medal  of  Progress  American  Institute,  I^n,  and  Medal  o/ 
Improvement  and  Progress,  Boston,  iS-jS.    Its 

PRINCIPAL   ADVANTAGES 

I  are    as  follows :— i.  It  contains  more  LINEN  than  any  other    Ledgerll 

Paper,  has  a  longer  fibre,  and  is,  consequently,  tougher,    s.  Havmg  all 

harder  and  better  body,  it  frays  less  in  erasure,  so  that  by  simply  using ' 

the  rubber  after  the  eraser,  the  ink  is  prevented  from  spreading.    3.  It  is 

more  uniform  in  Weight  Color  and  Finish.    4.  It  never  cockles  if  properly 

bound,    s-  Its  chemical  action  upon  ink  is  such  that  it  both  writes  and  rules 

up  better.    For  proof  of  the  foregoing,  refer  to  a  large  number  of  Sta- 
tioners, Bookbinders,   Bookkeepers,  and  Recorders,  who  have  given  it 

after  a  severe  test,  the  preference  over  all  others.    This  paper  is  Double 

Sized,  and  will  stand  any  climate  or  the  most  acid  of  fluid  inks. 

sbeet;,  EPIA.SDE  a^nd  HETTRITJE  JPOXTPt  Tllkines  on.  saine  spot* 
Each  sheet  is  water-marked  with  name  and  date. 


@exLd  for  eaxaple 


I-OCKWOOD   PRESS,    74   Duane  Street,   Ne>?v  York. 


"The   Stationer  "—Every   Thursday— S2.00   Per   Annum. 


VOL.  XIIL— EO.  26.  l^EW  TOEK,  JUJ^E  28,  1883. 


WHOLE  FO.  41 8. 


C0rrje$p0udeutje* 


ON  THE    OHIO. 


[FROM  OUR  REGULAR  CORRBSPONDENT.] 

Cincinnati,  June  85,  1883. 

News  paper  is  dull,  but  holders  are  not  pushing 
sales  to  any  considerable  extent,  and  producers 
are  admonished  to  go  slow.  Other  grades  of 
paper  are  in  fair  request.  Mr.  Duprey  of  a  rag 
importing  house  in  Boston,  has  just  returned 
from  a  run  through  the  Cincinnati  region  of 
paper  mills,  and  reports  rags  in  good  demand 
and  good  sales. 

Money  here  is  easy  and  in  good  demand. 
There  is  also  good  demand  for  eastern  exchange. 
All  of  the  signs  point  to  a  healthy  state  of  busi- 
ness. Some  lines  of  manufacture  are  exceedingly 
brisk ;  some  are  dull  ;  some  commodities  bring 
fair  prices,  and  others  seem  at  the  bottom.  This 
condition  of  trade  seems  incongruous  and  is  cer- 
tainly phenomenal.  Of  course,  men  are  assign- 
ing causes  for  it.  Many  attribute  it  to 
disturbances  caused  by  the  revenue  legislation 
of  Congress  last  winter  ;  but  the  average  of 
business  is  certainly  good  and  healthful. 

From  advance  sheets  of  the  reports  of  the 
Cincinnati  Board  of  Trade  and  Transportation 
for  1882-83,  I  am  permitted  by  Mr.  Julius  F. 
Blackburn,  the  secretary,  to  copy  the  paper  and 
printing  reports.  The  figures  show  nine  paper 
box  establishments  employing  $86,000  capital 
and  160  hands,  and  turning  out  $147,000  worth  of 
product. 

For  books  and  newspapers,  there  are  101  es- 
tablishments, employing  $4,650,000  capital  and 
2,940  hands,  and  turning  out  an  annual  product 
valued  at  $4,017,670. 

Map-making  occupies  two  establishments 
which  use  $10,000  capital,  employ  20  hands,  and 
turn  off  a  product  of  $15,000. 

Paper  manufacture  comprises  thirty-six  es- 
tablishments, employing  $3,667,000  capital,  1,663 
hands,  and  turning  out  $3,483,957  worth  of  pro- 
duct. 

In  paper  bags,  flour  sacks,  envelopes,  nve  fac- 
tdi'ies  are  engaged,  employing  $323,000  capital, 
170  hands,  and  turning  off  a  product  of  $723,533. 

Five  factories  employ  $19,500  capital  and  40 
hands  in  paper  novelties,  and  turn  out  a  product 
of  $37,000. 

In  gold  pens,  one  factory  employs  $90,000  capi- 
tal, 75  hands,  and  turns  off  a  product  of  $100,000. 

In  job  printing  there  are  eighty-seven  estab- 
lishments employing  $625,000  capital,  752  hands, 
aiiil  turning  out  $745,000  product. 

In  all  these  lines  are  246  establishmeuts  em- 


ploying $9,470,500  capital,  5,881  hands,  and  yield- 
ing $9,259,160  in  product.  If  the  component  ele- 
ments of  the  classification  could  be  be  seen,  they 
would  be  interesting,  but  they  are  given  confi- 
dentially by  the  manufacturers,  and  are  not  ac- 
cessible to  the  general  public. 

News  reached  here  by  telegraph  to-day  of  the 
sudden  death  at  Andover,  Massachusetts,  this 
June  25th,  of  A.  H.  Hinkle  of  this  city,  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  publishing  house  of  Van  Ant- 
werp, Bragg  &  Co.  Mr.  Hinkle  was  an  able 
business  man  and  a  nobleman  in  private  charac- 
ter. None,  who  had  the  privilege  of  his  ac- 
quaintance will  ever  forget  the  admirable  poise 
of  his  mind  and  the  splendid  balance  of  heart 
and  intellect,  which  entered  into  the  composition 
of  the  man  and  rounded  out  and  gave  symmetry 
and  beauty  to  his  character.  He  was  a  man  of 
public  spirit,  and  to  the  last  has  been  identified 
with  benevolent  and  progressive  enterprises  in 
Cincinnati.  He  will  be  mourned  nowhere  more 
than  in  this  city,  and  nowhere  more  in  this  city 
than  by  those  who  met  him  daily  and  knew  him 
best. 

There  have  been  no  business  changes  of  late. 
All  manufacturing  stationers  are  fully  employed 
and  they  find  collections  fairly  easy. 

Will  F.  Sorin  will  soon  marry  Miss  Bradley, 
the  daughter  of  C.  F.  Bradley,  one  of  our  oldest 
stationers. 

Robert  Clark  &  Co.  are  publishing  a  school- 
book  a  "Practical  Arithmetic"  by  W.  T.  Os- 
borne of  West  Virginia.  They  have  also  just 
published  a  work  on  "Elixirs"  by  J.  W.  Lloyd, 
Professor  of  Pharmacy  in  Cincinnati  College. 
Also  "Indiana  Practice,  Pleadings  and  Farms 
adapted  to  the  revised  code  of  1881 "  by  John  D. 
Works,  of  Vevay,  Indiana,  in  2  vols.,  8vo. 

The  following  named  trade  visitors  have  given 
us  a  call  recently:  P.  G.  Monroe,  Manager  of  The 
American  Stationer's  Western  Office  ;  H.  S. 
Dewey,  Holyoke  Envelope  Company  ;  W.  H. 
Hally,  Worthington  Paper  Company,  Holyoke, 
Mass. ;  Jerome  B.  Stiaw,  with  John  Foley,  New 
York  ;  C.  Chapin,  Agawam  Paper  Company, 
Mittineaque,  Mass. ;  N.  C.  Reville,  of  J.  G.  Shaw 
Blank- book  Company;  Mr.  Brown  of  Higgins, 
Tooker  &  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  Frank  Keeney  of  White, 
Corbin  &  Co.,  Rockville,  Conn. 

Prince  William. 


INDELIBLE  INK. 


Braconnet  obtains,  by  the  following  process,  a 
chestnut  brown  solution  which  when  used  on 
fabrics  will,  it  is  asserted,  resist  the  strongest 
chemical  reagents.  Twenty  grammes  good 
potash  are  dissolved  in  boiling  water  and  mixed 


with  ten  grammes  of  leather  residues  and  five 
grammes  flour  of  sulphur  ;  the  whole  heated  to 
dryness  in  an  iron  pan.  The  heating  is  still  con- 
tinued, energetically  stirring  the  mass  mean- 
while till  it  softens,  and  care  being  taken  not  to 
let  it  catch  fire.  It  is  then  carefully  dissolved 
with  filtered  water,  and  kept  in  closed  bottles  for 

use. 

^-♦-* 

TRADE -MARKS    IN     FOREIGN    COUN- 
TRIES. 


By  James  A.  Whitney,  Counselor-at-Law. 

[written  for  the  stationer.! 
IV. 


In  Italy,  property  in  trade-marks  is  regu- 
lated by  the  law  of  April  30,  1868,  which  took 
the  place  of  the  Sardinian  law  of  March  12, 
1865.  Foreigners  stand  upon  the  same  level 
with  citizens. 

The  application  can  be  made  by  a  single  per- 
son, by  several  jointly  or  by  an  association. 
The  financial  administration  of  the  State  itself 
can  adopt  trade-marks  for  the  products  of  man- 
ufactories under  State  control,  and  can  deposit 
and  register  them  in  conformity  with  the  pre- 
scriptions of  the  law. 

In  order  to  secure  the  exclusive  use  of  a  trade- 
mark in  Italy,  the  application  must  be  filed  of 
stamped  paper.  Two  "  Exemplaires "  of  the 
distinctive  trade-mark  sought  to  be  adopted,  se- 
cured either  on  metallic  plates  or  on  slips  of 
cardboard,  must  be  deposited,  together  with  a 
declaration  in  duplicate,  setting  forth  the  object 
or  character  of  the  merchandise  upon  which  the 
mark  is  to  be  [placed,  and  stating  distinctively 
whether  it  is  to  be  applied  by  the  owner  to 
objects  of  manufacture  or  to  articles  in  which 
the  owner  deals  as  a  merchant.  There  must 
also  be  filed  a  duplicate  description  of  the  mark. 
If  the  demand  is  made  by  a  foreigner  it  must 
indicate  the  locality  of  the  establishment  belong- 
ing to  the  applicant,  or  of  a  depot  or  place  of 
sale  in  Italy. 

The  registry  is  a  public  notice  of  the  claim  to 
the  exclusive  use  to  the  trade-mark.  For  citi- 
zens the  deposit  or  application  is  made  in  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  kingdom,  but  foreigners  must 
make  their  applications  at  Turin  or  at  Rome. 
In  this,  as  in  other  countries,  the  application 
may  be  made  through  an  attorney.  Under  the 
Italian  laws,  either  a  characteristic  or  emble- 
matic sign  or  words  under  a  characteristic  form 
can  be  made  the  subject  of  a  mark.  It  must 
differ  from  those  legally  adopted  by  others  and 
must  indicate  the  place  of  origin,  the  manu- 


892 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOI^EE. 


factory  and  the  trade,  in  such  manner  as  to 
exemplify  the  name  of  the  person,  and  the  char- 
acter and  denomination  of  the  establishment  by 
which  the  products  for  which  the  mark  is  in- 
tended are  made. 

For  animals  and  small  objects  a  special  stamp 
or  an  •  equivalent  sign  may  be  protected,  and 
actual  signatures,  engraved  or  reproduced  on 
an  object  can  constitute  a  valid  mark.  Names, 
signatures,  &c.,  whether  belonging  to  Italians  or 
to  foreigners,  are  specially  guaranteed  aside  from 
the  law  concerning  trade-marks.  Marks  and  dis- 
tinctive signs  already  legally  employed  abroad 
are  legally  guaranteed  in  Italy.  Special  marks 
or  brands  for  animals  are  guaranteed  by  law. 

The  duration  of  the  privilege  resulting  from  a 
regular  registry  is  unlimited.  The  privilege  is 
exclusive,  but  the  importance  or  validity  of  the 
mark  is  not  guaranteed;  in  other  works,  the 
registry  and  the  grant  thereunder,  confers  only 
a,  prima  fade  right;  this,  however,  is  a  common 
character  of  trade-marks  in  nearly  all  coun- 
tries. 

A  dealer  in  merchandise  cannot  suppress  the 
mark  of  the  producer,  without  the  consent  of  the 
latter,  but  he  is  at  liberty  to  add  to  this  his  own 
mark. 

Civil  actions  for  infringement,  pure  and  sim- 
ple, are  tried  before  the  criminal  tribunals.  A 
fine  of  two  thousands  francs,  about  four  hun- 
dred dollars,  is  imposed  for  each  of  the  following 
named  offenses,  the  fine  being  doubled  in  case 
of  a  repetition  of  the  offense  : 

The  counterfeiting  of  a  trade-mark,  or  know- 
ingly making  use  of  the  trade-mark  of  another; 
the  knowingly  putting  into  use,  selling,  or  in- 
troducing from  abroad  of  products  carrying  a 
counterfeit  mark ;  fraudulently  imitating  a  mark, 
and  knowingly  making,  using  or  selling  or  in- 
troducing merchandise  carrying  a  counterfeit 
mark.  The  marks,  instruments  and  merchan- 
dise of  infringers  upon  a  trade-mark  can  be 
seized  without  prejudice  to  the  right  to  recover 
damages. 

The  transfer  of  trade-marks  is  regulated  by 
the  common  law.  Any  one  having  the  right  to 
a  mark  or  the  successor  of  the  manufacturer  or 
merchant  coming  into  possession  of  the  trade- 
mark can  retain  the  right  to  the  mark  by  forth- 
with making  a  declaration  on  stamped  paper 
and  filing  the  same  in  the  proper  oflBce. 


AUTHORS   AND    HONORS. 


The  bestowal  of  honors  upon  literary  men, 
whether  authors,  editors,  or  publishers,  is  so  rare 
an  occurrence  that  the  death  of  Dr.  William 
Chambers  a  few  days  before  his  baronetcy  was 
gazetted  is,  apart  from  the  loss  which  his  family 
and  his  countrymen  have  sustained,  a  matter  for 
regret.  A  glance  at  the  list  of  stewards  of  the 
recent  festival  of  the  Royal  Literary  Fund  is 
enough  to  prove  that  the  recognition  of  men 
whose  life-work  yields  only  the  humble  fruit 
of  the  printed  page  is  the  exception,  not  the 
rule  ;  for  among  all  the  titled  representatives  of 
other  professions  present  on  that  occasion.  Sir 
Theodore  Martin  alone  had  won  his  spurs  by 
literary  effort  ;  and  even  in  his  case  the  per- 
sonal regard  of  the  Sovereign  was,  as  with  Sir 
Arthur  Helps,  the  probable  secret  of  his  knight- 
hood. It  may,  of  course,  be  argued  that  the 
fame  obtained  by  such  men  as  Carlyle,  Ruskin, 
Proude,  Tennyson,  Dickens,  and  Trollope,  is 
preferable  to  any  titles  bestowed  by  Royal 
hands  ;  but  while  the  unpatented  nobility  con- 
ferred by  public  favor  and  appreciation  is  un- 
doubtedly a  thing  to  be  highly  esteemed,  it  in  no 
wise  invalida'es  the  claim  of  the  literary  world 
to  its  share  of  the  privileges  of  which  the  Sov- 


ereign is  the  dispenser,  and  which  are,  except  in 
a  few  special  cases,  allotted  on  the  recommenda- 
tion of  the  ordinary  advisers  of  the  crown  for 
the  time  being.  It  was,  we  believe,  the  desire  of 
the  late  Prince  Consort  to  establish  some  order 
of  merit  which  would  afford  an  opportunity  for 
the  decoration  of  those  who  have  added  to  the 
world's  literary  treasures  ;  but  the  design  was 
never  carried  into  execution,  and  thus  the 
anomaly  remains  that  while  soldiers  and  sailors, 
men  of  science,  painters,  and  now,  last  of  all, 
musicians,  are  called  to  Windsor  to  receive  a 
ribbon  or  a  sword,  the  men  whose  works  live 
after  them,  not  only  in  the  memory  of  the  peo- 
ple but  actually  and  visibly  upon  their  shelves, 
are  for  the  most  part  ignored.  If  Honos  alit 
artes  is  a  truth,  we  fail  to  see  why  the  same  as- 
sertion may  not  be  made  of  that  which  is  just 
as  really  an  art  as  painting,  sculpture,  or  music. 
Those  who  devote  their  lives  to  the  labor  which, 
like  charity,  enriches  in  the  highest  sense  him 
who  gives  quite  as  much  as  him  who  takes,  may 
not  desire  to  be  titled  ;  but,  on  public  grounds, 
literature  ought  to  be  assigned  her  proper  place, 
and  the  book-producers  should  have  their  share 
of  the  rewards  given  in  every  other  department 
of  national  life.  In  the  ranks  of  eminent  pub- 
lishers, the  absence  of  any  mark  of  Royal  ap- 
preciation is  just  as  noticeable  ;  and  although 
several  well-known  printers  and  stationers  have 
received  a  baronetcy  or  knighthood,  as  in  the 
case  of  Sir  Francis  Truscott  and  Sir  Sidney 
Waterlow,  they  have  owed  it  to  their  connec- 
tion with  the  Corporation  of  London,  and  not  to 
their  special  work  in  their  own  trade.  That  the 
matter  only  needs  to  be  brought  forward  in  the 
proper  quarter  we  fully  believe,  and  per- 
haps the  time  may  not  be  far  distant  when 
some  steps  will  be  taken  in  this  direction. — Pub- 
lishers^ Circular. 


COLORED    VARNISHES    FOR  TIN. 


The  Gewerbeblatt  gives  the  following  :  Thirty 
grams  of  acetate  of  copper  are  ground  to  a 
fine  powder  in  a  mortar,  then  spread  out  in  a 
thin  layer  on  a  porcelain  plate  and  left  for  a  few 
days  in  a  moderately  warm  place.  By  this 
time  the  water  of  crystallization  and  most  of 
the  acetic  acid  will  have  escaped.  The  light 
brown  powder  that  is  left  is  triturated  with 
some  oil  of  turpentine  in  a  mortar  and  then 
stirred  into  100  grams  of  fine  fatty  copal 
varnish  warmed  to  60°  R.  (16.7°  Pah.).  If  the 
acetate  of  copper  was  exceedingly  fine,  the 
greater  part  of  it  will  dissolve  by  a  quarter 
hour's  stirring.  The  varnish  is  then  put  in  a 
glass  (bottle),  and  placed  for  a  few  days  in  a 
warm  place,  shaking  frequently.  The  small 
quantity  of  acetate  of  copper  that  settles  can  be 
used  in  making  the  next  lot. 

This  varnish  is  dark  green,  but  when  applied 
to  tin  it  requires  four  or  five  coats  to  get  a  fine 
green  lustre  ;  but  two  coats  are  sufficient,  if  it  is 
heated  in  a  drying  closet  or  on  a  uniformly 
heated  plate,  to  produce  a  great  variety  of  shades 
of  gold.  A  greenish  g()ld,  a  yellow  or  dark 
yellow  gold,  then  an  orange,  and  finally  a 
reddish-brown  shade  is  obtained  according  to 
the  time  and  temperature.  The  colors  are 
superior  in  brilliancy  to  those  obtained  with  the 
English  gold  varnish,  and  have  the  advantage 
of  premanency  in  the  light.  If  a  good  copal 
varnish  is  used  in  making  this  polychromatic 
varnish,  or  lac,  the  tin  can  be  hammered  or 
pressed. 

The  production  of  golden  colors  depends  on 
the  reduction  of  cupric  oxide  to  cuprous  oxide 
(protoxide  to  suboxide),  which,  in  small  quantity, 


dissolves  in  the  copal  varnish  with  a  golden 
color.  The  more  the  heat  the  greater  the  re- 
duction, and  hence  the  darker  the  color.  Success 
depends  on  applying  it  evenly   and  warming 

uniformly. 

^'».»- 

AN    INTERESTING   DISCOVERY. 


An  important  artistic  and  scientific  discovery 
has  recently  taken  place  in  the  mines  of  Bully 
Grenay,  in  the  North  of  France.  The  Echo  du 
Nord  relates  how,  in  excavating  a  new  passage, 
the  miners  came  across  some  extraordinary  fos- 
sils, proving  the  presence  there  at  some  remote 
period  of  human  beings  as  well  as  of  animals 
and  fishes.  The  passage  in  question  led,  as  it 
appears,  into  two  caverns,  the  mouths  of  which 
have  long  been  closed  up,  and  in  the  first  of 
these  were  discovered  five  perfect  human  fossils, 
one  of  a  man,  two  of  women,  and  two  of  chil. 
dren,  besides  several  weapons  and  utensils  of 
petrified  wood  and  stone,  and  the  fragments  of 
mammiferous  beasts  and  fishes. 

The  second  cavern,  afterward  discovered, 
contained  no  fewer  than  eleven  fossilized  bodies, 
described  as  being  "  of  large  dimensions,"  a 
quantity  of  miscellaneous  objects,  and  some 
precious  stones.  But  the  most  marvelous  part  of 
the  story  remains  to  be  told.  It  is  asserted  that 
the  walls  of  the  cave  are  covered  with  rude 
sketches,  representing  the  combats  of  men  with 
gigantic  animals.  From  these  it  would  appear 
that  the  human  race,  while  still  battling  for  ex- 
istence with  the  aid  of  stone  axes  against  the 
monsters  of  the  field  and  forest,  were  already 
acquainted  with  the  graphic  arts,  and  anxious  to 
perpetuate  their  deeds  of  early  heroism. 

The  bones  and  bodies  themselves  have  now 
been  removed  to  the  neighboring  towns  of  Lens 
and  Lille,  in  the  latter  of  which  places  they  are 
exhibited  in  the  museum.  But  in  order  to  study 
the  antique  frescoes,  the  savants  will  have  to 
descend  into  the  mine  ;  and  when  they  get  there, 
it  will  apparently  need  all  the  credulity  with 
which  they  may  be  gifted  to  believe  that  they 
are  exploring  a  picture  gallery  made  some  thou- 
sands of  years  ago. 


COUNTERFEIT  GLASS  IDOLS. 


A  European  merchant  at  Mandalay  is  said  to 
have  made  a  good  hit  by  the  importation  of  two 
cases  containing  a  thousand  glass  Gaudamas. 
They  cost  about  eighteenpence  a  piece  landed  in 
Mandalay,  and  were  bought  wholesale  by  a 
native  of  India  at  eight  rupees  each.  The 
European  manufacturer,  however,  while  he 
had  carefully  imitated  the  rough  workmanship 
and  large  hands  peculiar  to  the  native  idol,  had 
made  a  mistake,  by  giving  "  The  Light  of  Asia  " 
blue  eyes.  This  necessitated  some  alteration 
which  the  astute  native  was  equal  to,  and  he 
also,  after  some  improvements,  managed  to 
make  a  good  profit  on  his  bargain  by  retailing 
the  figures  to  the  Burmese  up  country  as  having 
been  manufactured  by  Brahmins  at  Benares  ! 
About  the  morality  of  this  trade  in  idols  by 
Europeans,  a  Rangoon  correspondent  writes  to 
an  up-o#untry  paper,  there  is  no  doubt  room  for 
two  opinions,  but  of  the  folly  of  the  Burmese, 
who  venerate  idols  said  to  be  made  by  Brahmins, 
and  to  have  come  from  India,  and  who  are 
taken  in  by  Brummagem  counterfeits,  there  can 
hardly  be  any  feeling  but  contempt  and  pity, 
and  a  hope  that  education  will  soon  make  them 
wiser. — Pottery  Gazette. 


Order  is  the  sanity  of  the  mind,  the  health  of 
the  body,  the  peace  of  the  city,  the  security  of 
the  State. 


June  28,  1883.] 


THE    AMERIOAJST    STATIOl^EE. 


893 


The  Parsons  Paper  Company,  . 

^-^HOLYOKE,     MASS.,  ^^^ 

In  addition  to  their  already  extensive  establishments  at  Holyoke  (which  rank  among  the  largest  mills  in 
this  country),  have  recently  built  a  separate  mill,  specially  constructed  and  equipped  for  the  production 
of  the  Best  Grades  of  Linen  Papers,  and  are  now  manufacturing  all  the  various  sizes  and  weights  of 
BOND,  PARCHMENT,  BANK-NOTE,  AND  LEDGER  PAPERS.  They  have  already  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  produce  of  these  papers  a  quality  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  ESTABLISHED  BRANDS 
IN  THE  MARKET. 

Having  great  strength  of  fibre  (an  essential  requisite  in  all  Legal,  Government  and  Commercial 
Papers),  they  are  recommended  for  use  in  Bonds,  Deeds,  Certificates,  County  and  State  Records,  etc. 
They  are  thoroughly  sized  to  stand  writing  upon  with  fluid  inks,  and  will  permit  of  repeated  erasures  and 
re-writing  thereon,  when  required.  Great  care  is  exercised  to  produce  uniformity  of  color,  strength  and 
finish,  and  to  do  this,  they  have  the  latest  improved  machinery,  specially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of 
Linen  Papers. 

They  would  call  the  attention  of  the  Trade  to  the  following  brands,  which  are  their  trade-marks,  viz.: 
In  all  Bond,  Bank  Folio,  and  Parchment  appears  the  water-mark 

"PARSONS    PAPER    COMPANY,   HOLYOKE,   MASS." 

The  Ledger  Papers,  of  which  they  manufacture  two  Brands,  are  water-marked 

''PARSONS    LINEN    LEDGER."  "SCOTCH   LINEN   LEDGER." 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  maintain  the  quality  of  these  brands  equal  to  any  in  the  market. 


Extra  Fine  Papers 


Manufactured  by 


Z.  CRANE,  JR..  &  BRO., 


These  Goods,  which  are  acknowledged  to  equal  the  piest  foreign  manufactures, 
are  presented  in  the  following  styles  and  qualities: 

SUPERFINE    QUALITY.  EXTRA    SUPERFINE    QUALITY. 

in     handsome     Light     Blue     Boxes     containing    one-quarter    of     a 


ream   of    Note    Paper    each,    and    bearing  in  blue   letters   de- 
scription  of    contents, 
in   separate    Boxes   of    uniform    size,  are   one-eighth  of   a  thousand 
Envelopes  corresponding  in  tint  and  quality  to  the  paper. 


In  attractive  Lavender  Colored  Boxes  containing  one-quarter  ream 
of  Extra  Fine  Paper  each,  with  contents  printed  in  red.  Cor- 
'      responding  to  this,  in  like  Boxes,  are  Envelopes  to  match. 

All  this  Stationery  may  be  reUed  on  t ,  be  according  to  representation 
It  is  suited  to  the  tastes  of  the  most  select  trad& 


» 


In  addition  to  the  above  lines,  our  other  Specialties  are  put  up  with  care,  in  at- 
tractive and  substantial  form.  Goods  can  be  seen  at  the  Mill,  or  at  our  New  York 
General  Agency,  G-EO.  B.  KURD  &  CO.,  79  Beekman  Street. 


894 


THE    AMERICAIS    STATIOl^ER 


SEASON    1883-1884. 


SEASON    1883-1884. 


•*- 


Christmas  and  New  Tear  Cards. 


-*• 


--*- 


^^jpE  beg  to  express  our  thanks  to  our  patrons  and  friends  for  the  kind  and  flattering  appreciation  of  our  past  efforts,  and  feel  a 
"'^  pardonable  pride  at  the  veiy  emphatic  endorsement  which  our  Cards  have  received  from  the  American,  English,  German 
and  Australian  press.  With  one  accord  these  exponents  of  public  taste  have  given  our  Cards  the  first  rank  over  all  similar 
productions  in  the  market.  We  are  bound  to  maintain  this  superiority ;  and  we  have,  as  heretofore,  spared  no  expense  to  create, 
with  the  aid  of  our  enlarged  experience,  a  Series  of  Novelties  for  the  Christmas  Season,  which,  we  have  no  doubt,  will  meet  the 
expectations  of  the  Trade.  We  have  been  singularly  fortunate  in  procuring  the  assistance  of,  we  may  say,  REPRESENTATIVE 
AMERICAN  TALENT  in  the  preparation  of  designs,  and  besides  have  secured  the  cooperation  of  some  of  the  most  EMINENT 
EUROPEAN  ARTISTS. 

OUR  LINE  IS  NOW  COMPLETED,  and  our  agents  are  on  the  road  to  call  on  our  patrons  and  friends.  An  inspection  of  the 
Sample  Books  will  convince  them  that  in  regard  to  ORIGINALITY  AND  VARIETY  OF  DESIGN.  EXCELLENCE  AND 
RICHNESS  IN  EXECUTION,  it  far  exceeds  our  last  year's  efforts.  To  give  an  idea  of  the  high  artistic  order  of  the  line,  we  would 
say  that  it  comprises  : 


FIGURE  DESIGNS  by  Miss  Dora  Wheelkr,  Miss  Rosina  Emmet, 
Miss  L.  B.  Humphrey,  Miss  L.  B.  Comiss,  Elihc  Vedder,  Walter  Satterlee, 
A.  F.  Brooks,  and  others. 

LANDSCAPE  DESIGNS  by  W.  Hamilton  Gibson,  Thomas  Moran, 
F.  L.  Smith,  and  others. 

ANIMAL   DESIGNS  by  6.  E.  Bensell  and  Harry  Beard. 


FLOWER  AND  BIRD  DESIGNS  by  Miss  Fidelia  liRiDCEs, 
Mrs.  O.  E.  Whitney,  Jean  Kobie,  of  Brussels ;  H.  Giacomelli,  of  Paris,  and 
others. 

THE  LITERARY  MATTER  in  connection  with  our  designs  has 
been  carefully  attended  to— among  others,  by  Mrs.  Celia  Thaxter,  Mrs.  Emily 
Shaw  Formal  and  Joaquin  Miller. 


OUR  REGULAR  LINE  of  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cauls  will  comprise  plain  cards,  fringed  cards,  and  double  fringed  cards, 
\arying  in  price  from  30  cents  to  $60,  per  set  of  12. 

PROTECTORS  are  furnished  with  all  fringed  cards,  and  also  ENVELOPES  for  all  series  costing  $1.80  per  set  and  more. 
Besides  our  REGULAR  LINE,  we  would  call  special  attention  to  the  following 

NOVELTIES    AND    SPECIALTIES: 


ALADDIN'S  LAMP.  This  is  one  of  the  most  elaborate  and  elegant 
Christmas  Gift  Cards  we  have  ever  offered  to  the  trade.  It  is  a  large  folding 
card,  lieavily  fringed,  and  proviiled  with  a  leatherette  protector.  The  front  out- 
side page  is  a  design  of  peacock  featheis  on  satin  ;  the  left  inside  page  contains 
a  poem  specially  written  for  thi-  gift  by  Joaquin  Miller,  also  on  satin,  and  sur- 
rounded by  a  delicate  border  of  Oriental  design  ;  the  right  inside  page  presents 
Aladdin  bearing  his  lamp,  after  a  painting  by  the  eminent  American  artist, 
Elibu  Vedder  ;  and  to  complete  the  whole,  the  back  is  embellished  with  a  most 
unique,  artistic  design  of  high  order. 

RUSKIN  CALENDAR  FOR  1884.  At  the  solicitation  of  some 
of  our  business  friends,  we  have  this  year  decided  to  bring  out  a  Calendar,  and 
are  happy  to  be  able  to  announce  that  we  shall  issue  A  CALENDAB  FKOM 
JOHN  KUSKIN,  FOR  1884.  This  consists  of  an  artistic  mount  with  a  block 
calendar,  having  suitable  selections  from  John  Buskin's  works  for  each  day  of 


the  year.  The  selections  have  been  made  by  a  lady  well-known  for  her  culti- 
vated taste  and  judgment  The  mount  has  been  designed  by  a  well-known 
Boston  artist,  and.  coming  from  her  thought  and  tasteful  t-kill,  the  form  and 
decoration  will  be  a  ft  ting  ace  iiii'animent  to  the  words  within  This  Calendar 
will  be  a  source  of  pleasure  to  all  who  love  and  appreciate  Ruskin,  that  they 
may  have  every  morning  a  jewel  from  the  treasure  of  his  noble  and  earnest 
thought. 

"THE  CHRISTMAS  SHEAF."  A  folding  card,  with  inside  pages, 
in  color,  stamped  out  in  the  shape  of  a  sheaf  of  wheat.  Tied  with  silk  cord  and 
tassels. 

"THE  CHRISTMAS  BOOK."  A  surprisingly  natural  represen- 
tation of  an  open  book,  with  floral  designs  by  Mrs.  Fisher,  and  original  poems 
by  Joaquin  Miller. 


^.^^1  chuistmas  art  phiitts  oh  satiu.  ♦^^v. 

The  great  success  attending  our  efforts  in  this  line  has  induced  us  to  bring  out  a  number  of  new  Series,  consisting  of  Flowers,  Landscapes  and  Figure  Designs. 
The«e  are  elegantly  finished  in  several  styles,  in  fringed  tinted  mats,  with  cord  and  tassels  ;  on  mount",  with  silk  fringe  and  cord  ;  in  book  form,  richly  fringed  and 
with  leatherette  protectors,  and  on  rich  Plush  mounts.    Prices  vary  from  $1.50  to  $3.50  each. 


We  have  made  large  additions  to  our  BIKTHDAY  liue,  ctmp^i^ing  llaiii  Card:-,  Friuged  aud  Double  Fringed  Cards  and  Art  Prints  on  Satin.  Numerous 
Series  at  popular  prices  have  been  added  to  our  list  of  SCRIPTURE  TKXT  CAR1>S.  New  FLOWER  PIECES  in  Mats,  &c.  THANKSGIVING  CARDS, 
—Our  line  will  also  be  shown  now. 

Descriptive  Price  Lists  of  our  CHRISTMAS  aud  NEW  YEAR  CARDS  are  now  ready,  and  will  be  sent  on  application. 


NEW  YORK;  38  Bond  Street 
PHILADELPHIA:  1110  Walnut  Street. 
CHICAIJO:  112  Monroe  Street,  j^ 

SAN  FRANCISCO:  529  Commercial  St.      ' 


L.    M^^^IXG^    &    OO., 


BOSTON,  MASS.,    U.  S.  A. 


June  28,  1883.  J 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER 


895 


"==|  79  Beekman  Street,  New  York,  \ 


MAJJUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 


FINE  STATIONERY. 

WE  CARRY  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  Z.  CRANE.  Jr.  &  BROS.'  UNRIVALED  PAPERS, 

In  both  SUPERFINE  and  EXTRA-SUPERFINE  Qualities,   GRECIAN  ANTIQUE,   DISTAFF,  PARCHMENT  VELLUM,  Etc.     We  use  their  Flat  Papers  in  the 
manufacture  of  our  LINE  OF  WEDDING  GOODS,  which  embraces  all  the  leading  styles,  and  many  new  designs  of  embossing. 

WE    HAVE    A    VERY    HANDSOME    LINE    OF    PAPETERIES,    CARD    CABINETS,    ETC., 

Also,  Many  New  Patterns  in  Fancy  Writing  Papers, 

The  latest  of  which  are  POLKA  DOT, 
CELESTIAL,  in  Mazarin  or  Deep  Blue, 
EMBOSSED  MOROCCO  in  Sea-Shell, 
Drab,  Opaline  and  Silver  Cray. 


EMBOSSED  ALLIGATOR,  in  Cafe,  Terra- 

Cotta,  Drab  and  Marguerite. 
PLAIN  ALLIGATOR,  in  Russet. 
HAMMERED  SILVER,  in  Cream  and  White. 


RAGGED  EDGE,  Imported  and  Domestic. 

PIQUET,  in  all  Tints. 

GROS  GRAIN,  in  all  Tints. 

BIRCH  BARK,  an  exact  imitation  in  Paper. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO    THE  MANUFACTURE  OF    FIRST-CLASS  MOURNING  GOODS. 

OXJR.    LIN'S:    OF-    BI^ISTOX-i    BO^PilDS, 

Both  Pasted  and  Mill,  are  unsurpassed  in  quality,  being  made  by  Z.  CRANE,  Jb.  &  BRO.,  to  match  their  paper.    We  manufacture  from  this  stock  VISITING 
CARDS,  in  Plain  and  Gilt  Edge,  Plain  and  Gilt  Bevel,  and  can  furnish  any  special  size  desired. 


Decorated  Jfote  Paper  in  Colors,  Bronzes,  Etc. 


GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  Z.  CRANE,  Jr.  &  BRO. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  CINCIIATI 


Manufacture  the  most  complete  and  popular  line  of  STATIOJVERS'  FILE 
GOJ^DS  made  in  America.     Liberal  Terms  to  Dealers. 

1^  Eastern  Trade  supplied  from  New  York  Branch,  Wo.  28  Bond  Street. 
ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE  TO  DEALERS  ON  APPLICATION. 


IHI.DOOLEY   PAPER   CUTTERS 


I 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


Tie  Atlitlc  Worn,  Easl  BflstoD, 


#-^ 


*  m  » 


MOKKIS  ADLEE,  73  Duane  Street,  New  York. 
OHAELES  BECK,  609  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia. 
PELOUZE  &  OAET,  7  Bank  Lane,  Baltimore. 
H.  L,  PELOUZE  &  SON,  Washington  and  Eichmond. 
GEO.  S,  NEWOOMB  &  CO.,  241  St.  Glair  Street,  Oleveland, 
OSTEANDEE  &  HUEE,  81  &  83  Jackson  St.,  Ghicago. 
W.  M.  BAMBEEGE,  Houston,  Texas. 

SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  AND  PRICE  LIST. 


""*  — !■  V^ta-,l^_.'.tiJi5s;?rnT?i  JULY'S" 

flAHD-CUTTER,    WITH   StBAM    FIXTURE 


896 


THE    AMERIOAl!^    STATIONER 


Munich,   Germany. 


106  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


OUR     LINE     OF 


CHRISTMAS,  NEW  YEAR  CARDS, 


AND 


soTJ^v^Ensrms,  ^r 


OF  OUB  OWN  MANDFACTURE.  ^-^0)^    B®mB@M    1 


■mj). 


ASLX-E:.    now     IIEAIJY. 


The  Trade  are  respectfully  invited  to  withhold  placing  their  orders  until  they  have 
examined  our  line,  as  it  is  pronounced  the  strongest  ever  issued. 


CALENDARS   AND    SATIN    DESIGNS 


In   Sheets   for   Manufacturing    Purposes. 


THE  MILLER  BROS.CUTLERYCO. 

MERIDEN,  CONN. 


STANDARD  POCKET  CUTLERY, 

liadies'  Sciesors  and  Ink  Erasers. 
Make  all  styles  o  f 

STEEL   PEKS. 


PATENT    ADJUSTABLE 

QUILL-ACTION.    RESERVOIR   PEN, 

THE  ACME. 


other  leading   Fens   are  Falcon,  No,  22,  extra 

fine,  333  ;  College,  28  ;  Easy  Writer, 

130;  Round  Point,  20. 


PRICE    LISTS    FURNISHED    TO    DEALERS 
ON    APPLICATION. 


LIPMAN'S  INDISPENSABLE 


EYELET  MACHINE, 

Newest  and    Best  I       Also,    the 

"Improved"  and  the  "  Tri 

Patent." 

Hover's  MANUSCRIPT  Paper 

Saves  your  Eyesight  and  gives 
a  Blacker  Manuscript. 

H.  L.  LIPBIAN,  51  South  Fourth  St.,  Philadelphia. 


PH.  HAKE 


—MANUFACTURER    OF- 


Fine  Envelopes,  Papers 

AUD  WEIDIHG  STATIOHEEY, 

Cards  and  Card  Board, 


> 


ORDERS  OF  DANCING, 


ane^  anb  Mevef- 


6c 


arbs. 


MANUFACTORY  AND  WAREROOMS: 

62,  64,  66  &  68  Ann,  and  151  &  155  William  St., 

;Ei  E  W    '^O  R  K . 


Headquarters  for  Every  Article  Hamed  Above. 


June  28,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIGAI^    STATIOITEE. 


897 


FAMILY*PULPIT  BIBLES 


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NATIONAL  PUBLISHING  CO. 

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We  claim  the  following  advantages  for  the  "  National  Contrasted  Editions  ": 
First.— The  only  Quarto  Bible  containing  the  Conti'asted  Testaments,   in  which  the 
Old  King  James  and  the  Revised  Versions  are  placed  in  parallel  columns. 
Second. — Larger,  better  spaced,  and  more  readable  type  in  all  cheap  and  medium  grades. 
Third. — Latebt  and  most  attractive  variety  of  side  stamps. 
Fourth.— More  IllGminated  Plates  and  Illustrated  and  Descriptive  features. 

BINDINGS  GUARANTEED  EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST.   PRINTING  SUPERIOR 
TO  ANY.    PRICES  AS  LOW  OR  LESS  THAN  OTHERS. 


Luther's  Illustrated  Gfrman  Bib!e, 

Containing  Bible  Dictionaky  History  of  the 
Books,  Map',  Illuminated  Plates  and  many  other 
beautiful  features,  elaborately  illustrated,  mak- 
ing the  most  complete  and  best  illustrated 
German  Bible  in  the  country  at  lower  prices  than 
any  other  edition. 


Haydock's  Approved  Catholic  Bible, 

Containing  a  complete  Catholic  Dictionary 
and  a  large  amount  of  biblical  matter,  em- 
bellished with  hundreds  of  magnificent  en- 
gravings and  illuminated  plates. 
Illustrated  Catnloijue,  containing  full  descrip- 
tion, prices,  &c.,  mailed  on  application. 


ORDERS  FOR  SAMPLE  LOTS  RECEIVE  PROMPT  ATTENTION  AND  LOWEST  PRICES.(2=,^. 


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DRUM-CYLINDER,  STOP-CYLINDER. 

AND 

LITHOGRAPHIC  PRESSES, 

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CHAS.  B.  MAXSON,  Pres.  NATHAN  BABCOCK,  Sec.  and  Treas.  GEO.  P.  FENNER,  Supt. 


LE  PAGE'S  m!M&l 


MANUFACTURED 


RUSSIA  CEMENT  CO., 

Grlo-acester,    IS/Islss. 

LE  PAGE'S  PROCESS  PRESERVES  WITHOUT 

INJURING  THE  ADHESIVE 

PROPERTIES  OF  THE  GLUE. 

i^"  Will  not  injure  the  most  delicate  colors. 
C'.VU  riON^— Be^^e    <^  imitations    clalnxina    to    Ue    the    sanxe    tHitis    or  Jtxst    as    sooA. 


Birthday,  Wedding  and  Condolence  Cards,  $10.00  to  $50.00. 

SFEOIIMIElSr    Si^lv!E:PL.E     LOTS.       TR.^r)E    SXJPFLIEr). 

^.#^£^^  Over  250  Varieties  (our  own  Manufacture  and  Imported).  ^^^^^ 

^  *TJg)'^____ ^ 

Await  our  Travelers  tefore  ordeiing  Oliristmas  Cards.      ^  Orders  for  SpeoimeE  Lots  receive  prompt  attention. 

D.  W.  GLASS  &  CO.,  Baltimore,  U.  S.  A. 


898 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


RAPHAEL  TUCK  &  SONS' 

Artistic  Ciiristmas  t  New  Year  Cards 


F-OPJ^     1883. 


TRADE  MARK 


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THE  increased  favor  these  Cards  have  already  met  from  the  Jobbing  Trade  this  year,  assures  us  we  were  not  mistaken  in  pronouncing 
it  early  in  the  season  as  the  most  desirable  and  complete  line  in  the  market.     We  offer  350  Series,  representing  1,200  Cards,  by 
the  greatest  and  most  popular  Artists  of  the  day,  all  printed  in  the  style  that  has  distinguished  this  line  in  the  past. 

NOV^SLTIEIS    FOR    1883. 


REAL  WATC0M6E  TERRA  COTTA  PLAQUES. 

A  Series  of  20  Beautiful  Fire  Screens 
and  Shields. 

The  most  artistic  Room  Ornaments  yet  produced. 


RELIEFS,  ALBERTYPES, 

GEMS  OF  FOREIGN  SCENERY,  &c. 


»!0NEW   PUBLICATION.  rB!" 

GREAT  MINDS  IN  MUSI '.-A  Series  oC  10 
Portraits  and  Biographical  Sketches,  of  the 
Greatest  Composers  of  the  World. 


TiCKKA-CullA    PLAQUE. 


f       iW  SEND    FOR    CATALOGUES. 


FOLDING    SCREEN. 


FORBES   COMPANY,  181  Devonshire  Street,  Boston;   22  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

-~^>—  ADDRESS     ALL     CORRESPONDENCE     TO     BOSTON     OFFICE.  — <^= 


Wonderful  Prouty  Power  Printing  Press. 


The 


NO  TAPES. 

NO    PULLIES. 
NO  FLIERS. 

SELF-INKER. 
SELF-DELIVERY. 


A   BONANZA! 
A   POWER- PRESS 

AND  ENGINK 

ALL  FOR  $700.      ^ 


PKODTY    POWfcK  PRESSES  shipped  into  eleven 
States  in  past  thirty  days. 


GUARANTEED 


First-Olass  Newspaper 

AND 
POSTER   WO  UK. 

RUNS    BY    HAND    OR 
STEAM. 

No  Type  Grinding. 

EASIEST  PRESS  IN  THE 
MARKET. 


TESTI1^0N"I^LS. 


"I  am  most  emphatically  pleased  with  the  Proiity.    I  would  not  trade  it  for 

aC press  (price  $1,000)     It  runs  easier,  it  is  much  simpler,  and  does  its 

work  as  rapidly  and  well  "  .1.  F.  MITCHELL,  Greenville,  Texas. 

"  Would  not  exchange  it  for  any  of  the  '  Big  Injun'  presses." 

J.  A.  AVERY,  Waukeegan,  III. 
"The  Prouty  is  the  "  Boss  press."  C  G.  STARKS,  Berl  n.  Wis. 


"  For  the  country  office,  printing  1000  to  4000  circulation,  there  is  no  other 
press  worthy  to  be  compared  with  it." 

Waterloo  TRinUNR,  Waterloo,  Iowa. 

"We  profess  to  be  a  practical  pressman,  and  having  had  experience  with 
nearly  all  kinds  of  presses,  believe  ourselves  to  be  a  competent  judge.  The 
Prouty  is  the  simplest  and  easiest  running  power  press  in  the  market,  and  will 
do  as  good  work  as  any  machine  made."  h'.  M.  HAISLET,  Newhampton,  Iowa. 


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No.  1,  7  Column, 

No.  2,  8  Column,  or  .'i  Column  Quarto. 

No.  3,  9  Column,  or  6  Column  Quarto. 


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3.600     " 
4,200     " 


1,000  per  hour. 
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800 


Boxed  and  on  Cars,  $515. 
590. 
665. 


Steam  Fixtures,  $15  to  $35  extra. 
Book  Fountain,     25  to    40 


Address  all  orders  or  inquiries  for  further  particulars  to 


W.  G.  WALKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Proprietors,  Madison,  Wis. 


June  28.  1883.1 


THE    AMETIIOAN    STATIONER 


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Acme  Stationery  and  Paper  Co. 

117    FULTON    STREET,  HEW  YORK. 


Print  Paper,  in  10  sizes  and  styles,  Ruled  and  Unruled. 

Neutral  Tint  Paper,  17  sizes  and  styles.  Ruled  and  Unruled. 
Engine-Sized  Laid  Paper,  9  sizes  and  styles,  Unruled. 

Book  Pads,  bound  on  end  only,  10  sizes  and  styles.  Unruled. 
Counting-House  Tablets,  6  sizes  and  styles,  Unruled. 


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Tub-Sized,    Loft-Dried,    Extra    Fine    Superfine,    Linen    and    Quadrille,    put    up    with    Blotter 

Attachment,    in    the    elegant   and    convenient 

AMERICAN    BLOTTER  TABLET 

tS- HEAVY    DISCOUNTS   TO    LARGE    DEALERS. 


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THE    AMEEIOA]!^    STATIOKEJR. 


THE  HANDY  BLOTTER 

Is  the  Most  Simple,  the  Cheapest  and  by  far  the  Most 
Popular  Blotter  in  use.  It  is  an  article  of  quick  sale 
and  large  profit. 

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The  above  Cut  shows  the  H^ndy  Blotter  in  use. 

Manufacturing  Stationer, 
No.  105  South  4th  Street,  PHILADELPHIA. 


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The  Chas,  Stewart  Papor  Co, 

139, 141  &  143  Walnnt  St, 
CINCIIVINATI,    Olxio, 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers 
of  every  description  of 
News,    Book,    Plate 

Writing  and 
Wrapping 

'     "^    ""    ^      "  ALSO, 

A  Full  IJne  of 

BLANK  BOOKS, 

\^       y'  OFFICE    STATIONERY, 

y^        Fine  Visiting  and  Wedding 
Cards  and  Invitations,  and  the 

NEWEST  NOVELTIES  IN  STATIONERY 

AS  FAST  AS  PRODUCED. 


STATIONERS  and  PRINTERS  are  requested 
to  send  for  our  New  Catalogue  of  Gk>ods  suited  to 
their  wants. 


CHARLES   BECK, 

609  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia, 


IMPORTEE  AND  MANUFACTURER  OF 


PAPERS  AND  CARD-BOARDS, 

Gold,  Silver  and  Fancy  Colored  Papers, 

ii^^i=oi^t:e3d    ^i^iiNrc3-:E:xD    :sj:Eirr:E3:jD..ajiz'    o-a_i^ids. 


ADVERTISING  CARDS  A  SPECIALTY. 

SOLE    AGENT    FOR    THE    NEW    LATENT    MARBLE    PAPERS. 

PAPEK  OUTTINa  MAOHINEET  Of  EVERT  DESOEIPTION, 

And    Sole    Agent    for    BOX-MI AKL  lOTtS'    IHACJHINEJl-tY. 


WM.  F.  MURPHY'S  SONS, 

JSTo.    509    CliestrLiit    Street,    Pliiladelpliia,    Pa. 


S^ECI-A-IliTrES  : 


LETTERPRESS  COPYING  BOOK, 

Railroad  and  Bank  Supplies. 


TOWEE  MAirUFACTUmirG  CO., 

306    Broad-way,    l>TeTAr    York. 


A  WELL  SELECTED  UNE  OF 


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—  COMPRISINO  - 


Writing  Desks, 
Plioto  Albums, 
Auto  Albums, 


Holiday  Cards,  I  Papeteries, 

Games,  Toy  Books,  Checker  Boards, 


Pocket  Books, 


Ink  Stand.s. 


Also,  A  FULL  AND  COMPLETE  LINE  OF  SCHOOL  SUPPLIES. 


SEND     FOR     A     CATAl-OGUE. 


JOHN  R.  KDIATARDS, 

MANUFACTURER  OF  - 

BLANK  BOOKS 


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Perforated  Tablets, 


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MANILLA  ORDER  BOOKS 

And  Students'  Note  Books, 

— BALTIMORE,    MB.  — 


June  28,  1883.] 


THE  ameeioa:n^  stationer 


901 


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MUCILAGE. 


A  MUCILAGE  made  from  pure  gum  arable,  that  will  dry  quick, 
stick  fast  on  wood,  tin,  cotton  or  woolen  cloth,  without 
curling,  has  a  bright  appearance  and  agreeable  smell,  and  de- 
posits no  sediment ;  will  keep  in  perfect  condition  any  length  of 
time  in  any  climate ;  is  just  what  dealers  and  consumers 
want.  Send  for  samples  and  prices.  Make  your  own  tests  and 
judge  for  yourselves. 

GUARANTEE  CHEMICAL  C011PAN7, 

2^2^  io  2130  Race  St..  Philadelphia.  Pa. 


L/C.  TOWER, 

ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 


THERMOMETERS 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

Tower's  Weather  Prognosticator. 


SOLB  AGENT  FOR 

Lamont  Combination  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Russian  Razor  Strop, 
Stern's  Double  Flat  Razor  Strop, 
Stem's  FuU  Line  Razor  Strop, 
Clayton's  Triangular  Razor  Strop 
Clayton's  Seal  Oil  Blacking, 
Wilson's  Shippers'  Cirayons. 


R.  A.  ROGERS  &  CO., 

—Manufacturers  of  the— 
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I  Peffection  Paper  Ojster  Buckets 


DAYTON,    OHIO. 
SEND   FOR   price:  X.ISX. 


HOLYOKE,  MASS 


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HARD  &  PARSONS, 

mPORTERS  AND  MANOFACTURERS  OF  A  SUPERIOR  LINK  OF 

Fine   Notes,   Envelopes    Visiting    Cards    and 

Wedding  Stationery, 

Fine  Papeteries,  Orders  of  Dancing  and 
Menu  Cards, 

126<Scl2S   IDXJ^N-E   ST. 


AU  Goods  bearing  the  accompanying  Trade-Mark  are  Tvarranted. 


IIV    A^LX^    VA.XtlETIES. 


SANFORD    MFG.   CO.,   CHICAOO,   Ills. 

"the:  bosxoiv  jobbing  house:." 


^CHARLES    H-    WHITING,^ 

Successor  to  HALL  &  WHITING, 


•JESD    COR    LIST    PRICE   AND 
SA&kPLES. 


°1  Jobber  of  Stationery.     Miscellaneous  and  School  Books.  1° 

PUBLISHER, H^^^^^EiEIBLANK   BOOKS, 

No.   32    BUOMFIELD    STREET,    BOSTON,    MASS. 


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THE    AMEEIOAK    STATIOJ^EE. 


LEON  ISAACS  &  CO., 


No.  1746  Warnock  Street 

PHILADELPHIA, 


•  Manufacturers  of  ■ 


GLUCINUM  PENS. 

ISOTICE    TO   THE  THA.I>TE We  call  attention  to  our  circular  letter,  dated  June  10 

1883,  which  has  been  directed  to  our  patrons  and  principal  stationers  in  this  country,  containing  t-ome  veiy 
important  information  to  consumers  of  our  celebrated  Glucinum  Pens.  We  confidently  claim  that  tht  y  are 
the  best  series  of  writing  pens  ever  placed  before  the  public.  The  demand  for  them  is  constantly  increas- 
ing on  account  of  the  uniformity,  smoothness  of  points,  and  durability  ov  r  all  other  steel  pens.  The.^e 
Pens  and  the  word  Glucinu'ti  are  copyrighted  and  registered  at  the  Patent  Office,  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  United  Stales  of  America,  - 

and  every  box  has  a  fac-simile  of  our  signature,  /)  ^ 

so  beware  of  unscrupulous  parties  misrepre       ^-^  jy 

senting  us.  cJ:e'{^'7t^^.4:ijaeJ. 

LEON  ISAA.CS  &  CO.         — ^       -^^^<^ 

BLAlTg  BOOIIS- 

NAGLE  &  CO., 

Philadelphia  Printed  Legal  Caps, 

LINES    NUMBERED    OB    PLAIN. 

521  COMMERCE  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


SEND  FOR  SAMPLES  AND  PRICE. 


—JOBBERS  OF— 


GENERAL  STATIONERY 

AND  MANtTFACTUEERS  OF 

Blank  Books 

OF  WHICH  WE  HAVE  MANY 


WARD 


AND 


GAY. 


Card  Department. 

Complete  in  all  its  arrangements,  and  en 

tirely  separate  from  the  other  branches 

of  our  business.    Large  room  on 

second  floor  devoted  wholly  to 

ADVERTISING,  BIRTHDAY,  CHRISTMAS, 
EASTER  AND  VALENTINE 


178-184  Devonshire  Street,  Boston.       ^^be^^ro^raThriTtSrulftV^" 

HARDING  PAPER  CO. 

-^MANUFACTURERS  OF -»=- 

^  First-class  Animal  Sized  and  Loft-Dried  ~=^ 


urmiTiKTo  •!•  'BA.wmm 


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SPECIALTIES :  Ledger  Record  Parchment  and  Cream  Linen  Papers. 


Mills  at  Exeello,  Butler  Co.,  Ohio,  and  Franklin,  Warren  Co.,  Ohio. 


coRREspoNDEKCE  Solicited.       P.O.  Address,  FRANKLIN,  Warren  Co.,  Ohio. 


Denison  Paper  Manufacturing  Co., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Machine  and   Super-Calendered 


^  Lithographic  and  Hews  Papers,  •#» 

MECHANICS    FALLS,    MAINE. 


COMMON-  SENSE 

BINDER. 


The  MOST  COMPLETE  AND  PERFECT  DEVICE 
ever  offered  the  public  for  filing  and  binding  Pam- 
phlets, Periodicals,  Magazines,  Sheet  Music,  and 
loose  Papers  of  every  description. 

The  BIND  NG  DEVICE  is  composed  of  steel 
strips  or  stubs,  between  which  the  papers  are  held 
firmly — as  in  a  vice— by  means  of  two  or  more  Steel 
Fasteners,  whicli  cannot  stretch  and  allow  the  papers 
to  work  loose,  or  the  book  to  sag  from  the  cover. 

—  SPECIAL  MERITS  :  — 

Convenience.      Siniplioity.     Durability. 

ASA  L.   SHIPMAN'S  SONS,  Sole  Mfrs., 

10  Murray  Street,  New  York  City. 


TO  STATIONERS  and  LITHOGRAPHERS. 


A  Stationer  of  twrnty  years'  experience,  wishes  a 
position  in  some  Stationery  or  Lithograp}  ic  house, 
where  his  fervices  will  com-nand  a  fair  salary; 
understands  Printing  and  Plate  Engraving,  is  a  good 
Salesman,  and  is  qua  ified  to  take  charge  of  a  sore 
or  branch  store;  Western  or  Middle  States  preferred; 
good  references.  Address  G.  A.  C,  care  American 
Stationer,  74  Duane  street.  New  York. 

JAMES    A„   WHITNEY, 

COTTNSELOn-AT-LA'W. 

Special  attention  given  to  Patent  and,  Trad9» 
Mark  Causes. 

140  NASSAU  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY,  U.S.  A. 

JAMES  A.  WHITNEY. 

Solicitor  of  United  States  and  Foreign  Patents 

and  Trade-Marks, 

No.  140  Nassaa  St.,  New  ITork  City. 

American,  Canadian,  Bntisli  and  Continental  Patents 
obtained  for  Inventors  on  favorable  terms,  and  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  Caveats  filed.  Reissues  and 
Design  Patents  secured.  Trade-marks  and  Labels  pro- 
tected by  registry  at  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  and  in 
Canada  and  Europe,  Rejected  Cases  investigated  and 
reported  upon.  Interferences  conducted,  Opmions  on 
Questions  of  Infringement,  the  Validity  of  Patents, 
Stc,  c&C. 

Personal  attention  throughout  is  given  to  each  and 
every  case — a  matter  of  no  mconsiderable  importance 
to  those  -who  wish  strong  claims  and  specifications 
CAREFULLY  DRAWN.  Business may  be  transacted  either 
in  person  or  by  mail,  and  in  every  detail  is  kent  in- 
violably SECRET  and  CONFIDENTIAL. 

TAMES  A  WHITNEY,  140  Nassau  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 

THE  RAISBECK  ELECTROTYPE,  CO. 

Eleclrotjpers  &  Slereotypers, 

24  and  86  VANDEWATER  STREET. 
^^"  Eneotrotypes  Mounted  on  Wood  or  Metat, 


June  28,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


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Now  ready,  Pattern  Books  of  the  above  Fine  Art  Publications,  containing  a  rich  profusion  of  choice  and 

elegant  patterns,  Cliromo- Lithographed  in  the  highest  style  of  Art,  after  original  designs 

by  eminent  Artists.      11^"  N.  B. — Sho^A^'n  by  Leading  Jobbers  in  the  States. 


EMBROIDERY  SERIES, 


CHROMO-LITHOGRAPHED  ON  THE  FINEST  WHITE  SATIN.  These 
Satin  Chromos,  which  have  now  for  many  years  enjoyed  a  high  reputation,  this 
year  surpass  all  previous  productions  in  the  same  line.  The  large  Satin,  No.  646,  "Birds  and  Flowers,"  is  a  veritable  work  of 
art,  and  would  form  an  excellent  centre-piece  in  the  most  costly  embroidery.  In  the  case  of  the  smaller  Satin  pictures,  the  prices 
have  been  reduced  with  the  view  of  extending  their  use  by  ladies  for  every  purpose  of  ornamental  needle-work. 


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(Hearson's  Patent,  U.S.A.,  January  10,  1882.) 

A  SELF-FEEDING  RESERVOIR  PENHOLDER,  FITTED  WITH  A  NON-CORRODIBLE  NIBBED  PEN. 


Pocket  Size  (4M  in.  long),  $1.00  Retail;    Desk  Size  (6  in.  long),  $1.50  Retail. 


n^ HE  ANTI-STYLOGRAPH  is  a  Pen  which  requires  no  dipping,  but  is  ready  for  instant  use  without  adjustment,  and  may  be  carried 
in  the  pocket  with  perfect  safety.     It  writes  with  a  nibbed  pen,  renewable  at  pleasure,  with  fine,  medium  or  broad  point,  to  suit 
all  writers.     It  is  easily  refilled,  and  holds  sufficient  ink  for  several  days'  use.     Any  ink  may  be  used. 

N.  B.— It  is  not  a  Stylograph  or  point-writer,  but  a  true  Pen,  and  preserves  all  the  usual  characteristics  of  the  handwriting;  it 
may,  therefore,  be  used  for  short-hand  and  signatures. 


Pens  for  Refilling,  with  Fine,  Mediunn  or  Broad  Points,  40  cents  per  Box.  Retail. 

FITTED  WITH  IRIDIUM-POINTED  PALL.\DIUM  PEN.    Pocket  Size,  $2.50  Eetivil ;  Desk  Size,  $3.00  Retail. 

The  Palladium  Pen  is  as  flexible  as  Steel  and  as  durable  as  Gold  ;  and,  like  the  latter,  is  specially  adapted  for  use  with  acid  copying  inks. 


Wholesale  Agents  for  the  sale  of  the  Anti-Stylograph  in  America,  to  whom  the  Trade  are  respectfully  referred  for  particulars  as  to  price,  &c. : 

Mkssrs.  WATSON  &  PARK,  New  York.— For  Maryland,  Massachusetts.  Maine,     Messrs.  BROWN,  PETTIBONE  &  KELLY,  Chicago,  111.— For  Colorado,  Dakota, 
New  Jersey.  New  Hampshire,  New  York,  Pennsylvania,  and  Vermont.  Indiana,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Nebraska,  and  Wisconsin. 

Mksshs    palmer  &  CO.,    Stonington,    Conn.— For   Connecticut  and  Rhode 

,  ,      ,  Mbssbs.  DAWSON  BROS.,  Montrbai,.    For  Canada. 

Island. 


THOS.   DE   LA  RUE  &  CO., 

Wholesale    Manufacturing   Stationers,    Printers,    Publishers,    Card    Makers,    &c., 
BTJNHILL  BOW,  LONDON,  ENGLAND, 

37  Kue  d'Eiighien,  PARIS.  '  8  Bond  Street,  NEW  YORK. 

^m"  Letters  may  be  addressed  to  their  American  Representative,   J»Ir.   A.   J.    PULSFOKD    (P.   O.   Box  1590),  New  York. 
N.  B.—To  prevent  delay,  all  applications  for  Pattern  Books  should  be  made  to  Mr.  Pulsford,  as  above. 


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THE    AMERICAN    STATIONER. 


%xmt  Gossip. 


All  new  goods  and  designs  which  are 
not,  strictly  speaking,  "  Novelties"  will  be 
noticed  under  this  head.  The  trade  are 
requested  to  forward  descriptions  with 
samples  in  order  to  secure  proper  notice. 


H.  S.  Harcourt,  publisher,  Lisbon,  Dak.,  is 
trying  to  sell  out. 

W.  H.  Grahatn,  publisher,  Nashville,  Tenn., 
has  sold  out  to  T.  S.  Givan. 

Wood  &  Fagan,  publishers,  Oakland,  Cal., 
have  dissolved  partnership. 

J.  S.  Hoeny  &  Son,  publishers  of  the  Times, 
Effingham,  111.,  have  sold  out. 

John  R.  Curry,  publisher,  Silverton,  Col.,  has 
sold  out  to  James  M.  Mountain. 

Fulton  Brothers,  fancy  goods  dealers,  Law- 
rence, Mass.,  have  been  attached. 

B.  McParland,  103  Charlton  street.  New  York, 
reports  agreat  demand  for  his  new  line  of  inks. 

Alice  Turner,  fancy  goods  dealer,  Ashland, 
Mass.,  has  sold  out  to  Charles  T.  Scott. 

The  Hotel  Gazette  Publishing  &  Engraving 
Company,  Boston  Mass.,  has  been  attached. 

E.  W.  Sweet,  publisher  of  the  Vidette,  Colfax, 
W.  T.,  has  admitted  H.  L.  Bowman  to  partner- 
ship. 

Prank  Houghton,  publisher  of  the  Marine 
Record,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  has  sold  out  to  Alan- 
son  Wilcox. 

Goth  &  Wohlrauth,  dealers  in  paper  hangings, 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  H. 
J.  Goth  &  Co.  succeed. 

John  W.  Lesher  &  Brother,  dealers  in  paper- 
hangings,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  are  offering  twenty- 
five  cents  on  the  dollar. 

Snyder  &  Warren,  publishers  of  the  Reporter, 
McMinville,  Ore.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
A.  V.  R.  Snyder  continues. 

Yarnell,  Caystile,  Mathis  &  Otis,  publishers 
of  the  Daily  Times  and  Weekly  Mirror,  Los  An- 
gelos,  Cal.,  have  dissolved  partnership;  J. 
Yarnell  retiring.  Francisco,  Saystile,  Mathis  & 
Otis  succeed. 

The  Acme  Stationery  &  Paper  Company  has 
received  this  week  an  order  from  Germany  for 
paper  to  make  sand-paper,  and  another  from 
Chili  for  an  assortment  of  the  firm's  diflferent 
lines.    This  firm  reports  business  excellent. 

W.  H.  Wells,  one  of  the  attaches  of  the  New 
York  house  of  Marcus  Ward  &  Co. ,  sailed  on 
Saturday,  per  steamship  City  of  Chester,  for 
England.  Mr.  Well's  destination  is  the  firm's 
headquarters  in  London,  and  his  trip  is  in  the 
interest  of  the  branch  house  here.  He  will  re- 
turn about  September  1. 

Henry  Levy  &  Son  are  daily  receiving  from 
Europe  new  goods  which  they  will  soon  offer  to 
the  trade.  The  imported  articles  include  a  great 
variety,  and,  taken  in  conjunction  with  those 
of  the  firm's  own  production,  will  make  up  an 
assorted  stock  of  choice  goods  for  fall  trade, 
which  it  is  claimed  will  not  be  equaled  by  any 
other  house. 

The  representatives  of  James  D.  Whitmore  & 
Co.  have  now  on  exhibition  their  line  of  New 
Year  cards  for  the  ensuing  season.  This  line  is 
replete  with  new  and  original  designs,  and  pre- 
sents some  ideas  never  before  brought  out  In 
New  Year  cards.  They  have  a  full  assortment 
of  these  goods  at  their  show-rooms  and  will  be 
glad  to  see  any  members  of  the  trade  visiting 
the  city. 


The  Grand  Rapids  (Mich.)  Daily  Democrat 
gives  a  review  of  the  history  of  the  firm  of 
Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.,  which  has  been  succeeded 
by  Eaton,  Lyon  &  Allen.  The  business  con- 
ducted by  this  house  was, established  by  Hinsdill 
Brotbeis  (Henry  M.  and  Chester  B.  Hinsdill)  in 
1859,  changing  afterward,  on  the  accession  of 
John  B.  White  to  Hinsdill  Brothers  &  Co. 
Henry  M.  Hinsdill  afterward  acquired  the  entire 
interest  in  the  business,  and  continued  under  the 
old  style  until  1871,  when  he  sold  out  the  book 
department  to  Eaton  &  Lyon,  retaining  the  sta- 
tionery branch  until  1878,  when  he  finally  re- 
tired from  the  trade.  Eaton  &  Lyon,  in  1876,  ad- 
mitted Henry  G.  Allen,  then  in  their  employ,  to 
the  firm,  under  the  style  of  Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co. 
The  business  continued  to  expand,  and  the  firm 
increased  its  departments  and  extended  its 
premises,  but  this  spring  the  firm  was  obliged  to 
secure  a  building  42x100  feet,  four  stories  and 
basement,  to  accommodate  the  demands  of  their 
trade.  The  new  store  and  warehoupe  have  been 
handsomely  fitted  up,  and  Mr.  Allen  having 
been  given  an  equal  interest  in  the  business,  the 
firm  is  now  known  as  Eaton,  Lyon  &  Allen. 
The  firm  stands  high,  and  its  continued  success 
is  desired  as  well  as  expected  by  those  who 
know  it. 

The  trade  who  appreciate  utility  combined 
with  excellence  of  workmanship  as  forming  the 
salient  features  of  salable  goods,  are  asked  by 
the  Powers  Paper  Company  to  note  the  fact  that 
in  issuing  its  standard  diaries  for  1884  it  asserts 
that  this  is  the  finest  line  of  diaries  ever  put 
upon  the  market.  The  use  of  new  leathers,  new 
styles  and  finer  workmanship  has  greatly  im- 
proved the  appearance  of  the  line,  and  the  in- 
troduction of  spaces  for  recording  the  weather 
and  thermometer  each  day,  the  pages  for  ad- 
dresses, and  other  additions  have  increased  the 
usefulness  of  the  books.  The  company  has  tried 
to  condense  into  the  smallest  possible  space  val- 
uable tables  of  information,  to  which  frequent 
reference  is  likely  to  be  necessary,  for  the 
purpose  of  making  these  diaries  invaluable  as  a 
pocket  reference  book,  no  less  than  as  a  pocket 
record  book.  For  an  inspection  of  the  full  line 
of  samples,  comprising  some  three  hundred 
styles,  buyers  are  invited  to  call  on  J.  L.  St. 
John,  agent  for  the  Powers  Paper  Company, 
tJ2  and  64  Duane  street,  New  York. 

A  new  stylographic  pen  has  been  brought  out 
by  the  Kerner  Stylographic  Pen  Company,  2.5 
Bond  street.  New  York.  This  pen  has  a  flexible 
air  tube,  the  needle  being  rigidly  attached  to  a 
hard  rubber  extension.  The  vibration  of  the 
air  tube  induces  a  ready  flow  of  ink  by  expedit- 
ing the  passage  of  air  through  the  tube  and  sus- 
taining the  pressure  requisite  to  force  the  ink 
to  the  writing  point. 

Jas.  D.  Whitmore  &  Co.  have  just  made  up  a 
combination  box  containing  one  of  each  size  of 
the  automatic  shading  pens,  and  also  three  bottles 
of  ink  in  assorted  colors.  These  boxes  are  the 
same  price  as  the  pens  and  inks,  the  cost  of  the 
boxes  only  being  added,  and  they  make  a  very 
convenient  way  for  retailers  to  handle  the 
goods. 

John  B.  Davids  &  Co.  report  that  they  made 
a  larger  number  of  sales  during  the  current 
month  than  in  any  month  since  the  firm  has 
been  organized.  The  indelible  ink  which  this 
house  oilers  is  claimed  to  be  superior  to  Pay- 
son's,  on  the  ground  that  both  inks  have  been 
similarly  tested. 

Paul  Voigt  and  J.  R.  Ash,  printers,  Philadel- 
delphia.  Pa.,  have  formed  a  partnership,  under 
the  style  of  Voigt  &  Ash. 


Thomas  Charles,  picture  dealer,  St.  Catha- 
rines, Ont.,  is  dead. 

J.  Edgar  Corlies,  of  Browne  &  Corlies,  print 
ers.  New  York  city,  is  dead. 

Willy  Wallach  arrived  from  Europe    by  the 
Arizona  on  Monday  morning. 
^     P.  J   Stephens,  dealer  in  wall-paper,  StT  Louis, 
Mo. ,  has  made  an  assignment. 

E.  H.  Edwards,  stationer,  Barrie,  Ont.,  has 
sold  out  his  stock  to  Alex.  Scott. 

J.  F.  McGowan,  newsdealer,  &c.,  St.  Albans, 
Vt.,  has  sold  out  to  John  Branch. 

The  Capital  City  Electroype  Company,  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio,  has  made  an  assignment. 

The  Peerless  Paper  Box  Company,  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  has  sold  out  to  R.  H.  Crane. 

Geo.  V.  Triplet,  publisher,  Owensboro,  Ky., 
has  been  succeeded  by  Gordon  &  Beers. 

Wm.  W.  Edwards,  blank-book  manufacturer, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  sold  out  at  auction. 

A.  M.  Crotsley,  publisher  of  the  Herald, 
Grenold,  Kan.,  has  sold  out  to  R.  E.  Hicks. 

Gordon  &  Beers,  publishers,  Owensboro,  Ky., 
have  dissolved  partnership.  Gorden  &  Pell 
succeed. 

A.  &  M.  L.  Merriwether,  publishers  of  Merri- 
wethers'  Weekly,  Memphis,  Tenn.,  have  removed 
to  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Philip  R.  Freas,  publisher  of  the  Telegraph, 
Germantown,  Pa.,  has  sold  out  to  Henry  Ray- 
mond, of  New  York. 

Drake  &  Barnes,  publishers  of  the  Volunteer, 
Shelbyville,  Ind.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Frank  Drake  continues. 

A.  J.  Klein,  dealer  in  and  manufacturer  of 
picture  frames,  &c.,  has  secured  special  capital 
of  $1,000,  to  June  13,'  1886. 

S.  T.  Coy,  paper-stock  dealer,  Rockingham, 
Vt.,  has  admitted  C.  H.  Williams  to  partner- 
ship, under  the  style  of  Williams  &  Co. 

Mackay,  Lockhart  &  Co.,  envelope  manufac- 
turers, Toronto,  Ont.,  have  made  an  assignment 
in  trust,  and  have  also  advertised  their  estate 
for  sale. 

Thos.  G.  Rousseau,  New  Orleans,  has  left  that 
city  to  take  charge  of  the  stationey  department 
in  the  store  of  Clark  &  Courts,  Galveston,  Tex. 
Mr.  Rousseau  was  at  one  time  with  T.  Fitz Wil- 
liam and  for  the  last  twelve  years  with  Peter 
O'Donnell,  and  the  New  Orleans  Picayune,  in 
speaking  of  his  departure  wishes  him  every  suc- 
cess, and  pays  tribute  to  his  high  qualities  as  a 
stationer  and  citizen. 

The  Forbes  Company,  as  sole  agent  for  Raphael 
Tuck  &  Sons,  advertises  in  this  issue  two  impor- 
tant novelties  in  scrap  pictures.  The  first  is  the 
"Cabinet,"  which  is  given  free  with  a  retail 
order  of  $100  net  of  reliefs,  which  can  be  chosen 
from  a  finely  selected  line  of  over  400  numbers. 
This  cabinet  is  a  beautiful  piece  of  work  in  black 
walnut,  measuring  18x2.5,  with  a  depth  of  20 
inches,  and  will  he  an  ornament  to  the  hand- 
somest store.  A  new  publication,  the  "  Lang- 
uage of  Flowers,"  consisting  of  a  packet  of  12 
sheets,  comprising  all  of  the  well  known  flowers, 
magnificently  pj-inted,  with  the  name  and  sen- 
timent of  each  printed  underneath ;  and  although 
but  recently  shown  is  having  a  large  sale. 

Clarke  &  Co.,  booksellers  and  stationers,  Vicks- 
burg.  Miss.,  have  removed  to  149  Washington 
street,  in  that  city.  This  change  is  induced  by 
their  increasing  business,  and  there  new  prem- 
ises will  be  in  order  by  July  1,  when,  according 
to  the  Vicksburg  Daily  Herald,  "many  new 
features  will  beadded  to  their  list  of  attractions," 


June  28,  1883.] 


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a  "grand  opening"  will  be  had  and  they  will 
conduct  their  business  "  in  '  bang  up '  style." 

M.  Horwitz,  paper-stock  dealer,  Omaha,  Neb., 
has  had  his  stock  damaged  by  fire;  insured. 

Geo.  H.  Davis,  one  of  the  leading  salesmen  of 
J.  H.  Bufiford's  Sons,  is  a  lieutenant  in  the  13th 
Regiment,  N.  G.,W.  N.  Y.,  and  goes  with  his 
regiment  on  Saturday  to  camp  at  Peekskill. 

Hard  &  Parsons  have  their  new  and  exquisite 
design  of  note  papers,  "Autumn  Leaves,  "  ready. 
The  surface  of  the  paper  is  delicately  tinted  in 
different  forms  of  leaves  in  autumn  coloring. 

The  employes  of  E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co., 
will  make  their  annual  excursion  on  July  3.  The 
objective  point  will  be  Columbia  Grove,  on  Long 
Island  Sound.  A  good  time  is  in  prospect.  The 
Stationer  returns  thanks  for  invitations  re- 
ceived. 

C.  F.  A.  Hinrichs  has  recently  received  a  line 
of  German  and  French  bisque  figures  in  the  latest 
styles  and  in  rare  designs  ;  a  line  of  barbotine 
vases  with  terra-quite  busts  in  relief,  and 
a  line  of  gold  plaques  showing  painted  me- 
dallions. The  latter  articles  vary  from  three 
to  fifteen  inches  in  diameter. 

J.  H.  Bufford's  Sons  have  just  brought  out  a 
new  series  of  advertising  cards  comprising  four 
designs  of  ideal  figures  representing  little  girls 
with  bouquets  of  roses,  forget-me-nots,  daisies 
and  lilies  of  the  valley,  similar  flowers  in  each 
instance  bordering  the  card.  A  neat  floral 
series  has  also  been  brought  out.  The  firm  re- 
ports its  fan  trade  as  being  immense. 

The  first  "Gold  Pen"  base-ball  game  of  the 
season  was  played  in  Brooklyn  on  Saturday,  the 
23d  inst.,  between  nines  from  employes  of  each 
of  the  representative  firms  of  Aikin,  Lambert 
&  Co.,  of  New  York,  and  Edward  Todd  &  Co., 
Brooklyn,  E.  D.,  gold  pen  and  pencil-case 
makers,  and  was  won  by  the  latter,  the  score 
being  35  to  27,  with  one  inning  to  spare.  The 
game  was  well  contested  and  some  good  playing 
was  done  by  both  sides. 

The  manufacturer  who  succeeds  in  finding  a 
place  for  his  goods,  in  these  'days  of  competi- 
tion, is  he  who  produces  a  superior  quality,  and, 
having  confidence  in  their  meri  ts,  uses  print- 
ers' ink  to  make  known  that  which  he  has 
accomplished.  The  Parsons  Paper  Company 
recognizes  all  this,  and  in  the  new  field  of  ledger 
and  bond  papers  is  a  notable  example  of  the  fact 
that  first-class  papers  are  in  demand,  let  the  com- 
petition be  what  it  may. 

Pottsdamer  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  whose  estab- 
lishment was  almost  entirely  destroyed  bj'  fire 
at  the  beginning  of  the  year,  have  entirely  re- 
placed their  machinery  and  have  been  since 
May  in  their  old  location.  They  are  now  more 
busy  than  ever.  In  their  specialty  of  etched 
cards,  in  which  they  excel,  they  have  a  very 
handsome  assortment  which  is  altogether  new — 
their  lithographic  stones  having  been  destroyed. 
This  firm  has  also  a  fine  selection  of  chromo 
cards,  palettes,  plaques,  baskets,  &c.,  all  of  them 
articles  of  excellent  taste,  and  which  sustain 
their  high  reputation. 


Mr.  Fortier,  Montreal,  Quebec,  has  been  in 
town  this  week. 

Schedule  of  Thaddeus Davids  &  Co.,  ink  manu- 
facturers, of  Nos.  127  and  129  William  street, 
who  recently  made  an  assignment  for  the  benefit 
of  creditors  to  James  W.  Todd,  were  filed  in  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  last  Friday.  The  liabili- 
ties of  the  firm  are  $172,784  84;  nominal  assets, 
$98,509  16,  and  actual  assets,  $21,395  87.  The 
individual  assets  of  Thaddeus  Davids  nominally 
represent  $94,194  80,  but  are  actually  only 
$50,194  80.  Among  them  are  real  estate  at  New 
Rochelle  and  in  Maryland  and  the  leasehold 
interest  in  real  estate  at  Nos.  127  and  129  William 
street.  The  assets  of  David  F.  Davids  represent 
$2,660.  The  merchandise  of  the  firm  is  worth 
$4,785  50,  and  the  other  assets  are  claims  repre- 
senting_  $93,083  04,  on  which  not  more  than 
$16,510  17  can  be  realized.  Among  the  worthless 
claims  are  one  on  a  judgment  for  $37,791  67 
against  George  W.  Davids,  a  claim  for  $6,750  67 
against  Walter  F.  Davids;  one  for  $3,457  77 
against  John  B.  Davids;  one  for  $1,192  94  against 
Edwin  F.  Davids;  one  on  a  judgment  for  $2,335  39 
against  the  insolvent  firm  of  C.  C.  Houghton  & 
Co. ;  three  notes  of  the  insolvent  firm  of  B.  Law- 
rence &  Co.,  for  $3,463  39,  $3,350  50,  and 
$3,998  99,  respectively,  and  three  notes  of  B.  J. 
Dunning,  Jr.,  who  is  also  insol  ent,  for  $5,000, 
$5,800,  and  $8,051  73,  respectively.  The  imme- 
diate liabilities  of  the  firm  are  only  $15,000. 
The  others  are  on  notes  and  checks  made  by 
George  W.  Davids,  the  amounts  and  holders  of 
which  are:  Daniel  Slote  &  Co.,  $3,000;  Jackson 
National  Bank  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  $3,350; 
George  Miller,  $2,500  ;  Union  National  Bank, 
$3,260  40;  De  Rham  &  Co.,  $3,647;  Cassius 
Wells  &  Lewis  B.  Haas,  $3,062;  East  River 
National  Bank,  $3,356  60  ;  Unknown  holders  of 
17  notes  for,  $46,986  86;  First  National  Bank, 
Hartford,  Conn.,  $2,936  80  ;  Assignee  of  B. 
Lawrence  &  Co.,  $2,998  99;  National  Broadway 
Bank,  $3,463  29  ;  First  National  Bank,  Gouver- 
neur,  N.  Y.,  $3,561 ;  Jackson  National  Bank, 
Providence,  R.  L,  $3,310 ;  Jackson  National 
Bank,  Providence,  R.  I.,  $3,245;  First  National 
Bank,  Bennington,  Vt.,  $1,466  71;  First  National 
Bank,  Bennington,  Vt.,  $644,03;  First  National 
Bank,  Westport,  Conn.,  $1,851  30;  First  National 
Bank,  Northampton,  Mass. ,  $3,620  ;  Bank  of 
Batavia,  N.  Y.,  $1,981 ;  Chase  National  Bank, 
$3,641  ;  A.  C.  Woodward,  Chicopee,  Mass., 
$10,000;  Charter  Oak  National  Bank,  Hartford, 
Conn.,  $3,933  S3\  Marine  National  Bank,  $3,2.50. 


The  firm  also  has  contingent  liabilities  to  the 
amount  of  $26,298  46,  represented  by  notes  in- 
dorsed by  George  W.  Davids. 

The  Barton  Bell  Company,  East  Hampton, 
Conn.,  manufactures  bells  which  are  adapted  to 
the  requirements  of  the  stationery  trade.  Its 
call  bells  are  said  to  be  sold  largely  to  wholesale 
stationers,  and  can  be  used  as  paper-weights  and 
bells  combined.  Samples,  price-lists  and  dis- 
counts will  be  supplied  to  the  jobbing  trade. 
The  Barton  Bell  Company  is  said  to  be  the  oldest 
bell  manufacturing  house  in  the  country.  Its 
business  was  founded  by  William  Barton,  great- 
grandfather of  the  present  secretary  of  the 
company,  in  1793,  at  East  Hampton,  Conn., 
where  the  factory  is  still  located.  Mr.  Barton 
was  accustomed  to  make  a  meal  bag  full  of 
bells  and  walk  33  miles  to  New  Haven,  whence 
he  traveled  by  stage  to  New  York  to  dispose  of 
his  goods,  returning,  after  he  had  sold  his  bells, 
by  same  route.  The  present  factory  is  run 
by  water  supplied  from  a  lake  which  furnishes 
power  for  a  number  of  factories.  Mr.  Barton 
ran  the  first  factory  by  man  and  horse-power 
about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the  stream  on 
which  his  successors  are  now  located.  Ninety 
years  of  persistent  manufacture  in  one  branch 
of  industry  is  a  good  record  for  any  house. 

S.  H.  McElwain,  manufacturer  of  picture 
frames  and  moldings.  Chicago,  111. ,  has  sold  out 
to  J.  C.  Newcomb,  who  will  continue  the  busi- 
ness. Mr.  McElwain's  retirement  is  due  to  the 
health  of  his  family  which  requires  him  to  leave 
Chicago. 

The  latest  collection  of  poems  by  Algernon 
Charles  Swinburne,  "  A  Century  of  Roundels," 
has  been  published  by  R.  Worthington.  It  is  a 
collection  of  leaflets  which  will  attract  attention. 
The  poems  are  not  of  the  torrid  type  for  which 
Swinburne  is  reputed  to  be  peculiar,  but  are 
dainty  though  grave,  and  tinged  with  sad  feeling. 

The  American  Paper  Company,  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  offers  prizes  for  the  most  artistic  designs 
of  natural  pressed  flowers  mounted  on  card, 
satin  or  plush  ;  hand-painted  designs  on  satin, 
china,  shells,  &c. ;  and  for  any  design  for  Christ- 
mas, New  Year,  or  birthday  use. 

The  traveling  representatives  of  J.  H.  Buf- 
ford's Sons  are  now  on  the  road  with  samples  of 
the  flrm's  Christmas  lines  and  other  novelties. 

McCarthy  &  Monville,  paper-stock  dealers, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
Gillies  Monville  continues. 


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Manilla,  and  Twines. 


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Blank    Book    Manufacturers. 

STATIONEKS  and  PAPEE  DEAUEKS, 
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DIRECTORY. 

CariU  under  this  beading  will  be  charged  for 
at  rate  of  910  per  annum  for  each  card. 

Artists'  and  Drawing  Materials. 
A.BBOTT,  A.  H.,  &  CO.        50  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

JA.NENTZKY  &  CO..  Jobbers, 

1125  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Art  Publishers. 

BUFFORD'S  SONS,  J.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.,  293  &  295 
Broadway,  N.Y.,  &  156  &  158  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


FORBES  LITHOGRAPHIC  MFG.  CO., 

181  Devonshire  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


PRANG,  L.,  &  CO.,  Boston,  Mass.;  38  Bond  St.,  New 
York;  and  1110  Walnut  st.,  Philadelphia. 


TABER,  CHAS.,  &  CO.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Salesrooms,  28  Bond  St.,  N.  Y. 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 


BOORUM  &  PEASE,  28,  30,  32  and  34  Reade  St.,  N.  Y. 


COTTON  &  GOULD,  Manufacturers  of  the  Yankee 
Letter  File  and  Binder,  24  Milk  St.,  Boston. 

EVANS  &  GEDDES,        51  and  53  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 


GAY,  AARON  R.,  &  CO.,  130  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


KNIGHT,  ADAMS  &  CO., 


14  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


PRICE,  THOS.  W.,  CO.,  505  Minor st.,PhUadelphia,  Pa. 


Bookbinders. 


WATLRS,  W.,  &  SON,  Patent  Daily  Calenders, 

103  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Book    Binders'    and     Paper    Box    Makers 
Materials. 

SNIDER  &  HOOLE,  101  and  103  Walnut  St.,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  Chicago,  lU. 

Bookbinders'  Machinery. 
CRANSTON  &  CO.,         79  First  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DONNELL,  E.  P.,  &  CO., 


Chicago,  111. 


tnCKOK,  W.  O., 


Harrisburg,  Pa. 


HOWARD  IRON  WORKS, 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


McADAMS,  JOHN,  SONS,  &  CO.,  Ruling  and  Paging 
Machinery,  &c.,         528  Kent  ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PIPER,  E.  J.,  Mfr.  Paper  Ruling  Machinery, 

Springfield,  Mass. 

SANBORN,  GEO.  H.  &  SONS,  51  Beekman  st.,  N.  Y. 

SHERIDAN,  T.  W.  &  0.  B.,         25  Centre  St.,  N.  Y. 


Bookbinders'  Materials. 


GARNAR,  THOS.,  &  CO.,         181  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


GANE  BROTHERS, 


106  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


GRIFFIN,   H.,   &   SONS,   54  &  56  Duane  St.,  N.  Y., 
and  304  N.  Main  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Bronzing. 


SARGENT    BRONZING   MACHINE  CO., 
street,  Worceaier,  Mass 


553    Main 


Card  Board  Manufacturers. 


TRIER,  S.,  &  SON, 


190  William  St.,  N.  Y 


McHUGH,  P.  P.,  &  CO.,  Blank  Cards,  51  Ann  st.,  N.  Y. 


Cards— Blank  and  Visiting. 


BECK,  CHARLES,  609  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLUNS,  A.  M.,  SON,  &  CO.,        PhUadelphia,  Pa. 


HAKE,  PHILIP. 


155  WiUiam  St.,  N.  Y. 


Copying  Presses. 


Engravers. 


WILTSHIRE,  HARRY, 


78  Nassau  st.,  N.  Y. 


HUBBARD,  H.  N.. 


313  to  319  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  mON  &  BOLT  CO.,    Carpentersville,  111. 


SHRIVER,  T.,  &  CO., 


333  East  56th  St.,  N.  Y. 


TATUM,  SAMUEL  C.  &  CO., 


CincimiatL,  O. 


Copying  Books. 


MURPSY'S  SONS,  W.  F., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Eyelet  Machines. 


UPMAN.  HYMEN  L.. 


51  South  4th  St..  Phila. 


STIMPSON,  E.  B., 


31  Spruce  St.,  N.  Y. 


Envelope  Manufacturers. 


ACKERMAN  ENVELOPE  MANUFACTURER.    For 
the  trade  only,  33  Beekman  st.  N.  Y. 

BERUN  &  JONES  ENVELOPE  CO., 

134  and  136  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


HILL,  W.  H., 


Worcester,  Mass. 


HOLYOKE  ENVELOPE  CO., 


Holyoke,  Mass. 


L(  )CKWOOD  MFG.  CO..  255  &  259  S.  3d  St..  Phila.,  Pa. 


REAY.  M.  A.. 


77  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


THE    LOGAN   &    LOWE   ENVELOPE  COMPANY, 
Worcester,  Mass. 

WHITCOMB,  G.  HENRY,  &  CO..  Worcester,  Mass. 

Fancy  Cut  Cards,  Labels,  &c. 

U.  S.  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Novelties  in  Cards, 
Programmes,  Menus,  Labels,  Decorative  Leaves, 
&c..  170  Clark  St..  Chicago.  111. 

Fancy  Goods— Velvet  and  Leather. 

ANTHONY,  E.  &  H.  T.,  &  CO.,  591  Broadway,  N.  Y. 

Fringes,  Cords  and  Tassels. 


MENDE.  PAUL, 


IB  Howard  St.,  N.Y. 


Globes. 


ANDREWS,  A.  H.,  &  CO.,  Chicago,  111.,  and  19  Bond 
St.,  N.  Y.— Globes,  3,  5,  6,  8,  12,  18  and  30  in.  diam. 


NIMS,  H.  B.,  &  CO.,  Troy,  N.  Y.  The  FrankUu  Globes, 
5,  6, 10, 12, 16,  18  and  30  in.  diameter.  Reduced  Price 
List  on  application. 


Grain  Tables. 


DARROW,  E.,  &  CO.    Elwood's  Grain  Tables  $1.25; 
mailed  by  the  publishers,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Gummed  Paper 


Very  Adhesive  and  Warranted  to  Lie  Flat. 
DENNISON    MANUFACTURING   CO.,   21    Milk   St., 
Boston;    198  Broadway,  N.   Y.;   630  Chestnut  St.. 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Ink  and  Mucilage  Manufacturers. 


U.  S.  TREASURY  MUCILAGE  AND  WRITING  INKS. 
WILLIAM  A.  DAVIS.  Manufacturer,  Boston,  Mass. 


Leather  Back  and  Side  Titles. 


COX.  A.  J.,  &  CO.,  144  and  146  Monroe  st.,  Chicago,  m. 
Letter  Boxes,  Automatic  Bell,  &c. 


GAYNOR  <S  FITZGERALD,  Automatic  Bell  Letter 
Boxes,  Bell  Letter  Plates,  Letter  Boxes,  &c..  New 
Haven,  Conn. 


Letter,  Cabinet  and  Library  Files. 


THE  GLOBE  FILES  CO.,  Cincinnati.    Eastern  office, 
28  Bond  St.,  New  York. 


Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type. 


SMITH,  R.  H.,  &  CO.,  Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Pat- 
ents and  Sole  Mfrs.  Largest  Rubber  Stamp  Mfy.  in 
United  States.  Springfield,  Mass. 


Numbering,  Perforating  and  Paging. 


BLOOD,  R.  T.  &  S.,  Jb  , 


81  John  St.,  N.  Y. 


MOORE  &  WARREN  (Estimates  cheerfully  given), 

57  John  St..  N.  Y. 


Paper. 


ACME  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  CO.,  117  Fulton 
St.,  Manilla,  Writing,  Parchment  &  Copying  Papers. 


SCOTT  PAPER  CO.,  Limited.  Toilet  Papers,  Bonnet 
Boards,  Tea,  Tissue,  Manilla,  Blasting,  Drafting, 
Rope  Papers,  27  North  Sixth  st.,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  Bags  and  Glove  Envelopes. 

G.  J.  MOFFAT,      179  St.  John  St.,  New  Haven.  Conn. 

Paper  Box  and  Paper  Cutting  Machinery. 

BECK.  CHAItLES, 609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

«OWARP  IRON  WORKS,  Buffalo,  U.  Y. 


Papers— Fancy. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


609  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Paper  Manufacturers. 


JERSEY   CITY    PAPER   CO.,    White   and   Colored 
H^iasue  and  Copying  Paper.  Jersey  City.  N.  J. 


Paper  Ruling,  Cutting  and  Eyeletting;. 

KISSAM,  B,  A., 


32  Beekman  St.,  N.  Y. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Steel. 


THEO.  L.  WARRINGTON. 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 


Pen  Manufacturers— Gold. 


AIKIN,  LAMBERT  &  CO., 


23  Maiden  lane,  N.  Y . 


Rubber  Stamps. 


DIMOND,  H.  C  ,  &  Co.,  Mfrs.  of  aU  kinds  of  Rubber 
Stamps,  22  Milk  St.,  Boston. 


School  Supplies  and  Specialties. 


CLARK.  C.  W.,  successor  to  N.  E.  School  Furniture 
Co.,  27  Franklin  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


Scrap  and  Invoice  Books. 


SHEPARD,   G.  W.    &  CO.,    Manufacturer    of    the 
Patent  Wooden-Back  Invoice  Books,  Troy,  N.   Y. 


Scrap  Book  Pictures. 


BECK,  CHARLES, 


I  Chestnut  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Sheep  and  Goat  Leather. 


ROCKWELL,  J.  S.,  &  CO.    101  &  103  Duane  St.,  N.  Y. 


Shelf  Paper  Manufacturers. 


ROGERS,  L.  H., 


75  Maiden  Lane,  N.Y. 


Silk  Ornaments. 


PALM  &  FECHTELER,]65VsSl^srclu^^-ig^o,!ll. 


Slates  and  Embossed  Goods. 


EMBOSSING  COMPANY,  THE,  Wire-bound  Slates, 
Dominoes,  Checkers.  Alphabet  Blocks,  Albany,  N.Y. 


Stationers'  Hardware. 


SMITH,  J.  O.,  MFG.  CO.,  51  John  st.,  N.  Y 

J.  F.  MURCH,  Agent. 


Stationers— Importers  and  Jobbers. 


AGAR,  ALEXANDER, 


110  William  St.,  N.  Y. 


KING,  GEO.   F.,  &  MERRILL, 

29  Hawley  st ,  Boston,  Mass . 


WAKD,  MARCUS,  &  CO., 


Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Stationers'  Novelties— Patented. 


PHILA.  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO.,  82]  Cherry  St.,  Phila. 
Pa. — Foxmtain  Pens,  Paper  Fasteners.  &c.,  &c. 


HAKE,  PH. 


155  WUliam  st.,  N.  Y 


LOCKWOOD  MFG.  CO.,  255  &  259  S.  3d  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


Star  Copying  Pads. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  St., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y. ;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Chicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St.,  St.  Louis. 


Tag  Manufacturers. 


DENNISON  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  21  Milk  st., 
Boston;  198  Broadway,  N.  Y. ;  630  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia;  155  Dearborn  st.,  Cliicago;  143  Walnut 
St.,  Cincinnati;  414  North  Third  St..  St.  Louis. 


Toys  and  Games. 


LYMAN  &  CURTISS,  23  Murray  and  27  Warren  sts., 
N.Y.,  Manufacturers  of  Toys,  Games  and  Novelties. 

PRIOR  &  HILGENBERG,  313  W.  Baltimore  St.  and 
42  &  44  German  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


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ANCIENT   ROMAN    ARCHITECTURE. 


The  Hamburger  Nachrichten  reproduces  an 
address  delivered  by  Professor  Eissenbardt  be- 
fore the  Association  of  Art  and  Science,  dealing 
with  the  development  of  architecture  in  ancient 
Rome.  The  old  Roman  bouse,  covered  with 
straw  and  with  three  divisions,  was  considered 
by  the  lecturer  as  closely  resembling  the  type  of 
domestic  architecture  described  by  Galienus  as 
existing  in  his  Pergamic  home,  and  of  which  an 
example  may  still  be  seen  in  the  so-called  house 
of  Romulus  at  Rome.  Roofing  with  shingles 
formed  the  next  step,  and  then  progress  seems 
to  have  remained  stationary  until  Rome  entered 
upon  the  development  of  culture,  which  was 
working  its  way  from  the  East.  The  want  of 
trees  in  the  colonies  bordering  on  some  parts 
of  the  Mediterranean  caused  the  inhabitants 
to  devote  attention  to  substitutes  for  wood. 
Prom  the  investigation  made  it  would  seem 
that  mortar  was  composed  at  an  early  period  of 
puzzolano  earth  and  lime.  Beams  were  formed 
of  planks  and  boards  joined  together  by  some 
adhesive  substance.  The  first  notable  change 
came  from  Greece  in  the  shape  of  peristyle 
buildings,  in  which  marble  and  burned  brick 
took  the  place  of  air-dried  bricks.  Staircases  do 
not,  however,  seem  to  have  much  advanced  be- 
yond primitive  models,  and  the  absence  of  win- 
dows in  the  walls  (as  still  seen  in  outlying  Italian 
villages)  forms  a  disadvantage.  Afterward  there 
arose  a  distinct  taste  on  the  part  of  Roman  ar- 
chitects instead  of  a  mere  imitation  of  foreign 
models.  The  main  roads  were  first  laid  with 
loose  stones  and  were  afterward  paved.  The 
Via  Appia  is  a  notable  instance  of  Roman  street- 
making  ;  structures  of  a  magnificent  character 
arose,  such  as  triumphal  arches,  baths,  bridges, 
and  aqueducts.  But  while  Rome  thus  advanced 
in  architecture,  it  was  near  its  political  down- 
fall, after  which  architecture,  in  common  with 
other  arts,  was  for  many  ages  in  a  dormant 
condition. 


MICROSCOPIC    ANIMALS    IN    BRICKS. 

The  weathering  of  brick  walls  into  a  friable 
state  is  usually  attributed  to  the  action  of  heat, 
wet  and  frost ;  but  from  recent  observations  of 
M.  Parize,  the  real  destroyer  is  a  microscopic 
creature,  and  the  action  played  by  the  weather 
is  only  secondary.  He  has  examined  the  red 
dust  of  crumbling  bricks  under  the  microscope, 
and  found  it  to  consist  largely  of  minute  living 
organisms.  A  sample  of  brick  dust  taken  from 
the  heart  of  a  solid  brick  also  showed  the  same 
animalcule,  but  in  smaller  numbers.  The  mag- 
nifying power  of  the  instrument  was  300  diam- 
eters. Every  decaying  brick  showed  the  same 
kind  of  population,  but  the  harder  the  brick  the 
fewer  were  noticed. 


NICKEL  PLATING  BY  BOILING. 

Dr.  R.  Kaizer,  of  Bavaria,  has  lately  intro- 
duced a  new  method  of  nickel  plating.  He  pre- 
pares a  bath  of  pure  granulated  tin,  argols  and 
water,  heats  it  to  boiling,  and  then  adds  a  small 
quantity  of  red-hot  nickel  oxide.  A  portion  of 
the  nickel,  as  is  shown  by  the  green  color 
which  the  solution  assumes,  that  is,  above  the 
grains  of  tin,  is  immediately  dissolved.  If  a 
copper  or  brass  article  be  now  immersed  in  this 
solution,  it  almost  immediately  becomes  covered 
with  a  silver-like  coating  which  consists  of  al- 
most pure  nickel.  If  a  little  cobalt  carbonate 
or  cobalt  tartrate  be  added  to  the  bath,  a  bluish 
tint  is  produced,  which  may  be  made  lighter  or 
darker  according  to  the  quantity  added.  When 
the  article  is  rubbed  with  dry  sawdust  or  chalk, 
a  very  brilliwit  polish  is  obtained. 


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G.  C.  Cato Durban,  Natal. 

Thomas  G.  Thrum (Honolulu,    Sandwich     Isl- 

I     ands. 

John  Q.  Clark   Kingston,  Canada. 

C.  Halght Toronto,  Canada. 

Henry  W.  Hughes ]  ^ Colw^bia^^'^'  ^^*'^ 

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Considerable  space  is  devoted  in  this 
issue  to  the  publication  of  the  awards  of 
contracts  for  supplying  stationery  to  sev- 
eral of  the  government  departments. 


A  REASONABLE  degree  of  activity  prevails 
in  trade,  sufficient  to  warrant  the  belief 
that  it  is  the  precurser  of  a  fairly  good  fall 
season.  In  our  report  of  the  state  of  trade 
this  week  we  find  some  very  assuring  indi- 
cations. Purchases  are  not  made  in  a  hap- 
hazard way,  nor  with  indifference  to  the 
possibilities  of  f utui'e  payments.  Although 
this  may  tend  to  limit  the  volume  of  sales 
we  are  sure  that  the  wholesale  trade  will 
find  less  to  regret  if  it  does.  But  we  are 
not  sure  that,  altogether,  purchases  will  be 
less  than  in  former  seasons.  It  must  be  re- 
membered that  a  succession  of  small  orders 
with  cash  settlements,  will  make  an  aggre- 
gate which  will  equal,  if  not  more  than 
compensate,  for  one  big  bill  at  longer  time. 
The  demands  of  the  country  are  increasing 
yearly.  The  stationer  must  experience  this, 
and  if  profits  are  less,  the  increased  sale  of 
goods  ought  to  bring  the  balance  pretty 
well  up.  The  trade  are  doing  wiselv  to 
make  selections  slowly,  and  to  gauge  the 
probable  requirements  of  their  customers. 
It  is  better  all  round  that  it  should  be  so. 


Wall  street  is  in  a  bad  way.  In  fact,  it 
seems  to  be  going  out  of  business.  The 
truth  is  that  the  gambling  sharps  of  the 
money  centre  have  given  the  public  too 
much  of  their  quality,  and  the  "lambs" 
have  grown  into  sheep,  and  while,  doubt- 
less, feeling  sheepish  enough  over  past  ex- 
periences, have  taken  a  "  dip,"  which,  for 
the  present  at  least,  will  protect  their  fleeces 
from  the  ravages  of  the  speculative  acari. 
But,  as  we  premised,  "the  street"  is  in  a 
bad  way.  Scarcely  any  business  is  doing 
there ;  brokers  are  practising  little  economies 
hitherto  unthought  of ;  brokers'  clerks  are 
taking  indefinite  vacations  without  pay,  and 
there  is  a  long-facedness  about  the  Stock 
Exchange  which  is  rather  consoling  to  those 
who  have  seen  their  dollars  go  in  through  its 
portals  and  never  come  back.  It  may  be 
asked  :  What  is  the  reason  of  all  this  ?  and 
the  answer  will  be  that  the  railway  and 
telegraph  monopolies,  with  their  watered 
stocks  and  constant  issue  of  "new  construc- 
tion "  and  "  improvement  "  of  other  bonds, 
have  lost  the  confidence  of  the  people  and 
of  even  those  who  have  been  ready  to 
hazard  considerable  on  tlie  turn  of  the  mar- 
ket. The  Stock  Exchange  has  been  listing 
many  new  securities  (?)  of  late,  and  prudent 
people— most  everybody  is  getting  to  be 
prudent  nowadays— have  not  taken  them, 
don't  want  to  take  them,  and  will  not  take 
them,  if  at  never  so  low  a  price.  The  rail- 
way extensions  do  not  seem  to  have  caught 
the  popular  mind,  and  if  considered  at  all, 
they  are  regarded  as  so  many  schemes  for 
floating  bonds  or  stocks  which  have  no  solid 
backing.  The  truth  is  that  stock  speculation, 
railway  ventures  and  everything  which  at 
one  time  was  likely  to  command  attention 
and    invite,  investment,    have    long    ago 


reached  the  limit  of  safety,  and,  while 
timid  people  will  not  risk,  the  professedly 
most  reckless  adventurer  hesitates.  This 
is  about  all  there  is  to  the  speculative  situa- 
tion in  railway  shares,  mortgages  and  the 
like.  It  is  not  unnatural,  therefore,  that 
caution  should  be  one  of  the  characteristics 
of  trade  in  general.  The  public  temper 
has  been  cooled  by  the  experiences  of  the 
past,  and  the  conviction  has  grown  and  is 
growing  that  it  is  better  to  do  without  than 
to  stake  fortune  on  chances.  People  want 
a  reasonably  sure  thing,  and  will  not  feel 
badly  if  their  judgment  shall  lead  them  a 
bit  astray,  but  they  don't  propose  to  put 
judgment  to  the  rear  or,  in  the  forcible,  if 
rude,  expression  of  the  frontier — "Bite  off 
more  than  thev  can  chew." 


ANSWERS  TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


A.  C.  wants  to  know:  1.  Who  makes  Morgan's  muci- 
lage stand  ?    2.  Who  makes  ihe  Perfect  mucilage 
stand  f 
Ans. — 1.  Morgan  Envelope  Company,  Spring- 
field, Mass.    2.  Nathan  &  White,  339  Broadway, 
New  York. 

Subscriber  asks:  Who  handles  the  line  of  inkstands 

once  controlled  by  Quinan  &  Frost,  131  William 

street  ?    These  include  the  "  National,"  "  Irving,'' 

"  Boat,"  "  Safety  Pen-Rest,"  &c. 

Ans. — S.  A.  Trowbridge  has  the  "National" 

and  "  Irving;"  Henry   Baiiibridge  &  Uo.  handle 

the  "Boat."    About  the  "Safety  Pen-Rest"  we 

don't  know. 

A.  B.  C.  wants  to  know  where  he  can  obtain  Lake 
Champlain  coal-black  blotting   sand— black   by 
nature,  and  not  dyed. 
Avs. — We  don't  know,  this  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  and  we  are  told  that  it  is  not  in  the  mar- 
ket. 


MORTGAGES,   ETC 

[In  the  appended  list  R.  signifies  a  renewal  of  n 
pre-existing  mortgage;  B.  S..  bill  of  sale;  and  Real, 
a  mortgage  on  real  estate.] 
Mortgagor.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  Amount. 

E.Ives  (R.)  $700 

K.  H.  Sarasohn 1,800 

E.  D.  Averell 500 

MIDDLE  STATES. 
Geo.  D.  Scrambling,  Utica,  N.  Y.  (B.  S.) 1,800 

EASTERN   STATES. 

Edward  Briggs,  Boston,  Mass 100 

Geo.  Glover,  Boston,  Mass  1,000 

Louis  Schultz  (Scbultz  &  Harrington),   Boston, 

Mass 50O 

Wm.  J.  Wilson,  Boston,  Mass  1 

WESTERN  STATES. 
S.  P.  Taylor  &  Co.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  (Real), 

($100,000  discharged)  75,000 

H.  W.  Burtch,  Richmond,  Ind 500 

Leitch  Brothers,  Cincinnati,  Ohio  (R.) 680 

Sullivan  &  Co. ,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 1,500 

C.  T.  Woodrow,  Cincinnati,  Ohio  (R.)  , 2,500 

C.  R  Clark  &  Co. ,  Cleveland,  Ohio 55& 

Wm.  Weir,  Topeka,  Kan  170 

Springer  &  Quelos,  Cleveland,  Ohio 1,580 

SOUTHERN  STATES. 
R.  A.  Kistler,  Las  Vegas,  N.  M 728 


The  Post  Office  Department  has  made  a  con- 
tract with  Wm.  A.  Wheeler,  Jr.,  New  York, 
for  the  supply  of  Treasury  card  blotter.  No. 
100,  19x84  inches,  to  weigh  not  less  than  100  lbs. 
to  the  ream,  at  $14.50  per  ream.  Have  the 
weight  and  pric^  gf  Treasury  blotting  be«n 
changed  ? 


June  28,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIGAIT    STATIOI^ER 


909 


GOLD    SIZE    FOR    CLASS. 


In  answer  to  an  inquiry,  the  Carriage  Monthly 
republishes  the  following  on  gold  size  for  glass  : 

In  commencing  this  work  you  will  require  a 
drawing  on  paper  for  each  design,  which  you 
will  prepare  as  follows  :  Cut  a  thin  piece  of 
paper  to  the  size  of  your  glass,  draw  out  your 
design  correctly  in  black  lead-pencil  on  the  pa- 
per ;  then  prick  through  the  outlines  with  a  fine 
needl«».  Tie  up  a  little  dry  white  lead  in  a  piece 
of  rag  ;  this  is  a  pounce-bag.  Now  place 
your  design  upon  the  glass,  right  side  up, 
and  dust  it  with  the  pounce-bag  ;  take  the 
paper  carefully  off,  and  the  design  will  ap- 
pear in  white  dots  upon  the  glass  ;  this  is 
to  guide  you  in  laying  on  the  gold  on  the  op- 
posite side.  Now  clean  the  glass  well  on  the 
side  that  the  gold  is  to  go  on ;  prepare  your  size 
in  the  following  manner  :  Get  some  perfectly 
clear  water,  without  the  slightest  particle  of 
grease  or  other  foreign  matter  ;  put  it  on  a  slow 
lire  to  boil,  using  an  enameled  saucepan  for  that 
purpose,  and  taking  particular  care  the  smoke 
does  not  get  into  it;  while  boiling  put  in  two  or 
three  shreds  of  the  very  best  isinglass;  let  it  boil 
a  few  minutes,  then  strain  it  through  a  fine 
clean  linen  rag  ;  when  cool  it  is  ready  for  use. 
The  great  point  in  glass  gilding  is  to  have  the 
glass,  the  size,  and  everything  you  use  per- 
fectly clean ;  a  touch  of  the  finger  on  the 
glass  will  tarnish  the  gold  ;  you  must  use  the 
tip  and  cushion  to  put  on  the  gold,  laying 
the  gold  on  as  level  as  possible,  as  its  uniform 
brightness  depends  in  a  great  measure  upon 
that  point;  use  a  flat  camel's-hair  tool  for  laying 
on  the  size;  flow  the  size  on  and  let  it  drain  off 
when  you  put  the  gold  on;  when  perfectly  dry 
take  a  ball  of  the  finest  cotton  wool  and  gently 
rub  or  polish  the  gold;  you  can  then  lay  on 
another  coat  of  gold  if  desirable.  Gilding  on 
glass  is  usually  done  with  ordinary  size,  and  the 
leaf  placed  on  the  outside:  but  we  would  prefer 
making  the  size  out  of  an  isinglass  that  is  used 
for  such  purposes,  dissolving  it  in  water.  It 
can  be  had  in  any  drug  store.  In  using  this 
size  lay  the  gold  on  the  inside  of  the  glass,  as  it 
will  look  better  and  wear  longer  than  when  put 

on  the  outside. 

-^-t-^- 

The  Chicago  union  printers  have  voted  to  de- 
mand an  increase  of  three  cents  per  thousand 
after  July  3.    The  principal  dailies  will  not  pay 

the  advance. 

^♦•^ 

Among  the  awards  of  contracts  for  stationery 
supplies  for  the  Navy  Department  is  one  for  20 
reams  Treasury  card  blotter.  No.  100,  not  less 
than  90  lbs.  to  the  ream,  equal  to  J.  Parker,  Son 
&  Co. 's— per  ream  $10.  This  contract  is  taken 
by  C.  W.  Thorn  &  Co.,  Washington. 
^♦•^ 

Among  the  visiting  members  of  the  trade  to 
the  city  during  the  week  were  Mr.  Krite,  of 
Neuhaus,  Krite  &  Co.,  St.  Louis  ;  John  D.  Yost, 
of  H.  S.  Crocker  &  Co.,  San  Francisco,  Cal; 
W.  A.  Fauche,  of  Garcia  &  Fauche,  New  Or- 
leans, La.;  Mr.  Carlisle,  of  Carlisle  <&  Co.,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.;  Charles  Herzog,  of  Charles 
Herzog  &  Brother,  Memphis,  Tenn. ;  Eugene 
Ward,  of  Ward,  Hill  &  McClelland,  St.  Paul, 
Minn. ^^_^_^_^^_^__^__^^^— - 


OFncE  OP  The  American  Stationer,  I 
Wednesday,  June  27,  1883.  1 
THE  MONEV  MARKET.— Money  continues 
quiet,  the  demand  for  stock  speculation  having  ap- 
parently ceased  for  the  time  being.  The  demands  for 
legitimate  trade  are  light  and  funds  continue 
abundant,  with  rates  very  easy.  Call  loans  continue 
2^®3  per  cent,  on  stock  collateral  and  1@3  per  cent. 


on  United  States  bonds.  The  stock  market  has  been 
extremely  dull,  with  prices  generally  weak  and  de- 
clining. Government  bonds  remain  quiet  and  without 
material  change,  while  railroad  mortgages  sympa- 
thize pretty  closely  with  the  share  list.  Foreign  ex- 
change is  dull,  and  rates  are  fractionally  lower. 

THJB  l-A-^ER  MARKET.— In  some  instances 
our  city  dealers  report  slightly  more  activity  as  com- 
pared with  weeks  past,  but  the  volume  of  trade  does 
not  as  a  general  thing  reach  beyond  summer  propor- 
tions. While  this  is  everywhere  regarded  as  the  dull 
month  of  the  year,  we  know  of  some  manufacturers 
who  have  more  orders  on  band  than  they  can  execute 
within  the  time  for  which  they  have  taken  them,  and 
on  the  other  hand  there  is  some  looking  around  for 
business  by  others  who  are  not  so  fortunately  situated, 
and  who  are  willing  to  accept  almost  any  reasonable 
offer  on  a  contract  of  an3'  size.  It  is  reported  that  a 
contract  was  entered  into  within  the  past  week  by  a 
well-known  manufacturer  to  supply  an  out-of-town 
commercial  house  with  150  to  200  tons  of  a  very  low 
grade  of  News  at  five  cents. 

THE  ST  A  TIONER  F  MA  RKET— The  business 
situation  varies  little  from  that  of  last  week.  It  is, 
on  the  whole,  somewhat  quieter,  although  many  lines 
have  been  called  into  activity  by  seasonable  require- 
ments. However,  a  more  cheerful  tone  is  prevalent 
than  the  actual  condition  of  affairs  would  seem  to 
warrant,  and  almost  everyone  looks  forward  with 
the  most  auspicious  foreboding'  as  to  the  coming 
season.  Caution  still  marks  the  guarded  way  of 
buyers  of  whom  quite  a  number  have  visited  the  city 
during  the  past  few  weeks,  and  these  have  not  pur- 
chased in  their  usual  off-hand  manner,  but  have 
carefully  made  selections  of  such  goods  as  they  be- 
lieved most  desirable  for  immediate  requirement. 
Some  of  them,  however,  have  placed  orders  to  be 
filled  later  in  the  season.  Others  have  gone  to  seaside 
resorts  and  intend  to  make  their  full  fall  purchases 
before  their  return  home.  It  is  believed  that  most  of 
the  sales  of  fall  and  holiday  goods  will  not  be  effected 
until  late  in  the  season,  as  the  conservative  policy, 
which  has  prevailed  for  some  time,  will  be  maintained 
until  the  natural  rush  for  goods  will  cause  large  or- 
ders to  flood  the  market  at  once.  Although  prepara- 
tions on  a  large  scale  have  been  made,  they  are 
scarcely  up  to  those  of  last  year,  and  in  some  lines 
they  are  far  behind.  This  is  more  particularly  the 
case  with  toys  and  fancy  goods,  of  which  it  is  said 
that  owing  to  the  dullness  of  the  spring  season,  im- 
porters did  not  place  as  heavy  orders  with  the  Euro- 
pean manufacturers  as  usual.  The  demand  for  these 
goods  consequently,  it  is  expected,  will,  before  the 
season  closes,  exceed  the  supply,  as  j  jbbers  and 
dealers  have  little  or  no  stocks  on  hand.  At  present, 
trade  in  these  lines  is  said  to  be  fair.  In  blank-books 
it  is  also  reported  fair,  and  in  domestic  steel  pens  it 
is  said  to  be  good.  The  envelope  manufacturers  re- 
port considerable  business,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  prices  are  cut  to  a  great  extent  by  the  dissolu- 
tion of  the  combination.  In  stationers'  hardware 
business  is  slow.  Most  of  the  fancy  card  men  report 
that  their  Christmas  lines  are  meeting  with  favor  and 
that  special  novelties  in  them  are  meeting  with  a 
ready  sale.  Trade  in  general  staple  stationery  is 
moderately  active. 

VALUE  OF  IMPOBTS  OF  PAPER.  BOOKS,  &c,, 

AT  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK, 

For  the  Week   Ended   Junk   -ii,   1883. 


Albums , 

Books 

Newspapers . 
Engravings 

Ink       

Lead  Pencils 
Slate  Pencils 

Paper 

Steel  Pens . . . 

Other 

Totals  . . . 


41 

83,989 

457 

51,361 

33 

1,930 

51 

13,574 

72 

1,436 

9 

1,579 

182 

15,358 

8 

126 

19 

1,140 

867 

$90,483 

VALUE  OF  EXPORTS  OF  PAPER  BOOKS,  &c., 

FROM    NEW    YORK    TO    FOREIGN    PORTS. 

Fob  the  Week  Ended  June  37,  1883. 


Paper,  reams 
Paper,  pkgs 
Paper,  cases . . 
Books,  cases. . 
Stationery..   . 
Totals 


14,198 

469 

136 

87 

833 

15,113 


82,700 
15,047 
5,955 
8,231 
17,847 


$49,780 


STATIONERY  EXPORTS  FROM   NEW  YORK. 

From  June  20  to  June  27,   1883. 

BOOKS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  8;  to  Liverpool,  50; 
to  Glasgow,  3;  to  London,  1;  to  British  West  Indies, 
2;  to  Havre,  4;  to  Cuba,  3;  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 9;  to  British  Africa,  1;  to  Mexico,  3;  to 
Sandwich  Islands,  2;  to  Japan,  8;  to  Cadiz,  3;  to 
Argentii*  Republic,  4. 

PAPER,  to  Hamburg,  33  cs. ;  to  Liverpool,  5  cs.,  73 
pkgs, ;  to  London,  60  cs. ;  to  British  West  Indies,  84 
pkgs.,  1,236  rms.,  2  cs.;  to  Cuba,  2,200  rms.,  80  pkgs., 
5  cs. ;  to  Brazil,  20  pkgs.,  2  cs  ,  1,000  rms.;  to  United 
States  of  Colombia,  3  cs.,  163  pkgs.;  to  Bremen,  36 
pkgs.;  to  Hull,  1  pkg. ;  to  Havre,  35  pkgs.;  to  Porto 
Rico,  5,4.50  rms.  13  pkgs.;  to  Santo  Domingo,  68 
rms.;  to  Mexico,  19  pkgs.,  4,250  rms.;  to  Venezuela, 
10  pkgs.;  to  Sandwich  Islands,  15  pkgs.,  1  cs. ;  to 
Argentine  Republic,  15  cs. 

STATIONERY,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  31;  to  Liver- 
po'il,  47;  to  Cuba,  35:  to  Mexico,  31;  to  British  West 
Indies,  5;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  37;  to  Sand- 
wich Islands,  6;  to  Copenhagen.  1;  to  London,  2;  to 
Nova  Scotia,  1;  to  Havre,  1;  to  Porto  Rico,  9;  to 
Argentine  Republic,  25;  to  Brazil,  3. 

PERFU.VIERY,  packages,  to  Brazil,  333;  to  Danish 
West  Indies,  13;  to  Liverpool,  6;  tO  Cuba,  7;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia,  68;  to  Venezuela,  66;  to 
Glasgow,  1C6;  to  Santo  Domingo,  10;  to  Uruguay,  30; 
to  Mexico,  326;  to  Argentine  Republic,  1. 

INK,  packages,  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  6; 
to  Porto  Rico,  6. 

SLATES,  cases,  to  Hull,  25;  to  Copenhagen,  25;  to 
Hamburg,  8;  to  Glasgow,  10;  to  British  Africa,  13; 
to  Nova  Scotia,  9;  to  Venezuela,  4. 

SPORTING  GOODS,  TOYS,  GAMES,  &c.,  cases,  to 
Liverpool,  5;  to  Mexico,  7;  to  United  States  of  Co- 
lombia, 6;  to  Cuba,  6;  to  Porto  Rico,  5. 

PENCILS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  3;  to  Hamburg,  3; 
to  Japan,  1. 

TYPE  WRITERS,  cases,  to  Liverpool,  1  ;  to 
Havre,  1. 

CRAYONS,  cases,  to  Hull,  1 ;  to  Havre,  10. 

PRINTING  MATERIALS,  packages,  to  British 
West  Indies,  8;  to  Liverpool,  13;  to  Cuba,  3;  to 
United  States  of  Colombia,  5;  to  Hamburg,  8;  to 
Porto  Rico,  3;  to  Santo  Domingo,  8;  to  Argentine 
Republic,  85. 

ENGRAVINGS,  CHROMOS,  &c.,  cases,  to  British 
West  Indies,  3;  to  Cuba,  4;  to  Santo  Domingo,  8;  to 
Mexico,  6. 

FANS,  cases,  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  8;  to 
Cuba,  14. 

MUCILAGE,  cases,  to  Nova  Scotia,  4. 

MAPS,  packages,  to  Hamburg,  3;  to  Mexico,  2. 

PRINTED  MATTER,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  11;  to 
Liverpool,  8;  to  United  States  of  Colombia,  3. 

FANCY  GOODS,  cases,  to  Hamburg,  1. 

DRAWING  MATERIALS,  cases,  to  Venezuela,  1. 

IMPORTATIONS   OF   PAPER. 

From    June    30    to    June    37,    1883. 

Dodge  &  Olcott,  Fostelandet,  Bordeaiix,  11  pkgs. 
filtering. 

E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  Co.,  Rugia,  Hamburg,  17  cs. 

Scoville  Manufacturing  Company,  by  same,  3  cs. 

MoUer  &  Emmerich,  Nederland,  Antwerp,  2  cs. 

Kaufmann  &  Strauss,  Werra,  Bremen,  6  cs.  col- 
ored. 

C.  H.  George,  Germanic,  Liverpool,  1  cs.  hangings. 


Ir)l0 


THE    AMEEIOAJ^    STATIOIN^ER 


GOVERNMENT  STATIONERY  AWARDS. 


NAVY   DEPARTMENT. 


FollowiDg  is  a  list  of  the  bidders  and  their 
bids,  and  also  the  awards  made  on  the  Navy  De- 
partment stationery.  This  contract,  unlike  that 
of  the  other  departments,  is  divided  into  two 
classes.  The  first  class  is  awarded  by  items,  the 
second  class  by  groups,  of  which  there  are  nine. 
A  bidder  might  be  the  lowest  upon  several  items 
in  a  group,  yet  when  the  awards  are  made  upon 
the  aggregate  of  the  group  he  might  be  unsuc- 
cessful. The  awards  of  the  groups  of  the  second 
class  are  as  follows  : 

G.  A.  Whitaker,  group  1. 

G.  McDowell  &  Co.,  group  2. 

V.  a.  Fischer,  groups  3,  4,  6,  and  9. 

W.  H.  Dempsey,  groups  5,  7,  and  8. 
REFERENCES. 

C.  W.  T.  &  Co.— C.  W.  Thorn  &  Co.,  Washington, 
D.  C,  awarded  items  7,  18,  30  and  31. 

6.  A.  W.— George  A.  "Whitaker,  Washington,  D.  C, 
awarded  items  32,  43,  60,  68  and  71. 

G.  M.  &  Co.— George  McDowell  &  Co.,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  awarded  items  1,  2,  3,  4,  11,  13,  14  and  19. 

H.  E.  Co.— Holyoke  Envelope  Company,  Holyoke, 
Mass.    None. 

J.  G.  D. — Joseph  G.  Ditman,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
awarded  items  8,  22,  23  and  24. 

J.  J.  C— J.  J.  Chapman,  Washington,  D.  C,  award 
ed  item  25. 

J.  L.  S.— J.  L.  Savage,  Washington,  D.  C.    None. 

J.  H.  M.— Joseph  H.  Mann,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
None. 

N.  M.  Co.— Nescochague  Manufacturing  Company, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.    None. 

V.  G.  F.— V.  G.  Fischer,  Washington,  D.  C,  awarded 
items  29,  43,  44  and  58. 

W.  B.— William  Ballantyne,  Washington,  D.  C, 
awarded  items  33,  69  and  70. 

W.  H.  D.— William  H  Dempsey,  Washington,  D.  C, 
awarded  items  5,  6,  9,  10,  15,  16,  17,  20,  21,  26,  27,  28, 
34,  85,  36,  37,  38,  39,  40,  4],  55,  59,  63,  64,  72,  73,  74 
and  75. 

W.  0.  &  Co.— White,  Corbin  &  Co.,  Rockvllle,  Conn., 
awarded  items  45.  46,  47,  48,  49,  50,  51,  52,  53,  54,  55,  56, 
57,61,62,65,  66  and  67. 

Bids  accepted  are  printed  in  bold-face  type. 
FIRST  CLASS. 

Bids  considered  on  each  item  separately  in  this 
class. 

REGULATION  PAPER. 

{8J4xl3}rg  inches,  16  pounds  to  ream.  Stop  ruled 
first  and  third  pages,  24  lines,  with  inch  margin  all 
around.) 

Item  1. — 70  reams  best  quality,  cut  in  half  sheets, 
per  ream,  G.  A.  W.,  $2.75  ;  V.  G.  F. ,  82  56  ;  W.  H.  D., 
$2.  .'0  ;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  m^.SO  ;  W.  B.,  $2.75. 

3.— 120  reams  best,  quality,  whole  sheets,  per  ream, 
G.  A.  \V.,  82.75;  V.  G.  F.,  $IM  ;  W.  H.  D.,  82.20  ;  G. 
M.  &  Co.,  S2.39  ;  \V.  B.,  82.V5. 

3.— 10  reams  best  qualify,  cut  in  half  sheets,  ruled 
on  both  sides,  per  ream.  G.  A.  W.,  $2  75;  V.  G.  F., 
82.56;  \V  H.  D.,  82-20:  G.  M.  &  Co.,  .«2.39  ;  W.  B., 
$2.75. 

DISPATCH   CAP   PAPER 

(8>4xl3)4  inches,  16  pounds  to  ream.  Ruled  all 
sides,  24  lines,  inch  margin  top,  bottom  and  binding 
sides.) 

4. — 10  reams  best  quality,  whole  sheets,  per  ream, 
G.  A.  W.,  $2.75;  V.  G.  F.,  $2.56;  W.  H.  D.,  $2.20;  G. 
M.  &  Co.,  »3.39  ;  W.  B.,  8^- 

5.— 10  reams  American  linen,  flat,  24  lbs.  to  ream, 
cut  into  sheets  8x10,  per  ream,  G.  A.  W.,  8*.20;  AV. 
H.  I>.,  »1.70  ;  O.  M.  &  Co.,  $3.59  ;  W.  B.  $7.47. 

6.-5  reams  American  linen,  flat,  24  lbs.  to  ream, 
cut  into  sheets  8xl3i^,  per  ream,  Q.  A.  W.,  $7.20;  \V. 
H.  1>.,  iim.70  ;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $3.59  ;  W.  B.,  $7.47. 

FOOLSCAP  PAPER. 

(14  pounds  to  ream  ) 

7.-120   reams  best  quality,   per  ream,  G.  A.  W., 

$2.10;  V.  G.  F.,  $2.24;  W.  H.  D.,  $1.95;  J.  Q.  D.,  $1.95; 

O.  M.  &  Co.,  $2.19,  $2  50  ;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,    S1.93, 

Sa.lO;  J.  J.  C.,  $2.08  ;  W.  B.,  $2.10, 


8. — 5  reams  best  quality  legal  cap,  per  ream,  G.  A. 
W.,  $2.10;  V.  G.  F.,  $2.24;  W.  H.  D.,  $1.95;  J.  G.  I>., 
SI. 95  ;  G.  M,  &  Co.,  $2.19,  $2.50,  $3.99  ;  C.  W.  T.  & 
Co.,  $2;  J.  J.  C,  82.08;  W.  B.,  $2.10. 

LETTER  PAPER. 
(10x16,  12  pounds  to  ream.) 

9.— 100  reams  best  quality,  whole  sheets,  per  ream, 
G.  A.  W.,  $1.80:  y,  G.  F.,$1.92;  W.  H.  D.,  »1.65  ; 
J.  G.  D.,  $1.65;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.99;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co., 
$1.65,  $1.80,  J.  J.  C,  81-':8;  W.  B.,  $1.80. 

10.-50  reams  best  quality,  cut  in  half  sheets,  per 
ream,  G.  A.  W.,  $1.80;  V.  G.  F.,  $1.92;  W.  H.  D., 
«1.65  ;  J.  G.  D.,  $1.65;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.99;  C.  W.  T. 
&  Co.,  81.65,  81  80;  J.  J.  C  81.78;  W.  B.,  $1.80. 

11.— 25  reams  E.  I  linen,  half -sheets,  per  ream,  G. 
A.  N.,  $5;  W.  H.  D.,  $5.33;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  S3.49  ;  W. 
B.,  $6. 

12.-25  reams  R  I.  liaen,  whole  sheets,  per  ream, 
G.  A.  W.,  $5;  W.  H.  D.,  $5.33;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $2.49;  W. 
B.,$6. 

13.— 25  reams  R.  I.  linen,  whole  sheets,  stop  ruled, 
per  ream,  G.  A.  W.,  $5;  W.  H.  D.,  8-).50;  G.  M.  & 
Co.,  S2.49  ;  W.  B.,  $6. 

14. — 10  reams  R.  I.  linen,  half  sheets,  stop  ruled, 
per  ream,  G.  A.  W.,  $5;  W.  H.  D.,  $5.50;  G.  M.  & 
Co.,  S3.49  ;  W.  B.,  $6.50. 

NOTE  PAPER. 
(Six  pounds  to  ream.) 

15.— 50  reams,  best  quality,  unruled,  per  ream,  G. 
A.  W.,  90c.;  V.  G.  F.,  96c.;  \V.  H.D.,  80c.;  J.  H.  D., 
8.5c. ;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  99c. ;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  80c. ;  J.  J.  C, 
89c.:  W.  B.,  90c. 

16. — 75  reams  ruled.  No.  0,  7  or  8,  per  ream,  G.  A 
W.,  90c.;  V.  G.  F.,  96c.;  W.  H.  D.,  80c.;  J.  H.  D., 
85c. ;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  99c. ;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co..  86c.  and  90c. ; 
J.  J.  C,  89c.;  W.  B.,9nc. 

17. — 60  reams  ruled,  commercial  note,  per  ream, 
G.  A.  W.,  85c.;  V.  G.  F.,  96c.;  "W.  H.  D.,  80c.;  J.  G. 
D.,  85c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  99c..  C.  W.  T.  &  Co  ,  86c.  and 
90c.;  J.  J.  C.,89c.;  W.  B.,  90c. 

18. — 20  reams,  best  quality,  packet  size,  per  ream, 
G.  A.  W.,  90c.;  V.  G,  F.,  96c.;  W.  H.  D.,  95c.;  J.  G. 
D.,  85c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  SOc, 
86c.;  W.  B.,  90c.,  $1.05. 

19. — 25  reams  R.  I.  linen,  plain,  per  ream,  O.  A.  W., 
$2.50;  W.  H.  D.,  $2.30;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  Sl.r*;  J.  J. 
C,  $2.15;  W.  B.,  83. 

20.— 30  reams  Pirie's  extra  superfine  cream  wove 
note,  plain,  per  ream,  G  A.  W.,  $1;  "W.  H.  D.,  S2; 
G.  M.  &  Co.,  82.04;  J.  J.  C,  $3.57;  W.  B.,  $2.50. 

OTHER  PAPERS. 

21. — 25  reams  buff  or  yellow  envelope  paper,  royal, 
19x24,  30  lbs.  to  ream,  per  ream,  G.  A.  W.,  $3.50;  "W. 
H,  D.,  SS.aO;  J.  G.  D.,  $3.25;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.24; 
C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  $4;  J.  J.  C,  83.42;  W.  B.,  83.50. 

22. — 10  reams  strong  fibrous  brown  manilla  paper, 
24x38,  60  lbs.  to  the  ream,  per  ream,  G.  A.  W.,  $5.40; 
V.  G.  F.,  $4..37i^;  W.  H.  D.,  $4.25;  J.  G.  ».,  S4.15; 
J.  L.  S.,  $5.90;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $6.57;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co., 
$5.60,  $5.68;  N.  M.  Co.,  $6.30,  $6.60;  J.  J.  C,  8").67;  W. 
B..  85.40. 

23. — 50  reams  strong  fibrous  brown  manilla  paper, 
36x40,  100  lbs.  to  ream,  per  ream,  G.  A.  W.,  89;  V.  G. 
F.,  $7,221^;  W.  H.  D.,  $7.25;  J.  G.  D.,  S6.95;  J.  L. 
S.,  $9.41;  G.  M.  &Co.,  $10.97;  C.W.  T.  &  Co.,  $9.25and 
$8.54;  N.  M.  Co..  $10.50  and  $11;  J.  J.  C,  89.40;  W. 
B.,  89. 

24. — 20  reams  strong  fibrous  brown  manilla  paper, 
40x48,  120  lbs.  to  ream,  per  ream,  G.  A.  W.,  $10.80;  V. 
G.  F.,  $8.05;  W.  H.  D.,  88.95;  J.  G.  D..  S8.35;  J. 
L.  S.,  $11.40;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $13.14;  C.W.  T.  &  Co., 
$14  and814.-i4;  N.  M.  Co.,  $12.60  and  $13.20;  J.  J.  C, 
$11.35;  W.  B.,  $10.80. 

25.-8  reams  strong  fibrous  hardware  paper,  36x40, 
150  lbs.  to  ream,  per  ream,  J.  G.  D.,  88.75;  G.  A.  W., 
812.75;  W.  H.  D.,  810.50;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $13.64;  N.  M. 
Co.,  815.75  and  816.50;  J.  J.  C,  1S10.48:  W.  B., 
$12.75. 

26.— 50  reams  best  quality  pregs-copying  paper, 
letter  size,  cut  in  half-sheets,  per  ream,  G.  A.  W., 
SOc. ;  V.  G.  F.,  8  c. ;  \V.  H.  D.,  40c. ;  C.  M.  &  Co.,  75c. ; 
W.  B.,  88c.;  J.  H.  M.,  75c. 

27.-40  reams  best  quality  press-copying  paper,  cap 
size,  cut  in  half-sheets,  per  ream,  W.  B.,  95c.;  V.  G. 
F.,  yOc.;  \V.  H.  JD.,  40c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  90c.;  W.  B., 
$1.;  J.  H.  M.,  90c. 

28.-150  reams  thin  manilla  paper,  cap  size,  480 


sheets  to  the  ream,  per  ream,  J.  G.  D.,  18c. ;  G.  A. 
W.,  18c.;  V.  G.  F.,  18c.;  \V.  H.  D.,  16g.;  G.  M.  & 
Co.,  23c.;  J.  J.  C,  19Mc.;  W.  B.,  18c. 

29. — 200  reams  thin  manilla  paper,  20x  15,  480  sheets 
to  the  ream,  per  ream,  J.  G.  D.,  35c.;  G.  A.  W.,  .350.; 
V.  G.F.,  18c.;  W  H.  D.,  30c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  75c.;  W. 
B.,  35c. 

30.-20  reams  Treasury  card  blotter,  No.  100,  not 
less  than  90  lbs.  to  the  ream,  equal  to  J.  Parker,  Son 
&  Co.'s,  per  ream,  J.  G.  D.,  $16.35;  G.  A.  W.,  $17.50; 
V.  G.  F..  $10.20;  W.  H.  D.,  $14.40;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $17.99; 
C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  SIO  ;  W.  B.,  $17.84;  H.  L.  P.  &  S., 
$15.50. 

31.— .'500  sheets  best  parchment,  9x15,  per  sheet,  G. 
A.  W.,  l:ic.;  W.  H.  D.,  13c.;  G.  M.  &  Co..  2'c.;  C.  W. 
T.  &  Co.,  12  l-2c.;  J.  J.  C,  12c.;  W.  B.,  16c. 

32.— 500  sheets  best  parchment,  10x12,  per  sheet, 
G.  A.  W.,  10  l-2c.;  W.  H.  D.,  lie;  G.  M.  &  Co., 
37c.;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  lie;  J.  J.  C,  12c.;  W.  B.,  16c. 

33. — 50  sheets  bristol  board  (assorted),  per  sheet, 
G.  A.  W.,  10c. ;  W.  H.  D.,  10c. ;  G.  M.  &  Co.  50c.; 
W.  B  ,  8c. 

34.-125  rolls  vellum  tracing  cloth,  36  in.  wide,  per 
roll,  G.  A.  W.,  $5.10;  V.  G.  F.,  $5.20;  W.  H.  D., 
S4.70;  G.  M.  &  Co.  $.5.89;  J.  J.  C,  $5.04;  W.  B., 
$4.89. 

35. — 100  rolls  vellum  tracing  cloth,  30  in  wide,  per 
roll,  G.  A.  W.,  $1.84;  V.  G.  F.,  $4.80;  W.  H.  D., 
«4.30;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $5.59:  J.  J.  C,  $4.57;  W.  B., 
$4.46. 

36.-5  rolls  vellum  tracing  cloth,  26  in.  wide,  per 
roll,  G.  A.  W.,  84.84;  V.  G.  F.,  $4.80;  W.  H.  D., 
S4.30;  G.  M   &  Co.,  $->.59:  W.  B.,  $4.46. 

37. — 115  rolls  vellum  tracing  cloth,  42  in.  wide,  per 
roll,  G.  A.  W.,  $7.40;  V.  G.  F.,  $7.25;  \V.  H.  D., 
S6.35;  G.  JI.  &  Co.,  $8.21;  J.  J.  C,  $6.94;  W.  B., 
$6.75. 

38.— 10  rolls  paragon  mounted  drawing  paper. 
No.  52,  each  10  yds.,  per  roll,  G.  A.  W.,  $x.2.j;  V.  F., 
$8.75;  \V.  H.  D.,  $6.38;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $S.97. 

39. — 10  rolls  sensitive  paper  for  blue  printing,  per 
roll,  G.  A.  W.,  $2.10;  V  G.  F.,  $3;  W.  H.  D.,  !Si3;  G. 
M.  &  Co.,  $2.68.4;  J.  J.  C,  $2.70;  W.  B.,  $2.15. 

40.-175  sheets  elephant  drawing  paper,  Whatman's, 
selected,  per  sheet,  G.  A.  W.,  7i;.;  V.  G.  F.,  7c.;  W". 
H.  D.,  7c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  15c.;  W.  B  ,  7%c. 

41. — 325  sheets  double  elephant  drawing  paper. 
Whatman's,  selected,  per  sheet,  G  A.  W.,  14c.;  V.  G. 
F.,  14c.;  W.  H.  D.,  13c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  29c.;  J.  J.  C  , 
16c  ;  W.  B.,  I6c. 

42. — 350  sheets  antiquarian  drawing  paper,  What- 
man's, per  slieet,  G.  A.  W.,  43c.;  V.  G.  F.,  60c.; 
W.  H.  D.,  50c. ;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  21c  ;  J  J.  C,  77c.;  W.  B., 
74c. 

43. — 200  sheets  tracing  paper,  French  vegetable,  13 
by  17  inches,  per  sheet,  Q.  A.  VV.,  5  4c.;  V.  G.  F  , 
3  l-4c.;  W.  H.  D.,  5c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  16c.;  J.  J.  C, 
3c.;  W  B.,  2!4c. 

41.-300  sheets  best  quality  tracing  paper,  24  by  36 
in.,  per  sheet,  G.A  W.,18c.;  V.  G.  F.,  5c.;  W.  H.D., 
14c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  29c.;  J.  J.  C,  15c.;  W.  B.,  H^c 

ENVELOPES. 

45.-12,000  white  XXX,  3>4x8i^  inches,  per  M,  \V.  C. 
&  Co.,  *1.92,  »3,  «2.15;  G.  A.  W.,  $2.52;  V.  G.  F., 
82.8o;  W.  H.  D.,  $2.59;  J.  J.  C,  $-'.57,  $2  77;  W.  B., 
$2.50;  H.  E.  Co.,  $2.10. 

46.-45,000  white  XXX,  4x8M  inches,  per  M,  W.  C.  & 
Co.,  SI. 99,  »3.10,  S3.28;  G.  A.  W.,  $2.70;  V.  G.  F., 
$3.05;  W.  H.  D.,  $2.59;  J.  J.  C,  $2.84,  $3.06;  W.  B., 
$2.70;  H.  E.  Co.,  $2.10. 

47.-5,000  white  XXX,  4x9  inches,  per  M,  \V.  C.  & 
Co.,  8S2.20,  183.39,  !B2.59;  G.  A.  W.,  $3  03;  W.  H. 
D.,  $2.89;  W.  B.,83.03;  H.  E.  Co.,  8210. 

48.— 70,000  white,  XXX,  4x9)4  inches,  per  M,  \V.  C.  & 
Co.,  ai3.08,  *3.40,  !S3.64;  G.  A.  W.,  $i.03;  V.  G.  F., 
$3.35;  W.  H.  D.,  82.89;  J.  J.  C,  83-24,  $3.48;  W.  B.^ 
$3.03;  H.  E.  Co.,  $2.25. 

49.-3,(00  white  XXX,  1^6x9)^  inches,  per  M,  W.  C. 
&  Co.,  Si3.08,  «3.40,  !S3.64;  G.  A.  W.,  $-3.44;  W.  H. 
D.,  $2.89;  W.  B.,  $3.44;  H.  E.  Co.,  $2.25. 

50.-6,000  white,  XXX,  41^x10  inches,  per  M,  W.  C. 
&  Co.,  8S3.85,  S4,  S4.30;  G.  A.  W.,  $3.44;  W.  H.  D., 
$3.10;  W.  B.,  $3.44;  H.  E.  Co.,  $2.60. 

51.-2,000  white,  XXX,  4^x101^  inches,  per  M,  W.  C. 
&Co.,  $3.55,  $3.70,  $4;  G.  A.  W.,  $4.25;  W.  H.  D., 
$3.10;  J.  J.  C,  $3.79,  $4.08;  W.  B.,  $4.25;  H.  E.  Co. 
$2.80. 

52.-8,000  white  XXX,  4x10  inches,  per  M,  W.  C,  Si 


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Co.,  «3.68,  S3,  Si3.84  ;  G.  A.  W.,  $3.44;  W.  H.  D., 
$3.10;  W.  D.,  $3  44;  H.  E.  Co.,  $2.60. 

5i.— i,000  white,  XXX,  4x11  inches,  per  M,  W.  C. 
&  Co.,  S3.85,  1»4,  .«4.30  ;  G.  A.  W.,  $4.2.'5;  W.  H. 
D.,  $6.50;  W.  B..  $1.25  :  H.  E.  Co.,  $3.30. 

54.— 1.000  general  order,  white,  XXX,  6x9  inches, 
perM,  TV.  C.  &  Co.,  S4.33,  «4.65,  S4.99  ;  G.  A. 
W.,$5.75;  W.  H.  D.,  $4.75;  W.  B.,  $5.75. 

55.-5,000  white.  XXX,  9xl4}4  inches,  pnr  M,  W.  C. 
&Co.,  »9.60,  !S10.  «10.80;  G.  A.  W..  $10.75;  W. 
H.  D.,  $9.50;  W.  B.,  $10.75;  H.  E  Co.,  $8.87. 

56.-15,000  register,  white,  XXX,  7x10)^,  per  M,  W. 
C.  &  Co.,  $5.43,  «5.65,  *6.09  ;  G.  A.  W.,  $7;  V. 
G.  F.,  $13;  W.  H.  D.,  $6.40;  W.  B  ,  $7;  H.  E.  Co.,  $5.30. 
57.— 5,000  white.  XXX,  4?ixlli^  inches,  per  M,\V. 
C.  &  Co.,  ,«3.50,  8(3.70,  !S4  ;  G.  A.  W.,  $4.40  ;  W. 
H.  D.,  $1.98;  J.  J.  C,  $5.56;  W.  B.,  $4.40;  H.  E.  Co., 
$3.30. 

58.-10,000  register,  XXX,  manilla,  8x12  inches,  per 
M,  W.  C.  &  Co.,  $5  45;  G.  A.  W.  $7.25;  V.  G.  F., 
*9.65  ;  W.  H.  D.,  $6;  W.  B.,  $7.25;  H.  E.  Co.,  $3.58. 
59.-10.000  XXX,  manilla,  4x8^  inches,  per  M.  W.  C. 
&  Co.,  $2.40;  G.  A.  W.,  $3.45  ;  V.  G.  F.,  $4.05;  \V.  H. 
D.,  *3  ;  J.  J.  C,  $3.72;  W.  B.,  $6;  H.  E.  Co.,  $2.45. 
60.-6,000  XX,  manilla,  7x10^^,  per  M,  W.  C.  &  Go., 
$3.75;  G.  A.  W.,  «0  ;  W.  H.  D.,  $5.75  ;  W.  B.,  $6  ; 
H.  E.  Co.,  $2.45. 

61.-20,000  letter  size,  white.  No.  5,  per  M,  W.  C.  & 
Co.,  85c.,  89p.  and  95c.;  G.  A.  W.  $1.80;  V.  G.  F., 
H9c  ;  VV.  H.  D.,  $1.60;  J.  J.  C,  $1.59,  $1.71;  W.  B., 
$l.tiO;  H.  E.  Co.,  90c. 

62.— 10,000  letter  size,  white.  No.  6,  per  M.,  AV.  C. 
&  Co.,  «1.03,  *1.08,  ,*1.17  ;  G.  A.  W.,  $2;  W.  H. 
D.,  $1.80;  J.  J.  C,  $1.90,  $2.02;  W.  B.,  $2;  H.  E.  Co., 
flSc. 

63.-5,000  Pirie's  extra  superfine,  No.  5}^,  per  M., 
G.  A.  W.,  $3.75:  W.  H.  D.,  »3.50  ;  W.  B..  $3.75. 

64.-30,000  cream  laid,  No.  5.  per  M  ,  W.  C.  &  Co. , 
S9c.,  9.^)C. ;  G.  A.  W..  $1.95;  W.  H.  D.,  SI. 80  ;  J.  J. 
C,  $1.97;  W.  B.,  $1.S'5;  H.  E.  Co.,  90c. 

65.-15.000  cream-laid  No.  0,  per  M.,  "VV.  C.  &  Co., 
SI. 08,  SI. 17  :  G.  A.  W.,  $J.15:  W.  H.  D.,  $1.98:  J. 
J.  C,  $2.21:  W.  B.,$2.15:  H.E.  Co.,95c. 

66.-2,500  cream-laid,  letter  size,  No.  fiH>,  perM., 
W.  C.  &  Co.,  S1.17,  SI. 37  ;  G.  A.  W.,$2.;i5:  W. 
H.  D.,  $2;  J.  J.  C.  $2  31:  W.  B.,  $2.35. 

67.-1,000  cream-laid,  card  size,  2%x4%  per  M.,  \V. 
C.  &  Co.,  SI. 66,  SI. 73  :  G.  A.  W.,  $1.75:  W.  H. 
D..  $2.90;  J  J.  C,  $2.31:  W.  B.,  $1.75. 

C8. — 1,000  cream  laid,  card  sizes,  No.  2}^,  per  M., 
G.  A.  W.,  S3  :  W.  H.  D.,  $2.90;  J.  J.  C ,  $2.31:  W. 
B.,  $2. 

69.-1,000  letter  size,  R.  I.  linen.  No.  5,  perM.,  G.  A 
W.,  $3;  VV.H.  D.,  $3.40:  J.  J.  C,  $3.74:  W.  B.,  .«3  : 
H.  E.  Co.,  $4.50. 

70.-4.000  letter  size,  R.  I.  linen.  No.  6,  per  M,  G.  A. 
W.,$3.25;t  W.  H.  D..  $3.60;  J.  J.  C,  $1.86:  W.  B., 
S3.35  :  H.  E.  Co.,  $1.75. 

71.— 8,000  letter  size,  R.  I.  linen.  No.  6)^,  per  M.,  G. 
A.  \V.,  S3.50  :  W.  H.  D.,  $4.50:  J.  J.  C,  $1.96:  W. 
B.,  $3.50:  H^E.  Co.,  $2. 

72.-300  cloth-liued,  10)^x6M  per  hundred,  AV.  C. 
&  Co.,  S3.10  ;  G.  A.  W.,  $3;  W.  H.  D.,  $2.70;  J.  J. 
C,  $3.20:  W.  B.,  $3. 

73.— 1,000  cloth-lined,  12x6%  inches,  perM.,"\V.  C. 
&  Co.,  S37.50  :  G.  A.  W.,  $35:  W.  H.  D.,  $25:  J  J. 
C,  $38.45:  W.  B.,  $:J5. 

74.— 2,500  cloth-lined,  4x9^^  inches,  per  M. ,  \V.  C. 
&  Co.,  S14.50  :  G.  A.  W.,  $17.50:  W.  H.  D.,  $10.50: 
J.  J.  C.  $16.24.  W.  B,,  $17.50. 

75.-1,000  cloth-lined.  No.  6,  per  M.,  AV.  C.  &  Co., 
S7  ;  G.  A.  W.,  $9.70  ;  W.  H,  D.,  $8.50:  J.  J.  C,  $8.3S: 
W.  B.,  $9.75. 

SECOND  CLASS,  GROUP  1. 

MISCELLANEOUS  ARTICLES. 

40  lbs.  sponge,  per  lb  ,  G.  A.  W.,  50c.;  V.  G.  F., 
$1.30;  W.  H.  D.,  $1.30.  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.90;  W.  B.,  75c. 

12  doz.  paper-weights,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $1;  V. 
G.  F.,  $1.20;  W.  H.  D.,  $3;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $4.60;  W. 
B.,  $2. 

40  doz.  packs  visiting  cards,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  26c., 
V.  G.  F.,  90c.;  W.  H.  D.,  40c.;  Q.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.04; 
W.  B.,  $1. 

30  doz.  memorandum  books,  assorted,  per  doz.,  G. 
A.  W.,  $2.50;  V.  G.  F.,  $2;  W.  H.  D.,  $2;  G.  M.  &  Co., 
$4.20;  W.  B.,$3.50. 

AGGREGATES  OF  GROUP  1. 

G.  A.  W.  S143.40  ;  V.  G.  F.,  $182.40;  W.  H.  D., 
$184;  W.  B.,  $231;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $340,80. 


GROUP  2. 

200  quills.  No.  80,  per  100,  G.  A.  W.,  $2.50;  V.  G.  F., 
P;  VV.  H.  D.,  $2.20;  G.  M.  &  Co  ,  $2.87;  W.  B.,  $2.60; 
J.  H.  M.,  p. 

2  doz.  rubber  sheets  (for  press-copying),  per  doz., 
G.  A.  W.,  $1.40;  V.  G.  F.,  $1.20;  W.  H.  D  ,  $1.25;  G. 
M.  &  Co.,  $1.54;  W.  B.,  $1.50;  J.  H.  M.,  $1  60. 

2  boxes  chalk  crayons,  per  box,  W.  H.  D.,  6c.;  G. 
A.  W.,  8c.;  V.  G.  F.,  3c.;  G.  M.  &Co.,lc.;  W.  B., 
15c.;  J.  H.  M.,  1.5c. 

10  boxes  quill  pens,  per  box,  G.  A.  W.,  25c.;  V.  G. 
F.,  10c. ;  W.  H.  D.,  60c. ;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  27c. ;  W.  B.,  69c. ; 
J.  H.  M.,  $1.10. 

200  boxes  brass  paper-fasteners,  McGill's,  Nob.  1,  2 
and  3,  100  in  a  box,  per  box,  G.  A.  W.,  20c. ;  V.  G.  F. ; 
19c. ;  W.  H.  D  ,  16c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  2rc. ;  W.  B.,  20i^c.; 
J.  H.  M.,  20e. 

40  boxes  Heyl's  paper  fasteners,  per  box,  G.  A.  W., 
25c.;  V.  G  F.,  .30c.;  W.  H.  D.,  30c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  1.5c.; 
W.B.,  30c,;  J.  IT.  M.,  15c 

100  books  parchment-paper  copying-books,  cap 
size,  with  index,  per  book,  G  A.  W.,  $1.16;  V.  G.  F., 
$1.25;  W.  H.  D  ,  9'ic. ;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  7,5c  ;  W.  B.,  $1; 
J.  H.  M.,  90c. 

50  books  parchment-paper  copying-books,  letter 
size,  with  index,  per  book,  G.  A.  W.,  $1;  V.  G.  F., 
90e.;  W.  H.  D.,  90c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  90c.;  W.  B.,  84c.; 
J.  H.  M.,  7.5C. 

AGGREGATES  OF  GROUP  2. 

G.  A.  W.,  $J26.60;  V.  G.  F..  $229.46;  "W.  H.  D., 
$198  02;  W.  B.,  $210.40  ;  J.  M.,  $194,  $231.50;  G.  M.  & 
Co.,   S191.54.  S339.04. 

GROUP  3. 

100  quarts  copying  ink  or  writing  fluid,  per  quart, 
G.  A.  W.,  50c.;  V.  G.  F.,  20c.;  W.  H.  D.,  35c.;  G.  M. 
&  Co.,  69c.;  J.  J.  C,  49c.;  W.  B.,  40c. 

4  doz,  quarts  Stephen's  blue-black  writing  fluid, 
per  doz  ,  G.  A.  W.,  $7.60;  V.  G.  F.,  $5.20:  W.  H.  D., 
$4;  G.  M.  &  C,  $9  60;  J.  J.  C  ,  $8;  VV.  B.,  $4.50. 

4  doz.  quarts  Stephen's  blue-black  copying  fluid, 
per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $7.60;  V.  G.  F.,  $7;  VV.  H.  D., 
$6.40;  G.  M.  &  Co..  $9.60;  J.  J.  C,  -58;  W.  B.,  $6,90. 

3  doz.  writing  fluid,  Spencerian,  pints,  per  doz., 
G.  A.  W.,'S4;  V.  G.  F..  $3.80:  W.  H.  D.,  $3.85;  G.  M. 
&  Co.,  $3  42;  J.  J.  C,  $2.99;  W.  B.,  $2.98. 

1  doz.  writing  fluid,  Arnold's  genuine,  quarts,  per 
doz.,  G.  A,  W.,  $4.50;  V.  G.  F.,  $4.25;  W.  H.  D.,  $2; 
G.  M.  &  Co.,  $4.50;  J.  J.  C,  $4.50;  VV.  B.,  $4.30. 

1  doz.  copying  ink,  Arnold's  genuine,  quarts,  per 
doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $7.87;  V.  G.  F.,  $7.00;  W.  H.  D.,  $7;  G. 
M.  &  Co.,  $7.42;  J.  J.  C,  $3.50:  W.  B.,  $7.40. 

10  doz.  combined  writing  and  copying  ink,  Carter's 
quarts,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $5.82;  V.  G.  F.,  $6.10;  W. 
H.  D.,  $5.20;  G.  M.  &Co.,  $5.84;  J.  J.  C,  $6.50;  W.  B., 
$5.85. 

5  doz.  French  copying  ink,  quarts,  per  doz.,  G.  A. 
"VV.,  $5;  V.  G.  F.,  $3;  W.  H.  D.,  $4.30;  G.  M.  &  Co., 
$5.74;  J.  J   C,  $5.03;  W.  B.,  $4.  70. 

3  doz.  quarts  J.  B.  Davids  &  Co.'s  black  ink  (crown 
band),  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $5;  V.  G.  F.,  $.3.50;  W.  H. 
D.,  $3.20;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $3.3C;  J.  J.  C,  $3.75;  W.  B., 
$3.48. 

15  doz.  Thaddeus  David's  carmine  ink,  in  oz. 
bottles,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $1.50;  V.  G.  F,  $1.20:  W. 
H.  D  ,  $1.18;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $2.70.;  J.  J.  C,  $1.75;  W.  B  , 
$1,35. 

25  doz.  Carter's  crimson  ink,  in  oz.  bottles,  per  doz., 
G.  A.  W.,  $1.50;  V.  G.  F.,  85c.;  W.  H.  D.,  70c.;  G.  M. 
&  Co.,  80c. ;  J.  J.  C,  $2  20;  W*B.,  80c. 

17  doz  Windsor  &  Newton's  liquid  India  ink,  per 
doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $2.15;  V.  G.  F.,  $2.20;  W.  H.D.,  $2.17; 
G.  M.  &  Co.,  $3.34;  J.  J.  C,  $3.25.  VV.  B.,  $2.76. 

AGGREGATES  OP   GROUP  2. 

G.  A.  W.,  $329.92;  V.  G.  F.,  S355.20;  W.  H.  D., 
$262.34;  W.  B.,  $285.85;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $390.76;  J.  J.  C, 
$372.87. 

GROUP  4. 

370  gross  steel  pens,  per  gross,  G.  A.  W.,  $1  ;  V.  G. 
F.,  20c.;  W.  H.  D.,  50c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  79c.;  W.B.,60c. 

5  gross  Qillott's  barrel  pens,  No.  262,  per  gross, 
G.  A.  W.,  $2;  V.  G.  F.,  $1.40;  W.  H.  D..  $1.60;  G.  M. 
&  Co.,  $1.58;  W.  B.,  $1.30. 

7  gross Gillott's  swan  quill  pens,  per  gross,  G.  A.  W., 
$5;  V.  G.  F.,$5.10;  W.  H.  D.,  $4;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $4.80; 
W.  B.,  $4.05. 

2  gross  Eagle  or  Perry's  No.  160,  barrel  pens,  per 
gross,  G.  A.  W.,  10. ;  V.  G.  F.,  $1.70;  W,  H.  D.,  $1.50; 
6.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.00;  W,  B.,  $1.70, 


5 gross  Gisbume's rulfng  pens,  "improved  point," 
per  gross,  6.  A.  W  ,  $7..tO;  V.  G.  F.,  $7.2);  W.  H.  D., 
$V,  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $9.74;  W.  B.,  $3. 

2  gross  Perry's  elastic  pens,  No.  27,  per  gross,  G.  A. 
W.,.30c.;  V.  G.  F.,  40c.;  W.  H.  D.,  30c.;  G.  M.  &  Co., 
39c.;  W.  B..  39c. 

7  gross  steel  pens,  Esterbrook's  amalgam,  nickel- 
plated,  assorted  numbers,  per  gross,  G.  A.  W.,  75c.; 
V.  G.  F.,  75c.;  W.  H.  D.,  38c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  73c.;  W. 
B.,  70c. 

10  gross  steel  pens,  Dreka's,  Nos.  2  and  3,  per  gross, 
G.  A.  VV.,  60c.:  V.  G.  F.,  60c.;  W.  H.  D.,  49c.;  G.  M.  & 
Co.,  59c.;  W.  B.,  55c. 

10  gold  pens,  desk  holders,  per  pen,  G.  A.  W.,  $1; 
V.  G.  F.,  75c.;  W.  M.  D.,  $1.20;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.  $1.25 
$1.50,  $2;  W.  B.,$2. 

12  gold  pens,  per  pen,  G.  A,  W.,  50c.;  V.  G.  F.,  50c.; 
W.  H.  D.,  50c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  Olc,  $1.10,  $l.i0,  $1.60; 
W.  B.,  $1.70. 

AGGREGATES  OF  GROUP    4. 

G.  A.  W.,  $446.62;  V.  G.  F..  S181.65;  W.  B.,  $3.51. - 
83;  W.  H.  D.,  $27.5.02;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $.18.29,  $123.19. 
$128.09,  $436.69. 

GROUP  5. 

250  doz.  A.  W.  Faber's  best  blacklead  pencils,  hex^ 
agon,  Nos.  1,  2  and  3.  per  doz.,  G.  A.  VV.,  48c. ;  V.  G, 
F.,  45c.:  W.  H.  D.,  33c.;  J.  L.  S.,  42c.;  G.  M.  &  Co., 
48c.;  W.  B,48c. 

100  doz.  Dixon's  best  hexagonal  American  graphite 
black  pencils,  S.  M..  M.  and  H.,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W., 
44c.;  V.  G.  F.,  .35c.;  W  H.  D..  :i2c.;  J.  L.  S.,  37c.;  G. 
M.  &  Co.,  39.9c.;  W.  B.,  40c. 

20  doz.  American  Lead  Pencil  Company's  best 
blacklead  pencils,  hexagon,  Nos.  1,  2  and  3,  per  doz., 
J.  A.  VV.,  38c. ;  V.  G.  F.,  25c. ;  VV.  H.  D  ,  30c. ;  J.  L.  S., 
30c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  33c.;  W.  B.,  32c. 

50  doz.  drawing  lead-pencils,  per  doz..  G.  A.  W., 
$1;  V.  G.  F.,  40c.;  VV.  H.  D.,  60c.;  J.  L.  S..  65c.;  G. 
M.  &Co.,  40c.;  VV   B.,75c. 

150  doz.  Eagle  blacklead  pencils,  hexagon,  assort- 
ed numbers,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  40c.;  V.  G.  F.,  35c.; 
W.  H.  D  ,32c.;  J.  L.  S.,  35c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  34c.;  W.  B., 
32c. 

70  doz.  large  and  blue  or  other  colored  pencils,  per 
doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  60c.;  V.  G.  F.,  40c. ;  W.  H.  D.,  65c.;  J. 
L.  S.,  55c. ;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  65c. ;  W.  B.,  83o. 

20  doz.  automatic  red,  blue  or  other  colored  pencils, 
per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $2.20;  V.  G.  F.,  $1;  W.  H,  D., 
$1.95;  J.  L.  S.,  $1.45;  G  M.  &  Co.,  $2.25;  W.  B.,  $1.95. 

90  doz.  penholders,  with  wooden  handles,  per  doz., 
G.  A.  W.,  15c.;  W.  H.  D.,  15c.;  J.  L.  S.,  24c.;  G.  M.  & 
Co.,  15c.;  W.  B.,  28c. 

50  doz.  gutta-percha  penholders,  Nos.  1,  2  and  3, 
per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $1.20;  V.  G.  F.,  $2;  W.  H.  D.,$l; 
J.  L.  S.,  $1.20;  G  M.  &  Co.,  90c.,  $1.10  and  $1.20;  W. 
B  ,  98c. 

6  doz.  flat  gutta-percha  rules,  12  inches,  per  doz., 
G.  A.  W.,  $1.37;  V.  G.  F.,  $2;  W.  H.  D.,  $1  25;  J.  L. 
S.,  $1.60;  G.  M.  <S  Co.,  $2;  W.  B.,  $1.54. 

10  doz,  flat  gutta-percha  rulers,  18  inches,  per  doz., 
G.  A.  W.,  $2.72;  V.  G.  F.,  $2.75:  W.  H.  D.,  $2.25:  J. 
L.  S..  $-J;50,  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $3.75:   VV.  B.,  $2,.55. 

3  doz.  round  gutta-percha  rulers,  all  sizes,  per  doz., 
G.  A.  W.,  $5;  V.  G  F..  $4.58:  VV.  H.  D.,  $2.22:  J.  L. 
S.,  4:  G.  M,  &  Co.,  $5:  W.  B.,  $1.50. 

AGGREGATES  OP  GROUP  5. 
G.  A.W..  $491.52:  V.  G.  F.,  $448.72:  VV.   B  ,  $159.94; 
W.  H.  D.,  S395.66  :  J.  L.  S.,  $428.70-  G.  M.  &  Co., 
$451,  $461  and  $466. 

GROUP  6. 
25  doz  ivory  paper-folders,  9  inches  wide,  per  doz., 
G.  A.  W.,  $4.69:  V.   G.  F.,  $2:  W.  H.  D.,   $.3.25:  J.  L. 
S.,  $3.95:   W.  B.,  $3.90. 

5  doz.  willow  paper  baskets,  medium  size,  per  doz., 
G.  A.  VV.,  $4;  V.  G.  F.,  $5:  VV.  H.  D.,  $5:  J.  L.  S.,  $4 
and  $5;  W.  B  ,  $3.50  and  $5.85. 

12  doz.  penknives,  four  blades,  per  doz.,  6.  A.  W., 
$12:  V.  G.  F  ,  $12:  W.  H.  D.,  $16.50:  J.  L.  S.,  $14;  W. 
B.,  $12.50. 

10  doz.  eraseis,  ivory  or  cocoa  handles,  per  doz., 
G.  A.  W.,  $3:  V.  G.  F.,  $2.25:  W.  H.  D.,  $1.80:  J.  L. 
S.,  $1.90 and  $2..30:  W.  B.,  $2.25  and  $2.70. 

20  doz.  knife-blade  erasers,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W., 
$5.50:  V.  G.  F.,  $2:  W.  H.  D.,  $3.95:  J.  L.  S.,  $2.25 
and  $3.50:  W.  B.,  $4.90. 

6  doz.  bankers'  shears,  8  to.ll-inch  blade,  per  doz., 
G.  A.  W.,  $12;  V.  G.  F  ,  $6;  W.  H.  D.,  $8.50:  J.  L.  S., 
$5.75:  W.  B.,  $7.20. 

2  doz.  bankers' scissors,  6-mch  blade,  per  doz,,  G. 


912 


THE    AMEEIOAISr    STATIOI^ER 


A.  W.,  $U:  V.   G.   F.,  p:  W.   H.   D.,   S3.50;  J.   L.  S., 
8).7r.;  W.  B.,  $5. 

10  doz.  A.  W.  Faber'a  mammoth  ink  and  pencil 
erasers,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $1.59;  V.  G.  F.,  $1.40;  W. 
H.  D.,  $1.35;  J.  L.  S.,  $1.75;  W.  B.,  $1.30. 

10  doz.  Eagle  diamond  rubber  and  bevel  erasers, 
per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $1;  V.  G.  F.,  $5;  W.  H.  D.,  $1.25; 
J.  L.  S.,  $1.45;  W.  B.,  30c. 

20  lbs.  A.  W.  Faber'a  best  stationer's  rubber,  per 
lb.,  G.  A.  W.,  95c.;  V.  G.  F.,  $1;  W.  H.  D.,  75c.;  J.  L. 
S.,  95c. ;  W.  B.,  80c. 

2  lbs.  best  virgin  rubber,  per  lb.,  G.  A.  W.,  $2.25;  V. 
G.  F.,  $1;  W.  H.  D.,  $1.20;  J.  L  S.,  90c.;  W.  B.,  $1.80. 

10  lbs.  sponge  rubber,  per  lb.,  G.  A.  W.,  80c. ;  V.  6. 
F.,  $1;  W.  H.  D.,  $2.75;  J.  L.  S.,  90c.;  W.  B.,  $6. 
AGGREGATES  OF  GROUP  6. 

G.  A.  W.,  $52«.''5;  V.  G.  F.,  .«419.50;  W.   H.  D., 
$529.15;  W.  B.,  $417.55;  J.  L.  S.,  $151.55. 
GROUP  7. 

220  lbs.  hemp  or  linen  twine,  per  lb.,  G.  A.  W.,  25c.; 
V.  G.  F.,  40c.;  W.  H.  D..  30p.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  32c.;  W. 
B.,  30c. 

10  doz.  glass  sponge  cups,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $1  ; 
V.  G.  F.,  90c.;  W.  H.  D.,  90c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.74;  W. 
B.,  70c. 

1  doz.  spongs  cups,  reservoir,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W., 
$9;  V.  G.  F.,  $5;  W.  H.  D.,  $125;  Q.  M.  &  Co.,  $4  ; 
W.  B.,  $6. 

60  lbs.  gum  aS-abic,  per  lb.,  G.  A.  W.,  25c.;  V.  G. 
F.,  10c. ;  W.  H.  D.,  40c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  23c.;  W.  B.,  50c. 

40  doz,  best  mucilage,  4  oz.  bottles,  v?ith  brushes, 
per  doz.,  6,  A.  W.,  $1;  V.  G.F.,  85c.;  W.  H.  D.,  80c.; 
G.  M.  &  Co.,  54c.;  W.  B  ,  55c. 

75  quarts  best  prepared  mucilage,  per  quart,  G.  A. 
W..  25c.;  V.  G.  F.,  25c.;  W.  H.  D.,  23c.;  G.  M.  &  Co., 
44c.;  W.  B.,  37c. 

2  doz.  mucilage  stands,  Morgan's  patent,  with 
brush  and  top,  1  doz.  No.  6  and  1  doz.  No.  7,  av.  per 
doz.,  6.  A.  W.,  $7.20;  V.  G.  F.,  $4.90;  W.  H.  D.,  $3.75; 
G.  M.  &  Co.,  $4.95;  W.  B.,  $4.35. 

AGGREGATES  OF  GROUP  7. 

G.  A.   W.,   $331.50;  V.    G.   F.,  $170.55  ;  W.  H.  D., 
»159j  W.  B.,  $417.20;  G.  M.  Co.,  $170.10. 
GROUP  8. 

100  gross  rubber  bands,  No.  28,  per  gross,  J.  L.  S., 
23c.;  G.  A.  W.,  27c.;  V.  G.  F.,  21c.;  W.  H.  D.,  16c.; 
G.  M.  &  Po.,  36c.;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  26^c.;  W.  B., 
26}^c. 

125  gross  rubber  bands,  No.  30,  per  gross,  J.  L.  S., 
29c. ;  G.  A.  W.,  31c. ;  V.  G.  F..  28^c. ;  W.  H.  D.,  20c. ; 
G.  M.  &  Co..  42c. ;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  31  l-5c. ;  W.  B  , 
87}^c. 

125  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  31,  per  gross,  J.  L.  S., 
32c.;  G.  A.  W.,  36c.;  V.  G.  F.,  32i^c.;  W.  H.  D.,  25c.; 
G.  M.  &  Co.,  48c.;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  3d^c.;  W.  B.,  31c. 

125  gross  rubber  bands,  No.  32,  per  gross,  J.  L.  S., 
37c.;  G.  A.  W.,  39c.;  V.  G.  F.,  37c.;  W.  H.  D.,  28c.; 
G.  M.  &  Co.,  54c.;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  40.1c.;  W.  B., 
35c. 

125  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  33,  per  gross,  J.  L.  S., 
42c.;  G.  A.  W.,  45c.;  V.  G.  F.,  41)^c.;  W.  H.  D., 
30c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  60c.;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  44)^0.;  W. 
B.,  40c. 

10  gross  rubber  bands,  No.  61,  per  gross,  J.  L.  S., 
20c.;  G.  A.  W.,  16c.;  V.  G.  F.,  14Mc.;  W.  H.  D., 
16c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  24c.;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  17.8c.;  W. 
B.,  ITVic 

75  gross  rubber  rings.  No.  44,  per  gross,  J.  L.  S., 
70c.;  G.  A.  W.,  OTc;  V.  G.  F.,  79)^0.;  W.  H.  D.,  80c.; 
G.  M.  &  Co..  90c.;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  66  4-5c.;  W.  B., 
98c. 

125  gross  rubber  rings.  No.  45,  per  gross,  J.  L.  S., 
95c.;  G.  A.  W.,  90c.;  V.  G.  F.,  $1.29;  W.  H.  D.,  $1; 
G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.20;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  89.1c.;  W.  B., 
$1.28. 

125  gross  rubber  bands,  No.  00,  ^-inch,  per  gross, 
J.  L.  S..  60c. ;  G.  A.  W.,  55c. ;  V.  G.  F.,  57c. ;  W.  H.  D., 
50c.;  G.  M.  &  Co..  74c.;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co  ,  55c.;  W.  B., 
64c. 

125  gross  rubber  bands,  No.  00,  J^-inch,  per  gross, 
J.  L.  S.  $1.15;  G.  A.  W.,  $1;  V.G.F.,  $1.17;  W.  H.  D., 
$1;  G.  M.  &Co.,  $1.34;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  $1.00}^;  W.  B., 
$1.17. 

125  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  00,  9i-inch,  per  gross, 
J.  L.  S.,  $1.65;  G.  A.  W.,  $1.34;  V.  G,  F.,  $1.75;  W.  H. 
D.,  $1.50;  O.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.80;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  $1,335^; 
W.  B.,  $1.67. 

100  great  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  11,  per  great 


gross,  J.  L.  S.,  $1.15;  G.  A.  W.,  96c, ;  V.  G.  F.,  $1.09?^, 
W.  H.  D..  90c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.:«;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co., 
$1.00J4;  W.  B.,$1.11. 

100  great  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  14,  per  ?reat 
gross,  J.  L.  S  ,  $1.45;  G.  A.  W.,  $1.32;  V.  G.  F.,  $1.39^; 
W.  H.  D.,  $1.10;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.80;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co., 
$1.3:%;  W.  B.,  $1..50. 

100  great  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  11,  thread,  per 
great  gross,  J.  L.  S.,  $1.15;  G.  A.  W  ,  72c.;  V.  G.  F., 
99c.;  W.  H.  D.,  90c.;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1.33;  C.  W.  T.  & 
Co..  $1.00M;  W.  B.,  $1.11. 

75  great  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  17,  thread,  per 
great  gross,  J.  L.  S.,  $1.80;  G.  A.  W.,  $1.32;  V.  G.  F., 
$1  594;  W.  H.  D.,  $1.30;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $2.25;  C.  W.  T. 
&Co.,  $1.67.1;  W.  B.,  $1.68. 

75  great  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  17,  per  great  gross, 
J.  L.  S.,  $1.83;  G.  A.  W.,  $1.56;  V.  G.  F..  $1.71;  W,  H. 
D.,  $1.30;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $2.25;  C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  $1.67.1; 
W.  B.,$1.68. 

40  great  gross  rubber  bands,  No.  16,  thread,  per 
great  gross,  J.  L.  S  ,  $1.75;  G.  A.  W..  $1.44;  V.  G.  F., 
$1.48;  W.  H.  D.,  $I..30;  G.  M.  &  Co.,  $2.10:  C.  W.  T  & 
Co..  $1.55.9;  W.  B.,  $1.41. 

AGGREGATES  OF  GROUP  8. 
G.  A.  W.,  $1,315.15;  V.  G.  F.,  $1,509.03;    AV.  H.  D., 
.«1, 243.35;  W.  B.,  $1,532.02;   G.  M.  &  Co.,  $1,867.40; 
C.  W.  T.  &  Co.,  $1,388.61;  J.  L  S.,  $1,51.5. 

GROUP  9. 

15  pounds  best  scarlet  sealing  wax.  G  A.  W.,  28c.; 
V.  G.  F.,  10c. ;  W.  H.  D.,  30c.;  W.  B  ,  28c. 

30  doz.  red  tape,  in  packages,  Nos.  21  and  23,  per 
doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  12c.;  V.  G.  F.,  10c.;  W.  H.  D..  9c.;  W. 
B.,  9J^c. 

15  doz.  red  tape,  on  spools,  75  yards  each,  Nos.  21 
and  -iS,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W,,  $3;  V.  G.  F.,  $2.60;  W.  H. 
D..  $2.40;  W.  B.,  $1.20. 

10  doz.  silk  ribbon  tor  office  use.  Nos.  1  and  IV^,  per 
doz..  G.  A.  W..  $2;  V.  G.  F.,  $1.20;  W.  H.  D.,  $1;  W. 
B.,  $1.20. 

16  doz.  glass  inkstands,  heavy  3-inch,  No.  308,  per 
doz.,  G.  A.  W  ,  $1.60:  V.  G.  F„  $1,70;  W.  H.  D.,  $1; 
W.  B.,  $1.8-. 

2  d  z.  bankers'  inkstands,  3V^-inch,  per  doz.,  G.  A. 
W.,  $1.80;  V.  G.  F.,  $17;  W.  H.  D.,  $8;  W.  B.,  $8.90. 

1  doz.  bankers'  inkstands,  2J^-inch,  glass  tops,  per 
doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $2;  V.  G.  F.,  $5;  W.  H.  D.,  $3;  W.  B., 
$4.40. 

3  doz,  glass  ink>:tands,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.,  $12;  V. 
G.  F.,  $4;  W.  H.  D..  $1  50;  W.  B.,  $:3.2.-). 

3  doz.  pen  racks,  metal,  per  doz.,  G.  A.  W.  $1;  V. 
G.  F.,  $2;  W.  H.  D.,  $1;  W.  B.,  $1  40. 

15  doz.  Moore's,  or  similar,  6  inch  blotters,  per 
doz.:  G.  A.  W.,  $7.r0:  V.  C.  F.,  $2:  W.  H.  D.,  $5.50: 
W.  B.,  $7.60. 

10  doz.  Perry  &  Co.'s  ink  extractor,  per  doz.,  G.  A. 
W.,  $2;  V.  G.  F.,  $1.80;  W.  H.  D.,  $1.25;  W.  B.,  $1.55. 

2E  lbs.  No.  3  best  solid-headed  pins,  per  lb.,  G.  A. 
W.,  $1;  V.  G.  F.,  58c.;  W.  H.  D.,  50c.;  W.  B..67c. 

AGGREGATES   OF  GROUP  9. 
G.  A.  W.,  $306.50;  V.   G.   F.,  «303.30;  W.   H.  D., 
$203.20;  W.  B.,  $272.30. 


POST-OFFICE    DEPARTMENT. 

The  awards  for  supplying  the  Post-Offlce  De- 
partment with  stationery  for  the  use  of  first  and 
second-class  post-oflaces  are  as  under.  AH  of  the 
articles  were  required  to  be  of  the  best  quality, 
and  samples  were  required  in  every  case.  The 
numbers  at  the  ends  of  the  paragraphs,  sep- 
arated by  leaders,  refer  to  the  list  of  contractors 
immediately  below,  whose  bids  have  been  ac- 
cepted by  the  department  : 

1.— J.  Bradley  Adams,  816  F  street,  Washington, 
D.  C,  awarded  items  Nos.  5,  22,  46,  56.  76,  78. 

2.-BalIantyne  &  Son,  428  Seventh  street,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  awarded  items  Nos.  3:3,  35,  39,  45,  66, 
72. 

3.— James  J.  Chapman,  915  Pennsylvania  avenue, 
Washington,  D.  C,  awarded  items  Nos.  3.  4,  6. 

4.— William  A.  Davis,  18  Arch  street,  Boston,  Mass., 
awarded  item  No.  44. 

5.— William  H.  Derapsey,  913  Pennsylvania  avenue, 
Washington,  D.  C,  awarded  item  No.  17. 

6.— Joseph  G.  Ditman,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  awarded 
items  Nos.  1,  7. 


7.— J.  M.  E.  Drake,  74  Franklin  street.  New  York, 
awarded  items  Nos.  20,  28,  29. 

8.— Joseph  D  Free.  Jr.,  1344  F  street,  Washington, 
D.  C,  awarded  items  Nos.  21,  27,  48,  58  63,  09,  77. 

9.— George  McDowell,  18  and  20  South  Sixth  street, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  awarded  items  Nos.  10,  18,  31,  41. 

10.— James  R.  Michael,  455  Broadway,  New  York, 
N.  Y  ,  awarded  items  Nos.  23,  24,  25,  26,  30,  34,  36,  37, 
38,  50,  54,  55,  57,  70,  71. 

11.— C.  W.  Thorn  &  Co.,  315  Ninth  street,  Washing- 
ton. D.  C,  awarded  items  Vos.  2,  40,  42,  53,  59. 

12.— William  A.  Wheeler,  Jr.,  206  Broadway,  New 
York,  N.  Y.,  awarded  items  Nos.  8,  9,  43,  47,  49,  52,  60, 
65.  67,  68,  73,  75. 

13.— G.  A.  Whitaker,  941  Pennsylvania  avenue, 
Washington,  D.  C,  awarded  items  Nos.  16,  19,  32,  51, 
61,  62. 

14.- White.  Corbin  &  Co.,  Rockville,  Conn.,  awarded 
items  Nos.  11,  12,  13,  14,  15.     . 

No  acceptance  recommended  items  Nos.  64,  74. 

1  —200  reams  foolscap  paper,  white,  ruled,  16  lbs. 

to  the  ream,  per  ream,  $2.20 6. 

2. — 125  reams  legal  cap,  white,  trimmed  and  ruled, 
16  lbs.  to  the  ream,  per  ream,  $2.21 .     .11. 

3.— 600  reams  quarto  post,  '•  P,"  white,  flat,  12  lbs. 
to  the  ream  per  ream,  $1.48  ...3. 
4.— 200  reams  quarto  post,  "P,"  white,  flat,  14  lbs. 

to  the  ream,  per  ream,  $1.72 3. 

5.— 100  reams  commercial  note,  "P,"  white,  ruled 
various  widths,  7  lbs.  to  the  ream,  per  ream,    94c. 
...1. 
6. — 200  reams  packet  note,  "  P,"  white,  flat,  7  lbs. 

to  the  ream,  per  ream,  87c 3. 

7.— 30  reams  folio-post,  white,  flat,  24  lbs.  to  the 
ream,  per  ream,  $3.15  . .  6. 

8.— 60  reams  Treasury  card-blotter,  No.  100, 19x24 
inches,  to  weigh  not  less  than  100  lbs.  to  the  ream, 

per  ream,  $14.50 12. 

9. — 4,600  sheets  card-board,   heavy  bristol,   19x24, 

per  sheet,  3%c 12. 

10.-5,000  envelopes,  white.  No.  5,  per  M,  $1.13. . .  .9. 
11.-5,000  envelopes,  white.    No.  6,  per   M,  $1,03. 
....14. 

12.-5,000  envelopes,  white,  8%x3%,  per  M,  $1.63. 
....14. 

13. — 5,0J0  envelopes,  heavy  manilla,  9)^x7}^,  per  M, 
$3.50....  14. 

14. — 4,000  envelopes,  heavy  manilla,  3p4xl2,  per  M, 
$3.63....  14. 

15. — 4,000  envelopes,  heavy  manilla,  4J^x9,  per  M, 
$2  40.... 14. 
16. — 14,200  sheets  carbon  paper,  black,  carbonized 

on  both  ."ides,  av.  per  sheet,  9-lOc 13. 

1,000  sheets   9    xl3. 
600  sheets   7i^xl5. 
300  sheets   91^x10. 
.300  sheets   8    xlO. 
500  sheets   9    xl5. 
3,000  sheets  14    xl8. 
3,000  sheets  12    xI8. 
2,000  sheets    9J4xl3. 
2,500  sheets  10    xl5. 
1,000  sheets,  5»^x  4^. 
17.-2,000  lbs.  rubber  bands,  best  quality,  11,  13,  14. 
16,  19,  30,  31,  33,  0J4,  0]4,  OOM,  OOJ^,  000^,  000%,  0000)4, 
0000)^  per  lb.,  $1.85.  ...5. 

18.-2,600  gross  pens,  Gillott's,  Esterbrook's,  Spen- 
cerian,  Perry's,  Dreka's,  Payson,  Dunston  &  Scrib- 

uer's,  Pratt's,  per  gross,  49  99-lOOc 9. 

19.— 5  doz.  drawing  or  ruling  pens,  per  doz.,  $3.75 
....13 
20. — 300  gross  pen-holders,  assorted,  per  gross,  $1.32 
..  7. 

21.-100  doz.  pen-holders,  gutta-percha,  10  doz.  No. 
1,  30  doz.  No.  2  and  60  doz.  No.  3,  per  doz.,  $1.04. . .  .8. 
22.-3  gross  auti-nervous  pen-holders,  per  gross, 
$6....1. 

23. — 2,500  doz.  pencils,  black,  A.  W.  Faber's  round 
and  hexagonal,  per  do.z,  33  9-lOc  — 10. 

24.— 600  doz.  pencils,  A.  AV.  Faber's  round:  400  doz. 
blue,  100  doz.  red,  and  100  doz.  green,  per  doz.,  50c. 
....10. 

25.— 250  doz.  pencils,  blue.  Tower's,  per  doz.,  25c. 
....10. 

26. — 650  doz.  pencils,  Dixon's  American  graphite, 
round  and  hexagonal,  per  doz  ,  32!^c  . . .  10c. 

27. — 160  doz.  pencils,  carmine  and  blue,  A.  W.  Fa- 
ber's. hexagonal,  per  doz.,  63c — 8. 


June  28,  1883.] 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOl^ER. 


913 


28. — "5  doz.  Eagle  automatic  pencils,  with  copying 
leads,  per  doz.,  $1.45 7. 

29.— 300  boxes  leads,  copying,  of  6  leads  each,  for 
Eagle  automatic  pencil,  per  box,  IflJ^c 7. 

30. — 1,200  doz.  Eagle  Pencil  Company's  black  pen- 
cils, Nos  2,  3  and  4,  equal  quantities  round  and  hex- 
agonal, per  doz..  27c 10. 

31. — 30 doz.  ink,  Stafford's  "commercial"  quarts, 
per  doz.,  $3.71.... 9. 

32.— 20  doz.  ink,  Stafford's  violet  black,  copying, 
quarts,  per  doz.,  $4.25 13. 

33.-12  doz  ink,  Antoine  French,  copying,  quarts, 
per  doz.,  $4.74...  2. 

34. — 25  doz  ink,  Paber's  imperial  violet  copying, 
quarts,  per  doz.,  $4.40...  10. 

35. — 25  doz.  ink,  Arnold's  copying,  quarts,  per  doz., 
$7.28....  2. 

36. — 40  doz.  ink,  combined  copying  and  writing, 
Carter's  quarts,  per  doz.,  $5.75  — 10. 

37. — 75  doz.  ink,  Arnold's  writing  fluid,  quarts,  per 
doz.,  $3.90.   .  10. 

38. — 50  doz.  ink,  Thomas'  black,  quarts,  per  doz., 
$3.90  ...10. 

39.— 20  doz.  writing  fluid,  Spencerian,  quarts,  per 
doz..  $4.98.... 2. 

40.-^5  doz.  carmine  ink,  Stafford's  copying,  quarts, 
per  doz.,  $13.45.  ...11. 

41. — 10  doz.  carmine  ink,  Stafford's  copying,  pints, 
per  doz.,  $8.89....  9. 

42.- 50  doz.  carmine  ink,  4-ounce  bottles,  per  doz., 
$2.25.... 11. 

43. — 6  doz.  numbering  machine  ink,  quarts,  3  doz. 
blue,  1  doz.  red,  1  doz.  green,  1  doz.  purple,  av.  per 
doz..  $19.80  . . .  12. 

44. — 130  gals,  mucilage,  blue,  per  gal.,  $1 4. 

45.-150  doz.  mucilage,  quarts,  per  doz.,  $2.29 2. 

46.  -100  mucilage  stands,  3'J  doz.  5  ounce  and  70  doz. 
S  ounce,  with  bru.«h,  av.  per  doz.,  $2.05 1. 

47. — 45  doz.  pi-ii  racks,  nerdoz.,  $1.10 12. 

48.-35  doz.  ruleis,  iudia  rubber,  1>)  doz.  14-inch,  10 
doz.  IB-inch,  10  doz.  ISinch  and  5  doz.  2t-iiich,  av.  per 
doz,,  $2  47.... 8. 

4H.— 8  doz.  rulers,  boxwood,  4  doz,  15  inch,  2  doz., 
each  IB  and  24  inch,  av.  per  doz.,  $5.-'5 12. 

50.— 20  doz.  paper  folders,  ivory,  heavy,  9-lnch, 
"  Congress,"  per  doz.,  $175     .10. 

51.-75  doz.  inkstands,  glass,  25  doz.  2J4-inch,  25 
doz.  3inch  and  25  doz.  3J^  inch,  av.  per  doz.,  $1.65 
....13. 

52.-50  doz.  inkstands,  square,  20  doz  2U-incli,  and 
30  doz.  3)^  inch,  av  per  doz.,  $r.!5....12. 

53.-50  doz.  sponge  cups,  30  doz.  3  inch  and  20  doz. 
4inch,  average  per  doz.,  7I3c  . .  11. 

54.— BO  Ib-t.  Eagle  I'eucil  Co. 's  bevel  eraser,  per  lb., 
66. ...10. 

55. — b5  doz.  pencil  and  iuk  erasers,  A.  W.  Faber's 
mammoth,  per  doz..  $1.36  ..  10. 

56. — 50  doz.  steel  erasers,  30  doz.  knife  and  20  doz. 
spear,  average  per  doz.,  $3  9ii  . .  1. 

57. — 45  doz.  office  shears,  25  doz.  9  in.,  10  doz.  each 
10  and  11  inch,  av.  per  doz  ,  $5.58  . .  10. 

58.-35  doz.  paper-weights,  metal,  per  doz.,  $1.95 
....8. 

59.— 10  doz.  sp  lols  read  tape.  No.  21,  per  doz.,  $2.10 

...11. 

60.-10  doz.  pieces  silk  ribbon,  5  doz.  each  blue  and 
red,  10  yds.  to  piece,  Nos.  1}^  and  2,  av.  per  doz., 
$1.4.   ...12. 

61.  -100  doz.  thumb  tacks,  German  silver  silver, 
V^  in   heads,  per  doz.,  17c  . .  .13. 

62. — 5  doz.  copying  pads,  Den  li.sous  star.-:,  Nos.  1 
and  2,  av.  per  doz.,  94c 13. 

63.-12  di  z.  Shipman's  files,  cloth  i-ides.  6  doz.  each 
9  by  11  and  9  by  15,  2)0  and  500  leaves,  av.  per  doz., 
$8.75  ...8. 

64.-20  doz.  brushes  and  tops  for  5  and  8  oz.  mucil- 
age stands.  Ti>ps  and  brushes  must  be  selected  to 
suit  stands.     No  award. 

65. — 3  doz.  best  agate  stylus,  per  doz.,  $1.60    ..12. 

66.— 10  doz.  blotting  pads.  Moore's,  per  doz.,  $4. 
...,20. 

6'.— 6,000    novelty   paper   fasteners,    per  M.,   34c. 

..  12. 

08.-40,000  paper  fasteners,  McGiirs,  Nos.  2  and  3, 
perM.,  $1.76  ...12. 

69.— 3,.')00  lbs  sealing  wax,  red,  per  lb.,  30i^c 8. 

70. — 100  doz.  papers  pins,  Pyramid  Pin  Company's, 


Nos.  3,  4,  5,  6,  per  doz..  50c. 


.10. 


71.— 300  lbs.  pins,  Nos.  3,  4,  5  and  6,  av.  per  lb.,  57c. 
....10. 

72— ICO  lbs.  sponge  for  sponge  cup,  per  lb.,  56c. 
....2. 

72.— 15  doz,  twine  knives,  per  doz.,  $2.50 12. 

74,-5  doz.  envelope  openers,  per  doz.,  samples  un- 
suitable. 

75.-5  doz.  twine  pots,  per  doz.,  $7.25 12. 

76. — 2  doz.  arm-rests,  mahogany,  per  doz.,  $4.67 
....1. 

77.— 4  doz.  pasteboard  clips,    av.  per  doz.,  $2.62^ 


78. — 5  doz.  paper  weights,  glass,   per    doz.. 

...1. 


2.75 


Supplies. 

The  following  are  the  awards  of  supplies  for 
the  Post  Office  Department  for  the  fiscal  year 
1883-84 : 

Wrapping  paper,  Dobler,  Mudge  &  Chapman,  Bal- 
timore, Md.,  20x25,  $1.44  per  ream. 

Jute  twine,  E.  H.  Smith,  New  York,  8.19c.  per  lb. 

Hemp  twine,  J.  R.  Michael,  New  York  (large),  7.6c_ 
per  lb. 

Hemp  twine,  J.  R.  Michael,  New  York  (small),  9c. 
per  lb. 

Cotton  twine,  J.  E.  Michael,  New  York,  15.44c. ; 
per  lb. 

Balances,  Fairbanks  &  Co. ;  8  oz.,  $2.29;  4  lbs., 
$5.60;  62  lbs.,  $8.40;  240  lbs.,  $9.80. 

Marking  Stamps— No.  1,  New  York  patterns,  $10; 
No.  1,  $1.35;  with  hours  and  half  hours,  $1.98;  No.  2, 
68c.;  octagon,  $130.  Awarded  to  Benjamin  Cham- 
bers, Washington,  D.  C. 

No.  1,  steel  circular,  $2.27.  Awarded  to  W.  Muir- 
head,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Name  Stamps— No.  1,  light  steel  cancel,  $1.47. 
Word  cancels,  3i^c.  Awarded  to  G.  A.  Wallace, 
Providence,  R.  I. 

Julius  Baumgarten.  of  Washlnt;ton,  D.  C,  was 
awarded  the  contract  for  furnishing  hand  stamps, 
and  F.  Brunner,  of  New  York,  received  the  contract 
for  furnishing  ribbons  for  use  on  hand  stamps. 


War    Department. 

The  following  are  the  awards  for  supplying 
the  War  Department  with  stationery  during  the 
fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1884:  : 
William  Ballantyne  &  Son,  Washington,  D.  C. : 

425  reams  quarto  post,  12  lbs.,  per  ream,  $1.70. 

185  reams  commercial  note,  6  lbs.,  per  ream,  86c. 

550  reams  flat  letter,  12  lbs.,  per  ream,  $1.52. 

100  reams  white  copying  paper,  12x19,  per  ream, 
85c. 

100.000  white  envelopes.  No.  5,  perM.,  $1.30. 

32,000  cream  envelopes.  No.  5,  Irish  linen,  per 
M.,  $2. 

225,000  white  envelopes,  8%x3%,  per  M.,  $2.20. 

200,000  white  envelopes,  9%x4^,  perM.,  $2.50. 

60,000  white  envelopes,  10J4x4J4,  per  M.,  $2.85. 

20,000  white  envelopes,  10Mx4%,  perM.,  $3.40. 

10,000  white  envelopes,  10555x.5)4,  per  M.,  $"\ 

10,000  white  envelopes,  9%x7,  per  M.,  $3.50. 

60,000  manilla  envelopes,  9%Ki%,  per  M.,  $2  55. 

48  doz.  quarts  Arnold's  writing  fluid,  per  doz., 
$4.14. 

6  doz.  quarts  Arnold's  copying  ink,  per  doz.,  $7.29. 

16  doz.  quarts  Antoin  &  Fils  Jap.  copying  ink,  per 
doz  ,  $1.85. 

45  doz.  quarts  Maynard  &  Noyes  ink,  per  doz., 
$3.10. 

200  doz.  Carter's  crimson,  2  oz.,  per  doz.,  $1.59. 

10  doz.  copying  books,  10x12,  per  doz  ,  $8.35. 

4  doz  copying  books,  10x14,  per  doz.,  $10.75. 

2  doz.  bowls  for  copying  brushes,  per  doz.,  $3.60. 

2.5,000  cards,  3x5^.  4  ply,  per  M.,  $3.B5. 

25  doz.  inkstands,  fluted,  per  doz  .  82c. 

8  doz.  mucilage  reservoirs.  No.  7,  per  doz.,  $6.19. 

30.000  McUill's  paper-fasteners,  Nos.  1  and  2.  per 
M  ,  $1  72.- 

35,000  McGill's  paper  fasteners,  staple  binders,  per 
M.,  32c. 

26  doz.  paper-weights,  metal,  per  doz.,  $1.75,  $1.25, 
$1.90. 

15  doz.  pen-racks,  assorted,  per  doz..  55c.  and  73c. 
216  doz.    pen-holders,   assorted,    wood,    per   doz., 
18>4c. 


24  doz.  Gillott's  barrel  pens.  No.  808,  per  doz.,  33J^c. 
180  lbs.  pins,  Nos,  4,5  and  6,  per  lb.,  62c. 

141  rolls  ribbon.  No.  1,  assorted  colors,  pe.'  roll, 
9Mc. 

IS  doz.  shears,  9-inch,  per  doz.,  $5.40,  $7.25. 

)5  doz.  shears,  10-inch,  per  doz.,  $8.10,  $9.35. 

50  doz.,  sponge  cups,  3-inch,  per  doz.,  70c. 

56  rolls  tracing  cloth,  36'inch,  imported,  per  roll, 
$1.88. 

100  lbs.  white  twine,  per  lb.,  35c. 

E.  J.  Brooks  &  Co.,  No.  10  Courtland  street.   New 
York  : 
300  lbs.  soft  twine,  medium  size,  per  lb.,  32c. 

Bay  Sta-e  Paper  Company,  Springfield,  Mass.: 

15  reams  blotting,  120  lbs.,  per  ream,  $18.27. 

James  J.  Chapman,  Washington,  D.  C. : 
100  reams  R.  I.  linen  note,  per  ream,  $2.15. 

25  reams  flat  letter,  7  lb.,  per  ream,G87c. 
65  reams  flat  letter,  10  lb.,  per  ream,  $1.23. 

100  sheets  Whatman's  drawing  paper,  per  sheet, 
16c. 

105  doz.  Thad.  Davids  &  Co.'s  carmine,  2  oz..  per 
doz.,  $2.97. 

3  doz.  inkstands,  round,  3  inch,  per  doz.,  $1.55. 

36  doz.  paper  folders,  ivory,  10-inch,  per  doz., 
$4.35. 

J.  G.  Ditman,  30  S.  Sixth  street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. : 

20  reams  book  paper,  white,  45  lbs.,  per  ream, 
$160. 

40  reams  gold  envelope  paper,  28  lbs.,  per  ream , 
$2.96. 
J.  McE.  Drake,  73  Franklin  street,  New  York  : 

30  doz.  ink  and  pencil  erasers,  mam.,  per  doz., 
$1.17. 
W.  A.  Davis,  Boston,  Mass. : 

90  doz.  qu  irts  mucilage,  per  doz.,  $3.15. 

24  doz.  8-oz.  mucilage  j  irs.  per  doz.,  $1.30. 

W.  H.  Dempsi'y,  Washington,  D.  C. : 

55  doz.  quarts  Faber's  French  copying  ink,  p  ir 
doz  ,  $4.50. 

60  doz.  ink  and  pencil  erasers,  small,  per  doz.,  87c. 

122  boxwood  rulers,  18inch,  per  doz.,  $4.  .'0. 

36  great  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  15,  per  great 
gross,  $1.26. 

144  great  gross  rubber  bands,  No.  16,  per  great 
gross,  $1.38. 

180  great  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  17,  per  great 
gross.  $1.44. 

132  great  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  18,  per  great 
gross,  $1  49. 

48  great  gross  rubber  bands.  No.  19,  per  great  gro  .s, 
$1.61. 

276  gross  ruDber  bands.  No.  32,  per  gross,  34c. 

Easton  &  Rupp,  Washington,  D.  C. : 
12  doz.  waste-paper  baskets,  small,  per  doz.,  $1.5.5. 
1 10  lbs.  twine,  colored,  per  lb.,  40c. 
50  lbs.  white  twine,  per  lb.,  85c. 

Evans  &  Gardner,  324  Pearl  street.  New  York  : 

9  doz.  beech  rulers,  12  inch,  per  doz,  $1.07. 

J.  D.  Free,  Jr.,  Washington,  D.  C. : 

25  reams  manilla  wrapping  paper,  20x30, 20  lbs.,  per 
ream,  $1.38. 

30  reams  wrapping,  rope  manilla,  18x21,  40  lbs., 
per  ream,  $3  39. 

4  doz.  quarts  Stafford's  blue  black  ink,  per  doz., 
$4.25. 

30  doz  hand  blotters,  large  and  small,  per  doz  , 
$2.25. 

14  doz.  board  clips,  letter,  nickel,  per  doz.,  $2.7.5; 
walnut  $3. 

16  doz.  board  clips,  cap,  nickel,  per  doz.,  $3.25  ; 
walnut,  $1. 

5  doz.  copying  brushes,  4  inch,  per  doz.,  $2.87. 
35  doz.  erasers,  cocoa  handles,  per  doz.,  $1.90. 

•    45  doz.  erasers,  white  handles,  per  doz.,  $2.2.j. 
40  doz.  erasers,  knife-blade,  pej'  doz.,  $2.50. 
50  doz.  mucilage  reservoirs.  4  oz.,  per  doz.,  $1.25. 

10  doz.  paper-weights,  metal,  per  doz.,  $2.10. 
10  doz.  penracks.  per  doz.,  $1.20  and  $1.32. 
12  doz.  rubber  rulers,  12  inch,  per  doz.,  $1.55. 
48  doz.  thumb  tacks,  14  inch,  per  doz.,  14c. 

W.  H.  Hill,  Worcester,  Mass.: 
90,000  white  envelopes,  No.  6,  per  thousand,  $1.33. 
20,000  manilla  envelopes,  S%xS%,  per  thousand,  95c. 


014 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATlOi^ER 


Qeorge  McDowell  &  Co.,  18  and  20  South  Sixth  street, 
Philadelphia  : 
25  reams  note  paper,  linen,  per  ream,  $1.42. 
40  reams  flat  cap,  16  lbs.,  per  ream,  $2.09. 
8,000  cream  envelopes.  No.  5,  per  thousand,  $2.50. 

29  doz.  quarts  Carter's  combined  ink,  per  doz., 
$5.81  9-10. 

12  doz.  quarts  Stafford's  commercial  Ink,  per  doz., 
$1.69. 

130  doz.  Faber's  round  lead-pencils,  per  doz.,  34c. 

840  doz.  Faber's  hexagon  lead-pencils,  per  doz., 
46  99-lOOc. 

48  doz.  Dixon's  carmine  and  blue  hex.  lead-pencils, 
perdoz.,55  99-lOOc. 

1,850  gross  steel  pens,  average  per  gross,  50  24-lOOc. 

68  lbs.  Davidson's  velvet  rubber.  No.  20,  per  lb.,  90c. 

E.  Morrison,  Washington,  D.  C. : 
300  sheets  cardboard,  three  ply,  per  sheet,  9c. 

J.  R.  Michael,  455  Broadway,  New  York  : 

2,000  reams  tissue  manilla,  4(50  sheets  per  reami 
16  95-lOOc. 

564  doz.  Dixon's  American  Graphite  pencils,  hex., 
per  doz.,  32c. 

264  doz.  Eagle  Company's  hex.  pencils,  per  doz., 
32c. 

144  doz.  Faber's  green  or  blue  pencils,  round,  per 
doz.,  52c. 

9'5  doz.  Faber's  carmine  and  blue  hex.  extra,  per 
doz.,  47c. 

24  doz.  Faber's  Siberian  hex.,  per  doz.,  57c. 
9  doz.  scissor.s,  6-inch,  per  doz.,  $5.40. 

175  lbs.  twine,  hard  hemp,  per  lb.,  lie. 
Nescochague    Manufacturing    Company,     Philadel- 
phia, Pa. : 

40  reams  wrapping  paper,  manilla,  50  lbs.,  per 
ream,  $5.50  and  $5.25. 

70  reams  wrapping  paper,  manilla,  90  lbs.,  per 
ream,  $9.90  and  $9.45. 

55  reams  wrapping  paper,  manilla,  150  lbs.,  per 
ream,  $15.75. 

Paret  &  Whittington,  Washington,  D.  C: 

125  reams  buff  copying  paper,  12x19,  per  ream, 
78c. 

9  doz.  desk  baskets,  square  corners,  per  doz., 
$8.25. 

8  doz.  desk  baskets,  round  corners,  per  doz.,  $6. 

Parker,  Jones  &  Co.,  87  Centre  street.  New  York: 
168  gross  rubber  bands,  30,  per  gross,  25>^e. 
336  gross  rubber  bands,  31,  per  gross,  29i^c. 
264  gross  rubber  bands,  0034,  per  gross,  53>^c. 
84  gross  rubber  bands,  000)4,  per  gross,  63c. 
132  gross  rubber  bands,  0000)4,  per  gross,  72c. 

C.  W.  Thorn  &  Co.,  Washington,  D.  C. : 

25  reams  legal  cap,  16  lb.,  per  ream,  $2.29. 

30  reams  quarto  post,  10  lb.,  per  ream,  $1.50. 

80  doz.  quarts  Thad.  Davids  &  Co.'s  black  ink,  per 
doz.,  $3. 

5  doz.  ^  pints  Spencerian  black  ink,  per  doz.,  $1.50. 

10  doz.  Stafford's  copying  carmine,  2  oz.,  per  doz., 
$1.32. 

3  doz.  desk  baskets,  square  corners,  per  doz.,  $6.30. 
16  doz.  waste  baskets,  medium,  per  doz.,  $5.40. 

84  doz.  india-rubber  pen-holders,  per  doz.,  $1.04. 

16  doz.  pyramid  pins,  5  and  6,  per  doz.,  52J4C. 

4  doz.  copying-presses,  Schriver's,  10i^xl5  each, 
$19. 

,18  doz.  rubber  rulers,  18  inch,  per  doz.,  $2.56. 
180  gross  rubber  bands,  000^,  per  gross,  $1.12i^. 
96  gross  rubber  bands,  000^,  per  gross,  $1.2.3%. 
24  gross  rubber  bands,  000>^,  per  gross,  $1.57}^. 
36  gross  rubber  bands,  0(KXy)i,  per  gross,  $1.80. 
24  gross  rubber  bands,  package,  per  gross,  $2.70. 
420  spools  red  tape,  25,  per  spool,  2214c. 
86  doz.  hanks  silk  taste,  per  doz.,  61c. 
200  lbs.  twine,  soft,  large,  per  lb.,  9>^c. 
3.50  lbs.  cable  cord,  medium,  per  lb.,  36e. 

O.  A.  Whitaker,  Washington,  D.  C: 
300  reams  legal  cap,  14  lb.,  per  ream,  $1.96. 
"25  reams  foolscap,  14  lb.,  per  ream,  $1.96. 
21,000  blank  visiting  cards,  per  1,000,  80c.,  and  $1. 

6  doz.  paper  weights,  metal,  per  doz.,  $3.30. 

17  doz.  ruling  pens,  per  doz.,  $175. 
■^S  lbs.  sealing  wax,  per  lb.,  25c. 

White,  Carbon  &  Co.,  Rockville,  Conn. : 
15,000  orange  envelopes.  No.  5,  per  1,000,  77c. 


100,000  white  envelopes,  8%x35^,  per  1,000,  $1.64. 
25,000  manilla  envelopes,  10i^x41^,  per  1,000,  $1.97. 
35,000  manilla  envelopes,  9^x6)^,  per  1,000,  $4,69. 
6,000  manilla  envelopes,  10x8,  per  1.000,  $4.45. 
16,000  manilla  envelopes,  10i^x7,  per  1,000,  $7. 
25,000  manilla  envelopes.  11^^x6^^,  per  1,000,  $7. 
12,000  manilla  envelopes,  \2%^\0\i,  per  l,odo,  $10.30. 
34,000  manilla  envelopes,  13i^x9Ji,  per  1,000,  $10.80. 

William  A.  Wheeler,  Jr.,  206  Broadway,  New  York  : 

75  reams  parchment  linen  paper,  12  lbs.,  per  ream, 
$2.94. 

15  reams  folio  post,  28  lbs.,  per  ream,  $1 10. 

75  reams  white  book  paper,  70  lbs.,  per  ream,  $6.65. 

45  reams  blotting  (Parker's  "  Treasury  "),  120  lbs., 
per  ream,  $23. 

60  doz.  A.  W.  Faber's  carmine  pencils,  round,  per 
doz.,  59c. 

36  doz.  pencil  point  protectors,  per  doz.,  24c. 

10  doz.  arm  rests,  per  doz. ,  $5.40. 

10  doz.  inkstands,  2  inch,  glass,  per  doz.,  $1.96. 

20  doz.  inkstands,  2^  inch,  glass,  per  doz.,  $3.45. 

30  doz.  oiled  boards,  10xl2,-per  doz.,  30c. 

36  doz.  oiled  boards,  10x84,  per  doz.,  45g. 

600  spools  red  tape.  No.  17,  per  spool,  14J^c. 

480  spools  red  tape,  No.  19,  per  spool,  16>4c. 


ORNAMENTATION. 


Are  we  retrogading  in  art  ?  This  question 
comes  uppermost  in  our  mind  as  we  view  the 
ornaraeutal  work  of  to-day,  and  particularly 
that  of  the  painter.  Here  we  see  what  is  termed 
the  "  cEsthetic  style,"  which  is  of  comparatively 
recent  origin,  many  hints  and  directions  being 
given  in  a  work  brought  out  by  Charles  E. 
Eastlake,  of  England,  entitled  "  Hints  on  House- 
hold Tastes."  This  style  is  not  a  classified  "or- 
der," as  that  of  sculpture  or  architecture;  it  has 
no  definite  principles  of  treatment  and  rules  of 
application  or  delineation.  It  is  so  unrestrained 
in  its  requirements  that  the  wildest  conceits  of 
the  uneducated  pretender  may  be  imposed,  and 
the  most  absurd  and  distorted  features  defended 
as  "in  keeping  with  style."  It  maybe  advan- 
tageous to  the  artist  to  cater  to  the  whims  of  the 
lah-de-dah  aristocrat,  and  if  need  be,  lower  the 
scale  of  his  profession  to  meet  their  require- 
ments ;  but  in  doing  so  he  is  "  cutting  off  his 
nose  to  spite  his  face." 

The  school  boy  will  often  produce  upon  his 
slate  a  more  meritorious  design  than  many  we 
see  on  what  ought  to  be  good  work,  and  it 
should  be  the  aim  of  the  true  ornamenter  to  dis- 
countenance this  innovation  upon  his  trade,  as 
it  takes  from  him  the  value  of  all  bis  years  of 
practice,  and  brings  his  handiwork  down  to  a 
scale  at  par  with  the  dauber.  The  true  Roman 
scroll  is  becoming  obsolete,  owing  to  the  intro- 
duction of  these  "  Eastlake,"  "  Japanese,"  "^Es- 
thetic "  and  "  Queen  Anne"  styles;  and  who 
is  there  among  real  artists  who  will  deny  the 
fact  that  skill  and  long  practice  must  be  brought 
into  play  to  produce  such  work  as  that  which 
once  gave  beauty  to  our  walls  and  ceilings  ? 
The  graceful  "sweeps,"  the  intertwining  stems 
and  leaves,  the  harmonious  coloring,  could  not 
be  produced  by  the  amateur,  nor  by  any  one 
who  had  not  studied  long  and  well  to  master  the 
art. — Painters^  Magazine. 


Shakespeare  uses  more  different  words  than 
any  other  writer  in  the  English  language. 
Writers  on  the  statistics  of  words  inform  us 
that  he  uses  about  15,000  different  words  in  his 
plays  and  sonnets,  while  there  is  no  other  writer 
who  uses  so  many  as  10,000.  Some  fevv  writers 
use  9,000  words,  but  the  great  majority  of 
writers  do  not  employ  more  than  8,000.  In 
conversation,  only  from  3,000  to  5,000  different 
words  are  used. 


Money  in  the  pocket  of  a  spendthrift  is  like  a 
sword  in  the  hand  of  a  fool. 


—  T  il  la 


ElecMc  Liitler  Codfm  Boot 

Patented  October  17,  1882. 

INTERLEAVED  WITH  BLOTTER  BATHS 

every  fifteen  pages. 
One  wetting  for  all  day.        |^~  Patent   for   Sale 


G-EO.  C.  LIPMAN, 

No.  26  Cortlandt  Street,   New   York. 

"MONON  ROUTE" 

Louisville,  New  Albany  and 
Chicago  Railway. 

THE    ONLY    LINE    RUNNING 

SoUd  Trains: 


AND 


FuUman  Sleepers 


— BET  WEE  S- 


Ohicago,  Louisville,  Nashville, 
Montgomery,  Thomasville, 


-AND  — 


JAGKSOH¥ILLS,  PLA. 

Only  line  between  CHICAGO  and  LOUISVILLE 

under   one   management,    and    running    its 
Entire  Tralug  between  the  two  cities. 


TICKET  OFFICES  IN  CHICAGO, 

122  Randolpli  St.,  Palmer  House,  Grand  Pacific, 

and  at  Depot,  12th  and   State  Streets. 

LOUISVILLE  OFFICES, 

3d  &  Main  Sts.,   and  Depot,    14tli  &  Main  Sts. 

SIDNEY  B.  JONES,  MURRAY  KELLER, 

Gen 'I  Trav.  Passr.  Agt.,  Gen'l  Passr.  Agt., 

Chicago,  III.  Louisvillb,  Kt. 


General  Commission  Merchant, 

f^tblisher  and,  Wholesale,  Jiookscller  and 
Stationer,  is  prepared  to 

ACT  AS   AGENT 

At  the  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITION,  to  be 

opened  in  Amsterdam,  on  the  1st  of  May,  1883,  fof 
AKEKICAN  M  V^KUEACTUKKKS,  INVKN- 
TORS,  &c.,  and  wiU  guarantee  that  their  interests 
shall  receive  careful  and  personal  attention.  The 
following  branches  will  be  represented  by  him. 

Publishing  Department. 

Tms  India  Mercury,  an  export  journal  of  world- 
wide  circulation,  published  in  Dutch  and  English. 
The  India  Gtjidk.  The  Sea,  and  The  Shipmnq 
Gazette. 

Agency  Department* 

The  American  Mail  and  Export  Joitrnal.  Thb 
Paper  Trade  Journal.  The  American  Stationer. 
The  Millers'  Journal.  The  East  India  Daily  Pa- 
pera:  Algemben  Dagblad  van  Nedbrlandsche,  Indie 
of  Batavia.    The  Locomotif  of  Samarang. 

His  ITxport  D''partment  Includes— 

India,  South  Africa,  East  and  West  Indies,  Australia 
and  Now  Zealand,  Egypt,  China,  &c. 

Intending  exhibitors  should  make  early  application. 
Every  inf  oi-mation  will  be  supplied  by  addi-essing 

J.  H.  I>Ii;   BUSSY, 

93.  Heoi-engracht,  Amsterdam 


June  28,  1883  ] 


THE   AMERICAN    STATIONER 


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A.  K.  Johnston  (Edinburgh). 

"The  very  best  journal  of  its  class  that  finds  its 
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pay  fair  charges  to  a  Journal  which  covers  the  whole 
of  the  commercial  world,  than  to  pay  less  sums  for 
advertisements  in  journals  whose  circulation  is  limit- 
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UNIVERSAL    CIRCUIiATION. 

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Blackboards.  Makes  the  finest 
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Blackboards. 


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shapes,  with  flowers  in  relief,  modeled  by  hand,  in  a  most 
artistic  manner.  Our  collection  is  the  largest  and  choicest 
in  the  market. 
I.  V.  G.  Glaze,  for  imitating  the  imported  Limoge  goods. 
Barbotine  Grounding  Color  and  Knamel  Tarnish, 
for  preparing  and  finishing  thi'  decorations. 
Illustrated  Price  Lists  furnished  on  application. 
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L.  Prang  &  Co.'s  Cards.  Antique  Cards. 

Japanese  Hand-Painted  Cards.        Selected  Job-Lot  of  over  400,000  Cards, 
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THE    AMEMCAIsr    STATIOI^ER 


THE    WILLIAMSON -STEWART    PAPER 
COMPANr. 


[FROM  OUR  CHICAGO   COKRESPONDENT.] 

Western  Offiuk  Lock  wood  I'kess,  I 

»  LAKBsir)K  Uiii.niNO.       >■ 

Chicago.  111..  .June  26.  1883.  ) 

So  much  has  been  written  and  said  pro  and 
con  relative  to  the  recent  assignment  of  the  Wil- 
liamson-Stewart Paper  Company,  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  that  a  risum^  of  the  facts  in  the  case  may 
not  be  out  of  place. 

The  Williamson-Stewart  Paper  Company  was 
formed  in  1876,  succeeding  the  firm  of  C.  R. 
Williamson  &  Co.,  with  the  following-named 
ofiBcers  :  Charles  Stewart,  president;  J.  E.  Law- 
ton,  vice-president,  and  George  Lane,  treasurer. 

It  was  a  close  corporation,  formed  under  the 
laws  of  the  State  of  Missouri,  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $50,000,  $2.5,000  of  which  was  paid  in  at 
the  time  of  formation,  as  follows  :  Charles 
Stewart,  $13,000;  J.  E.  Lawton,  $5,000;  C.  R. 
Williamson,  $5,000;  and  George  Lane,  $2,000. 

Lawton  having  been  six  years  in  the  employ 
of  Stewart's  Cincinnati  house,  was  made  mana- 
ger, in  which  position  he  was  continued  until 
July,  1882,  when  he  was  superseded  by  a  vote  of 
the  company.  During  the  period  of  time  that 
the  management  was  in  Lawton's  hands,  a  good 
showing  was  made  to  the  stockholders,  year 
after  year,  and  the  opinion  obtained  that  a  fair 
business  was  being  done. 

On  January  1,  1883,  Mr.  Stewart,  having  his 
suspicion  that  all  was  not  right,  by  the  advice 
and  consent  of  the  manager  then  in  charge,  C. 
R.  Williamson,  sent  one  of  his  confidential 
clerks  from  Cincinnati  to  take  an  account  of 
stock,  when,  to  the  surprise  of  Mr.  Stewart, 
there  was  found  to  be  a  very  large  deficiency 
from  former  statements  made.  Upon  this,  for 
the  purpose  of  ascertaining  the  exact  condition 
of  affairs,  a  careful  estimate  of  the  assets  and  lia- 
bilities was  made,  the  result  of  which  was  a  called 
meeting  of  the  company's  directors,  all  of  whom, 
with  the  exception  of  Mr.  Lawton,  were  active 
members  of  the  concern,  at  which  meeting  it 
was  decided  to  call  in  the  additional  50  per  cent, 
of  capital,  to  be  paid  on  or  before  June  15. 
On  the  last  day  fixed  for  payment  Mr.  Lawton 
refused  to  comply,  and  offered  to  dispose  of  his 
interest  in  the  concern  for  $3,500  in  cash,  threat- 
ening, if  his  proposition  was  declined,  to  apply 
for  the  appointment  of  a  receiver. 

To  this  the  remaining  members  of  the  board 
would  not  accede,  and  as  Mr.  Stewart  had  al- 
ready advanced  the  firm  money  and  credits  in 
order  to  secure  the  best  interests  of  all  con- 
cerned, an  assignment  was  agreed  upon,  and  to 
no  one  could  this  be  more  a  source  of  mortifica- 
tion and  regret  than  to  the  above-named  gentle- 
man. 

It  is  a  matter  for  congratulation  to  be  able  to 
say  that  these  unfortunate  complications  can  in 
nowise  afTect  the  stability  of  the  Charles  Stew- 
art Paper  Company,  of  Cincinnati  ;  for  while  it 
cannot  be  denied  that  it  is  an  indorser  for  the 
Williamson-Stewart  Paper  Company  to  a  lim- 
ited extent,  it  has  a  paid-up  cash  capital  of 
$125,000,  besides  a  surplus,  added  to  which  Mr. 
Stewart  has  real  estate  unincumbered  in  the 
city  of  Cincinnati  worth  $100,000,  all  of  which 
will  hB  made  available  to  sustain  the  credit  of 
the  Charles  Stewart  Paper  Company,  if  neces- 
sary. 

The  trade  who  have  watched  Mr.  Stewart's 
honorable  career  for  years,  without  exception, 
join  in  extending  to  him  their  sympathies  in  the 
present  annoying  state  of  affairs,  and  are  unani- 
mous in  tendering  him  their  confidence  and  sup- 
port. M. 


A    Revolution   In    Stylographic    Pens 
The  Latest  Improvenient. 


IT  is  constructed  on  strictly  scient  fie  principlt-s.  and  b  ing  devoid  of  tlie  complications  which  exi.-t  in  old 
styles  is  less  liable  to  get  out  of  order.  It  has  no  springs  to  be  affected  by  the  action  of  I  lie  ink.  The 
needle  is  rigidly  fixed  to  a  flexible  air  tube  extending  entu'ely  through  the  '  arrel,  whi  h  when  writinir  is 
constantly  vibralinir  throughout  the  entire  length  of  the  barrel  agitating  th^-  ink  and  causing  a  perfect  flow 
to  the  point.  It  is  unequaled  by  any  writing  instrument  of  the  kind  ever  offered  for  public  favor,  and  gives 
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OPEN 

The  only  Pick  that  will  not  injure  the  Teeth. 


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of  the 


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The     Peerless     lulling     Oase, 

—  Patented  September  12,  1882  — 
DUBABLE   AND  HANDSOME!     RECOMMENDS   ITSELF  AT   SIQHT! 

ALSO, 

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which  contains,  in  an  elegant  and  compact  form, 

three  dozen  of  the  Peerless  Filing  Cases. 
These  devices  combine  the  latest  and  most  simple 
system  of  filing  extant,  and  are  sold  at  prices  within 
the  reach  of  all.    For  further  particulars,  trade  dis- 
counts, &c.,  address 

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SCHOOL   STATIONERY. 

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ltati©m©i*, 


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Agency  for  rennsylvaiiia  "D"  School  Slates. 

Agency  for  Sonnenberg  Celebrated  (Jerman  Slate  Pencils, 
in  plain  and  pointed. 
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Price    List    furnished    on  appli- 
cation. 


June  28,  1883.J 


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78    CHAMBERS    STREET, 

NEW  YORK, 


CHRISTMAS  AND  NEW  YEAR  CARDS  FOR  1883-4, 


-H-»    FROM    500   TO   600    DIFFERENT    DESIGNS.   «>-> 


THE   LONDON   AKT   OAI.IiEK¥    SERIES.— Published  by  Philipp  Brothers.  London,  England. 
THE  CANADIAN  PRIZE  EXHIBITION  CARDS Published  by  Jamks  Campbell  &  Sons,  Toronto,  Canada,  for  which  I  am  Sole  Agent  for  the  United  States. 


-*=59-  s-A-avcFLEs    Js^o^^^r  i^B-A.i>"y   for    the    jobbiktc^    xk.>!l.ide.  -©^n- 


iHE  B.  B.  HILL  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY, 

Manufacturers    of  Check    Protector    Stamps    that   do    not 

interfere  with  Carsley's  Patent  or  any  otlier.    Also,  all  kinds 

of  Dating  Stamps,  Numbering  Machines,  Seal  Presses  and  Copying  Presses  of 

latest,  best  patterns  and  improvements.    Also,  the  Blotter-Bath  for  rapid  letter 

copying,  which  has  become  so  popular,  and  overcomes  the  tedious  process  of 

copying   letters.    A    full    line  of  Stamp   Goods  always   on   hand.    Send   for 

Descriptive  Circular. 

OFFICE  AND  MANUFACTORY, 


1016-1020  New  Market  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.    ^^^ 


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The    Palmer   Art    Co., 


MANUFACTURERS     OF 


Stationers'  NoYelties,  Art  SouYenirs, 

Holiday  Goods,  &c.. 
No.  36  BOND  STREET,  NEW  YORK. 


\A^e  shall  show  to  the  Trade  about  August,  the  largest,  most  varied 
and  finest  line  of  goods — new  designs  of  our  o^A7n  manufacture — ever 
shewn  in  this  country. 

Mr.  R.  E.  Bennett  will  call  on  the  Trade  in  the  West,  and  present 
our  Samples  for  inspection. 


i  SPEINGFIELD  CITY  PAPER  CO, 

TKOEOIS,    -Propr. 

Paper,  Emrelomiii  and  Fapteries. 


Er>"WA.K,r>    C    ILieBOUKOEOIS,    .Propr. 


IH  sb  in  p  d.  e  n     Street, 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS. 


918 


THE    AMERICAN    STATIOI^ER 


THE  PLIMPTON  MFG.  CO. 


—  OP  — 


Make  the  Largest  Variety  and  the  best  quality  of  No.  i 
and  No.  2  Rag  and  Manilla,  and  the  best  styles,  the  best  made 
and  gummed  ENVELOPES  of  any  Manufac- 
turer in  the  United  States ;  and  can  make  more  Envelopes 
Daily  than  any  other  concern  in  the  world,  and  W^ill  Sell 
them.   Printed  or  Plain,  as  Low,  if  not  Lower. 

And  can  sell  Ruled  Papers  as  Low  as  any  Paper  Maker  ; 
as  they  also  can  various  other  articles  in  their  line,  including 
Manilla  Papers,  all  sizes  and  weights.  Folded  and  Flat  ;  and 
they  can  back  this  statement  up  with  facts. 

Ruled  Business  Headings, 
PAPERS,  ENVELOPES,  CARDS,  ADVERTISING  SPECIALTIES,  &c.,  &c., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY.       SEND   FOR   DESCRIPTIVE   PRICE   LIST. 

THOS.  W.  PRICE  CO.,  505  Minor  St.,  Philadelphia. 


MERRIAM  MFG.  CO., 


MANCFACTURBRS  OP 


i  SUNK-KANDLE  CASH  BOXES, 


All  Weights,  Grades  and  Sizes. 

POST-OFFICE  BOXES,  BILL  HEAD 
CASES,  and  other  TIN  GOODS,  adapted  to 
the  best  Commercial  Stationers'  Trade. 

A    FUI,!.    tINE    OP   TIN    TOYS. 

WHOLESALB  AGENTS  FOR  THE 

STILES'  PATENT  COPYING  BATHS. 


ILLINOIS  IRON  &  BOLT  CO.'S 

COPYING    PRESSES 


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ILLINOIS  IRON  AND  BOLT  CO.,  30  to  36  Main  St.,  CarpentersYille,  Kane  Co.,  111. 


POTSDAMER  &  CO., 

243  &  245  South  Third  Street, 
PHILADELPHIA,  PA., 

LitliograBliic  Art  Pnicatiois. 


ETCHED    EOI.DING    AND    SINGI.E 
ADVERTISING    CARDS, 

Engraved  and  Etched  similar  and  equal  to  Steel,  at 
less  than  half  its  cost  No  colors  or  tints  used  but 
are  printed  in  Black.    In  the 

CARD  AND  FOLD  CHROMO  DEPARTMENT 

we  have  18  Sets  of  New  Designs  ready  in  Cards,  and 
4  Sets  in  Folds.  Our  Black  and  Chromo  Department 
is  being  constantly  added  to. 

Agents  for  Sale  of  Goods  : 
HASTINGS,  TODD  &  CO.,  171  William  Street, 

New  York. 
A.  M.  COLLINS,  SON  &  CO.,  627  Arch  Street, 

Philadelphia. 


The  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railway 

Is  the  OLDEST  I  BEST  CONSTRUCTED!  BEST 
EQUIPPED  I  and  hence  the 

Leading  Railway  of  the  West  and  Northwest! 

It  is  the  short  and  best  route  between  Chicago  and 
all  points  in  Northern  Illinois,  Iowa,  Dakota,  Wyoming, 
Nebraska,  California,  Oregon,  Arizona,  Utah,  Col- 
orada,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  and  for  Council 
Blvffs,  Omaha,  Denver,  Zeadville,  Salt  Lake, 
San  Francisco,  Deadwood,  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Columbus,  and  all  Points  in  the 
Territories,  and  the  West.  Also,  for  Milwaukee, 
Waukesha,  Green  Bay,  Oshkosh,  Sheboygan,  Mar- 
quette, Fond  du  Lac,  Watertown,  Houghton,  Neenah, 
Menasha,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Huron,  Volga,  Fargo, 
Bismarck,  Winona,  La  Crosse,  Owatonna,  and  all 
points  in  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin,  and  the 
Northwest. 

At  Council  Bluffs  the  Trains  of  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  and  the  U.  P.  Railways  depart  from, 
arrive  at  and  use  the  same  joint  Union  Depot. 

At  Chicago,  close  connections  are  made  with  tne 
Lake  Shore,  Michigan  Central,  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
Ft.  Wayne  and  Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  Railways,  and  the  Kankakee  and  Pan  Handle 
Routes.    Close  connections  made  at  Junction  Points. 

It  is  the  Only  Line  running  the  CELEBRATED 
NORTHWESTERN  DINING  CARS  West  or  North- 
west of  Chicago.  Pullman  Sleepers  on  all  Night 
Trains. 

Insist  upon  Ticket  Agents  seUing  you  Tickets  via 
this  road.  Examine  your  Tickets,  and  refuse  to  buy 
if  they  do  not  read  over  the  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em  Railway. 

If  you  wish  the  Best  Traveling  Accommodations 
you  will  buy  your  Tickets  by  this  route,  tS°°  AND 
WILL  TAKE  NONE  OTHER. 

All  Ticket  Agents  sell  Tickets  by  this  Line. 

J.  D.  LAYNG,  Gen.  Supt.,  Chicago 


SecnrllF  Letter  Box. 

BEST   AND   CHEAPEST. 

A.A.W[[KS,SOL[MANUFACTyREe, 

82  John  Street,  New  York. 


June  28,  1883.] 


THE    AMEEIOAI^    STATIOKER. 


919 


SO.A.P-SXXEZEZT    BOOKS. 

(Soap  in  shape  of  Paper)  in 
boxes  of  25  books  at  40  sheets. 
Very  useful  for  traveling — every 
leaf  substituting  a  piece  of  Soap. 
Prices.  $8.00,  $9.00  and  S14.U0 
per  100  books. 

The    Ink    Extractor.— $6.C0 
per  100  envelopes.    Discount  to 
Jobbers.    Agents  vi'anted. 
MANUEL  KNAUTH,  Sole  Agent. 
5  &  7  So.  William  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 


J.  H.  Debussy 

will  be  glad  to  receive  Catalogues  and  Price  Lists  of 
Printing  Machines,  Type  and  other  Office  Materials, 
as  well  as  samples  of  Paper  and  Novelties  in  the 
Printing  business. 

STEAM  PRINTING  WORKS,  AMSTERDAM. 


When   People   are  Traveling  Com- 
fort and  Safety  are  the 


TWO  PRINCIPAL  OBJECTS  IN  LIFE! 


COMFORT ! 


"  The  Erie  is  by  far  the  smoothest  road 
I  ever  traveled  on,  either  in  this  country 
or  in  Europe:  and  I  consider  it  the  per- 
fection of  railroad  traveling.  With  the 
clean,  light  and  airy  coaches,  polite  atten- 
dance, freedom  from  dust,  noise  and  jar, 
we  reached  Chicago  hardly  realizing 
what  a  long  journey  we  had  performed. 
And  then  such  a  breakfast  as  we  had  the 
morning  after  leaving  New  York,  at 
Hornellsville,  is  certainly  deserving 
"  honorable  mention.  '  Such  a  table  as 
they  have  there,  with  a  full  half  an  hour 
to  enjoy  it,  is  enough  of  itself  to  attract 
passengers." — Ex.  U.  S.  Minister,  £.  B. 
Waskbume, 


SAFETY! 


"  5,491,441  Passengers  were  carried  over  the 
Erie  Railway  in  1881.  Of  this  vast  number, 
only  two  were  killed— one  by  falling  from  the 
platform  of  a  car  on  which  he  insisted  on 
standing,  and  the  other  in  jumping  from  a 
train  wnile  in  motion." — New  York  State  En- 
^ineer^ s  Report  for  1881. 


No  better  evidence  than  the  above  need  be  wanted 
that  both  of  these  objects  ar?  secured  to  the  traveler 
who  purchases  his  ticket  over  the 


THE  GREAT 


ERIE  RAILWAY 


LANDSCAPE  ROUTE 


OF   AMERICA. 


E.  S.  BOWEN, 

General  Supt., 

New  York.       |  P 

JNO.  N.  ABBOTT,  Gen.  Passenger  Agt.,  New  Vork. 


NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  ENGLAND  R.  R. 


Take  the  favorite  Transfer  Steamer  Mary- 
land Koute.  Through  Pullman  Cars  for  PHILA- 
DELPHIA, BALTIMORE,  and  WASHINGTON,  with- 
out CHANGE,  connecting  with  through  trains  to 
Florida  and  all  points  Soutli  and  West.  Train 
leaves  Boston  at  6  30  p.  M.,  daily. 

Leave  Boston  for  Grand  Ckktral  Depot,  NEW 
YORK,  at  9  A.  M.  week  days,  6.30  P.  M.,  daily; 
returning,  leave  New  York  at  11  A.  M.  and  11.34 
P.  M.  week  days,  10.30  P.  M.  Sundays.  Pullman  Palace 
Cars  run  through. 

NORWICH  LINK  for  NEW  YORK.  Train  leaves 
Boston  at  7  P.  M.  weekdays,  connecting  with  elegant 
steamers  City  of  Worcester  and  City  of  Boston ; 
returning,  leave  New  York  at  5  P.  M. 

Trains  leave  BOSTON  for  PROVIl>ENCEat9  A.  M., 
and  3.10  and  5.45  P.  iM.  ;  returning  a'  8.15  and  W.-iO 
A.  M.,  and  4.30  P.  M.,  all  Express  Trains.  Round  Trip, 
limited  tickets,  $1.50. 

Tickets,  Stateroomes  and  Berths  secured  at  office, 
322  Washington  Street,  corner  of  Milk,  and  at  Station, 
foot  of  Summer  Street,  Boston. 

S.  M.  FELTON,  Jr.,  A.  C.  KENDALL, 

General  Manager.  Gen.  Pass.  Agent. 


BRTTITSWICK   LIITEIT. 

Cream.     Fine  Laid.     Made  frjin   EXTRA  SUPERFINE  Strictly  No.  1  Linen  Stock, 
each  sheet  water-marked.    Put  up  500  Sheets  to  Ream. 

FOR  strength,  color  and  finish,  we  guarantee  it  equal  to  any  paper  in  the  market. 
Great  pains  will  be  taken  to  keep  this  brand  fully  up  to  standard,  and  the  trade  can 
rely  upon  its  being  fully  equal  to  sample  at  all  times.  All  sizes  and  weights  constantly 
carried  in  stock.  Envelopes  to  match,  put  up  in  handsome  tinted  glazed  boxes,  one- 
quarter  thousand  with  engraved  blue  and  gold  bands,  all  full  government  high  cut. 

POWERS  PAPER  CO.,  35  Lyman  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

*"•  ^"  ll^.'^u^'^'  \    New  York  Office,  62  &  64  Duane  St. 


HENRY    SEYMOUR    CUTLERY    CO.. 


Salesroom,  84:  S  80  Chambers  St.,  New  York. 


Manufacturers  of  Bankers'  and  Paper 


SHEARSj^lSCISSORS 


OF    EVERT    DESCRIPTION. 


Papei  e 


■1  m 

HOLYOKE,  MASS.,  U.S.A., 

The  Largest  Manufacturers  of  Fine  Papers  in  the  World. 

TTTREE   MILLS-TOTAL    DAILY   l-MODUCT,  20    TONS. 


All  descriptions  of  LOFT-DRIED  PAPERS  in  stock  or  made  at  short  notice.  Our 
great  facilities  enable  us  to  make  as  good  paper,  and  at  as  low  a  price  for  the  quality, 
as  any  mill  in  the  country. 

HAVE    YOU    SEEN    


"SINCLAIR'S    LATEST?" 

IF  NOT,  CO  TO  THE    NEAREST  CARD  JOBBER   AND   INSIST  ON  SEEING 
"THE    CARD    FIENDS"  AND   OTHER 

NEW  CARDS  and  NOVELTIES. 
T.  SINCLAIR   <&,  SON, 

CEO.  M.  HAYES,  Manager.  506  &  508  NORTH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


82  &  84  Beekman  Street,  New  York, 

ADfERTISIi  s«l,iaji  11  Mofli 

Blank  XTotes,  Drafts,  Receipts, 

IL/£a-xxia.g-e  Oertifica,tes,  «Scc. 

SL*IilOIA  L.''!"!  ICS.— A  full  line  of  Chri>tmas,  New  Year's  and  Birthday  Cards,  made  up  with 
new  fringes,  and  in  assorted  styles,  with  fancy  mountings. 

I  would  call  special  attention  to  my  SATIN  NOVELTIES,  which  are  artistic  and  odd  in  design.  A 
full  assortment  of  Stevens'  Sillc  ISook-AXarkers. 


920 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIONER 


HUBBARD'S  COPYING  PRESSES. 


NO  BETTER  fi;; 


Finished  goods  in  the  market, 
es  made.  « » 


Send  for  my  New  Catalogue;  something  new  to  be  found  in  it. 

An  extra  discount  on  orders  placed  now.    An  early 

shipment  if  wanted  immediately. 

^~I    'WILL    NOT    BE    UNDERSOLD. 

Save  freight.  My  Malleable  Arch  Presses  are  light, 
and  will  not  break.  Elegantly  finished  and  costs  but 
a  trifle  more  than  cast  iron.    Manufactured  only  by 

H.N.HUBBARD, 

313  to  31©  Ea,st  T-w^ean-t^T-secoand.  Street,  J^Ts^tt  "STorls. 


NEW  YORK  COPYING  PRESSES. 


For 

RAILROAD, 

EXPRESS 

and 

TRANSPORTA 

TION   GO'S. 


Catalogues 

sent  on 
application. 


For 
RAILROAD, 
EXPRESS 
and 
TRANSPORTA- 
TION GO'S. 


Catalogues 

sent  on 
application. 


Large  Steel- Arch  Railroad  Press  ;    Platen,  32  x  24. 

T.  SHRIVER  &  CO.,  333  East  Fifty  sixth  Street,  New  York. 

A.   M.   COLLINS,   SON   &  CO.,  ' 

— MANUFACTURERS   OF- 
— FOR- 

STATIONERS,  PRINTERS,  LITHOGRAPHERS,  ETC., 

STATIONERS^  SPECIALTIES. 

LAMBIE  DICTIONARY  HOLDER,  PERFECTION  BOOK  RESTS,  LEDGER  RESTS, 
— =«'SCHOOL    FURNITURE    AND    SUPPLIES.ft= — 

FRENCH  &,  CHOATE,  4  Bond  Street,  New  York. 

^r-SEND    FOR    NEW    CATALOGUE. 

L  L  BROWN  FAFER  COMFMIY, 


^ 


A.JiATiLS.   l^ffii^.SS.A.CZIUSSTT'S,  U.  S.  A. 

►-       Manufacturers  of  First-Class       -* 


LINEN  LEDGER  AND  RECORD  PAPERS 


*-     WHICH  WILL  STAND  TEE  SEVEEEST  TESTS  0?  EEASUEE  AND  EE-WEITIMd,     -• 

being  double  Sized  and  Loft  Dried.  These  Papers  possess  unusual  strength  and  beauty,  and  contain  a 
sizing  that  resists  the  severeBt  erasure  and  re-writing  tests.  Every  ream  is  Water-Marked  with  Name,  and 
put  up  with  Binders'  Boards,  trimmed  perfectly  square,  and  ready  for  Ruling  Machine. 


R.  H.  SMITH  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

RUBBER  STAMPS 

OF  ETEET  DESCEIPTION. 

Proprietors  of  Exclusive  Patents 
and  Sole  Manufacturers  of 

Metal-Bodied  Rubber  Type, 

291    Malu  St.,  Cor.  Worthlngtnn. 

Oldest  Bubber  Stamp  Manury  in 
New  England  &  largest  in  the  TJ.  S. 


§rade  ^ract 


"^31 


No.    1 


ll^^^^^Hf  #  Our  Effort  is  to  make  such 

goods  (and  only  such)  as  Live 
Dealers  will  sell  with  pleasure 
and  profit  combined. 
That  they  must  be  Firf  t-class  and  Salable  goes 
without  saying,  as  we  guarantee  everything.  That 
the  goods  have  merits  of  Novelty  and  Stability 
is  unquestioned.  The  whole  force  promises  renewed 
efforts  to  produce  those  new  things  that  combine  so 
nicely  the  strong  points  of  both  the  Staple  and  the 
Novel.  The  Trade  Mark,  "KEYSTONE."  is  syn- 
onomous  with  Perfection  in  material,  manufacture 
and  finish.  A  notice  by  letter  or  postal  card  that  you 
wish  to  be  kept  advised  on  all  things  new  in  our  line 
pertaining  to  the  Stationery  Trade  will  be  made  note 
of  and  always  attended  to.  Careful  and  prompt  at- 
tention to  all  inquiries.  Samples,  circulars  and 
prices  sent  on  request.    Mention  this  paper. 

J.  C.  BLAIR, 

^v^a-nvLfact-CLxizigr   Sta-tionex, 
HUNTINGDON,  PA. 


yjnB.Davidsi?, 


Stamping;   Inks,   Mncilaee,  &c>, 
184   WILLIAM    STREET,    NEW   YORK. 

Gill's  New  Art  Store 

Just  opened  to  the  public  with  a  choice  line  of 

Books,  Stationery  and  Fine  Art  Goods 

VISITORS  ALWAYS  WELCOME. 
Comer  Main  and  Bridge  Streets, 

SPRINGFIELD.  MASS. 

T.  SINCLAIR  &  SON, 

Trade  Publishers  of 

Lithographic  Advertising  Specialties 

New  York  Branch:       '      506  &  508  Worth  St., 
57  Maiden  Lane.  Philadelphia. 

WATSON  &  PARK.  |  GEO.  M.  HAYES,  Man'r. 


MUSTA]VG  MAIIi£R 


PATENTEO 

MAdrrxH;,  $  tO;  GAT.ZETS,  so  cts.  each, 

SOLD   BY  ALL   TYPE   FOUNDERS   AND   BY  THE 

ST.  LOUIS  TYPE  FOUNDRY, 

Sole  Manufacturers. 

ST.  tOUIS,  MO. 


June  28,  1883.1 


THE    AMEEIOA^    STATIONEE 


921 


MOSAICS. 


The  modern  process  of  making  mosaics  now 
commonly  followed  at  Rome  is  this  :  A  plate 
generally  of  metal,  of  the  required  size  is  first 
surrounded  by  a  margin  rising  about  three- 
quarters  of  an  inch  from  the  surface.  A  mastic 
cement,  composed  of  powdered  stone,  lime,  and 
linseed  oil,  is  then  spread  over  as  a  coating,  per- 
haps a  quarter  of  an  inch  in  thickness.  When 
set,  this  is  again  covered  with  plaster-of-paris 
rising  to  a  level  with  the  margin,  upon  which  is 
traced  a  very  careful  outline  of  the  picture  to  be 
copied,  and  just  so  much  as  will  admit  of  the  in- 
sertion of  the  small  piece  of  smalto  or  glass  is  re- 
moved from  time  to  time  with  a  fine  chisel.  The 
workman  then  selects  from  the  trays,  in  which 
are  kept  thousands  of  varieties  of  color,  a  piece 
of  the  tint  which  he  wants,  and  carefully  brings 
it  to  the  necessary  shape.  The  piece  is  then 
moistened  with  a  little  cement  and  bedded  in  its 
proper  position  ;  the  process  being  repeated  until 
the  picture  is  finished,  when  the  whole,  being 
ground  down  to  an  even  face  and  polishsd,  be- 
comes an  imperishable  work  of  art.  The  process 
is  the  same  for  making  the  small  mosaics  so 
much  employed  at  the  present  day  for  boxes, 
covers,  or  articles  of  jewelry,  and  this  work  is 
sometimes  conducted  upon  almost  a  microscopic 
scale. 


WHO  »S  UNACQUAINTED  WITH  THE  GEOGRAPHY  OF  THIS  UuUN- 
TRY  WILL  SEE  BY  EXAMINING  THIS  MAP  THAT  THE 


CHICAGO,ROCKISLOD&PACIF1CR'Y 


By  the  central  poBition  of  its  line,  conneeta  the 
East  and  the  'West  by  the  shortest  route,  and  car- 
rier passengers,  without  change  of  cars,  between 
Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  Council  Bluffs^eaven- 
worth,  AtchiBon»  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.  It 
connects  in  Union  Depots  with  all  the  principal 
lines  of  road  between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific 
Oceans.  Its  equipment  is  unrivaled  and  magnifi- 
cent, being  composed  of  Most  Comfortable  and 
Beautiful  Day  Coaches,  Magnificent  Horton  Ke- 
elining  Chair  Cars,  Pullman's  Prettiest  Palace 
Sleeping  Cars,  and  the  Best  Line  of  Dining  Cars 
in  th«  World.  Three  Trains  between  Chicago  and 
Missouri  River  Points.  Two  Trains  between  Chi- 
cago and  Minneapolis  and  St,  Paul,  via  the  Famous 

"ALBERT   LEA  ROUTE.' 

A  New  and  Direct  Line,  via  Seneca  and  Kanka- 
kee, has  recently  been  opened  between  Richmond, 
Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  Au- 
gusta, Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington,  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis  and  Lafayette,  and  Omaha,  Minneap- 
olis and  St.  Paul  and  intermediate  points. 

All  Through  Passengers  Travel  on  Fast  Express 
Trains. 

Tickets  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Baggage  checked  through  and  rates  of  fare  aU 
ways  as  low  as  competitors  that  offer  less  advan* 
tages. 

For  detailed  information,  get  the  Maps  and  Pold- 
ars  of  the 

GREAT  ROCK  ISLAND  ROUTE, 

At  your  nearest  Ticket  Office,  or  address 
R.  R.  CABLE,  E.  ST.  JOHN, 

Vioe-Pres.  &  Gen'l  M'g'r,  Geo'l  Tkt.  &  Pass.  AgU 

CHICAGO. 


NEW  STYLE  FOR  1883.— NEW  PRICE  LIST. 

The  NOVELTYPaper Fastener. 


(Patented  in  Europe  and  America.) 

Drives  and  Clinches  a  Staple  or 

Suspension  Bing  at  a 

Single  Blow. 

For  Fastening  Papers,  Binding 
Books,  Ringing  Show  Cards  and 
Pamphlets,  &c.,  &c.,  with  400  Steel 
Staples  and  50  Steel  Suspension 
Rings,  boxed, 

Sample  by  mail,  all   complete. 
Fifty  Cents. 

Staples,  all  sizes,  50  cents  per  1000. 

Suspension  Rings,  50  cents  per  Box 

of  500  Rings. 

The  Trade  will  be  supplied,  cash  with 

order,  at  the  following  rates: 
Suspension  Ring   Paper   Fast- 
ener (as  above),  i)er  Gross,    $48.00 
Steel  Suspension  Rings,  per  M,  .669g 
Novelty  Staples,  per  M,     .      .      .33i^ 

Strangers  are  referred  for  our 
standing  to  the  Pubhsher  of  this 
Paper,  to  any  of  the  Express  Com- 
panies, or  to  Bradstreet's  Mercantile 
Agency. 

Sole  Agents  for  United   States  and 
Canada, 

W^A^TSOISr     &     PAItlt, 

57  Maiden  Lane,  New  York. 


|^~  For  lUustrated  Catalogue  of 
our  Patented  Specialties  in  Station- 
ers' Hardware,  address, 

^  For  the  HOME  TBADE  or  EXFOBT 
Y  the  Sole  Manufacturers, 


Philadelphia  Novelty  Mfg.  Co..  821  Cherry  St.,  Phila.,  Pa.  Cable  Address,    Novelty. 

s.  G.  locke:  a.  CO., 

2^  SOUTH  SIXTH  ST.,  PHILADEIiPHIA. 

Mi  aid  FaicF  Papers,  Paper  Laces,  Cards  and  Cardboards 

CHROMO    ADVERTISING    CARDS-a  large  variety,  at  bottom  prices. 


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Cooke's  Patent  Renewable  Memorandum  Books,  the  Patent  Triplex 
Telegraph  Blank,  Cooke's  Patent  Duplicating  Salesman's  Order  Book,  the 
C.  &  C.  Brass  and  Plain  Edge  Rulers,  Russell's  Lumber,  Case  and  Package 
Pencils,  Russell's  Accountant's  Checking  Pencils,  Cooke's  Transfer  Crayon 
Art  Impression  Papers,  Cooke's  Clean,  Dry  Carbon  Papers,  Excelsior 
Moist  Carbon  Papers  of  every  description,  Excelsior  Oiled  Manifold  Papers, 
in  all  colors.  Excelsior  and  Crystal  Oiled  Boards,  the  Favorite  Letter,  Note 
and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite  Banker's  Note  Case,  the  Champion  Postal  and 
Business  Card  File,  the  Standard  Letter  and  Invoice  File,  the  Favorite 
Expanding  Document  Envelope,  the  Favorite  Safe  and  Collection  Wallets, 
Notabad  Letter  File,  the  Excelsior  Letter  File,  the  Standard  Cabinet  File, 
the  Favorite  Indexed  Desk  Tablet,  the  Favorite  Memorandum  Book,  &c. ;  all 
of  our  own  manufacture. 


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^ 


"Ledger  Brand"  American-Russia 

-^  IS      TKCE      BEST!  t^- 


J.  L  SHOEMAKER  &  CO.,  Sole  Manufacturers, 

BOOKBINDEKS'   WAREHOUSE, 

-^ ^    SEND   FOR   SAMPLE,    {g ^>- 


922 


THE    AMEEICAISr    STATIONER 


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1  Sire 


■^ISr   CARDBOARD   AND    PAPER,   FOR   THE  TRADE. ^ 


THE  TABLET  AND  TICKET  CO.,  Chicago,  111. 


HOLTOKE  ENTELOPE  CO., 


IIOLYOKE,    STASIS. 


-  BEST  — 

GUMMED 

ENVELOPES 

In  the  Market. 


Jas.  T.  Abbe,  Pres't. 


Geo.  N.  Tyneb,  Treas.    FULL    WEIGHTS    ALWAYS. 


MOST  COMPLETE  and  ELEGANT 

—  Lirie    of  — 

PAPETERIES 

Ever  Offered  the  Trade. 
OVER  300  &TYIES. 


AWARDED    HIGHEST    MEDAL    AT    VIENNA    AND    PHILADELPHIA. 


E.  &  HI.  T.  _A.nsrTH:oisr'^2^  &  co., 

591  Broad-way,  Ne-w  York,  Manufacturers  of Opposite  Metropolitan  Hotel. 


Velvet  and  other  Fancy  Frames, 
Albums,  Graphoscopes,  Photographs, 


Photographic  Apparatus  and  Chemicals, 
Stereoscopes  and  Views, 


Fine  Leather  and  Plush  Goods, 
Indotint  Engravings. 


It^'' Headquarters  for  everything  Photographic — Celebrities,  Actresses,  Transparencies,  Convex  Glasses,  &c.,  «fec. 

"DAISY"  CALL  BELLS, 

Especially    A.clai>te<i    ±"or 

CALL  BELL  Ai  PAPER  WEIGHT  COMBIIE. 

Prices  and  Samples  on  Application. 

""S:,i'*B™'"''  THE  BARTON  BELL  CO.,     -     East  Hampton,  Conn. 


CONCAVE  PATTERB, 

Without  Base. 


C.    F.    A.    HiNRICHS, 


IMPORTER  OF 


FiCf  Goois,  Mnn,  Gla,  Toys,  Gaiiis, 

CLOCKS,    BRONZES,  &c. 

Fayence,  China  and   Glass   Metal-Mounted   Lamps, 
C.  A.  KLEEMANN'S  PATENT  ST.  GERMAIN  STUDENT  LAMPS. 

3iTos.  2©,  31  an-d.  33  3E=»a,r3s  :E»la,ce,  I>Te-vcr  "Z'orl!:. 

Importer  and  Manufacturer  of 

Masks,  Gold  and   Silver  Trimmings. 

MANUFACTURBH  OP 

TIM  AND  PEWTER  TOYS,  SPECIALTIES  AND  NOVELTIES, 

No.  306  Broadway,  corner  of  Duane  St.,  New  York. 


ANDERSON  &  STANTON, 

INSURANCE  BROKERS, 

^CSTo.  153  Broadway,  IN'eAv  York. 

INSURANCE  EFFECTED  AT  LOWEST  RATES  IN  SOUND  COMPANIES,  ON 
ALL  CLASSES  OF  BUILDINGS. 

1^-  PAPER  MILL  INSURANCE  A  SPECIALTY. 

R.  T.  &  S.  BLOOD,  Jr. 

Formerly  with   THE  AMERICAN  BANK  NOTE  CO. 


CONSECUTIVE    NUMBERING,     ^- 
BLANK    BOOK    PAGING, 
■^ -^  And   PERFORATING 


*- 


iTo.  S 1    Toliii    Street,    IsTe-^Jw    "Srorfe. 


June  28,  1883.  J 


THE    AMEEIOAN    STATIOl^ER. 


923 


--^TO    THE    Tli^^IDEl. 

Gentlemen  :— Annually,  since  l.SS'7',  we  have  offered  our  New  Samples  of  0^aH^ISmiv^.A-S  O.^^I^IDS,  and  yearly 
have  we  been  encouraged  to  renewed  efforts. 

Our  pei'niaueut  staff  in  the  Designing  Rooms  has  been  steadily  increasing,  and  every  issue  of  New  Patterns  is  greater  in  number 
than  that  of  the  previous  year. 

Competitions  in  design  among  unskilled  amateurs,  and  lavish  advertising  of  cards  produced  from  their  drawings,  have  only 
resulted  in 

MARCUS  WARD'S  CARDS 

BEING  MORE  IN  DEMAND  THAN  EVER. 

Again  we  have  to  announce  the  completion  of  our  XDIESIO-iTS  for  the  ItTIHJ'VsT"  SIE-A-SOIST,  all  printed  at  OUR  OWN 
WORKS.  We  think  our  artists  have  surpassed  themselves  in  novelty  and  beauty  of  design.  The  quality  of  our  work  is  well-known, 
and  the  variety  and  value  leave  nothing  to  be  desired.      ^°  Sam-ple-IBoofes  ho-^tt-  in.  o\xr  Tra-Trelexs'  li-aiJ-d-s. 

Yours  respectfully, 

MARCUS   WARD   &   CO., 

LONDON  AND   BELFAST.  734  Broadway,   New  York. 


^  The  J.  W.  STOAKES  AUTOMATIC  SHADING  PEN, 


FOR 
PLAIN,     FANCY, 

AND 

OBNAMENTAL 

LETTERING. 


Especially  adapted  for  Show-Card  Writing,  Engrossing,  Map  Work  and  all  kinds  of  Writing  where  elegance 
of  style  and  finish  is  desired.    It  Writes  and  Shades  with  One  Stroke. 


Manufactured  in  six  differ- 
ent sizes.  Packed  one  doz. 
of  a  kind  in  a  box.  Also 
put  up  in  sets  containing  ' 
one  of  each  kind  and  one 
each  of  Nos.  1,  2  and  3. 


0,   A  ^'^cfx  voibi. 


3 

T'B 


3,  ^  ivvofi  vuibc-. 

4,  t     ' 

5  J     ' 


A  special  Ink  is  also 
manufactured  in  six 
brilliant  colors,  put  up 
in  boxes  containing  one 
doz.  of  a  kind,  also  one 
doz.  assorted  in  a  box. 


We  also  manufacture  Ink  Powders  in  same  colors,  which  can  be  transmitted  through  the  mails. 
^^~  Circulars  and  Samples  sent  on  application. 

J.   U.  WHITMORE  &  CO.,  Agenta,  41,  43  &  45  Beekman  and  166  William  Sts.,  NEW  YORK. 


IOSEPH#>ILLO¥T'S 
^  STEEr'PENS. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  throughout  the  World* 
Cold  Medal,  Paris  Exposition,  1878. 

For  Fine  Writing,  No.  I,  303,  and  Ladies,  170.     For  Broad  Writing,  294,  389, 
and  Stub  Point,  849.    For  General  Writing,  332,  404,  390,  and 

Falcon,  878,  908.    Other  Styles  to  suit  all  hands. 
I®"  Sample  Cards,  Price  Lists,  o&c,  furnished  on  Application. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT  &  SONS,  91  John  Street,  New  York.  EENKT  HOE,  Sole  Agent. 


"^Latest  Plaques,  Palettes,  Cards  and  Novelties. 

We  always  have  in  Stock  a  full  line  of  all  the  leading  Novelties.      We  receive 
them  direct  from  the  Manufacturers. 

12  Samoles  of  the  Best,  postpaid,  $1.00. 1 2  Samples  of  the  Fast  Selling,  postpaid,  50c. 


Cor,  Madison  S  Dearborn  Sts. 
CHICAGO. 


-^  ESTABLTSSED    1S14,<% 


J.  S.  Rockwell  6c  Co., 

lOl   <Sb   103   ID-U-aja,©   Street,  ItTe-w  "^orls. 


MANnFACTUBERS  iLND  IMPORTERS  OF 


EVERY  VARIETY  of  SHEEP  LEATHER 

For  Bookbinders,  Pocketbook  and  Case  Mannfactnrers,  Etc.,  Etc. 

»X:@@I^    IL.EA.THEII,    CHAMOIS,    A-MERIC^IV    HXJ-^SIA. 

No.  18  High  Straet,  Boston,  Mass. 


CHICAGO, 

M  ilwaukeie: 

AND 

ST.  PAUL  R'Y. 


Are  used  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  an 
advertisement  of  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE  & 
ST.  PATJL  RAILWAY. 

Its  EIGHT  Trunk  Lines  Traverse  the  best  portions 
of  Northern  Illinois,  WISCONSIN,  MINNESOTA, 
DAKOTA  and  IOWA. 

Located  directly  on  its  lines  are  the  cities  of  CHI- 
CAGO, MILWAUKEE,  LaCrosse,  Winona,  ST. 
PAUL,  MINNEAPOLIS,  Madison,  Prairie  dtj  Chikn, 
Mason  City,  Sioux  City,  Yankton,  Albert  Lea, 
ABERDEEN,  DUBUQUE,  ROCK  ISLAND,  CEDAR 
RAPIDS,  and  COUNCIL  BLUFFS,  as  well  as  innu- 
merable other  principal  business  centres  and  favor- 
ite resorts  ;  and  passengers  going  West,  North,  South 
or  East  are  able  to  use  the  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE 
&  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY  to  the  best  advantage. 

Ticket  offices  everywhere  are  supplied  with  Maps 
and  Time  Tables  which  detail  the  merits  of  the  line, 
and  agents  stand  ready  to  furnish  information,  and 
sell  tickets  at  cheapest  rates  over  the  CHICAGO, 
MILWAUKEE  &  ST.  PAUL  RAILWAY. 

A.  V.  n.   CARPENTER,  General  Pass,  and 

Ticket  Agt. 
GEO.  H.  HEAFFORD,  Ass't  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 
S.  S.  MERRILL,  General  Manager 
J.  T.  CLARK,  General  Superintendent 


924 


THE   AMERICA]^   STATIONER 


JAMES  D.  WHITMORE  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  aud  Importers, 

Nos.  41,  43  and  45  Beekman  and  166  Williana  St.,  N.  Y. 


yashionable  Note  Papers  and  Envelopes  for 

Correspondence. 
Mourning   Stationery  of   all    Kinds    and  all 

Widths  of  Border. 
Wedding  Envelopes,  Notes  and  Cards  in  all 

of  the  Liatest  Styles. 


Card  Boards  and  Cards  ol  Every  Descrip- 
tion. 

Tisiting,  Mourning,  Bevel-Edged  and  Novel- 
Shaped  Cards. 

Fapeteries  and  Card  Cabinets  ;  New  and  At- 
tractive Styles. 


Orders  of  Dancing,  Programme  Pencils  and  Tassels. 


FANCY  LEATHER  GOODS  IN  EVERY  VARIETY  AND  STYLE. 

THE  LARGEST  AND  HANDSOMEST  LINE  IN  THE  CITY. 


LEROY  N.  HEATH, 

2  UNION  ST.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


IMPROVED     SYSTEM 

OF  INDEXING  NAUES  FOB 

Mm,  Lelter-Bflols,  &c. 


LETTER    FILES. 


Letters  filed  by  number.    No  springs,  no 
slimpsy  papers.    Send  for  Circulars. 


529   MARKET   ST.,   PHILADELPHIA    51  Liberty  St.,  New  York, 


—  MANUFACTURER  OF  - 


00571115  Paper  MiiBooks, 

MANN'S 


{litles  Registered) 

PARCHMENT Old  Reliabiie,  Bau. 

RAILROAD Yellow— Best  Known. 

WHITE  lilNEN Has  not  its  Superior. 

WHITE  COMMERCIAL New  Article— Cheap. 


NEW   LIST   AND   DISCOUNTS   MARCH   1,   1882. 


THE  BEST  SELLING 


12  and  8  inch 


~# 


IN  TJETE   MARKET. 


SEND  FOR  LIST  TO 

CHAS,  W.  HOLBROOI, 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 


List  includes  other  styles,  as  well  a.s 

Object  Forms  and  Solids,  Cube 

Root  Blocks,  &c.     &c. 


THE   GREAT    NORTHWEST. 


The  great  increase  in  the  travel  to  the  North- 
west, has  forced  the  "  Famous  Albert  Lea 
Route "  to  put  upon  its  line  magnificent  dining 
cars,  in  which  passengers  will  be  served  meals 
second  in  quality  to  no  first  class  hotel,  for  the 
small  sum  of  seventy-five  cents  aach. 

The  Chicago,  Rock  Island  p  nd  Pacific  Rail- 
way, which  controls  this  route,  has  always  main- 
tained a  reputation  for  giving  travelers  first- 
class  meals  on  its  dining  car.'',  and  in  putting  on 
this  line  the  same  class  of  cars,  it  fills  a  want 
that  the  traveling  public  will  appreciate. 

"The  Albert  Lea  Route,"  is  carrying  a  very 
large  share  of  the  Northwestern  travel,  and, 
although  early  in  the  season,  has  commenced  to 
sell  tourists'  tickets  to  the  various  pleasure  re- 
sorts in  a  volume  suflBciently  large  to  guarantee 
an  immense  summer  traffic. 


There  are  two  roads  that  conduct  to  perfect 
virtue — to  be  true,  and  to  do  no  evil  to  any 
creature. 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Standard  and  Superior 

Steel  Pens 


mCLUDDia  THE  CBLBBRATED 

No.  048. 


FALCON  PEN 

LEADING   NUMBERS: 

Fine 333,444,     232. 

Elastic 13S,  128,     126. 

Medium 048,     14,     ISO. 

Blunt 122,  183,  1743. 

Broad 239,161,     284. 

Turned  Up...      309,256,1876. 

Samples  and   Catalogues  to  the  Trade  on 

application  to 

THE  ESTERBROOK  STEEL  PEN  CO., 


Works: 
Camden,  N.  J. 


Warehouse  : 
26  John  St.,  New  York. 


J.  B.^IPLID, 

Dealer  in  EMBOSSED  PICTURE,  HOLIDAY  and 

BIRTHDAY  CARDS. 
NOVELTIES  in  SHAPE  GOODS,  PAPER  BOXES,  &c. 

No.  61  ESSEX  STREET,  BOSTON. 
pw  Price  Lists,  Circulars  and  Samples  Solicited. 


&m- 


Address  for  Prices,  &c., 

J.  H.  ATWATER,  Providence,  R.  I. 


June  28,  18»3.] 


THE    AMEEiOAI^    STATIOKER 


92  5 


New  Machine  for  Stitching  Books. 

This  Machine  ^A/•ill  sew  anything  in  the  \A/ay  of  Pamphlets  or  Blank  Books  up  to  four  signatures. 
It  makes  a  stitch  of  any  desired  length,  and,  on  ordinary  work,  as  many  as  ten  thousand  Books  a  day 
are  turned  out  by  one  Machine.  These  Machines  have  proved  a  perfect  success,  and  are  no"w  used  by 
nearly  every  prominent  Blank  Book  Maker  and  Pamphlet  Binder  in  New  York. 

'^W  Correspondence  solicited,  -when  full  information  will  be  furnished  and  names  of  parties  using 
Machines  given.      Address 

AUGUSTUS    H.  TENNIS, 

26    XJN-ION    SGiiXJ^I^E,    l^BZ^JV    irO]FlI^    OIT'^T. 

T?,^^^!^^      F^l^TS    -^^^  Coloring  Photographs,  Prints,  &c. 

^^  ^^  ^^       ^^Wi  ^  Ml    ^^  ^  ^m  ^     iM  m^  p  These  colors  are  put  up  in  neat  boxes,  eight  one- 

ounce  bottles  in  a  box — one  opaque  and  seven  transparent  colors.     Each  box  contains  pull  craECTiONS  for  using  the  colors.     No 
TEACHER  EEQDIRED.      Full  Line  of  PictUFC  Maps.      Correspondence  solicited  from  the  Trade.      Manufactured  by 

"W.  F.  LAMBDIN  ic  CO.,  193  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


4" 


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UNIQUE!    CONVENIENT!     ECONOMICAIj! 

The  Tapley  Self-Indexing  Letter  File  is  the  best  ever  made  for  the 
average  business  oflfice. 

It  occupies  no  valuable  space,  is  simple  in  operation,  and  costs 
less  to  operate  than  any  other. 

Send  for  Complete  Illustrated  Circular  to  the  Sole  Manufacturers, 

MILTON   BRADLEY  &  CO., 

zn     Spriingpfield.,  ^»^a,ss.     i^ 


THE    BEST    FILING    DEVICES    EVER    INVENTED! 


Shannon  Binding  Case,  Closed. 


SHANNON 

files  and  finding  Gases, 

filing  Cabinets, 
JVLusic  finding  pevices. 

IN  DEMAND  IN  EVERY  QUARTER  OF  THE  GLOBE ! 

SINGLE  ARCH  FILE. 

The  superior  excellence  of  these  Filing  Devices 
is  the  secret  of  their  unprecedented  sticcess. 

OWNED   AND   MANUFACTURED  SOLELY   BY 

Clape,  Ifepan,  Scliliclii  I  k, 

(  Successors  to  J.  S.  SHANNON  and  SHANNON   &   MEAD) 

PRINCIPAL    OFFICE,  BRANCH    OFFICE, 

ROCHESTER,  N.  7.  CHICAGO.  ILL 

SEND   FOR  ILLUSTRATED   CIRCULAR 


STANDARD  FILE, 

with  Pen  Extractor. 


920 


THE    AMEEICAN    STATICIZER 


PLATNER  &  PORTER  MFG.  CO., 


E.  B.  RIPLEY,  Prest. 


UNIONVILLE,  CONN.,  U.S.A. 


F.  A.  CHAMBERLIN,  Treas. 


Linen  and  Extra  Superfine  Papers. 

ALL  OUR  PAPERS  ARE  NOW  DOUBLE  SIZED  AND  WARRANTED  TO  WITHSTAND  ANY  CLIMATE. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
Water-mark  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 


Water-marked  Flats, 
Fine  and  Extra  Superfine, 
Unadulterated  and  Thick 
FOR  the  Weight. 


The  accompanying  cut  is  a  Fac-simile  of 
Water-mark  in  Clover  Leaf  Linen. 

•■ , — m 


Two  Grades 
EXCELLENT    LINENS. 


"  TuNxis   Mills," 

NoLiA    Mills,   and  other 

Folded  Papers. 


r^&  ONE  MILL  RUNS  CONSTANTLY  ON  EXTRA  MACHINE-FINISHED  BOOK  PAPERS. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  THE  TRADE  IS  CALLED 

—  TO    OUR  — 


NEW  CYLINDER  BOTTLES, 

In  two  sizes— 3  and  1  'A  oz. 

The  accompanying  Cut  represents  the  latter,  actual  size. 

/-vTT-n  T  T^  A  TlTATr*  TATXTQ  ^^^  ^'^  bottled  in  them  except  French, 
U  U  It  IjijiliJliN  Ij  iiN  xLo  Extra  Copying  and  Carmine.  We  also 
use  the  same  style  with  wide,  trumpet  mouth,  in  4  oz.,  for  Carter's  Mucilage  and 
ArabiD,  the  latter  a  new  product,  from  which  all  waste  matter  has  been  removed, 
so  that  every  single   particle  will  stich, 

CARTER,  DiNSMOHE  &  CO.,  BOSTON  and  NEW  YORK      I 


BYRON    AMESTON, 

DALTON,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A., 

HAS  BEEN  AWAEDED  THE 

GRAND  PRIZE  GOLD  MEDAL 

AND   RECOMMENDED  THE 

Medal  of  Honor  and  Perfection 


At  PARIS,  1878, 

This  being  the  HIGHEST  aud  ONLY  AWARD  given  fo 

LilNBN   RBCORD  4l  LEDGBR    PAPBR 

Also,  the  only  Gold  Medal  given  for  Ledger  Paper  at  the  Adelaide,  Australia,  Exhibition,  1881< 

A.    fe*I»ECIA.I-.TY. 

■^HIS  Paper  has  received  THE  HIGHEST  PREMIUM  over  all 
T  others  from  He  Cincinnati  Industrial  Exhibition,  Massachusetts 
Charitable  Mechanics'  Association,  Franklin  Institute  of  Philadelphia, 
Louisville  Exposition,  Medal  and  diploma  from  United  States  Centennial 
Commission,  Medal  of  Progress  American  Institute,  iSjJ,  and  Medal  q/ 
Improvement  and  Progress,  Boston,  l8^8.    Its 

PRINCIPAL   ADVANTAGES 

are    as  follows : — i.  It  contains  more  LINEN  than  any  other    Ledgerll 
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harder  aud  better  body,  it  frays  less  in  erasure,  so  that  by  simply  using  ' 
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